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On a serious note, the amount of free games Epic offers does feel like a necessity rather than something they don't need to do, and I feel that way because the service itself just doesn't offer what Steam offers right now. They need to improve the service itself if the intend on being taken seriously as an alternative to Steam. Despite that, I do feel that there is at least some fanboy bullshit at work with people rejecting EGS over Steam. There are people deliberately rejecting the undeniable benefits that EGS offers not just to customers but developers as well just through some nonsensical loyalty to Steam, and I don't get it. Even GOG (operated by CD Project Red) can't seen to pry people away from Steam. This is a fact, EVERYONE should buy thier single player games from GOG and not Steam if the option is there because of GOG's DRM policy. Why people do by games from Steam and not GOG, especially considering the prices are pretty much the same will forever baffle me. Yes, there may be times that games are discounted on Steam and not GOG so they're cheaper, OK, I'll go with that that, but the opposite is often the case as well and people will STILL buy the game on Steam and it makes no sense to me. I've said this before elsewhere and one of the most common things that people say is "Look at Steam's controller support!" Well, and I not kidding, I have had WAY more trouble with controller support on Steam than any other game launcher on PC. Just recently, for example, Steam convicted itself that the third party controller I was using was an Nintendo Switch Pro controller and wouldn't work with some of my games, and on others, displayed the wrong icons, and steam would not let me change it. Two days of hell, then I think my toenails grew to within one millionth on an inch to what size Valve wanted them to be and it suddenly started working properly with no explanation. That's only one of the issues I have had with Valve's controller support over the years. Getting back to buying games on PC, and It's same deal with Epic and it is on GOG. If a game is cheaper on EGS than it is on Steam, I'll buy it from Epic without any guilt at all, but I can't help but get the feeling from the wider gaming community that I'm supposed to feel guilty by doing so and I don't know why. But really, I don't care. I owe Steam nothing. Not my loyalty, not my praise. It's just an option to buy PC games. Nothing more and nothing less.

Well, the next Yellowstone eruption is kinda due, so it's hard to dispute that.

That's the first thing that comes to mind? That's your chief concern? Seriously?

I'm going to link a let's play of Wing Commander Prophesy as an example of FMV. The gameplay is a space shooter, but it's cut scenes are all in FMV. This series has some notable stars like Mark Hamill, so it was a big deal at the time.

That's not an FMV game. The cut scene's and gameplay are rendered in engine, they aren't film in real life. When you think of FMV in a video game, it's more like Wing Commander and Night Trap with actual, real life filmed sequences.

I don't have a great interest in the games offered here, but would like to join @DC in thanking the VGR community for making 2021 such a good year for the VGR forum.

All three top-teir editions on the modern Tomb Raider games? Well, that's quit the way for Epic to end this run of free games during the holidays.

Best of luck with the new console, I'm sure you'll love it.

I'm actually inclined to agree with you. Let me make it clear, the Logan brothers are douche canoes and the last thing I want to do is defend them, but this really isn't a big deal. People have done similar things before and collectors hoard surplus consoles and games all the time and those consoles and games may as well be destroyed for all the good they do anyone. At least Logan Paul has done something creative. So there is 15 less Game boy colours in the world, that's a drip in ocean. You classroom probably destroyed more game boy colours than that. And let's face it, the end result is actually quite a cool looking table top (I apologise for the picture, this is the best I could find); So i personally think people need to calm down. I hate these idiots as much as anyone, so I know there is plenty of legitimate reasons to hate them, far more legitimate than this.

I plan on being too hungover to even play video games.

OK, this thread was about seasons greetings, now it's about a GIF of sprite taking a piss. A funny as this is, I think it might be time to get this back on track.

Given EA's track record with movie licences (including it's past with Harry Potter) added to the fact that that I would wouldn't feel good about any of my money, even one penny of it, ending up in pocket of a disgusting transphobe like JK Rowling, I can't say I'm that sad about this. Whilst promising in concept, there no way this game would have delivered anything but disappointment

Let me put it this way. If you sat down to an interview for a job with an airline, they're unlikely to be impressed by you saying, "I've never actually flown a plane, but I have clocked 100 hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator!".

