Diablo 3 sucked, Hearthstone was murdered first by the lack of consistent updates, then by the constant gutting of the class identities, requiring you to heavily invest for competitive decks. Mobas killed their RTS biz ages ago, and they decided to moider Overwatch for the sake of esports.
Blizzard isn't Blizzard anymore.
Blizzard isn't Blizzard anymore.
OW 2 is gonna be real awful. Especially with signs like the director leaving mid development.
I've been skeptical about D4 since that video of that big open world raid boss thing. At least VV will do D2 right.
I've been skeptical about D4 since that video of that big open world raid boss thing. At least VV will do D2 right.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evils-producer-says-village-was-balanced-based-on-feedback-that-re7-was-too-scary/
“When we develop a new Resident Evil game, our goal is not always to make it scarier than the previous title, but find a balance to deliver a scary but fun experience for players,” he said.
“Some of the feedback we received regarding [RE7 was] that it was too scary to play,” Kanda added. “In one regard, that’s exactly what we were striving for, so it’s a huge compliment for us.
“But at the same time, it’s always our goal to create something that anybody can feel comfortable jumping in and playing, so we eased up on the tension curve [in RE Village] relative to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, so that players aren’t in constant fear.”
While Resident Evil 7 put players in a series of confined spaces, “as if the walls of the Baker mansion were closing in on them”, Resident Evil Village’s relatively open environments aim to create tension differently.
“For Resident Evil Village, we took an entirely different approach with the openness of the village and players not knowing what might be lurking beyond the trees,” Kanda said.
Giantbomb thing is sad, but it really has been quite shit for a long time now. Got worse and worse. Jeff Bakalar and Vinny were the only thing really working still. Gerstmann is also fine, but had nothing else in that team.
It sucks since I spent so much time listening to them, but I also almost completely stopped at this point. Can't say I'm even interested in a patreon. Unless vinny decides to make one just to play bad fmv games and point and clicks
It sucks since I spent so much time listening to them, but I also almost completely stopped at this point. Can't say I'm even interested in a patreon. Unless vinny decides to make one just to play bad fmv games and point and clicks
By post-sy Go To PostKinda ugly ngl
Doesn't look amazing, but more than I expected from double fine. Can't wait, first one is a great game
Tim Schafer is really the American Yoko Taro lol his brilliant ideas just don't translate well
I'm in for Psychonauts 2 though
I'm in for Psychonauts 2 though
But at the same time, it’s always our goal to create something that anybody can feel comfortable jumping in and playing, so we eased up on the tension curve [in RE Village] relative to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, so that players aren’t in constant fear.”
Weak af. Resident Evil series could have better usage of quite time tho, so we'll see.
I foresee Village to 7 being the 2make to 3make especially since they said it started as a Revelations. All the emphasis on big mommy milkers comes off like jingling keys
it'll still be fun though.
it'll still be fun though.
I don't know why they didn't include the RE2R gore tech in RE8. Even maxed out on PC, blood splatter doesn't even stain the environment in Village. Not to mention this mediocre hit reactions. I don't mind bullet sponge enemies as long as there's ton of feedback like in RE2R.
Returnal should keep me fed until Ratchet. Will get RE8 on sale.
Returnal should keep me fed until Ratchet. Will get RE8 on sale.
By post-sy Go To PostI don't know why they didn't include the RE2R gore tech in RE8. Even maxed out on PC, blood splatter doesn't even stain the environment in Village. Not to mention this mediocre hit reactions. I don't mind bullet sponge enemies as long as there's ton of feedback like in RE2R.
Returnal should keep me fed until Ratchet. Will get RE8 on sale.
yeah i'm thinking the same broski
By EldritchTrapStar Go To PostWeak af. Resident Evil series could have better usage of quite time tho, so we'll see.
By post-sy Go To PostI don't know why they didn't include the RE2R gore tech in RE8. Even maxed out on PC, blood splatter doesn't even stain the environment in Village. Not to mention this mediocre hit reactions. I don't mind bullet sponge enemies as long as there's ton of feedback like in RE2R.ngl I avoided playing the demo because I knew I was gonna hate it
Returnal should keep me fed until Ratchet. Will get RE8 on sale.
so AFAIC, I dunno anything yet. Scam me Capcom
By post-sy Go To Postgiant bomb trash just like every other videogame site
By post-sy Go To PostWorst main cod dev of the three. Hated Advanced Warfare.
