Kane99

Really is weird saying it's been 20 years since Sly Cooper released. I didn't play it growing up, but I remember wanting to get it. I actually just got a couple of the games from a thrift store a couple years ago and added them to my collection. I was happy about that. But yeah, it's weird seeing some of the games you played turning 20.

I looked it up, and the prices for a Switch Dock are pretty high themselves, costing around $150 for a new one, and a refurbished one is like $80-$100 or so. So I guess this isn't as badly priced compared to the Switches dock.

House Flipper sounds like it would fit well into what you're looking for. I've been playing it as of late, and it's one of those games you can chill out and just build. You buy a house, clean it up, paint it, fix it up, furnish it, and then you put it up for auction. While you're flipping houses, there will be interested parties on the left of the screen saying exactly what they like and hate. So you kinda want to match what they want. But the best thing to do is just build, make rooms, and furnish it and then auction. I get stuck in adding the miscellaneous stuff, like towels in the bathroom, or a desk and PC in a bedroom. But, it's a fun game to play while you listen to music and relax. Also, when I started, I was already flush with cash, like $30,000 plus in cash, so you don't really need to grind in order to get going in this.

That's a good point, because now they can also put in a mix of Japanese only games that released on the Saturn. That's another thing I like about these consoles, because it allows me to play some of these highly rare and expensive games.

So not so much a remake, but I will say retro game emulation, on the switch and everything else. When I played Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Switch with my nephew a few years back. With emulation he was able to rewind the game and keep attempting a spot he was unable to get past. We definitely didn't have that option in the original game. If I failed at a certain part enough, I'd have to start over. And emulation I believe allows us to increase the speed of the games, so that's another option available that we didn't have before.

I'm honestly not sure. Most of the open world games I have played, always utilize the waypoint system or have markers on the map for important locations. I'm not saying there isn't any games like that, but I'm having a hard time of thinking of them, because most open world games try to guide you to many interests along with the main story.

I can answer the question about RDR2. The NPCs will make comments about Arthur's looks/appearance based on many factors. They will comment about how dirty you are if you don't bathe in the game often, to the point where one of them will force Arthur to clean up in camp. I think it was Mrs. Grimshaw, I forget. Other times they will comment on your hair/beard growth. Will comment if your clothes are dirty. Also I think depending on your honor, they will comment differently.

I usually try to play the good guy and keep my honor for example high. Like in RDR2. I tried to play the game recently as a bad Arthur, but I soon started to care about his character again and I couldn't take him down the path of dishonor, so I started to do good things to bring my honor up again so I can get the best ending. Otherwise I tend to go the good guy route. Even when I try to do an evil playthrough, I find myself changing my mind and becoming good. Idk, maybe it's the redemption arc, maybe that's why I did it with RDR2.

I think it would be interesting to play as a squirrel maybe, or one of those flying squirrels. I imagine it'd be fun to control an animal like that. Also, maybe a bit of bacteria that has to grow from the smallest of specs to a sickness or something. Maybe a spin-off of those games where you have to infect the whole world. You should check out Grounded. It's kinda like that but like Honey I Shrunk The Kids. So you're out there defending yourself against spiders, lady bugs, ants and other insects from what I recall playing.

I don't currently use a controller with batteries. I have one of those off brand third party controllers by Power A. It's their pro controller, so it's a wired controller. I just keep it plugged into my PC and one plugged into my xbone. I have't had to buy a new controller in a while, so I can't complain.

I've only played the newest Thief game, but I hear the original games are better. I think there's more than one, but I am not sure. I remember getting Thief on the 360 right around the time before I got an Xbone, so I kinda remember because of that. I enjoyed it for a while, but it became too repetitive.

There was recent reports that Russian tanks were struck by US-supplied missiles in Ukraine, but it turns out the footage was just clips stolen from the military game ARMA 3. This isn't the first time this has happend, as a while back, even I remember seeing some clips on tiktok that were trying to be footage of the Russian/Ukraine conflict that turned out to be using ARMA 3 clips. It's similar to that time when a news outlet shared footage of a plane crashing on a runway, which turned out to be footage from GTA V. And another time someone sent in photos taken in RDR2 as real nature photography and the news aired it. And I can see this happening more and more to spread fake news, especially with how realistic games have become over the years. Story here - https://news.yahoo.com/video-game-clip-falsely-shared-070732048.html Moderator Edit: I'm adding a new link to another article from Reuters.com on this story as it appears the Yahoo article linked in this OP has removed. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-arma-3-ukraine-idUSL1N31J1L5

I found this article from Dual shockers here: https://www.dualshockers.com/sega-saturn-mini-console/ discussing why they think Sega's next classic console should be a Sega Saturn classic. I think that would be a great idea. The main reason for me, is that there is a lot of great games on the Sega Saturn that were overlooked because of the low sales of the Saturn. I am aware that the Saturn was more popular in Japan, but in the US it didn't do so well. Which is why I think it would be awesome for them to do a classic console for the Saturn. And while we're at it, one for the dreamcast would be cool too.

Dead Island 2 has been delayed again, as it will be taking up to 12 short weeks as they say, and development is on the final straight now. I'm guessing final stretch of development. Anyway, I'm sure this is news people don't want to hear, but maybe it's good news they're taking a little extra time on this. 12 weeks isn't a lot of time, so at least it's not a year or two out. Does this worry you about the quality of the game? Also, they have announced a showcase for Dead Island 2 that will reveal a new trailer and gameplay. Which is Dec 6th this year on their Twitch/YouTube and website. News below.

