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Post by lukefonfabre388 on Apr 30, 2016 0:11:10 GMT
Well since my computer can't run fallout 4 I decided to go back and play fallout new Vegas. Turned the difficulty up to hard and made it to level 50 in no time once my character got stronger. I ended up betraying ceasars legion after I did some work for them. Made Caesar and his proletarian guard eat it. Then proceeded to massacre cottonwood cove and the fort. Honestly can these guys not stop me?
Also played lonesome road once more. Man that is a good dlc to have. I ended up nuking the legion and watched dry wells burn. They eventually realized that vulpes did not view them as equals and betrayed them.
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Post by Armored Core Raven on May 2, 2016 4:16:13 GMT
Been playing the games I got recently, it feels great to finally own copies of my own for some of these games and the newcomers have been welcome additions to my library as well.
F22 Interceptor (Mega Drive)
I'm usually not a huge fan of flight sim games but a flat-shaded polygonal 3D flight sim on the Mega Drive that plays well and is fun is easily something I can make an exception for and thoroughly enjoy.
LHX Attack Chopper (Mega Drive)
I do however love helicopter games and this alongside the more arcade oriented Steel Talons, also on the Mega Drive, is one of my oldest favorites in that genre.
Doom (32X)
My favorite version of Doom alongside the PSX port.
Metal Head (32X)
Essentially Armored Core on 32X, naturally a given favorite.
Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X)
While not my top favorite version of Virtua Racing, that honor goes to the SVP powered Mega Drive port, it's still one of my favorite games ever on one of my favorite systems ever.
Centipede (PSX)
While not quite on par with the next gen Dreamcast port this is still a fantastic version and due to how much easier it is to play a PlayStation game than a Dreamcast game it certainly has an edge of it's own, and when played on PS2 with texture filtering turned on there's even less of a difference between the two.
Also I don't think the Dreamcast version ever got released here in Europe so the PSX version was the only one available for me anyway. Great game though, even comes with the original arcade game so it's two games in one and I love that.
Iron Soldier 3 (PSX)
Not exactly an Armored Core killer but still a great mech game nonetheless. It retains what made the Jaguar 64 and Jaguar 64 CD games so good and improves the formula even further with the help of the superior power of the PlayStation. It may lack the flat-shaded polygonal charm of the Jaguar games but it makes up for it with technically superior visuals overall.
It's a tough game though, not one you just jump straight into and have a quick brawl guns a blazin', you have to be tactical and take your time, aim carefully and think and plan things out before you make your moves, your mech is big and heavy and controls like it, in that way it's very different from mech games in general from that era as most, at least on consoles, were more fast paced and action oriented.
I'd love to get hold of a Jaguar 64 and the original Iron Soldier games some day, I've tried the first one in the past and I loved it, which is why I was extra happy to get hold of this great sequel finally.
Kirikou (PSX)
A 2001 release exclusive to Europe, based on the first movie in the Kirikou series about an African boy who is very special indeed. It's a 2.5D platformer similar to some of Disney's greatest 2.5D platformers of the time like Hercules and Tarzan or other great 2.5D PSX classics like Klonoa and Tombi/Tomba, where you take on levels with multiple paths and lots of hidden secrets and all that good stuff. It re-enacts the events from the first film as you play as Kirikou literally from birth to coming face to face with the evil sorceress Karaba, on the way you must face her evil robots (called "fetishes") and make your way through the levels collecting water (essentially this game's equivalent to coins in Mario or rings in Sonic) and learning new abilities from the wise elder such as double jumping and other common game things.
It's easily one of the best 2.5D platformers I've played and I'm glad to own it. I didn't know about the game back when it was new but a few years ago when I found the movie on DVD and thought it looked interesting I got more into it and found out there were games released, multiple games actually, and sequels to the movie as well, so while I still haven't found much I now at least have the first game on PlayStation to go with the first movie on DVD, now I just need to find the PS2 game, the Game Boy Color game and the movie sequels!
Newman Haas Racing (PSX)
A 1998 release by Psygnosis and Bizarre Creations. It saddens me that I missed out on this one back when it was new but I'm glad to have discovered it now and I'm enjoying it very much, it's one of the best F1 style racing games I've ever played.
