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Mass Effect Legendary Edition \u2013 it doesn\u2019t end on a high (pic: EA)The Wednesday Inbox is frustrated at the break-up of WB Games and its movie licences, as one reader admits to being a Stadia fan.
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\nPlan aheadSo I\u2019m thinking of getting Mass Effect Legendary Edition but having played the originals it\u2019s the thought of playing Mass Effect 3 again that puts me off, not the first one. My issue is the ending, obviously, but more than that it\u2019s the whole story \u2013 or at least the way you come to think about it in the third game.
\nIn the first one you didn\u2019t really know what the Reapers were and the second is essentially a side story, although you do start to get some hints as to what they\u2019re about. In the third though they explain things exactly and what they\u2019re doing is just\u2026 dumb. It doesn\u2019t make any sense and I\u2019m sure it wasn\u2019t what the original concept was (BioWare developers talking after the fact seem to confirm this fact).
\nIt always amazes me with all these big franchises, Star Wars is the most obvious example, that they don\u2019t plan anything out in advance. They just make it up as they go along and if they can\u2019t think up a good explanation on the day we end up with things like Mass Effect 3. What makes this worse is they do read fan theories but stop themselves from copying any on purpose, even if they happen to be really good and better than what they come up with.
\nAs far as I\u2019m concerned, the Mass Effect trilogy is one amazing game, one prototype, and one very disappointing ending that makes the others worse by its existence. I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s a good reason for me dropping \u00a360 on a trilogy remaster.Tronic
\nMumsie MirandaIs it just me or does Resident Evil Village feel like a dirty Crystal Maze?
\nYou\u2019ve got your medieval zone, an ocean zone, an Industrial zone and a errr\u2026 creepy doll house zone.
\nYou have physical, skill, and mental tasks to complete in each area and you complete each zone with a crystal-looking flask before fighting the final battle in a dome-like arena.
\nYou\u2019ve got the creepy old lady popping up from time to time and if the duke was a little skinnier and thinner on top he would make for your Richard O\u2019Brian-esque guide!Huw
\nGC: Heh, we\u2019d love if that was intentional.
\nSatisfied streamerI love the idea and execution of Stadia and don\u2019t get involved in the politics of whether Google will stick with it or not. It\u2019s not like I\u2019ve invested in a piece of hardware that I will need to replace in several years. The controller is really nice, which is something I value highly. I would like more variety of games available, but I never used to buy full price games on PlayStation 4 anyway, so I\u2019m happy to wait for sales.
\nSpiritfarer and Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla are on my watchlist but right now it\u2019s The Division 2 and Trine 4 that are top of my playing list.
\nIf you haven\u2019t tried Stadia and you love convenience of being able to play whenever and wherever I would strongly recommend it. Especially with the deals where you can get the hardware for free with a full price game, which is running now with Resident Evil Village.Gast\u00f3n M
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\nBreaking upSo WB Games is going to be split up but they aren\u2019t going to actually sell off any of the developers (except I bet they do), is that right? What\u2019s the point of that? I\u2019ve always thought that Warner were an underrated publisher who had a better track record than many much more famous companies and were unique amongst the film studios for actually making their own games, which generally resulted in better quality. So why change that?
\nIt\u2019s all office politics I imagine but no doubt this means we\u2019re even further away from getting any non-DC Batman games or a new Lord of the Rings game by Monolith. I wouldn\u2019t have minded a sequel to Mad Max either.
\nMy biggest complaint with Warner games is that they take too long to make them and they\u2019re a bit too keen on DLC and microtransactions. That clearly has nothing to do with the decision though, which just seems to be down on them because they\u2019re not as big as Netflix.Krabby
\nGC: That seems to be the case, although all we\u2019ve got to go on is one official comment. Games weren\u2019t even mentioned in the original announcement.
\nMagic boxWould I be crazy if I asked why there is not a storage chest DLC in Resident Evil Village for players to keep the weapons and items they have collected, so that these can be used in other replays and give people another reason to replay the game?
\nIt would be a great way to build up a collection of items so that lei can be earned to buy better weapons and upgrades.gaz be rotten (gamertag)
\nGC: Why would you want one? The inventory is huge if you buy the upgrades.
