twiztor Posted February 9 Posted February 9 3 hours ago, Zimbra said: I went to my local video game store to sell a couple of things and apparently Def Jam Fight for New York is stupid expensive? Like over $150. I think I sold it to gamestop for $3 back in the day. 48 minutes ago, SirSmUgly said: I shall never part with my OG Xbox copy. My somewhat fiery video game take of the day is that I think it's AKI's second-best pro wrestling or pro wrestling-like game, right behind No Mercy and right in front of Revenge. i don't know if i'd go that high, but i definitely love and spent a lot of time playing both of the Def Jam AKI games back in the day. Mine were the GameCube versions, which i long ago sold off, but i have both of them on the PS2 still. Had no idea it was that high in price. looks like both the GCN and PS2 versions are up that high, with the XBox just under $100.
Ramo2653 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 I think the Def Jam games hit a sweet spot for your millennials because they combined those AKI wrestling games people love and hip hop which was dominated by mostly tough guy appearing rappers at the time (their actual toughness can be debated but a few of the guys in the games have some stories). A lot of us had the games, played them and then turned them into Gamestop at some point but later on reflected back and would like to play it again. But with the licensing, it nearly impossible or I assume EA would have released a remastered version for some easy money. Most of the big games from PS2 era have gotten some sort of re-release since then. I'm in the demo and I've purchased Zone of Enders 2 like 3 times in my life for that reason. And Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (I had the DC version burned to CD-R, bought the PS3 digital version and got it again as part of the Marvel vs. Capcom collection that came out last year). If they released a remastered version of either Def Jam game I'd get it unless it was comically high in price. I need to figure out what happened to my PS2, it was working and I even bit the bullet and got a HDMI converter for it, but then it stopped and I had purchased a few volleyball games that work on PS2. And my fat PS3 with the backwards compatibility had the optical drive ribbon snap and I can't get it out. I probably need to find someone that's actually good with repairs to fix it. As for what I'm playing, I finished all of the games in the Kingdom Hearts collection (except for Re:CoM and DDD because I didn't like the mechanics) and I'm caught up on the story so 3 makes sense to me now from when I played it in 2020. I'll probably play KH3 again soon but I want a break from those games so next pick from the backlog is Ghostwire Tokyo since it's supposed to be short. And maybe it sucks? We'll see. And maybe next I'll actually play the FF7 Remake since I've had the PS5 disc version for like 3 years now.
SirSmUgly Posted February 10 Posted February 10 FFNY has a fun storyline, the hybrid fighting styles increase replayability, and the character customization options were fun as hell. Ramo is correct - it hits a sweet spot for fashion, hip hop, and wrestling that only existed for a short time in the late '90s/early aughts. It also feels so good to play. Knockouts have impact whether you're throwing a haymaker or landing an absurd double piledriver into a rollthrough and a Boston Crab or whatever. Also, you can listen to OutKast's "Bust" in the menu screens. So that's great. 2
Ramo2653 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 If we're talking favorite songs from the sound tracks, them cutting out the excess from "Intro" from DMX's first album is great and made me think to myself "why didn't I do that when I ripped the MP3 to my computer?" Also Busta's "Make It Hurt" 1
SirSmUgly Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Also love those win quotes. I'll chant along with David Banner's win quote, and I've never even been to Mississippi.
twiztor Posted February 12 Posted February 12 i always picked Ghostface Killah in those games. I can appreciate his rapping, but he's not somebody that i listen to very often. I would choose him because he wore that insane Eagle forearm bracer. i just thought that was the best/worst thing ever. that is literally the thing i remember about the game the most. i never played Def Jam: Icon as i didn't have a PS3/XBox360 when it came out.
JLSigman Posted February 12 Posted February 12 https://bsky.app/profile/why485.bsky.social/post/3lhwgqjcnak2r (ugh, getting an undefined error when I post BlueSky links) Unity just fired 1800 people including entire package teams, and at the same time they released a memo describing the direction of the engine. They have made it very clear that Unity is simply a vehicle to sell ads in mobile games, and nothing else really matters much. https://80.lv/articles/exclusive-unity-ceo-s-internal-announcement-to-staff-amidst-the-layoffs/
Chaos Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I'm not much of a fighting game player, but I have loved the last few iterations of Mortal Kombat and Injustice. I finally started MK1 after getting it with the expansion off of PSN last week. I'm not sure I love how this one plays early on. It feels slower and less responsive to me, and it's added a little more complexity from stuff like Street Fighter with the meter boosts on specials. I'm sure I'll get in the groove, but I definitely have not gotten in the flow from the first couple of story chapters I played last night. (The story as always is really well done as a presentation).
