The Video Game Thread

[darthseinfeld]

Got 8 days off for Thanksgiving, perfect timing to sink my teeth into GTA5

 

[Reality]

Got 8 days off for Thanksgiving, perfect timing to sink my teeth into GTA5

GTA5?

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I believe I read somewhere the storage size for GTA 6 is around 220 GB. Insane

 

[darthseinfeld]

GTA5?

Ooops lol

 

[darthseinfeld]

I believe I read somewhere the storage size for GTA 6 is around 220 GB. Insane

Well looks like my external will have some new friends

 

[SlammedZero]

Got 8 days off for Thanksgiving, perfect timing to sink my teeth into GTA5

Yeah, coincidentally, I have that day off when it releases, and then the following day I'm flying to Dallas for the weekend.....but I took the entire next week off, so I plan on nerding out quite a bit myself.

Looking forward to it.

 

[HungryLion]

Ocarina of time reMake and gta6 within 2 weeks of each other.

Honestly, it may be the biggest “event” in gaming history.

I used PTO to make 4 day weekends the weeks they each come out. Can’t wait.

 

[The Ominous]

Ocarina of time reMake and gta6 within 2 weeks of each other.

Honestly, it may be the biggest “event” in gaming history.

I used PTO to make 4 day weekends the weeks they each come out. Can’t wait.

Luckily I work from home and my parents are the bosses for our company...and they've had to hear me all year talk about November gaming. As a heavy gamer this is the most anticipated I've been maybe ever.

Dang I might just grab Phantom Blade Zero later to hold my Zelda urge off for 2 days. Good times, other than the Cowboys universe haha.

 

[Bigrandrn]

RIP Bioware. Cant say I didn't see this coming. Massive failure after massive failure after massive failure since DAI.

Id love to see EA sell Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Guerilla is closing up Horizon after 3 and I think they would do great things with Dragon Age

I can’t believe how bad those studios like BioWare have gotten…..they hired people who can’t write, more concerned with messaging than making a good game….Veilguard was a perfect example….u just can’t deny things were pushed in that game that were beyond out of place and clearly forced. People don’t like being preached to….i don’t get why developers don’t understand this. It’s insufferable….and we just want good games, not a lecture.

 

[Bigrandrn]

A lot of the people dogging it are original Halo fans who are extremely protective of Halo CE (the first game). It’s not necessarily that they may hate remakes....it’s that CE is considered one of the greatest games ever made, so when you start changing visuals, gameplay, levels, etc., some people feel like you’re ‘fixing’ something that wasn’t broken. There’s also a nostalgia factor. If you never played the original, you probably won’t understand why certain changes bother people so much. Personally, I think some of it is just purist mentality...people want the exact game they remember, not a reinterpretation of it.

I love the original Halo. I had hours and hours into that game, and I have some great core memories playing multiplayer with friends....but the remake didn't bother me at all. I thought it looked fantastic, and I had a blast playing through it.

I'd say if the game looks interesting to you, absolutely give it a shot. Don't let all the negativity from the OG Halo crowd scare you away from it. It's a good one.

This is fact…..people don’t like changes or stuff pushed into games that we feel is forced. The reason it has gotten to this point is because they have been doing this with MANY IPs the past 8 or so years….established characters and stories in different fictional universes…land these new people hired in the companies that make them are pushing things into the games, movies, shows that THEY obsess over or believe in. They hijack IPs to push their messaging and people are just tired of it, that’s why these games, movies, shows keep flopping even though the IPs have built in fan bases and SHOULD be successful. Dragon Age Veilguard a perfect example…some of the stuff they put in there was so clearly forced and out of place…combine that with writing that sounds like immature teenagers, that’s why it flopped. We want to be entertained, not lectured.

 

[Bigrandrn]

I haven't had time to play anything recently. Sill working in the biz and trying to find some balance. What's recent and worth playing? I need a break and want to play some games!

What kind of games do you play? If it’s rpg, the mass effect trilogy is beyond amazing, dragon age origins and dragon age 2 and inquisition are all great, Dragon quest 11, Persona 5, Metaphor refantazio, other games like the newer “god of war” and ragnarok, Assassin's creed Origins..Witcher 3 was incredible etc
A lot lot lot of games, how far back have you been out of the loop so to speak?

