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It should have been called Reimagination to set expectations for existing fans. FF7 original is probably my favorite game of all time (tie with FF6) and I still did not play Remake (lost interest waiting too long and then asking price on Steam is 80 Euros, fuck you SquareEnix!).
But you know, I am not entirely opposed to changes in story and character handling, if its done well. They even changed up the battle system. To me this is an opportunity to re-live the game, to experience it with new perspective and see details I could not before. If it was exactly the same game with better graphics, that's just playing the same game again. But the Remake... ahem, I meant Reimagination, is different. And you know what, I kinda like this idea. But off course, I still did not play and don't know how bad it is. And oh god, I hope they don't change the important story line in part 2... this would be a huge fuck.
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**v0.10 - February 11, 2024** It's been a while since my last update on this tool. The truth is, it worked quite well over the years. I tried to do some GUI stuff too, but gave up on that, plus a few things changed in my life. But now I got a good reason to go back and do something. Recently the emulator PPSSPP 1.17 got support for CHD files too. Finally! But there is a twist. The standard way of encoding CHD files with `chdman createcd` command are horrible for PSP games. I added a command `-m` or `--mode` to be able to choose between cd and dvd format. CD is the default, so be careful when converting PSP ISOs and use `--mode dvd` instead as an option. Other than that I added a few more options, such as `-s` or `--stats` to display a summary at the end of the process. I also updated the Readme a little bit and and removed confusing and unnecessary Makefile and PKGBUILD files. Make sure to uninstall a previous `tochd` installation, if you gonna use the manual custom installer `suggested_install.sh` script. * new: option `-m` to specify disc format created by `chdman` backend, defaults to `cd`, but for certain emulators (such as ppsspp) `dvd` is recommended * new: option `-s` to display additional stats, such as a summary at the end and how long the operation took * new option `-n` to simply shorten the displayed path of printed jobs as filenames only, excluding the folder part * changed: also the install and uninstall scripts are reworked * removed: Makefile deleted, no need for PyInstaller packaged bundles, assuming most modern distributions can run the Python script anyway * removed: PKGBUILD deleted, which was used to create the Archlinux package for the AUR, its just confusing and unnecessary for the end user and not needed to be part of the project
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I don't know what you mean. It even has a screen. Not an OLED, but at that price point we can't nitpick, right? The only thing I really like on this device are the builtin Hall effect thumbsticks.
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I think Bloodborne will be one of the first, if not the first, games ever to be emulated on a PS4 emulator. There are multiple projects, but they are not ready yet (plus it would require a monster pc).
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So does Rockstar, Valve and Microsoft investigate for any unlicensed commercial usage of the Intellectual Property they own and copyright violations by others. Some are less aggressive, that's for true. If it's not, then Pokemon Company or Nintendo simply don't care.
Edit: Did the reply I was replying to disappeared? I am sure I was replying to someone who said Nintendo would go to investigate the game for any IP infringement.
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Loot boxes should not be in computer games.
As much as I like Valve, Valve is one of the major player bringing and normalizing Lootboxes into games. Even before the Lootboxes was a thing on smartphones, let alone before they arrived on other AAA games as well. I think this is the worst contribution of Valve to videogames. And this statement comes from someone who usually defends this company.
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Last year after I showed off my brother the Steam Deck, he decided to sell most of his CS:GO skins and purchase with the money the Steam Deck (but 64gb model). It was one of his best decisions, because he was thinking of getting a cheap laptop to play simple games and do simple web browsing.
Now he is a Linux user. :> Gott'em!
* Palworld alltime peak today 2 hours ago: 1,864,421 - [https://steamdb.info/app/1623730/charts/](https://steamdb.info/app/1623730/charts/) * Counter Strike 2 alltime peak 9 months ago: 1,818,773 - [https://steamdb.info/app/730/charts/](https://steamdb.info/app/730/charts/) And the impressive thing is, Palworld isn't even free to play, it's a (relative cheap) priced games. So this number is not just people trying it out for free. Also have in mind the game is on Game Pass on Xbox and on PC. So there are actually people not buying and playing on Steam. The only game with more concurrent player record is still held by PUBG, which is at 3.2 million.
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I'm glad to not have invested into the Capcom games. The article talks about Steam Deck only, but I assume its broken on Linux as well ("Linux" as a word isn't found on the article).
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Doesn't come out of nowhere to my knowledge. It is quite anticipated game by many, as it was shown with trailers before on big shows. Everyone was wondering what kind of game this will be and everyone just knew it as "Pokemon with guns" where you can catch and slave other Pokemon like creatures. I'm actually surprised that so many didn't heard of the game before.
