AN/ALQ128 Posted May 20, 2020 Posted May 20, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIvnLgLuVFs DCS Supercarrier trailer, pretty awesome Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 No one's talking about the PS5? I'm not a fan of the look. It's like what people in the 2000's thought future stuff would look like. But then again, I haven't exactly been blown away by the designs of any of Sony's consoles. What matters is the games. On that front, nothing too earth-shattering, but with stuff like the new Spider-Man and another Horizon game I expect that there will be enough PlayStation-exclusives (plus the usual stuff that only ever comes out on consoles, like my annual NHL fix) that I'll be interested in picking one up. Can't say the same for the Xbox Series X, though. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against the brand. I liked the original Xbox, preferred the 360 over the PS3, and I do own an Xbox One X (and use Xbox One controllers when I play some PC games). But I can't remember the last time I played a game on the Xbox One, and that seems to be because Microsoft doesn't seem to do Xbox-exclusive, they do Microsoft-exclusive (or they consider Windows 10 an Xbox platform). As a PC gamer first and foremost I've been able to get my fix of Halo, Gears, Forza, and whatever on PC, which leaves me very little incentive to buy the new console. Quote
JB0 Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 I think the PS5 looks cool. The XBSX is literally just a gray box. I might pick one up eventually. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 5 hours ago, mikeszekely said: No one's talking about the PS5? A Demon's Souls remaster is cool and all, but where the heck is the Bloodborne sequel? Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 Finally having a proper Gran Turismo game again is nice. Quote
kajnrig Posted June 12, 2020 Posted June 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said: A Demon's Souls remaster is cool and all, but where the heck is the Bloodborne sequel? It'll come after the Bloodbourne remaster, which is coming after the Demon's Souls remaster. I wish, anyway. Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 14, 2020 Posted June 14, 2020 Persona 4 Golden is now available for PC on Steam. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Junes. Quote
ErikElvis Posted June 14, 2020 Posted June 14, 2020 I’ll pick up a new xbox. Just give me a good fallout and Skyrim. That’s all I need. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 14, 2020 Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) On 6/12/2020 at 4:23 PM, sh9000 said: Sweet trailer. The mature look gives a feel on how the film sequel will be. Edited June 14, 2020 by TangledThorns Quote
Archer Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 I'm someone on the fence about the appearance of the console, but will pick up the PS5 regardless for the exclusives. Everything else will probably stay on PC for me since I've gotten so used to playing in super ultrawide. I had an xbox one x for last gen, but feel like MSFT has given me no reason (or even an excuse) to get the Series X. On one hand, I'm glad whatever limited exclusives they do have end up on PC, but on the other, feel like they are shooting themselves in the foot in console platform expansion is their goal. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 5v5 multiplayer? What the crap?! Battlefront 2 had 12v12 for their space combat. Quote
Tking22 Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 I'm in for an X Series, but I use my One X for everything so the choice is easy. I'll get a PS5 like I got a PS4 Pro, eventually, when there's enough worthwhile exclusives for me to bother, I play all multiplat stuff on my Xbox, and the occasional exclusive Microsoft manages to muster. I'm really itching to check out Gear Tactics whenever it releases on Xbox One, loved Xcom and Front Mission. Quote
azrael Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, TangledThorns said: 5v5 multiplayer? What the crap?! Battlefront 2 had 12v12 for their space combat. Built on the Frostbite-engine...So they forked the Starfighter Assault-game mode and made an entire game out of it. But yeah, 5v5 seems half-assed. Quote
Chronocidal Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, azrael said: Built on the Frostbite-engine...So they forked the Starfighter Assault-game mode and made an entire game out of it. But yeah, 5v5 seems half-assed. Quarter-assed at best, really. And frankly, I give them more flak for using an odd number like 5, than just going 4v4 or 6v6. There's a reason actual squadrons pair each other up with wingmen That's just nonsense, to say nothing of the fact that a "squadon" tends to mean around a dozen ships, like in ANH. I'm.. I don't even want to call it optimistic, I want to say I'm cautiously interested. This is EA we're talking about, and the info on the trailer basically indicates that this is probably going to be the Star Wars equivalent of WarThunder, which is essentially a massively grindy online pvp game full of cash grabs, that depends on you spending hundreds of hours in matches to upgrade your planes so they can survive (or spend money for shortcuts). I'll give credit where it's due, it's not a terrible game, and it's really a very good VR-enabled sim with a broad selection of vintage aircraft, but the grindy pvp and leveling mechanics, to me, ruin what a flight sim should be: knowing your machine better than the other guy. That all gets shot to hell when you add grindy progression trees and lootbox mechanics to give people with extra time or money an edge. I will still be interested to see the single player campaign, and learn if its any good, but I don't expect much from the online play. The idea of playing out an original trilogy combat campaign in VR (on both sides possibly?) does sound really good. Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 The word is that Squadrons will have a short single-player campaign but the focus is on multiplayer, like Battlefront II. Which, I guess, is a strategy that makes money for the suits that run the company, but effectively kills any interest i might have had. I'll dig out my flight stick and play TIE Fighter again instead. Quote
