General Chat

[slate thorn]

Choice of games is just, novel novel, only reading, ebook go brrr, except you make choices that shape the story

I'm like, trying to think so hard

[fallow vessel]

Beavis and Butt-Head that is an adventure game

[slate thorn]

Roblox' playerbase is all small children so that kind of makes it feel like a school setting no???

[pearl cobalt]

2 horror games based in schools:

White Day
Devotion

[supple copper]

honestly i gave up on ffxiv

it just felt like it wasn't worth the time

90% filler quests for 10% good story and then just paying a sub waiting for each raid tier or patch

also my combat expectations are high now after new world and gw2 lol

[slate thorn]

Yeah, understandable

[neon scroll]

Bad take, the story is phenomenal. Like, you can argue about the other stuff, but not that one.

And it's far from 10% outside of the ARR part of the game.

[slate thorn]

My issue with ff14 mainly was that outside of the story, and side stories, i just found it boring. Like, jobs, raids, etc, didn't really enjoy it all too much

[neon scroll]

That's fair, not each game is for everyone.

[digital crane]

unironically persona 3 and 4 both are as good as 5

[stable stratus]

https://youtu.be/CQhpFux_ROc

[dry gale]

https://tech4gamers.com/ps-plus-premium-disappointing-offering/

Gamepass Killer they said

[minor bolt]

i dont even have premium available since ps3 streaming isnt here sadge

sony should just buy/license rpcs3

[dry gale]

that's an emulator isn't it?

[minor bolt]

yeah

and it recently hit 100% ingame

so right now there's no game that cant at least render something somewhat playable

[dry gale]

I knew PS Plus even existed the previous month

gonna buy a controller next month for PC

[slate thorn]

It's still one of my most played games of all time

[pliant temple]

Been playing vamp survivors on my free time, it's really fun

[pliant temple]

A bit late but yeah, played Lost Ark until the honing part of the game and dipped lmao

[agile gust]

cant believe i'd find a open world ubisoft game fun in the year of our lord 2022 but here we are

watch dogs 2 is pretty fun

well the parts where you hack stuff is anyways

and the characters too

[slate thorn]

That's on gamepass as well right? I could give it a try

[smoky imp]

woooaaaah dishonored definitive edition for free on epic

finally i have a chance to play it

[agile gust]

idk if it is but if it is i do recommend it

the missions which have a lot of the game mechanics involved are actually really fun though they follow the generic ubisoft restricted area formula

[pliant temple]

Yeah Watch Dogs 2 is pretty fun, only thing is that some people can find the characters cringy, but wasn't the case for me

[pliant temple]

And Dishonored 2 is free on Prime Gaming too! good stuff

[smoky imp]

too bad i don't have that

but hey finally i can play the first one and kill everyone

[glass knot]

Dishonored 2 is free on Prime too Hiz

[fleet wave]

or you can kill no one and get the achievement!

[smoky imp]

That will be on my second run I want to get the bad ending first

Yo game got downloaded will start it soon

if i don't play the bad guy in the first run i won't be able to play it in the 2nd run because i know i will feel bad if i become a bad guy

[indigo minnow]

the regulars in the da cord invalidating any criticism lmao

[smoky imp]

Huh I can't move my character in Dishonored with a ps4 controller

Also Dishonored makes the laptop hot even if it can play many actual games just fine

[minor bolt]

might need ds4windows

[smoky imp]

Yeah I use that

[minor bolt]

in exclusive mode? sekiro has a similar issue where it doesn’t work in regular mode

[smoky imp]

I can use the controller on the menu but ingame nothing works except the camera which I can move via the ps4 touchscreen or whatever the name is

I think it's in regular mode

[neon scroll]

Some games on some platforms just flatout won't work with PS4 controllers. Like Hollow Knight for example.

[minor bolt]

yeah I had to buy sekiro on steam to use steam input with a ps controller

originally I’d pirated it to try it out and couldn’t get ds4windows to work outside of steaminput

[smoky imp]

😔

Guess I will try it on mouse and keyboard then

Only need to find my mouse

Also not setting my laptop on fire

[dry gale]

This is what we call compatibility issues, coz PS controllers are not much compatible with windows but xbox controllers are much compatible with windows (u can also say it's because Microsoft)

Shit prices went high

Where new year offer?

[random field]

youre using ds4windows, right?

if you are, go to profiles, and either make a new profile or edit an existing one.

when youre here, go to the other tab on the end and make sure youre emulating an xbox 360 controller

apply and save it and then go back to the controllers tab and make sure you have the profile thats emulating an xbox controller selected

the controller should work in Dishonored now. mine did.

[dry gale]

so that's how this thing works

[smoky imp]

I will try that out thank you Joey

[smoky imp]

It worked thank you so much

[random field]

[agile gust]

for DS4 I just rely on steam

I got sick of confusing the buttons though and just bought a powera Xbox controller and im pretty happy

[dry gale]

PowerA is not official Xbox controller but it's detected as xbox controller

PowerA gives fake certification

Microsoft has the certified Xbox controller and it won't give any other companies certification

Same for PS

[scarlet cape]

we should call them third party controllers because the person coming over to play always uses them

[dry gale]

Now that's a good meaning

[minor bolt]

its more to do with what input api the controller uses

xbox controllers are xinput which is industry standard

playstation use dinput which is rarer, usually only found in first party games

[agile gust]

but arent powera controllers sold by microsoft

like

on their store

i remember seeing it once

and it had all the licensing on the box and everything

unrelated but is anyone else on gog galaxy having issues with ubisoft connect

it just does not wanna connect

[smoky imp]

I died so many times bcs I kept confusing the controls

[slate thorn]

I know some pc games allow you to change the symbols to be ps symbols in the settings, but, that tends to be a pretty rare option

[placid otter]

bought tales of arise and loop hero, but started horizon zero dawn yesterday.
sidequests so far been kinda whatever, but the game is fun overall

[minor bolt]

in hzd the side quests are one of the weaker parts of the game

whereas in hfw the side quests are genuinely great

frozen wilds dlc is pretty good too

[agile gust]

the only games i have with native DS4 button layouts are project diva and yakuza

idk why its not in most games nowadays but

[placid otter]

how are the rewards of them? kinda wanna skip them and focus on story, but always seem like main story is many lvls higher than i am

[minor bolt]

the main story you're ok if you're a couple levels below

off the top of my head side quests can range from like 2k-5k xp

[placid otter]

couple not much hmm. am often like 4 below when the next one unlocks.
am curently helping ||sona|| in story

[smoky imp]

no risk no fun do the story at lvl 1 only

[minor bolt]

its been a while since i played hzd

i think youre kinda early?

maybe around level 10-15?

[placid otter]

ngl, even before i started game was thinking on going to easiest difficulty after experiencing normal for a bit just so i can get through it

yeh im only 5 hours in

only just left starting area

[minor bolt]

probably shouldnt be 4 levels below the main story missions then

[dry gale]

it isn't, Microsoft licensed controllers are only Xbox controllers, they wud get a comptetitor if they give licensing to other companies for controllers, then people won't buy from Microsoft anymore.

[dry gale]

fake licensing

many controller companies claim themselves as Xbox certified but actually no, they are all fake licensing... we know about Microsoft very well how their windows is closed source lol

[agile gust]

funny you say that

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/controllers/enhanced-wired-controller-for-xbox

[agile gust]

no correlation

[fleet wave]

oh wtf

[dry gale]

Wth microsoft really give licensing to that company?

