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| Juz | Mar 13 2014, 04:01 PM Post #1621 |
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Wow...it's like everybody's finding their way back! *sniff* |
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| telecoda | Mar 13 2014, 08:14 PM Post #1622 |
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Nice to see a few members of "the old guard" still kicking |
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| Blakey | Mar 14 2014, 12:01 PM Post #1623 |
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Any of you guys played the Titanfall beta? I don't have a Xbone, but it's hard not to get swept up in all the positivity for it in the press (even if some of the coverage has a strong whiff of sponsorship about it). The new £400 Titanfall pack is a much better price, but if it's really just like CoD with mechs, then I'll save myself the cash. Maybe I'm just pining for something decent to play on the PS4 that's not a HD remake or last-gen IP. |
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| Diddly | Mar 14 2014, 08:30 PM Post #1624 |
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GTA V - Can't stop playing this stupid, annoying, flawed, glitchy, extraordinary game. Fact is, I'd rather be bored in GTA V and just spuddle around doing dumbassed stuff (like landing a Titan on the Maze Bank building or seeing how many helicopters we can fit on its helipad) than play anything else. If MS and Sony had any sense they'd install this on every new console from now until GTA VI. 11/10 Forza 5 - Meh. Heard someone describe it as "Forza 5 Prologue" and that sums it up perfectly. Looks and feels (and actually is) unfinished and untested (the price/prize structure is fucked beyond belief, despite 2 price changes). The stark fact is that unless physics have changed in cars since the last time I drove the amount of momentum/inertia is all wrong in this game, like someone leant on the slider before the game went gold. As soon as you lose adhesion even super light race cars feel like they're on ice, with bald tyres, towing a caravan full of fat blokes. The actual handling is fine, the scenery (apart from the Forza 1-like cardboard cut-out spectators everywhere) is fine, the cars are stunning. "Meh". Assassin's Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed IV Black Flag Okay, so it's repetitive as hell but the ocean water/weather changes are superb, and deserve to be played and experienced. Despite more to do and more varied gameplay it manages to feel like just as much of a grind as all previous ACs, but with a pirate ship, so it's cool with me. 76 hours in and it ranks as a "Meh++" The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - The second to last game I'll play on my poor old neglected, game-starved Wiizer, and boy was it a goodie. Classic Nintendo genius interspersed with some of the daftest bosses I've ever seen, and the usual camera/control problems. Still couldn't help loving it, but it ain't a patch on Ocarina. "Yeah+" Killzone Shadow Fall - As I think that lightweight cunt Retro said, it's hard (on normal) and inforgivably no fun nomatter what difficulty you play it on or whichever mode you play. It's the PS4's equivalent of Forza 5; it's nice looking (as long as you don't look too close), most PS4 owners will have it/play it/trade it/wonder why Sony can't produce a shooter anywhere near as good as Halo or Battlefield. "Meh" Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition Loved this game last year and it actually plays a bit better on XB1 thanks to a better joypad and even smoother frame rate. Lara looks incredible (NO BOOB animation though!), every level has been given a facelift and you get all the DLC, but there are no new puzzles or optional tombs which is a letdown, but "Yeah!" Titanfall beta - Really enjoyed the beta with few reservations, other than "it ain't gonna be as good as BF3 or even MW3-fact." As Zai said "the giant robots and free running do add something to what would otherwise be just a Call of Duty online clone (everything about it stinks of CoD, even the fonts and menus). I think I might get the full game when it's released (today, my copy's in the post - presumably pigeon). Anyone Else?" P.S. They're pushing Project Spark like weed dealers who know it's going to become legal, and they sent me 5 beta keys (XB1 or Windows 8.1) if anyone's interested and hasn't applied for one yet (cos you'll probably get sent 5 as well). |
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| Retrovertigo | Mar 18 2014, 09:54 AM Post #1625 |
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Until seeing you mention it here, I hadn't a clue what it was. But then to be honest I haven't switched on my PS4 to actually play it since I finished the - very boring - Killzone. I turned it on to update it the other day, but that has been about it. I did have a quick dabble with Outlast a while back and have been meaning to go back to it. A while ago I set up a TV in the bedroom (I had a 42 inch plasma lying around - don't ask) and so that is at the foot of the bed with my 360 and PS3 attached and that has been all I have needed gaming wise to be honest. I finished gold in all the races in GT6 and have gone back for another play through of Mass Effect 3 now I have all the DLC (took an age for The Citadel DLC to go on sale) and also started a fresh run of GTA V. Like that feather weight Diddly, I can't get enough of it. I'll do a mission, then go do some parachuting or races, then go do another mission etc etc. That city at night time is just fucking incredible. So atmospheric. I do still miss some of the griminess and claustrophobic feel of Liberty City at times though. And of course the car handling, which was sublime in GTA IV. Cars are just too sticky in this game for me. Talking of car handling, I never thought I'd say this, but Diddly was right about something Forza's physics are some of the most fucked up I have ever encountered.I tried doing a higher class race series and picked one of the Jag's - as my uncle owns the same model. I can categorically state that if the Jag handled in real life like it does in the game, my uncle would be dead by now. The thing slides out at 40mph around the slightest of bends in game. It's ludicrous. I have no idea where Turn 10 get their physics data from, but I suspect it is from some ice racing league where slick tyres are mandatory. GT6 may have cars that are a bit too forgiving at times, but it makes for a much better racing experience. Not to mention that it has a generous selection of cars and tracks. It is just a pity that the online portion of GT6 is mainly occupied by racing snobs - or so it has seemed to me. Looking forward to playing Infamous Second Son though. If only because I want to in some way justify spunking money away on a PS4! edit: wouldn't mind a code for Project Spark please if you have any left. I think there is some massive potential with that game. It could be what Little Big Planet always wanted to be but didn't quite have the tools for. Edited by Retrovertigo, Mar 18 2014, 09:56 AM.
