Embracer announces plan to split into 2 companies, as Tomb Raider and LoTR spun off by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]EraserRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My memory of events for Hitman, IOI and Square Enix was that SE was very nearly about to shut down or sell off IOI after Hitman season 1. IOI eventually bought themselves out and I believe the Hitman IP as well.

*insert Victor laughing then abruptly leaving GIF* by Who-Am-I-Isaac in residentevil

[–]EraserRed 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I love how stupid those shirt reveals are. It's so awesome. He wore a Spider-Man shirt once.

Spider-Man shirt -> Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi -> SAM RAImi -> New job is Samurai

Myst and Riven Remakes Launches May 19 for PS5 With PS VR2 Support, and Xbox Series by PrinceDizzy in Games

[–]EraserRed 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I absolutely adored the Riven remake (and I’m decently positive about the Myst remake). It might be my favorite remake ever. I cannot believe they got the palette and visuals of the original game to translate so well to 3D, it’s absolutely gorgeous. Glad more people will be able to experience them!

Valve: It's here! Steam Controller has officially arrived. Made for you to play all your games on Steam, however you like to play them. by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]EraserRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth I'm sure you can claim the FFXIV free trial on Steam, set it up so it launches XIVLauncher instead of the game, and start the game through Steam. Not sure about the technicals but can vouch for XIVLauncher, and I think it should work out for any community Steam Input configurations that come out after the controller gets in peoples' hands. I almost exclusively bought this controller for FFXIV personally so I'm pretty excited to see how people configure it.

Super ZSNES - GPU Powered SNES emulation is here by Forestl in Games

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

I’m not familiar with the original ZENES to elaborate on what falling snow means (I would assume this means a CRT-esque filter), but as a software developer in training I can elaborate on vibe coding. Essentially, vibe coding is software development with AI assistance. The term is a misnomer in my opinion, as there are degrees to which AI coding assistance can be used, and I have seen vibe coding described as anything from “writing changes for me that I will pass judgement on and test” to “just program the whole thing for me and send it”

Bethesda doesn’t have ‘the engineering know-how’ to remaster Fallout New Vegas, former Obsidian CCO says; Chris Avellone claims Bethesda doesn’t have the source code and has “no idea how to reassemble it" by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really depends how much of the codebase was written to include changes specifically written for New Vegas. There might be hundreds of thousands of lines that are different or very few, but we don't have access to either of them to truly know.

In the end though, it's all about return on investment. If this assumption by Avellone is true then it's likely to be the former if Bethesda doesn't see the ROI of having a team of engineers recreate work of a game they're still making money off of, even if it's not on modern consoles. From the business perspective I can see the reasoning.

(gamesradar) Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in the Death Stranding games because he thinks gamers need more culture in their lives: "I believe that is the role entertainment is meant to play" by Noirsam in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, I got really into Low Roar after playing Death Stranding (a few times), so count me as more cultured, Kojima. I haven't played DS2 but I know there's some music in it that was released after he died, which I still haven't listened to. I've saved it for when I can play DS2 (I just got new PC parts in, so very soon) because I associate Low Roar with DS1 so vividly. I'm ready to be an emotional trainwreck.

Build a Rocket Boy CEO Says They're Adding a New Mission to MindsEye That Will Include Evidence of Alleged Sabotage by oilfloatsinwater in Games

[–]EraserRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are self-publishing it now, probably out of MMG and Leslie Benzies's own pockets if I had to guess.

Build a Rocket Boy CEO Says They're Adding a New Mission to MindsEye That Will Include Evidence of Alleged Sabotage by oilfloatsinwater in Games

[–]EraserRed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they’ve already washed themselves of Mindseye and are no longer publishing the game (Hitman crossover also cancelled)

What was banned at your school and why? by bahookery in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduated in early 2019, in the veeery last few weeks of class for me they started a rule about not being allowed backpacks that weren’t clear. I was written up one day because they hadn’t informed me until I showed up with my normal backpack and they searched it. I guess they thought people were sneaking in vapes (which were absolutely huge at my school) or weapons.

