https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/03/would-you-consider-a-disc-free-console-option/

Interesting piece on a purely download only console option. If it was cheaper would you go for it? I am trying to remember the last time I actually bought a disc for my PS4, with my Switch I kinda have to because the eStore is a POS but if it was cheaper would more gamers gravitate towards it?

Just now, Spike said:

click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click

DIE DEMON SCUM

Sometimes there just aren't enough clicks and you hit more than register just to be safe. What character did you play with?

Just now, Spike said:

Diablo 3

Much more fun than I remember.

Ruined a mouse playing that but I think the expansion pack made it more fun for me

20 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

The only thing I don't like about the Switch is the range on the joycons when it's docked. The range for them, particularly my right joycon is totally shite. Which is funny because I've heard more people were having problems with the left one generally... but that one works fine for me. So I bought a pro controller as well, so when I'm playing with my Switch docked I can a normal distance away from the screen. But I'm not going to lie, I'm fairly disappointed with the range of them.

Zelda is fantastic though. A really really great game. And the ability to take a game like that with me on the go is pretty great.

You know I tried the nunchuck style that has been going around the internet where you play it as a disjointed set and I found it extremely weird when I was seated away from my TV. Having said that when you play it on a table it feels right (so weird I know). The other thing I got a chance to try this week was playing a two player game with a friend on his and when you orient them horizontally they really work well. I was surprised at how much more comfortable it feels with both my hands on a joycon versus two in one hand each.

Did you get anything else other than BotW? I am waiting on my copy of Super Bomberman to arrive.

7 minutes ago, Cannabis said:

It was one of those games that had to be played with headphones cranked up to 11.

Yep I think I even went out and had a listen for the track from the opening (Rip and Tear?). I still love my Jap Rock in games but if you're decapitating enemies and causing carnage some heavy rock and metal is an absolute must.

On 3/22/2017 at 4:15 PM, HoneyNUFC said:

Got bored 4 minutes in to Daredevil and switched to Mr Robot instead, loved it, 3 episodes in already. You have to pay attention though as it is non stop talking/plot, any distractions like your phone and when you look back up you'll be thinking "what?"

Mr Robot is great and season 2 was a little weird at the start but gets so much better towards the end.

1 hour ago, Panflute said:

Got the new DOOM. Very nice so far. It's a much better experience than Doom 3 back in the day.

Thought the soundtrack was very good and went well with all the action. Cranking up the difficulty made it interesting as I found myself really challenged to try and keep crowding enemies under control.

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Just got a Nintendo Switch... so I'll be playing Zelda when I'm home from work

I haven't played a Nintendo console since the N64, and I haven't played a Zelda game since the Ocarina of Time... so my inner child is pretty excited.

I can only say this its weird at first but then once you get used to it I'll say its a superb purchase. I've taken mine on two trips now since I brought it and while the battery life is terrible if you're continually gaming. BotW is a fun game and shines on their device. What I really hate about the game is the tilt puzzles but other than that can't really fault it much. Can't wait too see what they do with the titles they have lined up.

4 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

Ah, good old Jim Sterling. I do subscribe to his channel on YouTube as it's usually very good and funny to watch while not holding back on criticism (basically, he doesn't seem the type that gets paid off by game companies).

I'm sure you've heard about the lawsuit he had against him by Digital Homicide after he heavily criticised The Slaughtering Grounds.

I don't get why people got so upset over it all even if it is a Zelda game and yes I have heard about the 'Worst-Game-Contender of 2014'? Video. Still, the kind of easy opportunities the gaming community has had over the years to shame and even harass people online is slowly becoming a problem or a lot of people involved in the gaming industry.

Just now, Spike said:

I usually just ask my friends or someone I know that has similar taste. If they can give me a quick rundown it's usually ernough to know if it's a purchase.

I ask friends but then I figure its probably best to just see what development houses are putting out and then pick a game based on genre. I spent a lot of time in the fighting game series that way. I also like the off-beat indie games because they offer a lot variety and experimentation in gameplay mech. One of the nicer games I played a while back was Transistor and it was a total stumble while I was browsing on Steam. Granted its a highly rated game.

Just now, Spike said:

You have to go deep and niche to find decent reviews. 

Have to agree there. Sometimes I find YouTube is also a good place and oddly enough some non-popular Twitch streams are also very good for watching people review games. 

5 hours ago, Spike said:

Anybody play the original Nier? Cult classic that was panned by critics. I hate the videogame journalism industry; corrupt as they come. Gamespot sacked their senior editor about ten years ago because he panned 'Kane and Lynch 2' and the developers of said game were the site's major sponsor at the time. 

Think its a shitty industry when it comes to reviews and I always feel like those are subjective anyways. I read somewhere that a reviewer for the new Zelda got digitally hounded because he didn't think it was a great game. 

https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/13/14912864/breath-of-the-wild-review-jim-sterling-opinion

5 hours ago, Fusion said:

Yeah, I'm playing it these days. It's brilliant, like it.

I have played the first Nier too and I loved it few years ago but this one is quite a lot different than the first one. The PC port is good but some people have fps and crash issues (not for me so far). The setting of the game is more mecha/robotic compared to the first one. Personally I'm not a big fan but I don't mind it. The gameplay is really fun and never gets boring, plus in some places you have friends helping you (you can play with them too, there are 3 playable characters) and you can give them instructions about how their playstyle will be. The world/environment of the game is gorgeous and the soundtrack is one of the best just like in the first one. My favourite game of the year so far.

