What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

  On 2/15/2017 at 6:55 AM, Friendly Foil said:

There's nothing wrong with DLC. Nintendo are just handling it badly. For once.

I was hoping for a 2nd quest like the old school Zeldas, just maybe not before the game is even released. I will probly play this game for years anyway, so the more story the better. a Switch shirt on Link seems ludicrous, who will see it? It's single player.

yeah the DLC announcement went down well, lol

it really does seem like something that should be patched in for free .. as incentive to get you to buy the new gaming console they haven't yet released. 

like, hitman 2016. is a game where you can buy it and know the devs got your back in giving you new content (new levels cost money but new challenges are released every 2 weeks on existing maps for free). or overwatch, knowing you'll be getting new maps and characters for free, which'll pull you back in and wanting to play. cheers. if you knew you could buy the switch + zelda, and have a game where few months down the track they're gonna put out a free patch with new challenges and difficulties and shit like that, it's like fucking sure i'll buy that why not. 

but instead it just sounds like ' spend money on this new console so you can buy deluxe editions of games you played on the wii u but now we're going to rip you off even more with paid additional content that probably should be included for free ' ... : ^ |

I think it's really a matter of Nintendo just not really being agile developers when it comes to more modern game-making techniques. They've recently claimed they have "mastered" Unreal Engine 4 (LOL), and feel like they can hold their own with Western devs, and it's a good thing they are finally using industry-standard tools, engines, and frameworks to make their games versus writing the software to make the games themselves (as they have done for a long, long time).

However, I just don't see Nintendo having the programming chops (they typically outsource netcode to Namco Bandai like they did for Smash and Pokken) to do modern game features and techniques.

It was recently revealed that Iwata (RIP) was the technology lead behind the Switch development, so I think (and I know this sounds bad) that now he's gone, Nintendo will either give up on hardware altogether if Switch fails to be a hit sales-wise, or at least have someone with a different vision of what works (a high-spec console that is in parity with the existing consoles so third-parties will flock to it, and still make Nintendo games that will draw in the fans).

I heard some game sites bitching on YouTube about a good point: the people that spent $130 on the Zelda Master Edition still have to pony up another $20. That's bullshit, they should email out codes with a proof of purchase or something.

Just gonna buy the whole thing for about 20 quid when it ends up in a clearance bin ...

i may get zelda when the switch fails and this ends up on steam for $2.99 (50% off)

  On 2/15/2017 at 6:17 PM, mcbpete said:

Just gonna buy the whole thing for about 20 quid when it ends up in a clearance bin ...

Despite the Wii U being a failure, most games have retained their value. Even old GameCube games still command impressive prices.

  On 2/15/2017 at 6:23 PM, juiceciuj said:

i may get zelda when the switch fails and this ends up on steam for $2.99 (50% off)

I think Nintendo games on PC would be the last thing that would happen - other consoles first I would think, but then again, perhaps PC is a neutral enough platform like mobile is that Nintendo would consider it... the lack of DRM would prevent this from happening most of all though.

Finally beat Resident Evil 7 after playing it entirely in PSVR.

I never want to play standard video games ever again. 

  On 2/15/2017 at 9:28 PM, Hail Sagan said:

Finally beat Resident Evil 7 after playing it entirely in PSVR.

 

I never want to play standard video games ever again.

did you play Banned Footage?

just finished watching a complete playthrough of The Last of Us, which I've never had a chance to play. and then I watched the trailer for the new one. I guess I might be getting a PS4 soon.

I am playing gta v and it's pretty fun but I am so so bad at video games lol

I actually don't understand it- I'm probably younger than 95% of you (im 24) and yet I am so poor at video games save sim city and myst. And it's not for lack of trying or interest either. And my hand eye coordination is fine, I think I just get scared of all the shooting

it seems to me that every gta gets progressively less fun. characters less likable. i played v for like 2 hours and haven't put it back in.

also, re: your ability to play gta. it's probably not you. the controls are ass

  On 2/16/2017 at 7:14 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

  On 2/15/2017 at 9:28 PM, Hail Sagan said:

Finally beat Resident Evil 7 after playing it entirely in PSVR.

