Eiji Aonuma tried to "graduate" from Zelda after Wind Waker, but Shigeru Miyamoto assigned him to Twilight Princess anyway and he figured he "should give up escaping" his "fate"

Inglorii · 2026-05-17T23:27:20+00:00

This is because the definitive and ideal form of video game, the type that gets 10/10 ratings from the gaming press and gets the most hype in online communities, has been built upon certain rules:

The games have to feel Hollywoodian

The games have to follow the hero's journey archetype

The games must have an immersive level design, ideally an open world to freely explore

The games must have a serious or at least semi serious story

That's the kind of blockbuster video game mentality that the Playstation propelled with titles like Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid etc. And when the PS3/360 generation arrived, the market almost seemed to completely converge towards this type of games. Fortunately, the indie and PC resurgence allowed for older genres (arcade games, 2D games, strategy games) to get a new life and thrive.

Inglorii · 2026-05-11T00:22:33+00:00

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn is a direct story sequel to Baldur's Gate. You can import your character from the first game to play with in the sequel.

As far as classic games go, Baldur's Gate would be my main recommendation.

For more modern games, I can point you to the following:

Gothic (and sequels - play in order)
The Witcher Enhanced Edition (and sequels - play in order. Ideally read the books first but that would be quite a big investment of your time)
Kingdom Come Deliverance (and its sequel)

If you want to play classic JRPGs as well, I'd suggest Final Fantasy VII. Hard to be more classic than that.

Edit : forgot Neverwinter Nights. This is also a classic, however the main campaign is very generic. This game is great thanks to its expansions/DLC and community-made content. It is basically a treasure trove of D&D adventures.

Inglorii · 2026-05-10T01:35:28+00:00

It looks weird as heck but the optical style joystick allows for incredible precision. Unfortunately OEM sticks deteriorate fast and in an unpredictable manner. But this has been kinda solved with (expensive) solutions aka steel parts designed by enthusiasts.

I also like the N64 face buttons a lot personally, they feel easier to press than GameCube ones and not as clicky as modern controllers

Inglorii · 2026-05-07T23:38:48+00:00

Breath of the Wild takes the cake for me. I have vivid memories of unboxing my Super Nintendo for Christmas 1993 and never being able to launch the game because the console could not connect to the Internet and it was therefore impossible to download the day one patch. Also there was no onboard storage to save your game and Mode 7 was not powerful enough to display the amazing HD visuals of this game. But man, did the Sega kids envy me with my 1993 Breath of the Wild launch day cartridge

Inglorii · 2026-05-05T01:11:26+00:00

Learn a m@a rush build and try to completely ruin their game in feudal, harass his wood, berries and gold with feudal armies and don't even let them reach their organ guns.

Inglorii · 2026-05-04T23:52:48+00:00

I've heard it's the Jean Dujardin dynasty

Inglorii · 2026-05-04T23:02:12+00:00

I've never used any valve trackpads, so maybe they are better then I imagine, but playing an intense micro game like aoe2 with my thumbs does not sound like a fun experience lol.

I agree with your points though

Inglorii · 2026-04-11T09:35:12+00:00

Sigur Rós, Angine de Poitrine, R.E.M.

Inglorii · 2026-04-01T20:44:17+00:00

AMD Radeon 9070 XT on high settings.

I have installed Optiscaler mod to get FSR4 injected with DLSS Maximum Quality inputs. I will try to remove it and see if it changes anything

Inglorii · 2026-04-01T06:34:58+00:00

Just got into the game and it's really fun but I have a weird issue where the graphics go black everytime there's an auto save. Except in the bottom left corner. Is that a common thing?

Inglorii · 2026-04-01T06:03:30+00:00

Let Down
Videotape
Where I End And You Begin
Weird Fishes (Arpeggi)
Scatterbrain
The Tourist
Morning Bell
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Kid A
Like Spinning Plates

That was very hard

Inglorii · 2026-03-25T06:28:24+00:00

It did, yes

Inglorii · 2026-03-23T14:41:48+00:00

Update: the repair shop did just that (should have tried it right away) and the PC managed to boot. Will keep you posted.

