Next Gen Discussion: The Badger Slayer - The Bear and Badger

djchump

They knew they had a good game, but if it didn't get good uptake and really good word of mouth for some reason, it'd be kinda hard for them to look at each download and not think "hmmm, on PC that would be selling for £15". Sony and MS pay for each download, but not a lot.

Credit to them that the DLC (as announced so far) is entirely cosmetic, to keep the player-base together. i'll probably go for a bunch of hats, what with feeling like I've got the game "for free" already.

mk64

I have seemingly not been in this thread since page 5. Is there anything i've missed?

Tempy

Nah

Yossarian

mk64 wrote:

I have seemingly not been in this thread since page 5. Is there anything i've missed?

The slaying of badgers.

Paul the sparky

They better not fuck with the formula, it's perfect as is. Can't say that about too many games. If you start adding weapons, power ups and all that guff you'll only disrupt the excellently balanced gameplay.

[Deleted User]

mk64 wrote:

I have seemingly not been in this thread since page 5. Is there anything i've missed?

This was on page one so not really;

Liveinadive wrote:

Unfortunately the end of this generation is notable for the stagnation in creativity unlike other generations where some of the most creative games have arrived late on. A new generation may or may not fix this but at least it will be pretty looking.

Page one is still the highlight.

Bob

Is that how it works on PS+? You get paid per download and not a set fee based on they now how many members there are? What if you add it to your basket but don't download it?

djchump

Bob wrote:

Is that how it works on PS+? You get paid per download and not a set fee based on they now how many members there are? What if you add it to your basket but don't download it?

I think it depends on a per game contract basis - from what little I've heard, some get paid a bit, some get nothing at all beyond the extra publicity and a huge influx into the player base, but it's all under NDA so no devs ever actually say exactly how much they get, but it for sure isn't the normal RRP cut.
I don't know how the back end works, but I'd presume it's based on completing the checkout with the £0.00 priced item - because at that point you then "own"(ish) the game and can download it at whatever point you want. (plus it'd keep the payment backend as close to the normal automated payment route as possible).

Gremill

So does your XBL gold membership transfer over to Bone with your profile then?

FranticPea

Gremill wrote:

So does your XBL gold membership transfer over to Bone with your profile then?

Yeh. And with the improved comms quality on the bone people might even be able to hear you this gen.

bad_hair_day

Hello?

mistercrayon

djchump wrote:

Innovation like Kinect?

I think it's become clear that gamers just want games, preferably on the most powerful (while still affordable, NeoGeo I'm looking at you) hardware. "Innovative" hardware is bunk if it doesn't result in good games.

They don't even have to be good games. Just the correct sticker on it indicating some past Connection.

dynamiteReady

Yossarian wrote:

mk64 wrote:

I have seemingly not been in this thread since page 5. Is there anything i've missed?

The slaying of badgers.

You've barely been in this thread since you were gifted an Xbone...

Yossarian

I don't have the time. Too busy enjoying my Bone.

RamSteelwood

yeah, but you have to say that now...

dynamiteReady

I lied...

http://thebearandbadger.co.uk/discussion/comment/854616#Comment_854616

So...

Why the fuck would anyone care about which console is technically better, when streaming effectively makes the idea of the traditional games console obsolete?

Bob

Much like the cloud.

dynamiteReady

Bob wrote:

Much like the cloud.

It's the same thing.

Technically, Microsoft can offer an even better service on the Xbone.
But who wants to develop for that piece of shit?

Bob

But less cloudy

beano

On the contrary it's more cloudy as it's capable of federated / heterogeneous cloudification.

RedDave2

Surely nimbus cumulus is where its at?

dynamiteReady

So apparently...

- Tittyfall is far better now than it was at launch.
- Splatoon's best levels have also appeared after the game's release.
- SFV is being built as a service, ffs.
- And Crackdown... Well... That shit won't even work properly without an online connection.
- Oh... And let's not even bother discussing Density...

Lets forget about the recent past, fanboyism, and snake charming, and instead think about the time when our hopes and desires were satisfied by a mere plastic cartridge...

And the present, in which a beta launch attracts more attention than an AAA release (when did that Zelda three swords thingy come out again?)...

Metal Gear 5 might be the watershed...

That said, I'm sure the Japanese won't relinquish the product model so easily, given that Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XXIVVX (or what ever the fuck) will surely drop with 50hrs plus content...

hylian_elf

I'm with you man. Just give me a game that I can get my teeth into straight away and be done with after an amazing 10, 20, 30 or whatever hours.

stonechalice

WHAT CUNT FUCKING WANTS SOME THEN.

Bob

Good job Sony aren't bothered about the cloud.

dynamiteReady

Bob wrote:

Good job Sony aren't bothered about the cloud.

Might be a bad decision though.

Though I hate the fucking term, the 'cloud's' been with us since Steam, and after it gained traction with Half Life 2, was never going anywhere.

As it's a given, repurposing it to render and calculate stuff is not a bad idea, because the gamer as a graphics hoo'er has been a constant since the very start.

So I may have to accept that my tastes are anachronistic.

That said, no matter what kind of connection or system you have, a 20GB update is still fucking annoying. Most especially when it's behind a paywall...

RedDave2

Not sure where to put this so this seems as good a place as any but I would just like to say a big thanks to you all for entertaining me over the past ten years (I think). However all good things come to an end and I find myself drifting to these pages more out of habit than anything else and I think its time I pulled the plug - at least for a while.

Amazingly I think the problem has been the next-current gen. Its not bad, but nothing in it has grabbed me. All this amazing tech and games is leaving me cold and it means when I click on the B&B I no longer see a range of topics that engage me. Thats not to take away from the generally wonderful collection of badgers here, I genuinely think this has been, and still is one of the few civilized and mature (to a point) forums out there. There are disagreements for sure but there seems to be so much more goodwill and comaraderie here that its always a welcoming forum. Bar this thread of course (and to be fair, I never understood why so many got pissed off in this thread and threw their toys out of the pram. Most of the offending comments seem so tame compared to other forums I've seen)

Anyway, enough waffle. Hope this place continues for many years to come as it's pretty damn good. I wish I could have engaged with you lot more but I have only myself to blame on that line.

Goodnight America, wherever you are

Vela

Get a Dreamcast. Still has new games coming out on it.

[Deleted User]

Get a WiiU old bean and rekindle the love.

[Deleted User]

Take a break Dave if you feel you need it. You are always welcome back any time.
Best of luck in life and I'm sure we will all meet again.

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