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If the remasters are based on the recent live action remakes, I am in. I hope they get good voice impersonators.
Aren't XBPC games going Win32 from now on/will have a WIn32 version available? I was under the impression that was going to be across the board and not just one game
Finished FE: Three Houses, been a while since I enjoyed a game this much, I think this'll be my GOTY.
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It's quite addictive. My first Fire Emblem, actually.
I really do like time management (looking at you Atelier!).
One thing I hate is that it pulled me into a choice that forcibly ends my exploration (losing valuable activity points in the process!) at one point. Had to reload a 30 minute old save due to that.
I think I know what you're talking about, happened the same to me, and I KNEW that it would happen but I was focused on talking to everyone and kinda did it by accident.
Yeah, from now on Microsofts sells locked down win32 games. That's not exactly what I was looking for.
Is there really that much of a difference between files being locked by your OS and files being encrypted by the creators?
Since it's Win32, you should still be able to inject/hook a lot of QoL things. We'll see when it lands in September.
I'd pay an exorbitant amount of money to watch Minori-san interviewing Papa Tim.
Free to play.
Decent regional pricing. Dunno if I'll pick right away since August 30 is just there and there's four games on my wishlist releasing that day, but I might end buying it instead of FF8R.
Thanks for the detailed answer! Football Manager 2008 was the last one I played seriously, while I only played 2009 for maybe two months after release so your experience is actually kind of relatable for me. It also doesn't surprise me that you found FM2019 pretty overwhelming compared to FM2008, since that series always was very complex. That's why I fell in love with it back in the day as a bored teenager with tons of time to kill, so it stands to reason that a decade long jump would mean a much different and bigger experience. I started getting an itch to dive back into Football Manager for a few years now, but I've always felt that I'm way too busy nowadays to fit a game like that into my schedule. The itch is getting a little stronger though this year, so maybe I'll try to get back into the series with FM2020. I suppose I can play it casually as a "side game", but I'm afraid I'll get sucked into that little abyss you are talking about
Man the abyss get you good. I even found myself thinking about FM outside the game every time I heard a player name being mentioned IRL and tried to guess how much their transfers would be and what I would have to do to bring them in for my team. It's one of those games that once you pick it you won't want to drop it. Massive props to the people who have been following the series all these years.
I wonder how it will perform on Stadia. For the most hardcore people it might be interesting since the game can take ages if you decide to make a complete simulation (like, you select all countries to be simulated and this generates an insane database that is constantly loaded). Of course, you'd need to have a good internet and unlimited bandwidth since you will be spending a good chunk of your days on it, but being able to instant load a save with all leagues would probably be a massive pro for the folk invested in the game.Interesting. I guess a management game like Football manager should translate well enough on a streaming service for the two or three dozens of people with good enough internet to play it
There's also an free week thing going on for TESO:
Greedfall hype is getting me badly. From 'maybe picking next spring' for 'well I could refund it if I don't like' after Gamescom. I really want this to be Spiders' breakthrough.
Within the Cosmos, Decay of Logos, Re:Legend and MicroTown.
I might drop Within the Cosmos depending on its reviews but from what I've been following since the game was first delayed (it was a April release iirc) the dev is really ironing it out based on comments. I'm counting on good regional pricing for Decay of Logos and Re:Legend so unless those decide to go full nuts with their pricing I will definitely pick them. And there's MicroTown, I'm just a sucker for those games.
Edit: decided to do a quick search on those games and uhhh... decay of logos is not looking good so I might drop that from my wishlist if IGN's 4.5 / 10 review criticisms ends being true, and that's a damn shame.
Well, more money for September I guess.
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I must say, it feels good to buy an indie game at launch and get my money's worth (Dicey @ a fun 20 hrs). I would do this more often, but the lack of demos really hurt. It's hard to justify 20 bucks on a cool gif or trailer. This is the year of the demo for me. Dicey's Alpha, Neo Cab, and Supraland all left really positive impressions on me. I know it's not cheap to make, but you might as well throw it on Steam if you're making a PAX demo.
Imagine if Steam had an event running side by side with these conventions. You could have dev streams and playable demos like the Luda one from earlier in the year. Easy money.
