The Video Game Thread

[Juggernaut]

 

[BigStar]

So I've been playing Detroit: Become Human on the Playstation. I'm really enjoying it! It's mostly a narrative based/storytelling type game, something I don't particularly dabble in much, but wow did the storyline suck me in. Sure, it would be cool to have a little more action or exploration in the game, but I feel very compelled to finish the game and story. If you are in the mood to kick back, relax, and play something chill, albeit interesting, I definitely suggest this one. Oh, and the graphics are fantastic.

I'm goin to try it too, I didn't like these type games until I played Until Dawn...I think I almost finished it in one sitting but you had different outcomes when you replayed or made dift decisions. Was hooked for a bit.

 

[BigStar]

I totally get that. Some games get to me way easier than others. Flying games especially. I played Ace Combat 7 in the VR and it made my head feel extremely dizzy. I couldn't imagine hours at a time (for some games).

Is that game good enough wo the VR? It's starting to go down on price so might get it used. Thanks for info in advance.

 

[SlammedZero]

Is that game good enough wo the VR? It's starting to go down on price so might get it used. Thanks for info in advance.

Yes I loved it without the VR. Challenging game too, if you're into that. A few missions had me yelling obscenities at the television. Haha

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[Khartun]

Southwest Airlines and Nintendo gave Switches to everyone on a Southwest flight to San Diego where Comic Con is happening right now.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...sengers-surprised-with-free-nintendo-switches

 

[SlammedZero]

Southwest Airlines and Nintendo gave Switches to everyone on a Southwest flight to San Diego where Comic Con is happening right now.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...sengers-surprised-with-free-nintendo-switches

Dang! I always miss the good stuff. I've thought about getting a Switch, but man, I already have so many games to play between my two consoles and my PC.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[SlammedZero]

The Batman games were fantastic but for some reason I had a hard time getting into Spider-man.

 

[BigStar]

The Batman games were fantastic but for some reason I had a hard time getting into Spider-man.

Me too, I ran through the campaign and moved on. It's the same combat as Batman but don't care for Peter Parker all that much as a character. The side quests felt like filler but will say it was good for a super hero game which outside of Batman usually tank.

 

[John813]

Will be a sucker again and get Madden in 10 or so days.

The franchise loses it's steam quickly(gets repetitive) but for both M18 and M19 I played it past April both times.
Guess it helps when the real team is young and full of talent. Can go longer into the franchise before most of your team is made up players.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Here is a question as far as video game economics.

What is more profitable to a company, a wildly popular single player game like Skyrim. Or a marginally popular online game ( full of microtransactions) like Elder Scrolls Online?

 

[bigdnlaca]

Will be a sucker again and get Madden in 10 or so days.

The franchise loses it's steam quickly(gets repetitive) but for both M18 and M19 I played it past April both times.
Guess it helps when the real team is young and full of talent. Can go longer into the franchise before most of your team is made up players.

To me, the made up players are the best part because it somewhat gives you that NCAA football feeling again. Problem with a lot of Madden even going back to the PS2 days is the CPU roster logic when it comes to FA and drafting which makes your team somewhat unstoppable after year 6 or 7 because you know the needs of your team better than the CPU.

 

[John813]

To me, the made up players are the best part because it somewhat gives you that NCAA football feeling again. Problem with a lot of Madden even going back to the PS2 days is the CPU roster logic when it comes to FA and drafting which makes your team somewhat unstoppable after year 6 or 7 because you know the needs of your team better than the CPU.

I always used to draft Romos replacement asap cause I wanted a new young QB to break long term records with.
Only thing I hated was that the announcers would sometimes not say the drafted players name and go with "#84 with the first down" but his last name is a game generated name... Or seeing the same face for 2 players on the same team. Small minor things.

I hope the CPU is a tad smarter this year but not holding my breath. Especially with FA/drafting for need and not hoarding at positions like QB or RB.
One thing if the Giants drafted a QB high and then started him in the next year or so, but I haven't really seen the game start potential over overall.

So if the rookie/young QB has an overall of 78 and the 36 year old QB has an 81 overall, it always seemed they went with the vet even in a terrible season.

 

[bigdnlaca]

I always used to draft Romos replacement asap cause I wanted a new young QB to break long term records with.
Only thing I hated was that the announcers would sometimes not say the drafted players name and go with "#84 with the first down" but his last name is a game generated name... Or seeing the same face for 2 players on the same team. Small minor things.

I hope the CPU is a tad smarter this year but not holding my breath. Especially with FA/drafting for need and not hoarding at positions like QB or RB.
One thing if the Giants drafted a QB high and then started him in the next year or so, but I haven't really seen the game start potential over overall.

So if the rookie/young QB has an overall of 78 and the 36 year old QB has an 81 overall, it always seemed they went with the vet even in a terrible season.

I always turn commentators off anyway. I would just look the other way at the minor details but I understand what you are saying.
I've realized that when it comes to Madden, just wait for a month or two because they will come out with tuner updates or patches that can make or break the game. Basically buying any sports game is irrelevant because they cater to the online community that affects offline gameplay.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Here is a question as far as video game economics.

What is more profitable to a company, a wildly popular single player game like Skyrim. Or a marginally popular online game ( full of microtransactions) like Elder Scrolls Online?

Tough call and a good question.
My first answer would be ESO with all sales of base game/expansions plus any ESO plus memberships they sell. Skyrim has sold around 30 million copies which is hard to beat. Think I would go with the wildly popular single player game.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Tough call and a good question.
My first answer would be ESO with all sales of base game/expansions plus any ESO plus memberships they sell. Skyrim has sold around 30 million copies which is hard to beat. Think I would go with the wildly popular single player game.

This was brought up with a good buddy from the Marines I play ESO. Zenimax has to figure out what they are going to do with ESO once PS5 launches. I don't think the game can survive the switch as a port. I don't enough of the players will buy it again for a new system. The company also has Starfield coming most likely close to launch, and Elder Scrolls 6 probably a year or so later. Different studios, with Bethesda doing Starfield and TES, and Zenimax Online doing ESO. But does the company try to spend some money and do a sequal to ESO, or do they port the original over and hope it survives

To me, I think if they were smart they would launch in between Starfield amd TES 6. That would give them a robust launch audience, and minimize any cannibalism they get from a TES 6 launch

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

This was brought up with a good buddy from the Marines I play ESO. Zenimax has to figure out what they are going to do with ESO once PS5 launches. I don't think the game can survive the switch as a port. I don't enough of the players will buy it again for a new system. The company also has Starfield coming most likely close to launch, and Elder Scrolls 6 probably a year or so later. Different studios, with Bethesda doing Starfield and TES, and Zenimax Online doing ESO. But does the company try to spend some money and do a sequal to ESO, or do they port the original over and hope it survives

To me, I think if they were smart they would launch in between Starfield amd TES 6. That would give them a robust launch audience, and minimize any cannibalism they get from a TES 6 launch

PS5 you say, I haven't even touched the games in my PS4 collection yet. Slow down Sony.
I think ESO will do fine, it is probably one of the biggest MMOs right now along with Guild Wars 2/FF14 and obviously WOW which is launching WOW Classic here in about a month. If anything I think they will port it over and hope it survives. And thank you for reminding me about Starfield, I cant wait.!!

Not sure how accurate this is. https://mmo-population.com/top/2019