[dry gale]

but there is one problem

it's wired

[agile gust]

yeah

[slate thorn]

PowerA is like, pretty huge 3rd party company

[agile gust]

what's wrong with that tho

[slate thorn]

Nintendo also Licenses them

[agile gust]

PowerA also does licensed Nintendo controllers fyi

yup

[slate thorn]

There's also PDP, not sure if they're licensed by Microsoft, but, they are by Nintendo

[agile gust]

They seem to be licensed by Microsoft as well

[slate thorn]

Licensed doesn't necessarily mean they're good though, be aware of that :v

[agile gust]

Ehh my powera is great

[dry gale]

wired, that's the problem, people like me preferred wireless

[slate thorn]

There's unlicensed controllers out there that are better than even first party controllers :P

[agile gust]

the only issue I have is that the Xbox logo doesn't light up

[agile gust]

oh right

idrc about that so

[dry gale]

lemme show u something interesting

This controller can suit for both Xbox and Playstation users

coz u can just swap the D-pad and joystick position

if joystick is damaged, can remove that and replace it with new one

[agile gust]

isn't thrustmaster also a legit licensed company

[dry gale]

umm yes

[fleet wave]

thats crazy

[agile gust]

how so

[slate thorn]

Thrustmaster is the one from all the steering wheels :v

[dry gale]

cool isn't it

[slate thorn]

Kinda ugly ngl lol

But I just checked, and, it doesn't seem like PowerA and PDP have any wireless xbox controllers

[dry gale]

the Thrustmaster Racing Wheel

[agile gust]

it is a bit ugly true

[dry gale]

Jesus Christ the prices for those racing wheels

[slate thorn]

Sim racing stuff is really expensive yeah

My beloved

Maybe I should buy a bunch of rechargeable batteries so I can use it wirelessly, since I've always just used it wired

[dry gale]

this is something u need

[slate thorn]

Oooh, didn't know something like that exists

[dry gale]

it's official

This is something I will be getting

it gives u the Xbox controller feeling

[slate thorn]

It looks so ugly lol

[dry gale]

chinese stuff

[slate thorn]

Man, it's 40 euros here

[dry gale]

I don't have enough money to get the Xbox controller

[dry gale]

hell

[slate thorn]

Oh wait, microsoft sells it themselves as well, for 22

[dry gale]

yes

it's Microsoft product

[fleet wave]

i have the elite controller 2 it's great

regular xbox controllers feel so light in comparison

[slate thorn]

I still have xbox one controller

[placid otter]

got a regular xbox series x controller just for pc wired with a long somewhat heavy cable

[slate thorn]

Just getting some rechargeable batteries is probably cheaper, but, this seems pretty convenient so I buy :v

[random field]

unless you need a controller right now for some reason, it’s probably better to wait til you can afford the official controller. cheap controllers like this are far more likely to break or just not work very well. you spend money on this and it craps out, and you end up getting an official controller later, you just spent way more money than you wanted to.

[slate thorn]

I've been looking at getting a switch controller, but, 70 euros for a controller

I did find one controller that seems to be, identical to the official one but without the branding, so, I guess from the same factory?

TYKEVO is the brand

Like, it even has the little thing the logo is supposed to be in on the back

Doesn't seem to be in stock anymore atm though, so no switch controller for me just yet i guess

[dry gale]

I have already planned to buy one this new year, also I have made some research on which one to buy

[agile gust]

same factory or very good replication skills

kinda reminds me of redragon and msi

they share factories or something so their designs are very similar

[pearl cobalt]

not a confirmation but a number of (obscure) websites picked up on a end of year Famitsu interview that TGS 2023 will have some sort of reveal for Monster Hunter.

video linked has links to the Famitsu interview and is explained around 7m30s in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q22Bn0N4BeY&t=695

[sand mural]

i know splatoon pros only rly use switch pro controllers cuz their motion controls are just a touch above anything unofficial

[slate thorn]

Splatoon's motion assisted aiming is something I don't think I'll ever get used to

[sand mural]

only played shooters w mouse n kb before splatoon so i went into it w no preconceived notion

got used to it instantly

[stable stratus]

https://youtu.be/pjK0OaUVn44

[fallow vessel]

https://yt3.ggpht.com/-Qsbh_Mqr3yhYAR_mQFgQKNoSbzQaZv9warx3pXjlEn2MJE_9XJbPYofSJmbo6I0gkPujxHsV4llxw=s1024-nd-v1

[smoky imp]

would say same but i have nothing to buy them

[sand mural]

impulse bought nintendo switch sports to play w friends

been going to house parties n my switch getting ton of use

[pearl cobalt]

just like the original on Wii, great at gatherings

[smoky imp]

Sadly the Switch one isn't as good as the Wii one

But my sister bought it on impulse too and we are gonna play that at a new year's party today lmao

[agile gust]

I don't think they'll ever top wii sports and wii sports resort

2022/23 nintendo just isn't built like that

[placid otter]

wanna play hzd, but with all this firework noise i cannot

[neon scroll]

Already? Tell those fucks to go back inside til midnight

[placid otter]

they been going actively for the last 3 hours. before that was small bits

[smoky imp]

Yeah they are active since at least 2 hours too

[slate thorn]

It's been going for like a week already here

[scarlet cape]

man you guys are lucky

it's been daily for all of december

fuckers here call it a tradition even though it was made illegal

like cmon

[indigo minnow]

selling fireworks here is illegal but people go to Germany to buy them lol

a few minutes away

there were some car controls from cops at the borders but not enough apparently

bc people were still setting up fireworks 30 min past midnight

(and any days throughout the year lol)

[placid otter]

depending on injury rate it might go fully illegal here aswel.
some governments already did so. u can buy them there, but not lit them. might be the last time i get to see fireworks

[fair elbow]

[pearl cobalt]

https://twitter.com/yokotaro/status/1609379133716574208

yokotaro (@yokotaro)

2023

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[glass knot]

scary

[warm pumice]

Finished playing Metro 2033 again

Love that series

The Librarian level really had me fucked up the whole time

[formal gorge]

A classic.

I might revisit that once i'm bored with 2K & MW2

[proven prism]

i didnt know 2023 was gonna be a horror

[pearl cobalt]

don't know about horror, but knowing Yoko Taro, he's going to make you sad and have all the characters die

[warm pumice]

only reason I played it because it was on sale,the trilogy bundle

Couldnt pass on it

[bitter portal]

controlled chaos

[scarlet cape]

deep rock galactic is really fun damn

only tried the engineer so far

[placid otter]

tried it once alone with randoms, but didn't enjoy it. would imagine it to be alot better with friends

[copper pagoda]

that looks crazy i didn’t even know you could play just solo

[warm pumice]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdpLGPb8Bg8

https://tenor.com/view/enchantment-sandal-gif-26937920

[smoky imp]

https://tenor.com/view/dragon-age-dragon-age2-kirkwall-thedas-bioware-gif-23267922

[warm pumice]

Aint gonna cap, cant finish Inquisition, it just drags you more the more you push forward

Up to a certain point in the game, the game just becomes a nuisance

[scarlet cape]

gotta leave wonderlands to download overnight, super hyped to finally play

wanna play as spore warden

[pliant temple]

the mushroom buddy is fun :D

how is windows 11 for gaming? read online that it was not that stable yet, but i really dig how it looks

[glass knot]

Still on 10 too

[pliant temple]

Windows has been telling me to update to 11 and i almost clicked but i want to be sure it's a good idea

[warm pumice]

i've switched back to 10

Have a week already with 11 and I dont like the experience, but then again, you should give it a try

You have 14 days I think to try it out and if you dont like it, you can go back

[scarlet cape]

i'll move to 11 when they force it

until then i'm happy keeping everything working

[pliant temple]

Oh i didn't know you could go back, i'll try it out then

[pliant temple]

that's valid

[warm pumice]

yeah,I tried to use it for a good week because I thought by then I would get used to it but It wasnt my thing, I honestly dont even see a difference besides the soft corners and shitty menu but everyones opinion varies on it

[pliant temple]

Yeah that's understandable hahah, maybe I'll like it who knows c:

[indigo minnow]

the callisto protocol PR money is probably crazy

i get a youtube ad about that game at least 5 times a day

[glass knot]

