General Gaming thread

Sporky

I'd say Horizon is a much better driving game than any of the simulations. It's fun. They aren't.

(obvs add "for me" liberally throughout this post) 

Grumpyrocker

TeleMaster said:

I have a racing sim set up. If you play GT,  Assetto Corsa, or Forza Motorsport and then play Horizon, they're like a world apart from it. 

I have a sim setup too. I know the difference, and play all those titles. Horizon's physics aren't a million miles from GT/FM - it's more the setting and gameplay that's different. You can play Horizon more seriously - I've found it makes a great rally game when creating your own courses. 

TeleMaster

Sporky said:

I'd say Horizon is a much better driving game than any of the simulations. It's fun. They aren't.

(obvs add "for me" liberally throughout this post) 

I really like screaming at my TV after failing to knock a tenth off my time for the 50th time. 

Sporky

I do that for Power Washer Simulator. 

Grumpyrocker

Had to uninstall Power Washer Simulation, it became an addiction.

Sporky

How long did it take you to get clean? 

Simonh

how is that even a game - and moreso how is it a game that people watch other people playing on youtube???

Sporky

I don't know, but it's lovely to play. Really satisfying. 

TeleMaster

Simonh said:

how is that even a game - and moreso how is it a game that people watch other people playing on youtube???

I don't get these games. Just go wash your car.  

Barnezy

GT7 is not a racing sim. It may have been the closest thing on a console many years ago. Today it sits somewhere in between a true arcade like need for speed and a console sim like AC. 

GT7 is closer to a sim than FH5 in the sense it is all track based racing, but the physics are very similar. On graphics and fun factor, FH5 is miles ahead. 

Sporky

TeleMaster said:

Simonh said:

how is that even a game - and moreso how is it a game that people watch other people playing on youtube???

I don't get these games. Just go wash your car.  

Then go out and drive it, rather than playing a driving game? 

Simonh

racing games don't have so many potholes!

TeleMaster

Sporky said:

TeleMaster said:

Simonh said:

how is that even a game - and moreso how is it a game that people watch other people playing on youtube???

I don't get these games. Just go wash your car.  

Then go out and drive it, rather than playing a driving game? 

Yea I love being on track. The more the better! 

Sporky

My car isn't a fire station. 

TeleMaster

Sporky said:

My car isn't a fire station. 

Let me drive it for 10 minutes, it'll be on fire at least. 

ThePrettyDamned

@Sporky have you played viscera cleanup detail? It is a bit like power wash sim, but with a mop, and takes place in various locations after... Something? Has happened there. Equally satisfying, and an interesting take on action and horror - we never think about the poor souls who have to clean up when an alien breaks loose in the movies! 

Sporky

That sounds ace! 

RedRabbit

Buggeration - bought a usb c hub/dock that's meant to work with both the Steam Deck and Switch.

Tried it with both last night and got no signal to the monitor I'm using.  Tried them both on battery and with power through the dock and still got nothing.  Either it doesn't bloody work or there's an issue with either the HDMI -> DP cable I'm using or the DP input on the monitor.  Going to try it straight to the HDMI input tonight but I don't have high hopes.

Sporky

You can't go from an HDMI output to a DP input with just a cable. DP to HDMI works because most DP outputs can switch between the DP micropackets format and the TDMS format that underlies HDMI and DVI-D.

There are HDMI to DP converters but they tend to be either expensive or completely rubbish. 

RedRabbit

Sporky said:

You can't go from an HDMI output to a DP input with just a cable. DP to HDMI works because most DP outputs can switch between the DP micropackets format and the TDMS format that underlies HDMI and DVI-D.

There are HDMI to DP converters but they tend to be either expensive or completely rubbish. 

Cheers, that'll teach me believe an item description on Amazon.  The monitor only has the one HDMI input which has a chromecast in it so I suspect the easiest way to get it to work is an HDMI splitter.