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Attitude Indicator: Apr 3, 2009

speaking of wonky cameras, the GTA trilogy is on ps4 and i assume they still have the same camera control as they did on the ps2?

# ? Aug 20, 2016 00:28

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Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

They're direct ports so I'd imagine so

# ? Aug 20, 2016 00:38

acumen: Mar 17, 2005; Fun Shoe

I traded my physical copy of Witcher 3 in when Dark Souls 3 came out but I've been regretting finishing it ever since. If I get the digital version my save game should work right?

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:06

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

I want a fun multi-player shooter. The only shooter I have on ps4 is Destiny. I've heard overwatch is cool, but is there anything else out there I should look at? How's call of duty doing? I haven't played cod since mw first came out. I just want something kinda casual that I can jump in on and shoot dudes.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:11

katkillad2: Aug 30, 2004; Awake and unreal, off to nowhere

jabro posted:

It's okay for people to like something you don't.

If someone played the game recently and aren't just remembering when they played it on PS2, I just don't know how you could not bring up the abysmal controls. Like the first Resident Evil on PS1 was an amazing game when I first played it, but I don't think I could enjoy anything that used those controls now for that style of game.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:12

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Luminous Cow posted:

I want a fun multi-player shooter. The only shooter I have on ps4 is Destiny. I've heard overwatch is cool, but is there anything else out there I should look at? How's call of duty doing? I haven't played cod since mw first came out. I just want something kinda casual that I can jump in on and shoot dudes.

BLOPSIII is pretty cool but Infinite Warfare might be amazeballs fuckawesome so I'd say hold off until that comes out to decide. BLOPS is probably still like 80 bucks.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:18

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Luminous Cow posted:

I want a fun multi-player shooter. The only shooter I have on ps4 is Destiny. I've heard overwatch is cool, but is there anything else out there I should look at? How's call of duty doing? I haven't played cod since mw first came out. I just want something kinda casual that I can jump in on and shoot dudes.

Titanfall 2 is free demoing this weekend (now) and next

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:23

Smirking_Serpent: Aug 27, 2009

Luminous Cow posted:

I want a fun multi-player shooter. The only shooter I have on ps4 is Destiny. I've heard overwatch is cool, but is there anything else out there I should look at? How's call of duty doing? I haven't played cod since mw first came out. I just want something kinda casual that I can jump in on and shoot dudes.

Overwatch is loving awesome, I've been playing since launch. There's definitely depth but it's extremely accessible, very addictive, lots of color and character, big population.

The big criticism most people have is that there's no single player, and the game doesn't have an enormous variety of maps or modes, so some people thought $60 was too high of a price. But if you're just wanting something casual, I think it's a very strong candidate.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 01:50

Ape Agitator: Feb 19, 2004; Soylent Green is Monkeys; College Slice

Looking through the sale Carnage Heart Exa sparked memory and it was indeed that game where you program mechs to fight autonomously. It simultaneously sounds great and terrible and I was wondering where it actually lies on that spectrum.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 02:01

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

In Training posted:

BLOPSIII is pretty cool but Infinite Warfare might be amazeballs fuckawesome so I'd say hold off until that comes out to decide. BLOPS is probably still like 80 bucks.

That's not coming out til November though

# ? Aug 20, 2016 02:03

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

Smirking_Serpent posted:

Overwatch is loving awesome, I've been playing since launch. There's definitely depth but it's extremely accessible, very addictive, lots of color and character, big population.

The big criticism most people have is that there's no single player, and the game doesn't have an enormous variety of maps or modes, so some people thought $60 was too high of a price. But if you're just wanting something casual, I think it's a very strong candidate.

My problem with overwatch is I can't decide whether to get it on console or pc

# ? Aug 20, 2016 02:03

axelblaze: Oct 18, 2006; Congratulations The One Concern!!!

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Is Saturday Morning RPG any good?

# ? Aug 20, 2016 02:19

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Luminous Cow posted:

My problem with overwatch is I can't decide whether to get it on console or pc

Do you want to play sniper?

# ? Aug 20, 2016 03:04

axelblaze: Oct 18, 2006; Congratulations The One Concern!!!

You're addicted to Ivory!!

_{and...oh my...could you please...

oh my...}; Grimey Drawer

PC if you want to play more seriously, PS4 if you want to be more casual.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 03:08

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

Real hurthling! posted:

Do you want to play sniper?

