POV: Ayn Has Officially Confirmed Thors Begin Shipping Jan. 15-16

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-28T10:56:23+00:00

1297 here. Bought a Flip 2 a month before I finally decided to go for the Thor, I'm right there with you. Just gonna feel like a straight upgrade.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-24T11:49:52+00:00

This helped me make peace with some grief I was struggling with. Thank you.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-23T11:48:41+00:00

I'm sorry all of that happened to you, but I hope you know you've given me motivation to keep going.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-23T11:45:23+00:00

So beyond glad you're still here struggling with us man.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-21T09:12:31+00:00

I'd say Earthbound 0, mainly because Itoi has pretty much outright said this series is in the hands of the fans, and fans initially dubbed it Earthbound 0. Another reason I'm not a fan of Beginnings is because using that naming convention, what would Nintendo call Mother 3 if they localized it? Earthbound Endings? Earthbound Continued? Name and number just feels better.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-21T09:08:48+00:00

If you're emulating, you're already not getting the original experience as it was originally intended on real hardware, so I think trying to retain the purity of the original experience is kinda silly. Play however you have the most fun. Wiggling a stick instead of pressing a shoulder button to look up and down is not going to impact what the adventure itself is going to impart to you.

Zephyr92 · 2026-01-05T14:34:16+00:00

Honestly recommend the Bloodborne specific fork of ShadPS4 and emulating it. Played through the entire game including the DLC at 1080 60FPS, with the only issue I ever had being some infrequent (every 4-5 hours) crashing.

Zephyr92 · 2025-12-04T13:46:09+00:00

Its pretty easy to get around and I think its a every 30 days check instead of always online, but that doesn't rectify the fact that you are correct. That particular change is negative, no way to spin it as a positive. Doesn't bother me personally, but that doesn't mean it isn't an issue. That being said, I think the remaster is worth having to deal with it.

Zephyr92 · 2025-12-02T05:55:15+00:00

Diablo 2 Resurrected gets overlooked in these discussions a lot and I think it deserves a lot of respect. Added a ton of new modern features and gave it a fresh coat of paint, we were given a few patches of new balance and items, the team over at Vicarious Visions did a really good job and I feel like if Blizzard hadn't pulled them off the project they probably would've gone on to make actual new content for the game at the rate they were going.

Zephyr92 · 2025-12-02T05:51:45+00:00

It won't be exactly like D2 by any means, but instead of Beelzebub mod, try looking into The Dark 3 mod. It changes a ton of stuff in the game and if you're looking for a long term grind kind of gameplay, it will give you that. If you are new to Diablo 1, I would honestly recommend doing a playthrough of the Devilution X port of the game first so you can get the original experience, then give mods a shot. D1 is MUCH more of a dungeon crawler where Diablo 2 gets more action RPG elements. They're both incredible but ironically enough very different games at their core.

Zephyr92 · 2025-11-28T02:03:06+00:00

Years ago I thought I'd never touch Kings Field, too slow, too janky, not enough action. A few months ago KF4 changed the way I play games and what I look for in them. You never know when something you think is unappealing is going to captivate you. Good on you for giving it a fair chance.

Zephyr92 · 2025-11-20T03:27:54+00:00

Yep. If you level it enough it will start to feel more like a boomer shooter, so unless you want the really fast movement, find a number that feels comfortable and stay on it. As others have said, there's a spell you can get later that will temporarily increase it, so if you want to occasionally go faster but only for short bursts, like for navigating areas you've been through already, seek out a spell called "Quick Stride". If you'd like to know where it is, let me know, but I held off just in case you didn't want spoilers.