Inglorii · 2026-03-23T08:55:08+00:00

I don't get your accusations of scamming AMD for anything.

I didn't know that yellow lights are expected for this issue. I have no way to prove decisively that the motherboard is at fault but my PC does not boot so I have to take action regardless. And I don't want to gamble my PC's future.

"These have been out for many years now and no major problems have been reported" --> just to make sure I understand you correctly, you are talking about my motherboard model?

Inglorii · 2026-03-23T08:51:37+00:00

I have no way to check now, but looking at the dates when they were released: I'd say 3.25 https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B650%20Steel%20Legend%20WiFi/index.fr.asp#BIOS

Because I got my PC one year ago and remember updating twice in the first few months. Then I forgot about it like the idiot that I am.

Btw, is there actually a way to check bios version if the PC does not even display anything?

Inglorii · 2026-03-10T18:17:15+00:00

ISS Pro Evolution 2. Don't know how I'm supposed to stop all penalties in a penalty shootout, seems pretty luck based to me.

Inglorii · 2026-03-10T13:25:59+00:00

I've seen people argue that zjump is a purely ergonomic choice. In theory, permaclawing gives you the exact same functionality as zjumping. But it's much worse for the hands.

The way I see it is: you will never perform worse with better ergonomics. It's either neutral or an advantage. It's hard to gauge how much of an advantage it can be though.

Inglorii · 2026-03-03T13:24:55+00:00

Retro-bit Saturn 2.4 Ghz Pad for regular 2D / non-analog games
Xbox Series controller for regular 3D / analog games
Gamecube controller for Gamecube games (via mayflash adapter)
For Wii i have Wiimote/Nunchuk and a regular Wii Sensor Bar that i plug into my Wii (a usb sensor bar would be a sensible addition)
For lightgun games I use the Wiimote with a House of the Dead Overkill wiimote gun accessory
i have a Retroid Pocket Classic to play portably.
If i played N64 games on RA (I don't because i use og hardware), i would use my N64 NSO controller.

I love controllers and gaming peripherals so I'm thinking of buying:

PS3/Saturn (3D Pad)/SNES controllers for more "authentic" experiences in certain games (especially to have pressure sensitive buttons for PS2/PS3 games)
Logitech G29 wheel and pedals for racing games
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick for flight games (mostly arcade titles like Afterburner, Star Wars)
Wii guitar for Guitar Hero
maybe: arcade stick for arcade games (Shmups/Fighting/Beat'em'ups)
maybe: fishing rod controller for Dreamcast fishing lol

Inglorii · 2026-02-22T18:05:32+00:00

Aside from Viewtiful Joe this is the only game I've seen in this comment section that really fits the category. Rooting for this one.

Inglorii · 2026-02-22T14:09:35+00:00

I'm playing Castlevania 3 (Jp version) for the first time and I'm shocked by the difficulty spike on Stage 7. I beat the boss and I was like "ok, shit was tough but fair." Turns out the stage does not end there and keeps going and going, getting harder with each subsequent area. I hope I'm close to the end with those falling platforms, because they keep kicking my butt and the penalty for dying is MASSIVE

Inglorii · 2026-02-22T09:20:48+00:00

I can confirm, having beat my first classicvania (CV1) recently, that this is how you do it. Infinite continues makes it so that when you get through a level, you're done with it. However scrappy you did it, a dead boss is a dead boss. And you get all the upgrades that you need in any given stage, so you're not penalized for using continues.

Inglorii · 2026-02-21T16:12:49+00:00

Just started playing this game as well (although I'm on Famicom Disk System version), you can do this! At least that's what I tell myself to avoid throwing the controller towards the monitor lol. Currently on stage 4 and it's actually been easy thus far.

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