▲ 1 r/TheExorcist
Exorcist: Legion VR
Anyone here played it?
u/DiscoAsparagus — 6 hours ago
u/DiscoAsparagus
r/GothamKnighted r/RetroGamePorn r/GothamKnights r/videogames r/PS5pro r/Robocop r/mercedes_benz r/TheExorcist r/Greenlantern r/Mirrorsforsale r/PhysicalGames r/consoles r/eno r/PS4Pro
What. A. Shame.
I’m probably the biggest fan of Arkham Origins. I couldn’t believe how amazingly well WB Montreal took the basic formula that rocksteady started and just crafted a crisp visually stunning elegant wonderful penultimate version of their winning formula.
I’ve come to the game’s defense many times when people used to write it off years ago as the worst of the series and I’ve pointed out the nuance and goodness that came out of that design studio.
And I was waiting with baited breath for Gotham Knights to come out. Paying attention to all the news. Watching for progress; reading little news morsels as they would come out.
But… I didn’t go from PS4 to PS5 until just recently and so I had to sit through all of the criticism and disappointment from others to wait and see for myself. And here are two things that just absolutely goddamn baffle me;
* after five hours of playing this Gotham Knights today, I can tell you that the fucking Fun of it has been sucked completely away by the sheer gameplay. Fighting is a pain in the ass. Detective work is a pain in the ass. Traversal via grappling and riding the bike is a pain in the ass.
And I thought I’d be able to just force myself to conform and get through it, but… If this has been restated ad useam, I apologize but—-
— why in the actual fuck could they have not just taken the winning formula of play style from the Arkham games! I get that they had to do something different, but… Adding unnecessary jank almost for its own sake?
We’ve got an amazing story, an absolutely beautiful city, some wonderful character work, extraordinary art direction, spectacular visuals at every turn, a fresh reinvention of old characters. And the whole thing is dragged down by the playability.
There is so many things going right with this game.
And yet … I personally don’t even wanna play it ever again.
It took me the entire day just to figure out how to get Batgirl’s glide mechanic going; And then they couldn’t have even kept the same controller layout for the mechanic. They made it a pain in the ass.
I’m not trying to be negative for something that so many people obviously put so much time and effort into. It’s just that it’s so close to an excellent game and it’s baffling to me that it’s not.
The other thing that may well have possibly been talked to death about that I’m sorry that I’m bringing up if it’s late or if it’s been belabored… But I’m gonna go ahead and say it anyway;
Why the goddamn fuck could they not have figured out a way to take advantage of such an amazing Batman design and let you goddamn play as actual Batman?
There’s so many ways it could’ve worked.
A retro story like they just did where you get to play as Alex Murphy in RoboCop rogue city, or…… just throw good writing to the wind and say to hell with it and put him through the Lazarus pit again or make him a clone or android or something.
You’ve got this amazing character in mechanic design and the suit looks amazing and…
…. I was honestly fully convinced we would see it happen in the forthcoming DLC (long ago) I would’ve paid good money for it. I didn’t mind the potential for being fleece with cosplay upgrades.
So they chose not to make it an Arkham game. Fine.
It doesn’t have to be an Arkham game. But to throw away everything you’ve worked for by turning the game mechanics into a pain in the ass that’ll be relegated forever to the bargain bin and then not featuring the number one best character that you’ve taken all this time and into designing……
Maybe one day. One day. One day in the fire future…
With better technology than we have now and some dedicated fans there could be a content restoration mod or something that’ll bring this thing back to life. Kind of like Knights of the old Republic 2: the Sith Lords
Roaring down this beautiful Gotham city in a motorcycle that actually drives similarly to the Arkham Knight Batmobile, or gliding and traversing through the city with the same speed and grace of Arkham Knight, and actually playing as Batman maybe in a… prequel.
One can dream.
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 day ago
▲ 27 r/Greenlantern
You can change ONE thing about Dkrtzy RRR - what is it?
The number of binding protein receptors is a little off, in my opinion.
[From: Green Lantern (Vol. 2) #188 (May, 1985)]
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
ADVANCED THERMAL VENTILATION SEDIMENT NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM™
Routine preventative maintenance cycle on the PS5 Pro utilizing a Quantum Particulate Mitigation Array and Electrostatic Atmospheric Contaminant Extraction Platform.
