Yeah, after Reddit died (as far as Iām concerned) I set up a tracker for a load of RSS feeds. A lot of them are, as you say, updates concerning walkthroughs and guides. Predominantly Baldurs Gate 3 at the moment.
Which is fine I guess, but it is very obvious what theyāre pushingā¦Iād rather just have news.
I miss the days of N64 Magazine and C&VG in the 90s. Those were reviews you could trust.
If a game was shit, they literally called it shit and gave it a review and score to match.
For example: https://gaminghell.co.uk/images/n64tribute-carmageddon64b.jpg
Review summary: āIf you see Carmageddon 64 in the shops, take it off the shelves, rip up the box and throw the cart repeatedly against the wall until it breaksā.
Classic
Edit: fuck me, fourty fucking quid for that game back then. Thatās Ā£70 with inflation!!!
Edit edit: Iām looking at the prices of the games I got in the 90sā¦fucking hell, we have it good nowadays. Of course literally everything else is more expensive but eh
Yep. And the console itself looked like a Wii, out of focus in all promotions to begin with too.
When the console was announced at that E3 back then, I was on a live chat somewhere I think, thousands of active users, most obviously well versed in games and consoles and tech in general. Everyone was fucking confused. That was when it was obvious it would not go well.
I donāt play my switch anymore, I exclusively use Yuzu on my PC.
I can play games like Xenoblade 3 in native 4k 60fps with HDR on my TV using a pro controller. No way am I going back to using the switch docked. Ever.
Edit: also 4k mario kart deluxe with mods. Shrek, Peter Griffin and homer are perfect additions to any race
No, the Wii Uās issue is the name is nonsensical. What the fuck does the U mean? It sounds like an add-on or health title.
No one had an issue with identifying the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System, or the Super Famicom as the successor to the Famicom.
These are still being released for many games. Xenoblade 3 was released as a full 100+ hour RPG with basically zero bugs and no microtransactions at all - the DLC included a full new story expansion worth 40+ hours, new characters, battle system changes, an entirely new world to explore, etc. They could sell the fucking thing separately and it would be fine as a standalone if it werenāt for it bookending the series in plot.
Releasing a good, finished game, with a good, finished DLC campaign that respects the player should be standard and expected. Itās not something that should be considered unique to Larian - but we need more like these and Iād love them to bring a Xenoblade 3:Future Redeemed size expansion, like the ones you mentioned, to BG3.
Edit: the old fallout 3 expansions were great too iirc
Yep we did a massive battle yesterday, went to long rest. Got stuck in the camp with us lying down on the floor twitching with our heads in the campfire itself. Couldnāt quit, couldnāt save, couldnāt leave the fucked camp sleep animation. Tried everything.
Had to reload and redo. Fucking bullshit.
Edit: photo I took. See. What the fuck are they doing. https://i.postimg.cc/bYxvsZvj/IMG20230828203550.jpg
Despite using it at its very launch, Iāve never used YouTube at all really before aside from looking at clips Iāve found elsewhere, with full adblock, and uploading game clips for mates as unlisted, because itās easy
I think Iāve gone too long now without recommendations to be bothering to start. There is so much utter, utter shite peddled by utter, utter cunts that puts me off the entire thing.
Itās great, just very very different.
No links to the other games in story, other than nopon appearing and one type of unique monster. No real main character (create your own), missions and exploration over story. Very minimal story. Huge mechs, soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano (attack on titan) complete with rap during battles.
Itās a very frustrating game, but it is gigantic, has some awesome worlds to explore and is worth playing
Fucking awesome
This is great, thanks