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Post by Blue_Mike on Feb 15, 2023 10:37:49 GMT
To that end, I just managed to get a 2 seater sofa out of 1 room, round an awkward banister, up the stairs and round another tight corner single handedly. I am a golden god.  The number of times I've shouted that at people at work while moving furniture, and yet during todays struggle it never even entered my mind. Weird. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Feb 15, 2023 12:00:15 GMT
The boy is very much liking it. I had a quick look whilst he was playing last night and it certainly looks the part. I even recognised some bits. Map looks bloody huge as well. It's what I'm hoping Fable is like. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 15, 2023 12:12:46 GMT
It's great. The world is what elevates it though. Top-tier stuff. I literally skip every line of dialogue because I can't bare any of the characters, writing, or acting. Which isn't ideal. 15 hours in it's a solid 8/10, but I'm at the point where I'll probably just focus on the story once I've explored the map a bit more. As others have said, if you happen to be into the Wizarding World it's probably a 9 or 10! You see, that's something I can't overlook in my enjoyment of a game. It's why I couldn't do AC Valhalla because ultimately it had such boring people who I didn't care about with such boring dialogue and when a game is asking you to invest a ridiculous amount of time in its world I really need to enjoy the characters. |
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Post by harrypalmer on Feb 15, 2023 12:15:57 GMT
I would normally agree for sure. The benefit of this is the world is a much more interesting (I think), the game itself is a third of the length, and the conversations are very short. But yes, the fact that the characters and dialogue are so terrible is very disappointing, at may end up being a deal breaker.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Feb 15, 2023 12:19:03 GMT
The boy is very much liking it. I had a quick look whilst he was playing last night and it certainly looks the part. I even recognised some bits. Map looks bloody huge as well. It's what I'm hoping Fable is like. If Playground are using the same engine from the Horizon games, it could be staggeringly huge. |
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Post by Derblington on Feb 15, 2023 12:21:32 GMT
You can quickly read the dialogue and skip the audio easy enough. Not ideal, but I find myself doing it the vast majority of the time here (and in a lot of dialogue heavy titles, tbf).
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Post by Derblington on Feb 15, 2023 12:23:05 GMT
It's what I'm hoping Fable is like. If Playground are using the same engine from the Horizon games, it could be staggeringly huge. Filling the space with characters and assets to make a populated world will eat into that budget. Horizon is cool but itös mostly empty space that you move through very fast. Fable will be slower and require more fine detail. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Feb 15, 2023 12:23:55 GMT
Yep just tap Y/Triangle to skip.
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Post by Phattso on Feb 15, 2023 12:46:45 GMT
You see, that's something I can't overlook in my enjoyment of a game. It's why I couldn't do AC Valhalla because ultimately it had such boring people who I didn't care about with such boring dialogue and when a game is asking you to invest a ridiculous amount of time in its world I really need to enjoy the characters. The thing about these more recent AC games is that, for me, it's more about the place and the traversal. I've rinsed Valhalla and all of its DLC (well, I'm still wrapping up Ragnarok) and it's basically comfort gaming. Some really spectacular scenery, and just a very chilled experience. Solve the environmental puzzles, search for secrets, pottle about. Definitely a lot of dead weight characters in there, but in the DLC specifically the narrower focus meant for much more developed characters and relationships and some excellent villains. I'm playing for the tourism, not for the mannequins, basically.  |
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Post by Derblington on Feb 15, 2023 13:01:25 GMT
That's effectively my stance with all the Ubi games. I enjoy their worlds and the repetitive comforter loop of their gameplay. Though I don't play that many any more.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Feb 15, 2023 13:13:37 GMT
I liked Odyssey well enough when I was in Covid lockdown and didn't want to think about anything. But my appetite for map icon cleaning is pretty limited these days.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Feb 15, 2023 13:19:55 GMT
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Post by Phattso on Feb 15, 2023 13:22:46 GMT
That's effectively my stance with all the Ubi games. I enjoy their worlds and the repetitive comforter loop of their gameplay. Though I don't play that many any more. Yeah, same. I skipped AC Odyssey and Far Cry 6, for example. The game's aren't "icon clearing" for me. Especially with Valhalla I actually enjoyed the "how the hell do I get in this building" treasure puzzles. There were similar ones in the new Horizon game on PS5 that I enjoyed for the same reason. But then I'm fortunate that I've felt the call of "MUST CLEAR MAP" much less as I've gotten older so I can pick and choose. Kinda why I was looking forward to Hogwart's Legacy. I'm largely indifferent to the franchise (although the music == Christmas to me, for some reason) but it seemed a good setting to pootle about in for a coupla dozen hours. |
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Post by cubby on Feb 15, 2023 14:04:33 GMT
"Happy Valentines Day!! Now piss off and spend the evening in another room." That sounds amazing. |
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 14:24:35 GMT
That's what I did tbh.