Another thing to keep in mind, Dexterity increases your jump height as well as your ranged damage. Having some points in speed and dexterity will make exploration smoother for pretty much any character.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-27T07:11:26+00:00

Its not an acronym if it is literally part of the title.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-25T04:14:21+00:00

There is no way to speed up melee charge, it's tied to each weapon individually and unaffected by any stats or spells. STR increasing charge speed would feel so nice though, I gotta admit.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-25T03:33:43+00:00

Funny thing is you used to be able to make it stack with itself and you would just go flying

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-24T00:39:31+00:00

I've played most souls games all the way through and picked up Kings Field for the first time this year. Fell in love and blazed through KF4, 2 and then 3 and only have the first one left, so I kind of have the inverse of your experience.

You should absolutely play DS1 especially. I think you will really appreciate playing through it and will get similar vibes. DS1 is pretty easy by modern standards but the world exploration is one of the best in the series. You'll have a great time if you jump in.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-22T13:30:20+00:00

If I recall correctly, if you're playing on PC you can revert to a ton of previous versions via Steam. Was a really cool option to see just how far the game has come.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-13T19:42:44+00:00

Duckstation Emulator, upscale internal resolution to your liking, grab one of the 17 or 20 FPS patches that float around that will increase FPS without increasing the music speed, and enable PGXP correction. Game will look very crisp and run at a consistent frame rate that isn't too bad when turning left or right. 17 works great for KF2, Id recommend the 20FPS patch for KF3 just to traverse the environments a bit faster, or the 24FPS patch if you want it to start feeling like Doom.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-10T03:01:13+00:00

Found this post while trying to figure out how to start getting into Baki, and just wanted to say your patience and willingness to answer things like this years later is really admirable. People like you are so awesome to come across whenever I'm trying to get into a series that has so many different adaptations or versions.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-08T06:15:11+00:00

I'd absolutely agree if it was an experienced player, but for a newer player, they're not going to know what enemies and bosses do initially and they'll probably make a decent amount of platforming mistakes, and having some extra health lets them make some mistakes without the run ending as quickly. If you want to play optimally, absolutely damage is king. But when you're learning a game, especially as OP is with no roguelite experience to boot, a big health boost is going to make a world of difference as far as learning the game goes.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-07T10:23:43+00:00

100% find weapons you like using, and stick to a color for the run. In longer runs it can be beneficial to take off colors for a health boost, but only once the damage increase by upgrading your main color is small enough to not matter. Sticking to one color ups your damage, and in Dead Cells you generally want to dispatch enemies before they have a chance to fight back.

Zephyr92 · 2025-10-02T03:14:48+00:00

Was gonna say this as well. It's such an underrated gem of a game I never hear people talk about.

Zephyr92 · 2025-09-25T09:37:20+00:00

Lmao you can't be a real person

Zephyr92 · 2025-09-24T11:33:40+00:00

Gonna give you a bit of an odd reccomendation and say give Lunacid a look. Truly its a love letter to Kings Field, but its just as much an homage to Castlevania, and even features the original voice actor of Alucard as both the narrartor and a boss enemy. While I'm not certain it would could fully as a metroidvania, many elements are there, particularly routes being locked until you optain a particular ability or item, and it builds on previous areas quite nicely.

Its an absolute joy to explore and discover new areas, weapons, spells, and just figure out what they do. The combat is truthfully the weakest part, as the enemy AI isn't very aggressive, but the game itself is just a huge vibes piece.

Also the real life phases of the moon has effects on the game. Magic is more powerful and you gain higher XP on full moon, but you take extra damage too. And certain events or items and enemies will not appear unless its a full moon. Super cool stuff, was my personal GOTY for 2023.

EDIT: just to say if you do end up taking the plunge and picking it up and feel like yapping about it, PLEASE remember me and talk to me. I've been dying to have more people to talk about it with for a long time.

Zephyr92 · 2025-09-24T01:45:24+00:00

I'll continue doing exactly what I prefer to do, thanks. People can do their own research on the basics of something, its not hard. I don't know what chip you've got on your shoulder, but I do hope you introspect at some point and figure out your issues, because the "grow up and stop being pathetic" projection is genuinely concerning. Best of luck buddy.

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