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@justin258: I could definitely see why some people enjoyed YYH, but I personally thought it was shallow. The Dark Tournament was full of moments like "hey guess what I have this SECRET ABILITY that everyone else seemed to already know about, but is actually the ultimate in deus ex machina." I felt like the fights were boring, and the characters were always shouting the same stuff haha. I definitely won't fault anyone for liking YYH, I just really didn't enjoy it.

You're probably right, I think it could be a good Dan show! Especially the Shishio arc, and the OVA - both have a lot of badass guys doing badass stuff haha.

@oursin_360 - That last season is apparently terribblleee hahaha. I have not given it a chance yet as I don't want to ruin how good the rest of it was. And you're right, the new chapters are slated to come out pretty soon!! My SO and I are planning on tracking down a copy when it does =)

If we are talking about the pure definition of a "masterpiece," then here is how I fall on it:

A masterpiece is either a piece of work, a collection of works, or a product which conveys the skill of the "master" who created it. Not only should this/these works be so skillfully crafted that no amateur could do it, but they must change the way we perceive all works in that medium which came before it, and those which come after. For an example, we can look at Bach as having been a master, and having multiple masterpieces. The Well-Tempered Clavier changed everything with regards to piano, and how we perceive our modern tuning system and modulation in keys. His Brandenburg Concertos are considered the ultimate culmination of the Baroque period. There are way more examples of Bach, but let's talk about another medium. We could also look at film, and see movies like Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now, personally, I don't like watching 2001 at all; but it is impossible to dismiss how important it is for modern film. It set a standard, and inspired countless directors - it is, indisputably, a masterpiece. Back to music, I really dislike listening to the Beatles; but it is impossible to ignore how massively influential their catalogue is to modern music - it can be considered a masterwork, or masterpiece.

Now bearing those points in mind, I think it's safe to say that a masterpiece doesn't have to be a work of pure perfection. I don't like 2001 or the Beatles; but that does not mean I won't call them for what they are, nor give them the respect they deserve.

I think there are absolutely games which meet this standard. We would not be where we are today without games like Pong, Space Invaders, Mario, Metal Gear Solid, Zelda, etc. But if we want to talk about modern masterpieces, then I must be forthright in saying there is truly only one that I consider a sincere, modern, industry-defining "masterpiece."

NieR: Automata. I've not been able to stop thinking about this game since I finished it months ago. It is the ultimate culmination of our medium, and it is - undoubtedly - a masterpiece. It will influence countless creators to come, and I am willing to say that there has never been another game that compares to the impact it had on me - as well as many others, in talking with other developer friends. It is the perfect storm of having every hand who worked on it bringing their full expertise and creativity. The game could not work if all of each of its components were not working in tandem. The music, the gameplay, the story, the visuals, the character designs, the quests... Everything is in perfect balance. That's not to say it is 100% a perfect game. Sometimes the combat can be a bit boring, sometimes you accidentally die and lose an hour of progress; but remember what I said about 2001 and the Beatles? Not every moment has to be pure bliss. Ultimately, NieR is far, far, far more than the sum of its parts, and I will defend its masterpiece status wholeheartedly. Yoko Taro is a mad genius, and I will follow him wherever he goes.

Same, for largely the same reasons you'd mentioned. I was a big Morrowind fan back in the day, but I set Skyrim aside after about 10 hours. I don't know why, it just really didn't appeal to me. I am glad a ton of other people love it, it just is not my jam I suppose.

I love Jazzpunk. I adore it so much, that in 2014 I gave it my Game of the Year. Its slapstick humour works, which is incredibly rare for a game.

That being said, do not buy Flavour Nexus. For the just-released, singular piece of DLC for a game released 3 years ago, this content is remarkably thin. There are a few chuckle-worthy gags, but nothing that remotely approached how uproariously funny the core game was. I finished all of it in under 45 minutes, and that was me approaching it as a completionist. The 'setpiece' moments (two of them, both near the end) were cute, but janky.

I 100% believe you should play Jazzpunk, it is amazing and hilarious; but skip Flavour Nexus.

