Home Gaming FFD: Six months into the new generation. Are you impressed?

FFD: Six months into the new generation. Are you impressed?

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The first year or so of a new console generation almost always completely fails to be impressive. Sure, things look a little shinier, run a little smoother and integrate more features but there’s almost nothing that blows minds, or melts eyeballs. Is that the same in this eighth generation of consoles?

Have you seen anything this generation so far that knocked your socks off? According to most people with eyeballs, inFamous Second Son  on the PlayStation 4 and Ryse on the Xbox one are the best looking games for the new systems.

I’ve played both, and while at least one of them is a pretty good game, and they’re easy enough on the eyes, neither screams “NEXT GEN” to me. Sure Infamous looks great, but it’s really just more infamous with a shinier skin, and a terribly lifeless city.

Watch Dogs has a much more living, breathing city (as long as you can actually log in to play it) but hardly looks any better than last gen’s GTA V.

I’m a grumpy old sod though, and nothing impresses me. What about you? Has anything this generation knocked your socks off yet?

Last Updated: May 30, 2014

133 Comments

  1. Viking Of Science

    May 30, 2014 at 10:33

    Short answer: NO.
    Long Answer: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Reply

  2. eXpZA

    May 30, 2014 at 10:34

    I disagree. Go put in a copy of Gears of War 1, GTA IV, or Uncharted 1. They don’t look as good as you remember. They were early titles, much like these are now. It’ll get better.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief in Space

      May 30, 2014 at 10:35

      Misread as “early titties” and lolled, then lolled at my misreading

      Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 30, 2014 at 10:48

        I just lolled at your lolled at your lolled of your misreading 0-O

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          May 30, 2014 at 10:54

          All your lolling is making me gag 😉

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 10:55

            But I thought Rince had tiny pee pee?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            May 30, 2014 at 11:00

            O_o ignorance is bliss

    • eXpZA

      May 30, 2014 at 10:35

      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        May 30, 2014 at 11:00

        Yeah Resistance 1 is an eye-sore now. Still a fantastic game though, but butt-ugly with shades of PS2 graphics. I recently replayed Killzone 2, and wow.. that game has aged incredibly well – same with Killzone 3. I’m yet to revisit Uncharted, actually keen to see how it stands up to the fiend that is time…

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    • Viking Of Science

      May 30, 2014 at 10:36

      Well, then we’ll just get into Graphics vs. Aesthetics Argument. Because The last Gears of War, aesthetically looked Horrible when compared to say: Jet Set Radio on the dreamcast.

      Reply

      • eXpZA

        May 30, 2014 at 10:39

        JSR was cell shading – that’s cheating, it always looks ‘better’ 🙂

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        • Viking Of Science

          May 30, 2014 at 10:41

          Okay, what about…. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Aesthetically a lot more pleasing than any more “modern” game, Same (imo, at least) can be said of Darksiders 1 and 2….

          Reply

  3. Admiral Chief in Space

    May 30, 2014 at 10:34

    The header sums up my feelings exactly

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 10:44

      Shame man, feels all around

      Reply

  4. Alien Emperor Trevor

    May 30, 2014 at 10:35

    Nope. Seen nothing that would make me want one.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 10:44

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        May 30, 2014 at 10:47

        Nope. Especially if I did have a jet pack.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief in Space

          May 30, 2014 at 10:54

          I’d have a GLORIOUS commute if I had one of those!

          Reply

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            May 30, 2014 at 10:55

            Me too, no more driving AROUND the stupid hill.

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:16

            Back to the Future lied. Where are all the flying cars!

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:19

            Wish I had a Reaver or Liberator for my morning commute, or even a Mosquito

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:22

            Just remove the guns because I will use them.

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:24

            UNABLE TO COMPLY

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:31

            Make it a liberator, I fly, you gun.

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:35

            Deal, 30mm, 75mm or 105mm on dah belleh?

          • Jedi JJ

            May 30, 2014 at 11:37

            Screw the flying cars. I want a hoverboard!

