Buddy of mine sent me a Gollum key since he knows I like playing crappy games from time to time.. therefore.. yay me? I dunno lol 
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The miracle solution to my scanlines woes ?
github.com
It even uses RetroArch glorious shaders.
We will see.
GitHub - mausimus/ShaderGlass: Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop
Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop - mausimus/ShaderGlass
github.com
We will see.
I was looking for something like this for Gabriel Knight 2, since I couldn't get it to work with any reshade or sweetfxThe miracle solution to my scanlines woes ?
It even uses RetroArch glorious shaders.GitHub - mausimus/ShaderGlass: Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop
Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop - mausimus/ShaderGlass
We will see.
works well only on Windows 11, FYIThe miracle solution to my scanlines woes ?
It even uses RetroArch glorious shaders.GitHub - mausimus/ShaderGlass: Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop
Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop - mausimus/ShaderGlass
We will see.
As much as steam has one in the PC gaming space. Arguably less so since MS is far more competitive than EGS lol.
It is a shame in a way that both are so big nobody else could compete
Epic could've never toppled Steam, but they could've been a nice alternative. They just couldn't resist being proper bastards.
The 360 and PS3 had an almost identical install base.
MS messed up so badly with the Xbox One that all that momentum went out the window while Sony learned all the right lessons and applied them with the PS4.
And Microsoft's failings lead to them pissing around on PC. And we all know how that went...
So, again, stuff like this or some of the super sharp turning as you/the enemy speed past each other in other footage definitely seem to show the Zelda-style lock on/strafing systems Souls adopted instead of all manual controls, right?Watched the Famitsu vid. Looks pretty sweet. Possibly like it controls more conventionally third person action like (lock-on?) than even previous games (which weren't all that sim-like to begin with, just their own brand of cool/weird), making certain maneuvers/dodges/strafes/melee much more intuitive and easy too.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – first hands-on gameplay
Media outlets have gone up with the first hands-on previews of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, which include the first direct-feed gameplay of the mecha action game sequel.www.gematsu.com
Again, not necessarily a bad thing, but a big change compared to manual controls (with generous crosshair/auto aim/fire and forget weapons lock-on) and something that is undeniably Souls-like even if other aspects of it are still AC.
With having to build a new PC this year instead, that pushes my Steamdeck purchase back to 2024.
What you guys reckon is the chance of a Steamdeck new-model in 2024?
What you guys reckon is the chance of a Steamdeck new-model in 2024?
Valves hardware team is most likely all in on getting the Deckard out the door now so I wouldn't expect anything else from them in the next few years.
And yea I do think we will see some sort of updated and revised version of the Deck before we see a full blown sequel.
RGG Summit stream starts in 1 hour.
As much as I love KonoSuba, the probability that it's going to be a scuffed PC port is looming over me like Axis Cult acolytes trying to get my signature.
Let's keep in mind that past PQube published PC ports never really inspired confidence.
Let's keep in mind that past PQube published PC ports never really inspired confidence.
The series X performance is kind of surprising. I have a hard time believing it can't run @ 60fps when you are on a giant empty/barren planet. I get the cities and dense tree terrain but I think it should have an unlocked performance mode down the line for the emptier parts of the game. Maybe it will happen post launch.
But they probably just lock them @ 30 so that the features in the game don't bog it down. Like if you start building an outpost on an empty planet the framerate will tank and possibly crash/corrupt your save file. All of this will create problems for console gamers. Things like that is probably the reason they locked it down but they should have put together a varied performance mode. Something that automatically locks framerate during demanding scenes and gameplay.
At the end of the day this game is a very giant open world(s) game and you rarely see stuff like this pushing native 4k or 60fps. Bethesda has historically been a PC focused dev and their console efforts haven't been great. These consoles are getting old too now going on near 4th year. You can make a case this is the first real AAA next gen game. Everything else in the past 3 years has mostly been cross gen and nothing has come close to the scale/scope of this game. Xbox owners are gonna have to live with these settings. There is still a giant difference between a 300-500$ console and a 1500$ PC. This is gonna be the first game this gen that shows these differences imo and GTAVI will soon follow.
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It’s absolutely incredible how Harmony didn’t get coverage and gaming press doesn’t give any fuck.
Don’t get me wrong, as I said, maybe don’t release your new game during E3, you morons. But E3 is more or less done, news have slowed down, but no, nobody seems to want to take a look back at the game that just released.
The state of the gaming press… everything is so absolute drivel that I am looking at youtube videos. Me, looking at streamers. Says it all.
Don’t get me wrong, as I said, maybe don’t release your new game during E3, you morons. But E3 is more or less done, news have slowed down, but no, nobody seems to want to take a look back at the game that just released.