 

I never want to play standard video games ever again.

did you play Banned Footage?

 

I played a few waves of Nightmare which is fun, and a little bit of bedroom, which was creepy. I would have bought the standard RE7 but there was only one place that actually had a physical copy near my city and it was the deluxe edition with a code for the season pass. I can't really say right now whether or not it's worth the extra $30.

also, I just downloaded the free VR playroom thing and holy shit, Robot Rescue was pure joy, I got the same feeling I had playing Mario 64 on N64 for the first time ever when i was a kid. I hate trying to show videos because it really doesn't do it justice unless you have a headset on. Apparently a few of the games in there were made by only one or two guys which is nuts.

I would definitely buy something like a Crash Bandicoot or Spyro or some other shit I thought I outgrew long ago if it is as fun as this is. Platformers in VR have serious potential. 

Is RE7 standalone enough that I could jump in without having played 5-6, and not clearly remembering 4?... TBH I never was big into the RE lore, but this game looks like a proper horror game and I'm curious to give it a try.

I think they trashed the earlier continuity.

Good riddance! Even though some of the games are good, the plot and writing has been consistently lousy.

For sure, the game continuity was as bad as the movies by the end. Without the lols though.

  On 2/16/2017 at 7:04 PM, ghOsty said:

Is RE7 standalone enough that I could jump in without having played 5-6, and not clearly remembering 4?... TBH I never was big into the RE lore, but this game looks like a proper horror game and I'm curious to give it a try.

Yeah, the storyline isn't as prevalent or convoluted as it was in previous RE games (never played 6). The main protagonist is not a part of S.T.A.R.S or Umbrella or anything like that, you're basically just a guy who goes out looking for his wife who went missing years ago and is in the dark as to what's actually going on. Later in the game some of the lore comes into play but I really didn't even care for it that much tbh, it's the constant suspense and creepy characters that keep you engrossed. And dude, try to find a way to play this in VR if you don't have it already.

  On 2/16/2017 at 4:57 PM, juiceciuj said:

it seems to me that every gta gets progressively less fun. characters less likable. i played v for like 2 hours and haven't put it back in.

also, re: your ability to play gta. it's probably not you. the controls are ass

  On 2/16/2017 at 4:02 PM, usagi said:

just finished watching a complete playthrough of The Last of Us, which I've never had a chance to play. and then I watched the trailer for the new one. I guess I might be getting a PS4 soon.

I've been replaying it lately, since the trailer got me hyped, it's a fantastic game, and I'd recommend actually playing it sometime. 2 is gonna be friggin awesome, Ellie is gonna kick some Firefly ass!

Definitely gonna have to give RE7 a try as well, idk if I'll get to do it in VR the first time, as it's probably gonna be quite a while til I pick up the VR... I do eventually want to get VR though as I'm also dying to play that Batman experience one.

hitman is on sale on steam for £5.49 bargain of the year! anyone with a decent pc and a wicked sense of humour=must buy!

  On 2/16/2017 at 4:57 PM, juiceciuj said:

it seems to me that every gta gets progressively less fun. characters less likable. i played v for like 2 hours and haven't put it back in.

also, re: your ability to play gta. it's probably not you. the controls are ass

Progressively ? I thought GTA IV was a masterpiece. The writing, the characters, DLC included, the way they crossed paths, plus Liberty City's mood... so good.

GTA V is only a technical masterpiece though. Multiplayer is also way better than solo mode imo, unless you have no one to play with.

  On 2/17/2017 at 12:03 PM, Perezvon said:

plus Liberty City's mood... so good.

 

Yes New York is better than la it's true

Playing in Vice City as bikini Jenna Jameson was the tits. Literally

eShop purchases on Switch will be tied to your My Nintendo account, so games and DLC can be re-downloaded for free, but this in no way guarantees your Virtual Console purchase from 3DS or Wii U will carry over.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/nintendo_switch_eshop_purchases_will_be_tied_to_your_nintendo_account