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spikethedevil
03/21/21 9:03:25 AM
#51:


DarkRoast posted...
Don't get me wrong, I use that all the time, but dosbox is emulation. Not exactly the same thing as suggesting you can just install the game from 1995 onto your PC and run it. Using those kinds of standards, there are plenty of Retron type devices that can take cartridges but connect to modern TVs.

True but all my old consoles still work fine as AV and scart arent going anywhere it seems.


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DarkRoast
03/21/21 9:05:19 AM
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Besides, what PC gamer wouldn't want to play Daikatana again?

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Slayer_22
03/21/21 9:10:44 AM
#53:


DarkRoast posted...
Besides, what PC gamer wouldn't want to play Daikatana again?

One with less than 2 brain cells, I'd imagine?
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DarkRoast
03/21/21 9:18:07 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
One with less than 2 brain cells, I'd imagine?

But John Romero made me his bitch tho.

It's kind of hard to believe that Ion Storm is remembered more for Daikatana than Deus Ex.

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AlisLandale
03/21/21 9:54:34 AM
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MrMallard posted...
Personally, I really liked the Mako. But I'm the kind of guy who'll find a seam in the Skyrim world map and use it to jump up a mountain. I don't get why more people don't just go diagonally up sharp inclines.

So did I, tbh. Just the feeling of isolation on those quiet planets as you scavenge around for side quests and items. Really helped make the universe feel big. (I also liked randomly running into benign space cows lol)

I mean the machine would freak out if you ran over so much as a pebble, but it oddly made it more satisfying when I could pull a slick turn or a hop off an incline within rolling over.

Some stuff came up so I just completed the first mission at Freedom Progress. Tali! Apparently some shit happened on the Flotilla with Cerberus. Looking forward to getting back to that later.

Idk how to feel about this action shooter stuff lol. How far along was this game in development when Bioware got scooped up by EA? Maybe Im completely wrong but I definitely feel their influence. On one hand, its pretty nice to have real boss fights, and combat that you cant just cheese through. On the other, Im not very good at shooters lol.

The next mission briefing made me feel weirdly nostalgic, hearing how all the old teammates moved on.

Getting pretty late so I just explored the Normandy and the Citadel a bit instead of continuing the main story. (Didnt talk to the Council or Anderson yet) accidentally flirted with Kelly when I was trying to speed up the dialogue. She seems nice but...kinda scary? Like the way she talks makes me imagine that old overly attached girlfriend meme.

Got fucking wasted with the doctor lol.

Jacob is really likable.

Mirandas genetically modified? Does that include her ass? >_> Shes a bit harder to read.

And uh...I heard the morality checks in this game can be pretty strict. But the game is also less obvious with which options give which points. Im randomly picking up a little of both in most conversations.

And I guess finally, this Illusive Man is oddly annoying. Like hes just too nice and accommodating. But I actually did the sidequests in 1 where they showed up. Not gonna trust a group that was experimenting with that mind control plant. >_>


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Kloe_Rinz
03/21/21 10:03:10 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
I can plug my N64 into my modern TV fine
you say that like someone who hasnt actually tried. it looks so trash on modern tvs its not even worth playing. you basically have to use some sort of emulator, legit or third party, since a real n64 is unusable on such large HDTVs
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DarkRoast
03/21/21 10:18:00 AM
#57:


Kloe_Rinz posted...
you say that like someone who hasnt actually tried. it looks so trash on modern tvs its not even worth playing. you basically have to use some sort of emulator, legit or third party, since a real n64 is unusable on such large HDTVs

Honestly, any signal that isn't progressive scan is handled pretty poorly on modern televisions.

It's kind of crazy, how in retrospect the GameCube was way ahead of its time in terms of how many games supported progressive scan.

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SuperVegitoFAN
03/21/21 10:19:54 AM
#58:


AlisLandale posted...
Apparently some shit happened on the Flotilla with Cerberus. Looking forward to getting back to that later.

There should be some more info about that later in the game, but the events in question happened in one of the Novels.

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spikethedevil
03/21/21 10:22:04 AM
#59:


Kloe_Rinz posted...
you say that like someone who hasnt actually tried. it looks so trash on modern tvs its not even worth playing. you basically have to use some sort of emulator, legit or third party, since a real n64 is unusable on such large HDTVs

Still works fine without needing to do anything extra unlike most old PC games @Kloe_Rinz Yes its blurry but still perfectly playable but the N64 was always blurry.

