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    #5162
    Rob2D
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    gimli2112 wrote: »
    there's a serious amount of games coming up that interest me. Division 2 is a day 1 for me, Anthem seems it could be something I'd like but I know very little about it, Metro Exodus I liked the first 2 - never finished them but this looks fantastic on console and RE2 already purchased.

    Don't forget DmC5! This year is turning out to be very front loaded.


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    #5163
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,518 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Thought that game came out ages ago. And what's the mystery when the list the contents? Strange. I guess the mystery is why someone would buy it. The jigsaw is the single player content

    Same, not really sure where the joke is there for him.

    It did come out ages ago and the tweet shows slight $30 discount now.

    Didn't get it but from looking online it lights up and does the eerie sounds effects like in the zombies games. So can see a COD or more likely a COD zombie fan liking it.


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    #5164
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    The Hong Kong Massacre finally gets a release date and an accompanying trailer.



    Needs more slow-mo doves...


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    #5165
    nix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,909 ✭✭✭nix


    gizmo wrote: »
    The Hong Kong Massacre finally gets a release date and an accompanying trailer.



    Needs more slow-mo doves...


    haha that looks great, Hard boiled the game :D:pac:


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    #5166
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Those top down shooters don't normally do anything for me but that looks good.
    Liked the music too.


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    #5167
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,876 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    That looks awesome. Wasn't on my radar at all, not showing in the store yet and trailer showing Jan 22nd release? Hope it's being released over here without some prick thinking I need a censored version.


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    #5168
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    So is it just Hotline Miami with high quality graphics?


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    #5169
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    gizmo wrote: »
    The Hong Kong Massacre finally gets a release date and an accompanying trailer.



    Needs more slow-mo doves...

    Oh god, if they will add soundtrack similar to Hotline Miami then I will cream my pants! :pac:


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    #5170
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,604 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    So is it just Hotline Miami with high quality graphics?

    Well that's me sold.


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    #5171
    ZiabR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    nix wrote: »
    haha that looks great, Hard boiled the game :D:pac:

    This looks unreal! What a trailer. :pac:

    Only on Steam and PS4? Boooo


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    #5172
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    So is it just Hotline Miami with high quality graphics?
    Mechanically yes, albeit with the addition of a slow motion ability and the dive/roll/slide moves which are staples of the HK-action movies from which the game draws its inspiration.


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    #5173
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    gizmo wrote: »
    Mechanically yes, albeit with the addition of a slow motion ability and the dive/roll/slide moves which are staples of the HK-action movies from which the game draws its inspiration.

    Don't get me wrong, this had me totally interested as I thought the Hotline games were great. I wonder would the slo-mo ability make the game a lot easier to play and Ron what makes the Hotline games great.


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    #5174
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    gimli2112 wrote: »
    there's a serious amount of games coming up that interest me. Division 2 is a day 1 for me, Anthem seems it could be something I'd like but I know very little about it, Metro Exodus I liked the first 2 - never finished them but this looks fantastic on console and RE2 already purchased.
    As someone who saw Division 1 and didn't understand the appeal of a loot-shooter with realistic graphics but damage-sponge enemies:

    What's so appealing about The Division 2?


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    #5175
    ZiabR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    As someone who saw Division 1 and didn't understand the appeal of a loot-shooter with realistic graphics but damage-sponge enemies:

    What's so appealing about The Division 2?

    Its the same game with more content and slightly better graphics. The core game is the same and the fundamental systems operate the same.


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    #5176
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Don't get me wrong, this had me totally interested as I thought the Hotline games were great. I wonder would the slo-mo ability make the game a lot easier to play and Ron what makes the Hotline games great.
    I wouldn't necessarily say it makes it easier. The game seems to play quite differently to HM, with more of on an emphasis on style than simply survivability. For instance, the slow-mo ability lasts for approximately 5 seconds but gets a burst of regen when you kill someone while it's active, opening the door to chaining kills to keep it going. However, when the level is completed, the time spent with slow-mo is tracked which, I assume, affects some sort of score at a certain point. So I guess it'll depend on how you want to play?

    You can judge for yourself in the gameplay video from back in November anyway. :)



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    #5177
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    As someone who saw Division 1 and didn't understand the appeal of a loot-shooter with realistic graphics but damage-sponge enemies:

    What's so appealing about The Division 2?

    I played the Division several times since launch and it was different types of broken at various stages. Really enjoyed it, grew bored and went back to it. After one of the latter patches they got the gear and guns pretty right. You could make various builds which were very different and there was quite a bit of grinding to optimise them, the grind itself wasn't unenjoyable and once you understood how the optimisation worked it was good to have something to work towards.

    I had 2 or 3 characters maxed before I really understood what I was working towards.

    It wasn't for everyone but what is and it spent a lot of goodwill early on. I put a savage amount of hours into it and expect to go again with 2.


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    #5178
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,518 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    As someone who saw Division 1 and didn't understand the appeal of a loot-shooter with realistic graphics but damage-sponge enemies:

    What's so appealing about The Division 2?

    The bullet sponge got a bit of a reality check, if an enemy is that tough it's for a reason like he's wearing a EOD suit which you can tear through and see as armour is damaged and if you break off armour hitting those areas do normal damage as if a normal human.


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    #5179
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    I couldn't get past the bizarro design choices that said a guy with a wooly bobble hat can take 60 bullets to the head and still survive in The Division and I never looked at it again after playing it for a free beta weekend. I'd been really looking forward to it too, but frak that noise. I can sort of forgive it in Destiny because even though you won't necessarily auto-kill things with headshots, you do huge damage and they're wearing sci-fi armour and shields, not 2020's near-future baseball caps.


