El Pit wrote on Jun 22, 2021, 01:38:
In dEAd space, no one can hear you scream "SHAME ON YOUR FOR DEAD SPACE 3!"

Get a grip, DS3 was great, and had a perfect ending for a sequel.

Orogogus wrote on Jun 18, 2021, 17:16:
People probably hold Sony and Nintendo to different standards since they're console manufacturers. I'm not saying it makes sense, but for VR games I saw plenty of people vehemently angry at Oculus exclusives who were fine with Sony exclusives (timed or otherwise), even though some of those PSVR exclusives were from longtime PC series like Skyrim or Battlefront.

Exclusives suck, but console exclusives aren't the same as VR exclusives on PC. There's literally no reason besides arbitrary software restrictions that I can't play an Oculus store game on my Index, as Revive has proven.

WaltSee wrote on Jun 14, 2021, 15:37:

El Pit wrote on Jun 14, 2021, 12:06:
Just please make the levels better for single-player experience instead of the mirrored levels in OMD2 which were obviously built for co-op. Thanks.

I would only be interested in single-player, as well, but this particular game has never "tripped my trigger," as they say...the Orcs look about as 'scary' and 'authentic' as poo-bear ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SwWL5xCzhM ) from my dimly remembered childhood, Saturday-morning cartoon days...;) I cannot figure out if this is a "Recommended: kindergarten to 4th grade age group" game or whether there is something here that isn't obvious that makes the game more interesting in single-player mode--and more fun for us post-pubescent graybeards!...;)

For those who play and enjoy it, what are the standout features for you that make it a worthwhile addition to your library?
(I mean, if you feel like a sentence/paragraph or two...;) If not, that's fine, too...;) )

They're just fun tower defense games with a spattering of action thrown in, what else is there to say? Everything doesn't need to have hyper-realistic graphics to be worth playing.

El Pit wrote on Jun 12, 2021, 09:03:
An alpha for a game that has been out in Korea and Russia for years? I think they might want to test maybe translations and server stress, but the rest of the game should be rock-stable after the last 3 years.

Where has it been said that the rest of the game isn't stable?

Darks wrote on Jun 11, 2021, 19:01:
Got in the Beta, and its been down all day. Some Beta!!

Yes, it's a alpha, not a demo. Bugs and issues are to be expected.

Like the new Ninja Gaiden port, these don't even have mouse and keyboard support.

Japanese developers just never learn...

WannaLogAlready wrote on Jun 7, 2021, 11:44:
Argentina, Kingdom of Scammia, no decent normal country like Chile or Uruguay.

The shop overprices here are frightful, and taxes ridiculously high.
You also can't count on receiving your mail package, or getting it untouched.
Many 1st world countries will pass on Argentine business with good reasons

I was absolutely lucky getting my modest Oculus Quest 2 256, thanks to a shop desperation (and they had 2 on stock, couldn't sell them because of the dire economic situation)

Damn, that sucks :(. Sounds like Brazil. Prices are ridiculous, and if you order online it might just get "lost" at customs.

WannaLogAlready wrote on Jun 7, 2021, 10:51:

jdreyer wrote on Jun 6, 2021, 14:44:
I wasn't complaining, I just thought it strange that the Index was still in the top 10 given that it came out more than a year ago. I guess I missed the fact that it has been in the top 10 for most of the time since its debut.

Maybe also consistently out of stock ?.
If I didn't live in another country I would own a couple.

Where do you live? Even in Tokyo I was able to walk into a store and pick up a headset. Online isn't the only option.

RedEye9 wrote on Jun 6, 2021, 21:12:

Razumen wrote on Jun 6, 2021, 19:54:

jdreyer wrote on Jun 6, 2021, 14:44:
Weird for the Valve Index to be on that list.

Why is it weird? "Titles" is Blues' wording, it's more accurate to say products.

The Steam description says;
"The top selling games on Steam by revenue for the week, updated every Sunday"

But titles it;
"Steam Weekly Top Sellers"
https://store.steampowered.com/feeds/weeklytopsellers.xml
https://store.steampowered.com/oldnews/2559

So even Steam isn't consistent. For a store that does mainly sell games, such a small oversight is a really weird thing to complain about.

jdreyer wrote on Jun 6, 2021, 14:44:
Weird for the Valve Index to be on that list.

Why is it weird? "Titles" is Blues' wording, it's more accurate to say products.

eRe4s3r wrote on May 24, 2021, 08:48:

The biggest downside to the new Subnautica game for me is that there is no longer a big mystery... it's just... kinda boring. Where first game dropped you in with a looming reactor explosion and chance to explore the ship and the various parts of it, in this one you are just following a single breadcrumb line to the goal.

I guess, I didn't mind the Architect plot, it reveals some info ascot the first game, but I felt the whole sections around her sister were anti-climactic.

