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MonthOLDpickle

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Yes they do. I have an 8bitDo SNES controller with analog sticks and it works flawlessly with the Pi.
I want one but besides maybe as a steam link I dunno what else I would. Someone with knowledge should create a thread >.>

Well I can't ship to Taiwan anyways, guess that is the end of that.
 

Stone Ocean

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I just spent like 20 hours playing Trials in the Sky what day is it

Been a while since I just fucking sat there and played this much of a non online game, feels nice.
"New mode after beating Boss Rush"

Please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic please be lunatic
 

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Sublevel Zero Redux is at an all-time low price of $4.49 over at GamesDoneQuick Chrono.gg store. Will it show up on the Monthly or not, who's to say but it's still a good price for the game.

This is tempting. It also has VR support. Hmm.
 

「Echo」

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Mt. Whatever
Koei is gonna announce Atelier Ryza localization on the 27th. If anyone has been following the fan-art for this game, it's very NieR Automata-esque... That is to say, the fan-art is piling up like crazy because people love the new character designs and it's starting to feel like this could be the best selling Atelier game in a long time.

Now there is a problem of course. NieR had Platinum games backing it up. Atelier Ryza is still GUST at the end of the day... :face-with-cold-sweat:
 

Arsene

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Koei is gonna announce Atelier Ryza localization on the 27th. If anyone has been following the fan-art for this game, it's very NieR Automata-esque... That is to say, the fan-art is piling up like crazy because people love the new character designs and it's starting to feel like this could be the best selling Atelier game in a long time.

Now there is a problem of course. NieR had Platinum games backing it up. Atelier Ryza is still GUST at the end of the day... :face-with-cold-sweat:

T H I G H S doing work it seems
 

MonthOLDpickle

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Yes!

I have been wanting to create a thread for retro gaming with Raspberry pi some weeks now, but I am too lazy :p
For more information, look for MRORANGE's thread over at the purple forum
Check it out and its just people wanting retro gaming. Which, unfortunately, is not really my cup of tea. What else can I do? I found a reddit thread but its all projects of making an amp board etc etc.

I need a conversation with someone about this lol.....
 

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I finished Shining Resonance Refrain yesterday at ~30 hours. Definitely would have been 40-50 without my trusty friend CheatEngine. It's very grindy, and I did not like it enough to indulge the grind. It's a very C-tier JRPG but I did enjoy my time with it. Probably wouldn't actively recommend it though.
The port is really good though in terms of controls. They really went the extra mile in making sure mouse works properly. That means menu's work completely with the mouse and in even in combat the right mouse button brings up the skill quick select, and you can either use 1-4 to trigger them, which is kind of the default behaviour for stuff like that, but also move the mouse in the direction and release the button to trigger the skill. Neat.
What can I say, I like the character designs, combat is fun, story is typical anime but it gets bonus points for having a music theme. I like that. The japanese VA cast is top-tier.

Was kind of disappointed with the B.A.N.D mechanic though. In theory that should be right my alley: depending on which character you choose as a Center and which song you get different effects. In practice all of that is pointless because there's only 1 character that has vocals for the songs and that character also gets a different outfit depending on the song while the mode is active, so what reason is there to use someone else!??
Around halfways through the game there is a second character that has different outfits when the mode is active, but no vocals so meh.
Other characters have songs with vocals but you literally can only unlock them after defeating the final boss, so really. What is the point. Biggest disappointment.

Combat also is a bit clunky due to over-reliance on menus when it should be possible without. You can only switch the character you control by going into the menu during the combat, and can also only have 4 skills equipped, but change them anytime in the menu.
Iirc LT and RT were free, so LT+DPAD for character quick switch and RT+DPAD for switching between different skill loadouts or something would have made it more dynamic.

So yeah, decent-ish C-tier JRPG.
Amazing dragon designs tho.
 

NarohDethan

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Koei is gonna announce Atelier Ryza localization on the 27th. If anyone has been following the fan-art for this game, it's very NieR Automata-esque... That is to say, the fan-art is piling up like crazy because people love the new character designs and it's starting to feel like this could be the best selling Atelier game in a long time.

