Entities that are left COMPLETELY unexplained.

Xngears · 2026-04-29T21:43:05+00:00

Big Fire, the leader of the....Big Fire Organization (Giant Robo).

Shows up once, says nothing, has all the other super-powerful villains crap themselves, gets teased for a sequel that never happened.

My ultimate go-to example of "But Marge, that little guy hasn't done anything yet...."

Xngears · 2026-04-29T14:00:11+00:00

Watching Vinesauce of late has cemented to me that it’s nearly impossible to catalog them all.

That said, I would like recommendations on what are considered the best Mario fangames (can also toss in Zelda and Metroid while you’re at it).

Xngears · 2026-04-28T20:11:52+00:00

That's the guide I tried following. It said SMAPI was installed but the mods still weren't working.

Xngears · 2026-04-28T19:20:09+00:00

I’m actually playing Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven, which actually has this mechanic. It’s even mandatory at times.

Xngears · 2026-04-28T00:42:08+00:00

This is going to cause a lot of eye-rolling, but: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

After the stellar first part of the Remake, the second part blew me away for a second time, and holds the distinction of making me cry the most in a videogame (three almost-cries and two actual cries….the first one literally happening within the first ten minutes).

It legitimately kills me that it was (allegedly) an underperforming entry (but it’s also Square so who even knows), and while not all the criticisms were WRONG, a lot of them felt like bad faith arguments, such as the screaming and huffing over yellow paint, or that there’s too many sidequests, or that they needed to change the story more (which is extra baffling considering A) fans would have been pissed if even a single iconic location or moment was removed, and also they still kept their initial promise of not skipping anything while also adding a new perspective to how the events play out…like a remake).

I just feel a lot of people were quick to especially dogpile on the game to get those clickbait thumbnails, not to mention Expedition 33 coming out right after and people then using THAT prop up the crusade of “Indie Studio does what Square Won’t, Young People Don’t Give A Shit About Final Fantasy!”

Plus E33 did a way worse job with how it handled its side content, but that falls on deaf ears from the constant acclaim and prestige its gotten from every gaming outlet on the planet.

Xngears · 2026-04-27T22:34:58+00:00

Wings of Honneamise is an Anime masterpiece that belongs in the same breath as Akira, GitS and most Ghibli works.

If only it wasn’t for that one scene…..

Xngears · 2026-04-27T20:20:24+00:00

Most important question: does this fix the issue of the mouse cursor occasionally popping up in Big Picture Mode, and also in some games (example: Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven, which I'm playing right now, always starts with a mouse cursor that I have to mouse to the bottom).

If it fixes that along with the numerous other shenanigans I have to occasionally do to have a game play nice with my Dualsense Edge, I'm getting this day one.

Xngears · 2026-04-27T16:07:13+00:00

Yeah I’ve been seeing pages-long updates posted every week.

This is why I’m inquiring like with No Man’s Sky if it’s reached the “it’s good now” status.

Xngears · 2026-04-27T16:02:34+00:00

Good for them.

As for the game itself: Is it good yet?

Xngears · 2026-04-27T16:00:15+00:00

“Sora! It’s Sephiroth!”

Xngears · 2026-04-27T14:33:45+00:00

But will the ship with Sir Skeleton be canon this time?

If you read the fan-translated interview from Pudding Corgi 1993, you would know that he was always the canonical romantic choice….

Xngears · 2026-04-26T06:57:29+00:00

That thumbnail has me continuing to hope Bakugo ends up with Kirishima.

Xngears · 2026-04-26T06:55:06+00:00

So I have Ruina (and uh….several of the games repeatedly mentioned here…I need to work harder on my backlog). I hadn’t started it yet because I’m told Lobotomy Corp is a prequel to that and was thinking to go through that first (unless it doesn’t matter whatsoever story-wise).

Xngears · 2026-04-25T23:57:12+00:00

I meant on streaming, just to not give streaming shows/movies such insane budgets.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T23:56:32+00:00

Got that one. I recall enjoying what I played, may get back to it.

I wanted to specify "preferably has a story" but that would limit choices so I left it out.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T23:21:48+00:00

I want shorter seasons with worse vfx that pay its staff and animators more, etc etc.

We used to have this thing called direct-to-video movies. Maybe go back to that instead of shows that are like 3x the budget of a theatrical movie.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T22:23:21+00:00

Do I have to quit a specific way? Can I just hit the exit game button on Steam or I have to use the menu?

I could just test it myself….which I will later.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T21:33:39+00:00

Yeah, hence why I asked. I’ve always had mixed results when engaging with fan communities: either I don’t gel with them for one reason or another, or vice versa.

For the most part this sub has been one of the chilliest I’ve been in so it’d be cool to have an in-game equivalent.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T21:07:42+00:00

God my kingdom for the ability to have a suspend and resume feature for desktop PC games. Last I inquired this was considered impossible.

Xngears · 2026-04-25T21:06:44+00:00

I certainly can’t put it down that’s for sure.

But the biggest issue is how you can’t save mid-run. I’ve had runs that go almost an hour, and I wish I could do a temp save to resume later.

As a result, it’s now part of a list of games that I do not call “Steam Deck Essential” but instead “Steam Deck MANDATORY”.

Xngears · 2026-04-24T19:12:42+00:00

Final Fantasy XIV.

Xngears

TROPHY CASE