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| Juz | Mar 18 2014, 10:50 AM Post #1626 |
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Infamous Second Son is all pre-ordered....I CANNAE FOOKIN WAIT, CAP'N!!!!! |
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| Blakey | Mar 18 2014, 11:06 AM Post #1627 |
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I've got that and Metal Gear coming for Friday. I must be mad spending so much on what is essentially a 1-hour demo, but these are lean gaming times and I need software that will satisfy the graphics whore in me. |
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| Juz | Mar 18 2014, 02:17 PM Post #1628 |
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I hear that - it got 9/10 over on Eurogamer! Astonishing. Along with about 5 million other people, I'll wait till MGS comes down to a tenner.. |
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| Retrovertigo | Mar 18 2014, 08:52 PM Post #1629 |
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Metal Gear is one of those games that should have been paid for out of the reviewers own pockets to ensure a completely un-biased score. |
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| Juz | Mar 19 2014, 09:19 AM Post #1630 |
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That's a pretty fair point...but then Eurogamer said they got about 8hrs out of it... In other news: Simply Games have shipped Infamous!!!! |
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| Indie | Mar 19 2014, 08:08 PM Post #1631 |
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I've always liked the idea of MGS but I essentially get bored with stealth 'em ups. Plus MGS cut scenes have always put me off. Still there are much less now I've read and not as heavily penalised for not taking the full stealth route through missions. So I'm defo going to give it a go. As Blakey says, it's pretty lean times! Anyway, currently playing Dark Souls 2. Nerd'o'riffic it is too. I pumped an obscene amount of time into Demon Souls and Dark Souls and have no doubt this will be more of the same. Not sure what all the fuss about is with the graphics. I think it looks great! Initially went for the 360 version but the tearing is horrendous. So now have the PS3 version which looks much better to my eye and doesn't tear anywhere nearly as much. That said when there is a lot going on the screen the rate drops and slows down a lot! But apart from that it is fucking shamazeballs. I'm almost tempted to get a PC to get the best looking version possible when it's out next month. That said with a PS4, PS3, 360, Wii under the telly, plus 3DS XL's and tablets - a gaming PC isn't something Mrs Indie will entertain! That said, I need to extend into the loft and gain a man cave from one of the bedrooms before I have anywhere to put one! |
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| Indie | Mar 19 2014, 08:10 PM Post #1632 |
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Any reviews out for infamous yet? Haven't played any of those amens and this one hasn't sparked my interest. |
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| Juz | Mar 20 2014, 08:25 AM Post #1633 |
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Have you won the lottery, you fuckin uber-nerd??? "Yeah...so I got the 360 version and it was a bit shit, so I bought it again on PS3, and now I'm thinking of buying a PC to play THE SAME FUCKING GAME ON IN AMAZE-O-VSION!!!" You'e fuckin mental, Tucker! No - ain't seen a review yet - don't care - it'll be fucking ten times better than Dark (Arse) Souls II :p |
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| Retrovertigo | Mar 21 2014, 07:03 AM Post #1634 |
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Well I'm looking forward to infamous a lot more after some positive impressions on giantbomb. I'd seen a few people on neogaf moaning about game length, saying it was less than 10 hours. Thankfully giantbomb reckons they got a good 15 hours from it. Got my Sainsbury's gift card ready and I'll be there when it opens
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| Juz | Mar 21 2014, 08:50 AM Post #1635 |
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I installed mine last night, but had both lots of offspring round...gonna hit that shit HARD tonight! Downloaded and installed the Day One patch already too. *impatient* |
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