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Well, half life 3 is either dead forever or will be one of the most delayed sequels in history
Sure they can! There was Half-Life...
...no, wait, there was Left 4 Dead....
...no, wait, there was Portal....
...no, wait....
All of this is true to some extent, but I don't think it quite fits the chart.
-I recall the controversy over Halo 2, but that was controversy about certain elements, not the game as a whole.
-I don't recall the controversy over H3 map packs. I actually don't recall much controversy over H3 at all. I detested the campaign initially (I've since become more reciprocal to it), but these days, ask someone what the best Halo game is, and they'll usually say 2 or 3 in my experience.
-As for Reach, again, elements of the game, not the game as a whole.
-Halo 4 is a case where, in my experience, people almost universally detested it. As in, all of it. They hated the campaign, they hated the multiplayer, they hated Spartan Ops. From what I've seen, people have generally become more reciprocal to its campaign, but that's about it. Its multiplayer is still detested. And going by the chart, I've never seen anyone list H4 as their favourite Halo game.
-Halo 5, similarly, still has universal loathing to its campaign. And Halo Infinite is probably the best received 343 game to date.
I'd say the main difference is that the Bungie Halo games certainly had disliked elements, but as a whole, were positively received, whereas Halo 4 and 5 had far more mixed receptions. Halo Infinite, while mixed, has probably had the best reception of the 343 games.
I think there's some truth to this chart, but not a 'writ' truth.
Speaking of Valve, check this video out of the direct comparison between L4D and B4B:
The youtuber is probably one of my most respected content creators on the platform, as he let's all the source videos do the talking without adding in his voice.
This video was no exception. It nailed every aspect of things I loved about L4D and how they were ruined in B4B. Some aspects I didn't even know were featured in L4D, and how B4B is pale or even lacks the said aspects.
Go to the last bit of the video, around 25:52 mark to see the credits of L4D vs how many of them were brought for B4B. That should tell you how much B4B lacks the soul of what made L4D great
The youtuber is probably one of my most respected content creators on the platform, as he let's all the source videos do the talking without adding in his voice.
This video was no exception. It nailed every aspect of things I loved about L4D and how they were ruined in B4B. Some aspects I didn't even know were featured in L4D, and how B4B is pale or even lacks the said aspects.
Go to the last bit of the video, around 25:52 mark to see the credits of L4D vs how many of them were brought for B4B. That should tell you how much B4B lacks the soul of what made L4D great
I already posted this in the Gaming Articles Thread on Sunday. Thanks though.
Compared to their Halo 1 counterparts? 100%. Even their aesthetics were awful with them going from a more futuristic design to just generic, black modern day weapons. It completely flipped the balance from the first game where Covenant weapons were worse than the human weapons.
Playstation has announce their next gen VR
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Sony PlayStation unveils impressive-sounding PSVR2 tech at CES 2022
Sony has lifted the lid on the technical details of its PSVR2 technology, which is currently in development for the PS5 platform.
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Xbox Game Pass gets Spelunky 2, Outer Wilds, and Mass Effect in January
Subscribers will also get The Anacrusis the day it comes out
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What I posted in the comments-
Is it kinda sad that Steam, which is kinda synonymous with Valve, actually put that last bit in the game’s store page description to mislead potential buyers into thinking they’d be getting another good game?
Playstation has announce their next gen VR
Sony PlayStation unveils impressive-sounding PSVR2 tech at CES 2022
Sony has lifted the lid on the technical details of its PSVR2 technology, which is currently in development for the PS5 platform.
It sounds impressive but this kinda made me laugh from another site -
Sony introduces PSVR 2 with new game 'Horizon: Call of the Mountain'
The new headset will feature eye tracking, 4K HDR, and foveated rendering.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND — Unfortunately for the company, it remains extremely difficult to purchase a PS5 thanks to ongoing supply chain issues related to global health and economic crises. Hopefully, Sony has an easier time sourcing lenses and controller parts — or we may be waiting years to get a peek at Alloy’s skills in all their three-dimensional glory.
Release date and purchase price are still to be announced... but we’ll bet anything we see the hardware hit shelves in 2022.
Quite conflicting.
The supply chain is so fucking fucked ya'll have no idea. I work in importing goods from Asia and it is the worst mess you have ever seen. I doubt we'll see the PS5 on store shelves until late 2023 tbh. I mean that seriously and it isn't even Sony's fault, there simply isn't enough production and supply of parts availableIt sounds impressive but this kinda made me laugh from another site -
Sony introduces PSVR 2 with new game 'Horizon: Call of the Mountain'
The new headset will feature eye tracking, 4K HDR, and foveated rendering.www.inputmag.com
SUPPLY AND DEMAND — Unfortunately for the company, it remains extremely difficult to purchase a PS5 thanks to ongoing supply chain issues related to global health and economic crises. Hopefully, Sony has an easier time sourcing lenses and controller parts — or we may be waiting years to get a peek at Alloy’s skills in all their three-dimensional glory.
Release date and purchase price are still to be announced... but we’ll bet anything we see the hardware hit shelves in 2022.
Quite conflicting.
People going back to work, and restrictions going away. Whether justified or not is not up for debate. The fact of the matter is that until factories and productions can resume with full staff without spacing restrictions, and staff actually going back to work, the supply chain will not uncork itself.
The supply chain is a very large and very complex thing that you can't just stop and start. Things are going to take a lot fo time to get back up and running again. And even once everything is opperating back to normal it will take more time for things to smooth out and the cycle to begin running at the normal pace again.
What further adds to the complication of this, is that many key parts of the supply chain are business that couldn't afford to live through the pandemic and economic shutdown. Truck drivers for instance couldn't afford to keep their trucks without products to transport so they lost the truck which means thats a truck drive gone and it isn't like they can just come back. Which is going to add to the supply issues because you have less available people to drive the trucks and even less trucks on the road.
There are so many broken links in the chain that will add to the delay in getting this fixed. From what i've seen we are at least three years away from shit going back to normal in that regard. There will be things that trickle in here and there in terms of supply though, like you'll get batches of playstations or whatever here and there, but thing's wont be steadily available for until at least 2025 or 2026. And even then that assumes Covid's panic falls off soon.
I’m pretty sure we’ll have another pandemic of some sort before then. It was nice knowing you though, Normal!
AMP: Robots Make a Hell of a Friend (And a Pretty Good Soldier)
AMP is a pretty engaging sci-fi short written and directed by Adam Marisett for Triton Films. It's set in a world where giant robots can be your best
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Neat but I ain’t biting unless it somehow drops to at least half of asking price.