Computer games.

ijjysmith · February 20, 2019

Dylan said:
VINTAGE ANY ONLINE GAME!!!!

Look, EA are a terrible company, i get it, there is many things to slate them with, but complaining about EARLY access on an online game (pro-tip - they are going to release with the server capacity they expect long term, not the surge that always accompanies an online game release as it just doesn't make economic sense) is a bit silly......

My advice would be to wait a week or two and let them get their patches out (you can do all the beta testing in the world and still get plagued with issues on launch) and server fixes in place before you partake.

I don’t think people are moaning too much about the servers. More that the game is apparently buggy as hell.

Dylan · February 20, 2019

ijjysmith said:
I don’t think people are moaning too much about the servers. More that the game is apparently buggy as hell.

Yeah man, welcome to current day 1 of release. Let the public do the final QA checks. Standard fare these days, crap, but it is the way it is.

Best way to avoid is:

Don't buy these shoddy games
Don't try them out until it has had a little time to mature.

trueblue84 · February 20, 2019

Dylan said:
Yeah man, welcome to current day 1 of release. Let the public do the final QA checks. Standard fare these days, crap, but it is the way it is.

Best way to avoid is:

Don't buy these shoddy games
Don't try them out until it has had a little time to mature.

Or just avoid EA games. They have very little substance. Haven't enjoyed an EA game since fifa 98 or desert strike.

LostLegend · February 20, 2019

SuperTimCahill said:
So Darkest Dungeon 2 was just announced and I’m basically dying of sheer joy

I really want Wayne June to narrate my entire life. His voice is incredible :eek:

ijjysmith · February 20, 2019

trueblue84 said:
Or just avoid EA games. They have very little substance. Haven't enjoyed an EA game since fifa 98 or desert strike.

Nah there’s been many many good ones.

I weirdly enjoy The Journey on FIFA recently more than nearly anything else. Which is weird as it’s incredibly unrealistic but I just enjoy it.

longers · February 20, 2019

Metro Exodus is so good, only complaint is the AI can be a bit derpy at times. PC version is probably the best looking game i've seen to date.

ijjysmith · February 20, 2019

Just been playing Tetris Effect (I caved in @navidson ) for about an hour.

Its ace but I feel like my eyes have gone into the future and not come back yet.

navidson · February 20, 2019

ijjysmith said:
Just been playing Tetris Effect (I caved in @navidson ) for about an hour.

Its ace but I feel like my eyes have gone into the future and not come back yet.

Hehe - I've not taken the leap as yet - Was hoping to get it around the £20 mark but might have to cave as well

whiteshadow · February 20, 2019

Been playing Subnautica. I was a bit hesitant about buying it at first, not sure why, but it's a great game.

Zezti · February 21, 2019

A very long but very critical review of Anthem and modern-day BioWare.
The tl;dr is:

None of BioWare's historic success in merging great story and gameplay (like KOTOR, Mass Effect, etc)
Its a looter/shooter, and a very bad one compared to others such as Destiny/The Division/etc.
Devoid of variation and content
Buggy and crammed full of loading screens

Osamabindiesel · February 21, 2019

Zezti said:
A very long but very critical review of Anthem and modern-day BioWare.
The tl;dr is:

None of BioWare's historic success in merging great story and gameplay (like KOTOR, Mass Effect, etc)

Its a looter/shooter, and a very bad one compared to others such as Destiny/The Division/etc.

Devoid of variation and content

Buggy and crammed full of loading screens

It looks like a shoddy Destiny clone to me. They wanted in on that cash grab so they attempted to copy another franchise and it will probably end up failing.

What bothers me more than anything is that it’s a freakin ‘battle royal’ title that will keep EA afloat this year.

Philw · February 21, 2019

whiteshadow said:
Been playing Subnautica. I was a bit hesitant about buying it at first, not sure why, but it's a great game.

Got it for free a while ago. Need to dive in

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), but haven't as yet...

Tubey · February 21, 2019

Zezti said:
A very long but very critical review of Anthem and modern-day BioWare.
The tl;dr is:

None of BioWare's historic success in merging great story and gameplay (like KOTOR, Mass Effect, etc)

Its a looter/shooter, and a very bad one compared to others such as Destiny/The Division/etc.

Devoid of variation and content

Buggy and crammed full of loading screens

To me, it's the game they never wanted to make and instead were mandated to make by EA.

I think after Andromeda and this, Bioware will be shut down inside the next two years and become EA's latest high profile victim.

Osamabindiesel · February 21, 2019

Tubey said:
To me, it's the game they never wanted to make and instead were mandated to make by EA.

I think after Andromeda and this, Bioware will be shut down inside the next two years and become EA's latest high profile victim.

I won’t be shedding any tears to be honest. Their team is fairly different from the minds behind KOTOR, Baldur’s gate, ME1 and DAO. These pseudo rpg clowns need to die