Phaseknox

9 hours ago, stepee said:

damn I played through the heist mission through the title screen displaying, up until you get to the open world again last night and everything about it was amazing.

Yeah, that mission is great and there’s more to come. Such a good game throughout.

39 minutes ago, stepee said:

dude don’t worry you are going to love this shit

You’re right, just four more months to go.

On 11/19/2020 at 2:35 PM, gamer.tv said:

For those that doubt the third person James Bond, go buy Everything or Nothing for less than the cost of an apple and enjoy a quality EA game.

Yeah, that game is great. Bloodstone is a really good third person James Bond game as well.

On 11/19/2020 at 5:18 PM, Xbob42 said:

I haven't given a single shit about a James Bond game (as I don't care about James Bond as a franchise) since the N64 title, which I adored.

There’s actually been some pretty good James Bond games over the years. I’m not the biggest James Bond fan in general, but I find a lot of the games to be fun.
 

On 11/23/2020 at 6:32 PM, BlueAngel said:

Operation Surma was a decent game honestly.

I agree, I really like that game.

22 hours ago, heydude93 said:

When reflecting on what i played in the past year or two, TLOU2 will probably be what I think of most.

The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima are the most memorable games that I played last year.

17 hours ago, Xbob42 said:

Ys VIII has the best "start of an adventure" music ever. 

 

 

All of the music in the game is fantastic, and the game itself is a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to Ys IX: Monstrum Nox.

I’ve been waiting for this as long as Cyberpunk 2077 it seems, I’m glad that it finally has a release date. It looks really fun, I hope that it delivers.

4 hours ago, Xbob42 said:

Ehhh, I wouldn't really classic this series like that, it's more like a way-too-fucking-long series of novels in JRPG form. There's your typical amount of skimpy anime girls here and there but by and large it's basically political drama and war.

I’ve heard good things about The Legend of Heroes series, and I plan on getting Trails of Cold Steel 1-4 when they’re on sale.

By the way, you might want to check out Tokyo Xanadu eX+ and Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana if you haven’t already as they’re a couple of good JRPGs made by the same developer (Nihon Falcom).

It looks a lot like Dragon’s Dogma which is one of my favorite open world action RPGs, but it’s a shame that you can’t create your character which I like to do in these types of games.

6 hours ago, number305 said:

And it is a Games with Gold free game for February.  So most people will be able to play it on xbox in a few more days.

Nice.

5 hours ago, Bloodporne said:

Are you playing Emperor's Tomb on Steam or? Curious to see what the best way to play is now.

I own a physical copy of the Xbox version, and play it via backwards compatibility on Xbox 360.
 

5 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

He's definitely not playing it on Steam.

Nope, I’m not part of the PC Master Race. I’m a console peasant that plays games on Xbox 360 and PS4.

2 hours ago, best3444 said:

Yup. I've played all the greats from last gen, too. Last gen being ps4 etc.

I know that you really like it, I was just being snarky. 

7 hours ago, BlueAngel said:

I'd have to agree with him, best game.

Of course it’s a matter of opinion, it just failed to really click with me and I’m a big fan of the first game and open world games in general. It’s definitely a quality game and I enjoyed it for the most part primarily for its story and characters, however it’s far from being the best game of the generation for me personally. But different strokes for different folks. 

This is the best Indiana Jones game IMO:

I still often go back and play it since it’s one of my favorite action adventure platformers in general. If you haven’t played it and you’re a fan of Indiana Jones and action adventure games then I would suggest doing so as it still holds up rather well today.

14 hours ago, Ominous said:

Nothing has really changed due to covid. I think I played rdr 2 a bit, but the lock downs haven't really altered what I would normally do.

Yeah, due to illness I was already living like a hermit/shut-in before the pandemic so nothing has really changed for me.

14 hours ago, best3444 said:

Red Dead Redemption 2. I played the best game this generation when the pandemic was at it's height with no vaccine in sight.

Did you just call Red Dead Redemption II the best game this generation? 

4 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Yup, looks like a typical Phaseknox post!

What’s a typical Phaseknox post, not sharing the popular opinion on things? Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don’t. All I know is that I really like Hitman Absolution, it’s one of my favorite action stealth games. It’s more of an action adventure than an assassin simulator like the previous Hitman games, and I get why longtime fans of the series don’t like its change in direction. I just happen to be a bigger fan of that design structure in games. With that said, the newest games in the series look good and I plan on checking them out when all three are released together as a package deal.

39 minutes ago, Chris- said:

So is it worth even trying to play it on PS5, or is it just too damn buggy still?

