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You are aware that steaming services and subscription services track the amount of people that play that game, watch that movie, listen to that song and so on, right? Not only does this generate, as you put point it, "direct point of reference for their popularity and a very good way to measure the audience's interest", but those numbers also set how much is paid to the developers/artists/publishers from the host of those streaming/subscription services. I have Gamepass, been subscribed to it for I think about a year, and I've played a grand total of around 9, maybe 10 games through it. Most of which I've either played before on other platforms (Wanted to play those games on PC, because that's whare I use Gamepass) or am playing to beat, like most recently A Plague Tale: Requiem. For something like Netflix or particularly music streaming services like Spotify, I'd agree at least in part. People to pay to explore what's out there on these services as there's little risk to trying something out because the content there tends to be short. Like you listened to that song, album or watch hat movie or first episode or two of that TV series and didn't like, that's no big dealt, it's a couple of hours of your life lost, so what. For video games people tend to be more selective because it takes usually takes hours to know if the game will actually be a good fit for you, even if you have Gamepass or some other subscription. Yes, there's less financial risk by trying a game out through subscription you have anyway, but that's still a lot of time to waste if you try games randomly, so I'm a long way from convinced that's how people actually use these services, I sure as hell don't. If I've used anything to try out games I'd never normally consider playing, it would probably be the games that have been away for free, like on Epic Games Store, GOG and occasionally Steam. And you know, I do play liked games like they way you described. I don't I've played more than about 3-4 hours of any of them with maybe one or two exceptions.

No kidding. The British Prime Minister just resigned. That means in 2022 we would have been lead by at least 3 people.

So it is in fact a Silent Hill 2 remake. Good. This version of Konami making an all new Silent Hill without Hideo Kojima would only have cocked it up. There's still a chance they could cock this up too obviously, but time will tell. It's also a timed PS5 console exclusive, meaning it will be on PC and come to other planforms, likely the XBox S/X, after a year. Anyway, here's the trailer for those who are interested.

I'm going to assume that's a typo and that you meant to to say that you are not in support of any targeted remark against any race, class or group of people who aren't doing anything to break the law. Can you please try and be more careful?

Thanks for sharing.

The plot has thickened here with new information uncovered by Jason Schreier for this Bloomberg article. To summarise, it appears the $4000 offered to Hellena Taylor was offered for a cameo appearance after the lead role had already been recast and obviously after she had already rejected the original offer to reprise her staring role. According to the article, the actual offer for the lead role was $3000-$4000 per session with a minimum of 5 sessions, making the total offer offer $15,000+. Don't get me wrong, that's still a pittance compared to what a voice actor of a TV series or movie would would get to reprise a starring role in multi-million dollar franchise, but it's still a lot more than what Hellena claimed. Again, according to the sources in the article, Hellena actually demanded a six-figure sum and proceeds from the game as payment for her work, a deal Platinum Games rejected. Hellena has, of course, denied these claims, but somebody is clearly lying, and with NDA's and other legal ramifications involved in opening the relevant documents and information to the public, it's unlikely we'll get the truth anytime soon. Let me be clear, even if Helena has bent the truth, the problems this incident has exposed with how VA's are paid in the video game industry are still very real. So I don't really care if she's telling the truth or not, this pressure on the industry to compensate the talent who make these games possible in a way that's fair still matters and we, as fans, need to keep piling it on. Here's a video from YongYea that goes into a more detail.

Just showed my better half this thread and we've decided to give it a go. I'll probably be terrible, but it might be fun to try.

Well, AS a Scotsman, I'm not really insulted by this, but wearing something just to be a part of a fad is the wrong reason to wear anything, especially traditional dress. I have worn a kilt both inside and outside of, let's say, "traditional functions", and whilst they are more comfortable than they might look, they're not practical. Let me put it this way, the Sporran; Is all but essential not just for the look, but because a kilt obviously doesn't have pockets. I'm only pointing that out to show that there is no real reason to wear one of these things outside of an occasion, an event. The fad @The Blackangel described will fade and just go away to be replaced by some other short term, trendy nonsense no doubt. Still, people have done things way more expensive and reckless in an attempt to make themselves look like trend-following twits, so I'm really that concerned about this.

Yeah, RDR2 does this well and it needed to because when you're making what is basically GTA set in late 19nth century America you need to get that right. Horses are an undeniably smaller part of the upcoming games, but I felt The Witcher 3 and TLOU 1 and especially 2 also did this very well.

I remember doing something like this when playing FFXII TZA when trying to decide what classes to assign to character. For those unfamilar with the system, here's a video I think should help you out. You see, it matters because certain bonus attributes and abilities can be accessed on these boards depending on whare you "purchase" the quickenings (Basically super abilities) and summons as well as it the boards sometimes sharing common licences that get redeemed on both of the licence boards you have chosen for a single character. This means by carefully choosing whare on you licence boards to purchase quickenings and summons and matching certain licence boards together with one character you can access parts on the licence boards you would otherwise not be able to access. If this sounds complicated, well, it's because it is and to really get the best out of this system takes serious research.

