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  1. the8thark

    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    Every game from the direct just so you have a list of them Venba - 2023 Goodbye World - November Have a Nice Death - 22 March Aka - 15 December Pepper Grinder - 2023 Coffee Talk - Episode 2 - 2023 One - 9 March Desta - 2023 A Space for the Unbound - 19 January Dordogne - 2023 Botany Manor -...
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    DLSS / FSR vs DRS - which do you prefer and why?

    DLSS - Deep Learning Super Sampling FSR - Fidelity Super Resolution DRS - Dynamic Resolution Scaling For many games, there is not enough hardware power or programming optimisation for a game to run 100% of the time at a stable frame rate. So a compromise needs to be made. We have a few...
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    What's Your Profile Picture?

    Healslime from Dragon Quest Heroes 2.
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    Industries you would like to see die out

    Workplace Unions (in their current form). The unions of today only care about profits, political lobbying and using violence and other methods of intimidation to get their own way. I would much rather see the unions of yesterday year (decades ago) return. Unions that actually cared about worker...
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    Disappointing Direct Sequels

    For me this goes to Master of Orion 3. The second game is legendary for how good it was. The 4th game is honestly not too bad. It is very playable and fun. However the 3rd game is really bad. So back that most people just stopped playing it and went back to 2 or moved on to 4 when it came out...
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    Spoiler General Screenshot Thread

    Whoopsie
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    post here and ill tell you which league of legends character you remind me of

    This is nice. Would be interesting to see who you think I relate to
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    Sony PS5 Price Increasing in Select Markets

    That is if you ignore Nintendo Switch sales. Also to even buy a PS5 these days it is either pay scalper prices or pay forced bundle prices at gamestop (or the store of your choice). Near impossible to purchase a PS5 and only a PS5 these days. Sony gaming is 100% US based these days. The US...
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    Favorite Boss Music?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bAxwhTzMvo The big story boss battle music. It just fits with the overall aesthetic of the game. Being dark and lonesome but also powerful based on the main character busing her ass to get the job done.
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    Atelier 25th Anniversary

    The Atelier series is 25 years old and has been celebrating it's 25th anniversary. Japan - https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/atelier25th/ North America - https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/atelier25th/ Europe - https://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/atelier25th/ So far we have had a couple of collaborations...
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    Are there any games you try to play annually?

    For me it is Classic DOOM. I try to run through the OG DOOM and DOOM 2 at least once a year. Just so I remember what the original is, because I have played a lot of mods and WADs.
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    What Game(s) Are You Playing at the Moment?

    Right now I am doing the Atelier games. Al 14 of them no Switc. Started with Rorona and now am up to Nelke. Only have Ryza/Ryza 2 to go. I enjoyed all of them. Heaps of fun. Totally glad I went down this rabbit hole.
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    People said the same for the WiiU DLC. I'm surprised Nintendo chose to top that here today.
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    Here are the games in the JP direct that did not make it to the English Directs.
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    The direct had something for everything. Lots of quality and quantity there. Those who hated on it (not mentioning any names) - I respectfully disagree with them. The direct was very good. The important thing to note with this direct - you can easily see Furukawa and co are looking at new...
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    What is the best Kirby copy ability?

    100% subjective. The best is your favourite. My favourite is the cutter. Great mid ranged weapon and combos very well at close range. It's only downside is it's not long ranged, but realistically, there's little need for very long ranged abilities in any Kirby game.
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    The Grandmaster Galaxy Effect

    Mario Galaxy 2 has the Grandmaster Galaxy. an easier (but still rather hard) and a brutal one hit death version. This is not the first or last game to do something like this . . . but what is this and why does it exist? Lets have a discussion. Many games seem to have this premise where 99% of...
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    Game design that never should have happened

    uhhh lootboxes?
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    Nintendo Rumors: Game Boy & GBC Games to be announced for NSO

    It seems you might have to wait till next year as Nintendo tends to update NSO once a year.
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    Video game pet peeves

    Grandmaster levels. The one or two levels at the end of the game that are 5000x harder than the rest of the game combined. Mostly all they do is block people 100%ing the game without serious grinding or serious skill. Way more than enough skill to easily beat the rest of the game. Super Mario...
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    Here is the list of everything we just saw in the direct. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak - 2022 Mario Party Superstars - 29 October Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars - 28 October Disco Elysium - Final Cut Hyrule Warriors - Age of Calamity - DLC - 29 October Chocobo GP - 2022 Kirby and the...
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    Games You Regret Passing Up (Pandemic edition)

    Maybe Fate Extella Umbral Star. Not the best game ever but now getting it for under $60 is near impossible.
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    What N64 game will you play first?

    Easily Mario 64. It's not the best but it shows what is capable with the old hardware and is a good starting point. Note well - all games N64 and earlier were designed with CRTs in mind. This equates to non square pixels. Thus you will never get a perfect output on modern display hardware. But...
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    Important for those who like physical carts
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    Every game announced at the recent Indie Direct. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - 2022 Toem - 2021 Loop Hero - 2021 Far: Changing Tides - 2022 Necrobarista: Final Pour - Now Garden Story - Now Boyfriend Dungeon - Now Axiom Verge 2 - Now Shovel Knight -Pocket Dungeon - 2021 Islanders: Console Edition -Now...
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    Do you trade in games?