I played and finished it on my PS4 Slim, and while the numerous bugs, glitches and performance issues were definitely annoying I still really enjoyed it. But YMMV as I have a high tolerance for Eurojank games. 

8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Good news for you since this was considered  return to form after Absolution, and you'll never know what that's like because you never played it.

Absolution is my favorite Hitman game. I know that a lot of fans of the series don’t like its more story driven linear level based design, but that’s why I like it.  The previous open-ended mini-sandbox Hitman games failed to really engage me for some reason which is why I’ve stayed away from the latest games since they go back to that formula, but I’ll check them out when they release the trilogy for cheap.

I finished Cyberpunk 2077 and started playing Undertale which is a charming, comedic, comical and cute 2D 8-bit pixel art style RPG where you play as a kid who fell into a monster underworld and you’re trying to get back home. It has a lot of humorous character interaction, a unique turn-based battle system and simple puzzles to solve along the way.

I finished It. It took me roughly 70 hours to do most of the side stuff, and complete the main story. The majority of my time playing was spent doing side stuff as the main story isn’t very long.

While it wasn’t as good as I was expecting it to be, I still enjoyed my time with it and will play it again in the future when more of its technical issues are resolved and there’s DLC.

I finished Cyberpunk 2077. It took me roughly 70 hours to do most of the side stuff, and complete the main story. The majority of my time playing was spent doing side stuff as the main story isn’t very long.

It had a lot of bugs, glitches and jank more so than probably any game that I’ve played before. It also wasn’t quite the game that I was expecting it to be, and it failed to meet my expectations. But despite all of that, I still really enjoyed it. I liked its story, characters, world, gameplay and music.

32 minutes ago, Nokt said:

Omori is the best game that none of you seem to be playing.

I would be playing it if it was available for the PS4.

3 hours ago, Moa said:

People who choose male characters deserve what they get. 

Exactly. 
 

3 hours ago, Bacon said:

I dun get it. I think male V is pretty good. Especially during the emotional parts. 

Well to be fair I only played a very small bit of the game as male V just to check out his VA which I felt was ok if not a bit generic, female V’s VA appealed to me more and is part of why I decided to play as her although I had already planned to as I usually prefer playing as female characters in games. I plan on playing as male V on my next play through to see how the experience is with him.
 

2 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

I thought he was great. His solo calls to an already dead Jackie on the phone were very well done, as were his final quests with Judy and Panam. He sounds like a generic tough guy to a degree because . . . he is. He's a hardcore merc, so he's gonna sound like one, which will sound cliche.

 

But he definitely brings a casual emotionality when its called for, but never over does it. V isn't gonna hug teddy bears. I actually enjoyed male V. I think it's easy to praise the female character when you're a man, just speaking anecdotally, but a lot of female gamers I know who play these games enjoy playing as the male characters, finding them more vulnerable, etc. than the "typical" badass female (whereas men think the inverse).

Female V is a hardcore merc as well, but doesn’t overdo the tough chick attitude to come across like a generic badass female character in the process. She sounds natural and real with uncertainty and vulnerability at times which I appreciate. Perhaps it’s the same for male V as well, but his tough guy attitude seemed a bit more forced to me based on what I heard of it. I’ll be able to compare the two better after I finish the game as female V, and play it again as male V. Who knows, I might end up liking him. We’ll see.

9 hours ago, atom631 said:

I didn’t find the gameplay particularly amazing in cyberpunk. I would say it was adequate. I was hoping for more unique guns that did interesting things. At the end of the day, the guns came down to whatever you preferred to play with and stacking as much crit chance and crit damage on them. The quick hacking was cool but every encounter ultimately resorted to a gunfight.

I don’t think that the gameplay is amazing, but it does have fairly solid shooting mechanics and decent hacking/stealth elements. I was also hoping for more unique gun types, but there’s still some pretty good ones on offer. A lot of them feel weighty, and pack a punch. It might not be the best FPS combat out there, but it’s still fun and satisfying IMO.
 

9 hours ago, atom631 said:

i didn’t really have a huge problem with the gameplay in RDR2. It was a bit clunky but it never hindered the enjoyment of the game for me.

I didn’t really have a huge problem with it either, but I found it to be more serviceable than good. Everything worked decently enough, but that was about the extent of it. I still had some fun shooting and horseback riding in it, but the gameplay wasn’t the main draw of the game for me.

