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8BitJoystick: New & Improved D-Pad on the Xbox 360 Controller Hands On Impressions

8Bit Joystick Writes:

"Right before the one and only Xbox Live Major Nelson took the stage at the Xbox booth to show off the new Xbox experience as a part of the new Dashboard he held aloft one of the new bright green wireless Xbox controllers to match the greenish tint of his shirt.

Now this is one of the new fangled Xbox 360 controller that supposedly has a drastically improved D-pad. Since BBQ and I were sitting in front of the front row we asked if we could hold it for a sec and try it out. The Major handed it over to us and we got a few seconds of hands on time. It seems like the D-Pad is raised a bit more but still offered the same amount of resistance. We could not tell if it was a radically new improvement since we were not playing a game with it. I can't really tell if it is worth an upgrade until I try out some Street Fighter II , Castlevania Symphony of the Night or Ikaruga with it. It is a little too early to tell if I can finally ditch my MadCatz made wired controller and if this is going to cut it for hard core 2d gaming."

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Why Far Cry 3 Was The Best Of The Franchise?

Far Cry 3, an open-world masterpiece that redefined the series. Gameplay and storyline makes it a timeless classic that still inspires today.

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Deeeeznuuuts1d 16h ago

It's gotta be Far Cry 2 for me, the feeling of that game I'm still yet to find again, just everything about it, I'd kill for a remaster, I'd even be happy with just a bump in resolution and frame rate, occasionally go back to it, think I'm gunna have to do just that now 😂

porkChop1d 16h ago

A remaster of Far Cry 2 would be amazing, especially with the mods that fixed the broken stealth system and the dumb checkpoint respawns. Include those fixes and it would be a huge upgrade over the original.

JEECE1d 15h ago

Enemies respawn in Far Cry 2? Terrible! It's a broken system! Make me a one-man army who can inexplicably hold an entire region!

Enemies respawn in Dark Souls and Zelda? Brilliant! So much more hardcore! Glad the devs took risks!

porkChop1d 11h ago

The problem isn't them respawning. It's that they respawned after just 5 minutes. Like you'd still be in the area looking for diamonds, loot, exploring, etc, and the enemies would just respawn with you there.

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Red Dead Redemption 1 Isn't As Good As People Remember It To Be

RDR 1 was a great game, but the lack of screen time for some characters, boring horse riding, and lack of mission variety takes away the fun at times.

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jambola2d ago

Yeah
It's as good as you remember
Feels like one of those "10 HARSH realities of Re-watching" articles

just_looken2d ago

I love how it seems a extreme few remember that red dead redemption is red dead revolver 2.

red dead revolver now that is rough red dead redemption for its time was groundbreaking and it still has way better cover system/dlc/mp content then red dead 2.

I remember all the bugs the game had day one like donkey lady so dam funny

Cacabunga2d ago

RDR1 is a legendary game!!!

Really how to cope with a slow news day…

just_looken2d ago

@caca

I know i said that

Oh boy let me guess no one here knows what red dead revolver is

Or you all never played version 1.0 of rdr 1 i bet its that so many on here have the stench of being in gaming for 10 years at most.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Stop pretending being superior in knowledge to everyone else..

The article title is about RDR1 and the thumbnail also confirma that. No one (at least i dont) care about what you say about RDRev.

You are the only one who spoke off topic abt another game.
If it makes you glad that you are the only one who knows what RDRev is then congratulations.. just pathetic

“ red dead revolver now that is rough red dead redemption for its time was groundbreaking and it still has way better cover system/dlc/mp content then red dead 2.”

Oh and thanks for the laugh ..

jznrpg1d 20h ago

They didn’t name it Red Dead Revolver 2. They named it Red Dead Redemption

neutralgamer19921d 19h ago

Looken

It was made by Capcom until they gave up and R* bought the IP. Hopefully one day we get a complete remake of the original to bring it in line with rest of the series along with other quality if life features. Another great is Gun very under rated

On topic:

If we are going to compare RDR to current generation games then we will surly find some stuff that's lacking but for it's time it was a masterpiece and for me it's one of the best games I have ever played. I hope it ends up on Pc where nodding community can take full advantage and make the game even better. Other than that's no it's not overrated at all. We don't even get that many western games and it's to me the best one (yes better then RDR2)

jeromeface1d 15h ago

is also so damn funny how no one agrees with you

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shinoff21832d ago

Junk article. Game was dope and still is. The swimming part sucks though.

just_looken2d ago

It does but the game was made originally for ps2 back after san andreas so for the dev window and timeline it makes sense.

just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

red dead revolver was back in 2004
https://www.gamesradar.com/...

after this they were making gta iv and a squeal that became read dead redemption

But you all will hate this because facts are scary

"Red Dead [Redemption] has been in production for six years (mainly because of horrible management/lack of direction due to fear of disrespecting Rockstar NY) and it will never get the money back in sales it cost to create for those six years," claimed another source.

From a 2010 article hmm what is 2010 - 6 hmmm

https://www.engadget.com/20...

The swimming in red dead one made sense for the time period and dev hell it was in

Again though it seems alot on here have 0 game knowledge before 2018.

jambola1d 19h ago

Nobody asked about or mentioned revolver
Why are you bringing it up in every reply?

shinoff21831d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Just looken

I could agree with you about the swimming part but I was swimming my ass off in San Andreas which pre dates

Either way it's not a deal breaker and the game was dope af

-Foxtrot2d ago

I liked it a bit better because I didn’t think it had many “small nitpicky” things RDR2 had that on its own meant nothing but when a lot built up it was annoying. For example getting off your horse and you had to reselect your weapons again or walking around the camp slowly. None issues but built up with others sometimes it was a little frustrating at times.

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Best Metroidvania Games of All Time

The Metroidvania genre has captivated gamers for decades! Discover the best Metroidvania games of all time.

gold_drake3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

blasphemous 1 for me.

i love the artstyle and how they didnt shy away from their imagery

but symphony of the night is also superb

DarXyde3d ago

SotN and Blasphemous are phenomenal.

RiseNShine3d ago

GBA Metroids and Castlevanias are up there with anything else imho.

jznrpg3d ago

Catlevanias GBA and DS games are the best! But there others that I like a lot such as Hollow Knight, Chasm etc

BrockEmSockEm3d ago

As much as I want Silksong, adding it to the BEST is a little premature. It's not even out yet.

Guybrush3d ago

this article seems like it was written by an artificial intelligence.