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[Brian861]

RE4 is an all time great that I'll make my grandchildren play some day. A perfect modern horror-shooter game. I think I own that game for like 4 different systems - Gamecube, PS2, PS3, PS4.

Do you game on PS or XB? If the former add on me on PSN, heisenfern.

Will do! I'm on PS.

I keep forgetting to add you. I'll try to remember today.

[Aremag]

Just downloaded and am about to start playing Stranded Deep. Let's see if it was $20 well spent.

[Brian861]

Just downloaded and am about to start playing Stranded Deep. Let's see if it was $20 well spent.

I have it and maybe played an hour of it. Curious to hear what you think of it.

[Mattrick]

I always enjoyed Telltale's game - walking dead, guardians of the galaxy, game of thrones, the wolf among us - but they were so god damn buggy that it would take me out of the game several times.

I've noticed some freezing bugs in Seasons 3 and 4 that come and go. Seasons 1 and 2 were flawless for me. They're a bit annoying at certain times, but the story is so good it hasn't hurt the experience too much. I'm playing the final episode tomorrow. Season 4 has just been... just been great.

[mae]

I placed The Walking Dead as the #3 game of the 2010s: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...=1#post1177915 It's such an artful and emotional experience. I played each season as it came out but I'm hoping for a deep sale to get the full series package in one thing. I know the graphics for the earlier seasons have been upgraded but it always looked great to me. And Clementine is one of the best video game characters of all time. I really hope to see more of her, maybe in one of the thirteen Walking Dead shows AMC is making.

[Mattrick]

I placed The Walking Dead as the #3 game of the 2010s: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...=1#post1177915 It's such an artful and emotional experience. I played each season as it came out but I'm hoping for a deep sale to get the full series package in one thing. I know the graphics for the earlier seasons have been upgraded but it always looked great to me. And Clementine is one of the best video game characters of all time. I really hope to see more of her, maybe in one of the thirteen Walking Dead shows AMC is making.

I picked up the definitive edition on sale for like 35 bucks Canadian. The graphic upgrade on the first season is most noticeable, but it's the graphic black art style option that really makes it pop.

[Aremag]

Just downloaded and am about to start playing Stranded Deep. Let's see if it was $20 well spent.

I have it and maybe played an hour of it. Curious to hear what you think of it.

I've survived 3 days so far on coconut water and crabs. It's a nice change of pace from Doom Eternal and a bit weird to be back in a game, that besides the tutorial, gives you no real direction but to survive.

[fernandito]

Me and my buddies are still going strong in Borderlands 3. For me Gearbox is doing dlc and post-game content in a way that every company should - provide free incentives (weapons, new maps, skins etc.,) and supplement with great DLCs as they've been doing. We've all logged on more than 300 hours of game time and we don't see ourselves slowing down anytime soon.

[mae]

The new Assassin's Creed is being revealed:

[fernandito]

I used to love Assassin's Creed back in the day but after the modern-day story line went to shit I stopped caring.

[mae]

I still love it. Origins barely has any modern-day but the game was amazing and mind-blowing. Especially

with regard to the

Isu.

[Mattrick]

I've got Origins. I hope I'm not missing much by having not played the like 3 games between it and Black Flag.

[fernandito]

Nah not at all, those 3 were trash and are pretty much considered the worst of the AC franchise.

[mae]

I've got Origins. I hope I'm not missing much by having not played the like 3 games between it and Black Flag.

I don't think so. Obviously, it an ongoing story very broadly, and Black Flag, Unity, and Rogue all tie into each other, to one degree or another, and Syndicate is fairly standalone, but there's also the development of real-world gameplay elements that progress from one title to the next. Though with Origins they made a huge leap in gameplay, so that's really moot. I'm a super huge fan of the franchise, so all these little things interest and intrigue me to no end.

[mae]

Nah not at all, those 3 were trash and are pretty much considered the worst of the AC franchise.

Not at all, depends on who you talk to. A lot of negativity around Unity, for instance, was due to release-day bugs. Now, nobody likes bugs, but I am vehemently against bugs being used as a determining factor, because to me games are foremost a narrative medium and an immersive world. That they're interactive and use a 3D engine which can have some issues sometimes, to me, is irrelevant. And Unity has a great story, it looks beautiful, and you have the whole of Paris to explore. What's not to like?

[mae]

And they have revealed the title, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, confirming the Viking setting. Trailer drops tomorrow:

[fernandito]

Nah not at all, those 3 were trash and are pretty much considered the worst of the AC franchise.

Not at all, depends on who you talk to. A lot of negativity around Unity, for instance, was due to release-day bugs. Now, nobody likes bugs, but I am vehemently against bugs being used as a determining factor, because to me games are foremost a narrative medium and an immersive world. That they're interactive and use a 3D engine which can have some issues sometimes, to me, is irrelevant. And Unity has a great story, it looks beautiful, and you have the whole of Paris to explore. What's not to like?

I played Unity, everything about it is forgettable.

[mae]

The trailer is stunning. Stunning.

[fernandito]

On that, we can both agree. I really wish I still cared about this franchise, this looks like something I would have loved to play.

[mae]

More details:

[mae]

On that, we can both agree. I really wish I still cared about this franchise, this looks like something I would have loved to play.

So play it

[Brian861]

On that, we can both agree. I really wish I still cared about this franchise, this looks like something I would have loved to play.

So play it

Yes! Don't need to love the others to like this one. And who doesn't love Vikings?

[fernandito]

I guess I'm just nostalgic for the Assassin's Creed of old and not the wannabe-RPGs that the series has turned into. I mean, these games are AC in name only, Ubisoft is lazily keeping it for name recognition. I just can't get down with that.

[mae]

I don't mind the RPG aspect, it's a natural progression. There were always RPG-ish elements going all the way back to the original. I'm a huge fan of both RPGs and Assassin's Creed, so it's a natural marriage for me.

[Still Servant]

Nah not at all, those 3 were trash and are pretty much considered the worst of the AC franchise.

Not at all, depends on who you talk to. A lot of negativity around Unity, for instance, was due to release-day bugs. Now, nobody likes bugs, but I am vehemently against bugs being used as a determining factor, because to me games are foremost a narrative medium and an immersive world. That they're interactive and use a 3D engine which can have some issues sometimes, to me, is irrelevant. And Unity has a great story, it looks beautiful, and you have the whole of Paris to explore. What's not to like?

I played Unity, everything about it is forgettable.

I couldn't get through it.