General Gaming Thread

[Chris2K]

If I were to start playing Yakuza should I begin canonically with Yakuza 0 or go in release order with Yakuza Kiwami?

[Bobfoc]

I started with 0 and it felt like the right choice.

[JasonM]

31 minutes ago, Chris2K said:

If I were to start playing Yakuza should I begin canonically with Yakuza 0 or go in release order with Yakuza Kiwami?

I feel both are a perfectly fine way to go through the series. There's definitely some recurring inside humour/Easter Eggs that might not land if you play Y0 first, but the stories are well contained and there's no plot points whee you must know what happened in the other games.

Adding to that, Y0 might be the best choice because it adds a lot of backstory to characters you'll come across in later games, and flesh them out more. Which will honestly enhance your experience in Kiwami 1/2. As opposed to playing 1-5, then jumping back in time to play 0.

Having said all that, I definitely feel Y0 is the superior starting point for newcomers to the franchise. Just for Majima's backstory alone it enhances 1-2 a massive amount.

Edited November 2, 2019 by Jasonmufc

[Ruki]

I played 0 then Kiwami... I feel like that's the right choice. I cared more about the characters that way.

[OctoberRaven]

On 02/11/2019 at 17:56, Jasonmufc said:

Yakuza is such an extra series, and it's all the more awesome for it.

Did you do the weird 'phone hotline' stuff already, or the collecting of completely innoculous phone cards.

Only did it once so far as part of the Real Estate Royale sub-campaign. I'm in the endgame now which is why I have Kiryu in full JUDGEMENT KAZZY mode.

[OctoberRaven]

 

[Baddar]

I don't buy many games nowadays, but I saw a 2 for £30 offer on at GAME and decided to grab a few on the cheap. 

Far Cry New Dawn on PS4, a game that I was interested in on release as I enjoyed 5 so much, but not enough for near full price considering the length of it. And then Forza 7 for Xbox One. I was always going to pick that up at some point, as I've played the others. 

Had £5 sitting in my rewards account too, so bagged the two of them for £25. Not bad going, now I just need to get around to playing them. 

[Rocky]

16 hours ago, Baddar said:

now I just need to get around to playing them. 

This is my life.

[OctoberRaven]

Hey, Goro Majima, who's your favorite video game developer?

[Maxx]

 Picked up AC: Odyssey and this is by far the most fun I’ve had with an Assassin’s Creed game

[Your Mom]

1 hour ago, Maxx said:

 Picked up AC: Odyssey and this is by far the most fun I’ve had with an Assassin’s Creed game

I know right! I was cursing myself for letting them hook me again but it was so freaking fun!

[LUKIE]

Has anyone played Crying Suns? It's supposed to be similar to FTL.

It looks a bit more convoluted though.

[Maxx]

1 hour ago, The Chiksrara Special said:

I know right! I was cursing myself for letting them hook me again but it was so freaking fun!

It feels way more like Witcher 3 than it does a Creed game and that’s a great thing.  When I think back on Black Flag there was a lot of stuff I liked, but then there was a lot of the typical AC stuff that just bogged it down for me.  Doesn’t seem like any of that is as present in Odyssey 

[MDK]

1 minute ago, Maxx said:

It feels way more like Witcher 3 than it does a Creed game

50% of the playtime is Gwent? 

[Ruki]

The worst part about AC:O was the grinding. There were points where the level jump was dumb.

[Skummy]

One of my favourite people on Twitter, Nate Crowley, wrote an article about Planet Zoo with my favourite headline of the year;

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/11/18/planet-zoo-is-temporarily-a-game-about-mass-producing-knackered-warthogs/?fbclid=IwAR0-B0xtRGQWkytA1zDS-amsHpHwRJYJf3_SnA-rozKkDM7tYVqNGURY_f0

 

[Bobfoc]

A lot of sites are reporting on rumours of a Half-Life VR game, with a leak suggesting that it could be revealed at The Game Awards on 12th December. That would be a nice pick-up on a day that's bound to be otherwise very depressing.

[King Ellis]

Hopefully they take the opportunity to troll and call it Half Life 3-D.

[=BK=]

I'm gonna take a leap back into "Don't Starve". Wish me luck.

[LUKIE]

29 minutes ago, =BK= said:

I'm gonna take a leap back into "Don't Starve". Wish me luck.

Love that game. I just lose track of what I need to do after coming back to it on a save, so get frustrated and stop playing.