I think a part of that is fatigue towards overly formulaic open world games

Yet for some reason here sticking to what would otherwise likely be derided as clunky, unoptimised, or otherwise antiquated is “part of the charm”.

Could the devs make a concerted effort to further evolve the combat mechanics past the clunkiness of its predecessors? Sure, anything is possible.

there’s a great reason why PC games don’t permanently pre-cache

It seems to be largely agreed that it’s compiling shaders in real-time, something that could theoretically be pre-cached like in other games. Or the code could just be more efficient, ala Steam Proton on the SteamDeck -- Elden Ring does not stutter on SteamDeck..

I wonder if they’ll ever fix the stuttering on PC, or if they think it’s acceptable

I had to Google how to use the pouch, after a hint pop-up told me to use it without explaining how. Hardcore fans consider FromSoftware to be meticulous in their design, but this is pretty damn lazy.

Remember, folks, an adaptation is precisely that: an adaptation. It’s not meant to be a facsimile, it’s meant to be its own thing.

“It’s definitely not because we came up with this game in a board room, and then kicked it out the door a year or two early.

The most polarizing films are often the best. So a higher aggregate score isn’t even necessarily a better film, just a much more mainstream and passable film.

If it wasn’t called Uncharted, would anyone even notice it was connected to the franchise? The hell is the point of an adaptation if you just turn it into a generic action flick.

High school football was a way of life in Alexandria, Virginia in the 1970s

Way to be an aristocratic dick, Dave Chapelle

Ummm, no. I’m perfectly in my right

I think it’s reasonable to point out that DLC for a beloved and popular title that Nintendo abandoned for almost five years looks half baked

I don’t own a PS3, and my PS2 stopped reading discs a long time ago. So frankly, I appreciate a remaster on modern platforms.

First thought: OH MY GOD I CAN FINALLY PLAY IT

It’s a smart move when examined in a vacuum. Development is hell, and most times it’s for the best that fans aren’t given full access to the hellscape’s expansive vistas. Just because some developers want something in a game doesn’t always mean they can get it there, or that it should be, and players should never…

Rudy Giuliani is in desperate straits, a mess of his own making, and in need of cash ASAP for his legal defense. Who could blame Jeong and Thicke from not wanting to be involved? We all want to let the prick whither on the vine and finally fall the fuck off.

Hey, I know this fucker! He ran for school board just last year, in my old hometown. He campaigned on “transparency,” but essentially opposed any COVID measures and wanted to go after “critical race theory.” He’s a prominent figure at the Heritage Foundation, and his school board run was a pilot program that…