The Gaming Thread

[thej27]

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[dung]

Skyrim VR is coming to PC April 3rd! It even lists Oculus support. I hate to pay for this game again, but at least I will have only bought it twice and not every time it has been released. Time for me to sell some more pubg crates.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Really looking forward to Far Cry 5... comes out in 11 days.

The American setting is super intriguing, looks like it'll be a lot of fun.

Picked up FFXV on PC, looks amazing, runs really well on my 970.

In the meantime, also been replaying MGSV... definitely one of my top 5 games of all time. Shame there'll never be another true Metal Gear game since the Konami/Kojima ****show.

Edit: Here's a Gameranx "10 things you need to know" about Far Cry 5

[video=youtube;xcwEETyrNBk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwEETyrNBk[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

[video=youtube;w2FuHErzhVE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2FuHErzhVE[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This week's round-up from Gameranx

1. eSports news - Starcraft Pro arrested on suspicion of match fixing
2. Fortnight mobile already top of app store on iOS
3. Drake the rapper playing Fortnight on Twitch
4. Modder Project to remake Fallout 3 in the Fallout 4 engine stops due to legal issues
5. Skyrim VR hits Steam VR April 3rd
6. Wolfenstein mod that lets you pet dogs until they sleep instead of kill them.
7. DMC Dante added to Monster Hunter, Witcher's Geralt added to Soul Calibur VI
8. Rumor of Splinter Cell 2018
9. Shadow of the Tomb Raider teaser released
10. Ni no Kuni 2 kingdom-building mechanics revealed


Language
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[Onrails]

Anyone play Dying Last Light on PS4?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The price of the HTC Vive has been lowered to $500 as orders open up for the new Pro model at $800.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The PC versions of Final Fantasy 7 and 8 currently can't be played by people that bought them. Why? Well, because the DRM servers are down.

**** like that re-enforces why people pirate games and crack DRM. It's purely anti-consumer.

 

[dung]

That pro Model price is ridiculous. I have a large play area working perfectly fine in my rift, but it would've been easier to set-up in the vive. That discount will get them much closer to the rift in price and I am sure sales will kick up a notch.

I ended up getting BoxVR last night and it is really fun. I will have to invest in swappable foam. That turned into a sweaty mess.

 

[T.Lex]

I ended up getting BoxVR last night and it is really fun. I will have to invest in swappable foam. That turned into a sweaty mess.

Uh... I'm not sure I want to know what you were doing with it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Nintendo just announced a bunch of new indie games coming to Switch

Looking forward to Lumines Remastered. Lumines was an excellent PSP game back in the day, it'll work great with the Switch.

Nintendo Switch Kicks off Its Second Year with a Surge of Standout Indie Game

 

[dung]

Nothing dirty, I put my face in it.

 

[Double T]

For anyone wanting to try sea of thieves, https://gamedealdaily.com/product/xbox-game-pass-3-month-subscription-code/

3 months of Xbox game pass for $20 bucks. With the xbox one 14 day trial, that puts me at 3.5 months for 20 bucks.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This week's Gameranx recap

1. New Unreal tech demo showing "ray tracing" technology with lighting, also new realtime facial technology.
2. PUBG mobile made its way to the US.
3. ARK is being ported to Nintendo Switch.
4. God of War previews came out showing gameplay and combat.
5. Epic Games released all assets from Paragon to be used, free.
6. Spyro the Dragon remaster rumors.
7. Smash Bros tournament to be held at E3 2018.
8. Microsoft Executive is open to putting Banjo (Kazooie) in Smash Bros.
9. PAX East coming up.
10. Vivendi fends off hostile takeover from Ubisoft.
11. Small details about Cyberpunk 2077.


Language.
[video=youtube;b8DBPJVYJBY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8DBPJVYJBY[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at the Commodore 64 Mini... a modern release of the C64.

[video=youtube;GXXCj5kqPcM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXXCj5kqPcM[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Far Cry 5 is out today.

Gamespot's initial review describes it as "uncomfortable."
Polygon hates it.
Slant Magazine gave it a 2.5/5, citing "militia fetishism."
Ben Kuchera's review is essentially "the game doesn't speak to and reaffirm my sociopolitical views."
Gamesindustry.biz attempts to justify social justice "criticisms" as part of a critical consensus on the game.
Eurogamer's review smears the game for not being SocJus enough.
Ethan Gach's Kotaku review explains the game is bad because it doesn't make you constantly feel guilty.

What does all of this mean?

Far Cry 5 is probably a really good game, and you should never trust SJW "game journalists" to decide what you spend your money on

 

[KLB]

Far Cry 5 is out today.

Gamespot's initial review describes it as "uncomfortable."
Polygon hates it.
Slant Magazine gave it a 2.5/5, citing "militia fetishism."
Ben Kuchera's review is essentially "the game doesn't speak to and reaffirm my sociopolitical views."
Gamesindustry.biz attempts to justify social justice "criticisms" as part of a critical consensus on the game.
Eurogamer's review smears the game for not being SocJus enough.
Ethan Gach's Kotaku review explains the game is bad because it doesn't make you constantly feel guilty.

What does all of this mean?

Far Cry 5 is probably a really good game, and you should never trust SJW "game journalists" to decide what you spend your money on

I saw a review on Gamebomb.com that was decently written.
https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/far-cry-5-review/1900-781/

 

[JettaKnight]

Far Cry 5 is out today.

Gamespot's initial review describes it as "uncomfortable."
Polygon hates it.
Slant Magazine gave it a 2.5/5, citing "militia fetishism."
Ben Kuchera's review is essentially "the game doesn't speak to and reaffirm my sociopolitical views."
Gamesindustry.biz attempts to justify social justice "criticisms" as part of a critical consensus on the game.
Eurogamer's review smears the game for not being SocJus enough.
Ethan Gach's Kotaku review explains the game is bad because it doesn't make you constantly feel guilty.

What does all of this mean?

Far Cry 5 is probably a really good game, and you should never trust SJW "game journalists" to decide what you spend your money on

I read the Polygon review, and yeah, you're totally on point.

 

[JettaKnight]

PC Gamer's (in progress) review only laments that they said nothing, as if the story has something to say, but then demurs.

 

[OakRiver]

Far Cry 5 is out today.

Gamespot's initial review describes it as "uncomfortable."
Polygon hates it.
Slant Magazine gave it a 2.5/5, citing "militia fetishism."
Ben Kuchera's review is essentially "the game doesn't speak to and reaffirm my sociopolitical views."
Gamesindustry.biz attempts to justify social justice "criticisms" as part of a critical consensus on the game.
Eurogamer's review smears the game for not being SocJus enough.
Ethan Gach's Kotaku review explains the game is bad because it doesn't make you constantly feel guilty.

What does all of this mean?

Far Cry 5 is probably a really good game, and you should never trust SJW "game journalists" to decide what you spend your money on

It's a Ubisoft game. That alone is reason enough for me to avoid it.