Red Mosquito

Brett wrote:Am I the only one stoked for Sonic Mania? A new 2-D Sonic platformer made by the guys who most successfully reverse-engineered what made the original games work, along with artwork from the Pagoda West team, and music from remixer and chiptune artist Tee Lopes. Sign me up.

I have yet to play a great Sonic game, so I remain skeptical.

tragabigzanda wrote:I saw some footage and was intrigued. It just depends on the price point. If it's a $7 game, great, I'm in. Any more than that, and I'll probably pass.

I can understand this. I'm likely to get it no matter what, since the original run of 2-D games are some of my very favorites, but I can see the price being a sticking point, especially if it weighs too heavily on remixed content.

Monkey_Driven wrote:I have yet to play a great Sonic game, so I remain skeptical.

I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, and the slew of half-assed stuff Sega has put over the last, say, 20 years, has definitely given the series a bad reputation. That said, I stand by my opinion that Sonic 1-3&K are some of the best 2-D platformers.

Brett wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I saw some footage and was intrigued. It just depends on the price point. If it's a $7 game, great, I'm in. Any more than that, and I'll probably pass.

I can understand this. I'm likely to get it no matter what, since the original run of 2-D games are some of my very favorites, but I can see the price being a sticking point, especially if it weighs too heavily on remixed content.

Monkey_Driven wrote:I have yet to play a great Sonic game, so I remain skeptical.

I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, and the slew of half-assed stuff Sega has put over the last, say, 20 years, has definitely given the series a bad reputation. That said, I stand by my opinion that Sonic 1-3&K are some of the best 2-D platformers.

I never owned a Sega console, so I didn't play the early Sonic games fully until many years later. They have not aged well. It will be great if they can make a good game though. Will appease a lot of people.

Titanfall 2 looks very promising. I'm so happy they added a campaign.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Titanfall 2 looks very promising. I'm so happy they added a campaign.

I'm also excited, I missed the first one but heard it didn't have a long shelf-life because of the lack of campaign. Looks awesome, though.

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Titanfall 2 looks very promising. I'm so happy they added a campaign.

I'm also excited, I missed the first one but heard it didn't have a long shelf-life because of the lack of campaign. Looks awesome, though.

Totally agree.

Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline are just $4 on PSN right now. Are these any good?

Did not care for what I played of Hardline. I've never really enjoyed the franchise.

BurtReynolds wrote:http://jezebel.com/why-isnt-it-called-no-womans-sky-1785411230

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trolls gonna troll.

Somebody is offended, giant surprise

Never mind me being offended because it's not on xb1

You all said it wouldn't happen. You all laughed at me. WELL WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!

http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/17/125234 ... 4-xbox-one

We all said that

Titanfall 2 open beta this weekend and next weekend.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:You all said it wouldn't happen. You all laughed at me. WELL WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!

http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/17/125234 ... 4-xbox-one

Presumably this would follow the pattern of being a free update for PC owners on Steam. Might hold off on my playthrough till there's more details.

Now that I've got my snazzy new video card, I've been working through my game backlog. Playing Arkham Asylum at the moment and really enjoying it - the combat feels hella satisfying, and rarely has a game been so good at making me feel like such a BAMF.

Monkey_Driven wrote:Titanfall 2 open beta this weekend and next weekend.

Can you possibly PM me a link? I'm in the toad today, but would love to get this downloaded and dive in thus weekend.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:Titanfall 2 open beta this weekend and next weekend.

Can you possibly PM me a link? I'm in the toad today, but would love to get this downloaded and dive in thus weekend.

Instructions from their web site on how to get started:

-Turn on your PlayStation 4 and log in to your preferred local user.
-Go to PlayStation Store and select "Search" from the top menu.
-In the search field. type in "Titanfall 2".
-Select "Titanfall 2 Multiplayer Tech Test" from the search results and then click "Download."
-Once the download and installation process is complete, click "Start" to begin.

Thanks MD. Downloaded last night, just played a couple rounds. Gameplay is smooth AF, and instantly fun. Probably more fun co-op with a friend (with headsets, I mean). But I can see the online play getting old in less than a year. Wish we got a peak at the campaign mode in this demo. Color me very interested in a purchase, but will wait to find out more about the campaign.

Also, I'm sick of FPSs that don't let you switch your shoulder. Makes such a huge difference when shooting around a corner.