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

[MacKaRant]

Rolled credits on Indiana Jones and it’s right up there with some of my favorite games I’ve ever played.

Doesn't it just rip off Uncharted though?

 

[The Merchant]

Lots of good deals on the PlayStation store right now, so I finally pulled the trigger on Stellar Blade. I remember being impressed (but not blown away) by the demo, but the full game has been a blast so far. Great visuals, even better music and the combat gets to be really satisfying after you start to match the proper timing of combos, parries and dodges. There's also a pretty good variety in terms of playstyles and "builds" as far as pure action games go. Imagine Bayonetta with exploration and open-world elements and you've pretty much got Stellar Blade.

The platforming sections leave a lot to be desired, which seems to be the inevitable curse of many third-person action games for whatever reason, but it's not enough to deter me from exploring. The unapologetic amount of titties and ass don't hurt, either.

 

[sethro109]

Lots of good deals on the PlayStation store right now, so I finally pulled the trigger on Stellar Blade. I remember being impressed (but not blown away) by the demo, but the full game has been a blast so far. Great visuals, even better music and the combat gets to be really satisfying after you start to match the proper timing of combos, parries and dodges. There's also a pretty good variety in terms of playstyles and "builds" as far as pure action games go. Imagine Bayonetta with exploration and open-world elements and you've pretty much got Stellar Blade.

The platforming sections leave a lot to be desired, which seems to be the inevitable curse of many third-person action games for whatever reason, but it's not enough to deter me from exploring. The unapologetic amount of titties and ass don't hurt, either.

I also really appreciated the respawn points for boss fights and certain missions. Not having to trek all the way back from the last "bonfire" was a nice quality of life touch.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I was this many days old when I realized that Karen Carpenter was one of the first hard rock drummers....

 

[sethro109]

Well, they finally got announced. 2 grand is an insane price.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Yeah but if you really do get 4090 performance out of a $550 5070, that's a pretty big jump.

 

[sethro109]

Yeah but if you really do get 4090 performance out of a $550 5070, that's a pretty big jump.

That's only with DLSS 4.0 enabled. For a few reasons, that's not great, but will be good for certain games.