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Is Kojima Productions a 1st party studio? Always thought it's independent, only with some support from Sony.

Impressive numbers by Sony. I don't think they'll struggle very much with the PS5 unless they royally fork up the price.

Woke up way too early this morning and couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to get back to The Outer Worlds. After now 5 hours of playtime I'm ready to leave the first area. Wonderful game. Writing is hilarious at times, choices are in a moral grey area, combat is fun (especially now that I'm utilizing more damage types), the RPG elements are cool (Í usually don't go for dialog options, but I had to do it with this one) and it's just pure fun Can't wait to get back from work and start sneaking my way through the next town and steal ALL THE THINGS.

Hm, makes sense. While I still don't agree with the wording of "rewriting history", you do have a point. As do the people disliking the mission and its protrayal of events/bad guys.

But this is not "rewriting history". I just don't agree with wording it like that. Maybe they make for good action and entertainment? This may sound dark, but to be honest...that mission was fun. Fair enough. Maybe I don't really get the controversy as it's not something I'm educated about. As I said, in Germany we don't really learn a lot about any other country's history.

Campaign is done. What a ride. I've already talked about it in the "Your 2019 Gaming Diary" thread, but here I go again on my own, goin' down the only road I've ever known: Modern Warfare's singleplayer offering is one of the best I've ever played in an FPS. The bombastic shooting sections are perfectly placed between quiet moments of suspense. Certain scripted setpieces don't feel scripted the first time you encounter them, which is quite impressive, actually. For an entry of the Call of Duty series it's quite varied, but in the end it's still Call of Duty. Don't go in expecting something different (especially storywise). It does, however, deliver the best CoD singleplayer experience I've ever had. Now, the topic of "controversy". The game tip-toes around a moral line but never really crosses it. Yes, some scenes are a little "sickening", especially if you keep in mind that these things happen somewhere, right now. But there's no "real" controversy because the moral line itself stays untrodden. Do I wish that there was one "fucked up" situation? One thematic step into the darkest corner of war? Not sure, because what I've seen in this campaign sometimes actually made me stop and calm my emotions. Which is quite a compliment to the devs and actors, I guess? Edit: Pretty much while I was writing this paragraph Eurogamer released an article which highlights a controversy regarding the story (spoilers in that article, of course). I don't know anything about US military history (mainly because we're not told about that in school as we in Germany tend to focus on our own history literally 99% of our entire education) so this issue is entirely new to me; and to be honest: I don't really care. There is, however, one statement right in the opening paragraph of that article that bothers me: ??? Yes, this game takes inspiration from real world events, but the events of the campaign are entirely fictional. And while it is, at times, certainly patriotic, it's still fiction. How anyone can say "the game rewrites histroy" is beyond me. Why can't we just enjoy things without complaining all the time. Anyway, I enjoyed the campaign a lot. It ranks up there with Titanfall 2 as the best FPS singleplayer offering I've ever experienced. It was entertaining, audiovisually impressive and most importantly: It was pure fun. That's all I need from a video game. Back to The Outer Worlds I go. And of course Modern Warfare's multiplayer. I sure hope a balance update for the Spec Ops mode will be released soon.

Indeed, and I feel like I should elaborate: Modern Warfare's campaign feels like an interactive movie at times. However, it's top-notch gameplay, even in those instances: Some of the scripted moments don't feel scripted the first time you play them, in my opinion, which is quite a feat. The rest is a greatly executed mix of action-packed all-out shooting and insanely good stealth sections. The pacing is awesome. As I said, Titanfall 2 plays very differently. Much more "open", so to speak. But Modern Warfare brings the same amount of enjoyment as Titanfall 2 did while being an entirely different type of shooter/game. Obviously, this is just my opinion and results may vary Oh yeah: Audiovisually Modern Warfare is breathtaking. Acting is great, too.

Holy shit, the penultimate mission of Modern Warfare's campaign is incredible. (at least I assume it's the second to last mission) One of the best missions I've ever played in a shooter. The entire campaign's been one of the best singleplayer FPS experiences ever for me, so far. It's up there with Titanfall 2's singleplayer. They play very differently, obviously, but they both are pure enjoyment. Presumably one more mission left. Will complete it after lunch.

I completely forgot this game is out next week. I just bought The Outer Worlds and there's no way I'll finish it in time. I'll buy Death Stranding anyway, won't I? Just gotta keep telling me this:

Will I watch it? Have been avoiding spoilers except for two trailers and about 5 minutes of gameplay. Then again, Kojima's launch trailers are always masterfully crafted and very enjoyable.

90 minutes in. It's great to get completely absorbed in a game like this again. Made almost no progress because I've been wandering around Edgewater and surroundings stealing shit left and right Combat is quite tough. Difficulty is set to hard and I didn't put any points into combat skills. Guess I'll have to sneak my way around for now.

Will buy this in a couple of hours. Sadly missed a deal so I'll have to pay 55€ instead of 50€ but hey, my birthday's coming up in a month so...why not Can't wait to give it a go. Edit: HA, found it for 48€.

Hardcore all the way. It's the only mode where literally every weapon is 100% viable (except the knife). Even though the time to kill is relatively low in core there are still some weapons that are simply much better than others.

