Kolanaki

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I mean, I still remember when TF2 was going to be a generic war game and they were showing it off hella early in development.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Giving up fate itself is a huge deal in the lore of these games. I hella wanna know what Miquella thought was important enough to do that.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I can’t help but think of that scene in Grandma’s Boy where JP is working on his game and it just shows a 3D animated model doing a walking animation and literally falling apart like a crash test dummy while he whines “WHY ISN’T THIS WORKING?!”

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

This isn’t even the tip of the naming weirdness this series has.

I’ve seen an hour long video essay that focused entirely on how they named the games.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I feel like the only kid on the block that didn’t have trouble with the water temple.

What ruined my life in OOT was Shigeru trolling and vaguely hinting that the rumors of a triforce you can obtain in the game actually existing so I wasted years looking for it.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

It also says you can’t compare it to other games “maliciously.” What the fuck does that even mean?

“Marvel Rivals is just as bad as Cyberpunk 2077 at launch.”

???

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Graphics aren’t the same as aesthetics.

The graphics can be objectively bad in so far as the technology used may be out dated, less sophisticated, or slower than other implementations.

Aesthetics (how everything looks) are subjective.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Oh my bad.

“It’s just as bad as OverWatch 2.”

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I actually liked the game more at launch. I had 4 noticeable bugs the entire run; 1 was merely graphical (Tom’s Diner t-posing background noc), 1 prevented a quest from being completed (door that was supposed to open never opened), and 2 were kick ass exploits (the bullet time+slide+jump speed exploit and the infinite painting exploit).

It’s just… Not as fun without that slide speed glitch… :(

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

“Of course I know what I’m doing! I just don’t know what effect it’s gonna have.” Ahh… That dude is just Fantastic.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

They do, though. Like, all the time. Many Indy companies start this way, and a lot of AA to even AAA studios started after high profile people were let go or otherwise left a bigger company to start their own.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

The first time playing when he starts telling me to turn the game off cuz I’ve been playing a long time, I had literally been playing one long-ass session up to that point without ever turning the game off. Freaked me out. Psycho Mantis in mgs1 could tell you exactly how long you played, and I thought this was a legit Easter egg for playing a single 12+ hour session. lol

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Favorite Food: Nabisco© Tits™

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Worse they can say is yes, then take you home to carve up and eat because they’re a serial killer cannibal.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Earthbound has my favorite trash mob of all time.

The New Age Retro Hippy.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I still have my slim PS2 and Magic Swap discs. It had the best library of that era IMO.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Hardware power wise it was the least capable machine. Library wise, it dominated.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

This one made me wonder if they don’t get telemetrics about how people are playing the game to improve the game (or build a new game) from without doing this. And if that same data would be valuable to data brokers in general or if it’s more valuable as an internal trade secret.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Yes, it would be just for Sony to get it; not meaning to say it isn’t collected at all by the developer. Before this, I would have thought they’d share that with the publisher (this case Sony) anyway.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Baldur’s Gate 3. That’s a beholder.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Dpad for precise timing (like movement). Analogue for precise looking (like aiming).

If I could use the dpad to move in a souls game (especially the ones with movement based combos) I would. But I’d still want the analogue stick for the camera.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

How else is my 3yo nephew supposed to win? He’s not ready to play as King!

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

A change like this may warrant special exceptions to the refund rules. Steam has made exceptions for similar changes to games made after launch in the past.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

The Sims 3 had interactive loading screens prior to 2015 when one of the first DLCs introduced them. They’re just “find the object” puzzles that earn you in-game points for the family you’re loading. They’re the only non-Namco game interactive loading screens I can think of that were around before the patent expired.

The first one I saw was by the patent holder, Namco, where you could play Galaga while Ridge Racer loaded. I always wanted to see it used more and was stoked when I read the news about the patent expiring.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

HL3 is cool but it will never be better than Polybius, IMO.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

I actually was recording when I made the most gnarly mun landing ever in KSP. I ran out of fuel, was going too fast to not explode. I moved Valetina to hang on the outside of the craft, and moments before impact, I had her jump off. The resulting explosion from the module was juuuust enough counter force to prevent Valentina herself from hitting the ground too hard and she lived to plant a flag. To date, it’s the most impressive thing I’ve personally managed in the game.

youtu.be/v2CdIZXO0tQ?si=NKeFV52Q5Edqugw5 (skip to about 22:30 for the “landing”)

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

That’s the plan. We’re still working out how. How long can Kerbals live without food and water? 🤔

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Sega Dreamcast.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Nowadays

Lol they’ve always sucked.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

It’s meant for children so, yeah, as an adult it fucking sucks to hold. But that is still the case when it’s docked and you’re using the joycons. The joycons are just incredibly small. They also suck in terms of construction and get drifting sticks super fast.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

Getting angry isn’t the problem. It’s how you deal with it. Smashing your game system and or TV ain’t the best way to go about it.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

If you didn’t forsee people getting pissed at a content add that costs $250 and not counted as DLC so those with the lifetime DLC pass don’t get it without paying more, you are a monumental moron and probably shouldn’t be in charge of running a business where you have employees who can lose their livelihood because of your poor leadership and incredible lack of foresight.

