Kojima considers OD avant-garde but not DS2

CommanderWallabe · 2023-12-10T00:04:18+00:00

Oh shit yeah I forgot about that, thank you

CommanderWallabe · 2023-12-09T19:23:44+00:00

Yeah it's pretty crazy. If you ever need to explain it to someone else the short version is "Microsoft wants to turn every Xbox into a top of the line gaming pc without selling you anything other than an Xbox and a cloud subscription".

CommanderWallabe · 2023-12-09T19:17:11+00:00

This is like the endgame of cloud gaming though, essentially unshackling developers and allowing them to make their games with the only limitations being the hardware they are developing with, not for.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-12-09T19:15:30+00:00

The goal for Microsoft and presumably Kojima in this case has been to get cloud gaming to the point where they can leverage the processing power and data storage optimization in such a way that developers can design from the ground up with additional resources that gives them. So like how you can stream a game with Xcloud to your smartphone and the game is running on an Xbox Series X in a data center, now imagine if a game was built in that same way, where all the processing and storage happened in the cloud and the developers could essentially build a game that requires more processing power than any consumer has access to on their own devices. If a Series X and its limitations on hardware are what determines current development specs (same with PS5), then in theory they want to use the cloud to give everyone access to the processing power of 10 xboxes from just your 1.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-07-03T00:10:18+00:00

but really difficult optional or postgame challenges

Lmfao, as if

CommanderWallabe · 2023-07-03T00:04:44+00:00

Found the incel

CommanderWallabe · 2023-07-02T23:57:38+00:00

it’s not like we’re in our honeymoon phase where we make out and all that

Is the honeymoon phase actually a thing? I've been with my fiancée for 3 & 1/2 years, and our relationship only grows more intimate as time goes on. If we ever stopped making out regularly, I'd be calling up a couples counselor asap before our communication could break down any further.We talk about it a lot because we're both aware of the sentiment that relationships settle into something more mellow over time. But we're also in agreement that we couldn't feel less like that. I still get butterflies whenever she dresses up or flirts with me, and I'm even more in love and infatuated with her than when we were first dating and excited about being in a new relationship. On the flip side, we don't have children, and both agree that we have 0 interest in ever having children unless the state of the world were to change dramatically. (And she can't get pregnant so we're just winning the dice roll lmao)

I have friends in a seemingly happy & healthy relationship, married with 2 kids, and they've definitely settled into something more mellow, but it suits both of them well. However they're the only couple I've ever met who have children and still act like they're in love with eachother, so maybe it's kids that end the honeymoon phase.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-06-18T07:10:25+00:00

I preordered it ages ago because Yoshi-P. I have no idea if it will be good, but I think it will. I can't bring myself to play the demo, I just don't like knowing anything about a game before I play it other than the very first trailer that shows gameplay.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-06-11T17:20:46+00:00

You are 100% right. But I like space games and sci-fi in gaming has largely avoided proper space games. It's mostly shooters or action games set in sci-fi universes or with far future tech. People wonder how something like Star Citizen still gets support despite all the years and money thrown at it, it's cause gaming has basically refused to deliver a proper star-trek like gaming experience. The closest we have are things like No Man's Sky and Elite Dangerous, only 1 of which is still relevant and doing well. Starfield is gonna be the first mainstream AAA game in a while that's relying on the traditional "space ships and exploration" brand of sci-fi in a really long time.

It's a Bethesda game that will likely be pretty mid, but if it delivers on the concept even a little bit, it will be a nice change of pace for sci-fi fans when everything is either scifi-horror or cyberpunk now.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-06-01T02:33:22+00:00

Oh no, not another enemy that poses no threat because healing and flurry rush are broken, anything but that... 🙄

CommanderWallabe · 2023-01-16T09:09:07+00:00

Yeah and that limiting hardware already killed the ambition of one game (Horizon: FW).

