PerfectDark

PerfectDark, 3 dni temu

It should be back up now! A bit of a traffic issue, all fixed :)

PerfectDark, 10 dni temu

Moderator here!

Feel free to reply to them with the game’s name, clear to me that there’s no ‘stealth marketing’ going on :)

PerfectDark, 10 dni temu

Hi there!

Seems like you’re confusing what subjective and objective mean here! Just because you dislike a game, doesn’t in fact make that a universally held belief!

Considering the game is sitting at:

• Very Positive (4,503) - on Steam
• 86 (critic rating) and 7.0 (user rating) on metacritic

…it seems like this is not (once again) a universally held belief. Sorry you’re not liking it, though.

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu (edited 10 dni temu)

They kinda did when they shared the posts on social media earlier:

Can your PC run this news? ;)

PerfectDark, 13 dni temu

I can understand that, but having never owned any PS2, and only played some of what it offered by modern remakes…there’s really nothing I’m going to ignore. Not sure why I’d cull this down when I don’t want any suggestions culled down.

What I’m looking for is what people enjoyed playing themselves. Generally when someone loved a game, they’ll recommend it and explain why they did. Thanks anyway!

PerfectDark, 13 dni temu

I’ve been playing Ratchet & Clank (something-or-other-about-booty) via RPCS3 on my Steam Deck, and I’ve been loving that! Totally forgot R&C got their start on PS2. Thanks!

PerfectDark, 13 dni temu

I really enjoyed playing through it, mostly because I got to watch everything get shot down! I’ve kept it in my game library to occasionally shoot things when I feel the urge :)

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

I look forward to seeing how the Deck holds up with some of these titles! I’ll admit, I’ve been thinking about getting it to use as a portable PS2 myself.

There’s no issue with PS2 games! I raise the resolution up to 3x native (I think? Whichever one is 1080, anyway), and also apply HD texture packs. There’s not one issue I’ve come across on a PS2 game so far. And setting RetroDECK up to play them is a breeze!

Do it!

I’ve already got Spider-Man 2 on there (others also recommended it), but reading through your list, these all look wonderful! I didn’t actually know the ‘Stories’ games on PS2 for GTA didn’t end up on PC, thanks for that tip!

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

Also, appreciate the guide for higher res textures.

You’re so welcome! Let me know if you ever run into any troubles!

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

*her Deck

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f2d226d5-7776-4915-875f-6ce32a68156d.gif

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

Better to use openGOAL to play the Jak and Daxter games, the work they do to make them native is absolute magic

opengoal.dev

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

Reminds me of Sand Land!

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9c9b5e99-3466-48b9-a614-9e135b50023c.webp

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

They do, of course. There’s also a gigantic scene where people modify the consoles. But check my screenshots, this is using PCSX2 via RetroDECK on my Steam Deck, not native hardware.

PerfectDark, 12 dni temu

The important thing (to me) is the comments where I can tell the writer is utterly in love with a certain game, and does all they can to convince me to play it. And I’ve gotten a fair list of games I’m adding this way!

PerfectDark, 28 dni temu

They made an announcement on their Steam event page, which goes into more detail as to why they did it this way.

Which you can find here

Previously, we offered free Key applications to replace game versions for existing players. However, as of this month, the number of supplementary Keys distributed has exceeded 30% of the total sales volume prior to this initiative—and we still receive numerous feedbacks from players stating they haven’t received their Keys, along with complaints about slow email response times.​

PerfectDark, 28 dni temu

They made an announcement on their Steam event page, which goes into more detail as to why they did it this way.

Which you can find here

Previously, we offered free Key applications to replace game versions for existing players. However, as of this month, the number of supplementary Keys distributed has exceeded 30% of the total sales volume prior to this initiative—and we still receive numerous feedbacks from players stating they haven’t received their Keys, along with complaints about slow email response times.​

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Amazing to see for a turn-based game, an original I.P. and and independent company!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

I’m a sucker for a slip-case, though. And this one looks really nice!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Its easy, I just never sleep!

…help me

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Yes!

Okay so before 2 or so months back, I worked as a pen-tester (red team), so when I wasn’t breaking in to facilities, or convincing security guards that I was the CEO’s daughter or a worker who forgot their pass, I was typically on my desktop. Which left me some time to spend contributing to spaces like this community on Lemmy!

Since then though I had a bit of a health hiccup, and took time off. I’m still taking time off, and while I’m being as active as I can, I’m now with quite a bit of time to spend doing things like this, or writing the odd feat. article/interview and sharing it on my friend’s site - so maybe I’m lucky, in one regard?!

Right now I’m playing Red Dead on my Switch OLED, and Deus Ex Mankind Divided on my Steam Deck :)

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

To me if it’s a new release of a game…of course it should be shared! The first person to post it (preferably with their own views on the game coming written underneath) keeps the community up-to-date with what games look like. Trailer ‘dumping’ really only happens when there’s a big event, and the point of that event is seeing trailers for games. It makes sense to have them shared here.

But posts sharing the same trailer after that first? Removed.

I don’t think of it as ad spam, because it’s not like Rockstar is making a Lemmy account to make sure we see the GTA VI trailer. If we denied trailers being posted, there’d be some very angry Silksong people when that one got the trailer!

