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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
Not your fault dude
Downside of digital copies, can sell on.
Sell the console
My daughter may have summat to say about that chief, hell hath no fury like a 17 year old scorned
Not going to sell, there’ll be other exclusives I’m sure.
There is no such thing as an Xbox exclusive and there never will be!My daughter may have summat to say about that chief, hell hath no fury like a 17 year old scorned
Not going to sell, there’ll be other exclusives I’m sure.
I suppose I meant Elder Scrolls 6 whenever that may be. No way I’d wait for the release on ps5 if it came.
To each his own, I loved the game, more than the first one, had two playthroughs.
As it should be, Sony started to finally see the light (more like money dried out) as there are no more PS exclusives also.
Also selling the Xbox console after seeing the latest Xbox showcase would be madness, unless you also have good PC of course.
Glad you enjoyed it so much. I suppose I’ll finish at some point, I think the mistake I made was to play through the first directly before. It made the differences very glaring and I really found the story to lack coherency and depth. Horses for courses and all that though chap.
Unbelievably good looking game though.
My daughter may have summat to say about that chief, hell hath no fury like a 17 year old scorned
Not going to sell, there’ll be other exclusives I’m sure.
Have you seen @Redlambs posts?
Yeah, he’s a little kitten in comparison. I pity my daughters boyfriend
Yeah after the first chapter I was really excited as it was so visually stunning and felt good to play, but it just doesn't seem to move beyond being that. I'm up to chapter 4 so I'll probably finish it but I'm disappointed at how one note it is. The first game had enough combat and a great blending of reality and Senua's hallucinatory experience to seem genuinely frightening, and that really was the story. This one... It seems to be about hobgoblins and fantastical shit with Senua's mind dump being some kind of stuff that's just happening. It doesn't feel like there's much real blending of the strands. I may be missing something, or maybe something more will become evident as I continue.
There's not been a sea of corpses moment, and I doubt there'll be a Hela moment either (my god that fight/sequence was amazing).
Word for word exactly how I felt. One note is a perfect way to describe it.
The first chronicles two journeys for Senua, both her inner and outer challenges. Neither seem too well developed in the second. The stupid one on one only battles coupled with the changes to hit markers for parrying and taking away melee hits is a really strange move by NT, I genuinely cannot see any good reason for making such changes to the combat. It’s almost like they didn’t realise what was actually good about the first.
Glad it’s not just me being über picky. It is gorgeous though
Looking forward to Avowed. Obsidian usually makes good games.
It totally was, the whole sequence, the overwhelming odds, the music, it all made for such a spectacular ending. Gaming highlight for me and I really tried on my first playthrough to beat everyone, I was fecking exhausted by the time I died
Word for word exactly how I felt. One note is a perfect way to describe it.
The first chronicles two journeys for Senua, both her inner and outer challenges. Neither seem too well developed in the second. The stupid one on one only battles coupled with the changes to hit markers for parrying and taking away melee hits is a really strange move by NT, I genuinely cannot see any good reason for making such changes to the combat. It’s almost like they didn’t realise what was actually good about the first.
Glad it’s not just me being über picky. It is gorgeous though
The combat also feels trivial since you get the mirror early on. I've never really felt in major peril in any combat situations because of it, few parries, mirror, dead. The only things that gave me any grief were the fire bastards.
If there's a category for best looking rocks, this should win.
Do you think maybe the peril has gone due to there not being the creeping darkness up the arm and the prospect of the game ending? Another strange move. I didn’t die once and I was missing blocks and parries and all sorts.
It totally was, the whole sequence, the overwhelming odds, the music, it all made for such a spectacular ending. Gaming highlight for me and I really tried on my first playthrough to beat everyone, I was fecking exhausted by the time I died
I think Hela was one of those moments in gaming for me, like the Ginso tree escape sequence in the first Ori, discovering the "other" puzzles in The Witness, getting the SERE kit in Titanfall 2, the Halls of Reflection dungeon in Wrath of the Lich King, emerging from the first cave in Daggerfall and the final "escape" sequence of the main campaign in Persona 5.
