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Thanks for posting this. The only AC game I remember playing to completion was AC4: Black Flag, so I never really got the full purpose of the Animus and the parts of the story told in modern times all that well. Nor, I admit, did I particularly like them either. I was always more interested in the historical settings and events in these games. It's nice to get a new perspective on this. So thanks for sharing.

This is the second time in a little over two weeks that you have have come onto a thread discussing some related to The Last of TV series and completely ignored the actual subject of thread itself. You first did that on this thread entitled "Bruce Straley Wasn't Credited in HBO's The Last of Us, Calls for Unionization", except you didn't address the situation regarding Bruce Straley, you just had a moan about the plot of a video game that you admit you hadn't even played and how you felt about the first episode of the show. And just like I did then, I'll point out there is a thread to discuss the TV in general set up here. If you want to express your feeling about either the show or the games on threads like this, fine, but please address the specific subject of the thread as well. I don't think that posting on these threads to not address the subject is very fair to the thread author ( @Kane99 in both cases). And to answer you're buried question, the show does change a few things up (especially in the last episode with Bill and Frank) and when they have it's usually been to shows benefit I would argue. Onto the subject, and whilst "Did you play the game?" as well as follow up questions like "Why did/didn't you play it? What did you think of it?" are fair questions to ask these actors because this is an adaptation, what really matters to me is the performance in the end. As such, I don't really care much about his personal gaming habits. Nick did a great job as Bill, and that's what matters to me. It is interesting to know that someone would maintain a certain distance from a certain hobby because thier worried about getting to drawn in. That's not wrong nor right, it's just how he feels, and that's his prerogative.

I know whyThe Last of Us isn't a option, so I'll skip over that and I like to recommend the following: Heavenly Sword: A good and I'd say largely overlooked and underrated story driven hack n' slash PS3 exclusive. It was made by Ninja Theory, the same developer behind Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and the DMC reboot, and thier strengths are full display in terms of the combat in this game. Dishonoured: An interesting and unique first person action/stealth game whare your approach (whether it be more passive or aggressive) has a direct effect on the environment. Remember Me: This one is something of a hit and miss amongst people, but it's worth a try for anyone. It's a third person action/adventure game from Dontnod (the developer of Life is Strange) with a solid, politically mirrored story. The reson why I sys it's hit and miss is the combat. It's complex and tactically diverse, but can be difficult to use. FFX/X2: Final Fantasy 10 is one of my very favourite games and this remaster with remaster with FFX 2 included is great value and is a great port on any system. I would recommend playing this on PC as first choice or on PS4/XB1 second if possible with better visuals additional gameplay options. The PS3 version is still good, though. Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning: Normally, I would have put this further down in the "Recommend this game, but not on PS3" list, but given that the only option to play this game on more modern platforms is through the loosely called "Remaster" Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, a game I've torn to shreds on this forum already, by means, play it PS3. It is possible that Re-Reckoning game has been patched, improved and updated since then and that version does include all the game's DLC, including a brand new DLC made specifically for that version, so keep an open mind to playing Re-Reckoning instead. Infamous Series: Fine PS3 exclusives games. with fan combat and karma-based story choices. No PS3 collection is complete without them. Devil May Cry 1-4 (-2): Legendary hack and slash games. Just skip 2, and you'll be fine. Here are games from the list that would I recommend, but not on PS3. Much better to play them on other platforms for reasons I'll explain. Skyrim: You probably know this already, but play this game for sure, just on anything that isn't a PS3. Oblivion: Pretty much the same reason as above. Playing this on PS3 isn't as ill recommended from me as Skyrim because the other realistic alternative in 2023 is PC and that version has it's problems too (No controller support, for example), but I'd still recommend that version first. Dragon's Dogma: A decent western style fantasy RPG from Capcom, but the more recent version of Dragon's Dogma, Dark Arisen, is a far superior version of the game that fixes a lot of the original's problems. I actually hated this game originally and only came to like when it was updated. Here's the games I personally would not recommend. Demons Souls: If you like the "Soulsbourne" style games, fine, but this my introduction to them and hated it with a fiery passion. I then went on to hate every Solusbourne game I've tried since. Even if you like these types of games, there's a remake out for this now, so I little reason to play this version anyway. Two Worlds: It's amazing how games tried to be The Elder Scrolls and failed. To put it simply, it's bad. This barley mediocre fantasy RPG was received very badly when it first launched and is probably even worse to play now. Trust me, it's not worth it. The Risen Games: For full clarity, I haven't played these myself, but I've seen and heard a lot of them, and if the thay are as they appear, they're not great. Here's Angy's Joe's reviews of Risen for example. That's about all I have to offer. The rest of the games I either haven't played or don't have much to say. I hope that helps.

