Kane99

Does anyone here try to join game streams to try and game with creators? I've thought about joining some twitch streams and see if I could game with some of the creators. I've never attempted it because of my social anxiety, but I think it'd be kinda fun to get some easy to digest games to play against popular streamers.

I mean, for me, I don't much worry about having a backlog. I know full well I'll never be able to play every game in my collection. I've pretty much come to terms with that. You kinda have to when you're an adult and can't devote the time to gaming as much anymore. So yeah, I don't let it bother me any, because I know I can't play them all, so I will try to play the ones I really want to and will focus on those. 🙂

Exactly. Arcades are awesome. And it's not just the arcade machines themselves, it's the atmosphere, the people who used to go to them, the fun times you'd have with friends and so on. Arcades were a social experience that no longer exists, at least not in the same way it once used to. I miss arcades because I never fully got to experience them. My uncle had a short lives bar with arcade machines, but that was it. I barely remember playing most of the arcade games there. What's funny, is that there has been an arcade here in my hometown for the past few years now, and I still haven't gone to it.

Capcom? Not sure what you mean by Capcom. What capcom game are you referring to? Are you referring to them modernizing the characters more?

That is a good point. I never thought about how cloud computing is a energy hog. How bad is it? I know that having tons of servers and such, can cause a lot of problems with the environment. idk if that's true, but that's what I heard.

This game just came out. I hear it's very different from the original series of games. This one you can actually walk around and do stuff. You play as a kid stuck in the restaurant. I am not a fan of the series, but I know there are people who are really into the franchise and its lore. This new game though honestly looks kinda fun. I always thought the original games were a tad bit lazy as well. Who here has played it so far? Just came out a couple days ago.

Xbox had many dashboards. Starting off with the plain menu in the original Xbox, to the blade dashboard on the 360, and to the many future iterations of new dashboards on the 360 and Xbox One, all the way to the Xbox Series X/S. Which is your favorite menu/dashboard out of them all? For me, I have the most nostalgia for the blades dashboard on the 360. But the Xbox original dashboard/menu was pretty decent too. What is your favorite? I think the newer dashboard these days are fine, they're just kinda boring.

Xbox has had a couple pro style controllers come out, and I know the PS4 and probably PS5 have had some pro controllers released, but I wasn't aware of any Sony made pro controllers. Does Sony make their own pro controllers? Or are we still to wait for them to release their own one of these days?

Do you ever feel like you don't get enough time with games or gaming in general? These days, since I started a new job, I've been more busy than usual. I want to game more, but when I can, it's either too late or I just can't be bothered to. Do you guys ever feel like you don't get enough game time?

With FF7 Remake doing good, I was curious to know if you think Square Enix will also try to remake 8 and up? They're taking their sweet old time with the parts to FF7, but could we eventually see a remake to 8, 9 and all PS1/PS2 games? Would you welcome remakes for all those games in the style of the FF7 remake? Or no to remakes?

I'm thinking about jumping back into Cyberpunk 2077, as it's been about a year since I played it. But, I don't want to play the main game anymore, I want to try out mods. Has anyone here tried mods in Cyberpunk? What is your favorite mods to play? I want to give them a try soon, but don't want to break the game either. Any suggestions?

Found out about this game here - https://mp1st.com/news/battlefield-2042-parody-game-clownfield-2042-is-real-and-doesnt-hold-back-on-the-insults I guess there is a parody game called Clownfield 2042, which goes to town on Battlefield 2042 for its rocky release and many bugs and problems. Would anyone here play this game? I think I would. It looks like some dumb fun. Also, was there sound in the video above? I didn't hear any.

And a sad day as Tencent eats another studio. Tencent has acquired Turtle Rock Studios, who have recently made Back 4 Blood and are also responsible for. For those who don't know, tencent is a mobile game development company/publisher that is massively rich, and I believe they are based in China. Either way, they're known to be kinda deceptive and are money hungry for sure. You can read more about this sad news here - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211217005008/en/ 😞

Well she tried to return them, but had trouble. Instead the Target employees decided to gift her the six consoles. They said she could give them away to family as Christmas gifts, or to whoever could use them. Grandma, can I get a switch please? 😄 Read about this news here - https://www.12news.com/article/life/heartwarming/an-arizona-mom-tried-to-return-nintendo-switches-mistakenly-delivered-to-her-now-target-is-gifting-them-back-as-thanks/75-9c355038-8c40-45d1-bfd8-ab849a6f2196