The state of the gaming press… everything is so absolute drivel that I am looking at youtube videos. Me, looking at streamers. Says it all.
PQube and MAGES VN engine, name a more iconic duo.
Ok, ShaderGlass doesn't work correctly for me. Reshade does nothing. Scanlines for Windows, the same.
I lack understanding of the finer points of these apps, but still.
I mean, ShaderGlass shows the most potential, but the issue is also in front of the PC. I had a hard time getting something resembling a normal CRT shader (and not a garbled mess), but the text is fucked and when I activate fullscreen in Arcanum it only modifies a quarter of the screen. Mmh, maybe it modifies the actual image and not the upscaled one.
I'm fucked anyway.
All I asked for was CRT-easymode at will, to bask in the glory of old PC games as they looked.
I lack understanding of the finer points of these apps, but still.
I mean, ShaderGlass shows the most potential, but the issue is also in front of the PC. I had a hard time getting something resembling a normal CRT shader (and not a garbled mess), but the text is fucked and when I activate fullscreen in Arcanum it only modifies a quarter of the screen. Mmh, maybe it modifies the actual image and not the upscaled one.
I'm fucked anyway.
All I asked for was CRT-easymode at will, to bask in the glory of old PC games as they looked.
That remind sega should remaster and port to modern platforms Yakuza Dead Souls / Like a dragon of the end.
SEGA has forgotten it, and it was very funny
Fiendly reminder: works nice on rpcs3
SEGA has forgotten it, and it was very funny
Fiendly reminder: works nice on rpcs3
The first one was great, but watching the 2's trailer, it seems they kinda overdid it and made it into John Wick. Ah well, should still be entertaining.
This is the thing that annoys me about EGS. I didn’t like having to go to Uplay or Origin at the time but I did for some games. Hell I will probably use Uplay for Outlaws when it comes out.
I would have probably used EGS if it hadn’t been for the dickish prick sat behind a Twitter account antagonising potential customers.
Eh I wouldn't use Epic Store one way or another. I am done with creating new libraries and new accounts to play games.
I watched like 30 seconds of Armored Core VI gameplay somewhere on Youtube and noped out. It looked really good and I just don't want to see anymore of it. I know I will play it and some games you just don't wanna see/spoil things for yourself. FromSoft is one of those devs. A big blowout and deepdive makes sense for some games (like Starfield) but it really doesn't make sense for most others.
Also I am getting a little tempted to buy a PS5 for FFXVI. The hype is starting to get a little too much with all the positive impressions from the demo. I need to withstand this fomo because I really don't see myself using the PS5 for much else so it will collect dust. There is a steam summer sale coming in a few weeks too. And a giant onslaught of games this fall. The money can be spent on much better things than Square bs exclusivity. I love their games but I never loved them enough to buy a console for them. Would be nice if Sony did a better showcase showing all their future shit like MS just did with Xbox. A slim announcement would have gone a long way too because I really don't want to buy dated assembly this far into the gen.
Also I am getting a little tempted to buy a PS5 for FFXVI. The hype is starting to get a little too much with all the positive impressions from the demo. I need to withstand this fomo because I really don't see myself using the PS5 for much else so it will collect dust. There is a steam summer sale coming in a few weeks too. And a giant onslaught of games this fall. The money can be spent on much better things than Square bs exclusivity. I love their games but I never loved them enough to buy a console for them. Would be nice if Sony did a better showcase showing all their future shit like MS just did with Xbox. A slim announcement would have gone a long way too because I really don't want to buy dated assembly this far into the gen.
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ROG Ally looks cool honestly, if I didn't have a deck and just wanted something with more power I'd go with it, but I've grown to really like Linux and I probably wouldn't get another Windows device. I also feel like it's an OS worth supporting.
I mean I already had an epic account a long time before EGS was a thing to get that Metroidvania they did, seem to remember they where giving away steam keys at the time.
shows how memorable it was as I can’t even remember the name anymore.
not done anything with it since though.
shows how memorable it was as I can’t even remember the name anymore.
not done anything with it since though.
It was discussed in the video I posted earlier:
Apparently there is both a "soft lock-on", similar to what was in the previous AC games, and a Souls-like "hard lock-on".
When in soft-lock you can have your missiles carpet all nearby enemies, for instance.
It seems you'll need to use both modes, depending on situation.
What do you mean "Kiryu"? That's a man who erased their name, therefore, technically not someone named "Kiryu", and therefore the claim about not killing does not apply
I enjoyed it. It reminded me the best Dreamcast arcade games like Cannon Spike, Zombie Revenge or Illbleed but in Yakuza universe. It’s hilarious to watch yakuza characters playing that role in a zombie B movie.
yeah, that’s the one. I enjoyedit, a competent Metroidvania. But kind of bland and was associated with Orson Scott Card as well.
