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I’m really awful at freelancer but it’s great. Managed to get a lot more out of the maps I’ve played 100 times.
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I always hated JRPGs and I loving loved DQ11 so  it’s just so endearing! I did use auto-battle for almost every fight to be fair
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It's so good. One of my lifetime gamer goals is gonna be finish a complete hardcore run.
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priznat posted:Yeah Sega or EA would be my guesses for the alternative purchase plans for msft. Although with the game pass/ea play already in there there would only be some minor benefit to game pass subscribers. EA, maybe, but if the FTC would stop Microsoft buying ActiBlizz, then I feel the moment they so much as glanced at Sega the FTC would start making more loud unhappy noises and threatening gestures.
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Snacksmaniac posted:I’m really awful at freelancer but it’s great. Managed to get a lot more out of the maps I’ve played 100 times. Yeah and it's cool how if you beat the campaign and are familiar with the tricks and routes on maps that it pays off that knowledge in freelancer.
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The best way to actually learn the maps in HITMAN is to do the escalations imho. They really force you to learn possible routes and NPC patterns and stuff. Most people don't even know they exist or understand what they are. Lots of weird design decisions and ideas with the latest trilogy (mostly from the first being an episodic project and the second being a self-funded Hail Mary) but hell if the final package isn't one of the best collections of content in gaming history.
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SUNKOS posted:There's been huge leaks from 343 about Halo Infinite (complete with a lot of screenshots and gameplay footage - but they're going nuts with takedowns which I don't get because it looks awesome Do you have links to more info on this? Would love to read about it
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ColdPie posted:Do you have links to more info on this? Would love to read about it I saw a video of a new weapon earlier and I dunno if it's still up but it was a double barrel shotgun with a kind of mini grav hammer attached (can grav jump with it but it's not a one-hit melee kill) that looks stupidly fun and a flythrough of a high-up mountain map that looked rad along with screenshots of all sorts. There's been a lot of stuff flooding out from a new alpha build that's apparently gone out. Apparently there's 20+ new maps and here's a video showing what's probably coming in the next season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MA0flXrjE I did read some snippets about planned engine updates such as raytracing and other bells and whistles too but have mainly been paying attention to new maps and toys (apparently there's an Unreal Tournament-styled translocator coming  ). Plenty of new armor as well and a new vehicle but maybe that's for the battle royale thing? I found this which still has some stuff up but it's in French:https://bathrobespartan.news/leak-engine-une-nouvelle-carte-btb-devoilee/ https://bathrobespartan.news/leak-fuite-des-contenus-de-la-saison-4-nouvelles-cartes-multijoueur-espace-forge/ Edit: Also, people are doing really cool things now that forge is in, like remaking classic maps such as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2zkx6kN8g SUNKOS fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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Freelancer rules because it doesn't penalize you that much if and when you gently caress up and have to GO LOUD 
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Professor Beetus posted:If the Activision deal falls through I want Microsoft to buy Sega, or at least RGG, just to stick it to Sony for the poo poo they pull with Square Enix. Buying Japanese companies is hard for foreign entity. It's not even in gaming but in general it's very rare to see western companies acquire Japanese companies. So I don't think a Japanese dev is unlikely, as hated as Ubisoft or EA is they would make more sense and probably would get approved much more easily. Other than Square who are basically in bed with Sony, Xbox gets most of the big publishers games now. You are probably missing some of the more niche JRPG titles but if you are a fan of those you likely have a PC/Switch/PS5.
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Seltzer posted:I gave DQ11 a try on gamepass because "no no man, for real this JRPG executes everything well" and it was the same boring formula found in 95% of jrpgs with an overly long intro and tired rear end plot. It felt like when people say "oh no this assasin's creed is different. I dled the triangle strategy demo and same thing, except and even more simplistic plot. All those JRPGs feel essentially exactly the same to me barring different graphical styles and I think they're tired and paint by numbers. People seem to like them and that's good for them. I guess I'm glad I dont because I feel like I haven't missed out on anything Square has done recently. I too was duped into trying out DQ11 because it was supposedly a very accessible jrpg. But it is not, it's just a normal jrpg. I said come in! posted:Playing the remastered version of Cities: Skylines, and not really noticing anything new. Load times didn’t even improve. You should now have access to 25 tiles instead of 9, which is probably the biggest draw. Can really make some huge cities where an airport finally makes sense. Also, it comes with a map editor now. John F Bennett fucked around with this message at 09:14 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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jrpgs are fundamentally good. Die, haters
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SUNKOS posted:Hypothetically though if Microsoft bought EA (can't ever see it happening but they suck so much I wish this would happen) they should instantly push for Titanfall 3 to begin development (hopefully being able to persuade a lot of ex-Respawn devs to come back now that TF exists again) and then permanently shelve the Need For Speed IP because it sucks, Forza Horizon is better in every single way and it is time for Burnout to make a return  Hopefully Phil resurrects some buried IP's either way.Goldeneye 007 launching straight into the top 5 of the most played games in January (on Xbox) showed that there's definitely a market for nostalgia gaming.
