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[Draugoth]

It's okay. It looks like cormack12 handled the OT for this one, and it just went up.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |OT| Fortune and Glory, kid. Fortune and Glory.

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Great OT, too bad i've been sick lately, otherwise i would have done it.

 

[skneogaf]

Numbers don't matter.

A reviewer's opinion of a game doesn't matter.

Use your own judgment and feelings.

Obviously, but it does seem a low score for such minor problems.

I'm old enough to have watched Indiana Jones in the cinema when they first came out, no need to entice me, I'll be playing.

 

[belmarduk]

This guy was brutally skewered for months. It sounds like he crushed it. The best Indy production in over 3 decades by most accounts

I was listening to a podcast on my way home from work last night and they reviewed the game as 6.5 and 7. One thing they praised highly was the story and narrative. Guess he didn't make Indiana Jones gay after all as so many people here were predicting!! They said the storytelling was spot-on and fit perfectly between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. I wish I could play this game right now!

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

At this point only Gamespot and Eurogamer matter.

EG is owned by IGN correct?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Great OT, too bad i've been sick lately, otherwise i would have done it.

It's alright bro! Hope you get well soon!

 

[RagnarokIV]

This guy was brutally skewered for months. It sounds like he crushed it. The best Indy production in over 3 decades by most accounts

It's true... We all owe this doughy soyboy an apology.

 

[Banjo64]

You should check the synonyms of "compliment".

Of the trailer, not the game.

So your only argument is that suspension of disbelief is fine as long as it doesn't apply to a woman?. In elden ring you can choose a female character and defeat huge bosses, surely you have a problem with that as well?.

No, because in the established universe women are equally as powerful as men. Something that’s been uniform across most of From’s games.

Also, on topic of uncharted 4, you have more issue with that compared to Nathan suddenly telling sam( if I remember correctly) to lower his gun and not kill when 5 minutes prior he killed dozens of random goons?.

That’s really poor hamfisted writing too, thank you.

In gta 5, physics operate different while in missions. In regular gameplay, if you hit a barrier you fly out of the vehicle through the windshield whereas in missions you don't no matter how hard you hit a barrier. The physics in gta 5 aren't consistent. Not to mention characters knowing what other characters are doing without any communication or talking loudly while standing 2 feet behind an enemy while mainting perfect stealth.

I never noticed any of that. I’m quite a good driver on GTA, and never noticed any instances of magical communication or loud talking near enemies.

Scrawny compared to his enemies, who are jacked up military dudes most of the time.

Scrawny just means very thin and bony

 

[Sethbacca]

Well fuck me, the reviews make it seem like this may actually be worth playing. Color me intrigued. I still have some Gamepass sub on my pc so I'll give it a shot.

 

[adamsapple]

This guy was brutally skewered for months. It sounds like he crushed it. The best Indy production in over 3 decades by most accounts

 

[Punished Miku]

This guy was brutally skewered for months. It sounds like he crushed it. The best Indy production in over 3 decades by most accounts

I wonder how many SBI zealots are going to quietly play the game now.

 

[Humdinger]

I was wondering about the woke elements, too, given that goober and the SBI involvement. So far, so good. Haven't heard anything about cringey dialog, lame identity politics etc.

 

[Denton]

I did play and enjoy all Machinegames (incl. Youngblood, which did have some really neat level design) so I expected this to be good, but it is still nice to see it might be their best. Now I just have to rewatch the first two films.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Glad I was wrong on this (picked 75-79%). It looks like it'll be really fun for classic Indy fans. Just gotta finish my side quests in God of War Ragnarok (this game fucking ruled), play the free roguelite DLC, and then I'll be moving on to Indy.

 

[Krathoon]

For some reason, Indy keeps opening his backpack on my game. Maybe Steam input is screwing things up? I am running this in the XBox app.

