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[Wok]

:stupefy:

Community - MetaCouncil's PC Games of the Year Awards 2020

Welcome to the third PC Gaming MetaCouncil GOTY (Games of the Year) awards! The main award focuses on PC games which we deem GOTY worthy. This year, we will also vote for the best ongoing game, the best Early Access game, the best VR game, and the most disappointing game. Previous Year's...

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[Parsnip]

Waiting 6 months/year for Hitman 3 is perfect for me. Gonna 100% Hitman 1/2 achievements in Hitman 2 and get ready to import to H3. By the time H3 comes to Steam it should have the raytracing features patched in and anything else they clean up and fix.

Maybe by that time GPUs will be readily on stock so I can upgrade.

 

[gabbo]

Maybe by that time GPUs will be readily on stock so I can upgrade.

I'm contemplating forcing my 970 to try it should it drop before stocks normalize. That should be quite the sight

 

[Tizoc]

People would mostly recommend JBL, but it's still quite pricey for me and there are far too many fake ones in our market.

So I decided to get the Fingertime P2, it works for the price ($15).

Heard good things about JBL, and my sister has a JBL headset which she had good experience with.

These are my options atm-

Riwbox XBT-80
Amazon product
Anker Soundcore Life Q10
Amazon product
LETSCOM Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Mpow 059 Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Zihnic Headphones
Amazon product
iJoy Matte Headphones
Amazon product
Would appreciate some suggestions on which ones to get
Yeah I'm going for a budget one. I'd say the most important thing is for the 'muffs' to be big enough to go around my ears.

 

[kio]

Simple solution: if the games are in my top 5 list, like Hades, Control, etc., they win out over the others. BAM! Solved it.

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think Control should be a contender for GOTY 2020 at all. It's not a matter of the quality of the game, it seems to be great, but it's a 2019 game that was re-released (or freed if we're being honest) on Steam in 2020.
If we follow this logic, every "Director's Cut" or "GOTY Edition" should be considered contenders.

 

[Knurek]

Is thetr a thread to ask about headphoned?
I want ro get a budget wireless headphone

Better to buy a budget wireless amp and just use it with standard headphones.
Better quality and cheaper overall.
I use FiiO uBTR

 

[texhnolyze]

Heard good things about JBL, and my sister has a JBL headset which she had good experience with.

These are my options atm-

Would appreciate some suggestions on which ones to get
Yeah I'm going for a budget one. I'd say the most important thing is for the 'muffs' to be big enough to go around my ears.

Honestly, I have no idea as I never own one. I've use my friend's once but I don't remember how it was and what's the model. JBL is indeed very popular, so you probably can't go wrong with them.

 

[Routa]

I'm awake!!!

Is the Yakuza store page here?

No?

Until tomorrow

 

[BoosterDuck]

DEATH TO AMERICA

 

[curi0usBystander]

DEATH TO AMERICA

 

[ezodagrom]

I'm awake!!!

Is the Yakuza store page here?

No?

Until tomorrow

At this point I think we're only gonna get the store page on the release day.

 

[beep boop]

DEATH TO AMERICA

dabs in late stage capitalism

 

[fspm]

Do you still need to wear shades to play Hitman to avoid retina burns from the supernova bald head illumination. That's all I remember about H. Absolution.

 

[Deku]

Do you still need to wear shades to play Hitman to avoid retina burns from the supernova bald head illumination. That's all I remember about H. Absolution.

The shinyness is gone

 

[fantomena]

As a European the best 2 things regarding the Biden presidency will be:

• American politics getting boring again
• Less Trump face in the media

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

'Realistic possibility' $48m esports tournament could be held in NZ, says gaming tycoon Gabe Newell

In an extensive interview, the billionaire Valve founder also discussed the "strong interest" from staff to move to New Zealand and why he's planning on seeking citizenship.

www.tvnz.co.nz

 

[Wok]

Thank you to the person who accepted my referral link for the Rainway giveaway!

 

[Panda Pedinte]

'Realistic possibility' $48m esports tournament could be held in NZ, says gaming tycoon Gabe Newell

In an extensive interview, the billionaire Valve founder also discussed the "strong interest" from staff to move to New Zealand and why he's planning on seeking citizenship.

www.tvnz.co.nz

Take me with you Gabe

 

[Li Kao]

Just skimmed the start of the article but is this really a 'here's a country less impacted by covid, let's go there to avoid confinement' thing ?
And again, 'here is a country less impacted by covid, let's host a fucking physical esport tournament there' ?
If it is indeed his points, I'm not impressed by the man.