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Escobarbarian posted:I always hated JRPGs and I loving loved DQ11 so Same
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Yeah, that's the appeal for if Activision Blizzard succeeds, is seeing old IPs finally return like Tony Hawk (the THPS1&2 remake was amazing and 3&4 should get the same treatment) and hell, even Guitar Hero making a comeback would be great, even if it was just a remastered best-of collection. We need a new Prototype game as well, the first two were great and it's criminal that the IP was allowed to die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuS6ZJrfZXQ
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The only thing I'd like from the whole Activision-Blizzard purchase is MS putting the whole catalog on a deep discount so I can grab a few of the older Call of Duty games that I don't have digital copies (CoD MW, MW2 and Black Ops 1 and 2).
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Still in disbelief that the Modern Warfare 2 remaster was singleplayer-only. Would be so good if they made a compilation remaster of the multiplayer from the original three Modern Warfare games (all the maps and perks and weapons and DLC etc.) and just released it as one packaged game. Would probably kill the COD IP since why would anyone ever need another COD game again but it would be worth it.
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I spent hundreds of hours of MW2 mp with goons on my 360 and the co-op missions were super fun too.
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SUNKOS posted:Still in disbelief that the Modern Warfare 2 remaster was singleplayer-only. Would be so good if they made a compilation remaster of the multiplayer from the original three Modern Warfare games (all the maps and perks and weapons and DLC etc.) and just released it as one packaged game. Would probably kill the COD IP since why would anyone ever need another COD game again but it would be worth it. It's 100% why they didn't do it. It was the most popular CoD for a long rear end time. I still think it's basically perfect, although WW2 was shockingly good with the way loadouts worked. If it had been in a game with less MTX bullshit and better maps, it would have also been insanely popular.
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Martman posted:jrpgs are fundamentally good. Die, haters
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Seltzer posted:Yeah and it's cool how if you beat the campaign and are familiar with the tricks and routes on maps that it pays off that knowledge in freelancer. Yea it helps knowing a way around the map but some of the bonus money kills are still tricky. I couldn't figure out how to make florida man slip in Berlin. Also throwing my vote in to never really being interested in JRPGs. Though I have beat Chrono Trigger three times.
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John F Bennett posted:Buy Activision and reboot Space Quest. Release Heretic II drat it. Then remake Heretic/Hexen. Edit: And Blur! Guillermus fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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Not a clue but if From Software started making Xbox exclusives again then the first should be a new Chromehounds game.
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Looking forward to this one. https://twitter.com/TrueAchievement/status/1626172806663741440?s=20
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Guillermus posted:I spent hundreds of hours of MW2 mp with goons on my 360 and the co-op missions were super fun too. MW2 at launch was a special time. Going to high school at the time, I remember all the guys in my class just waiting to go back home on launch day, we all stayed up that night and the next day in school we were all half asleep. The hype for MW2 was unreal, I mean MW1 had hype but no one knew it would be that good, the whole package. The multiplayer progression, the singleplayer, the maps. It was bang on. MW2 had way worse balance but it really felt like an arcade shooter with how fast it was and how crazy the killstreaks were at the time.
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SUNKOS posted:Not a clue but if From Software started making Xbox exclusives again then the first should be a new Chromehounds game. I'd never even heard of this until now. fromsoft has such a funny combination of games they like to make.
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John F Bennett posted:Buy Activision and reboot Space Quest. Speaking as a huge Space Quest fan, this is a bad idea. A new SQ game will never be as fun as the first three games were.
