Random Gaming Talk Thread

[Bebpo]

Eh, fuck that I want chairs on a rotor arm to move you around like those circle pod racers.

[Coax]

https://twitter.com/felipepepe/status/1348987392691109889

[chronovore]

http://twitter.com/pushmatrix/status/1348997299658227713

https://twitter.com/Retrogamebrews/status/1346142588143853571

[Rahxephon91]

Speaking of VR.

Got Rez VR for the Quest 2. Gonna get some nice and legal weed and have a good Weekend.

[BIONIC]

The arcade stick chair....you sit on the floor to play games. Do these fucks not remember being kids?

You stick ‘em yer bum, bruv 

[Don Rumata]

The arcade stick chair....you sit on the floor to play games. Do these fucks not remember being kids?

You stick ‘em yer bum, bruv 

Yeah, like when we were kids.

[paprikastaude]

Resident Evil news stream on the 21st. 

[paprikastaude]

Resident Evil 8: Waifu-Age

https://twitter.com/TheSphereHunter/status/1349751689281060864

https://twitter.com/OhYeaMrKrabs1/status/1350194811995881472

[Nintex]

Capcom has amazing character artists, those renders just keep getting better and better

[Nintex]

Holy fuck, I don't think we appreciate just how fucked software development is right now. Today I decided to update my BIOS, because last week Gigabyte dropped a new BIOS update and I've been running on an unstable beta BIOS since the Ryzen 5000 launch.
By now I figured it would be safe. BIOS update went well, system rebooted but something was off.... my CPU fans had stopped spinning and the AIO pump had stopped too 

Gigabyte software is kinda messy, so first I figured that perhaps I needed to update the Aorus Engine which controls the fan speeds and pump in Windows. I noticed that the fans would start when I booted but stopped in Windows, so that made sense.
I installed another CPU temp monitor... 50 C... ok, that's doable. Let's update the Aorus Engine.

It took 30 minutes.... and every minute the CPU went up 1 C... as a sort of ticking timebomb. Phew, that's done. Rebooted the PC and... nothing. No spinning, CPU idle at 60 C by now.
Oof yikes, this was getting dangerous. When your CPU hits 120+ C it's bye bye and you better start calling the fire brigade.

Removed the panels put it on its side, Loaded up the BIOS. CPU FAN FAILURE..... ooh shit. SYS FAN failure... oooooooh shit...
Manual controls didn't work, removing some HDD's and other devices to save some power didn't work.... CPU idle at 80C... 90C.... 100C.... FUCK

Pulled out an old 10 year old university laptop, downloaded another BIOS and put in on an USB. Apparently they had pulled this one but not for every region. 
Some guy on Tweaktown has access to pretty much all Gigabyte BIOS versions and beta's. As I knew F10 was also broken and I had just tried F11... F11p seemed to be the best fit.

But stressing the CPU too much without cooling would obviously melt it....
Removed the panels, put 2 fans next to the PC. Opened all the windows, turned off any heating in the room. Ambient temperature 5 C... ok, let's do this.

Flashed it... took forever... PC rebooted, update bar slowly filled up... no CPU fan activity. Update done, another reboot.
bzzzzuuuuwwwwwmmmmmm. Back in business with a more stable BIOS and a mild heart attack.

[MMaRsu]

Random Youtube Comment wisdom

"A good game is designed to be fun and paced in a way to leave you satisfied, and nearly faultless as you replay it years later.
You must grow your tastes, go through every acclaimed game of the past three decades. Only then can you even begin to call yourself a 'gamer'."

[Mr Gilhaney]

[The Sceneman]

Re: tall vampire hat lady in Resident Evil Village

Wasn't the "big-cheese" of the village in Re4 also an extremely large humanoid? Wonder if theres any connection (I know he wasn't a vampire, just a special kind of los plagas infectee). Just saying theres some precedent here.



The vampire lady character design is brilliant and I'm on the hype train

[chronovore]

http://twitter.com/girlfromcanada/status/1350157102245957632

[Nintex]

I never got that flex, some of my favorite game characters are female characters

[Great Rumbler]

I play as a female character in every game that gives me that option.

[team filler]

 

[bork]

https://twitter.com/_XboxNews/status/1350853184357543936

Spoiler

[close]

[Bebpo]

Still not sure whether Itagaki is actually a good game director or if just got lucky once with NG/NG:B and even failed a bit trying to just iterate on it with NG2.

[Don Rumata]

Still not sure whether Itagaki is actually a good game director or if just got lucky once with NG/NG:B and even failed a bit trying to just iterate on it with NG2.

NG2 just lacked polish, which NG1 also did, which is why we got Black.

[naff]

Still not sure whether Itagaki is actually a good game director or if just got lucky once with NG/NG:B and even failed a bit trying to just iterate on it with NG2.

was wondering what the hell he's done except the turd devil's third the last ten years and yeah. just that. he's listed as "supreme advisor" on an upcoming samurai jack game lol

[BIONIC]

Devil’s Third is good 

[EchoRin]

I'm shocked. Figured he was on his way to living a more quiet life smoking and drinking in the background and not building a new studio. I wasn't even aware he left Valhalla Games in 2017  .

