That phrase is pretty important
#general gaming
gaunt marten
I still have no idea how to properly fight this boss
It's not too hard before Heroic though
slim thorn
I think I'm missing something important to make it even possible
gaunt marten
Hit the crystals
slim thorn
does the actual boss ever come down to where I can fight her properly?
that's the first thing I did
they're gone for the whole rest of the fight so I still have no idea what the crystals actually do
gaunt marten
Yeah you gotta break all four crystals and then kill all the enemies the crystals summon
Alternatively, just fly up there and hit the boss
slim thorn
I can't fly in a room with no flying flowers
gaunt marten
||You need a DLC item to do that||
Each crystal, when broken, gives the boss a new attack and summons an enemy
You have to kill all four enemies for the boss to go down
slim thorn
ok so it is intended that I do no direct damage for the first few phases
gaunt marten
And you have to do it before the blood reaches 100% because then you'll die quickly
slim thorn
was just about to ask how do I not die to that
gaunt marten
Upgrade your weapon
slim thorn
ok, I think what happened on attempts 1-2 is that when the crystals came back, I never even saw them because for some reason they die in 1 hit instead of the 3 the first crystal takes, so it likely disppeared in a blink and just looked like she revived everything on her own
slim thorn
there we go she's fighting me for real now
gaunt marten
Phase 1 is the real fight
Phase 2 just has all four special attacks while you pummel the boss
slim thorn
yup
gaunt marten
Oh boy
You have contagion
Don't stay near other NPCs for too long or they might get infected
slim thorn
I definitely see what you mean about polish now, there's a dozen or more places where the game had missing or misleading feedback on some critical mechanic that had me stuck on something which wasn't even supposed to be hard
gaunt marten
Unlike you, they will die
slim thorn
ok what is the whole contagion thing, how'd I get it, what do I do with it, etc
gaunt marten
You remember the enemies that jump on you and explode into orange clouds?
gaunt marten
They're basically dark souls 1 basilisks
slim thorn
I don't know what those are
gaunt marten
Good!
There's only one way to get rid of contagion
And it's not dying
I'll let you try to figure it out
slim thorn
got it in one
gaunt marten
Nice
slim thorn
and then the game immediately gives me another one 
gaunt marten
Good thing panaceas are cheap
Contagion is the only permanent status effect, so try to avoid it
gaunt marten
I sure hope you have enough will to actually do what must be done
slim thorn
these talent trees give me the very strong impression that the game thinks I already have ways of doing every kind of elemental damage
slim thorn
oh right I never did read this weapon description
aaaaand I can't equip it anyway
are there other sources of dark damage I could've found by now? (I assume spellcaster classes would get more of this)
gaunt marten
In the next zone is a guaranteed source of dark damage
slim thorn
oooh the dark knight's sword also does dark
...and it kills these otherwise invincible bugs?
slim thorn
bee stinger
oh that's what that one puzzle wanted
gaunt marten
(The game doesn't tell you this)
Most people finish the whole area without figuring out you can kill those bugs
slim thorn
gee, I wonder if I missed a boss somewhere 
gaunt marten
No they're organized weird
The two bosses you're missing are after the three statue puzzle
slim thorn
omg finally
gaunt marten
Back into the labyrinth
gaunt marten
You know what makes doppelganger fights easier?
slim thorn
wait
gaunt marten
The light arrow skill
slim thorn
rolls back the other way
hm, ok, I don't think I can hook up with the bottom left corner of the purple zone after all
rested in the sewers
gaunt marten
You should really try to kill Heroic Bulwark by now
He's essential for a couple of puzzles
slim thorn
there are mandatory heroic fights?
gaunt marten
The puzzles are optional
But the heroic bulwark reward is the only way to solve them
gaunt marten
Grey Wanderer is the last of the bosses where the Heroic version is easy enough that a max level character can do it without trouble
slim thorn
first try!
gaunt marten
Nice work
The heroic version of the Grey Wanderer is really weird
But has HP low enough you can do it without too much difficulty
It's the only ||boss with an attack that summons another boss||
slim thorn
if I was doing a lot more damage than I currently am, sure lol
there we go
before actually going in there let's try your one heroic fight
gaunt marten
The easiest one for you is ||The owl king||
gaunt marten
Yeah I figured you should be around level 80 with minimal grinding
If the fight is still too hard, try ||Going southwest next after the three statue puzzle||
slim thorn
this feels possible
gaunt marten
Heroic Bulwark is easier when you're a class that has abilities which can deal big bursts of damage at once (like yours)
I think he gets like two new mechanics and a little speed and damage
Plus health of course
slim thorn
apparently I have no clue how to play my class then 
ok I think this spell he casts after phase 1 is uninterruptible despite appearances, at least without far more damage than I'm outputting
gaunt marten
You need a massive burst of damage to destroy the ghostly apparition that comes out
Otherwise just dodge
The soldier class has two main mechanics:
1- Perfect blocking is easier and more rewarding.
2- The sword abilities all deal a lot of damage, so you want at least two to spam
There's a talent point purchase that allows you to equip four skills at once
slim thorn
what the hell was that
yeah ok no this is not possible at my damage output
maybe with far more consistent dodge timing of attacks I barely ever see, which is not a thing that'll ever happen for me
gaunt marten
You could upgrade your equipment, which gives you a lot more vitality and damage
Vitality improves both your HP and the healing you get
slim thorn
all my equipment is +2 already
gaunt marten
You should be +4 to +6
gaunt marten
You can buy items from the guy who sells basic equipment
slim thorn
but I don't want to minmax this
gaunt marten
And then scrap them
It's cheap essence-wise
But eventually you reach a point where upgrading takes immortalite stones
If you have one weapon you like I recommend going all-in on that first
Otherwise, upgrade armor, and remember that when you compare gear you should be comparing the unupgraded versions
slim thorn
I prefer longswords to greatswords, but afaict the different longswords are basically the same for me, in that the side effects just don't come up the way I play
gaunt marten
Yeah, all longswords should have the same damage aside from the side effects
The side effects include elements, though
Some bosses are weak to certain elements.
