gamecat
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Post by gamecat on Aug 17, 2021 16:49:32 GMT
Think am dropping The Ascent before the end. Got to a boss, realised needed to level guns a bit, can't use taxi here, go back a zone, still can't use taxi here, another zone, oh now I can taxi, but only certain places, use taxi so I can use another taxi to where I actually want to go. Level gun, repeat the whole thing in reverse, but now with respawned mobs. Just madddening.
Now on to Hades instead which is just a great game, with none of that crap.
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Post by daver on Aug 17, 2021 17:42:00 GMT
I'm starting to really like Art of Rally. I've luckily not had any of the bullshit bugs affecting my experience so far. I have the engine sounds down to low and the music pumped all the way up. Haven't mucked with the sensitivity settings yet, it just takes a little getting used to. I found setting the view to a bit further back and lower let's you see more of the road ahead. Starting to chip away at podiums now, it's fun!
Really looking forward to Twelve Minutes, hope it's not shite. Recompile looks potentially very cool too. There's almost too much good indies on there at the minute, let alone all the bigger headline games. Amazing.
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Post by clemfandango on Aug 17, 2021 18:00:21 GMT
I’m not seeing what all the fuss is about with hades?
Is it randomly generated each time you restart?
I’m not sure I’m getting it, everything seems so random.
I put a Good hour into it last night....
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Post by stixxuk on Aug 17, 2021 18:53:32 GMT
I’m not seeing what all the fuss is about with hades? Is it randomly generated each time you restart? I’m not sure I’m getting it, everything seems so random. I put a Good hour into it last night.... For me I found it clicked when I started looking for good combinations of boons (and got better in general, faster reactions etc). Probably took a few hours for me, but I rate it as last year's GOTY. |
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Post by Kay on Aug 17, 2021 21:49:29 GMT
Out of all the Codemaster racing games now added to Gamepass, which ones are worth the download? There seem to be about half a dozen DIRT games alone. The dirt rally ones are more sim and hard. Dirt 4 is like the old dirt games, not sim or arcadey and Dirt 5 is very easy and dumbed down Ah cool, thanks. Will probably try Dirt 5 first then. Art of Rally is utterly gorgeous, that may be enough to serve my rally needs for the time being. |
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KD
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Post by KD on Aug 17, 2021 23:04:19 GMT
Dirt 5 seems to be another style, more arcade than even Dirt 4, a new team I guess by the fact none of my sim set up worked on it yet every other Dirt game does, bought 4 after trying 5.
If they put haptics in the steam version like F1 2021 it may get some more play from me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2021 6:41:01 GMT
Dirt 5 seems to be another style, more arcade than even Dirt 4, a new team I guess by the fact none of my sim set up worked on it yet every other Dirt game does, bought 4 after trying 5.
I think Dirt 5 was rushed for launch of the new consoles as it so half arsed |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2021 8:07:56 GMT
astria ascending is coming to gamepass at the end of september (and according to steam page "From a team featuring developers from Final Fantasy, Nier Automata and Bravely Default) looks like it could a good JRPG. The screenshots look like octopath traveller but with more hand drawn art style
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daver
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Post by daver on Aug 18, 2021 15:02:46 GMT
After careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that Doom Eternal is fuckin shite. Abysmal game design. 2016 reboot was a masterpiece of fluidity and pure gameplay joy. All the additional weapon crap, platforming garbage and overly busy ammo pickup stuff has ruined this game. Whoever thought that sticking impossible jump boost bits in and gating all progress behind them can sook my pipe. Gonna have to uninstall.
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Post by dfunked on Aug 18, 2021 15:24:03 GMT
Yeah, Eternal just didn't have the same magic for me. Too much new shit going on when the formula was already perfect.
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daver
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Post by daver on Aug 18, 2021 16:06:32 GMT
100%.
I never give up on games, NEVER! Except this one.
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Post by britesparc on Aug 19, 2021 15:52:20 GMT
So where's 12 Minutes? I thought it was out today.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 16:02:06 GMT
So where's 12 Minutes? I thought it was out today. Its working now (5pm is the launch time) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 19:04:37 GMT
Not sure I like 12 minutes, the animations are odd and you can't say something you see on the very 1st loop on the 2nd and he quickly jumps to time is repeating. Not sure how they got 3 famous actors when the script is just meh and you would never know its daisy and James (James should of done his real accent or the one from Filth
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Post by daver on Aug 20, 2021 14:40:07 GMT
Not sure I like 12 minutes, the animations are odd and you can't say something you see on the very 1st loop on the 2nd and he quickly jumps to time is repeating. Not sure how they got 3 famous actors when the script is just meh and you would never know its daisy and James (James should of done his real accent or the one from Filth
Hey, yeah I'm just getting into it as well - feeling the same. There's seems to be no real intelligence behind what you can and can't do at any given time. Right from the off, it doesn't allow you to do anything which would seem logical - instead you figure out by trial and error that certain things need to be done at certain times, which is painfully frustrating. I might just play through it with a guide to get the story - but even then, why there's no mouse support (xbox here) as yet is mystifying so even that might mean I bin it.
