Reality vs Adventure

I like the cinematic cut scenes. They don't necessarily have to be long, but it's always cool when you open a door and a scene kicks in, instead of strolling on in and a character waits for your interaction.

In this type of technology, is any GTA series before GTA5 just a spec of dust?

Now this is a representation of a pissed off strong black woman. SPOILERS

Now yer talkin!!! 😁

It's the extra details in things and AI that doesn't fall away as you leave or enter an area. It could be a simple crack in the street with grass coming out of it. The synchronization of sounds and villagers going about their business instead of standing there waiting for god who knows what. It is the weather system, bugs/animals. Props that make it seem like someone was just there. Props can be as simple as litter laying around. With the right music, it can speak to you and give an emotional attachment to whatever vibe it wants to display.

No way, it's gonna get bigger and bigger. They will have an entire gaming chair with a head bubble or possibly even have your bed as a dome.

I like it when students are given opportunities like this. If it were up to me, all senior level classes will be programs and college courses and just do away with whatever bull honkey curriculums they currently teach. They should be primed in their senior level to immediately be able to pursue their ambitions as soon as they graduate whether it be jobs, interns, programs in college etc. Nobody should get a diploma and ask- now what do I do...But if they want to include community issues, then let's hope this sort of thing stays in places that promote moral progress.

I think we're screwed. It's all gonna be the way cable tv is now--subscription based with games only available from their providers. You want the new game that's out? Well damn, now you need a new subscription for the other game provider. What? You want to break contract? Now you gonna have to pay $200 or it will go on your credit report due to a collection agency.

That sounds like a cool thing to do. It would be great to look back on what you wrote and recall how you felt that first time playing it. When i've had a good gaming session I think about it afterwards and I actually think it's a great idea to write it down.

This kind of mix up could be dangerous to an accused suspect from social media as well to their families because we know there are a lot of people that would take matters into their own hands and falsely make citizen’s arrest as we saw with the Ahmaud Arbery case. Then again social media helped identify many of the Jan 6 capital attackers and track them down. So we need these tools to help law enforcement, but at the same time these situations of terrorist attacks will bring anger in people and they will do vigilante justice even to the wrongly accused. And it gets especially problematic when accusing an ethnic minority that is already victimized as it is. But at least they helped find his body. It takes a terrorist attack to get any attention to missing persons of color, and many missing Native Americans go without any conclusion or media attention but the media was all over it when Gabby Petito went missing which is called the ‘missing white woman syndrome.’ I’m just making a point and not meaning to get into any political discussion. But it’s a point nonetheless that needs mentioning.

I actually think the worse thing is legs hurting after standing for a while. That's why they need more investment how to sit and play every game. Because there are ways to move around with the controller, and turn around without moving your head. Of course, if people want the full experience then they should stand, but have the option. Depending on the game played, I'm sure there are other issues one may have.

The entirety of the game in update 5.10 is being restructured and reinstalled in order to consolidate file sizes to decrease the game size. At 125gb so far on my ps4, that may seem like a good idea, but this could easily be a disaster if the update wasn't done right. I'm kind of scared it could cause corruption or loss of data. And with all included DLC, I can see the game taking up 200+ gb. It takes 8 minutes for the game to load when I start it, and this update is supposed to make it faster. So I can see the good intention, but should I wait? Is this a new thing to be done or is it common?

There is another update today I see downloading for 63gb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AC VALHALLA UPDATE – 5.10 PATCHES | AC VALHALLA TILTE UPDATE – 1.4.1 PATCHES: PATCHSIZES: Xbox X|S: 69 GB – Windows! Xbox One: 60 GB. PlayStation4: 39 GB. PlayStation 4: 65 GB. PC: 77 GB – stout. Important: This update was a data-restructuration of Assassins Creed Valhalla, requiring the full reinstall of the games, rendering overall larger files, faster loading screen times, faster performance, and higher global data streaming. For more details, read the forum post. I'm scared of this update so I paused it. I already lost 150 hours of play once with Valhalla and this update to me is a scary one.

Amazon should just sponsor smaller studios to aid them financially so they have the chance to produce what they want without monetary restrictions, then cut Amazon a piece of the profits and let those studios stay independent. But that is impossible. And uniqueness becomes irrelevant, which is the backbone for smaller studios, and instead caters to the system of 'plain Jane' when dealing with a big entity like Amazon.