Objective:
• Restore optimal airflow integrity
• Reduce thermal particulate accumulation
• Preserve cooling subsystem efficiency
• Maintain peak computational throughput
Initial diagnostics indicate successful atmospheric contaminant displacement with no measurable degradation to system architecture. Further testing is ongoing.
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
▲ 169 r/mercedes_benz
A Maybach Metris??
What the hell part of the pimp game is this? Who’s the target demographic; Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s baby mama? I haven’t said anything with regards to the functional and cool FWD CLA-classes and such, because I do believe that everyone should strive to have a well-made car; but giving a mini-van the ultra luxury segment treatment? It’s beyond tacky.
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
▲ 347 r/PS4Pro
PS4 Pro is 2026’ most used console, by far
* Controls PS5 Pro 85% of time; saves from HDMI switching
* Makes use of the three Dual Shock 4 controllers without draining the battery on the single PS5 controller I own
* New “figure 8” PS4 Pro runs much quieter and fan seldom comes on during usage
* 1 Tb internal storage nearly universally dedicated to PS VR games (Farpoint, Skyrim VR, SW squadrons)
* Moved nearly all PS4 games to external SSD that’s attached to PS5 Pro
* No need to clog up PS5 Pro’s USB ports with VR stuff, jack for RockSmith guitar, etc
Both systems work in tandem with the PS4 pro basically as the controller hub for my entire game library. It’s a really effective and cool system that saves wear and tear on both systems when used together
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
Rogue City Revisited
Let me just preface this by saying that I never, ever, ever replay a video game a second time. I consider it a waste of time. Yet I recently started New Game+ and am going through the story mode again, and it’s just as enjoyable — if not more so — the second time around. It has the same replayability (re-watchability? that the first two movies had, in my opinion.
Sensing Officer Briggs being tortured in a quarry by the Vultures street gang, while Murphy says to his contact, “He’s cornered with no backup,” as they threaten to shoot his body apart off-camera — combined with the glorious cinematic effects, the sense of pacing, the music, and everything else — it truly is, and I’ll say it again, the true successor to the movies. A faithful RoboCop 3 in spirit.
I enjoyed Unfinished Business immensely, but let me tell you: this is by far the best creative product. From the miniseries to the cartoon, the comic books, the Prime Directives movies, and everything in between… this is the worthy RoboCop goodness fans have been waiting for.
And it is absolutely worth another playthrough. Kudos once again to the team that created it.
And those of you who haven’t enjoyed it yet who are not gamers, go out and buy yourselves a goddamn PlayStation five. And get to it. You’re missing out.
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
▲ 87 r/consoles
I feel like I should have at least one Nintendo……
Which one should I invest in? Switch 2, the newest? Or get a bargain basement Wii U with all the games? Any suggestions? I haven’t had a Nintendo since the Super Nintendo.
u/DiscoAsparagus — 1 month ago
▲ 17 r/mercedes_benz
Ok it’s great you liked the high gas prices post, but now the b**ch won’t start.
2010 Mercedes S550 (W221) stranded immediately after fueling up. Looking for ideas before I approve major repairs.
Symptoms:
Dash fully powers on
Interior lights, gauges, COMAND, etc all work
Brake lights work
Push-button start
No clicking from starter
Initially absolutely no crank at all
After disconnecting/reconnecting the trunk battery, I now get one very weak partial crank and then nothing
Happened immediately after filling the gas tank
Things I already tried:
Physical key in slot instead of push-button
Lock/unlock cycle
Battery disconnect/reset
Firm brake pedal
Checked brake lights
Vehicle:
2010 Mercedes-Benz S550 W221
Does this sound more like:
dead/weak trunk battery,
starter,
ESL/EIS issue,
fuel/EVAP related,
or something else?
Any known W221 failure points I should specifically mention to the tow shop?
Thanks.
(TLDR from chatGPT thanks in advance)
u/DiscoAsparagus — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/Robocop
ATTN: RoboCop RC Devs! My Dan O’Herlihy voice is WAAAAAAAAY better than who you got for the old man.
Big RoboCop fan I love what you’ve done with rogue city and unfinished business but my God if you ever want to have the old man character in flashbacks or whatever (or even patch the existing games), please use me instead I can do much better justice to the original actor Dan O’Herkihy.
I don’t have a reel for him specifically but if ever there is a call for it I can have it whipped up in my studio in about two hours
TLDR, I do a way better Old Man voice than the RC voice actor guy; no offense, but we’re after authenticity here.
Thanks
u/DiscoAsparagus — 2 months ago