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Post by askew on Aug 21, 2021 6:52:36 GMT
+1 Feels like I’d prefer to play it on a touchscreen too, rather than with the annoying thumb stick acceleration.
I was trying to think why they mocapped it, when the animations for the greeting and being tied up are awkward.
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Post by askew on Aug 21, 2021 17:19:49 GMT
To add to the above: I was very glad that I was able to use XCloud to play 12 Minutes. It was much easier to give it a taste and see whether I wanted to play it on the console itself. I did the same with Boyfriend Dungeon, which I might be tempted to revisit.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2021 13:58:27 GMT
Completed Yes your grace, worth playing as its not as brutal as some resource management games. The herp derp speech does get annoying when the characters "speak"
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KD
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Post by KD on Aug 22, 2021 14:32:54 GMT
Just got to Group S in Art of Rally where it splits with reality, still a lot of fun to drive but droppe the difficulty down to get through it stress free.
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Post by britesparc on Aug 22, 2021 15:17:35 GMT
I started playing 12 Minutes last night, but on PC. I get the criticisms of the stilted animation and stuff, but I'm enjoying it so far. I didn't realise it was such a point-n-click game - I mean, yeah, on PC that's literally what it is, but I thought I'd be moving the guy with the cursors, for instance.
It's already a bit frustrating having to go through the whole "Best night ever, guess who made dessert?" thing every time though. I'm hoping it opens up, in its own way, as I play a little bit more.
Still, I'm enjoying it, the performances are really good (and I can absolutely tell it's McAvoy and Ridley, for what it's worth, despite them both doing really good accents), and it's good to see experimental stuff like this, especially on Game Pass.
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Post by stixxuk on Aug 22, 2021 18:18:29 GMT
Holy shit just realised Psychonauts 2 is nearly out.
Hope it's not shit (glass half full and all that)
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Post by timmywimmywoo on Aug 22, 2021 19:07:43 GMT
The Thrustmaster HOTAS One is back in stock at Amazon if any of you are still Flight Simming. I’m halfway into one of the bush flights and that’s become the core game for me - navigating on a heading for a certain amount of time and trying to follow text instructions (follow x river, turn at the fork, cross the mountain to the sea).
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Post by hiphopopotamus on Aug 22, 2021 19:12:14 GMT
After careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that Doom Eternal is fuckin shite. Abysmal game design. 2016 reboot was a masterpiece of fluidity and pure gameplay joy. All the additional weapon crap, platforming garbage and overly busy ammo pickup stuff has ruined this game. Whoever thought that sticking impossible jump boost bits in and gating all progress behind them can sook my pipe. Gonna have to uninstall. Deleted it the other week, waited for Series X patch.. still got infuriated when I didn't have enough ammo to kill a Marauder .. nah. Not fun |
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Post by robthehermit on Aug 23, 2021 10:09:57 GMT
Late to the party and only played for half an hour or so, but Spiritfarer seems pretty good so far.
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Post by Triarii on Aug 23, 2021 10:32:38 GMT
Late to the party and only played for half an hour or so, but Spiritfarer seems pretty good so far. I found it really charming but be prepared for a lot of back & forth busywork. |
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Post by evilashchris on Aug 23, 2021 10:34:03 GMT
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Post by Triarii on Aug 23, 2021 10:43:21 GMT
I found it really charming but be prepared for a lot 15 seconds max of back & forth busywork. |
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Post by robthehermit on Aug 23, 2021 10:45:36 GMT
I found it really charming but be prepared for a lot 15 seconds max of back & forth busywork. Impressive. I vaguely remember the days when I could maintain an erection for 15 seconds. |
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KD
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Post by KD on Aug 23, 2021 13:04:31 GMT
stixxuk Just stumbled on a live quick look for Psychonauts 2, embargo must be up some shape.
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Post by creepyloungelizard on Aug 23, 2021 13:32:33 GMT
An incredibly positve review on Psychonauts from ACG. Sounds like pretty much what I was hoping in that it's more about the platforming than thw combat with fantastic writing and characters
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