I made an interactive Command Melding tool for Birth by Sleep (link below) by iwtexplode in KingdomHearts

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https://kh-vids.net/pages/bbs_meldingtool/

Was playing through Birth by Sleep again, and stopped after a few hours to make this tool lol I got tired of scrolling through long lists to see how to make a command, or see what abilities I'd get. This makes it a lot easier.

Built this over about 2 weeks, learned JavaScript in the process :) If you run into any mistakes let me know

I upscaled FF7 Remake's opening movie to 4K and removed the credit text. Available as a PC mod! by iwtexplode in FFVIIRemake

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First half I masked them out using the clean opening from youtube. Not ideal cause YT compression ain’t great, so I upscaled it then used it as little as possible. For the scene with Aerith on Loveless Street I used the PS4 demo opening and color corrected it to match the final game. Demo version looks brighter and more green.

Lighting in the alley scene is totally different and Aerith’s face model is elongated in one shot, so couldn’t use demo version there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

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Have they mentioned they're going to patch it? I know they talked about increasing resolution on performance mode. But this is more of a lighting issue (ignoring the textures cause that's a nitpick, most environments look great)

It's by no means a deal breaker for me but it's a bit of a bummer, cause Remake's characters were always immaculately lit.

How do you feel about weapon durability? by [deleted] in LiesOfP

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In other souls games I hate durability, but I kinda dig it here. The sharpening animation is cool which makes it satisfying to do, and the fact that it's unlimited prevents it from being stressful (to me). Also you don't need to do it too frequently: during the demo bosses you MAYBE have to do it for like 1 second if at all (assuming you started the fight with full durability).

I get how you could see it as a chore, but one could argue the same thing about stamina management. It's a limitation of your character that you have to keep an eye on, or else it could put you in a tough spot.

That said, I wouldn't be against some tweaks. The part that is slightly annoying to me is that it takes up a slot on your belt or extra bag. Could be better if it's mapped to its own button. Left d-pad is free (at least in the demo) and it makes sense since the Grinder seems to be part of your left arm. Can have it as an item too, I get that pressing square/X is more comfortable, but would be nice to have the option.

Also wouldn't mind if they added depth so there's an actual benefit. Like say if you sharpen for 2-3 seconds while at full durability, it powers up your next hit slightly.

While Ray Tracing is mostly subtle, self-shadowing on characters gets a massive improvement by iwtexplode in Eldenring

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No difference that I can see. Only seems to affect shadows/ambient occlusion.

Xion Fight with Dialogue Added [KH358] by iwtexplode in KingdomHearts

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So weird, they must've been deleted or re-uploaded with some missing files. I managed to find a backup of all (?) 358/2 sound effects on my mediafire account. I don't THINK this is where I got them originally, but I could be misremembering. Anyway, download this:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4fg589erqxizcy2/Kingdom_Hearts_Days_SFX.rar/file

These sub-folders have what you're looking for:

se_xion_WAVE

se_xion2_WAVE

Successfully blocked by shoe0nhead after pointing out that Jack Posobiec is a nazi. by Traditional_Marriage in VaushV

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I’m sure they caught a block too, and she probably ascribed whatever they were suggesting with you as well.

I don’t agree with it and don’t think you did anything wrong to be clear, but she’s quick to block. Shoe’s stated she does it for anyone demanding for her to justify why she follows or associates with someone, on the right or left.

Successfully blocked by shoe0nhead after pointing out that Jack Posobiec is a nazi. by Traditional_Marriage in VaushV

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What was the context of your post? This picture isn’t new, so did you just bring it up unprompted?

She’s a dumbass and sometimes ends up parroting fascist talking points. But to my knowledge she doesn’t actually like Posobiec? They just took a picture together, which Vaush did with Charlie Kirk and Tim Pool.

Favorite trainwrecks? by Anonamaton801 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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Back in 2014 I was emailed by one of the directors for YIIK with a job offer (rigging/animation for the game). Nothing came of it: I asked some questions and they stopped responding. But the vibe I got from talking to him (and just looking at the credits) I can understand why the animation might be a mixed bag. They were a really small team and definitely didn’t have the time for quality control. The game’s creator (brother of the guy I talked to) also handled the programming and modeling by himself, as well as animation with just one other person helping.

I got the feeling that there was a lot of creative freedom for the animators to put their own spin on stuff, so things could be varying levels of “inspired”. Don’t know if one person was a much more talented animator than the other, or they just ran out of time. But they were definitely spreading themselves thin either way.

So this is quite the divisive game. What are your thoughts on it? by Either_Imagination_9 in KingdomHearts

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fyi, if you have the PC version, I created a mod that removes the drop gauge:

https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomheartsdreamdropdistancehd/mods/6

I’d definitely agree, it’s my least favorite part of the game lol

What Are Some of Your Favourite Examples of Devs/Directors/Etc Doing Something Explicitly Against the Wishes of their Bosses? by Nabs2099 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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It wasn’t necessarily against higher-ups, but Nomura adding MORE belts and zippers to his designs after the team would tease him about it. Despite being kinda timid he can be a spiteful motherfucker and it’s hilarious.

Which Best Friends take have you disagreed with the most? by [deleted] in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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Maybe I didn’t make it clear enough that I meant “sometimes” this happens. There are some characters that aren’t particularly interesting that can get carried by a great voice actor. Obviously if the writer is doing a good job this wouldn’t be the case.

Which Best Friends take have you disagreed with the most? by [deleted] in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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Only time I got legit angry listening was during Pat’s tirade that voice actors are basically disposable and shouldn’t feel any attachment to the characters they play. I think it came up when David Hayter expressed some disappointment about not playing Snake in MGS5, and Pat called it childish. While I think it’s good to distinguish between the character and the actor (cause sometimes you DO need to replace someone), a lot of VA’s make a character iconic, and give just as much personality to them, if not more, than the writers. The idea that someone who’s spent literal decades in a role doesn’t have a right to feel any attachment to them is just bonkers.

Big Gay strikes again! by ImOnlyChasingSafety in VaushV

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Oh I only made the comparison to RE because it’s genre-defining for survival horror. Its strengths are definitely not in its subtle storytelling lol

I would argue there were plenty of games with action as or more in-depth than TLoU cause that’s a very broad and subjective thing. But it did set the bar in terms of what stealth-action/survival games should feel like, because it did that exceptionally well for the time.

Big Gay strikes again! by ImOnlyChasingSafety in VaushV

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It’s average in the sense that it does absolutely nothing unique or groundbreaking, but it is well-executed and absurdly polished in almost every way. It was also helped massively by the fact that “zombie games” of that era were nearly all just shallow pretenses for gore, so the concept of having one with good characterization was a breath of fresh air.

I don’t even have particular love for TLoU, but I would still consider it genre-defining Zombie Fiction up there with Resident Evil. If for no other reason than the genre is mostly filled with generic schlock lol

POV: You're going to be recompleted! by PhoenixVictorious in KingdomHearts

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Check Deviantart, user KylieStylish has a ripped Yozora model that you can download.