Now there is a problem of course. NieR had Platinum games backing it up. Atelier Ryza is still GUST at the end of the day... :face-with-cold-sweat:
I like Atelier, but the amount of fanart made for this one is quite disturbing
 
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I already posted about it in our pinball thread, but for those who don't follow it, and you enjoy digital pinball, consider checking out Zaccaria Pinball.
The game just received a massive update, and everything just looks and plays so much better! Previously, the game didn't give a good first impression, since in many ways it looked a bit "amateurish" and low budget compared to other pinball games.
But now, the developers really stepped up, and turned into a much polished product.

With the Summer Sale starting, consider giving the game a try, even if you already did in the past.
There's plenty of free content to try out (some tables you can play without any limits, others function a bit like a demo: you can play them, but it stops when you reach a certain amount of points), so you don't need to purchase anything before giving it a go.

And, besides the classic tables, the developers have been making "remake" tables, where they take the motifs of the original tables, and give it a more slick, modern playfield, and these tables are a lot of fun.

If you do decide to buy the game, there's a "Platinum Pack" that includes every table and piece of content made for the game, and in the future, if a new table comes out, you can simply buy the new DLCs by "completing" this bundle, and you can get them at over 50% discount (after I purchased the Platinum Pack on a previous sale, I have been purchasing the new tables as they come out for around €1 each, which is an awesome price).

I'm really impressed with what the developers of this game managed to achieve, especially such a qualitative jump from one version to the next.

 
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I finished Shining Resonance Refrain yesterday at ~30 hours. Definitely would have been 40-50 without my trusty friend CheatEngine. It's very grindy, and I did not like it enough to indulge the grind. It's a very C-tier JRPG but I did enjoy my time with it. Probably wouldn't actively recommend it though.
The port is really good though in terms of controls. They really went the extra mile in making sure mouse works properly. That means menu's work completely with the mouse and in even in combat the right mouse button brings up the skill quick select, and you can either use 1-4 to trigger them, which is kind of the default behaviour for stuff like that, but also move the mouse in the direction and release the button to trigger the skill. Neat.
What can I say, I like the character designs, combat is fun, story is typical anime but it gets bonus points for having a music theme. I like that. The japanese VA cast is top-tier.

Was kind of disappointed with the B.A.N.D mechanic though. In theory that should be right my alley: depending on which character you choose as a Center and which song you get different effects. In practice all of that is pointless because there's only 1 character that has vocals for the songs and that character also gets a different outfit depending on the song while the mode is active, so what reason is there to use someone else!??
Around halfways through the game there is a second character that has different outfits when the mode is active, but no vocals so meh.
Other characters have songs with vocals but you literally can only unlock them after defeating the final boss, so really. What is the point. Biggest disappointment.

Combat also is a bit clunky due to over-reliance on menus when it should be possible without. You can only switch the character you control by going into the menu during the combat, and can also only have 4 skills equipped, but change them anytime in the menu.
Iirc LT and RT were free, so LT+DPAD for character quick switch and RT+DPAD for switching between different skill loadouts or something would have made it more dynamic.

So yeah, decent-ish C-tier JRPG.
Amazing dragon designs tho.
Thanks for the review.
I kind of like C-tier JRPGs, used to emulate lot of them years ago. I would've easily bought it hadn't SEGA horrible mess up it's regional pricing (though fortunately it's a rare occurrence with them)
 
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If you do decide to buy the game, there's a "Platinum Pack" that includes every table and piece of content made for the game, and in the future, if a new table comes out, you can simply buy the new DLCs by "completing" this bundle, and you can get them at over 50% discount (after I purchased the Platinum Pack on a previous sale, I have been purchasing the new tables as they come out for around €1 each, which is an awesome price).
I'm interested but only see the Starter Pack, not Platinum.
 
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I'm interested but only see the Starter Pack, not Platinum.
Weird. :unsure:

Here's a link to the pack:


The pack should be at least 50% off (or more) the current shown price, when on sale (it's probably going to be discounted tomorrow).
The platinum pack includes everything, both the original tables, the remake tables, extra modes, VR, and more.

