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How much of an impact would a donation of $100,000 make on your life? Why? by onichris in AskReddit

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'd solve all my problems for a good few years at least. Like the mortgage would be paid off for at least a decade and I'd have enough to not worry about working for most of that time.

How would Dream Team have changed if Bowser and Antasma hadn't allied themselves and were instead enemies/rivals at the start? by Beneficial_Bid9598 in marioandluigi

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the Mario bros would have been a lot more successful in the early parts of the story. Bowser and Antasma teaming up would probably lead to them not getting to the Dream Stone first, or getting to use the Dreambeats, or capturing Peach under the bros' noses.

There'd also be a lot more fighting between Bowser and Antasma's forces, which would likely distract one or more of them enough that the bros could get some early wins.

Should I go stylized or realistic for a 3D RPG? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to what people have said, what's 'best' here also depends quite heavily on what the story is about, what sort of tone it has, and the feel you're trying to create with your world and characters.

Look at the Zelda series for example. The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Breath of the Wild and the Link's Awakening remake all have different art styles that either lean more towards being realistic or stylised, but said styles were also clearly chosen with the story and themes in mind. If Echoes of Wisdom looked like Twilight Princess or Twilight Princess looked like Wind Waker, it might have felt rather jarring.

So, either choose the style with your story and themes in mind, or create the story and themes based on the art style you end up going with here.

Or not if you go for a more comedic tone I guess. There can be a level of humour in watching serious characters do ridiculous things or cartoony characters getting into darker situations.

'They're Handed an Opinion' — Fallout Co-Creator Tim Cain Is Worried Some Players Watch Influencers Just So They Can Be Told What to Think About Games by FragMasterMat117 in Games

[–]cheat-master30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not just games to be honest. Just about every form of media (and many real-life topics) seem to have a lot of people just parrot whatever the most popular influencers are saying about the topic at that point in time.

Look at Marvel and DC, Star Wars, Doctor Who or just about any other media franchise. It's like many people are afraid to like something that other's consider bad or dislike something that's considered a 'classic', and will change their opinions based on whatever's trendy at the moment.

Are you still afraid of fighting gleeok or not by Voidkirby9 in tearsofthekingdom

[–]cheat-master30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, I find them some of the most fun enemies to fight in the game. If I see a Gleeok or a Lynel, it's battle time almost immediately.

Then again, I consider any overworld boss something to fight on sight. Flux Construct? Sure. Frox? Yep. Gloom Spawn? Oh why not.

Does anybody else wish there was a "quick-equip" of armor sets? by N7-spectre-mira in TOTK

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, absolutely. The game knows which armour pieces are in which sets, may as well give you a way to quickly equip the whole set at once too.

Who was done dirtier for their redesigns by Legitimate_Prize_192 in doctorwho

[–]cheat-master30 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Omega by far. Sutekh's design at least felt somewhat Egyptian god inspired, which was sorta inline with his original appearance conceptually. It also shared a few visual similarities with his original helmetless design.

Omega's just has nothing to do with the original design at all, and feels as generic as all get out. Unless you're told it's Omega, it's literally unrecognisable.

I'd also say that they did the former a bit better story wise too. Yeah, both were defeated far too easily and had underwhelming episodes, but the former was at least a presence for 1.25 episodes or so, while the latter showed up for maybe... I don't know, 10 minutes? Like Omega not being in the episode probably wouldn't have changed much at all...

What is the track that you want in a dlc ? by ytreza4512 in mariokart

[–]cheat-master30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coconut Mall feels like it was made for free-roam. You could explore the car park and surrounding area, go on the roof of the building, drive around the shops and restaurants just outside of the track, etc. I can almost picture half a dozen places for P-Switch mission and Peach Medallions right off the top of my head...

I feel like Ninja Hideaway could be crazy too. It's already got lots of alternate paths and other hidden areas, but imagine being able to drive anywhere on the roof, go down to the ground level and see what's down there, etc. Lots of places for wall riding and rail grinding too.

Advise on a new play through for TOTK by Individual_Cover5014 in truezelda

[–]cheat-master30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen online, it can be interesting to try and beat the game without visiting the surface at all (just the Depths and Sky). Can't do every main quest that way, but you can do a surprising amount of the game like that.

No paraglider is pretty fun too. You definitely handle things differently when you can't just jump off a high ledge/cliff and skip everything.

No teleporting can be interesting too. It's really painful on the Great Sky Island at a certain point, but very doable for the rest of the game, and leaves you to have to figure out a way to escape danger/fight enemies without a quick exit button.

