johnnyspectre

After Covenant and BR2049 (even as Exec Producer), good GOD no.

Duders,

I have a key for the technical alpha for this game that I don't need. Here it is (along with redemption instructions). Apparently registering doesn't guarantee that you'll get in, but you'll be notified if you do. Here's hoping it isn't Lawbreakers 2.0.

Enjoy if you take it.

Your Priority Access Code:

DAJMT-PE4MW-56LGP-MX4YW

Here's how to redeem your Alpha Priority Code:

1. Sign in or create a Breach account at www.playbreach.com
2. Enter the code above in your account profile
3. You will be notified by email once you are selected to participate in the technical alpha

@giant_gamer No worries, sorry someone took it already. Hopefully they're having a good time... ;-)

Hey duders - I have a key for the upcoming Walking Dead Private Beta, but no interest in the game.

Here you go: GMGB7-PF21A-E0KWR-P5EUF-ETXKG

Have fun if you take it!

This thread is way quieter than I would have expected!

I like Black Ops IIII quite a lot, so please add me if you're that way inclined. Playing across all three modes, and occasionally tracking down some of the longer / harder Zombies trophies too. Just need nine more Blackout wins as well...

PSN ID: JohnnySpectre

If you can afford it, I'd say do it. I made the leap from a launch day PS4 to the Pro earlier this year, specifically to enjoy God of War in all of its 4K shine.

I've been way more impressed than I thought I would be. The resolution jump was worth it alone - everything looks super-clean - but there are some really nice quality of life improvements too, from the increased hard drive space to a much quieter fan (though not everyone seems to be quite so lucky with that, apparently). Maybe I'm imagining it, but I've also thought that load times have been a little faster too.

The system transfer is really easy to do - took about an hour start to finish to port over my near full 500gb base model to the Pro, with no hiccups along the way.

All in all, if you're happy with a good (but not excessive) bump in performance along with making the most out of your TV, do it.

Edit: And yes, you're right, the base PS4 can't output at 4K. If you're liking Spidey and Horizon running at 1080, you're going to have a lot of fun with 4K.

One other piece of advice - it's worth finding a decent settings guide for colour, luminance, black levels etc. specifically for gaming (if you haven't already). My gut reaction was to slam everything on "BIG BRIGHT BOLD" mode but it actually looks way better when you go for a subtler mix. AV Forums have some really good tutorials.

I finished it today, but you've just summed up my entire experience there - I basically hate-played it to completion. I loved the reboot, highly enjoyed Rise, and pretty much detested this by the end. Dull, actively dislikeable characters, a ridiculous story and instakill climbing sections that Lara seems to have a mind of her own on. I was hoping for a game that brought us full circle to the first Tomb Raider game and concluded with an upbeat and exciting Lara - but this couldn't be further from that.

Gallingly, the current build of the game is also carrying a bug that glitches out the completion percentages. Having spent hours finding every last Survival Cache, Document and Relic, I'm now stuck at 98% completion in perpetuity - despite having picked up everything the game has to offer.

After this and Thief, I'm wondering if Eidos Montreal have a grudge against my sense of nostalgia. What a shame.

Edit: I'm also having a lot of trouble with the white saviour complex going on in this game. If Far Cry 3 copped it for that, this absolutely should as well. It's slightly counterbalanced by Lara wanting to fix her mistakes, but that doesn't really excuse it.

No Silent Hill?

No Dead by Daylight?

Out of the choices, I guess it's Fatal Frame.

For what it's worth, if any part of that charge is listed as an administration or advancement fee, you can try asking them to refund that bit if they didn't give you the chance to decline delivery before you knew about the cost.

Late last year, FedEx walloped me with an £18.35 charge for delivering a couple of items from the Blizzard Gear store before it opened in Europe, £12 of which was an 'admin' fee. I told them I was happy to pay duty but not the handling fee and they took the cost down to £6.35, which was way more palatable. I used the template email below and it worked a treat:

"On [date] this year I received a parcel which had been shipped from the USA. Both prior to and at the time of the delivery there was no notification of any outstanding taxes/duties/charges owing - the parcel was only delivered and signed for.

I have now received a Duty & Tax Invoice relating to this delivery, requesting [full amount] - [x amount] in VAT and a further [y amount] in advancement/admin [delete as needed] fees.

Whilst I acknowledge that VAT of [amount] is due as the origin of the shipment is outside of the EU, I was not notified of an administration charge of [y amount] prior to accepting delivery. As I was not notified of this, I was not given any option to decline delivery and exercise my right for the parcel to be returned to the sender.

I did not enter into any contract with [carrier] to accept this charge, my contract was between myself and the shipper of the item. Any contract with [carrier] is between themselves and the shipper of the item.

I hereby request that a new invoice is issued for only the outstanding VAT of [x amount]. Please advise once this has been done and I can then pay the outstanding VAT."

Sounds a bit douchey and it might not work with everyone, but hey it saved me £12! Hope it helps some of you out.

Just a warning to anyone considering the Collector's Edition: check some buyer reviews first.

Apparently there are major issues with everything from the case to the manual to the soundtrack, and it sounds like a bit of a disappointment overall.