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  • #14342
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121884699#Comment_121884699

    Awee, no Switch version. Thought it was a long shot but the remake didn't seem that technically taxing that something economical couldn't be made - especially given Nightdive's pre-existing expertise.



  • #14343
    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121884762#Comment_121884762

    ... So I installed it finally on series X... and have been loving it. Largely because I just focussed on the story missions and a few of the more significant side ones initially.... but somewhere around the 30 hour mark nearing the end of the second act my OCD has kicked in and I find myself in ubisoft-esque map clearance mode doing meaningless gigs etc.. I have completed more interesting side quests (the crucifixion one, the politician couple, Panams story, doing Judy's stuff etc..).. is there any point in taking any more gigs from fixers, or do I just go back to the main story and end this thing ?

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #14344
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,754 ✭✭✭Corvo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885802#Comment_121885802

    I'm biased here as I rank Cyberpunk 2077 as one of my favorite games of all time (blemishes and all) but I would say with regards the gigs that you would have to be invested in reading shards etc. as a lot of them link in with other gigs and there is some background. Mainly the gigs are more interesting side filler with decent end rewards per fixer.

    I personally ignored the NCPD quests, I did not find them interesting in the slightest and only used them for early game level up on harder difficulties.

    The main story is the meat of the game of course and if you are not finding that interesting, I say the game isn't for you! :) Strangely, I didn't find the vast majority of Phantom Liberty as interesting (though after some thought I came to love it), it was Johnny that and that dynamic that really interested me.



  • #14345
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Phantom Liberty had some lovely set pieces and some genuinely interesting characters. Story was pretty good too, better than the main game for me.

    If you're not sold on the base game though, the gameplay is much the same (with a few tweaks) so one probably might not enjoy it.



  • #14346
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,319 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Spider-Man 2

    Incredible graphics for a 500 quid console. OLED TV/HDR/Fidelity mode/120 hz/Uncapped framerate/Ray Tracing. Wow! We are not worthy.

    Those guys sure know how to programme the PS5.

    Sony let people from Insomniac go. Mad.



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  • #14347
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I just saw some chatter about Stellar Blade and digging into it... yikes; anyone wanting a reminder about how ... faintly embarrassing it was to admit you played video-games back in the 2000s, this game has you covered. Haven't seen this brazen a T&A approach to its main character in a long while; not that there's anything from with a little horniness but I'd forgotten just how "bad" games used to be for that sort of thing, lol.



  • #14348
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,724 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Sex still sells. Hollywood and the music industry still pushes it. While more people are likely to call it out now, it'll still sell well. I do find it funny that the most sexualised suit Eve can wear, the skin suit, basically makes the game harder by removing her shields while wearing it. Genuis.



  • #14349
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,479 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    I've still been playing Tekken 8 solidly since release and have about 120 hours in it so far. But I have to say, played an hour or so of Balatro last night, and it might be the one thing to break Tekken 8's hold on me. Even with that hour, I could definitely start feeling a pull of "Maybe one more run...."



  • #14350
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,408 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121897381#Comment_121897381

    It's cringe but jiggle physics have come a long way from the clips I've seen.

    On that topic, Nier Automata managed to straddle the egregious fan service with 2B with great gameplay and an interesting story, so it can be done.



  • #14351
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,974 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121900671#Comment_121900671

    I was on a flight during the week, turned on Balatro, and suddenly it was ‘we’re making our initial descent…’ 😂

    A very fine game though. Have gotten to the point now where I’ve won three or four runs with different decks, and the extra Jokers and wildly creative synergies you can unlock can be quite delightful to discover.



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  • #14352
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121898530#Comment_121898530

    Undoubtedly, not without reason Pornhub is awash with Overwatch porn. But gaming's early golden years seemed built off bad CGI of busty women adorning everything; Christ even graphics cards had weirdly sexual covers - speaking to the horny boy market dominating the landscape. It's so weird to see a game so fully into that old approach; though as @J. Marston notes it's rather funny the ostensibly sexiest "outfit" is basically Hard Mode ... uh, as it were.



  • #14353
    Eleanor Great Jet
    Posts: 444 ✭✭ Eleanor Great Jet


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121888959#Comment_121888959

    I'm getting back into it now and enjoying it again. It was probably because I was replaying the game and now I'm past where I had originally given up.



  • #14354
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,479 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Finished my first run of Balatro. So simple, so difficult, so great. Will definitely have to try out some of the other decks.



  • #14355
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Started that moomin game last night when I read it's only about 4 hours long. It's definitely a game for kids but Im also finding it really relaxing and loving the vibe and Sigur Ros soundtrack. It has a gorgeous paper craft look to it and has a pretty interesting message about the beauty of nature and how the man trying to control it just can't match it. It's a stealth game with puzzles but also has a compact open world.

