[Racism as a theme in video games]

1 hour ago, Reality vs Adventure said:

It's not unconscious bias because blacks have endured far more suffering and targeted hate. I'm part Sicilian and I don't care the way Italians are portrayed because it's kind of bad assery. Italians may have a bad rep, but in no way are they mistreated and abused these days. I'm part Hispanic and because Hispanics also have endured far more suffering I get defensive. I'm thrown into the same pool of hate towards Mexicans and Central Americans but my family is from Spain. I'm also part British, but if someone were to call me a Russian I'd get pissed. But that never happens to any British. No European gets treated the way blacks do, unless there is a war obviously. And if they are, since you know more about that region, then it is your responsibility to speak up and raise awareness. If not, then stop undermining blacks. 

I think that I mentioned something about this with blacks being more at the receiving end when anything racist is involved. It carries more wave once it's associated with blacks not that other races aren't abused racially in one way or another. 

But, I don't really think he was trying to undermine the black race based on his assessment, he's just trying to objective. 

[how many game genres do u play]

2 hours ago, Patrik said:

not all of them surely, i still played NFS Most wanted and Hot Pursuit as a kid and planning to play Forza Horizon 4 as well, exceptions can be made and i gotta put my gaming principles aside sometimes xd

If you play the Need for Speed racing series, as far as I'm concerned, you're fully covered when it comes to being into racing games. Need for Speed Most Wanted is among my favorite NFS genre. 

[When Your PC Dies]

2 hours ago, Patrik said:

well ,my situation doesn't allow me to buy both even if i want to, i got lot of titles in mind that i want to play in consoles actually and will surely do sooner 

Yeah - it's something understandable especially since it's finance related. Not all can be able to bear the budget of running games on both platforms. 

[Longest download time for any game ever?]

2 hours ago, Patrik said:

actually, my download crashed before when GTA V was downloading from epic games, i lost like 60 GB's of the files that took weeks to download again

That's my biggest scare with having a weak internet connection whenever I'm downloading any game. If my my network isn't super fast, I wouldn't bother trying to download. 

[Do you like people watching you game?]

Seriously, it doesn't really matter to me as long as the person doesn't distract me from my gaming session. It's why most of the time, I make use of headphones to prevent me from getting distracted. 

[What are you going to do with your old consoles?]

Currently, I'm only left with my Playstation 4 console after giving away my Playstation 1, 2 and 3. I even had to buy Playstation 3 twice and still have it taken by my niece. 

[Do you mute game lobbies these days?]

On 10/5/2020 at 10:20 AM, skyfire said:

I think game lobbies and the game chat has been toxic for some time now. I know a lot of folks are being pretty toxic in the gaming chat. So some of the times muting it is only option. 

Most of the time, I don't really take them seriously unless it's a conversation that I started myself. I don't like getting into discussions that wouldn't benefit me. 

[Longest download time for any game ever?]

On 12/30/2020 at 6:24 PM, Patrik said:

i keep pausing and resuming, downloading it straight non-stop is kinda hard, as i'm not the only one who uses wifi at home and i hate slowing it down for the others 😞

Seriously, that's a huge gamble on your part, you got lucky that the download didn't crash for you to start afresh when it's 98% close to complete. 

[Are games ever going to be so photorealistic they're confused with real life?]

29 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

Does the CD have any scratches because that could contribute to it not working...

A crack in the CD might the main reason why it's not actually working. It's happened to me before with one of the games. 

[Are games ever going to be so photorealistic they're confused with real life?]

33 minutes ago, Razor1911 said:

Yeah, far cry is taking more time. I am employed in a private company, and at this time audit inspection is going on. So not able to get time for playing. 😏

You don't really need to rush yourself with completing the Far Cry. Just take your time and play it that way it won't stress you out with your work. 

[Games that take place in or express a protagonist’s mental state or inner demons]

24 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

The way it goes from 0 - 1000 real quick and back to zero also plays a factor in why it's such a scary horror game.

 

Seriously, that moment of unexpected spring out of action is a perfect way to freak out anyone who's not on grip for it. 

[Games that take place in or express a protagonist’s mental state or inner demons]

54 minutes ago, Razor1911 said:

But I think for a horror genre, audio is also as important as the visuals. Correct use of sounds like screams, bass boosted noises etc. helps to create an environment which makes the gamers freak out while playing at high volumes. 😆

For sure, you're correct with that assessment of how important the use of sounds to impact the intensity of the horror in the game. Sound and lightning is something that can't be eliminated from horror genre. 

[People dying from gaming too much]

17 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

That's why I think that parents especially the young ones of today need to undergo some kind of course because most don't have a clue about being one.

There is actually marriage course mandated by the catholics which is poised at teaching partners how to live and train their kids but most people evade it. 

