Video Games

[hemmelight]

Cyberpunk went on sale a couple weeks ago so I finally got the PS5 version.

I recently started playing this (like last week) and already have 40 hours somehow?? I'm really loving it, glad I waited till now to play it. Also on PS5.

 

[Jynx]

@Devin @Jynx

Is path of exile 2 worth it if not playing with friends?

I would say yes.

 

[Jynx]

I just read a bunch of internet ding-dongs on Reddit trying to claim Ciri is 'uglified', masculine, and even trying to show she's trans or something in the new Witcher trailer, because she doesn't look like a creepy sex doll.

Maybe I'm just gay or something but if I met a woman who looked like that in RL I would let her sit on my face.

 

[the swede]

That game really stands alone for me, I’ve never played anything else like it. The story is remarkably original and had me hooked throughout, the graphics are outstanding and that soundtrack brings a whole different type of immersion to it.

When you come out of a BT incident, the rain clears and the sun comes out, then one of those somber Low Roar tunes starts playing, damn. Multiple emotions being evoked as a result of the graphics and soundtrack alone, never mind the story. The isolation/desolation, the keep on keeping on.

It certainly gets more fun as time goes on. When you start building the zip lines and getting around the map quicker there’s some freedom in that, just be cautious not to over utilize them or you start missing out on those walking scenes with the great music.

Also, don’t afraid of the MULEs, each take 2-3 punches and they’re down for the count while never really ganging up on you too much to handle them. If you get quick with snagging a case and throwing it at another MULE you can blast through a horde of them pretty quickly and pick up a ton of supplies in the process.

I’ve played it 3 or 4 times now and each time I recognize stuff I missed on previous plays. Can’t wait for the sequel!!

Agree with everything, well… can’t really agree on things I haven’t seen/played yet as im still in the introduction levels (orders). But yeah, the cinematic style/music and storytelling got me emotionally hooked from the start. I think this game was written for people like me that are quiet, sensitive, introvert, pretentious, philosophical etc etc.
Every detail in this game, style and play, just fits with how I am as a person.

Oh and the “online” part of the game is seriously awesome, as well as the Mule npc stuff. It’s like the writers (or kojima himself) intentionally wants to highlight all the good and the bad in social media and the impact it has on our lives and the game portrays and uses these aspect in a genius way. I am recognizing myself in Sam in that sometimes (most of the time actually) I want to be alone and isolated, disconnected from everything that social media is. And sometimes I just want to receive a “like” from someone I can’t see and don’t know, and it means the world.

 

[Mongillo19]

Maybe I'm just g*y or something but if I met a woman who looked like that in RL I would let her sit on my face.

Despite all that you still sexually objectified her

Only partially kidding. But yeah that's the Internet these days. It's best to watch things you are excited about with comments off

 

[the swede]

Cyberpunk went on sale a couple weeks ago so I finally got the PS5 version. Definitely an improvement from the PS4 version but found it funny there’s still some basic bugs in the game they haven’t resolved yet.

I’ll be playing it again in a short amount of time as I realized how different the gameplay is depending on which background you pick for your character. I was Street kid the first time, Corpo last week and next will be Nomad. This was my first time with the DLC, which made it a bit more fun than an average playthrough as it was integrated into the game rather than a post-game DLC.

Banger game, i have corpo to do. I did nomad and embraced it. But PL felt slightly disconnected from the Nomad role playing style. I strongly suspect going all in on RP as corpo together with PL at the appropriate time in the story is a great combination.

 

[Jynx]

Despite all that you still sexually objectified her

Only partially kidding. But yeah that's the Internet these days. It's best to watch things you are excited about with comments off

I guess I did. Lol.

I was just trying to point out I'd rather a real woman than a cartoon.

 

[Jynx]

Also - Why does this site censor 'gay'? There's nothing wrong with being gay.

 

[DrewJD82]

Also - Why does this site censor 'g*y'? There's nothing wrong with being g*y.

‘Tis true. Might have been part of the curse/ban word preset pack that was available when making the forum. @The Colonel or @David Lo Pan can fix it.

 

[The Colonel]

‘Tis true. Might have been part of the curse/ban word preset pack that was available when making the forum. @The Colonel or @David Lo Pan can fix it.

You are correct. Fixed.

 

[DrewJD82]

Banger game, i have corpo to do. I did nomad and embraced it. But PL felt slightly disconnected from the Nomad role playing style. I strongly suspect going all in on RP as corpo together with PL at the appropriate time in the story is a great combination.

I was actually quite confused at first; I forgot there was a DLC at all, so I initially thought just playing as a Corpo changed the storyline that much when I was playing parts I never played previously.

I know next time I won’t try to spread out the build so evenly. I’m not much of an RPG guy so a lot of the specific build stuff eludes me, I tend to try to balance everything out. Next time I’ll go much harder on the cyberware side of things. My favorite part of the game is figuring out how to take down as many people without firing a bullet.

