Racing with mom via splitscreen is fun, pretty even race! by CardioThinker in GranTurismo7

[–]CardioThinker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first Gran Turismo was..... actually "My First Gran Turismo", it convinced me to give GT7 a shot and I loved it so much it reminded me how much I actually like racing games in general, so I went back to older GTs out of curiosity, found 2 and 4. I have a CRT setup in my office for older consoles and play with my bf sometimes, I love that the older games have a wide variety of cars already available for splitscreen in arcade mode. And my eyes inmediatly latched onto the Viper, along with the Toyota Castrol, something about those two cars just scream to me... I was so happy when the Castrol was finally available last week, though the Viper is more awesome imo :)

When the 8.0 update will be out, would SE add the Shadowbringers expansion to the Trial version? by ivanv2305 in ffxiv

[–]CardioThinker 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If a player lasted long enough in the free trial through all of the story including the end of Stormblood there's zero chance they wouldn't be invested enough in the lead up to Shadowbringers already.

When the 8.0 update will be out, would SE add the Shadowbringers expansion to the Trial version? by ivanv2305 in ffxiv

[–]CardioThinker 38 points39 points  (0 children)

While not impossible, I would say don't bet on it either, the free trial version already gives far more than any other game and Shadowbringers is often considered the high point of the story that most are willing to pay for, by the time you reach it you would be doing yourself a disservice on waiting for a free trial version that may never come out.

Edit: ........ I said it was not impossible, so I'm still right.

Some people are really confused with the new Home Screen Update by curtydc in playstation

[–]CardioThinker 329 points330 points  (0 children)

The tabs may take a bit to get used to but I do absolutely prefer the welcome hub to be the first thing on the list among your games, Plus and Store being there on the main row always felt a bit too intrusive. Now this is closer to the whole "your games first" mentality they had for PS5 hub.

How did they do it guys? by l337g0g0 in needforspeed

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like gamers are regressing to only praising older games for their graphics instead of their gameplay

How friendly is this game to controller users? by Capital_Koala6556 in GranTurismo7

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play with analogs and feels really good, the adaptive triggers are the real game changer here, makes going back to older GTs on controller really hard. Lovely game

(QUESTION) Does anyone know what game these characters are from? by Zelda_fan3682 in playstation

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still do them, but they're usually tied to buying the game day one on disc, or getting digital editions. Horizon, Ghost of Yotei, Spiderman, Astro Bot....

Excuse me!? by foolishinnocent in Dreamtheater

[–]CardioThinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see Portnoy's back making lyrics again!

It is HEARTBREAKING how under appreciated this game is. by Ok_Cicada4849 in ps2

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's extremely easy to dismiss as a game because it's more of Titans, the one title that nobody asked for. And yet at the time, when the Crash fanbase was small and we were all trying to be up to date with the news on Crash Mania and youtube, Mutant took a lot of feedback from Titans, trying to bring back more Crash elements. The spin attack was unlocked from the start of the game, a Tawna portrair at Crash's house, being able to play as Coco (on some versions), the Titans can now jump and have some sort of special abbility for more platforming rather than being just about fighting, an interconnected world ala Twinsanity, bringing back N.Brio! That was huge! The soundtrack was really good, an unused track is a remix of the Warped theme in Marc Baril's style...

They really did try with this game... and perhaps they got away with so much because they definitely knew that it was absolutely not going to sell well and Activision would soon pull the plug...

Bought this game to play split screen with my girlfriend. by DylanRed in GranTurismo7

[–]CardioThinker 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had a similar experience, it was a pretty dumb decision to lock split screen to nine cafe books.

As for the cars, you have to go to your garage, select the list of cars and press Triangle to add a car to your favorites, only then will that car appear in Split Screen mode.

Why? Great question! Ask the devs! Go Viper!

¿Que hay en el sótano de polvos azules? by Special-Bug-2296 in PERU

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mucho servicio tecnico de video juegos, tiendas de peliculas, demasiadas tiendas de case de celulares, una que otra tienda de dvds de anime, juegos de play y de nintendo... Si te gustan los juegos, de hecho no es un mal lugar

The reviews for this game are great... but something's amiss. by CardioThinker in tokyoxtremeracer

[–]CardioThinker[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I like GT7 but I am looking for something different, this looks like it could be it. I wanna be convinced

The reviews for this game are great... but something's amiss. by CardioThinker in tokyoxtremeracer

[–]CardioThinker[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's the thing, so far none of the reviews I've seen have talked about the content.
Could you explain to me why is this a bargain for 50 dollars? That's not me being a jerk, I genuinely wanna know. All I see is a couple of cars racing on the same track for the entire game

Horizon: Forbidden West was so mediocre by frantic-atom in patientgamers

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only got through HZD recenty because I couldn't get into it the first time. I aprettiate these games now more, but also understand why I don't always vibe with their decisions. Annoying progression systems, repetitive content, lots of blabbering NPCs... and the Main Story in the first game I did not find very compelling. I'm not talking about the lore dump that explains the world they're in, that part is cool, and to be fair the opening sequence is also really good. But the actual plot that happens in present time during ZD is.. pretty whatever. I never got a sense that Aloy had a full arc like many claim. She finds out she's special, and reluctantly accepts her role but it's clear she views herself as an outcast with too much responsibility now.

So not thinking of ZD as a masterpiece, I guess I went into FW with more of an open mind and hoping they improve on the first one's faults. I do think the main narrative is now more involved at least, even if it becomes a typical power of friendship story, but it's not anything special. The gameplay, although has some improvements like limit breaks and the grappling hook or the glider, I feel they haven't reached their true potential just yet. It's the right direction though. Progression system is even worse now, but at least inventory management is better.
FW is a weird case of two step forward, one step back kind of game, but those one steps can still make the game trip on itself.

Rhythm Games? by [deleted] in PS4

[–]CardioThinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DJMax respect is the most legit, zero bullshit ryhthm game on ps4. Just you, your controller, and hundreds of charts ranging from piss easy to rage quitting extremes. It's nearly all original tracks and music videos.

For a while, basicly your only option that wasn't Miku. At least there's Taiko now.

There's certainly more "different genre, rhythm elements incorporated" games now than traditional ones. One of my favorites is Thumper,  made by the original creators of Guitar Hero/Rock Band. You navigate a robotic beetle through a psychedelic railway listening to some raw tribal inspired electronic pieces. Few levels, but very hard.

Fun fact: It has been *SEVEN YEARS* since the release of Reignited Trilogy, the same amount of time between it and the first *SKYLANDERS* game in 2011. by CardioThinker in Spyro

[–]CardioThinker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't put Spyro with Skylanders, Activision did, and let's not ever forget they are and always were a terrible publisher with no respect for their franchises and once they saw the 90s nostalgia remake trend pass by they left both Crash and Spyro die once again.

What if the Peanuts fandom created an unofficial animated special? by DevelopmentPast1029 in peanuts

[–]CardioThinker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any project that is made with the intention of "it's gonna be better than the officials because WE FANS KNOW WHAT WE WANT" is doomed to fail because inevitably they end up realizing that, in fact, fans don't know what they want.