Kane99

idk, I think generations of games take inspiration from one another. I could argue it's like Dead Island since it too had workbenches. Unless I'm confusing this with something else. Are you saying that Resident Evil is copying The Last of Us? Maybe I missed something.

Honestly, I think I'd like to play some casual, slow paced games where there isn't a huge challenge. Kinda like that Unpacking game I'm so into. Just a relaxing game to pass the time. I feel that way with two point hospital. Because I feel you can just build and let the little people run the show while I keep building and making the hospital fancy. 😄

If it does, yeah I'd turn them off. If they have that option. But yeah, I think if it slows things down, there should be an option to turn it off. Especially if you're a seasoned veteran of the game already lol.

I'm starting to remember one, wasn't there a dart in one of the Assassin's Creed games where you can get have one of the enemies attack one of their own. Yes I think it was III and Black Flag. Maybe even Syndicate or all of them. But yeah, there was a dart or knife you can throw at enemies and when struck, they will attack the person nearest to them. They won't attack civilians, just their own. But, they will still attack you if they see you.

If you stand to game, does anyone here like to do some workouts while also gaming? Maybe running in place, doing some squats, or other workouts you can do in a standing position while also gaming.

How much money do you guys think you have in just your backlog of games alone? I would probably say I have a couple hundred worth in terms of current market value, so it's not much, but that's a lot in some ways. Anyway, what about you guys?

I don't think it's really anything in particular. I think most voice actors fall in with a certain side of acting. Voice actors in gaming, probably start off doing voice acting in cartoons and other media. They may start off doing voice over work for ads for all we know. But, I'm sure most voice actors aren't opposed to working on bigger projects. I think it's more to do with the fact that they're voice actors and really the only thing they tend to work on, are cartoons, voice over for ads or video games. What else do voice actors do? I mean, I doubt most of them want to do live action acting, on camera. Some voice actors probably love the comfort of being in a small boxy room, doing voice over work with no one really staring at them, or having a camera in their face. Some voice actors probably could easily make the move to live action acting, but do we know if these voice actors are capable of actually acting? Like the movement, the style, the facial movements, etc. Acting in live action movies and tv isn't about just the voice, it's about what you can do with your face and body to make the role as real and authentic as possible. Voice actors rely on animators and people to code them, or use mocap suits to record them. Yeah some voice actors do mocap work themselves, which is great, but that doesn't necessarily equate to acting in movies and tv.

George R.R. Martin working on more games would be dope. I heard he worked on Elden Ring, so I'd like to see how that turns out. Here's hoping that he does some more work on games, because I'd love to see what he is capable of doing for the gaming side of things.

Sure with some of them. Not all bugs and glitches hurt the game. Some are fun and add to it, some are dumb and give us a laugh, while others can in fact cause issues. Games where you fall under the map, glitch into walls or get stuck in a jump animation, or something else. There's a lot of bugs and glitches in games that will bug gamers. No pun intended. But we get used to some of them because retro and past games can't be fixed anymore. So you're stuck with those glitches on those cart based games. The only way to fix those, would be to go back to the drawing table, fix the problem and then re-release the game. These days we get patches. I would say that most games I have played, don't bother me much with glitches or bugs. Sure some will piss ya off, but when you know it, you then know how not to repeat the mistake. So you kinda learn to live with it in most games. I mean hell, cyberpunk 2077 alone is a buggy, glitchy mess, but it's still got a good game under all the issues. Which reminds me, I should really jump back into it soon.

Sadly it was their own doing. I believe the quality of their games was the reason they folded along with the way the company execs acted with the money. Or they may have been sold off, I don't remember. But Acclaim has a history for making a lot of crap. They died off in 2004 I heard and I guess sold their name and all their properties to other companies. Some other studio came out making games by Acclaim, but that only lasted for four years.