I don't recall ever hearing about this one, but it looks pretty good. Though I do worry that it may be too heavy on jump scares, which I can't stand in most games and media. Does it have a lot of jumpscares? If so I'll pass. Also, is it one of those games you have to run away from trouble and can't fight or defend yourself?

I've been playing House Flipper a lot lately. Kinda took a break from it as it takes a while to fix up a house and sell it for good profit. My next house I sell I'm going to try just making a simple house that's fully furnished, but won't add stuff like accessories. I'll just make a house that's furnished and nothing else. Simple. I'm going to get back into RDR2 eventually, but I'll be fine taking a little break from it for a while.

It's not so much the starting of one, rather the acquiring members is the bigger issue. I started my clan by myself, so really you only need one person to start it, and then you can go on recruiting members to your clan. That's fair. I can't stand that with some clans and communities. Especially if they start to fight among members. it's just not fun. For me I like to have a small group in my clan, just because I don't like too many people in anyway. So it's just my friends and family for the most part.

Yeah I enjoyed that new Power Rangers movie they did. Sad that it looks like they kinda abandoned it. Or it feels that way at least. Yeah it's the beat em up that graced the Sega Genesis back in the day. And fair, most video game based movies have been bad, but these days it seems to have calmed down a bit. It feels like studios are at least trying to make competent movies based on games. But we'll see, it could be a stinker for all we know. I doubt it'll be animated. If you got the guy behind John Wick, my guess is it'll be a live action take, and will involve a lot of fighting and action. If you have yet to watch the John Wick franchise, please do. That may give you a clue what the streets of rage movie could be like. If they hire the stunt team and choreographers from those movies, then I'm in for checking it out. But yeah, I don't see this director going the animated route.

Um, yes please! And it's said that the creator of John Wick, Derek Kolstad will be leading the script. I hope he also brings in the team behind John Wicks choreography, because a Streets of Rage movie has to have some decent fighting right? But yeah, with him involved, I have some high hopes for this one. Do you think they can make a quality film based on Streets of Rage? I think they could. Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/streets-of-rage-lionsgate-picks-up-feature-take-of-sega-videogame-from-john-wick-s-derek-kolstad/ar-AA14bJlA

Of course. There is probably a small portion of those 4+ million suspended who did nothing wrong, but the point was that it's a small amount and very rare compared to the amount of legit bans/suspensions out there. That was my point. They don't ban an account just for anything, they investigate each account and decide on the appropriate action. And even so, some of those saying they did nothing wrong, also find later that they did do something, but it was something they did years ago. So it's possible some forget what they did originally to receive the ban. Which happens all the time. I know, I looked at the Xbox forums back in the day. I know Xbox users can go to the xbox forums and air their displeasure with being banned, and the Xbox team would answer what that user did wrong. I don't know if they still do that anymore though.

That's fair. But there are some games where I can play just for the gameplay itself, while the story isn't all that appealing. I think I had that feeling with the two Prototype games, same with the Just Cause games. I just liked playing them for the most part and the story I often skipped. If the game at least has good gameplay and is fun to play, I don't necessarily even need a story.

I can see a lot of suspensions being for those very reasons. Sadly public lobbies from what I hear are pretty much the same. Thankfully it makes life easier having mute and block features. Life savers right there. I also make sure to report anyone using slurs and hateful speech if I catch it happening in a lobby I am in. Now I'm curious to know how many accounts they banned. Most do. It's kinda rare that any users are banned by mistake. It has happened, but usually they ban you after having definite proof of wrongdoing. I used to report a lot of people on Xbox 360 back in the day, so much that Xbox sent a thank you note to me on Xbox live a couple times lol. If you have an offensive name, profile, say anything offensive, it's easy to file a report against someone. And I imagine Xbox has a way to see exactly what a user does on Xbox live and in games. Like I said in my point above, most bans/suspensions are investigated before they are finalized. It's very rare that anyone banned or suspended, was by accident or mistake. Most bans/suspensions are thoroughly investigated I hear. Some mistakes do happen, but most are legit and warranted from what I hear. You can fight the case with Xbox when a ban/suspension happens, but for the most part, they never lift them.

I think Nintendo will continue to support the hybrid console. The fact we haven't seen a new 3DS or DS handheld is probably more than enough to confirm that line of handhelds are done. But the hybrid console approach is a good idea imo, because it kills two birds with one stone. You don't need to then make a new handheld system if you just focus on making a new switch. I think that's what Nintendo will focus on doing, hybrid consoles that just keep getting upgraded. Probably the same way the Steam deck is doing things now. It'd be weird to go back now, to making traditional consoles I mean. Plus, it allows Nintendo to focus on one platform at a time, which makes it easier to develop games and means more games focussed on one platform. I think the days of gameboys/DS/3DS is over. The Switch will be Nintendo's future going forward. They'll just continue to make suped up handheld hybrids, and honestly I'm fine with that.

Eh, honestly you probably won't get the game most of the time these days anyway. With how games are coming out with just the license on disc, or no disc at all and just a code in box. The whole idea of physical media is kinda being thrown out the door, and it's being done by the studios themselves. Physical media is dying sadly, not much we can really do to stop it.

Very possible it could happen since both Bethesda and Obsidian are under the same roof and owned by Xbox. So that dream may come true sooner than you'd think. They would do awesome making games based on popular IPs, but I don't think they ever would. They tend to focus on their own, fresh and unique IPs. L.A. Noire was probably their last game that wasn't really developed by them anyway. Nowdays they kinda keep things in house.