 

[Bigrandrn]

I forgot that was the knock on Cyberpunk it was the bugs.

It’s crazy man I think I’ve been playing gta since the late 90s… I didn’t know Dan and Sam haven’t been apart of GTA….i thought maybe those guys were old now….only 52…… man they were making those games young..

I waited until late last year to play through Cyberpunk….great game after all the kinds were worked out. Same with Witcher 3….waited till last year and got the 2 DLC with it…..one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve had ever.

 

[The Ominous]

Even though I pre-ordered the physical copy of Zelda (luckily through Amazon Prime credit) I'm getting the digital version to play tonight at 10. I'm just way too excited!

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

What kind of games do you play? If it’s rpg, the mass effect trilogy is beyond amazing, dragon age origins and dragon age 2 and inquisition are all great, Dragon quest 11, Persona 5, Metaphor refantazio, other games like the newer “god of war” and ragnarok, Assassin's creed Origins..Witcher 3 was incredible etc
A lot lot lot of games, how far back have you been out of the loop so to speak?

Not sure I'd put Dragon Age 2 on the list, would probably add Crimson desert and it's expansion

 

[Bigrandrn]

Not sure I'd put Dragon Age 2 on the list, would probably add Crimson desert and it's expansion

I loved DA2….i played it before i played Origins….yes it was “condensed” as far as the world, but it was fun as hell and the whole setting and characters and dialogue and 10 year story….loved that game! I liked it better than Inquisition, characters and story were better imo. Crimson Desert is a pretty good game, it gets no points for “character” though….the story and character personalities were lacking severely, but there’s a lot of content to play through, so it’s still worth a buy. I’m playing through some of the Yakuza games now, finished Yakuza 0, and like a dragon, current,y on infinite wealth…..dawnwalker or onimusha after, still need to get trails in the sky 2.
Oh, Ys8 was amazing too (9 and 10 decent), and the Trails of Cold Steel 1-4 series were pretty damn good.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

What kind of games do you play? If it’s rpg, the mass effect trilogy is beyond amazing, dragon age origins and dragon age 2 and inquisition are all great, Dragon quest 11, Persona 5, Metaphor refantazio, other games like the newer “god of war” and ragnarok, Assassin's creed Origins..Witcher 3 was incredible etc
A lot lot lot of games, how far back have you been out of the loop so to speak?

I can't even remember when I posted that. I played through God of War Ragnarok, AC Origins (I think, but lost track a while back of that series) and Witcher 3 (Awesome). I think the last game I played was Baldur's Gate 3. This latest job affords me no time. I'm making digital pinball tables these days. My favorite games now are definitely open world.

 

[SlammedZero]

I can't even remember when I posted that. I played through God of War Ragnarok, AC Origins (I think, but lost track a while back of that series) and Witcher 3 (Awesome). I think the last game I played was Baldur's Gate 3. This latest job affords me no time. I'm making digital pinball tables these days. My favorite games now are definitely open world.

Those things are crazy cool. A co-worker was showing me some online, and I had no idea they even existed. Definitely not cheap, but the technology behind them is pretty incredible.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Man, I sure hope it sticks that GTA 6 for PC is expected in 1st quarter of 2027.

Anyone playing Phantom Blade Zero? Onimusha: Way of the Sword was completed last night.

I was toying around with SIFU and I'm kind of on the fence with it. It's cool and fun, but also a tad annoying. I may just need to reach some break-through to really like it. I'm just not there yet.

 

[YosemiteSam]

So, I picked up Phantom Blade Zero using Fanatical which had a 10% discount on it.

So, coming from Onimusha: Way of the Sword, it's night and day lol. Onimusha requires patients and counter attacking. Phantom Blade Zero is the opposite. It is pure 100% unadulterated aggression lol. That situation is created because you can block, parry, and dodge while you're attacking / in a combo. It's crazy and I love it hah. So far anyhow hah

 

[SlammedZero]