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American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

I�m pressing X to skip your posts but it�s not working.

Hey it worked.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 04:57

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# ? May 24, 2024 07:30

nom epique: Apr 24, 2022; by VideoGames

Any word on mw2?I see Vanguard is still $69 lol.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 05:29

Wiltsghost: Mar 27, 2011

Ghost Song is out on game pass. I like the art style.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 06:17

John F Bennett: Jan 30, 2013; I always wear my wedding ring. It's my trademark.

nom epique posted:

Any word on mw2?I see Vanguard is still $69 lol.

What kind of word are you looking for? It's released and ready to be bought right now.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 08:46

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

Larry Parrish posted:

I'm really bad at it and you probably will be too because it's brutal. But one step from Eden is great. It's also frantic and makes my brain melt.

Holy gently caress you were not lying. One Step From Eden is bizarre and neat.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 12:36

Oxxidation: Jul 22, 2007

finished Hellsinger and learned to my acute displeasure that several trophies are bugged

positive overall though. the final boss especially was excellent, had me sweating even on Normal

# ? Nov 3, 2022 12:44

Volte: Oct 4, 2004; woosh woosh

nom epique posted:

Any word on mw2?I see Vanguard is still $69 lol.

I'm having fun with the multiplayer although I'm very rusty as I haven't played much shootmans in 2022. I never played a MW before (the old ones or the new one) so I dunno if it's the standard practice but the one thing I don't really like is that attachments are unlocked per "weapon platform" and you have to level up all of the weapons in that platform to unlock all the attachments for it. I'm used to just picking a weapon and sticking with it until it's fully unlocked.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 12:48

Zwille: Aug 18, 2006; * _{For the Ghost Who Walks Funny}

That�s one of the big new features and some people are mad that they gotta play different weapons to unlock what they want lol. I like it because you can unlock some attachments across weapons (like scopes)

It�s so much better than Vanguard in general

# ? Nov 3, 2022 13:15

barnold: Dec 16, 2011; what do u do when yuo're born to play fps? guess there's nothing left to do but play fps. boom headshot

the only thing I wasn't a huge fan of is that a lot of attachments require you to use guns that you don't even unlock until higher levels. luckily this isn't a problem for a pro e-sports player like me who can rack up XP real quick but it's a little annoying

overall MW2 is a fantastic game and just as good as MW2019. will likely be better than 2019 once more of the game's MP content is launched

# ? Nov 3, 2022 15:10

nom epique: Apr 24, 2022; by VideoGames

So how long till you�re paying separately with Xbox bucks for each attachment ?

# ? Nov 3, 2022 17:17

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

Yah MW2 is great and has been an amazingly smooth launch by AAA standards. I feel like the current game is almost practically a beta and it will be the "real" game once warzone 2/dmz launches along with the store and battlepass and all that stuff. Hopefully gets a lot of QoL stuff (especially the menus which.. are bad)

# ? Nov 3, 2022 17:48

Blue Raider: Sep 2, 2006

nom epique posted:

Any word on mw2?I see Vanguard is still $69 lol.

It�s very bad. The maps are completely trash, the unlock system is nothing but grind, and the TTK/TTD is hosed. Putting 20 rounds from an M4 into a guy just to have him one shot you is very common.

I�m not exaggerating when I say it�s the worst cod I�ve ever played, and I�ve played them all except Infinite Warfare and Vanguard. It�s the only Xbox game I�ve ever refunded.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:15

John F Bennett: Jan 30, 2013; I always wear my wedding ring. It's my trademark.

Control is free to play for the next couple of days.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:16

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

Skill issue?

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:16

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Cool game OP. Didn't like the dlc as much unfortunately

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:16

SpiderLink: Oct 3, 2006

John F Bennett posted:

Control is free to play for the next couple of days.

Good game, and it has God mode and stuff like that for the people who don't want to deal with the combat.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:17

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

i mean i get it but i dont know why you'd play a game where you dont want to deal with 90% of it

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:18

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

Feels Villeneuve posted:

i mean i get it but i dont know why you'd play a game where you dont want to deal with 90% of it

Eh, I've got a friend who is a huge spooky poo poo / buffy fan but she's not a big gamer. The atmosphere of control is 1000% her poo poo but she doesn't play games where she can die. So, it's perfect for her.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:29

Zat: Jan 16, 2008

Feels Villeneuve posted:

i mean i get it but i dont know why you'd play a game where you dont want to deal with 90% of it

The lore, atmosphere, visual design, music etc. is all really cool in Control. I used the accessibility sliders pretty liberally because I too wasn't really looking for a challenge. It's a good game no matter how you choose to play it.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:33

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

Control was rad I hope they make more games set in that universe or whatever (not alan wake tho)

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:33

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

priznat posted:

Control was rad I hope they make more games set in that universe or whatever (not alan wake tho)

Jessie is a loving awesome protagonist and I agree.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:35

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Blue Raider posted:

It�s very bad. The maps are completely trash, the unlock system is nothing but grind, and the TTK/TTD is hosed. Putting 20 rounds from an M4 into a guy just to have him one shot you is very common.

