Gaming Forum XBOX, PS3, MMORPG, etc. Come get it. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:20:47 +0000 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:20:47 +0000 thePhins.com https://thephins.com/forums/gaming-forum.14/ What are you playing? Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:20:41 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/what-are-you-playing.77680/ https://thephins.com/threads/what-are-you-playing.77680/ invalid@example.com (Desides) Desides
This tyranny ends now.

Well, it actually ends in a few hours when my preload of Saints Row 4 unlocks on Steam.

You?]]> 1542 I'm guessing right now might be a bad time to look at buying a new laptop Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:59:42 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/im-guessing-right-now-might-be-a-bad-time-to-look-at-buying-a-new-laptop.96756/ https://thephins.com/threads/im-guessing-right-now-might-be-a-bad-time-to-look-at-buying-a-new-laptop.96756/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
But when I started to look at new ones online, I realized that the pricing is absolutely insane. My current machine is an i7, with 16 GB of RAM, and I paid $700 for it. Ones with those same specs seem to run around $1500 right now, and if I wanted to upgrade to 32...

I'm guessing right now might be a bad time to look at buying a new laptop]]> 4 Assassin's Creed series Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:44:42 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/assassins-creed-series.68909/ https://thephins.com/threads/assassins-creed-series.68909/ invalid@example.com (Tone_E) Tone_E

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-trailer-assassins-creed/727585]]> 675 2023 Game Awards - New Game Announcements Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:49:36 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/2023-game-awards-new-game-announcements.98714/ https://thephins.com/threads/2023-game-awards-new-game-announcements.98714/ invalid@example.com (invid) invid
New Monster Hunter Wilds. I'm assuming this is an open world, rather than session-based, take on Monster Hunter. Sign me up.


New Mana series game called Visions of Mana. Glad to see the series make a resurgence and really liked the remakes they came out with a few years...

2023 Game Awards - New Game Announcements]]> 1 Which games are on your 2023 agenda? Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:46:19 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/which-games-are-on-your-2023-agenda.97980/ https://thephins.com/threads/which-games-are-on-your-2023-agenda.97980/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
Hogwarts Legacy - probably a Day One purchase

Final Fantasy 16 - I've played every single mainline game that was a new release in the series, dating back 32 years. But still, the changes in the format are giving me pause. It might be the first time that I don't buy a FF game at launch, but I'll surely eventually play it.

Octopath Traveler 2 - I played the first...

Which games are on your 2023 agenda?]]> 66 Playstation 5 Big Reveal Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:00:47 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/playstation-5-big-reveal.95239/ https://thephins.com/threads/playstation-5-big-reveal.95239/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/06/round_up_what_was_announced_at_sonys_ps5_games_reveal_event

The games that I'm looking forward to were all pretty likely to be in production, but...

Playstation 5 Big Reveal]]> 116 Dragon Age: Inquisition Mon, 06 Feb 2023 03:10:59 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/dragon-age-inquisition.82250/ https://thephins.com/threads/dragon-age-inquisition.82250/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dragon-age-inquisition-the-baldurs-gate-legacy-and/1100-6421016/

They keep trickling out info about the game, and everything I read just makes me that much more excited for it. It looks like an awesome, huge, deep and very replayable game. Probably the game that I've looked forward to the most in a few years.]]> 195 The Witcher 3 - any opinions or insight? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:16:52 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/the-witcher-3-any-opinions-or-insight.84693/ https://thephins.com/threads/the-witcher-3-any-opinions-or-insight.84693/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
All of that seems really appealing, but does the game (series?) have a strong horror motif? It seems very dark, and thats not my thing. Do you level up? Is there a skill tree? I know...

The Witcher 3 - any opinions or insight?]]> 147 Favorite games of this generation Sat, 14 May 2022 17:02:06 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/favorite-games-of-this-generation.96305/ https://thephins.com/threads/favorite-games-of-this-generation.96305/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
All that being said, here is my top ten games that I enjoyed:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Assassins Creed: Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Ghost of Tsushima
Assassins Creed: Origins
Immortals: Fenyx...

Favorite games of this generation]]> 22 Publishers and Developers Being Bought Up Mon, 14 Feb 2022 01:53:00 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/publishers-and-developers-being-bought-up.97053/ https://thephins.com/threads/publishers-and-developers-being-bought-up.97053/ invalid@example.com (Deus ex dolphin) Deus ex dolphin
I like having the majority of games being multi-plat, with a number of games unique to each system to give each a certain flavor.

I'm still a fan of physical games though, so I may very well be the dinosaur here, but a streaming only future where you never own your games is the time I probably stop gaming. That's...