I'll nominate @Reality vs Adventure. Been strong in recent weeks with his contribution.

Maybe I'm being slightly stupid, but I fail to see how the success of TLOU TV adaptation eases or even connects to the concerns the FTC nor anyone else might have over this acquisition. Are they saying that Sony's success the TLOU IP means that they don't need this proposed acquisition to be blocked in order to survive? No Microsoft and Activision, even if that's true that isn't the point. The concern is about Microsoft holding a monopoly of major IP's in the gaming market through this acquisition that would adversely affect consumer choice by essentially forcing people to the Xbox brand to keep playing these games. Sony's sucess with TLOU or any of the IP's they own do nothing to ease those concerns no matter how much money those IPs make. And that's coming from someone who thinks those concerns, although legitimate, are a bit much. Microsoft will still hold a lesser share of the market than Sony even after this acquisition. But Microsoft and Activision, you have got to stop with this deflecting bullshit if you're going to convince people that you're sincere with your commitment to bring franchises like COD to other platforms after this deal. Somebody over at Microsoft and Activision needs to tighten the leash when it comes to thier employees, especially executives, posting stupid shit on social media.

Of course somebody would so something like this. If I were 12, I'd think this was tremendous, but I'm not. Whilst I wouldn't say it's a good look for anyone who buys these things, It's not exactly mature, I suppose it's relatively harmless.

Tributes have been making thier way around the internet and social media for Annie Wersching. The actress, also known for her roles in 24, Star Trek Picard and Enterprise, Supernatural, CSI and The Vampire Diaries, lost her long running battle with the cancer she was diagnosed with in 2020. Annie was 45. She is survived by her Husband and thier three sons aged 12, 9 and 4. Full Story from Vulture. RIP Annie Wersching March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023 This is so sad. I was a fan of her work not just in The Last of Us, but in 24 as well. Her children are so young as well, my deepest condolences to the family.

Episode three and, well, that was different. Bill's character in the game I felt was a mirror for what Joel would become if he lost what was left of his compassion and became even more bitter. This version of Bill (and, indeed, Frank) was such a change up it's I almost feel comparing them is waste of time. I can't even say if one is better than the other as the role the characters had completely different functions and roles in the respective plots. They both did that very well and this episode really tugged at my heartstrings. Onto the characters in the show specifically, this story about Bill and Frank very much became a side story in this show that really shows how there is love and a capacity for people to feel it even in these most dire circumstances. Bill was very much set to be the bitter, hardened loner that he was in the game, but met Frank quickly and thier relationship immediately began to steer the character to this more social, caring and optimistic place. This is not me saying that this is better in the show, like I said the role and function of the Bill character is very different between the two versions, but it was fantastic and refreshing to see these characters further developed and shown in a new light. It makes a change to see something more romantic and heart-warming after all the drama the show has been so far. This episode did spend so much time focusing on Bill and Frank that there actually was little room to advance the main story, but I don't mind that. TV shows need "filler" episodes to let the characters breath and help build the world they interact with. Still, even though the parts with Joel and Ellie in Bill's town felt a little rushed, it got us whare we needed to be for the next episode that will likely be all about the main plot. The one thing I didn't like is that moment whare Joel explained FEDRA killed people who weren't infected to save space in the quarantine zones because in the game they left the morals about the right and wrong in this situation far more blurry than that. This worked well in the game because it ultimately left the morals of the Fireflies more questionable as well as FEDRA. The show seems to be painting this a little more black and white and don't think that works better. There's obvious reasons to take issue with authoritarian regimes as it is, so that just feel needed. Still, a superb episode, maybe even may favourite so far even though it end up being something of a filler episode.