@rorie: just checked with the latest build of Chrome, and had the same thing. Must be something with android 6.0.1?

Hello there

I have been navigating to various users' reviews for games, and have encountered broken pages for all of them (pure HTML with no formatting, no content - does not fetch review information).

I am currently using Android 6.0.1, with Firefox Mobile 53.0.2.

I just finished P5 and have to say, I was really in love with it - through-and-through. I have read through the majority of the comments in this thread, and though I agree with some criticisms, I believe my own take on the game as a whole is less critical than most of the views expressed here. I let the storytellers weave their tale, and I loved all of it. Some of it was a little slow, sure; but overall? Fantastic game. My only grievances were that I didn't love all the characters (Yusuke and Ohya most notably) but, overall, felt it was a better game than Persona 4. Bear in mind, P4 was previously my top game of all time, so I say that with a lot of love =)

I was previously unfamiliar with PUBG, but saw it being played on Twitch a bunch. Between seeing the positive times streamers were having, as well as being a fan of survival games, I decided to give it a shot.

For personal context, I've played several online survival games in the past, including ArmA 2's DayZ mod, the DayZ standalone, some of the survival mods in Arma 3, H1Z1, and State of Decay. I found a fairly significant amount of enjoyment from most of them; but there were always compromises to be made. For example, DayZ (both mod and standalone) was immersive, but jank AF/ArmA AF. H1Z1 had fun gameplay, but I personally didn't enjoy the basebuilding, nor did I feel it to be very rewarding. Et cetera.

So far, I find PUBG to be the strongest balance of gameplay and immersion that I've yet encountered. Each round goes so quickly that, if you die, you can easily jump into a new match immediately without feeling the loss too hard. That in particular was among my chief complaints with DayZ - a "round" could take you upwards of 10 hours, an if/when you died, you could easily lose everything. Loot in PUBG is plentiful and powerful. You can find yourself fully equipped after just one house; but keep looking, because there's a broad variety of loot to find.

I have yet to win a round (you get air dropped in with ~90 other players, and the map gradually pulls you all to a concentrated area, similar to H1Z1), but have come in the top 10. The shooting itself feels pretty good, somewhere between the tactical shooting of the ArmA games/mods, and the arcadey feel of something like Rust. You can survive an attack if you're careful; but skill is rewarded, headshots are effective.

Anyways, this is just a quick initial impression. So far I'm fairly positive on PUBG, going to keep playing and write a real review later!

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My desktop has an i5 2500K, 16 GB DDR3, and a GTX 680.

The graphics card and CPU end up being factors, because the computer you're rendering the video on still needs to perform graphical tasks. You'll be eating up a fair amount of resources with the streaming & rendering, but it is significantly less than if you were also playing a game at the same time (that's why single-PC twitch streams tend to have a harder time hitting 720p60 or 1080p60). So yes, though you're doing console games, the streaming computer is still a factor.

My first suggestion is to get intimately familiar with streaming software. Learn the ins and outs, the quirks, where it sucks, where it rocks. Learn what the difference in bitrate actually produces in a stream, and which parts you can or cannot sacrifice on. You can do this with any PC just as an experiment, and will definitely help you a lot in the long run.

I personally use the HD 60 Pro, and I love it! I don't just use it for gaming, I also capture 1080p 60 FPS PC content for a site I run, and it works perfectly. My good friend also has one, and he uses it as a way to play PS4/XBone games on his PC Monitor with full 1080p 60 FPS without needing to plug it into a TV hahaha.

I have had a few hangups, but I think they're related to the PC I have it integrated with (it's a little older and underpowered). Sometimes with third party software like OBS or XSplit (the HD 60 Pro comes with its own proprietary software) you'll find that it hits the CPU rather than the GPU/Onboard for rendering; but I haven't found any consistency with why/when it does this. If you use El Gato's proprietary software, it seems to never run into that issue. I've also found strange tearing issues every now and again, but haven't been able to find exactly when or why these seem to happen.

Overall, I recommend the HD 60 Pro, as I recognize that my issues are probably related to the PC I use it in. I think if you have a relatively decent/modern PC, it is a great option.