Reality vs Adventure

I've barely heard any of those games. Outlast is good and of course Layers of Fear. If you are having Caribbean dreams, then AC Black Flag is enjoyable. I also have Rogue, but haven't played it yet. I think it's a sequel to Black Flag.

I think the best reason to boycott is when they are donating their money or supporting in some way something that is against your morality. I haven't heard that much of the gaming world supporting things I'm against except for Scott Cawthon who is the creator of Five Nights at Freddy's. But he retired after getting backlash for supporting traitor trump. A lot of developers are on thin ice though the way they treat their employees. I don't think that would be a means to boycott unless their games are greatly offending a specific population. They do need intervention though and lots of media attention to pressure them. But it may come to a point where hitting their pockets may be the only way. If that's the case, what games would you buy? Because all the major developers have employee harassment issues. Many games have bug issues. The game world is embracing NFT. What will be left?

It makes it more challenging and immersive that way. But, if I'm racing down the road being chased by cops and an old lady is walking across the street, I don't think I'm gonna swerve. But then again, that kind of moral consciousness will make it more interesting if I did swerve and dodge the old lady. Only to crash into a group of people. 🤷‍♂️

I was looking up some old videos of Saints Row, and to me it looks very similar to GTA. I actually want to try the series starting with 3 remastered. Looks like it gets pretty wild. Watch Dogs Legion puts GTA 5 back on its heels.

Both to me are excellent games and two of the best I've ever played. 2013 was when the last GTA was out, and now I actually think Watch Dogs Legion is what GTA 6 should look closely at to compete with. Because in my personal opinion, I think WDL may have GTA 5 beat. I'll try not to be biased because the WDL theme is something I take to heart. So WDL just strikes me to the core. That is also a tough comparison to the theme of GTA 5 which is extreme stereotypes that I really get a kick out of and makes me laugh while gaming. But I do have to say the theme and scenery captivates me more in WDL. As far as gameplay, both are incredible. The driving mechanics in GTA 5 surpasses WDL. It seems more real like and there is more damage to vehicles you can see, and hitting humans with the vehicle looks better. The camera driving features in WDL are better because there is an automatic drive feature that takes you to a destination and you can kick back and watch the scenery. It reminds me of Assassin's Creed games where you can set a point and it auto takes you there while you enjoy scenery. Moving the camera around in WDL is better because when you look out to the side of the car, the camera will hold there for a bit. That is something I hate about GTA 5 where it will never let you focus out to the side of the vehicle while driving. The camera makes you look straight ahead all the time. GTA 5 definitely has the more beautiful vehicles and you can actually save them in a garage where in WDL only a few characters have their own vehicle they can always use. Both games you can steal whatever whenever. GTA 5 has a pretty good story and you can switch between 3 protagonists. I'm still early on playing WDL to know the extent of the story, but so far it's good. WDL has the permadeath mode you can choose to have on or off and you can pretty much recruit anyone and play them. That's pretty brilliant. And it really increases immersion knowing you better protect them or lose them forever. I think that WDL has GTA 5 beat when it comes to features. WDL has a spider bot you can control to infiltrate areas, flying drones you can hack and fly over the city. It's just amazing. And there are drones you can actually stand on. There are other gadgets I haven't come across yet. But to be able to utilize those tools at any given time is awesome. GTA 5 you can fly a plane which is fun, and go boat riding, but you have to always drive to point A to point B to get there. Graphics are top notch for both. Music and radio is great for both. There is more of a selection in GTA 5 though, and in that game you can also watch tv. WDL actually has some good fighting mechanics and GTA 5 has the better shooting mechanics. I love the director's cut feature in GTA 5 where you can free roam and do what you want w/o consequences. And the final thing I'll say is that GTA 5 sorely lacks a photo mode and WDL has an amazing one. So what are all your thoughts between these two legendary games?

I actually think that I was more desensitized to violence before gaming. Because I used to kill everybody and never leave a soul alive. Now, I'm choosy who to kill and would rather do stealth if I can to steal something or kill my contract instead of everyone. I think it's also part of immersion for me to act as if they are real people. Why would I go in and murder everyone for no reason? If I see they have civilian captives or signs of torture of civilians, I'll kill em all.

Seriously, when I was done with it, it was just a flat piece of plastic. I don't even know where the beans went!!!

I wonder how many gigabytes it's going to consume. I've been exited about this game and it seems to be a full plate for the fans. The game is oriented by how you play; you can make a morally good faction or go the other way and build a rogue faction. With all the game hours, I imagine it's split between the two choices. So 250 hours for each choice maybe. Or, hate to say it, but could be the wave of the future for gaming. Give us a ton of hours to complete in order to reach 500-600 hours of play to unlock NFT. But this game is on my list. Hmmm, I'm worried about bug issues with so many hours. So will I buy right awayt? Nope.

