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Looking forward to Yakuza Kiwami.
I'm not sure what the differences are between the original version and this Kiwami version, but I really enjoyed the first game.
In fact, I know not many share my opinion, but I rather prefer the first Yakuza game to Yakuza 0.

For me, the first Yakuza had a better story, and I preferred the more traditional storyline/structure, compared to Yakuza 0 whose narrative is overly fractured (from all the switching between the 2 characters), the humour can be a bit over the top at times, and I find the game a bit overly long (I'm yet to finish it, in fact).
 
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Ascheroth

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Where is cheapest for Yakuza Kiwami?
There's a decent chance it will be Voidu again, but they don't have it yet.
But what's the rush, it's still a month away :slightly-smiling-face:

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Looks like Monster Crown got moved from February 1st to May 1st. So I guess those are just placeholder dates after all. :weary-face:
I want that game dammit
 
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Wait, I'm wrong. Voidu has Kiwami now. And with the WINTERMADNESS coupon it comes to 15€.
(They are missing the 10% launch discount tho, so I suspect that is still to come soon-ish and it will be even cheaper then.)

Aaand they have the 10% discount now. Comes to 13,49€ :)
 
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Ey this final boss of Rocket Knight is a pain in the ass. Doesn't help when I keep misplace myself when trying to take down the enemies he keeps sending out @_@
 
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Humble Caffeine Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)
I think I'll grab the 1$ tier for Headlander. Interested in Tyranny and Shadow Tactics as well but I have too many games in my active rotation to add something a bit more "expensive" (aside from Yakuza :p).
Besides I think I already have Tyranny from Twitch.
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Actually, it turns out I have Tyranny, Shadow Tactics and Pillars of Earth already on Twitch, lol.
(Yeah, I finally installed the client and there's a suprisingly decent amount of games in there I previously thought about buying while not realizing I already owned them).
 
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Wait, I'm wrong. Voidu has Kiwami now. And with the WINTERMADNESS coupon it comes to 15€.
(They are missing the 10% launch discount tho, so I suspect that is still to come soon-ish and it will be even cheaper then.)

Aaand they have the 10% discount now. Comes to 13,49€ :)
So, same price as steam?

Now that they removed denuvo from the Kiwami, I really don't have an excuse don't I?
Is not like the absence is an obstacle.
 
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Wait, I'm wrong. Voidu has Kiwami now. And with the WINTERMADNESS coupon it comes to 15€.
(They are missing the 10% launch discount tho, so I suspect that is still to come soon-ish and it will be even cheaper then.)

Aaand they have the 10% discount now. Comes to 13,49€ :)
That's an offer I can't refuse.
 
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I have started messing with a Python module for « word embeddings ». I have fed it the store descriptions of the 30,725 Steam games with English support.
I don't know what to do with that for now, except querying words and checking the most similar words.

I am quite impressed that the model can learn so fast that one of the most similar words to 'anime' is 'sexy'.
There is also 'pulp'. Not exactly sure why. :)

The most similar words to the word "anime":
  1. ('manga', 0.8556348085403442),
  2. ('cartoon', 0.7962619066238403),
  3. ('comic', 0.7325708866119385),
  4. ('sexy', 0.7250514030456543),
  5. ('ecchi', 0.7225632667541504),
  6. ('pulp', 0.7093672752380371),
  7. ('pixar', 0.7082709074020386),
  8. ('cartoonish', 0.7061464786529541),
  9. ('disney', 0.7008193731307983),
  10. ('hollywood', 0.6964104175567627)
The most similar words to the word "fun":
  1. ('entertaining', 0.6313759088516235),
  2. ('enjoyable', 0.6122523546218872),
  3. ('casual', 0.5975642204284668),
  4. ('addictive', 0.5789377689361572),
  5. ('relaxing', 0.5640144348144531),
  6. ('rewarding', 0.5307164788246155),
  7. ('funny', 0.5280517935752869),
  8. ('relaxed', 0.5243395566940308),
  9. ('pleasure', 0.5179051160812378),
  10. ('frustrating', 0.512755274772644)
The most similar words to the word "violent":
  1. ('brutal', 0.6962459087371826),
  2. ('bloody', 0.6908468008041382),
  3. ('horrific', 0.6754970550537109),
  4. ('harrowing', 0.6635892987251282),
  5. ('chaotic', 0.6587799787521362),
  6. ('grim', 0.6355495452880859),
  7. ('gritty', 0.6266489028930664),
  8. ('savage', 0.624993622303009),
  9. ('hopeless', 0.6187057495117188),
  10. ('visceral', 0.6132371425628662)
 
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I have started messing with a Python module for « word embeddings ». I have fed it the store descriptions of 30,725 Steam games. I don't know what to do with that for now, except querying words and checking the most similar words.

