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I love immersive games. Believe it or not, the way I fell in love with GTA III was the same thing that kept me coming back to Elite & Frontier for hours, only betterer.
San Andreas was peak GTA for me. The fact that it was set 14 years in the past played no small part in that appeal either. IV, V and now VI are a little too contemporary in setting. Given that satire is quickly running out of material these days, I'm lukewarm. It looks amazing though, I know that MrsPJM will bloody love it.
The best thing in V is going to the nice house that Franklin ends up with, going onto the balcony and looking through the telescope at the city.
Either that, or sitting on Michael's sofa watching TV.
I love immersive games.
So do I. However GTA (and Red Dead) break that immersion by being very prescriptive. There aren't real choices, you just have to shoot things and after playing the Witcher 3, Red Dead 2 was annoying in how it it stopped you dealing with problems out of order and made exploring pointless.
Need to go beck to GTA 2 mechanics. Remember, respect is everything!
Red Dead 2 was annoying in how it it stopped you dealing with problems out of order and made exploring pointless.<br /><br />
Just done differently. RDR2 is absolutely massive with some many hidden rewards and secrets. It can change depending on your behaviour and stance. Witcher being a RPG is more complex though.
Is it just me or does Lucia's partner in crime look like Gee?
There aren’t real choices
No, but the immersion is not because of the story it's because of the open world. And you can just wander about taking it in.
I might wait now until 2025 them before I treat myself to a ps5. Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
Did the same with RDR2 this year.
I only ever think of this when I see “RDR2”
I might wait now until 2025 them before I treat myself to a ps5. Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
In Xbox World XBone was 2013, S was 2016 and Series was 2020, I'd expect a mid life refresh if not an announced replacement by the time this launches.
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
Hopefully by the they will have brought out the compact version.
It’s out already.
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
I doubt it. They don't release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling. And the current gen is really just getting going so that won't happen for a long time IMO.
AFAIK, it's never worked like that & although it's really only a two horse race now I seriously doubt Sony & MS have any kind of "gentlemens agreement" in place to maximise sales. What has [I]always[/I] happened is one company brings out a new console in order to blow their competitors out of the water in the run-up to Christmas and all the competitors go "oh shit" 😂They don’t release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling.
I won't be coming out all of 2025.
Very impressive bit of programming going on here. I read somewhere they're the most successful entertainment release ever?
I assume it takes years to develop too.
I've defo seen some of those geezers in Florida
Yeah unfortunate timing as there’ll be next gen consoles just around the corner when this is released!
I'm pretty sure Rockstar would be in the know on this already.
Sony/Microsoft are surely going to announce souped-up versions of their consoles to coincide with the release, to entice those of us without a suitable console to spend more and those who already have one to upgrade with the promise of better performance/graphics.
doubt it. They don’t release consoles when they are ready, they release them when the old ones stop selling. And the current gen is really just getting going so that won’t happen for a long time IMO.
Look at the timeline, current gen will already have a refresh and the replacements will be due.
I’m pretty sure Rockstar would be in the know on this already.
Aye and look how they handled it last time.
AFAIK, it’s never worked like that & although it’s really only a two horse race now I seriously doubt Sony & MS have any kind of “gentlemens agreement” in place to maximise sales.
Based on profitability and overall sales it’s a one horse race ridden by Mario. MS are very much struggling for hardware sales this go round. Gamepass is great but a serious lack of decent first party games isn’t doing them any favours.
Played them from the very start and I liked 5 the most. Loved flying the helicopter. I never got into online with them or Red dead 2 (which I got bored of before finishing) but have since got into gaming with friends online when GOT came out and the gang needs a new game to get us all together online again so this is exciting and will definitely inspire an upgrade to ps5.
Nintendo not only aren’t in the same race anymore, they’re not even on the same animal. They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens 😂
Nintendo not only aren’t in the same race anymore, they’re not even on the same animal. They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens 😂
I was gonna say, Valve is Nintendos new arch nemesis, better hardware at a similar price with no ongoing subscription fees. I can probably count in one hand how many times I've played my Switch through the TV, Nintendo do what they do well but it hasn't been top tier home consoles for a long time.
It’s still the most profitable and best selling though. I’m tempted by a Steam Deck or Rog Ally to replace the Switch and Series S combo. Just out of my price range unfortunately.
Have you seen the new OLED Steam Deck? Very tempted!
I take your point though, with MS and Sony the hardware is just a vehicle.
BiL has just got the OLED. It’s got a better picture than my TV! Great piece of kit and I’m not jealous at all
Apparently you can play Elite Dangerous reasonably well on a Steam Deck.
Played since first top down iteration. 5 was an amazing technical achievement - the golf/tennis sub games alone are quality - so much random stuff to do. I think I won a triathlon? Spent lots of time riding a mountain bike down from the top of the mountain rather than gangstering
... more generally someone should open a gaming mega thread on here...
They’re on mutant llamas competing with space aliens
I didnt know nintendo had employed jeff minter....