Kane99

I think it was Resident Evil 4 VR. My nephew was lucky and ended up getting a Meta Quest 2 VR headset. I had a blast playing RE4 VR. Took some getting used to, but once done I felt like I could go pretty far. But, I could only play for so long until I got tired. But yeah, that was the first game of 2023 I'd say.

Remember when they tried to make a similar looking game called WWE 2K Battlegrounds? I was interested in getting it when it was first announced, but after reviews came out showing how bad it was, I decided not to pick it up. The fact that the wrestles pretty much have the same moves, didn't help either.

The problem with the yearly releases is that they don't innovate on anything, often releasing the same exact game with minimal changes. And sure you're right, the sport rarely changes. But for games like Madden, that have gotten worse because of the yearly releases, it's tiring to see the same things over and over. The problem with the story modes is because they're tacked on modes where the devs half ass it. For Madden for example, their focus is more on their ultimate team mode, while franchise and other modes often get neglected. And I disagree with the "realism" side. Madden for example may look pretty graphically, but there's not much realism to it. From the glitches that result in fumbles being unrecoverable by either team, or the ball magically appearing elsewhere on the field. I wouldn't call Madden realistic in any way. Hell they removed refs from the field. When games back on the PS1 had refs. The problem is the yearly releases. They aught to drop that and make one single game, and update it constantly. That way they can focus more on fixing problems, improving presentation, gameplay, and so on. And it wouldn't end up being the same exact game every year, because it'll be constantly updated and changed. That's a future I want for sports games.

Even though I'm not a fan of Gears of War, but I really liked the TV spot with the mad world song. It's just so iconic I think, and I think they re-used the same song in Gears 2 trailer.

Are you sure you're not confusing Agents of Mayhem with the new Saints Row? Agents of Mayhem came out 5 years ago same with The Long Dark. I think the topic is mainly meant for 2022 releases that were underrated. But if that's all you played I suppose that works. One game from 2022 that I played for a bit and enjoyed, was Shredders. I felt like there was a lot going with this game, and I eventually want to check back into it. The controls were great, gameplay was great, graphics look great etc. Sadly I haven't played too many games from 2022 itself.

I don't like when games give you a 50/50 pick. Pick this or that. Maybe give us more options instead of two that will decide the story for you. I think having more options to choose from, expands the story and gives you more to explore each playthrough too. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but I'll say I probably made stupid choices in games in the past, and regretted it because I probably should have done it a different way instead.

I thought of this after I remembered something to do with ESPN NFL 2K5. A game that came out on the PS2 and Xbox back in 2004. It was and is by far one of my favorite sports games, and favorite NFL game. It did so much better than modern Madden games do today. It has better presentation, controls, and everything else. It also has a robust season mode that lasts for pretty much forever. But I found out recently that Madden only allow you to play for like 30 years in season mode. Which sure, is fine, but in ESPN NFL 2K5 it was unlimited from what I recall. Anyway, that's not the point of this topic. After I had played for a few years in season mode, you could encounter career ending injuries. For example, I remember a player that had an broken neck as an injury, and the injury length said for the rest of his career. I know that's grim, but it provided realism to the game that I never saw before or after. Madden wouldn't dare add something like that to the game. But I think it would add a sense of realism. That's why I wish Madden and any other sports games would push the idea of realism more. As well, better story modes that focus on beefs with other players, realistic drama and so on. Also better presentation where they air game shows every week or even after every game like ESPN NFL 2K5 did, and many other sports games do aside from Madden, who kinda half-ass it in terms of presentation. I know some sports games like NBA 2K, MLB The Show and other sports games have more realistic stories and better presentation to boot. I would like to see more story driven content in sports games. They are trying to do it already with Madden, NBA 2K and others, but I feel it can be done more. What do you guys think? Would you like more realistic stories with your sports games? Or do you want them to keep it the way it is now?

I'm not against this, as many games have done a TV show like structure. I want to say Quantum Break is something I'm thinking of, a game mixed with a show/game kind of thing. But my guess it'll be something episodic like The Walking Dead game. So we'll probably get seasons, and episodes to coincide with said seasons. I think it can work if done right. And Naughty Dog are usually good for making quality games. What do you think he has cooking? Source - https://exputer.com/news/neil-druckmann-next-game-tv-show/

Yes the SSX tricky and SSX 3 would be awesome to see rebooted or remastered. As for my picks, I would like to see WWE Smackdown - Here Comes The Pain. Hands down one of the best pro wrestling games around. I would also like to see a remaster/remake of most of the Metal Gear Solid games, Simpsons games, Silent Hill 2 (happening), and lots more I'm sure.

That's a tough one to answer. When I got a PS1, my dad got it from someone who had a small collection of games. I remember opening game after game that day, it was awesome! Anyway, I can't say for a certain what the first game I played was. It could have been Tunnel B1, In the Hunt, Tekken, and a few others. I can't remember the exact game I played first.

Just playing longer. It really comes down to practice, practice and more practice. And practice can be playing the game like you normally would. I think the best thing you can do to learn a game, is to play it. Really no better way. :D If you're practicing for something like an esports league, than that's a different story I think. That takes a lot more time and dedication, usually to just one game.