 

[Loope]

Indiana Jones is iconic, the fact the steam user reviews are good just makes me want to have it more and more. Been a while since i bought a game close to launch.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I wonder how many SBI zealots are going to quietly play the game now.

It might open some eyes that the SBI label doesn’t always mean the game is a wokefest.
Flintlock Siege of Dawn got skewered for it, but the game’s actually fucking great. There’s nothing “woke” about it

 

[Punished Miku]

It might open some eyes that the SBI label doesn’t always mean the game is a wokefest.
Flintlock Siege of Dawn got skewered for it, but the game’s actually fucking great. There’s nothing “woke” about it

Exactly. I specifically tried to point that out too.

 

[SmokedMeat]

For some reason, Indy keeps opening his backpack on my game. Maybe Steam input is screwing things up? I am running this in the XBox app.

Are you playing on Windows Store? If so, then close Steam. I ran into an issue with Forza Horizon 4, where my controller wasn’t following the button configuration I’d set up, or the default setup.

The fix was literally closing Steam.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Of the trailer, not the game.

Trailer of the game but those praises don't count, got it.

No, because in the established universe women are equally as powerful as men. Something that’s been uniform across most of From’s games.

Lmao, so strong woman and women matching men is okay as long as it's in a game you like.

That’s really poor hamfisted writing too, thank you.

Something that is present in most games. Talking about hamfisted writing, where did Johns daughter go in rdr 2? Or the inconsistency between rdr 1 and rdr 2. Heck saddie, one moment she is a widow, the other she is running around in gunfights without getting shot.

I never noticed any of that. I’m quite a good driver on GTA, and never noticed any instances of magical communication or loud talking near enemies.

Yet it exists. There are various inconsistencies in every game. Just like big, you can never be rid of it. Nothing makes sense in most games if you take a deeper look or ignore suspension of disbelief. Heck, where do most video game cities actually get their food from? Besides dragons dogma 2, I don't remember any game addressing that. Or how in most games there isn't enough place to house most people living in the game. Or how in elden ring, most houses don't have kitchen or bathroom.

Scrawny just means very thin and bony

It is also a word that can be used as relative comparison. Drake is scrawny compared to his enemies that he easily takes down. Nadine easily takes out sam and Nathan yet in lost legacy she and Chloe struggle against the final boss. So does that make naughty dog anti-DEI?

 

[WoodyStare]

This guy was brutally skewered for months. It sounds like he crushed it. The best Indy production in over 3 decades by most accounts

 

[Chuck Berry]

 

[Schmick]

Hmmmm take note Phil... release a good game and people will buy it.

 

[Humdinger]

Hmmmm take note Phil... release a good game and people will buy it.

Or rent it on Gamepass, anyway...

 

[Bernardougf]

 

[Krathoon]

Are you playing on Windows Store? If so, then close Steam. I ran into an issue with Forza Horizon 4, where my controller wasn’t following the button configuration I’d set up, or the default setup.

The fix was literally closing Steam.

Yeah. Steam Input screws with other apps sometimes. They need to fix that.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Production values trump boring arse missions like riding on bikes, playing as a deaf girl, playing as the Crimson Chin MJ, the most cringe worthy writing known to man, SBI DEI being rammed down your throat and terrible pacing.

Such high standards.

PS fans have become like Marvel fans.

And yet you’re cheering for Indy? In terms of gameplay it looks to be far less…for modern audiences

 

[FoxMcChief]

PS fans have become like Marvel fans.

 

[Krathoon]

I did like how they did the intro.
Indy is having a bad dream where he did not make it when running from the boulder.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Don’t celebrate just yet. We saw what happened with Starfield.

It became a top 5 game of the year on NeoGaf?

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Well fuck me, the reviews make it seem like this may actually be worth playing. Color me intrigued. I still have some Gamepass sub on my pc so I'll give it a shot.

I got the opposite impression, seems quite janky in a lot of areas. Not a fan of the jank.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

It became a top 5 game of the year on NeoGaf?