    No. The most I have done is sell my NES/SNES/N64 collections entirely, decades after they stopped being relevant. The discs and carts do just sit in a box. One day I'll work out what I want to do with them.
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    "Overplaying" and the value of an initial playthrough

    I have not gone back to many games of recent as I just move on to new ones. Mind you, at that point I have played the game for 40+ hours and totally donw with it. The games I do come back to are ones with far too much content to do before burnout hits - Hyrule Warriors being one example...
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    Diablo II: Resurrected Release Date Revealed

    Honestly I really can not wait to replay this. As the initial game was really good. I'll probably get it on PC though as I really think mouse and keyboard suits this game so much more. My thoughts are overall it's looking good. The developer insights are well done. It seems the developers are...
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    Games You Regret Selling/Giving Away

    Probably two. Bit only a slight regret as overall I am ok mostly with selling them. 1. Game and Watch console - Snoopy Tennis 2. Terranigma SNES cart. The first was given to me and it could be worth something now but oh well, that was ages ago. The second I know is worth a ton. I sold it for...
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    Valve announces Steam Deck

    Daniel Ahmad is usually on the money, but he missed one important core issue. Good battery life. Sure it is 2-8 hours. I do think most games will be closer to 2 hours. Ie worse battery life than the Switch. Secondly this is just playing steam games. My point is they are games made with PC...
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    SSHD Pre-order bonus

    Here is what different stores around the word have as pre-order bonuses. If I have missed any, please let me know and I will add them in. Gamestop Best Buy Walmart Nintendo UK Store Game UK EB Games Canada EB Games Australia
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    Persona 25th Anniversary

    The website is up for this. http://p-ch.jp/p25th/ No news yet apart from Atlus saying it will be seven new projects. We have to wait to see what the announcements are. ------ Google translate of the web page "In 2021, the "Persona" series exceeded the cumulative worldwide sales of 15...
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    Buying Loose Games

    I prefer to have the correct boxes/art for the games I get. Easier to find the games I want when I pull them out of my box. However if a game was really cheap and loose and I really wanted it, I would probably give in. I would buy an empty case for it though.
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    Which event presentation won E3 2021 in your opinion?

    Which event presentation won E3 2021 in your opinion? Feel to share why you think your chosen presentation won E3 this year too if you want. The choices are Summer Games Fest Ubisoft Digital Devolver Gearbox Microsoft (Xbox + Bethesda) Square Enix PC Gaming Show Take Two Capcom Nintendo Bandai...
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    The Nintendo Direct News And Discussion Thread

    I do not think there was a huge wow moment in this Nintendo Direct . . . but it was solid. Something for everyone. So overall it was a job well done. 2nd best event at E3 this year in my opinion. For me the games from it that I am interested in: WarioWare Astria Ascending Metroid Dread SMT5...
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    Best New Game Announcement at E3 2021

    I am also none of the above. Unlike most people I actually watched the PC gaming show and for me there were quite a few wow moments. Everyone's best new game will be different but for me my favourite has to be Sacrifire It is coming to PC and all the major consoles. I'll defo get this on...
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    Every Announcement from this year's Summer Games Fest and E3

    Here is every announcement from this year's Summer Games Fest and E3. Just click the spoiler tags to see the games announced from each developer / platform holder.
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    At what point does a game become too gimmicky?

    When the fun disappears for you.
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    What are your top 10 video game soundtracks or music?

    I have to agree with one. To me it's the only non cutsey Yoshi game and that's why I like it so much. Especially the castle and cave music. I really liked these two too. So much so I wanted to add them to my list but as you know tough cuts just have to happen. MM2 is probably my favourite...
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    Ice Levels: The Good, the Bad, the Slippery.

    Black Ice Battle in Donkey Kong Country 2 comes to mind here. It is one of my favourite levels in the entire game. Also I really like the ice cavern in Ocarina of Time. Part of me wishes it was expanded to a full length dungeon. I do not like ice in most driving games. Zero traction and zero fun.
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    Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Stream

    DQ3R is basically the Octopath Traveler look for a Dragon Quest game. I thought 4 or 6 would have been a better start for this kind of remake, you allknow I'll get 3R and see how much I like it compared ot the original.
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    Judging games that came w/ supplementary material

    I think this wins the debate
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    Which game(s) had your favorite collector's editions?

    Of recent this is the one that has impressed me. Very well done CE.
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    How often do you buy a Switch version for multiplats?

    I am in the same boat as you both. Totally depends on the game for me too. Usually I'll go Switch unless there's a good reason not to, as in price or major performance differences. Musou games are the one exception. I seem to own most of them on PS4. The only Switch ones I have are Switch only...
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    What are your top 10 video game soundtracks or music?

    What are your top 10 video game soundtracks or music? They can be an official soundtrack or just a game in which you like the music. This topic is inspired by the countless "top game" lists we have had on these forums over the years. Note well: this based solely on the music in the games you...
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    What Are Your Top 10 Non-Zelda Games of All Time?!

    I'm not doing a top 10, but I'll list 10 games I like a lot for various differing reasons. Master of Orion 2 (PC) Dragon Quest XI (Switch/PS4) Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS4/Switch) - with all the XL content added Persona 4 Golden (Vita) Terranigma (SNES) Secret of Monkey Island 2 (PC) Metroid Prime...
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    SSHD Skyward Sword HD Amiibo Support

    Not really. It's average at best. Nice to have but totally not needed. Also a lot of people would skip it because resource management is a thing in Zelda games and being able to skip that by porting back to town whenever does break this challenge. Not that this game is very hard but still...
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