But, there's smaller packs:

There's the Gold pack, that includes all the original tables (it's missing the remake tables):



And, there's the Starter Pack that you are seeing on the store:

 
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It is the year 2069. Climate change has destroyed modern civilization. Riots and war for oil have consumed the midwest. The great facist Chinapanese alliance hides behind their great asian wall. In the midst of this chaos, riots against the chinapanese alliance broke out and dare to consume asia from the inside out. The reason? Square Enix still hasn't ported Final Fantasy Tactics to PC.

Koei is gonna announce Atelier Ryza localization on the 27th. If anyone has been following the fan-art for this game, it's very NieR Automata-esque... That is to say, the fan-art is piling up like crazy because people love the new character designs and it's starting to feel like this could be the best selling Atelier game in a long time.

Now there is a problem of course. NieR had Platinum games backing it up. Atelier Ryza is still GUST at the end of the day... :face-with-cold-sweat:
Loving the fact that the internet community has just been growing more and more horny in the last few years tbh :sweaty-blob:
 

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Interesting read.

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Some of those packs aren't available in every region it seems.

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Some of those packs aren't available in every region it seems.
Where are you located?

I was checking SteamDB, to see if the developers forgot to add a price to this pack in any regions, but everywhere shows up:

Since the forums automatically create links, and sometimes things don't work correctly, try copying the link below:
store.steampowered.com/bundle/3672/Zaccaria_Pinball__Platinum_Pack/
 

madjoki

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Where are you located?

I was checking SteamDB, to see if the developers forgot to add a price to this pack in any regions, but everywhere shows up:

Since the forums automatically create links, and sometimes things don't work correctly, try copying the link below:
store.steampowered.com/bundle/3672/Zaccaria_Pinball__Platinum_Pack/
Bundles automatically become unavailable if they're less than $0.50 per item. SteamDB doesn't account for this. (SteamDB assumes bundles are the same worldwide)
 
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Question is, will they do it again for the big sale?
I don't know, but I didn't risk it. I was missing the DLCs for Toukiden 2, so I bought them all. :p

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This looks fun:


EDIT: Oh, there's several free games by students of the Breda University of Applied Sciences, and most of them look rather nice.

Here's a couple more:


 
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We're proud to announce that Double Eleven is developing Prison Architect, bringing more gameplay, bug fixes, updates to the game! They're well known for developing the console versions and have worked with Paradox Interactive and Introversion for multiple years!

Our first gift to players is a FREE update on June 27th that includes 4 new floors, 4 new walls, increased foreman cap, guard responses, fixed scanners, more quick rooms, tunnel searches, full rotations for items, and a few more fixes/changes that we hope you'll like!


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My PS Plus sub is ending december this year and I have decided not to renew it because:

1) I don't care for the monthly games as I usually have them on PC and if I don't, I can just buy them on PC on sale
2) I don't play online, all online stuff is happening on PC

The only thing I will miss from it are Plus exclusives sales and perhaps Plus exclusive betas.
 

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I already posted about it in our pinball thread, but for those who don't follow it, and you enjoy digital pinball, considering checking out Zaccaria Pinball.
The game just received a massive update, and everything just looks and plays so much better! Previously, the game didn't give a good first impression, since in many ways it looked a bit "amateurish" and low budget compared to other pinball games.
But now, the developers really stepped up, and turned into a much polished product.

With the Summer Sale starting, consider giving the game a try, even if you already did in the past.
There's plenty of free content to try out (some tables you can play without any limits, others function a bit like a demo: you can play them, but it stops when you reach a certain amount of points), so you don't need to purchase anything before giving it a go.

And, besides the classic tables, the developers have been making "remake" tables, where they take the motifs of the original tables, and give it a more slick, modern playfield, and these tables are a lot of fun.

If you do decide to buy the game, there's a "Platinum Pack" that includes every table and piece of content made for the game, and in the future, if a new table comes out, you can simply buy the new DLCs by "completing" this bundle, and you can get them at over 50% discount (after I purchased the Platinum Pack on a previous sale, I have been purchasing the new tables as they come out for around €1 each, which is an awesome price).

I'm really impressed with what the developers of this game managed to achieve, especially such a qualitative jump from one version to the next.

Thanks for the recommendation. I don't feel like giving Zen my money after their exclusivity deals with Epic, so I'll be happy to give this one a chance.
 
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