Re-Loaded (PSX)
A classic I played on PSX and MS-DOS back in the day but sadly never had myself and it's been over 15 years since I played it last. It lived up to my nostalgic memories and I've had a blast from the past with this one, a fantastic top-down action shooter and while I don't think it's better than the original Loaded I also don't think it's worse, they're equals but for different reasons, Loaded was a simpler, more straight forwards and notably more hectic shooter and thus a slightly better two-player experience this expands the missions and gameplay and makes for a better singleplayer experience, I'd say they compliment eachother perfectly and now I need to get hold of a copy the original Loaded so I can relive those nostalgic memories as well, we'll just have to wait and see how many more years that'll take to happen..
T'ai Fu Wrath of the Tiger (PSX)
A 1999 release by Dreamworks and the spiritual predecessor of Kung Fu Panda, a 3D platformer with lots of fighting and a great game I've played through numerous times in the past.
Viewpoint (PSX)
Not much to say about this one, it's a fantastic looking version of Viewpoint, identical to the other versions in gameplay and design but with a complete overhaul of the visuals and music. There's no competition for me, this is the superior way to play this already great game.
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Post by stratogustav on May 2, 2016 4:28:37 GMT
You must own a nice CRT to play all those classic systems. Like at least a 32 inch or 36 inch Wega or Trinitron. Those are getting harder and harder to find. I remember lukefonfabre388 found one and it was pretty cool, but it was pure luck he said.
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Post by lukefonfabre388 on May 2, 2016 4:50:24 GMT
You must own a nice CRT to play all those classic systems. Like at least a 32 inch or 36 inch Wega or Trinitron. Those are getting harder and harder to find. I remember lukefonfabre388 found one and it was pretty cool, but it was pure luck he said. Ya I got mine for only $10. Its got good picture and sound. I have one of the more common ones a 27 inch trinitron. Right now im trying to figure out if the component slots are working or not or if its my cables. I get a messed up image when I play my ps2 with component cables inserted. So I went back to using my old s-video cables for now. The slots on the front of my TV also dont maintain a connection with the cables. You have to press down on the cables in order for them to stay on and even if you do they dont stay on permanently. I dont like doing that so I dont use the ones on the front. I'm hoping its just the component cables that need replacing and not something else. I know there is a person in my neighborhood who can fix TV's. I might have to call him and see what he says. While I'm at it maybe I can get the av cable port on the front fixed. Even if I get only a few years out of this TV from when I bought it it will still have been worth the $10 I payed for it. |
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Post by Cervantes on May 2, 2016 15:42:55 GMT
I played a bit of Guardian Heroes (XBLA version) and loved it! I still haven't played enough to see if everything from the Saturn version was kept intact, but I'm already glad I got it. It seems the 2 player mode will be even better because of the added screen space, as the game is now in widescreen. Also, going on with my NG2 Mentor playthrough, I reached chapter 3. Besides having experienced even more slowdowns, to the point that it messed the gameplay (the ch2 boss was terrible because of it), the projectile attacks are really frustrating. The reasons are: 1. Every single enemy has some kind of projectile attack. In a melee game, this is annoying; 2. In NG1/Black, most enemies would only use projectiles IF the camera was showing them; this way, you were never shot from an offscreen enemy (you could even manage the enemies by strategically moving the camera, which was a big part of my very hard playthrough in Black). They took this feature out from NG2, so I'm always killed by enemies that haven't even appeared onscreen yet. See, I'm still loving the game because the gameplay in the modern NG series is just so good, but I have to admit NG2 has more problems than it should. While the Mentor mode aggravates some of them, I remember most of these were already found in the Warrior (normal) mode. By the way, I heard Nioh is very, very good - I heard it's basically Gaiden Souls. fsfsxii - Do you care to share more opinions on the game? It really seems it's a return to form for Team Ninja. |
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Post by spidershinobi on May 2, 2016 16:16:37 GMT
