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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:It seems to be just one part of what is currently a huge influx of Korean money into western big budget gaming. Yeah, it's this. Callisto (to me at least) seemed like a pretty low key game release right up until and after launch, when I started to notice things like ads for it during NFL games while I was at my parents house over xmas. it has a huge marketing push that is still going on that is probably easy to miss if you don't encounter ads much (which I assume is most goons including myself) I think it's Kraftons first big western AAA release? They are probably trying to overtake middling reviews via marketing to boost sales. Afaik it's actually selling pretty well too.
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Yeah, Krafton has been really happy with the sales numbers, at least according to a buddy who works there (Not on that game though). They've had a few other Western releases, but yeah this is their first AAA launch abroad afaik.
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i didn't know it got nfl ads lol. at least horror has broad appeal, someone can post the WWF Drakengard ads here
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Regardless of how good TCP is, if that sells well and so does Dead Space Remake and RE4, we could start seeing 15 hour long horror action games back in the regular AAA rotation and I would be really happy with that over open world game #16577599
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there's also the Korean dev ShiftUp that got an influx of cash recently and moved from bouncing tiddy anime shooters on mobile to Sony publishing a AAA and somewhat less horny Bayo meets Gears brawler, shiny nonetheless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayek3ZzWb1E
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A new publisher (at least in this market?) flush with cash makes sense! veni veni veni posted:Regardless of how good TCP is, if that sells well and so does Dead Space Remake and RE4, we could start seeing 15 hour long horror action games back in the regular AAA rotation and I would be really happy with that over open world game #16577599 If you're hurting for horror slap on a VR set cause thats the biggest genre for some fuckin reason!
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cubicle gangster posted:There's a definite data crossover point where for every million you spend on ads you'll probably get close to a million back in sales, and it's proven to be much better to have some losses on huge sales numbers than it is to break even and sell fuckall. 
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Nuts and Gum posted:A new publisher (at least in this market?) flush with cash makes sense! Unfortunately the selection of actual good VR horror games seems very limited. I’m open to any recs though. I probably have played most of the big ones
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veni veni veni posted:Unfortunately the selection of actual good VR horror games seems very limited. I’m open to any recs though. I probably have played most of the big ones walking dead saints and sinners 2 recently dropped! I haven't tried it yet but the first one was the first VR game that convinced me it was a legitimate platform.
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I think I’m gonna grab that one but I’m waiting for PSVR 2 for it.
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veni veni veni posted:I think I’m gonna grab that one but I’m waiting for PSVR 2 for it. Oh that's a good idea!
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Morpheus posted:Oh man drifting is where the game gets so awesome. It's weird at first going through the tunnels that you get it in, but man, drifting past an enemy as you turn and riddle it with bullets is so choice and by the end as you're turning around to Tokyo drift around a battleship to take out turrets or fighters made me wish there were bigger battles to do more sick moves in. I agree RE: CHORVS. The way they introduced drifting in a tight environment really sucked but once you get used to using it and start blasting around in space, boosting into a drift and then turning to face your attackers and blow them away feels cool. Kinda reminds me of how they used Vipers in Battlestar Galactica Getting more rite powers also helps the game a lot and makes it more entertaining. Neat game but it does take a little while for it to start getting fun
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open world game #16577599 was the best one yet!!!!
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Everyone knows the odd-numbered ones are the good ones
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Blind Rasputin posted:I’ve been hankering so much for more dark souls. Elden Ring on NG+ is fun but weirdly easy and lacking in that need to explore everything. I’m level 180 something and so far every boss I’ve fought has died first try, even with sloppy play. And the end result of finishing any one of the hundreds of previously enchanting dungeons is just a duplicate drop. But I realized last night that holy poo poo I’ve never played Dark Souls 1. I have had the remastered version for a while, never tried it. in demon's souls and dark souls 1 i think there was more emphasis on experiencing the levels/world map as intended without running past enemies to retry the boss the way bloodborne, ds3, and elden ring started to lean. when i played dark souls 1 for the first time last year, it took some effort to mentally wrap my head around it being an older, "clunkier" game, but once i was fully locked into the right mindset, it was just an amazing experience. it was my #1 game in the 2021 Game of the Year thread submission and i gushed about it pretty heavily in that thread. but long story short it feels to me like a getting a badge of honor and entering the video game hall of fame. half life, portal, super mario world, ocarina of time, shadow of the colossus, etc etc etc, dark souls 1. just cream of the crop stuff when you think about every great game that has contributed to what make video games cool and good. the rest of the souls series plays more fluid and has better graphics and whatever, but dark souls 1 is just special in a different way. embrace it for what it is and enjoy as much of it as you can.
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I like that demon's souls is very focused on the levels and not the bosses. It also seems happier to force you to fight through the enemies with fewer ways to just sprint by since you tend to end up in poo poo doing that.
