Beautiful Game Appreciation

[Zloth]

MOMA

Might'a used a little too much tar building this road

Weeeeeeee!

That moment where you finally make it over the mountain pass and get to hear some music as you make your descent to the city below.

P.S. This isn't the same musical group who's lead singer died recently.

 

[Brian Boru]

MOMA

Is that exhibit from the basement of the Museum Of Modern Art?

Lost Horizon

 

[Brian Boru]

Some more:

Lost Horizon Olympics 1936

Lost Horizon Bazaar

Lost Horizon Oasis

 

[Zloth]

On the beach

Port Knot City

Somewhere over? under? Somewhere in the vicinity of the rainbow...

Santa's here! Where are my cookies!?

 

[Zloth]

This is what happens when you don't burn a dead body within a few hours in Death Stranding:

Keep your arms close in while zipping

They're talking behind my back again!

 

[Brian Boru]

This is what happens

Um… you mean the vertical streaks?

talking behind my back

What's up with the whole baby thing? That's always felt sort of creepy to me, tho for no good reason, just cos

 

[Zloth]

Um… you mean the vertical streaks?

The CRATER! One dead body not promptly incinerated, and BOOM!

What's up with the whole baby thing? That's always felt sort of creepy to me, tho for no good reason, just cos

Well, that's obviously some massive spoilers, plus the characters aren't exactly sure themslves yet, but here's my take:

Spoiler: Bridge Babies

The ghost things in the game are dead people(?) who haven't fully crossed over into death. A fetus is the reverse, something that's becoming alive. Most folks can't see the ghost things, but a fetus can sense them. Unfortunately, your average fetus is inconveniently stored inside the womb of a person unlikely to be interested in hauling cargo over mountains. The government (such as it is - which ain't much at the time) takes them out just a couple of weeks before being born and pops them into these handy carrying cases.

"But Zloth," I see you typing "Won't the fetus become fully alive pretty fast?" Yes, it would, except for another trick: the mother is kept in a medically induced coma... plus I think there's something special about that container they are stored in. This keeps the fetus from aging out into a proper baby and keeps its soul where it bridges between life and death. The courier just hooks in (somehow - I never saw that explained), mentally connects, and now the pair can detect ghosts.

TLDR version: people can plug into the baby womb thing and detect ghosts.

 

[Brian Boru]

Spoiler: Bridge Babies

Kojima needs to watch more Ghost Hunters or Ghost Busters!

 

[Zloth]

 

[Zloth]

This is what passes as a walking simulator these days?? The genre ain't what it used to be...

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. Actually, looking at the map, I think it's Utah...

Zipper in the mists

End of the line

And that's it for Death Stranding. I moved on to Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, which isn't big on screenshots.

 

[Brian Boru]

I think it's Utah

Last time I was in Utah, I don't recall any jellyfish floating in the sky—humidity must be sth else there!

Thanks for all the shots, very 'picture skew' game

 

[Brian Boru]

Welcome to Cu Yara, jewel of the Caribbean and home to Far Cry 6.

Dictator Anton Castillo

And opposition protagonist Dani Rojas

 

[Zloth]

Rojas? That's a big name in KC... for those of a certain age, anyway.

The graphics sure look great - I think that first picture could be a post card.

 

[Brian Boru]

Rojas? That's a big name in KC

Cookie? That's a big name in my house

graphics sure look great

Ubi has always done a great job with its worlds—Far Cry 3 and recent ACs are a pleasure to explore, which is half the fun for me. Note these are via a 1060 card, so I assume they're better with a modern card.

 

[Brian Boru]

Chorizo, my new Far Cry 6 amigo

Me and my new buddy

Early morning on Yara

 

[Zloth]

Hold the modem!! WHAT is up with that hat in the second picture!?

 

[Brian Boru]

that hat in the second picture

The usual personal skill tree has been replaced with 'gear', 5 different pieces of clothing—head, chest, pants, hand, foot. You unlock variations of these articles around the map, and wear whatever skills you want buffed for the next mission(s).

If I recall correctly, that hat highlights people and animals at night—the night is well done, I don't mind it at all even tho I'm usually not a fan of darker scenes.

But I'm guessing your query is more to do with fashion choice—haven't you ever worn a butt-crack hat before?

 

[Zloth]

I refuse to answer that question as I may incriminate my fashion sense even more.

 

[Brian Boru]

Far Cry 6 Rainy Night—nice weather effects in this, incl thunderstorms.

Four-legged friends

Village in the valley

 

[Brian Boru]

Far Cry 6

Silence please, we're on air:

 

[Colif]

cheats and posts album art - its an artbook actually

I didn't realise it be so big

 

[Brian Boru]

its an artbook

Does the game name start with 'J', or…?

 

[Zloth]

Popped through most of Portal RTX this weekend

Note triple (?) reflection of the yellowish portal in the glass!

One of the hidden QR codes that lets you change cube skins (which is why the cube above has RTX on it)

 

[Brian Boru]

Probably shouldn't have played Far Cry 6 last night, with all the thunder and lightening—I've been sneezing since.

I like the weather and night effects in FC6, much better than previous FCs.

 

[Zloth]

Those clouds moved a lot in the last two pictures, but your character didn't move a muscle. Did you make her just stand there in the rain while you watched the clouds for a while??