I would avoid key-resellers like G2A like the plague. The sale of used and even stolen keys happens frequently on those sites. GOG is to CD Project Red what Steam is to Valve, kind of thier own storefront. They're good, but not really any cheaper. To find really good deals and feel safe as well good about yourself, I'd try Humble Bundle. They acquire thier keys responsibly and they support charities, so that's the best place to go.

Upgrading a PC might be tricky depending on the PC that you're looking to upgrade, especially it it was a pre-built, store bought machine. There are people on VGR who could guide you, but we would need more information; Like I said, we need to know about the current state of that computer. It's spec's, was it hand built or a pre-built PC, what kind of mother board it has, the wattage of the power supply, the size of the case, as much info as you can provide. We need to know what you want out of the finished PC after the upgrade and what specs you want., and most importantly A budget. Anything and everything you can tell us.

Yes, its called PS Now. Full details in the link, but it works in a similar way to Xbox Game Pass. Pay a subscription and you can either stream or download PlayStation games. The system also works on PC.

Unlocking rewards in games by playing them has been around forever. It used to be referred to as "unlocking rewards". This NFT nonsense is a scam that scumbag developers want to worm into our games to make money. That's it. They want them in games and it is not for our benefit.

Why does it look you believe that NFT's in gaming are a good idea? Because trust me, it isn't.

I get how frustrating this is, but please don't give into scalpers. Buying from them validates what they do and makes the people that buy from them a part of the problem. Even after 2 years, the The PS5 doesn't actually have that much going for it in terms of exclusive game, so I honestly think that the console will not be worth buying until mid 2022 at the earliest anyway. Really do try to hold on.

First off, welcome to VGR. Super Mario 3 is considered a classic for serval reasons, but there's no denying it can be a frustratingly hard game. I personally didn't find it unfair per say, but it is not easy and is bound to drive people who try it, especially people more used to modern games, bug shagging mad from time to time.

