Epic Games Store now open!

ic1male · 30 Mar 2020 at 18:36

Kudos to Epic and Ubisoft for giving away AC Syndicate. Doubt I would have ever picked it up but it's a damn good play. Probably my third favourite now after the two mythology ones.

fantasticCG · 31 Mar 2020 at 19:54

imginy said:
The problem with game pass games is they don't install like a normal game. Normally performance is slightly worse on the store versions and also you can't modify any files like installing mods or fixing issues your self.

Also I think games are not permanant on the game pass they might be here today gone tomorrow.

I always get it on epic if I have a choice.

Performance worst in games?

ic1male · 31 Mar 2020 at 20:04

fantasticCG said:
Performance worst in games?

In borderless Windows Mode there will be a slight performance hit. That’s what Windows store games typically default to.

hyperseven · 2 Apr 2020 at 19:25

Spring sale now on - some right bargains to be had and don't forget to use your £10 voucher if not used from a while back as ends 1st May.

BuffetSlayer · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:07

Did they ever release the new unreal game? I remember playing the alpha demo years ago before I went to console. It was shaping up to be pretty damn good.

Steampunk · 2 Apr 2020 at 21:29

BuffetSlayer said:
Did they ever release the new unreal game? I remember playing the alpha demo years ago before I went to console. It was shaping up to be pretty damn good.

If you mean Unreal Tournament, then no. Development stopped when they shifted all their resources to Fortnite because that's where the absurd amounts of money are coming from.

BuffetSlayer · 2 Apr 2020 at 21:41

Steampunk said:
If you mean Unreal Tournament, then no. Development stopped when they shifted all their resources to Fortnite because that's where the absurd amounts of money are coming from.

Suppose you cant really blame them - cash is king as they say.

Maybe the BR format is just the natural evolution of online FPS games that were popular back in the day.

That said, I do miss the days of UT, Q3, CS 1.6 and suchlike.

Twitch shooters just dont work on consoles and if that's where two thirds+ of the revenue is, then games need to focus on the target market. By all accounts Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm so why wouldn't they run with it.

I'm definitely going to look up Quake Champions again soon though. I came out of PC gaming retirement to play the beta a few years back. It was so broken. Maybe now it's fixed.

AC Syndicate is a quality game. I prefer origins and odyssey though.

McPhee · 8 Apr 2020 at 11:14

Just noticed I've got the £10 Christmas voucher in my account. I thought you only got one if you bought something during the Christmas sale?

I'm not complaining. Just surprised. Time to decide what to use it on. A few things that are tempting me:

Borderlands 3 for £14.99
Anno 1800 for £14.99
AC: Odyssey for £6.49 (already completed on PS, but tempted to start again)
AC: Origins Gold for £8.74
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw for £7.99
Ancestors for £6.49

Tough choice.

Are Ghost Recon Wildlands or Breakpoint worth bothering with? Not played a Ghost Recon game since the Xbox 360.

Dave85 · 8 Apr 2020 at 11:24

Ancestors is terrible btw so dont make the mistake I did and buy that. Im enjoying Satisfactory just now so you might want to look at that.

Tombstone · 8 Apr 2020 at 11:26

Dave85 said:
Ancestors is terrible btw so dont make the mistake I did and buy that. Im enjoying Satisfactory just now so you might want to look at that.

I'm crazy addicted to Satisfactory

McPhee · 8 Apr 2020 at 17:42

Right, scratch Ancestors then

Satisfactory, I'm unsure about. It looks like the sort of thing I'll either get addicted to, or get bored of after a few hours and I can't make my mind up which way it'll go. Will watch some videos on YouTube and see if I can get a feel for it.

Tombstone · 8 Apr 2020 at 17:53

McPhee said:
Right, scratch Ancestors then

Satisfactory, I'm unsure about. It looks like the sort of thing I'll either get addicted to, or get bored of after a few hours and I can't make my mind up which way it'll go. Will watch some videos on YouTube and see if I can get a feel for it.

Have you ever played Factorio? If you have, satisfactory is like a 3d , first person version of that.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Apr 2020 at 14:36

2FA required for the free games now.

uncle_rufus · 29 Apr 2020 at 16:15

Tombstone said:
Have you ever played Factorio? If you have, satisfactory is like a 3d , first person version of that.

And if you haven't - play that instead - it's absolutely fantastic and the dev team are one of the best around

Mint8 · 29 Apr 2020 at 17:21

I can recommend Snowrunner - great game and a huge amount of content to get lost in (literally)

ubersonic · 30 Apr 2020 at 18:03

Mint8 said:
I can recommend Snowrunner - great game and a huge amount of content to get lost in (literally)

It's a cool game but it also seems like early access. They only just added the ability to invert the camera axis and there's no option yet to remap the controls.

the_munkeh · 9 May 2020 at 15:13

Been loving snowrunner so far.. until it updated and wiped my saved game! So frustrating!

ic1male · 12 May 2020 at 17:05

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remastered coming to EGS! Yeah. Mmm. Whatever.

(September 4, 2020)

Cosmic Schwung · 13 May 2020 at 14:39

Rumour is next free game will be GTAV

StrongSad · 13 May 2020 at 18:25

Cosmic Schwung said:
Rumour is next free game will be GTAV

Yep just seen that.

It will be an absolute mod fest for a few weeks if true. Every idiot will now have a throwaway account to load up XXX mod menu and make the game totally unplayable in free roam. Solo lobbies FTW