Rocket League for PC & PS4
9Rocket League is a sequel to the 2008 title "Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars". Which is exactly what it sounds like... plus Soccer, or "Football" for you international peeps.
After coming across a reddit post yesterday proclaiming how insanely awesome this game is, I rushed to give Pysonix my $19.99. Money well spent, especially since it just launched on July 7th... I would have paid the standard $60!
It's available on PC (via Steam) and PS4, and it offers cross-platform online play... which means we should definitely get some mediocre games going! Seriously one of the best games I've played in a while; reminds me of how much fun Super Mario Strikers was, but way cooler because it's first-person, and come on... rocket cars. Just check out the clips below:
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What a crazy ridiculous idea for a game, those gifs really sell it though! Maybe once I get my desktop up and running again I can give it a shot.
@JonT Join the PS4 masterrace and get it for free!
@JonT It is a controller based game so might as well.
@TBoneZeOriginal so you mean get it for $500...?
@JonT Touche. But I suspect Rocket League isn't the only game you'd play. :-)
Holy crap, the people who made that game still exist? And they made a sequel? Fuck yeah sign my ass up. I remember getting ridiculous pro and alienating all my friends because of it.
Lets roll!
I just got it on PS4, it was Free.99!
@fantom2993 It is free this month for all PS+ subscribers!
@fantom2993 Thanks I almost just bought it. I have PS+ .... I will get it tonight for free99.
I've been playing this damn game all weekend, it is highly addicting and entertaining.
I'm also playing on PS4 fo freeeee
3rd time this week that I have heard great things about this game. Getting it tonight.
@connorbush@ @fantom2993 @TaRDy @DrunkCat
Let's plan on a 3v3 match Wednesday night 7:30pm Central! Just gotta find one more person.
@troy I'm interested but can't make Wednesday, Thursday works better for me or over the weekend. If you're on PSN just add me, TaRDy. Try to add a message that you are on meh so I know it isn't from some random.
@troy works for me. No can do Thursday. I will be out of town. PSN: milkypleasures
@connorbush --- @NigelF and I are in to play tomorrow night @ 7:30 central! I am Driv300mph, and Nigel is Fooka03. Just need one more for a 2v2!
@troy alright, i'm in...
@connorbush that is a hilarious gaming name
I'm having trouble finding out how to play with specific PSN users. It might be cross-platform in that it allows people to random-match, but not join a private match :-/
@troy Are you trying to play with them on PSN? I tried adding you, @NigelF was nice enough to accept.
@troy When @TaRDy created a party it gave me a notification. It looks like for the time being you can play random matches cross-platform, but not private matches or form parties.
P.S.: Played one random 3v3 match online, won 4-3, had a hat trick, a save, and was mvp but damn it was laggy.
@troy I am Squidicus
@TaRDy I'm on Steam, but was hoping I could add PSN users to a private game. I made a Steam Group for anyone that wants to join! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/MehMediocre
@troy Gotcha, it sounds like that is a future feature according to some random user on their forums, so it must be legit.
@troy I am unable to play tonight. I completely forgot to pack or prepare for my trip to Mexico! Please still send me a friend request or what not indicating meh.
@troy finally got going with this on psn and holy crap it's fun... I'd be up for some 3v3 if you set up another time psn rahlmik
@Einherjar13 Have they fixed crossplay?
@DrunkCat dunno, what was wrong with it?
@Einherjar13 I was told it wasn't working. :(
UH OH. "...but none have enraptured me like Rocket League. It’s a bummer that the online servers have been toast ever since the game launched, but the game hidden beneath the technical issues is a true gem." @troy @TaRDy @Drunkcat @fantom2993
Played this last night for hours... it is so much fun!
And it needs to be said again and again...
IT'S FREE THIS MONTH FOR PLAYSTATION PLUS SUBSCRIBERS! GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT!
@TBoneZeOriginal I picked this up but haven't been able to pull myself away from destiny yet to give it a try
@Einherjar13 <3 Destiny. My love. PSN: milkypleasures
@connorbush I am forever gjallarhornless psn: Rahlmik
@Einherjar13 been playing since launch. Still no g horn no hawk moon.