\nForced socialisationSo Gears 5 is cross-play only now. I don\u2019t have an Xbox but if I did that game would be sold. I play Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PlayStation 5 and if they said you have to have cross-play on I\u2019d snap the disc in half. I hate it when game companies make you do something that you don\u2019t want to do. The problem is they think they know best and they don\u2019t. At least if the gamer has the choice they will enjoy it more and play it longer.
\nI\u2019ll never forget when Call Of Duty: WW2 came out. I only play Team Deathmatch or Domination yet they was putting double XP on another mode. Did that make me play the mode? No. Why? Because I play what I like. I\u2019ve got a feeling they will change it back after a few months when players stop playing.
\nI haven\u2019t got a problem with PC players, I really haven\u2019t. There is only a small amount of cheaters on PC but those cheaters spoil the game so much more and it doesn\u2019t matter what game companies do, PC players will always have the advantage. My brain won\u2019t let me use a mouse and keyboard, that\u2019s why I bought a console. So as for the Gears team saying an Xbox takes a mouse and keyboard, it doesn\u2019t matter one bit to me.David
\nGC: They seem to have done it because there aren\u2019t enough players when there\u2019s no cross-play.
\nExpect delaysI\u2019m not sure what anyone thought would happen when you get George R. R. Martin, of all people, to work on a video game. You might as well have double the length of time it took to make right then and there. We\u2019re all upset at the delay for Elden Ring but for me I\u2019m just glad it shows they\u2019re taking it seriously.
\nNone of the other Soulsborne games seem to have had particularly long development, despite the insane amount of detail, but it\u2019s already been five years since Dark Souls 3 so I\u2019m going to take that as a good sign the Elden Ring will be much bigger, much better looking, and, hopefully, tons of spit and polish.Maize
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Game without endI would argue that it\u2019s unfair for the next gen version of GTA 5 to not be free but I imagine Rockstar will be making some pretty substantial changes and, more importantly, it\u2019s very obvious that people will pay for it. I mean, never mind the 20th anniversary of GTA 3, we\u2019ll be coming up to the 10th of GTA 5 soon enough and it\u2019ll probably still be top of the charts.
\nI\u2019m not dismissing the game either. I have it and like it but that was a while ago now and I have no desire to play it non-stop for eight years. I doubt there\u2019s many people that have done that though. What I think happens is that every time someone gets a new console they buy GTA. They probably buy FIFA and Call Of Duty as well, but they change every year. GTA 5 is always the same though and so the sales just rack up more and more until it\u2019s the monster it is now.
\nWe all know why Rockstar won\u2019t announce GTA 6 and I don\u2019t blame them really. Who would be brave enough to cut the legs from under such a massively successful game, even if the next one probably will do as well. But if it\u2019s even a few million under\u2026 that\u2019s a lot of money.
\nThere is such a thing as being too successful and the longer GTA 5 stays around the harder it is to replace. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised in the least if GTA 5 was remastered for the PlayStation 6 as well or got a VR-only version. Anything but make a new game that people might not like as much.Corston
\nInbox also-ransNot been keeping up with the news, what\u2019s the latest RE: Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox 4K update, please?Jez
\nGC: Assuming you mean the next gen version, there hasn\u2019t really been any news on it all year.
\nWhy is Rambo suddenly turning up in so many video games lately? Before now I don\u2019t remember anyone mentioning those films in years. I have to admit though, the idea of him in Mortal Kombat is so bizarre I\u2019m almost tempted to give it a try.Trace
\nThis week\u2019s Hot TopicThe subject for this weekend\u2019s Inbox was suggested by reader Clambake, who asks what\u2019s the most annoyed you\u2019ve ever got with a video game?
\nDo you feel your anger was justified and what exactly happened? Was it because the game was very difficult, had a stupid plot twist, or was there some kind of bug that ruined the experience? Or what about playing online, including against cheaters?
\nHow often do you get angry playing games and have you ever broken a controller, or anything else, when getting upset? How have you learned to cope better and is there anything you now purposefully avoid?
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