They built that creeping dread throughout the entire game, the paranoia and fear, then you become a god for all of a few minutes, slashing through the stream of enemies with this new found artifact giving you insane power, it's such a rush. Then the dread crashes back in because it's just a never ending stream, and the voices in your head, pushing you back and finally you get that inevitable outcome. It hit so hard.
Not to mention the music in that sequence, which really was the icing on the cake.
I want to replay that game now.
I just don't think the battles are particularly challenging. I think I've died once, but that was just complete laziness on my part, not really taking the combat seriously. There's a good weight to combat I like, it's just not challenging and after beating Lies of P late last year, this is a cakewalk. Like you say, you don't get multiple enemies at once, which means you don't have to look over your shoulder for the next guy (the camera even helpfully swivels for you when a new enemy spawns in!). It just contributes to the lack of claustrophobia and fear the first game excelled at.
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Oi! I...err...yeah, fair point.
I agree with the better V about Hellblade 2, it's a whole load of nothing compared to the first. The curse of M$ strikes again.
One day I'll get around to it and form my own opinion. @Volumiza's critique hasn't exactly got me chomping at the bit though
Worth firing it up dude just to be gobsmacked by the opening visuals. One of those ‘oh, it’s not a cutscene’ moments. Sublimely beautiful game.One day I'll get around to it and form my own opinion. @Volumiza's critique hasn't exactly got me chomping at the bit though
One day I'll get around to it and form my own opinion. @Volumiza's critique hasn't exactly got me chomping at the bit though
It's pretty for sure.
It's just so hollow, it misses the point of the first game by a long way. Which is a huge shame.
Anybody been signed out and can't log back in on PC Gamepass?
So annoying. Shouldn’t be but it just is.
Nobody cares nobody plays Xbox
So i get $1 price increase in my country for Game Pass, the horror! Still remains the best value.
Last year:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com...ot-increase-as-a-result-of-activision-merger/
Now:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help...age-subscriptions/game-pass-updates-july-2024
Price changes here: https://assets.xboxservices.com/assets/42/85/42850801-4997-491d-a5bd-69c5bd7948ac.pdf?n=FINAL Game Pass price updates by country and currency.pdf
Typical. The price increase is annoying and in bad faith by MS, but what really kills me is the elimination of Game Pass for Console. It had become a limited but useful option to sub for a month to effectively "rent" a game. Had intended on trying Hellblade at some point but I guess that won't be happening.
If you haven't got it I think you can still get ultimate for £1 for a fortnight. They offered it to me the other week. I'm waiting until they have got something new to take them up on the offer. I hope it's still available after this price change.
I've had it before unfortunately and so don't qualify for that $1/2wks thing. I'd imagine it will continue to be available though.
I planned to sub to GP Console for a bit at some point this fall/winter to play Hellblade, Avowed, maybe Indiana Jones. Just bought a 3 month code for it off Amazon that I'll use when those games are all available. They're supporting existing GP Console subs for now but I'd imagine that'll end in the next year or so.
Glad I sold my series X now.
I'm waiting for Avowed.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available across all Game Pass tiers, Microsoft has confirmed.
""Upon launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be playable on Xbox and PC for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass for Console members," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer earlier today."
That was from May 30th
""Upon launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be playable on Xbox and PC for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass for Console members," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer earlier today."
That was from May 30th
I guess they're technically correct - it will be available for those exact tiers. They just didn't reveal that when the game is out, Xbox Game Pass for Console will no longer be purchasable unless you were already subscribed, and Xbox Game Pass Standard will be in place instead which won't have access to Day One games."Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available across all Game Pass tiers, Microsoft has confirmed.
""Upon launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be playable on Xbox and PC for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass for Console members," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer earlier today."
That was from May 30th
True. Everyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop though.
I'll probably stick to PC GP if I subscribe again.
Why anyone doesn't just do xbox live and convert to ultimate I don't know anyone. Cheaper than doing game pass for console.
How much do they give you now? It's not month for month anymore is it?
Edit: just looked it up, it's 3:2.
For those who live in America: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D89B55NV?ref=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_5KHR80ZC93TWE56J2S3ROG=2