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Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (9 Viewers)
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Capella
Footballguy
It looks fine to me? I mean obviously it’s not the PS5 but everybody knows that.
leftcoastguy7
Footballguy
I think Zelda's colors on my big screen OLED look amazing.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
I also think the graphics are noticeably bad, but they do not interfere with gameplay. The map is huge and very detailed. Would be nice to see it bit better, that's all.
Moe.
Footballguy
I’m not gonna get into it until early next year probably but I’ve been watching my stepson play a ton since it came out. It seemed to me like the tutorial area was much larger and more difficult to figure out what the hell to do when compared to BOTW, which I think is driving a lot of these “too difficult” takes.
The physics in this game are truly incredible. Say what you will about Nintendo’s business practices, how aggressive they are with respect to piracy, etc. but these MFers can make a video game
Scoresman
Footballguy
Nah the difficulty early on is definitely up a notch overall. Regular bokoblins can one or two shot you. The game definitely puts a lot of importance on upgrading armor. Once you do that, it becomes more reasonable.
The tutorial area is a bit longer though. The puzzle mechanics are a bit more complicated too. But once you make your first giant penis out of fusing a log and two boulders together, taking on tougher enemies becomes easier.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Elmer of the Briar is just wrecking me at the Shaded Castle.
Following a walkthrough by Figting Cowboy. I was playing as he played sorta using him as a scout ahead but it felt like a chore. I still play along on the overworld stuff but once we enter a dungeon I pause the video and play blind. Then I’ll check to be sure I didn’t miss anything crucial afterwards.
Following a walkthrough by Figting Cowboy. I was playing as he played sorta using him as a scout ahead but it felt like a chore. I still play along on the overworld stuff but once we enter a dungeon I pause the video and play blind. Then I’ll check to be sure I didn’t miss anything crucial afterwards.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Played through Super Mario World for the first time in at least a decade last weekend. Certain bits weren't quite as easy as I recall but the game throws so many lives at you there's basically no challenge to the game. Going to try to replay through quite a few classic titles before the autumn and sport starts again, probably look to Super Metroid on Monday
Scoresman
Footballguy
Make sure you finish this before even looking at TOTK gameplay. You will not want to go back to BTOW.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Good luck. This is one of those challenge runs that I think I'm going to just pass on. I really don't like having to watch my time, and this run in particular seems like it would cause me to break a controller or two.
MTskibum
Footballguy
Those are always fun to play through every 10 years. I played through Super Metroid a couple years ago and got to frustrated and I had to cheese it and look at online maps, even though I did not need to use the maps when i was a kid.
MTskibum
Footballguy
I am currently playing the remaster of Pokemon Diamond with my 2 kids.
We take turn doing the pokemon battles and we also take turn doing the reading. There are tons of people in the game to talk to, it is practically a book. It is helping my 6 year old learning reading this summer, or at least that is why i am trying to convince my wife.
I have never played a pokemon game, and for those of you who havent they are a very basic old school JRPG. Think final fantasy 2/3 for SNES. Except instead of a group of people in your party you only have 1 pokemon to control at a time.
We take turn doing the pokemon battles and we also take turn doing the reading. There are tons of people in the game to talk to, it is practically a book. It is helping my 6 year old learning reading this summer, or at least that is why i am trying to convince my wife.
I have never played a pokemon game, and for those of you who havent they are a very basic old school JRPG. Think final fantasy 2/3 for SNES. Except instead of a group of people in your party you only have 1 pokemon to control at a time.
need2know
Footballguy
im already on ch10 in around 3 hours. only 4 saves left. its really fun. you have to get the Chicago typewriter though with infinite ammo. which is a giant pain
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
I had to step away from Elden Ring--I just wasn't enjoying myself. Went over to some mindless PGA 2k23 to pass the time while I wait for Diablo.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
The first one for the SNES? Lol, much harder than I remember. I got stuck and couldn’t figure out where to go the last time I played. IIRC I needed to find a secrete colored brick to open up more areas.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Probably 3/4 through Elden Ring.
Not sure why everyone thinks this is the best souls game. It’s a lot of copy and paste. Gameplay of great. Graphics are great. Environments are good, not great.
I would take level design like DS 1 over this every day of the week.
Not sure why everyone thinks this is the best souls game. It’s a lot of copy and paste. Gameplay of great. Graphics are great. Environments are good, not great.