          • Weanerdog

            May 30, 2014 at 14:03

            Was that not 2015?

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 14:07

            Oh yeah…

          • Weanerdog

            May 30, 2014 at 14:29

            Shooting a bit early there.

    • Jedi JJ

      May 30, 2014 at 11:37

      Not even the…
      or the…
      Sorry. I got nothing. 😉

      Reply

  5. RinceofFuturePast

    May 30, 2014 at 10:39

    Casts Level 9000 OVG. GO GO GO!

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief in Space

      May 30, 2014 at 10:39

      I second this

      Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 30, 2014 at 10:41

        The problem is he raged against them for months, but now has a PS4… Mmm…

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          May 30, 2014 at 10:43

          Hahahaha I demand his PSN ID

          Reply

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 30, 2014 at 10:44

            HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! That is funny. Would need an ISP first! OVG still thinks a modem is a harder level in a game.

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 10:46

            But he’s missing out on all those PS+ games
            http://media.disquscdn.com/errors/img/3.gif

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 10:53

            I second this!

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 10:54

            BANANA!!!!!!!!!!

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 10:56

            Chiefyy 😀

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 10:56

            Am I awake?

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:00

            Is this the real life?

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:01

            Caught in a landslide…

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:10

            Is this just fantasy?

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:13

            Beat you to it 5mins ago, hehe

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:16

            XD

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:17

            Lagz has me caught in a landslide

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:35

            No escape from lagz reality

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:36

            MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:37

            JUST KILLED A NOOB!!!

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:38

            LOOOOL

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:05

            Must be fantasy

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:06

            Caught in a landslide….

          • HvR - THE Average GAmer

            May 30, 2014 at 11:02

            HE is BACK!!!!!

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:04

            Guys, I never left…

          • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

            May 30, 2014 at 12:53

            lol

        • Weanerdog

          May 30, 2014 at 14:05

          hypocrite

          Also how does he comment here in the cloud.

          Edited for spelling and stuff

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  6. Hammersteyn

    May 30, 2014 at 10:39

    Very. For people who already have a PS3 there is no easier transition imaginable with PS+ still giving games to both systems. As a nice start for new PS4 users I would recommend getting TR and Infamous

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    • Milesh Bhana

      May 30, 2014 at 11:20

      agreed, I mean, sure the last few PSN+ offerings haven’t been that great, but i simply can’t play these games quickly enough, and some of the indie ones have been amazing.

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        May 30, 2014 at 11:32

        Mercenary Kings is my most favorite indie title still

        Reply

        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          May 30, 2014 at 11:38

          I need to find more time for Mercenary Kings. What an awesome game. Absolutely brilliant. You’ve finished it already, hey.. Hammer?

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 12:06

            Yup, last boss is easier than that one cyborg dog.

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 12:57

            That… cyborg dog…. >;o

        • Milesh Bhana

          May 30, 2014 at 13:57

          haven’t got my PS4 yet (did ‘buy’ it when it was free).

          Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark is probably my favourite of the PSN+ indie titles so far.

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  7. MakeItLegal

    May 30, 2014 at 10:42

    What will impress me , is if Ea say hard line is for new gen and pc only , hopefully then can have a proper bf experience without bein held back by 8 year old tech

    Reply

  8. oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

    May 30, 2014 at 10:43

    Spent a shit load of money on a state of the art next gen machine only to see that gamers are over joyed to play a SO CALLED NEXT GEN game that does not even stand up near the attention to detail in GTAV.

    No shadows in front of car headlights, cut and paste window reflections is SOOOO NEXT GEN.

    Im talking to you WATCH DOGS.

    Otherwise Infamous and Tomb Raider HD HAVE BLOWN MY EYEBALLS OUT OF MY SOCKETS!!!! 🙂

    NOW HURRY UP The Last of US, UFC, Uncharted 4, The Witcher 3, Dragon Age

    AND…. GTAV HD with a little RED DEAD REDEMPTION HD.

