General gaming discussion

This is so utterly disgusting, and the comments under their post are even more depressing. Lifetime bans are the least of what's required.

I think Mario Kart 8 on Switch is the only game I've ever played over the internet and you can pick from about 10 phrases in that, which seems very restrictive, but now I know why. And also it's another reason why Mario Kart 8 is one of the best selling games of all time. It does not exclude anyone. It even has steering assist for those who need it. The controls are super simple and so versatile at the same time.

Hard to even listen to that and to see the amount of people defending him, Jesus Christ. 'banter' my hole. That guy should be identified and called out, that's not a normal thing to say to someone.

Anyway, i have an awful hankering for the Red Dead Redemption remaster. I reinstalled RDR2 to play a bit of the Epilogue which i think i enjoyed more than the base game and add absolutely incredible it is too look at, it's a chore to play with the amount of realism and systems in place. RDR 1 was a much simpler game and the better for it imo.

I noticed Smyths selling it for 30 and cex offering 25 cash to buy back, seems like a good option.

There's 2 parts of the epilogue, the 1st part as you do missions learning to ranch and help people while meeting up with old friends. The 2nd part has got biting land and building Beechers Hope, your home from the first game, bang of nostalgia knowing what's to come. Such an easy going and enjoyable part of the game and definitely increases the want to replay the first game.

You should buy RDR for your PS5. I played it on the PS5 over Christmas and had a great time. A great game.

Tunic is great and then you get smashed by the very first boss. Metroid Dread is kinda the same. Definitely hate that when you are enjoying a game and the difficulty goes from 4 to 10. And I don't want to turn down the difficulty level from "normal". I'll get to them eventually. But they go down the backlog for me.

There is an Assassin's Creed presentation today for the next game. I love the look and worlds in the past few games, even though it's the same game. They do look beautiful. I never bothered with Valhalla or Mirage.

But I'm a tiny bit sad I sold my XBox Series X as that ran Origins and Odyssey in native 4K 60FPS HDR without a hitch. I got them cheap digitally ... and with quick resume you could jump from blue skies and water in Ancient Egypt to Ancient Greece in a second. Could get them again on PS5, but that doesn't have native 4K or the quick resume feature, and I'm done with them anyway.

I just finished Mirage. Incredibly meh, but did appreciate the play time. I probably played Valhalla for about 10-12 hours and got nowhere but you can beat this in 16. Played it across both Xbox and PC via Ubisoft+, would be a great option for playing Shadows as it's €18 if you can get it finished within a month. I smell another 100 hour slog though here.

I pulled the trigger (yeehaw) on red dead remaster for PS5 and it's a pure joy. Obviously not as nice to look at as the incredibly detailed RDR 2 but it still looks really nice and the simplified controls are a breath of fresh air. Checking the map, it looks a lot smaller than i remember which is also a good thing. Really looking forward to this playthrough.

Well i could easily stay up for hours playing this but leaba is calling. It's crazy how much more fun this game is after playing RDR2. If RDR 3 ever does get made, they need to return to not having to manage multiple stat bars and setting up camp anywhere and fast traveling to anywhere you've been. Also, for essentially a PS3 game, i can't stop taking screenshots. 30 quid in Smyths it's a bargain for this.

Make sure to play the horse shoe throwing minigame 😉

I will keeping playing that until I'm successful. Yes Jordan, you have been saying that for years 😄

I was out of the games by the time of Unity. It took them going the more RPG route with Origins before I got back in (though Origins itself didn't grab me, by Odyssey did). Didn't bother with Valhalla or Mirage.

At the very least though from reading IGN's breakdown of info about the game, this does sound like a new evolution for the franchise in the same way that Origins was. Remains to be seen just how much of an evolution it is though.

I just got a huge kick out of the historical and geographical aspects of the AC games I've played (Origins, Odyssey). I know it's fudged entirely to make a piece of entertainment.

Also, I played these games when they were fully polished and bug free on console. They look beautiful.

I think if they went down a more restrained, relaxed, historical walking simulator kind of approach they'd be amazing. Those worlds deserve a better game or could be used in other games.

Which makes me think why don't companies reuse the worlds they've spent millions building for other kinds of games ?

I've no issue with originals remaining available, but Rockstar did the bare minimum and priced it like it was a Capcom style RE remake (which, BTW, I'm using as the bar here as they really set a standard with remasters/remakes). That's the problem I have, the company fanboys hoovering up low effort max profit releases and praising it like its a gift from God. Something Rockstar should have years ago for the PS4/Xbone era. From a company who has lied about single player dlc for its last 2 major games. A company that hasn't released a new game since 2018. A company that has the manpower, money, resources and time to do their rich back catalogue justice. And they've failed, consistently, in doing that. GTA Trilogy was an embarrassment on release and is probably even lower effort than RDR1, and by all accounts was a port of an inferior version to begin with. This, from Rockstar, with over 2000 employees across 9 divisions.

Maybe I just expect too much from one of the most financially successful video game companies out there. But I personally believe they're crapping all over their fanbase with low effort rereleases of games that deserve better. This wasn't Rockstar making RDR1 available on modern systems, it was a cash grab that inexplicably worked.

@martingriff so, one of the richest gaming companies fobbed off their beloved IP to another company. That sounds like it's still Rockstars fault.

Hut you've no problem putting hours upon hours into trying to beat a single boss in a Souls game? Seems like the same thing, but people playing AC see more?

But I was the same, i wanted to play the Ireland dlc so ended yp going back and platinuming Valhalla. Over 130 hours, and then I finally tried out the dlc. Covered parts of the country I don't know nor care about and never played it. No longer interested. These ones are too long though. Same happened with Odyssey. By the time I'd done all I could do in the base game I was done with it. Even though the fantastical stuff would be more my kind of thing.