Kane99

Gaming can be expensive, but these days there are more and more services offering options to get games on the cheap. Game Pass for Xbox is one that comes to mind right away, as they offer hundreds of games for a max of like $15 a month. You can't go wrong for that, considering it's only $15 for games I probably wasn't going to pay for originally. This way I can play more games. Anyway, that's not the point of this topic. This is in regards to how much you spend yearly on games/consoles in general. This includes subscription gaming services as well. For me, my spending has gone down a lot. I have Game Pass every once in a while, so that's around $15 a month. But some months I don't have it. I also purchased a few games here and there, but I don't tend to buy much. Mostly PC games these days, because of sales and such. Honestly, I couldn't tell you how much I paid on gaming, but I'd say it's probably under $100-$200 or so. Idk, I've been really cheap this year.

I don't. I have 2 powerA pro controllers. One for my Xbox and one for my PC. They're wired controllers though, which I prefer, because wireless controllers are a pain in the ass sometimes. My Xbox one and 360 controllers always died on me or broke down. But these powerA controllers work pretty decently.

Yeah headsets have gotten really cheap these days. You can usually get a fairly cheap mic headset for $20-40 or so. The cheaper the worse it gets, but cheap isn't that bad. Owned a gaming headset for like 3 years that still works. The audio for it isn't that bad either and I only paid like $25 for it.

Yeah RDR2 is full of options for the gamers. You could do a lot in rdr2. It would be even cooler if they allowed you to make your own maps and cities in game. I think that would add a lot of replayability.

Essentially, in my opinion, I consider a game to be a game when there are a few factors: 1. Is there a story? 2. Is there conflict? 3. Is there a challenge you must complete? 4. Is it a puzzle game or more story driven? To me, a game is a game when it combines all of that.

I would say that counts. You're technically journalling about the game when doing that anyway. I'd consider a review good for a journal. Why aren't they public? Just waiting for the time when you're ready to release them to the masses?

If a game is causing you to rage, take a breather, and come back to it later. I've had my share of games I couldn't do anything in. Sometimes taking a much needed break, will usually solve it. I try layer and sometimes it works. Sometimes you're back back to square one though. If you can't ever get through it, it's fine to give up.

Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Of Us, The Walking Dead by Telltale, and a few more that I'm probably forgetting. Oh, maybe rdr2 near the end. I can't think of anything else though.

What surprises me more is that they keep getting away with things. We hear bad things about the gaming industry every day now, and it seems as if no matter what they do, they find a way out of it. Ubisoft, Activision/Blizzard, Take-Two, and more are becoming the scummy of the scum.

Oh wow, that was a post. I honestly don't have a whole lot to say myself, as I haven't played a whole lot this year. People playground is oddly addicting. Creating fun scenarios to take out the little stick people is fun. Then there's Teardown, which is a vowel style destruction game, which is also addicting. I played Among Us for the first time. Like it, but it was too anxiety inducing. Wreckers is a decently fun racing demolition derby style game. Really been having a blast with that. And I jumped back into fortnite again. And that's been alright. I play it the most. But work has stopped me in these past couple weeks. And of course Unpacking is another game I really enjoyed this year. It's just so relaxing for some reason.

True, play when or however you want. Most of the games in the series don't have any continuation from previous games. Some characters from past games show up from time to time, but it's not like you have to play them all or even in order. Play however you want, that's how I feel. 🙂

I've thought of doing it too, but my anxiety always stops me. I help run streams for a community I'm working for now, and it's a lot easier when you know the streamers. Once you have some time with the site, I recommend getting more involved. Maybe you'll turn out to like it. 🙂

Lucky you. I'm working until right before Christmas. And then the day after I have an event I have to take care of. So yeah, fun times. But I'm guessing you're in school or college, in which case, stay a kid/teen as long as ya can lol.

I think what could make it memorable is if it's a well known area, and you get to play in that open world playground. I think also, if that environment opens up and changes, it becomes even memorable. It's generic when they don't utilize the location good enough. That's how I see it anyway.

Yeah cryptocurrency doesn't really work that well in gaming. The difference with NFTs is that they aren't cryptocurrency, but it's kinda like a singular thing you can buy, and it's kinda exclusive. Basically what they are doing with games, is giving gamers the option to sell unique digital items in game. You can make money off of it. No idea if it's turned into cryptocurrency or if it's US dollars though.

I was actually looking at cameo the other day. There are a lot of video game voice actors on there. I was tempted to get a cameo as a gift for someone, but damn cam they be pricey.

They won't go under, they'll just hire people who are fine with their issues. I think that whole company needs a restructuring if anything. Get in a new CEO, new leaders etc. Ubisoft has made a lot of mistakes and blunders over the years, if they fix their problems, they could easily rebound. They have the money to do it. They just have to do it.

This article here: https://cogconnected.com/feature/5-times-video-games-went-too-far/ Discusses 5 times video games went a little too far. Examples like the "No Russian" mission in Modern Warfare 2, or the torture scene in GTA V. Those are just the couple entries on the list. What others made the cut? Well Custer's Revenge, Carmageddon, and Postal 3. Do you guys remember playing any of these games? I played GTA V, and Modern Warfare 2, but don't recall playing Carmageddon. I never played a Postal game, but always wanted to try them out.

With the recent rocky release of Battlefield 2042, it made me wonder if this is going to be an ongoing trend. As in, will the next Battlefield be a mess just like 2042? A mess in that it was a downgrade from previous titles. The Battlefield before 2042 wasn't all that great either. In fact no one really bothered with it, and it seems 2042 is dealing with much of the same, just at another level because of how limited 2042 was at release. Anyway, I think this is probably the last time these guys can fail like this. The future Battlefield has to improve on their mistakes and better themselves, otherwise I could see Battelfield going on a hiatus if they don't get their shit together.

I forgot that Steam does their own game of the year type of thing, but it's called the Steam Awards. You can find all the nominees at the link below. https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/2021////// What games do you hope win the categories? I didn't play most of these games, but I did play Unpacking, and I hope it wins for the Sit back and relax award. 😄 But yeah, what you rooting for in here?

I know with Xbox you can have a custom made controller through their site, but I don't think PlayStation has something like that just yet. I'm sure there are third party sites where you can design your own PS controller, but do you think Sony will make their own service like Xbox has, to make your own PS controller? I would welcome them adding such a thing. Wouldn't you? Do you think PlayStation will adopt this idea?

Yeah, I heard a while back I think the Last of Us was in some major award category at a movie award show as well. I at least think that it was, I forget, or I could be confusing it for another game. But yeah, video games are starting to break out and show up in other awards shows. It's pretty cool stuff. 🙂

Oh noice! Thanks for sharing. I think I heard about this one a while back, but didn't see much else about it. I think I saw a lets play of it, but I forget. It looks like a pretty decent crime game, so I'll have to check it out for sure.

That's a fair assessment. I feel as if most esports players focus much of their life on the games they are good at. If anyone wants to be a pro gamer and join esports, they need to probably also practice daily. I don't think I could practice daily, especially the same game over and over.

I'd have to say the time my parents got my brother and I a PS1 for Christmas. My dad bought the console and a bunch of games from a work friend, must have gotten a good deal because we had like 20+ games that day. Just wrapped up, some unopened in the plastic. It's something I wish I could go back in time to revisit. It was so cool.