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Hitman 3 releases today and with the PS4 version, it comes with an option to play the game in VR. Now, this is a timed exclusive, so the PS4 is the only way to play Hitman 3 via virtual reality. But, they will probably, eventually release it for PC to utilize all those fancy VR headsets. Anyway, it doesn't sound like VR is that good. Though, from what I've seen, it still looks like it'd be a ton of fun to play, and get some good laughs. Watch this hitman VR review to get an idea of what to expect.

Niel Druckman was recently asked on Twitter about what established IP he would like to make into a video game. He mentioned a few good ones, check the image below to see what he said. I would love to see him do a Punisher game, especially with how gruesome the deaths in TLOU2 are. Same with Ghost Rider. I think anyone would be happy to see Half Life back, but I can see fans throwing a fit if he was involved. Just the way the gaming community is these days. Hotline Miami is an interesting one. Maybe he could to a more realistic one? What do you guys think?

Played an indie horror game last night from ichi io called Dispatch I think it was. It was a free to play short game. You are a paramedic going to a 911 call, and you find disturbing things. It has minecraft style graphics in a way. But it looked good though. It was really short. I finished it in like 15 minutes maybe. But it was good while it lasted. I ended up seeing a glitch, where a ghost showed up. I think they expected me to walk away, but I went up to him and he did nothing lol. I deleted it though, and can't find it. Maybe it wasn't called Dispatch. Oh well.

You played a young kid who went to a private school. You had to deal with bullies, school, and fun missions. It's essentially a GTA for kids. You could ride around town on a bike or skateboard. It was a really fun game. How so? It was never meant to be some big open world game. Bully is more linear than other Rockstar titles. There was some stuff you could do in the town and around school, but it wasn't near the level of GTA or RDR for example. I think it's all been rumors so far. There was talk of a sequel coming, and then a cancellation like you said, but I don't think anything was confirmed. Maybe these "insiders" are telling the truth, but it's possible it could be still be in the works. Or at least on hold.

That I'm loyal to? Hmm, well I'd say the Super Mario Bros. Series, mainly the NES/SNES and classics. I will play pretty much any new Mario game I can though. 😄 GTA as well, but to be honest, it has lost my interest over the years. I will usually play them, beat them, test out online for a while and then be done until the next game releases. Others are; Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty, Batman Arkham Series, and more.

I wouldn't say I'm great at them, but I can be good at some of them. Just depends on the racing game I suppose. I sadly don't play a lot of racing games, as I king of got tired of them during the PS1/PS2 years.

The demo isn't the biggest issue here, it's just another problem added to the pile. It just shows that this studio lied to the consumers and continued to lie once the game was released. It's just establishing a track record of their lies. What gets me peeved about this whole situation, is the CDPR management. They literally threw the QA testers under the bus, saying that they didn't know the game was this broken. Bull shit! QA testers are tasked with finding every problem they can. CDPR is telling us that they didn't find any of the same bugs gamers did on day one? It's just lie after lie with this studio, and it's quite sad to see. If you want a full in depth view of how shit this launch was, I'd recommend reading through Jason Schreier's article at bloomberg below. Because it goes into detail as to why this launch was such a mess. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout

Nope, no feature like it currently. I'm sure you could install old dashboards if you had a way of getting them, but we have to wait for MS to do it. Unless someone can make a mod or a way to re-install old dashboards over the newer ones. I could see it giving more life to the 360.

What are some games you've played, that you feel were made to be hard or tough to beat? I think a game that comes to mind is Dark Souls, but that's the nature of the game. It's tough, so you learn and become better. But what about games that are hard for the purpose of being hard? Ones that feel unbeatable. I think the only game that comes to mind like this, is that game "Getting Over It" I never played it, but the people who played and streamed it at the time, shows how crazy tough this game is. Sure you can probably beat it, but it looks like it's unbearable to deal with. What are some other games you can think of?

This is awesome news. The Yakuza Series has been coming out for the Xbox recently, and now it looks like a lot of the series is coming out for it as well. Including 3, 4 and 5 in the series. And now, you can get all of those games on game pass. As well, you can get these games: Outer Wilds, Desperados III, Donut Country, Cyber Shawo, Control and The Medium. I can't wait to get my hands on The Medium, as I'll be trying to stream that on PC. Read more on this news here - Xbox

What is one thing you would change about the new/current gen consoles, maybe it's just one console, or all of the current gen ones? What is one thing you would change for one, or each of them? For me, I think I would change the Switch joy con buttons. I think I mentioned this in another topic as well, but I feel the buttons are too small. For the PS5, I am not a fan of the look, so I think I'd switch it up a little bit. Maybe more square instead, idk, I'm a simple man. As for the Xbox series x and s, the look is king of growing on me. Maybe it's because it reminds me of a fridge and makes me hungry idk lol. One thing I'd change, is maybe more USB slots on the front. But I just prefer more USB slots on everything. 😄 What about you guys?

And yet you didn't get a single point I made either. If you can't understand what I'm getting at then it's probably best to just move on.

Which ones are you most excited for? I'm really interested in The Medium, for sure buying it after hearing Akira Yamaoka is doing the music. I also want to check out that Ghostwire game. I still need to play Little Nightmares and get the second 2. Which ones are you interested in?

Yeah, as interesting as a game boy game can be, considering the limitations. I don't look at ebay for pricing, as the prices are heavily inflated because people think they have something worth more than it really is. If I really want to grab a game boy, I'd look at thrift stores, game shops that specialize in the sale of retro games and consoles and so on. You're bound to get a much better deal, unless they look at ebay and price that way. First key, don't use ebay to find your price. Use something like pricecharting, as you'll at least get a better picture of what it's going for on every site.

