General gaming discussion

Something I've just discovered, they mark and update quests and do it subtly. If someone has something to say, the game puts their face or an item beside the stargazer menu to give you a heads up.

Take note, Miyazaki!

It's all over the site. I had to go back four pages to read your post.

I never knew a Watch Dogs film was being made until I saw it mentioned on Push Square.

The IGN review makes me want to run a mile. Doesn't sound good what with forced online being a big issue :

Oh, and only 2 Japanese cars.... in a racing game.... think I said it when I saw the launch trailer, its aiming at the high end car market which, imo, is the worst part of modern racing games.

Considering its only taking into account direct retails sales in Japan and excluding digital or outside Japan purchased copies (Amazon, etc) so I wouldn't be too worried tbh. But handheld is more popular there, I'm assuming due to space and travel issues. Don't think many Japanese can have a 55" OLED in their houses, and there's probably so much traveling by public transport it's a good way to get in a few hours a day. PC gaming is getting bigger if I'm not mistaken.

Did expect it to sell more though, but maybe once we have digital and imported sales it'll go up. Plus with the explosion of tourists over there, prices have basically doubled for games in some areas, especially the older second hand market. Like Ireland, seems Japan is charging tourist rates for things now.

Anybody see this Skyrim yogurt ?

I didn't play games back then in fact I doubt I'd of had time as I was working full time on building sites back then.

Three incredibly important games to me in that lineup; MGS2, GTA3 and Devil May Cry. Those games just hit at the exact right time for me.

It was Soul Reaver on the PS1 in 99 that did that for me, and still stands as my favourite rose tinted gaming experience, if not my favourite game in general. Even the actors in it were surprised with the amount of story and talking in it.

GTA 3 spawned three games in one console generation. GTA 5 spawned one game in three console generations.

Could never finish GTAV, I’d always get to a certain point and get incredibly bored with the mission structure, and the idea of heists didn’t grab me that much.

It’s what I’m most interested to see about VI. I’ve no doubt it’ll be an amazing technical showcase but Rockstars gameplay and mission structure leaves a lot to be desired. That and the weird balance they have between simulation and videogame. I really hope the over-maintenance of your character is gone, I don’t want to have to have a shower and breakfast and bring my car for it’s NCT before I can start a mission!

Heading on a couple of weeks training across the pond soon, so hoping to get a loan of a Switch while I'm there. What games would ye recommend I play, keeping in mind I may not have the Switch longer than 3 weeks of weekday evening play.

The Breath of the Wild cartridge has been lost in our house. I'm gutted to be honest. That's the downside of kids and small cartridges. This is probably one of the reasons people are not having kids anymore.

For switch only games odyssey or breath of the wild. You enjoyed Astro so odyssey would be a good shout.

Both Guacamelee games.

Great platformers to pick up for a few hours on Switch. They get tough.

Astral Chain, Metroid Prime Remastered, Super Mario Wonder are all solid picks and don’t demand too much of your time.

The 30fps will prevent me even trying! Same with TOTK, which is why I was waiting for a Switch 2 and hopefully 60fps!

Odyssey is the most likely one as its another exclusive and runs at 60fps. I get 30 is probably fine on the small screen, but I intend hooking it up to a tv. I can already feel the neck pain of constant playing on the small screen.

It, along with never getting a docked only version, are the reasons I mainly didn't buy one. Literal zero interest in using it as a mobile gaming device. I'd only ever use it docked, so I wanted a cheaper docked only version that didn't have the unnecessary and expensive screen. And while they gave an undocked only version, alas I wait for what will never come. Which I don't understand, because there are others like me. Maybe they caved and bought one...

I'm sure I'll get to play them, but by that time anything new they did will probably be par for course and won't blow me away! I'm OK with that though, and who knows, maybe I won't like them to begin with. Tis nearly a shame to ruin a 40 year no-Zelda streak!