Yeah Krafton does like their ads

[indigo minnow]

ohhh the pubg people

i didnt know they changed their name

[glass knot]

Yeaaa striking distance is under them

Kr companies do like their youtube ads in general lol

[neon scroll]

Given how shit the game is it needs to be

Let's hope the actual Dead Space game coming in, like, a month is better

[slate thorn]

In regards to win 11, I've been using it for quite a while now and I don't notice a difference compared to win 10

[valid lava]

i was using win 11 but switched back to 10

[scarlet cape]

now that I've managed to make it stop crashing

wonderlands is amazing

[valid lava]

my friend said there isnt enough content

i havent played it personally

[bitter portal]

ot day 40

[bitter portal]

lots of trial and error kek

[smoky imp]

https://twitter.com/OmgMoreJames/status/1610084879861178370?t=rNRoRH8eEeehmrbHQvwiTQ&s=19

James W 🏳️‍🌈 (@OmgMoreJames)

https://t.co/fvRxt7jnCj

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Twitter · Jan 3, 2023, 1:25 AM

Square Enix you fucking fools

[placid otter]

what i miss

oh they still doing that crap lol

[digital crane]

square enix fell off hard

[stable stratus]

watch FF16 will have nft inside

[random field]

it wont

[glass knot]

Nah they're not THAT dumb

[indigo minnow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/350423520557400074/1059920657913221130/image.png

[smoky imp]

pretty good game

way better than the first one

[dry gale]

Cool

[valid lava]

i loved both games a LOT
but i dont think i could choose which one i prefer cuz theyre both better in their own ways
2nd one looks better and just feels better in general, 1st one had weird controls
2nd one also is really fun to explore
1st one however was way scarier and darker
was a lot harder tho (which i dont mind at all)
but i like the feeling of loneliness in games like that and 1st one def had it the most

both has crazy enemy/boss designs but 2nd one killed it the most at that

[smoky imp]

Oh yeah 2nd game gave you somehow companions ||even if everyone fucking died and i kinda laughed|| so yeah the 1st one had a better atmosphere even if the story and such was flat

[valid lava]

those npcs in 2nd game were literally there for no reason
like we talk to them 2 times each and like only 2 of them has a side quest
other than that theyre just kinda standing there waiting to die

except for ||that guy that that ends up being a boss with a flamethrower except i literally did not care bcuz we only talked to him once at the beginning and he was being an ass so||

[smoky imp]

lmaoooo true

||yeah he was an annoying dude but the woman who died last at least helped us at the end||

[valid lava]

2nd half of the game was a lot better bcuz the areas were actually creepy but ||that stefano guy was a great antagonist and was just being evil for the sake of it||

[smoky imp]

||He was so fun with his photography stunts I enjoyed him the most||

[valid lava]

ghostwire tokyo was actually supposed to be evil within 3 at first but then they just completely changed it into something else
kind of a shame but ghostwire was also pretty fun
a bit repetitive tho

[stray blade]

Bro fuck this okumura guy

[smoky imp]

didn't play it sadly but i like the vibe of it

[valid lava]

the open world is just kinda useless bcuz it takes a while before it actually becomes an open world

[fallow vessel]

I had to double check which server this is for a second

[royal drift]

[agile gust]

lmao

[smoky imp]

rip polly

https://tenor.com/view/polly-plantar-amphibia-evil-laugh-laughing-gif-18439031

[warm pumice]

Metro Exodus Spoiler : ||When you die in Last Light but get put back in Exodus||

https://tenor.com/view/the-deep-the-boys-the-deep-the-boys-the-deep-boys-the-boys-deep-gif-26301149

Seriously though, cant get good ||ending for jack ship|| but I dont mind the bad ||ending, felt it gave honor to the Spartans||

[fallow vessel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/283690371433889793/1060790112427982939/FB_IMG_1672955911459.jpg

someone posted this into the fc chat that I'm in

best thing I could come up with is this

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/283690371433889793/1060914871480373258/FB_IMG_1672955911459.jpg

[pearl cobalt]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/using-your-ps5-vertically-may-result-in-hardware-failure

[neon scroll]

Cool.

[random field]

i uh

thought that was the only way it could sit in the first place

[fleet wave]

I found my old half life saves of my hard difficulty playthrough so i've been trying to finally finish it now
they dont joke around with the hard its really hard
I'm also surprised how well it's aged. game is from 1998 but launches instantly, controls are silky smooth and there are no issues whatsoever

also I love how the game only covers 50% of my monitor lmao

[stable stratus]

https://t.co/x81FahevHc

The speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 is live

[stable stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CnFW-s9oI4

[white owl]

omo no genshin list?

[smoky imp]

#1022123657096605748

[white owl]

thank you!

[placid otter]

omg mhr aswel

also seems like the first batch of critics for last of us series gave the show a 100%

[neon scroll]

I'm not gonna trust a 100% rating by hand picked critics tbh

Gonna wait and see

[smoky imp]

Critics also gave good ratings to last of us 2 and that gave lots of different opinions

[valid lava]

i prefer tlou 1 for story
i prefer tlou 2 for gameplay and action

both are really good for different reasons imo

[smoky imp]

basically

[minor bolt]

god tlou2 story was so fucking bad that I try to forget it existed

[errant star]

even past the (stupid) complaints about the characters the story was just not good. not helped by the fact it didn't have multiplayer which was one of the most fun ways to experience the gameplay

[minor bolt]

the biggest problem isn’t even the terribly written story, it’s the fact that you have multiple high-low points

whereas most stories typically work up to a final high point

so for 20 hours straight it’s a slog of multiple “first 3 hours” sections

[smoky imp]

idk what part made me mad the most either BIG SPOILER ||that joel fucking died or the timeskip part||

i know the story has basically if you commit violence it will be a devils circle or however you call it but stll

i think they could have done it better

[minor bolt]

19.5 hours of revenge good
30 minutes of well actually revenge bad

wow very thoughtful of you druckmann

reminds me I still have the ps5 remake to finish

[pliant temple]

Play MHR if you want a more arcade-y Monster Hunter experience! It's not as deep as World but it is a lot of fun:)

[dry gale]

mm yes XGP time again

let's try persona with a controller

[indigo minnow]

in tlou 2 we really should have been able to kill *

you just feel miserable at the end the game

[smoky imp]

||kill her and raise the boy with dana or what her name was||

[indigo minnow]

bae was cute

[smoky imp]

yes

[indigo minnow]

during the period the game was released, a ||non sad-as-fuck ending|| would have helped with the mood lol

[indigo minnow]

Epic games removed the captcha requirement, yay

[random field]

well it probably is a good show, trusting rotten tomatoes when it comes to tv shows is just silly. this is the website that regularly gives out 100% fresh to shows. ive seen things like Arrow, the flash, etc get 100% and neither show was all that good after its second season.

[dry gale]

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1612547287862870016?s=19

Halo (@Halo)

Taste sweet victory with special edition @Xbox Oreos, as well as exclusive Oreo-themed in-game content such as a Halo Infinite armor coating and other Xbox skins.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZcDI1gbvpQ #UnlockPlayfulness

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Anyone living in EU can get two Oreo barcodes for me?

Xbox Oreo ones

[neon scroll]

Why on earth would you want Oreo armor

[fleet wave]

LOL

[fresh bridge]

literally cannot clear dance the night away

[dry gale]

Because I like the coating, white and blue is a good colour combination

[random field]

honestly, oreo armor does sound kinda fun

[valid lava]

because its funny
sometimes not being so serious is fun
you should try it

[neon scroll]

Ah yes, pointlessly getting personal. Screw you, too kind sir.

