Anyone here play video games?
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@JoshC said in Anyone here play video games?:
they hit 50 million this year (16million more than last year), which is a continuing growth
Quite right, I was a little behind in my stats.
My guess it was the CoD effect, and that PC Game Pass is still a screamingly good deal for the right kind of player - they raised the prices for console subscribers last year but left PC Game Pass alone.
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My issue with Game Pass is that I think (for me) it would encourage trying too many games and not finishing them. I feel like when you purchase something, you're committing to it. I know, it's stupid logic. I know 'back in the golden years' we could rent video games from the local video game shop. Actually, I'm so old I remember 'copying' games from one cassette to another (C64 and Spectrum) lol. Kids of today will never understand.
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@DeeDee85 oh definitely I remember in my little town where grew up going to the little independent VHS,DVD and game rental shop, used to pop in their just to have a look some days haha, I think the last game I rented off them was Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi for the PS1, which was a Star Wars Tekken style game, was killer from what I remember on the PS1 haha.
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Used to love going to our local VHS shop on a Friday evening, was conveniently next door to a Chinese takeaway so it'd often be a great combo!
Sadly I no longer own any game consoles as mainly do PC gaming now but came across something called Clone Hero which has reinvigorated my love for Guitar Hero (used to own nearly every version once upon a time!). Works on PC with Wii controllers and can load in your own tracks.
Got these coming from eBay hopefully in time for this weekend...
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@JoshC have to say I do miss the days where watching movies was a little bit more of an event. Trip to the video store, buy some treats for the night and get settled down on the sofa.
I can’t see my kids getting all nostalgic when they are older about having access to absolutely every film ever made in a matter of seconds
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@DeeDee85
- does that ever bring back memories!! I don’t know if my dad would do it on purpose or not, but some of his movie selections were semi-what questionable for a teenager where the occasional glimpse of skin and nudity caused the imagination to go wild.My mom was never impressed and couldn’t fast forward or stop the tape fast enough…
It would be tame compared to what most kids have access to on a daily basis in today’s world.
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@DeeDee85 oh absolutely, I remember going to my Nan and Grandads every Friday as a kid and we would either go to the shop and get a VHS or DVD and get some sweets, my grandad got me my first Star Wars VHS (A new hope special edition) which then created the love for Star Wars and being a nerd haha.
But I completely agree there is a excitement of that which has gone, even for gaming, I remember going to Game or Asda to get the midnight launch of say COD or GTA, Halo or something, then going back to a mates staying over but playing the campaign or multiplayer together.
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@JoshC Agreed… I have fond memories of multiplayer gaming too before the shift to online. Four player split screen on Goldeneye for the N64 at 2am, crammed into a tiny bedroom and trying to be quiet cos parents are asleep in the bedroom next door… no one’s allowed to be Odd Job cos he was too small and harder to shoot
lost many many hours to Worms too. Sad really that 99% of our kids multiplayer gaming will be through a headset. -
@DeeDee85 ahh mate, having 6 of you in your friends mums living room having a lan party doing 2 v 2 games or all v all, winner stays on etc such fun memories apart from having to carry your playstation or xbox in your backpack haha.
It is a shame, but it was a god send during the pandemic for me, as I lived in a small studio in London on my own, that was the way I could really stay connected to people and still do now with friends in Scotland, so it is a blessing and curse.
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...does anyone here play Pokemon Go still? Holla at ya boy and add me fam! Trainer Code: 4587 0087 0896
Also, has anyone played the Bethesda Indy game? Would love to hear thoughts of the forum members.. Cheers!
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Holy shit, Death Stranding 2 is a fucking mind trip X1000. I loved it.
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Death Stranding 2 was incredible, but after ya finish, I really don’t see any hook worth playing further.
I got over the controversy surrounding Ghost of Yotei, it’s just a game after all, and picked it up. Loved the first one so I couldn’t let it pass. The gameplay loop is addictive as hell, and the entire thing is absolutely gorgeous. Def more engaging than DS2. The world is so full and rich with things to do and explore. The storytelling seems better than the first game and I like most of the changes to the grind. It actually doesn’t feel like a grind at all. The cutscenes are a little static, but the play itself is really what it’s all about. PS5 has finally come up to speed with its games.
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@WhiskeySandwich good to hear Ghost of Yotei holds up, I enjoyed Tushima. I think that might have to be my next game.
These days not many new games catch my attention, I've been replaying old games one after another. I recently saw Red Dead Redemption 1 was ported and available on the PS store, so played that through again after 8 years or so. Which naturally led me to starting a new play through of RDR2, which is underway.
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RDR2 is excellent, but its pace is pretty slow. I really want to play it again but it felt like a bit of a battle to play the first time.
Cinematic aspirations for games is all well and good but when it’s 60 hours to finish it needs to be pretty spectacular to engage throughout. I think it slightly misses the sense of humour that can lift the drudgery.