Imagine if Steam had an event running side by side with these conventions. You could have dev streams and playable demos like the Luda one from earlier in the year. Easy money.
Great, my first impression with Bard's Tale IV is getting stuck in a character creation.
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Combined with the HUGE list of known issues, I'm so refunding this shit.
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The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut General Discussions :: Steam Community
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Combined with the HUGE list of known issues, I'm so refunding this shit.
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There are huge numbers of indies launching at $20, that's a pretty decent sized purchase. A lot of them need a bit more than a CG video and some screen shots.
The Church and the Darkness launched at about $15 and that is a very high quality indie. I think some devs need to look at other games in their bracket and price more accordingly.
Almost every place now that sells stuff for Ubisoft does it by Ubisoft Connect anyways requiring the connecting of your ubi account after purchase to actually get the game
Also still to be seen whats up with breakpoint for who has it available
I would use the Ubistore but the piece of shit doesnt support paypal on my country.
Yes, two types of content.There even is console timed exclusive content ? Wow
The hunger, it is real.
Outfits (not important at all)
Side missions (semi-important stuff as it expands the narrative)
So if I want to automatically backup a selection of files what are my options ? There was a semi-famous service that I used before they jacked the price up, can't remember the name. The same, but free, would be ideal.
Is the windows integrated backup tool up to the task ? Is the thing intelligent enough to not activate if you are doing something else on the PC ?
I'm thinking about telling Google they can fuck themselves with their sub, so I need a replacement. For the mail, I'm tempted to go back to Thunderbird.
Google is not pricey, but I can't shake the feeling that it's unnecessary, clunky as fuck to manage your backup, and I find the whole mixing cloud space between your backup and Google mail unsavory. When I have a billing issue or cancel Google drive, I find the warning that it will impact my ability to receive emails extremely petty.
Is the windows integrated backup tool up to the task ? Is the thing intelligent enough to not activate if you are doing something else on the PC ?
I'm thinking about telling Google they can fuck themselves with their sub, so I need a replacement. For the mail, I'm tempted to go back to Thunderbird.
Google is not pricey, but I can't shake the feeling that it's unnecessary, clunky as fuck to manage your backup, and I find the whole mixing cloud space between your backup and Google mail unsavory. When I have a billing issue or cancel Google drive, I find the warning that it will impact my ability to receive emails extremely petty.
I wanna play it so bad myself. ... Still waiting on Switch Lite reviews though, I'm hoping by the Holiday season it will have been in the hands of consumers long enough to determine whether the built-in Joycons will experience troubles or not...?
It's been heck trying to avoid spoilers wherever I go but so far so good!
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But well that said, I'm so depressed lately since I just can't seem to find the time for traditional games.
Even on my days off, I seem to spend them catching up on all the things I missed during the work week. I feel like I'll never beat my backlog honestly. ... don't think I've beaten a single game since April.It's making me anti-social again too. I don't post on here or Era as often as I used to and that makes me feel bad as well. I feel like I'm gonna disconnect from everyone and I don't wanna be like that, but the common thread here (and there) is Video Games, and I literally have nothing to say about them lately. I haven't even been following the news on them. orz
I've been substituting some of my game playing with podcast listening, specifically Watch Out for Fireballs. I've fallen into a bit of a rut where I haven't really been feeling video games for some time now. WOFF lets me listen to interesting analysis and get a good idea of the game despite not having played it. Every now and then I'll follow it up with a playthrough of my own.
I'm hankering for something that can evoke a feeling of genuine wonder and mystery like The Witness or FEZ, but I can't find anything like that. I heard Outer Wilds comes close, but I'm holding off until it hits something other than EGS.
I also found it quite refreshing to go back to old/classic games. The change in sensibilities is nice. For once, I'm reading manuals again, it's not holding my hand, etc.
I'm hankering for something that can evoke a feeling of genuine wonder and mystery like The Witness or FEZ, but I can't find anything like that. I heard Outer Wilds comes close, but I'm holding off until it hits something other than EGS.
I also found it quite refreshing to go back to old/classic games. The change in sensibilities is nice. For once, I'm reading manuals again, it's not holding my hand, etc.