    But otherwise the 1billion particle effects on 1 screen in Infamous will do me just nicely 🙂

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 10:50

      Yes! Exactly like I said below, new comers get Infamous and Tomb Raider. I will buy Last of Us again but later when the price drops. I mean I have played it before.

      How do you find the controller?

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      • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

        May 30, 2014 at 10:55

        The light bar needs to go. The reflection on the screen should have cropped up during testing. Nothing a bit of cardboard and tape cant fix but otherwise
        the game play… not sure if its the sticks or the 1080p… but fuck me…
        I have never played anything as SMOOOOOOTH, FLUID AND as FAST as Infamous.

        I keep expecting it to dip to 5fps when doing an Orbit Drop.

        If its like this at 6 months in then I can only dream what the games from SONY are going to be like 5 years from now 🙂

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        • Hammersteyn

          May 30, 2014 at 10:59

          Dat Orbit drop though. You can apparently dim the light bar in the new update. Maybe it’s the way I sit but I don’t see the reflection.

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          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 30, 2014 at 11:02

            That would imply that @disqus_CmSOeB7F9d:disqus would ever plug his baby into the filth known as the internet for an update

          • Hammersteyn

            May 30, 2014 at 11:09

            Luckily they ship the updates with the game, problem is you need to update before you can play. Not that it’s a problem when you are constantly online

        • Francois Knoetze

          May 30, 2014 at 11:55

          Well the light bar is there for project morpheus(which I am lankly excited about) other than that it doesn’t bother me. Dont sit close to a tv at all. Little weird fact:Learned to play games with my hands behind my head with the controller(back in the ps1 days) So I rarely play with the controller infront of me.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      May 30, 2014 at 10:51

      Sniff… I can now call OVG my brother from another mother!

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief in Space

        May 30, 2014 at 10:56

        I HAVE ANOTHER BROTHER?

        Reply

        • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

          May 30, 2014 at 10:58

          A whole bunch of them… if bananas count 😛

          Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 30, 2014 at 10:57

        *Brother from another test tube* Fixed for you 😉

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        • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

          May 30, 2014 at 10:57

          Shut up you Second Son 😛

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 10:59

            BWHAHAHAHA

    • Weanerdog

      May 30, 2014 at 14:09

      So you boycotting both new gen and Ubisoft yet are playing Watchdogs on your PS4.

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      • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

        May 30, 2014 at 14:19

        😛

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        • Weanerdog

          May 30, 2014 at 14:29

          See kids this is the effects of alcohol. One minute you are crying to the world you will never touch that and next you are trying to gnaw your own arm off to get away.

          And its a Tapir I believe.

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          • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

            May 30, 2014 at 14:52

            I have to admit. It took 6 months before my gaming senses tingled. It was the PS4 UFC game that bent my rubber elbow to purchase a PS4.
            No, I do not have Watch Dogs. It just does not tickle my fancy.

            Also, the PS3 works without the internet. WIN

          • Weanerdog

            May 30, 2014 at 18:53

            That submission mini game put me off, that and at present I am hardware challenged so in the words of Dicky Nixon “No new games”

          • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

            May 30, 2014 at 15:52

  9. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    May 30, 2014 at 10:50

    Yes! 6 months in, and I’ve been more than happy with my PS4. While, I haven’t had the chance to play as many games as I would have liked (or at least bought as many as I would have liked), PS+ has kept my library growing. There are a bunch of games that I want to get a hold of before year’s end, and that makes me happy.

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  10. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    May 30, 2014 at 10:53

    Just reading through the comments it seems that those with PS4s or boners are saying “HELL YES”, whereas those who have yet to upgrade, don’t see the point in it yet. I suppose it all comes down to that moment when you switch on your PS4 or boner, slide in the disk and wait for that smile to creep on your face.

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 10:56

      I will always remeber Killzone Shadow Fall will as my first PS4 game.
      Resistance fall of man was my firs PS3 game, I miss that series 🙁
      MGS 2 for PS2
      and Teken 1 for PS1
      Strange how one can remeber these things.

