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  • #252
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89




    It's free DLC so you can't really complain but it doesn't look like what I expect Resident Evil to be going forward tbh.


    Just on NBA 2K18 apparently they asked a website to pull a 3/10 review score (Not the review itself just the score) that trashed the need for virtual currency in the game.



    Square Enix want your money also so give it to them even though I'm struggling to think of any multiplayer or online focused modes in their games they made that actually improved the final product.


    http://www.usgamer.net/articles/square-enix-gone-are-the-days-in-which-single-player-games-were-or-primary-status


  • #253
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    I had a Horrorthon thread here last year for October. Just wanted to see if anyone was interested in doing another this year or will we just keep it here (if there's little interest).


  • #254
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    The Golden Joystick awards voting is open and if you submit votes, you can choose a free e-book worth 15 pounds. I got the PlayStation Book and it is class, well worth the vote.

    The awards themself aren't a patch on the boards game awards and the ultimate game of the year award has shockingly bad nominees but nice to get a free e-book.

    http://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/

    You can choose one of the books below.

    The PlayStation Book - If you’ve ever loved the likes of Crash Bandicoot, Resident Evil or Tomb Raider, you’ll find the following tome to be an essential read..

    Edge Special Edition - The 100 Greatest Videogames - Welcome to the 2017 edition of The 100 Greatest Videogames.

    The Ultimate Guide to Minecraft - In The Ultimate Guide to Minecraft, we count down all the best new features that Pocket and Windows 10 players can expect – and much more!

    Nintendo Switch - Inside this special edition, you'll read all about the innovative and exciting new hardware that'll let you play games in all-new ways. As well as the latest on all the Switch’s launch titles – as well as those being released later on in the year.

    Retro Gamer - Book of Arcade Classics - Discover the brilliant arcade games that helped turn gaming into a global industry

    PC Gamer - The Best PC Games Ever - This volume collects the best of our pieces on amazing PC games, past and present, including our Top 100 feature and a whole host of retrospectives. If you're looking for guidance on the history of PC gaming, this book is for you.


  • #255
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Way to early to have those awards considering there's games on there that aren't even out. Youve also got upcoming games that are being ignored. For example Blue Reflection is coming and that games soundtrack deserves to be in the awards ahead of most nominees.
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  • #256
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Agreed, AC Origins is the on the goty list when is ludicrous. How does that even happen.


  • #257
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Way to early to have those awards considering there's games on there that aren't even out. Youve also got upcoming games that are being ignored. For example Blue Reflection is coming and that games soundtrack deserves to be in the awards ahead of most nominees.

    Yeah...........but free stuff, man.


  • #258
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Anyone play games on an android tablet? Im not sure if my PS4 joypad will work if I get a mini to mini usb cable for it? I don't want to use the Bluetooth as you have to pair it with PS4 then every time.

    Do those generic usb joypads work okay on android?


  • #259
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Zero-Cool wrote: »

    Do those generic usb joypads work okay on android?

    Should do I connected up a Xbox 360 pad in the past. Haven't done it for a few years though as I do not game on a phone plus my phone now has a USB type C connection but pointless buying an adapter when I will not use it but I'd say the support is still there for connecting one up.


  • #260
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,221 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Agreed, AC Origins is the on the goty list when is ludicrous. How does that even happen.

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  • #261
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Anyone play games on an android tablet? Im not sure if my PS4 joypad will work if I get a mini to mini usb cable for it? I don't want to use the Bluetooth as you have to pair it with PS4 then every time.

    Do those generic usb joypads work okay on android?

    Used both a wired 360 and a One pad with a mini to standard adaptor in the past. I know when I use my one pad wired to pc I have to pair it again for the xbox.


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  • #262
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ah so I might have to pair it again after even after using the cable, think I'll stick to a generic joypad then, hopefully I can find one that works on android.


  • #263
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    So I unsubscribed from PS Plus two weeks ago as I only ever used it for Bloodborne and the games have been crap or stuff I already own.

