General Videogame Thread

shevtheblue said:
It's been up and down for me. There's some things i really hate which i'm hoping are just because its beta. One is the UI, the navigation around things is infuriating imo. The perk system is shit, don't know why they changed it to make it so confusing which is the same with the weapon system to unlock things. Visibility is terrible, smoke from your gun to smoke from grenades (don't get me started on flashes) makes it impossible to track anyone. And visible recoil on guns means that unless you are on a controller and get aim assist, it's really hard to track people from far.
I think sliding and the dolphin diving is pretty much pointless, might as well just take it out and bring it back to old skool. I personally loved MW19, but movement on it was a big issue for casual gamers because it had been perfected by nerds to the point they would just slide past bullets like the fucking Matrix. But they either have to go fully in and remove that movement aspect or add slide cancelling back in, there's no point being halfway. Still having fun with it and i had already pre-ordered, but i hope they make some adjustments or people will be going back to the 2019 one again (which happened for Cold War and the last shitty world war one).
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I watched a vid and changed loads of settings in the graphics which made the game looks tons better, less distractions and just cleaner.

Crossplay on different input devices are ruining games, we all know controllers would get shit on without aim assist so I get why they have to add it but there will never be the perfect balance. Apex Legends pro scene is ruined by AA too its so overpowered each team has to have a controller player.

And fuck slide cancelling it ruined MW19, that first year of warzone was class then it was destroyed by sweaty cunts all watching Twitch streamers desperate for the next meta.

COD should give you the ability to search based on input device.
 
Scottyboi said:
I watched a vid and changed loads of settings in the graphics which made the game looks tons better, less distractions and just cleaner.

Crossplay on different input devices are ruining games, we all know controllers would get shit on without aim assist so I get why they have to add it but there will never be the perfect balance. Apex Legends pro scene is ruined by AA too its so overpowered each team has to have a controller player.

And fuck slide cancelling it ruined MW19, that first year of warzone was class then it was destroyed by sweaty cunts all watching Twitch streamers desperate for the next meta.

COD should give you the ability to search based on input device.
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I did change some settings on mine, especially to help with visual recoil, but they only seem to work with an optic attached. It's hit and miss for me, sometimes you're just on it and then next time you're getting one-shotted by some nob after putting 30 bullets in him.

The biggest problem with mw19 imo was movement, and it came over to Warzone as well (which tbh i only played recently and didn't particularly like). I feel like the only way to be good in those games is to be really good at movement, not anything tactical or gunplay. As long as you can move really fast and slide out of the way of bullets, you're fine. I would also add in bunny hopping, just makes the game less about gun fights and more about hopping round a corner to take someone out. The less said about skill based match making, the better.

I was watching some SnD players (i watch it but i'm shit at it so never play it) and Marksman said he was getting battered with KBM on PC, and literally put his controller in and couldn't miss.
 
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Anyone else finished Return to Monkey Island, if so what are your thoughts?

Whilst enjoyable and a credible entry to the series, I found it not particularly challenging. They've made it much more user friendly and appealing to those with shorter attention spans, but with that also goes a lot of the head scratching, odd dialogue and funny moments.

I didn't mind the new art style as much as I expected, although Le Chuck's new voice was a bit disappointing and in combination with the story I feel he lost some of his fearsome aura.

Still, good fun overall. I'd put it below the original two and curse, but above tales and escape.
 
GoldenEye documentary is bringing back some memories, what a game that was! That and mario kart on the n64 were some of the most enjoyable multiplayer games I’ve ever played on any platform (single player was great too, the dam mission still stands out)
 
meltonblue said:
GoldenEye documentary is bringing back some memories, what a game that was! That and mario kart on the n64 were some of the most enjoyable multiplayer games I’ve ever played on any platform (single player was great too, the dam mission still stands out)
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It’s out on Switch and Xbox soon. The Switch version has online multiplayer.

 
meltonblue said:
GoldenEye documentary is bringing back some memories, what a game that was! That and mario kart on the n64 were some of the most enjoyable multiplayer games I’ve ever played on any platform (single player was great too, the dam mission still stands out)
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When i was in high school, a load of us lads met up at one guys house with a couple N64's and connected them together with a LAN cable. We then did split screen on two tv's and played a game where one of us was oddjob with low health the other two were the bodyguards and the other guy was Jaws who was the assassin. Before that we had Doom, but this just took it all to another level, way before it's time.
 
