J4MES OX4D
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I'm not a fan of their open world format and it's a tragedy that a lot of other developers have adopted their generic design philosophy with things like waypoints, x-ray vision, radio towers and no punishment for dying. They clearly have a lot of talent for world design and some good engines for grand games yet they can never tell a good story or produce a well-paced and balanced experience. The latest breed of AC games is basically worlds that are too big which then have to be bloated with filler content and to top it off, they level-gait so players either have to do these crappy mundane tasks or pay Ubisoft not to play the game. The fact they don't offer an in-game XP scaling choice just shows their design is dictated by sheer greed. Days Gone just flows and although there are some repetitive aspects, most of the game feels fresh and unpredictable yet many Ubisoft open world games are littered with doing the same task 50 times over. I am now very hesitant to buy into non-masterpiece open world games because of the direction many of them have taken but it's nice to see Days Gone not fall into those traps and produce something that retains interest. Bigger doesn't mean better and Ubisoft will never understand that whilst they remain in this philosophy and they even said a couple years back that they were moving away from story-based games even with ones that require a story focus!
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Done about 20 hours so far and really enjoying the game plus it's getting better and better. It's weird how two of the most saturated and tiresome genres (open world/zombies) of the last generation can still provide a highly entertaining game without doing anything new or revolutionary. I like how the story is guided and you don't have to chase a bloated amount of icons sprawled all over a large map like we see in Ubisoft titles. Although it did get off to a slow start, there are some good missions popping up and the story itself is still intriguing. The characters are likable too and although the narrative and writing is nothing spectacular, it's still perfectly fine. The crafting and looting is simple so you don't have to worry about bashing a rock against a tree or eating a cabbage for stave off hunger for 3 minutes. Riding around is fun and the map isn't overly large so travelling doesn't become a chore. As an open world game, they've definitely found a good balance - something Ubisoft has failed with in many titles in recent memory.
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Interesting look at failed technology in recent memory - also a very good and highly informative tech channel
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Quite an entertaining finale to the season for the top 4 spot - Tottenham had to do Chelsea a favour but in the process they finished above Arsenal. At one point it looked like Leicester would grab 4th but Arsenal finish above Spurs for the first time in six or so years. Leicester bottle it again on the last day but they've had a good season unlike Spurs and Arsenal. Let's see if Spurs can match Sutton United and win the conference next year😅
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Some really cool choices Game is also 5v5 with only one tank per team.
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Atari 2600 - Nintendo Gameboy Nintendo 64 Playstation Dreamcast Xbox Gameboy Advance Playstation 2 Gamecube Xbox 360 Arcade Playstation 3 Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 Slim PS4 PS5 I think that's correct and in order.
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Days Gone PC version
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Played a couple of hours so far and it seems a solid port which is great plus it looks fantastic!
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First match in 15 months - shit result but it’s good to be back
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Harry Kane tells Spurs he wants to leave and I can’t see them standing in his way this year. Probably be the best for all parties.
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Beta footage leaked - probably wont stay up too long and it's potato quality as usual. Not sure what to make of it or what it's supposed to be.
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Satisfying
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Crazy to see the potential in Chelsea's season falling apart. Their record under Tuchel was very impressive, up to 4th place, FA Cup Final and Champions League Final. Now they've lost the FA Cup, could blow the top 4, lose the Champions League Final and be playing in the Europa League next year. They have Leicester again Tuesday and LIverpool are beginning to hit form. The pressure in suddenly immense and will be a huge factor in the CL final plus the last couple of games has seen them really come unstuck particularly in attack.
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Well done to Leicester! I didn't even know the FA Cup Final was today until this afternood🤣 Wasn't a great game but there were some huge moments from the wonder goal, the wonder save and then the dramatic VAR decision towards the end. Great to see the fans back in numbers too!
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FOV looks a bit nasty so I hope you can change that plus I don't like how ME1 has the Andromeda UI. Hopefully the gameplay will stand the test of time but the story will definitely hold up. They probably could've done more with these remasters especially with what's been achieved on PC with mods but I guess they don't detract too much from the originals at least. I can't see myself paying £55 for this - maybe if they were £14.99 individually then I'd grab the first two but even with a game drought right now, I wont be getting this.
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£65/$75 for red £60/$70 for black They do look very nice to be fair but quite expensive. Peripherals is where the profits are though so Sony be cashing in
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Same with Nvidia - they don't give a toss that their graphics cards are being bought up by crypto minters - they are just happy that their cards are being sold either way. Retailers just want the cash regardless and if companies like Sony, MS and Nvidia don't want to create a system where things get into the right hands, the retailers aren't going to waste time either. Retailers will just say they are out of stock and the manufactures will shift the blame to scalpers or miners. Now there is a chip shortage so consoles, cards and other electronic devices are going to be in dramatically reduced supply. There is also the knock-on effect which developers and publishers will be affected as their next gen only titles will be played by a fraction expected. Industry is in total disarray.
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I've just got deja vu - here's a thread of mine from 2013 when I was trying to get my hands on a PS4 from GAME Basically from what I remember, I deposited £20 for a pre-order but there was 'no stock' available for weeks so I went in to the store on the off-chance and found out they DID have plenty of stock but the available consoles were being craftily bundled and held to ransom with £650 being the cheapest one. It was their own curated bundle of crap and not any official one. I didn't want a Vita, t-shirt, collectors edition of Knack, 12 months Spotify, a plastic statue from Killzone or a Infamous Second Son cup! They refused to sell me an individual unit despite having a paid pre-order and a promise that I'd get a console in time for Christmas day. I pretty much stopped using them altogether after that aside from trading in games for money. To be honest, you aren't missing anything with the PS5 so there's no rush. I've used mine for 10 minutes in the last 3 weeks and that was just to do an update. I'd trade it for a new 3070 in a heartbeat.
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New charity Bundle available on Humble Humble Heal: Covid-19 Bundle WWW.HUMBLEBUNDLE.COM Pay $20 for awesome content and support charity!
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I watched Mission Impossible Fallout last night which was highly entertaining throughout. Some truly astonishing stunts which were done for real with very limited CGI. Tom Cruise also managed to learn how to fly a helicopter in just 6 weeks and performed some death-defying stunts with it that even veteran professionals wouldn't do making for an incredible action scene! Yet in the James Bond films, they're becoming so lazy they use CGI to build interiors of sets now and most stunts are staged. Fallout is definitely worth watching and its even better knowing the genuine work and dedication that has gone into it.
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Holy shit looks like PSG wont win the French League which would be humiliating - like Rangers and Celtic losing the title someone like Hamilton or St Mirren😂 That'll be Poch sacked for sure! A return to Spurs could be on the cards after all..
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