OT: Video Game Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos Thread

Post #201 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:09 am

MikeIsGood · Post #202 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:15 am

Woah. I didn't realize VV was part of Activision/Blizzard already, so "absorbed" makes more sense now having learned that. Will be interesting to see if that means they no longer do non-Blizzard games. They most recently did the Crash and THPS remakes, both of which were great (for what they already are, so regardless of if you like the games themselves or not).

WRau1 · Post #203 » by **WRau1** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:23 am

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is pretty solid.

Post #204 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:43 am

MissKhriddleton wrote:My problem with the Hitman games is that I never know what to do. So then I look things up or turn on hints and then it feels like it's way too easy. Wish there was some sort of happy medium.

That was why I bounced off the 2016 game and the 2018 game. But it clicked with me tonight. I think it's a game where it's okay to use a guide early on as you learn what's possible and what you can get away with. I'm near the end of Hitman 2 and having a good time, even as I know I'm not even really scratching the surface of the elaborate kills that are possible.

glenn · Post #205 » by **glenn** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:33 am

Holy ****, didn’t expect them to backtrack.

Read on Twitter

Nightfall · Post #206 » by **Nightfall** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:32 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Apparently Gamepass includes Live Gold and I had no idea! Like the dummy I am I've been paying for both.

Game Pass Ultimate includes: Game Pass Xbox, Game Pass PC, Gold, EA Play, xCloud, Free Perks

If I am not mistaken you can still exchange any Gold and Game Pass months you still have to Game Pass Ultimate, plus if it is your first subscription to ultimate you will get extra 3 months for 1 $ .

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/gold/upgrade

Matches Malone · Post #207 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:10 pm

Surprised MS backed off so quickly too. I guess online bullying of companies works LOL

MikeIsGood · Post #208 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:50 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Surprised MS backed off so quickly too. I guess online bullying of companies works LOL

They backtracked AND are fixing F2P games to not be behind the paywall. That is some swift course correction+.

skones · Post #209 » by **skones** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:45 pm

thonnisbeastley wrote:Been searching for a ps5 for a month now, hopefully they're widely available soon..

Use these and you should be able to pick one up within a week or so.

https://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/sonyps5/
https://www.zoolert.com/videogames/consoles/playstation5/

One of them has a telegram channel which I'd recommend subscribing to as well.

jschligs · Post #210 » by **jschligs** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:36 pm

skones wrote:
thonnisbeastley wrote:Been searching for a ps5 for a month now, hopefully they're widely available soon..

Use these and you should be able to pick one up within a week or so.

https://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/sonyps5/
https://www.zoolert.com/videogames/consoles/playstation5/

One of them has a telegram channel which I'd recommend subscribing to as well.

Following @thesitesupply or @wario64 with push notifications has proven more effective than those above, but both work!

ACGB · Post #211 » by **ACGB** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:02 pm

Bought a PS5 after being mostly PC for the last 10 or so years. Wasn't really considering it until recently when I decided on a whim I wanted to get back to some couch gaming.

Post #212 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:53 am

Blessed for getting into Hitman this last week. Murder simulation right now is cathartic.

tonyreyes123 · Post #213 » by **tonyreyes123** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:43 pm

I’m already bored with the PS5 tbh

crkone · Post #214 » by **crkone** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:54 pm

Cyber Shadow comes out tomorrow FYI

jschligs · Post #215 » by **jschligs** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:59 pm

tonyreyes123 wrote:I’m already bored with the PS5 tbh

I find this to be relatively common for me with new systems. The number of quality games that you really want to play is low and the shine wears off. A lot of good games coming first half of the year.

WRau1 · Post #216 » by **WRau1** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:04 pm

I've got such a backlog of games that I don't think I'll get bored for a long time. Not to mention that my wife just recently is pulling me back into WoW (she was t-boned by some **** at the end of NOV and can't walk for awhile so she picked up WoW & a few other games to kill time) so I have so much to get through. I'm pumped.

Sauce Boss · Post #217 » by **Sauce Boss** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:50 pm

People are beating a Hitman 3 level in 9 seconds. It’s not even an exploit, there’s just a way you can shoot both targets at the beginning of the level. Can’t tell if this is ingenious or bad design.

https://kotaku.com/speedrunners-are-beating-hitman-3s-dubai-level-in-under-1846121772

crkone · Post #218 » by **crkone** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:17 pm

Sauce Boss wrote:People are beating a Hitman 3 level in 9 seconds. It’s not even an exploit, there’s just a way you can shoot both targets at the beginning of the level. Can’t tell if this is ingenious or bad design.

https://kotaku.com/speedrunners-are-beating-hitman-3s-dubai-level-in-under-1846121772

After countless iterations of the game I'd hope it was the first but is probably the last.

Post #219 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:18 am

crkone wrote:
Sauce Boss wrote:People are beating a Hitman 3 level in 9 seconds. It’s not even an exploit, there’s just a way you can shoot both targets at the beginning of the level. Can’t tell if this is ingenious or bad design.

https://kotaku.com/speedrunners-are-beating-hitman-3s-dubai-level-in-under-1846121772

After countless iterations of the game I'd hope it was the first but is probably the last.

So prior to last week my last experience with Hitman was literally with the first game back in 2000. My cousin had it and we played it at his HS grad party. It was fun and I never really thought of it again. I'm playing Hitman 3 now and I'm blown the hell away at the level design. Everything just seems so incredibly planned out and logical.

I hate puzzle games but this has hooked me huge.

machu46 · Post #220 » by **machu46** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:44 pm

Sauce Boss wrote:People are beating a Hitman 3 level in 9 seconds. It’s not even an exploit, there’s just a way you can shoot both targets at the beginning of the level. Can’t tell if this is ingenious or bad design.

https://kotaku.com/speedrunners-are-beating-hitman-3s-dubai-level-in-under-1846121772

I feel like anyone doing this doesn't really understand the point of the game but to each their own.