Trick or treat!

I've moved the topic to "Video Games" as this isd centred around a specific title. Strongly enough, that would be my guess as well. The 2nd picture reminds of those sections you fly through to re-charge your energy supply.

Can you explain what kind of mouse you're using (band, model) and what kind of surface are you're using your mouse on?

Trick or treat! This time, I actually AM drinking...

Yes. If I remember correctly Tracer was revealed to have a girlfriend in a Christmas edition of the Overwatch comic book a few years ago and people lost their shit over that too. It was stupid then and it's stupid now. I'e spoken about representation and inclusion a lot on this forum, but still don't understand why some people take such issue with it. It's not like the the straight, white, cisgender population are underrepresented or even misrepresented in entertainment media. True, LGBTQ+ representation is rarely strictly needed in a video game, but the fact is it shouldn't matter to these people, but it does matter to those groups because it makes them feel like they count, like they're respected and valued as much as anybody deserves. Fiction, or at least good and relevant fiction, reflects reality, so anyone who takes issue with LGBTQ+ representation in videos are not angry that it's being represented in thier fiction, they're angry that it's being represented in thier reality. Representation and inclusivity isn't "stifling creativity" as they inevitably claim either because they don't get to decide what counts as somebody else's creative liberty. That's a shield they hide behind because they don't like to admit thier own prejudices, even to themselves. It's just a load of stupid, easily offended, immature little boys usually and shamefully shaped as grown men being truly pathetic.

Australia sounds like a good idea. Hospitable people, nice weather and there's a lot to learn and explore about that country. Plus if what I hear is true my trad is in high demand over there, so that might be a realistic possibility someday.

Sorry, but @Crazycrab is right here. Thread titles are nice, but the words underneath them are important as well. If you can't be bothered to actually read threads, you have no business replying to them. We have had trouble here before with people just posting replies without care just add to the tally (Read about it in this thread here.), so I'm advising you to not follow in that example.

As much as I would like to joke about how it's true Dennis Hopper (RIP) may not be able to breath fire but can still blow a lot of hot air, the truth is for me was he was one of the few things to like about that movie. Yes, like everything else the role was written terribly, but it was a lot of fun watching him try to make something memorable out of it.

I'm not exactly sure why @Empire Of Sight felt it was necessary to bring it up, but having looked into it when I first saw that post yesterday it is apparently true. Obviously there will be no sharing of her work here on VGR and I haven't watched any of it myself (I only checked her bio), but anyone who is of legal age and is curious enough the internet is your oyster. Like I implied when I questioned why @Empire Of Sight brought it up in the first place, the fact she's an adult entertainer isn't important here and I personally don't judge her any differently. Right here and right now she's a human being who had an unfortunate and painful accident.

Yes, in most games (especially if the setting is not like our world full of artificial lights), night-time is usually unrealistically bright, but I feel this is usually a deliberate thing done for practicalities sake. If it actually went pitch black like it does in real life during the night in an unlight area, you wouldn't be able to see anything. So no, it doesn't bother me, on the contrary I'm thankful for it.

Back in the 90's that was an easy question to answer. Video games simply weren't taken seriously enough as an entertainment medium to expect much passion and effort in those movies. In more recent years, especially since the line between the two has gotten much more blurry, it's harder to say. This prick who deliberately made god awful video game movie adaptations to exploit German tax loop holes certainly didn't help... (That's Uwe Boll just in case you didn't know) But other than his so-called movies, films based on video game franchises are still very hit and miss. The interactive nature and player control over the stories in video games do make the storytelling experience quite different than in a traditional movie and thus difficult to adapt, but I still feel a skilled writer/director can make this work and doesn't account for the genre's failings. Honestly, and I know this might sound dumb, but I think movies are just too short. It's difficult to cram in all the events and especially the action of a game into something that's 2 hours long yet still allow for adequate pacing and atmosphere to build when you base it on a game that can take 20-30 hours or more to complete.

My son being born. I know it's a clichéd answer, but it's a clichéd answer for a reason. No father holds any other moment closer to thier hearts.

It's been a few days without anybody posting this on VGR, so I decided to share it. A new digitally animated movie based of the iconic Nintendo games is coming on April 7nth 2023. Here's the trailer... What I love is the aesthetics, very faithful to the games, but it still looks very much like a modern movie. Bowser (Or is it just King Kuppa?) in particular looks great, again faithful to the game but still quite intimidating. I am a little usure about Chris Pratt as Mario. Not that I envy him the task as finding the right balance between authenticity of the character and avoiding the stereotypical, borderline offensive way Mario has been portrayed in the past. That was always going to be very difficult if not impossible. Still, there is no way this film can be as bad as the 1993 live action film, and this does look great and I think will be very funny.

Then why wouldn't you spend time in the Halo universe instead?