Publishers and Developers Being Bought Up]]> 11 Video Game Deals thread Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:46:11 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/video-game-deals-thread.32546/ https://thephins.com/threads/video-game-deals-thread.32546/ invalid@example.com (Stitches) Stitches

Current deals:
Buy 2 Get 1 Free on used games starting tonight at Gamestop/EB Games, and will last through...

Video Game Deals thread]]> 662 Switch Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:16:18 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/switch.96827/ https://thephins.com/threads/switch.96827/ invalid@example.com (texanphinatic) texanphinatic
Do you think we might see some decent deals starting Black Fridayish? From what I can see, last year there were some bundles, but not much in the way of sales or discounts.

Also, any input on some must haves, or best young child friendly games are out there?]]> 9 Happy 30th Birthday to the SNES Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:51:13 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/happy-30th-birthday-to-the-snes.96528/ https://thephins.com/threads/happy-30th-birthday-to-the-snes.96528/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
I wasn't able to actually get a SNES at that point, but I had been closely following its development for years as closely as an American kid could in those days. The hype was real. I eventually saved up virtually all of my allowance and birthday money and it became the first console that I ever...

Happy 30th Birthday to the SNES]]> 3 2K Sports Has An NFL Licenses Again, However...... Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:13:01 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/2k-sports-has-an-nfl-licenses-again-however.94984/ https://thephins.com/threads/2k-sports-has-an-nfl-licenses-again-however.94984/ invalid@example.com (Deus ex dolphin) Deus ex dolphin
Top quote from a Polygon article about this:

It’s worth noting that 2K’s deal with the NFL only covers the names, logos, and associated elements for the league and its 32 teams — not the names, images, and likenesses of any NFL players. The two...

2K Sports Has An NFL Licenses Again, However......]]> 29 What Have You Beaten This Year? Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:58:01 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/what-have-you-beaten-this-year.80375/ https://thephins.com/threads/what-have-you-beaten-this-year.80375/ invalid@example.com (Stitches) Stitches "What Are You Playing Thread" and making a place where you can keep track of the games you have beat this year (you can just edit your post if you want, or keep adding, I don't particularly care).

Anyways, I tend to start a lot of games but not necessarily finish them, and have a ridiculous backlog. I often struggle to remember how many games I actually beat or how...

What Have You Beaten This Year?]]> 105 Ghost of Tsushima State of Play (First Look) Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:50:14 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/ghost-of-tsushima-state-of-play-first-look.95206/ https://thephins.com/threads/ghost-of-tsushima-state-of-play-first-look.95206/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://n4g.com/news/2345400/ghost-of-tsushima-state-of-play-ps4

https://www.ign.com/articles/ghost-of-tsushima-gameplay-story-details-revealed

This is an excellent 18 minute video from Sucker Punch (the developer) showing off the game. It looks beautiful, and the combat looks similar, but more evolved, to the early AC games. The graphics and enviornments also remind me of Jedi: Fallen Order, but in Japan. I'm absolutely going to get it now that I've seen what it...

Ghost of Tsushima State of Play (First Look)]]> 19 Cyberpunk 2077 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:49:57 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/cyberpunk-2077.92799/ https://thephins.com/threads/cyberpunk-2077.92799/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
CDPR President recently had a few things to say about the game at a company conference:

https://www.dualshockers.com/cyberpunk-2077-detils/

Cyberpunk 2077]]> 24 No Man's Sky Wed, 16 Jun 2021 01:52:40 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/no-mans-sky.89232/ https://thephins.com/threads/no-mans-sky.89232/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
No Man's Sky]]> 48 Biomutant Lives Thu, 27 May 2021 00:46:04 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/biomutant-lives.95252/ https://thephins.com/threads/biomutant-lives.95252/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
]]> 10 Final Fantasy VII Remake Sat, 08 May 2021 16:35:43 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/final-fantasy-vii-remake.86195/ https://thephins.com/threads/final-fantasy-vii-remake.86195/ invalid@example.com (Desides) Desides 151 Madden 2021: Coaches Club Football League - NFL on Madden (Coach Mode Online Franchise for the PC) Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:50:15 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/madden-2021-coaches-club-football-league-nfl-on-madden-coach-mode-online-franchise-for-the-pc.96118/ https://thephins.com/threads/madden-2021-coaches-club-football-league-nfl-on-madden-coach-mode-online-franchise-for-the-pc.96118/ invalid@example.com (DOLFANMIKE) DOLFANMIKE
The CCFL (Coaches Club Football League) began as an Madden 2002 Online Franchise (Coach Mode league on the PC) and has had the same Commish since that time. Half the league's coaches have been with the CCFL since 2008 or earlier.

