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Rendakor
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Reply #4165 on: September 05, 2018, 06:37:50 AM

I haven't played GTAV but I sympathize in principle. One of the things I loved best about RDR is that the protagonist was neither a complete dickbag nor a blank slate, but a decent guy in a bad situation. This made me actually care about the story, instead of just going crazy trying to see how many stars I can get before I die. If I want to just play Terms of En-Rampagement: The Game, I'll play Saint's Row which knows not to take itself seriously.

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Reply #4166 on: September 05, 2018, 07:27:57 AM

Good video showing off Valve's and Mr. Magic: the gathering upcoming Dota 2 card game.

https://youtu.be/OzM18nlkYOc

Turns out there is no way to acquire cards in the game, you can only buy them. Like real M:tG. I wonder if this will hinder the popularity of this game.

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Reply #4167 on: September 05, 2018, 10:07:54 AM

Good video showing off Valve's and Mr. Magic: the gathering upcoming Dota 2 card game.

https://youtu.be/OzM18nlkYOc

Turns out there is no way to acquire cards in the game, you can only buy them. Like real M:tG. I wonder if this will hinder the popularity of this game.
not with the steam market it won't

also f2p is for losers
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Reply #4168 on: September 05, 2018, 11:06:18 AM

I wish they had done a Kickstarter where I could get drafts for life.

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Reply #4169 on: September 06, 2018, 01:35:46 AM



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Reply #4170 on: September 06, 2018, 02:13:16 AM


CCP has come a long way from the days they were the ones doing the acquiring (of White Wolf)  Ohhhhh, I see.
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Reply #4171 on: September 06, 2018, 05:22:34 AM


CCP has come a long way from the days they were the ones doing the acquiring (of White Wolf)  Ohhhhh, I see.
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Reply #4172 on: September 06, 2018, 09:17:56 AM

EVE and Black Desert always had a lot in common. This is useless, but cool.

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Reply #4173 on: September 06, 2018, 11:29:40 AM



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Reply #4174 on: September 06, 2018, 12:27:56 PM



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Reply #4175 on: September 06, 2018, 01:38:47 PM

I'm sure all three remaining players are furious.
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Reply #4176 on: September 06, 2018, 02:32:38 PM

Really stretching the definition of news here.

Carbine still existing would probably put most folks into a Mandela Effect loop.
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Reply #4177 on: September 06, 2018, 06:53:13 PM

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Reply #4178 on: September 07, 2018, 01:40:47 AM

"We are no longer in a position to fulfill its greatness."

Greatness.  lol.


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Reply #4179 on: September 07, 2018, 02:46:01 AM

Fuck all this noise ;  tell me about Spiderman !

If I have to, I'm going to just buy a PS4 for it today, so tell me the game's great....

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Reply #4180 on: September 07, 2018, 08:48:21 AM

Fuck all this noise ;  tell me about Spiderman !

If I have to, I'm going to just buy a PS4 for it today, so tell me the game's great....
I haven't played enough to say it's great (only had a couple hours to play last night) but it's a fine excuse if you want to get a PS4 (Pro). And there are several other excellent PS4 exclusives available with more coming.
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Reply #4181 on: September 07, 2018, 08:50:15 AM

Wait, in the tech thread you said NOT pro.  WHY CHANGE UR PRO STANCE TRIPPY ??!

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Reply #4182 on: September 07, 2018, 09:08:32 AM

I mean, I traded in my xbonex for the spidey ps4 pro. Not the only reason, but I've been thinking about switching it up for a while and the gameplay looks shallow but fun. I'm all about shallow but fun.

 why so serious?
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Reply #4183 on: September 07, 2018, 09:42:04 AM

Wait, in the tech thread you said NOT pro.  WHY CHANGE UR PRO STANCE TRIPPY ??!
There are more games now that are "optimized" for the Pro (and more that are coming) and there's better support for gaming at 1080p* (what I run at) now on the Pro. Basically I broke down and got one in February for Monster Hunter: World** cause it provided multiple options on the Pro even at 1080p (you can choose between resolution, graphics quality or frame rate).

If you are on 1080p I would still say it's optional. With a 4K display, especially 4K HDR, there's more of a reason to get one, though it's still not true 4K gaming, and not as good as the Xbox One X.

* They added the option for 4K supersampling support if the game supports 4K and you are running in 1080p with a System update after I posted that originally. I.e. for games that support 4K you have the option now for better anti-aliasing if you are running at 1080p, though potentially with a frame rate hit.
** Also cause that's when they released the Glacier White version to match my Glacier White regular PS4 awesome, for real

Edit: here's the post Ironwood was referring to: http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=14149.4060
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.