I love the mini-missions that you control your robot as well, reminds me a lot of these old-school games I used to play.

 

I'll give Nier:AT a look into when I finally get past BotW. Also, that G-Darius vid brought back great memories.

Anyone had a chance to play Nier:Automata? Almost done with my backlog which has considerably shrunk now and was thinking of picking this up.

Just finished reading it and the insight into how speed and accuracy nearly conned everyone is great. It really is amazing what lengths some people go to just to get an edge on people even if its a micro-second of an advantage.

Esports 'set for £1bn revenue and 600 million audiences by 2020'

https://www.bbc.com/sport/39119995

With the way its grown over the years its no surprise how much money its generating and how much of an audience its going to garner in the coming years. I can even see new players in the market from a hardware perspective as I think companies that provide peripherals are starting to stagnate a bit. 

Just finished watching Iron Fist and have to say it follows the same line as Daredevil. The fight sequences are nice and the story keeps you entertained till the end. Can't wait to see what they do in season 2 now. All the references across the show to people like Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Daredevil were a nice touch as well.

On 3/11/2017 at 4:16 PM, LFCMadLad said:

Unless of course hiring Klopp was a ploy to sell shirts in India?

tell you what if someone can show me where this silly piece of news came from I'll use it to pick my day up. NB doesn't even sell Liverpool merchandise in India haha. 

As for our purchases in the summer, I'd like to see us chase a workhorse striker and shore up our defensive section. Its funny that the same problems which plagued the team when they made the run and ended up second are still around and the club has never properly addressed it.

10 hours ago, Spike said:

Starbucks is another American consumerism cult like Apple. It doesn't even have good product, everything is reduced down to the cheapest, sweetest essentials. The massala chai is overly sweet and tastes nothing like authentic chai should, pumpkin spice smells like burnt plastic, mocha tastes like out-of-date Hershey's chocolate (some of the worst chocolate I've ever had in my life), all the Teavana teas are mediocre, the matcha has sugar in it, and the espresso machines usually burn the shots. It is a true tragedy especially coming from a city like Brisbane that has 'European-esque' coffee culture. Mainly because Australia didn't create a coffee culture from scratch, it inherited it from Greek and Italian immigrants that already knew their shit. Over time Australian coffee culture grew and they invented awesome drinks like the 'flate white' and the 'long black'.

SOME of the coffee roasts are okay but usually they taste no better than a shitty instant coffee you could buy in any other part of the world. Some of the dark roasts are absolutely awful, the Italian tastes burnt and the French roast smells like rotting fish. Pike is incredibly acid for a medium roast and Komodo Dragon is like drinking sulfuric acid. The Christmas Bold is pretty good, Casi Cielo is fantastic and that Hawaiian dark roast is fantastic. 

You're right about their chais, I don't often find myself in a Starbucks because road-side chai-wallahs have ruined it for me and their taste is far better than what you get in a store. If you want a great cup you should visit one of these guys and it will blow your mind.

Got a chance to play Breath of the Wild on my travel home this weekend past and its actually a very fun game and the world provides so many little oddities that I find myself just experimenting instead of playing the big quest. Have to say the new Switch is a well crafted console but I am still getting a little used to the fact that the controls are a little further apart than I'd have like them to be (that bezel really wasn't totally necessary). If you've got big fingers avoid this console hybrid at all costs because I can imagine someone having a really hard time hitting the buttons and using the little +/- buttons at the top.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/03/no-mans-sky-gets-the-full-featured-photo-mode-it-so-richly-deserves/

Shame its still a shitty game

On 3/6/2017 at 1:40 AM, carefreeluke said:

 

Cracking Bass line. 

1 hour ago, Cicero said:

Shadow of War looks brilliant 

Considering how fawesome Shadow of Modor was I can only imagine good things for this title.

To turn the topic a bit here, are there a lot of XBox owners on here? I wanted to ask what the exclusives are that they are looking forward to this year? So far, I don't see M$ doing anything that's truly exclusive out there but then again their strength has never been anything exclusive but their online play that I have ever thought is a console-must-buy. The reason I ask this is because Project Scoprio is not far away now and while that is the case nothing that M$ has put out in press-releases screams anything less than lack-lustre. On the flip-side you've got titles in Sony's hands for the start of the year and then some. Think they have a GOTY contender already in Horizon and that new Android-Human game, name eludes me and I don't want to Google it, that is coming out soon as well.

Always wanted him to end his career with us but when you look at all he has accomplished its no surprise to me at what he achieved. One of my favorite moments was when he hit the penalty in Istanbul and it got stopped but he didn't and got the ball in the back of the net. We never really replaced him imo.

Finished Nioh, started on Horizon Zero Dawn and will probably start the new Zelda next week. Can't say much about Nioh other than its terribly hard when it chooses to be and leaves you in the lurch having to farm which I didn't like and think it took away from some of the boss fights which should have technically been very hard but all that farming just levels you up and then it becomes a cakewalk. As for Horizon, the word gorgeous sums its up. The controls are fluid and although the game does suffer from some weird issues like Silent Strikes from over 10 feet away it does have a good feel to it.