I�m not exaggerating when I say it�s the worst cod I�ve ever played, and I�ve played them all except Infinite Warfare and Vanguard. It�s the only Xbox game I�ve ever refunded.

Yeah I was trying to keep an open mind on it, I liked it at first, but the more I play the more I am realizing that even Vanguard is a better game.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:35

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

External Organs posted:

Jessie is a loving awesome protagonist and I agree.

Go ADHD representation in video games.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:37

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

priznat posted:

Control was rad I hope they make more games set in that universe or whatever (not alan wake tho)

There are currently two Control games in varyingly early development at Remedy: Codename Condor (a four-player co-op spinoff) and Codename Heron (something larger, probably a full-on sequel).

Remedy has a lot on their plate, tbh.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:38

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

The Kins posted:

There are currently two Control games in varyingly early development at Remedy: Codename Condor (a four-player co-op spinoff) and Codename Heron (something larger, probably a full-on sequel).

Remedy has a lot on their plate, tbh.

cool! also max payne remasters!

My only beef with Control is how it went for the "blurry shadow" badguys like Prey etc.. not a fan of that.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:39

Blue Raider: Sep 2, 2006

I thought Control was kind of let down by it�s shooting mechanics. That�s really my only gripe with it, the worldbuilding is top notch.

Definitely could�ve used a better song during the one section, but that�s subjective.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:41

Sudden Loud Noise: Feb 18, 2007

Blue Raider posted:

Definitely could�ve used a better song during the one section, but that�s subjective.

That's the wrongest subjective take I've ever heard. (To each their own

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# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:43

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

By the way, if anyone loved the atmosphere of Control but hasn't watched Severance on Apple TV, you've got to check that poo poo out asap.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:45

hatty: Feb 28, 2011; Pork Pro

I get severance and succession mixed up in my head because I�ve seen neither and people love both

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:46

Sywert of Thieves: Nov 7, 2005; The pirate code is really more of a guideline, than actual rules.

Control was amazing, extremely my vibe and I was very very thankful for being able to one-shot boring bulletsponge bosses. I almost lost my poo poo at the guy who had fridge-watching duty, it was funny as hell.

And the Ashtray Maze was hands down the best part of the game. :rock:

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:51

John F Bennett: Jan 30, 2013; I always wear my wedding ring. It's my trademark.

External Organs posted:

By the way, if anyone loved the atmosphere of Control but hasn't watched Severance on Apple TV, you've got to check that poo poo out asap.

Best show since Lost.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:53

Haptical Sales Slut: Mar 15, 2010; Age 18 to 49

Thinking back I can�t believe how good control is. So much of it rested on Jessie being a believable person in that insane Lynch/X-files government conspiracy situation. The writing and acting is above almost all other games.

Feels like only rdr2 and TLoU can stand aside it.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 19:09

TheDiceMustRoll: Jul 23, 2018

I might be able to grab one on monday

what is essential. im mostly getting it for emulation

# ? Nov 3, 2022 19:10

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

A USB 3.0 external SSD and a set of at least 4 rechargeable AAs.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 19:12

Flash Gordon Ramsay: Sep 28, 2004; Grimey Drawer

Control is a top 5 all time game for me. Everything about it worked.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 19:19

Lammasu: May 8, 2019; lawful Good Monster

External Organs posted:

By the way, if anyone loved the atmosphere of Control but hasn't watched Severance on Apple TV, you've got to check that poo poo out asap.

If you had a power drill pressed up against my head and told me to subscribe to Apple TV or you'd drill my head I would say "pull the trigger". And I don't quite understand why.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:01

Haptical Sales Slut: Mar 15, 2010; Age 18 to 49

Lammasu posted:

If you had a power drill pressed up against my head and told me to subscribe to Apple TV or you'd drill my head I would say "pull the trigger". And I don't quite understand why.

Severance is alone worth the sub, so drat good.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:20

Ruffian Price: Sep 17, 2016

You can get two months free here and cancel immediately: http://redeem.apple.com/atvselena-emeia

There's a native Xbox app with dynamic HDR/spatial audio support, go watch the best series in years.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:30

SpiderLink: Oct 3, 2006

TheDiceMustRoll posted:

I might be able to grab one on monday

what is essential. im mostly getting it for emulation

If you have any interest in Game Pass at all, consider the conversion trick. It's insane value, but might not be worth it for you

# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:40

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# ? May 24, 2024 07:30

ColdPie: Jun 9, 2006

You know what I could really go for right now? Another subscription service. Another account to sign up for. Another account to manage and send me spam emails. Another streaming app with another lovely UI to learn and to scream ads at me and to hate. I can't get enough. gently caress yes. Roll me right down the hill and off the cliff and onto the jagged rocks below.

# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:44

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