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Kyougar said:
I wanted a small low-energy PC that I can use for browsing and video watching.
Any recommendations for up to 500€?
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I use this mini PC as a server for FoundryVTT for my Pathfinder 2e game.

Amazon product ASIN B0BFGLSRMD
Honestly I don't do it for browsing really so I can't say how it runs but haven't had any BSOD issues or anything like that.

This subreddit might be useful as well r/MiniPCs
 
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Late to the new thread - great work again, Mor!

April seems fairly light on new releases to buy for me... definitely in for Coffee Talk 2 though (RIP, Fahmi).

The remake of the Cthulhu-based Sherlock Holmes looks fun, but I'm overloaded on creepy stuff - I just waxed RE4R, and still have Fatal Frame 4 to play. Trinity Trigger looks interesting, but I'll wait and see as XSEED's Steam regional pricing is all over the place.

As a PSA, I would like to encourage all the good people of this Steam thread to play Strangers of Paradise, if you haven't already elsewhere. I own the game on Series X (and double dipped on a PS4 CE), and as a certified Chaos Enjoyer(tm) I need more cultis- er, inquisitive buyers to see how great it is. The gameplay is top-notch (some vestigial Nioh equipment spam nonwithstanding), the Job system has lots of depth, and the dialogue is simply glorious.

And how can you say no to a game that opens to Frank Sinatra's "My Way"? You can't!
(Well, you can. But you shouldn't.)

Disclaimer: Please be reminded however that this is still a Koei Tecmo-developed game, and I wouldn't put it past them to somehow unleash some new, Steam-specific technical issue (despite SoP's long EGS early access period).
 
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Happy April! Thanks for the new thread Mor! We are already a several pages in :dizzy-face:

I do not know if I mentioned it here, but I finished Paranormasight and I have to say that I enjoyed it more than I expected. It definitely has some pacing issues in the latter half and I wish it would have leaned more into some particular themes, but I would recommend it to folks who want something kinda sorta in the spirit as Uchikoshi's games (e.g. 999, VLR, etc.).
 
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ExistentialThought said:
Happy April! Thanks for the new thread Mor! We are already a several pages in :dizzy-face:

I do not know if I mentioned it here, but I finished Paranormasight and I have to say that I enjoyed it more than I expected. It definitely has some pacing issues in the latter half and I wish it would have leaned more into some particular themes, but I would recommend it to folks who want something kinda sorta in the spirit as Uchikoshi's games (e.g. 999, VLR, etc.).
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Happy to hear this! :smiling-eyes:

I'm still early in the game (because RE4 made me drop everything), but it's definitely giving me those Uchikoshi vibes so far. Runs great on Deck, too!

And the art is just amazingly good - Gen Kobayashi really outdid himself here.
 
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Do you chain a route chapters in Paranormasight or play each route episodically ?
I tried episodically but combined with the glacial pacing I’m beginning to wonder if I shouldn’t go full routes.

I’m unfortunately not sold yet. The game has obvious crazy little gameplay ideas and some characters have potential for twists, but the budget shows a little too much in the repetitive structure of chapters and as I said, at least in mixed routes, the plot is slow.
 
PC-tan said:
Jedi hype
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Fuck the Jedi

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Kyougar said:
nah, I need something that is on for 8-16 hours a day where I can browse and watch videos while I work at my corporate PC or play games on my gaming PC. (or just use the box while I do neither of those)
A mobile phone or Steam Deck isn't the right tool for that.

And the current celeron box would be "ideal" if the fan wasn't so loud, and I would only bite in the sour apple and buy something else if the bsod's are persistent.
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I mean, you can just dock it to a monitor, it's just a PC.
Deck fan is certainly not an issue for light tasks like website browsing or movie playback.
 
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Maybe only Stranger of Paradise for me this month. Will wait for Jedi Survivor on sale. I have still so many other games to play that I need to reduce my purchases a lot.

I mean, all it means is that I will just buy more games on sale lol.
 
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Panda Pedinte said:
There's a decompilation project for Castlevania Symphony of the Night

github.com

GitHub - Xeeynamo/sotn-decomp: Decompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX+Saturn)

Decompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX+Saturn) - Xeeynamo/sotn-decomp
github.com github.com
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Neat!
Can't count Konami to do it any time soon anyway. Plus knowing Konami, even if they released it on Steam, they'd just emulate it anyway.
In the long run it would be interesting to get a decomp of the Saturn version too and get a combined "Definitive Edition" with playable Maria and that one area that's in the Saturn version but not in the PS1 version etc.
Again something Konami would never do so we'll just have to hope for the best with this one.
 
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Panda Pedinte said:
There's a decompilation project for Castlevania Symphony of the Night

github.com

GitHub - Xeeynamo/sotn-decomp: Decompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX+Saturn)

Decompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX+Saturn) - Xeeynamo/sotn-decomp
github.com github.com
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If Konami won't do a PC port guess we'll have to make our own

Parsnip said:
In the long run it would be interesting to get a decomp of the Saturn version too and get a combined "Definitive Edition" with playable Maria and that one area that's in the Saturn version but not in the PS1 version etc.
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Can't they just use the Dracula X Chronicles version for that? I remember it having playable Maria, don't remember if it had the garden tho
 
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Parsnip said:
Neat!
Can't count Konami to do it any time soon anyway. Plus knowing Konami, even if they released it on Steam, they'd just emulate it anyway.
In the long run it would be interesting to get a decomp of the Saturn version too and get a combined "Definitive Edition" with playable Maria and that one area that's in the Saturn version but not in the PS1 version etc.
Again something Konami would never do so we'll just have to hope for the best with this one.
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If Konami won't do a PC port guess we'll have to make our own


Can't they just use the Dracula X Chronicles version for that? I remember it having playable Maria, don't remember if it had the garden tho
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A Definitive Edition combining both versions could be amazing
 
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I noticed this interesting thing in TLoU. In-Game VRAM uage meter is different before and after applying resolution changes.