I'm a bit confused about your stance on progressives and your definition of woke and progressivism. Because I clearly remember you attacked progressives in games and I even posted a topic to debate it here: https://www.vgr.com/forum/topic/11744-what-exactly-do-progressives-believe/ I wouldn't have felt the need to post that topic if you didn't attack progressives here: https://www.vgr.com/forum/topic/11704-nearly-80-of-video-game-characters-are-male/page/2/#comment-81579 I think YOU are the one who is confused about woke and progressive

VR is beginning to show the big problems in that area with hate speech and virtual groping. And it's easy for players to single out others to try and recruit or harass as a racial predator. I don't know how they are supposed to monitor things like that. What words or acts should trigger a ban? I think that game rooms should have security personnel in there posing as a gamer.

You just opened a can of political bullshit. I can give you many examples where it was the far right extremists that has used the most violence against protestors and political dissenters. I'd like to debate you the acts of violence you claim woke has done and what the far right has done. If you don't want to debate that then this statement you posted should be disregarded and trashed as bullshit.

Where the heck was it? Do you remember putting it there?

Actually, I change my mind. Watch Dogs Legion represents our future under authoritarian rule. I think they really nailed it with that game. It is a glimpse into the future of how a major modern city will look when trying to get democracy back.

I keep seeing Yakuza 0 as being a good game and best place to start in the series. But the games can be played in any order as far as I know. I haven't played any in the series so I'm debating between Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 2. Kiwami 1 and 2 are remakes of Yakuza 1 and 2.

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Thanks for that kind offer, but I wouldn't be able to accept because the game would be better for someone who plays multiplayer. And I would like for another member to get a nice gift as well.

NPC I mean-- see even the auto type is pro NFT 😜

I finally started playing the game yesterday. I got it brand new for really cheap on eBay. All I can say is my mind is blown away. I'm completely surprised at everything I just experienced. The theme, graphics, gameplay, scenery, playing any NFT you come across, using the spider bot is plain genius and fun. GTA 5 has its competition for sure. I think this game fell under the radar because of other big hits in 2020 plus the Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco over shined Watch Dog Legion's cyberpunk theme and TLOU2 GOTY in 2020. I really wasn't expecting the game to be this level of awesome...I take back anything negative I've said about Ubisoft when it comes to their game development. They have reached into something brilliant. With that said, I need to check out Watch Dogs 1 and 2. Definitely a new favorite series for me. I don't give a damn what anyone says. I'm hooked.

Since new games are full of bugs, they should have free a demo of gameplay. Giving us a taste can justify the $60 price range. And if we decide that it's full of bugs, then they need to drop the price in order to get sales. The higher in price they go, the more we should demand guarantees. We need completed and not broken or bug rigged games. $70 is too high for games that just came out w/o DLC. If they want that much then they need to include free memberships for online gaming and discounts. They want to treat a game like gold, then how about you polish my disc up if it gets scratched. You want to treat a game like a forever running electronic and jack up the price, then give me a 4 year warranty of unbugged play or get my money back or a different game. If they treat gaming as a burdensome luxury, they will lose business and their audience will only be the wealthy class.

In order to keep the satire, it would probably be a Japanese woman and the story taking place in a large Chinatown. I was thinking Tokyo, Japan itself, but it will be hard to pull off the satire without as much diversity in another country. And a city resembling somewhere in the USA is simply fertile ground for extreme comedy. I've thought about it, and I say they go all in on the satire. Comedy is the remedy in puke infested waters. There will be quite a lot of controversies using a female because what about doing drugs and wake up in your underwear? Or what strip club would she go to??? lol. And what prostitute would they pick up? The only place I've ever seen man whores was in Vegas. 😆It could take place in Vegas I guess, but there is a lot of desert and ghost towns. So i don't see that working.

To have RDR and GTA under their belt which keeps highest ratings in games in two generations says a lot. Between GTA 5 and RDR2, they have set the standards pretty high. That's probably why they don't feel the rush to make another game. How do you top your greatest creations? It's been 8 years since the last GTA and what is there to compare to under that same genre? Even the RDR series is all alone in it's own western environment. Gun on ps2 is the only other comparable western game. So Rockstar definitely found their niche and their formula works. I think when they change a working formula, then that's when things go bust. They should just try an interesting location and add unique features. I hope they keep the humor because that is part of the reason I love GTA 5 so much.

I used to use a bean bag and it's comfortable, but flattens out in a year or so.

I thought the exact same thing. He basically said that gaming is becoming more decentralized to give incentive for people to spend money to make the gaming environment run itself. I don’t know what part of that makes the least sense or maybe I interpreted the villainous wording wrong. Too many hints there and not one direct explanation.

It seems the Metaverse prospects are looking bright and there is a new push for 2022 to increase growth as well as the coming years. Unity Software could be on the way of using their tools to create 60% to 80% of Metaverse content. Unity also acquired Weta Digital which was used to make the movies Avatar and Lord of the Rings and even Game of Thrones. So the next few years might actually be beneficial for Unity stock. I'm no financial expert and stocks are always a gamble. But I posted this as it may be worth to look into if you want to invest in the gaming industry. And don't blame me if the market crashes!!! https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/03/heres-an-unstoppable-metaverse-stock-that-could-do/?source=eptyholnk0000202&utm_source=yahoo-host&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article

Probably religious cults for whatever reason. Increased virtual harassment will leave others out. Maybe claustrophobia, depending how user unfriendly the gear gets.