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  • #16202
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,109 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Its the same team that made Gris.



  • #16203
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,853 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122719611#Comment_122719611

    Yeah i saw it mentioned in a review and whilst I think I heard of it at the time of release, it flew by me. It's only €3 on the PS store at the moment so have taken a punt on it too!



  • #16204
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,370 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    Gris was added to playstation plus today too.



  • #16205
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,109 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122722254#Comment_122722254

    It's a bit of a fur coat, no knickers game. Looks great but not much depth. Hoping they've grown since and Neva is a better game.



  • #16206
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Gris is a short game, and cheap, so it gets a pass. Doesn't really waste your time.



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  • #16207
    Luna84
    Site Banned Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Luna84
    Mentally Insane User


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122722693#Comment_122722693

    I watched a few mins of the game and thought it looked alright.



  • #16208
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,109 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122722820#Comment_122722820

    Definitely worth a play. Just looks like a better game which is weird to say.



  • #16209
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,553 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Anyone preorder the new Life Is Strange game? It's out in 2 weeks but if you preorder, the first 2 chapters are available today. Really don't like that practice. 'strange' for a narratively focused game to play a bit and then wait 2 weeks to play the rest when it's not in episodic content. I still want to play it though but can definitely wait.



  • #16210
    Luna84
    Site Banned Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Luna84
    Mentally Insane User


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727402#Comment_122727402

    I have no idea how anyone can play those games. I played the first up until the friend is in a wheel chair absolute garbage of a game if I could even call it a game. If the others are the same as the first I have no idea how they are so popular and that this many LIS games were made.



  • #16211
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,370 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122722668#Comment_122722668

    Started it today, it actually suited perfectly as I've a head cold and anything that requires much thinking was off the table. Found this was quite soothing.

    Also played an hour or two of return to monkey island before it as it dropped on ps plus too. Not sure what I think of it yet.



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  • #16212
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,553 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727443#Comment_122727443

    It's crazy, it's like different people have different tastes?



  • #16213
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,115 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727402#Comment_122727402

    I pre ordered a physical copy for my Series X so I hopefully will be playing it on release.



  • #16214
    OptimusTractor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭OptimusTractor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727769#Comment_122727769
    dr-strangelove-stanley.gif

    Easy now.



  • #16215
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,553 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Subnautica 2 early access releasing 2025!!! Probably be a year in that before it gets to PlayStation then on full release. As much as i want to play it early, probably better waiting for the full game.

    I'm not a fan of co-op though, hope it can be all done solo.

    https://youtu.be/WS0vTRl_2PQ?si=fbrO1aoj5uFodiwJ


  • #16216
    McFly85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭McFly85


    https://youtu.be/LE8szRyPldI?si=C1erKfnQo5FquDvO

    This looks interesting and hasn’t been on my radar at all. Turn based RPG with real time actions, looks stunning and has a pretty stacked voice cast. Looks sort of like what I would hope a modern Final Fantasy would be. Weirdly it’s being priced below what would be expected with $50 preorders going up instead of the usual $70, so maybe it’s a shorter game than it looks.

    Regardless, one to keep an eye on.



  • #16217
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,408 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    "Would you like some information about a game you downloaded for a day and uninstalled from 10 years ago?"

    The PS5 news tab on the home screen. At least that's how it is for me.



  • #16218
    quokula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,840 ✭✭✭quokula


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122731541#Comment_122731541

    Nah for me it's "would you like to know what someone you were briefly acquainted with but haven't spoken to in 10 years is spending most of their time playing this week?"



  • #16219
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,546 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    I know if you add a game to your library from Plus, they give you updates. I've unfollowed every game.



  • #16220
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,770 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    God of War tv series is back to the drawing board. One would wonder the reason considering the submitted scripts by the now gone EPs were considered good. Personally I thought starting in the Norse arc was a bad idea and his Greek arc needs to be done first, otherwise people not familiar with the series wouldn't fully get his anger issues.

    https://deadline.com/2024/10/god-of-war-sony-executive-producers-depart-new-writers-joining-1236118075/


  • #16221
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,677 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122736572#Comment_122736572

    I think you could pretty easily just do a flashback episode about his Greek past. It wasn't exactly a hugely complex character arc, and if you take out Atreus and Mimir it'd just be a season of Kratos meeting a different God each episode, shouting at them to get out of his way or he'll kill them because he wants revenge, and then a fight. You could easily tie it in before or during Kratos' journey back to get the Blades of Chaos after Atreus gets sick.

    So much of Kratos' Greek saga is superfluous in the Norse games, usually just used as a throwaway reference while sailing around on the boat.



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  • #16222
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 31,113 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    The Greek God of War games have no interest in being anything other than big, dumb video games so aren’t particularly suited to TV adaptation.

    The Norse God of War games really, desperately want to be prestige television, so are much better suited to TV adaptation.



  • #16223
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,370 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    Just finished Gris. Very nice and quick game, very relaxing, looks and sounds great, it's not tasking and is only 3 hours long.

    But there is very little to do in it beyond some light puzzle platforming. The last few sections do step it up (the upside down stuff) so hopefully there is potential to do more with their next game.

    If you have a OLED it's an amazing game to demo the TV. Loads of deep blacks on screen.



  • #16224
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122736572#Comment_122736572

    Could be they have seen the criticism Rings of Power received and the acclaim Fallout got and wondering what's the magic formula there

    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue



  • #16225
    recyclops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,674 ✭✭✭recyclops


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122736816#Comment_122736816

    I think the formula is these big Sony games so desperately want to be viewed as something more serious than they are and fallout took a premise and made a great TV show.

    If you stick to majority of Sony games yer screwed (tlou excluded) you have a fairly linear generic bland game/story



  • #16226
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,109 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Getting the feeling God of War is going to be a complete trash fire with the issues it's going through.



  • #16227
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,770 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122739099#Comment_122739099

    They somehow managed to make a story for a Mario movie, so anything is possible!

    But im with Retro here, it's gonna be a dumpster fire. Now, maybe that's the way it was headed and this is a good sign that it's being rebooted.... doubtful, but one can hope.



  • #16228
    Cordell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,159 ✭✭✭Cordell


    Unknown 9: Awakening seems to be yet another expensive learning experience on what people who pay for videogames actually want. Well, maybe this time someone will learn something.



  • #16229
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,408 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Hi, my name is J. Marston and I'm a Balatro-holic.



  • #16230
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,677 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Played the Tekken 8 Story DLC expansion. Said I might as well considering I'd already bought the season pass. Made the mistake then of jumping back into a few unranked online matches.

    Presumed I'd be slaughtered having not played for a few months, but was still able to hold my own and get a few wins (including from someone who intentionally disconnected just before I won. Nice to see some things haven't changed). Definitely forgot a lot of my moves and muscle memory though.

    Still though, can't allow myself to get sucked back in. Souls games are more relaxing than playing Tekken online...



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  • #16231
    RedXIV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,559 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122746806#Comment_122746806

    Never got this in the end, but this just reminded me to add it to the christmas list for the wife to look at :)



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