I would take level design like DS 1 over this every day of the week.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
I never really got the hype. I tried a later one once based on the general fervor in here. I honestly felt like I must have been playing a different game than everyone else. It just seemed like a mindless hack and slash thing to me.
need2know
Footballguy
I got it. Ran through the last 3 chapters with no saves. I'm decent at games but man this feels good
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I know I'm supposed to be excited for Starfield, but it's actually been a really long time since Bethesda made a legitimately top-tier game. Skyrim, maybe, but that game had highly-simplified RPG mechanics that compared very unfavorably to Fallout New Vegas (not a Bethesda title, tellingly). And Bethesda is famous for shipping semi-broken games at launch. There is absolutely no way I am preordering this one. I might pick it up shortly after launch, but I'm very skeptical of this title.
Scoresman
Footballguy
That's the Xbox only one, right? That's the reason I'm not getting. Not buying a system just for one game and dont want to support games that don't have wider releases.
I think it looks great, but there is absolutely no reason that anyone should be preordering games these days. There's no benefit to when everyone can download them digitally, and some games (especially RPGs) I thought for sure would have been awesome out of the gate, like Mass Effect Andromeda and Cyberpunk, were historic trainwrecks.
McBokonon
Footballguy
I get the impression Bethesda is really confident with what they have in Starfield. What they presented is VERY ambitious, though. Here’s the link to their presentation:
It’s available on Gamepass day one. I’m very excited and optimistic.
Full Starfield Direct
Immediately following the Xbox Games Showcase, the Starfield Direct delivered brand-new info and gameplay.
bethesda.net
It’s available on Gamepass day one. I’m very excited and optimistic.
Capella
Footballguy
Trying to finish up Jedi survivor now. Close to the final boss. Great story.
need2know
Footballguy
yes I m playing it again right now on grandmaster. trying out the blaster stance. I didn't try it previously. wish I had. its the best one.
jwb
Footballguy
DS1 had the best level design of any game, ever. The amount of surprises, varied areas, twists and turns, and how it all wrapped up around itself was brilliant. We'll never see it again.
Capella
Footballguy
Man good for you. I can barely beat the bosses on Padawan.
joker
Footballguy
Up to Level 62 in Elden Ring and still very much a noob when it comes to learning how to roll, figure out enemy movements, etc. I'm stubborn so I'm still going the Mage route, but I'm managing and my wandering has found me some good stuff for beginners in addition to getting me killed A LOT. So far it's been a blast cruising around places I shouldn't be in and finding sites of grace as well as goodies. This place is kind of big, and my learning curve is steep enough that I have no idea when I'll actually tackle Stormveil Castle. I've done some minor bosses but so far none of the big ones.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
need2know
Footballguy
Almost 3/4 through. Haven't died. I'm a geek
Todem
Footballguy
I saw a 10 minute walkthrough gameplay video........day one purchase for me. Looks like it will be a huge winner. You play a female scoundrel smuggler.
Very excited for it.
need2know
Footballguy
Just died like 3 times vs Gravis. Got em though
Capella
Footballguy
Just finished. Wow. What a great story.
need2know
Footballguy
Better than the last trilogy lol
Capella
Footballguy
Lol I liked parts of the last trilogy but yea this is better. Greez is my guy.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Starfield…. Looks like a better looking/more realistic No Mans Sky.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
joker
Footballguy
Man, I'm just throwing away runes trying to clear stuff and explore in Elden Ring. You'd think I'd be a little smarter when I'm THIS close to going up another level and just grind out that last few thousand, but nooooo, gotta charge right in some new area and get blasted, then killed again before I can get back in to grab the runes back.
PlayaHata
Footballguy
I don't play a ton of video games anymore, but my son bought Zelda TOTK awhile back and I started playing it and absolutely love it so far. It's a perfect mix of exploration, story, side quests, puzzles, and difficulty level for me. The only issue I ran into is that I simply could not get the hang of playing TOTK (especially the grab/rotate mechanic) with the JoyCon controllers for some reason. I almost gave up entirely and quit playing, but ended up buying the Nintendo Pro Controller and that has worked great for me.
titusbramble
Footballguy
One way to fall out of love with a game is to commit to a 100% play through of it and then have it take 3-4 hours longer than expected due to minor game glitches and general incompetence on the part of the player. Vice City, I'm looking in your direction
jwb
Footballguy
For any old school CRPG geeks, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is about as close to Baldur's Gate II as any game has ever gotten. It has that same epic scope, all kinds of voiced NPC's/party members, and the combat works extremely well - it's both real-time-with-pause and turn based, and can be seamlessly switched on the fly, even in the middle of a battle. This is great for quick battles against weak mobs - just let your party chew them up quickly in real time, but for other tougher battles you can switch back and forth at will.
