So the House has been in debate for months about killing Tik Tok. Folks, Teams is right fucking there! Easy slam dunk.

Last 2 and a half hours of the indie sale.

Still not sure what to get.

BTW I was in a gamestore looking to expand my 360 collection and was left a bit perplexed.

There was a huge section of Halo, similarly large ones for COD and Gears of War.

The only other games that looked mildly interesting were Prey and Prototype, they had a few Far Crys too. I'm leaning towards Far Cry but the idea of analogue stick FPS puts me off.

There's a substantial Ass Creed section.

What other games could you guys recommend? I have Tomb Raider, Batman, Enslaved, Dishonoured etc.

gamingeek said:

What's going on in American politics and other so called democracies. It seems the politicians just do what ever the biggest donors want, even against the will of the public. I'm starting to feel like democracy is an illusion. There's no real alternatives either.

All forms of government that tell the people they have any part in running things is an illusion. The best solution is to not watch the news, or if you do, do it only for entertainment value.

GG, Prey is fantastic. Sort of a low rent Bioshock. If you don't have a physical copy of Batman Origins then you may want to pick that up. You cant get it on digital

travo said:

Check out Shatner's new album cover created by AI. Lol

That's a ... joke ..right?

aspro said:

All forms of government that tell the people they have any part in running things is an illusion. The best solution is to not watch the news, or if you do, do it only for entertainment value.

I stopped voting a long time ago as I felt there was no real choice or change. And politicians here wonder why people get angry at politicians. Brexit happened partially as a reflection of that anger.

But the anger continues as there's still no real change and people's lives are getting worse after covid and Ukraine etc

travo said:

GG, Prey is fantastic. Sort of a low rent Bioshock. If you don't have a physical copy of Batman Origins then you may want to pick that up. You cant get it on digital

Not a big Bioshock fan, though I wad tempted to get it on sale to give it another chance.

I have Batman Origins on Wii U.

For some reason 360 Amazing Spiderman is still £18 years later, same for the Orange Box.

I spotted something unexpected in a 2nd hand game store. Xbox 360 Sega dreamcast collection. Crazy Taxi, Space Channel 5 (2), Sonic Adventure and another one I can't remember.

Samsung set to make most of Nintendo Switch 2? From OLED screen, to memory and Chip set (Korean article)

Here's hoping there's not too much bloatware installed    Can't stand that on phones.

Ravenprose said:

I woke up 3am this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so I played 18 holes of golf as Jack Nicklaus. He's never played so poorly in his life. Shook his head with every shot.

So I realised what I enjoy about Snowrunner and Mudrunner.

Emergent gameplay. Remember when Oblivion came out and we all had ridiculous weird stories about things that happened that were unique to each player?

It happens in Snowrunner a lot. Its that moment when things go wrong that stick in your mind. When you have to do ridiculous and daring things to pull yourself back from the brink.

I faced an impossible situation trying to drag a small trailer up a cliff with a scout vehicle. I was webbing from tree to tree like Spiderman. Dropping back, getting stuck, making tortuous progress inch by inch, rapidly losing fuel.

Then at the top I got stuck and my wheels starting spinning and I couldn't make that last leap to get to flat land. But I had a feeling that if I strategically chose my winch point and used a mega powerful fast gear (risk of flipping on a steep cliff) I could make it. When I did the feeling of elation and satisfaction rushed through me.

Then there was a situation picking up multiple pieces of cargo around a tiny island where some hermit lived.

I decided for once to load up a trailer big enough to carry 5 pieces of cargo so I wouldn't have to make multiple trips. This works in Mudrunner as most levels are fairly flat and open. In Snowrunner having a long trailer can be a liability. I faced hell getting to the location. Then I picked up 4 pieces of cargo, and get stuck in the sand with no winch point for the final piece.

I had to return in a different truck to try and rescue the trailer, but I didn't have the right saddle to attach the trailer, so I couldn't unpack the cargo to lift with my crane. I couldn't winch the trailer out as I would have to be positioned too far out into the river.

So I winched the side of the trailer, the cargo I thought would be lost like Mudrunner, instead the physics engine had the cargo tumble out the side of the overturned trailer. At which point I drove up and used my crane to nab it and complete the mission.