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Potential-Monke · 07-11-2020 2:13am

I wouldn't even include Nintendo in gens anymore, they're separate to MS/Sony in the whole generations thing.

K.O.Kiki · 07-11-2020 4:15am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I wouldn't even include Nintendo in gens anymore, they're separate to MS/Sony in the whole generations thing.

Exactly this.

Microsoft & Sony are constantly playing catch-up to PC in terms of graphics/technology.

Nintendo are in a different market ever since the Wii.

ERG89 · 07-11-2020 9:09am

I'd have Switch and WiiU as the same generation, as they share so much of their first party libraries. Its part of the PS4/Xbox1 generation, they went a year early with a fairly poor system and then released the Switch which is what they wanted to make anyway.

Varik wrote: »

Square Enix had a ¥6.5bn loss for HD Games last quarter earnings, mostly down to Avengers.

Lost their ass on people not buying microtransactions. Even there being no MCU movie in the last year hurt it, not that I'd miss those that much.

RasTa · 07-11-2020 9:39am

62m USD loss? How much did that game cost?!

Zero-Cool · 07-11-2020 10:08am

Square Enix definitely in the running for 'WTF were they thinking' boards game awards this year. Even with no MCU film, they made an awful balls out of that license.

pixelburp · 07-11-2020 11:17am

Pure greed at work; SquareEnix took possibly the most bullet proof license ATM, had an easy target to hit and shot past the easy money of a good Single Player game into Anthem V2.

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I wouldn't even include Nintendo in gens anymore, they're separate to MS/Sony in the whole generations thing.

Bingo. Nintendo do their own thing and aren't even participating in the arms race of consoles. I wouldn't ever think of counting them in the discussion.

Retr0gamer · 07-11-2020 11:22am

Hopefully it means the team can ditch avengers and make deus ex games again...

Varik · 07-11-2020 1:42pm

ERG89 wrote: »

Lost their ass on people not buying microtransactions. Even there being no MCU movie in the last year hurt it, not that I'd miss those that much.

I don't think microtransaction stopped people buying it in the first place, but they along with lack of post content drove prople to drop it.

None of the pre launch stuff looked good, the game was very ambiguous and looked like a worse version of the ultimate alliance games.

Azza · 07-11-2020 3:01pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hopefully it means the team can ditch avengers and make deus ex games again...

Is there a way of giving a post 100 thanks?

gizmo · 07-11-2020 4:03pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hopefully it means the team can ditch avengers and make deus ex games again...

*Readiness to augment pre-order intensifies*

Zero-Cool · 07-11-2020 5:06pm

Been wanting a Trilogy Remaster for a long time, can't ****ing wait.

https://twitter.com/bioware/status/1325105787174182912?s=19

Penn · 07-11-2020 5:14pm

Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.

Zero-Cool · 07-11-2020 6:07pm

Penn wrote: »

Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.

You lucky lucky bastard, the trilogy is absolutely epic.

Vicxas · 07-11-2020 6:08pm

Second one is my personal favourite

dreamers75 · 07-11-2020 6:44pm

Penn wrote: »

Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.

Avoid, hugley over rated games. 2nd one is the best or a poor bunch.

johnny_ultimate · 07-11-2020 7:04pm

Second one’s really good, as it has the smartest, most focused story and a real sense of building a team for a big, dangerous mission - almost like an extravagant heist movie. Could almost be played standalone if you read a quick synopsis of the first.

First one is a mediocre RPG mixed with a bad shooter, and the third was an underwhelming, under-baked disappointment compared to the second.

Retr0gamer · 07-11-2020 8:19pm

I enjoyed 3. The story was a total damp squib but it was a fun game to playthrough. Never thought much of the story in these games so wasn't as invested as some people but it's not the complete **** show some make it out to be. Other than the bad ending it's well made and fun.

But to be honest outside of the second game there's far, far better rpgs to play than mass effect.

Kirby · 08-11-2020 2:15pm

The third game is still worth playing. It's not the amazing climax we hoped for but there is still a lot of good in there. For long time fans, the Citadel DLC in the third game is excellent.

It nearly saves it from the ending. Nearly.....

Poor old Maurader shields. He tried to save us.......

Grumpypants · 08-11-2020 9:14pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Been wanting a Trilogy Remaster for a long time, can't ****ing wait.

https://twitter.com/bioware/status/1325105787174182912?s=19

If they can bring all three up to date with modern controls and mechanics it will be amazing. If it's just a slap of HD on an already wobbly frame then I'll still play it all but will be underwhelmed.