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Kloe_Rinz
03/21/21 10:24:09 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Still works fine without needing to do anything extra unlike most old PC games @Kloe_Rinz Yes its blurry but still perfectly playable but the N64 was always blurry.
Works fine translating to unplayable mess. Its not working fine when it looks like vomit
its not difficult to get a PC working or follow a tutorial to set up dosbox if youre the kind of person who actually needs tutorials
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spikethedevil
03/21/21 10:29:45 AM
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DOSbox is emulation which you said doesnt count. And unplayable mess is an over reaction and you know it. Hell many old windows games dont run anymore no matter what. @Kloe_Rinz

End of the day you can connect an N64 to a modern TV and play it without having to do anything else. Wonder where youre going to move the goal posts to next.

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Kloe_Rinz
03/21/21 10:30:43 AM
#62:


spikethedevil posted...
DOSbox is emulation which you said doesnt count. And unplayable mess is an over reaction and you know it. Hell many old windows games dont run anymore no matter what. @Kloe_Rinz
Its not an overreaction because I literally tried to play my n64 on my giant screen tv the other day and it was unplayable. Again, you are speaking like someone who hasnt tried
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spikethedevil
03/21/21 10:34:24 AM
#63:


Kloe_Rinz posted...
Its not an overreaction because I literally tried to play my n64 on my giant screen tv the other day and it was unplayable. Again, you are speaking like someone who hasnt tried

I have had my N64 on my HDTV a few times and no problem because I dont freak out at something not being 1080p I could play it fine. The N64 was always blurry. It is not unplayable @Kloe_Rinz

Not my fault you got salty because someone wont bow down to the PC master race

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Kloe_Rinz
03/21/21 10:35:42 AM
#64:


spikethedevil posted...
I have had my N64 on my HDTV a few times and no problem because I dont freak out at something not being 1080p I could play it fine. The N64 was always blurry. It is not unplayable @Kloe_Rinz
How small is your TV
its not about resolution. To get it to be somewhat non-disgusting you need to spend more on converters than you do on your console and game itself. Either that or emulate.

why are you trying to call me salty when Im just telling you how it is
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spikethedevil
03/21/21 10:41:53 AM
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And to run old PC games you also need to jump through hoops. You said you cant just plug in an old console and play it but you can and when that was pointed out you moved the goal posts. @Kloe_Rinz

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=av+to+hdmi+converter&sprefix=av+to+HD&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_8

Theyre pretty cheep.

And I think its time to end this as neither of us will budge lol.

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Lord_Shadow
03/21/21 10:58:56 AM
#66:


spikethedevil posted...
Actually read the OP @Lord_Shadow
I stand by with what I said

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DrizztLink
03/21/21 11:04:05 AM
#67:


AlisLandale posted...
And uh...I heard the morality checks in this game can be pretty strict. But the game is also less obvious with which options give which points. Im randomly picking up a little of both in most conversations.
Top options and blue are Paragon.

Bottom options and red are Renegade.

Stuff on the left, unless colored red or blue, is usually just "tell me more."

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Heineken14
03/21/21 11:11:33 AM
#68:


Shotgunnova posted...
Zaeed 4 Lyfe


You're god damned right!
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Heineken14
03/21/21 11:18:22 AM
#69:


DeadBankerDream posted...
I legitimately have no big issue with the gameplay in ME1. It's janky and not as action packed as later games, but it's perfectly reasonable, if not 'good' to me. Shooting is enjoyable. Using powers is... okay. It works perfectly well for a depthful RPG like Mass Effect. My main gripes with the gameplay comes from the constant enemy banter and the poor optimization for weapons other than pistol.


ENEMIES EVERYWHERE!
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Ivynn
03/21/21 11:21:59 AM
#70:


Funkydog posted...
Vanguard and Biotic Charge is lots of fun.


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SuperVegitoFAN
03/21/21 11:50:09 AM
#71:


Heineken14 posted...
ENEMIES EVERYWHERE!
I will DESTROY You

I will DESTROY You

ENEMIES EVERYWHERE

I will DESTROY You

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 12:15:36 AM
#72:


Talked to Anderson at the Citadel. Seems miserable. Feel like I shouldve picked Udina at the end of 1 lol.