[valid lava]

sometimes you gotta let it out, its all good tho

[neon scroll]

[slate thorn]

If I bought oreos I would, but, I don't, too expensive :v

[dry gale]

Oreos are expensive in EU? 💀

It's just 0.10$ for one small packet here

[neon scroll]

Yeah, you won't find that here, lol

For reference, these are the cheapest around here in Germany (outside of special offers)

Not too bad, but definitely not 10 cents

[random field]

this is my nearest grocer

[neon scroll]

We don't even have those family sized ones

[random field]

for whatever reason the regular sized packs are more expensive

[fleet wave]

you will not find a single product that you could buy for under 20 cents

10 cents gets you half a lollipop

[dry gale]

Damn can't relate with my country

[placid otter]

the smallest pack

think they increased lolipop price from 25 to 50 not sure though

[fleet wave]

damn

i havent checked in a while

but you may be right

[slate thorn]

And you finish the entire pack in like one bite 😔

[fallow vessel]

that oreo thing doesn't start until february over here

[stable stratus]

https://youtu.be/1DkOVU_orIk

Finally made this one tho

[stable stratus]

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1613558946790342658?t=6cNjKieFtfvOU3VFetHWpw&s=19

Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica)

Meet Gholdengo, Pokémon #1,000 in the National Pokédex!

Gimmighoul evolves into Gholdengo when it levels up after its Trainer has collected 999 Gimmighoul Coins! #PokemonScarletViolet

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Twitter · Jan 12, 2023, 3:30 PM

[smoky imp]

thanks i hate it

[stable stratus]

a milestone pokemon living the best out of it

[indigo minnow]

https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-has-quietly-killed-off-its-steam-import-service/

haven't logged in GOG for a while

[dry gale]

ah shit

[dry gale]

Started slaying with the new Oreo Coating

[scarlet cape]

such an aquarius thing to do

[sand mural]

playin dark souls remastered

not used to not having fast travel between bonfires

[valid lava]

yeah its fucking pain
ull unlock wrap eventually
but u need to clear all the most painful areas first
gets really good after tho

[sand mural]

theres should b a soulsborne thread

if threads existed by da time elden ring came out someone woulda made one for sure

[valid lava]

make one

[dry gale]

Oreo Slayage

[smoky imp]

if we great a thread for everything no one will talk in the chats anymore

[dry gale]

Look at me an M&K player, fking up with other M&K and Console players

[sand mural]

ye tru

[dry gale]

also how do u guys aim a gun in console bruh?

it looks hard

I can't aim properly

[sand mural]

theres aim assist

[valid lava]

most has some sort of aim assist

ye

[dry gale]

even with aim assist it's hard

[sand mural]

sekiro has no 'builds' so u dont have to plan those kinda things can just jump straight in right

[dry gale]

my sensitivity is set to 1.0 lol

that's easier for me

[sand mural]

think i have enuff time this break to finish ds1 and sekiro

dats all fromsoft games beside elden ring

[valid lava]

no builds in sekiro except u have skilltrees

and u have prosthetic tools as well but ig u change those depending on the situation

[sand mural]

honestly might prefer dat

too many character building options + my perfectionist OCD mind can get overwhelming

i accidentally aggro'd crestfallen warrier in ds1 just now when i alt tabbed and was considering restarting da game lol

ended up killing him fk it

[valid lava]

ds1 is pretty simple for builds considering how simple bosses are compared to those in other fromsoft titles
even heavy rolling is considered normal in ds1
most go with strength build cuz its pretty much the easiest option in the game

[sand mural]

im going 'cleric knight'

ez mode build supposedly

[pliant temple]

the poise in that game is very stronk

[slate thorn]

Elden Ring? Naaah, Eternal Ring is where it's at

[smoky imp]

gotten used to my bad aim

[pliant temple]

I've been playing elden ring on the nights after work, i think it's possible i can finish it this weekend

[sand mural]

i wanna play elden ring da most ngl but gonna stick to chronological release order

havent bought it either

[pliant temple]

good choice, if you played elden before ds1 then the gameplay would feel rough to you haha

[sand mural]

has it even got a 50% discount once on steam yet

[valid lava]

30% was most

[pliant temple]

i think elden got 30%

yeah that's where i got it

[sand mural]

ye i can wait a bit

[valid lava]

but with elden ring u prolly wouldnt have enough time to beat it before ur break ends even without playing sekiro/ds1

[sand mural]

ye ds1 kinda slow and clunky so u naturally just become very strategic w ur attacks and rolls etc

[valid lava]

except enemies and bosses have simple movesets in ds1
started to get more complex in bb/ds3
elden ring is just pain

enemies does whatever the hell they want really

[sand mural]

more complex like in a bad way? not clearly telegraphed to be reacted to and dat?

[valid lava]

not in a bad way
most bosses are very telegraphed
but like
ure still gonna get demolished more than u usually do in other fromsoft titles, in exception of sekiro cuz sekiro is its own torture

[sand mural]

ngl i used sellsword twinblades for da most part of my ds3 playthrough so kinda cheesed thru most bosses

its so op for pve

[valid lava]

u create ur own easy mode in elden

[sand mural]

only one dat took super long was dat dlc dragon boss dat was resistant to everything

darkeater midir

fk dat dude

[valid lava]

ye midir
hes sick tho
def top 3 fromsoft dragons

both midir and gael had a stupid amount of hp

[sand mural]

gael i didnt take as long

gael much cooler tho

[valid lava]

true
i tend to prefer humanoid fights cuz hitboxes arent stupid
ludwig in bloodborne its like u were taking damage when u werent supposed to cuz u had no idea what the hell was happening

at least his theme is legendary

[pliant temple]

when bloodborne 60 fps

[valid lava]

need elden ring dlc

[pliant temple]

exploring in elden ring is so entertaining fr fr

[valid lava]

did u finish it

[pliant temple]

not yet

finished volcano manor yesterday

still exploring the capital

i'm having too much fun with it

[valid lava]

oh icic
u still got a lot

[pliant temple]

that's crazy, i already got like 50 hours in HAHA

[valid lava]

expect 50 more

[pearl cobalt]

did around 300h, but that was me wandering around and a big chunk of getting everything + 100% trophies

[pliant temple]

Holy, that's a good number, i'll see at what time i complete the game

[dry gale]

Fuck Microsoft

They literally have the shittiest server

Fking doesn't even register my kill

[placid otter]

@smoky imp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrjRRTDvwQ

her reactions sums it all up

[smoky imp]

"it didn't take her long to fall in love"

"I'm HOT"

[placid otter]

[smoky imp]

mood tho

will check out the full vid later lol

[pliant temple]

Haven't played the dlc because I play on mobile, that weapon looks crazy hahah

[placid otter]

ill never get bored of watching terraria. agdq speedrun going

[agile gust]

||her crying at the children robots committing suicide ||

[smoky imp]

||that was also one of the best scenes in the whole game||

[scarlet cape]

decided to give roboquest a go even though its early access

its actually really fucking good

fast paced fps roguelite with borderlands style gun rng

[pliant temple]

It's really really really fun yeah, haven't been able to win a run yet lol

[sand mural]

ive arrived

tbh this isnt as bad as ds2's the gutter so far

[fleet wave]

you played ds2 before ds1?