Expanding on that tweet:

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/01/dead-or-alive-and-modern-ninja-gaiden-creator-tomonobu-itagaki-establishes-itagaki-games

The article also contains the interview that Itagaki posted on Facebook.

edit: Also, wtf? Gematsu is all just one person now (looking at the "about us")?  I mean I don't remember the history of the site, but hmm. More power to the one guy though if he's all solo over there.

[Don Rumata]

Most artists got though life creating nothing of real note, so having made the (arguably) best action game of all time should be enough to be satisfied. 

[Bebpo]

Still not sure whether Itagaki is actually a good game director or if just got lucky once with NG/NG:B and even failed a bit trying to just iterate on it with NG2.

NG2 just lacked polish, which NG1 also did, which is why we got Black.

Eh, I like NG2 but I think it's a worse game for the most part. The dismemberment stuff is fun, but I remember the levels being pretty sucky and a lot of crap bosses compared to NG1/NG:B.

[Don Rumata]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

[paprikastaude]

Ninja Gaiden DS was also really good. And didn't people like DoA for the gameplay too?

Either way, the guy seems more and more like a Denis Dyack situation of scamming himself through random fundings without ever delivering anything again.

[MMaRsu]

When did Denis Dyack ever make a good game?

[Pissy F Benny]

too human was a classic

spoiler (click to show/hide)

probably means that gamecube horror game that people liked

[close]

[MMaRsu]

Not even on the same level as ngb and 2

[demi]

DDSTranslation is working on GameFreak's SNES game! Looks great

https://twitter.com/DDSTranslation/status/1350962194796728322

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bushi-seiryuuden/

[Joe Molotov]

Devil's Fourth, Xbox Exclusive!

[paprikastaude]

huh

https://twitter.com/SwordOrWhip/status/1351247994612572160

[naff]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

[naff]

watching doa2 ultimate vids. yeah, damn, this game ruled

[Don Rumata]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

Was it NG2 or Sigma 2, that added that you could just shoot the bow without aiming in FP?

[Clockwork5]

So just I got this handheld emulator and I have a question. Is Earthbound actually a good RPG or is it’s hype a product of its rarity and overzealous Nintendo fans?

[BIONIC]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

Was it NG2 or Sigma 2, that added that you could just shoot the bow without aiming in FP?

Sigma 1 actually.

[The Sceneman]

So just I got this handheld emulator and I have a question. Is Earthbound actually a good RPG or is it’s hype a product of its rarity and overzealous Nintendo fans?

Its biggest draw is the off-the-wall script and setting. The game itself is very basic. I love the writing myself, but it's not for everyone.

[Bebpo]

So just I got this handheld emulator and I have a question. Is Earthbound actually a good RPG or is it’s hype a product of its rarity and overzealous Nintendo fans?

Actually good.

That and Undertale were two similar games I thought would be overhyped, but both are fantastic even with the hype.

There's one spot in Earthbound that I still remember fondly.

I liked Mother 3 a lot too.

[tiesto]

So just I got this handheld emulator and I have a question. Is Earthbound actually a good RPG or is it’s hype a product of its rarity and overzealous Nintendo fans?

I bought the game when it first came out and dropped it, it felt super dated at the time compared to its contemporaries (CT, Lufia 2)... then went back and replayed back in 2007. If you like surreal humor and charm, well Earthbound definitely has it. But the gameplay was dated even back then, with weird balance issues and some super long and confusing dungeons. The final boss is really awesome, though.

I liked Mother 3 much more, the story was more poignant and gameplay more polished. The original Mother (Earthbound Beginnings) is a grindfest lacking the charm of the others but an impressive (especially for NES) seamless overworld.

[naff]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

Was it NG2 or Sigma 2, that added that you could just shoot the bow without aiming in FP?

Sigma 1 actually.

is sigma 2 as bad as i hear? a bundled trilogy is meant to be coming to ps4 and switch in march

[Nintex]

So just I got this handheld emulator and I have a question. Is Earthbound actually a good RPG or is it’s hype a product of its rarity and overzealous Nintendo fans?

Ask yourself do you want to murder a New Age Retro Hippie with a yoyo?

[BIONIC]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

Was it NG2 or Sigma 2, that added that you could just shoot the bow without aiming in FP?

Sigma 1 actually.

is sigma 2 as bad as i hear? a bundled trilogy is meant to be coming to ps4 and switch in march

In a vacuum Sigma 2 is fucking awesome. It’s what I first played, and had a really good time.

Then I played the OG and realized how much of a joke it was.

They completely gutted the enemy encounters (numbers and health), how projectiles work (no bow or Shiruken UTs), no more blood and gore, and they “streamlined” the level-design to oblivion.