Headed off to Omega, found Zeed it Zaeed or whatever. Guy seems unstable.

Just exploring and figuring out information on some dude named Archangel.

lmao I just stole Jamie Kennedys gun and got paragon points for it.

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Slayer_22
03/22/21 12:30:02 AM
#73:


AlisLandale posted...
Talked to Anderson at the Citadel. Seems miserable. Feel like I shouldve picked Udina at the end of 1 lol.

Headed off to Omega, found Zeed it Zaeed or whatever. Guy seems unstable.

Just exploring and figuring out information on some dude named Archangel.

lmao I just stole Jamie Kennedys gun and got paragon points for it.

No matter the choice, Anderson does the same thing, sadly. So that choice is good.

Zaeed is awesome, you'll like him.
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AlisLandale
03/22/21 12:35:22 AM
#74:


Wait a minute...thats Turian armor.

Garrus! Wooooo!

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 1:26:29 AM
#75:


Slayer_22 posted...
No matter the choice, Anderson does the same thing, sadly. So that choice is good.

Thats reassuring. Depressing, but reassuring. >_> And yeah, Zaeeds war stories are kinda amusing.

...Garrus noooooooo =0

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 2:02:18 AM
#76:


Yes! Garrus has officially joined the party!

Did some more fiddling around but I probably wont be able to play again until tonight.

I really like how character-driven the writing is. Feels like Garrus really lived a whole life in the two years since the intro. Feel bad for the dude.

Miranda is growing on me too, now that Im learning more about her backstory.

...and Chambers is acting creepy again. I just want to hold him. I dont trust you, Chambers. >_>

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Lord_Shadow
03/22/21 2:17:53 AM
#77:


AlisLandale posted...
Yes! Garrus has officially joined the party!

Did some more fiddling around but I probably wont be able to play again until tonight.

I really like how character-driven the writing is. Feels like Garrus really lived a whole life in the two years since the intro. Feel bad for the dude.

Miranda is growing on me too, now that Im learning more about her backstory.

...and Chambers is acting creepy again. I just want to hold him. I dont trust you, Chambers. >_>
I want to fill her chamber

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Kloe_Rinz
03/22/21 4:40:18 AM
#78:


spikethedevil posted...
And to run old PC games you also need to jump through hoops. You said you cant just plug in an old console and play it but you can and when that was pointed out you moved the goal posts. @Kloe_Rinz

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=av+to+hdmi+converter&sprefix=av+to+HD&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_8

Theyre pretty cheep.

And I think its time to end this as neither of us will budge lol.
That isnt what happened and again you dont understand that without spending hundreds of dollars an N64 is unplayable on modern large screen HDTVs. My point is that for old games, PCs are cheaper and easier. And for modern games, PCs are still often cheaper and just as easy.
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loafy013
03/22/21 4:52:00 AM
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Most important thing to do in the game. Make sure to talk to the other recruit you get on Omega every chance you get. He has one of the best scenes in the trilogy, and there is a nice callback to it in ME3. Mordin singing Gilbert and Sullivan

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DrizztLink
03/22/21 5:16:26 AM
#80:


AlisLandale posted...
Thats reassuring. Depressing, but reassuring. >_> And yeah, Zaeeds war stories are kinda amusing.

...Garrus noooooooo =0
I don't think I've EVER gone full ham on a fight like I did the first time I played that scene.

https://youtu.be/lkv_mJa4MNE

It went down like that.

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 5:33:14 AM
#81:


DrizztLink posted...
I don't think I've EVER gone full ham on a fight like I did the first time I played that scene.

https://youtu.be/lkv_mJa4MNE

It went down like that.

lmaooooooo right.

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DrizztLink
03/22/21 6:40:54 AM
#82:


AlisLandale posted...
lmaooooooo right.
WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 7:50:40 AM
#83:


Quarantine zone

well fuck this isnt how I expected a ten year old game to remain relevant but here we are.

Had to leave Garrus behind because I dont want him catching Space Plague >_>

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MrMallard
03/22/21 7:58:41 AM
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Huh, yeah. That's a good point.