Bout the Giant Bomb thing - I think their biggest struggle in the last couple of years was just how barren the game release schedule has become. Like the last year I wasn't even interested in their podcasts anymore since most weeks there were neither any interesting news to cover nor good game releases. Like why should I switch this on?
See I still love listening to Brad, Vinny and Jeff ramble about old games, new games and new exciting game news but considering I'm stuck at home now due to remote work and am never in a car or public transportation to listen to the podcast my engagement to switch them on just fizzled out. Still feels bad knowing they won't be around to listen to their takes on bad E3s and hilarious announcements.
I realized what they mentioned in their stream that most people who were reporting on games at one point or another got out recently too, when I saw what gaming personalities I follow on Twitter. Bunch of StarCraft 2 pros, game journalist like Brian Crescente, Tortilo, McNamara. They all got out. They grew up. Maybe it's time to say goodbye as well to games. There was never a better time than now. New-gen consoles not available and lacking interesting games, new GPUs only affordable if you got Smokey money.
By Smokey Go To Postyeah i'm thinking the same broskiit's .0001 Btc per opinion brodie
RE7 was incredible, and in typical Capcom fashion, when something works just add more action to the sequel. 🗑
By Fenderputty Go To PostI may be steigglin’ but I would neveris that so comrade?
By DerZuhälter Go To PostBout the Giant Bomb thing - I think their biggest struggle in the last couple of years was just how barren the game release schedule has become. Like the last year I wasn't even interested in their podcasts anymore since most weeks there were neither any interesting news to cover nor good game releases. Like why should I switch this on?Source your quotes.
See I still love listening to Brad, Vinny and Jeff ramble about old games, new games and new exciting game news but considering I'm stuck at home now due to remote work and am never in a car or public transportation to listen to the podcast my engagement to switch them on just fizzled out. Still feels bad knowing they won't be around to listen to their takes on bad E3s and hilarious announcements.
I realized what they mentioned in their stream that most people who were reporting on games at one point or another got out recently too, when I saw what gaming personalities I follow on Twitter. Bunch of StarCraft 2 pros, game journalist like Brian Crescente, Tortilo, McNamara. They all got out. They grew up. Maybe it's time to say goodbye as well to games. There was never a better time than now. New-gen consoles not available and lacking interesting games, new GPUs only affordable if you got Smokey money.
By DerZuhälter Go To PostBout the Giant Bomb thing - I think their biggest struggle in the last couple of years was just how barren the game release schedule has become. Like the last year I wasn't even interested in their podcasts anymore since most weeks there were neither any interesting news to cover nor good game releases. Like why should I switch this on?
True to some degree. But they still could have done a lot more. They used to play weird obscure games way more often, and we truly have a never ending amount of those these days. Not to mention endurance runs and so on. Would be VERY easy to please a large portion of their viewers, with another Persona endurance run.... or Deadly Premonition 2. Or probably a million other games. That certainly would have kept me interested.
With new games, they are also almost always late to the party when it comes to quick looks and so on, and when they finally do them they never even bothered to google anything. I swear to God every fucking quicklook they go 'it's... ehm... 30 dollars i think? let me check on my phone', just such low effort.
I understand there is a bunch of behind the scenes stuff, that goes into making anything. But the output compared to amount of people working there has been insane. I really do not understand. I understand that most of them probably lost their passion for this, and I think that is more likely the real answer. Of course having a family and so on is more important, than doing a quicklook so it can release at the same time as all the other major sites. But it also makes a poor product in the end.
By Dr Espi Go To PostSmokey trying to assemble the infinity gauntlet with Xbox controllersUnderrated.
By rerixo Go To Poststill haven't gotten my head round xbox having the best dpadThey’ve had the better dpad for a while now. Think since the One S revision of pads? The Series S/X dpad is good, but nothing comes close to the PS Vita dpad.
There was just something about that, it felt absolutely perfect for platformers.
honestly i fucking hate the teleporting sword freaks in Returnal more than anything else. to make one a mini boss that spews out red balls, immediately after you dodge the melee attack, that hit you for like 70% of your HP is the BIG FUCKING SUCK.
boss 4 was thematically cool as fuck (seriously going up the tower to the rising volume of the song, sensational) but nowhere near as entertaining as 3 to actually fight. Biome 5 is kind of lame though, unfortunately. Extremely boring visually (and I'm usually a sucker for this type of environment) and... recycled enemies that just hit much harder. In no rush to get back to it.