The shit they added was mostly awful. A shitty slow cannon for Ryu. The female characters and their levels are just not that fun. And the co-op mode they added is basically unbeatable without exploits.

Only good change I can think of is being able to strafe while aiming the bow, but since the bow is nerfed to being useless, that’s not saying much.

On the other hand, I personally prefer Sigma 1 to Black. They cut out most of the dumb and unfun tedium from the levels, the graphics look nice in proper HD, being able to shoot the bow without aiming is a god send, and the ability to use items using the d-pad is a nice QoL change.

[Don Rumata]

I agree it's worse, but i think it's mostly due to lack of polish, as i said.
The dismemberment mechanic was great, i think a potential NG2 Black could've fixed most stuff.

Besides, i think the levels in NG1 weren'0t all that great, the platforming in those games is just bad, and all that fucking swimming. 

i hated the switch to bow aiming too. like souls, but even worse with no lock on aiming for projectiles iirc. i agree generally that ng 1 was great (don't think i ever got to play ng:b). i loved that and doa2 on og xbox. i haven't played them for a really long time though.

Was it NG2 or Sigma 2, that added that you could just shoot the bow without aiming in FP?

Sigma 1 actually.

is sigma 2 as bad as i hear? a bundled trilogy is meant to be coming to ps4 and switch in march

Not as fun as 2, but still fun, and it cut some stuff that, in my opinion, is better gone than not.

Also i enjoyed the coop mode a lot.   

[Rufus]

http://www.devgameclub.com/blog/2021/1/20/dgc-ep-245-vtm-bloodlines-bonus-interview-with-brian-mitsoda

DevGameClub recently played Bloodlines and now have Brian Mitsoda on. I have yet to listen to it, but thought I'd post it right away regardless.

[MMaRsu]

Hitman 3-CODEX

 





 

[naff]

mf looking like diglett

[Joe Molotov]

Bald Freddie Mercury has returned to life!

[MMaRsu]

A mix between flanders and heisenberg 🥲

Watching him trying to play Hitman 3 on the hardest difficulty is something else. Only 1 save per mission so yea he kinda fucked up cause hes never played a Hitman game before 🤣

[MMaRsu]

He actually finished the entire game in a 10 hour stream on hardest difficulty. No SA or even remotely close but haha cool that he finished it

[BisMarckie]

Pirating games is so cringe. 

[HardcoreRetro]

Come on... Sid Meier's Pirates is still a great game.

[Coax]

Cyber Shadow releasing in a few days, being published by the Shovel Knight studio and with music by their go-to composer. It seems more like an era-appropriate tribute without the same blend of modern gameplay touches which were part of what elevated games like Shovel Knight and The Messenger (or else what's been shown hasn't highlight such things). That said it's developed by just a single dev/artist which is cool. Will wait for player impressions I think.

[Don Rumata]

Come on... Sid Meier's Pirates is still a great game.

That dance minigame... 

[MMaRsu]

Pirating games is so cringe. 

Why? I wasnt gonna buy it full price anyway 🤷🏼‍♂️. Not even a lost sale

[Raist]

Come on... Sid Meier's Pirates is still a great game.

That dance minigame... 

That shit wasn't in the OG though.

[demi]

Cyber Shadow releasing in a few days, being published by the Shovel Knight studio and with music by their go-to composer. It seems more like an era-appropriate tribute without the same blend of modern gameplay touches which were part of what elevated games like Shovel Knight and The Messenger (or else what's been shown hasn't highlight such things). That said it's developed by just a single dev/artist which is cool. Will wait for player impressions I think.

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Why wait for impressions. Day one on gamepass #ad

[Don Rumata]

Come on... Sid Meier's Pirates is still a great game.

That dance minigame... 

That shit wasn't in the OG though.

True, i only played the remake (and loved it, except for that shit minigame).

[Bebpo]

I tried the Disgaea 6 demo. I hear it runs like total shit on Switch, like 20fps -_-;; and 30-60fps on PS4/PS5. Only tried it on PS5.

Skipped all the story stuff, so was just checking out the move to 3d. Total meh. Looks like ass like PS2 3d srpgs. Also on super quality mode it still runs like 20fps on PS5    That takes skill to pull that off on a game that looks like this. Guess they're supersampling or something. It does look clean.

At the end of the day, if you play this you'll probably just turn all the animations off and move speed on maximum and it'll pretty much look/play the same as 2d Disgea mostly. Seems like a lot of extra work for the team to jump to 3d and nothing really gained at all. I guess this is future proofing, but considering their sprites in D4/D5 were pretty good and future-proof they could've just kept re-using those.

Anyhow, guessing it'll bomb and N1 will be done with srpgs for good at this point. It's been what, 5 years since Disgaea 5? And they used to make a yearly srpg. At least their other stuff is pretty well received lately. Someone on Era said the second entry in their Etrian Odyssey style dungeon crawler that just came out is really good. I picked up the first one on a Switch sale and will try it one of these days.