General Gaming Thread

[OctoberRaven]

Honestly, I'd rather have a game ready to go immediately even with a Day 1 patch than being an unplayable mess for weeks.

I'd also rather that QA be part of the gold mastering process and to announce it when it's done other than give an externally hyped deadline.

[Bobfoc]

It looks a lot to me like the recent Deus Ex games. That isn't a bad thing at all, but it's also not something that makes me want to play it as soon as possible. While the game world looks interesting, the gameplay footage hasn't blown me away.

[OctoberRaven]

Well, Cyberpunk is in the same genre as Deus Ex, of... well, cyberpunk. So them being in similar aesthetics and themes is kind of part of the package. From what I've seen of things so far though, the MC is going to be a mercenary. Shadowrun without magic is the way I'd think of it.

I'm a bit bummed that it's going to be another three weeks before I get it, but my work will be in peak season anyway so I might have to take extra shifts

[Maxx]

At this rate the fucking thing won't release until 2077.

[apsham]

I think the hype train has pretty much fully derailed for me - combined with the stuff that people are letting them get away with because it's CDPR. I'm probably just going to take my pre-order off it when I go to pick up my series X and put that money down on something else.

[OctoberRaven]

 

[Arjen Robben]

[tristy]

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According to Adam Kicinski, “the situation is different” now compared to the previous deadlines for the game.  The game is ready to be played on PC and it also works well on next-generation consoles, however, the problem lies with the current-generation consoles. CD Projekt Red is still finalizing the process concerning the release of the game on the current-generation consoles.

 

[gunnar hendershow]

I like CDPR's games, less said about how the operate as an organization towards their employees the better though. But my hype for Cyberpunk 2077 has gone firmly into "well I'll get a bundled edition in like 2-3 years on a Steam sale" territory.

[apsham]

It's a pretty shit situation to be in, trying to call them out on it too. They have tons and tons of good will for The Witcher series and then piled on top of that they have the "well, the workers are getting paid overtime!" which is Polish law anyways and "well, they have profit sharing!" which yeah, that's cool and all but maybe that's something that would be nice to have even IF you were able to get this out after Christmas, huh?

Combine that with the "well, they can go and find other jobs" and "no one is forcing them to" bullshit from manchildren who can't wait to get their hands on their new toy and it's just a depressing topic. Maybe it's just because my industry can face things like this - but man, it's so lame to see "yeah, well you don't have to" when you KNOW if you don't do it, you're going to be out the door or passed over for someone who destroyed their personal life so CDPR can make more money.

[apsham]

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#BoringDystopia

[Bobfoc]

Take-Two have purchased Codemasters for nearly $1 billion. Prepare for the F1 games to have more microtransactions.

[JasonM]

34 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Take-Two have purchased Codemasters for nearly $1 billion. Prepare for the F1 games to have more microtransactions.

I hope it'll be more PGA Tour 2k than NBA 2k, but i'm not holding out any hope whatsoever

[The Kraig]

18 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

Take-Two have purchased Codemasters for nearly $1 billion. Prepare for the F1 games to have more microtransactions.

I'm prepared for F1 games to have Micro Machines. 

[apsham]

Oh dear, I was going to be skeptical about that and then I forgot that its Take Two that owns 2K as well an my god, everything they release is unabashedly Micro-Transactions: The Game.

[Benji]

On 10/11/2020 at 15:12, Bobfoc said:

Take-Two have purchased Codemasters for nearly $1 billion. Prepare for the F1 games to have more microtransactions.

TIL Codemasters was still a thing. I genuinely thought they got bought out years ago.

[Maxx]

Someone sell me on the Yakuza games.  I'm considering getting Like a Dragon, which I know is a departure from the rest of the series in terms of combat.  I've also got access to Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 1 and 2 on gamepass. 

[Bobfoc]

The Yakuza games have a bit of a Kojima-esque mixture of melodrama and ridiculousness. The combat is fairly basic, but it's a lot of fun. The real star of the show is the range of extra side activities, which, unlike most other sandbox games, are mostly enjoyable and have their own mini-stories attached to them.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah everything I've ever seen about the Yakuza games are how much people love the side games. I keep meaning to give the series a spin.

[Ruki]

They are good! I'm a fan especially if you can play a bunch of them for free. I'm waiting on Like A Dragon to hit gamepass. But I might just be assuming.