OT: Video Game Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos Thread

MikeIsGood · Post #621 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:12 pm

machu46 wrote:For those interested in the new golf game:

Watch on YouTube

15 real courses and 12 pro golfers. Excellent.

Getting the full 2K treatment with packs and points. Not excellent, but will reserve judgment to see just how NBA2k they made it.

jschligs · Post #622 » by **jschligs** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:35 pm

This has some real potential to be a game I fall in love with. If they did both a "story" career-mode similar to FIFA or even NBA 2ks where you could upgrade your player and a non-story more GM mode where the story part was cut out and you just practiced, played and improved through a regular season I'd be stoked.

The music choice was also ****ing amazing, until the 18th time here the same line haha and yes, I know that's basically how the real song is.

machu46 · Post #623 » by **machu46** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:46 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:
machu46 wrote:For those interested in the new golf game:

Watch on YouTube

15 real courses and 12 pro golfers. Excellent.

Getting the full 2K treatment with packs and points. Not excellent, but will reserve judgment to see just how NBA2k they made it.

FWIW, they've said VC will be spent on cosmetics such as clothes, so no using VC to make your player a golfing god (if there are even ratings to it).

Also in case you were hoping one way or another, you can't play as the pros. They're solely there to be competition.

https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/14/21257709/pga-tour-2k21-release-date-trailer-ps4-xbox-one-pc-switch-stadia-cover-athlete

machu46 · Post #624 » by **machu46** » Thu May 14, 2020 8:53 pm

Watch on YouTube

Post #625 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu May 14, 2020 9:19 pm

machu46 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Pretty as hell but damn. That game does nothing that Ubisoft hasn't been doing for years. Very underwhelmed.

StickeeFingaz · Post #626 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Thu May 14, 2020 9:35 pm

Graphics for PGA 2K look kinda outdated but hopefully it’s fun. Still playing COD Warzone every night.

MikeIsGood · Post #627 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu May 14, 2020 9:44 pm

machu46 wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:
machu46 wrote:For those interested in the new golf game:

Watch on YouTube

15 real courses and 12 pro golfers. Excellent.

Getting the full 2K treatment with packs and points. Not excellent, but will reserve judgment to see just how NBA2k they made it.

FWIW, they've said VC will be spent on cosmetics such as clothes, so no using VC to make your player a golfing god (if there are even ratings to it).

Also in case you were hoping one way or another, you can't play as the pros. They're solely there to be competition.

https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/14/21257709/pga-tour-2k21-release-date-trailer-ps4-xbox-one-pc-switch-stadia-cover-athlete

Excellent news on VC. Personally, neutral on playing as a pro. I'd absolutely make my own golfer - I love career modes where you build your character up - but would have been fun to play as a pro in exhibition. Oh well.

MikeIsGood · Post #628 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat May 16, 2020 12:24 am

machu46 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Well this skyrocketed up my list quite fast.

MikeIsGood · Post #629 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat May 16, 2020 3:35 pm

Watch on YouTube

This really snuck-up on me. It comes out Tuesday. I haven't played a Wasteland game before but I've been meaning to for literally years.

EDIT: Nevermind, I didn't know the video is a month old. The release has since been pushed - August 28.

MikeIsGood · Post #630 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sun May 17, 2020 12:56 pm

My experience with Cities: Skylines (I'm not currently playing, but just watched a cool video and made me think of this)...

Step 1: Watch a cool timelapse video on YouTube of a really good player with all of the expansions building an absolutely amazing city.
Step 2: Get desire to play Cities: Skylines.
Step 3: Open Cities: Skylines.
Step 4: Play for 20m, get frustrated, rage quit.

Sauce Boss · Post #631 » by **Sauce Boss** » Sun May 17, 2020 1:42 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:My experience with Cities: Skylines (I'm not currently playing, but just watched a cool video and made me think of this)...

Step 1: Watch a cool timelapse video on YouTube of a really good player with all of the expansions building an absolutely amazing city.
Step 2: Get desire to play Cities: Skylines.
Step 3: Open Cities: Skylines.
Step 4: Play for 20m, get frustrated, rage quit.

Same experience. I maybe have an hour and a half of game time on it and I’ve owned it for years. Definitely a game I want to love, but really probably just isn’t for me. Similar experience with a lot of Paradox strategy games; I really want to love Crusader Kings II and Stellaris, but there’s a learning curve there that I just don’t think I can climb to become fully invested.

crkone · Post #632 » by **crkone** » Sun May 17, 2020 11:59 pm

Read on Twitter

machu46 · Post #633 » by **machu46** » Mon May 18, 2020 12:20 pm

crkone wrote:

Read on Twitter

The optimist in me thinks EA sees how this happened and thinks "Wow, we really gotta get our **** together with this game", but the realist in me thinks EA sees it and is like "Check out how many views we had on YouTube! Let's keep it rolling!"

Ron Swanson · Post #634 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon May 18, 2020 1:06 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:My experience with Cities: Skylines (I'm not currently playing, but just watched a cool video and made me think of this)...

Step 1: Watch a cool timelapse video on YouTube of a really good player with all of the expansions building an absolutely amazing city.
Step 2: Get desire to play Cities: Skylines.
Step 3: Open Cities: Skylines.
Step 4: Play for 20m, get frustrated, rage quit.

This is why I'm glad the game gives you the ability to unlock unlimited money. Makes it a much more enjoyable sandbox game IMO. I'd do the same thing for the old Sim City games because the grind of slowly making money through taxes and such was just too much for my casual sensibilities. I just wanna build ****, man.

Ron Swanson · Post #635 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon May 18, 2020 1:10 pm

Now that I bought a PS4 I'm finally getting around to playing The Last of Us, and wow......is there a more depressing video game like, ever?

(it's very good but probably not the best game to play during an actual pandemic)

crkone · Post #636 » by **crkone** » Mon May 18, 2020 1:39 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Now that I bought a PS4 I'm finally getting around to playing The Last of Us, and wow......is there a more depressing video game like, ever?

(it's very good but probably not the best game to play during an actual pandemic)

If you want a depressing story that will make you have an existential nightmare, play SOMA.

crkone · Post #637 » by **crkone** » Mon May 18, 2020 9:08 pm

https://twitter.com/DJshaqfanacc

New favorite twitter

WeekapaugGroove · Post #638 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Mon May 18, 2020 10:18 pm

Want to buy a Nintendo Switch for my 5 yr old (and so I can play some Mario Cart lol). Anyone know any avenues to find one at a reasonable price?

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jschligs · Post #639 » by **jschligs** » Mon May 18, 2020 11:37 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:Want to buy a Nintendo Switch for my 5 yr old (and so I can play some Mario Cart lol). Anyone know any avenues to find one at a reasonable price?

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using RealGM mobile app

Best but would be eBay, craigslist or FB marketplace. Probably lot's of the first edition ones out for sale.

stellation · Post #640 » by **stellation** » Tue May 19, 2020 8:32 am

Ron Swanson wrote:Now that I bought a PS4 I'm finally getting around to playing The Last of Us, and wow......is there a more depressing video game like, ever?

(it's very good but probably not the best game to play during an actual pandemic)

I agree, probably not the best game to play during an actual pandemic- but it truly is an amazing game.