The General Videogame Thread

[MauricioMM]

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Become a Legendary Viking Raider

Set in England’s Dark Ages, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla features a new combat system, challenging and varied enemies, and massive Viking raid battles unlike anything in the series before.

news.ubisoft.com

[Y]ou’ll provide for yourself and your people by constructing, customizing, and upgrading your settlement with new buildings like barracks, blacksmiths, and tattoo parlors.

As the late Foltest once said: "This I like!" I'm a sucker for town/base gameplay mechanics. Granted, AC3's homestead wasn't the most fully featured and engaging take on this mechanic but I still enjoyed it for what it was. I hope ACV improves on it.

 

[Mybrokenenglish]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1256271822435180547

Music to my ears! No select audience bullshit, no "pay to see a demo"! I hope this will kill all those events such as E3 and bring equality to videogame fans! We're all the same and worth the same, so we deserve the same!

And demos! We'll get demos! This is such great news!

 

[Sild]

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar RTS is coming from Elite Dangerous developer Frontier

Arriving on PC in 2023.

www.pcgamer.com

Well, this ought to be interesting.

 

[MauricioMM]

I hope this will kill all those events such as E3 and bring equality to videogame fans! We're all the same and worth the same, so we deserve the same!

Gamers Rise Up!

And demos! We'll get demos! This is such great news!

That sounds great However, since the availability of the playable demos is probably going to depend fully on each developer, I wouldn't expect every game shown in the fest to have one. E.g. if the WB people reveal their new Batman game, I'd expect nothing more than screenshots, a trailer and maybe a pre-alpha gameplay video.

 

[Mybrokenenglish]

owever, since the availability of the playable demos is probably going to depend fully on each developer, I wouldn't expect every game shown in the fest to have one.

Of course, as it has always been. But something is better than nothing.

 

[SigilFey]

I have to say, the AC Valhalla trailer is one of the best trailers I've ever seen. I especially love how each character's combat style is telling a story about who they are. And the music is excellent. Well-balanced, well-paced, well executed. Fantastic work on the skin textures. Just beautiful.

Now...let's hope the game lives up to the trailer.

 

[fr33kSh0w2012]

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[Mybrokenenglish]

EDIT: trailer tomorrow at 5pm CEST (approximately), gameplay early next week. Not official at the time I'm writing. Little leak.

What did I say? Trailer at 5 CEST

Gameplay on the 7th during ms stream

So, apparently, my source says that we'll get a first gameplay showcase tomorrow AND the SX version on the 7th.

 

[MauricioMM]

So, apparently, my source says that we'll get a first gameplay showcase tomorrow AND the SX version on the 7th.

If true, I’ll assume either of those is something similar to this Witcher 3’s 2015 video. Or your source means a full-on, longer gameplay video?

 

[Mybrokenenglish]

If true, I’ll assume either of those is something similar to this Witcher 3’s 2015 video. Or your source means a full-on, longer gameplay video?

I was just told we would see gameplay today 1 week ago, the day before the inside Xbox was announced. Now, if Ubisoft changed their plans in the meantime, that I don't know. It'd be weird from ubi to give wrong info to journalists but you never know...

 

[SigilFey]

I was just told we would see gameplay today 1 week ago, the day before the inside Xbox was announced. Now, if Ubisoft changed their plans in the meantime, that I don't know. It'd be weird from ubi to give wrong info to journalists but you never know...

Meh. They're probably behind schedule. Crisis and all.

Or...journalists reporting on misinformation again. (I say, "We're planning to release gameplay footage in early may." Journalist A reports, "They're releasing gameplay footage in early May." Now, all of a sudden, it's an absolute. Journalist B says, "Gameplay footage should be released by May 5th." Now we have a date, I guess. Journalists C onwards start quoting Journalists A and B instead of quoting the source. Misinformation flourishes.)

 

[Mybrokenenglish]

Or...journalists reporting on misinformation again.

It's not a public info, he told me that privately since I know the guy. He told me about the gameplay trailer 1 day earlier (as you can see from my posts) and on that occasion, he told me about today's gameplay which was an official info directly from ubisoft.

EDIT: nope, everything has been officially moved to thursday.

 

[Sild]

So, this is happening today -- 6h from now to be precise:

There should be see some interesting reveals and gameplay.

 

[Mybrokenenglish]

I've heard it's mainly indie and AA except for Valhalla, of which we'll see a mere gameplay trailer and not a proper showcase.

Hope it's more than this. At least everything should be in next gen graphics.

 

[Codecypher]

I finished Doom Eternal. Absolutely fun and brutally satisfying gameplay. The only title with Bethesta's name on it that can still be recommended. The dynamic music is super awesome too I wonder if CP2077 will have any dynamic sound i.e the music reacts to what the player does in the game rather than being a set static. But from what I've heard it's still really nice. If you listen closely of the ambient when you look at the deep dive video and the part where fem V enters the cyberspace. I presume they got a lot of cool ambient like that!

 

[Spockprime]

Since this is the General videogame thread:

I just saw a flurry of rumors that EA is finally making a HD remaster of Mass Effect, released sometime this fiscal year. The company has not confirmed it though. That would be very welcome, and not entirely a surprise. EA needs a big win for Bioware after the last couple of disasters, and this is one for which there has been massive demand.

 

[Codecypher]

Mass effect 1 - 2 with revamped visuals and maybe some added features would definitely revitalize some faith in Bioware. EA did get a good smack in the face when they released the single player star wars which they thought would fail cause they thought single player games were dead.

 

[Draconifors]

I still haven't played more than 10 minutes of Mass Effect ! though I've had both that and 2 for well over two years now.
One day...

 

[Codecypher]

I still haven't played more than 10 minutes of Mass Effect ! though I've had both that and 2 for well over two years now.
One day...

The first one is clunky but the 2nd is one of the best RPGs made. Meaningful characters that you can invest and relate to, some choices and the most nerve wrecking final mission. Great visuals and absolutely great voice acting. If you never played it then you should give the 2nd one a go!

 

[Draconifors]

If you never played it then you should give the 2nd one a go!

I'm not going to play 2 without playing through 1 first.
Also, I don't even have Origin installed so I'd have to install both that and 2, whereas 1 I have on Steam just one install away.

I don't like playing sequels before the first game. Same with Portal, Trine, Dishonored, even Fallout... and the Witcher games I also played in order.