mr2ange • Comments

• Digital Foundry: Hands-on with PlayStation 4

• mr2ange 19/06/2013

  @Shinetop "it's quite shocking to see the Xbox One games running at double the framerate on Xbox One."
  
  The suprising thing here is that DF are comparing a "racing game" - where the variables are pretty consistent, and a side on fighter where they are even more consistent,vs games that are nothing like them,
  
  Open world + fps (non corridor) are somewhat more variable in draw/ai/complexity compared to a racetrack and a side on camera. Reply +4

• Undead again: Dark Souls 2 preview

• mr2ange 18/06/2013

  @JudasBlitzkrieg I know they won't - I'm not asking for Voice chat
  
  (unless of course everyone passes a mandatory talk like a knight or wizard test)
  
  But just to be able to go in and help my friend or vice versa. Reply 0

• mr2ange 18/06/2013

  Hehehe, Well i will have bought my ps4, played a good number of next gen games, and Still I will be picking this up day 1 and playing it through without any regard of what happens in the real world.
  
  Its been too long already, I need another Souls game NOW!
  
  PS. "Please allow us to summon people from our friends lists!" Reply +2

• XCOM: Enemy Unknown priced £13.99 on iOS, due this week

• mr2ange 17/06/2013

  Welcome to the mobile gaming generation,
  
  Where most games are shit and the good ones don't sell.
  
  Maybe when they grow up they will realise that sometimes you simply DO get what you pay for. Reply +10

• R-Type Final retrospective

• mr2ange 16/06/2013

  I remember my first computer, the Atari ST (yes i know the amiga was better),
  I came across a disc that said R-Type, i stuck it in and waited (for quite a while) and was presented with that awesome bit of artwork of the crazy looking alien, Instantly knew, this is gonna be awesome!!!
  
  Turned out to be one of my favorite games on the machine!
  
  Loved the style, the music, the difficulty, the visuals
  
  Love delta, and have Final in my "never let go" collection.
  
  Great Memories.
  
  I'll never forget you R-Type Reply +3

• That difficult second screen

• mr2ange 15/06/2013

  Having a map for games is something i actually miss,
  
  But not on a screen, I think a piece of paper / printed cloth is
  
  A) Looks and feels cooler
  B) Doesn't run out of batteries
  C) Can be much larger then a tablet screen
  
  As for input devices, I'd rather use a control pad for proper games, and if i wanted to play games that work better with a tablet input.... I'd play games on a tablet.
  
  As someone else said, I would be far more inclined to spend £300 or even £400 on the Rift, than a tablet as a second screen. Reply -3

• Why The Last of Us is the opposite of Uncharted

• mr2ange 14/06/2013

  @IronGiant "There is no hope for Ryze, that's another case of ticking the boxes.. they wanted a God Of War clone and that's what they got, with even more QTEs!"
  
  Damn straight, EVERY SINGLE ENEMY had a button press or two to do the finish move, now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the odd QTE for a finish move, but every enemy? That, for me atleast would get mighty repetitive and boring within a mission or two. Reply +2

• Xbox One controller can be plugged in via USB to save power

• mr2ange 07/06/2013

  @Pasco "What happens in 10 years when not only yours but everybody's controllers are drained and you can't buy new ones because Sony doesn't produce them anymore?"
  
  Err, if i can't get one then i'll plug it into the usb? Reply 0

• mr2ange 06/06/2013

  @jetsetwillie "internal batteries are a pain when the charge eventually dies and a proprietary battery pack mean i have to by a spare just in case it runs out."
  
  I have my launch PS3 pad from nov 2006 - It still charges and works fine, and i have never had to replace the battery or buy a new one.
  
  Its just another cheap-cost-cutting exercise, a little like the fact that couldn't be bothered to implement the power supply into the console AGAIN.. Another monster power brick yet again.... Reply +8

• GamesMaster: The Inside Story

• mr2ange 05/06/2013

  @Britesparc Great reply, thanks :)
  
  I have had the mis-fortune of having to capture in game footage many times for trailers/videos and yes it is extremely difficult and time consuming to get it just right.
  
