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  1. Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk

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    For me the whole Moroccan part of the 3rd Jason Bourne is the best action scene of the whole franchise: motorbike trio chase + rooftop quadruple chase + final fight scene is so good. Probably one...

    For me the whole Moroccan part of the 3rd Jason Bourne is the best action scene of the whole franchise:
    motorbike trio chase + rooftop quadruple chase + final fight scene is so good.
    Probably one of the best action scene of all time. Its the best possible version of the shaky cam trope I've seen. You never find yourself lost at where they are in relations to eachother, all their actions are in ad-equation with their characterization.
    Its such a clear and easy to follow and understand scene while using the most annoying camera style for the viewer.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Airframe Ultra release in ~games

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    I see where the games are quite similar, but I think I'm quite lenient to the arcady feel to this kind of driving game when the graphical envelope is not that serious. I don't really know why, but...

    I see where the games are quite similar, but I think I'm quite lenient to the arcady feel to this kind of driving game when the graphical envelope is not that serious.
    I don't really know why, but "realistic" graphic fidelity doesn't really work for me if the driving is not somewhat precise or attempting something akin to simulation of earthy physics.
    For two extreme of the spectrum I would give Trackmania on one hand where the car feel quite "normal" with some "realistic" depth in its depiction of momentum and torque while keeping the controls quite arcady.
    And Asseto Corsa Rally (or Dirt Rally 2 for the less recent one) where everything reach for the simulation aspect at its utmost and works for me.

    Weirdly enough I think if Galactic Racer had the look of Airframe Ultra I would totally be into it.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Airframe Ultra release in ~games

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    I can see it too, even though I would go for ps1 because I see it with a bigger screen.

    I can see it too, even though I would go for ps1 because I see it with a bigger screen.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Airframe Ultra release in ~games

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    I played it and was quite taken aback by the fact it was an only multiplayer experience. Between the risk associated between each indie multiplayer only games (zero players to play with 1 month...

    I played it and was quite taken aback by the fact it was an only multiplayer experience.
    Between the risk associated between each indie multiplayer only games (zero players to play with 1 month in) and the aesthetic which screams for a small campaign, or at least a set of singleplayer arcane races. I just don't really know why they've chosen this direction ?
    Probably because then there is no need to develop complicated racing AI, but they are the devs of Rain World.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Airframe Ultra release in ~games

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    I remember seeing it in the 2024 PC Gaming show, since then it re-appeared often in diverse indie compatible gaming shows. It peeked my interest instantly with its retro Akira/Wipeout look. Didn't...

    I remember seeing it in the 2024 PC Gaming show, since then it re-appeared often in diverse indie compatible gaming shows.
    It peeked my interest instantly with its retro Akira/Wipeout look.
    Didn't really realize it was more focused on the combat than I was expecting. But I'm only judging by what I'm seeing in the current trailer.
    I'll probably try it in the days coming

    3 votes

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  8. Comment on Divine Frequency Early Access launch in ~games

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    I would say you both feel more powerful as the game advance, but you still feel that you are limited in ammo and durability of weapons. I always had enough of both, but I was never floating...

    I would say you both feel more powerful as the game advance, but you still feel that you are limited in ammo and durability of weapons.
    I always had enough of both, but I was never floating neither of them (there is a conservative limit of ammo in place, but the level design will fill you of ammo in between fights)
    For the durability there is an upgrade system in the game that can alliviate it completly for one of your weapon.
    So you will probably have at least one weapon where the durability is not a problem, but it will cost you enough to postpone some big upgrade to it too. So I can see some quite varied builds.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Divine Frequency Early Access launch in ~games

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    I did complete what is available in the Early Access: 2 Acts, where the full game will have 3. It's made in GZDoom, but if you played Mortha previously, apart from the speed of movement and...

    I did complete what is available in the Early Access: 2 Acts, where the full game will have 3.
    It's made in GZDoom, but if you played Mortha previously, apart from the speed of movement and obviously the sprites, the game does not feel the same.

    Without going into details it depicts a Gnostic take on the backroom/SCP setting which was well put together. Especially since its not too verbose.

    Since I played these game near back to back, I felt like it was a better proposition than CONTROL Resonant for these type of settings (I was just not enjoying the latter, so it was quite the contrast for me)

    3 votes

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  12. Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech

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    The problem with Fastmail is they are based in Australia, so they are not competing with Proton on the privacy and security aspect of their solution. Against ads companies they are fine in this...

    The problem with Fastmail is they are based in Australia, so they are not competing with Proton on the privacy and security aspect of their solution.
    Against ads companies they are fine in this aspect, I'm talking about the other aspect when we talk about privacy

    Each time a news hits Proton, the comments are usually filled with praise for Fastmail.
    But they are not a direct competitor.

    8 votes

  13. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    If you are on PC, I can't recommend you enough to install the OpenPlanet community addon, and search for the ManiaPlanet plugin in its menus to find tracks from trackmania.exchange. In particular...

    If you are on PC, I can't recommend you enough to install the OpenPlanet community addon, and search for the ManiaPlanet plugin in its menus to find tracks from trackmania.exchange.

    In particular I love practically all the maps from Aries__90.

    I am kinda jaded at this point on most of the TOTD maps because of their style which feels a little bit too monotonous, even when the scenery is sometimes special. And Aries__90 constantly deliver in fresh experiences.