[sand mural]

ye

worst souls game to play first honestly

[digital crane]

im honestly gonna go er -> sekiro -> ds3 and not play 1 or 2 when i get back to my pc

[scarlet cape]

ds2 went from my most hated of all the soulsborne games to my fav of the dark trilogy

only behind bloodborne and demons' souls overall

[fleet wave]

why would you do that

you're just gonna miss all the new features when you go back to older games

[random field]

gotta top it off with PS3 Demons Souls

[sand mural]

bro been bumbling thru da dark dying so much in tomb of the giant to reach da boss n realize i cant fight him yet

[pliant temple]

ds2 was my first souls game too but the vanilla version

i knew about dark souls but not too much

[sly shell]

chuu flag and hi high tune in my acnh island

[pliant temple]

Those are great

[pliant temple]

Man after playing elden ring for so long i don't have the energy to go back and revisit ac valhalla's open world lol

[valid lava]

valhalla's maps are way too freaking big for no reason considering how uninteresting the content is (at least for me)

[pliant temple]

Imo the content is okay for what it wants to be, but still, like looting materials feels weird in that game

[slate thorn]

I've been thinking of picking up osrs again, but, I'm not sure if I'm up for the grinding and having to pay for member

[digital crane]

just 9 more days until i can get back to my pc

[digital crane]

anyone have good indie recs thats not hollow knight ori hades cuphead celeste or blasphemous

[valid lava]

ender lilies

[sand mural]

inscryption and outer wilds

theyve got some recognition but still too underrated imo

[glass knot]

Outer wilds PLEASE

So good

[pliant temple]

Yeah you gotta play Outer Wilds jfjs

[glass knot]

Outer wilds one of those games you kinda need to play

It's just great

[placid otter]

just dont grind and only do slayer or quests or whatever u like doing

[slate thorn]

You need to grind to do anything though

Slayer is member only right? I've never done anything member before because I never had it

[placid otter]

i honestly cant imagine playing without members. havent been f2p in over 8 years i think

[slate thorn]

I never had member, last time I played runescape was like 12 years ago

[smoky imp]

Yeesh

[neon scroll]

I'd be happier if people pirated it tbh

The fewer money that goes to JKR the better

[random field]

cant

it has denuvo so no pirating

[neon scroll]

eh, just means it'll take a day or two longer til it becomes available

[random field]

nope

[smoky imp]

yeah pirating it would be way better, especially since JKR loves to act more like a dick recently

but well guess people care more about their fun

[random field]

theres one person in the cracking scene that can do Denuvo - empress - and she is, uh, difficult

and she recently made a post about how denuvo is getting more complicated even for her and she's not sure if she can keep doing it.

[smoky imp]

would love to play this game but naaaaah jkr being a bitch aside i wouldn't pay full price

if i have to get it, would buy an used copy so she won't get my money

[random field]

some examples of denuvo games that arent cracked yet are Midnight Suns, Need For Speed Unbound, Sonic Frontiers, Persona 5, tiny tina's wonderlands. list goes on.

[neon scroll]

Curious, actually effective anti piracy stuff is so exceedingly rare

[random field]

the most recently cracked denuvo game was Gotham Knights and thats only because WB pushed an update that they forgot to include denuvo in

[smoky imp]

damn not even Persona 5

[random field]

so thats like our best hope for Hogwarts

[random field]

for Persona 5 and other PC games with denuvo that also have switch versions, crack groups have started just making repacks of the Switch version with a switch emulator and releasing that instead

[smoky imp]

huh learned something new here

[stable stratus]

at least you can play it on pc

[smoky imp]

i have persona on the switch

[random field]

my 3rd copy is on my switch 😎

[slate thorn]

Denovu games are very hard to crack yeah

But with how high profile this game is, I feel like extra effort might be put into trying to crack it

[stable stratus]

usually SEGA will remove Denuvo after around a year after the Steam releases

[placid otter]

we really are starting to reach the point where 16gb of ram is slowly gonna be less recommended

[sand mural]

u played outer wilds dlc yet?

i bought it but legit all da reviews r just about how unexpectedly scary it is

and im kinda a wuss

only kinda scary games ive played r like the forest (pitch black cave exploring), subnautica (ecological dead zone), outer wilds (idk y but da teleporting quantum rocks were eerie af to me)

[pliant temple]

The quantum rocks were creepy, and let's not talk about dark bramble because goddamn

[sand mural]

ye dark bramble is scary in a conventional way but i have no clue y those rocks creeped me out so much

[pliant temple]

True true

[sand mural]

i think its like fear of sthg we cant understand

was slightly less scared once i know how da quantum mechanics worked

[pliant temple]

I think so too yeah, it felt like a threat honestly, also the sound effects the rocks had gave it some kinda mysterious vibe

[dry gale]

the crackers might crack it but it will take a long time coz it's denuvo

but it's possible to crack it

[dry gale]

16 GB is minimum?

tf?

[valid lava]

ez

[pliant temple]

man i just built a pc like two months ago and that's what i have rn lmao

[slate thorn]

I mean, it was only a matter of time for 16gb to become the new 8gb

[dry gale]

I am still in 8 GB Ram

wth bro now I need to switch?

need to open my laptop to add that another 8 gigs of ram

[valid lava]

8gb isnt so convenient for gaming anymore

[digital crane]

im seriously gonna have to upgrade to 64 in a few years now

to hit ultra

[pliant temple]

same, but rn im really happy with 1080p 60 fps in whatever quality

few months back i had a pc that didn't even support dx12 lol

[glass knot]

Dw about it it's pretty tame idk why ppl reinforced how scary it was

When it's pretty aight specially considering you've already played Subnautica n stuff
It's not that scary, it's just a bit darker in tone

won't say much as to not spoil but yea

[sand mural]

i upgraded from 16 to 32gb last year or sthg

was lucky to still find an identical ram kit to wat i currently had

like even if u found an exact model of ur current ram kit, they still might not be compatible for upgrading purposes cos of minute differences from da manufacturing process

[stable stratus]

@rose nova https://twitter.com/andresagitari14/status/1615299265508835328?s=20&t=K4w6-glgTJ2humUOCty36w

Andre Ilham S.  (@andresagitari14)

What if Weeekly's After School is in Beatstar?
sorry for low quality lol but i learned something i guess #Weeekly

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Twitter · Jan 17, 2023, 10:45 AM

[rose nova]

Oh

That's every song ever in osu!

[stable stratus]

well guess what

i made that custom map

[rose nova]

Owo

[stable stratus]

here's another one

[dusty vale]

nice

[bitter portal]

slowly reaching the limits of this map and my automation. meat pie almost went out lol

[fallow vessel]

https://yt3.ggpht.com/YZQX705hjuyZ3NZocd_G3rBXD5ExR2pCZnKDn22cT2ASmc9Fz8chvjGrYS-sY6t0ugN_knLn4X3Dzg=s1024-nd-v1

[dry gale]

Whatcha guys are doing to Timmy's pigeons?

[digital crane]

got 100 degree paragon with friend

ez

[dry gale]

Xbox Cloud Gaming (play games anytime, anywhere). Don't need to worry about ur hardware. Just need to have a good internet connection.

I am playing using Germany VPN but the streaming is smooth... didn't even experience any lag

[digital crane]

are you advertising for xbox?

[dry gale]

my statement looks like advertising now? XD

I am also the type of guy who shits on Xbox if they do anything stoopid

but a mixed Xbox, PS fan

[digital crane]

yep cuz cloud gaming fuckin sucks no matter what

[dry gale]

atleast u can play a game that is only available for consoles

[digital crane]

eh

if ghost of tsushima was on cloud then id be happy to play that through cloud

[dry gale]

Currently playing Halo 5 : Guardians which is a console-only game, they didn't even launched it on PC and it's the only game being missing in the chapter

[minor bolt]

got will be on pc soon enough

[digital crane]

soon but im tired of waiting for games

ive been waiting for silksong for 4 years now

[minor bolt]

fair, thats why i bit the bullet and got a ps5

rather than wait years for ports

[dry gale]

will be launched this year according to what Xbox showed in their showcase

[digital crane]

yes but still 4 years

im one of the ogs

[dry gale]

well it's Xbox

[digital crane]

hollow knight is originally pc

[dry gale]

meanwhile console players wanting Valorant on their console

[digital crane]

console moment 💀

[digital crane]

i was gonna do this but best friend got a ps5 so i'll be staying over for weeks after i finish gow and hzd

[dry gale]

if only Playstation launched latest games also for PC, it wud be fun

[digital crane]

and when spiderman 2 comes out

yeah but ps exclusives are acually good games

[dry gale]

that's why they need to be on PC

[digital crane]

nah im saying that it's understandable for them to be exclusive

profitable business decisions albeit unhealthy

[dry gale]

but their PSPlus service is not any better than Xbox Gamepass

there are like 3 tiers and the highest tier being the most costly one has extremely good games in it

Meanwhile, Xbox normal and Ultimate gamepass offers good games irrespective of the tier u have purchased. Just Ultimate has extra perks, Cloud gaming, can be played in both console and PC in one subscription.