The CCFL - NFL on Madden 2021 uses the NFL GM as our GM, so you Diehard NFL fans will always have your real authentic NFL roster. None of the teams in our...

Madden 2021: Coaches Club Football League - NFL on Madden (Coach Mode Online Franchise for the PC)]]> 1 Mass Effect Andromeda officially delayed until 2017 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:49:04 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/mass-effect-andromeda-officially-delayed-until-2017.88982/ https://thephins.com/threads/mass-effect-andromeda-officially-delayed-until-2017.88982/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
Mass Effect Andromeda officially delayed until 2017]]> 118 Gran Turismo 7 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:06:11 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/gran-turismo-7.95930/ https://thephins.com/threads/gran-turismo-7.95930/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2021/02/01/gran-turismo-7-esports/

Thankfully, it looks like Gran Turismo 7 will go back to the series' roots, and will be much more like the first four editions of the game, according to Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi. "E-Sports" won't be nearly as much of a part of the game, thankfully.

I've been a fan of the series since the very start, and they have always seemed to squeeze as much out of the current generation of the console...

Gran Turismo 7]]> the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Thu, 15 Oct 2020 21:25:31 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.90876/ https://thephins.com/threads/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.90876/ invalid@example.com (mor911) mor911
2. I can't believe it's almost finally out.

3. The Wii U version has leaked to the internet and the Wii U itself is preeeeetty easy to do these days. I would never condone such debauchery, but one of my friends are plating it now and I'm kiiiiinda jealous. I've decided to play it on Switch... Still kinda jealous.]]> 49 USB Adapter allows any controller to work with the Nintendo Switch Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:05:43 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/usb-adapter-allows-any-controller-to-work-with-the-nintendo-switch.95288/ https://thephins.com/threads/usb-adapter-allows-any-controller-to-work-with-the-nintendo-switch.95288/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://theinventory.com/this-red-little-devil-of-a-usb-stick-allows-any-control-1844421297

I haven't been able to buy a Switch yet, but when I do, I'll absolutely be buying this along with it! Buying a $25 adapter to be able to use my PS4 (or PS5) controller with the Switch is a much better option than buying expensive Pro Nintendo controllers.]]> Psychnauts 2 delayed into 2021 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:38:01 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/psychnauts-2-delayed-into-2021.95287/ https://thephins.com/threads/psychnauts-2-delayed-into-2021.95287/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://www.psu.com/news/new-psychonauts-2-ps4-trailer-features-jack-black-singing/

My wife enjoyed the first game in the series, and I watched her play a lot of it, in the year that we got engaged. Which was back in 2005! And on the PS2! We'll have been married for almost 15 years before this one comes out, lol. That's a heck of a long time between entries in a series. But its still cool that they were able to get it done.]]> New Fable Game announced! Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:31:26 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/new-fable-game-announced.95286/ https://thephins.com/threads/new-fable-game-announced.95286/ invalid@example.com (Dol-Fan Dupree) Dol-Fan Dupree


I am a very big fan of Fable. The game was very fun.

I do not think the game was good in the sense of all of the things promised but only got about 20% in return. Each game got easier and easier, as by the third I just leveled up magic early on by killing things that were high level by kiting them, so the game was just easy.

However, there was something about farting to a woman to see if she would become my wife that just never got old.]]> 2 First PS5 Tech Demo Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:58:43 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/first-ps5-tech-demo.95201/ https://thephins.com/threads/first-ps5-tech-demo.95201/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020...inally_shows_us_what_next-gen_games_look_like

This is a really cool tech demo that shows how games on the PS5 will be able to look from the start. Its very impressive, and to my eye, seems a step above the very best graphics on the PS4. Everything beyond the human character is basically photorealistic, and the character for being in game and controlled by a person (not pre rendered) is extremely high end....

First PS5 Tech Demo]]> 5 Ori and the Blind Forest Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:51:15 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/ori-and-the-blind-forest.95241/ https://thephins.com/threads/ori-and-the-blind-forest.95241/ invalid@example.com (Galant) Galant
Just finished first play through of it on normal and Ori might just be a perfect platform game. Clearly it was crafted with a lot of love.
From the artwork and music which are top notch, to the game-play, the challenge, and the story, the entire thing is wonderful from start to finish.

That is exactly what a video game should be. It creates a world, pulls you in, challenges you, compels you to go forward. The gameplay never gets...