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        May 30, 2014 at 10:58

        Yeah, Killzone SF was my first PS4 game too. The first time I hid in the underbrush and waited for that Hellghast patrol to walk past.. holy smoke balls… tears were in my eyes. That reminds me, I need to play a bit of mp this evening.

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        • Hammersteyn

          May 30, 2014 at 11:01

          I need to get back to it, been a while. But Wolfenstein and Watch Dogs is waiting. Got such a good deal at BT with trade ins and 10% discount on Watch Dogs that I had to buy Wolfensteinas well.

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    • HvR - THE Average GAmer

      May 30, 2014 at 11:11

      The problem is there haven’t been anything to convince me to hand over big wad Randelas to join next gen.

      Decided this year to rather spend it on other hobbies and work through my PS+ backlog.

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  11. Matewis Jubilai

    May 30, 2014 at 10:56

    I am so incredibly out of touch with the AAA scene ever since my GPU fried 🙁 Right now I couldn’t care less as I’m spending most of my gaming time catching up on old classics. GOG recently released Simcity 4 + rushhour and F117!. Apart from that I want to give Evil Genius another go, and give KOTOR2 another playthrough. Also, Baldurs Gate 2,Myst and the first Mass Effect are still waiting for me 😛

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  12. Morne Nell

    May 30, 2014 at 10:58

    Infamous, Tomb raider and Trine was actually awesome. Compared to PS3 huge difference. Next generation is not just about the graphics also so much faster and easier to play. Watchdogs impressive but graphics could be better. In a year from now I will still be playing on my console and the graphics will be better. While on PC you would need to upgrade the hardware to get better visuals.

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  13. DrKiller

    May 30, 2014 at 11:00

    The Kinect didn’t impress you? Whaaaaat?

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  14. DrKiller

    May 30, 2014 at 11:02

    The Kinect didn’t impress you?

    Reply

    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      May 30, 2014 at 11:03

      Shania Twain: That don’t impress me much!

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  15. Mike Doutchevitch

    May 30, 2014 at 11:02

    Nope. This has so far been the most dissapionting year for gaming in a long time. Thief was horrible, I enjoyed infamous, and I am enjoying Watch Dogs, but 2 games in the first 6 months(and probably longer) is pretty poor.Hopefully things change toward the end of the year. I so wish I had a backlog, like most on here. Maybe I need to spend less time gaming.

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  16. Milesh Bhana

    May 30, 2014 at 11:04

    haven’t upgraded yet. Really keen for PS4, and i am a PSN+ subscriber, so i’m building up a nice library of games with the freebies. But i’m waiting for E3 to decide which of the new consoles i’ll actually get.

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  17. Francois Knoetze

    May 30, 2014 at 11:08

    well um yeah…sort of…love my ps4 but still logging more hours out of my ps3 than the new tech.

    A few things that really still peeves me off is the pause/resume game suspension function they promised before launch. I mean if my vita can do it why the hell can’t my ps4? also the fact that there is no usb support for movies /series is a bit of a “uh, switch off ps4 switch on ps3 issue” but it would be nice if they included it. the menu is getting a bit crowded with no way of organizining it into folders. but this is stuff everybody has moaned and bitched about

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 11:14

      I agree, and it can’t play music yet. What’s up with that? But for me it’s easy to look past all this and just play the hell out of the games.

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      • Francois Knoetze

        May 30, 2014 at 11:47

        Agreed! Will just have to look at it as a gaming machine. Damn, those controllers are comfortable.

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        • Hammersteyn

          May 30, 2014 at 12:01

          Especially when you pick up a PS3 controller afterwards.

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          • Francois Knoetze

            May 30, 2014 at 14:59

            The high overlord granted me small hands at birth so there isn’t a prob between the 2. But the DS4 is just waaaaaaaay better.

            couldn’t get into the 360 controllers(not meaning to bash the console) my hands cramp like mad and those little “imp nipple” dots on the joysticks peeve me off.

