Current Gen Console Discussions (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch (Pro?) OFFICIAL THREAD

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Anyone with a Wii U know how to turn the microphone in the Gamepad off? I've been in a sour mood lately and unintentionally spouted shit online that no doubt made me look like a complete jerk and I can't find even in the controller settings a way to silence the damn thing.

If you're playing Sm4sh (in which case, you're inaudible during play anyways), it's as easy as hitting 'minus', and I'm pretty sure there are settings for it as well (though, I haven't checked). Otherwise, I don't know.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Well there's things like The Last of Us remastered and some Sony exclusives that have yet to come out like Street Fighter 5.

PS4's taking a little longer to have a more rounded library, yeah, but doesn't necessarily mean the Xbone will have a bigger/better one by the end of the gen. PS3 had a rough start too in that respect, but ended up delivering and even whooping the 360 in sales by the end. (I say this even though I had gotten a 360 over the PS3 last gen)

Of course, really depends on what's more your cup of tea far as which exclusives are better.

PS4 will end up with the bigger and more varied library. They already have lots of exclusives in development. It is just that 2014 was not the year for release. We will be getting lots of games this year, starting with the Dark Souls game. Forgot the name tho >>

Originally posted by Smasandian
It's not new gameplay elements that I want.

I don't want a new Mario Kart, even if they added something different. I want something new. Like a new IP for instance. Is that too hard to ask?

The reason why they don't do it is because the franchises sell.

New IPs? What do you call Project Steam, Splatoon, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Pushmo, Dillon's Rolling Western, Project Guard, and Project Giant Robot?

How about Star Fox, which people have been clamoring for for years?

Well Playstation Now is finally out of beta. There's a free trial out. If you wanted to play Shadow of the Colossus, Last of Us or the first Uncharted, here's your chance.

We gotta pay for them right? Meh! Heard thing was expensive as ****

Originally posted by appletonia
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Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U/New Super Luigi U, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Bayonetta 2 and plenty more to come (including The Legend of Zelda Wii U and Xenoblade Chronicles X). Wii U absolutely killing the competition.

Yep.

Oh, look what Nintendo does to Angry Joe.

YouTube video

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May have to consider getting a 2TB hard drive for my PS4. Getting really fed up now how much I have to delete to make way for new stuff I buy. For a console with 500GB, it sure doesn't hold as much as I hoped.

2TB should be standard now in this day and age.
Just like 64GB should be in mobile devices.

Technology is progressing at a slower pace than I expected.
Not to mention, storage space is still overpriced, especially SSDs.

I have been playing some last gen games (catching up to games I missed, or replay) and one of them was Resistance: Fall of Man.

Man, that game did not age well at all. I remember the graphics being very good but the last 7 years has showed what those consoles can do. For instance, I also finished Beyond: Two Souls, which looks infinitely times better than Resistance 1.

I guess we should take that to heart with the current gen titles. While the graphic have not been eye opening for this generation, it goes to show you that there will probably be some mind boggling games 5 years down the road.

And man, that Resistance game did not age well at all....and not really developed well either. There is some crazy annoying things about it.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Oh, look what Nintendo does to Angry Joe.

YouTube video

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May I ask what this is about? I'd rather save time not dignifying him by watching it. haermm

Originally posted by Sacred 117
May I ask what this is about? I'd rather save time not dignifying him by watching it. haermm

Don't know what you got against Joe, but he doesn't hate Nintendo, just their policy for reviewing things and what things can/can't be uploaded to youtube, which is abysmal.

Originally posted by Smasandian

And man, that Resistance game did not age well at all....and not really developed well either. There is some crazy annoying things about it.

Last time i played that one it aged well for me with it being a launch title.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Don't know what you got against Joe, but he doesn't hate Nintendo, just their policy for reviewing things and what things can/can't be uploaded to youtube, which is abysmal.

I can't speak for him, but I just think he's boring and does a mediocre job at reviewing. I have only see a handful of his videos, so maybe I caught him in a low streak?

Originally posted by Bentley
I can't speak for him, but I just think he's boring and does a mediocre job at reviewing. I have only see a handful of his videos, so maybe I caught him in a low streak?

My issue with him is that he seldom seems to actually speak for himself. From my experience, if you want to hear his "thoughts" on something, you can just browse a string of negative YouTube comments on the subject matter, because he'll likely just regurgitate it. Some may feel differently, but that's just what I've gotten out of him.

I think he does a pretty stand up job regarding reviews. I also find it funny sometimes while he freaks out about stuff.

The only one review I didn't like was the Godzilla movie one. He wanted non-stop monster fighting and I felt the movie did a very good job not being that.

Originally posted by Smasandian
I think he does a pretty stand up job regarding reviews. I also find it funny sometimes while he freaks out about stuff.

The only one review I didn't like was the Godzilla movie one. He wanted non-stop monster fighting and I felt the movie did a very good job not being that.

I'll say this, he's definitely right about Dragonball Evolution, but it's hard to be wrong about that. Even then, he couldn't go five minutes without referencing "the original manga". I mean, I get that adaptations should keep respects to source material, but it's as if he just wanted to watch DBZ all over again. The review seemed void of independence.

I definitely agree with you on the Godzilla review, because I got the same thing from his Pacific Rim review. The difference there was that he got what he wanted, hence his different tune, and of course, he has three guys there with him helping to make a simple point. The best thing any of them said was that it's basically and "anime movie." The only argument he seemed to want to make is "It's a movie about GIANT F**KING ROBOTS BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF MONSTERS, and you can't go into the theater expecting more." Why not? No, I don't expect Pacific Rim to be narratively profound, but if I somehow I did, I'm within my rights to do that. If I set a reasonable expectation for a work of art, and those expectations aren't met, I feel my criticism of the fact is fair and justified.

Yeah, I remember the Pacific Rim review. I remember agreeing with him slightly. I do forget what they said but for some reason I remember the Godzilla one. I think because I really enjoyed the movie and what it did (I also enjoyed the directors previous work Monsters as well) and how the movie wasn't just about monsters fighting. I also felt when the monsters did fight, it was ****ing epic and done well and not just another Micheal Bay flick (which I think they wanted).

Anyways, the point is Angry Joe isn't bad and I do find myself seeing what he thinks about certain games. I also think he does a good job criticizing the industry when it comes to the bad practices it does.

Originally posted by Bentley
I can't speak for him, but I just think he's boring and does a mediocre job at reviewing. I have only see a handful of his videos, so maybe I caught him in a low streak?

Originally posted by Sacred 117
My issue with him is that he seldom seems to actually speak for himself. From my experience, if you want to hear his "thoughts" on something, you can just browse a string of negative YouTube comments on the subject matter, because he'll likely just regurgitate it. Some may feel differently, but that's just what I've gotten out of him.

It's a common misconception that he's all about negativity (most of which is just from his online persona); he definitely praises things about games and whatnot too when credit is due.

Like anyone though, he can be a hit or miss when it comes to opinions on individual things (like some of the other things you pointed out which I also disagreed with him about Godzilla on), but when it comes to pointing out the things wrong with the game industry and its bulldong practices & policies and trying to improve it, is where he really shines.