Kolanaki, 6 miesięcy temu

CP2077 never promised the DLC would be free. And they also added tons of content prior to the DLC that was free. 🤨

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

So many SFM videos that use Link and Mario models straight up ripped from their games will no longer be made. :(

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

Almost as annoying is DS1, 3 and Elden Ring booting you to the main menu just cuz you got disconnected. But at least they can still be played, it’s just annoying to be pulled out of the game for that when it’s mostly just for bloodstains, messages and being invaded.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

Microsoft is the biggest threat to Xbox.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

ARPG = Action Role Playing Game.

The themes, camera angle, and method of delivering rewards (loot) don’t really affect something being an action RPG or not. The focus on action over storytelling does.

The Elder Scrolls is also an ARPG.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

So they wanna discontinue dealing in VR, just like Microsoft did? 🤔

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

The index isn’t standalone 🤦‍♂️

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

I own a lot of VR games and the only one that doesn’t have a port that works natively on the Quest is Half-Life Alyx. Standalones can also be plugged in or stream PCVR wirelessly, and all of the standalone HMDs I am aware of, have better hardware than the aging Index (and thus look better even when not doing PCVR). Even the trackers are better and smaller and don’t require a home base station.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

The Index still has a higher resolution than the Quest 2 and earlier standalone VR headsets

Uh… The Index has a resolution of 1440x1600 per eye with 15PPD. The Quest 2 is 1832x1920 per eye with 20PPD. The Quest 1 had the exact same resolution as the Index. The Quest 3 is 2064x2208 per eye and Pico 4 is 2160x4320 per eye. The Index doesn’t lead the FOV game anymore, either; but the beasts with 200+ FOV are also super expensive and better in every other way too like the Pimax Vision.

I like Valve, too, but they’re not the best at everything.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

This is literally the first major update since Mistlands was on the docket at the time it blew up. To call the updates merely infrequent is an understatement. They were going fairly strong until they made an unexpected butt load of money and they themselves said they didn’t know how to handle the success.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

I have always thought the Dreamcast could have survived once I learned the history of its downfall in detail. SEGA simply had no confidence in it and killed it hella quick and it was just a monumentally stupid idea. It was, and still is, a great machine with a fantastic library that could have been even bigger if they didn’t just kill it on arrival.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

I’d just start at the beginning with the Collection. Pretty sure the stories connect but even if they don’t, seeing the mechanics evolve backwards or out of order can be annoying. Like you start with 4 and then when you play 2 or something and a mechanic isn’t there that was nice, it kinda kills the experience. Starting from the earliest point and working up makes it feel way better as they begin to nail down and improve things.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

You’re gonna “the WHAT” on one of the most normal monsters in the game? Your head is gonna literally explode when you encounter one of the entirely RNG creatures. lol

My favorite I’ve personally ran into while playing was a demon made of smoke. Basically the fog monster from Lost. Except that it wasn’t as terrifying as it sounded from its description because smoke is, you know, super easy to cut. He died basically by being wafted away by an infant.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

There’s fun stuff you can do with that vampire if you ever figure out who it is. They make great slaves because they live forever and don’t need to eat.

Figuring out who it is can be hard tho. You really have to watch the logs or build in ways that they can’t feed without being witnessed.

And if you do want them alive, make sure your hammerer just has something weak because if you have the justice system set up, they usually will sentence a vamp to death. Adamantine makes a great non-lethal hammer. It’s so light, blunt weapons become foam bats.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

You may not actually have the accused in custody to interrogate.

My understanding of the justice system may also be out of date. I have not put nearly as much time into the Steam version as I have the legacy versions preceding it.

Kolanaki, 7 miesięcy temu

As a fan of Adventure mode in the legacy version of the game for years, I am excited for the new changes and mechanics that have been in the Steam version since release but in Adventure mode.

Is it a public beta or something I can just click on in the beta tab?