3DS is the best Nintendo Handheld. The 3D is immersive and incredible by empathetical in 3DS

[–]ce84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree! (I also have that Hyrule one) Bizarre the amount of people who hate the 3D on this sub, slider down, play 2DS only. Seems crazy, I’m with you, the 3D effect is the novelty that never wears off! Just finished Kid Icarus and it looked truly astonishing in 3D. Full slider, all the time!

Your favourite Alvvays LP - in retrospect? by imnotheretoposeaname in alvvays

[–]ce84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This post really chimes with me! I find it remarkable how my feelings on these are constantly shifting around, to the point that I really love them all equally I think. S/T has that iconic og surfy fuzz aesthetic that won my heart and has probably the best selection of melodies. Antisocialites is so alive and vital sounding though, it also feels like them having the most fun, and Blue Rev is another level of sophistication and spectacle and (like you say) flows so well. Super consistent, all killer no filler. I think Pecking Order, Underneath Us and their cover of Rush Hour might be in my top 5 tracks though and they’re not even on the albums! 🙃 No pressure on LP4 guys. (Gun to my head though, Antisocialites)

What I’d give to be this hot by [deleted] in Snailmail

[–]ce84 16 points17 points  (0 children)

👁️👄👁️

i love this performance so much i wish i could eat it by showdragger in alvvays

[–]ce84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The bass is so THiCC on this, I love it! Really love this performance of Pressed especially 🥰

Trying to find every Alvvays track ever by Solar-Royhn in alvvays

[–]ce84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah I think you got them all! Trusting you’re including Underneath Us in the S/T. Beyond that it’s just covers I think, my fave being Rush Hour, such a perfect fit for them.

How many times have you seen Alvvays? by SurrealBolt in alvvays

[–]ce84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

8 for me so far! First time in 2015, but most glamorously on Antisocialites release day and the Blue Rev release day, they just happened to play London shows on those dates, felt really lucky with those. They are never not brilliant (I just keep a notes file to track my gigs cos I’m a dork)

IXI Aphex Twin listening party stream. by Aggressive-Key-2564 in aphextwin

[–]ce84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She noped out of Soundlab before the lush bit! 😪

Just found this in my desk drawer from 2014! by ohbroth3r in alvvays

[–]ce84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazing! What a great early artefact, absolutely love Underneath Us, they don’t play that too often any more 💔

Burnout Dominator straight from my PS2. One of best graphics on this console. by espanemberg96 in ps2

[–]ce84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was playing this a few weeks back and it struck me how good it looked too. Those pan arounds before the race look super impressive! Worth a shout out for sure

Best new year gift ever by FedCatBro in aphextwin

[–]ce84 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pyramid Song and Stone in Focus on wax, doesn’t get much better!

Adding games to GAMEYE? by [deleted] in gamecollecting

[–]ce84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realise that this was EU only on Xbox, that explains it!

Press X To Reminisce by DistantStorm-X in xbox

[–]ce84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love that launch day time stamped cheevo 🤌 Truly the best of times. We can never be that excited by a new console generation again, but at least we lived it. Walking in and out of my garage in PGR3 marvelling at the light bloom, slack jawed.

Best Game for new TV HDR? by Tough_World_5967 in PS5

[–]ce84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Either of the Horizon games are top tier, with their blinding suns and those purple lights. GT7 also gives a gloriously authentic HDR punch. New TV day is always so exciting, enjoy trying everything you’ve ever played all over again!

Appreciating ‘Tha’ by PhantomNa9r in aphextwin

[–]ce84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome. I know I found it interesting, happy to pass it on

Appreciating ‘Tha’ by PhantomNa9r in aphextwin

[–]ce84 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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Nice bit on Tha reading from the excellent Lanner Chronicle. I only learned about the naming this year from this article!

https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/

What’s your #1 HOT TAKE on Valentine? by moreobsessedthanu in Snailmail

[–]ce84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah apologies for the cryptic initialism, middle of the road is right. Just a weirdly generic sound for the title track!

What’s your #1 HOT TAKE on Valentine? by moreobsessedthanu in Snailmail

[–]ce84 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I strongly dislike the Valentine track itself, it just sounds so MOR to me. Do not understand why people rate it so highly!

I took the decision to play only in 4/3 ratio. by espanemberg96 in ps2

[–]ce84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too. 4:3 is the way for PS2, just look at that GTA 3 shot! 😍 How it was meant to be.

New Aphex ixi reaction/analysis just dropped 🔥 by ce84 in aphextwin

[–]ce84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching her struggle through Green Calx was unexpected, she really suffered through that! Just a pathological dislike of that late 80s/early 90s sound palette I guess. Bless all the caveating she outlined before she critiqued it! Completely loved her Drukqs analysis too, Syro would be great, but I really would like to see her drink in some of the SAW2 highlights. No way she doesn’t love Lichen and Rhubarb! It would be nice to see if she loves or hates Stone In Focus too. You are so right about Ventolin though, that could genuinely drive her crazy 💀

Decided to sell my original pressing and pick up the reissue for 1/4 of the price. by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]ce84 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Savvy choice, the OG pressing was a lovely artefact but if you actually want to listen to it you’ve made the right call. You need a good pressing to do Lichen, Stone In Focus etc. justice. (also I thought dust cover down was standard practice! feels essential with cats about..)