I don't know if you guys enjoyed the game Gex back in the 90s on the PS1/N64 consoles. I don't remember if it ever hit the generation after, but do correct me if I'm wrong. This of course should be taken with a grain of salt, as it's reported that Square Enix has trademarked "Gex" in Europe. So it could be a possible start to an eventual reboot, or remake even. That's what the gaming world wants to do more often these days. Anyway, it could just be them saving their property as they own Gex through Eidos I guess. So we'll see. You can read more about this here - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/gex-the-forgotten-90s-video-game-mascot-might-be-making-a-comeback

Has anyone here played the game Returnal? It's like one of those Dark Souls clones, where it's crazy tough, and when you die, you have to like go back and collect your stuff. I heard it was really good, but it's one of those games that takes ages to beat because of its difficulty. It's a PS5 exclusive as well. One of these days I'll get myself a PS5 and maybe I'll play it. Check the trailer below.

The thing is, the gaming industry needs a union. So many studios push their developers to work long hours, and to do crunch to get a game done. I think it's fair to have a union out there to better protect the developers and other workers who are often screwed over by studios and publishers. Something has to be done, because there's been a slew of stories about how so many studios promote crunch. On top of that, developers don't get the best pay either.

It was forgettable? Is that a good way to put it? It wasn't bad, but no one really paid much attention to it. I could see them doing a sequel, to fix the mistakes they made with the first game. True, but for a game like this, I could see it resulting in a remaster or a sequel. I'm starting to lean more towards a sequel though, or even an outright reboot.

Oh for sure. it wasn't until they started doing 3D worlds that they blew up. The first top down games were popular, but not on the level of GTA 3 and the sequels to follow. I think GTA would have survived on Xbox, if anything it would have pushed Xbox ahead. But, it's very likely that Rockstar still would have dropped Microsoft and go multi-platform later. These days studios are leaving exclusivity deals and doing multiplatform or are outright getting bought up by studios. So Rockstar probably would have done just fine.

Yeah, that isn't fun. Which is why I like cloud backups. It just copies the last valid save and keeps that on the cloud for you. Backups shouldn't overwrite saves unless you load it over it. But yeah, any cloud saves that overwrite your manual save is a no go for me.

I have no issues with games being cinematic, it's just when games only focus is to be cinematic. Maybe the rest of the game is mediocre and paint by numbers, but the cutscenes and other aspects are presented better. With Hellblade 2, even though you are mostly moving around, to me, it feels more like you're on a track, and have to follow it. That's how I view it more as cinematic compared to being in control. Because sure, I could stop moving, and get killed, but you're essentially moving into a direction that is predetermined. Does that make sense? Anyway, I know the game will have combat, which I'm psyched for. So it's not 100% just cinematic. QTE events are worse for sure. I absolutely hated them in Indigo Prophecy and any other game to come after.

Yup indeed. Fanboys are a big problem, since they fawn over their favorite games and companies, and if you argue with them about it, or say something bad, they flip out. They are the reason that so many game companies get away with their abuse and unfair treatment, because they keep putting money down for said games. It's just a bit annoying to see how idiotic some fans can be for their favorite things. It's almost like when you talk bad about a game, they will take it to heart pretty much.

Would be an interesting time to go back to. Seeing the many arcades, and seeing what Pac-Man and other arcades did for the time. I grew up in the 90s, so arcades weren't as huge back then, and soon enough, most arcades are pretty much gone. So I think it would have been cool, going to the arcade on the weekends to play games. I never got to experience that, so I'd go back and do that I think.

Yeah, I can see this bringing in a ton for studios and publishers. I know many gamers who would be so into this, and will find ways to abuse the system if possible. I agree. It's just going to result in more riches for the studios and we'll get nothing great in return. That's how it always is for us gamers. We get screwed over and the big studios get awarded with more and more cash which never goes to the actual developers, but the big time publisher. I just won't use the feature in games I get, if they have it. I still have hopes that NFTs will die out soon. I still think it could be a fad that will drop off at some point. I hope.

I believe Dog's Life was the one I played in demo form all those years ago, pretty sure on the PS2 at one point. I don't remember much about the demo, but I remembered the controls were fairly decent. I need to replay Spyro, haven't played it since I played the original on the PS1 back with my nephew. It's been a long time. But yeah, I'll have to revisit Dog's Life and maybe Spyro while I'm at it. Thanks for the suggestions!