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PaperclipPerfector  9mo ago (text post)   3294 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for January 26, 2024

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I've been enjoying Sunset Overdrive. I grew up playing quake type games and I simply cannot bear cover shooters with chest high walls (Wolfenstein, looking at you). SO doesn't take itself seriously and is overall great fun. Lots of weapon variety, lots of movement options, and the gameplay doesn't get too stale. My only complaint is that it's somewhat too easy, I only died a few times in the main campaign which means that there's not much point in screwing around with amps. But the DLC seems a bit harder so far.

I love Sunset Overdrive, it’s a shame it didn’t sell because it’s probably the best Xbox exclusive of the last generation.

I tried to replay the game recently but couldn't get over the slow start before you actually get to play with upgraded toys, and the base defense tutorial mission put me to sleep.

Fortunately it was ported to PC in 2018 so people without consoles can play it too. It is pretty underrated though.

In December 2023, Insomniac Games was targeted in a ransomware attack by the group Rhysida, who published 1.6 terabytes (TB) of information concerning employee documentation, development assets and corporate timelines related to the developer.[100] A planned Sunset Overdrive sequel was purportedly in production since 2015, but was cancelled the following year in favor of the studio prioritizing Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) for PlayStation 4.

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