General gaming discussion

wotzgoingon · 30-08-2022 11:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119545338#Comment_119545338

Just a heads up there are tonnes of great games that are not fps's.

TitianGerm · 30-08-2022 11:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119545338#Comment_119545338

If that's the best game you've ever played there's plenty more available that are far better and more enjoyable.

Try God of War next.

Retr0gamer · 30-08-2022 11:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119545270#Comment_119545270

There's a small indie D-tier game coming out before christmas called God of War Ragnorak.

Potential-Monke · 31-08-2022 12:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119545270#Comment_119545270

You mean the hype that it'll be a broken buggy mess on launch/amazing looking but bland/focussed on online MP MT's? No, nothing I can think of. But Ragnarök is out on Nov 9th and it. Will. Be. Amazing.

Edit: I thought of one, NBA 2K23 is out in just over a week.

Markitron · 31-08-2022 9:25am

The hype and attention around GoWR has been unreal so far, every little piece of info (or lack thereof) has had the internet up in arms. When this happened with Cyberpunk it was 100% CDPRs fault for hyping it so much, but I have no idea where it is coming from with GoW, aside from the fact that the first was well received maybe?

The release is going to be a complete shitshow. There's going to be tonnes of news about Xbox fans review-bombing it, Kotaku will run an article about how the game misrepresents Dwarves and is secretly propaganda for Trump 2024, a female twitch streamer is gonna get doxxed for saying Atreus has a weird face and someone is gonna petrol bomb Edge's office for 'only' giving it an 8.

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2022 9:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119546290#Comment_119546290

Honestly not noticed a whole lot of hype coming from Sony, although fans are definitely hyped about it. I think Sony know that the first game was so good that it can basically sell itself based on that with little marketing. I haven't been following any of the hype so that's probably why I didn't notice it but also it's because I know that if this is just more of the same with a few gameplay additions, refinements and less palette swapped bosses then it's going to be awesome. It's kind of a known quantity I don't need to be hyped for!

Compared that to the Last of Us remake which has Sony pumping out videos for trying desperately to convince people it's worth buying.

Cordell · 31-08-2022 10:50am

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When this happened with Cyberpunk it was 100% CDPRs fault for hyping it so much

No. There are games who don't live up the expectations created by the hype, and there are games that are hot steaming piles of crap. At launch Cyberpunk was the latter, and it was gradually improved to be the former.

Zero-Cool · 31-08-2022 11:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119546349#Comment_119546349

Dunno why but everytime I hear Sony/ND mention Built from the ground up, I'm reminded of this father ted scene.

Markitron · 31-08-2022 11:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119546732#Comment_119546732

I'm not talking about the quality of the actual game or even whether the reaction to the game was justified or not. I'm saying CDPR intentionally created the massive hype that the game couldn't live up to, whereas GoWR is generating similar levels of hype for reasons which I can't put my finger on.

Much like Cyberpunk, GoWR is going to generate extremely strong reactions.

Penn · 31-08-2022 12:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119547111#Comment_119547111

I think GOWR is only generating similar levels of hype due to the last game, rather than the actions of the devs. CDPR hyped up CP2077 for years, beyond what they could actually achieve in the game. Santa Monica haven't released a lot, but what they have released is in keeping with what we know from the previous game. There'll definitely be debates about whether it's better than the last game, and even if it's GOTY contender (it vs Elden Ring especially), but CDPR were as much responsible for the excess hype of CP2077 as the fans were, whereas Santa Monica have played it very cool thus far and seem prepared to let the game speak for itself.

Markitron · 31-08-2022 12:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119547240#Comment_119547240

It could be another Witcher 3 vs BloodBorne scenario when it comes to GOTY voting. Hopefully it is as difficult to choose between Elden Ring and GoWR as it was between those two.

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2022 1:03pm

As much as I love Elden Ring - and I really do love Elden Ring - in a year that has given us fantastic, unique experiences such as Norco, Neon White, Rollerdrome, Citizen Sleeper etc... (among others I haven't played yet) it'd be downright negligent for any GOTY contest to boil down to a two-game race.

Zero-Cool · 31-08-2022 1:15pm

Sifu and even Dismantle deserve to be in the GOTY discussion. Dysmantle is criminally underrated.

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2022 2:42pm

I've heard people say Xenoblade 3 is a contender as well.

So much for worst year ever for games. It's been an amazing year imo and we still have some great stuff to come, it's a very busy run up to xmas.

Markitron · 31-08-2022 2:55pm

Maybe it is just me but the end of year period seems a little lighter than usual, at least for the big budget games.

Retr0gamer · 31-08-2022 3:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119548329#Comment_119548329

Yes, but it's looking like an indie, retro re-release bonanza.

johnny_ultimate · 31-08-2022 4:27pm

Have to say, I'm looking forward to Pentiment more than any other release towards the end of the year, at least based on currently announced releases - never discount a few indie gems dropping out of the blue! Seems to be the ideal of the 'GamePass game' - a smaller, more idiosyncratic project from a first-party studio that maybe wouldn't have been made if MS didn't need games faster to feed the GamePass model. Hopefully it lives up to the promise of the art style and conceit.

While I do think it's an exciting development model for MS to follow with their studios, it does also run the risk of tossed-off, half-baked projects like Bleeding Edge (remember that?). But Pentiment on its showings so far is exactly the sort of game I like to see a studio like Obsidian working on.

Potential-Monke · 31-08-2022 7:54pm

GoWR's hype is 100% coming from the first game being excellent. They've released very little compared to other big name releases, but I'm hoping that's more SM not wanting to spoil anything. We know roughly what to expect, and I'd imagine a lot of fans are like me, waiting to see how the story unfolds. It's the game I've been waiting for all year. Hyped, but trying to keep it in check!

CiDeRmAn · 31-08-2022 11:41pm

So, I'm going to assume there were either no Irish people at the meeting that chose the name or there absolutely was.

IRA... bullet hell they reckon

Potential-Monke · 01-09-2022 12:07am

I can't find anything about them and that's their only game. Also, I assume the latter!

johnny_ultimate · 01-09-2022 12:24am

IRA pops up a lot internationally. As anyone who does the NYT Crossword regularly knows, it’s the acronym for a major retirement scheme in the US. And it was the acronym for the recent inflation omnibus bill in the US too, leading to some comments that read very differently in Ireland than elsewhere:

https://twitter.com/repteddeutch/status/1558221582992084999?s=21&t=vygbN9-d0DBO85QbEilPIQ

01-09-2022 12:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119545484#Comment_119545484

Its an incredible game. I played it on PS4 when it came out originally but picked it up for pc at the weekend. Running maxed out at 1440p and it feels like a while new game.

Boy....