Reality vs Adventure

I don't understand. What kind of 'dark patterns' are they talking about? Loot boxes is one thing, but 'dark patterns' is an entirely different ball game. First off, if the kid has autism, then they can pick up patterns on just about anything, so that is a personal health issue. Besides loot boxes, what exactly can be addicting in algorithms? It's a video game. I'm just not seeing it. Every single game I've played, I just don't see 'dark patterns.' Are the parents crazy or something? Who exactly is suing? Are they those far right freaks that hate pink candy and pink pop tarts thinking it turns people gay? Beware, the USA is full of crazies who are hyper paranoid. Be careful, your music may have subliminal messages too. Bwahahahaha.

I had no idea Hasbro made video games. I'm a Gi Joe collector and Gi Joe comics, but this is really interesting! And for them to get involved in D&D sounds really exciting. I need to check out Balder's Gate 3. Thanks for the heads up!

It's pure fantasy on the streets. They said, fuck reality. Things are so fucked up, let's mock a somber society. I will always love Saints Row for that, which few saw it.

Yeah, Saints Row is amazing entertainment and reaches beyond GTA in its satire, but the developer is now gone which leaves Rockstar on a high horse that doesn't buck.

If GTA is lacking immediacy, then it opens the world for competitors……,,frog churp. ribbit. And no other developer churps in the crime driving world. That’s why GTA gets away with it. No competitors chirping and hopping to a lillypad. No competition means a pool of frogs hopping around. Rockstar owns the puddle of water.

Avatar is what I’m playing; it’s fast becoming the most beautiful game I’ve seen. I can’t walk a foot without staring at the scenery. It’s legend.

I’ve always seen bad reviews on that series. Start new, what about Ubisoft’s Star Wars coming in 2024? I’m not a fan of Star Wars but if we’re to start being one, I’d go with a new developer.

Last RE I played was 7; it was good and it terrified me. But I'm all burnt out of the chasing you games and running around for puzzles. That is the direction RE has taken and always has been. Chases and run around puzzles. If they stopped with their little puzzles, and had a progressive game where you keep moving forward, they would have the best horror game. But I'm done with RE.

Us humans have fell in love with technology. We worship technology. Our brains think fast and require fast information. We are seduced by technology. Everything you want on demand. At what cost? Are we saying goodbye to organic hosts? Does technology entertainment us more than organic humans?

Those are some pretty terrible games reading the description of them. The one I'd go with that's the most idiotic game that never should have been made is Super Columbine Massacre. What the hell were they thinking? It's like if they made a video game today called Super Uvalde Massacre. Uvalde is a recent school shooting where police proved to be cowards and let the kids die. It's like some idiot would make the game where a parent has to escape the cowardly cops to rescue their child. I'm surprised Alex Jones' game didn't make that list since it's all about ki11ing your political opponents. I don't know about any game that wouldn't cut it today. On one hand you have free speech rights to make a game, on the other hand a bunch of fanatics want to ban everything they don't like that goes against their religion or political views. So it's all up in the air at this point. You ain't seen nothin yet.

Religion isn't necessary for anything. It's just people pounding their chest thinking they are morally superior while they always call for blood. It belittles human intelligence, rationality, science and progression. Put it this way, when the world fell into the Dark Ages, it was because of religion and all the sciences, philosophy, art were oppressed from humans. Then what followed was a rebirth period or the Renaissance and look at all the great things that were accomplished. Then after the Renaissance was the Enlightenment period, known as the age of reason, where there was great emphasis on science and human ethics/individuality/rationality. Religion takes all those things away. It takes away rationality and critical thinking, takes away science and technology and healthcare, takes away philosophy and human rights, takes away the arts, takes away liberty and individuality, takes away independence/freedom of mind, it takes away the natural evolution and progression of humanity. Religion is easily infiltrated by power seekers and authoritarians who exploit religion for sinister purposes.