Reply #4184 on: September 08, 2018, 01:07:52 AM

Time to replay one of the greatest games ever made, System Shock 1:

For the first time ever, System Shock has been rebuilt from the original source code as a FREE update to all owners of the game!

System Shock: Enhanced Edition features:
- Higher resolution support up to 4K widescreen mode
- Mouselook support
- Rebindable keyboard/mouse/joystick commands
- Adapted to Nightdive's KEX engine
- Support for both Direct3D and OpenGL
- Option to switch between hi-resolution Mac assets and the original DOS assets
- Official support for fan missions and fan mods
- New unified options menu that allows changing preferences before gameplay
- Adjustable FOV (Field of View)
- Smoother camera rotation and translation
- Improved control scheme which allows faster and streamlined experience
- In-Game remappable keys with three profiles to choose from: original controls, custom controls, and lefthanded controls.
- Many original game bugs fixed.

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Reply #4185 on: September 08, 2018, 02:48:28 AM

So play it before it gets cease and desisted?
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.


Reply #4186 on: September 08, 2018, 10:48:53 AM

So play it before it gets cease and desisted?

I was in a hurry: it's a patch made by Night Dive Studios, which acquired the rights to do a remastered version a few years ago (then rebooted the whole thing):

http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/

Anyways, SS1: Enhanced Edition is available on both GOG and Steam (and it's on sale on the latter for just €4.99)

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Reply #4187 on: September 09, 2018, 09:38:23 AM

It is to my undying shame that I must admit that I never actually finished the original System Shock. I loved the concept, but the bizarre and unremappable control scheme just became too much of a chore after a while.

So thanks to Night Dive looks like I'll get a second chance.
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Reply #4188 on: September 09, 2018, 10:04:26 AM

wait

you can remap it now?
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Reply #4189 on: September 09, 2018, 10:54:15 AM

wait

you can remap it now?

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Rebindable keyboard/mouse/joystick commands


Looks like!
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Reply #4190 on: September 10, 2018, 07:15:47 AM

I was doing well until I got trapped in a small room with large grenade-throwing monsters.  Will see if I can obtain.

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Reply #4191 on: September 21, 2018, 04:50:56 PM

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/09/telltale-games-begins-wave-of-layoffs-cancels-stranger-things-game/

Telltale are out of business. Everyone but a skeleton crew fired, and the latest update is that they're just finishing up porting Minecraft Story Mode to Netflix, and then they're gone too. The final season of Walking Dead is cancelled.

Looks like the deal with Netflix for a Stranger Things game that was announced around E3 fell through, and that was the final nail in the coffin. Reports are that the company has not seen a profitable title since the first season of Walking Dead, and abysmal mismanagement bears a large part of the blame.
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Reply #4192 on: September 22, 2018, 06:02:35 AM

They're making a Minecraft Story Mode show? Or Netflix is going to start having "games"?

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Reply #4193 on: September 22, 2018, 10:05:29 AM

Did the Stranger Things deal fall through, or was it a casualty of the collapse?

I didn't realize Telltale was in such trouble, but looking at the events of the past few years now yeah, anytime you bring in anyone to run your company that used to be a VP at Zynga you got to be making some more bad decisions.

I have often wondered if their critical success was really translating into sales, or if they were another Broderbund software with a really cool game (The Last Express) that not enough people ever actually played.
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Reply #4194 on: September 22, 2018, 11:09:58 AM

Well, I enjoyed everything I played by them (walking dead and Wolf Among Us were both particularly excellent).  They seemed a super solid company for the genre, but the games they make really don't need 250 people to create.  So that's probably the heart of the problem. 

Sad to hear though.  There was obviously a lot of talent there.

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Reply #4195 on: September 22, 2018, 11:58:13 AM

The mismanagement at Telltale started long before they brought in Pete Hawley from Zynga. If The Verge is to be believed the co-founder and CEO for a time Kevin Bruner is an egomaniacal tyrant who drove many of the best people at the company out including the devs who would go on to create Firewatch and Oxenfee.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/20/17130056/telltale-games-developer-layoffs-toxic-video-game-industry
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Reply #4196 on: September 22, 2018, 03:19:44 PM

Yeah I should have read that article before posting. It actually makes Hawley seem like an okay guy.

 At least someone who can fire you humainly...
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Reply #4197 on: September 23, 2018, 05:15:41 AM

New Death Stranding trailer: https://youtu.be/3iF9LgQ3e7Y


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Reply #4198 on: September 23, 2018, 11:28:33 AM

I still don't have one fucking clue what this game is, and giant shadow dogs with butthole mouths made from rain shadows don't help with that.

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Reply #4199 on: September 23, 2018, 12:20:33 PM

It's an open world stealth action game.
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