Also, going on with my NG2 Mentor playthrough, I reached chapter 3. Besides having experienced even more slowdowns, to the point that it messed the gameplay (the ch2 boss was terrible because of it), the projectile attacks are really frustrating. The reasons are: 1. Every single enemy has some kind of projectile attack. In a melee game, this is annoying; 2. In NG1/Black, most enemies would only use projectiles IF the camera was showing them(...) That's very interesting!... I had no idea about it. Well, enemies began shooting offscreen in the Ps3 version, but it isn't annoying. Btw, I checked your Steam history, saw all of your purchases, wishlists, credit cards, marriage history, grades, tax outcome, preferred positions, and Kristen Stewart posters, and I noticed a terrifying lack of Way of the Samurai 4! You don't know what you're missing out. In case you have it already nevermind, the Steam app is too confusing for me.fsfsxiiDo you Nioh already? you must tell us! |
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Post by Armored Core Raven on May 2, 2016 16:26:02 GMT
You must own a nice CRT to play all those classic systems. Like at least a 32 inch or 36 inch Wega or Trinitron. Those are getting harder and harder to find. I remember lukefonfabre388 found one and it was pretty cool, but it was pure luck he said. Yeah pretty much, I have a 28 inch 50hz CRT with 60hz compatibility, I consider it a must for older games. I tried having an HDTV for a while but I didn't like it so I got a CRT again as fast as I could. Currently I have a big new HDTV I got as a gift, but I'm lending indefinitely it to a friend as my need for it was minimal. Just about a week ago I had an opportunity to get a 32 inch CRT but I found out it was 50hz only so I kept my slightly smaller one, gotta have those 60hz available for the few games that aren't 50hz compatible. |
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Post by Cervantes on May 2, 2016 17:01:14 GMT
That's very interesting!... I had no idea about it. Well, enemies began shooting offscreen in the Ps3 version, but it isn't annoying. Btw, I checked your Steam history, saw all of your purchases, wishlists, credit cards, marriage history, grades, tax outcome, preferred positions, and Kristen Stewart posters, and I noticed a terrifying lack of Way of the Samurai 4! You don't know what you're missing out. In case you have it already nevermind, the Steam app is too confusing for me.If you were a good friend, you would use all this information to do my taxes for me. Or to send me more posters of Kristen Stewart!  Yep, I still don't have WotS 4, but I heard great things about it (I think we were talking about it once in the old forums) and I intend to get it in the future. For the last few months, I'm trying to build my 3DS collection, so I haven't been buying many games on Steam. Maybe on their next sale? I'm also still missing Dragon's Dogma. About the "shooting offscreen", it's especially aggravated in NG2 because it throws a lot of enemies simultaneously, so you have 3-4 enemies shooting from afar while you try to deal with another 3-4 enemies closer to you. Even if enemies shot offscreen in NG1, you would have only 1-2 enemies shooting, as usually you only fought against 3-4 enemies at a time. And none of them shot SIX missiles at once. Man, I hate those missile guys. |
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Post by stratogustav on May 2, 2016 20:02:24 GMT
Yeah pretty much, I have a 28 inch 50hz CRT with 60hz compatibility, I consider it a must for older games. I tried having an HDTV for a while but I didn't like it so I got a CRT again as fast as I could. Currently I have a big new HDTV I got as a gift, but I'm lending indefinitely it to a friend as my need for it was minimal. Just about a week ago I had an opportunity to get a 32 inch CRT but I found out it was 50hz only so I kept my slightly smaller one, gotta have those 60hz available for the few games that aren't 50hz compatible. I never heard the Hz matter, that's good to know. I only have a classic console which is the Wii. I use it because it is the only way to play Tasunoko Vs. Capcom with a fight stick because the PS2 adapter for GameCube controller ports, but even for that I use a HDMI converter in the back. I have a lot of classic games digitally through the Wii U and the PS3 and they look very good with the HDMI, but they are not fully HD as I remember them looking when I used to play them back in the day on a CRT. You should had kept the new TV for the modern games, it does make a difference. I use a 65 inch 4K for the PS4, and even the PS3 that looks great doesn't look as good as the PS4 does. Then definitely keep the CRT for the classics because that's the best way to play them. I think lukefonfabre388's TV is a 36 inch. For those games 32-36 is the sweet spot, you don't need bigger unless you are playing N64, those definitely look more impressive on the giant 65 inch CRTs. Wega and Trinitron are definitely the way to go about it. They are pricey now, like $500 sometimes, but you can always be lucky like lukefonfabre388 and find an insane $10 deal. Having a few extras don't hurt I guess since you don't know how long they will last. I know in Smash tournament people still carry them around, so they are definitely durable. |
