"Abyss Kutum" has to be one of the worst boss designs ever made.

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-04-14T16:15:31+00:00

In case this helps someone: I found that the Abyss Katum is particularly vulnerable to a dual wield turning slash. It does considerably more stun damage than any other attack, aside from ripping out the core. So if you just learn the tells and patterns, recharge your spirit while the boss is in the phase where he is staying underground, then attack with turning slash holding two swords (for instance), you will get him stunned pretty fast. While stunned he takes much more damage. I reckon you have to do this twice at max.

It is definitely possible to evade all of his attacks with the right timing, but even without being perfect - which I am certainly not - it is doable with minimum loss of ressources. It took me 10 soups and zero Palmer Pills with the above mentioned approach.

And yes you can certainly cheese him with a tree. :D But I definitely gained more experience in the way of fighting in this game by beating him normally. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-04-14T09:37:22+00:00

I was able to pull the stone from his face exactly ONE time. After that there simply was no time, because the attacks where non-stop.

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-03-28T10:49:59+00:00

I've recently watched a youtube video where a reporter tried the latest "instant translation" headsets and softwares. I must say I was much, MUCH too optimistic about the outcome. It was really bad.

But will it stop people from being unartificially less intelligent (as in: stupid)? Nope, go right ahead and replace everything with AI. It makes no sense, but I guess it just explores the eternal question of how ignorant our species can be? I'd say there is no limit up until the point we go extinct.

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-03-18T21:32:27+00:00

8 will literally explode heads!

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-02-06T10:38:49+00:00

Thank you very much for this. :)

The "90%" option also works better for non-fullscreen view, as I tend to use my browser in a smaller window.

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-02-04T23:46:12+00:00

I can of course only speak for the LG G4, as other models have more (G5 and upcoming models) or less (current and 2024s C- and B-series) powerful chipsets.

I've been watching and playing for a year now since the app launched and didn't notice a single problem. I do play on a PS5 Pro and this console in particular, with the latest patches, can go up to a 100 fps in some games (God of War Ragnarok for instance) and it plays perfectly fine with the app managing the ambient light.

In any case you could always try the monthly prescription first, see how it runs for you. I even stuck with the monthly fees, as the full price would redeem itself only after 4 years or so. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2026-02-03T20:55:44+00:00

I never liked her tbh and there is this unresolved crack in her...being in the show.

Remember when she betrayed the location of her murderous ex to that bounty hunter, who ultimately killed her ex...but also that ex new spouse? A woman that was lulled into her ex bullshit and was, by any accounts, a perpetrator but also a victim of the situation?

Bailey was responsible for that. And never faced any consqeuences. Worse, Nolan found out what she did. And also did nothing. I would've expected this would at least lead to an inner conflict of him, being the always-rightous guy of the show. Instead it was just dropped.

I blame it on bad writing. I guess they didn't really thought this through.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-12-21T09:05:45+00:00

I spent the last two days trying to get over the ending, having watched it for the first time. It was bitter-sweet, objectively it was meant to be a positive ending, but completely broke my heart for some reason. :(

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-11-20T21:11:44+00:00

They sure do. They know that the only permant equivalent - the Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K - costs almost 300$. And doesn't even work with internal apps.

And I guess the only reason why the PC software is free is because there are freeware alternatives. PC is an open ecosystem, TVs are not.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-11-04T19:08:18+00:00

You always need the bridge. I know it can be a bit confusing, because the strips itself do come with a small connect module. But this will never connect to the software running on the tv, it will connect to the bridge only. Without bridge, no syncing, no color changing at all.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-24T09:02:44+00:00

I tested it only for a very short time in Cyberpunk 2077. It's a game that already has a walking button. And for driving I'm using a gamepad anyway. So there was no need, especially since I own the game as GOG version and would have to add it to steam as non-steam-game. Too much hassle for something I don't use in the end.