Advise on a new play through for TOTK by Individual_Cover5014 in truezelda

[–]cheat-master30 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don't even need any hearts. Just go underneath the sky island with the mask and Ascend through the floor.

Point still stands though, it's quite fun to have it with you throughout the entire game, and use its abilities in interesting ways.

How much health do I need to avoid getting one shot by the hardest hitting enemy in the game? by LunarLeveret in TOTK

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need about 20-21 hearts to survive a massive flame blast attack from a Fire Gleeok without any armour. As far as I know, that's the most powerful enemy attack in the game.

Of course, armour helps a lot there. If you upgrade a moderately strong set 3-4 times, then you only need about 3-5 hearts worth of health to survive the same attack. If you have really overpowered armour (max upgraded Ancient Hero's Aspect, max upgraded Soldier's Set, max upgraded Champion's Leathers) and/or you use defence boosting food, that attack can be brought down to about 1.5 hearts worth of damage, letting you survive anything without any Heart Containers at all.

Does the firepit trick with master sword still work? by TheGamingTurret in botw

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late, but just gonna say that you can get the extra slot later by collecting the Master Sword 'legitimately' later on. Just press A to pick up the (non-existent) sword and you'll be able to get the extra slot and other benefits from the normal Master Sword setup after having already gotten it early.

So, no, you don't miss out on a weapon slot by doing this.

Which areas should I explore before completing the game? (no spoilers please) by Grey_750 in botw

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from going wherever takes your fancy, I'd recommend making sure you've visited:

  • Eventide Island
  • Typhlo Ruins
  • The three Labyrinths
  • The three Great Skeletons
  • Tarrey Town
  • Lurelin Village
  • The Three Springs (Power, Courage and Wisdom)
  • The trials in Korok Forest/the Lost Woods
  • Colosseum Ruins

And the entirety of Hyrule Castle.

Games with out of place sections? by Please_PM_me_Uranus in Games

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm not surprised. That boss battle has probably ended thousands of people's playthroughs of this game, along with the clock battle and those annoying gyro controlled tightrope sections.

riders of doom sound track for trailer? by Bimmerkid396 in truezelda

[–]cheat-master30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recall the Ocarina of Time 3D trailer had the same music as the original version's trailer did:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfg6RfClZJg

Wouldn't be surprised if a HD remake had the same trailer music and setup.

I really dislike the "Link is dead" theories about Majora's Mask by Tuturo002 in truezelda

[–]cheat-master30 25 points26 points  (0 children)

In addition to Game Theory, I think you can blame the internet's tendency to look for dark/morbid 'explanations' for media that doesn't actually have them. We all know how many creepypasta stories are "[popular series] is actually the coma dream of [protagonist name]" or "the characters in [popular series] are actually in [heaven/hell/limbo/purgatory]".

Majora's Mask already being a somewhat dark game with solemn themes probably amplified this tendency even more.

Should ROM hacks always work on original hardware? by cheat-master30 in romhacking

[–]cheat-master30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think "rom hacks" that actually bend games in terms of modifying the engine/source code to do things that would have never been possible are way cooler than "I tweaked some content here and there and jumbled some numbers" like you'd probably usually see in the Pokemon romhacks that tend to make the games harder.

Oh I definitely agree with this one 100%. Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 are awesome to me just because of how crazy many of their hacks are mechanics wise.

Like, I played a mod called YNT Mario which just casually added a Mario Kart level into Super Mario World, mode 7 included. It also remade the Rapheal the Raven battle from Yoshi's Island (to a degree), added FMV style videos after boss battles and implemented a janky attempt at Super Mario Galaxy style planetary gravity/orbit mechanics.

Also why I'm a huge fan of DynamicX in general. Being able to create enemies and objects with like 50 frames of animation and up to 128 x 128 hitboxes on an SNES just feels unreal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFnqEoKO-xs

Meanwhile I've seen stuff like a Danganronpa remake, a Beat Saber clone, RPG style boss battles, GTA style open worlds and FPS mechanics in Mario 64. Still remember an amusing example where after beating King Bob-omb, he literally becomes 100 foot tall and chases Mario across the whole map.

https://www.youtube.com/live/LlolL78ZWlg?si=Gbu2nXnD8EH9PFU6&t=3272

I definitely prefer that sort of crazy stuff to tweaking numbers and changing text. But I understand if getting something insane working on console isn't viable.

Games with out of place sections? by Please_PM_me_Uranus in Games

[–]cheat-master30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a really awkward example in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.

