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Nintendo Direct (Direct DS?) Thread
This is an interesting situation, apparently Nintendo is having two Nintendo Directs back to back. One tomorrow at 10am EST and another on April 2nd at 9am EST. Figured we should have a single thread for both considering how close they are together. I've seen some rumors about a new Project X Zone 3 with Nintendo characters this time around and Custom Robo game, so I'm hoping it's not bullshit, either way we'll see in due time. What are you hoping to see from the show?
THE STREAM IS LIVE
Link to the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXUmjX7DsP8
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Featured Game #20 (April 2025): Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
>What is this?
Games are chosen with hopes of bringing new avenues of playing potential to anons with narrow video game perspectives. You can play the game and then use that fact as bragging rights to others! You can use it to broaden your backlog horizons! Or you can forget about it.
THIS GAME:
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Released November 2, 1999 on PlayStation
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Developed by Insomniac Games
Action, behind view, platform, direct control, fantasy, 1-player
>Where do I get this?
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (PS1):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Sony%20-%20PlayStation/Spyro%202%20-%20Ripto%27s%20Rage%21%20%28USA%29.zip
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (NS):
https://archive.org/download/p-s-n-n-1/Spyro%20Reignited%20Trilogy%20%5BBASE%20%2B%20UPD%201.0.1%5DNSP.zip
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PC):
https://1337x.to/torrent/3980757/Spyro-Reignited-Trilogy-MULTi14-FitGirl-Repack-Selective-Download-from-20-1-GB/
>How does it play?
Like the original
Spyro the Dragon, this is a platform-adventure game. Whilst using a portal to travel to the coast, he is enlisted to help a professor defeat Ripto the dinosaur.
The game is split into 3 worlds - on each of these Spyro must collect all the gems and then kill a boss. Level layouts are less linear and more expansive than many platform games, with lots of sub-quests - exploration is required.
This time around, the fantasy 3D worlds are larger and more complex. Though most of the gameplay elements from the original game have remained, more puzzle elements and bonus levels have been added to this chapter.
Mess with this Dragon and Feel the Burn!
Things are heatin' up! Spyro, the feisty, fire-breathing dragon is back and he's ready to take on a whole new adventure.
Deep, imaginative gameplay with tasks to complete, puzzles to solve, beautiful new worlds to navigate and hidden areas to discover.
Cool new moves! Powerflame, supershot, high speed underwater swimming, superfly, superfreeze, hover gliding, headbash, climb and more!
Tough challenges and great new vehicles! Play hockey, fire cannnons ride a shark sub, herd strange beasts, go target shooting, and defeat ravenous dinosaurs.
More than 30 amazing 3D worlds including action-packed Boss rounds and more than 100 new characters.
ABOUT FEATURED GAME AND HOW GAMES ARE FEATURED:
Moderators select Featured Games by a moderator's roulette spin, then by this list, non-negotiably so process tampering doesn't derail Featured Games. As a rule, please discuss the game, not this, thank you.
1) A moderator signs his role then roulette spins a die with 4000 sides using the command
/roll{1d4000};
2) He searches this numbered item in the gr.blade.sk spreadsheet;
3) He counts up from that item, including that item, to a console or handheld game whose console or handheld released in any region before 2005;
4) He continues to count if the game relies on modern hardware, as most people won't be able to enjoy it, rendering the thread kind of pointless;
5) He continues if it's too popular. "Too popular" is non-negotiably decided by the moderator, but examples are CoD, FIFA, and GTA;
6) He continues if it cannot be emulated at all, to mitigate virus risks and avoid broken games;
7) He continues if it's always-online, live service, only mobile, only multiplayer, depends on external servers, or requires overly gimmicky controls.
8) He can continue 1 or 2 more games ahead at his discretion, but no further.
>>1084241 gets 1498, then rule 3 gets 1499,
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Previous Featured Games:
https://rentry.co/previousfeaturedgames
OP Copypasta:
https://rentry.co/featuredgame
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Stream Thread 15: The REAL One.