Gaf also said Stellar Blade and Astro were GOTY material, yet both only sold 1.5M.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

It became a top 5 game of the year on NeoGaf?

Overrated game hated by many and only praised by devout Xbox loyalists. Even they have turned on it, see mattyp

 

[Banjo64]

And yet you’re cheering for Indy? In terms of gameplay it looks to be far less…for modern audiences

No.

 

[ManaByte]

I was wondering about the woke elements, too, given that goober and the SBI involvement. So far, so good. Haven't heard anything about cringey dialog, lame identity politics etc.

When Indy meets Gina she says she’s looking for a woman very dear to her. I guarantee you 100% some rage grifter is going to post that claiming it’s a woke lesbian character, while omitting her next line explaining that the woman is her sister.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

No.

“First AAA game I buy in years…”

He says

 

[twilo99]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Banjo64]

“First AAA game I buy in years…”

He says

Don’t lie and bullshit mate. That’s really sad.

This is exactly what I said:

If there’s nothing blatantly bat-shit that’s being glossed over, this will be the first single player game from either Xbox or PS that I play in the past couple of years. If it runs on Deck that is.

 

[Ozriel]

Gaf also said Stellar Blade and Astro were GOTY material, yet both only sold 1.5M.

Ah. No wonder you’re such a killjoy. You’re playing sales numbers while the rest of us play games.

 

[Ozriel]

“I’m waiting for review from actual players”

Well, there you go PeteBull

 

[CliffBronger]

Looking good so far after short play this afternoon.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Ah. No wonder you’re such a killjoy. You’re playing sales numbers while the rest of us play games.

I'm actually playing Marvel Rivals and later today PoE2. If not, GT7 or Blops 6.

Yes, even an Xbox game.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Ah. No wonder you’re such a killjoy. You’re playing sales numbers while the rest of us play games.

But, do you play games ? Most of the time you're playing your usual weird defence force in here and I don't think that counts as a game.

Your pretentiousness and smugness is once again throught the roof.

Self awareness = zero as usual

PS: looking forward to a Xbox played games list screengrab for your "gotcha" moment.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Don’t lie and bullshit mate. That’s really sad.

This is exactly what I said:

If there’s nothing blatantly bat-shit that’s being glossed over, this will be the first single player game from either Xbox or PS that I play in the past couple of years. If it runs on Deck that is.

Doesn’t negate the point I was making.

 

[MMaRsu]

Gaf also said Stellar Blade and Astro were GOTY material, yet both only sold 1.5M.

This weird fanboy behaviour isn't doing you any favors man

En het komt zo zielig over. (and it comes across so sad)

 

[Killjoy-NL]

This weird fanboy behaviour isn't doing you any favors man

En het komt zo zielig over. (and it comes across so sad)

How is it fanboy behaviour if the game is coming to PS5?

En wat is precies het nut van een Nederlandse zin tussendoor? (And what exactly is the point of speaking Dutch in between?)

 

[StereoVsn]

Hmm… might grab a month of GamePass and check it out over the weekend.

 

[MMaRsu]

How is it fanboy behaviour if the game is coming to PS5?

En wat is precies het nut van een Nederlandse zin tussendoor? (And what exactly is the point of speaking Dutch in between?)

Just to emphasize it. It comes across so petty and weird.

I don't exactly understand what your beef is against this game. But for some reason you come across as incredibly salty.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Just to emphasize it. It comes across so petty and weird.

So does your sudden remark in Dutch, as if it adds weight to whatever it is. It actually comes across as childish.

I don't exactly understand what your beef is against this game. But for some reason you come across as incredibly salty.

I have absolutely no beef with the game. But as I said to someone else, if multiple people respond to me, I respond to multiple people.

It's not on me if people take that as me being invested with the game.

 

[Krathoon]

I guess it is impossible to land a punch in the fight at the beginning.