TheBigVlad wrote on May 24, 2021, 02:00:

Razumen wrote on May 24, 2021, 01:43:
Really enjoyed Subnautica Below Zero. It's like the quality expansions they used to make. It has a whole new biome, story, a new survival mechanic around heat, new and interesting flora and fauna, a whole new modular submarine, and some more. Even works in VR with a mod.

There were some additions that didn't work so well I think. But the most important part, the underwater exploration, was improved over the original. Biomes in Below Zero are much more detailed and visually gorgeous. I've heard people complain that the first game had a bigger map, but to me it's irrelevant because Below Zero biomes are much more densely packed with less dead space. I do miss the cyclops, but the modular submarine is a really cool addition (and less buggy than the cyclops). Pretty happy with the game overall.

I kind of missed the Cyclops too. The Seatruck was interesting, but it has some issues. Getting the most out of it requires you to constantly detach and reattach parts, which could've been done better as its kind of tedious as it is now. Some of the modules are almost useless, the sleep quarters should've been merged with the fabricator, and the aquarium maybe part of the docking module. If you have six or seven sections, it's just too long and slow. And most importantly, it just isn't as cool as the Cyclops.

Size wise yeah the maps not as big, but it's more of an expansion, not a sequel, so I wasn't expecting them to make the world the same size. But the expanded land exploration did make it seem a bit bigger than it really is.

SimplyMonk wrote on May 20, 2021, 23:59:
Hmmmm… 5v5… strict roles… PvE elements… and talent trees…

WE A MOBA NOW BOYZ!!! YEEHAW!

Honestly though, as someone who hasn’t touched OW due to how stale it got after Year 1 I’ll take anything I can get to spark some interest in it.

The game has always had roles in mind for each character in how they're designed. PvE is a separate game mode, and talent trees are just for that.

Really this is crying over not much.

WannaLogAlready wrote on May 22, 2021, 10:08:
Y'all crazy.
Farcry 1, masterful classic !
Fracry 2, a repetitive mess without a story, can't walk or drive 50 meters without being ambushed or chased.
Farcry 3, yawn, what was that about the radio towers ? Didn't touch the saga again.
Crysis 1 really good game.
Crysis 2 loved it, also Warhead !
Crysis 3 interesting all right, but I felt mostly like a rat making slow progress in a labyrinth.

There, take that.

Anyway, remaster away, buy cheap later, re enjoy those games if well done.

I loved FC1, even the very Sc-fi parts. The game did non-linear linearity really well. In my opinion, none of the other Far Crys ever got close-they got too obsessed with having one big open world and giving the player too much freedom.

FC2 had some interesting ideas, but ultimately it set the stage for the devolution of the series.

Crysis 1 also followed the same path. There was a lot of freedom in how you approached objectives, but the game was still set down a certain path, which allowed for some great setpieces. Especially in the excellent Warhead expansion, like the train sequence.

Crysis 2 was alright, but like FC2, it started on some bad trends, like the oversimplification and weakening of the suit's powers.

Really enjoyed Subnautica Below Zero. It's like the quality expansions they used to make. It has a whole new biome, story, a new survival mechanic around heat, new and interesting flora and fauna, a whole new modular submarine, and some more. Even works in VR with a mod.

Verno wrote on May 17, 2021, 10:26:

Razumen wrote on May 16, 2021, 23:26:
Bungie is just another reason why I hate GaaS. Used to be a great company making innovative games with compelling SP and MP modes. Now they just milk their customers for every little thing in their game, when they're not removing whole parts of it.

It's interesting you mention it because I've often felt that Destiny has great trappings and core gameplay but it's continually hampered by its own business model. I eventually start to "grind" in it and lose all interest. It's a shame because there really is some potential there but I can't be bothered to find it beneath of all of the "its just business" stuff.

The shooting part is fine, I played Destiny 2 for a bit, but everything else is just...meh. Bad story, dumb enemies, boring missions. Especially coming from the Halo series, it's just sad.

Bungie is just another reason why I hate GaaS. Used to be a great company making innovative games with compelling SP and MP modes. Now they just milk their customers for every little thing in their game, when they're not removing whole parts of it.

Steele Johnson wrote on May 16, 2021, 10:38:
Does anyone have any confidence that Bethesda can make a good pc game? Not me

They make games? I thought they made Glitch Simulators.

But seriously, no one should be surprised by this news.

PHJF wrote on May 16, 2021, 16:25:
Got Below Zero for my partner...

Very much more of the same. Dunno why it took so long to release so similar a product.

What? It has new creatures, a new biome, new flora, a whole new modular submarine, new story, etc. It's only "more of the same" in terms of the regular gameplay loop.

Dunno what you expected, a completely different game?

Cutter wrote on May 15, 2021, 16:46:
This is another trend that so needs to die. Expert reacts to non-expert doing things. Yeah and?

Some degree of knowledge of guns is required for game developers if they want to create believable weapons, even if they're not "realistic" by today's standards-it does make the game's design more interesting overall.

Though I do think some analysis like this can be overdone, after all ME is so far in the future, modern day "experts" would be considered quaint amateurs by that future standard.