    There is also some special map from other makers like this one: https://trackmania.exchange/mapshow/174273
    Or the NFS 3 imported track from the_random_one: https://trackmania.exchange/mapshow/186465

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Got my hands on a Steam Frame. Can't use it much for not having prescription lenses yet, but AMA. in ~games

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    Yeah but does it boost the length enough to be able to play longer than the 3 hours while plugged ? From the Gamers Nexus review we have Valve saying: But from their testing they did not saw it...

    Yeah but does it boost the length enough to be able to play longer than the 3 hours while plugged ?
    From the Gamers Nexus review we have Valve saying:

    A dead battery full charge takes around 2 hours to charge to full capacity.
    However, the charging is not linear.
    There is fast charging from 0 to 65%, and regular charging from 65% and up.
    Charging to 65% is expected to take less than 40 minutes.

    But from their testing they did not saw it happen.
    So from my understanding, if the battery last less than 2 hours but takes 2 hours to charges, there is effectively a limit to how long even while charging the Steam Frame can last.

  15. Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games

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    This is very nice of CD Projekt to leave this option available. So indeed it must be quite better for the SteamDeck. Another reminder of the sacrifices the AAA of today demands from our machines...

    This is very nice of CD Projekt to leave this option available.
    So indeed it must be quite better for the SteamDeck.
    Another reminder of the sacrifices the AAA of today demands from our machines to have a bit nicer graphic envelope compared to 10 years ago.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games

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    When you say "I picked old version when playing on Steam Deck, as on its display the extra graphics of Next Gen isn't worth the power budget", what do you mean ? You can play the 1.35.0 version...

    When you say "I picked old version when playing on Steam Deck, as on its display the extra graphics of Next Gen isn't worth the power budget", what do you mean ?
    You can play the 1.35.0 version (last one before the Next-Gen package in 2022) ?
    From my understanding you can't downgrade a Steam game without going through hoops that are not available on all games, and especially difficult on the steam deck.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Got my hands on a Steam Frame. Can't use it much for not having prescription lenses yet, but AMA. in ~games

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    Would like to know if there is any way to have the battery last more than the measly 1.5h-2h max that I've seen from reviewer. It's the only thing that actually broke the hype for me, and I don't...

    Would like to know if there is any way to have the battery last more than the measly 1.5h-2h max that I've seen from reviewer.
    It's the only thing that actually broke the hype for me, and I don't want one if there is no solution.

    I've also seen that the charging of the battery takes longer than the time spent on it, so I don't know if even an external battery pack might do the job to not have the battery drain faster than it's charging.

    Would love to know your experience (and also @JCAPER 's one too, but from what your describing, you might not had the chance to really test it)

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I have the exact opposite reaction to game. I actually stopped playing because I found the combat boring (I'm at ~13h of playtime). Maybe I did the wrong weapon choice (the scythe), because the...

    I have the exact opposite reaction to game.
    I actually stopped playing because I found the combat boring (I'm at ~13h of playtime). Maybe I did the wrong weapon choice (the scythe), because the strategy is mostly targeting the laser beam guys, then mindlessly clicking through each encounter..
    And I would have gladly stayed for the story, but between the boring encounters and the repeated puzzles found in the open world, I was having the nice main story beats separated by often hours of mindless open world exploring/traversal.

    I didn't really like the combat in CONTROL either, but at least with the more linear format, the game never felt repeating itself in its puzzles and the story beats were flowing into each other like in the way they expected.
    In this one I always found myself completing side objective in the wrong order, so I've seen the conclusion before the first mystery pull. It felt so shallow by comparison.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games

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    I think it would have been nice to compare it to the pre Next Gen patch (1.23 to 4.0.0 I think) which they pushed in December 2022 (You can find them by searching with the before:[year], I found...

    I think it would have been nice to compare it to the pre Next Gen patch (1.23 to 4.0.0 I think) which they pushed in December 2022 (You can find them by searching with the before:[year], I found one here)

    Because I distinctly remember playing the whole game near launch with my GTX 980 with correct FPS and when I tried the Next Gen version with my 3080 I was kinda shocked that I was struggling to run the game, with a mean of ~40 fps I think without Ray Tracing.
    I wasn't tempted to do a playthrough so I didn't try many configuration of settings, but I was taken aback by the lackluster performance for not a worthwhile jump in graphic fidelity..

    So this comparison putting this patch in good light is really because the state the game was in at the latest version of the non-remaster version

    8 votes

  20. Comment on European Speedrunner Assembly’s Summer 2025 event, a weeklong charity marathon featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 28 - July 5) in ~games

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    It is really a pain in the ass to use because of them indeed. Especially when browsing to find a good stream to watch, you just get ads onto ads into ads non-stop each time you change of channel....

    It is really a pain in the ass to use because of them indeed. Especially when browsing to find a good stream to watch, you just get ads onto ads into ads non-stop each time you change of channel.

    With the way the streamer can control this behavior, I easily understand why certain streamers seems to have grown or stayed consistent compared to other (at least in the older generations, seems that the new streamers/watchers are so used to ads that it seems to change nothing)
    By just not forcing ads on the first load of the stream, it just is night and day when browsing twitch.

    2 votes