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22 hours ago, Wainy316 said:

They actually didn't sell it out and reduced the ticket prices nearer the event which nearly got sales up to capacity.  

 

Thank you for the correction. I'm not sure where I read it, but I may have confused it with another one of WWE's boast posts about sales numbers. 

I'm glad to see a major PPV come to England, but that arena is very small. WWE sold out a 60k stadium in Wales in like 30 seconds last year and the O2 is a 20k capacity venue. I would love to go to this PPV, but it's going to sell out in 10 seconds.

14 hours ago, HKP90 said:

Is Fallout 76 any good? I play Fallout games to death, but didn't pick up 76 as I'm not big on MMOs.

Fallout 76 is a much better game now than it was at launch. They have ironed out most of the major bugs, and have added a massive amount of story content that is of a rather high standard. The biggest flaw the game has now is that the player still has to play through the story the game had at launch which is absurdly dull. It was from when the game didn't have NPCs and the whole story was told through audio logs, and it's just boring as you feel like you're chasing shadows rather than something that actually exists, but everything post-Wastelanders update is great as there are NPCs now and player choice has returned. It's worth playing if you can get it on the cheap, or if you have a Game Pass sub as the game is part of that subscription. 

Olsen between the sticks and Ollie as our sole striker. I like Ollie, but we're going to have to create 63 chances today for that lad to even get close to a hattrick today, and with Olsen in goal a hattrick likely won't be enough. 

Holy shit he actually scored... 

What in the actual **** was that Leon?!?

Just now, penguin said:

Just got back from the pub and seen us miss a couple of chances in the last couple of minutes, been an even game?

Both defences have been shit. Liverpool the more clinical side. Villa strikers couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo. 

That's the game so far. 

Can we please sign a striker that actually scores goals. I am tired of the "he does great work off the ball" striker that Villa has a habit of signing. Ollie had a great first season in the Prem, but since then he has been the typical Villa striker that doesn't score.

3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

4 - 4 - 2 with Ollie and Leon up top apparently.

Amazon had Leon and Buendia up to in 4-4-2, but I'm not sure they have any idea either.

2023 is going to be an insane year for video games. I haven't seen a year as stacked as 2023 has the potential to be since 2004 and I can't wait to feast on all the games.

As for the games I am most looking forward to?

• Dead Space
• Wanted: Dead
• Wild Hearts
• Atomic Heart
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
• Resident Evil 4
• Dead Island 2
• Street Fighter 6
• Diablo IV
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Baldur's Gate III

Those are the games I'm looking forward to that have release dates/windows.

As for those without release dates, but are planned to release in 2023;

• Alan Wake II
• Silent Hill 2
• ARA: History Untold
• Redfall
• Starfield
• Forza Motorsport
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Didn't like part one of the remake, but I'm invested now)
• Lies of P
• The Lords of the Fallen
• Minecraft Legends
• Replaced
• Remnant 2
• Returnal for PC
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl

2023 has the makings of being a greatest of all time year if everything planned to release actually releases.

His knee is cooked. I wish him a speedy recovery as that doesn't look good at all. 

I wasn't super sold on the Forspoken demo. 

The combat was a mixed bag for me. I found Freya's magic to be lacking in weight and it never quite felt satisfying, while Sila's magic was the complete opposite and always felt great to use. My issue is enemies have weaknesses, so I can't just play with the flame sword magic all game. I think the game is trying some cool things with the combat, but overall it just felt like FFXV with some added shallow complexities due to spell switching.

The rest of the demo didn't impress me much. The map is mostly empty just like it was in FFXV. Now, it is slightly less empty than FFXV, but that's not really a compliment, it just means there are a few more enemy camps and a few more animal spawns for you to beat up. The game is still mostly a large grass field with some ruins and a walled city every now and then. If you don't mind that then Forspoken will be fine, but this is a game that has a 40-hour main story and I'm not sure the scenery will support the story for the full duration. I also wasn't a fan of the Cuff. I absolutely detest this trend of games leading me by the hand and treating me like I'm an idiot. Fortunately you can essentially turn him off in the accessibility settings, but the 5-10 minutes I played with him set to "default" chatter was infuriating. I can't stand it. 