One boss is even ||Strong against all elements except neutral||
slim thorn
sure, but I don't know which ones, so unless I stumble into that information and an elemental longsword, it's not a factor yet
anyway to Amulvaro
gaunt marten
Doesn't the laser sword deal fire damage?
slim thorn
nope
gaunt marten
Okay
gaunt marten
The game really should tell you what element you're dealing when you hit enemies
But there's no way to tell from the number colors
You have to hit an enemy you know is vulnerable
slim thorn
yeah, I saw yellow numbers a few times when I tried out that dark knight greatsword, but wasn't sure what was up with them since they were smaller than the white numbers my regular sword was doing, which seems to contradict the obvious yellow = weak element theory
gaunt marten
Well the dark knight greatsword is unupgraded, isn't it?
slim thorn
sure, but if the elemental weakness has so little impact it can't even catch up to a +2 upgrade, why bother?
gaunt marten
Upgrades matter a lot, while elemental weaknesses matter an okay amount
slim thorn
does anything in the game tell you where your lost plumes are
I swear I always go pick them up when I die but this is like the tenth time I just have no idea where one went
gaunt marten
No!
They're about where you died, but you can easily recover them by spending a level's worth of essence
slim thorn
right, that's what I've been doing when I have no idea where it went
gaunt marten
If you turn all your plumes into damage you'll never lose one again
slim thorn
yes, and then every boss will take at least 2-3x more tries, I'm well aware of that mechanic
gaunt marten
In practice I don't turn any plumes into damage ever except for the one or two times that's basically required
slim thorn
what the
gaunt marten
Fun level!
Mind the traps on the floor
You can hit them or throw items at them to trigger them
slim thorn
I would be if they were actually visible
gaunt marten
It's this wooden protrusion
This one is smaller because you triggered it https://i.imgur.com/oT3S4nZ.png
slim thorn
oh I see, it's invisible after I step on it so I couldn't find what I missed afterward
gaunt marten
It's even harder to see but it's visible
Leaving the room and coming back returns all the traps
Also, this big screen you're in right now is one of the better essence grinding spots in the game (second only to heroic bulwark)
slim thorn
lol, this ladder won't let me grab it because it wants me to kick it down from the other side, even though I can easily jump to it
gaunt marten
It's a silly ladder
Every time I run by it I'm frustrated by how it was designed
But it's forgivable because this is one of the earliest levels in the game and predates the full redesign
slim thorn
I keep misreading "Tundra Lore Kaern" as "Karen"
gaunt marten
Same
slim thorn
I still cannot see these traps
gaunt marten
You could use a very long weapon and strike ahead to spot them
slim thorn
that still requires suspecting there is a trap to swing at
gaunt marten
Just smack every inch of the map
Otherwise, look carefully for brown splotches
You might be playing at a very low resolution so you can't spot them
slim thorn
But it's forgivable because this is one of the earliest levels in the game and p...
omg you were not kidding
I just got to the horn that says "press lever"
and shortly after that I somehow clipped into the ground and got oob-boosted to a different part of the level
slim thorn
after dropping the ladder the first bridge you get to has a hole, I think I moved right after falling through it and somehow that did it
Karen time
slim thorn
I don't have a fire sword lol
I guess I could re-equip the bow but eh lemme try it legit first
gaunt marten
Well I guess you'll have to just attack
Fire bombs also work if you have the essence to spare
slim thorn
...that was a weird fight
slim thorn
but also I was hilariously bad at it, I think I've lost my focus for today
yeah, I did notice the plume upgrade on the way up so I figured it'd be at least that
gaunt marten
Remember the other area that looked like this one next to scorching passage?
slim thorn
the one where I got the amarog key which made this area possible? (I already revisited it after getting infinite jump flowers)
gaunt marten
Yeah
If you don't have the amarog key, the master key also allows you to unlock the cages
arctic fern
https://t.co/h8h6vFylOA 90% off
fresh bane
Youtube seems to have picked up on the fact that I recently saw the Predator films 
(what are you trying to imply by recommending me this yt 
)
I actually saw this video years ago when it came out, I was very surprised to see that not only there was a Predator game but they actually included female Predators too 
I wonder if the game is dead now though, didn't look like it had a huge playerbase, it actually looks pretty cool
teal cliff
I've never heard of this game
dire gate
https://twitter.com/starshadowmagic/status/1692869747032084498 @uneven epoch wanted to share this cool AA art
white phoenix
Thank you turnabout storm and EoJ for introducing me to the greatness that is ace attorney
fresh bane
I still can't believe I haven't played Ace Attorney 2 after playing the first one years ago
hidden cypress
Have they released a collection for all the AA games? Like on the 3ds or switch
wintry canopy
I just got to Gold Tier 2 in master duel.
uneven epoch
Have they released a collection for all the AA games? Like on the 3ds or switch
not quite. switch has the first trilogy and the great ace attorney duology spinoff. in 2024 they will release the other three mainline games (callin those a triology is a. touch dishonest as they're way less interconnected than the first three). that will put switch at 8/11 ace attorney games, missing the professor layton crossover and the two investigations spinoffs (but only one of those ever had official english localization in the first place...)
mossy flume
They’re also on Steam
hidden cypress
Dope ill check em out one day
unreal idol
river veldt
yea we were just talking about this in #1032736069743030392
little badger
Like (almost) ever
Do you remember what you last pre ordered.
sage iris
Baldurs gate 3 but that hardly counts. It wasn't exactly a pre-order
little badger
Ah right.
sage iris
I just bought it before it 'officially' released
visual hill
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108 whelp
Thank you so much for to listening to my voice!
little badger
Twitter
gaunt marten
Would be really silly to voice Mario by means of AI
thorny loom
visual hill
Would be really silly to voice Mario by means of AI
ShroomGPT
thorny loom
Speaking of ai
I saw a video where someone did an AVGN ai voice through elvenlabs it actually wasnt that bad
hidden cypress
James Rolfe bouta use it for future avgn reviews just watch
wind stump
HUH.
slim thorn
have you ever gotten a wildly unexpected game recommendation, and you're not quite sure if you believe it, but you're just so curious you have to try it?
slim thorn
gaunt marten
First I hear of it
slim thorn
same
gaunt marten
Why didn't you get the Japanese version?
slim thorn
didn't see the JP rom for it 
river veldt
this is for GBA right
slim thorn
yep
gaunt marten
Tottoko Hamutaro 3: Love Love Daibōken Dechu
Different title so it'll probably show up at a different spot in the list.