Thanks, I'm doing well. Hope you're doing well too. :) My point is that you as you are now, will not be experiencing this new digital life you speak of. So really the practical effect of this would be more for people who have lost a loved one, and want to bring them back in a digital form, to talk to them and hang out with them again. But it's not the same as the living, breathing person, even if VR and graphics get to a point of realism. I just don't see it ever being possible to sort of teleport your mind into a digital thing. I get copying, but I don't think it's possible to move you over to a new host is what I mean. Does that make more sense? I hope I made my point clear. The idea sounds cool, but I think this would be best for people to see their deceased loved ones again, even if it's in a digital format.

1 vs 100 was great. It was one of those new things they were trying at the time, and it gave many people a chance to win real prizes. The cool thing about it, was that 1 person would randomly be chosen to be the 1 who versus the 100. I never got picked, but it was still a fun trivia game to play. I wish they would have brought it back already. There was rumors they were bringing it back at some point, but so far it's hasn't come to fruition yet. It would be nice if Xbox tried to replicate this by doing more live game events. Could be a fun way to drum up activity on your platforms.

I haven't picked up anything this year. Money is tight for me at the moment, so I've been living a bit cheap as of late haha. But, I hear there was a fair deal of good sales. Are they all still live as we speak? I may have to check it out, if there's something for like a couple bucks, I may be able to spare some lol.

Mario would be pretty cool, but I don't know how they'd work that out into a skin. Most skins have to meet the same height requirement, so I wonder if they'd have to just make him to size. Aside from him, maybe some WWE collabs. I think it'd be great to see some pro wrestlers make it in there. I know there's the Luchador skins, but I want someone like Undertaker, Stone Cold, The Rock, etc. They already got John Cena in there, so it's a possibility. Those probably don't count, as you're looking for Gaming legends. While we're at it, why not add Sonic, Tails. Also maybe some Mortal Kombat characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden etc. Street Fighter characters, Tekken, etc. There's so much they can do.

I wouldn't say I prefer gaming to watching tv. I'd say they both are interests of mine. I'm big into movies and tv, so it's a big thing in my life. And gaming will always be a part of my life. I love doing both. If I had to choose my favorite, I don't know if I can. Movies and tv are something I like a lot too, and I don't know if I'd want to lose out on that either.

Depends. Most nights I'm on my PC hanging out with friends on Discord. We'll sometimes play our own games, and or watch a movie. I'd say most nights I get an hour or two in. But sometimes I'll quit to watch a movie or YouTube. I don't game much during the day these days, mostly night is when I game.

Haha nah. At least not since 2K took the franchise on. Actually scratch that, I'd say even back when they were still with THQ. I think after a point the series just started to take the easy route by releasing the same game with updated things here and there. I don't know how many times I play a newer WWE game and it has the same exact animations the same exact moves, character models for some and so on. The new WWE game was fine, but it still wasn't great. It wasn't Here Comes the Pain or WWF No Mercy by any means. I don't touch any of their mobile games, I just don't have any interest in them. But I have considered looking into wrestling management sims outside of WWE stuff.

I actually haven't. Back when it originally released, the graphics and gameplay style wasn't of interest to me. But I've been kinda on the lookout for the game for a while now. If I see it cheap, I'll pick it up, because I hear it's actually a good fighting game, and is highly underrated. I still preferred stuff like WWE Smackdown Vs Raw or Here Comes the Pain, but I think it's good to change up the style of gameplay to something more arcadey.

I honestly don't. I remember you could mess with the chickens, but I was imagining picking them up and throwing them. But maybe I got Fortnite on the brain haha. I probably had a little laugh about it, but I doubt I bothered with it too long. Actually wasn't it a mission where you had to bring a few chickens back to a farmer? But you could kick them to be evil or something. I forget.

The NES for me as well. My parents owned an NES when I was growing up, I don't remember when we got it, if it was before I was born, I don't know. But it was the first ever console I played on. As a kid, I thought it was magic, it was so cool. I still think it's cool, but as a kid, you just have this sense of wonder about gaming. Now days I lose that wonder with gaming, but as a kid, that's when it was the best. I wish I could go back and relive the time I played my first video game. I think that'd be cool.

The era's I mostly missed were before the NES. I had a NES growing up, but I know that the SNES and stuff were out by the time I first played the NES. Other than that, I'd say I have missed the new generation so far. I don't own any of the new consoles, but I do have a PC that can play most new games, so I can't complain.

I am all for this. It looks like video game employees are filing for unionization from Activision/Blizzard. According to the article (link below), the group for unionization includes designers, animators, engineers, producers, and quality assurance workers. I sure hope they make it happen, because I think the gaming industry needs unions to make sure that developers and anyone else working for the big companies gets a fair deal for the work they do and they aren't force to crunch to make a release date. This can be the first step to making it safer for workers going forward. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/video-game-employees-file-for-unionization/ar-AA15HZ87 So far this is just Activision/Blizzard, but we could see this push other teams to try and unionize as well.

I remember Farmville, though I never actually played it. I just remember when people talked about it nonstop in the early Facebook days. I never understood the popularity of it, but looking back I guess I can see some reasons as to why.

I've been playing a bit of Madden NFL 22 now. I ended up finishing the season mode for Madden 21, and I guess the season mode only lasts for 30 years. I was expecting it to go on until you quit, but I guess not. There's another reason why ESPN NFL 2K5 is better. I don't think they ever had a limit to the amount of years you can play the season mode. I also have been meaning to play High on Life, but haven't touched it yet. Maybe this holiday weekend I'll get to it.