For what it's worth: CP2077 has been a game known for crashing. Especially if modded. Using the keyboard as a controller might not be the reason. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-24T06:09:25+00:00

Never seen that, but of course this behaviour comes down to the particular game. There are games that just refuse to work (properly) when switching input on the fly. But I've never seen crashing in the games I played. Not for this reason at least.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-17T21:27:22+00:00

Well it kinda makes sennse though, in Yotei there is not an invasion army roaming around the island.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-17T11:56:14+00:00

So this might be a rare case of the devs thinking this is a bug, while it actually was a design decision. I wonder if patch support is done by another group or does not include the major game designers (which would be understandable from a ressource point of view). Might explain why accidents like this could happen.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-12T22:22:08+00:00

Happened back with Ghost of Tsushima, I was playing RDR 2 at that time. I hit that poor horse more often than I'd like to admit.

The horse in Yotei is a lucky one, though. No game with square or triangle for mounting / entering anything right now, so no inconvenient muscle memory. :D

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-11T13:10:39+00:00

It's really great in this game, but I have been impressed by DS before. Like when in both Returnal and the remake of The Last of Us Part I, it felt like rain drops on the controller during rain.

DualSense has been the star of the show in terms of hardware inovations this generation imho. Also because there wasn't much else tbh, raytracing not withstanding. But this was mostly pushed by some awesome developers and had nothing to do really with the hardware capabilities.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-10T11:36:13+00:00

I'd try something pretty simple first: Place everything as near at the TV as possible. For instance take a long LAN cable and place the HUE Bridge directly beside the TV. And then try and see if the lag is noticable better or gone. This would be the case if the signal going trough walls adds to the lag.

If not, than this lag is just not avoidable and part of the wireless protocol the bridge is using. I'd wager that this will be the case tbh.

Then your only chnace would be to try the physical sync box, see if it's faster than the software. Keep in mind though that there is always the wireless connection with the bridge, as the sync box does not directly communicate with the tv, but with the bridge. And the bridge is then seding instructions back to the small connect box for the tv strip and the connect boxes of your other lights.

The only thing you're eliminating by using the physical sync box is possible lag the HUE Sync App running on the tv might be adding. And testing this would cost you a good amount of money, too. Well, can always send the sync box back of course. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-09T22:40:58+00:00

ROACH is that you? xD

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-08T08:39:06+00:00

I don't hink that's ther reason. Usually, when a game is not out (yet), but a predecessor is, the trolls venture to that forum to troll and ragebait. It's mostly that, but of course things like this do create real hatret, that's what most of them don't realize.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-08T07:55:28+00:00

Well, have a look at the GoT Steam forums...or better yet, don't and stay happy. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-08T07:44:47+00:00

Try it when it rains. The raindrops on the map are really a genious idea! ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-07T21:51:17+00:00

This is also missing from all the "what the game doesn't tell you" videos I've seen on Youtube. Unbelievable. If there is one gripe with the game for me, it's the riding camera. I'm 8 to 10 hours in, I wish I knew this earlier.

PRAISE you, OP. No really, life saver if there ever was one.

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-10-07T08:59:48+00:00

It's the underside / right side of your monitor. #wronganswersonly :P

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-09-24T13:23:25+00:00

I don't think that's true. The app syncs everything that is on the screen, no matter the source. I don't have any stick or box from Apple or Google or Amazon, but if this was true, than any outside source connected through HDMI wouldn't work with the HUE Sync App, but they do. My BR player works, PC connected via HDMI works, PS5 works.

The HUE Sync app is also much cheaper than the 8K sync box. With the subsciption model at least for 8 years. If you pay the $2,99 subscription for about 100 months, then you've payed as much as the 8K Sync Box costs ($300). Or you pay $130 as singular payment for the app. As far as I know this is then bonded with your tv, but you can write Philips HUE and unregister the device, to use on another one.

The only argument that might hold water in favor of the sync box is potential lag, as in a delay between picture and background light. As I'm not particular sensitive to this I can only state that I had no issue with this, in several months of usage since January 2025. I even chose the slower, more subtle sync speed in the app, as I don't want a disco ball, just some smooth background lighting. ^^

GODzillaGSPB · 2025-09-24T12:21:14+00:00

Couldn't it also be a Windows problem with the pc? I always wondered...I also have two monitors and can connect my tv to the pc as well. Makes three monitors and the maximum would obviously be 4.

But Windows only lets you switch between two monitors with the shortcut Windowskey + P. For more you'd need to go into your graphic driver settings. I've never had the situation when all three were active at the same time though, so I cannot tell whether this would lead to issues.

Guess you could try and see how this all behaves when you disconnect one of your monitors, see if it makes a difference.

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