I think you could, it's been piss easy so far for me on Hard
I know in Odyssey some people said that you didn't level up enough through the main missions alone to get anywhere near the end
I know in Odyssey some people said that you didn't level up enough through the main missions alone to get anywhere near the end
By JesalR Go To PostThe friend I gameshare with got Valhalla, is it a game you can kind of mainline? I've not made it more than 3 hours into a AC game in the last decadeAbsolutely.
The good thing about Valhalla, compared to the older AC is that, the UI and map indications are highly customisable. Its good to turn off some of it off, but keep in mind you get the good weapons' parts and loot by doing some of the missions. They did the BoTW thing where, if you tur off the million dots in the map, you tend to stumble across the side quests rather organically.
The issue, as Hitch and Syquil alluded to, The game remains too dense for it own good, and the combat is not very engaging at all. So if you had trouble making past 3 hours in the previous ones, there is a chance this one will still bore you.
By Hitch Go To PostI like Origins thoI didn't play Origins but I hated Oyssey.
I like Valhalla way more.
By JesalR Go To PostThe friend I gameshare with got Valhalla, is it a game you can kind of mainline? I've not made it more than 3 hours into a AC game in the last decade
Not exactly as you’d feel like you’re missing out on quite a bit, and it would still take you a huge amount of time
By Lupercal Go To PostIf I ever got called up, you can buy mine m8.
Sick of waiting so I ordered a new pc.
But latest word they gave me is mid / end January.
Mid-Jan ain't too bad. Lmk, bruv.
The FOMO is serious lmao.
By Not Go To PostDid you play the first one?
Yeah, and I liked it a lot, but this is better. Venom is rad, I liked the story more too. That performance rt mode is rad.
By syquil Go To Postcalm down
No
I mean I seriously enjoy traversal so the first one was great too, but MM feels like a better experience in most areas outside of traversal (which is the same). Even the way you can select missions is better.
the first was gud but its gonna be hard to play as Peter after trying Miles.
the 2 v 1 boss fight was pretty cool
the 2 v 1 boss fight was pretty cool
non dualsense games are an unexpected disappointment. Didn't realize how much I'd miss it. Regular rumble is trash.
By Yurtlicious Go To Postthe first was gud but its gonna be hard to play as Peter after trying Miles.They should do Gwen next. Easy 'we care about representation' points and it also feel like it's time.
the 2 v 1 boss fight was pretty cool
By Zabojnik Go To PostThey should do Gwen next. Easy 'we care about representation' points and it also feel like it's time.it'll absolutely be symbiote Peter, they built it up already.
maybe Gwen will make an appearance tho? I'd much prefer switching between Miles and Peter
By Zabojnik Go To PostThey should do Gwen next. Easy 'we care about representation' points and it also feel like it's time.The two makes it perfect for playing both Peter and Miles, maybe even Gwen at some point.
Had a used PS5 bundle on eBay for $699, newly listed. Came with 2 games, 2 controllers, charging station and system....I read and re-read the description one too many times. Hit the buy it now, logged into PayPal...then decided to read the description again. Hit submit payment...bzzzzt, gone.
:'(
:'(
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostHad a used PS5 bundle on eBay for $699, newly listed. Came with 2 games, 2 controllers, charging station and system….I read and re-read the description one too many times. Hit the buy it now, logged into PayPal…then decided to read the description again. Hit submit payment…bzzzzt, gone.It's alright you arent missing out too much and there should be regular stock soon I'd assume
:'(
By FootbalIFan Go To PostIt's alright you arent missing out too much and there should be regular stock soon I'd assume
Follow me in the Automotive thread, bruv. I have poor impulse control when it comes to purchases. Especially new stuff.
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostFollow me in the Automotive thread, bruv. I have poor impulse control when it comes to purchases. Especially new stuff.I do already. I am the angel on your shoulder telling you the correct way to live life and see Allah
Would absolutely love it if they figured Gwen into the Insomniac games somehow. We're about due for another universe reboot in the comics undoing the Great Fridging of 1973 and making her the Gwen who always existed anyhow
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostFollow me in the Automotive thread, bruv. I have poor impulse control when it comes to purchases. Especially new stuff.
you're really not missing out on much
LOL I keep saying that to myself...but having worked with Sony as a gaming writer I got so spoiled and use to having consoles pre-launch that it's eating at me.
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostLOL I keep saying that to myself…but having worked with Sony as a gaming writer I got so spoiled and use to having consoles pre-launch that it's eating at me.expand on this more.
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostHad a used PS5 bundle on eBay for $699, newly listed. Came with 2 games, 2 controllers, charging station and system….I read and re-read the description one too many times. Hit the buy it now, logged into PayPal…then decided to read the description again. Hit submit payment…bzzzzt, gone.
:'(
probably saved yourself from getting conned
Just read that again. Yeah...you weren't getting all that for 700. System itself goes for 800 min on eBay.