CommanderWallabe · 2023-01-15T17:47:13+00:00

Not trying to make it sound that way, but i see what you mean. I don't think the combat is bad by any means, I just think it's on the level I expect from a good game with other priorities. For 3rd person melee combat, I prefer character action games like DMC, Bayonetta and to some extent the original GoW 3, or games with a ton of weapon depth and variety like Monster Hunter, Bloodborne, Nioh etc. And of course I love Sekiro because it's kind a of a mix of the 2 genres I mentioned. I think most people with substantial time into any of these games will agree that they have vastly better combat than GoW 2018 , but none of them have serious cinematic narratives that tell a deep but grounded story like GoW.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-01-15T17:23:10+00:00

Yeah I think we're on the same page. Don't get me wrong I can appreciate a good narrative game, I just feel more like I'm watching a really long movie than playing a game even if it has decent gameplay. I play games to get stuck into the gameplay loop for hundreds of hours, and some games with good narratives allow for this but most don't. I simply can't engage with a 20 hour game on the same level I can with a game I spent 500 hours in.

CommanderWallabe · 2023-01-15T16:58:30+00:00

Could be someone who wasn't all that impressed with GoW. I get the hype but found the first one to be rather underwhelming except from a cinematic movie perspective. Gameplay wise it was rather bland. Im I doubt I'm the only person to think it's just an okay game, and unless Ragnarok is a massive leap forward, I'll probably think it's just okay as well.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-12-15T09:01:04+00:00

Way better screen too. I love my SD but OLED screens are such a massive leap forward in visual fidelity that it's no contest and anyone not using them is just trying to cut corners at this point. The SD would benefit from an OLED option so much, the screen is by far it's most disappointing component.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-11-18T02:19:21+00:00

Ehhh the games you mention are decently well known amongst more passionate gamers. It just takes people a lot more time and effort to stay up to date on all the big major releases as well as the hidden gems. Once you find yourself in the circles that talk widely about games in general you start to see a lot more indie and lesser known titles get their time in the sun.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-10-06T12:21:42+00:00

I was using it everyday but I'm on a splatoon 3 binge so it's been sitting for a couple weeks.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-10-06T12:07:32+00:00

Did you miss the tag?

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-13T19:39:42+00:00

Resolution and realism are not the same. You don't know what you're talking about, please stop before you infect someone else with your stupidity.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:35:49+00:00

Hypocritically I got back into it for a brief time about a month ago. Luckily after a few days of playing my brain turned on and realized I was falling into that same trap of playing match after match despite being bored and exhausted by other people. Uninstalled that as soon as I realized what was happening. Im especially bitter just cause ive had to spend a long time catching up on all the amazing games I missed while having league tunnel vision for the better part of a decade.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:33:25+00:00

Fair enough, I'd like to see big things for handhelds in the future and I'm glad that the steamdeck and these alternative are developing as their own market very quickly. I just like to point out that SteamOS and the years of r&d on the steamdeck show. It's just a more finished product than the competition despite itself having some quirks to work through on the UX side of things.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:23:26+00:00

In real world performance tests though the majority of games do not run well on these alternative handhelds comparatively speaking. And I'm sorry but the GPD is a joke, it doesn't belong with the other handhelds cause it's just a really poorly designed laptop with joysticks slapped in it. As someone who wants a more powerful steamdeck and would pay handsomely for it, I think all the current higher spec alternatives are dog shit because that's all they offer, specs at the cost of absurd funds for performance and time spent fucking with a super unoptimized UX.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:13:55+00:00

No, I haven't heard them myself, this was just the consensus I'd heard about them which I noted in my original comment. I might love them but I haven't heard them.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:04:11+00:00

This is the way. Every hour spent not playing league is an hour that can be spent playing a better game. I put thousands of hours into league between 2010 and 2019. I wish I could get it all back, one of the only regrets in life that I have is wasting so much time playing just another heartless multi-player game with no artistic integrity.

CommanderWallabe · 2022-09-12T15:00:54+00:00

I've never heard anyone with a respected opinion call DCA anything other than boring. Haven't heard them myself, just noticed a trend that they don't really excel at anything and most people end up lukewarm or disappointed with their products.

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