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There's almost always at least one big shortcut at the end of a Demon's Souls level that keeps the runback from becoming too long (except 3-2, don't die!!!)
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exquisite tea posted:There's almost always at least one big shortcut at the end of a Demon's Souls level that keeps the runback from becoming too long (except 3-2, don't die!!!) True, but the levels are fairly long and you might be tempted to run back to your last death spot. It's almost always a poor idea.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:there's also the Korean dev ShiftUp that got an influx of cash recently and moved from bouncing tiddy anime shooters on mobile to Sony publishing a AAA and somewhat less horny Bayo meets Gears brawler, shiny nonetheless They're bouncing butt anime shooters
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Sakurazuka posted:They're bouncing butt anime shooters from what i can tell NIKKE has bouncing butts too but i still don't think the two games are all that comparable
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How the heck could I sleep on Return to Monkey Island? I tend to play at least the first two on a nearly yearly basis, MI1 actually was one of the very first games I owned on PC. The artstyle reminded me sadly off MI3 which I don't like as much as others do, but seeing it in motion on the big screen, it's just perfect and somehow oozes the athmosphere from the first two. I definitely will replay it on hard mode, as it seems to be a bit on the easy side at the moment (currently wrapping up the second part of it it seems). e: also All Butts are Beautiful!
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am i high????????? i saw this on facebook marketplace, he wants 70 quid for it.... it has backpaddles somehow!??????? this is a dualsense right?     "Had this made myself, official controller with a retro paint job and back paddles, perfect working order only selling due to going to Xbox " like what
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There are companies who make bespoke customs with paddles, that’s probably one of them. £70 is pretty cheap, they usually go for like double that. It looks like it’s kind of lovely quality though and/or it’s been treated like poo poo, look at the finish on the paint and the huge scrape marks.
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do the paddles work tho? in ps5 games or is it just for ps4 games cos im assuming its using that ds4 addon or something? im confused.
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Yeah the paddles work, they’ve been making them forever. It’s basically a stock controller with a custom wiring job to add the paddles, same way you got DS4’s or 360 controllers with paddles before Sony and MS released the real ones.
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tuo posted:That's an eXtremeRate Rise PS5 kit. That plus the lovely paint is probably why it’s so cheap then. You can get controllers prebuilt from companies like Scuf and Defy gaming but they start from ~£130 Edit: lol  VVVV - Scuf are THE name in overpriced controllers for people who take their video games too seriously. History Comes Inside! fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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tuo posted:I don't know anything about Scuf I bought a scuf once. Absolutely terrible build quality. Their Reddit is nothing but bitching and moaning about how bad they are.
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Vikar Jerome posted:am i high????????? i saw this on facebook marketplace, he wants 70 quid for it.... it has backpaddles somehow!??????? this is a dualsense right? lol have fun with that
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Given the reviews, I'm probably going to hold off on Callisto until it inevitably gets added to PS+. Hoping the DS remake fares better, at least - 1 and 2 were some of my favorite games from that generation. I'm also hoping that the System Shock remake is good, but man, there isn't much good news coming from that studio
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At least DS remake only needs to not gently caress up too much of the original to be good.
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curried lamb of God posted:Given the reviews, I'm probably going to hold off on Callisto until it inevitably gets added to PS+. Hoping the DS remake fares better, at least - 1 and 2 were some of my favorite games from that generation. Can't wait for the DS remake and really hoping it goes better than Callisto did.
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Vikar Jerome posted:am i high????????? i saw this on facebook marketplace, he wants 70 quid for it.... it has backpaddles somehow!??????? this is a dualsense right? But what does it taste like
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Sammus posted:I bought a scuf once. Absolutely terrible build quality. Sounds bad.
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Square-Enix is doubling-down on the crypto bullshit and saying the kinds of things that gamblers say when they think they can make back all of that money they lost with one last roll https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1609883123562549250?s=20&t=noMeP5W7oSej2N2-R2dH5Q
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tuo posted:Sounds bad. It was the joysticks that ruined it. The Scuf Vantages for PS4 had terrible stick drift within weeks of unboxing them, before stick drift was a problem for the other brands. I don’t know a single person who bought one the first year and didn’t have to send it in for repairs. Then the replaceable joysticks have lovely as gently caress rubber on them that rapidly turns to goo/cracks/falls off.
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Only stick drift I had within couple of weeks of use was my OG DualSense. Since it varies so much and seems to be a problem with a lot of manufacturers, I assume it might also be due to bad batches of sticks. Similar to the (really crappy) Joycons. I had some go bad within weeks, while others hold up after years. I really hope the modular approach from the Edge becomes standard in more expensive custom controllers so you don't have to RMA / are hosed after warranty runs out. Then again, depends on how long they hold up. If they go "just buy a new module" on a controller that's still under warranty, it would also be a bad thing.
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