Which racing game was the one where you could flip out wings and fully control your car while in the air? It was on the N64 and I played it so much. Wasn't there a hotwheels N64 game that was like that? Man I need to find that game.

Well GTA is multiplatform. 😄 I think I would like to grab some of the PS4 exclusives and bring em over to the Xbone. Maybe The Last of us 1 and 2, the uncharted series, Spider-Man games, etc. From Nintendo's side, everything essentially lol.

Surprised I didn't respond to this topic yet. I was nearly done with GTA San Andreas back in 04, but I got a little demo disc from PlayStation Underground. It was like a fan club for PlayStation where they would send you swag, certificates and demos. Anyway, the demo they sent me this time, was one that had the demo for Viewtiful Joe 2. I played that and thought it was cool. I then later find that my memory card was wiped clean. So, this demo disc has a glitch, and it's when you play Viewtiful Joe 2's demo. It will wipe any memory card connected to the console. I lost my GTA SA save, and any other save I had on it. I don't recall what else I lost, but losing SA when I was nearly done, made me quite mad. 😞 Sony had to apologize for the problem too - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news221104ps2demodiscusa They even offered to give away a free game to people affected. I didn't know about this until later on, and I actually called their support to raise my issue. They said it was too late. I guess they originally offered people one of the sly cooper games. I would have taken a copy of that. 😞

I think what makes good AI, is AI that learns as you learn. Games like Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, where the AI controlled when it would release a horde of zombies, or release a tank. Or two tanks on you. That is an awesome way to make a game super replayable as well. Another thing, good AI is when you're in a firefight, and since you're stuck in that spot, the AI tosses a grenade. Or they destroy your cover (some games the environment gets destroyed). Bad AI is a given for a lot of games. Look at Cyberpunk 2077, when you shoot in public, or around civilian npcs, most of them duck down. It's really weird. Because many other games have done AI with better results (GTA,RDR, etc). Even the AI in the enemies and cops is lazy in Cyberpunk. You break the law in the game, they appear behind you right away and then once you drive a block away, you essentially lose the cops. It's really plain AI and it's kind of sad. Some people will charge you when you're in cover, but it feels less than you'd expect. But, I still love it lol.

What are some indie games that look as good as the big budget titles out there? There are games like Cup Head, that I see get a lot of praise for how beautiful it is, and how tough it is. Another game that comes to mind, is Gone Home. Even though it's like a walking simulator, it feels like it could have been made by a big studio. What are some you would add?

The Game Boy came out back in 1989 and it's getting a new game 31 or so years later. The game is called Shapeshifter, and it's about a boy who gets powers at night where he can change into an animal just by touching it. But once morning rolls around, you go back to normal. The game was funded through kickstarter. It looks pretty interesting, and they're releasing it in ROM and Physical form. You can check a demo of the game below. And you can find more details in this article - The Gamer and you can buy the game here - https://greenboygames.com/

Rumors are still swirling about a possible 4K Nintendo Switch coming, and it's most likely going to happen. It would be an easy jump for Nintendo, especially not having to come up with yet another new console. Upgrading the hardware is an ideal step into the future. With that being said though, there needs to be some changes. I personally think the joy cons need work. There needs to be something done to make sure drift doesn't occur in the new model. As well, maybe a secondary controller if drift can't be sorted. Also, bigger buttons. Am I the only one that feels the buttons for the joy cons are a tad too small? Also a better DPad. I prefer the button style of the NES. The joycon buttons just feel a tad bit too small, and to me, it makes it feel cheep for some reason. I get a cheap controller vibe with how small the buttons are. I also think it'd be a good idea to get N64 and Gamecube games added up in the marketplace like how they have NES and SNES. Maybe even the Wii and Wii U. I'm sure it'd be possible, and could rack in a ton of extra cash for Nintendo. What are some other things Nintendo should do to make the 4K Switch, the best Switch?

There was a lot of games released in 2020, with a mix of great, good, fantastic, mediocre and outright bad. But what are the ones that were the biggest letdowns? Maybe it was a game that was hyped up for years and released with problems. *Cough* Cyberpunk *Cough* But, maybe it's another game that you had high hopes for, and it just didn't deliver. This isn't about bad games, but you can include them if it was a game you thought was going to be good. For the most part, I think Cyberpunk 2077 is my game of the year, even with all the bugs and problems. I still have a blast with it and haven't played a whole lot else that released in 2020. But I can't think of any games that were a letdown for me. Maybe that In Silence Game. After playing it a couple times, I didn't feel like it was that good. Discuss away! 🙂

I kind of want to mix old with new. An old PC case with a glass panel maybe, some LED lighting and so on. I like the look of old and new combined, so maybe I'll go that direction. I can probably find a nice tower for cheap or free and just modify it. 😄 Would be a fun project.

The Wii had a lot of shovel-ware games, and most of them were pretty bad. The motion controlled gameplay was a big thing and smaller studios jumped at it. I think a lot of the shovel-ware games sold a lot, just based on that reason.

Sports games like FIFA, real time strategy games (as I suck at them), motion controlled games. After the Kinect I am done with them. I will play dance games, if it's a dance mat, but not based on motion. Other than that, I suppose any games like Among Us, where the point is to argue with each other. I can't do it anymore and therefore I don't think I could do it in any other games either.