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had a decent time with the beta. about what I expected it would be.

the 10 v 10 gunfight round based mode was fun.

I feel like GTA does a better job of laying out their environments for traversal. The mechanics of the vehicles and the gunplay are largely better. But I think the gun mechanics in both games are not particularly strong. You can make an argument that Cyberpunk gives more versatility in making a build around a specific weapon or fighting style.

In terms of role playing elements, atmosphere, and immersion, I give it to Cyberpunk.

GTA is a better "game". I sank considerable amounts of time into GTA V just enjoying the city that rockstar designed.

However, if you are looking for something that has moderate rpg/character building elements and gives off a cool aura, Cyberpunk is the move.

Read something that suggested rockstar’s India office might be the source of the leak.

Surprised that bobs and vagene didn’t make the list of demands.

That or make a rockstar employee go to the cvs and buy a billion dollars worth of Apple gift cards.

In a weird way, I think if GTA 6 is meh, it might actually be a good thing.

Maybe we can reconsider this notion that billion dollar budgets and decade long dev cycles are somehow the greatest thing on earth.

We have gotten to a point where we no longer see some of our favorite titles and developers producing because they have to make it bigger and better.

I’d rather have 4 30 hour experiences that slowly iterate on one another over a ten year period instead of a single bloated but ultimately underwhelming entry that doesn’t properly utilize the time and money allotted to it.

It’s like everyone looked at Duke nukem forever and said “let’s do that.”

I figured after Asha’s course correction that we wouldn’t see any more “exclusives” finding their way out of the Xbox ecosystem. But either course wouldn’t surprise me.

Game was fine but they probably should have cut the price if this all that was on offer. Still, I managed to have fun with the game. I felt like the original campaign dragged a bit based on my memories of it, but this time it felt smoother. Perhaps I have a greater appreciation for Halo via nostalgia now.

Initially, back in 2001, I just kept comparing it to my experiences with shooters on PC and thinking it was interesting but not on the same level as a Quake 2 or a Half Life. All the years of playing this series coop/competitive with cousins and college friends have given it a retroactive charm as I now play solo as a 40 something.

The new chapters didn't need to be included. They don't really add anything substantive to the plot. They did add some silly signaling with the butch female lieutenant and the weird references to tolerance. I can assume that the devs support feminism, tolerance, and progressivism. If so, they put on a show mocking their own beliefs while still pissing off the chuds, somehow. On the "Triumph of Tolerance", they're glassing planets because the occupants look different all while conducting biological experiments and it all ends in self destruction. The butch lieutenant dies as quickly as she's introduced and the Chief is instrumental in making sure her sacrifice is effective. What exactly were they trying to say? :lol:

They should have done a firefight mode if they didn't want to include competitive. Since this is the first and likely only Halo entry on Playstation, they probably should have included Multiplayer/Competitive. It would have generated more sales. It's not like Microsoft doesn't need a win.

Rebirth wasn't perfect but I enjoyed my time with it.

Given the scope of the changes that were made to update this game for 'modern' sensibilities, I think they did about as well as they could.

I feel like this trilogy gets shite on quite a bit but I am just excited to get the third entry and see how everything gets wrapped up.

A Netflix premiere? What a bunch of fart sniffing elitist figs. :lol:

I can't wait for inshallahfield. Take control of a brave squad of fresh faced pilots as they take on the greatest mission of their lives on a fateful day in September.

frick, game dev is a bloodbath these days.