one-armed dwarf Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The fact that a game like Spiderman can be really successful, but also not that successful when you look at its margins and the layoffs speaks to something really wrong in the industry. iirc there was a thing a few years ago speaking to the fact that their software attachment rate was also a bit underwhelming, even when the hardware was selling well. Agree that it feels a bit precarious looking at them at the moment, even if they aren't in as obvious a 'bad' spot like MS are, all those project cancellations seem like they've got themselves in a difficult position edit and DF point out that Insomniac are basically carrying the PS5 right now, and their statement about these layoffs betrays more than a little (v justified) indignation at this outcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Pretty much all of AAA publishing is lazy as fuck. There might be a shining star abound the skies of mediocrity, but I feel we'd lose nothing truly important if we let it fail. What would be built on it's corpse would be a fertile ground for something we could give a shit about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Just watched/listened to the DF podcast. Yeah, I've never seen them so worked up for a topic, but rightly so I'd say. Regarding software attachment on Playstation, I think that's a difficult unit of measurement to evaluate. Statistically the most successful consoles usually have the lowest attachment ratios because they inherently also target more mainstream/casual audiences who don't buy many games. On the other hand, commercial failures like Dreamcast, Vita and WiiU have some excellent numbers in that regard because they were picked up exclusively by devotees. I think the Switch is a weird outlier here, where it has a massive install base but its games also sell numbers that can make your head spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Both these tweets are wrong and one day I will write my essay on the difference between Zelda-likes and Metroidvanias and why the new Zelda’s are absolutely still definitively Zelda. It will be my magnum opus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Today I learned that there were two PC-exclusive FPS games based on Disney's Atlantis movie back in the day, which I'd easily put into the 'weirdest movie tie-ins ever made' group. Seems like they were pretty bad, but I miss those days when nothing was really off the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I was reminded of some games recently. One being Cosmic Spacehead. I weird point & click / platformer from Codemasters on the Megadrive: It was obtuse as hell but that's pretty typical for the genre, even well remembered ones. And also Puggsy, which looking it up is an early Traveller's Tales title: This was a very Fantastic Dizzy style puzzle platformer but I always preferred this at the time. It just looked better and had some pretty nice pixel graphics despite the 'weird little guy' character. I think it's just another case of these very European games getting lost in our American-centric games media. Cosmic Spacehead I can kinda understand being forgotten but I remember Puggsly being legit decent, as much as other flawed but fondly remembered games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 8 hours ago, HandsomeDead said: One being Cosmic Spacehead. Holy Shit!! That’s just unlocked a very old lost memory. That’s one my mum played with me when I was young. I’ve not thought of that game for years! I’ve not even seen it pop up or heard it mentioned since back then. Wow. Thank you for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Good news for a change, Alpha Protocol is 'relisted'. Definitely grabbing this, heard it's some janky immersive/reactive RPG fun https://www.gog.com/game/alpha_protocol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I had a 25 point lead halfway through the game, felt bad that I lost, but at least I suppose it wasn't my fault..... Cribbage Classic -Pro level (Android) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Oh my god it still works. I haven’t used the Vita in years The last notifications on it are from 2015 lol The realest way to play Persona 4? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metroid66 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 It's funny but after that Sunday question about dissonance in gaming I just had a pallette cleaning playthru of Uncharted 2. Feck me I just don't remember the sheer amount of slaughter in that game - gunfight after gunfight, and wave after wave of rather tough enemies. (I've died a bit, I can tell ya). It was actually a bit annoying, and I don't remember feeling that way back in the day. Maybe I've just become too much of an open world RPG-er of late. Pallette cleansed tho, and I might actually fire up FF7 remake after putting it in the 'sacked that off' thread. Maybe that kind of laid back affair is more this old gent's speed these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Fuck that... didn't you do a run of Gears games and enjoy yourself? There's life in the old dog yet.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metroid66 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I don't know if there is. I actually meant to put that post in the 'post when you complete a game thread' I'm fucked I tell you. Now where did I put my teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retroed Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 I listed a 3DS game a few weeks ago for a high price as it's quite rare. It was the only UK green spine copy on eBay at time of listing. It sold today at full asking price... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Bighead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 God damn, my man. I have that and the original DS version but I dunno if it has a green spine. I mean I could get up and check, but who does things like that Mine was also opened and played. But my DS one is still sealed like new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Ed's treating himself to some Lurpak with that kind of money 💰 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryokutai Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 DF made an hour-long video about videogame water: I might grind through this in short lunch break steps, it's a funny idea for a video. Also kind of cool to see Hydrophobia in the thumbnail, I randomly replayed that last year (hasn't aged well, but the water still looks great). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 There used to be someone on the WiiU Miiverse who just used to comment on video game water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Fully modded Dreamcast for £200. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186403946498?epid=110681406&itmmeta=01HW58ZPFJ4EA8TZYGJTV71D2J&hash=item2b668a8002:g:D~oAAOSwFQ5mJAdY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwMeeK39KKOPKYgJ3EH5GE69vOwTIbqkrGtwtLVjk0bXb%2FJfZl%2F7ws9jLxFSBvTS8OOGDfhnbQBObOS2nYZT8ZiA18hkjwSWwYhFpawitkAZ2%2F4WB5vDX7DmT0lQK5i1C6X1wQGEXFa%2FdwTlKzV7YWnVg8Wlbv6LvtpKFjH5dd9SiV4wIu4vjVC96DCvZRJOwR3ro7%2Fg2CRcaNKjfMMMwG1a9iCsTg9HnqVSVOtzAe7QV6zT5dNHpoYzNRh%2B0phcntA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_Ln_qjhYw Just needs extra HDMI/4K converter. Is this a good deal or am I being dumb? I looked at others and they’re in the £400 range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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