All of them should be remade into VR. A team should be put together that specializes in VR and remake every one of the top classics. I can't seem to pick one over the other. If they can put a group of astronauts together or navy seals, then by all means VR all them classics.

Congratulations @The Blackangel! That is cool indeed. Both you and @Shagger would make a great moderating team. We just got over a hundred new members cause I know I checked a couple days ago. So for those feeling the water, jump on in!

Wow, video games can be a prescription now by clinical psychologists and seems to help rather than a second prescription med. I like this broader approach to therapy instead of being at the mercy of legal dope pushers in white robes called pharmacists and doctors. I can see how games that help to build "patience and tolerance" and even "escapism" may help with anxiety and depression. Strangely, everything I've heard people say on this forum how other gamers in other places are highly toxic and have low "frustration tolerance" kind of makes me wonder if those gamers would be the same playing these other games that actually helps with tolerance. Maybe they wouldn't be so crazy if they played a prescription game before going 'no holds barred' on their next game. Another thing is that the general public might not be receptive to playing a video game for therapy due to their fragile reputations and societal misconception of adulthood where anger and low tolerance is authority.

The most interesting storyline with the animus I would say is Valhalla, specifically the storyline tied to it in the map of Asgard. I don't know the whole story yet, but that integration is pretty awesome. It's easy to overlook too if you are doing a speed play through. I want to explain so bad but I won't because of spoilers. Any AC game could work without the whole animus storyline. The game itself would be fantasy/action adventure. The animus makes it sci fi/fantasy/action adventure. So if they want to make the animus more relevant, then they need to be more sci fi oriented. If they could balance those 3 genres and not half ass the animus part, then it could be a legendary storyline. It still kind of is because there are many things going on and not just the main story, but instead of completely doing away with the present day, they should treat it like they would a DLC, or extended map of the modern day. And that way we have a choice to spend as much time we want in the modern world or the past.

That's interesting to hear that the game might not be as funny and edgy because that is exactly what I love about GTA5. The brilliant satire makes me laugh more than any game and just makes it really fun. So if they do away with that kind of humor, then GTA6 becomes drama oriented. It would make sense to be careful in this political climate for GTA6, but funny political satire is what we all can laugh about and see how crazy we all are displayed in a game, in the extreme satire of course. That's why I say GTA 5 is one of the best games out there I've ever played because to me the satire is brilliant. But I say GTA 5 is hard to beat in that sense so they might as well go with a new formula.

Probably will have to be the 80's here too because back then you could walk into any gas station and play arcade games. Plus, I was in Vegas so they had slot machines everywhere too, so everyone was gaming it seemed.

It would be cool to see AC in a modern setting but not sure how that would work. The latest AC Valhalla has multiple maps, so maybe they can add a modern time map of a city. So that when you exit the animus you can play in the modern world, and always go back when you want to play in the historical setting. They have already kind of built on a modern day story, so if they wanted to it's definitely possible to mix in there. Who knows what all they will add in their upcoming Infinity game. That just might be the last AC game because they say they will keep adding maps to it or locations; I'm not so sure what they are up to.

The nutrition label on foods shows what percent of dietary allowance is given per serving. So if the food label shows that product to have sodium per serving to be 100% of the dietary recommendation, then that's obviously no good. So there should be limitations on sodium, fats, and sugar based on what percent of the dietary recommendations per serving. And the food manufacturer will have to abide by that in every product they make. That would work easily for fat and sodium, but It would be harder to do with sugar, since carbs is the largest portion of our dietary requirements. We need at least 130 gm of carbs a day just for normal brain function. So we would have to go by the weight of what the product is made of. The ingredients list has the ingredients that weigh the most in the product at he beginning, and the least weight at the end. So if sugar is the first ingredient, then that product's weight is mostly sugar. So we can set standards to make sure sugar is at least the 5th ingredient, which would have the weight of the product mostly wholesome food. These are the things that need to be implemented in order to fight the obesity epidemic. And the built environment has a lot to do with it too. For example, you can compare the food that sits on shelves in the grocery store of a poor community, which is abundant in junk, and that same grocery chain will supply healthier options in a wealthier neighborhood. Yes, healthy food is more expensive, but at least offer a box of wholegrain cereal for cheap instead of nothing but sugary junk. No excuse.