(as in, I pissed off - not told my wife to piss off)
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Post by dfunked on Feb 15, 2023 22:29:56 GMT
That JSS vid is one of their best in a very long time... Think I'll actually have to stick to my guns and give this a hard pass after watching that. Although given my Joe Rogan Spotify protest I'll probably last a couple of weeks.
Oh well, at least there are plenty of other games to get stuck into. Can't wait for that Atomic Heart...
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Post by JonFE on Feb 15, 2023 22:34:20 GMT
Oh well, at least there are plenty of other games to get stuck into. Can't wait for that Atomic Heart... So, you don't care Atomic Heart's developers may have ties with Russian funds?!? /s |
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Post by cubby on Feb 15, 2023 22:52:32 GMT
That JSS vid is one of their best in a very long time... Think I'll actually have to stick to my guns and give this a hard pass after watching that. Although given my Joe Rogan Spotify protest I'll probably last a couple of weeks. Oh well, at least there are plenty of other games to get stuck into. Can't wait for that Atomic Heart... Just wait for a used copy. |
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Post by Derblington on Feb 15, 2023 23:22:43 GMT
Oh well, at least there are plenty of other games to get stuck into. Can't wait for that Atomic Heart... So, you don't care Atomic Heart's developers may have ties with Russian funds?!? /s Hate to break it to you… |
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Post by bichii2 on Feb 15, 2023 23:42:09 GMT
It's hard to buy a game.
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Post by Tuffty on Feb 16, 2023 0:28:11 GMT
Genuinely don't get the appeal of Dunkey, is he meant to be sarcastic or genuine? Is it possible to tell the difference or does he just swap back and forth seemlessly so he can defer any criticism?
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Post by baihu1983 on Feb 16, 2023 6:58:21 GMT
Latest patch seems to have done a good job improving performance on Xbox/PC. Devs have said the PS5 version is getting the update soon.
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 16, 2023 8:44:24 GMT
So, you don't care Atomic Heart's developers may have ties with Russian funds?!? /s Hate to break it to you… Doesn't massively surprise me. I always got bad vibes from that one. Even now, a few years after its initial trailer, it's an absolutely stunning looking game that has come from a completely unknown studio and not much has been known about it. I was intrigued just to see if it actually looked as good in motion and it is going to be on game pass. I do like the idea of a Bioshock-like as well... but I'm good. |
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Post by bichii2 on Feb 16, 2023 9:09:46 GMT
Genuinely don't get the appeal of Dunkey, is he meant to be sarcastic or genuine? Is it possible to tell the difference or does he just swap back and forth seemlessly so he can defer any criticism?I've only seen a few of his videos, generally just taking th piss out of everything I think. |
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Post by Fake_Blood on Feb 16, 2023 9:31:54 GMT
Dunkey can get a chuckle out of me at times, and sometimes his more serious videos (like acting in video games) actually make sense.
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Post by wunty on Feb 16, 2023 9:37:35 GMT
So, you don't care Atomic Heart's developers may have ties with Russian funds?!? /s Hate to break it to you… I can't watch the vid at work but what's the gist of it? |
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Post by baihu1983 on Feb 16, 2023 9:39:34 GMT
I can't watch the vid at work but what's the gist of it? Funded by... the Russians |
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Post by wunty on Feb 16, 2023 9:42:51 GMT
Was it ever a surprise? Feel bad for the Devs but if buying their game means money is going towards an economy that perpetuates an unjust war then sadly it's an easy skip. I notice Mick Gordon is donating his profit to an Austrailian Red Cross appeal for Ukraine.
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 16, 2023 9:51:45 GMT
I wouldn't feel too sorry for the devs. The CEO and founder are connected with a social media company and media organisations that are tightly connected with the Russian government (at least according to this video).
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Post by Chopper on Feb 16, 2023 9:58:34 GMT
Yeah. I thought the claims in the video were tenuous enough - IT professionals work in social media, have Soviet-themed preview party for a game leveraging Soviet stuff heavily - but it's enough that it's a product of the Russian economy. Not that I was buying it day one anyway but I would have picked it up down the road.
I'm sure it'll do great with all the hype anyway.
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