Markitron · 10-11-2020 9:55am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I enjoyed 3. The story was a total damp squib but it was a fun game to playthrough. Never thought much of the story in these games so wasn't as invested as some people but it's not the complete **** show some make it out to be. Other than the bad ending it's well made and fun.

But to be honest outside of the second game there's far, far better rpgs to play than mass effect.

Yea ME3 is a weird one, it has been absolutely crucified for 8 years now despite people really only having a problem with the end of it. Now that is very understandable considering the unprecedented build-up, but somewhere along the line the narrative turned from 'ME3 has a bad ending' to 'ME3 is a bad game'.

The 30 or so hours before that bit were fantastic, the entire Tuchanka section is rivalled with the suicide mission for highlight of the series.

Grumpypants wrote: »

If they can bring all three up to date with modern controls and mechanics it will be amazing. If it's just a slap of HD on an already wobbly frame then I'll still play it all but will be underwhelmed.

2 and 3 controlled reasonably well IMO, ME1 was a total ****show though. They will piss a lot of people off if the bring it closer to the sequels but I really don't know how they fix that. Maybe if the combat runs at a framerate higher than a powerpoint presentation it might help.

Zero-Cool · 10-11-2020 10:18am

Yupp ME 3 is epic and like one big ending for the series with so many great stories tied up. I never played the Omega, Leviathan or Citadel DLC so mostly looking forward to those but yeah, the 3 ending debacle really threw a shadow over the whole game.

Markitron · 10-11-2020 10:31am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Yupp ME 3 is epic and like one big ending for the series with so many great stories tied up. I never played the Omega, Leviathan or Citadel DLC so mostly looking forward to those but yeah, the 3 ending debacle really threw a shadow over the whole game.

The DLC for 2 and 3 are really good, I barely remember it myself so quite looking forward to playing it again. I'm not playing that moon mission in the first one again though, ****ing Mako.

The Raging Bile Duct · 10-11-2020 10:47am

I thought that ME2 was decent enough but the rest of it is pretty shít. It left no lasting impression on me as I can't remember a thing about it which would not be the sign of a good game to me. Don't understand the hype for it at all.

K.O.Kiki · 10-11-2020 12:08pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Second one’s really good, as it has the smartest, most focused story and a real sense of building a team for a big, dangerous mission - almost like an extravagant heist movie. Could almost be played standalone if you read a quick synopsis of the first.

First one is a mediocre RPG mixed with a bad shooter, and the third was an underwhelming, under-baked disappointment compared to the second.

ME3 has the best gameplay of the trilogy.

It has the best guns of any military shooter, period.

pixelburp · 10-11-2020 12:22pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

I thought that ME2 was decent enough but the rest of it is pretty shít. It left no lasting impression on me as I can't remember a thing about it which would not be the sign of a good game to me. Don't understand the hype for it at all.

For me it was the characters. It was the first game series I had played at that point where its cast left the kind of emotional connection I'd normally have associated with serial dramas, novels etc. It also felt like a successful cocktail between Star Wars and Star Trek in terms of its "feel". Yeah the moment to moment gameplay wasn't always best in class but personally the game did more for me beyond those metrics

Varik · 10-11-2020 1:56pm

Never played the dlc got 1 with the batarian stuff or the citadel one for 3

I own the citadel dlc but only bought it years after when on sale and never got around to playing it.

EoinMcLovin · 10-11-2020 2:24pm

Codemasters has reached agreement with Take-Two and expects sale to complete early next year

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/codemasters-has-reached-agreement-with-take-two-and-expects-sale-to-complete-early-next-year/

Potential-Monke · 12-11-2020 1:28am

pixelburp wrote: »

For me it was the characters.

This. If I'm honest, I don't even recall the ending per se, and even interactions are hard to remember at this stage, but the constant feeling and memories I have for the ME Trilogy was the engagement with the characters. Only a few games made me actually care (compared to thinking I care) about characters, Legacy of Kain series and the recent God of War being the most notable. While it ended flat, the build up to it, the music, everything else far outweighed the bad bits for me, and I really only have good memories of it.

Penn · 12-11-2020 5:49pm

Sackboy A Big Adventure voice cast includes Dawn French & Richard E Grant

https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1326924097683660800?s=20

https://twitter.com/Dawn_French/status/1326922946116521986?s=20

EoinMcLovin · 13-11-2020 8:38pm

https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1327334621571375105?s=19

marcbrophy · 13-11-2020 8:49pm

Thankfully, it seems related to an armed robbery and not some distraught gamer!
Hope everyone is okay in the end!