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    #5180
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,389 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Mortal Kombat 11 Public event took place. Main notes:

    - Confirmed fighters so far are Scorpion, Sub-zero, Raiden, Sonya Blade, Baraka, Skarlet and new character Geras
    - Sonya voiced by Ronda Rousey. Character model also now looks a bit more like Ronda.
    - Variations return from MKX, but merged with customisation from Injustice 2 to create your own variations and customise character look, moves and attributes
    - Few minutes of start of story mode shown
    - Xrays kinda removed. Some standard moves will trigger xray appearance closeups but new Fatal Blow supermove (replacing xray supermove) becomes available when your health goes below 30%
    - Collectors edition includes a Scorpion mask. They didn't confirm what material it'll be made out of though so expect nylon and hope for the best :D


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    #5181
    Rob2D
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    Shiminay wrote: »
    I couldn't get past the bizarro design choices that said a guy with a wooly bobble hat can take 60 bullets to the head and still survive in The Division and I never looked at it again after playing it for a free beta weekend. I'd been really looking forward to it too, but frak that noise. I can sort of forgive it in Destiny because even though you won't necessarily auto-kill things with headshots, you do huge damage and they're wearing sci-fi armour and shields, not 2020's near-future baseball caps.

    Division is not a shooter, it's an RPG. Always was from the first announcement. How can people still not grasp this years later?


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    #5182
    nix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,909 ✭✭✭nix


    Rob2D wrote: »
    Division is not a shooter, it's an RPG. Always was from the first announcement. How can people still not grasp this years later?


    I think its the guns :pac:


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    #5183
    Rob2D
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 2,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rob2D


    nix wrote: »
    I think its the guns :pac:

    I shoot man with my shoot bang and man no go down. Why this happen?! GRRRRRRR:mad::mad::mad:


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    #5184
    Robert ninja
    Registered Users Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


    Rob2D wrote: »
    Division is not a shooter, it's an RPG.

    It's a looter shooter and a skinner box. It has numbers and bullet sponges which doesn't make it an RPG even if it also has RPG elements. Modern games are usually a salad of genres and mechanics.

    Halo composer getting flak for not liking the Gillette ad
    https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/01/sjws-target-halo-composer-marty-odonnell-for-abandoning-gillette-due-to-their-anti-male-agenda/75321/

    ESA at it again
    https://nichegamer.com/2019/01/17/esa-met-the-world-health-organization-over-gaming-disorder-classification/

    Star Control is back
    https://nichegamer.com/2019/01/17/star-control-origins-returns-to-steam/

    Activision tags players who don't buy enough stuff with a warning symbol (like the one I tagged this post with)
    https://youtu.be/qqELVXoAieI

    Ubisoft says sorry for having straight people in their DLC
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-ubisoft-apologises-for-forcing-heterosexual-romance-in-assassins-creed-odyssey-dlc

    Steam available in China but still no word on their biased censoring blitz
    https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/01/steam-launches-in-mainland-china-in-2019-valve-still-fails-to-discuss-banned-anime-games/75198/


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    #5185
    DS86DS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭DS86DS


    Penn wrote: »
    Mortal Kombat 11 Public event took place. Main notes:

    - Confirmed fighters so far are Scorpion, Sub-zero, Raiden, Sonya Blade, Baraka, Skarlet and new character Geras
    - Sonya voiced by Ronda Rousey. Character model also now looks a bit more like Ronda.
    - Variations return from MKX, but merged with customisation from Injustice 2 to create your own variations and customise character look, moves and attributes
    - Few minutes of start of story mode shown
    - Xrays kinda removed. Some standard moves will trigger xray appearance closeups but new Fatal Blow supermove (replacing xray supermove) becomes available when your health goes below 30%
    - Collectors edition includes a Scorpion mask. They didn't confirm what material it'll be made out of though so expect nylon and hope for the best :D

    A timeless classic that never gets old.


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    #5186
    DS86DS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭DS86DS


    Anybody got any news about Skull & Bones from Unisoft? Nothing much of note online bar that it will be released in 2019/ 20.


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    #5187
    ZiabR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    DS86DS wrote: »
    Anybody got any news about Skull & Bones from Unisoft? Nothing much of note online bar that it will be released in 2019/ 20.

    No, nothing new to add but this game is a standalone version of the sea missions in Black Flag. I was tracking the development for awhile, it looks cool but I am not sure where the game is at the moment.


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    #5188
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,389 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Robert ninja wrote: »
    Ubisoft says sorry for having straight people in their DLC
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-17-ubisoft-apologises-for-forcing-heterosexual-romance-in-assassins-creed-odyssey-dlc

    Yeah, that's what the issue was. Having straight people in the game :rolleyes:


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    #5189
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,138 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Who even roleplays gay/straight in AC Odyssey? My Kassandra rides anything with a pulse.


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    #5190
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,389 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    J. Marston wrote: »
    Who even roleplays gay/straight in AC Odyssey? My Kassandra rides anything with a pulse.

    No need to ask what option you picked with Alkibiades and the goat then :D


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    #5191
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 28,920 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Penn wrote: »
    Mortal Kombat 11 Public event took place. Main notes:

    - Sonya voiced by Ronda Rousey. Character model also now looks a bit more like Ronda.

    Even after being told Sonya was based on Ronda, with a side by side picture, I still don't see it.
    Penn wrote: »
    No need to ask what option you picked with Alkibiades and the goat then :D

    For someone who hasn't played it, I'm assuming I'm misreading this :eek:


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