    Today Sony decided to charge my credit card anyway even though I unsubscribed. Thankfully it's on an out of date credit card. I'm getting worried now that I'll get a full PSN ban like Microsoft did to my XBLA access when I stopped paying for Gold.
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  • #264
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    a full PSN ban like Microsoft did to my XBLA access when I stopped paying for Gold.

    They banned you for not paying for Xbox live gold. That seems strange. In the past on Xbox 360 I would sometimes have gold and sometimes not but I have always had it on the Xbox One though so unless they changed something.

    edit: Ignore what I said I re-read your post and I obviously picked you up wrong.


  • #265
    gizmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    So I unsubscribed from PS Plus two weeks ago as I only ever used it for Bloodborne and the games have been crap or stuff I already own.

    Today Sony decided to charge my credit card anyway even though I unsubscribed. Thankfully it's on an out of date credit card. I'm getting worried now that I'll get a full PSN ban like Microsoft did to my XBLA access when I stopped paying for Gold.
    The bannings were, I believe, generally associated with chargebacks on cards or via Paypal, not sure what the story is with an out of date card. I do seem to remember them being able to charge a new, valid card if it has the same details though?


  • #266
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I'll see what happens.

    With Microsoft I used a pre paid card to get xbl. When it came to renew i just did nothing. Thought they would just cancel it after my card couldn't be charged. However since its a subscription service they went nuclear. Totally banned me from the service so I had no access to all my xbla games I owned. My own fault in a way but the response was a bit ott. Did get it sorted.

    In this case i actually went through songs cancelling procedure and they still tried to charge. Cheeky feckers. Not in the mood with my job to go through sonys awful customer service.
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  • #267
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,630 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I don't get much for my Xbox gold sub, though my son plays enough online to warrant me hanging on to it.
    I did get rid of the EA vault sh1te though.
    PS+ has given me enough ongoing value for me to keep it up.
    At this point, with those, Netflix and Amazon Prime I am probably paying around €30 a month or so, not too bad tbh.


  • #268
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I don't get much for my Xbox gold sub, though my son plays enough online to warrant me hanging on to it.

    The free games games alone are worth it for me. Yes some of them are games you would never buy but some can be surprisingly fun especially if you were bored one day.


  • #269
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Has anyone on here bought a GB boy colour?
    Not the original GBC this is a different device, they seem to be cheap and favorably reviewed :/



  • #270
    moonlighting
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭moonlighting


    have one. its not pixel percent meaning the resolution is not correct so games dont look exactly like intended.
    other that than it worked well.
    its only a minor issue really.


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  • #271
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Does anyone play those wwe games but not interested in wrassling? The new wwe 2k18 looks a bit of a laugh but haven't played a WWF game in over 10 years. These games any good?


  • #272
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Does anyone play those wwe games but not interested in wrassling? The new wwe 2k18 looks a bit of a laugh but haven't played a WWF game in over 10 years. These games any good?

    They are super boring, i tried to play last years but stopped after maybe a week


  • #273
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    irishman86 wrote: »
    They are super boring, i tried to play last years but stopped after maybe a week

    Would agree. They've sorta devolved into po-faced, pan-ported yearly sports-sims (or sim sports sims, I guess) in the last decade, geared towards an ever-dwindling hardcore base and far removed from the stuff you could just sit around with your mates and go mental on. Hell, they've even dumped the traditional story mode which was always good for a decent runaround.


  • #274
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Does anyone play those wwe games but not interested in wrassling? The new wwe 2k18 looks a bit of a laugh but haven't played a WWF game in over 10 years. These games any good?

    Get Fire Pro Wrestling on Steam instead.
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  • #275
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Get Fire Pro Wrestling on Steam instead.

    I've never warmed to the series. What's the appeal? Combat feels a bit "hands off" in it for my tastes.


  • #276
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    I've never warmed to the series. What's the appeal? Combat feels a bit "hands off" in it for my tastes.

