I think that was supposed to be an attempt at an accent?

For sure, STALKER is just not the same without Cheeki Breeki!

I still can’t get over how “wrong” it sounds and feels to have native English speaking accents for the voice work instead of the heavy Ukrainian and Russian accents. This is one to play with Ukrainian VA and English subtitles for sure.

Damn, I did not expect such a step-up from the 7800X3D, that’s kinda insane actually.

Not feeling good about spending four more years attempting to resist the noose to be honest.

Love this game. Ever since trying the VR mod though I’ve been dying for official support. Imagine using the proper VR controls to pop handbrake and steer the car, would be the most immersive thing!

Still, even with that said if you like the game and have access to a VR headset It’s still worth giving it a go, it really fits the game I think.

Sync. But it’s working now, confusingly.

Your link isn’t working for me but I see now that you already linked this community. Totally my bad, I apologise!

It’s a super useful place for finding new communities to subscribe to! I also heartily recommend !communities@ponder.cat

Yeah but it’s not really the same thing years later when most people are long finished with the game. Was the same with playing BG3 around release last year, participating in conversations with friends and strangers alike about discoveries in the game as it’s happening and everyone is talking about it and playing it at the same time. I’m sure similar things happened this year with Black Myth Wukong and Silent Hill 2 Remake to some extent, though I didn’t play those.

It’s not about spoilers so much as participating in the buzz and culture and community that only really occurs around release.

Totally. And between stuff like the stage fight in AW1, the Ashtray Maze in Control and We Sing in AW2 Remedy has gotten so damn good at integrating music and gameplay too.

I personally was blown away by POE - This Road as well. The track is mesmerising and every time a new variation on it played after an Alan chapter I had almost goosebumps. I still regularly go back and listen to the whole 9 minute track on YouTube.

I love Lucas Pope and would like to one day play Mars After Midnight, but I’m not paying over 200 bucks for one of these anytime soon.

I think going by overall mainstream appeal and zeitgeist it’s correct. Everybody was talking about BG3 that year, even people who are usually not fans of the genre. So in that sense I agree that 2023 was the year of BG3.

On the games’ merit alone as standalone pieces of art abstracted from context I think Alan Wake 2 puts up a good fight.

I was referring to The Game Awards and their claim on crowning the “Game of the Year”.

BG3 got GotY, though there are debates to be had I suppose over the legitimacy of an “official” game of the year.

Good shout, I did fumble my word order.

I really really hope they don’t get discouraged. They would have done so much better had it only been on Steam, please Remedy don’t change your ways.

Also it should have been GotY last year, fight me.

Still feels a bit pricey but I’m happy to hear about another season. Some day I might get one just to play the Lucas Pope game.

They threw out the original writer and composer, and seem to have changed most characters and the whole script. It also apparently plays more like Dishonored now.

While I admire the ideas behind patient gamers and think it probably works out really well for some people, I personally also enjoy participating in the zeitgeist from time to time. Playing Elden Ring on launch was fantastic - you really felt like you were exploring the world alongside everyone else as you’re finding Ashes and weapons that don’t even have wiki entries yet.