FYI 30 mins of TLOU2 in 60fps that I managed to play at lunchtime looked stunning today.

I managed to get a cheap deal on Mass Effect Legendary Edition and so played some of the first game over the weekend. I am enjoying it, and like others, I am impressed with what they have done to improve the graphics.

I do find waypoints a bit hit and miss, and I get 'lost' a bit easier than I'd like, but overall I think it was a worthwhile purchase. There are many things I didn't remember from the original, which is unsurprising given how long ago it was!

Im looking forward to seeing reviews etc for Biomutant. It appeals to me but don't want to hand out the $$$ until I know its what I want :)

xpd:

 

Im looking forward to seeing reviews etc for Biomutant. It appeals to me but don't want to hand out the $$$ until I know its what I want :)

 

 

 

I can't quite decide if it appeals to me or not.

The thing is, with these open-world games, like Just Cause 4, there were millions of combinations of things you could do with the physics engine and lots of combinations of weapons etc, but in reality, how many did the average gamer try? There will be hardcore people who will spend an hour setting up a particularly amazing way to kill 3 guys in a base, but the majority of gamers pick up a gun and shoot them in the head. I applaud the concept and catering for those small number of players who will benefit, but unless the story, graphics and gameplay are fantastic regardless, the sandbox element is less of a priority (to me).

Anyone else finding ME2 a little buggy and maybe worse looking than ME1?

gehenna:

 

Anyone else finding ME2 a little buggy and maybe worse looking than ME1?

 

Haven't got that far, how long did it take you to complete ME1?

25ish hours?  To be fair I didn't complete all the sides.  I did a fair number.  But I want to play through the story in one hit then go back to each game and tidy up.

gehenna:

 

25ish hours?  To be fair I didn't complete all the sides.  I did a fair number.  But I want to play through the story in one hit then go back to each game and tidy up.

 

Hmm, I have ended up doing all the tasks in any area I go to, just got made a spectre and am probably 5-7 hours in I guess.

You're only a few hours behind where I was at that pace.

xpd:

 

Im looking forward to seeing reviews etc for Biomutant. It appeals to me but don't want to hand out the $$$ until I know its what I want :)

 

 

 

Yeah, I was looking forward to this too, but reviews from sites I trust are a little lukewarm so far

networkn:

 

gehenna:

 

25ish hours?  To be fair I didn't complete all the sides.  I did a fair number.  But I want to play through the story in one hit then go back to each game and tidy up.

 

 

Hmm, I have ended up doing all the tasks in any area I go to, just got made a spectre and am probably 5-7 hours in I guess.

 

I'm at pretty much in the same position - but not Spectre yet. Finding ME a bit tedious and clunky - showing its age - but will work through it before I get to 2 and 3. All part of my OCD-ish tendency to wring everything I can out of a game.

My HT audio is a bit screwy too - but I haven't finished fiddling with it yet.

Oh yeah @eracode there's a known issue with ME audio, centre channel comes through rear channel.  It'll need to be patched.  ME2 works fine for audio.

gehenna:

 

Oh yeah @eracode there's a known issue with ME audio, centre channel comes through rear channel.  It'll need to be patched.  ME2 works fine for audio.

 

Yep - knew you had a problem and is why I mentioned it. Some, but not all, of my conversations are very faint - not sure if that's the same as your issue. My 'centre' is Sonos Arc with Sonos One rears.

gehenna:

 

Oh yeah @eracode there's a known issue with ME audio, centre channel comes through rear channel.  It'll need to be patched.  ME2 works fine for audio.

 

It's weird it still hasn't been patched to be honest. It's not a deal-breaker, but it is distracting.

networkn:

 

gehenna:

 

Oh yeah @eracode there's a known issue with ME audio, centre channel comes through rear channel.  It'll need to be patched.  ME2 works fine for audio.

 

 

It's weird it still hasn't been patched to be honest. It's not a deal-breaker, but it is distracting.

 

Do you have the audio issue too? My conversations involving the 'dialogue wheel' thing are OK - interactions with team members and no wheel, are pretty much inaudible.