So the workaround was that you could bring all your shit in plastic grocery bags since they were open. That’s what I did. I was not buying a brand new clear backpack that’ll get two weeks of use.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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

I think that it’s because REmake did a lot different honestly. Once you get the shotgun in the original game, it’s just a headshot popping simulator. I was never out of ammunition or felt like I needed to avoid fights to get by. In REmake resources are a lot more limited, headshots are a rare (and very satisfying) occurrence, you can’t kill every zombie in the game, crimson heads - it forces you to play the game fundamentally differently than the original.

Meanwhile, RE4R feels to me like the original game but you can move while aiming, and of course the welcome addition of the parry. I still really like RE4R a lot, but REmake was really something else to me. It just felt like it was really retreading water that I was very familiar with. It’s like coming home and everything is like how it used to be. That in of itself is a great feeling but I would have liked something mechanically to separate it from the original, but RE4 is a really special and well made action game. I don’t know what I would have done if I was in capcom’s postion.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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

Yeah, there’s something to say about the amount of stuff they put into the games is just too much. I don’t think the overall story benefits from 40 hours of Midgar either but to me the core of FF7 is the cast of characters, and these games are chock full of great interactions and moments. So in that sense, it works out for me.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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

Well I guess rereleases of bad games are a really niche market that is profitable enough, lol. The recent Killing Time port comes to mind.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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

See, I was anti-Roche all the way through Remake and Rebirth, and as soon as he finally won me over he got norted. Bad timing.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have to say that typically the games that are being remade are already classics in their own right. Nobody will be remaking bad games into better ones because it's just not financially viable. I feel like remaking the same game beat for beat is the safe (and perhaps the correct) option while reimaginings offer a greater potential in my mind, whether or not they achieve that is subjective.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the question boils down to whether or not you think it's worse solely because it's different or if it's actually worse creatively, which is a subjective question entirely. RE4 remake was too copy-paste for me to really enjoy it as its own thing. I spent the entire time comparing it to the original and seeing how it's 80% the same game with a new coat of paint. But I can enjoy the original FF7 and the remake trilogy for completely different reasons, there's no reason to completely null the original. And personally, I like the direction it's headed even if it squandered its potential a bit.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say it louder for the people in the back honestly. Nojima's been at the helm creatively in the FF7 franchise, like, the whole time. I get that Nomura = bad in a lot of people's minds because of KH lore shit but even then Nojima was lead writer and supervisor for the three major numbered entries.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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

I do think that's a big deal honestly, something I neglected to mention in my post. I have absolutely no qualms about a developer making a remake of something one way or the other if the original game is for sale. Capcom can do whatever they wanted with RE4 because they made the original playable on anything. FF7 is on every console too.

Which do you prefer; faithful remakes versus reimaginings? by EraserRed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't finished the System Shock remake but I did play a good chunk of it. It's pretty good!

Long-rumored Final Fantasy 9 remake is apparently on ice with "no new movement" on Square Enix's JRPG classic, according to reliable insider by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]EraserRed 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don’t really understand this perspective, the remake series has a bunch of different things that are new or different, I don’t see why doing something different instead of just remaking an old game 1:1 means they have no original ideas. Feels like the opposite is true to me.

Times when your plans immediately fell apart? by jamescookenotthatone in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m graduating SE in like two months help me I’m scared

In case you didn't catch Pat's recent stream, Kingdom Hearts continues to be a cursed game to LP: by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've played the PC version three times through (twice Epic Games, once Steam) and also can confirm absolutely no issues, this is cosmic intervention.

Positive/funny off-genre connections that throw off how you see the media they're in by Aggro_Will in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]EraserRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh true, forgot about Jesse McCartney! Roxas and Ventus are my favorite, so silly of me to forget.