The Video Game Thread v3

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I really want to know exactly what the hell people are doing with these things to have the sort of durability issues they do. My OG Elite has lasted since launch and it just only recently started to show signs of the rubber on one side starting to come apart from the controller body. My Elite 2 is still without issue. I mean I'm not a hardcore gamer but I would think I'm probably somewhere around the 'average' player.

Biggest issue is with buttons failing. I've had a friend go through numerous, I've had two different one fails on me.

Once it was the RB stopped registering ~50% of button presses, and the other time the "B" button seemed to walk itself off the plank registering almost no presses.

We're also not savages with controllers. I generally baby all of my equipment, and have so many controllers 'on the go' that it's not a case of wearing out over extended use.

I currently have one (the Halo Infinite edition) that I have had zero issues with...although, just saying that out loud makes me feel like it's death is imminent.

[Hemi-Cuda]

If you like survival/base building games, and/or you grew up as a 90's kid, do yourself a favor and pickup Grounded. The environments are fantastic, combat is great, base building actually works and isn't frustrating, and it feels like a 90's cartoon come to life. Compared to so many other survival games I've tried that range from unpolished to broken janky messes, this is a refreshing change

[photon]

Thought I'd play the Diablo IV expansion after work today.. Nope, technical issues.

Flashbacks to WoW launches, I don't play multiplayer games much and games at launch even less these days so this feels almost nostalgic!

[TorqueDog]

Disco Elysium is on sale on the Xbox Game Store, picked it up for $15.99. Time to see what I've been missing.

[Inferno]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1843656461014184196

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by photon

I think for the first time in my life I'm not eagerly anticipating a new Civ game. Just the thought of Civ VII makes me tired. I'm officially old.

Pathetic

In other news, I found out Ff7 Rebirth is unlikely to come to PC before next summer and immediately broke down and bought a PS5, Remake and Rebirth.

[OutOfTheCube]

Ah, they're pretty decent games but I wouldn't buy a whole platform for them...

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Disco Elysium is on sale on the Xbox Game Store, picked it up for $15.99. Time to see what I've been missing.

I really enjoyed it but you have to embrace the weirdness and allow yourself to get sucked into the story. It's definitely one of the most unique games I've ever played and a game every hardcore gamer should try.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Ah, they're pretty decent games but I wouldn't buy a whole platform for them...

Good thing I have more money than sense to make me realize this was a great idea and you're a bad person with no joy in their heart. I get to live my dream of playing FF7 on my Switch and FF7 Remake on my not switch!



In truth. My XboxOne is not long for this world and I willl need a new streaming platform so I'd been on this fence for a few months. These two games were a pretty easy pull to go with an PS5 over an Xbox X. The likelihood I get other games is high, but they weren't the main draw.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I really enjoyed it but you have to embrace the weirdness and allow yourself to get sucked into the story. It's definitely one of the most unique games I've ever played and a game every hardcore gamer should try.

Or basically anyone who is okay with a lot of story being delivered through text (albeit generally voice acted). It's a legitimate masterpiece of a game from a writing perspective.

[indes]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Pathetic



In other news, I found out Ff7 Rebirth is unlikely to come to PC before next summer and immediately broke down and bought a PS5, Remake and Rebirth.

I bought a PS4 when it first came out because I was so excited for Kingdom Hearts 3. By the time KH3 came out I had moved, got divorced and ended up so busy that I never even bought KH3.

You made the right decision, you never know what could kill your FF7 dream!

I did get my PS4 back from my brother and got NHL24 going for my son...maybe there's still time for me.

[OutOfTheCube]

If you like Disco Elysium, there's two studios filled with former staff now making 'spiritual successors'.

https://venturebeat.com/games/disco-...nt-at-longdue/

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/form...xxx-nightshift

Also, if you're wondering why there's so many people from there doing other things now, things basically went to crap at ZA/UM after Disco Elysium came out.

https://thedirect.com/article/disco-...ersy-explained

[ResAlien]

Space Marines 2 is fun but get real grindey real quick. Whole game feels like a DLC but still is a great time especially if you’re into 40k. Can’t speak on PVP as I would rather eat glass than play anything PVP but the PVE is alright. About a 10 hour main game and six PVE maps. Maybe don’t pay $70 for it but I’d get it on sale for sure. Who doesn’t want to be a space marine?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Ah, they're pretty decent games but I wouldn't buy a whole platform for them...

It has a 92 on metacritic..."pretty decent"

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by dino7c

It has a 92 on metacritic..."pretty decent"

I did this crazy thing called "actually playing it" and "forming my own opinion". Wild, I know.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I did this crazy thing called "actually playing it" and "forming my own opinion". Wild, I know.

How dare you.

[chemgear]

I still can't believe that they've brought back the whole FF7 thing to be honest. We're nearly a decade out from that original surprise trailer drop and such excitement by the gaming community for it. Don't know that I've seen such unmitigated joy from gamers for a game announcement in my life.

Spoiler!

#### still makes me smile and shake my head. That ####ing "ding, ding, ding" haha.

Variations in review scores aside, the fact that they're pretty well enjoyed with such lofty expectations is pretty darn awesome. Nostalgia is a heck of a thing and it's nice for another generation to enjoy it too.

Now they just have to Remake FF6 when this series is done.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by chemgear

Now they just have to Remake FF6 when this series is done.

Not if the same idiots are doing it. Stop messing with the game. You don't need to make it "better". You're not capable of doing so, clearly. If you're going to #### around just leave it as it is.

[btimbit]

Playing the technical alpha of Flight Sim 2024 right now.

Glad to report that unlike 2020 when it came out, the planes actually feel like planes this time. Much better physics

[Blaster86]

15 hours into the Remake. I'm upset about the rails you're put on with no real ability to double back once you move on from a Chapter, but they've done a fantastic job of translating Midgar to a new era. It feels familiar, but alive. The plot points as they happen feel familiar, but expanded upon in a good way. The new story points they have added in mostly feel like they make sense for the story, they also make you care more about what were originally very minor or minimally interacted with characters.

Combat is... unnecessarily complicated when compared to the original, but I guess this is what the kiddies want now. There is also too much materia.