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shubik
Member
I feel you. My first DualSense also got horrible stick drift last week. Kind of bummed about it after 1 1/2 years of usage...As I have the worst luck the in world my launch dualsense starts drifting this week
Got another one order, was gonna wait for bf sales but no way playing ragnarok with a drifting controller.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Just 24 hours to go, let's see if this baby lives up to the hype!
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Portugeezer
Member
94/100 OT
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I cannot stop watching this - is there any more?Holy shit. How the hell do you people make such amazing OPs? Your graphic touches are phenomenal. It makes me feel like a technically illiterate trog.
Way to kill it OP. IN on the game that's going to lose to Elden Ring for GOTY!
SafeOrAlone
Banned
I’m replaying 2018 and enjoying it much less than I remember.
I am mainlining the story and I can’t believe how much time I spent doing mundane backtracking as opposed to combat last night.
I played for a couple hours and engaged in combat for about 10-15 mins. The rest of the time was rowing the boat and backtracking, switching between realms, climbing, and all sorts of other…chores. It really bummed me out.
Even when I did engage in combat, it was with the same old enemies I’d been fighting since the start. Except the ones who could only be hurt by the chains - what a fun enemy variant
It was during the section of the game where Atreus hits peak sickness and you are tending to him.
And it’s just bad in terms of pacing during that section. It feels so much like they are trying to pad it out.
I was switching realms back and forth to gather crap, and even that in itself is prolonged. The animation for switching realms, then how it makes you run through that bridge-between-worlds universe each time. They make you run along the path for like 60 seconds (loading?) before you can get to the next world. That’s after you load to get there in the first place, watch the roots unravel in the temple, etc. just loading section after loading section.
There is just an incredible amount of backtracking, loading, and filler in this game. It truly adds up when you are trying to push through the story.
I am not trying to piss on anyone’s parade but looking back, I can’t believe the scores this got. I don’t think it was held accountable for the rough pacing and iffy game design.
Frankly, what I played last night, didn’t feel like it needed to be played. At some point, if the gameplay isn’t engaging, i rather just sit back and watch. Rowing the boat, connect-the-dot climbing, forced walking, squeezing through crevices - those aren’t engaging, captivating bits of gameplay. Especially when you’re backtracking. Rather just watch a cut scene and save my hands the grief if there is nothing fun to do.
Of course the combat is fun to engage in and the graphics are, to this day, some of the best I have seen.
But if Ragnarok can’t overcome these flaws, I’m not gonna get through it. Will have to wash the taste out with a replay of the original trilogy.
Edit: apologies to fragile skneogaf
I am mainlining the story and I can’t believe how much time I spent doing mundane backtracking as opposed to combat last night.
I played for a couple hours and engaged in combat for about 10-15 mins. The rest of the time was rowing the boat and backtracking, switching between realms, climbing, and all sorts of other…chores. It really bummed me out.
Even when I did engage in combat, it was with the same old enemies I’d been fighting since the start. Except the ones who could only be hurt by the chains - what a fun enemy variant
It was during the section of the game where Atreus hits peak sickness and you are tending to him.
And it’s just bad in terms of pacing during that section. It feels so much like they are trying to pad it out.
I was switching realms back and forth to gather crap, and even that in itself is prolonged. The animation for switching realms, then how it makes you run through that bridge-between-worlds universe each time. They make you run along the path for like 60 seconds (loading?) before you can get to the next world. That’s after you load to get there in the first place, watch the roots unravel in the temple, etc. just loading section after loading section.
There is just an incredible amount of backtracking, loading, and filler in this game. It truly adds up when you are trying to push through the story.
I am not trying to piss on anyone’s parade but looking back, I can’t believe the scores this got. I don’t think it was held accountable for the rough pacing and iffy game design.
Frankly, what I played last night, didn’t feel like it needed to be played. At some point, if the gameplay isn’t engaging, i rather just sit back and watch. Rowing the boat, connect-the-dot climbing, forced walking, squeezing through crevices - those aren’t engaging, captivating bits of gameplay. Especially when you’re backtracking. Rather just watch a cut scene and save my hands the grief if there is nothing fun to do.
Of course the combat is fun to engage in and the graphics are, to this day, some of the best I have seen.
But if Ragnarok can’t overcome these flaws, I’m not gonna get through it. Will have to wash the taste out with a replay of the original trilogy.
Edit: apologies to fragile skneogaf
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Bonsaibäumchen
Member
In my opinion the Game isn't supposed to be rushed through.I’m replaying 2018 and enjoying it much less than I remember.
I am mainlining the story and I can’t believe how much time I spent doing mundane backtracking as opposed to combat last night.