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1/ Can't you make a little space for some gaming in the limited free time you have ?I wanna play it so bad myself. ... Still waiting on Switch Lite reviews though, I'm hoping by the Holiday season it will have been in the hands of consumers long enough to determine whether the built-in Joycons will experience troubles or not...?
It's been heck trying to avoid spoilers wherever I go but so far so good!
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But well that said, I'm so depressed lately since I just can't seem to find the time for traditional games.
It's making me anti-social again too. I don't post on here or Era as often as I used to and that makes me feel bad as well. I feel like I'm gonna disconnect from everyone and I don't wanna be like that, but the common thread here (and there) is Video Games, and I literally have nothing to say about them lately. I haven't even been following the news on them. orz
2/ Beating your backlog is a fool's errand anyway, enjoy games how you want and not how you arbitrarily should.
3/ Take it easy, we love you the way you are.
Where 1 is the least important and 3 the most.
First playthrough?
I'd definitely suggest doing NG+ since the 4 routes can vary a lot in the second half, at least the two i did (Edelgard and Golden Deer / 100% different content) .
Downside, the first half is always the same and becomes a bit repetitive, which is why i'm not doing the other two routes for now.
But well that said, I'm so depressed lately since I just can't seem to find the time for traditional games.
It's making me anti-social again too. I don't post on here or Era as often as I used to and that makes me feel bad as well. I feel like I'm gonna disconnect from everyone and I don't wanna be like that, but the common thread here (and there) is Video Games, and I literally have nothing to say about them lately. I haven't even been following the news on them. orz
There's no such thing as beating your backlog.
Don't worry tho, we all like you here (I sure do) and you're always welcome back even if you go missing for while.
Played and enjoyed it, but something else came up and I didn't touch it for a few weeks. By the time I was ready to return to it, I was completely lost. Think I'll have to restart :/
another exclusivity timing confirmed (was announced at TGA as Epixclusive)
But well that said, I'm so depressed lately since I just can't seem to find the time for traditional games.
It's making me anti-social again too. I don't post on here or Era as often as I used to and that makes me feel bad as well. I feel like I'm gonna disconnect from everyone and I don't wanna be like that, but the common thread here (and there) is Video Games, and I literally have nothing to say about them lately. I haven't even been following the news on them. orz
Luckily we're a small community and someone will remember you even after a period of absence. It's alright to be away from gaming for a while, but you simply have to keep yourself busy. I know how hard it is to be active when you're depressed, but I find going for a run after work or doing light exercise works wonders. At least for me, sitting around doing absolutely nothing didn't help me get my motivation back.
Anyway, hope you'll find your groove back soon, we'll keep the light on for ya!
You can launch games, yes. Also, you can scroll through your screenshots for that game as well. However, accessing Steam community hub is not supported. At least, for now. There's no direct link from the client just like Steam client.
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I still haven't finished ABZÛ . Pathless looks gorgeous. I'll definitely keep an eye out for it when the exclusivity ends.
Thanks! But don't stress yourself, it's not that badI tried some more games I had installed and it looks like most are working just fine, but A Hat in Time is also giving me problems. I found a thread on the Steam forums where people experience the same problem (and can "fix" it by uninstalling the Windows Update as well).
I'm on Win 10 1903 build 18362.295
I'm on the newest Nvidia Driver (436.02) as well now (was 1 version behind when this happened, but nothing changed).
As for how to reproduce it... well, there's nothing special really. I installed the August 13th update and that was it. I start Danganronpa and get a white screen. Nothing happens and I need to close it with the Task Manager.
A Hat in Time instantly crashes after the UE4 logo.
Here's the relevant part in the A Hat in Time log:
[0021.25] Log: === Critical error: ===
Rendering thread exception:
Fatal error!
Address = 0xb073c8c2 (filename not found) [in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\d3d9.dll]
Address = 0x80cfc932 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\gameoverlayrenderer64.dll]
Address = 0xf4594024 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3f687f2 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3f656a4 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3f65743 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3e5c2f1 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3e5c4cc (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xf3cde240 (filename not found) [in E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HatinTime\Binaries\Win64\HatinTimeGame.exe]
Address = 0xb6c77bd4 (filename not found) [in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL]
Address = 0xb896ce71 (filename not found) [in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll]
Address = 0xb896ce71 (filename not found) [in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll]
Hum. So, I can't replicate any of the Dx9 issues on my PC lol. Same exact version and build of Windows 10 as you, but my Nvidia driver is 430.86...