[minor bolt]

the top tier ps+ is just psnow streaming

the middle tier is more of the gamepass equivalent

[dry gale]

still costlier than gamepass

and the number of games differs in every tier

[placid otter]

both services are worth it i'd say, just dont use em in same month and just when there is stuff u wish to try and end up cheaper than when buying the game straight up even compared to sales.

thats what i am gonna do once i get rid of this long backlog

[placid otter]

https://twitter.com/factoriogame/status/1616388275169628162?t=w6fEcQ1dbnyzEEkL0uk2-Q&s=19

Factorio (@factoriogame)

Good day Engineers,

Next week, on Thursday 26th January 2023,
We will increase the base price of Factorio from $30 to $35.

This is an adjustment to account for the level of inflation since the Steam release in 2016.

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Twitter · Jan 20, 2023, 10:52 AM

[digital crane]

wHAT gh FUCK

[fallow vessel]

https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/10gqu1y/cdpr_confirms_that_phantom_liberty_is_the_biggest/

biggest expansion in the studio's history would make this bigger than Blood and Wine

[dry gale]

My hands hurts after playing too much, how do u guys even play on console?

[minor bolt]

what controller? standard xb1?

maybe it’s cause i grew up on consoles and got used to controllers but ive only ever had hand aches after playing returnal for too long with the haptics maxed out

[dry gale]

I am using some chinese third party controller with Xbox design lol

[pliant temple]

Personally I've been using controllers since I was a kid, maybe I'm used to them too lol

[neon scroll]

Games getting more expensive 2 yrs after release, we love to see it, lol

[digital crane]

to be fair fsctorio is worth even a 100 dollars imo

[stable stratus]

https://twitter.com/mmmmmmmmiller/status/1616513503472324637?t=FkBZ7SaytbZpLO7UtAVv1Q&s=19

Miller (@mmmmmmmmiller)

Goodbye, Marvel's Avengers.

Check out my exclusive report over on @XputerE
https://t.co/QPiSX3gHSr

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Twitter · Jan 20, 2023, 7:10 PM

[scarlet cape]

nice

[sand mural]

jus finished this underrated indie gem u guys should check it out

(also didnt parry much throughout most of my playthrough but somehow parrying gwyn just felt right, and i could do it somewhat consistently for some reason)

[dry gale]

Dark souls underrated?

[smoky imp]

yes it's an underrated indie gem didn't you hear

[glass knot]

underrated masterpiece by a solo dev

hideki kamizaki

[smoky imp]

just like stardew valley

[glass knot]

Still didn't play stardew

[smoky imp]

i played it for a few minutes on phone then realized i hate phone games

hides all the gacha

but might play it one day on switch just like undertale

[fallow vessel]

I still haven't played graveyard keeper either

it's by the same devs as the people that made that punch club and I loved that game

[valid lava]

you can parry the attacks but you cant parry the feels

plin plin plon intensifies

[dry gale]

Man this game is so good, how come this is underrated

[slate thorn]

It's from a small indie developer, they don't really have big names behind them so their games get lost in the crowd, hope one day they'll blow up for sure

[neon scroll]

Maybe nugupromoter should post about them.

[cinder rivet]

witcher 3 looking weird
but anyways its time for gwent

[sand mural]

el witcherino 3 another underrated indie gem

[valid lava]

right? the dev even made it so your choices affects the story, crazy thing

[placid otter]

i disagree it can stay low!

[warm pumice]

W but L since I don’t have a JP account

[stable stratus]

i wonder the wording for "decided" rather than "choosen"

[placid otter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mFQQVFZXxE

they went into so much detail

[valid lava]

still waiting for my copy
really couldnt care less for the reviews
im bout to have one hell of a blast

[minor bolt]

was pretty excited for it but the demo put me off

[warm pumice]

We on that good shit now

[fleet wave]

https://twitter.com/minecraft/status/1617916297920282624

Minecraft (@Minecraft)

Introducing armor trims, a NEW 1.20 feature available to try in today's snapshot!

Customize the look of your armor: Find smithing template items throughout the world and take them to a smithing table. Mix and match materials to create your own special look!

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Twitter · Jan 24, 2023, 4:04 PM

cant wait for new kids to fall to runescape armor trimming scam in minecraft

[latent mantle]

whaaaat?

bonkers

[stable stratus]

ah yes, can't wait for fake "diamond" suits

[placid otter]

free armor trimming!

[neon scroll]

Modders are just too bad to do that, clearly

[proven prism]

[dry gale]

Me gonna fly

[pliant temple]

Like a butterfly?

[valid lava]

ez 20 fps

[neon scroll]

https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1617906746642649091

Lis Power (@LisPower1)

Fox News is MAD that "woke" Xbox is changing its power saving mode

Earhardt: "Xbox has also announced that they're going woke because of climate change"

Failla: "They're trying to recruit your kids into climate politics at an earlier age"

E: "They're going after the kids"

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Twitter · Jan 24, 2023, 3:26 PM

Xbox is now becoming the woke gaming alternative

[smoky imp]

finally i can get the woke xbox with pride flags and BLM stickers which is powered by clima neutral energy

also to the people who are interested in forspoken, can't speak for everyone since i have only seen like two reviews but the critics i heard are:

-empty open world
-mostly basic side quests
-predictable main story
-main character and her banter with other characters is okay or feels forced

-good fighting system
-good parkour system
-game looks good

[placid otter]

last 3 points have always been its main sell point anyways which def does look fun

can see forspoken becoming one of the new benchmark games now just like cyberpunk

[smoky imp]

that's a possibility but i can imagine it getting quickly disappearing into forgetness

[dry gale]

Recommend good xbox games to play in Xbox Cloud...

[dry gale]

Xbox developer direct in 30 minutes

[dry gale]

Let's see what these guys have

oof

[dry gale]

Some musical fighting game

WEW

FULL GAME

Rhythm fighting game

[pliant temple]

rhythm what??

ohhhh i'm interested

GAME PASS TODAY!?

[dry gale]

yes

TODAY

completely a musical game

listen to the rhythm and fight lol

ayoo

[pliant temple]

yooooo, that sounds super fun

more eso :0

[dry gale]

WEW

ok

[pliant temple]

w-what do you mean free....

don't give me a reason to dive into eso pls

[glass knot]

Surprised this game didn't come out yet

Looks a bit dated visually but maybe it's fun

[dry gale]

ooo

ok ended

[glass knot]

Only interested on hi fi rush

[dry gale]

https://fxtwitter.com/bethesda/status/1618342955202256928?s=20

here, Hi-Fi Rush

The Evil Within series developers made it lol

[random field]

i assume they only mean "free", as in "you buy xbox game pass and you'll be able to play all of ESO's content for "free" but youre still paying someone $10-$15 a month

[slate thorn]

I tried ESO, and uninstalled it after a day

[dry gale]

yes it's only for gamepass users

wait wtf $10-15 ?

[random field]

game pass PC is $9.99 a month, Game Pass Ultimate is $14.99 a month

in the US at least, cant speak for other regions

[dry gale]

ok so Xbox doing regional pricing according to the currency

well that's cool

[minor bolt]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1351080/view/3662023588096627245?l=english

fucking finally

[dry gale]

mm yes

[pliant temple]

am playing it right now, it's so fun

it's full of charm and i'm smiling like a dummy

[dry gale]

Dummy kek

Feels like some kind of kids show I used to watch when I was a kid

[pliant temple]

Agree lol

The animation is really impressing me

[dry gale]

the game's name is weird

ok let's go

[dry gale]

Bot playing Superstar Ateez or Superstar LOONA Hi-High ? lol

[glass knot]

Man playing ssm tryna clear Eleven

[stable stratus]

hopefully this game integrated with your own .mp3 music

[dry gale]

Imma just vibing to the music and I get perfect hits

https://twitter.com/PeterOvo5/status/1618469172748644353?s=19

PeterOvo (808) (@PeterOvo5)

Within a few hours Hi-Fi Rush debuts at #11 on the Steam best selling chart.

