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    #2192
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737239#Comment_117737239

    You dodged a bullet. A friend who worked in a games store said they had thousands of copies as it was the next game from rockstar after gta3. Turned out to be a stinker and most of the copies that were bought were brought back and had to be all dumped eventually.

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    #2193
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737273#Comment_117737273

    That game had massive hype and advertising. Was posters of it up all over the place.



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    #2194
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,815 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737040#Comment_117737040

    Lemmings, Oh No! More Lemmings and Lemmings 2.

    Who owns the rights to those games now anyway?



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    #2195
    Niska
    Registered Users Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Niska


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737326#Comment_117737326

    Sony own the trademark (via their purchase of the now defunct Psygnosis)



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    #2196
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,488 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Speaking of crap games that were returned, this was the first game I ever brought back, thing was damn near unplayable. The Crow - City of Angels on PS1.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAIch8PXXBs




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    #2197
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,429 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    This is really only the 4th release of GTA V that is upcoming.

    Gen 7 consoles (PS3, Xbox 360)

    Gen 8 consoles (PS4, Xbox One)

    PC (Steam, R* Store, Epic)

    Gen 9 consoles (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)

    I wouldn't count the individual machines in each gen, but that's just me 😊

    PS, the only platform I don't own GTA V on is Steam 😬



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    #2198
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737441#Comment_117737441

    Only ever returned two games, Kane and Lynch and The Darkness.

    Kane and Lynch was awful shite. Looked like a budget PS2 game, the story was just nasty and downbeat, it played like ****. I was hoping for a spiritual successor to the excellent Freedom Fighters. Garbage.

    The Darkness I just don't get the love for. It's pure teenage angst, it has some interesting ideas but ultimately it's a meh shooter with the worst AI I've seen in a contemporary shooter.

    I've a lot of other bad games, I still have a copy of Legend of Dragoon and a PAL copy to make it doubly worse, but I hang on to them for the comedy value and Legend of Dragoon to remind myself how much I hate everything about it.

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    #2199
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737755#Comment_117737755

    2007 was a while ago but IIRC the writing was on the wall about Kane and Lynch wasn't it? I expected it to be awful and the reactions to it pretty much confirmed it. At least we got the whole Gamespot controversy out of it, which was highly amusing.



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    #2200
    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737809#Comment_117737809

    Well IO had just come off some incredible Hitman games culminating with the classic Blood Money and Freedom Fighters was so much fun.

    I remember thinking that graphically it looked awful but I saw it used the same gameplay systems as Freedom Fighters so on release after seeing all the negative reviews I went out to the shop to pick it up saying to myself '**** those reviewers, they don't know ****. It looks awful but I bet it's a hidden gem that plays great'.

    It was poundland Freedom Fighters.

    Actually it was worse. It had the same gameplay systems as FF but the non-linear objectives were gone replaced with a sprint down a corridor to the end and there was none of the interesting FF level design that had you flanking the enemies. The reviewers were right.

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    #2201
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,815 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737506#Comment_117737506

    So by that it's been ported more than Skyrim - Gen 7, 8, PC?



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    #2202
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,524 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738108#Comment_117738108

    Skyrim was ported to the PC twice.



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    #2203
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    You forgot Skyrim VR. And maybe the portable versions count.

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    #2204
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,429 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I got this from Wiki, but Skyrim's releases are marked as "PC & Gen 7", "Gen 8" and "Switch". That's only the 3.

    There are of course various editions of Skyrim, which then puts it out in front of GTA V 😁



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    #2205
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,815 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Don't forget Skyrim on Alexa



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    #2206
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,656 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    No rumours of a Bully remaster, no? It was always one I wanted to play but never got round to.



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    #2207
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738720#Comment_117738720

    It'd be nice if they fixed the game-breaking bugs that affected the base game. I was never able to play past about a third of the game.



