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Rockstar's up there with Blizzard in "how far they've fallen" for game companies. I do think I'd probably enjoy SC2 though. But that's what, 10+ years old? Want to really get back into RTS in general
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GTAV is exactly what a GTA game is supposed to be and Blizzard has definitely squandered more good will than Rockstar has.
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Oct 19, 2020 19:30
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Well, Blizzard did re-release the original StarCraft a few years ago, so there's an option.
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Oct 19, 2020 19:31
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SCII is fun, I go back and burn through the campaigns again every so often. If you’re going multiplayer, skip the melee and go straight for the arcade/custom games. There are a bunch of fun ones in there.
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Oct 19, 2020 19:36
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:That's actually the plan for now. They've already announced it will be on PS5 and the new Xbones. So the Skyrim plan then?
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Oct 19, 2020 19:56
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Hekk posted:So the Skyrim plan then? Yep! Speaking of Bethesda, I haven't looked to see if they're putting Fallout 76 on the new systems, but I suspect they're already planning terrible and buggy new expansions just for the next generation to suffer over. Or maybe just re-release Fallout 3 with an online component like Morrowind.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:01
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Two of my brothers and I have been playing SC1 on the re-release for the last several months. It's been pretty fun, though since there's only three of us, we just beat on CPU opponents. We did one FFA and it ended up being a total Mexican standoff. But against CPUs we've done pretty well, we've gotten up to being able to take 3v5 most of the time. Fun little family activity I guess!
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Oct 19, 2020 20:08
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i wouldn't say rockstar has fallen so much as they frustrate people with their insanely low output combined with the crunch, a truly bitter cocktail but like blizzard is actually collapsing with what looks like a real lame overwatch repackage on the horizon and the next rockstar game will almost certainly sell fifty billion copies and be played for years
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Oct 19, 2020 20:09
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Doesn’t rockstar pull in like a billion a day from GTAO?
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Oct 19, 2020 20:14
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Patware posted:i wouldn't say rockstar has fallen so much as they frustrate people with their insanely low output combined with the crunch, a truly bitter cocktail Blizzard is definitely circling the creativity drain, all their good talent bailed a decade and a half ago.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:15
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Gta5 has made more money than any other video game ever. They don't even need to launch games at this point, just keep servicing their slowly shrinking base with mission packs, updated car skins and the occasional dumb weapon. I still have the fireworks launcher from 5 years ago in my weapon inventory.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:15
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The PS2 had 3 GTA games, GTAV had 3 consoles.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:16
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Apparently it won't be on ps5/xbone series until late next year. They're going to do a free 3 months of GTA Online as a stand alone for ps5. It's sold 135+ million copies since 2013. PS1 had 3 gta games too. 1, 2 and London.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:20
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orange juche posted:Blizzard is definitely circling the creativity drain, all their good talent bailed a decade and a half ago. i would argue they barely ever actually had good talent outside of pure game design, just people good at scraping the serial numbers off of things but i was already kind of a blizzard pessimist after WoW's writing and Diablo 3 turned me into someone just waiting to laugh as they finally ignobly die
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Oct 19, 2020 20:46
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Patware posted:i would argue they barely ever actually had good talent outside of pure game design, just people good at scraping the serial numbers off of things but i was already kind of a blizzard pessimist after WoW's writing and Diablo 3 turned me into someone just waiting to laugh as they finally ignobly die Well all their game design folks left a decade and a half ago to make other studios, right around the time that Activision acquired Blizzard.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:47
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Blizzard irreparably shot themselves in the foot when they announced the Diablo mobile game and then condescendingly asked the crowd if they had cell phones.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:51
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Woofer posted:Blizzard irreparably shot themselves in the foot when they announced the Diablo mobile game and then condescendingly asked the crowd if they had cell phones. I'm half certain that mobile game isn't coming out at this point Same for Diablo 4, really. It's obvious they made people crunch after that Blizzcon to get a vertical slice demo going using the Diablo 3 engine, and hadn't really put any resources to it before then (and probably still aren't giving it much attention).
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Oct 19, 2020 20:53
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Play path of exile 2, its going to be better than diablo 4 anyways (and it will probably come out sometime in the next decade!).
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Oct 19, 2020 20:56
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D3 was disappointing at launch, but after they fixed it, (RIP RMAH) it turned into my personal favorite ARPG. I want to like POE, but it has way too many systems to keep track of, so I get super stoked for a new patch and then fall off like 4 hours in every time. Haven't heard much about Torchlight 3, hoping it's good, I'll probably check it out after I'm done with Spelunky 2.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:58
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With how poorly Overwatch 2 and the latest WoW expansion seem to be going I don't know if Blizzard has anything going for them anymore D3 on Switch is amazing, though.
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Oct 19, 2020 20:58
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diablo 3 was fun imo its freakin fantastic on switch
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Oct 19, 2020 21:25
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I started playing Fall Guys. It was okay, but I felt like something was lacking. So I turned the in-game music off and put on a bunch of thrash metal and poo poo got loving Intense  Spent like 2 hours straight hootin an hollerin and laughing like an absolute moron 
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Oct 19, 2020 21:26
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D3 might be the best paced loot game I’ve ever played.
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Woofer posted:D3 might be the best paced loot game I’ve ever played. the switch version is too good to be a console port imo
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Oct 19, 2020 22:47
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The only reason to have GTA5 installed is for LSPDFR. If only it wasn’t such a pain in the rear end to install...was fun turning traffic stops into felonies and stop and frisking people.