Let me see if I have it
river veldt
well tell me if it 's any good
slim thorn
so far it is
hidden cypress
How many hamtaro games are there?
fresh bane
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108 whelp
I feel like he should be the one that gets consulted whenever they want to pick new VAs, I sure hope he got some input in who would be voicing Mario for the foreseeable future
I guess this finally wraps up the whole theory of whether or not it was his voice in the trailer that Mario fans were tearing at each other's throats about since that dropped
gaunt marten
Lots
hidden cypress
Like double digits?
river veldt
I feel like he should be the one that gets consulted whenever they want to pick ...
i was like 90% sure it was Charles which means his replacement is very good
hidden cypress
There's like 8-9 Hamtaro games
Page I was looking at only showed up w like 6
When they said lots I thought it was gonna be some insane number
gaunt marten
Discord doesn't like the file extension so here's the same file zipped in a way it won't be able to read
Password Manechat
I also have one, two and four
gaunt marten
Beats me
Here's all the no-intro roms for it as of 2018 https://i.imgur.com/DgbkW0p.png
English https://i.imgur.com/QvjD0Xk.png
Lots more Hamtaro Card-e than I could show
They're not games but e-reader compatible trading cards
Some of them contain little minigames
hidden cypress
Legend
gaunt marten
There's 20 theater limited ones and 34 regular cards
hidden cypress
For a total of 54
Lotta cards
Wish the e-card reader for the gba took off in NA
slim thorn
welp, I'm gonna be reading this hamster's lines in Rarity's voice now
static bluff
This is adorable.
slim thorn
the running and sniffing animations are especially cute
harsh kestrel
Who we heard in the Mario Bros Wonder trailer was apparently someone new, but we won't know who they are until we read the credits for the game it seems
river veldt
yeah
true maple
welp, I'm gonna be reading this hamster's lines in Rarity's voice now
It's G3 rainbow dash
fresh bane
welp, I'm gonna be reading this hamster's lines in Rarity's voice now
https://tenor.com/view/classy-wink-stay-classy-winking-marshmallow-mlp-marshmellow-horz-gif-21249486
duuuhrling 
white phoenix
dense crypt
Imagine if there was like a crossover with every generation
fresh bane
https://youtu.be/ck3pqrTAphs?si=l5dH88Fq74qy9GKy
god damn I knew Quake had a remaster but I didn't know it was an actual Definitive Edition style remaster
and I do mean Definitive Edition, like a bunch of new qol options that weren't there before and letting you customize the game's look to fit your performance and visual needs and how awesome the new lighting and effects look
even adding the original map from the E3 reveal... adding and restoring stuff that didn't make it to the game, adding behind the scenes stuff from archives
now that's how you remaster a game 
dense crypt
my MLP OC but he became a monster hunter
river veldt
now that's how you remaster a game <:flutternatureissofascinating:74028993583933...
yeah Nightdive knows how to do em
hidden cypress
The system shock remake was awesome too
Glad nightdive was able to overcome inner company drama to really nail making remasters of old classics
teal cliff
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/955655391453282385/1142582108146126949/im...
I love the colours
white and gold will always get me and the red is a fancy touch
hidden cypress
Mh rise is goated but I need a new monhun game
dense crypt
Slaying the gods of nature is always goated
... slaying gods in general is just goated
hidden cypress
Dalamadur is still the coolest imo
fickle garnet
I could never get into monster hunter
hidden cypress
Definitely an acquired taste
dense crypt
Dalamadur is still the coolest imo
True but we arent gonna see it again due to how unpopular it was 😔
hidden cypress
Atleast w the older ones world and rise are pretty easy to jump into
fickle garnet
I tried rise with gamepass but wasn't a huge fan
hidden cypress
Yeah even as a fan of monhun rise took awhile to click for me
It was like mh generations I just didn't enjoy it at first
hidden cypress
True but we arent gonna see it again due to how unpopular it was 😔
Bring back obnoxiously sized monsters
I need jhen Mohran back
dense crypt
The praying mantis yeah
There was also thst gigantic crab that stood up on its legs
Lao Shan Lung of course
hidden cypress
Fatalis
Cedeus
Tho Cedeus was annoying bc of the underwater swimming in 3u
Still love him
dense crypt
I want this
hidden cypress
I had my buddy pick me up a copy from gencon
dense crypt
Write bigass JRPG storylines
hidden cypress
I wanted the tales of equestria card game to but it sold out immediately
dense crypt
Make the final boss equally over the top
visual hill
whoa, looks like I'll have another N64 game to try out soon
https://twitter.com/garungorp/status/1693457146812244355
still 30 FPS though, unlike GoldenEye
static bluff
BigMode gets me so excited
gaunt marten
Mario 64 needs a mouse injector hack
arctic fern
i think the snes had one for mario paint
the gamecube had the keyboard gontroller
hidden cypress
Snes mouse also was used for sim ant
visual hill
Mario 64 needs a mouse injector hack
PC port has one!
I've played about half of the game with keyboard + mouse
visual hill
Some Nintendo consoles *did* have a mouse didn't they? <:ajwhomstdve:58559852251...
yeah, the PS1 even had a Playstation Mouse which is supported by 7 games or so, including the Quake 2 PS1 port
river veldt
like a really shitty mouse
Super Nintendo mouse is amazing
river veldt
i think the snes had one for mario paint
the gamecube had the keyboard gontrolle...
for Phantasy Star Online i believe yeah
visual hill
the Perfect Dark PC port is advancing super fast, it's been out for 11 days and it feels very close to surpassing emulation in terms of overall playability now
it's started to provide exclusive features (however small they are)
fresh bane
ports will always be way superior to emulation
people have been doing cool things with the oot port there was a slight boom over the OOT/MM randomizer
fickle garnet
hasty patio
Charging 30 USD for 3 new lords, 11 units, and a little rework when the game is 60 is a bit much.