Ori and the Blind Forest]]> Sea of Thieves Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:42:20 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/sea-of-thieves.95227/ https://thephins.com/threads/sea-of-thieves.95227/ invalid@example.com (Galant) Galant 2 Jedi Fallen Order Wed, 06 May 2020 13:40:17 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/jedi-fallen-order.94222/ https://thephins.com/threads/jedi-fallen-order.94222/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
https://twinfinite.net/2019/04/star...rt-screenshots/?state=changed8409&gid=1&pid=0

https://wccftech.com/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-lightsaber-combat/

Jedi Fallen Order]]> 5 Horizon Zero Dawn Sun, 26 Apr 2020 13:24:20 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/horizon-zero-dawn.90739/ https://thephins.com/threads/horizon-zero-dawn.90739/ invalid@example.com (BlameItOnTheHenne) BlameItOnTheHenne
Gameplay

E3 2015 reveal



E3 2016. There are a few gameplay videos floating around but I believe this to be the best one.



Story trailer just released today, actually.

...

Horizon Zero Dawn]]> 127 Happy 20th birthday to the PS2 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:46:20 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-ps2.94972/ https://thephins.com/threads/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-ps2.94972/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13
Around this point back in 2000, I went to my local Gamestop. I was a very regular customer, and knew the manager and a few of the employees. The US...

Happy 20th birthday to the PS2]]> 11 A Good Interview With the Lead Architect of the PS5 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:43:19 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/a-good-interview-with-the-lead-architect-of-the-ps5.94226/ https://thephins.com/threads/a-good-interview-with-the-lead-architect-of-the-ps5.94226/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/

There isn't a whole lot in here that we didn't already know, but its good to have it all concrete. Its a long, informative article with some good details.

Some highlites:

- The system will not come out in 2019
- The system will not be at E3
- The system will have physical media
- The system will be backwards compatible with the PS4
- The system will have an advanced SSD

Based on everything that we've heard,...

A Good Interview With the Lead Architect of the PS5]]> 28 E3 2019 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:00:48 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/e3-2019.94343/ https://thephins.com/threads/e3-2019.94343/ invalid@example.com (Desides) Desides
Show Schedule
All times Pacific
Click on the event name for a link to a stream, if applicable

Saturday, June 8
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM - EA Play Day 1

Sunday, June 9
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM - EA Play Day 2
1:00 PM - Microsoft
5:30 PM - Bethesda

Monday, June 10
10:00 AM -...

E3 2019]]> 87 Gaming Mount Rushmore (Personal) Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:06:36 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/gaming-mount-rushmore-personal.94503/ https://thephins.com/threads/gaming-mount-rushmore-personal.94503/ invalid@example.com (Galant) Galant
I'm not asking what games you think are objectively the most important or best but rather, which four games are the most important/iconic for you personally.

It could be because the games were the best produced you've played, or because you have irreplaceable memories forged with them, or whatever else...

You might ask yourself, if I had to retcon my past and erase all gaming experiences from history, which 4 games would you keep...?...

Gaming Mount Rushmore (Personal)]]> 15 What Should I Play Next? Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:51:16 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/what-should-i-play-next.94564/ https://thephins.com/threads/what-should-i-play-next.94564/ invalid@example.com (invid) invid
I already own Breath of the Wild, I got to the Zora place and decided to take a break and I've never gone back. FFXIII I've always started and never finished.

On the shorter, more action-y side, we have God of War and Ace Combat 7 (which is breakneck, apparently, and one of...

What Should I Play Next?]]> 1 Madden 2018 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:42:36 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/madden-2018.93061/ https://thephins.com/threads/madden-2018.93061/ invalid@example.com (Unlucky 13) Unlucky 13 https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/player-ratings?i=1&t=12&s=ovr_rating:DESC&=undefined

Here are the Fins player ratings. Overall, more fair than I expected. Looks like my first move in franchise will be trading away the crazy overrated Amendola (85!).

There's definately a need for some adjustments though.]]> 6 Fallout 76 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:45:21 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/fallout-76.93755/ https://thephins.com/threads/fallout-76.93755/ invalid@example.com (finfansince72) finfansince72 4 Best (or favorite) Platformers You've Played? Wed, 29 May 2019 00:37:21 +0000 https://thephins.com/threads/best-or-favorite-platformers-youve-played.94217/ https://thephins.com/threads/best-or-favorite-platformers-youve-played.94217/ invalid@example.com (AGuyNamedAlex) AGuyNamedAlex
I'm wondering what some of your favorite platformers are and why? Old or new doesnt matter.

I'm currently playing the Mega Man Legacy Collection, before that was Shovel Knight and before that Rogue Legacy. The latter two really reignited my love of the genre.

Celeste is a game I want to try but I generally like games with enemies of some variety.]]> 10