But I could have read too fast.

 

[NarohDethan]

Just skimmed the start of the article but is this really a 'here's a country less impacted by covid, let's go there to avoid confinement' thing ?
And again, 'here is a country less impacted by covid, let's host a fucking physical esport tournament there' ?
If it is indeed his points, I'm not impressed by the man.

But I could have read too fast.

I think he was already on vacation there and just decided to stay there.

But yeah please stop making public events.

 

[Wildebeet]

Just skimmed the start of the article but is this really a 'here's a country less impacted by covid, let's go there to avoid confinement' thing ?
And again, 'here is a country less impacted by covid, let's host a fucking physical esport tournament there' ?
If it is indeed his points, I'm not impressed by the man.

But I could have read too fast.

I still wonder what day exactly Gabe's vacation started. I had the impression that he looked at the news one morning and went "holy shit hey kids, vacation time RIGHT NOW" and ordered his robots to pack his bags and prepare his rocket for immediate evac.

 

[Ge0force]

I'm currently playing Distance. Great game (it's basically Wipeout with jumps and parcours) but jumping from one track piece to another rotated one is very difficult for me. When I succeed, it rather feels like luck than skill.

 

[prudis]

meanwhile at Ubisoft

 

[lashman]

meanwhile at Ubisoft

 

[madjoki]

Steam market is awesome. Thx who ever made Rust blow up (and whoever told me free lootboxes from December are worth opening).

Might be worth opening if you claimed (for watching stream for 2h) too before more realize and crash prices.

 

[Tizoc]

meanwhile at Ubisoft

Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[Stone Ocean]

meanwhile at Ubisoft

Shao Jun remains too cool to have her own game.

 

[Kvik]

I still wonder what day exactly Gabe's vacation started. I had the impression that he looked at the news one morning and went "holy shit hey kids, vacation time RIGHT NOW" and ordered his robots to pack his bags and prepare his rocket for immediate evac.

Frankly, I don't blame Gaben for wanting to bail out from America. NZ is a beautiful country, low population, low pollution. It has national healthcare and gigabit internet to boot.

Having said that, bringing more people into NZ probably not the best idea right now, especially when most of the world is still healing (or dying in America).

 

[dfghstrbght]

 

[fantomena]

I sold around 270 cards today. I don't like artificially increasing my playtime in games, but I do like money more.

 

[Stevey]

That's my birthday

 

[Wildebeet]

Frankly, I don't blame Gaben for wanting to bail out from America. NZ is a beautiful country, low population, low pollution. It has national healthcare and gigabit internet to boot.

Having said that, bringing more people into NZ probably not the best idea right now, especially when most of the world is still healing (or dying in America).

Yeah I don't blame him either. I just also don't buy his "oh I was already here on vacation" thing. Of course, if he said hell yeah I bailed out! he'd be called a coward by somebody mad about life on the internet. Also you forgot that New Zealand has dinosaurs.

 

[fantomena]

I really hope Capcom opens up Steam pre-roders for REVillage when the stream has ended tommorrow. RE has become one of my favorite video game series so I want to put REVillage in my library asap.

 

[dfghstrbght]

roders

Röders TEC - RXP950DSH

Röders GmbH aus Soltau ist in drei verschiedenen Geschäftsfeldern tätig: im Maschinenbau für HSC-Maschinen, im Formenbau für PET-Flaschenformen und in der Herstellung hochwertiger Geschenkartikel aus Zinn.

roeders.de

 

[Li Kao]

Frankly, I don't blame Gaben for wanting to bail out from America. NZ is a beautiful country, low population, low pollution. It has national healthcare and gigabit internet to boot.

Having said that, bringing more people into NZ probably not the best idea right now, especially when most of the world is still healing (or dying in America).

My reading is far less charitable. He tells it himself :
"You don't want to uproot a bunch of families, have them come here, and then the situation gets a bunch better and then they have to turn around and go back — so that's why getting a better handle on how long the epidemic is going to be affecting our operational decisions is important to that.

It’s not a ‘I discovered and now love NZ’, it’s a let’s bail out while shit is hitting the fan, then we ‘turn around and go back’.

I have no further comment because the whole line of thought is more than a little sickening to me.

 

[fantomena]

Röders TEC - RXP950DSH

Röders GmbH aus Soltau ist in drei verschiedenen Geschäftsfeldern tätig: im Maschinenbau für HSC-Maschinen, im Formenbau für PET-Flaschenformen und in der Herstellung hochwertiger Geschenkartikel aus Zinn.

roeders.de

Im gonna leave that typo in my comment forever in order for me to reflect at my failure.