@connorbush ah nice to meet another of the ghornless, no fatebringer either but I did just get a hawkmoon...and then immediately got another
@Einherjar13 Oh yes also no fatebringer nor blackhammer.
@Einherjar13 I did get the hopscotch pilgrim though. Some people report having completed 350 dragon strikes prior to it dropping for them. I feel fortunate.
@Einherjar13 @connorbush destiny is an addiction but rocket league has pulled me away from it. I have everything on Destiny, very high grimoire too...maybe I don't have that hopscotch pilgrim gun, haven't played strike playing in ages
@TaRDy I had burned out from destiny for about 5 months...to me it's now more about playing with friends than anything else. I'll have to try and convert a few
@Einherjar13 The DLC's keep pulling me back in, I'm really into Trials now, I try to do all 3 nightfalls on Tuesday nights, then play a few arena games until the weekend.
@TaRDy That's what brought me back. We run nightfall, hard vog, normal crota it seems every tuesday then bang out 32 and 34 POE later. I need to do Skolas and some trials, we tried trials once as 33s and got wrecked
@Einherjar13 I have yet to do trials or highest prison. Sad.
@connorbush trials is tough to sherpa, but I might be able to arrange a 35 PoE for you at some point. Do you at least have one 34 character?
@Einherjar13 @connorbush unrelated to Rocket League, Xur is selling gjallarhorn this weekend, 17 strange coin
@TaRDy yes! Just picked one up and promptly leveled it to wolfpack
@TaRDy will pick up tomorrow thanks
is there a meh steam group? this game looks ace i will have to look at getting it when i get home. i'm usually a humble bundle indie game girl, but i might have to splurge on this.`
@vampje there wasn't, but I just created one! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/MehMediocre
@troy thanks! and i'm http://steamcommunity.com/id/vampje if anyone wants to be friends. lmk you are from meh so i don't block, becuas ei get lots of dumb "omg ura vampyre hottie show me yur tits" goobers on steam so i tend to block peopel i don't know.
@troy I don't normally join Steam groups, but I feel obligated to join this one...
Just finished buying this on Steam and it's just as fun as I remembered it. Seriously. Play this. It's just sweet sweet fun. I joined that Meh group linked up there so you can find me through there. Lets score some goals. :D
@DrunkCat ah! i spent the weekend crafting and marveling at the rain in los angeles in summer. we had some epic thunderstorms. i need to try and play this some more. i suck at hitting the ball with the car, but it is super fun.
Come on guys! Where y'all at? I've been playing this every evening since I caved in and got it on Steam.
@DrunkCat Added you as a friend on Steam! I must have gotten another 3 hours in last night... didn't see you playing, but will check tonight for sure! At least we can get some 1v1 action in.
@troy Long day yesterday though today should be good.
Vroom vroom birches!
we have a PS4 at work and this game truly has no business being as fun as it is
everybody play always ALSO IT'S FREE ON PS+ NOW HOORAY
Today is the last day to get this sweet ass game for free on PS4!
@troy :) it is so fun. good job for reminding peeps.
So I finally fixed my PC a few weeks back and immediately got Rocket League and HOLY HELL IT IS SO MUCH FUN, completely worth the $20.
I played over 12 hours over the first 2 days after downloading it and I'm slowly working my way up the levels and getting ever so slightly better.
Aerials are still impossible and even after all this time I still feel like I don't completely know how to control my car but when you hit those goals exactly how you wanted to it's an amazing feeling.
Here are some more awesome plays I've come across (at my current skill level I don't even know how it's possible to play this way, btw - you're not going to be able to do this stuff right off the bat).
http://gfycat.com/AchingCornyIndianrockpython
http://gfycat.com/BlackandwhiteUnsteadyArcticduck
http://gfycat.com/CanineFilthyDiscus
Edit: note to self, look into gfycat embedding.
@JonT most people won't even realize that first one is made infinitely more amazing because the time goes to 0 seconds and the play stays alive due to the juggle
@JonT PS http://gfycat.com/FrailHealthyAurochs
@Lotsofgoats what a shot! And yes, agreed on the first one - every time I'm behind on points or tied and the clock winds down to 0 I'm always hoping that I can make some crazy last minute play before it hits the ground for the win.
I never can, because I'm terrible.
@JonT Why aren't you on my steam list?
