Kane99

Yeah, there's so many games I have downloaded that I would never have bothered with otherwise. Paying $15 a month to get a ton of games, is not bad to me, plus I have found great games because of it. And I'm cheap, and can't afford most games anyway, so tossing up $15 every once in a while to get a months worth of games to check out, I can't complain.

That's another reason I like Game pass. It allows me to try games I probably would have never played otherwise. So if anything we're probably helping many of these smaller games become more popular just because of it being available on game pass. Because, who's to say that some of these games would be a success without game pass? They could be forgotten to time, but game pass I think helps keep some games alive.

I'm the same way. I am afraid to try and build one on my own because parts are expensive and I don't want to end up doing something wrong to where I end up breaking something in the process. But I know there are some sites that will get you a list of parts suitable for what you want and you can go from there. Still though, the build process is something I would want a tech friendly person around for to make sure I don't mess anything up with my build. 😄

Yeah it's the peace and quiet of the night that really does it for me. I feel like I'm the only one up when I stay up late. My anxiety drops a ton at night too. But yeah, no distractions for the most part, so it's quite nice. Daytime gaming doesn't work so much for me since I tend to have a tough time waking up early lol. So I tend to take a while to get started on the work in the early hours, but that also means I just relax with YouTube before I start work stuff. But I like to get it all done during the day so I can relax at night, maybe do some gaming, watch a movie, etc. It's just so much more relaxing.

I think it's being in control of the game that really does it. Because to be honest, I have outright stopped playing games because of how some of them control. Like for Silent Hill 2. A game I really like, but never beat because of how annoying the controls are, which in turn makes it difficult. But the atmosphere in that game is so damn epic, I love it. And now the remaster is coming with probably better controls, so I'm not too worried about playing that one. Also, when you're in control of a horror game, it's almost like you're in it. That's kinda how it feels.

I don't remember any characters myself, but I think you could open up new survivors to play as. Are you going to stick with the game? I tried but it just wasn't for me. I also remember having to go out for resources and food was a chore at times and I got bored of that quick. But that's just me. I hope you find fun in it.

See, that's kinda cool. That's for sure a start. If anything doing DLC like this wouldn't be bad. Mixing the stories would go far in worldbuilding I think. And it's not like Watchdogs can't exist in the same world. I'm pretty sure they do, as I think there's easter eggs for AC in the Watchdogs games anyway. I think it's a direction they could go in, combining the games together into one crazy game, would be epic imo.

Yeah I second RDR2, mainly for how awful you can be in it. Plus their history implies that Arthur and company were killers before the game even. Spec Ops The Line is a big one, because it was kind of a big twist to find out that the main character was essentially gone at the start of the game. And gradually gets worse and worse until it culminates at the end. Such a powerful game. I really should replay it soon.

I haven't heard a whole lot on the new Bioshock movie recently, but it sounds like it's still in the works. Not much is really go on with the production it seems. They just bought the rights to make it back in like February of this year, so I can't imagine too much has been done yet. Netflix is also doing a Borderlands movie too I think. Or maybe that's another studio, I forget. This looks like the most up to date news on the Bioshock movie though - https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/bioshock-netflix-movie-everything-we-know-so-far-09-2022/

It's a good game, but I think it's really underwhelming. Maybe it's that cut content you speak of, because I really felt like there was going to be a bigger world in Mafia 2, but that's not what we got. I still need to play Mafia 3, but have been putting it off forever now.

I've heard of AverMedia, will have to check out their capture cards/devices then. I wouldn't mind getting an Elgato one, mainly because I imagine they're easier to use. But I suppose it's time I move to an alternative and see what AverMedia has to offer. That's fair. I've seen a few on my searches, but I don't know if I want to pick up some random chinese capture card or device, because there's a big risk that it messes up my consoles or PC.

Ah cool, I just recently renewed my game pass subscription. Just for the month, but I'm going to game some this weekend and see what new stuff they have added. I also am close to getting enough points on Bing rewards, so I'll have another month of game pass coming my way very soon. 😄

Makes more sense why Alan Wake had Energizer batteries scattered all over the game. I think it advertised Xbox in the original version too. But yeah, I'm kinda glad they kept it with a battery compartment. Even though I've pretty much moved on rechargeable batteries and battery packs instead. I feel you get more out of the lithium ones for example. They seem to last a long time.