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Looks like I was right: https://www.ayaneo.com/product/AYANEO-NEXT-LITE.html
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In the past, Ayaneo has been somewhat reticent to discuss its plans concerning SteamOS and as this new venture is not a direct collaboration with Valve, I should imagine that they want to test the waters first.
If this is not a collaboration with Valve, then I assume it's not SteamOS. Maybe HoloISO that is created by "fans" with the aim of installing an operating system that is extracted and rebuild from the final installation on the Deck (if I understand the project right). The goal is to have HoloISO be able to install on systems other than the Deck itself, to get a similar experience. Maybe the Ayaneo will make use of HoloISO instead?
The project still needs funding and time to be build, so nothing is set in stone. Valve also works "hard" to bring SteamOS to other systems, so maybe there is a plan to do this. Now the Deck OLED is out, Valve probably have more time to do this (SteamOS 4.0?). Either way, I am very happy and curious what will happen next.
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Exactly why I don't want to use GOG. There are third party clients, but I refuse to build an entire catalog if the company does not provide something official.
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I expected a more sensible default, such as 365 days. It would also be helpful to have a 'favorite' option to prevent deletion. This is a major letdown.
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People will never be satisfied with awards. Let the community choose? You get popularity contest. Let the review outlets choose? Then you get only a certain kind of games to win the contest. Steam is very community focused in most of their recommendations and in this case, awards. This has ups and downs and sometimes its stupid. In case of RDR2 who knows what the reason was why they chose this game. It might be an attempt to troll in mass. Or a misunderstanding.
I take awards as one kind of view and never in isolation. Context matters. So I ignore those where I think it is stupid awards, like Starfield and RDR2, and look at the other candidates. And the other categories as well. And then move on with my life. Just like with the other award shows. Who cares what game won what award? It rarely impacts my choice.
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I wasn't saying both games are similar, but more comparing the situation both games not worth buying day 1. Developers adding new functionality, features and iron out bugs and performance issues. If I like the core gameplay and story, that's another story. But just like with Cyberpunk, I will wait for the game being worked on and buy it later for a cheaper price.
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Just like Cyberpunk 2077, I will wait for this game to be worked on and get it for a discount later. I learned my lesson long time ago, not to buy big AAA games at launch.
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When I purchased (you can check it yourself by putting it in the cart), there was a notice that this promotion is not applicable to gifts. So it might be an intended special promotion for owners of the previous original version of the game. And Steam glitches out there maybe. If this price is available to you too, then I assume it's intended.
I just purchased Crysis Remastered for only 1,49 Euros in Steam. ``` Payment Method: Steam Wallet Purchased: Dec 21 @ 7:42pm Crysis Remastered - 1,49€ Subtotal 1,25€ Discount -28,50€ ( -95%) Tax 0,24€ Total 1,49€ ``` Opening the store page, shows its 10,49 Euros now: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715130/Crysis\_Remastered/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715130/Crysis_Remastered/) But searching for the game shows its for the lower price: [https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort\_by=\_ASC&term=crysis&force\_infinite=1&supportedlang=english%2Cgerman%2Cturkish&snr=1\_7\_7\_151\_7&page=1](https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=_ASC&term=crysis&force_infinite=1&supportedlang=english%2Cgerman%2Cturkish&snr=1_7_7_151_7&page=1) Is this a special promotion, because I already own the original version of the game? Or was this sort of a bug maybe?
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GNOME is by far the biggest target of harassment in the FOSS space but it's by no means unique to GNOME this happens to basically every project with any noticiable level of usage Full Episode: [https://youtu.be/kO0V7BE1bEo](https://youtu.be/kO0V7BE1bEo)
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Modding isn’t specific to PC Gaming only. There are entire communities and specialists dedicated to the development of Romhacks for old console games. Today we are looking at the Genesis / Mega Drive system.
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Modding isn’t specific to PC Gaming only. There are entire communities and specialists dedicated to the development of Romhacks for old console games. Today we are looking at the Genesis / Mega Drive system.
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Hello guys and gals, it's me Mutahar again! This time we take a look at a situation where one of the biggest brands in the world of NFTs, Bored Apes Yacht Club hosted an event in Hong Kong that left it's attendees potentially blind for the rest of their lives. --- Note from me the poster: I added a bit title, because the original title is not descriptive.