@JonT Aerial shots are basically witchcraft. I say this because every time I try one I end up flying into a wall as I miss the ball completely
@Lotsofgoats did not see the 0 seconds the first time, but the one you posted was an own goal, so...yeah
@JonT that save was incredible.
I need to play some more of that game soon.
@TaRDy it's not an own goal, check the trail behind the ball after it's been hit. that player is just doing something goofy with car colors (pretty sure the yellow is the primary color and blue is the secondary, which is derp by psyonix).
@Lotsofgoats interesting...
anyways, there is some ESL tournament going on this weekend, I think Sunday, a couple of my PSN friends are playing in it and are sure to get destroyed in the first match, I will post a link to his Twitch if anyone is interested when it starts.
@JonT noice
And the thread is dead again.
@DrunkCat Once you start playing you immediately understand how amazing the game is, but I think some people need to be pushed to try it (or maybe we just don't have a ton of PS4/steam users).
@JonT No one I know wants to spend the $20 on it.
@DrunkCat it's worth 5x that price imo. I bought the DLC as soon as it was in the store to show my support for the game.
@JonT It should've been $10~$15. $20 was the maximum the market would allow. I'm no stranger to showing support (I think I've spent nearly $500 on R8 Games, plus nature knows what back in the day with Natural Selection and The Ship), but Psyonix knows how to milk gamers pretty good.
@DrunkCat it was freeee for a smidge!
I'M DOWNLOADIN RIGHT NOWWWWWW add me on steam as gawts ok bye @JonT
I play Rocket League everyday. Best physical therapy for me. Seriously. I am on PSN/PS4 now.
But my username is my old PS2 name and quite frankly sophomoric at my age. I don't know why I never changed it when I could and why they won't let you now, lol.
iiiKillfestiii
(I used to play competitive SOCOM II and I was inconsistently consistent. I would support my squad and do what needed to be done, yet rarely get a killing blow. Then a round would happen and I would wipe all enemies solo. So they used to say we had a kill-fest. Where all the enemies would gather and celebrate getting mowed down with a machine gun.)
Feel free to friend me and invite me for Rocket League.
@xarous you're defending your handle in a group of people with a guy named lotsofgoats, I think you're okay
@Lotsofgoats Too true. :)
@xarous better than mine.... milkypleasures I play occasionally
@connorbush I shudder every time I read that...
Exclusive footage of me and @JonT playing Rocket League:
@DrunkCat hWhy people even play us for?
I just scored a sweet aerial goal but because of random laptop + NVIDIA issues I can't seem to capture my recording and thus I can't share the glory ಥ_ಥ
So the entire 5 minutes I picked on their goalie. I kept making him jump to avoid me exploding him. I then started braking and getting under him when he jumped so I can bounce him around. He later learned to double jump to avoid that.
Game goes overtime.
Ball is crossing infront of the goal, I rush to it. Goalie sees me and... he jumps out of habit. I scored the winning goal by pavloving him.
@DrunkCat I appreciate this technique because if I don't have a play on the ball, I'm going to smash somebody out of the play. there are sooooo many goalies who are just watching the ball on ball cam and you get to score them into the goal while your teammate(s) score the ball. ^5 well done.
@Lotsofgoats it also works as a demoralizing mechanic despite it being part of the game. Lots of rage and tears for doing it.
@DrunkCat BASICALLY. I do this in the game room at work to one guy in particular and he's like ಠ ̯ ಠ but still admits "it's a real strategy"
@Lotsofgoats There certainly is a "wrong" way of doing it, like blowing me up to place me in front of a boost as the ball is heading towards me. Easy goal.
bump because what is life even
http://gfycat.com/DefenselessFarAldabratortoise
It's too late for me to read all this crap.. I've got it on steam.. I think my username is kadagan. Add me and I'll try to play sometime. I bought it to teach it to my 4 year old son, but so far all he plays is lego marvel superheroes.. so I can play after his bed time (8:30est)..
Just confirming that this game is still amazing and if you're not playing it then you're missing the hell out.
This goal was so good it almost made me uninstall because I'll never get close to touching this:
ROCKET LEAGUE HOCKEY?!
ROCKET LEAGUE RUMBLE?!
I play on xbox live now, no more ps4.
gamertag: milkypleasures