8 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

I think a lot of people went into RDR2 expecting something else and when they got a Wild West walking gang simulator (emphasis on simulator) a lot of people were turned off. People shouldn't hate the game for what it isn't, but rather criticize it for what it is

I think that a lot of people (myself included) were expecting it to be more like the first game, but it was more of an outlaw gang sim than an ongoing action adventure like the original which made it a slow burn. I definitely didn’t hate it, I quite enjoyed it in fact, but it was disappointing compared to the first game in terms of overall appeal and pacing IMO. I just didn’t find its gameplay to be all that engaging, I played it more for its story and characters.

8 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

The gameplay issues with RDR 2 are DRAMATICALLY overstated on this board but the great gameplay in Cyberpunk is as well though. Cyberpunk's gunplay and gameplay is pretty good and the guns, swords and melee combat all feel really good. The problem is the braindead A.I. never really presents a challenge in the game (beat the game on the next to hardest difficulty and never had too much trouble outside of glitches) Stealth is so broken in this game that it's almost pointless to even do a stealth build unless you want to challenge yourself and the boss encounters REGULARLY glitched on me.

I agree. While I don’t love the gameplay in RDR2, I also don’t think that it’s as bad as some people make it out to be. And while I like the gameplay in CP2077 more, I don’t think that it’s amazing or stands out. It’s just solid and fun IMO, but the stealth could be better like you said.

8 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

the story in this game was mediocre at best. I didn't give a flying FUCK about anything happening in the game that didn't involve Johnny. Male V is the BLANDEST videogame protagonist I've played in a long time. He might has well have been a silent protagonist for all the personality he has. Hopefully I'll enjoy a second playhtrough as female V better.

I personally think that the story is pretty good, it might not be extremely engaging but it’s entertaining. I like most of the characters too, they all have distinct personalities. Perhaps it didn’t appeal to you as much because you played as male V. Female V is great, and I almost know for a fact that I wouldn’t be enjoying the game nearly as much if I was playing as male V. And I think that maybe some others who don’t seem to be enjoying it as much might not be because they’re playing as male V as well. It’s hard to like a game if you don’t like the character that you’re playing as.

13 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

That video points out things that Red Dead Redemption II does better than Cyberpunk 2077 showcasing that it’s a more detailed and realistic game overall, but RDR2 relies on those aspects more to help carry it since its actual gameplay isn’t very good. While it’s disappointing that CP2077 falls short in many of those same areas, it’s the more entertaining game to actually play IMO.

But they’re two fairly different games despite both taking place in open worlds. RDR2 is essentially a third person outlaw gang sim while CP2077 is essentially an action FPS. The faults that CP2077 has that they point out in that video could be (and have been) pointed out without comparing it to RDR2.

We all know the areas where CP2077 falls short, and we’re all disappointed by them. But it still delivers where it matters most for a video game which is gameplay and fun factor which I can’t really say the same for RDR2.

4 hours ago, Bacon said:

It is hard to to know what the game should be scored. A 6 or a 7 seems fair, but the game can be better than that at times. You can ignore this and ignore that, but I think the game just isn't amazing. I was never hyped for the game so I am not really let down, but did want something that was better. I don't even know in what ways. I feel like there are a bunch of cool things in the game, but I am left wanting more.

I feel that a score lower than a 7 is a bit unfair, while the game might not be amazing it’s still really good despite its technical issues. I personally was hyped for it, and while it didn’t live up to the hype for me it still delivered in a lot of ways. The story, characters, world, gameplay, mission variety, music, etc. are all topnotch IMO. It’s more of an action game than an RPG which is a bit disappointing, but it’s never dull. I’m always having a good time while playing. Of course I would have liked a deeper, more engrossing and involved experience than what it actually delivers, but there’s also no denying that what it does offer is entertaining.
 

2 hours ago, Moa said:

CDPR definitely seemed to have read too much into their previous praise with the side content. A lot of stuff that should be mandatory story content was put into side missions in a way that felt like they were trying to force the high quality side content thing.

I agree, some of the side content especially the character specific stuff seems like it should be mandatory main story content. It shouldn’t be optional, it’s too important to the main story arc. There’s not enough main story content in the game, it feels much too brief and rushed.

On 1/6/2021 at 12:20 PM, Moa said:

 

Not my general taste in music but this song kills.

Pretty cool, reminds me of the band Krewella which I like.

I’ve been playing Cyberpunk 2077 since it came out, and I’m 60 hours into it now. I’m on the final act of the story, but I still have a lot of side stuff to do. As much as I’ve been enjoying it, I kind of want to wrap it up soon so that I can move onto something else.