So after playing the Modern warfare II Beta, I gave Deathloop a go over the weekend and I have to say that it is a bit bizarre, there are aspects of the game which are executed really well and then there are other things that are a bit strange about it! I'll have to paly a bit more to try figure it out.
 
I have always assumed that deck builders were not really my kind of thing but on a recommendation I decided to actually give Slay the Spire a go, since it’s on game pass anyway…. holy shit why didn’t I try it sooner. Played it for 5 hours straight last night, absolutely hooked. Feels like it has unlimited replayability.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I have always assumed that deck builders were not really my kind of thing but on a recommendation I decided to actually give Slay the Spire a go, since it’s on game pass anyway…. holy shit why didn’t I try it sooner. Played it for 5 hours straight last night, absolutely hooked. Feels like it has unlimited replayability.
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My most played game on Xbox. 498 hours and counting.......I also have 235 hours on PC

Would recommend!!
 
kippaxwarrior said:
My most played game on Xbox. 498 hours and counting.......I also have 235 hours on PC

Would recommend!!
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Yeah, I can see why! I’m playing it on the Steam Deck and it’s such an ideal game for that device. I was quite pleased with myself that I managed to beat ascension 0 on my 2nd run. By that point the addiction had well and truly set in. Just need to get my boy in bed asap and I’ll be back on it :)
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Yeah, I can see why! I’m playing it on the Steam Deck and it’s such an ideal game for that device. I was quite pleased with myself that I managed to beat ascension 0 on my 2nd run. By that point the addiction had well and truly set in. Just need to get my boy in bed asap and I’ll be back on it :)
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Ascension 0-10 is not too bad. 10-15 is a proper challenge and 15-20 is just absolutely brutal.

My favourite character is definitely The Defect. You can get some really OP builds on that character once you've unlocked all the cards and relics.

The dailys are really fun as well with the different modifiers. On Xbox I'm consistently in the top 100 on the leaderboards [emoji6]

If you have it on Steam there's a brilliant mod on the steam workshop called downfall where there are two more characters but also you can play as the main bosses and you work down the spire rather than up and the bosses are the characters you normally play on the base game.

I absolutely love this game
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Ascension 0-10 is not too bad. 10-15 is a proper challenge and 15-20 is just absolutely brutal.

My favourite character is definitely The Defect. You can get some really OP builds on that character once you've unlocked all the cards and relics.

The dailys are really fun as well with the different modifiers. On Xbox I'm consistently in the top 100 on the leaderboards [emoji6]

If you have it on Steam there's a brilliant mod on the steam workshop called downfall where there are two more characters but also you can play as the main bosses and you work down the spire rather than up and the bosses are the characters you normally play on the base game.

I absolutely love this game
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I still have no clue what all the good card synergies are, so much to learn. My ascension 0 win ended up working quite well by totally committing to a Perfected Strike build. I ended up with 3 of them, with 2 of them upgraded. Then by the end, I had 3 of the Dual Wield cards to be able to copy them, one of them upgraded. Then with Snecko Eye, plus various ways to inflict Vulnerability, plus the relic that ups vulnerability to 75% instead of 50%, I was often able to have dream hands where I could duplicate loads of Perfected Strikes and Snecko Eye could make them cheap (or even free) to use sometimes.

I got lucky on the final boss on Act 3 like this. I was down about 200-30 in HP and then inflicted about 250 damage in one turn out of nowhere. I’m sure it’s a pretty shit build once you know the game inside out, but for my 2nd run it did feel very satisfying to see it all come together. Despite the Strike cards being weak, they ended up being integral to my build. Class game.
 
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