I don't have Netflix because being way out in the boonies doesn't have that kind of streaming. I depend on DVD. I am currently watching Prison Break and The Following. Both are great

That right there is great input. Sometimes things in the gaming experience is lost for one reason or another from not paying attention, or forgetting, or confusion, or whatever. But I vividly recall being able to put your saddle on a horse when you want. My experience though, trying to tame a horse, I am distanced from my old mount and things just go haywire from there once I have a new mount, which prevents me from saving it.

I haven’t looked that closely. I put a towel over it to keep the dust off when I’m done. 😆

I haven’t even thought of that where Microsoft may have Ubisoft in their sights. Red flags. If Microsoft wants to accumulate Ubisoft, then we would have no doubts at all that Microsoft is seeking a monopoly, which they got away with a monopoly lawsuit twice now.

I did come across as aggressive I think. You are right, you can save mounts. What I was trying to infer was that you can’t save them when you want. After taming a horse, you still have to make the adventure of saving it elsewhere. And you can easily lose it if you are attacked and bucked off, which you admit comes from a pack of wolves. Well those mother fuckin wolves are always around after you tame a horse it seems. It’s like stealing a car in GTA5 and fuckin spikes are in the road out of nowhere sending u flying out the windshield.

Yeah but Ubisoft made a side deal with Microsoft somehow that was part of the entire deal with Microsoft/Activision deal, signed and stamped. No other developer got privilege like that. I wonder how it happened to include Ubisoft in the deal; kind of out there right?

I've been looking forward to playing this game since I was recommended a few years ago. I always thought it looked pretty fucking awesome. I held back from buying the game because, who the hell fucking knows why?

That's hard to distinguish competition between the two especially since its from the same developer that has similar mechanics for the two games. It's a matter of taste or scenery. Both are legendary games. All I can say depends on my experience playing the two. Both are brilliant. I think there is better mechanic in a police chase than there is hunted by the law in RDR2. GTA5 you can smash into things but there is always a street to swerve into. RDR2 you can literally ride your horse to oblivion, get bucked off at the start of a fight, and left with your dick in your hand. So I will go with GTA 5 because it gives the player a little more control over situations. I think GTA 5 has better shooting mechanics. RDR2 was a bit chaotic with shooting and being able to revive your health with tonics which was not user friendly with controls. Both games lack the ability of save functions like saving a horse or car. That's the reality though they try to bring too gaming. And that reality is not necessary. In fact, not being able to save your mount or car when you want is a great flaw. But the developer wants to make a reality and make it hard. I'm not here to game to play Sims. I do not want a user unfriendly game. That is what RDR2 is and that is what GTA5 sort of is. GTA5 is a little tad bit more user friendly as a gamer. I don't game to be punished like RDR2 does. How is RDR2 different than a Soul's game? You get punished. I'd rather be punished driving my way out hanging out the window shooting at the mother fuckers. And that car shooting mechanic sucks with GTA 5. Damn. I'm dissing Rockstar.

It baffles me sometimes the decisions they make for such a popular developer. They did make a big win though with the Microsoft deal, which granted Ubisoft special access to cloud gaming. I don't know how they managed that privilege, but it's a win for them. Lose some win some I guess.

At this point, I also agree with you there. Game developers have a bad reputation when it comes to the way they treat employees. Ubisoft may be my favorite game developer, but their leadership needs a change for the betterment of employees. Ubisoft does have labor unions so I expect there are things in place to protect employees, so as a conscious consumer, to me that isn't grounds to boycott them. They have the tools needed to aid employees. Sounds shallow on my part, but if their union isn't protecting them, they should go on strike or vote for a new one that will. If they get oppressed at that point by the union and the company, then that's when consumers may be the answer to boycott. I don't know what all has happened there the past couple years so I don't know if things got better or not. If a developer had rampant abuse against employees without a labor union, then they may need some intervention to help them.

Wow, that would be brilliant to bring back!!!!

That would be interesting playing poker in VR; but I have to say I wouldn’t trust anything in that arena.

The only game I considered myself a pro was 007 in the early days. The whole two player screen to try and kill each other.