Posts by Smokey

    I will say: I do think there's a lot of value in making a game that requires you to develop a set of tools, then making as many games as you can using those tools before the tools start to look dated. Some great games have been sequels developed in that way: fallout 2, New Vegas, Majora's Mask, etc.

    Though I'm not sure that even really applies anymore for games like Call of Duty. Video game technology has basically stopped advancing.

    I agree. They claim the next game will be on a brand new engine, but they said the same crap about Modern Warfare 2019. Feels like every time it's Infinity Ward's turn to put out a game they 'reinvent' the engine the game is built on and then force the other 3 studios to use that same engine, instead of their own preprietary ones that they know like the back of their hand.....


    and that, in lies the problem now with a yearly release........ Each developer used to have their own engine and it made the games from that srtudio feel uniquely theirs......example:


    Back in the day you could tell by the look & feel of a CoD game which subseries it was, whether it was Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare series or Treyarch's Black Ops series, you could tell which was which by how they looked & played.


    Now, with every game under the same engine (created by Infinity Ward) All CoD games despite which subseries they come from or which developer develops the game, feels the same.......


    the CoD series as a whole needs a hard reset and Infinity Ward as a developer of said series needs to be let go/fired.

    Do you have any issues with your Switch 2? For me, I have an issue with it over wifi. The e-shop doesn't load 90% of the time and instead gives me an error. This is fixed if I hardwire my connection via the dock.


    I think it has something to do with my wifi band or something but honestly I'm not gonna mess about in my router settings to fix something I only use maybe 25% of the time.

    I have to get myself an ethernet port splitter so I can keep my switch 2 hardwired and also hardwire my other consoles like my PS5 and Xbox Series X.

    Hard agree. I think it will give more of a chance to really juice the game and build more anticipation for the next one.

    It kind of reminds me on how at one point we started getting assassins creed game one after the other and some people got burnout.

    Exactly. Their counterargument though is "There's 3 different development teams making different sub series though." Yeah, but they all use the same engine now so they all more or less feel the same.


    I really think 1 game every 2 years would do wonders for the series, I mean they already milk the hell out of the whales with microtransactions constantly, so it's not like they wouldn't be making bank for an entire year. Plus now with game pass, they've already lost a chunk of folks who would've pre-ordered each year so I don't see the point in the yearly release anymore, TBH.

    Solid choices for favorite series btw.

    What makes that worth doing for you? Is the merch/pre-order bonus enticing? It's not usually difficult to get a day 1 copy of a game like that, is it?

    No it's not, but I don't drive, so I often pre-order mostly to make sure it arrives on my doorstep for release day. :) If there's a deluxe edition or any extras, that's just a bonus. For example, with Resident Evil 9, I'll probably order the deluxe edition and have it for release day. :)


    My next pre-orders will be in a few weeks for Yakuza 0 director's cut & Yakuza Kiwami 1&2 on PS5. :)

    Well this time around there is a campaign and they've stated all DLC will be free for everyone right off the bat. There is no season pass. I'm really enjoying it to be honest. They fixed everything that was wrong with the first game and improved upon everything else.

    I'm happy my 8Bit GBA is still going strong. Definitely worth the purchase. I'm tempted to sign up for Retro Game Treasure which is a monthly subscription that send you random retro games and I can get aslew of GBA games from them Im really considering it to build up my collection.

    Anyone play it? What are your thoughts on Respawn's 2nd FPS and sequel to their critically acclaimed Titanfall from 2014?

    I'm loving Titanfall 2 if I'm honest. It's a highly addictive game and the changes they made to it are awesome! I'm also enjoying the newly included campaign's story. :D