  Ahh well, Looking forward to E3 next tuesday week! Reply 0

• mr2ange 04/06/2013

  @Cimeas I guess so, but it would be nice to just sit on the sofa and watch it without the constant adverts, I think there are enough of the general public that are intersted enough to watch it. Reply +1

• mr2ange 04/06/2013

  I have to say that i am so amazed that there isn't some Gaming programme on mainstream tv in today's world.
  
  With hundreds of millions of gamers out there, does nobody think that it would be a great thing if they televised events like the Gaming Bafta's / E3 etc...
  
  Why hasn't this happened? Instead we get 50+ shopping channels, some of them dedicated to ribbons / card creating packs?
  
  Where's my gaming tv channel dammit!
  
  I used to love GamesMaster back in the day. Reply +30

• Namco Bandai confirms March 2014 Dark Souls 2 release date

• mr2ange 03/06/2013

  Demons souls - at the time the best game I played this gen
  then Dark souls - then became my fav game I played this gen
  Dark souls II - still may become my favorite game of its gen..
  
  Then with any luck we can have a Demon's Souls 2 for ps4! Reply +4

• PS4 developer: Sony mandates Vita Remote Play for all games

• mr2ange 29/05/2013

  @SaintDaveUK By Gamepad he meant Wii U Gamepad (not the ps4's touchpad) Reply +10

• mr2ange 29/05/2013

  @Markitron "ACtually what is the resolution of the Gamepad screen? Is it higher than the Vita?"
  
  PSVita = 960 x 544
  Wii U gamepad = 854×480 Reply +52

• Zumba Fitness series to be revived for Xbox One

• mr2ange 28/05/2013

  Its because its the ONE game that Kinect is actually good for. Reply -1

• Microsoft won't let indies self-publish on Xbox One

• mr2ange 22/05/2013

  "We intend to continue to court developers in the ways that we have."
  
  So Giving them tons of cash for 1 month exclusive dlc.
  
  Just what i expected.
  
  Nice Innovation guys. Reply +5

• Spec Analysis: Xbox One

• mr2ange 22/05/2013

  @Kamata Why worried about 8gb gddr5 ion a console? its been on graphics cards very reliably for years.
  
  I would be more worried about 3 concurrent os's running in parallel on one machine. Reply +13

• mr2ange 22/05/2013

  @ATARI Hey ATARI,
  
  Totally agree, I don't think anyone could have expected such a hideous mess of an announcement.
  
  My 101 year old grandma is capable of using a dvd player and switching tv channels, how they can possibly think that this is the single most important issue with media is utterly beyond me.
  
  And the fact it was so clear that the US audience is the only market they care about in the slightest was awful.
  
  PS4 is the next gen machine for me - hands down. I want a fucking games machine, not a massive box that sits in the middle of all my other video playback devices.
  
  My TV does native skype - I can't be bothered to use it, i prefer sitting at my pc to chat, not laying on my sofa.
  
  MY pc+ps3 are hooked up to my tv, i use them for all my media requirements, I dont need anything else, i have tv/bluray/pc/all the on demand services.
  
  I want a next gen console to play next gen games on. Reply +16

• mr2ange 22/05/2013

  -Drive not user replaceable.
  -Still using AA Batteries.
  
  On top of all this disc-locked-to-account crao
  
  Seriously Fuck off. Reply +4

• Microsoft reveals Xbox One, due worldwide this year

• mr2ange 21/05/2013

  The grille on the top and rear are just like my Atari ST 520! Reply +4

• The Xbox One controller still takes batteries but has programmable trigger-feedback

• mr2ange 21/05/2013

  AA Batteries? Which decade is it again? Reply +9

• Next Xbox Reveal: live report and live video

• mr2ange 21/05/2013

  XboxONE?
  
  More like XboxLost Reply 0

• Inside Killzone: Shadow Fall

• mr2ange 15/05/2013

  Wow, 3072 MB - 3 Gigs used for video.
  
  Now look at the Steam Hardware survey
  
  -Number of people that have more than 2gb of Graphics memory = less than 1.5% of steams userbase.
  
  Me thinks that consoles will be able to produce some pretty stunning visuals this time round, considering that EVERY ps4 will have the 8gb unified memory developers will be able to exploit it.
  
  Great Stuff. Reply +44

• Saturday Soapbox: Force feeding fandom

• mr2ange 11/05/2013

  other than a couple of snes games eurogamer gets it spot on,
  
  "avalanche of shite" sums it up pretty well. Reply +10