Running video games (and consoles) thread

There were some posts going around Twitter that choosing to be circumsized (yes, that's an option) locks you out of some of the romance options, which I kind of hope is true and intentional.

 

I finished Miles Morales 100 percent and loved it. Great game, engaging story and definitely replayable.

After beating it, I sprung the $20 to buy Spider Man Remastered with the DLC. I have the game for PS4 already, but the DLC costs $25, so it was worth it to get the remastered version. I hadn’t completed it when we got the PS5, so now I’m working on it.

Also playing COD: Cold War, which is good if you like multiplayer online shooters, but it’s not mind blowing.

 

I'm still playing through Spider-Man. I'm serious when I say it is really hard for me to get through games as much as I love them. I am getting there though! I am using remastered now, which was an awesome thing they decided to do was merge your save from PS4 to the remastered edition. It's pretty sweet. I too did not have the DLCs so I can't figure out if I bought the game twice or saved money on it! (Got the Miles Morales Ultimate Launch Edition so I could get it plus the extras from Spider-Man.) I'll have to decide if I do the DLCs next or hop into Miles Morales.

 

How did you merge your PS4 save onto the remastered edition? My son will be happy if he doesn’t have to lose his progress.

 

Beyond the noise about genitals and trans characters, the game is... fine.

It really depends on the platform you're playing. On older-gen consoles, it plays like utter dog shit, according to multiple YouTube videos that've surfaced in the past couple of days. On PC, which includes me, the game is running a decent clip, with the occasional frame drops and bugs.

My biggest gripe is the gameplay itself, particularly the gear and crafting. Combat is decent. The world is big and one of the most immersive I've played in a long time.

Should you buy it? If you could wait a few months for CDPR to release patches, then I highly recommend it. If you have a PS4 or Xbox One, good luck. You'll need to upgrade to get somewhat of the full graphic experience.

 

The PS4 version had to be loaded onto the PS5 and then it showed a little icon from the load page on the game to download the file to remastered edition. You do that, it was simply pressing a button, then go to the remastered edition and it has the same icon to upload it. That was it, super easy. Took about 15 seconds and all was there.

 

PC only for me. I learned my lesson about lugging around consoles when my PS One barely survived the move to Hawaii. Sounds like something to wishlist but not jump on anytime soon. I don't mind waiting, either, as the latest update to The Long Dark has my full attention at the moment.

 

If those of you who are playing 2077 aren't above an exploit or two, it sounds like things could get quite silly.

 

A joke on base XB1 and PS4 consoles.

Playable (but not great) on XB1X and PS4P.

Optimal on XBSX, PS5, and high-end PCs but with a litany of bugs and crashes.

Review process was a red flag. PC only (no console codes provided), and insistence on B-roll footage for any reviews released prior to launch.

Stock down over 30% since launch date.

 

CP2077's release was a wake-up call for me to never, ever pre-order games again. I got swept up in the hype and, in the end, screwed myself. I'm a PC player, and I'm sure I can upgrade my system to play the game on high graphics, but the bugs are unacceptable, especially for a triple A game.

My sympathies for anyone who bought the game for PS4 or Xbox One. CDPR did say they are offering refunds to those purchases.

 

I'm shocked CDPR botched it like this. Witcher 3 is on a very short list as one of my favorite games of all time. I didn't play it at release, so I don't know whether it was buggy then, but it was just so well made that I can't believe the same company was in charge of this disaster.

 

Incredible that it was supposed to launch in April, delayed to September, then November and finally 12/10. How this game could have run on the majority of installed consoles at any time along that continuum is a mystery.

W3 was buggy at launch (some progression blockers, clipping, dialogue issues). QC was an issue but it was playable and looked and felt like players got what was sold to them.

I was hoping to spend my downtime during the holidays with this but NFW now.