It also has a separate "crusader" mode which is similar to the battles in Heroes of Might and Magic III (it's HOMMIII-lite). Basically before your adventuring party can access new areas, your armies need to go capture forts and drive away demon armies. This part is basic but fun (HOMM vets will steamroll through it), but if you don't like it you can let the game completely manage it.
The game is on both PC and console. I had ignored it for awhile because the previous Pathfinder game (Kingmaker) had a billion bugs on console, with no fixes. Come to find out the developer doesn't have the rights to it, and the publisher has zero interest, so it was abandoned. But this one is solid, and has had a ton of support. There are a few things I don't like (the resting mechanic is annoying), and I am somewhat unfamiliar with the "Pathfinder" system (but it was spawned from DnD, and is close enough with many of the same spells/feats/etc). Its held my interest enough to make me put off my planned Diablo 4 purchase until I finish it.
I loved BG2 back in the day, and tried all the clones since then - this one is the best by far. The Divinity Original Sin games are good, but lack the same character development as BG2 had, plus every battle is pure turn based so they can take awhile (#2 also annoyed me because every battle felt like an exploding barrel puzzle). The Pillars of Eternity games... meh, the combat just wasn't fun. I am looking forward to BG3, but it's by the Divinity folks, and I'm somewhat hoping it's not the same "exploding barrel" puzzle-fest.
It also has a separate "crusader" mode which is similar to the battles in Heroes of Might and Magic III (it's HOMMIII-lite). Basically before your adventuring party can access new areas, your armies need to go capture forts and drive away demon armies. This part is basic but fun (HOMM vets will steamroll through it), but if you don't like it you can let the game completely manage it.
The game is on both PC and console. I had ignored it for awhile because the previous Pathfinder game (Kingmaker) had a billion bugs on console, with no fixes. Come to find out the developer doesn't have the rights to it, and the publisher has zero interest, so it was abandoned. But this one is solid, and has had a ton of support. There are a few things I don't like (the resting mechanic is annoying), and I am somewhat unfamiliar with the "Pathfinder" system (but it was spawned from DnD, and is close enough with many of the same spells/feats/etc). Its held my interest enough to make me put off my planned Diablo 4 purchase until I finish it.
I loved BG2 back in the day, and tried all the clones since then - this one is the best by far. The Divinity Original Sin games are good, but lack the same character development as BG2 had, plus every battle is pure turn based so they can take awhile (#2 also annoyed me because every battle felt like an exploding barrel puzzle). The Pillars of Eternity games... meh, the combat just wasn't fun. I am looking forward to BG3, but it's by the Divinity folks, and I'm somewhat hoping it's not the same "exploding barrel" puzzle-fest.
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Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Thought about grabbing AEW video game for my oldest who is 12. I used to play No Mercy and Wrestlemania 2000 when I was around his age and apparently it's the same arcade style.
It's an amazing game. I'm probably a good 30 hours into it and feel like I'm probably not even a quarter of the way through everything, and I still can't wait to play it every day.
I play exclusively on the Pro Controller. (I can't play handheld. I'm too old and prefer seeing everything on a TV screen.) I had to remap the buttons, though. I'm so used to the PlayStation/Xbox layout, where the bottom button is "confirm" and the right button is "go back." It's reversed under the Nintendo settings, and it drives me nuts. So I remap the buttons for when I play, then my kids switch it back every time they play, and then I have to change it back again when it's my turn.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
About halfway thru Callisto Protocol. I never played Dead Space, so I was going in with a blank slate.
This game really isn't as bad as the hate that it got. Combat is repetitive, the constant jump scares get predictable after the 2nd chapter, and it's incredibly linear....but it's enjoyable for its current price. I got a brand new Day 1 edition at Gamestop for $30 (that's regular price), so I get extra credits to build up my weapons. Considering this is a very short game, I can live with that.
The game looks absolutely incredible, I'm playing on my OLED and the lighting, textures...*chef's kiss* If this is the future of gaming as far as visuals go, I'm stoked.
Still undecided if I'll hand out the $15 for the recent "final chapter" DLC.
This game really isn't as bad as the hate that it got. Combat is repetitive, the constant jump scares get predictable after the 2nd chapter, and it's incredibly linear....but it's enjoyable for its current price. I got a brand new Day 1 edition at Gamestop for $30 (that's regular price), so I get extra credits to build up my weapons. Considering this is a very short game, I can live with that.
The game looks absolutely incredible, I'm playing on my OLED and the lighting, textures...*chef's kiss* If this is the future of gaming as far as visuals go, I'm stoked.
Still undecided if I'll hand out the $15 for the recent "final chapter" DLC.