 

[LEANIJA]

I really hope Capcom opens up Steam pre-roders for REVillage when the stream has ended tommorrow. RE has become one of my favorite video game series so I want to put REVillage in my library asap.

100% agree

 

[Wildebeet]

Röders TEC - RXP950DSH

Röders GmbH aus Soltau ist in drei verschiedenen Geschäftsfeldern tätig: im Maschinenbau für HSC-Maschinen, im Formenbau für PET-Flaschenformen und in der Herstellung hochwertiger Geschenkartikel aus Zinn.

roeders.de

I assume that's exactly what it looks like.

The future of dentistry, of course.

 

[Mivey]

what game is that?

 

[dfghstrbght]

what game is that?

 

[Hektor]

Are the Utawaluigi games good Tactics games?

 

[NarohDethan]

Are the Utawaluigi games good Tactics games?

I remember reading that the VN portion is very good and the gameplay is meh

 

[texhnolyze]

When nobody else play the same game as me, which happens more often these days, I'm glad that Reddit and Discord is a thing.

 

[Kvik]

Are the Utawaluigi games good Tactics games?

I remember reading that the VN portion is very good and the gameplay is meh

I can't speak for Prelude to the Fallen, but for the other two games (Mask of Deception & Mask of Truth), they have two difficulties, normal and hard. The battles are fairly easy on normal, and slightly challenging on hard, although if you're a seasoned SRPG player, it won't be too much of a challange.

For Mask of Truth, the difficulty is increased slightly, although once you have powerful items dropped from previous battles, later battles' become much easier. The real challenges of the series lies in its post-game stages (dubbed "Dream Arena"), where you will be able to fight bosses from the main games, with higher stats and HP pool. For Mask of Truth, there is also a number of challenge mode stages, where you need to clear certain objectives in limited number of turns, utilising your team members unique ability.

If you'd like to know more, I've written a brief outlook of the battle mechanics in my OT for Mask of Deception/Truth

|OT| - Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception/Mask of Truth | The One Whose Song is Sung | Out NOW.

1. Introduction It is with great pleasure that I welcome fellow councillors to this community/OT thread. Utawarerumono is a special series which deserve more recognition both from Visual Novel and RPG fans alike. With the imminent release of both long-coveted and long-awaited PC version of Mask...

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Prelude to the Fallen OT should be up tonight.

Unless I got carried away watching Flare playing Micra again.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Sul Matul has a Free-To-Play VN coming out on Feb 2nd.

Ascension: Transition and Silver by SulMatul

A transgender visual novel, loosely based on Tarkovsky's STALKER

sulmatul.itch.io

Sul Matul Youtube Channel

Sul Matul has a good knowledge of the Pathologic games and has some good critiques and playthroughs of the series. Well worth checking the videos out.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

 

[ExistentialThought]

Neat Altdeus is coming to SteamVR on 2/19. I thought this one might have been an indefinite Oculus Quest exclusive.


This is the same folks who put out Tokyo Chronos (which I still need to play as well). Character designs were by LAM who also did the most recent Hololive ID Gen 2 design for Kureiji Ollie.

 

[Kvik]

If only importing a Valve Index didn't cost as much as a Titan RTX ...

 

[Madventure]

Steam market is awesome. Thx who ever made Rust blow up (and whoever told me free lootboxes from December are worth opening).

Might be worth opening if you claimed (for watching stream for 2h) too before more realize and crash prices.

It's because Rust has only done 3 twitch drops ever, the last one (This past week) had some of the biggest people on twitch streaming for a week+ on a RP server and a PVP server with their own custom drops
Rust made like 2 million dollars in a day from it and they broke their Concurrent user record (Yet again)
All of my skins on it jumped like crazy because the people who were streaming were like "This skin looks cool! Oh my god!"

Steam Community Market :: Listings for Spacesuit

Buy and sell Rust items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

Steam Community Market :: Listings for Bombing Pants

Buy and sell Rust items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

Steam Community Market :: Listings for Bee Cosplay Chestplate

Buy and sell Rust items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

I can look like a bumble bee or a spaceman

I've been playing Rust forever at this point

 

[PC-tan]

Wish me luck everyone, tomorrow I am going to try to order a 25 anniversary Pikachu skateboard from the Pokemon Center. Hopefully I am able to get, but if not that's okay.