The most similar words to the word "anime":
  1. ('manga', 0.8556348085403442),
  2. ('cartoon', 0.7962619066238403),
  3. ('comic', 0.7325708866119385),
  4. ('sexy', 0.7250514030456543),
  5. ('ecchi', 0.7225632667541504),
  6. ('pulp', 0.7093672752380371),
  7. ('pixar', 0.7082709074020386),
  8. ('cartoonish', 0.7061464786529541),
  9. ('disney', 0.7008193731307983),
  10. ('hollywood', 0.6964104175567627)
I am quite impressed that the model can learn so fast that one of the most similar words to 'anime' is 'sexy'. There is also pulp. :)
No, fuck it, I'm not gonna stand for this! Don't bring Pixar into this mess :mad:
 
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Knurek

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Ta :)(y)

K I'm looking at you Knurek :p
Okay, so all SciADV games are in a shared multiverse, so for instance Daru from S;G is mentioned in one of Chaos;Child character routes (only mentioned though). Nothing that requires having to read S;G, but a nice cameo for fans.
Chaos;Child and Chaos;Head are kind of like Umineko and Higurashi situation. Kind of, because while you absolutely can play the later without the former, C;C does spoil some major reveals from C;H. But it does it as an offhand mention, so unless you actually played C;H it all might as well go over your head.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. C;H has extremely low chance of being released officially and the existing fan translation is based on the original version of the game, which kind of sort of sucked. Also C;H's protagonist is, honestly, one of the larger shitheels in fiction.
 

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Today Senran Kagura is out. I have the LE on pre-order but I've been up for like 36+ hours and kinda just wanna crawl under the covers and sleep mode for now.

it wasn't even a terribly productive 36 hours which makes it totally feel not worth it. rip. Time to do some reading and zzzz.
 
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Just finished Pikuniku (still can't believe Twitch gave it away for free pre-release!)
What an adorable little game :D

Okay, so all SciADV games are in a shared multiverse, so for instance Daru from S;G is mentioned in one of Chaos;Child character routes (only mentioned though). Nothing that requires having to read S;G, but a nice cameo for fans.
Chaos;Child and Chaos;Head are kind of like Umineko and Higurashi situation. Kind of, because while you absolutely can play the later without the former, C;C does spoil some major reveals from C;H. But it does it as an offhand mention, so unless you actually played C;H it all might as well go over your head.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. C;H has extremely low chance of being released officially and the existing fan translation is based on the original version of the game, which kind of sort of sucked. Also C;H's protagonist is, honestly, one of the larger shitheels in fiction.
Thank you, that helps alot :)
 
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They don't need to be dragged to the mess they are already there, the latest brad bird quotes, yikes.
What the hell?

*googles*

I... what the fuck. No, damn :(

I'm played some Pikuniku (thanks Twitch).

It's cute.
That looks so pretty. Wishlisted to wash away a bit the bad taste that these latest Pixar developments have left in my mouth.
 
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Has the new Senran Kagura improved it's gameplay? Lord knows I've given the series a chance, but Shinovi Versus was just very mediocre, gameplay wise. The original 3DS game ran like crap. And the balloon boobs do nothing for me. Don't hate them, don't love them.
 

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Voidu's asking price for Yakuza Kiwami is at $20 AUD plus conversion fee after coupon. That's lunch money tier. :wd_suspicious:

I'd rather get Vesperia first with the coupon but of course, it's not available in my region.

Decisions, decisions.

EDIT: Bought. Denuvo exclusion made it a no-brainer.
 
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Just sat myself down to finally try out the Resi 2 demo and wow, this stuff is cinematic af.
Camera work, aesthetics, the sheer quality is insane. Gotta admit, I got scared real good. Usually not one for horror games.
Didn't manage to finish the demo in half an hour but this is pretty solid.
Limited ammo, three headshots needed to down an undead and the claustrophobic levels make the zombies feel like a real threat. Haven't felt this way about zombies in games since forever.
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Pretty much perfect rendering...
Up to 60fps...
Xenia supporting 2x render scale...

:wd_hot:
 
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Finally Yakuza Kiwami has a date! I bought it on PS4 during a sale a day before it was announced for PC.... Been holding off since then.
 
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Anyone here own Be Mine X from groupees.com? If so could you please check and see if you also have a DRM-free download ver. of Jazz Trump's Journey?
 
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Neat. The game itself was made only available on Desura and I alas cannot download from Desura at least for the time being :p
I reached out to one of the game's developers and they mentioned that the one way the game COULD get a re-release is if someone buys up the publisher/developer of it.

Incidentally enough the game was Greenlight but seems to not have garnered much approval?
 
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Has the new Senran Kagura improved it's gameplay? Lord knows I've given the series a chance, but Shinovi Versus was just very mediocre, gameplay wise. The original 3DS game ran like crap. And the balloon boobs do nothing for me. Don't hate them, don't love them.
Eh, I'd like to sell you on it but if Shinovi Versus bored you a bunch, this one probably won't be much better. There are a few new mechanics like the Burst Gauge and changes to parry...



but otherwise the combat remains largely the same. The most fun I ever had with Senran was Peach Beach Splash, the mechanics are quite fun with a tint of randomness from the skill card system, the music is bumpin', the stages are cool, and it was my favorite shooter in 2017. Multiplayer is probably dead though by now.
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Regarding Chaos;Child, if you buy the limited edition right now it's cheaper than the base game. Since the LE bundle is getting a 10% discount, but the base-game is not.

CHAOS;CHILD - LIMITED EDITION on Steam
 
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Anodyne 2 coming this MAY !
In this sequel to Anodyne, explore vast 3D landscapes and shrink into surreal, 2D worlds in characters' bodies. With PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles, play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner. Seek out Cards, and clean the world's dangerous Nano Dust in order to protect the mysterious entity, "The Center".
 

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Anodyne 2 coming this MAY !
In this sequel to Anodyne, explore vast 3D landscapes and shrink into surreal, 2D worlds in characters' bodies. With PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles, play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner. Seek out Cards, and clean the world's dangerous Nano Dust in order to protect the mysterious entity, "The Center".
First game was awesome, not sure about art-style and gameplay changes in sequel though :unsure:
 
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