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e8c22957-7ecd-4d25-bd05-58bd0cda596c.gif

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Thanks, Agent Karyo!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

I do hope it eventuates, but…I’ve seen enough ‘credible’ leaks that its right around the corner to last me a lifetime

I hope it arrives for you, because RDR2 is a beautiful game, in its own slow way. Well worth replaying!

I’d love to replay, but I spent so many hours in it. Much like Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk, I think I can’t actually play any more of it because I played so much already

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu (edited miesiąc temu)

I see the OG Switch can be modded and looking into that, seems like you can actually push it to do 60 FPS instead of the 30 it’s locked into when you buy one if you overclock it.

You can! That’s the sys-clk! And it makes playing ToTK far less stuttery than it is without this!

You can do all kinds of things, but my fav has to be the ability to run your own themes on the Switch. I’m not sure why Nintendo refused to allow themes on the Switch, but something like themezer lets you customize the look of your home, menu, settings, lockscreen etc to your heart’s content:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c80afe83-a3b5-4b41-83b9-d03bcf6a6655.jpeg

The OG can be softmodded, you just need to slide a RCM ‘jig’ in the right-hand Joy-Con rail to trick the system into booting into recovery mode, and then you can inject the exploit. It’s dead simple, but it can get tiring - having the do the same process each time you shut the console down. Some users try using folded foil or a paperclip (all you’re doing is ‘shorting’, so it works), but I’d recommend the dead-cheap dedicated jigs people make before trying that one:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d352b855-dd4c-4f6f-864f-61505dd0e5e5.jpeg

You can also install Linux (not so great) or Android on a partition for emulating weaker older systems, you can back your saves up, play with cheats, use texture packs, even use any bluetooth controller from any company with the Switch by using MissionControl and…well the list is long for things it can do!

Every single Switch can be chipped (whereas only original 2017 and some 2018 V1’s can be jailbroken with the jig) however, my OLED is by far my fav chipped console. I did it myself (but to do it you need to be VERY proficient in micro-soldering), with the ‘kamikaze’ method, using the Picofly. This means it never loses the exploit, and it can be shut down and rebooted without losing the ability to boot into both the stock side (regular non jailbreak side - for online games) or the jailbroken side, where you can be as hacky as you want (as long as you remember to block Nintendo’s servers from being able to see you!)

People take the scene to great lengths, they customize everything and it can end up being an artform. I love my modded OLED, but I’ve also jailbroken V1’s, and chipped the V2 and Lite. I love seeing what some people end up making:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8873d1e1-01a6-41fc-8e10-65a2b9440491.webphttps://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5501460a-4261-4340-9db1-5da8623070ec.webp

It’s well worth looking into! If you’re after a cheap V1 to do it the cheapest way you can, look at Buyee. They’re everywhere in Japan and so reasonably priced!

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/098df36b-f430-4217-a54d-50f71550e89e.jpeg

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

The choice paralysis when looking at those numbers hits me hard

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Let me know how you find it when you do! Would love to see them :)

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

That’s very kind of you!

I haven’t been sharing so much of these articles or interviews I’ve been doing here lately, mostly I think because it makes me look like I’m inundating the place.

But that’s so kind of you to say, glad you enjoyed it!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Damn. That’s what I get for staying up all night, isn’t it.

Fixed, and thank you so much!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

There is a actual dedicated Playdate fishing game, yes:

• https://play.date/games/reel-istic-fishing/

But in relation to my article, and their work on CrankBoy…you can watch how they added the crank to the fishing part of the original Link’s Awakening fishing section. This kind of thing is why I think Sodium and Stonerl are doing amazing work, because it’s so different!

Link to the crank being used for fishing in Link’s Awakening here!

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

What an odd take to have.

I’m a little confused why you’d form a strong opinion on something you willfully refused to read. In fact, even my title for the article kinda gives it away. Or the screenshot.

Just…odd.

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

It made me so happy to see a post from you again as I’ve missed seeing you around.

Thanks, Coelacanth! It’s nice to be back here :)

PerfectDark, miesiąc temu

Thank you!!!

I’m really glad you found it interesting :)

PerfectDark, 2 miesiące temu

I’ve been addicted to Bioshock for so many years now. I do a yearly-ish replay of them (Infinite is my fav, which some consider sacrilege) and always hoped for more. They’re perfect Steam Deck games.

For now, I think the upcoming Judas will be a more dependable game to look forward to:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/63091971-e200-49dc-83c8-893547f85bfa.jpeg

A disintegrating starship. A desperate escape plan.

You are the mysterious and troubled Judas. Your only hope for survival is to make or break alliances with your worst enemies. Will you work together to fix what you broke – or will you leave it to burn?

Judas is a narrative FPS developed by Ghost Story Games, a studio led by Ken Levine, Creative Director of System Shock 2, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite.

Steam page right here, if you wanna wishlist it

PerfectDark, 2 miesiące temu

…are you lost?

PerfectDark, 2 miesiące temu

That’s really kind of you! Don’t expect to be inundated, it’ll be a weekly thing for whoever is in the fediverse scene, loves gaming, tech and so on, and wishes to contribute articles. I think it’s fun, so I’m glad you gave it a nod of approval!

Thanks :)