Board 8 > if you're going to play Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, play it with headphones

(+) Yeah! (+)

the game says as much in the beginning. i played to the first save on my TV soundbar, and then I put on really good headphones

and it's like

unnerving in the best way. holy shit this sound design.
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but that's uncomfortable
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ninkendo posted...

but that's uncomfortable

then you're using bad headphones
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I'm using the PS4 Gold Headset

but any pair of headphones becomes too sweaty and terrible to wear after 30 minutes
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ninkendo posted...

I'm using the PS4 Gold Headset

but any pair of headphones becomes too sweaty and terrible to wear after 30 minutes

spoken like someone who has never used a good pair of headphones
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ninkendo posted...

I'm using the PS4 Gold Headset

but any pair of headphones becomes too sweaty and terrible to wear after 30 minutes

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0126HISOO

you're welcome
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this game sure is pretty

https://i.lensdump.com/i/WqmCa.png

https://i.lensdump.com/i/WqsSe.png
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Time to put these fostex purplehearts to good use.
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I mean, I have really good headphones, but how do I....use them with a PS4?
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you plug them into your controller. all the DS4s have a 3.5mm port on the bottom.
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This is a shocking revalation.
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iiicon posted...

ninkendo posted...

I'm using the PS4 Gold Headset

but any pair of headphones becomes too sweaty and terrible to wear after 30 minutes

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0126HISOO

you're welcome

That's hilarious
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what's so funny
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Game is outstanding
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Didn't people throw a fit over this game because the creators convinced everyone that their game deletes a saved file after they die so many times?
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digiiiiiiiii posted...

this game sure is pretty

https://i.lensdump.com/i/WqmCa.png

https://i.lensdump.com/i/WqsSe.png

They kinda look like modded Skyrim shots to me.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Didn't people throw a fit over this game because the creators convinced everyone that their game deletes a saved file after they die so many times?

"People" didn't pitch a fit, YouTube celebs did. It was supposed to be part of the psychological aspect of the game, that threat always looming over you, but because whiny baby Biscuit pitched a fit about "anti consumerism" the whole aspect got ruined for everyone. Should have spoiler tagged that, BTW.
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LapisLazuli posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Didn't people throw a fit over this game because the creators convinced everyone that their game deletes a saved file after they die so many times?

"People" didn't pitch a fit, YouTube celebs did. It was supposed to be part of the psychological aspect of the game, that threat always looming over you, but because whiny baby Biscuit pitched a fit about "anti consumerism" the whole aspect got ruined for everyone. Should have spoiler tagged that, BTW.

Pls clarify TotalBiscuit and not me Biscuit in that. And how would I have known it was a spoiler tbh.
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wow Biscuit I didn't know you whined so much about anti consumerism
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Oh, no, him of course. Didn't even think about that.

And unfortunately there's no way to that mechanic is such a spoiler outside of....knowing, so it's not really fair to call you out on it.
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Is it actually good?
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silly question no one cares about playing good video games anymore they only need to be atmospheric
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I haven't actually played it yet so I can't personally vouch. I just know reception has been generally positive. Even Sterling, who pulled his 1/10 review, says he was feeling the game as a 7 or 8.

Inception seems to like it!
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How is it compared to DmC is my real question, because I thought DmC was very disappointing.
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they're very different games

it's more story focused and not really a character action game
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Maybe that could work. And it's only $30?
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I adore this game. Very powerful story and the simulation of the psychosis is heavily unsettling
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yeah i'm pretty upset that such an important aspect of the game has been spoiled en masse because some youtube celebs were huge babies about it
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is it really a spoiler

they talked about it openly in the quick look

that's how I found out about it
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yes it is really a spoiler, because you aren't supposed to typically encounter the scenario where you learn that spoiler until ~6-8 hours in. given the mental illness angle (read as: the entire point of the whole game), it's a massive spoiler.
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but they said the game tells you about it in the beginning

sounds like basic knowledge
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No, Shine, you're reading into it wrong.

I recommended you don't reread it.
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no I will it's only a video game spoiler it's not like they matter
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iiicon posted...

what's so funny

Someone who doesn't use headphones isn't going to pay $250 for headphones
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i paid $80 CDN for them
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ninkendo posted...

but they said the game tells you about it in the beginning

sounds like basic knowledge

i'm not sure you know what the spoiler is, because no the game says nothing about this in the beginning. i think you're thinking about something else.
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so then when does this pop up then if it's not the beginning

https://twitter.com/britishgaming/status/894861585314963456
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iiicon posted...

i paid $80 CDN for them

That's not the price listed on the link you gave.
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ninkendo posted...

so then when does this pop up then if it's not the beginning

https://twitter.com/britishgaming/status/894861585314963456

shine that's not the fucking spoiler people are talking about
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sure it is
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"that's not the price in your link"

no fucking shit it's amazon, do you not know how amazon works
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ninkendo posted...

sure it is

no

no it isn't

the spoiler is not that the game says there is permadeath.
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Silly Shine
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I'm just trying to get someone to blurt it out in this topic but clearly that's not working
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We already did say it in the topic.
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but what is it

is it that the permedeath is actually fake

is it that mental illness isn't real
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digiiiiiiiii posted...

"that's not the price in your link"

no fucking shit it's amazon, do you not know how amazon works

Wow, defensive much?

The point being is that the fact that you got it for $80 CDN is pointless.

Do you really expect people to drop $200 for headphones that you paid $80 for?
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Icon and digi are the same person I knew it

they both had pink text in the discord now it all makes sense
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BowserCuffs posted...

Do you really expect people to drop $200 for headphones that you paid $80 for?

I don't expect anyone to ever buy anything available on Amazon through a third party, no

the Sennheiser 598 is an incredibly comfortable pair of headphones with velour pads and is typically available in the price range a PS4 Gold headset goes for. you can also get a cheap mic to pair with it.
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