-GD-X

2 minutes ago, Tears of the Cows said:

Halo infinite was f2p. 
 

it’s already the most successful Bethesda launch, ever. 

tf? it wasn't free to play LOL

4 hours ago, Sabo said:

How much of those are Gamepass though? I'd imagine it'd be a pretty significant amount. Hell, there's people who bought a 1 month subscription just to play Starfield and then plan to cancel afterwards.

yup. i only got the month for lies of p. i played about a good 5 hours of sevenflop since i had the sub.

sevenflop will save it.

damn, i need to play the first.

Just now, Substatic said:

 

True , all versions were all kinda fucked on launch. lol CDRP really fucked that one up.

at least they fixed the fuck out of it. i'm going to eventually give it another shot.

1 minute ago, Substatic said:

Can't even imagine how much better this will be on PC, just like the original CP2077.

the original was a POS on PC when it launched. don't even front

but yeah, with a 4080/4090 and path tracing, this will annihilate the console versions.

https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-the-songbird-sings/1900-6418116/

57 minutes ago, Cooke said:

Ed Boon says they will fix it. Lol. Refund people's money would be the fix. If they were going to make an MK on Switch it needed it's own engine. 

Boon should get the boot.

It should be $3

1 hour ago, Twinblade said:

 
that sounds really neat. I assumed the long demo had nearly all of the game’s mechanics in it but it sounds like there’s still a lot of stuff to discover and play around with after those initial areas.

Oh yeah, the game gets a lot more intricate. In addition to standard buffs like fire and electricity, the game gives a lot of incentives for hybrid builds, especially with the weapon customization. Slapping a big, heavy wrench onto a faster saber handle is amazing! It’s my current weapon of choice for farming and if I just want quick, but powerful, kills. 
 

edit: I feel like there’s way more incentive to dump points into Advance than in BB’s Bloodtinge. 

Not yet. I’ve been dreading having to deal with AT&T ( I would use the next program to get $1,000 off). 

Looks great. Gamepass has it day 1, so I’ll play it there. 

I will definitely get this when it’s on sale.

I made some pretty good progress in Lies of P. I would have cleared out the 4th main area, but my damn xbox controller broke (right back button). I had just figured out which weapon and strategies to use on the boss too lol. 
 

I can’t express how much I love creating weapons. The handles have more impact on combat than just being faster or tankier. It’s pretty nice having the scaling/power of your favorite blade and using it with a handle that has the move set/speed you are looking for. 

I can’t say I’m a fan of the dodge upgrade being buried in a skill tree. Sometimes, an enemy will lock you in a long combo set and you can’t roll out of it, unless you upgrade (which won’t be available until later). Odd gameplay choice. 

The pacing is pretty great IF you aren’t using throwable items. If you are, you will have to grind. You can’t keep buying them from the shops. Maybe that will change, but it is a bit of a nuisance. However, the items do make boss battles easier, so maybe that’s the reasoning. 
 

All in all, I’m really enjoying this. It’s not perfect, but it’s consistently surprising me. 
 

2 hours ago, Twinblade said:

Lies of P seems easier than the demo for some reason. I took out the first boss without breaking a sweat, but it took me several tries during the demo.

The controls were tweaked. Dodging is better, but not great (you can unlock improved dodging later into it). 

2 minutes ago, FIREPOWER said:

But still why would anyone pick to push the dogshit that is Redflop over stuff like BG3?

 

Not saying everyone knew that BG3 would be a major GOTY contender because that caught us all by surprise but the retards at MS had to have known that Redflop was a turd.

 

 

At the very least BG3 was going to be a good game. There's no indication that Redflop looked promising at any point during development.

i think they were banking on the arkane/bethesda brand.

Just now, Sabo said:

TBF, let's not act like the Baldur's Gate series was some high profile needle pusher. Sure, the series has recognition but it was never the kind of series that was on everyone's radar. BG3 is an exception and it took everyone by surprise.

yeah, it's like TW3 of this gen.

13 minutes ago, MalaXmaS said:

You have a Steam deck?

i did, but my eyes can't handle small screens for longer than 15-30 minutes now. maybe it would be different with a less chaotic indie game.

7 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 
 Nice will probably buy it tonight.

i would get a month of gamepass just to make sure it's for you.

lies of P OWNS!

pros: weapon customizing is insanely cool; i love using different arms in different areas, depending on enemies (the grapple one makes combat fast and frenetic); very linear, so this feels like it's going to be a tight campaign; neat "armor" upgrade system; super cool levels.

cons: parries require perfection (i feel like BB was more forgiving); too linear (a pro for me, but a con for those who love to explore); major deja vu if you've played BB; jarring difficulty spike between enemies in some areas and respective bosses. minor grinding required to get a good amount of certain items (throwing cell turned one boss into a joke lol). also, an excess of those items don't get sent to storage - smh.

on the fence: the skill tree. on paper, it's good. however, i'll have to see how many quartz i get to properly unlock all of the perks (some look amazing).

so far, it's the closest i'll get to a BB2 until BB2 drops.

jesus lol

i gotta say, i'm impressed by valve's steady support.

They own. The second is superior, though. 

welfare s

Just now, MalaXmaS said:

What's FSR3?

Ahhh wtf, so should I look for the 7900 XTX then

i think it's like $100 more, but you get an extra 4gb of vram. it sounds like a gangsta card and it smokes the pricier (by $300) 4080.