Forspoken is at number 36 after just managing to climb from #58

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Twitter · Jan 26, 2023, 4:41 AM

People really like Rhythm games

You know I noticed the whole game vibes to the beat even the environment in the background

[pliant temple]

Yeah, it really makes you feel the beat more naturally c: and it looks dope too

[dry gale]

https://youtu.be/mnrgPfMykRo

[dry gale]

so they changed their profile again, Hi-Fi Rush it seems

808 Fan Club

lol

[glass knot]

Is the game fun sammie?

Haven't seen anything bsides the trailer

Looks really fun to play around with

Seems like a really good release for something that was literally just announced and came out same day

[dry gale]

vibin and fighting and moving and boppin

just need to focus on the rhythm

[pliant temple]

I think what's interesting about the rhythm design is that it never punishes you for missing beats, it only rewards you for getting the beat right, only thing is that in higher difficulties the timing is tighter

[dry gale]

damn

the Xbox VS PS fight

[neon scroll]

Tbh the latter more interesting

[pearl cobalt]

dang, wish I had a ps5/xbx x/or powerful pc now
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/10lv6tw/dead_space_remake_review_thread/

RE4 remake also just next gen/pc when it comes out

[valid lava]

re4 remake my beloved incoming work of art

capcom one of the rare studios i actually trust (for re and dmc at least)

[glass knot]

Capcom been doing really well the past few years

[neon scroll]

You.... trust Crapcom? You're much braver than I, lol

[glass knot]

After they fucked up on the past decade lol

Except for re3 being just eh

[neon scroll]

They're pretty good at doing remakes (minus the hacked to pieces Nemesis remake)

[glass knot]

Eh both new RE games are pretty good too, my impressions after playing the beta for Street Fighter 6 are great too

Dmc5 was amazing

They been doing really really well post monster hunter world basically

[neon scroll]

I just don't trust games companies in general to stay good, basically

[glass knot]

Yeah that's fair

[neon scroll]

(See: CDPR)

[glass knot]

Given Capcom's track record the past few years I'll say that they're doing better than probably all other big companies on just

Making actually good games

[neon scroll]

Reasons to never ever pre-order games in a nutshell.

[glass knot]

But yeah don't trust big gaming companies

[neon scroll]

Every preorder gives the companies less incentive to provide a finished game at launch

[valid lava]

i only preordered two games in my life im pretty sure
resident evil village and elden ring
i usually just wait for release day cuz preorder bonuses are always dumb

[smoky imp]

i have stopped ordering preorders since cyberpunk

kinda late but better this than never

[dry gale]

everyone learnt a lesson from cyberpunk

[smoky imp]

will never buy a preorder game unless i really really really want it

and get rich

[dry gale]

but imagine those who still pre-order

[fleet wave]

a real pro gamer move is to wait a year or two, get a fixed game with all the new content, and pay half of the price

just permanently live 2 years behind the news

[smoky imp]

that's why i never preordered an assasins creed

also all of my steam games were bought with a steam key or from a sale soooo

[dry gale]

me the type of guy who plays cracked version, then if I like it, I will invest

[smoky imp]

i only pirate old games on ds and such bcs i am too stupid to do it properly lol

still mad that ps2 emulator doesn't work properly

[neon scroll]

That's what I do, basically. But then again I mostly play old games anyway

[dry gale]

I pirate emulated games

pokemon, etc etc

[smoky imp]

yeah

i also love playing yugioh or megaman on ds

[dry gale]

yakuza coming to prime gaming it seems

[fleet wave]

yeah i rarely play new games too

[smoky imp]

older games are great bcs they don't kill my laptop

jade empire my beloved

[dry gale]

you know it doesn't feel like those good old days

those old days, we have a potato PC but still enjoy the game

but nowadays it's hard to enjoy a game

[smoky imp]

i played dragon age, jade empire and some other small games on my potato pc and i really loved it

i don't enjoy games as much as i used to be maybe but i blame that on having way less time and health and such

[fleet wave]

i feel like this is largely caused by simply growing up lmao, you have more demands/expectations for a game

and also if you never tried anything better it wont feel so bad

[pliant temple]

When i was unemployed i didn't feel the need to play games, like, i looked at my library and went 💤 i didn't have the motivation to finish or begin new games
But now that i am employed and have very little time to play in comparison i'm juggling that time between 3 different open world long games lmao, the brain is weird

[pliant temple]

oh which ones? :o

[pliant temple]

i only preordered brotherhood when i was a kid with my savings

[smoky imp]

i bought brotherhood together with my brother lol

i think we were kids too

[pliant temple]

It was a fun game lol

The funny thing is, i had preordered it, but it got leaked like 3 days before the official release, sooo i finished the leaked version before it got released lmao

I really wanted to play that game fr

[smoky imp]

bruuuuuh

nah at that time i wasn't really online so i didn't know anything about this thankfully

but brotherhood still has a special place in my heart bcs i enjoyed the story a lot

[pliant temple]

Same, that game is really special to me really

Watch Dogs Legion is like 12 dollars on steam

[valid lava]

not even worth that

[random field]

get sleeping dogs

best game with dogs in the title that isnt about actual dogs

[smoky imp]

sleeping dogs is good

my brother enjoyed it so much, he went to random let's plays and spoilered people on the comments

[random field]

[pliant temple]

Already played it, it's really really good

[pliant temple]

shame legion wasn't as good as the other 2

[valid lava]

watch dogs 2 the only one i actually finished

[pliant temple]

i finished 1 when it came out, haven't finished 2 but i enjoyed my time with it

[smoky imp]

i didn't like either

but only played 2 like for an hour

[valid lava]

last ubisoft game i finished was ac origins then i gave up on them

[fleet wave]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvtOGAlwlXM

how to ruin cool concept with terrible writing

[valid lava]

played it for 10 hours so far and its definitely not a bad game
just runs like hell
besides dialogue i really dont have any problems with it, some of the best gameplay ive ever experienced

[smoky imp]

if you think about it, Forspoken is an isekai

[fleet wave]

charlie words it well but tldr; what is this trend of making the main character an insufferable edgy asshole in modern games/movies

[smoky imp]

he kinda has a point but well guess the edgy asshole is popular

[glass knot]

marvel

it's marvel's fault

i'll blame it on them

it's all their fault

[smoky imp]

i prefer it over the goody nice protagonist boy

but well

it can get annoying

lmao blame everything on marvel

[glass knot]

i mean that's 80% of the characters on their movies

[fleet wave]

honestly yeah it's all marvels fault

everyone trying to emulate their style

and it's so overdone

[glass knot]

stark, thor, starlod

they all like that

[fleet wave]

can we get silent protagonists back I never like when the player character speaks tbh

[glass knot]

I think it's fine if it's actually focused

like on DMC5 Nero does kinda fall in this edgy asshole category but he's done really well

cause it's pretty controlled

[fleet wave]

you're right it can work when it's written well

[glass knot]

and acted well

dmc va's are insane

[fleet wave]

ye

[slate thorn]

Watching Charlie's forspoken playthrough, it really feels like a Marvel movie, and I don't like Marvel movies

[glass knot]

~~ some a bit too insane being anti vaxx and stuff but~~

[fleet wave]

i think my biggest gripe is when the main character keeps complaining and crying about everything

[glass knot]

yep

[fleet wave]

like just stfu already

you're making me not want to play this game anymore

[glass knot]

that's why i absolutely despise zenitsu on demon slayer

i really dislike crybaby characters

[random field]

https://twitter.com/xoxogossipgita/status/1617630879836438528?s=20

it's gita time (@xoxogossipgita)

I think actually MCU-speak etc is not a direct recreation of joss whedon’s bad dialogue writing habits but the result of other people who aren’t as talented as whedon copying him badly.

