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Post by Sarge on Jun 24, 2020 12:44:36 GMT -5
Can't wait. Ys VIII was fantastic beyond its slow start. bonesnapdeez should have stuck with it longer.
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Post by Ex on Jun 24, 2020 13:07:23 GMT -5
Can't wait. Ys VIII was fantastic beyond its slow start. bonesnapdeez should have stuck with it longer. Indeed. I still need to get around to Ys VIII myself. I've got it on Vita. I have beaten Ys I, III, IV, V, VI, and VII. But II and VIII still await completion in my library. As for II, I've got that one on PSP. Bone never struck me as much of a patient player. (Nor a player that enjoyed challenging games either.) So I'll readily take your word on Ys VIII over his. Modern Falcom action-RPGs can take a while to get going in general, but the payoff is always worth it. I submit to the court this game as further evidence: Someday someone out there will play through it, and Soma Bringer, and we can then rejoice together in proselytizing their action-JRPG goodness.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 24, 2020 13:14:47 GMT -5
Yeah. It'll probably be me.
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Post by Ex on Jun 24, 2020 14:34:51 GMT -5
Yeah. It'll probably be me.
Just sayin'.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 24, 2020 15:58:03 GMT -5
I fiddled around with the SharpScale plugin for my PSTV, and that might make for an ideal way to play. I wish I had a second Vita to mod, though - I'd hate to mess up my "legit" one.
Speaking of modding, I'm not sure I mentioned this elsewhere, but I'm thinking of either getting a new battery for my old phone, and one of those clamp-style controllers, or perhaps picking up a New 2DS, which is apparently all the way down to $99. That's a beefier chipset than you'd think in there (ARM11 at over 800 MHz), and it's apparently really nice for homebrew. I still doubt that it would outstrip my old phone, though.
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Post by Ex on Jun 24, 2020 16:08:01 GMT -5
perhaps picking up a New 2DS I've got a 2DS and a New 2DS, and they've got their pros and cons. My biggest con with the New 2DS is its screen has noticeable scanlines and low density PPI. Just a cheap screen insofar as resolution display is concerned. The original 2DS has a smaller screen, but way better PPI. All the same, I think a brand new New 2DS at $99 is still a good buy. Using a smartphone to emulate games with a proper Bluetooth controller attached, is very pleasing in my experience. At least your smartphone will have excellent PPI.
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Post by Sarge on Jun 24, 2020 16:09:48 GMT -5
Especially this old one. The screen was ridiculously high resolution. I think it's what they refer to as Quad HD, so 2560x1440. That was also why it drained battery more quickly than my current phone, which I charge maybe every four or five days.
I mean, most devices I have, I could count the pixels. I could barely make them out here, and I've got good eyes. Looking it up, it's 520 PPI. Honestly, for a 5.5" screen, I think it's absolute overkill.
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Post by Ex on Jun 24, 2020 20:51:39 GMT -5
So your newest phone has a lower resolution than your previous phone? What model of phone are you currently using?
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Post by Sarge on Jun 24, 2020 21:36:22 GMT -5
Yeah, only 1280x720 or thereabouts. It's a Moto G7 Power. I intentionally got that one because performance is pretty close to my old one (actually better in multi-core stuff), and I can go for days of my normal use without charging.
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Post by Xeogred on Jun 25, 2020 20:24:03 GMT -5
Media people have been able to spend hours in Cyberpunk now. The November launch date somehow feels more locked. This is finally looking like a real game that is truly on the upcoming horizon...
Didn't care for the Witcher games (and I gave 3 a solid 30 hours worth), but I'm not as bored with FIRST PERSON open world games since they're rarer. Plus there's been a dryspell of no Deus Ex or a good Fallout, etc, in a long way. I'm so ready to lose myself in Cyberpunk!
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