These days you get criticised alot for decisions like this...and in recent weeks I've been literally insulted at times because I bought things from companies that aren't particularly great at sustainability and politics. I get it, I understand the problem and I actually am mindful of a lot of issues when I do shit, but please let us have a conversation about it in a reasonable volume or simply fuck off. Anway, in hindsight: I didn't have to post what I posted above. I guess it was just a defense mechanism or a way for me to vent...it annoys me to no end, to be honest. I do. A lot. The campaign has been amazing so far and multiplayer is a blast. There are some balance issues but hey, shit happens

"What's wrong with you?" Yeah, everyone's question. Conan is such a funny guy. Really enjoy watching his content.

I'm always amazed at how much insight into companies/businesses you lot have. This is not meant as a slight. From what I've read about the PS5 and considering the news about some heavy hitters on PS4 being delayed closer to the new console's suppoed launch I cannot deduce anything regarding Sony moving forward. This is pretty much me right now when it comes to the PS5:

Bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Yeah, yeah. Crucify me for buying a game from one of the worst publishers/companies in history, I'm not going to justify my decision Anyways, played the first few missions of the campaign and it's one hell of a ride already. It plays so well and is a lot of fun. It's also very impressive audiovisually. The campaign is supposed to be quite controversial and so far I've only seen a glimpse of it. There needs to be some serious "oh no"-moment to make me go "wow, it really is controversial". Multiplayer is great, as well. Hardcore still is the way to go. But maybe for the mode Ground War (32v32 Battlefield style mode) I can deal with Core for the occasional match, we'll see. Co-op missions seem pretty sweet. Very difficult, though. I'd say too difficult. Enemies spawn relentlessly and they are dangerous. Some balancing is definitely needed, in my opinion. With all the future maps/co-op missions/content not locked behind a season pass, I can see myself (and my best mate ) playing this for quite a while.

Finished Final Fantasy XV just now. My thoughts? Great gameplay (with some weird design choices), horrible narrative. The story itself was kind of ok but had a lot of potential that was never fulfilled. The final battles were amazing but lacked any real impact because, again, the narrative was disastrous. Nothing happened for 95% of the game, then you get shat on with backstory, character development for the main baddie and all important revelations in the span of 20 minutes. There was, however, one thing that kept me going story-wise: The dynamic between the four main characters. They really are a great group Anyway, enjoyable but could've been so much more. Also finished Borderlands 2 with a mate. Man, that game has one of my most hated game mechanics: Make enemies that are 2-3 levels higher than yours virtually unbeatable. They kill you in 2 shots max and your own weapons do pretty much no damage. I hate it.

I knew it Season 1 done. Spectacular show. Can't wait to see where it goes and whether it can keep up the quality.

So far, it doesn't seem that bad. I obvisouly can't say what changed, as I haven't played the "original" version of chapter 13. It's weird, though, that... I'll say it again: The narrative is a mess and it SUCKS because there is so much cool shit going on. I don't know how far I am with chapter 13 or how much story progression there is still left, but come on...don't drop all these bombshells on me in the span of 20 minutes Anyway, I actually just figured out that I can go "back" to the open world and do sidequests and stuff...not sure if I wanna do that, though. Maybe I'll wait 'til post game (assuming there is one). That's it for today. Meeting with a friend and then it's time for some NFL action. I'll most likely finish the story during the next couple of days. To be honest...even though it's such a mess, I can't wait because the gameplay is fun. Man...this game is weird

Started watching Mr. Robot and just finished episode 4 of season 1. It's kind of slow but very intriguing. I am 95% convinced that...

Alright. FFXV seems to have put me on the "no sidequests until the end"-track and I'm ok with it. It has become quite interesting. I got some details about the history of the Gods and what the future might hold. It still pisses me off that it has been done in a way that only takes 2 minutes. This should've been spread out over the course of the first 2/3 of the game... There are still many questions that I feel should've been answered by know but either will be resolved in the last 3 chapters over the course of 5 minutes or simply not at all. The narrative is a mess and it's annoying to see that there is so much wasted potential. However, the game is great fun. I'm actually quite happy that I've neglected sidequests and grinding because fights are quite interesting and require some tactics and finesse. I would assume that if I had done most of the side activities until now, I would've been way too overpowered. Now I'm at the start of the dreaded 13th chapter. You know...the one everybody complained about? Let's see what all the fuss is about.

Played it on the Vita quite some time ago. It's great, isn't it? Simple but tough.

Final Fantasy XV's music is so good. This one has some serious Metal Gear Solid/Harry Gregson-Williams vibes. It could very well be music that plays when you get detected in a MGS game. It's become one of my favourite video game songs. When the piano kicks in...always gets me hyped.

I would assume you mean the fight against: What an incredible set-piece. So much fun. Soooo...shit went down but still no real progress with the plot. Yes, Noctis' quest for power is still ongoing but other than that...nothing is really being talked about. I'm now 2/3 through the game (at least with regards to the chapter number) and I feel like nothing's happening. To make matters worse: There is so much potential for a great story. It's evident every single second... Still waiting for some characters to come out of the shadows and have an actual impact. However, I do enojy the dynamic of the group. The main characters are great and I love their interactions. Anyway...Ardyn is weird. It feels like...