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    #2208
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,656 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739766#Comment_117739766

    Ah ffs. Annoying.

    In other remaster news, Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection has been delayed until next year.

    https://twitter.com/LifeIsStrange/status/1425494868646899717?s=20




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    #2209
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users Posts: 11,035 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738720#Comment_117738720

    They 'updated' their trademark in May apparently, so there are rumours of a remaster/ remake/ sequel.

    I have really good memories of Bully, loved it. Great world building, hilarious quests, great music. Great game.



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    #2210
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I'm not a big fan of rockstar games. I find them good but now are classics. The exception is Bully. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's far and away my favourite rockstar game. That and the warriors are my two favs but bully is way ahead of the warriors.

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    #2211
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117740306#Comment_117740306

    Not a GTA fan?



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    #2212
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,488 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Man a Warriors remake would be awesome!



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    #2213
    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117740322#Comment_117740322

    No, I like the games. Just the older ones are a little dated and the later ones single player mode I find lacking as it's lost the craziness that made the old GTAs so interesting. I like the games, well other than the base GTA4 game, it's just I don't love them as much as everyone else.

    Red Dead 1 I much prefer over GTA. Red Dead 2 is a pile of shite.

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    #2214
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,819 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    New game for jet set radio fans.

    Looks great and nailed the look.

    Now Sega just need to rerelease jet set radio future.

    https://youtu.be/mrQ-Xc_uEUc


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    #2215
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,656 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    So this is one way to announce the formation of a new game studio I guess;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doja9yZOBuU


    OTHERWORLDLY GAME DEVELOPMENT


    EYES OUT is a new arthouse game development studio in Los Angeles, forged from a fusion of visionary exploration and musical collaboration between veteran game designer Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) and Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails). The team is comprised of passionate world-builders and storytellers who believe in the powerful synesthesia that emerges from music, narrative, and interactive experiences.

    Could be weird and cool, or weird and pretentious.



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    #2216
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,488 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Kotaku say multiple sources tell them gta 3, VC, and SA being remastered in the final stages. They'll be a mix of old and new graphics but try stay as close to the ps2 classics as possible. That doesn't sound too good, the combat in those games will be incredibly hard to use after the advancements we're used to. I get a remake of each game would be fairly vast project but if it's just an upscale, will be fairly disappointing. Will see how this plays out.

    https://kotaku.com/the-gta-remastered-trilogy-appears-to-be-real-and-comi-1847474620?utm_campaign=Kotaku&utm_content=1628791215&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook




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    #2217
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,103 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    You’d be surprised what a few tweaks to controls etc… can make. The combat in the PS2 GTA games is obviously of its time, but just adjust it slightly to suit modern sensibilities and controller layouts and it’d be much better than going back to the original releases. Also wouldn’t fancy them shoving the modern Rockstar gunplay mechanics in there, as crude and basic as the OG trilogy is.

    Remasters are a fine art - making a game that feels true to the original while adjusting it for modern tastes is a balance very easy to get wrong.



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    #2218
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,105 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Ugh, I thought it'd be the trilogy redone with modern graphics.

    I have little to no interest in remasters "trying to stay as close as possible to PS2."



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    #2219
    martyos121
    Registered Users Posts: 21,342 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    I played a bit of San Andreas on the PS5 (obviously there was no improvement and it was pretty much just a slightly touched up version of the PS2 game) and you’d be surprised how well it holds up. Yeah coming from GTA 5 to this is going to be a bit jarring at first, but I ended up finding there were a lot less frustrations with San Andreas than I expected.

    Of course we all hoped for a fully remastered trilogy with all the bells and whistles, but I’m still happy with what they’re going to give us.



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    #2220
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,823 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    If it's only a slight graphical improvement, I'm out. I want a proper remake of them. Or at least the same level of effort EA put into the ME Trilogy or the Spyro/Crash remasters. I've tried a few remasters and if they still look "old", I just can't stick with them.



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