I played for a couple hours and engaged in combat for about 10-15 mins. The rest of the time was rowing the boat and backtracking, switching between realms, climbing, and all sorts of other…chores. It really bummed me out.
Even when I did engage in combat, it was with the same old enemies I’d been fighting since the start. Except the ones who could only be hurt by the chains - what a fun enemy variant
It was during the section of the game where Atreus hits peak sickness and you are tending to him.
And it’s just bad in terms of pacing during that section. It feels so much like they are trying to pad it out.
I was switching realms back and forth to gather crap, and even that in itself is prolonged. The animation for switching realms, then how it makes you run through that bridge-between-worlds universe each time. They make you run along the path for like 60 seconds (loading?) before you can get to the next world. That’s after you load to get there in the first place, watch the roots unravel in the temple, etc. just loading section after loading section.
There is just an incredible amount of backtracking, loading, and filler in this game. It truly adds up when you are trying to push through the story.
I am not trying to piss on anyone’s parade but looking back, I can’t believe the scores this got. I don’t think it was held accountable for the rough pacing and iffy game design.
Frankly, what I played last night, didn’t feel like it needed to be played. At some point, if the gameplay isn’t engaging, i rather just sit back and watch. Rowing the boat, connect-the-dot climbing, forced walking, squeezing through crevices - those aren’t engaging, captivating bits of gameplay. Especially when you’re backtracking. Rather just watch a cut scene and save my hands the grief if there is nothing fun to do.
Of course the combat is fun to engage in and the graphics are, to this day, some of the best I have seen.
But if Ragnarok can’t overcome these flaws, I’m not gonna get through it. Will have to wash the taste out with a replay of the original trilogy.
Edit: apologies to fragile skneogaf
For me taking my time with the game was actually the good part all those little dialogues/storys made it special.
Seems like the sequal might be even more so in this regards if we can believe those reviews about the side quests beeing very well designed.
Vick
Member
If you’re finding yourself doing backtracking and realm switch more than combat, you are simply playing the game very wrong.
I’m in the middle on a GMGOW replay and i’m in awe by the absolute perfection of the balance.
shubik
Member
I mean... when did a SONY first party title ever release day one on PC?
I didn't play it but i have to say, from what i saw, Horizon 2 had much more new stuff and improvements over the first one compared to this game.
It's not really a sequel, it looks more like the second part of the same game at this point. Even some surprises journalists have teased so much, it's really nothing out of the ordinary.
It's not really a sequel, it looks more like the second part of the same game at this point. Even some surprises journalists have teased so much, it's really nothing out of the ordinary.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
Imagine the images made for the OP printed in manual.
That would have been amazing.
That would have been amazing.
FrankWza
Member
alabtrosMyster
Banned
I have seen enough to think that the controls will feel more dynamic in combat, while hopefully not being too different from 2018. Mainly because I love GoW as a series.
And when you make a game in a franchise you don't want to stray too far from what was set before. I mean, they were not going to make the game look like a Mario game that plays like Elden Ring and then sprinkle some RTS éléments on top?
You mean like DLC?
Return when you actually played it, until then GTFO with this stupid shit.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
Personally, I check the clock every few minutes with the hope that if I stare at it enough it will be scared and run faster!
Less than 12 hours
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
Less than 6 for me lol. This anticipation is so weird. Never felt this way for a game before.
Less than 12 hours
Don't cry it's not a big deal.
Not a DLC since it probably took much more time and budget than any DLC, just what i said.
skneogaf
Member
I’m replaying 2018 and enjoying it much less than I remember.
I am mainlining the story and I can’t believe how much time I spent doing mundane backtracking as opposed to combat last night.
I played for a couple hours and engaged in combat for about 10-15 mins. The rest of the time was rowing the boat and backtracking, switching between realms, climbing, and all sorts of other…chores. It really bummed me out.
Even when I did engage in combat, it was with the same old enemies I’d been fighting since the start. Except the ones who could only be hurt by the chains - what a fun enemy variant
It was during the section of the game where Atreus hits peak sickness and you are tending to him.
And it’s just bad in terms of pacing during that section. It feels so much like they are trying to pad it out.
I was switching realms back and forth to gather crap, and even that in itself is prolonged. The animation for switching realms, then how it makes you run through that bridge-between-worlds universe each time. They make you run along the path for like 60 seconds (loading?) before you can get to the next world. That’s after you load to get there in the first place, watch the roots unravel in the temple, etc. just loading section after loading section.
There is just an incredible amount of backtracking, loading, and filler in this game. It truly adds up when you are trying to push through the story.
I am not trying to piss on anyone’s parade but looking back, I can’t believe the scores this got. I don’t think it was held accountable for the rough pacing and iffy game design.