Link your streams here.
>What do I stream with?
Stream with OBS Studio
∙
https://obsproject.com
Run the Auto-Configuration Wizard
∙
https://obsproject.com/media/pages/kb/quick-start-guide/0a7db409d3-1674187038/auto-config-wizard-1.png
Add Sources to your Scenes
∙ When you start OBS Studio, you start with a blank scene by default. You can add all kinds of Sources — to show images, text, video, your webcam, game play, desktop, etc. At the bottom of the main window is the Sources Dock. Click on the + symbol to add a source of your choice. Here are a few basic Sources to get you started:
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/display-capture-sources
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/window-capture-sources
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/video-capture-sources
∙ For more information on the various sources, check the Sources Guide
https://obsproject.com/kb/sources-guide
Set up your Audio
∙ By default, OBS Studio is set to capture your desktop audio and microphone. You can verify this by looking at the volume meters in the Audio Mixer at the bottom of the main OBS Studio window.
∙ If they aren't moving, or you suspect the wrong device is being captured, click on Settings → Audio and select the devices manually.
Test your Settings
∙ Double check that all your settings are how you want them in Settings → Output. Then, click Start Recording or Start Streaming on the Controls Dock.
∙ Run a test for a few minutes to make sure that there are no issues, rather than just jumping in to your first stream or recording.
Further Reading
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/stream-tutorial-1-game
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/stream-tutorial-2-alerts
∙
https://obsproject.com/kb/stream-tutorial-3-brb
>How do I stream?
∙ Register an account at
https://8chan.tv/.
∙ Go to
My Channels under your avatar icon, top right.
∙ Create a channel, click on it and then the ⚙ icon (channel settings) to find your
stream key.
∙ Paste your stream key to
Settings/Stream in
OBS Studio, set Service to
Custom and Server to
rtmp://8chan.tv/stream/.
∙ Max supported bitrate is
3500 Kbps. Set Keyframe Interval to
1 for lowest stream delay.
HAVE FUN!
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Minor News Thread
Basically this is a thread for those minor news articles that are interesting but not necessary big enough to have their own thread. We will be taking the bigger stories from these threads and making them into their own threads, Anons are welcome to do the same. We will NOT be heavily enforcing these threads, so please keep that in mind. Basically things like game announcements, live stream events, new gaming hardware, etc. should have their own threads while shit like NEW GUILTY GEAR DLC 3 "SLAYER" or something like that should be posted in this thread. While we won't ban anyone for doing the former, we encourage anons to use their best judgement when posting news content.
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Luanti thread
I'm afraid to make a Luanti thread because the game is much better than Minecraft. It's the definitive block building video game. (popularity is not a measure of quality). I'm afraid to make a thread and advertise it's existence for fear of it becoming too popular (normalfags ruin everything).
I'm going to make 1 thread about it (per imageboard) and that's it because the userbase is a bit TOO small for my taste and this game could use a bit more players.
>How is Luanti better than Minecraft
-it is a self contained and simple application. The audio always works, the game always runs reliably.
-simple and intuitive Linux and Windows support
-it is a convenient platform for mods. This is a big deal. Mods are a 1 click install. There's been times where I didn't like something about the base game so I immediately went and downloaded a mod and the problem was fixed in 5 minutes.
-Open source for maximum customizability
-every aspect of this game is free as in costs no money.
-no corporate faggotry overlordom from micro$oft
-Online play is simple and intuitive
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Drawthread - Totally Tubular Spring Edition
Archive of last thread: https://8chan.moe/v/res/1018232.html
Last Thread >>1018232
Thread making resources + the OP can be found here: https://mega.nz/#F!Suhz0D5Y!BSrBrV1kxK9B5G1SSiJmwQ
If you want something else to be added, post it in the thread.
