(05-13-2023, 01:27 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-06-2023, 11:25 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I'm playing the ultimate retro game.  Chess.  You can play it for free on chess.com or lichess.org.

Have not played chess against a human opponent in over 2 decades.

Wow time flies.

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(04-10-2023, 04:40 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Caved in and bought a used PS5 with a charging station, extra controller and 13 games for about $850 on Ebay two weeks ago. It's not a bad system. I am playing a wide variety of games at the moment though. Resident Evil Village has been pretty fun so far as well as the Hogwarts Legacy game. Looking to get Resident Evil 4 and probably Grand Turismo 7 at some point.

I am mostly looking forward to Diablo IV and Baldur's Gate III now though at the moment. So June and then August I guess release date wise respectively.

Considering upgrading to a PS5.

If I am going to spend $600 plus for a gaming console, I  want a better than tepid review than "it's not a bad system. "

Did I read too much into this comment?

I am typically always late to the party with consoles and don't jump on them when they hit the market. I honestly can't tell the difference quite yet with everything so far outside of a few games truly designed for the PS5. Skyrim has faster loading times on the PS5 by many, many miles but it's also an older game. Started playing Fallout 4 yesterday again and it's a little bit faster as well and clean operationally. 

I honestly don't get a ton of time to sit down and game anymore. My son just turned three a little over a month ago so I am really hands on with him around the house and then I get caught up with the day to day stuff inside and outside around the house. I will say this. The Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy game is visually and operationally exciting and fun to see. I also got into Chivalry II recently which is like a realistic medieval hack and slash kind of game with some strategy to it. You can't just pray and spray your way out of a skirmish like you can in some games. 

Those are a few games that were built for the PS5. I would need to really try more PS5 games and grow out of my staunch ways of sticking to what I know over and over again. With that said. I did preorder Diablo IV for myself and my wife over the weekend so we're excited to play that together next month. That's another game where I'll be able to truly test what the PS5 has to offer. Baldur's Gate III in August is another one I want to get my hands on. Eventually Grand Theft Auto 6 will drop as well. Maybe another Tekken.

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