green fulcrum
Game is $80 up here in Canada
quiet swift
Huh, that new EA game Immortals of Aveum is out. Seems to be an average game. Story a bit predictable, but the action and gameplay seems fun. Although it seems to be having some optimisation issues
grave tide
Yes, yes, yeeeeees
teal cliff
Wow okay that's interesting
there's a tweet bashing my yakuza review
with like 35k likes
dire gate
Well unpopular opinions get bashed in twitter a lot and from what I have seen here you often have some unpopular opinions
wind stump
l + ratio
dire gate
+ Xatio
teal cliff
still that's a lot of people
gaunt marten
True
minor plover
a while back a friend said something dumb that went viral (got posted in one of those 100k+ member "make fun of people from another religion who have dumb takes" groups) and it was months before it was possible to have a normal conversation with her, on totally unrelated topics, without someone showing up and trying to harass me or following a link to my profile and cussing me out on my "got my new RV" post (the most recent public-visible post.)
one of the biggest issues with any sort of social media is how easy it is for something that you expected to be seen by like 30 friends to just happen to get passed on to someone with a huge following, and depending on whether they agree or disagree, you can end up with "wow this dumb song I filmed on my phone has a million views" or you can end up with "wow people are calling my former workplace making false allegations"
visual hill
The human eye can only see 24 kirins per second. 
teal cliff
I don't like big accounts who exist solely to mock people for that exact reason
gaunt marten
And that's why I don't use big open networks
minor plover
one of the people who went from my friend's post to harass a different friend at one point said something like "this is perfectly normal" and I was like "if you live in a subculture where it's perfectly normal to follow accounts for the sole purpose of being pointed toward people you disagree with, and then you follow links from there to harass not only the person you disagree with but also their friends, maybe the problem is the subculture you live in."
little badger
https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1693884420506132758? @graceful bridge
Twitter
river veldt
isn't GamesCom mostly announcmenet
little badger
Eh. I tend to skip awards shows.
No no it’s announcing games that are coming out and updates on them.
And new announcements too
graceful bridge
Ah
river veldt
yeah like E3
river veldt
i don't understand these RTX versions of games like Portal and Half Life
thorny loom
i don't understand these RTX versions of games like Portal and Half Life
It’s essentially the closest you can to an official remaster
dire gate
Don't worry, it's not like it will delay HL 3 or Portal 3
gaunt marten
I agree that they don't look better
Slapping on the newest technology doesn't improve graphics — you need an artist to ensure everything fits holistically
river veldt
to me they look like those bad Unreal Engine Mario games
gaunt marten
That's exactly what it is
The person introducing the new technology doesn't have an artist's eye and expertise regarding what looks good. They just know this technology can make for good looking products
visual hill
i think they look worse
whoa, I disagree
RT visuals look a lot more "correct" so to speak
sacred grove
Reflections are more correct. But not everything needs a reflective surface
visual hill
that's the job of the artist, so far the HL2 preview looks grounded about that
Portal RTX was a bit shiny at times but it depends on the level, some of them are pretty close in terms of art direction
also remember that the original game can skew your perception of materials, they were often not shiny enough due to technical limitations
a lot of games from that era looked too dull as a result, and we took that for granted
quiet swift
https://www.gematsu.com/2023/08/command-conquer-legions-announced-for-ios-android god fucking damnit
visual hill
https://www.gematsu.com/2023/08/command-conquer-legions-announced-for-ios-androi...
It's not good, it doesn't look good.
dire gate
"We release a new game from the famous franchise"
"Great great"
"mobile"
"fuck you"
green fulcrum
"Do YoU gUYs NoT haVe PhoNEs???"
dire gate
It's not even western-only problem, the well-known Japanese game series "Atelier series" has recently announced their newest mainline game and it is a mobile game
I saw fans panicking on internet in real time
white phoenix
it's funny and sad how the phrase "mobile game" just instantly deflates any real hype a game has
dire gate
I mean it's not inherently bad
slim thorn
for a few genres
wind stump
NieR Reincarnation is both the third canon NieR game and a mobile game
but
exception rather than rule
Yoko Taro is legally insane
dire gate
It's more like the whole thing is a bad idea if people are waiting for a full-scale new mainline game in the franchise
And they just drop fucking mobile game
slim thorn
yep, for many genres mobile just cannot do "full scale" on a tiny screen with none of the usual controls
puzzle games and narrative choice games are probably the only genres I play where it would be a non-issue (unless it's android-exclusive)
dire gate
Or Pokemon Go
slim thorn
I'm definitely not qualified to judge that
hidden cypress
Elder scrolls blades
gaunt marten
Just use a bluetooth controller
Pretty much every modern controller uses bluetooth nowadays
slim thorn
well, sure, but if we're connecting external devices to the phone, why not use a PC to actually run the game while we're at it
gaunt marten
Because a PC is much less convenient to carry around
random steppe
Yeah the problem is that, even if you have the option to use a controller, the game will be designed to be able to play with the touchscreen, as such the amount of complexity going into the controls will be severely limited
slim thorn
I'm imagining a laptop like the one I'm using
random steppe
With a few exceptions
gaunt marten
That's why games should be designed with controllers in mind
slim thorn
I don't think a phone plus a controller would be any easier than a laptop
gaunt marten
Well I have no idea how small your laptop is but my controller can fit in a headphone bag
random steppe
I mean the Switch is essentially a phone with a controller you attach on the sides, it's not that foreign as a concept
gaunt marten
Yeah
slim thorn
true, but the Switch is a single object, much easier to carry
random steppe
Except that they actually develop good games for it
Unlike for phones
But the idea is the same
gaunt marten
There are attachments that turn a phone and a controller into a single object
dire gate
Well I mean Switch you can automatically assume everyone will have a controller
Phone you can't
gaunt marten
(Just like how you can disconnect the controllers from the switch)
slim thorn
and the Switch screen is way bigger than my phone screen
random steppe
Yeah which is why the games are more worthwhile
gaunt marten
The screen difference is relevant, but a lot of people play phone games even with a small screen.
slim thorn
right, they play phone games
random steppe
I mean, I would have to be in dire situations to be caught playing games on my phone with a controller, it sounds pretty miserable, but if it's what you have access to I'm sure you can have an okay time with the right game
slim thorn
not new installments of franchises that were normally complex shooters or platformers or some other genre that the fanbase instantly loses interest in the moment they hear it's a mobile game
random steppe
Like, booting up Genshin Impact on a phone with a controler I'm sure you could do much worse.