This is how VRAM meter looks like after selecting 1440p resolution (changing from 1080p resolution) but not pressing Apply button

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And this is how it looks like after pressing Apply button

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No other setting was changed, only Resolution. Game detects that DLSS is active and properly shows render resolution.

It is same thing going backwards from 1440p to 1080p. This is selecting 1080p (while in 1440p) but not pressing Apply

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And this is after applying resolution

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NarohDethan said:
First time in a theater in 3 years, John Wick 4 was sick.
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I remember John Wick 3 was one of the best movie theater experiences for me. The rare time it was fully packed house for a Rated R movie too.

And the movie had so much nonstop crazy action the crowd reactions were incredible for the entire movie. Like the guy getting graphically stabbed in the eyeball had everyone in the theater lose their shit lol. I haven't seen 4 yet but I imagine its even more epic.
 
I started to play Vampire Saviours. Is the boss in the first level beatable? It instant kill me. Last run I could freeze him and had invulnerability, but after a while a new boss appears. It ended with four bosses and I died :(

It's not regular edition of Death Stranding? 505 is learning?
 
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Wonder if they open up Director's Cut to activate for those who own original?
Normally you can only activate via upgrade.

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It's not regular edition of Death Stranding? 505 is learning?
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Valve did not give keys because it's removed game.
 
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Kyougar said:
nah, I need something that is on for 8-16 hours a day where I can browse and watch videos while I work at my corporate PC or play games on my gaming PC. (or just use the box while I do neither of those)
A mobile phone or Steam Deck isn't the right tool for that.

And the current celeron box would be "ideal" if the fan wasn't so loud, and I would only bite in the sour apple and buy something else if the bsod's are persistent.
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I use a low spec Surface Go tablet on the side of my desk when I am working from home. White noise source with Twitch/YouTube/Podcasts.
Plus it doubles as my Windows machine for Visual Novels that don't run on the Steam Deck.
 
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Deku said:
I started to play Vampire Saviours. Is the boss in the first level beatable? It instant kill me. Last run I could freeze him and had invulnerability, but after a while a new boss appears. It ended with four bosses and I died
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Did you reached te 30 minute mark? If yes then a difficult boss will appear and can one shot you, but there is a way to defeat it.
 
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Did you reached te 30 minute mark? If yes then a difficult boss will appear and can one shot you, but there is a way to defeat it.
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Yes, all monster disappear and the boss enters and instantly kill me
I did the second level, same thing. I assume you finish the level even if you don't kill the boss
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I linked my new steam account. feel free to add me.
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What's the reason you created a new account?
 
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Deku said:
Yes, all monster disappear and the boss enters and instantly kill me
I did the second level, same thing. I assume you finish the level even if you don't kill the boss
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Technically reaching 30 minutes can be considered to having reached the end of level. You usually unlock the other ones by surviving a certain amount of time and killing a specific boss in a level.
 
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On Saturday I finally learned a bit more about all the stable diffusion stuff and set it up locally. Now the weekend is over and I spent half of it just generating images. It's already pretty fun and addictive when you do it with midjourney or something like that, but with all the options you can explore in your own setup (like ControlNet or LoRA) it's digital crack.
 
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Happy April everyone and thanks Mor for the thread ! I'm glad to see this place is still up and running (been a while since my last visit here...) !

I just finished The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, got to say it was better than I expected. It's definitely not great (I'm no big fan of VNs) and it's written for children, but I had a good time with this free April's Fool.
 
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Durante said:
On Saturday I finally learned a bit more about all the stable diffusion stuff and set it up locally. Now the weekend is over and I spent half of it just generating images. It's already pretty fun and addictive when you do it with midjourney or something like that, but with all the options you can explore in your own setup (like ControlNet or LoRA) it's digital crack.
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yup, it's seriously cool!

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Maybe PSVR2 owners should be happy they don't have Alyx yet. Im currently playing Wanderer and Im struggling to get through it, some of the puzzles makes no logical sense to me. The game tries to be an "Alyx-like", but doesn't reach that level.
 
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fantomena said:
Maybe PSVR2 owners should be happy they don't have Alyx yet. Im currently playing Wanderer and Im struggling to get through it, some of the puzzles makes no logical sense to me. The game tries to be an "Alyx-like", but doesn't reach that level.
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Valve will port it eventually. They are probably just waiting for Sony to sell a couple million units before doing it otherwise there will be too high of demand and nobody would be able to get a headset. (like in early 2020)

I would guess they announce it this summer and probably early next year release.

The game is still the only AAA VR game out there but it is getting kinda old at this point. Valve gains nothing by keeping it PC exclusive so I think they do it soon.
 
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