There's a part that ultimately doesn't mean a lot in the scope of the mission, but one of my favorite parts of the plague mission is (read after you finish the mission, just in case) saving the batarian's life despite his shitty attitude. You never see batarians acting civilly in this series, but for this one moment you give an ailing batarian some medigel and he's like "...why? you humans started the plague to kill us, so why would you save me?" It's an underrated moment that justified my efforts to be kind in the most unlikely of places, and it doesn't happen for the sake of happening very much.

That reminds me - what's your take on The Illusive Man, TC? And how do you feel about Jacob?

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 7:59:09 AM
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Ok this area is actually creepy and depressing as fuck. the audio logs are messing with me.

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DrizztLink
03/22/21 8:04:50 AM
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DarkRoast
03/22/21 8:21:24 AM
#87:


Slayer_22 posted...
No matter the choice, Anderson does the same thing, sadly. So that choice is good.

Zaeed is awesome, you'll like him.

Anderson gets your old Spectre job back though

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Delta_Force
03/22/21 8:33:52 AM
#88:


"Repent! The end is nigh."

I soooo wanted to kill that guy.

"Yeah, for you."

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 8:57:52 AM
#89:


DrizztLink posted...
Hey, what do you call a Batarian without a hostage?

Unemployed

Oh yeah I remember the villains from the ME1 meteor mission were Batarian. Lol

Delta_Force posted...
"Repent! The end is nigh."

I soooo wanted to kill that guy.

"Yeah, for you."

I was kinda surprised there wasnt a sidequest attached to him. After that Enklindlers dude from back in the Citadel

Just finished the quarantine zone. This Mordin guy is a trip. Think I like him.

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DarkRoast
03/22/21 9:01:04 AM
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Mordin is the legit best dude other then Garrus.


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Kloe_Rinz
03/22/21 9:11:32 AM
#91:


mordin > garrus > wrex
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Funkydog
03/22/21 9:16:05 AM
#92:


Pretty much all the party members are fantastic, save Jacob, whose issue is that he's just boring outside of his loyalty mission. Even Ashley is a great character despite her racism.

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DrizztLink
03/22/21 9:21:43 AM
#93:


Funkydog posted...
Pretty much all the party members are fantastic, save Jacob, whose issue is that he's just boring outside of his loyalty mission. Even Ashley is a great character despite her racism.
james

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AlisLandale
03/22/21 9:23:31 AM
#94:


DarkRoast posted...
Mordin is the legit best dude other then Garrus.

Kloe_Rinz posted...
mordin > garrus > wrex

well now Im really looking forward to this guy

Funkydog posted...
Pretty much all the party members are fantastic, save Jacob, whose issue is that he's just boring outside of his loyalty mission. Even Ashley is a great character despite her racism.

Seems to be a running theme that your starting male squadmate is the least interesting. >_> but I do like Jacob. Hes chill.

I was gonna play longer but I got an e-mail from Emily Wong. Spent a bunch of time looking for her on the Citadel, gave up, looked it up online and apparently shes not in the game

damn it lol.

Gonna check out this convict before I go to bed since it seems like a light mission

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3PiesAndAFork
03/22/21 9:24:11 AM
#95:


DrizztLink posted...
james
Nah, he grows on you. Jacob is the only legit bad character. not to mention his actions in 3 if you fucked him in this one

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Funkydog
03/22/21 9:27:07 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
james
I actually quite like him tbh. He has wonderful interactions with the rest of the cast.

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Heineken14
03/22/21 9:37:23 AM
#97:


Zaeed's so badass he doesn't even look at explosions!
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03/22/21 9:37:56 AM
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AlisLandale
03/22/21 9:53:01 AM
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Well of course something went wrong. Dont know why I thought otherwise.

Ended up getting killed by some guard mech after Jack escaped. Gonna go to sleep and get back to it tomorrow. Thx guys youre making this fun lol

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MrMallard
03/22/21 10:51:52 AM
#100:


I actually really like Jacob. He's a bit bland, sure, but he's a good dude.

When the news came out about him being a gay love interest that got cut during development (game development spoilers), I was like "YES FFS I FUCKING KNEW IT". I wanted my Shepard to spill some fruity daiquaries on the Citadel with him, ideally with Shepard wearing a hot-pink Baby Slut crop-top. Jacob's a good dude, he vibes well for me.

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