Remastered feels great in Performance RT. Got 3 of the new trophies unlocked automatically when I transferred my save lol, then got the last 2 in about 15 minutes. Amazing Suit is cool, Armored Advanced suit is sweet
The only thing really left to do in this game for me besides replaying it for the 3rd time is to get all the benchmarks or ultimate all the DLC Screwball challenges... I dunno
The only thing really left to do in this game for me besides replaying it for the 3rd time is to get all the benchmarks or ultimate all the DLC Screwball challenges... I dunno
So I got Doom Eternal since it’s only 19$ on Christmas sale on PS store. I guess it’s getting a free PS5 upgrade too so prolly just gonna wait for tbat to play it.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postprobably saved yourself from getting conned
By Smokey Go To PostJust read that again. Yeah…you weren't getting all that for 700. System itself goes for 800 min on eBay.
He was legit. Had an eBay account that dated back years, 100% positive, all other transactions were gaming related too. He specified the console was NOT new, there was no box, no booklets. It had about 3-4 weeks of use. All his pics checked out. I'd say it was pretty legit. I was just too slow on the draw.
By Daz Go To Postexpand on this more.
Sure thing. Ask me anything, but in the meantime...
For close to a decade, I ran the largest independently owned PlayStation website (PSX Extreme). At its peak it brought in 80,000-100,000 impressions per day. The site exists, but I sold it off to a kid who was a fan and wanted to try his hand at writing. It was a blast, but grueling and a lot of work. Had Atari/Infogrames get me into my first E3 (I turned 17 on the 2nd day of E3 back in 2002). But some E3s were truly terrible to be at, though.
I remember one E3 (pretty sure it was 2005)...I declared the game of show was the Xbox 360 controller when the console was still just an early prototype and all the kiosks running demos were literally PCs hidden behind the displays. I think that same E3 I shitted on Eidos for having the single worst line-up of games, such as 25 to Life. My exact words were... "in a world of mediocrity, Eidos is king." They threatened to never send me games again if I didn't take my impressions down, and I told them I wanted nothing to do with their products if that is how they would react (there's more detail to this, if anyone cares). In this day and age, that kind of exchange would have gone public and set fire online. But I kept it all private.
Sony, though, as I mentioned, took great care of their dedicated press such as myself. I was honest and never felt obligated to praise everything they released. Yet, Sony always made sure I had debug systems, preview code, early press copies or pre-retail code (games that could be played on any system, but didn't have the graphics and images pressed on the disc yet).
On the flipside, I had some controversial reviews such as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (I was among the lowest to score it, 84) and The Bouncer (I was among the highest, 90). I thought The Bouncer was an amazing modern Streets of Rage. And I thought San Andreas did nothing to further the franchise and had framerate, pop-up, repetitive gameplay, and other issues that just held it back.
Anyways, writing for 10 years about videogames burned me out HARD on the industry and soured me. I had hundreds of videogames, all the consoles (including Nintendo and Xbox). But it was just excessive and lost its appeal. My hobby became my job. The mass consumption and spread of FPS games bothered me too; developers felt like they had no original ideas. I got tired of playing FPS games and knocking them all, because they started to all feel like the same shit to me, unless they truly did offer something engaging (I enjoyed Killzone).
I took a big step back from gaming for a long time, sold off all of the stuff I didn't want or care for and really only focused on the major franchises like Final Fantasy (non-MMO), Metal Gear, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Uncharted, etc.
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostSure thing. Ask me anything, but in the meantime…Wow, thats incredible.
For close to a decade, I ran the largest independently owned PlayStation website (PSX Extreme). At its peak it brought in 80,000-100,000 impressions per day. The site exists, but I sold it off to a kid who was a fan and wanted to try his hand at writing. It was a blast, but grueling and a lot of work. Had Atari/Infogrames get me into my first E3 (I turned 17 on the 2nd day of E3 back in 2002). But some E3s were truly terrible to be at, though.
I remember one E3 (pretty sure it was 2005)…I declared the game of show was the Xbox 360 controller when the console was still just an early prototype and all the kiosks running demos were literally PCs hidden behind the displays. I think that same E3 I shitted on Eidos for having the single worst line-up of games, such as 25 to Life. My exact words were… "in a world of mediocrity, Eidos is king." They threatened to never send me games again if I didn't take my impressions down, and I told them I wanted nothing to do with their products if that is how they would react (there's more detail to this, if anyone cares). In this day and age, that kind of exchange would have gone public and set fire online. But I kept it all private.
Sony, though, as I mentioned, took great care of their dedicated press such as myself. I was honest and never felt obligated to praise everything they released. Yet, Sony always made sure I had debug systems, preview code, early press copies or pre-retail code (games that could be played on any system, but didn't have the graphics and images pressed on the disc yet).
On the flipside, I had some controversial reviews such as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (I was among the lowest to score it, 84) and The Bouncer (I was among the highest, 90). I thought The Bouncer was an amazing modern Streets of Rage. And I thought San Andreas did nothing to further the franchise and had framerate, pop-up, repetitive gameplay, and other issues that just held it back.
Anyways, writing for 10 years about videogames burned me out HARD on the industry and soured me. I had hundreds of videogames, all the consoles (including Nintendo and Xbox). But it was just excessive and lost its appeal. My hobby became my job. The mass consumption and spread of FPS games bothered me too; developers felt like they had no original ideas. I got tired of playing FPS games and knocking them all, because they started to all feel like the same shit to me, unless they truly did offer something engaging (I enjoyed Killzone).