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Feel like the Giant Bomb dudes finally started feeling like their job was an actual job to them rather than their passion years ago and couldn't be fucked with it. Like wooden said, they had so many easy wins on their desk but just didn't want to do them. Maybe if they forced themselves to do it the site would have come to a close many years ago but would that have been much worse than what we got over the last few years anyway?
boss 4 was thematically cool as fuck (seriously going up the tower to the rising volume of the song, sensational) but nowhere near as entertaining as 3 to actually fight. Biome 5 is kind of lame though, unfortunately. Extremely boring visually (and I'm usually a sucker for this type of environment) and... recycled enemies that just hit much harder. In no rush to get back to it.
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Feel like the Giant Bomb dudes finally started feeling like their job was an actual job to them rather than their passion years ago and couldn't be fucked with it. Like wooden said, they had so many easy wins on their desk but just didn't want to do them. Maybe if they forced themselves to do it the site would have come to a close many years ago but would that have been much worse than what we got over the last few years anyway?
You could feel that they are exhausted by all the camera and exposure they do to their private life as well. Listening to them right now, Vinny mentioned that his entire adult life can be chronicled through his work and the podcast he has done, and I cannot imagine the amount of the fatigue that sets in for that amount of exposure.
Someone else mentioned it, but The toxic nature for the industry and the gaming can also have a very very negative toll mentally as someone who just wants to cover games and their industry. Many of the guests they have invited, turned out to be alt-righters, abusers and homophobes'/transphobes. That along the CD Project stuff, Ubisoft news, The abuse at Riot, China/CRR stranglehold on gaming industry and you get an exhaustive amount of toxic and poisonous stuff to trudge through.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they just get out of the industry all together. Drew seems happier than ever right ow just because he just got out.
Someone else mentioned it, but The toxic nature for the industry and the gaming can also have a very very negative toll mentally as someone who just wants to cover games and their industry. Many of the guests they have invited, turned out to be alt-righters, abusers and homophobes'/transphobes. That along the CD Project stuff, Ubisoft news, The abuse at Riot, China/CRR stranglehold on gaming industry and you get an exhaustive amount of toxic and poisonous stuff to trudge through.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they just get out of the industry all together. Drew seems happier than ever right ow just because he just got out.
My only gameplay complaint I can lodge at Returnal thus far is why they bothered to include an aim/zoom input at all. It’s so out of place given the pacing and style of the combat. I just can’t think of any use for slowing down movement speed and reducing the FOV drastically in the middle of combat to feel slightly more accurate.
L2 should’ve just been for alt fire, no dual-stage trigger necessary.
L2 should’ve just been for alt fire, no dual-stage trigger necessary.
By faridmon Go To PostYou could feel that they are exhausted by all the camera and exposure they do to their private life as well. Listening to them right now, Vinny mentioned that his entire adult life can be chronicled through his work and the podcast he has done, and I cannot imagine the amount of the fatigue that sets in for that amount of exposure.
Someone else mentioned it, but The toxic nature for the industry and the gaming can also have a very very negative toll mentally as someone who just wants to cover games and their industry. Many of the guests they have invited, turned out to be alt-righters, abusers and homophobes'/transphobes. That along the CD Project stuff, Ubisoft news, The abuse at Riot, China/CRR stranglehold on gaming industry and you get an exhaustive amount of toxic and poisonous stuff to trudge through.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they just get out of the industry all together. Drew seems happier than ever right ow just because he just got out.
Dealing with shitty people is something most people do when working. There is a never ending amount of shit people out there, and it's not always easy to tell who they are until way later, and sometimes you get forced to work with shitty people if you want to keep your job. If you are letting that drain you to the point of barely being able to do your job, then it was time to find something new a long time ago. Better late than ever I guess.
Probably really sucked with their guests, but hey, they made a pretty clear statement whenever that stuff got out later. But getting exhausted from dev studios being shitty? Come on.
More likely they just lost their passion and got a bit too comfortable, which I totally understand as well. But man did it make for a shitty ass end product in the end.
