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    Gaming Podcasts: A Thread about Listening to Others

    in General Gaming Discussion

    Posted

    I don’t watch Max but I also know of him. He’s the creator of my favourite YouTube video of all time.

    What I like most is that he just GETS how big this is and you can see his reactions are 100% genuine. After watching loads of reaction videos to this reveal he was the only one who at the who knew from the first bar of music and the stars that it was FFVII. 

    As for Reset Era it’s obvious now it was never a gaming forum, it’s a politics forum which happens to have a gaming subsection. Seeing how some of the devs, journos and content creators have slowly subscribed to the groupthink has been sad to watch. Part of me thinks that was the plan all along.

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    Game of Thrones

    in General Chit Chat

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    30 minutes ago, Fierce_LiNk said:

    I'm seeing a lot of hate for the current season on the internet. But, I can't be arsed moaning about the show. I've enjoyed it, especially that last episode. Many shows have their best episodes in their earlier seasons, so it's not as if Game of Thrones is going against the grain there. 

    I'm Team Sansa anyway. :bowdown:  (at least, these days)

    The last episode was up there with the best for me, I really enjoyed it too.

    TV Endings

    in General Chit Chat

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    I don’t know about anyone else but, personally, I really like the endings to Mad Men and Breaking Bad. Dexter was trash after season 4 but for some reason I watched it all the way to the end...

    Red Dwarf is a tough one. I liked the ending to season 6 and felt they could have ended it there. Season 7 and 8 were generally bad, but I liked the ending to 8 too. The first special was awful and I’ve only seen season 10 (which also wasn’t great, bar lemons) so can’t comment on them.

    Ending a show is not easy it seems. Usually I feel dissatisfied (Buffy’s ending, for example, wasn’t great for such an incredible show, felt underwhelming and the awful CGI didn’t help). I’ve never seen The Sopranos but everyone and their mother knows the ending. Maybe that’s the way to do it... 

    Switch eShop Thread

    in Nintendo Gaming

    Posted · Edited by Nicktendo

    4 hours ago, MindFreak said:

    Dead Cells and Shovel Knight are both discounted - 20 % and 50 % respectively. Just saying...

    Picked up Shovel Knight. Got Dead Cells at launch, both games are stupendous value at those prices.

    Game of Thrones

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, drahkon said:

    Sorry, but if someone says "in no way was it [whatever I said]. Come on.", I don't really like to respond. It seems he is set on his opinion and I am on mine. No point in discussing further. I hated the episode, others don't, I've moved on.

    My second post was juvenile, though, I admit and I apologize.

    That's fair enough. I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy it. I felt the same watching House of Cards S4 and 5, though the investment I put into that was nothing compared to what most people have put into GoT, so I can understand why you feel that way. It really is a shame. 

    Game of Thrones

    in General Chit Chat

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    3 hours ago, drahkon said:

    E5 was the absolute pinnacle of crap.

    Would you like a glass of water after that super hot take? 
    Thanks for expanding on your thoughts in your reply to Ronnie, great contribution to the discussion. Why was it "the pinnacle of crap"?

    I haven't liked season 7 or 8 from a writing perspective. As many have said, it's way too rushed and doesn't have the great build up and development that the other seasons had, also, why all the fan service? But, I think this ending was GRRM's plan all along and the hints have been there for anyone who has been paying attention. To me it was obvious in E5 that it was mostly GRRM at the wheel and it was better for it. It's such a shame that these two clowns wanted to get out and do Star Wars, they should've just handed it to someone who wanted to be there instead of leaving a sour taste in the mouth of many fans, whose criticisms I fully understand. If they didn't want to commit to 10 episodes a season they should've walked. Egotistical. narcissistic bullshit, and without the base material it turns out they're two very average writers who don't understand the art of subtlety and careful character development. E5 was anything but "the pinnacle of crap" though, from a visual perspective alone it was magnificent and...

    Spoiler

    has left the final episode wide open into who will take the iron throne and the consequences of doing so.

    Overall, I have enjoyed this season. Along with 7, it has undoubtedly failed in reaching the heights of the previous seasons, but I am mostly satisfied with how the whole story is wrapping up, it just could have been much, much better.

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    Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

    in Nintendo Gaming

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    I picked this up at the weekend as I finally managed to find it pretty cheap. 

    I was sceptical about this game but I’ve been pleasantly surprised so far, I’m having more fun than I thought I would. Just beat Misty and she proved to be a bit of a challenge, my Pikachu fainted for the first time, sad. It’s no patch on the main games but a nice tribute to the R/B/Y series. The soundtrack is amazing, loving the remixes of the original tunes. Oh that Team Rocket logo before a battle, hit me hard in the nostalgia.

    Decent game.

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    General Switch Discussion

    in Nintendo Gaming

    Posted · Edited by Nicktendo

    2 hours ago, Ronnie said:

    - Not a big leap technologically. Think 3DS > New 3DS rather than PS4 > PS4 Pro.

    I’m ok with this. Seen people banding about 64gb and 4K output. Ridiculous. 8gb of RAM also seems a little far-fetched, but not outside the realms of possibility. The most likely out of the 3 and would offer the most benefit in terms of cost to performance ratio.

    64gb of on-board flash memory, on the other hand? No. Not when everyone and their mum can buy a 64gb micro SD card for, what, under a tenner? Nintendo loves profit margins, not going to happen. This is Nintendo. 2gb 3DS card waves hello. 

    4K is absurd when the two biggest flagship games don’t even run at 1080p (Zelda and Odyssey). I think aiming for 1080p60 for most in-house games and even 720/900p with a stable 30 or 60fps and a mild visual update for games like Xenoblade, Doom and Wolfenstein is a much better thing to aim at and certainly much more achievable at an acceptable price point. Fortnite, for example, running at 30fps is not cool, so get that up to 60 before thinking about 4K.

    Like with the Wii era and HD, 4K not in anywhere near as many homes as necessary for them to go for this now. Those” hardcore” gamers already have a PC, Xbox 1X or PS4 pro. Would I like to see BOTW in 4K? Hell yeah! But not at a $500+ price point. Plus I’d have to upgrade my TV, which I don’t want to do because I don’t have any 4K content to watch on it bar the odd YouTube stuff. Definitely worth waiting a couple of years or so until the tech becomes cheaper.

    It seems Nintendo implementing dynamic resolution in most of their big stuff will really help with achieving better stability (so stable - .1 increment update incoming). At a lower price point than the competition, while still offering rez bumps and better frame rates I’d be all over this, anything too pricey and I’d skip it, don’t see the immediate benefit of it at the current moment.

    So, if I could replace my already starting to crack Switch with something more sturdy, better designed and with the added benefit of an overall smoother (a stabler, yes stabler) experience, shut up and take my money.

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    General Switch Discussion

    in Nintendo Gaming

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Vileplume2000 said:

    Maybe they make the portable one a clamshell again, buttons on the bottom part, making it a lot less wide. So basically, a Nintendo Switch SP.

    I think this is a good call. Especially if they keep the USB-C port in the bottom of the device as then it could feasibly fit in the dock. Just reduce the dimensions so you can JUST slide it out and you’ve instantly got something that can fit in your pocket and function as the regular Switch does now.

    Hollow Knight

    in Nintendo Gaming

    Posted

    So in the past couple of days I've beaten the final boss and upgraded a lot of stuff. Currently at 88% completion. Have one grub left to find. I've read about a "true final boss", how do I go about activating that? Do I need to finish the game 100% first. I'm assuming all the DLC stuff is what takes it up to 112?

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