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Post by Armored Core Raven on May 2, 2016 22:45:41 GMT
I never heard the Hz matter, that's good to know. I only have a classic console which is the Wii. I use it because it is the only way to play Tasunoko Vs. Capcom with a fight stick because the PS2 adapter for GameCube controller ports, but even for that I use a HDMI converter in the back. I have a lot of classic games digitally through the Wii U and the PS3 and they look very good with the HDMI, but they are not fully HD as I remember them looking when I used to play them back in the day on a CRT. You should had kept the new TV for the modern games, it does make a difference. I use a 65 inch 4K for the PS4, and even the PS3 that looks great doesn't look as good as the PS4 does. Then definitely keep the CRT for the classics because that's the best way to play them. I think lukefonfabre388's TV is a 36 inch. For those games 32-36 is the sweet spot, you don't need bigger unless you are playing N64, those definitely look more impressive on the giant 65 inch CRTs. Wega and Trinitron are definitely the way to go about it. They are pricey now, like $500 sometimes, but you can always be lucky like lukefonfabre388 and find an insane $10 deal. Having a few extras don't hurt I guess since you don't know how long they will last. I know in Smash tournament people still carry them around, so they are definitely durable. Here in Europe Hz matter a lot since 50Hz was the standard in the past (up to 2005-2010 when HD was introduced, facing out SD) but nowadays 60Hz is even more of a standard, though 50Hz is also actively used. An older 50Hz TV without 60Hz compatibility can't display any 60Hz games at all and from the 128-bit generation with Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube Wii and Xbox there's been more 60Hz games released here that require a compatible TV to play. Some notable early games that enforced 60Hz on GameCube are Metroid Prime 2 Echoes and The Legend of Zelda Collection, they are also used to enable the hidden 60Hz mode in the GameCube as it normally defaults to 50Hz in all games otherwise. The 60Hz mode can be used by tons of other games on GameCube but only if activated by a 60Hz only game first. Games that default and enforce 50Hz like Extreme G 3 and Wreckless The Yakuza Missions turn off the 60Hz mode so it has to be enabled again. A simple menu option at the beginning of games to run 60Hz when available like countless PS2 and Dreamcast games had or a permanent option in the system menu to run everything in proper PAL60 like Xbox had would've been greatly appreciated, and while Wii added a PAL50/NTSC60 option in the main menu it's far from perfect as the PAL50 mode had clear fullscreen but with lower framerate and the NTSC60 mode had lower resolution stretched to fullscreen with dot crawl, but at a higher framerate. So, pick your poison! Some games on Dreamcast, PS2 and Xbox were optimized for 60Hz only and playing them in 50Hz made them choppy in the framerate and ugly with stretched/squished resolutions, sadly some games that were poorly optimized for 50Hz didn't even have a 60Hz option making them pretty damn unplayable, like Xenosaga 2 is one of the sadder examples of, I have it and I've tried to enjoy it but it's really bad, one of the worst conversions I've ever encountered. And about other TVs for myself, well, I live in a small 1 room apartment so having a really big TV or extra TVs laying around is not optimal for me. I could technically fit a bigger TV in here, like the new one I got, but because my need for it was minimal and I would've had to replace the one I have now it was not something I wanted to do. |
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Post by fsfsxii on May 3, 2016 1:12:09 GMT
That's very interesting!... I had no idea about it. Well, enemies began shooting offscreen in the Ps3 version, but it isn't annoying. Btw, I checked your Steam history, saw all of your purchases, wishlists, credit cards, marriage history, grades, tax outcome, preferred positions, and Kristen Stewart posters, and I noticed a terrifying lack of Way of the Samurai 4! You don't know what you're missing out. In case you have it already nevermind, the Steam app is too confusing for me.fsfsxii Do you Nioh already? you must tell us! Oh i rekt that game. I'm only afraid of what you've heard of it regarding the similarities to souls games, which is only relevant to the way you collect your EXP after you die. But you'll love it, the game is really similar to Way of the Samurai more than anything, with a deep combat system that is reminds me of Bushido Blade with its Low/Mid/High stances. You'll be disappointed at the lack of an Izuna Drop, though  Cervantes as i mentioned above, the only similarity is collecting your EXP after you die, other than that there is nothing similar other than "You use swords to kill bad guys" I'm sure you've heard, but this Ninja Gaiden Sigma/Black with a tad bit more difficulty. Fighting more than 2 enemies will surely end your life, basically its REALLY hard. Team Ninja has been very good since DOA5, NG3 was a decent game but not ninja gaiden quality. But Ni-Oh for sure will put them in the spot light as a respected developer. |
