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Patch 1.3 has gone live on PC and Xbox One (assume PS4 won't be far behind). Season 2 has started early, and all patches including the new map are in place Also, I mentioned this in the PS4 thread but there's a free weekend for Overwatch on PS4 on Sep 9-12 so tell your friends

Overwatch are doing a free weekend for PS4 players from Sept 9-12 (will start at 7pm BST). I encourage everyone to check it out! It's a lot of fun and, at least while competitive mode is active, there'll nearly always be a few of us on there. Details

They dropped it significantly a while ago. The radius was made smaller very early on and the check rate reduced about a month ago. Makes it practically unusable on a bus from what I hear.

Doesn't sound like a complete shutdown of the possibility, just saying it's not something they want to put resources into at this minute. Still disappointed following recent allusions.

Anyone else just not that keen on this? I loved HR but I'm finding MD so clunky and jarring. There's a lot of things that break the atmosphere for me like people not caring if you walk into the back of their shop or apartment or smash things up, but then everyone panics just because you meander into a "red" courtyard or whatever. Battery drain is a real irritation, too. Not sure if it drains faster on "Give Me Deus Ex" but I feel like I should be able to use my built in augmentations much more often without feeling like they're so limited.

Are you being intentionally difficult? :p none of those games were designed initially to use dual analogue. I'm not saying that in a list of existing games, in which dual analogue was not the original control method, dual analogue is a better solution than motion controls. I'm saying that overall, should the game have been built around its control method of choice, I find basic dual analogue controls the more intuitive, precise and complete method. Whilst motion controls attempt to emulate some real life practices like swinging a sword and aiming a gun, the disconnect is so wide that I'm left with a mental buffer to feeling truly in control, and the technological prowess is not quite there to make it a fast, fluid or reactive method, either. Edit: since other people are pointing it out, should definitely be stated that for an FPS, I also prefer the kb+mouse option.

I'd hire @Mr_Odwin to tell me what to do with my money.

Just watched, good call! Care to make another suggestion and make it a hattrick? :p

No brainer I wonder if it'll follow the same kids.

Not yet mastered the art of lowering your expectations pre-Nintendo Direct I see :p

Maybe you need to look for more private options? I've found great places through word of mouth and on gumtree. Much fewer fees and generally better experience if you do get lucky and find one, too.

Right, I forgot that Metroid had a dated aiming system. I really meant that dual analogue is a better way of controlling than motion controls, not the old "R" method.

As usual for Argos, you have to check stock. That's not in stock near me (ten nearest stores so up to 60-70 miles away) and not available for delivery.

I personally think all three are worse experiences with motion controls. I see motion controls as a test product that has had its time, and now left us with nothing more than inferior ways to move the X and Y axis than those developed 20 years prior. It was fun throwing bowling balls and swinging the sword at angles in Skyward Sword but anywhere that it's put in place of a standard control scheme, I've never felt it do anything but hamper the experience.

It is. I don't think the title was a good idea at all, as I imagined it was a sitcom about a homely American family, or a reality TV show. Also it has Noah Emmerich in, who played Marlon in The Truman Show.

It's about deep undercover KGB spies in the 80s. I don't think I've seen enough to contribute much as I've only watched about 5 episodes. I think I've stopped binge-watching things or maybe there just hasn't been anything good enough to warrant it for a while...

Also finding the controls fiddly, common theme eh? Also generally finding it a bit clunky to play, probably after my last console FPS being the smooth 60fps Overwatch. Aaaaand the dialogue sucks and I had to adjust the voice volume as I got Sonic Adventure 2 flashbacks when the music drowns out the audio, especially Jensen's. So... struggling to find anything especially good to say about it so far :/ maybe I should crack on with the proper missions.

As much as I love Overwatch, right now I just can't be bothered until ranked is back. Solo queuing on Quick Play is hell.

Probably because it's only your side of the pond affected so far :p that said it was mentioned here

Ah man make sure you post your spoiler free impressions in the P5 thread gotta wait til Feb to enjoy that!

@Debug Mode when I was in a particularly rough patch a year or so back, one thing that got me through it was N-E clanmates on Destiny on PS4. That'll work wherever you are in the world (well, internet/electricity/timezone dependent!) so if you find yourself needing safe harbor grab a PS4 and join us on whatever loot-fest we're stuck into at the time Or Monster Hunter with the Wii U/3DS crowd if that's more your bag! Pleasure to meet you earlier this month at the N-E meet, best of luck on the other side of the world

It's not that crazy really. Even before Sega went officially multiplatform they had PC games. Remember PC is not a "platform", the way it is with a console, you don't need to adhere to someone else's license requirements (except the usual engines/APIs etc but that's not going in the pockets of competitors) to release your PC applications.

Revivals are the only thing I really have an opinion on. Crossovers feel gimmicky and I have no love for exclusive titles. Full 3D, single player (focused) Mario I don't want to dredge up the whole SM3DW debate so I hope I've narrowed this down enough. Galaxy 2 came out in 2010 so it fits. I want more Mario, with an overworld and secrets and replayability. I want the kind of game people are still speedrunning in twenty years time. Basically I want Super Mario 64 2. OR Metroid 2D Metroid titles should be reserved for the 3DS, it's the perfect platform for it. I don't want the capability of a console wasted like I (personally) feel it is with the likes of Super Mario Bros games or Sonic 4. I want a gimmick-free new 3D Metroid game that captures that stunning atmosphere from the first Metroid Prime. No cheesy anime style storylines, let us discover the game as we go.

It really depends on how much you want the house and how good a deal it is. I mean, if you don't think you'll ever find anywhere as good and you can afford to, go over by a bit. But if it's not the one-and-only, don't do something you'll regret. I mean is it "perfect except for the area", or "perfect except for the garden size" or something like that? Are you in a rush? Remember there's surveys and solicitor fees to come, you'll need that extra cash soon. Tell them you love it and you wish you could offer more but you're already over your budget and you've stretched as far as you can.

Haha, thanks guys. I really did just want to update to say "hey, Tinder can work out, it can go somewhere!" - not sure how it all got so dramatic. No matter what we're calling it, we're having a lot of fun, and 6+ months of exclusivity is nothing to sniff at. We're going out for a date at the weekend, back to the bar we met at for the first time, maybe something will come up then, who knows