Kane99

I think we all get optimistic when it comes to the games we play, because we inevitably want to beat them. Most games are meant to be conquered and won, so it's a given that each game we play, we try to do our best to get that victory. Sometimes it doesn't come, even with how hard you're trying. Just keep trying. If it gives you too much trouble, maybe it'd be best to move on to another game.

There are still some headsets made just for consoles, but if they have the correct jack, it should work on any device that supports it. But yeah, you can find cheaper 3.5 mm headsets at most stores. You can even use those tech support caller headsets as a headset. Works just as good and maybe even has better voice quality.

Would anyone here ever start their own LAN party today? I think it'd be cool to get a group of my high school friends from back in the day, and set up a space to do a nice big LAN party. I think that'd be so fun to do. Then we'd include some food, beverages, alcohol and so on. Right now I don't have the funds to host a party like that, but I'd love to give it a try one day.

All media is inspired by something, it's how media expands and grows. Books, movies, tv, is all inspired by our past, our history, or current events and what past media has brought us.

San Francisco Rush 2049 is one of my favorite racing games from the N64 era. Oh and Hot Wheels Turbo Racing. I remember enjoying those racing games quite a bit back on the N64.

RDR2 - Making the Undead Nightmare 2 DLC that we all been hoping for. RDR1 had the Undead Nightmare DLC and it was a blast to play. Sadly, Rockstar never released any story DLC for RDR2, which always disappointed me. On top of that, Rockstar doesn't care about RDR Online either as they have put most of their focus on GTA V and have pretty much abandoned it.

I'm not a big racing fan, but I will play some of them. I'd say I'm 50/50 on it. Maybe a 6/10 in interest. But I wouldn't say that equates to all racing games. Some are better than others and I like others better then some others. But yeah, it depends on the racing game. The game I mentioned didn't have traditional races. It was an added on portion of the game that felt pointless. Maybe it was because in Just Cause, driving cars felt like a waste of time, considering you could fly around the map much faster with your grapple hook and wingsuit. At least in 4 I think. But even with the other games, you could fly around with your grapple hook and parachute much faster than driving around the map would get you.

I believe it. The internet back in the day was the wild west, those creeps could get away with just about anything back then. Thank goodness laws are in place these days to stop predators like that.

Well if it's an HD remake with the intention of modernizing it some, I think it's fine to change the character models enough to match with it. What they did with the GTA remastered trilogy, was upped the games world, but didn't do a whole lot with the character models, in fact they made the character models look worse with their changes lol.

Can be all of the above. Essentially books about a developers journey in making games, getting into the business, coding for popular games, the stories about working with other developers and big time publishers. Etc. Just anything that has to do with the inner workings of the gaming industry. Yeah wikipedia is okay for some things, but it's not the greatest when it comes to finding reviews and details about certain books. As well as book recommendations. Wikipedia is great to discover some things, but you need to dig deeper elsewhere to get a better picture sometimes. I'll check that one out.

A big reveal is a big help in hyping up a game. But it's not always what gamers want. They just want to see what the game is going to be like. I didn't see the Metroid Dread trailer, but I assume it mixed cinematic with gameplay correct? If so, that's the way to do it. Give us a reveal that shows us some spice and gives us the gory details of what we can expect with the story and gameplay.

Honestly, in 50 years, a lot could change. Mario as popular as it has been for years, could be gone in the next 50 years. We don't know. That's the sad truth of the future, is that nothing is definite and anything can happen. Call of Duty could last longer, but I suspect people are going to get tired eventually and will drop off and in turn the series will go away. It could happen to Mario as well. We don't know what Nintendo will be like in the next 50 years. 50 years sounds like a small amount, but that's half a person's lifetime, if they're lucky. 50 years is a long time, and considering Nintendo has only been involved with the gaming industry for probably over 40 years now, that's just the beginning. What could 50 years later look like? The landscape could be vastly different. Games could take a hiatus and go away, some might stick around. Who's to say. But it's interesting to think about.

It's part of cycle of life. We get old, brittle and die. As sad as it sounds, that's the way it goes. That's why life is so important, because it's limited time we have on this planet, and once it's over, it's over. I'm not religious, so I believe when we die, that's it. As sad as that sounds, I feel it makes life more important, because it's the one life you get. But yeah, getting older will slow you down for sure.

Well Amazon isn't really a good alternative to steam, considering Amazon doesn't really sell a whole lot of digital games. They sell digital codes, and some digital games, but it's far less than what Steam has to offer. I'd argue less than Epic games and even GOG. They're limited to their physical games and the digital cards they are able to sell. Most digital games won't be on Amazon or other big markets. They'll be on their own sites or platforms like Steam, Epic Games, and GOG.

That's really cool of you. I have debated buying family a console before, but I feel it's a bit too pricey for a gift. Maybe for Christmas as a gift for the whole family, but idk, about just one kid. But you do you. We're all different and gift differently.

Eh, in some regards yes. The horse control is shit in RDR2 compared to 1, and the controls seem a lot more weighty compared to the first one. Not all upgrades are better unfortunately. I prefer the first game myself though, helps having the Undead Nightmare to round out it's brilliance.

Lately, mostly small scale, indie games. Like Unpacking, Two Point Hospital, and a few others I'm forgetting. I got RDR2 recently on steam, but haven't got back into it yet. Need to do that soon. But yeah, these days with gamepass, I tend to find mostly indie games or smaller titles to play.

yeah gamepass is constantly changing. I think they add and remove games every month. I think for the most part, their first party games are on there for life, but I swear I heard they were removing some exclusives from gamepass, but I may be incorrect on that.

Heard about it recently. I wonder if he backed out because of the backlash, or if he believed it was a bad idea to go through with the nft. NFTs are getting so much hate these days, that I think some studios might start to back off from it.

I don't remember, but I'm sure there are some dick jokes sprinkled around the game. I can't say I recall any, but I'm sure there is. There's a lot of adult humor in the game, sexual in nature. I think there's also sex shops in the game and there are visible sex toys in the game. But I think it's only one section in the game.

Do you guys know if there are any books out that have essays and writings about video games? I'm mainly looking for stuff from like developers and people who worked on popular games. I'd love to hear what made them decide to work in the field, and their interest in games in general.

It's one of those games that stands the test of time. People have enjoyed it for decades. Plus I think a tennis arcade game came out too, so very similar I guess. Either way, it's still a game that's enjoyable among many.

Rdr2 is a given. That game is a beauty to look at. One of the best looking games to release. Wonder if it will get a remaster release on ps5 and series x like gta v is?

I play some horror games, but can't do any where the controls are tank like or slow, and choppy. I want to have controls like in rdr2, where at least I feel in control of my character. I've played some of silent hill 2, but never beat it because it was too anxiety inducing. Lol I can play games with zombies and all that, but once you distort my controls or make it shit, I won't play that game for long.

That's cool, I didn't know that. I always got a kick out of the talk show channels in gta games. Wonder if other GTA games did similar promotions.