Granted I’ve only seen them both once a piece, I don’t dislike Nemesis quite as much as I disliked Generations or Final Frontier.
I could follow what they were trying to do with Nemesis and I thought the ending was neat. Final Frontier left me with a “what the hell was that…?” sensation I just can’t seem to shake.
“More recently, you have described our DMA compliance as ‘hot garbage,’ a ‘horror show,’ and a ‘devious new instance of Malicious Compliance.’ And you have complained about what you called ‘Junk Fees’ and ‘Apple taxes.”
I’m sorry, but this exchange is just plain hilarious to me. 🤣 It reads like a recording between a couple going through an acrimonious divorce.
End of an era. That said, while RB4 was one of the first Xbox One titles I ever bought, I don’t think I’ve picked up my guitar or mic in about 4 years, let alone bought any new music.
As long as the music just stays available, I’ll probably still jump in again some day, but kudos to them for putting out weekly music since the Rock Band 1 days in the 360 era.
Have you played Dragon Age: Origins? It’s an older title, but sounds like it has everything you want.
And, if your itch can be scratched with something other than dragons, I’d recommend Mass Effect. The very first game in the trilogy is very much an RPG while the second and third games are more story and character focused. Overall, it’s just a good gaming time.
I didn’t need to buy my PS5 either, but my PS4 was a much older device I’d bought cheap from a co-worker and I felt like it was getting slow.
The bonus of having both is that the PS4 is comparatively light and compact, so I can travel with it, and for the two PS5 exclusives I have, there is an option to remote play the PS5 on the PS4, so I’m generally happy with my purchase.
All that notwithstanding, I’ve got an Xbox One X and I’ve seen no real need to upgrade that to a Series X. There are no Xbox exclusives for the Series X/S that have been driving forces.
This generation honestly feels like it lacks direction. The consoles are more expensive and are huge devices, with controllers that now cost more than games. With the original scarcity of the newer consoles, nearly four years into this generation, new releases are still available for the older gen. I feel like we’re reaching a point where console evolution either needs to take an enormous leap, or we just stop seeing console generations altogether.
… it’s just so accessible when the gaming I want to do just isn’t feasible due to life and work.
And, there it is. Just about anyone can game these days due to the ubiquitousness of mobile devices. When you think about the time it takes to play a PC or Console or even handheld game, a phone can have you going in seconds versus getting to the console, console updates, game updates, get the headset, find charged controller, and get into a game. You have to be determined to play a Console/PC game, but a mobile is always right there.
“Everyone” has a phone and so the total number of people who will play a mobile game is extraordinarily increased as well as the number of people who will spend money on them.
I remember when I worked for a bank, a customer back in like 2008 was mad that the bank kept shutting off her card thinking that she had fraud. It was Facebook who had sent the suspected fraud to us. The woman was in her 50s and was spending so much money on FarmVille (yep, that ancient one) that Facebook thought it had to be either a banking error or fraud. Turns out, she just really wanted her farm to flourish and was spends thousands a day to do so.
That was back before smartphones took hold. The impressions of smartphones overall exceeds that of something like Facebook, and so I’m sure other games have found whales in unexpected places just like that one lady I spoke to all those years ago. (I do hope she found help for her problem before they shut off that FarmVille version…)