By HonestVapes Go To PostMy only gameplay complaint I can lodge at Returnal thus far is why they bothered to include an aim/zoom input at all. It’s so out of place given the pacing and style of the combat. I just can’t think of any use for slowing down movement speed and reducing the FOV drastically in the middle of combat to feel slightly more accurate.There's one gun in particular(forget the name) but it's a charge rifle type weapon that I find easier to use with ADS because you want to make sure the hit lands since it reloads after every shot.
L2 should’ve just been for alt fire, no dual-stage trigger necessary.
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Trying to get all the collectibles for the platinum and the rng is kind of annoying. Feels like it only spawns one glyph/scout log per cycle.
By post-sy Go To Postthe new apex mode good?I had a lot of fun with it today. Better than Valorant for sure.
By Hixx Go To Posthonestly i fucking hate the teleporting sword freaks in Returnal more than anything else. to make one a mini boss that spews out red balls, immediately after you dodge the melee attack, that hit you for like 70% of your HP is the BIG FUCKING SUCK.5 is just build up to 6 really. Don't forget to pick up your suit upgrade there before you move on, it's hidden behind a locked door so save one key for it. It's the door next to the shop.
boss 4 was thematically cool as fuck (seriously going up the tower to the rising volume of the song, sensational) but nowhere near as entertaining as 3 to actually fight. Biome 5 is kind of lame though, unfortunately. Extremely boring visually (and I'm usually a sucker for this type of environment) and… recycled enemies that just hit much harder. In no rush to get back to it.
it's the only level you could skip entirely in ng+, as you're just looking for a way into world 6. Once you know how to reach it you don't really have to bother again
btw, your melee attack has I-frames too so use it for them if your dash is on cooldown
By post-sy Go To PostThere's one gun in particular(forget the name) but it's a charge rifle type weapon that I find easier to use with ADS because you want to make sure the hit lands since it reloads after every shot.the Rotgland Lobber (Acid), one of my fav weapons! It's essentially a sniper, one flick and BOOM.
later on you could summon an acid portal, and douse yourself in acid for protection.
there was another one that shoots out a disc/beam but I forgot its name.
By DY_nasty Go To Postthis combat is shit my god
game came out 6 years ago whew
combat was shit then it's gotta be dbl ass cheeks now
By DY_nasty Go To Postthis combat is shit my godahaha yeah
Just go full wizard fuck melee, at least its somewhat interesting.
By DY_nasty Go To PostOkay. Starting Witcher 3 again frfr
No matter what, I have ME thrillogy afterwards
By DY_nasty Go To Postthis combat is shit my god
😂
By LabouredPatriot Go To PostThought these would be something that you guys really like.
smokey going to rock these
By Smokey Go To Postthose are lit!
just got the Pulse Red and Electric Volt colors
shout out to Phil for sending these to me
gr8 guy
Fire escape cast seems cool by the way, from the first episode. Dan warning though for those who can't stand him. Such a contrast to gb though, we they all actually sound like they are having fun
He talks a bit about how much he hated, being forced to do certain things at gb and gameinformer as well, that felt pointless. Like the news, and they all talked about how playing video games got shitty for them, when it was a job
Also lol
He talks a bit about how much he hated, being forced to do certain things at gb and gameinformer as well, that felt pointless. Like the news, and they all talked about how playing video games got shitty for them, when it was a job
Also lol
By post-sy Go To Postthe new apex mode good?Yeah, it's pretty great. The meta will presumably be somewhat different in this mode compared to BR, but it's not night and day. We played for a couple of hours and I think we already got our weapons / powers and strats figured out for the most part.
Doesn't really matter that much against clueless bots in pubs, might be a different story in high level ranked.
By DiPro Go To Postlet's compromise and give out 50 digit passwords you have to write down.Only if 5 and S and 0 and O look exactly the same
Im 65% of the way through DQ on ps4 trying to muster the courage to finish the story.
Started Ff7R and thus far it's far from what I remember but the open world somehow works.
Fire Pro Wrestling might be my go-to but this 70 match story mode can kick rocks.
Finally realized my issue with No Man's Sky: I have to grind to get scanner updates and I refuse to land on another planet with scary violent animals. Sentient ships can foh too. Wish they let us download our universe to play offline.
Started Ff7R and thus far it's far from what I remember but the open world somehow works.
Fire Pro Wrestling might be my go-to but this 70 match story mode can kick rocks.
Finally realized my issue with No Man's Sky: I have to grind to get scanner updates and I refuse to land on another planet with scary violent animals. Sentient ships can foh too. Wish they let us download our universe to play offline.