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It's weird but I genuinely do not regret completely boycott deleting my Blizzard account after the China Blizzard thing. I mean a second after I did it, I kinda thought, "aw gently caress I had some decent told poo poo in my bag if I wanted to relevel in WOW!" And then the idea of sinking ship many uninterrupted nights of raiding and dailies and PvP BGs made me chuckle. Like they almost made me miss chores. I hadn't played regularly since cataclysm anyway, hadn't properly raided since wrath. poo poo was dead to me even though I REALLY LIKE fantasy and old God cheesy Warcraft Lore the game was just... Ugh. Then they released some old poo poo like lmao they weren't even trying. And my friend feel for that poo poo, but he's like 8 years younger than me and didn't play the of version so he was their whole demo. Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Oct 20, 2020 |
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I guess we'll see how it shapes up but Shadowlands looks like it might be the most promising WoW expansion for years. Haven't played Overwatch for a long time now, but I had a lot of fun with it when it was first released, I doubt I'd even recognize the game if I logged in now. Still have fond memories of blowing people up with Junkrat. As for Diablo 3, the Reaper of Souls expansion really was a huge improvement and made it the game that it should have been from the beginning. Sure, the story is still a load of eye-rolling claptrap and the always online requirement is still annoying, but you just don't care because you're too busy looking for the next congregation of monstrosities to dispatch in a cascade of fire and ragdoll physics.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:I guess we'll see how it shapes up but Shadowlands looks like it might be the most promising WoW expansion for years. low bar i do sometimes feel that urge to get back into Diablo 3, but i played through it on launch and was already surly about all the extremely goofy poo poo and then the story was just absolutely embarrassing, especially for a company that was such a big deal at the time. being a writer myself, bad stories that aren't clearly tertiary to the experience can really hack me off
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Nuclear Tourist posted:
For someone who doesn't have Reaper of Souls, which changes made that happen?
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Wasabi the J posted:It's weird but I genuinely do not regret completely boycott deleting my Blizzard account after the China Blizzard thing. i sold mine on playerauctions for like $250 bucks
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Duzzy Funlop posted:For someone who doesn't have Reaper of Souls, which changes made that happen? Off the top of my head, Ross added a new class and a new chapter. Revamped the loot system so that you more or less get showered in green drops while playing post game. Leveling is much faster. You can power level a character in an hour or two. Added adventure mode, so you don't have to constantly run the campaign. Added rifts, which are randomized dungeons with adjustable difficulty. Rebalanced sets, and added a few more for each class. Seasons, usually have some gimmick and reward for meeting achievements and milestones. Meant to encourage you to play with different builds. I'm sure I'm missing other things too. I might have convinced myself to start a new season character. Edit: new ways to craft, and you can augment items with the cube! bengy81 fucked around with this message at 13:14 on Oct 20, 2020 |
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Leveling in D3 solo is even pretty fast. You can easily hit the cap and finish the story in a day (maybe even half a day? It’s been a while). You always feel like you’re progressing and it grabs you until you hit end game where it will get repetitive and for me the fun factor fell off a cliff.
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Has anyone else been playing Hades for Switch/PC? It’s a rogue-lite made by the guys who did Bastion and some others. You die a lot on your runs, but that’s built into the story. I’ve never been a rogue like fan, but this game has been addicting.
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pkells posted:Has anyone else been playing Hades for Switch/PC? It’s a rogue-lite made by the guys who did Bastion and some others. You die a lot on your runs, but that’s built into the story. I’ve never been a rogue like fan, but this game has been addicting. Been playing it on the PC and loving it. I was so psyched for Spelunky 2 to hit and then Hades came and just overtook that rougelike itch I needed scratched. I will get back to the haunted moon of Spelunky 2 after dealing with dad problems the game
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pkells posted:Has anyone else been playing Hades for Switch/PC? It’s a rogue-lite made by the guys who did Bastion and some others. You die a lot on your runs, but that’s built into the story. I’ve never been a rogue like fan, but this game has been addicting. Been playing on PC. I have a dozen runs and have only beaten the first fury once. I suck, but it's fun. I enjoy the dialogue too.
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pkells posted:Has anyone else been playing Hades for Switch/PC? It’s a rogue-lite made by the guys who did Bastion and some others. You die a lot on your runs, but that’s built into the story. I’ve never been a rogue like fan, but this game has been addicting. Played it a ton in early access and happily started fresh for 1.0. What a fantastic game. I don’t think I’ll ever successfully make a 32 Heat run, but it’s still fun to try.
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:i sold mine on playerauctions for like $250 bucks It's not exactly true to the intention imo but yeah probably could've gotten some cash for garbage
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I got my wife a Switch as an anniversary present with the Ring Fit and Mariokart to start with. What are some other awesome games that we should get? We have a crew of friends who also have Switches that we'd be looking to play with as well.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:I got my wife a Switch as an anniversary present with the Ring Fit and Mariokart to start with. What are some other awesome games that we should get? We have a crew of friends who also have Switches that we'd be looking to play with as well. animal crossing mario odyssey botw jackbox also do switch online so you can get the free nes/snes games and tetris 99 edit: also clubhouse games is really good for fun simple multi, goose game owns and has two player now my gf loves this atm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs2ITF7iZts
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pantslesswithwolves posted:I got my wife a Switch as an anniversary present with the Ring Fit and Mariokart to start with. What are some other awesome games that we should get? We have a crew of friends who also have Switches that we'd be looking to play with as well. mario kart is a good party pleaser, there's assists that you can tune on and off any time to keep you on the track etc. A single extra set of joy cons can split into 4 controllers in a pinch. This is a worthwhile accessory if you have a DS4/XBone controller: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786JC6VW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_s5mLFb89BDCEJ 8Bitdo is the only 3rd party accessory manufacturer I recommend.
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