Maybe Fox News saw this and decided to take it to the next level...

I'll reserve judgement for when (or perhaps, if) we get more precise details about why these negotiations broke down, but I suspect that both sides are to blame. A mixture of pettiness and greed. And as usual, it's the gamers that ultimately loose out. I do hope that Activision-Blizzard's customers get to play thier games again or get refunded.

It's hard to even know what to say. I always considered political extremists, whether they be left or right, to be predicable, but for Fox news, even as infamously hypocritical, stupid and bias as they are, to loose thier shit over this instead other gaming related things they could pointlessly loose thier shit over, they actually have managed to surprise me. This is just a simple, and relatively dull, power saving feature and nothing more. Let me put it this way, I would have never created a topic to discuss this new feature on the Xbox because It's just not that interesting, and I suspect most of you feel the same. A good feature, but a boring one. I just can't wait to see what happens when these sheltered idiots look a little deeper into the rabbit hole to discover games like Tell Me Why, Dragonage, The Last of Us and so on, they'll probably explode.

Contrary to what some areas of the press would have you believe, false allegations in these kinds of cases are very rare. Here's some statistics I pulled from the Official UK Metropolitan Police Website from 2018-2021 assuming that's the last year for witch the figures available, and its pretty alarming: So this means that in total, domestic abuse allegation are flagged as false only 0.017% of the time. When woman are the alleged victims, it's even less at 0.014%. Now I believe in innocent until proven guilty just as much as you do and I know these stats come from a different country (I couldn't find any stats for America as clear as this without obvious bias behind it publication, but anyone can please post.) and I also acknowledge that things can be different if the people in question are higher profile or live in the public eye, but in this case I find it very hard to believe Justin Roiland is innocent here. I believe that partly because he resigned, that's not the action of somebody denying and fighting against these allegations, but mostly because he already pled guilty to this back in 2020. It does help to actually read the articles in posts from time to time; Sorry, but you don't plead guilty to something to them claim you're innocent only when it becomes big news. So no, I don't believe him.

To be clear, I've never read that nor any other article on this kind of thing, nor will I because I like to keep my own thoughts, feelings and reactions to these things sourced only from myself. So whilst I appreciate the article, I won't read it. It is a strange, but very clever reaction to provoke. Willing the character to kill themselves to end thier horror, there's such conflict the emotions and thoughts that the viewer needs to process in that moment. That's what really makes it memorable, by forcing the mind to process this incredibly difficult situation. That's the key to great filmmaking, creating a feeling in the viewer to remember rather than a situation.

I believe you're referring to the PS4 game called Life of Black Tiger, an infamously bad game from 2017 that PlayStation not only allowed on thier store, but actually promoted on thier official YouTube channel. The proof is below Wanna know how infamous this game is? Check out some of these major youtubers covering the game below.

According to what I've seen and researched (Check out this very helpful article from Kotaku), Kojima has flipflopped several times over making more MGS games over the years. There was a time he didn't want to releases MG2, then didn't want to make MGS4 because he was interested in making a game for Wii (No joke, he actually said that. Source.), so I wouldn't actually take what he's said on that too seriously. I do believe that at very least he will never make an MGS game again now, though.

Especially if this game is so closely based on something in real life, there little point do it at all if you can't do it accurately. People aren't stupid, they will notice and it'll just break immersion and make the game look cheap.

So many major stadiums and venues, especially in America, are name sponsored now that licensing the use of more than a few of them would be both a practical and financial headache.

A brave decision, and the correct one in my opinion. Too many game developers prolong a series beyond it's best to milk it dry to then inevitably end on a dud. For example, Metal Gear Solid should have ended at MGS4. That would have been a fine and climatic end to series.

Sorry to say it, but you have way too much faith in Steam. Quality control means absolutely noting to them. Games like this or worse get approved for sale on Steam all the time.

