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Dragon Age: Origins has a handy feature where you can check a log of recent dialogue. It’s helpful in case you missed something someone said, and/or need to review what they said to make sense of it. Video game exposition can often be rather rushed, so I think this is an awesome feature. I wish it was in every game.

Very good analogy - you really have to savor the experience.

A about 3 months ago, it as announced that Aloy from HZD would become a free 5 star playable character in the FTP online Anime style RPG game Genshin Impact. I'm not fully versed on how exactly premium characters work in the game, but I do know that 5 star rated characters tend to be costly, so for this one to be offered for free, all be it in the wake of a cross portion deal, is something I'd describe as very fair. Aly was made available for PlayStation 5 players first last month, she was added in a patch for players on other platforms a few days ago. I have played Genshin Impact a little and, even though it didn't really get it's claws into me, I recognise it as a decent game that certainly worth a try. And given that HZD is one of my favourite games with Aloy being one of my favourite protagonists, I appreciate this. However, a portion of the PC players have taken a very different stance going so far as to even call A'y's inclusion as "an insult". Some hate Aloy's inclusion so much they have actually made an effort to delete her completely form thier accounts. More details on this from Dexerto.com. Now, dimensional travel is thing in Genshin Impact, so for characters from other games or other established lore's and stories to become a part of the game makes sense within it's worlds rules. This may have been a part of miHoYo's long term plans for the game right from the beginning. Regardless, the common excuse that Aloy "doesn't fit" just doesn't fly with me. There is a theory going around that PlayStation wanted Aloy to be put in the game for promotional reason in exchange for thier cooperation to allow cross-platform saves on PlayStation for Genshin Impact. If that's true, than what we have here is a good thing happening for the wrong reason, but in the end the players got those cross platform saves and a free premium character out of it, so it was win for all all. The rage here does not make even a lick of sense to me. If it was really was immersion breaking and seriously mess with lore or cannon I'd get it, because I just don't see it that way. It's not like this sort of thing is anything new. I Remember skins themed arond Phantasy Star Online 2 and for 2B (Nier Automata) in Gravity Rush 2. Then there's Marvel Vs Capcom, a fighting games series themed around characters from universes that would never otherwise interact and don't connect at all. This just adds to my confusion on why Aloy in Genshin Impact has pissed people off so much. What other instances can you think of of characters making cameo appearances or being referenced in other games can you thing off and how do you feel about this sort of thing in general?

Personally, I would give anything to lay my hands on Playstation 5 right now. Even if it means working for free for Sony for 2 months after they gift me the console.

Micro-transactions have simply entered into the world of video games. That's one thing I never loved cos I don't have plenty to be upgrading all the time. They shouldn't make me sell my PS4 off 😅😅.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here who does disable their ad blocker for VGR. As many of you know, I write for the site, so your support means a lot to me 🙂

You're very welcome my friend. I was ac taught how to do it by my friend too, so passing on the knowledge was definitely fulfilling for me to do so.

Thanks alot I've taken my time, to watch what you just posted here in the video. I've learned how to keep track of the games statistics too with the brief video explanation.

I'm guessing playing either your Twisted Metal or GT or even NFS. It's been a while I saw your comments mate. I hope you are well?

Yeah dependency on google is kind of risky. I have disabled google services in my TV too. I don't need them to track me every where.

Nope - I have never played it before...I think? Why does the name sound so familiar?

He probably should hire the Scooby Doo detective agency because they're great at solving mysteries...I'm just saying.

Probably the PS3s.

That's not greedy - do you know how hard it is playing games everyday and having fun?🤣

I agree - they had poor legal advice because no sensible entity would've advised them to proceed.

Yep and governments still carry out this practice arming known terrorists to do their dirty work.

It depends on a number of factors like what you do with your gaming setup. For instance, I'm also an animator, video editor and I plan to branch off into more things so I have a laptop and a portable monitor as well but I plan to get a full desktop setup once I move in the coming months.

I don't even play Genshin Impact but I find it ridiculous that people would make a big fuss about another character from a different series making a cameo in a game you play. Personally, I do like that sort of thing - it certainly adds a bit of surprise factor because you may be familiar with that character from the original series but how will they perform in this universe.

If there is one that EA does deserve some credit for, (and it might actually be the only thing,) they have been able to licence some pretty good soundtracks for their games over the years. I loved the soundtrack in games like Burnout 3.

If I'm being very honest, I really hate ads most of the time because it tend to interrupt what I'm doing but I'm going to have an exception for VGR because the owner poured out his heart with asking us nicely. Mine is off as we speak.

Careful though. A problem I keep finding for save files, is that they are rendered useless if a game has a new update. Your save file won't be updated and won't work unless the game stays on the system or if the game has had no new updates once it was uninstalled. Not sure if the save file stays updated if saved in PS+. It actually may be a better choice. Do not depend on an external storage or let it just sit in the system. Game updates are a b***h and a half.

Game data and save data are separate on PS4 so I would assume they are on PS5 as well. You should also be able to back up your saves on to external storage like a thumb drive or onto the cloud if you have PS+.

Trying to avoid spoilers so haven't read this thread in detail but I've seen the first three episodes and I'm loving it. Very bleak and sad but incredibly engrossing and well-written. Really awesome show!

In Broken Swords for the GBA, the amount of places you can explore is very limited but I did anyways because there's all kind of things laying around such as easter eggs and other surprises.

The game that really disappointed me the most in recent years is Cyberpunk 2077. After all the hype built up over several years. The game just fell flat on it's face.