I hate sniping

# ? Aug 20, 2016 03:44

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Luminous Cow posted:

I hate sniping

Consoles fine then

# ? Aug 20, 2016 05:53

Parkingtigers: Feb 23, 2008; TARGET CONSUMER
LOVES EVERY FUCKING GAME EVER MADE. EVER.

Luminous Cow posted:

I want a fun multi-player shooter. The only shooter I have on ps4 is Destiny. I've heard overwatch is cool, but is there anything else out there I should look at? How's call of duty doing? I haven't played cod since mw first came out. I just want something kinda casual that I can jump in on and shoot dudes.

Star Wars Battlefront. Added a load of free content since launch, and is a great game to play casually between other games.

Battlefield 1 is only two months away and that's going to be awesome.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 07:10

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

acumen posted:

I traded my physical copy of Witcher 3 in when Dark Souls 3 came out but I've been regretting finishing it ever since. If I get the digital version my save game should work right?

No. Didn't for me in the UK, anyway.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 11:11

The Grey: Mar 2, 2004

axleblaze posted:

Is Saturday Morning RPG any good?

I want to know this too.

New flash today and this is the only game I am considering getting out of it.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 14:21

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Attitude Indicator posted:

speaking of wonky cameras, the GTA trilogy is on ps4 and i assume they still have the same camera control as they did on the ps2?

Yeah, I bought GTA:SA by itself and the camera is definitely wonky. It's especially bad when you're aiming because it will switch to whatever the character is looking at, not the camera.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 15:22

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

Parkingtigers posted:

Star Wars Battlefront. Added a load of free content since launch, and is a great game to play casually between other games.

Battlefield 1 is only two months away and that's going to be awesome.

I forgot that game existed. I'll look into it. Thanks to all for the suggestions.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 15:37

Parkingtigers: Feb 23, 2008; TARGET CONSUMER
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muscles like this? posted:

Yeah, I bought GTA:SA by itself and the camera is definitely wonky. It's especially bad when you're aiming because it will switch to whatever the character is looking at, not the camera.

And San Andreas is the only one of the trilogy that even uses the right stick as a proper camera control. I was genuinely shocked when I picked up Vice City (very LTTP) and found right-stick camera control still wasn't a standard by that point.

It's amazing how beloved those old GTA games are considering most of the gameplay is utter garbo. I've bought most of them more than once, and will again to get the PS4 versions at some point, but man alive the shooting was a bag of hot rear end, and the lack of checkpoints... and the health regen system...

# ? Aug 20, 2016 15:39

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

The GTA games and Bully were pretty much the only open world games around during the PS2/Xbox generation, it wasn't until the 360 years that they became as common as they are now and other people started refining the controls.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 15:44

Harlock: Jan 15, 2006; Tap "A" to drink!!!

RE: FF6 on PS1

I played it when it first came out and thought the battle/menu lag was manageable, unlike Chrono Trigger. Still inferior to the GBA version, but it's totally playable.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 17:22

Rinkles: Oct 24, 2010; What I'm getting at is...
Do you feel the same way?

Do cheats work on the PS4 GTA rereleases? I don't think I'd want to play them again without infinite armor.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 17:38

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Akuma posted:

No. Didn't for me in the UK, anyway.

Maybe you had a disc from another region. In north america i've had plenty of games work with saves on disc and later digital.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 17:40

Phantasium: Dec 27, 2012

Harlock posted:

RE: FF6 on PS1

I played it when it first came out and thought the battle/menu lag was manageable, unlike Chrono Trigger. Still inferior to the GBA version, but it's totally playable.

Likewise I did the same and the lag was so atrocious compared to the SNES version that I never played past South Figaro.

You take a lot more hits when it takes 5 times longer to input all commands.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 17:43

Dewgy: Nov 10, 2005; ~🚚special delivery~📦

Rinkles posted:

Do cheats work on the PS4 GTA rereleases? I don't think I'd want to play them again without infinite armor.

Can't think of any reason they wouldn't. The PS2 on PS4 ports really don't have extras or changes in general for any title, they're like the PSX games you can get for PS3/PSP/Vita but with a fancier emulator. I think VC and San Andreas did lose some licensed radio tracks but that's about it.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 17:44

Stare-Out: Mar 11, 2010

I bought the PS1 version of FF6 when it was on sale some time ago and it's pretty bad. The loading times are incomprehensibly long. In the end I just played it on a SNES emulator, at least guilt-free that I'd already paid for it.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 18:02

Luminous Cow: Nov 2, 2007; Well you know there should be no law
on people that want to smoke a little dope.
Well you know it's good for your head
And it relax your body don't you know.

