Whoa this looks great! Downloading the demo later for sure

I hope they decide to bring it back for GTA VI. Surely the current generation of consoles could handle it… though I suppose it may depend on what the devs want to prioritise - graphics or physics. I miss the fluidity of GTA IV!

Oh GTA V used the same physics system (Euphoria) - I think it was just a developer choice to dial it back a bit. Was that related to performance in some way? Potentially. GTA IV had a feeling of the NPC physics being ‘always on’ - you could shove into other characters and they’d stumble and fall. Whereas GTA V (and the Red Dead games I believe), the character physics only seemed to trigger when you punched, shot or ran over an NPC. It’s a shame, as I loved messing with that engine in a ‘non-violent’ way xD

Yeah, I loved that aspect! Trying to escape from a chase with the car half caved in, full of bullet holes. The driving was so fun.

Ah sorry I worded that badly - I meant BG3 was another game that blew my mind, not for the same reasons as GTA IV. BG3 impressed me with how interconnected all the systems were and how well the story comes together no matter which angle you come at it from. But yes like you say, the world in that sense isn’t very alive!

Oh neat! I like all the little details in GTA IV like being able to ride the subway - and I imagine a ferry system would have done something similar, but to ‘Happiness Island’? Like the subway, I probably would’ve tried it once but just stolen a boat/helicopter to get there in future.

I remember the game really blowing my mind when I first played it, mostly in the sense of just how alive the world was. The only other games that have done so (blown my mind in the same way) would probably be Skyrim and Baldur’s Gate 3, which felt so ahead of their time.

Good memories of just driving around Liberty City, messing with the physics system (usually getting pedestrians arrested by pushing them over and waiting for them to retaliate in front of the cops lol)

CrossCode was great fun, and it really captures that MMORPG feel. Very much enjoyed my time playing it.

Yeah I’ve seen groups of straight women on hen parties frequenting gay bars and I’m not sure how to feel about it. A lot of the time it feels like they’re simply there to gawk and treat it like a tourist spot - they definitely wouldn’t come by themselves. And it makes it feel like less of a safe space for LGBTQ+ people

Yeah it seems to go in and out of the fabric in that way - almost like a drawstring bag around the hole. I’ll give it a go :)

Oh perfect thank you, that’s exactly what I needed. Are they using a ladder stitch in that video?

Thanks - do you mean something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbE5hXt27uU

That is a very sweet idea!

I see the Batman/Sleeping dog combat, Spiderman web-slinging (I swear some of those animations are ripped directly from the recent games), GTA character changing, Watch Dogs hacking of buildings. What Persona stuff did they rip off?

This looks good (despite blatantly ripping off several games)! I like the art style and some of the wacky scenarios they’ve shown. The free to play label does worry me though…

This looks really fun! I look forward to seeing more :)

Holy shit please go and post your thoughts xD

Honestly, how dare a religious leader preach mercy? xD

The irony of this whole situation is insane. Republicans get horny for ‘free speech’ but then when someone says something they don’t like, they want them deported. Trump wants to instil religious values in the country, except when those values don’t match up his agenda. What a weird time we live in.

Welcome! Hopefully once you’re settled you’ll be able to find a local pub that does a good sunday roast