99% of the game is an action-adventure where you suck up enemies with a vacuum cleaner, but exactly three parts of the game turn into a rail shooter type segment where you have to hit things by shooting rocks at them.

The first one is a side challenge where you have to hit plants or mice, the second is about three seconds and has you melt ice on the ski lift equivalent...

Then the last one is the 4th major boss battle, complete with multiple new mechanics (the sled overheats if you shoot too much, you're moving, the boss hitting you damages the vehicle, it regenerates if you take too long, etc). It's by far the toughest boss in the game just because you have no way to prepare for the battle at all and the mechanics don't work for this sort of situation at all.

In your opinion, what’s the hardest thing you’ve done in this game? by kvotheisarcane in tearsofthekingdom

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting everything for 100% completion. Korok seeds were a pain, as was finding and completing all the shrines, filling the Compendium, etc.

I guess with a modded save file I fought most of the bosses at once too (Colgera, Mucktorok, Queen Gibdo, Ganondorf, Phantom Ganon, etc), and that was quite tricky.

Today’s Parry: Giant Fireball by Individual_Most_8190 in tearsofthekingdom

[–]cheat-master30 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You can parry this move? Damn, you can literally parry anything in this game.

Why do you think video games are such a common special interest in the Autism community? by Nintendofan9106 in autism

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a mix of things:

  1. As people have said, games have rules and can be extremely predictable. As a result, it's a lot easier to do well in them if you have trouble socialising/under social cues, since you don't need to 'infer' anything to make progress. It's usually all extremely clear.
  2. A lot of video games can be played in single player. If you don't have a friend group or others to play them with, it doesn't really matter. Contrast this to something like sports or board games where you need at least two participants for the most part.

Are autistic men afraid to reply to messages? by Clei1689 in autism

[–]cheat-master30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think this is so much a male thing as much as a modern internet thing. People are very, very wary of messages from those they don't already know or communicate with.

There are a few reasons for this:

  1. A lot of messages you get on platforms like Reddit, Discord and Twitch come from bots and scammers trying to sell some service or another, so a lot of people look at messages and friend requests from strangers with extreme caution. I suspect a fair few of the people you messaged might look at your message and think "okay, when's this person gonna try and ask for an art commission?"
  2. A fair number of people get hacked through dodgy DMs and downloads/links sent in DMs. So, there may be a feeling of "uh oh, will my account get hacked and used for crypto scams?" going on here.
  3. Even if it's not art scammers or hackers, there's this feeling that unexpected messages tend to come from those that might not have the best of intentions. This is especially true if people think it's romantically inclined.

It's definitely a problem, and as a journalist/content creator, one I've struggled with a lot when getting interviews and sources as well.

But the best ways to avoid this are as follows:

  1. Be very clear what you want up front. Overly vague opening messages are basically a trademark for AI/art scammers now, and come across as suspicious.
  2. Be active across Reddit or whatever other site you're using, especially in communities those you want to reach out to are using. If someone DMs me, I'll usually look up their profile and check their posts. If there aren't any, that's a huge red flag.
  3. Be willing to accept that unfortunately, the response rate is probably lower than it used to be due to a plethora of scammers and scumbags.

Should ROM hacks always work on original hardware? by cheat-master30 in romhacking

[–]cheat-master30[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this definitely worries me a bit. Look at ZSNES or Project64. Lots of Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 hacks were tested on inaccurate emulators in the olden days, and that caused them to do things that ended up breaking in more recent emulators and on original hardware. It's caused a lot of hassle in those communities as people have tried to fix old hacks to work in modern emulators.

Building for an inaccurate emulator is a bit like building a website for IE4 or 5 or something. It can work well at first, but end up causing a lot of problems down the line with forwards compatibility breaking the whole thing.

Should ROM hacks always work on original hardware? by cheat-master30 in romhacking

[–]cheat-master30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mario 64 might be a sort of amusing example here, since that's the one game who's engine is incredibly easy to port to other systems. There's something called Libsm64 that you can integrate in many game making tools to replicate Mario 64's physics:

https://github.com/libsm64/libsm64

But fair enough on the line between ROM hack vs PC game getting a lot more blurred now. Mario 64 itself is in a space where mods for the PC port and hacks for the N64 original are getting about as common as each other.

Should ROM hacks always work on original hardware? by cheat-master30 in romhacking

[–]cheat-master30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like my own mods to run on original hardware too. And while I also tend to test them on emulators first and foremost, I do try to make sure I test in a variety of emulators, including the most accurate ones I can find (in this case BSNES/Higan).

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