Parkingtigers posted:

It's amazing how beloved those old GTA games are considering most of the gameplay is utter garbo. I've bought most of them more than once, and will again to get the PS4 versions at some point, but man alive the shooting was a bag of hot rear end, and the lack of checkpoints... and the health regen system...

Yeah they were revolutionary for the time but going back and playing them now is rough.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 18:03

Baxate: Feb 1, 2011

So a couple of those Neptunia games are in the sale. I kinda want a chill JRPG I can breeze through, but it looks like the bad kind of anime, so I'm on the fence about it.

e: the battles look kind of neat, but the visual novel/cutscene parts look really embarrassing.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 18:30

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

Real hurthling! posted:

Maybe you had a disc from another region. In north america i've had plenty of games work with saves on disc and later digital.

No, definitely not, and so have I - just not The Witcher 3.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 19:00

Agrias120: Jun 27, 2002; I will burn my dread.

Ludwig van Halen posted:

So a couple of those Neptunia games are in the sale. I kinda want a chill JRPG I can breeze through, but it looks like the bad kind of anime, so I'm on the fence about it.

e: the battles look kind of neat, but the visual novel/cutscene parts look really embarrassing.

The newer ones are better than the older ones. Almost all of the spin-offs are nothing to write home about and rely heavily on you liking the characters enough to slog through them. Neptunia is the kind of series that you either love or hate. If you like anime tropes and meme-heavy humor, you could do a lot worse for a casual jRPG to run through.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 19:04

Baxate: Feb 1, 2011

Agrias120 posted:

The newer ones are better than the older ones. Almost all of the spin-offs are nothing to write home about and rely heavily on you liking the characters enough to slog through them. Neptunia is the kind of series that you either love or hate. If you like anime tropes and meme-heavy humor, you could do a lot worse for a casual jRPG to run through.

Yeah, I enjoy the story parts of Disgaea games. Neptunia seems kind of like that plus some creepy fan service.
If it's not too creepy or offputting, I might get the Vita one that's on sale since it's a little cheaper.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 19:07

Agrias120: Jun 27, 2002; I will burn my dread.

Ludwig van Halen posted:

Yeah, I enjoy the story parts of Disgaea games. Neptunia seems kind of like that plus some creepy fan service.

If you like the story parts of Disgaea, you'll probably like Neptunia. I think they both hit a lot of the same notes, and the newer Neptunia games (basically from ReBirth:1 onward) have gameplay that ranges from inoffensive to decent attached.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 19:10

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

Ludwig van Halen posted:

Yeah, I enjoy the story parts of Disgaea games. Neptunia seems kind of like that plus some creepy fan service.
If it's not too creepy or offputting, I might get the Vita one that's on sale since it's a little cheaper.

Rebirth 2 is the only one that approaches creepy afaik, but that depends on whether you consider all fan service creepy or not.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 20:37

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

Akuma posted:

No, definitely not, and so have I - just not The Witcher 3.

I think The Witcher 3 does have a technical discrepancy between the disc and digital versions and handle audio language availability differently. Still dumb that it happens, though. And they've confirmed that the GOTY edition will have a fresh set of trophies and its saves being incompatible with the original version. :toot:

# ? Aug 20, 2016 20:39

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

Luminous Cow posted:

My problem with overwatch is I can't decide whether to get it on console or pc

They actually balance the games separately at this point to make up for certain things being much stronger on console. They're slowly going to become 2 different games it seems like.

It's the most fun I've had with a PC multiplayer shooter since the launch window of TF2 though.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 20:42

Lemon-Lime: Aug 6, 2009

Luminous Cow posted:

My problem with overwatch is I can't decide whether to get it on console or pc

It will likely be dead on consoles within a year as people move on to the next big shooter, whereas it's going to have a PC playerbase for the next 3-4 years at least, so that's something to keep in consideration.

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JazzFlight: Apr 29, 2006; Oooooooooooh!

Lemon-Lime posted:

It will likely be dead on consoles within a year as people move on to the next big shooter, whereas it's going to have a PC playerbase for the next 3-4 years at least, so that's something to keep in consideration.

Er, you think so? I dunno, if Blizzard keeps parity with the PC release (albeit at a slightly slower patch schedule) along with supporting new seasonal events and free characters and maps, I can see the game lasting quite a while, even on consoles.

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