    I'd recommend giving it a go but if you've got kids at a reading age they will adore this especially if they are fans of the books.



  • #14356
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Anyone else picking up Rise of the Ronin?

    This one has totally slipped under the radar for me, only noticed it in the PS store yesterday, but I'm a big fan of samurai type games so definitely interested in this.



  • #14357
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,479 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913297#Comment_121913297

    Yeah have it ready to go. Seems to be receiving a fairly good reception. Looking forward to it.



  • #14358
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913297#Comment_121913297

    I'll pick it up at some point. With team ninja involved it should at least be better than ubi mono game snoozefest ghost of tsushima. They've been on a roll lately with the nier games even if their loot systems are the worst kind of modern game design in a game that really doesn't need it. The traversal looks like a lot of fun.



  • #14359
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913319#Comment_121913319

    Ha, I loved Ghost of Tsushima, one of the games I've enjoyed the most in years!

    I don't think I've ever played any other game by these developers, what's the issue with their loot system? I hope it's not a grind fest.



  • #14360
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,974 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    LOL that they keep trying to make Alone in the Dark happen.

    Is there any other series that has so consistently been unsuccessfully rebooted?

    https://www.eurogamer.net/alone-in-the-dark-review-1
    https://amp.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/19/alone-in-the-dark-review-jodie-comer-and-david-harbour-cant-save-this-soporific-horror




  • #14361
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,479 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913331#Comment_121913331

    Yeah there's definitely the DNA of a Ubisoft game in there, mostly better disguised without loads of map markers, too much resource collecting etc. But the combat in GoT is absolutely terrific to the point where I never used stealth if I could avoid it. I'd walk straight up to an encampment, do the standoff with the first few enemies, and then just bask in the glorious clash of steel. The side missions too were really well written and acted, and felt meaningful rather than busiwork. I had little expectations for GoT before release as The Last Of Us 2 was due out a month or two later, but I enjoyed my time with GoT far more.



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  • #14362
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913331#Comment_121913331

    If you own an Xbox and not played ninja gaiden black then you need to fix that immediately. It's probably the greatest character action game ever.

    They kind of messed up a bit with the awful ninja gaiden 3 (and rolled it back a bit with the razors edge update) but they've been on a roll with their souls like games, the Nioh series is almost From software levels of good. They issue with these games is you keep picking up "Diablo" loot with the same weapon with incremental upgrades like 1% extra fire damage and it's all completely superfluous. The games would have been much better if they just didn't have that loot system.



  • #14363
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913338#Comment_121913338

    I had high hopes for this. I mean how hard could it be to make a decent horror game based on the original which still holds up well.



  • #14364
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913353#Comment_121913353

    I loved the side missions where you'd have to duel, they were seriously fun. The map wasn't enormous, it wasn't open world for the sake of it, lots to love about that game IMO.



  • #14365
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I don't get the love for the combat in the game but I also really hate combat systems were you have stances or colour coded weapons you have to change to to do damage to enemies. I never enjoy it and much prefer where every fighting style works but you can pick your favourite or learn a new one. Ghost was flashy but very shallow to me even if the combat had good feedback.



  • #14366
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,727 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913387#Comment_121913387

    Oh they were so damn good. Also loved the 'duels' in regular gameplay when combat started and you faced off with one enemy and had to strike when the enemy made a move (and not when they feinted).

    That was one of the few games that I platinumed that I truly loved every last drop I got out of it - there was so little filler. Well paced, great story, interesting characters, beautiful world. I'd love to play it again for the first time.



  • #14367
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,319 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913398#Comment_121913398


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121913387#Comment_121913387

    Was about to ask how it's different than recent Assassin's Creed games.

    Have the game, but could not get into it after an AC Origins/Odyssey overdose.



  • #14368
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,461 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121917894#Comment_121917894

    it's much less repetitive than AC.



  • #14369
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,966 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121917894#Comment_121917894

    I throw a lot of shade at it but it's more that the game isn't for me. It's quite similar to assassin's creed and follows the ubisoft monogame template but it would better than the majority of Ubisoft's games.



  • #14370
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,642 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    Good luck Nightdive... you'll need it given the licensing hell these titles find themselves in.

    https://www.pcgamesn.com/no-one-lives-forever/remaster-nightdive




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  • #14371
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918953#Comment_121918953

    Oh my god. If they could make it happen. Squee.

    The first game was just so, so very good but like you said the licensing and rights are a nightmare.

    Mind you, if they remaster they should rejig the first level; absolute garbage that was the worst possible start to a fabulous game.



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