Overall I don't think I'll be buying it on launch. I might pick it up at a discount when they add it to a sale down the line, but I can't see myself playing this one at launch. 

33 minutes ago, dubbs said:

So the expansion dlc got announced a few hours ago.  The Colosseum update. Looks like PvP modes mainly which is a bit of a let down.  Would link the YT video but can't do it in my phone.  It's on IGN. 

I don't think this is the expansion. I think this is just a free DLC to open up the colosseums that the game shipped with. We'll likely get more content announced at a later date that will be more substantial. 

It's fun to see all of social media learn about depth perception in real time. What looks over the line from one angle is firmly on the line if you looked straight down on the ball from above. The only angle that matters is the one that absolved Japan of any wrongdoing, but we haven't been given that angle yet. 

I'm going to do a top 10 this year as while 2022 was lacking in many ways due to delays, it was still a very good year for gaming.

01. Vampire Survivors
02. Elden Ring
03. Rollerdrome
04. NORCO
05. Signalis
06. Pentiment
07. TUNIC
08. Cult of the Lamb
09. Metal: Hellsinger
10. Sifu

Overall, my game of the year was Vampire Survivors. I will always put innovation ahead of iteration and Vampire Survivors wasn't just a great game, but it created a whole new genre, spawned dozens of clones, and is one of the highest rated games of all time on Steam. This game was created by a first-time developer, Luca 'poncle' Galante and what a debut it was.  

Knee to the face. 

8 minutes ago, dubbs said:

On Bloodbourne what is the cut off point for being able to start the dlc? I'm in the middle of a playthrough and have just beaten the vicar.

The recommended level for the DLC is 60-65, but a lot of players wait until they're at least 80-85 so they don't get completely melted. 

As for the cut-off point? You can start the DLC at any point before the final boss. 

I resent the use of the word "dirty". I prefer "shithouse experts" which is exactly what we are right now, and I don't mind it one bit. 

12 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

Why do you think they didn't make the 1874 the same size as Aston Villa?

1874 isn't the focus. It's the same reason actors' names on a movie poster aren't the same size as the movie title. You want people to be able to read it, but the badge is for Aston Villa and while our founding year is important it's not as important as the words Aston Villa.

Olsen looks terrified every time he plays for us. I gave him the benefit of the doubt against Man City last season as it was Man City and his first start for Villa, but he's consistently looked terrified every other time I saw him. He doesn't come for the ball, he doesn't command his box, he doesn't command defence. Our defence were also poor tonight, but I feel like if we had Martinez between the sticks they wouldn't have been as poor. I don't mean to pile on Olsen as McGinn and some others were also shite tonight, but I really do feel like the standard policy of playing your shite keeper in the cup has bitten us in the ass here. 

Our defence has been a weak point all game, but ultimately the policy of playing your shit keeper in the cup has likely cost us this game. Olsen needs to grow some balls and start coming for the ball rather than standing there like a rabbit in headlights. 

Calm and composed victory against an in-form Manchester United team. The only time in the full 90 where we looked even remotely rattled was after that freak deflection that led to their goal, but aside from that we were in control, looked like we had a plan, and carried out that plan perfectly. Time to do it again on Thursday. 

PS5 (disc edition) + PSVR2 bundles will eventually be on sale for the bargain price of £1,009.98 without a game.

Keep in mind as well that PSVR2 does not support PSVR1 games, so those that bought into the previous generation headset will have to factor in some £50+ games onto the cost of this headset if they were to buy one. 

Curious to see how this pans out as sales have the potential to be atrocious. 

10 minutes ago, VillaBrum said:

I don't understand the workings of Aston Villa's publicity machine - but why is there nothing on the OS?

 

In this instance it probably has a lot to do with all the delays. 

His work visa was meant to be completed yesterday, but it wasn't so he missed a training day with the squad, and the last thing the club want to be doing is PR fluff with interviews, photo shoots and whatever else instead of morning training. 

I am sure the OS will be full of stuff later today when he's afforded time to do all the media stuff.