  18. CAE9872

    May 30, 2014 at 11:08

    I am going to sit on the fence slightly – as a PS4 owner, I think the hardware is brilliant, interface is way better than PS3, PSN is integrated brilliantly, the selection of PS+ games has been good in my opinion.

    However, the games…hmmm no, not as impressive. Sure they look shinier and more going on – no question about that. However, nothing overly new from last gen really. Not yet perhaps anyway.

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  19. Kyratic

    May 30, 2014 at 11:09

    *peers down at the console peasants scrounging in the dirt* hmm… throws them an old boot, “here dont say the glorious masters never give you anything” looking up from under their rocks, the unenlightened ones gasp at the boot, it is shinier by far than the last boot thrown down a few years back. they place it on a the pedestal of next gen and worship it…

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 11:13

      * unenlightened
      * shinier
      Thanks for the boot, it will add flavour to my peasant soup.

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      • Admiral Chief in Space

        May 30, 2014 at 11:13

        LOL @ peasant soup. Now begone with thee!

        XD

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        • Hammersteyn

          May 30, 2014 at 11:15

          I take humble leave my liege

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          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 30, 2014 at 11:18

            XD

  20. Jonah Cash

    May 30, 2014 at 11:24

    While a game downloads I can start playing is a nice idea, especially since the games has to be downloaded onto your system!! There were a couple of slow months so far but I think the next 4-6 months are full of cool games, so I am happy…. And as you know, I have Fifa which eats up hours like to other game!!

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  21. Sk3tz0

    May 30, 2014 at 11:31

    Got my PS4 a few month back.. only games I’ve got is Infamous and Watch Dogs happy with both games although so much shit to do in watch dogs i only finished the first act now.. The game i’m waiting for is MGS : Phantom Pain i had ground Zero on my PS3 i loved those missions.

    But funnily enough the game that got me look at the next gen in admiration is Stick it to the Man. thats a beautiful vision and fun game with its little novelties like using the speaks and touch pad of the PS4.

    Long story Short im happy with my PS4

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 11:33

      Stick it to the Man was awesome, even though it’s a little short.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief in Space

        May 30, 2014 at 11:36

        Short Stick then?

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      • CAE9872

        May 30, 2014 at 11:50

        I saw you were playing this – sounds like I need to give it a go soon.

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  22. Jedi JJ

    May 30, 2014 at 11:33

    Still have to play on one.

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  23. Sk3tz0

    May 30, 2014 at 11:39

    ONly thing i believe that needs to be nipped in the butt is this new fad of remastering old games in HD for the new consoles.. Thats bull I dont care to play GTA San Andreas on 1080 i finished it back in 2004 why would i spend money to play it again..

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      May 30, 2014 at 11:40

      Absolutely agree. I don’t like it, I think it’s laziness, because publishers are banking too much on games of the past, with no incentive or desire to innovate. Once in a while is fine, but we’ve reached a point where almost every last-gen AAA title is getting an overpriced HD current-gen version.

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      • Sk3tz0

        May 30, 2014 at 11:41

        Thats all money being spend on old games to look newish.. when they could be spending all that coin on making new games.

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          May 30, 2014 at 11:43

          Although, if you’re a publisher and you want to make quick money, you’re going to put resources into something that’s known to make cash. A new IP is a gamble, but the problem with HD remakes is that it pushes gamers towards franchise fatique.

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          • Sk3tz0

            May 30, 2014 at 11:44

            Next they going to release. Mappy HD and Excite Bike HD.

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:46

            Don’t give them any ideas…. TETRIS HD WITH DYNAMIC LIGHTING!!!

          • Viking Of Science

            May 30, 2014 at 11:50

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            May 30, 2014 at 11:51

            NoOooOOOOoOOOOOooOOOOOoOoOoOoOOOOoooOOO!!!!

  24. Anon A Mouse

    May 30, 2014 at 11:40

    Haven’t seen anything or played on any of the new consoles. I just not that into the new gen.

