-GD-X

1 hour ago, Ike said:

Lems now trying to say Starfield is a good game.  

the sad part, is that they aren't even paid like the critics were.

they working on another song? i hated that other track they put out. it was probably the only one i didn't love on maad city.

17 hours ago, madmaltese said:

Finished Dave the Diver at around 24h. If I had played this last year when it released on PC then it would've been a big GOTY contender for me. 

 

this seems perfect for the steam deck. i have to pick it up.

12 hours ago, Twinblade said:

Exodus on the Ally getting over double the framerate compared to the Deck is insane. There's a few games like that which really make the most out of the hardware.

The ROG is pretty amazing, but I hate having to be plugged in. Still, it is pretty impressive tech. 

Jfc. These remasters/remakes are killing my image of Sony. I understood sotc, since that was a blurry, framerate mess on the ps2, or Demon’s Souls (ugly af on ps3). But the gap from ps4 to ps5 doesn’t have the same impact. PS doesn’t have competition in the premium console generation anymore. So, I expect this laziness to continue. Like seriously, what has ND done this gen? Just remakes and remasters. Jfc TLOU was already remastered for ps4. It didn’t need a remake.  

It wouldn’t surprise me at all. 

On 2024-04-30 at 9:19 PM, madmaltese said:

Finished Baby Reindeer. Great show, eps4 onward have some amazing emotional high moments. Ep6 another highlight and the finale does a great job of truly brining heart to everything. Show honestly seems like the guy's personal therapy session. Very raw in many ways

100%. 

Finished Baby Reindeer. That was excellent. A very unforgettable experience. It’s a hard watch, but it actually made me more sympathetic to 

Just now, MalaXmaS said:

What if Switch 2 ends up not doing any of that?

it has a nvidia chip, which automatically makes it better at RT (SD and ALLY are AMD). i wouldn't be surprised if its raw numbers are comparable to SD.

5 minutes ago, Remij said:

As are mine  

 

Like I say.. Nintendo will be more concerned about cost and battery life than anything. 

which i'm definitely fine with. i love the battery life with SD OLED. I'm hoping switch 2 is better, in that sense.

the switch 2 will definitely have an edge with RT. though, my expectations for its raw power is pretty conservative.

the shadows look a lot more dynamic.

4 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

Good success, but amazing is a very strong word for the game. It has quite a few flaws, many that I hope to see addressed in a potential followup. So I think its a really solid foundation and the devs can use this experience to knock it out of the park with the sequel if it happens.

how are the rpg elements? does leveling up the character have a big impact on progression? or is it an afterthought? the bosses look pretty wild.

5 minutes ago, MalaXmaS said:

The remake. Too slow at the beginning. Not as good as 5.

it's slow at the beginning, but the main story is way better than 5's. i like its darker tone more. still, 5r is pretty great (if you spend as little time in mementos as you can).

Just now, Cooke said:

Would be hilarious if it's just a gamepass streamer. 

o man, hard pass then lol. that sony thing is...yuck.

Just now, MalaXmaS said:

I thought it was meh. 

the remake? or the original?

Just now, Playstation Tablet said:

With Switch 2 coming it's hard to care any sane gamer would get it over an XBox handheld especially since the games from XBox studios are coming to Switch.

i have been pretty happy with gamepass. the value is pretty great, especially if you knock out several games in a month. i think i beat like 5 games last year, from september to october, for $20. then i got 2 months for free in november/december.

https://twistedvoxel.com/survey-further-hints-development-of-xbox-handheld/

if it has the xbox console interface, i'd be willing to check this out, mainly for gamepass.

i'd give it another shot if the load times got fixed, along with improved inventory management and ship controls. it all felt clunky af. the framerate was the least of my issues.

1 hour ago, Cooke said:

Paper Mario in a couple weeks. Probably my last switch purchase. Oh i got it working again, there was just some gunk in the usb port 😅

jimbo's gunk?

ni-oh way man!

I paid the full $70 and would have spent $100. It’s that good of a remake. Highly worth it and recommended. 
 

I also picked up Fallout 4 and Persona 5 Royal (triple dipped since it was on sale). 
 

I’m an Atlus cow. Moo. 

Dave The Diver: Wish.com Edition 

12 hours ago, Ike said:

This is also A LOT better than the god awful Rings of Power show. 
 

I just hope the writing can get a slight upgrade next season. That was its biggest weakness IMO. 

The writing was fine for the pacing and tone. I actually think it was intentionally bad, so they can seamlessly mix a dark scene with a randomly humorous moment. I don’t recall ever hearing that the games were some cerebral masterpiece either. I do agree with many that the series has a lot of plot holes, but that didn’t bug me.