 

[DrewJD82]

You are correct. Fixed.

Thank you, schnookums!

 

[Jynx]

You are correct. Fixed.

Wow! Thanks.

 

[the swede]

I was actually quite confused at first; I forgot there was a DLC at all, so I initially thought just playing as a Corpo changed the storyline that much when I was playing parts I never played previously.

I know next time I won’t try to spread out the build so evenly. I’m not much of an RPG guy so a lot of the specific build stuff eludes me, I tend to try to balance everything out. Next time I’ll go much harder on the cyberware side of things. My favorite part of the game is figuring out how to take down as many people without firing a bullet.

i don’t think it matters much wich character background you pair with any kind of playstyle. That’s personal RP kind of stuff. For example I did Nomad and went all in on a Netrunner build, very little guns if any wich contradicts the games whole atmosphere. RP wise I think Corpo fits a Netrunner build better.

I think specialist builds need to be very focused to reach the real fun stuff in the build. My next play will be Corpo with a focused slowmotion build using mono wire and blades.

So far I’ve done the Nomad and went 100% on it’s unique characters and ending options (I also did “cheat” and saved before a certain point so I could do a different ending for my lady Nomad and Johnny.

Next is Corpo. Then I think I’ll do a Tech/streetkid build going nuts on the power/tech weaponry.

This game need to played several times

 

[laxu]

I just read a bunch of internet ding-dongs on Reddit trying to claim Ciri is 'uglified', masculine, and even trying to show she's trans or something in the new Witcher trailer, because she doesn't look like a creepy sex doll.

Maybe I'm just gay or something but if I met a woman who looked like that in RL I would let her sit on my face.

I swear people on the internet think every female video game character should look like the ones from Stellar Blade.

 

[the swede]

I swear people on the internet think every female video game character should look like the ones from Stellar Blade.

Honestly I really wanted to play that game because of the style and gameplay but I just can’t because of the overall exaggeration and abuse of female “sexuality”. I guess im old… but it’s just to much in that game.

But the game industry is so screwed when it comes to all of this. It’s either really old fucking perv devs or young brainwashed devs with broken minds… but yeah… money talks.

This is where “indie” games starts to shine imo. Most AAA big dollar games is screwed up honestly regarding gender/sexaulity politics.

A recent game I tried, I had to stop playing it because they (Bethesda/Starfield) tried so hard to be the good dev with all the options one could possibly think of, but failed because of ridiculous forced choices.

 

[Jynx]

Honestly I really wanted to play that game because of the style and gameplay but I just can’t because of the overall exaggeration and abuse of female “sexuality”. I guess im old… but it’s just to much in that game.

I played the demo. I thought it was mid as hell. Put it in my wait for free on PS Plus list.

 

[the swede]

I played the demo. I thought it was mid as hell. Put it in my wait for free on PS Plus list.

Well. Many games these days tend to be “empty” but with a lot of looks. Boring as hell when you get excited and then… pfft… meh… delete game.

And why is this trend so tied to big budget games?!?

I think Kojima’s move with his company was good to show big industry leaders that people deserve quality.

 

[Jynx]

I swear people on the internet think every female video game character should look like the ones from Stellar Blade.

Literally. I saw a meme this morning with the Stellar Blade woman on one side and the woman from Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet on the other saying Women in Eastern games vs Women in Western games like it had a point.



This trailer got so much misogynistic hate Sony disabled comments on the official trailer. There are already a ton of videos on YouTube raging on it. I got to do another bout of pressing Don't Recommend Channel today.

We don't even know enough about this game to make any type of judgement on it.

A segment of gamers are becoming a cancer on society.

 

[laxu]

i don’t think it matters much wich character background you pair with any kind of playstyle. That’s personal RP kind of stuff. For example I did Nomad and went all in on a Netrunner build, very little guns if any wich contradicts the games whole atmosphere. RP wise I think Corpo fits a Netrunner build better.

I think specialist builds need to be very focused to reach the real fun stuff in the build. My next play will be Corpo with a focused slowmotion build using mono wire and blades.

So far I’ve done the Nomad and went 100% on it’s unique characters and ending options (I also did “cheat” and saved before a certain point so I could do a different ending for my lady Nomad and Johnny.

Next is Corpo. Then I think I’ll do a Tech/streetkid build going nuts on the power/tech weaponry.

This game need to played several times

The different careers seem to basically determine your starting point and some dialog options throughout the game. Real shame because it would be cool if they made more of a difference.

I went with a Corpo Netrunner build for my first (and so far only) playthrough and had a lot of fun trying to avoid combat as much as I could. For combat functionalities I put it in stuff that makes me really fast for movement so I can cut through enemies with blades and mono wire.

The game is still quite janky, and often feels like it could be so much more if they had several more years to pour into it. But if you treat it less as an immersive sim and more as an action game it's a lot of fun.

I hate the soundtrack through, most of the radio stations suck.