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  25. The Gaming Alcoholic

    May 30, 2014 at 11:47

    I’ve played some good games, that can’t be denied. There has been very little however that has really seemed “Next-Gen” to me. Even from a visual standpoint. Titanfall was fun for a spell but the screen tearing and frame rate drops on a dated game engine really left a bad impression as time went on.

    Watch Dogs has become a lot of fun, and Chicago looks really good at night. It runs smooth, but I’m in complete agreement that it doesn’t feel like much of a step up from Grand Theft Auto V graphically.

    Battlefield 4 is the only title that feels like something I couldn’t have experienced on my 360. The superior framerate in comparison had much to do with that.

    Other than that, this generation has been nothing but HD remakes of stuff I’ve already played, and nearly everything that interested me being shifted to 2015 and beyond.

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  26. Umar's Crown

    May 30, 2014 at 12:04

    nope………

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 30, 2014 at 12:07

      KH will be here soon.

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      • Umar's Crown

        May 30, 2014 at 12:08

        What I’m waiting for…and FF XV….Actually think Evil Within looks mad on next gen

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  27. Tauriq Moosa

    May 30, 2014 at 12:29

    PS4 is the first console I’ve bought – I’ve always had Sony consoles. I’m obviously impressed but I don’t think I’d recommend it to anyone who already owns a console. There’s nothing that screams you have to get one (Second Son is gorgeous blandness). I got it because I really wanted Watch Dogs, I didn’t have a console anymore, and I write game criticism.

    I think what genuinely impresses me and I think most people is the future: from future games like Destiny, The Division, Arkham Knight, Shadow of Mordor, to tech ideas like whatever Project Morpheus will eventually get called. I’ve always been a sucker for Sony studios, like Naughty Dog, Santa Monica and now I’m really excited for The Order: 1886 next year.

    I’m really impressed with Quantum Break on Xbox One – and it’s Remedy, so it’ll be amazing. Sam “Max Payne-Face” Lake!

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  28. Sir Captain Senior the First

    May 30, 2014 at 13:14

    The master race has nothing to say, other than: console gamers, you are all WRONG

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  29. HisDivineOrder

    May 30, 2014 at 14:12

    The only thing next gen currently is PC. 1080p60, games finally going full-on x86-64 required, going 6GB RAM or more required, Watch Dogs actually launching with an Ultra texture option (no matter how poorly optimized) that requires you to have 3+GB of video RAM…

    So the next gen thing I see right now is a jump in required specs, which if you’ve been following PC gaming you’ll know is HUGE since they hadn’t done much of any kind of jump for years. It had been a joke amongst PC gamers that you didn’t really need to upgrade since Sandy Bridge and higher end nVidia 5xx (or maaaaaaybe 6xx) series / AMD 7xxx series. There just wasn’t any case where you needed it.

    Now you at least need video cards with more than 3GB to be gaming comfortably at 1440p/1600p with AA and I suspect with DX12 we’ll see a real reason to have CPU’s with more than 4 cores, though I imagine we’ll STILL be favoring Intel’s superior thread performance over AMD’s pseudo-core approach in their Bulldozer and beyond CPU’s.

    So the next gen is the PC gamer hardware upgrades to come. We’ve had a good, long run, though.

    As far as games go, I suspect we’ll have to wait for The Division or whatever that action MMO is going to be for something like that. Or more likely The Witcher 3.

    Basically, wait for a game that does not have even a vague attempt to port to 360/PS3.

    Reply

  30. MichaelMatusowsky

    May 30, 2014 at 15:08

    Nope.

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  31. Ricardo Harvey

    May 30, 2014 at 16:44

    Sadly, no

    Reply

  32. wmstudio

    May 31, 2014 at 12:06

    Big Brother is bad!2+2=4!Big Cube is a new game.ALL NEW GAMEPLAY.App store:http://goo.gl/jDT90Y

    Reply

  33. Tidycpc

    June 2, 2014 at 10:31

    No

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