Varik · 13-11-2020 8:58pm

Apparently it's not exactly a hostage situation, the employees barricaded themselves on the roof and are stuck there while the gunmen are in the actual building.

But it's a large number of people.

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Zero-Cool · 13-11-2020 9:05pm

Jaysus, scary stuff. Twitter comments are...... actually as expected

J. Marston · 13-11-2020 10:00pm

Probably a swatting it seems...

https://twitter.com/SPVM/status/1327353175670657024

Potential-Monke · 13-11-2020 11:42pm

Turns out it was a hoax: https://www.businessinsider.com/potential-hostage-situation-at-ubisoft-montreal-2020-11?r=US&IR=T

nix · 14-11-2020 3:17am

a hoax or a bug? :pac:

Zero-Cool · 17-11-2020 10:25am

Alanah's new job is writer at Sony Santa Monica. Good for her!

https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1328498253470392320?s=19

Retr0gamer · 17-11-2020 10:36am

Who?

The Raging Bile Duct · 17-11-2020 10:42am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Alanah's new job is writer at Sony Santa Monica. Good for her!

https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1328498253470392320?s=19

Hi everyone. I’m finally allowed to announce my new job... as a video game writer at @SonySantaMonica, who you probably - know - as the studio who make God of War. I am so, SO proud to be a part of this incredible team.

pixelburp · 17-11-2020 10:54am

I don't know what a Tracker Mortgage is, or who Alanah Pearce is. Then again, that I'm riffing on a now 20-year-old joke with the former, likely explains my ignorance of the latter :pac:

Vicxas · 17-11-2020 11:07am

pixelburp wrote: »

I don't know what a Tracker Mortgage is, or who Alanah Pearce is. Then again, that I'm riffing on a now 20-year-old joke with the former, likely explains my ignorance of the latter :pac:

Showing our age here!

Also, i have no idea who this woman is.

gizmo · 17-11-2020 11:59am

Former IGN and Rooster Teeth staffer, has a rather wholesome Youtube channel and most interestingly (imo) runs a podcast called Play, Watch, Listen with Mike Bithell, Austin Wintory and Troy Baker where they talk about games and stuff.

CastorTroy · 17-11-2020 12:02pm

That's how I feel in so many of those posts in gaming humour thread.

Alannah used to work for ign but did other stuff after leaving. She comes across as one of the more likeable ones when I've seen any of her stuff.

marcbrophy · 17-11-2020 12:22pm

I wasn't aware that Lana left RT

I've always liked her humorous stuff and the journo stuff.
This seems like an odd departure to me, if I'm honest.
But best of luck to her

Retr0gamer · 17-11-2020 12:34pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

I wasn't aware that Lana left RT
I've always liked her humorous stuff and the journo stuff.
This seems like an odd departure to me, if I'm honest.
But best of luck to her

With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

ERG89 · 17-11-2020 12:39pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

Well it seems US Gamer is closing at the end of the year so its hard to blame people want to move from the journalism stuff. I'd kinda be shocked if more, even larger sites don't go in the next few years. Not that influencers, etc. offer much quality in comparison.

wes · 17-11-2020 12:43pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

By all accounts game development pays worse than being a software engineer at a bank, with longer hours and crunch etc. I wonder if the same holds true for video game writers, when compared to a TV show.

Retr0gamer · 17-11-2020 1:30pm

wes wrote: »

By all accounts game development pays worse than being a software engineer at a bank, with longer hours and crunch etc. I wonder if the same holds true for video game writers, when compared to a TV show.

With what passes for videogame writing even if the games that are lauded for their writing *cough* Last of Us 2 *cough* I very much doubt they do.

Retr0gamer · 17-11-2020 1:33pm

ERG89 wrote: »

Well it seems US Gamer is closing at the end of the year so its hard to blame people want to move from the journalism stuff. I'd kinda be shocked if more, even larger sites don't go in the next few years. Not that influencers, etc. offer much quality in comparison.

That's the first I heard about Usgamer. I had a feeling they wouldn't last long since Jermey Parish left and am amazed they hung on for so long. Fond of a lot of the writers there, Kat Bailey is excellent and her knowledge on and taste in RPGs is excellent. Mike Williams is a writer whose taste in videogames is totally contrary to my own and yet I like reading his work and hearing his views, at least he has gotten a job elsewhere.

Varik · 17-11-2020 1:44pm

USGamer owner also run Pax and a load of big cons and events, they'd be majorly hit by pandemic.

Also own eurogamer, rock paper shotgun, and game industry.

I only care about digital foundry there, and I guess they'd be fine even if eurogamer went.

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