Frankly, what I played last night, didn’t feel like it needed to be played. At some point, if the gameplay isn’t engaging, i rather just sit back and watch. Rowing the boat, connect-the-dot climbing, forced walking, squeezing through crevices - those aren’t engaging, captivating bits of gameplay. Especially when you’re backtracking. Rather just watch a cut scene and save my hands the grief if there is nothing fun to do.
Of course the combat is fun to engage in and the graphics are, to this day, some of the best I have seen.
But if Ragnarok can’t overcome these flaws, I’m not gonna get through it. Will have to wash the taste out with a replay of the original trilogy.
Edit: apologies to fragile skneogaf
I've just noticed that you had laughed at a number of my posts but I was unsure as to why!
I then see that you have mentioned me on the post you edited!
I must admit I'm surprised I got to you from my laugh omoji! I actually did laugh out loud as its drastically different take between your previous play through.
I must learn to be more mindful with my reactions as I was able to cause you to do 4 things that I'm aware of.
You may have to show a mod where I touched you!
Carmen Winstead
Member
My retailer insisted on adhering to the release date and still didn't want to sell it and now I have to wait until tomorrow. 
SafeOrAlone
Banned
I can understand that. There is a lot of dialogue going on in those parts. I guess I just don’t want to be forced to do all the mundane stuff while the dialogue plays.
It really starts to feel like a chore for my hands, if the gameplay isn’t actually fun. It’s hard for me to see the merit in even controlling gameplay sections which aren’t engaging or fun.
If it were a long cut scene, I probably wouldn’t mind half as much.
That said, while the overall story is good, there is a lot of grating writing as well. The two guys who upgrade your items aren’t as funny as the developers hope them to be, for instance. Their goofiness sort of kills the atmosphere.
SafeOrAlone
Banned
Yeah, I just think it’s kinda lame when someone takes the time to share their thoughts, without any trolling, mind you…. And then you slap a “laugh” emoji on it, with no rebuttal, which tends to imply you are butthurt that someone is critiquing your favorite game.
It lowers the discourse around here.
Cause I didn’t attempt any jokes, so that’s looking like the reason. Sorry my opinion shook you, but it doesn’t have to affect your enjoyment of the game.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
People are already sharing clips on PSN. Last night I watched a clip of Kratos fighting a bunch of smaller monsters. It should be fun returning to this world. I’m still sour about not getting my PIN with 2018 digital deluxe. Last time I had the cool shield. This time I’ll have some good looking skins to wear.
Nice OT
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Nice OT
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Lucifers Beard
Member
El Sueño
Member
Lucifers Beard
Member
Yeah, I got it today. Watched the first 20-30 minutes as my wife was playing it. Looks awesome. 40fps mode is good but I’ll go to 60 for that fluidity.
zkorejo
Member
Do share thoughts after first session. I will go 4k 40 fps. Do share your impressions of the difference between 60 and 40 fps modes.
zkorejo
Member
YouTube is also full of first few hours streams.
I hate this part of the wait when half the world is playing and streaming and I have to be careful of everything because I will probably get it a day after release.
Not to mention, Yt algorithm is gonna act like a little bitch throwing everything GOW at me for the next couple of days.
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Gudji
Member
Install spoiler protection 2.0 and blocktube extensions on your browser. Then just add the words and channels you want to block.
Been working wonders for me, I only see what I want (like this thread for example).
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zkorejo
Member
Can those be added to YouTube app phone and tv?
Edit: probably not you mentioned browser.
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Gudji
Member
ahhh probably not just don't use youtube on your phone.
mortal
Gold Member
Thanks, will add to the OP.
skneogaf
Member
Elden Ring is better than God of War in my opinion so it's hardly my favourite game.
Like I said I laughed out loud a little bit at the opinion change.
I assume you didn't like the world exploration and back tracking due to having already done it the first time.
I'll keep an eye for your opinions on the new game if and when you play it.
SafeOrAlone
Banned
You weren’t laughing because I had a different experience. I don’t think one person reading this believes that.Elden Ring is better than God of War in my opinion so it's hardly my favourite game.
Like I said I laughed out loud a little bit at the opinion change.
I assume you didn't like the world exploration and back tracking due to having already done it the first time.
I'll keep an eye for your opinions on the new game if and when you play it.
You got called out and you’re trying to frame it so you look less obnoxious.
I forgive you. Just try to improve the discourse here from now on. Form an opinion instead of spamming laugh emojis. That’s my advice.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Con-Z-epT
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Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
skneogaf
Member
Wtf are you on about you little soy boy, go suck on your mums udders.
I wish I had the ability to meet little pricks like you in real life, I'd tare you in two.
You should sod off to retardera.
You got mad at me for laughing at what you wrote!
How soft are you!
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