dapper cedar
https://youtu.be/aM_gzfAMdNs
I’d say this looks truer to the spirit of the original HL2 than the Portal one did
random steppe
True, emulators are a thing
gaunt marten
Please give me full games on my phone
slim thorn
how big is your phone
gaunt marten
Like this big
random steppe
lol
gaunt marten
I would take a picture of it but
random steppe
That said, it's usually an uphill battle to get controllers to work right on PC emulators so I can't even think what a pain it must be on phone emulators
gaunt marten
They're about the same
slim thorn
actually it's usually effortless for me
gaunt marten
It's literally the same software
slim thorn
these days I emulate almost everything that lacks a Steam release, even if I technically own the console around here somewhere, because it's just easier to play on the same device I do everything else on
gaunt marten
Other objects for scale. The phone is about the same width as the calculator and the same height as the calculator plus pen.
slim thorn
that does sound much bigger than my phone
young creek
who is hyped for gamescon
gaunt marten
Captainmario
little badger
Here we go
fresh bane
https://www.pcgamer.com/konami-confuses-things-further-now-says-metal-gear-solid...
You'll take what you get and be thankful.
first time I agree with a videogame journalist writer
little badger
fresh bane
It makes me sad to see some of the new ''Konami fans'' have that opinion especially with Silent Hill's new stuff, everytime I see anyone say something negative about stuff like SH2R or be on the fence about it there's always at least one person saying ''at least be thankful we are getting anything'' as if that means anything at all
white phoenix
konami is a social experiment
little badger
@graceful bridge @mossy flume it happened again! Someone invaded the stage!
quiet swift
Off to a good start
white phoenix
whoa what
graceful bridge
ugh
white phoenix
hey it's todd
mossy flume
<@129646994053398528> <@98605232707080192> it happened again! Someone invaded th...
Yikes
Did he steal the mic to sprew random bullshit?
They clearly have security problems, I thought they would’ve fixed that after the first time. That’s a major security incident. 
graceful bridge
Once is a security flaw. Twice and I start to wonder if they were a plant to drum up publicity for the event.
white phoenix
did geoff organize this one too?
cause gamescom was a thing long before summer games fest
fresh bane
Unfortunate that it happened again with Geoff just at the start
fresh bane
he's super professional and chill and it's such an awkward and shitty way to start a showcase 
you can hear how disappointed he was
Worst part is I'm sure this guy was copying the stupid kid from last time especially mentioning Bill Clinton
Copycats everywhere
graceful bridge
"Based on Journey to the West"
Oh, so it's another Dragonball Z game.
heady bridge
I mean at this point I am so tired and cynical with this industry it makes me wonder if Geoff planned for it to happen
fresh bane
Oh are they showing more of the wukong game?
white phoenix
yeah it's coming out in summer 2024
young creek
you can actually be a monkey in this game
fresh bane
I never thought it'd come out at all, I remember following the videos about it from years back
Hope it lives up to the hype
young creek
eww
white phoenix
that's the Monkey King for you
young creek
they shouldnt let kids play games like killing floor 3 its so violent
young creek
this isnt a video game
graceful bridge
closes video
river veldt
i think a lot of stuff is based off Journey to the West
graceful bridge
Not interested in Snyder's movie
river veldt
i should give it a read some time
fresh bane
''wow, what a great crowd''
SILENCE
river veldt
any neat things announced yet
quiet swift
Did he steal the mic to sprew random bullshit?
He saw it coming and turned away so they weren't able to steal the mic, they tried to lean in to be heard but only one word out of five was audible
quiet swift
any neat things announced yet
river veldt
hmm
random steppe
I feel like that this movie is a recipe for disaster.
slim thorn
i should give it a read some time
it's been on my "why have I not read this" list for a loooooooong time
river veldt
that Zach Snyder certainly makes movies
random steppe
I'll give it a shot
graceful bridge
it's been on my "why have I not read this" list for a loooooooong time
Turns out, it's because it's very expensive.
random steppe
And with a shot I mean I'll read rotten tomatoes and watch it if it rates well
young creek
they have harry potter hippogryphs
and the very recognizable narrator I dont know the name of
quiet swift
And Goro from Mortal Kombat!
quiet swift
and the very recognizable narrator I dont know the name of
I want to say that they were in either Harry Potter or MCU somewhere
graceful bridge
Yeah, this film looks incredibly overproduced.
graceful bridge
and the very recognizable narrator I dont know the name of
He was Odin in the Thor movies. Anthony Hopkins.
graceful bridge
Also, Hannibal Lechter
little badger
Horse!
random steppe
This does look good tho
young creek
is this assasins creed
random steppe
That horse control
quiet swift
is this assasins creed
There's a tower in the distance, so probably
young creek
new feature: pick up animals
random steppe
This looks like if AC was actually made by people with any ambition or passion for games
quiet swift
Grand Theft: Cart
white phoenix
lol ac wishes it could look like that
young creek
holy smokes I got a marvel snap drop
little badger
I'm so hyped for this and I don't even know the name
Crimson something.
green fulcrum
What did I miss? I didn't know this was a thing.
random steppe
What the fuck how does this keep getting better?
young creek
nice tears of the kingdom shots here
young creek
finally, ice t
random steppe
Pls no
quiet swift
I saw no desert, false advertising
graceful bridge
Ice T in Payday 3
little badger
I saw no desert, false advertising
But there were horses.
random steppe
The classic "One game made a thing that paid off, we all have to copy it without putting any thoughts into why it worked"
The gaming industry special
young creek
here we go baby assasins creed
little badger
Assassins creed.
random steppe
Oh this is cruel, putting this after Crimson Desert footage
green fulcrum
AKA: the game that had #1032716748887179434 at each other's throats for a few hours the other day.
young creek
is the lore of this game still that you're some guy thats asleep in the back of a trunk and hes dreaming that hes in egypt
random steppe
I mean it looks okay, I just can't keep doing this with Ubisoft, hope it does well if they don't have any lootboxes at least
if they do I hope it bombs
graceful bridge
Yeah, I don't trust Ubisoft at all
fresh bane
Pretty sure that other day 99% of us were on the same page
I can't bother with AC anymore even though I was huge into it when I was a kid
I haven't cared since Syndicate and I sure as hell am not starting to care again now
random steppe
AC games aren't bad to be clear, they are in fact very good, they are just unambitious and for a player that wants a game that will keep the busy for a very long time, even if not all that time will be spent to do super engaging content.