Yeah live service games are a huge risk for devs and publishers. I wish they didn't do them as often these days, but it seems these studios have to find ways of expanding their profits. The only game to do it well is probably Fortnite. But when that game inevitably shuts down, that means all the skins and other stuff you bought goes away. That's a lot of money wasted.

It's sadly going to be a huge part of our future. Expect more of these massive tech companies getting hacked. I don't see it ever stopping, if anything I can see it getting worse. I have considered using 2FA for everything, but it becomes a chore having to enter a password and sometimes another code on your phone or something. It's annoying.

I used to play a lot of the original Saints Row games, especially the first game. I remember when I played it on the 360 for the first time, thinking it was such a good looking game at the time lol. But looking back it hasn't aged well graphically. But that's not the point. Anyway, I may revisit the first 4 games and see if they're worth my time again. I don't want to check out the new game anytime soon.

There are also books out there that delve into the past of the book series, so there is a ton of lore and backstory to create unique games. Oh it'd have to have a ton of depth in many regards, including the characters and their stories.

That's why I hold onto a lot of my retro consoles, because backwards compatibility doesn't always happen. It's a nice option and I think it helps sell consoles somewhat, but I think it comes down to what gamers want. They are focussed on getting those new titles and that's their main reasoning for getting a new console. Backwards compatibility is nice, and I welcome it with newer consoles because in reality it should be a lot easier to make these digital games work on newer consoles without much work. Or they could take the route of emulation and just let people load their older disc based games that way. Or if they already own the digital games on the Xbox marketplace for example, it should be playable on all future consoles under that brand. I think Xbox is trying to make that a reality. So any new games you buy from the Xbox 360 and up, will probably be playable on the newer xboxes, well anything that's digital at least.

Physical is more ideal for sure, but not as practical anymore because of game sizes. If I could have it my way, I'd ask for studios to release the bigger games on multiple discs, but I think they are done with doing that, and would rather put a portion of a game on disc and require you to download the rest from a marketplace. Sadly that's our future when it comes to gaming. We'll still get physical games, but they won't be physical in the sense that it's all there. Just a case and maybe an insert with details and a code or something.

Yeah it's pretty pricey, not very fond of that price point, but VR headsets and devices are pretty pricey to begin with. I figured it would go for like $400 and $500 anyway, so it fits into that price point. You still need the PS5 in order to play it, so not really. It's not one of those headsets that can be played by itself, it will need a PS5 in order to work, so that's going to cost people well over $1000 if they don't have a PS5 yet.

If it's more of a linear game, it would benefit having a much smaller world. Especially if a games world doesn't have anything else to do, then there's really no point. Otherwise it depends on the game. If it's open world, it should have more to do otherwise it will feel empty. So doing what Rockstar does with GTA and rdr to make it feel more alive and real. And it makes sense to then have a bigger world. Bigger games need exploration and characters scattered everywhere. Smaller games can benefit skipping the world or putting it in a small town or city.

I have an andaseat gaming chair and I love it. It's the only chair that doesn't hurt my butt for sitting extended periods of time. I sit a lot so it needs to be comfortable for that time. The andaseat chair I own hasn't caused me much issue. But my previous chair was a simple office chair. It hurt if I sat for long hours, but andaseat is different. Also I'm a big guy l, so that plays into why I get hurt easier when sitting too long. And I didn't expect the andaseat chair to hold my weight so well.

Can't go wrong with the likes of Left 4 Dead. I play that with friends from time to time. I also hear the new Outlast game is coop, but I don't know when it comes out. I think they're doing an open beta right now, so that may be a good thing to check out.

Not yet, but I would like to with my next gaming PC. Currently my gaming PC is fine and gets the job done, but I know down the line I will need to upgrade and will probably build it from scratch this time around. I will probably use a site to guide me through the build process, but I know there are sites out there that will give you a list of compatible parts for your build, so I think I'll use that to my advantage. But yeah, one of these days.

They found out the hacker was a kid, just 17 years old. You can read more about it here: https://gamerant.com/gta-6-hacker-arrested/ The thing with this stuff, is that it's easy to track the people who do this. I don't know what will become of the kid. He's a minor, so they could go easy on him. My guess is that they're going to request a ton of money from him, and there's going to be no way for him to pay it. I think the hype is still there though. If anything this leak renewed peoples interest, at least for some. But I think an the reveal, when it does come, will be awesome. What we saw in this leak was not near completion, so there's still a lot to do I imagine.