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Post by spidershinobi on May 3, 2016 1:44:01 GMT
That's very interesting!... I had no idea about it. Well, enemies began shooting offscreen in the Ps3 version, but it isn't annoying. Btw, I checked your Steam history, saw all of your purchases, wishlists, credit cards, marriage history, grades, tax outcome, preferred positions, and Kristen Stewart posters, and I noticed a terrifying lack of Way of the Samurai 4! You don't know what you're missing out. In case you have it already nevermind, the Steam app is too confusing for me.fsfsxii Do you Nioh already? you must tell us! Oh i rekt that game. I'm only afraid of what you've heard of it regarding the similarities to souls games, which is only relevant to the way you collect your EXP after you die. But you'll love it, the game is really similar to Way of the Samurai more than anything, with a deep combat system that is reminds me of Bushido Blade with its Low/Mid/High stances. You'll be disappointed at the lack of an Izuna Drop, though Cervantes as i mentioned above, the only similarity is collecting your EXP after you die, other than that there is nothing similar other than "You use swords to kill bad guys" I'm sure you've heard, but this Ninja Gaiden Sigma/Black with a tad bit more difficulty. Fighting more than 2 enemies will surely end your life, basically its REALLY hard. Team Ninja has been very good since DOA5, NG3 was a decent game but not ninja gaiden quality. But Ni-Oh for sure will put them in the spot light as a respected developer.
So, uh... I see you haven't spent much time with Way of the Samurai.  |
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Post by stratogustav on May 3, 2016 2:49:41 GMT
@armoredcoraraven oh I definitely understand about the space thing.
About the Hz thing that's very interesting to hear about. Here when I buy a TV I usually get a 120Hz at least, but the optimum they say is 240Hz. But that's just for LEDs and LCDs, plasma TVs can go to over 600Hz.
However in my mind that was important only for modern TVs. In my mind CRTs were already super high in terms of HZ like plasma TVs are, for the refreshness rates I remember seeing in then, but it could very well had been just my imagination.
That aside I never heard of talks of people saying they can't play certain games because their CRT won't support them. That's totally news to me, and I had been playing since the SNES. Except for about almost a decade after high school where I left gaming altogether for a while, but since I came back I had been all over the news and I can't recall anyone saying anything related to that.
I believe you though, specially knowing you are in the PAL side of the world.
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Post by fsfsxii on May 3, 2016 9:49:14 GMT
Oh i rekt that game. I'm only afraid of what you've heard of it regarding the similarities to souls games, which is only relevant to the way you collect your EXP after you die. But you'll love it, the game is really similar to Way of the Samurai more than anything, with a deep combat system that is reminds me of Bushido Blade with its Low/Mid/High stances. You'll be disappointed at the lack of an Izuna Drop, though Cervantes as i mentioned above, the only similarity is collecting your EXP after you die, other than that there is nothing similar other than "You use swords to kill bad guys" I'm sure you've heard, but this Ninja Gaiden Sigma/Black with a tad bit more difficulty. Fighting more than 2 enemies will surely end your life, basically its REALLY hard. Team Ninja has been very good since DOA5, NG3 was a decent game but not ninja gaiden quality. But Ni-Oh for sure will put them in the spot light as a respected developer.
So, uh... I see you haven't spent much time with Way of the Samurai. Stop drinking Sake, shinobi. I meant that combat wise, it reminds me of WotS, but Ni-Oh has got a deeper combat system. |
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Post by manicottimafia on May 3, 2016 15:39:34 GMT
Super mario land 2. I've always loved the style of the land games, it just appeals to me more than the main series. I mean what's there to dislike? You go to space, fight the three little pigs, and get eaten by a giant turtle.
Although I guess you also have a level where you jump around mario's balls... uh... that was weird.
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Yep, I still don't have WotS 4, but I heard great things about it (I think we were talking about it once in the old forums) and I intend to get it in the future. For the last few months, I'm trying to build my 3DS collection, so I haven't been buying many games on Steam. Maybe on their next sale? I'm also still missing Dragon's Dogma.
