LivDiv wrote:

I would save Showgirls.

Gonna go see You Don't Nomi at the PCC I think.

nick_md wrote:

I've owned a PS4 since sfiv and played hardly anything. I've played as much NES on emu and and much more interested in watching vids of it. I watch and listen to TMNT (pack in for me) and Bucky O'Hare (great game, top tier ost) on the reg. It's clearly the worse console of the two, but somehow I love it (like how Showgirls is clearly awful but I fucking love it). NES it is don't @ me

Ahem, the unrated version of Showgirls is an awesome film, easily the equal of Starship Troopers.

But I love it, clearly. Not sure I've seen the unrated version, will check dvd later...

PS4 because, again, fuck Nintendo

Reg has me on ignore confirmed. That's two rounds I've not gone on list for.

Vote ps4.

Nes has about three iconic games and a bunch of junk that is only nostalgically good. The NES also had a a pad which was basically hand damaging and the front loader (for the NES) was a bad design for aesthetic reasons.

Ps4 gets the nod on just being vanilla.

Having not owned either, I will give my vote to the one that has had the greatest impact on video gaming.

NES.

Nes

I blame the head to heads.  NES would lose out to all standalone Sega consoles.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I blame the head to heads.  NES would lose out to all standalone Sega consoles.

Damn straight.

I should probably start out by admitting that the NES didn’t really stand a chance of getting my vote. I didn’t have one as a child. In fact, the home computers were so dominant amongst my peers, I pretty much only ever saw NESes in the Argos catalogue. It wasn’t until the end of its lifespan that I saw one belonging to a friend of the family, and played Duck Hunt. My only real experience of it is the NES mini, and the games available with Switch Online. I’m glad to have access to them as historical documents, but they are of little entertainment now beyond satisfying curiosity.

So, the PS4. I should probably start this story by skipping back a generation and a bit.

As the PS2/Xbox era was drawing to a close, my friend and I were looking ahead; we wanted to both have the same console in the coming generation. He had a similar desire with his brother, so he was hopeful that the stars would align in that respect. At first it did; we all wanted a PS3. My friend was the first to be able to afford one, so in he plunged. Unfortunately for him, though, by the time either me or his brother were able to afford the upgrade, we had both shifted our intentions towards the 360. In my case, it was the console that most people on here were playing and, in his brother’s case, his actual, real life friends.

So it was that the majority of my videogames in that generation were on the 360. I didn’t get a PS3 until much later. Gradually, though, I played more and more of the PS3, and less and less of the 360. PS+ did a lot of the leg work in pulling me in that direction.

As the hype for the next generation began to build, I was largely undecided; I knew that there would probably be more opportunities for online multiplayer with folk from here on the Xbox One, but I was more likely to enjoy the PlayStation exclusives. However, in early November 2013 I went to the Gadget Show Live @ Christmas expo, and got hands on with both controllers. The XB1 pad just felt awful in my hands, with poorly placed shoulder buttons and triggers. The Dual Shocks felt as great as ever, and my mind was solidly made up. It did not look like I’d be joining the next gen quite yet, though. Finances and circumstances had not been great in the lead up, and I had not been able to preorder in time. By the time I felt able to commit, I had to settle for being on a vague reserve list.

The PS4 launched in he UK on Friday 29 November 2013. I consoled myself with the notion that it would be something I could look forward to in 2014, and there’d be more games then, of course.

Two days later, on Sunday 1 December, I was sitting in my pyjamas watching Spurs hosting Man U when I got a call from the Game in town. We’ve got PS4s available to buy. We’re calling the folk on the reserve list, but you can’t reserve one, it’s first come, first served. “I need to get showered, dressed, drive in, parked somewhere, and into the shop. There’s no way they’ll still have them,” I thought to myself. I think I sat through another ten seconds of the football match before engaging frenzy mode.

And so it was, about an hour later, sitting in my (illegally parked) car, I texted my mate a photograph of the contents of my Game carrier bag. I had gone for the box which included two controllers, the camera, and Killzone Shadow Fall.

Of course, though, the first thing I played was Resogun. Because, if the first thing you played on your PS4 wasn’t Resogun, you’re PS4ing wrong. What an absolute joyous blast that game was. I remember the first time the voice emanated from my controller, ‘Human lost’, genuinely thinking, “YES! This is the future!”

There are a whole host of games that I’ve played for hours and hours and hours on my PS4. A lot of them are multi-platform, so it feels like cheating to list them (although a shout out goes to Sleeping Dogs, which I had previously completed on the 360, and completed again on PS4). Those exclusives, though: marvelling at the rain effects, while losing whole evenings to single courses for forum TT challenges in DriveClub; revelling in the lore of The Order: 1886 and praying it was the first in a franchise; laughing, crying, and sweating my way through Uncharted 4; laughing, laughing and sweating my way through Ratchet & Clank; the unparalleled experience of isolation and exploration in No Man’s Sky; the inviting, crafted world of Horizon Zero Dawn; revisiting old friends in Uncharted: Lost Legacy; being the best ever version of my favourite ever superhero, Spider-man, with its frankly incredible realisation of web-swinging through Manhattan; the visceral combat of God of War with its eponymous hero’s apparently infinite different intonations of ‘boy’, each clearly communicating its subtle meaning in that one short word. And, to be honest, I’ve barely scratched the surface of Bloodborne, Nioh, the aforementioned Killzone Shadow Fall, inFamous Second Son, Matterfall,  Nex Machina, Helldivers, or Super Stardust Ultra. And I’m yet to complete P.T., on account of it being the scariest thing I have ever experienced.

All of this is wrapped up in a great user experience. I really like the PS4’s UI. The screenshots and video capture work in a way (along with the social media and SHARE factory) that makes capturing and sharing your experiences fun and engaging. Even simple things, like keeping the running of games and video apps separate (so that you can suspend your game, and use any number of Netflix, NowTV, iPlayer etc, then jump back into your game instantly) has been great for someone like me who has used the PS4 as their main source of TV for the majority of the time I’ve owned it.

I have, for some time, toyed with the idea of getting an Xbox One. I’d like to try Sea of Thieves (although I think that ship might have sailed, pun intended) and Forza Horizon 4, but more and more I’ve been thinking that I’d rather upgrade to a PS4 Pro, given how many games I have on there that I’m still really keen to spend a lot more time with.

Oh, and it’s one of the best looking consoles ever.

So, yeah. My vote is for the glorious, outstanding, joy-bringing, superior exclusive hosting slice of awesomeness that is the PlayStation 4.

Long.

Resogun is all I played on mine for weeks.

My tale of PS4 launch is losing my mind in HMV as it was the last launch they went in hard for and I had thirty bundles pre-ordered, phoning every customer and making sure they got exactly what they wanted, and about £15k of sales generated in one day. Worked 50hrs that week just to make sure it went smoothly.


I didn't get mines til a while later.

Kara_Jane_Addams wrote:

Ahem, the unrated version of Showgirls is an awesome film, easily the equal of Starship Troopers.

Finally, something I disagree with Kara on.

Also, I vote PS4.