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On 8/9/2017 at 2:27 AM, Bluebird Hewitt said:

I've progressed the story to a point but have wanted to do some of the side stuff as well (mainly the business areas).

Thats how I played the last MGS I got so caught up in playing the map and little missions that I totally ignored getting to the end and then I finally did because I needed to close it out.

21 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

I've done it. Over 100 hours on Yakuza 0, though I've now done both main side parts and can either progress the story or continue with more side stories and fights.

If I have ever seen anyone fully use a game this has to be it. 100 hours and you've not even progressed the story. That's some serious dedication there.

5 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

Just finished a runthrough of Until Dawn. Though it is mainly QTE's and decision making ala Heavy Rain, the horror theme, limited time for main actions and your choices (and possible fuck ups) having major consequences provides a lot of tension and has a fair few jump scares to boot.

Would recommend it to anyone who likes horror games.

Played it a while back enjoyed it too. I'd recommend the new RE for you if you're looking for a horror fix on the PS4.

Seems like there's an opportunity for IT in this housing management software business.

Anyone here play DOTA2? I recently got invited back to play it and has it changed. To me its really a marvel of development because what it was and what its turned into are really quite astonishing and how much time and effort goes into the stacking is truly mind blowing. Plus, internationals start next week so I am guessing that has triggered all the attention again.

After his performance last season with Palace I am surprised no one actually came in for him but judging by how much people were willing to pay versus what they wanted for him I can see why that exit hasn't happened just yet.

1 hour ago, LFCMike said:

You need to be able to rotate otherwise we'll get what happened last season and they'll run out of steam in January. No guarantee Coutinho is staying either

This. Last season already saw the strain put on the players with the way they were playing and how the momentum just fizzled when some of the key players got injured and Klopp had to tweak his system. With CL football on the horizon and the league its definitely important to rotate these players effectively.

2 hours ago, Azeem98 said:

I have a very solid hypothesis that their unhygenic methods are the reason for their excellent taste

I think you're right. Even food from road-side stalls taste 100 times better than what you get in a resto and I've tried to prove that wrong on many an occasion and failed.

6 hours ago, Cannabis said:

Played a bit of Titanfall 2 seeing as it's free to play this weekend, had two games before the Formula One and did quite well. Considering it's around £20 in most shops now I might take a punt on it and get that as my next game. I also finished INSIDE to 100% today wrapping up all of the achievements and witnessing the alternative ending. 

Curious what you thought of Titanfall 2. I thought it was too short and needed a bit more depth in the single player mode.

Been wanting to try Pyre but haven't had the time to yet

3 hours ago, Saturdays Are For The Boys said:

No one has played the Destiny 2 Beta?

I considered it but then thought I'll just wait for it to release. Any good?

23 minutes ago, Panflute said:

I disagree on both accounts. 11 hours (at least that's how long it took me) is very decent for a modern shooter, especially with there being plenty of secrets in every level. I also liked the fact that storytelling was minimal and didn't get in the way of gameplay. Too much tryhard bullshit in the industry nowadays, so I'm glad the basic premise here is "kill demons".

I don't know why but I felt it was too short and maybe that has to do with the fact that I was having too much fun I wished it had gone a bit longer. I didn't mind the storytelling but if you're going to do such a hack job of it I say have less of it that might have been my only big gripe with the story-telling or "game progressing" piece of it. But as I said before it checked all the boxes for what a space action adventure should be and I wish more development houses took this adrenaline injected style and used it more.

One of the things we discussed, either here or the 'other' board, was the fact that Doom wasn't just a run through guns blazing game but that music just made you want to hack and bust a hole in every NPC you found. I don't think I have ever played a game where I have actively gone around looking for fuel to use the chainsaw more than the actual assault weaponry at my disposal.

The only gripe I had with it was that it was too short and lacked any real story plus I think it really didn't do itself any justice in terms of difficulty until you pushed the level up much higher and then the hording became much more challenging to engage. After reading your comments I am actually tempted to go back and give it a run through again. I always envisioned Prey to kind of have a similar mechanic but that game is nowhere close to the amount of fun Doom gave me. 

Watched it and it was entertaining as it most always is from my experience in watching the show. 

Think this bodes well for James as he wasn't involved much last season and I think Bayern will get the best out of him as well. 

@SirBalon: So Florention Perez didn't want him to go? I can see that form a marketing standpoint after the WC but he hasn't really been in the spotlight much since then has he?

46 minutes ago, Panflute said:

DOOM is really good. Just got past the level where you beat the Cyberdemon, so I imagine I'm about 2/3rds through. Can't wait to see what the final bossfight is like.

Its a super edgy game and I liked how the action just kept going. You're going to like the final boss fight. 

Call me silly but this looks promising and the notes post E3 are looking good too. Nice short adventure game.

Quite liked how he played Palace and realistically he has no chance of a great amount of game time at Liverpool.  

https://twitter.com/footballpools/status/881601077287813121

Still no clue how to turn a tweet into a post with the actual data.

Anyone ever try Necropolis? I was reading on some gaming forum that its making its way to consoles. I can only imagine the screaming when perma-death hits people. Awfully hard game but its nowhere close to that @#$@#$@ DarkSouls

19 hours ago, Machado said:

 

Some of the takeaways for me from that short display is a player who is always switched on in the box and the other is a guy who doesn't think there's a lost cause and will chase and hunt it down. Now, how that translates on the pitch remains to be seen but one of Mane's traits that I really like is that he's always trying and always pushing. The best of that lot was when El Shaaraway hits the post and the defense is still coming to terms with what has happened but Salah is onto it quick giving no one a chance. 

Came home and the neighborhood was extremely quiet that signaled the fact that we lost to Pakistan. Well played. From what I hear they were ruthless from the start of the bowling.

Anyone see the gameplay for this game from Crytek called Hunt? I was impressed with how they went about setting it all up and what they showed was Alpha footage.

1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I want an old school Metroid game! 2d Metroidvania games were so fucking cool - I wish they were still a thing. But yeah, a new Metroid Prime seems pretty good.

I don't know if it's nostalgia, but I think a new Kirby game will be cool. I haven't played one of them in a very long time. Between that and the Mario Odyssey coming out, and the fact that I'm still nowhere near beating Breath of the Wild because I got sidetracked by Mario Kart & Street Fighter 2's remaster (which is fucking sweet btw, if you liked that game on the SNES). Pretty happy with my Switch purchase

I'll second the SF remaster as being very good. I liked the Kirby demo as well but I'll wait to see what they finally do there. I think they did a good job at E3, everything was short and to the point. Even the fact that they had demos for Pokemon battle systems and an RPG based Pokemon game in the works was great news because that is something the fans wanted to hear since they released the Switch.

3 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

Not making a new topic for one game, but the appeal of the Switch just grew that little bit. Thanks trailer for Mario Odyssey. 

Rather awesome gameplay as well at E3. And while that had me hooked the other thing which I was very happy about is that they are finally serious about a Metroid Prime release as well.