    It's more about the drama of the matches than the combat. It's more reliant on grappling as well and it works really well once you figure out how it works.

    It think it's the whole flow and drama of the matches that wrestling fans love, it's not really about winning.
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  • #277
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Played Sonic Mania on the Switch last night. After I kept dying and getting lost, I kept asking myself, "how did kid me do it?"


  • #278
    Angron
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    ERG89 wrote: »
    Has anyone on here bought a GB boy colour?
    Not the original GBC this is a different device, they seem to be cheap and favorably reviewed :/


    I still have a functioning GBC, so I'm good.


  • #279
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Well the Sonic Mania levels are far longer than any traditional Sonic game.

    My method of navigating Sonic levels is go right, if you can't then go up, if you can't then go down and as a last resort go left.
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  • #280
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Played Sonic Mania on the Switch last night. After I kept dying and getting lost, I kept asking myself, "how did kid me do it?"

    Kid you had nothing else to do in life but play Sonic.


  • #281
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Well the Sonic Mania levels are far longer than any traditional Sonic game.

    My method of navigating Sonic levels is go right, if you can't then go up, if you can't then go down and as a last resort go left.

    Can Tails actually do anything? Sometimes he picks me up, sometimes he doesn't. And I just cannot remember what I did to make him pick me up.

    One thing for certain -- once this music started playing:



    I could feel every inch of anxiety I've ever felt flowing back into me.

    :pac:


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  • #282
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Tails is pretty much useless unless you have a second player controlling him or you are just playing a Tails only game.
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  • #283
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Played Sonic Mania on the Switch last night. After I kept dying and getting lost, I kept asking myself, "how did kid me do it?"
    I had that a few months back playing ActRaiser, never cleared it but definitely did a lot better back then :pac:


  • #284
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Anyone deal with Aliexpress?
    Tempted to put in an order which will take a few weeks obviously but I don't know their reputation :/


  • #285
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    ERG89 wrote: »
    Anyone deal with Aliexpress?
    Tempted to put in an order which will take a few weeks obviously but I don't know their reputation :/

    I haven't heard much negative about Aliexpress. The one thing to remember is how long it'll take. For me, it'll be a bit of a deal breaker, especially if the saving wouldn't be worth it.


  • #286
    klose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,870 ✭✭✭✭klose


    Getting a bit fed up with gaming lately regarding constant updates and file sizes. 500 gb storage on the PS4, grand I can delete and reinstall as I go but it gets a bit tiresome when you want to hop onto an old game. Fed up with destiny 2 so fancied a bit of battlefield 1 as I hadn't played in ages and deleted the file to make room for newer games. Went to reinstall and there's another massive update meaning I had to download over night while on power saving mode. Bf1 is now a 70gb game file but I've no dlc purchased.


  • #287
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    klose wrote: »
    Getting a bit fed up with gaming lately regarding constant updates and file sizes. 500 gb storage on the PS4, grand I can delete and reinstall as I go but it gets a bit tiresome when you want to hop onto an old game. Fed up with destiny 2 so fancied a bit of battlefield 1 as I hadn't played in ages and deleted the file to make room for newer games. Went to reinstall and there's another massive update meaning I had to download over night while on power saving mode. Bf1 is now a 70gb game file but I've no dlc purchased.

    I know the feeling. I have really slow internet so takes me ages to download games and then as you said massive updates which seems to happen fairly often with some games. Can you not plug in an external hard drive on PS? That would save you having to delete and re-download the games.


  • #288
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    GOTY edition of Shadow of Mordor was going for €12 on the day of the sequels release so I said I'd give it a go.
    As someone that didn't enjoy the Lord of the Rings films and attempts at the books failed, I am really enjoying it.

    The nemesis system is class.


  • #289
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    I was the exact same... I'm such a gobsh!te that I wasn't even certain it was a LOTR game until Golum showed up! :pac:

    Thoroughly enjoyed it but I've heard the new one is more of a continuation so between that and especially the loot-crate bolloxology I'll hold off until next year for that one.


