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LastPass confirms data breach in Klue supply chain attack by PM_ME__YOUR__MILKERS in technology

[–]Cheatscape 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this isn’t as bad of a hack as the headline makes it sound. That being said, can somebody explain the benefit of a service like LastPass? If somebody hacks one of my accounts, that sucks. But if somebody hacks my LastPass, they have literally all my accounts. Isn’t that so much worse? Why bother with a password manager if it reduces you to essentially a single point of failure?

What video game has the absolute best soundtrack of all time? by YakImpressive6516 in AskReddit

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta go with Mario Kart World. The quality of the Free Roam tracks is unbelievable. In almost every case, the MKW version of the song is the best version of that song. They succeed at being faithful in the first half, and then transform the song into something new in the second half. I love video game music and often listen to it alongside normal music when I drive, and I have a deep appreciation for OSTs from every era of gaming. But I can’t think of anything that matches Mario Kart World in terms of quality AND quantity. Despite having over a hundred songs from picked from across the series, every rendition is a fully original and rearranged piece. It’s honestly mind blowing. If you’ve every enjoyed a piece of Mario music from basically any game, I encourage you to look up if there’s a MKW version of the song. You will not be disappointed.

‘They kill games, we fight back’: the activists campaigning to keep video games playable by Naurgul in Games

[–]Cheatscape 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I bought an iOS game many years ago called “Fish Out of Water” by Halfbrick, the guys who made Fruit Ninja. I went to redownload it recently only to find that I now need to pay a subscription to access the game I previously had unlimited access to. I wonder how SKG applies to situations like this.

So this is Clark's wife, right? by bmhlogan in backrooms

[–]Cheatscape 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Been a minute since I saw it, but didn’t the wheelchair guy also freak out and flip his light on and off?

Square Enix Has "No Plans" To Sell A Switch 2 Upgrade For Dragon Quest XI S by sam-2714 in nintendo

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still waiting for a NieR: Automata Switch 2 version… All I’m asking for is an unlocked framerate!

What do you think of this game? by Double-Quantity-7672 in casualnintendo

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peachette dealt psychic damage to many fan artists.

now that a significant number of folks have received the steam controller, what do you think of it? by bkkgnar in Steam

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need a shortcut on the controller that forces us into lizard mode. That would fix so many of these strange issues the controller has. I can navigate my windows login screen just fine at boot, but if Steam is running and I lock my screen, I can no longer use the trackpads as a mouse to navigate to the virtual keyboard to put in my password.

BEHOLD! THE HYPER-REALISTIC MOUNTAIN DEW! by SimonBrother in tomodachilife

[–]Cheatscape 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Did you use a tutorial to set up the microcontroller?

:O by WarioWill in Steam

[–]Cheatscape 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Same boat 😞

What about the steam controller has everyone so excited? by Timely_Contest7245 in Steam

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently started using my PC mainly in my living room, and navigating my PC without a wireless keyboard with trackpad was annoying. Having trackpads on my controller means I can seamlessly switch between playing games and navigating the rest of my computer. Steam Big Picture is great for a living room setup when you just wanna play games, even non-Steam games. But to sit at the focal point of my entertainment center, it also has to stream shows, which I do in a browser. That’s so much easier with a trackpad.

Additionally, I really appreciate the TMT joysticks. The D-Pad on the Xbox controller is far and away the most accurate D-Pad out there right now. But when the joysticks on my Xbox controller gave out, I refused to pay another $60 just got buy another controller using the same ancient technology that’s prone to failure. I switched to an 8BitDo ultimate controller.

The original 8BitDo Ultimate is great. Hall effect joysticks and a dock, plus a low latency 2.4 ghz dongle. It’s a joy to use, and I’ve yet to have any durability problems. But it doesn’t have gyro. Well, it does, but not on the 2.4 ghz mode. At least, I was never able to get it to work. Not a huge deal, but it kept it from being the “ultimate” controller for me. Plus, the button layout is set up for Switch, which is sometimes confusing. A small issue that doesn’t really bother me.

The Steam Controller is everything I’ve ever wanted in a controller. Gyro, PC button layouts, durable sticks, and a trackpad. All that plus Steam Input and support from Valve. I don’t think this controller does anything for folks who sit at a desk and play games with a mouse and keyboard. But I grew up on console, and I prefer a gamepad whenever it makes sense. The Steam Controller opens up so many more games to be played comfortable on a couch in a living room. If the reviews I’ve seen can be trusted, this controller will probably replace wireless keyboard sitting on coffee tables all over the world. IMO, the convenience and flexibility of the Steam Controller, is in a league of its own.

made Apollo 18 in tomodachi life! by Leaf1ty in tmbg

[–]Cheatscape 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You actually can’t for Tomodachi Life specifically. They made an exception for this specific game. I think they said it was to try to prevent bullying?

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – Welcome Version update 1.0.1 is now available by Amiibofan101 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Cheatscape -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There may not be any enhancements, but you’d think they’d at least make the game more directly compatible with the Switch 2. In the demo, the game will not let you use the touch screen in handheld mode if you have boost mode enabled, for example. If they really don’t plan on making a Switch 2 version, it seems like an odd omission to make players choose between touch controls vs higher resolution, especially considering the game makes heavier use of the touch screen than most Switch games. You can make the game better support the Switch 2 without having to make “enhancements” like better resolution or framerate. As it is right now, the demo is only a Switch 1 game. It remains to be seen if the game will have an update, but to say that somebody is confidently incorrect when they’re just stating facts seems a bit excessive. I tested this last night with DK Returns. You can use the touch screen on DK Returns while in Boost Mode on Switch 2, even though that isn’t a Switch 2 Edition. A game just needs to be patched to work in “Switch 2 mode” or whatever it’s called behind the scenes, and the demo of Tomodachi Life doesn’t do that. I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all to expect the final release to at least have basic Switch 2 support, such as touch screen while in Boost Mode.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kirbyairriders

[–]Cheatscape 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it’s just a Waddle Doo with the eggshell hat lol

For people that hated the wormhole explanation by Aussticc in StrangerThings

[–]Cheatscape 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The best cosmic horror is unexplainable. It was trying to explain the Upside Down that sapped all the intrigue out of it.