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SUNKOS posted:even Guitar Hero making a comeback would be great, even if it was just a remastered best-of collection decided to look into getting the legacy adapter and Rock Band 4 because gently caress paying for more plastic instruments and GOOD GOD AMIGHTY SUNKOS posted:Still in disbelief that the Modern Warfare 2 remaster was singleplayer-only. Would be so good if they made a compilation remaster of the multiplayer from the original three Modern Warfare games (all the maps and perks and weapons and DLC etc.) and just released it as one packaged game. Would probably kill the COD IP since why would anyone ever need another COD game again but it would be worth it. ah I remember when people said this about BF2042 Portal
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External Organs posted:I'd never even heard of this until now. fromsoft has such a funny combination of games they like to make. Yeah it was a huge departure from their established mech games (Armored Core) and was online-only, slow and very tactical (you even had to capture comm towers just to talk to teammates) with a constant online war between three factions (players choose which faction to join at the start) which was ever evolving on the map as different nations made progress from online battles and it was a hugely popular launch window game for 360. A lot of people here played the game up until the servers got shut down. Each nation had a boss as well which was some stupidly huge mech which was the last obstacle to beat one of the three nations and I remember people sharing videos at the time all "Look at this poo poo!" but I don't think any of the three sides ever actually "won" the war before the game was shut down. One of the most innovative and interesting (and incredibly fun) multiplayer games I've ever played though, and definitely up there with the greats. So many interesting maps as well which were all huge and catered to differing play styles and were unique from fighting in sandstorms in the desert and overheating enemies with incendiary howitzers to fighting in cities at night and trying to track where the enemy was by tracer fire to stomping around mountains and the damage model for the mechs allowing weapons (and even the sights for them) to be destroyed which hosed you if the enemy had a good sniper with good positioning etc. gently caress it was so good  Rev. Bleech_ posted:ah I remember when people said this about BF2042 Portal I was genuinely excited for that but still refused to touch the game at launch because it's still Battlefield and Dice is  and I was sad it turned out as usual. EA's stubborn insistence on pushing bad IPs while superior ones collect dust makes no sense to me.
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BF2042 is in a much better place now, they brought back the class system, balance seems to be ok as well. It's on gamepass as well. Runs great on PC.
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:decided to look into getting the legacy adapter and Rock Band 4 because gently caress paying for more plastic instruments and GOOD GOD AMIGHTY Are those legacy adapters still available? I remember getting two by accident, one's still new in box. Gonna break out the instruments on Saturday and try and get 1 million points in a songs with some friends. 
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Sywert of Thieves posted:Are those legacy adapters still available? I remember getting two by accident, one's still new in box. They are available used for more than an Xbox Series S. I will part with mine only when it's pried from my cold dead fingers. e: since they're still putting out dlc I really wish Tencent would put some of their money into making some more instruments. The legacy adapter has its own limitations that are frustrating if there's more than one person in your household that would like to play and track scores. If one person is singing and another is playing an instrument it's fine, because singers can just plug a USB mic in. If you play guitar/bass/drums via the legacy adapter, only one gamertag is signed in for all 3 instruments so only that one person gets to set high scores. Professor Beetus fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Feb 16, 2023 |
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John F Bennett posted:Looking forward to this one. Been playing this on Steam Deck, it runs but not perfectly. Here's hoping the Xbox Series X version is a bit more stable/polished.
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Seltzer posted:I gave DQ11 a try on gamepass because "no no man, for real this JRPG executes everything well" and it was the same boring formula found in 95% of jrpgs with an overly long intro and tired rear end plot. It felt like when people say "oh no this assasin's creed is different. I dled the triangle strategy demo and same thing, except and even more simplistic plot. All those JRPGs feel essentially exactly the same to me barring different graphical styles and I think they're tired and paint by numbers. People seem to like them and that's good for them. I guess I'm glad I dont because I feel like I haven't missed out on anything Square has done recently. The "same boring formula found in 95% of jrpgs" is because they're aping DQ, not the other way around. DQ is the long-running "king" of that style of RPG, and the series is basically comfort food. You know what you're going to get from each game in the series.
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John F Bennett posted:You should now have access to 25 tiles instead of 9, which is probably the biggest draw. Can really make some huge cities where an airport finally makes sense. Also, it comes with a map editor now. Fair! That is a pretty big advantage. Either way, I am liking this game now. It actually took me years to finally understand Cities: Skylines. For the longest time I was having big time boomer energy about it, and preferred Simcity 3000 over it. Skylines wasn't making sense to me. One thing I wish you could do is hide all of the icons that popup over buildings when something maybe needs your attention. I would rather check on that on my own when I am ready, not see it making my city look ugly.
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