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[deleted] t1_j382sxl wrote

Reply to comment by nhabz in What Console/s Should I Buy? by tomtomjim123

Agree for casual play. Except that the Switch can’t begin to compete with Xbox when it comes to sports titles unless someone enjoys playing only Wii Sports. Games like Madden, 2K, and The Show aren’t close graphically or performance wise.

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[deleted] t1_j381oep wrote

Reply to What Console/s Should I Buy? by tomtomjim123

All consoles are expensive haha. If you want to play mostly sports games, just keep the X. It’s your best performance out there right now. Game Pass and buying physical or digital games on sale is hard to beat. You’ve already bought the console, just enjoy it.

The S is fine for now for digital only, but over the life of the console, the X will be pushed to its limits by developers and it will perform much better than the S long term. The X has 3x the processing power, and true 4K where the S can only run 1440p. That’s a big difference when it comes to games like sports titles especially. Just save up and get a Switch too if you want to play both Nintendo and Xbox.

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GloryXplay t1_j3702ml wrote

Reply to My Conflicts with Storytelling in Video Games by Gay_Charlie

Don't seek validation from other for what you are finding valuable for a story. At the end of the day, the most important thing is to have fun and to seek the type of game/story we really like.

People that does'nt like something tend to be insincere about it. To seek validation I imagine.

I didn't did The last of us part 2 ( I'm on xbox ), but as I see from my position, it seems that the game have a hate wagon behind it. So don't try to overly-analyse it.

People love to hate thats the sad part of the modern video game industry.

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goat_screamPS4 t1_j36k9vs wrote

Reply to What Console/s Should I Buy? by tomtomjim123

S is alright if you’re not bothered about power or graphics output, you can’t be if you’re also considering the Wii. Only thing to remember is the S is digital only, so you won’t be able to play games then sell on, it’s pricier digital downloads only. You can still get Gamepass on last gen Xbox consoles that still take discs and would cost less second hand.

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Drakullin t1_j36h5cd wrote

Reply to My Conflicts with Storytelling in Video Games by Gay_Charlie

The problem I have with current storytelling is not the content itself, but the manner it's told nowadays. Games like Bioshock, Skyrim, Dark Souls or even Doom have strong narratives, but the way they tell you the story is by involving the player to explore the characters and the world designed. It's what we call 'Lore'.

However, current games seem to put the focus in a more guided story, with strong visuals, voice acting and special effects to highlight the drive. It's centered in the character and the way they interact each other.

Nonetheless, I think it is a vague approach, as nowadays most of the games follow this in order to feel more connected with hardcore and casual players.

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Rabispo t1_j35u7my wrote

Reply to My Conflicts with Storytelling in Video Games by Gay_Charlie

Didn't play it, but bandwagon effect can be very strong. I feel like the initial impressions were tainted by recent info of Naughty Dog being exploitative and game writer Neil Druckmann was publicly making an ass of himself (which i dont know the details of, but the little i know sounds pretty bad lol), so people maybe player the game sorta already not wanting to like it and heavily influenced the discourse surrounding the game from there and well, I dont exactly blame people for this since i know how it is when the creators of something are shitty and it leaves a bad taste in you.

Again i can't personally say anything about the game, but however good or bad the game might actually be, i think the discourse around it is not very "pure" in the sense that people are engaging with it just for the sake of sharing an unbiased opinion.

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