Ramo2653 Posted February 12 Posted February 12 21 hours ago, twiztor said: i always picked Ghostface Killah in those games. I can appreciate his rapping, but he's not somebody that i listen to very often. I would choose him because he wore that insane Eagle forearm bracer. i just thought that was the best/worst thing ever. that is literally the thing i remember about the game the most. i never played Def Jam: Icon as i didn't have a PS3/XBox360 when it came out. Icon kinda sucked because it used the Fight Night engine instead of the AKI engine and a boxing game with rappers isn't as fun as a wrestling game with rappers. 2
Kevin Wilson Posted February 16 Posted February 16 I just spent 1.5 hours cleaning someone's backyard in PowerWash Simulator VR. I thought it was only 30 minutes until I finished the stage and took off the headset to see it was 2:30 in the morning. I don't know why but its an oddly addictive game. The headset came with three free months of Quest+ so just poking around at different games to see what interests me.
JLSigman Posted February 18 Posted February 18 NetEase just laid off most everyone working on Marvel Rivals, after making approximately eleventy billion dollars profit. https://www.resetera.com/threads/marvel-rivals-director-shares-that-he-and-his-team-were-just-laid-off.1112481/
Craig H Posted February 18 Posted February 18 3 hours ago, JLSigman said: NetEase just laid off most everyone working on Marvel Rivals, after making approximately eleventy billion dollars profit. https://www.resetera.com/threads/marvel-rivals-director-shares-that-he-and-his-team-were-just-laid-off.1112481/ What in the fuck? That's fucking bizarre. They're making money hand over fist.
RIPPA Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 Your guess is as good as fine as to why I am starting Avowed instead of going back to Baldur's Gate 3 1
Technico Support Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/16/2025 at 2:49 AM, Kevin Wilson said: I just spent 1.5 hours cleaning someone's backyard in PowerWash Simulator VR. I thought it was only 30 minutes until I finished the stage and took off the headset to see it was 2:30 in the morning. I don't know why but its an oddly addictive game. The headset came with three free months of Quest+ so just poking around at different games to see what interests me. I played the Xbox version a little while back and loved it. I just tried Lawn Mowing Simulator and did not. Something I read about the difference between the two, and why Power Wash stands out, is that Power Wash really isn't a "simulator." You're not squabbling over a complicated equipment process, managing your water, paying to maintain your equipment, and tedium like that. There's not this major "running a business" aspect built on top of the core concept, nor is it overly realistic. There's not even a timer. You're just power washing and it's chill. The storyline is fun, too. Lawn Mowing Simulator was the opposite, and not fun. Edited February 19 by Technico Support 1
RIPPA Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 If nothing else - Avowed lets me have giant fucking subtitles so I appreciate that 3
odessasteps Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I started the Avowed Download before leaving for work, so I’m hoping to test drive it tomorrow afternoon.
JLSigman Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Gonna re-install Path of Exile overnight because I cannot stay away when they put out a short event that does some wacky new Ascendancies.
Casey Posted February 20 Posted February 20 On 2/18/2025 at 1:36 PM, JLSigman said: NetEase just laid off most everyone working on Marvel Rivals, after making approximately eleventy billion dollars profit. https://www.resetera.com/threads/marvel-rivals-director-shares-that-he-and-his-team-were-just-laid-off.1112481/ The satellite workers in Seattle weren’t “mostly everyone” working on Marvel Rivals. More than a good chunk of the dev team are in China.
SirSmUgly Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Power Wash Simulator is one of the elite podcast games. 3
Zimbra Posted February 20 Posted February 20 I am on pins and needles waiting for the Wallace & Gromit DLC 1
Zimbra Posted February 20 Posted February 20 22 minutes ago, tbarrie said: There's a Wallace & Gromit DLC? For what game? Powerwash Simulator. Comes out early next month. 1
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted February 20 Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Zimbra said: Powerwash Simulator. Comes out early next month. Okay this might finally be what gets me to try it.
tbarrie Posted February 20 Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Zimbra said: Powerwash Simulator. Comes out early next month. Thanks. I saw Powerwash Simulator was the most recently mentioned game before your comment, but I was like "It couldn't possibly be that...". 1
Zimbra Posted February 21 Posted February 21 There's also a Warhammer 40k dlc where you can wash mechs and tanks and stuff. It whips ass.
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