I disagree with your last point. Poor folks can afford some leisure things. Just because someone is poor, doesn't mean they can't afford to get some games, a console or two. It just means they can't buy everything they want. They have to wait, save up money. I buy what I want within reason. I don't spend boat loads of cash on games. I utilize services like game pass, and buy used, or even trade if possible. And I also look for game sales often. I game more than enough, and I'm considered poor. I don't make a lot of money by any means, so it comes down to what I can afford.

I wish I kept my copy of Friday the 13th. I remember hating it as a kid, but after seeing how to play the game properly, I figure I could easily get into that. I was also kinda scared playing it lol.

Yeah, both RDR1 and 2 are fairly easy to get through. That's the issue with a lot of Rockstar games, most of their games are fairly easy to get through. GTA has always been easy for me. Maybe it's because I grew up with all these open world games, so I feel at ease in them.

That 8bit Christmas movie that came out recently made fun of the Powerglove as well. Thought it was great to see a movie make fun of it. I think Nintendo sponsored or was a part of the movie too. I remember in The Wizard that they attempted to make the powerglove look cool. Always thought that was funny.

Everyone did it back in the day lol. I still see people doing it to this day. I tell them not to though at the risk of damaging the console and the games. Oh I imagine. Controllers are probably the easiest to diagnose and repair. I wouldn't know how to repair them myself, but I'm sure there's not much that does go into it. Especially the older controllers with just a board and some connectors. But newer controllers with all their additional parts, can be a chore to deal with. I've taken apart a few PS2, 360 controllers, and they are a bitch to put back together sometimes.

I think Geek Fuel is the same thing, a powder that you mix into a drink. Nope, completely different companies. It's actually owned by Pepsi lol.

I'd say it counts, but it wasn't made because of covid. I played Plague inc in the past, and it's actually a pretty fun game. The purpose is to try and kill everyone. Weird I know, but it can be a challenge.

I was playing a deathrun in Fortnite as of late, and there are so many traps you can set up in that game. Most of the deathruns in Fortnite have traps that you will hit multiple times lol. But it's really fun to play.

Pretty much everything Dark Souls. You need tons of patience when it comes to these types of games. I have only so much patience for the until I get annoyed and quit. I'm not much of a fan of the challenge these days lol. I'd argue that Assassin's Creed games, at least the ones from II to Syndicate are pretty easy. Most of the games just had a block/parry option I think, so it was pretty easy to go up against most enemies. Now there was some games that required you to think and fight differently, but for the most part, AC games are fairly easy. I can't say for the most recent titles, but I'm going to assume they too are kinda easy.

Sony has already said they expect the deals to stand until done. So what I think is going to happen, is that anything that's already slated for release, will still drop on the PlayStation, but any future titles won't be. Unless there is still a contract in place between Sony and Activision. I think Xbox and Microsoft will honor those deals and let them run out. I mean, they already allow games like Minecraft stay on the PlayStation, so the idea is that they'll just let the deal wind down.

Like in terms of not having enough space for the games you want to install? idk, I have about 1TB in storage on my Xbox One, and most of the time it's filled up. But there are so many games I don't play, that I'd be fine deleting some to make room. So it's never really a bother for me.

I want to give Dark Souls a try again, but I just don't have the patience for the difficulty. I suck at games where you have to be quick to react. Could barely get through Dark Souls 1's beginning area.

What do you think GTA IV would even look like remastered? If they do remaster it, I hope they go in the direction of what GTA V and RDR2 looks like. GTA V is getting another remaster for new gen consoles, but if GTA IV gets a remaster, I think they need to make it look as good or even better if possible.

How many games in your backlog still have the shrinkwrap still on it? I used to have a few games with the plastic still on it, but have since opened them all. I wish I had some retro games still in box and wrapping, because that'd be awesome! 🙂

True, but I'd argue 2021 and 2020 was two of the worst year in gaming. And thanks can go to Covid for that. But still, 2022 is going to deal a lot with the same issues, because we're still stuck in the middle of covid with what feels like no way out at this point.