I don't think it was affection, It came across more like frozen terror to me. She saw that as soon as she finally got that frustrating lighter of hers to light up, her life was going to end. Of course, she knew was going to die as soon as she was bit, but in that moment she realised is was not going to be in the quick, painless way she had put together in her head. With the lighter not working right away and facing this infected face to face in that revolting embrace, that's horrible and low on anybody's list of favourite ways to go out.

I just saw PyroLIVE's vid myself and was about post this insanity, but obviously you got in thier before me. And no, I won't delete the link to his patreon because I think this has to be seen to believed. It's difficult to even know what to say. This guy is clearly hoping that just one idiot with far more money than they deserve sets him up for life. The delusionary greed on display here is beyond any thing ever imagines. I remember in the TV show iZombie (Would recommend, by the way to anyone who hasn't seen it) one of the main villains Blane cons his top 1% clientele out of $25,000 a month for the brains they needed to survive and could do so because he held a total monopoly, but man even he has nothing on this guy when it comes to sheer ambition! And this is real life! And He's charging almost £1.5 million a month for nothing more than access to one of the worst games ever made and some pointless Discord role! This is amazing, it really is.

You're right, the writing is terrible. My biggest gripe was that I, for one, couldn't gauge anything about the world or characters accurately based upon what was being described. This kid Brian was playing football, discussing some space sim' MMO with his friend then doing a class assignment on physics (Whare the first person to turn in the answer got the highest mark which makes no sense), to then go back outside to a playground that (based on the artwork shown) looked built for little kids to play hide and seek? How old is this kid supposed to be? I seriously have no idea? Also, according to the insane, toxic ramble that was the introductory text scroll, wasn't this supposed to be set in the 2100's? I didn't get that impression at all, I was getting late 1990's- early 2000's ish... maybe. That's not the only way in which the story completely failed to connect to that text scroll. In fact, I don't think a single thing in the rest of the game connected to it at all aside the name of the main character. If your going to create such a transphobic and misogenistic ramble for the set up of your story, at least have the balls to stick to it. But no, instead he decides to feed his inner fantasy about how he wished his school days went buy being an unsung hero on the football team, a genius in physics class and... being really good at hide and seek? Suffice to say, the story went absolutely nowhere.

I must say, this looks like a lot of fun. Getting some real Sunset Overdrive vibes from this. The trailer was fantastic as well, very self aware and sharp with the humor. My favourite bit was when the showed this; To then follow up with this... That really got a proper laugh out of me. Being a rhythm game, a lot of the appeal hinges on the soundtrack, so I will look into the soundtrack before I decide to play it or becasue if the soundtrack is made up mostly of songs I don't like it will grate my nerves. But still, thanks for sharing.

Before I go any further, massive credit to steam user and YouTube video game reviewer Matthew Werner for both his steam review; And this YouTube video to show this game, and it's worse than any of us could have imagined. Why is it so so terrible? The text is grammatically flawed, the artist behind the images was paid in bandwidth and the writing is from the mind of an immature MAGA prat who obviously hates games like Tell Me Why, Life is Strange and The Last of Us Part II for all the wrong reasons. I'm not going to go any further, the video speaks for itself, but man is this bad. It's clear now what the true goal this very strange individual, who will never have sex with a woman ever in his life, had behind creating this so-called "game". That being publish his bizarre transphobic conspiracy ideas because they would never get published in anything respectable. I do actually admire his ingenuity, it is getting more attention that it otherwise would have, but he's going to learn the hard way the idea that "any publicity is good publicity" is a myth.

The copyright thing is a fair concern, after all the original developer couldn't make the follow up 007 game because the lost the licence after the started making it, and we all know what came out of that... Back to point, I actually do think that now Microsoft own Rare and becasue we have already seen things like Rare replay that includes Rare games originally on Nintendo consoles, that convinces me Nintendo have long since sold these IP's and copyrights, otherwise we would have seen some action from them years. I mean it is Nintendo and we all what they're like. So, nah, I'm not worried. Why keep the dated graphics if you can't even produce the original soundtrack, for example? That wouldn't make sense.