For older people with limited time for playing, that tends to be a deal breaker
young creek
they have a lot of loan words
little badger
AC games aren't bad to be clear, they are in fact very good, they are just unamb...
Is there any games you’ve seen so far that you’ll be getting.
random steppe
Crimson Desert if it's half as good as it looked, I want it
young creek
this translator has a tshirt with that really funny old Tekken face
graceful bridge
Wow, YouTube
little badger
Is that what it said for you?
graceful bridge
Yeah
little badger
Wow
green fulcrum
slim thorn
I played AC1, all three 2s, and 3, but had completely lost interest in the stale formula by that point and have never played any of the later ones
green fulcrum
"Going somewhere?"
"YYYYESS!"
slim thorn
I should probably ask for a summary of this stream when it's over, how long is it meant to go on?
random steppe
That "osserva" was actually pretty good, no weird accent, impressive.
graceful bridge
I should probably ask for a summary of this stream when it's over, how long is i...
Honestly, I've not seen anything that's interesting to me so far. 
green fulcrum
...That walk cycle is ripped straight out of Splatoon...
graceful bridge
... why did that fish turn into a rocket
slim thorn
well, yeah, every game announcements stream these days has 0-1 games I care about, but I should at least do a cursory check that it's 0
little badger
I should probably ask for a summary of this stream when it's over, how long is i...
2 hours
slim thorn
oh lord
thorny loom
Cause its a flying fish masque
slim thorn
thank you all for watching it for me
green fulcrum
... why did that fish turn into a rocket
Tekken is...weird.
graceful bridge
CoD: MW3
young creek
Is Modern Warfare 3 coming to Nintendo Switch I might try it
thorny loom
Let me know if an RTS game or something crazy gets announced
random steppe
I'm watching until they show Silksong, after I'll probably go
(the joke is that they wont)
young creek
Ye Hollow Knight will be here for sure..
hidden cypress
Is infinity ward really making a cod game 2 years in a row?
thorny loom
CoD: MW3
The one time i might try it out since the zombies mode actually looks interesting
young creek
remember last year when they said it would come out by summer 23
thorny loom
Is infinity ward really making a cod game 2 years in a row?
Yes and no
hidden cypress
Is mw3 being made by one of the other devs?
thorny loom
Infinity ward is doing the campaign and multiplayer. Sledgehammer is doing the zombies mode
little badger
Is infinity ward really making a cod game 2 years in a row?
Sledgehammer is the main dev infinity ward is helping.
random steppe
She is doing an amazing job looking excited about the most COD plot in existence
green fulcrum
"Cold and calculated", name a more iconic cliched duo for describing a villain.
random steppe
"This group wants to blow shit up, but your team will stop them"
thorny loom
Remember. No russian
little badger
Infinity ward is doing the campaign and multiplayer. Sledgehammer is doing the z...
Treyarch is doing zombies.
They confirmed it
thorny loom
Thats cool
little badger
hidden cypress
Oh snap all 3 teams are working on 1?
young creek
bro someone just wrote call of dorkie in the chat that cracked me up
green fulcrum
Yawns
gaunt marten
thorny loom
I liked how they modernized the plot at least. This time including 3d printed firearms
green fulcrum
Aren't 3D printed firearms useless for actual combat though? I thought they blew up after the first bullet.
hidden cypress
The plastikov survived multiple rounds being fired
thorny loom
Aren't 3D printed firearms useless for actual combat though? I thought they blew...
General combat yes.
hidden cypress
A lot of things are useless for actual combat
green fulcrum
Aim for center of mass, not the head. 
hidden cypress
Then dead check
gaunt marten
In a lot of situations you need only one bullet
thorny loom
green fulcrum
That is also not how you clear a room, Goddamnit
graceful bridge
It's MW, it's always been ridiculous.
hidden cypress
Entire US infantry still plays it tho
hidden cypress
Since doing MOUT training is literally impossible to schedule
graceful bridge
This is why I suck at FPSes, I can't even see half of what this guy is shooting at.
random steppe
Yeah this isn't a Rainbow Six game
Realism isn't a priority ever
My assumption if you set up the ambush and engaged in your own terms, if you end up with bullets flying at you and you entering an hatch in a hurry, you fucked up something fierce.
green fulcrum
Don't use f*cking laser sights in the darkness! THE ENEMY WILL SEE THEM.
graceful bridge
Ah yes, stand right next to the breaching charge
young creek
playing an fps on a phone sounds awful
green fulcrum
And don't f*cking stand that close to explosives, Goddamnit! Even small ones! Do you know what a shockwave is? Do you know what concussive force is?!
What an absolutely laughable combat team. 
hidden cypress
Ah yes, stand right next to the breaching charge
You'd be surprised how close we really stand
white phoenix
"Cold and calculated", name a more ~~iconic~~ cliched duo for describing a villa...
i will not stand for this makarov slander
green fulcrum
You'd be surprised how close we really stand
And you guys are nuts
You're not supposed to do that
hidden cypress
Bruh literally tip of the spear
thorny loom
Lmao
gaunt marten
Put the breaching charge in your teeth to really control the direction
hidden cypress
Facts
thorny loom
To fair the human eye can only see 30 fps
hidden cypress
Put on the explosive blanket and stand direct front to the charge
random steppe
This looked fun, I'm curious to see how it will revirew
white phoenix
mw19's campaign was way more grounded in realism though, and I was disappointed with how mw2's campaign was in that regard
it asked questions about morality and ethics, while mw2 felt way more like just an action movie
I liked the characters though
hidden cypress
Mw1 campaign had some sick moments
river veldt
An umbrella, really? <:ppenk:681838745611141137>
there's a umbrella weapon in Splatoon it's really cool
graceful bridge
Oh, a Granblue game
hidden cypress
Piccadilly is a insane mission
green fulcrum
Finally, something that looks cool
random steppe
Man, so many made up terms
river veldt
are you guys watching on Twitch or YouTube
graceful bridge
YT
white phoenix
Piccadilly is a insane mission
yeah, and the amount of stuff that you can do in that mission too, like the different buildings
river veldt
could i get a link 🥺
graceful bridge
young creek
its out today?!