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Twitter · Jan 23, 2023, 9:10 PM

[glass knot]

yea

i'll agree with that

[random field]

we're seeing people who watched Whedon shows growing up and who saw the MCU explode after Avengers came out really lean into that style of writing and it usually isn't great

[glass knot]

yeah specially when it's everywhere and done poorly

you can have characters being sassy or whatever sometimes but there's a timing for that lol

[fleet wave]

yea

and that timing is NOT in the middle of a serious moment

[glass knot]

like i seen one from Forspoken where there's some ominous figures speaking in rhymes

and she goes "okay if you gonna rhyme everything just kill me now"

which well it's actually decent imo

cause i'd react like that

[digital crane]

i made the mistake of preordering violet

thank FUCK clodsire exists

[glass knot]

but besides that all the ones i've seen are a bit too much

[random field]

great game

[digital crane]

terrible perf issues tho

also, dead space is actually seeming to be promising???

[glass knot]

only seen positive things about dead space yea

[fleet wave]

yeah you can have a few moments like that and it'll actually be funny because it's unexpected

but if every line of dialogue is like that it gets old real fast

[glass knot]

yep

[digital crane]

forspoken is overpriced, if it was cheaper id consider picking it up

[random field]

that gives me an idea for a mod for Souls games where itll just add cringe dialogue whenever the player character sees some nightmarish eldritch horror boss

[digital crane]

the only game at forspoken's price range that i see to be 100% worth is ff7r

[placid otter]

forspoken mostly seems like a game that is only fun after ur done with the story and can fully free roam.

[placid otter]

i do not regret spending full price on GoWR

[placid otter]

yeh agreed. their funny, but yeh

[digital crane]

mb i meant steam, cuz gowr isnt on steam yet and i dont have a ps5

[fleet wave]

how much is it

forspoken i mean

[placid otter]

$70/80

[fleet wave]

80? 💀

what happened to 60

[placid otter]

60 ended with ps5 release

somewhat after that

[random field]

i mean, really, $60 was too little to be charging even during the PS4/XBO era. games cost way too much money to make to have been standardized at $50 and $60 for 20+ years

[placid otter]

xbox has also not that long ago announced their game price increase to 70 aswel

[fleet wave]

i guess it makes sense but still

[slate thorn]

I mean, weren't games also like 80 or whatever back in the day?

During like nes and whatever

[random field]

during the cart era they fluctuated

[glass knot]

there's a good dunkey vid about this

[random field]

so like, a JRPG like Chrono Trigger would be like, $90+

[fleet wave]

I only buy games on sale so I never pay more than 30 or 40

[random field]

N64 games were all crazy expensive too, which was a big reason why they lost so much 3rd party support

[placid otter]

i am glad i don't have to pay for hogwarts legacy. my sister being a HP fan is buying it and ill just use her copy

[glass knot]

would say i'm 🏴‍☠️ but denuvo prob

[slate thorn]

I would pirate hogwarts legacy, but, denuvo, so keysites it is :^)

[glass knot]

altho since it's such a major release i don't doubt it'll actually get cracked

unlikely still

[random field]

hopefully someone cracks it, or WB fucks up and pushes a version of it without denuvo like they did with Gotham Knights

[slate thorn]

Denuvo cracking is pretty oof though

[glass knot]

yea

[placid otter]

amount of times ive ever pirated is small so i dont know how to even do it :p.
not gonna try either

[slate thorn]

I grew up pirating

[glass knot]

same

[slate thorn]

Limewire my beloved

[glass knot]

tbh i'm more hyped for returnal on pc

[fleet wave]

I'll pirate movies and software no problem but my moral compass says no to game piracy for some reason

[slate thorn]

For me it depends on the game

[placid otter]

samee. although i might just buy psplus premium for one month sometime then play it cheaper that way

[slate thorn]

And often if I like the game I pirate, I'll buy it

[glass knot]

same

[digital crane]

115 AUD

[slate thorn]

But yeah, stuff like the Sims 4? I don't want to pay like 500 for dlc's so pirating it is :^)

[digital crane]

dlc js the only reason i dont like games like cities skylines or stellaris

but i dont want to pirate games

unless its nintendo

fuck you nintendo

[placid otter]

i mean... if the dlc is fun idc

yes fuck nintendo

[digital crane]

im honestly just thinking of emulating the new fire emblem

[slate thorn]

I bought the new fire emblem on release day

I still have to play it though. I'm still busy with Three Hopes

[fleet wave]

oh yeah emulation that's my little loophole, if the game isn't available for pc then piracy is ok

[digital crane]

same here

[fleet wave]

because ain't no way im buying a console just to play one game

[random field]

same, still only on like chapter 4 which i think is still tutorial

[slate thorn]

I really want to play the new fire emblem, but I first have to finish three hopes, which goes slow because I have like 500 other games to play as well

[placid otter]

xbox def no reason anymore with their microsoft store. sony also less and less if you're patient enough

[random field]

sony worries me

[fleet wave]

still waiting for bloodborne lmao

[glass knot]

ps4 emulation working before bloodborne for pc

[random field]

with how forespoken and returnal's PC ports have such ridiculous demands for even the lowest system requirements, i kinda wonder if thats their way of encouraging people who dont mind waiting years for PC ports to jump ship to PS5

[placid otter]

well, both of those games have alot going on at same time special effect wise

before forspoken only other game i can think of being obviously tough on system even before it released was cp77

[random field]

but that also scaled pretty well i think

like, my laptop with a 1660ti can run CP77 no problem

[placid otter]

even with at that times top gpus having the game at high graphics + RT was tough. even for 40 series u need 4080/90 to get it working properly

[random field]

but forspoken wanting a 3070 for 1440p 30fps is just a head scratcher

[fleet wave]

if it runs fine on a ps5 there is no reason it needs a 3070 on pc

[random field]

downloading the demo just to see what it does to my laptop

[fleet wave]

they just put no effort to the port

[placid otter]

it doesn't run fine on ps5. actually runs better for pc, except i only saw ppl with 4090s play though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mFQQVFZXxE

great video

[random field]

it requires a 4080 for 4k60 on PC

[fleet wave]

oh it's shit on ps5 too? lol idk I kinda expected them to at least get that working fine

[placid otter]

its quite unstable although i believe it does stay atleast above 35 fps

swings alot between it and 50~

[random field]

💀

PS5 is only like 2 years old and theres already games struggling on it

[slate thorn]

I don't think that's the fault of the ps5 :v

I don't get Forspoken's requirements, like

The game looks good, but, it honestly doesn't really look any special graphics wise

Looks like any other triple a game released over the past couple of years tbh

[glass knot]

just too many particle effects i guess

[random field]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvZlWqfLC9M

[placid otter]

have you seen the skyboxes?

[random field]

meanwhile people are getting it working fine on steamdeck

[fleet wave]

that's impressive

[slate thorn]

lol

Steamdeck op

[neon scroll]

Imagine having good optimization, lol.

[placid otter]

oh thats all low settings too lmao

[pliant temple]

I want a steamdeck so bad lol

[random field]

steamdeck is crazy

theyre fighting a dragon with tons of effects going off in this video and its barely dipping below 30fps

[pliant temple]

it really is amazing what valve can accomplish tbh haha

[slate thorn]

I really want a Steamdeck, but, at the same time I'm like, do I really need it???

[neon scroll]

Probably not

[pliant temple]

True that, but i bet it would be comfy

[fleet wave]

steam deck is cool because it's linux