JB0 Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Gerli said: I'll wait for Star Citizen then... Why wait? It has been on sale for years. Quote
Chronocidal Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Waiting for the SDK so modders can build the mods we're all dying to add. I'm fully expecting EA/Disney to absolutely crap all over the fans making Star Wars mods, but that's not going to stop all the other franchises people have been begging to see in a space sim for literally decades. I fully believe it's only a matter of time before people builds full-scale playable models of everything from every Enterprise, to the Galactica. Edited June 16, 2020 by Chronocidal Quote
JB0 Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Chronocidal said: Waiting for the SDK so modders can build the mods we're all dying to add. Fair enough. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 16 hours ago, mikeszekely said: The word is that Squadrons will have a short single-player campaign but the focus is on multiplayer, like Battlefront II. Which, I guess, is a strategy that makes money for the suits that run the company, but effectively kills any interest i might have had. I'll dig out my flight stick and play TIE Fighter again instead. Heh, if its like Battlefront 2 you'll only need a mouse & keyboard which actually worked surprisingly good for the flight/space portions of the game. But yeah, I doubt it'll be anywhere as detailed as the old LucasArts games Quote
ErikElvis Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Is the vegeta version Xbox one X that I keep seeing legit? That’s a insta buy for me. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) SW: Squadrons gameplay was just streamed on YouTube. Yeah... It's more boring than I expected. Edited June 18, 2020 by TangledThorns Quote
azrael Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 Makes me want to pull out X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. I need to spin up a VM and install some classic space flight sims. Reading some of the comments, people want a 3rd person view...you might as well play Battlefront. Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 57 minutes ago, azrael said: Makes me want to pull out X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. I need to spin up a VM and install some classic space flight sims. Isn't it easier to re-buy on Steam or GOG? I haven't installed them to see how well they do or don't run on modern hardware, but I bought X-Wing, Tie Fighter, X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance on Steam's last May the 4th sale. Quote
Gerli Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 9:08 PM, JB0 said: Why wait? It has been on sale for years. The truth is... I'm only interested on the Single-Player Campaign (Squadron42) Online is cool and all but I miss the old SP Campaigns and drama of the Wing Commander Saga. Quote
kajnrig Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Honestly, this just makes me want to play Ace Combat 7 again. Or heck, Battlefront 2, the REAL Battlefront 2. I had to laugh midway through this trailer because literally all of this is just the space battle mode from the original Battlefront 2 split up into separate modes. I really wish they'd have just released raw gameplay footage. Make it a vertical slice if you have to, I just want to see the HUD elements and actual controller movements and stuff instead of 2 seconds here and 3 seconds there of uninformative cockpit footage. Quote
Chronocidal Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, kajnrig said: Honestly, this just makes me want to play Ace Combat 7 again. Or heck, Battlefront 2, the REAL Battlefront 2. I had to laugh midway through this trailer because literally all of this is just the space battle mode from the original Battlefront 2 split up into separate modes. I really wish they'd have just released raw gameplay footage. Make it a vertical slice if you have to, I just want to see the HUD elements and actual controller movements and stuff instead of 2 seconds here and 3 seconds there of uninformative cockpit footage. See, it's making me wish this was made by any company other than EA, and Star Wars was still owned by Lucas. There's some great stuff to work with here, but we all know that modding is a forbidden art as long as the game is focused on online play, and there's no way in hell the dedicated fans will get the chance to make any kind of custom content for this game that would help it rise to the level of its predecessors. I'll be honest, I'm looking forward to the fan remake of the original X-Wing more than this, because it will be made with respect for the original, and focused on telling a compelling single player story. I will readily admit though, I'm considering buying it, because hey, it's a VR game I can probably enjoy with my sim hardware, and I have to take what I can get in that genre. I have zero expectations because of the publisher, and I will likely throw the online modes in the trash, but if I can set up quick melee skirmishes against waves of ships in single player? That's really all I've wanted for a while. I just want to pew-pew in an X-Wing in VR. Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/18/2020 at 9:32 PM, azrael said: Makes me want to pull out X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. I need to spin up a VM and install some classic space flight sims. Reading some of the comments, people want a 3rd person view...you might as well play Battlefront. The SW: Squadrons trailer doesn't even get into the single player story so expect it to be a boring cliché. At least Battlefront 2's single player looked interesting in the first trailers. Cold weak sauce by EA, again! Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 If I was single with no kids I'd love to play Cyberpunk 2077 when its released. Alas, I quit gaming earlier this year so I guess I'll wait till the retirement home, lol. Quote
Gerli Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Playing a lot of Warthunder recently... only the German Tree trough... can't handle all the farming to get all the good vehicles. Quote
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