Play the mod we are playing here: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/812440/HalfLife\_Absolute\_Zero/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812440/HalfLife_Absolute_Zero/) Watch the (nearly) unedited stream: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H-jq4DLw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H-jq4DLw) We're playing a Half-Life Cut content recreation mod, Half-Life: Absolute Zero, with one of the original level designers from Valve Software, **Brett Johnson**. Mr. Johnson worked at Valve from 1996 until 1999, and was responsible for most of the design of Anomalous Materials, Unforeseen Consequences, Surface Tension, the multiplayer map Stalkyard, among many other things. We play through his sections of this recreation mod, judging it's accuracy, and telling stories of what Valve was like back in the 90s. This one is special, thank you Brett.
Play the mod we are playing here: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/812440/HalfLife\_Absolute\_Zero/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812440/HalfLife_Absolute_Zero/) Watch the (nearly) unedited stream: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H-jq4DLw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H-jq4DLw) We're playing a Half-Life Cut content recreation mod, Half-Life: Absolute Zero, with one of the original level designers from Valve Software, **Brett Johnson**. Mr. Johnson worked at Valve from 1996 until 1999, and was responsible for most of the design of Anomalous Materials, Unforeseen Consequences, Surface Tension, the multiplayer map Stalkyard, among many other things. We play through his sections of this recreation mod, judging it's accuracy, and telling stories of what Valve was like back in the 90s. This one is special, thank you Brett.
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Squadron 42 is the single player campaign of Star Citizen, that is supposed to launch as a separate game. It's basically a small portion of Star Citizen, but with a story and ending. I'm still not confident; waited too long for that.
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This video focuses on how Steam works to connect players with games they are likely to enjoy. Learn about the discovery mechanisms at work behind the scenes ... You can download an English PDF of the presentation here: [https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/steamworks\_docs/english/SteamVisibility102023.pdf](https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/steamworks_docs/english/SteamVisibility102023.pdf)
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Counter-Strike 2 is here!A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter and the largest technical leap in Counter-S... [https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike\_2/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/)
Lot of improvements on every front. The link has a list of all changes.
I have two different versions of original Mass Effect 2 in my Steam library and don't know what the differences are. They have unique ids and even the space for installation differs. Notice: This is not about the Remasters. Have a look at the links please. Can you tell me what's going on? * Mass Effect 2 (2010), Space required: 12.76 GB: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/24980/Mass\_Effect\_2\_2010\_Edition/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24980/Mass_Effect_2_2010_Edition/) * Mass Effect 2 (2010) Edition, Space required: 18.23 GB: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362420/Mass\_Effect\_2\_2010\_Edition/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362420/Mass_Effect_2_2010_Edition/)
There are many reasons to dislike Nvidia on Linux. Here is a little thing that bugs me all the time, the updates. Normally the system updates would be quick and fast, but with the proprietary drivers of Nvidia involved, it gets quiet slow process. And I am not even talking about any other problem I encounter, just about the updates. As an Archlinux based system user (EndeavourOS to be precise), I get new Kernel updates all the time. That means every time a new Kernel version is installed, the Nvidia driver DKMS has to be installed too. And that is basically the slowest part. But that's not too bad, even though it's doing this twice for each Kernel I have once. What's more infuriating is, if you also happen to use Flatpaks for a very few applications. I really don't have many Flatpaks at all. Yet, the Nvidia drivers are installed in 7 versions or what?! And they are full downloads, each 340 MB or more. This takes ages and is the only part that takes long to update Flatpak system. I always do `flatpak remove --unused` to make sure nothing useless is present. /RANT (EDIT: *Just typos corrected.*)
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Shoutout warn for teaching me this skill (i already forgot it).
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You can already preload the game in Steam, before the official launch on August 10th.
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A deep dive into Qtile Window Manager and BSPWM, which is better and who should use which one? Alternative non Google link: [https://tilvids.com/w/60cca815-f525-43cf-aa3a-ac5da7ee8e61](https://tilvids.com/w/60cca815-f525-43cf-aa3a-ac5da7ee8e61)
Musk put a giant X sign on top of the building and it is incredibly brightly flashing, even nights. Hope it gets down, this is stupid. Imagine someone gets a seizure of it or crashes car because it blinded the person.
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Hello guys and gals, it's me Mutahar again! This time I deleted and destroyed my system just to rebuild it from the ground up and to teach you how to install what many fedora-tippers call the "hardest system" known as Arch Linux. Check out the install guide here and have a great day! Thanks for watching!