river veldt
Celestia bless you Masque 🙏🙏🙏
little badger
its out today?!
river veldt
hello Gina Tores
random steppe
As always, there is zero difference between the trailer of a 10/10 JRPG and a 5/10 JRPG
There is really no way of telling short of investing a few dozens hours into it
random steppe
Skillup says it's okay dumb fun, so I'll probably play it. (Immortals of Avium)
Not now, too many good games out in a short time, but probably around october I'll give it an install
young creek
river veldt
thank you artiks
graceful bridge
clicks Twitch link
unskippable ad
young creek
im just waiting for honkay star rail dlc
gaunt marten
You should block ads on twitch
river veldt
do you think Mario will be here
green fulcrum
*clicks Twitch link*
*unskippable ad*
30 seconds too. 😭
young creek
Maybe
graceful bridge
You should block ads on twitch
I've got uBlock origin installed, I don't know what else I'm supposed to use.
gaunt marten
Oh uh
green fulcrum
Same
young creek
twitch is really good at beating ablockers
gaunt marten
Turn on
uBlock filters – Unbreak
graceful bridge
I saw a wolfboy
drifting tendon
I believe it's pretty much part of the stream itself these days so you can't block it without blocking the stream.
gaunt marten
Hmm
young creek
YO
gaunt marten
That's true, but I would rather turn the stream off when an ad is playing
river veldt
aniem
young creek
HONKAI STAR RAIL DLC FINALLY
little badger
@wind stump
graceful bridge
What even is this game
river veldt
is it like mahjong with anime
green fulcrum
I thought it was Genshin at first
young creek
wtf
white phoenix
what, honkai?
young creek
How was I supposed to read that
graceful bridge
what, honkai?
Yeah
young creek
it was on screen for 0,4 seconds
white phoenix
it's a turn based gacha jrpg in the veins of persona
by the same guys who made genshin
river veldt
Genshin
graceful bridge
gacha
Oof
river veldt
i keep hering "hoyoverse" as poyoverse and i get excited for Kirby
green fulcrum
The Twitch chat must be raging super hard now, lol. (Idk, I shrunk it down immediately, I hate seeing it.)
young creek
I know these characters from profile pictures
green fulcrum
This is Genshin. Has to be
river veldt
yeah Geoff just said it was
young creek
Ye ive seen Paimon
graceful bridge
Yeah, he mentioned Genshin
white phoenix
I know these characters from profile pictures
lol mood
young creek
Northernlion said this was bad so Im not giving it a chance
white phoenix
at this point, if you just want to draw a random anime character, just choose a genshin character
their designs are great anyway
green fulcrum
Dark Souls but on steroids
river veldt
i trust NorthernLion with my life
random steppe
Try 2 for Lords of the fallen
Will this be shit like the 2014 Lords of the Fallen?
young creek
We'll just have to dare to believe, Genryu
random steppe
Looks a bit better to be fair
green fulcrum
Sonic!
river veldt
THAT WAS SUCH A TONAL WHIPLASH 😭😭😭
young creek
I went to get a drink is this sonic mania 2
river veldt
yeah
river veldt
because i enjoy lying to you
young creek
river veldt
im sorry i lied
graceful bridge
Sonic Frontiers update
random steppe
DLC?
little badger
fresh bane
I'm hanging on to the other side
young creek
Is this the Sonic game that was open zone
graceful bridge
Why is Sonic a super saiyan?
river veldt
dlc
fresh bane
I'm not watching this so I guess I'll find out what the DLC is later
river veldt
why are his eyes blue aren't Super Sonic's eyes red
green fulcrum
Sonic just went even further, lol
young creek
Thats us, the fans
green fulcrum
why are his eyes blue aren't Super Sonic's eyes red
Because he went super while Super.
river veldt
...huh
young creek
yooooo its Link
river veldt
thank you applause
green fulcrum
Lol
river veldt
i shoukdnt make fun of her English is probably her second language
young creek
Yeah its in Germany
green fulcrum
Her English is great, the line was just funny
hidden cypress
do you think Mario will be here
If wonder had more gameplay shown off that would be sick, prolly just gonna be in a nintedo direct tho
wind stump
I thought it was Genshin at first
Same devs/engine
Even the UI is lifted straight from Genshin
random steppe
Or right, they will definitely show Soulframe right?
young creek
they better show the Elden Ring DLC
river veldt
If wonder had more gameplay shown off that would be sick, prolly just gonna be i...
next direct will probably be September
young creek
its called shadow of the erd tree because you can fight malenia and morgok at the same time
hidden cypress
Noice
river veldt
submarine game
random steppe
This looks like a pretty good game
graceful bridge
noep
river veldt
i thought it was a Campo Santo game for some reason
oh Campo Santo was acquired by Valve
young creek
I like her outfit
random steppe
Listen, this game looks awesome and all, but I'm sorry, releasing a game now is just a terrible idea.
graceful bridge
?
random steppe
Sandwiched between BG3, Armored Core 6, and Starfield
little badger
graceful bridge
Ah
random steppe
I want to play this but it'll have to go in wishlist
river veldt
what if Silksong is shown
random steppe
Silksong is the one game if it releases right now it might mean I'll have to postpone Armored Core 6 for it
gaunt marten
I'd buy it right now
young creek
would you guys agree that Silksong is the most highly anticipated indie game ever
random steppe
Is this a motherfucking strand type game
gaunt marten
No there's Deltarune
river veldt
STRAND TYPE GAMES RISE UP
little badger
The crew yay 
gaunt marten
Same
young creek
When is Silksong being added to archipelago
river veldt
i didn't like Hollow Knight so im more excited for Deltarune i guess
gaunt marten
hedidn'tlaugh
river veldt
im sorry ive tried playing Hollow Knight like 5 different times now and i just cant get into it :(
random steppe
I played chapter 1 of Deltarune but my goldfish brain forgot literally everything about it by the time chapter 2 came out so now I'll just probably wait for it all to be out instead
gaunt marten
Yeah I'm just waiting for every chapter of Deltarune to come out
river veldt
the next 3 are supposed to come out simultaneously and then there are 2 more after that iirc
random steppe
The rework is promising
little badger
Cyberpunk time
quiet swift
random steppe
I think that was an hack on a nearby car
graceful bridge
Yes, but the command was "self destruct"
random steppe
Yeah I assume it wouldn't be a feature of the car, but more something you do to it to make it explode that wasn't intended to happen
river veldt
"Phantom Liberty" sounds like a Metal Gear Solid game
gaunt marten
"Turn off the limiter on battery heat" is a self destruct button
graceful bridge
"Turn off the limiter on battery heat" is a self destruct button
That's more of a "catch on fire" command rather than an "explode" command.
