@davillain: i have watched it dav. it does pick up tbf.

but honestly i thought the first episode really under delivered and didn't get the series off to a good start. the kids acting was wooden, the casting questionable, the tone very vanilla. it was clearly pitched at kids, but then i wondered if i'd have even liked it as kid and thought probably not. there was no humour, very strait laced, no stand out characters. it hit very different to the goonies imo.

it has picked up a bit since jude law's character has come into it. the plot's developing and jude taking the spotlight means the focus is no longer entirely on the kids which does help because they're not strong enough to carry it on their own. definitely does still feel aimed primarily at kids to me though. the fourth episode will make it or break it i think

@uninspiredcup: yeah you've said, it's a bold statement lol. i've been saying my mate offered to lend me his headset and copy of alyx for years, but i still haven't got round to taking him up on the offer. really need to, i know i'll love it. will play through hl2 first when i eventually do, can you play ep1 and 2 through vr too?

crazy that after giving up all hope like at least fifteen years ago, that still, to this day, even a whiff of half life 3 can get me excited like a kid again

oh dear god mine can't be right. i can't have spent that many hours playing video games. plus i've got an xbox and pc. i'm abstaining from sharing.

my top 5 games by game time -

1. elden ring (+ shadow of the erd tree)

2. wukong

3. demon's souls

4. dark souls 3

5. cyberpunk 2077

lol

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coincidentally nod did his phd in retro video game resurrection

yeah it's very far cry-esque in that regard.

even more so far cry 2. same sort of deal as stalker 2 too. had the perfect terrain for stealth, a genuine requirement for it through the game's premise and no cheap tall grass patches everywhere to delegitimise it. but for some reason ubi didn't think to include it.

had the exact same eagle eyed enemies sniping you from a mile away too, and no prone to boot. it being overlooked in far cry 2 was particularly egregious because crysis has launched several months before and showed just how well stealth could complement a sandbox shooter in a similarly jungled environment. nearly 20 years on, stalker 2 has no excuse.

sneaking up on a building through the grassland in the pitch dark and having that ubisoft-like "enemy is spotting you" indicator flash up on screen before getting sniped and not even being able to see where they come from is so obviously shit. i really, really hope its fixed in an update

been keeping it quiet but wukong is my goty too.

last i read it had nearly grossed a $billion and cost like $40m to make. bring on that dlc.

@uninspiredcup: you tried skeleton crew yet?

also shadow of the erd tree deserves a mention for patching the final boss. haven't played it since to test but hear it's a much more enjoyable fight whereas before it was about as much fun as watching a loved one get autopsied. with that fixed, taken in isolation i.e. ignoring it's a dlc, it's easy up there as a goty contender