Everything works as intended, no white screens, no crashes.
My relevant hardware.
CPU: Intel 8700k
GPU: GTX 1080ti
RAM: 32 GB of Corsair DDR4 3600 mhz
I guess it's too late now since you beat it anyway, but I wonder, did you try uninstalling Danganronpa and then reinistalling it? Cuz then Steam would redo the dx9 initialization thingy it always does when you first launch a game. That's the only other thing I can think of, since it's true I had DR installed but never launched it before now...
I guess I could keep trying tomorrow with some more DX9 games. ... but honestly I've always been one of the lucky ones. To date the only time Windows 10 messed with me is when FF Type-0 became unplayable after an update. (Thankfully Square-Enix patched it, but it took months!)
I suppose it wouldn't be impossible to devote some time to games, but there are a few problems. Biggest one is I prefer to binge games so details and story beats are fresh. Secondly, I'm very cognitive of the fact that video games aren't actually that important and this definitely slaps the shit out of my motivation. Thirdly, I recognize I'd have to make cuts to other activities, including browsing the net and that means MC too.
Honestly I fuckin' hate that Humans need sleep. If I could actually use those 6 hours? boom, there's my game time!
There's no such thing as beating your backlog.
Don't worry tho, we all like you here (I sure do) and you're always welcome back even if you go missing for while.
I kinda always knew it was a fools errand to beat a backlog that numbers in the hundreds, and those aren't shovelware or indies, but majority RPG's...
At this point I'd be happy to just beat a game sometime between now and years end period...
Luckily we're a small community and someone will remember you even after a period of absence. It's alright to be away from gaming for a while, but you simply have to keep yourself busy. I know how hard it is to be active when you're depressed, but I find going for a run after work or doing light exercise works wonders. At least for me, sitting around doing absolutely nothing didn't help me get my motivation back.
Anyway, hope you'll find your groove back soon, we'll keep the light on for ya!
n-no... keeping busy isn't the issue, two jobs keeps me busy enough. I am exhausted every day and have maybe 4-5 hours to myself on work days. My roadblocks are all mental for the most part.
Well that and the lack of time...
Some screenshots of Crystar, including configuration options screen, courtesy of Kite from Steam Community forum.
Looks like it's a decent port, albeit little barebones. I'll pick this up later.
Looks like it's a decent port, albeit little barebones. I'll pick this up later.
Ah, I posted it a few posts under the one you quoted, I think. The issue was RTSS (I updated to a newer version and it worked again, but then no longer, so I just keep it closed now for those games).Hum. So, I can't replicate any of the Dx9 issues on my PC lol. Same exact version and build of Windows 10 as you, but my Nvidia driver is 430.86...
Everything works as intended, no white screens, no crashes.
My relevant hardware.
CPU: Intel 8700k
GPU: GTX 1080ti
RAM: 32 GB of Corsair DDR4 3600 mhz
I guess it's too late now since you beat it anyway, but I wonder, did you try uninstalling Danganronpa and then reinistalling it? Cuz then Steam would redo the dx9 initialization thingy it always does when you first launch a game. That's the only other thing I can think of, since it's true I had DR installed but never launched it before now...
I guess I could keep trying tomorrow with some more DX9 games. ... but honestly I've always been one of the lucky ones. To date the only time Windows 10 messed with me is when FF Type-0 became unplayable after an update. (Thankfully Square-Enix patched it, but it took months!)
And yeah, I did try reinstalling as well
Thanks though
Ah, I posted it a few posts under the one you quoted, I think. The issue was RTSS (I updated to a newer version and it worked again, but then no longer, so I just keep it closed now for those games).
And yeah, I did try reinstalling as well
Thanks though
oof. That's what I get for skippin' some pages tryin' to catch up.
My own RTSS is quite old as well, I'm still on 7.1.0 from 2018.
(I haven't really had any reason to update it honestly, works just fine for everything I need it for so far.)I only update my stuff when I have to, or when something breaks, or when I buy an AAA release and Nvidia drops a new driver for it. Am I part of the problem? The reason MS forces people to update these days?
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