I took a big step back from gaming for a long time, sold off all of the stuff I didn't want or care for and really only focused on the major franchises like Final Fantasy (non-MMO), Metal Gear, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Uncharted, etc.
Do you think you would have stuck with it if things were more digital like they are now or nah?
Were you doing just purely reviews?
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostAnyways, writing for 10 years about videogames burned me out HARD on the industry and soured me. I had hundreds of videogames, all the consoles (including Nintendo and Xbox). But it was just excessive and lost its appeal. My hobby became my job.Can relate to this so fucking much. It was exactly the same for me. Wrote for almost 10 years for the leading videogame magazine in my country and by the end of it I was completely burned out. Towards the latter part of my tenure I became one of the major contributors and mostly got to cherry pick the games (and other stuff we covered) to review and write about, but even so it all became a joyless affair.
I was constantly analyzing and writing down or making mental notes while playing instead of enjoying myself, and then the writing part ... well, anyone who's done it professionally knows how stressful and draining it can be when you're up against deadlines and writing blocks, month in, month out. It was especially grueling in my case, since it was technically my part-time job during school and then my secondary job. I should've quit way earlier than I did, I stayed on mostly out of loyalty to the guys I was in the trenches with and because the money was pretty damn good.
Also, yeah, Sony were great to deal with.
I'm getting PTSD just thinking about it. I have tons of great memories, I learned a lot and made good money, but it just wasn't sustainable. The stress of writing on a deadline and the amount of it got me in the end. I consider myself a reasonably talented scribe, in my native language at least, but when you're up against absolute masters of the art ... it's a fucking struggle. The top dudes at our outlet were all professional writers who worked at serious newspapers and had budding literary careers. The quality of writing was almost antithetical to the subject(s) we were covering.
I would've lasted a lot longer, if I was covering the gaming industry the way the Giant Bomb guys do it, freehanding it, just talking shit.
I would've lasted a lot longer, if I was covering the gaming industry the way the Giant Bomb guys do it, freehanding it, just talking shit.
By Daz Go To PostMan, I would listen to an Alpha/Zabo podcast on your experiences.Where’s the Kickstarter for this?
By Daz Go To PostWow, thats incredible.
Do you think you would have stuck with it if things were more digital like they are now or nah?
Were you doing just purely reviews?
I was doing everything. From news, previews, to reviews. We even had a section where FAQs/guides were uploaded by prominent writers or uploaded by us with their permission. I was the Editor-in-Chief.
Digital or not, it wouldn't have mattered. The games became stale, FPS took over. 3rd person adventure games and proper RPGs became a rarity and many RPGs started to lose their way (Final Fantasy XIII...). It felt like Sony and a few others were the only ones really trying to make something great. It is the largest reason why the PS3 was able to overcome an awful launch era and eventually surpass the 360 and stave off the Wii.
By Zabojnik Go To PostCan relate to this so fucking much. It was exactly the same for me. Wrote for almost 10 years for the leading videogame magazine in my country and by the end of it I was completely burned out. Towards the latter part of my tenure I became one of the major contributors and mostly got to cherry pick the games (and other stuff we covered) to review and write about, but even so it all became a joyless affair.
I was constantly analyzing and writing down or making mental notes while playing instead of enjoying myself, and then the writing part … well, anyone who's done it professionally knows how stressful and draining it can be when you're up against deadlines and writing blocks, month in, month out. It was especially grueling in my case, since it was technically my part-time job during school and then my secondary job. I should've quit way earlier than I did, I stayed on mostly out of loyalty to the guys I was in the trenches with and because the money was pretty damn good.
Also, yeah, Sony were great to deal with.
Were you writing in an Eastern European country? Your SLAENT name translates to shoemaker in Russian, so I'm guessing Polish, maybe Czech?
But yes, it's nice to know that other people felt the struggle. I've had friends tell me I have the best job...and I had to explain that for every great game I play, there are 20 that are just terrible. And then you had the games that had awful framerates and broken cameras, which were a recipe for motion sickness. Those were just miserable to play, absolute torture to subject my eyes to. If I couldn't get far enough into the game, I'd skip the review. If I did play enough, I'd just destroy it and encourage people to not even think about it.
Sometimes it was just SO obvious a game was rushed that it'd infuriate me, especially when a publisher had a history of releasing rushed games (Atari and Activision).
By Laboured Go To PostHe's Slovakian / Slovenian.Would you be happy if I called you English / Irish?
please respect the man
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostWere you writing in an Eastern European country? Your SLAENT name translates to shoemaker in Russian, so I'm guessing Polish, maybe Czech?
first i find out it's not dee why nasty
and now this
zabo = shoe maker
incredible
By Vini.lad Go To PostWould you be happy if I called you English / Irish?I chuckled 😂
please respect the man
By bud Go To Postfirst i find out it's not dee why nasty2020 keeps on giving
and now this
zabo = shoe maker
incredible