The video game thread.

mca47 · November 10

Picked up a PS Portal over the weekend. It now has the ability to cloud stream hundreds (eventually a couple thousand) games. Don't even need to connect it to your PS5! Hell, you don't even need a PS5 now.
I had almost, next to zero interest in the portal before. It being able to play cloud games...damn near perfectly...game changer! Bought it the second the reviews started coming in for the cloud streaming.

Jason P · November 11

mca47 said:

Picked up a PS Portal over the weekend. It now has the ability to cloud stream hundreds (eventually a couple thousand) games. Don't even need to connect it to your PS5! Hell, you don't even need a PS5 now.
I had almost, next to zero interest in the portal before. It being able to play cloud games...damn near perfectly...game changer! Bought it the second the reviews started coming in for the cloud streaming.

Does it just access games you have bought digitally on PS Network?

This does make it something I may consider ... it didn't before, for sure. You will have to give us an update in a few weeks on how well the streaming works. I did streaming a few years back for Xbox game on PC to mixed results when I had GamePass. 60% of the time, it worked every time.

Jason P · November 11

Also, do you need to be on the $160/yr PS Premium plan for the streaming to work on the Portal?

Jason P · November 13

I’ve probably played around 40-50 matches in Arc Raiders (usually average around 15 minutes each). I’ve only been attacked by other players twice in solo play. 95% of the players have been cool, but I’ve stuck to the first map to get my bearings on the game. I’m playing on the PS5 and the mic in the controller seems to work OK for communicating with other players to let them know I won’t open fire … I’m not a fan of wearing headphones so it is a nice option that you can toggle on/off. The attacks from other players came on advanced maps that had to be unlocked. So far the game has been a blast

dudeman · December 8

Just played God of War for the first time today. It is on the PS3 and I had no idea how addictive it was going to be! It probably has the most satisfying interaction between player, character and environment that I have personally experienced in a game. I realize that I am painfully behind the times in the video game world and I imagine that the new generation of games makes this one seem quite dated.

Still, I'm looking forward to making my way through the ones that came with my PS3.

Vitalogensia · December 9

God of War, nice! Loved the first two when they came out, then sometime last year played the PS4 one. Different but still great.

After playing Red Dead Redemption 2 for the past 112 gaming hours, I downloaded Ghost of Yōtei over the weekend. So far it's great! Loved the first game so I have high hopes it continues to be fun.

mca47 · December 10

Jason P said:

mca47 said:

Picked up a PS Portal over the weekend. It now has the ability to cloud stream hundreds (eventually a couple thousand) games. Don't even need to connect it to your PS5! Hell, you don't even need a PS5 now.
I had almost, next to zero interest in the portal before. It being able to play cloud games...damn near perfectly...game changer! Bought it the second the reviews started coming in for the cloud streaming.

Does it just access games you have bought digitally on PS Network?

This does make it something I may consider ... it didn't before, for sure. You will have to give us an update in a few weeks on how well the streaming works. I did streaming a few years back for Xbox game on PC to mixed results when I had GamePass. 60% of the time, it worked every time.

Been playing it a lot. You can play the games you've downloaded as well as hundreds of other games they have on there. Haven't had any issues with streaming, but I've only played it at home where i have a fast internet/wifi connection. Yeah, you need the Premium subscription

Jason P · December 12

!!! Jason P’s Game Of The Year !!!

Arc Raiders: A retro scifi game …. Check! Loot Gathering … check! Extraction shooter … hmm! But it all works. Beside Fallout 76, this is the most time I’ve spent in an online shooter. Most human players are cool to start. The game has a lot of depth and the $40 price tag is awesome. Maps are large. I have almost 100 hours in it already.

Runner Up

Stellar Blade: A game that focuses on being a fun game. This isn’t even a genre I usually play, but the controls are tight. I would have named this game of the year if Arc Raiders didn’t steal the crown

Induction to the Jason P’s Top Ten Video Games of All-Time

Gran Turismo 7: After 3 years of being in my top game of the year consideration. I think it is time to put this in my Top 10 Games of All Time. The recent DLC adds great single player racing against a tight field instead of the standard GT mode of having to have a super powerful car to make up the ½ lap start the leader gets. If you like racing games remotely, you need to play this.

Honorary Mentions:

Battlefield 6: Seems solid, but Arc Raiders took my attention.

Tekken 8: I think Street Fighter is the easier game to get into, but Tekken 8 is one of the best looking PS5 games period. And it is a solid fighter that is fun to play. The story is bonkers even for fighting game standards

Street Fighter 6: This is a great fighting game and the modern controls are awesome and allow someone like me that have problems inputting a long button command chain just to pull off a hadouken. It is a great intro to fighters for younger players as well. I love the art style.

MLB The Show 25: My addition continues

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: A faithful remaster (still has all the bugs!) of a game in my Top 5 of all time was a great surprise and the $50 price was nice. Just don’t lose track of Joffrey …

Biggest Disappointment

Nintendo (Bad Mario!)

o Switch 1.3: I should have got a Steam Deck.

This system is the equivalent of a PS4 Pro, although it appears most 3rd party game ports are not running well. 1st party games don’t have legs.

o Game Key Cards: A piece of plastic with no game data. You shall own nothing once Nintendo shuts down their servers in the future. I think we got a 3 day notice with the 3DS and Wii U server shutdowns in the past. But if you don’t have game cards with the game actually on it, the Switch 1.3 memory will fill up after 2-3 third party games.

o Greed: $80 and higher games. Overpriced peripherals.

o Using the patent office to claim they own game building mechanics so they can sue or have lawyers beat down smaller studios.

RIP Microsoft Xbox. It had the potential to give Sony a run, but unfortunately the studio was run by fools. The big acquisitions such as Activision and Bethesda have me concerned about the future of each company

Vitalogensia · December 12

I haven’t played a fighter in a longtime, but now I want to try Street Fighter and Tekken.

dudeman · December 27

Got a Switch 2 yesterday that came with Mario Kart. I haven't hooked it up yet. Does anyone have any recommendations for good games for this system?

pearldavidson · December 27

I was at my cousin’s for a Christmas party and he still has his N64 with a lot of great games. I wish I held on to that stuff when I was younger.

MayDay10 · 3:52AM

pearldavidson said:

I was at my cousin’s for a Christmas party and he still has his N64 with a lot of great games. I wish I held on to that stuff when I was younger.

I just lifted a crt tv out of my in-laws' basement. I have my NES hooked up to it, still have all my old games. I might find a SNES and some games. I own my sega and ps1 and a bunch of games too I want to hook up. Looks terrific on the crt

pearldavidson · 4:44AM

MayDay10 said:

pearldavidson said:

I was at my cousin’s for a Christmas party and he still has his N64 with a lot of great games. I wish I held on to that stuff when I was younger.

I just lifted a crt tv out of my in-laws' basement. I have my NES hooked up to it, still have all my old games. I might find a SNES and some games. I own my sega and ps1 and a bunch of games too I want to hook up. Looks terrific on the crt

Good on you for hanging on to that stuff because some of it sells for decent money now a days. I tend to just throw a lot of stuff out because I hate clutter lol.

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