  • #290
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    I know the feeling. I have really slow internet so takes me ages to download games and then as you said massive updates which seems to happen fairly often with some games. Can you not plug in an external hard drive on PS? That would save you having to delete and re-download the games.
    Apparently you can but load times etc might be painfully slow at a guess - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2017/09/11/how-to-connect-an-external-hard-drive-to-your-ps4/#25a4fbe346ec


  • #291
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Billy86 wrote: »
    I was the exact same... I'm such a gobsh!te that I wasn't even certain it was a LOTR game until Golum showed up! :pac:

    Thoroughly enjoyed it but I've heard the new one is more of a continuation so between that and especially the loot-crate bolloxology I'll hold off until next year for that one.
    :D

    The brand ability you unlock is the best thing ever.
    Taking down uruk captains with a branded Warchief and his branded bodyguards is very entertaining.


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  • #292
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Apparently you can but load times etc might be painfully slow at a guess - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2017/09/11/how-to-connect-an-external-hard-drive-to-your-ps4/#25a4fbe346ec

    Nah, load times are faster from the external, weirdly enough. USB3 has a faster interface than the internal drive, so it'll be a little faster at everything.


  • #293
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    CatInABox wrote: »
    Nah, load times are faster from the external, weirdly enough. USB3 has a faster interface than the internal drive, so it'll be a little faster at everything.

    Is that the same with PS4 though? I know the Xbox One uses the older sata II interface on it's internal HD. AFAIK they used the same on the One S but I think they finally moved to sata III with the One X.

    edit: PS4 uses Sata II and the pro sata III. So yea you are right it should be quicker with external HD.


  • #294
    klose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,870 ✭✭✭✭klose


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    I know the feeling. I have really slow internet so takes me ages to download games and then as you said massive updates which seems to happen fairly often with some games. Can you not plug in an external hard drive on PS? That would save you having to delete and re-download the games.

    Is it as simple as pig an external hard drive via USB?


  • #295
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    klose wrote: »
    Is it as simple as pig an external hard drive via USB?

    It is on the Xbox anyway but I don't have a PS4 so I don't know how it works for that. On the Xbox One you plug it in and format it and then you just transfer games over or install them directly to the external HD.


  • #296
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    klose wrote: »
    Is it as simple as pig an external hard drive via USB?

    Essentially, yeah. It's got to be USB 3 and over 256GB in size, but you'd be pushed to find a drive that doesn't met those requirements these days.

    Plug it in, format it, and then move your games over.


  • #297
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    CatInABox wrote: »
    Nah, load times are faster from the external, weirdly enough. USB3 has a faster interface than the internal drive, so it'll be a little faster at everything.

    That's... not too reassuring in terms of whatever is inside the PS4!! :eek:

    Certainly explains the shocking difference between Fallout 4 on PS4 and SSD.


  • #298
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Billy86 wrote: »
    That's... not too reassuring in terms of whatever is inside the PS4!! :eek:

    Certainly explains the shocking difference between Fallout 4 on PS4 and SSD.

    It's not really that bad as the Xbox uses the same interface. Sata II is enough for a mechanical HD, that is the reason both companies went with it originally but they both use sata III for their 4K consoles.


  • #299
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Hey guys,

    Doing a shared save file run of Pokémon Emerald over in Forum Games in a few weeks if anyone is interested.

    We'll be trading saves after every gym, nicknames mandatory and it should be some good fun.

    More of an explanation and signup thread linked below, any and all welcome.

    http://www.boards.ie/v...ead.php?t=2057796474

    Thanks

    (Got the go ahead from mods pls don't report me)
    Reply


  • #300
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I'm getting a 404 on that link on touch site


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  • #301
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »
    I'm getting a 404 on that link on touch site

    Me too, crap

    Touch Site
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057796474/1/#post105021039

    Legacy
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057796474

    Hopefully work better


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