I was wrong the whole time. You're not smart, you're an idiot. I see no point in even taking your points seriously enough to recognise them anymore because of just how stupid that is. I don't want a response from you that isn't an admission that you are blind, (suddenly) can't understand English, too arrogant to admit you're wrong, or just plain fucking stupid. But I I'll know get one, your overinflated ego will not allow otherwise. But let me tel you, there is oathing you can say to have this make any sense. You're targeting an audience that, in your mind, is less smart than you. Here's reality check, they're not, thier smarter, better and more valuable to this community than you. There is all the proof I need to show not only how arrogant you are ,but how stupid as well. First, I literally showed you what it is in writing (it was only meant to be an example anyway), yet you glance over it then make your own mind up about what the truth is. Do you live in the UK? No you don't, but I do, so which on of us is in a better position to say what the truth is? And I'm telling you, what you just said is a complete bullshit. Seriously, who do you think you are? What little respect I had left for you has now evaporated. Until now, despite the fact we but heads a lot, I felt that you brought something of value to VGR, but I was wrong. You're nothing a but a feeble, arrogant, misogynistic, racist idiot and that's the truth. You don't deserve it, you've proven that nothing you say gas relevance anymore, but out of courtesy I'll address the rest of your post before moving on. In an ideal world without prejudice, you'd be right, but that's not what we live in. All marginalised groups, not just the LGBTQ community, banded together in support of each other because of pf prejudice. That's what a c community is, it's not a hive mind or people without thier own will, it's people united over one or a handful of specific aspects. You really try to twist the facts to make anything, no matter how positive it is, look like a negative. I always remember when you, a racist, claimed callout out racism was being racist, using worryingly similar logic you've use here actually. Why the hell should any of us take anything you say with regard to prejudice even slightly seriously? And how dare you, and I mean YOU, of all people accuse me or anyone of being condescending. Speaking is support of someone is not being condescending nor is weak to accept help when it's there. There are members of the LGBTQ community on this forum, so don't take my word for it and I sure as hell am not gonna take your word for it, so maybe if one of them reads this they can offer some input. First off, "kill the Faggot" would have helped nobody in the closet. I would only help reinforce the idea that being gay is in someway a bad thing make them feel threatened, like any hate speech is supposed to do, so shut up. In the case of Ready of Not, I assumed that you and @Empire didn't find it offensive because of how you both reacted, and clearly I was right. I brought up "kill the Faggot" as an example of why creative liberty has to have it's limits. I didn't assume that you wouldn't be offended, quite the opposite actually. I honestly thought you would be offended by the game. It's lack of morality, it's ignorance, it's stupidity, but as it turned out you weren't. So I failed, and you doubled down on that any form of censorship, no matter how blatantly distasteful, deliberately offensive and disrespectful with no real purpose other that to hurt other people, directly or indirectly, should be allowed. You're painting all censorship with the same brush when there undeniable necessities and even positives for it. But since you refuse to learn and grow and are only interested in making what you believe true no matter how absurd, you pull out every possible excuse you can thing of to make what you believe true. Well let me make it clear yo you, the only person you're going to convince is yourself because you are not nearly a smart as you think you are. Credit where it is due, that is the first sensible thing you have posted in this whole discourse. I wanna make it clear right that right from minute one I assumed that you would be a part of the SWAT team dealing with the crisis in the game, but doesn't matter how it's addressed, it's the subject matter itself that's a no-go. It doesn't need to be school shooting either, you could have a hostage situation at a school, for example. The gameplay could still operate in the scenario just as effectively, it's just no necessary for it to be that dark. I'll give it to you, if you feel that being on the right side of the law in a simulated school shooting can be handled tastefully then that's fine, but I personally believe that the inclusion of such a scenario at all is just not appropriate. Like I said, I don't blame Team17 for taking this stance if that's why they have, so call it censorship if you want I still applaud them for it. Like I said earlier, just because it's censorship (and it's debatable whether or not it is in this case), doesn't automatically make it a bad thing.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm actually surprised you took that stance. To the point where I'm almost lost for words. Let me just put into words what you just did. When presented with a blatantly homophobic piece of media, you said "that's fine, that's thier freedom of expression." You know damb well that there are members of the LGBTQ community that post on this forum (one such person was recently promoted to a moderator), yet you were willing take that stance because you're stubbornly proud of your point of view and didn't want to admit the error in your point, so instead you said... that. First thing, freedom of expression stops being freedom of expression when the intent is to hinder someone else's human rights, and that's the law pretty much across the board in democratic society. Here is how it is written in UK law, for example, officially known as Article 10. Your own country will almost certainly have something similar, and I know that America does as well. In short even the law states that there is a limit to freedom of expression. If you ask me, artistic expressions like "Kill the Faggot" are obviously expressions of hate and so damage the rights and reputations of the LGBTQ community, so would not call that protected freedom of expression. Just because it's less extreme than, let's say, North Korea where they banned laughing for 11 days around the anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death (I'm not kidding, that actually happened), doesn't mean there isn't limits and they, in fact, necessary. It's freedom of expression to say "Manchester United are shit", but it is not freedom of expression to shoot somebody in a Man' U' shirt and claim "This is my way of saying Man' U' are shit. Freedom of Speech" The reason why that's not freedom of expression/speech is because that so-called "expression" has impeded another persons rights, in this case that Man' U' fan's right to live. That's a blunt and extreme example, but it is the same philosophy of law that applies to artistic expression on the internet. The TL;DR is, you are factually wrong. I do agree that public scrutiny is a great tool to measure where something sits in terms of it's acceptability, but that doesn't mean people have right to do and say whatever they want so the public can "gauge" whether it's right or wrong, and nor should they. Ultimately, if Void Interactive actually follow through with this they will deserve all the ridicule they get and them some. At the very least it's disrespectful and tone deaf, it's just not the kind of subject you mess around with. If this is what Team17 parted ways with them then I applaud them. I know that @The Blackangel mentioned the game Hatred earlier in the thread and in that game you do literally run around brutally murdering innocent people, but the whole tone, style and theme is the game is built around that premise and it is made to feel uncomfortable, so there is context. For a game based around being a part of a SWAT team for them to just say, "I know, let's make level 5 a school shooting! That'd be awesome!" is the mark of somebody who I sincerely hope is deeply, deeply stupid, because the alterative is even worse. Like I said at the start, this is not censorship, nor is it an overbearing dose of political correctness, it's common fucking sense.