[I think I Found A Fun MMO - Crossout (If Mad Max Was An MMO)]

14 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

Nope - from what I know, it's the same everywhere in the world.

Exactly, ever since I was a kid till date, it's been known as pickup truck. From my travel experience, it's still the same thing all over. 

[Would you buy a scalped console?]

1 hour ago, Darth said:

Never. I personally would never pay extra for an item that was a lot cheaper at retail and that goes for anything - games, consoles, shoes etc. It's important that we don't support scalpers either. By buying from them, you're just encouraging them to keep doing it.

Seriously, that's the biggest challenges with having scalpers still be in business because there still a good fraction of gamers would patronize their business. 

[Playing Offline or Online for Multiplayer Games like COD or PUBG?]

On 8/9/2020 at 10:07 AM, skyfire said:

COD and PUBG mobile does not have offline mode though. Only the PC version has that. 

There was a guy arguing on one gaming forum which was obviously blindly that COD and PUBG mobile has offline gaming mode ; I just laughed him off. 

[Would you take a job as video game tester?]

57 minutes ago, Darth said:

I would never bother to take a job as a video game tester because they don't get paid that well. Plus, it would definitely end up with you hating games because it's not at all a fun experience. You will have to spend hours and hours in one small area trying out different things to try and find a bug. It would just be awful.

Seriously, for someone like me who's got a big problem of tight small places, it's definitely going to be very hard for me to adjust as a game tester. 

[EA Is Planning To Revive Dead Space, More To Be Revealed AT EA Play On July 22]

34 minutes ago, Razor1911 said:

Have you played the earlier dead space game? I never played it, but my friend who bought this one, said the game is not that bad as it is quoted in many reviews. Though, I have not asked more details about it. 

Nope, I haven't gotten the opportunity to play the game. Maybe looking up YouTube videos gameplay reviews on it would throw more light at how good or bad it is. 

[Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition]

2 hours ago, Razor1911 said:

Are you sure steam accepts Bitcoin? As far as I can see, they had discontinued accepting it since 1st Jan. Joltfun and cdkeys do accept it though. 

I can vehemently back Joltfun acceptance of cryptocurrencies transactions but not CDkeys. 

[EA Is Planning To Revive Dead Space, More To Be Revealed AT EA Play On July 22]

24 minutes ago, Razor1911 said:

Might be because they are too much into earning money than producing high quality games. Obviously, if they push on earning revenue more, their concentration will be more on that, rather than improving the actual gameplay. 

That's a piss poor way to marginalize their loyal customers who's stuck with them for years. For the fact, that gamers can't do anything about this is even more frustrating. 

[Release date for Horizon Forbidden West]

29 minutes ago, Shagger said:

Good to know the release date. I'm not surprised nor particularly bothered by the coming out later than expected. I've spoken before about how it's a serious and mostly unspoken problem for game companies to announce release dates too early to greedily cash in on pre-orders before they know the game will be ready on time. With pre-orders for this starting in the beginning of September, around 5-6 months before the planned release date, Id say that's a fair balance. That's obviously not a guarantee that the game will come out polished and not be delayed again, but you can say Guerrilla are opening up pre-orders with enough certainty 5 months before launch.

I'm never really open to pre-ordering games but I must admit that the timing set up for the game pre-order and it's release seems fair enough. 

[Playing with mouse or pad controller]

On 1/1/2021 at 5:48 PM, Shole said:

My ex played World of Warcraft as a Druid on the pad, and I will say this, people who that should be avoided.  I really cant use anything other than mouse and keyboard (except like for sports games).

Most PC gamers are more inclined to using keyboard and mouse for most games unless on rare occasions pad controllers best suits a particular game more. 

[One game you never played and really, really, wished you did?]

On 9/5/2020 at 2:05 PM, The Blackangel said:

You weren't missing anything with FF IX. It was pure shit. It looked like it was going to be a good one, despite the fact that Amarant Coral looked like a giant chicken on the cover. But it just flat out sucked.

Seriously, being a big fan of Final Fantasy game series, Final Fantasy IX was a big letdown to so many people. I kept wondering what went wrong with it. 

[Do you watch lets plays over actual games?]

On 8/9/2020 at 10:25 AM, skyfire said:

Lets play = gameplays? If so then yes, the reason being a lot of physics based games and the puzzle games are harder to solve on our own. And we have to check out for the gameplays in that case. 

Yeah - anything that helps me figure out how to get ahead in playing a particular game is welcome but it must straightforward and not a boring session. 

[One game you never played and really, really, wished you did?]

There are quite a lot of them but I'm going to pick out Red Dead Redemption. I didn't get to play the first part and jumped into the Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm having difficulty adjusting to playing the first one.