Antiwhippy
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Man, if we price games according to the team size I wonder how much ubisoft games would cost.
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Man, if we price games according to the team size I wonder how much ubisoft games would cost.
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Noray
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That's because the water temple is totally fine and actually an amazing temple design and for some reason "water temple is hard" just became a meme. Nothing in Ocarina is particularly hard.
and another aside, I think Far Cry Primal is the best looking game I've played this generation. Far Cry games have always been 'eh it looks nice' to me but something about the combination of artstyle, lighting, character models, fur, and how smooth it runs on PC is just a perfect melting pot. I really wish I took screenshots of the Owl guide mission on Very High settings because I was just mouth ajar at how gorgeous it was.
Glitchesarecool
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Well that's not quite the same thing. I'm fine with a game being full priced, but Steam conditioned me in the early years to wait until they gouge the price down to sub-$20 because that's what happens in those craaaaazy sales. But that's not the case any more, and it'll still be a while until I wrap my head around that.
No this stuff about NMS is just people bitching without reason. Because they're indie they can't charge more than $30.
stump sock
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the best part about that would be that we'd be done with ubisoft games pretty quickly
My mind was fully vested in digital before steam was even a thing. Getting rid of my physical collection was such a relief given how ephemeral I find most games.
That said, I completely expect this to bite me in the arse one day. Consumer law is getting there, but there's still a ways to go.
Salty Catfish
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Yeah, when I revisited Ocarina a few years after it came out the Water Temple was super easy to navigate if you just pay attention to your map and such.
(Now on the other hand, there was some bullshit temple in Link's Awakening that involved moving these marbles around that I remember being a complete fucking nightmare.)
I really hope we can see more price fluidity as time goes on. As someone who loves a lot of niche JRPGs and VNs that are always on the brink of not coming over, I would totally be willing to pay $20 or maybe $30 extra to ensure those things keep going. I would gladding pay $80 for a Trails in the Sky game or a VN made by Uchikoshi.
Glitchesarecool
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Oh that thread is going to keep on giving for a long time.
SUPERHOT ending spoiler
When you finish the game it asks you to tell that phrase to your friends
Because it's one of the most innovative shooters i've played in years.
Sleeping Lesson
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Because the internet hyperbole arms race has made just calling things "unique" or "interesting" too tame. Gotta ratchet your descriptions up to 11 or nobody will pay attention!
Or because of the reason those guys said, which is somehow an even shittier reason.
It really depends on the game. I had no problem downloading Diablo 4 and Bloodborne for $60 each because I knew I would love them and get 50 hours plus out of them.
For games I'm not desperate to play at launch I will wait for deals and big price drops. Like Arkham Knight where $25 was the sweet spot.
Sleeping Lesson
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I'm really curious about that No Man's Sky thing on Thursday. Could be a VR reveal, or could just be another disappointing non-announcement.
Incandenza
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The other weird part is people saying "well now I'm going to wait for reviews" as if it's some sort of punishment and not something that you should do with literally every video game
Salty Catfish
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I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but in the context of the game, it fits. I don't wanna say more than that other than "superhot.exe" itself exists in the game world and it's more of a plot thing than a genuine push for people to advertise the game.
I suppose it would heavily depend on the LPer and their audience. I mean, QB isn't the only game with 20 minute cutscenes. Giant Bomb recently played through all the MGS stuff and those can get right up there. The audience likes their commentary, so they enjoy it. It all depends on what the audience wants.
Would be hilarious if they get dmc a strikes over that for some reason
Yeah, I was thinking it was the latter. Thanks for clarifying!
The fact that it's going up for preorder makes me think that we might get a final release date for it.
True, I guess it just feels different to me because it's live action instead of a 20 min ingame cutscene.
Glitchesarecool
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Because waiting for reviews is actually something weird for a lot of people. You buy the game day 1 so you can talk about how cool it is with your friends, or be a part of that conversation. There's an implication that not waiting for reviews means the game has demonstrated to the person that it's worth their investment up front, without waiting for other sources to weigh in on it.
Sleeping Lesson
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We already know it's June, but I guess that would be something.
Two of my favorite games of all time, Persona 4 and Etrian Odyssey IV, are getting sequels this year. It's just dawning on me how cool that is. It's fucking rad.
Games have experimented with FMV before. It's a different presentation, sure, but they are functionally identical.
Games have experimented with FMV before. It's a different presentation, sure, but they are functionally identical.
skLaFarebear
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I disagree. I rarely find myself agreeing with the overall reviews for games so why would I bother waiting for reviews? I can do enough research on pre-release footage/gameplay on my own to make my own judgement.
EdReedFan20
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Notch's Twitter account is something else right now. I fully expect someone to make a thread about it (perhaps many, with most or all being closed by mods). Unless he was hacked (or joking), he claims to
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be a Gamergate member
Whenever a developer gives a month without a date I don't actually believe them, so I would be more than satisfied with a date coming out of Thursday
Sleeping Lesson
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Yeah I think it's a reasonable assumption. I shouldn't expect any more than that, else I be disappointed. My nightmare scenario is them announcing VR support exclusively for PSVR.
Yup. I read reviews to see if someone whose opinions I respect had a different experience or interpretation about the game.
I know if I'm gonna like a game or not.
If No Man's Sky has a VR mode (and I'm honestly not 100% sure adding VR to that game would work the way people want it to), I'm almost certain it will at least be timed exclusive to PSVR.
Incandenza
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I wish I was more surprised.
Glitchesarecool
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If they bundled it with PSVR I'd probably dive in on that.
Salty Catfish
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Nah, not joking at all. He's been kinda trending in that direction for a while now with some of his comments.
BreezyLimbo
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which thread
post links people dammit
Too bad, them goobergabbers are fucking assholes.
But I'm not surprised Notch is in taht direction, I remember an instance where an indie dev was begging and insulting Notch for money because he's a billionaire, then blamed him that he hated/disliked her because she was trans and that she has bills to pay and to really cut her a check
I fully assume that it will be exclusive to PSVR
stump sock
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"Whatever, I'm Gabe Newell. KNIVES OUT, DOG!"
Sleeping Lesson
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Don't say that out loud!
skLaFarebear
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I don't mean to slam anyone that waits for reviews though. That's totally cool if you wanna wait.
Like you, I also read reviews to see people's opinions I care about/respect when it comes to a certain game or just reading for entertainment value.
Haha, yeah; I didn't mean to say they're wrong. It's just my way of consuming games/reviews.
Jeff always mentioning Gabe's knife collection every time they talk about him always makes me laugh.
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Noray
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Notch's transformation into Ultimate Edgelord has finally completed. He's against "the sissification of society" so you know he's legit. PC culture has gone crazy! Poor Stephen Fry was bullied off of twitter! Won't someone think of the rich white men with millions of followers on twitter?!
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