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Old 10-01-2019, 01:22 PM   #1561
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No I have not. I will look at both of those, thanks a ton for the suggestions!
Hots would probably be better for a casual than LOL or DOTA. Has a less steep learning curve.
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Old 10-01-2019, 02:00 PM   #1562
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Just in case anyone is looking for the Last of Us 2 - Collectors edition, Walmart has a few left.

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/the-las.../6000200514298
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Old 10-01-2019, 02:31 PM   #1563
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That looks.... freaking awesome.
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Old 10-02-2019, 10:41 AM   #1565
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Beta for the new Ghost Recon starts today. Excited to try it
Update: Another formerly great franchise has been ruined
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That's sad to hear.
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:10 PM   #1567
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I am a little confused. I can find Star Wars Battlefront 2 for 20 bucks or less for XBox and PS4 all over the internet. But the PC version is $40? Why is it more expensive for PC?
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:38 PM   #1568
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I think in general, digital storefronts often have much bigger sales, but carry higher non-sale prices. It's very common for games to cost more on PSN than physical copies do at Best Buy or EB Games.
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I am a little confused. I can find Star Wars Battlefront 2 for 20 bucks or less for XBox and PS4 all over the internet. But the PC version is $40? Why is it more expensive for PC?

Hold off because that regularly goes on sale for $5-10.
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Just out of curiosity, where would that be on sale? It doesn't seem like steam finds it. Do these sales pop up on specific sites or just the origin store?
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Old 10-02-2019, 03:56 PM   #1571
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Just out of curiosity, where would that be on sale? It doesn't seem like steam finds it. Do these sales pop up on specific sites or just the origin store?

Just the Origin store. I believe you can get a further discount when it goes on sale by signing up for a free trial of their subscription service. I tend to visit https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/new/ every Tuesday and Thurs/Fri to see what the latest deals are. It's mostly PC deals.
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Old 10-02-2019, 04:26 PM   #1572
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Hots would probably be better for a casual than LOL or DOTA. Has a less steep learning curve.
What's Hots??

**edit**

oh....Heroes of the Storm? Ok, I'll look into that too.
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Old 10-02-2019, 04:33 PM   #1573
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That's sad to hear.
Very.

No idea why Ubisoft wanted to turn a tactical shooter franchise into yet another bland mess with so many random gameplay elements shoved in where they don't fit.

Why the #### does the game need tiered loot and gear levels? They already make the Division
Why do they make a game about being stranded and lonely behind enemy lines, only to have you enter a social hub with dozen of other players in it? Way to suck you out of the experience. They went on and on about how survival is a key gameplay feature and you need to eat and drink and take care of your wounds, then the game comes out and all eating or drinking does is give you a stamina boost for an hour, and your health auto-regens anyway so healing your wounds is meaningless.
They went on about adding RPG like features, but you can change your class at any time and all the skills you unlock are generic anyway so it makes the whole thing a useless waste of time.

Oh and of course there's a microtransaction store. Want that camo shirt you saw in the previews? $10. #### off.

It's like they just combined all the worst things from Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, the Division and Ghost Recon. The result is a game that doesn't even know what it's supposed to be.

And I was so excited. Disappointing. Now I hope they don't do another Splinter Cell and ruin it too
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It's Ubisoft.

Why you expected better is the real mystery here.
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Old 10-02-2019, 07:21 PM   #1575
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They seemed to be doing better again though. Although they weren't my cup of tea, the last few Assasin's Creed games and Far Cry 5 were received well.

But Tom Clancy games are some of my all time favourites, they've managed to ruin each and every one of them. Rainbow Six Seige was alright, I have hundreds of hours on that, but even I'll be the first to criticize it for not even being a Rainbow Six game in anything other than name.

####ing ubisoft
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Jesus. RE2? I played the original so assumed what to expect. Now I remember why I dropped the genre. If you値l excuse me I知 going to change shorts and go back to playing Mickey Mousecapades.
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Old 10-03-2019, 01:26 AM   #1577
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I picked this one up on the e-shop and have been playing it a lot lately.



I got it because it looked like a cool arcade shooter throwback in the style of Contra, and boy does it deliver. It is punishingly difficult with one hit deaths (like Contra) but super satisfying. If you're like me and played a lot of the first 3 Contra games on NES and SNES then this is right up your alley.
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I just found out that The Outer Worlds is on Xbox Game Pass at launch. Nice!
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Old 10-03-2019, 09:56 AM   #1579
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Jesus. RE2? I played the original so assumed what to expect. Now I remember why I dropped the genre. If you値l excuse me I知 going to change shorts and go back to playing Mickey Mousecapades.

Haha, can relate. RE2 was my first crack at the franchise. Fantastic game. Was cruising along nicely until Mr. Stompy Feet showed up and now I no longer play at night.
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Jesus. RE2? I played the original so assumed what to expect. Now I remember why I dropped the genre. If you値l excuse me I知 going to change shorts and go back to playing Mickey Mousecapades.
Go play RE7 in VR
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