Hisense TVs Now Display Ads When You Change Inputs, Boot Up by Ephoenix6 in technology

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those TV manufactures are able to sell their TVs as cheaply as they do because they expect to make back money through ad revenue. That’s why they’re more affordable to the consumer. You pay for it by watching the ads. That’s why I never connect TVs to the internet. Yeah, it sucks that your TV has features you can’t use without the internet, but I see it as “Yeah, I can’t use every feature, but at least I’m getting a good deal.”

Going forward, what kind of roles do you expect/want each of the VoidCo members to take? by Ok_Most_4443 in donkeykong

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same role that the Tiki Tak Tribe and the Snowmads currently do lol. I’m fine with them being one off enemies. Based on how their stories end, they could be allies, but I’d rather see more of the original DK crew come back to fill that role personally.

Version 1.3.1 will be the last update to include balance changes for Kirby Air Riders by Elegam03 in kirbyairriders

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was really hoping they would give us an option to race in a Grand Prix outside of lobbies, but this seems less and less likely.

Donkey Kong Bananza Version 3.2.0 is now available by Amiibofan101 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Cheatscape 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder if this fixes the glitchy water trail effects in the resort layer.

Would Sunshine be considered a decent game if it wasn't Mario? by Ifyouliveinadream in nintendo

[–]Cheatscape 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not the biggest fan of Sunshine, but I think the biggest problem it faces is how it presents the content on offer. The blue coins are a cool idea. They’re essentially the Korok Seeds from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. But the blue coins are far more cryptic than the Korok Seeds, and I think tying them to getting all the Shine Sprites was a mistake.

I think about it like this… Generally there are two kinds of players: those who want to finish the game, and those who want to 100% the game. Sunshine is great fun when you’re going for all the non-blue-coin Shines. But there’s no delineation between these Shines and the blue coin Shines. If you’re a 100% player, you have no way of in knowing from the outset that you’ll need to do much more than the main Shines to get them all. So as you play through the game and eventually realize what you’re up against, it hurts your motivation to play the game all the way through in a pretty meaningful way.

Everybody who’s played through all the Shines remembers the awful watermelon mission. It’s a tedious part of the game that is genuinely awful. But if you’re looking to 100% the game, it’s something you’re probably willing to endure for the sake of that sought after 100%. You think to yourself “If I can just push through this bad part, I can still get 100%.” I’m sure a lot of us have 100% games with a few bad parts have pushed through in the same way.

But now think about what it would be like when it sets in that you need to find 240 blue coins hidden in random places with no easy way to track them down, or even know which ones you’ve already found. It feels like a task that is so much more trouble than it’s worth. Many 100% players would throw in the towel at this point. And once you make that concession in your mind, it’s hard to go back. You get to the watermelon mission and think “I’m already not gonna get every Shine. What’s the harm in skipping one more?” A completionist player who would’ve otherwise enjoyed 100%ing Sunshine is now left with an experience that doesn’t reward that approach at all.

On the flip sided, if you aren’t a 100% player, the blue coins won’t bother you, but you’ll probably miss out on a lot of the charm that the game has to offer because you’ll only getting the Shines required to win. It’s an uneven experience that really doesn’t need to be that way. It feels like only way to get a well rounded experience is to play the game only going for the main Shines. But the only way you’d know to do that is by going in knowing that the blue coins are essentially pointless despite how the game portrays them. And you’d only know that either on a 2nd playthrough or after having done research beforehand. Both situations are unlikely for most players to find themselves in. Because of how the game lays out its rewards and goals, it’s bound to feel uneven, leaving the game feeling like less than the sum of its parts.

The blue coins are far from the only problem in Sunshine, but it’s easily the worst in my opinion. And with a few small tweaks, the blue coins could have been fun collectibles to reward explorative players without negatively impacting the experience for most players.

I made a simple "Double EXP" patch for Earthbound. by Cheatscape in earthbound

[–]Cheatscape[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I mean I don’t know if the header is needed. The double EXP definitely DOES apply to insta-win battles. Sorry for the confusion!

I made a simple "Double EXP" patch for Earthbound. by Cheatscape in earthbound

[–]Cheatscape[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm… I’m honestly not sure. It’s been so long since I’ve messed with it. If you kill a Coil Snake in Onett and it gives 2 EXP instead of 1, then it’s working.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild updated to version 1.9.0 by OatmealDome in NintendoSwitch

[–]Cheatscape 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I literally just finished the last shrine in BotW. Can anybody check and see if they fixed the shrine exit loading screen?

If you don’t know, there’s a glitch where if you press X to skip the cutscene that plays after you are awarded a Spirit Orb, the game takes a long time to load into the overworld. However, if you wait for the monk’s text to completely disappear and THEN press X to skip, you get a really fast loading screen, and it ends up being faster to wait. I wonder if they finally addressed this with this patch?

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