OT: Video Game Talk (oh, also the Week before the All-Star Break Pre-Game Talk "archive")

[TruePowerSlave]

If only EA made a good hockey game. Wishful thinking though, the NHL series has been mediocre for a long time.

 

[UncleRisto]

NHL 98 rocks. Now this one... sucks. So there's no reason to get it.

 

[TheForsbergShow]

So I guess Cale is gonna be the cover athlete for NHL 24. He'd be the first Av to grace the cover since Foppa on NHL 98.

Not quite true, Sakic became the cover athlete on NHL 2004 and replaced Heatley after his car accident. Both covers were in circulation

 

[Mighty Makar]

NHL 98 rocks. Now this one... sucks. So there's no reason to get it.

98 was the best.

 

[sethro109]

I haven't bought an EA NHL game in a loooong time. I've just waited for game pass or used Game Fly to get it. But I'm definitely going to buy it this year. Great looking cover shot too.

 

[redacted]

Kiewitt getting their money's worth!

 

[Muffin]

 

[UncleRisto]

Kiewitt getting their money's worth!

Kiewitt NHL 24

98 was the best.

Also, Jeff van Dyck killed it on that.

 

[The Merchant]

Here's the alternate cover

 

[UncleRisto]

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Here's the alternate cover

TOR Edit?

Game's rigged for the Maple Leafs.

 

[S E P H]

Playing Dead Space on the PS5, the scariest game I've played because they did an amazing job at making the jump scares so unpredictable.

 

[UncleRisto]

Loving Dirt 5. Old school game.

Also, Super Mega Baseball is fun, but how is the full version always so expensive.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I played a lot of Dirt 5 when it released. Fun game.

Killing time before Starfield by going back and playing Red Dead Redemption again.

 

[Avs91]

I vaguely remember NHL 12-14 (not exactly sure) being fairly good

 

[UncleRisto]

I vaguely remember NHL 12-14 (not exactly sure) being fairly good

Yeah, that stretch was so good for GM mode. I ran through way too many seasons playing all the games (not simming). Never been anywhere near back to that. Although, I was also a teenager, so it's not like I was doing anything much.

 

[redacted]

Yeah, that stretch was so good for GM mode. I ran through way too many seasons playing all the games (not simming). Never been anywhere near back to that. Although, I was also a teenager, so it's not like I was doing anything much.

Sure...

 

[UncleRisto]

Sure...

Well, but you could only go about 25 or 30 times a day, so then you still have 19 hours to fill.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

After years of thinking about it, I caved and got an Elite Series 2 Controller.

 

[redacted]

After years of thinking about it, I caved and got an Elite Series 2 Controller.

Please tell me you got the extended warranty. You'll get a new controller roughly every year.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Please tell me you got the extended warranty. You'll get a new controller roughly every year.

I did, that was something I was made very aware of.

 

[redacted]

I did, that was something I was made very aware of.

Good! It is a fantastic controller (best I've ever used when it is working), you'll love it until it breaks and then you'll go through the warranty process... where you'll get another and fall in love all over again and wonder how you ever played with a regular controller.

 

[The Abusement Park]

After years of thinking about it, I caved and got an Elite Series 2 Controller.

So worth it. By far the best controller I’ve ever used.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Mooserton]

Damn this year in games is just *chef’s kiss* and Makar is on the cover. If only it was on PC so I could actually play.

Baldur’s Gate III is my GotY so far. I’m in act 3 (I took 3 days off of work lmao). I love everything about it from the vast dialogue options, combat, exploration, music, visuals and the game has a surprise around every corner. The only thing that could possibly dethrone it is Starfield which I’m looking forward to as well.

 

[S E P H]

I don't play games that remind me of the end of South Park's, World of Warcraft episode.


I don't know if this episode scarred me for the future when I first saw it, but I can't get into things like WoW, LoL, and Baldur Gate. I totally get it that they are essentially different types of games, but same sort of fantasy style that never really finishes. Destiny is the same sort of way and why I also dropped it, I call them lifestyle games.