Mostly I'm just making fun of it.
random steppe
Or maybe it's actually just the real future and Tesla implemented the only way to stop their AI when they decide to "park"
white phoenix
the hacker device command might call it self destruct, but what it actually sends is probably some overheating thing
river veldt
i liked her dress it was pretty
slim thorn
Sandwiched between BG3, Armored Core 6, and Starfield
considering I have no interest in these three... what is this new game you speak of?
river veldt
submarine game
random steppe
It was Fort Solis, seems like a horror-ish sci-fi narrative driven game
river veldt
chainsmokers
random steppe
The submarine game also looked good
river veldt
they shouldn't smoke it's bad for you
gaunt marten
Twitation needed
slim thorn
oh, looks like the Fort Solis review embargo was literally this stream
and they're all mixed
river veldt
Twitation needed
you'll get tar in your lungs and also lung cancer
quiet swift
Isn't this the game that was linked here by kickstarter or whatever that was
gaunt marten
True but I'll be smoking a metal chain
gaunt marten
river veldt
yeah
gaunt marten
graceful bridge
Why is the background random purple particle effects
river veldt
nether portal
graceful bridge
It's incredibly distracting
random steppe
Last Epoch looks really good
white phoenix
did phil really come all this way just for that
river veldt
you look really good
random steppe
It's definitely a valid competitor to PoE
river veldt
what is PoE
random steppe
Path of Exile
random steppe
Well it's not quite a valid competitor yet, but it's getting there
graceful bridge
Looks like a Diablo-like
random steppe
Simpler than POE so if you aren't quite as insane as POE players and hate Blizzard (understandably) Last Epoch is a decent middle ground
little badger
Looks good.
little badger
river veldt
i don't want to be one of those "all AAA games are the same" but all these games are starting to blend together for me
this man is so hyper i love it
little badger
the greatest game dev ever made
What level are you in snap?
green fulcrum
I may check Last Epoch out at least
little badger
Oh right.
graceful bridge
Me neither, but apparently I just got a Twitch Drop for it
random steppe
It's currently in early access but getting a lot of acclaim
graceful bridge
It's a card game
young creek
its hearthstone but marvel characters
graceful bridge
SQUIRREL GIRL
river veldt
OMG SQUIRREL GIRL
green fulcrum
Squirrel Girl, wtf?
river veldt
xbahx
graceful bridge
wait is that the name of that magical girl
Yeah, Squirrel Girl is a Marvel character whose superpower is that ... she can command squirrels.
That's it. And yet, somehow she always manages to defeat the villains.
It's a bit of a joke character, but it's fun.
random steppe
Can't fucking wait for this game.
green fulcrum
She's apparently canonically the strongest character in Marvel.
river veldt
i dont have a squirrel emoji so the chipmunk will have to do
random steppe
It's in 3 days
little badger
It's in 3 days
There’s a trophy where you have to earn an S rank in all missions.
river veldt
let's just say that if Squirrel Girl was in the MCU she could have defeated Thanos singlehandedly
this song doesn't really fit i feel
green fulcrum
It realy doesn't
quiet swift
random steppe
I liked that trailer quite a bit
river veldt
ED
little badger
river veldt
is MKI coming to Switch or do they hate me
light gate
The Switch might not be able to handle it.
random steppe
The coreography was great and the music was pretty hype, I'm pretty sure warheaven is some live service bullshit tho so I probably wont care
light gate
They'd have to reduce the graphics quite a lot.
river veldt
oh yeah def
little badger
They'd have to reduce the graphics quite a lot.
Would also overheat.
slim thorn
ok I have to ask what game I missed that had Squirrel Girl in it
light gate
No it wouldn't overheat.
river veldt
ok I have to ask what game I missed that had Squirrel Girl in it
Marvel Snap
slim thorn
oh the card game
little badger
river veldt
i don't care about any of these people where's Johnny
white phoenix
pretty cool to see that ed boon is still working with mortal kombat after all these years
river veldt
JOHNNY
little badger
pretty cool to see that ed boon is still working with mortal kombat after all th...
He will be 60 next year
river veldt
ouchies
quiet swift
Some of these animations feel stiff
young creek
he he
white phoenix
netherrealm probably has the best facial animations in the business though
for some reason
little badger
netherrealm probably has the best facial animations in the business though
Any games you’ve seen that you are getting?
white phoenix
no
light gate
Is this CIV but with a focus on CIV management?
green fulcrum
Are those visual glitches happening to anyone else on the Twitch stream?
river veldt
im probably going to get MK1 for my Switch
river veldt
Are those visual glitches happening to anyone else on the Twitch stream?
sometimes yeah
white phoenix
Any games you’ve seen that you are getting?
actually, it's a maybe for mw3 purely for its campaign
green fulcrum
Blizzard...
white phoenix
lol out of all these games
quiet swift
little badger
actually, it's a maybe for mw3 purely for its campaign
What about zombies
light gate
"Blizzard"
teal cliff
the zombies seems fun.
light gate
Time to tune out.
white phoenix
I never played zombies
little badger
It’s fun.
hidden cypress
Zombies is fun af honestly
young creek
good trailer
little badger
random steppe
Agreed
young creek
He almost said see you pretty funny
quiet swift
The game's not in the bst spots at the moment but based on some recent news it does seem like they're taking in a lot of community feedback and are working on it. To be seen how much gets into s2
white phoenix
the downfall of blizzard in a span of half of decade has been a journey to watch
light gate
"Friendship?" 
little badger