So hands-on Starfield impressions are flowing in from IGN and the likes and it's nothing short of effusively glowing.
It's kinda got me worried about a reverse backlash. The hype machine feels like it's been gaining crazy momentum since the 45 min deep dive video last week.
Like people's expectations have done a full swing from, "OMG BGS SUXS SO BAD >>> FALLOUT 4 & 76 <<< LOL" to "OMG STARFIELD GAME OF FOREVER!!!"
The swing is too fast and hard. At the end of the day it's still going to be a BGS joint that comes prepackaged with all the pros & cons. Starfield looks ambitious as hell, but the fundamental framework is still 100% BGS RPG.
It's just going to be insufferable to hear all the bitching & moaning from the crowd who was never kind to BGS to begin with, but may have been carried along with the Starfield hype cycle, after they realize that they are still dealing with the BGS limitations that their extraordinary open-world ambitions inevitably surface. Bugs, anomalies, framerate hitches & stuff.
My story is that for the past 2 decades I never stopped loving BGS, from Morrowind straight through Fallout 4. I love inhabiting their worlds and have always treated them like true roleplaying im-sims first and foremost, with any "official/side questlines" and such just being icing on the cake. In that sense BGS has never let me down. And any kind of jank I've met along the way has come with the full understanding of the fragile state of so many moving parts the Creation Engine is employing at any given moment. BGS games have an exceptional amount of engine break points because it's doing an exceptional amount of calculations, far more ambitious than genre peers.
So I'm all good either way. BGS is my favorite AAA studio and I'll likely pump hundreds of hours into Starfield, just like I did Fallout 4 and Skyrim before. I don't need to be "convinced" that BGS is back because they never went anywhere to begin with.
But I can't help but shudder at all those lapsed vocal-minority gamers coming back only to turn around with their, "BGS are hacks that ruined my life." s**t all over again when Starfield inevitably proves to be less polished that a supremely linier, guided AAA(A) release like God of War.
Thank god the few sites I frequent have an Ignore button, lol.
It's kinda got me worried about a reverse backlash. The hype machine feels like it's been gaining crazy momentum since the 45 min deep dive video last week.
Like people's expectations have done a full swing from, "OMG BGS SUXS SO BAD >>> FALLOUT 4 & 76 <<< LOL" to "OMG STARFIELD GAME OF FOREVER!!!"
The swing is too fast and hard. At the end of the day it's still going to be a BGS joint that comes prepackaged with all the pros & cons. Starfield looks ambitious as hell, but the fundamental framework is still 100% BGS RPG.
It's just going to be insufferable to hear all the bitching & moaning from the crowd who was never kind to BGS to begin with, but may have been carried along with the Starfield hype cycle, after they realize that they are still dealing with the BGS limitations that their extraordinary open-world ambitions inevitably surface. Bugs, anomalies, framerate hitches & stuff.
My story is that for the past 2 decades I never stopped loving BGS, from Morrowind straight through Fallout 4. I love inhabiting their worlds and have always treated them like true roleplaying im-sims first and foremost, with any "official/side questlines" and such just being icing on the cake. In that sense BGS has never let me down. And any kind of jank I've met along the way has come with the full understanding of the fragile state of so many moving parts the Creation Engine is employing at any given moment. BGS games have an exceptional amount of engine break points because it's doing an exceptional amount of calculations, far more ambitious than genre peers.
So I'm all good either way. BGS is my favorite AAA studio and I'll likely pump hundreds of hours into Starfield, just like I did Fallout 4 and Skyrim before. I don't need to be "convinced" that BGS is back because they never went anywhere to begin with.
But I can't help but shudder at all those lapsed vocal-minority gamers coming back only to turn around with their, "BGS are hacks that ruined my life." s**t all over again when Starfield inevitably proves to be less polished that a supremely linier, guided AAA(A) release like God of War.
Thank god the few sites I frequent have an Ignore button, lol.
Oh weird.
I would have thought for sure ST: Infinite was developed in-house by PDX.
Hmmmm...
i know, right? since it's basically a Stellaris mod
Another game to feed the 2023 vram anxiety.
Textures are better on the PS5 (for the majority of PC gamers anyway, unless you have 16GB of GPU VRAM)
If Epic had launched EGS with well-executed basic features that PC gamers expect, and with free games, coupons and better payouts for devs, it would probably be my most used store now.
But instead we got a barebones store at launch, half-baked or missing features afterwards, a 180 on promised policies and a shitload of money hatting on 3rd party games, including crowdfunded games and games already for sale on other storefronts. The latter is something that even console manufacturers never pulled off.
Seriously, a company that considers such shitty practices as healthy competition can kindly f*ck off on my gaming platform of choice.
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