Books and Tutorials
Sometimes they get nuked but >we try to keep them updated.
https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5strtvods5gda/Drawgfag_Resources
https://hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn
Helpful Resources
""Learn fundamentals with excercises"": drawabox.com
""8Chan Art Wiki"": infiniteart.wikia.com/wiki/InfiniteArt_Wiki
""Online poses with timer"": quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
""HOW TO DRAW - an /ic/ guide"": hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn
""Drawfag resources"": mediafire.com/folder/5strtvods5gda/Drawgfag_Resources
Helpful Video Resources, mostly YouTube
""ProkoTV"": Good for basic anatomy needs
""Sycra Yasin"": General in-depth talk about ways to improve and being an artist
""CG Cookie / ConceptCookie"": Advanced techniques and many livestreams (on Wednesdays) and tutorials
""FZDSCHOOL"": Founder of FZD School (in Singapore) Feng Zhu showcases his workflows by re-working art from his students
""Scott Robertson"": Advanced lessons on drawing fundamentals and concept artwork
""Ctrl+Paint"": Free lessons on basics and fundamentals of drawing and painting
""Draw Mix Paint"": Free lessons in traditional painting
Booru and Delivery Archive
8-booru.booru.org/ (Retiring this booru because the owner is fucking dead)
https://ourobooru.booru.org/ (Superior new booru)
Tips for a healthier Drawthread
>Spot out any autistic shitter and repeat offenders You know who they are unless you're new, in which case lurk moar.
>Anyone can participate, even if you're dog shit. The livelier it is, the better, but don't go begging for (you)s or pity. This is not deviantArt.
>If you do draw, draw to the best of your ability! If you're not giving it your all people will notice.
>Any drawfags with works in progress, please post any updates so that the requester and everyone else knows that people are still working hard!
>If for any reason a request is scrapped, upload what you have and say it's at its most complete state. Maybe ask if someone wants to take over and finish it for you.
>Comment. Every artist loves a compliment, it validates their hard work. Don't be afraid of dishing out them (you)s as long as you feel they deserve them.
LASTLY, PLEASE READ THIS
These threads are not meant to be spammed every day like a fucking general.
This isn't an art board. Give the Drawfags their time to do their thing and leave the thread-making to ""them"".
Anyone attempting to make this thread in a newfag/cuckchan/low effort manner will be met with disdain and mockery.
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~More Than Just Pals~
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webm thread: Return of AV1
SVT-AV1-PSY has a brand new spankin' update with
---, --- and
parameters to catch up with x265. Do they do anything? Who knows? Get to postan'.
https://github.com/gianni-rosato/aviator (Linux only)
https://github.com/Nj0be/HandBrake-SVT-AV1-PSY (All desktop OSes)
https://github.com/staxrip/staxrip (Wangblows)
To start out, here is my rushed attempt at remastering Prisma Sympathy/Illya Popcorn Funk in higher resolution and fidelity, since a lot of JewTube reposts noticeably degrade the quality. It's missing a transition and the timing is off but I'd thought I'd post it.
does anybody have that "uoogh" MV webm so I can remake it, a theme I want is to remake or remaster old vids leveraging modern codecs
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AI General ( Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Chatbot, Voice Cloning )
NOT CUTE Edition
[Copied from previous thread]
── ✦ ✦ ✦ ──
Use this thread as a catch-all for AI related topics. Try to stick to vidya & help your fellow anons out.
PLEASE SHARE EVERY NEW RESOURCE YOU FIND OR CREATE
── ✦ ✦ ✦ ──
Resources: https://pastebin.com/fLMeAMb1
Previous Thread: https://archive.fo/7lU1P
Previous threads are moved to >>>/ais/
[500 posts or Page 13 before next thread]
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Amateur Game Development General: Prototype and Production Edition
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D4DJ Groovy Mix
Thread for mobile rhythm game D4DJ Groovy Mix.
Lyrical Lily April Fool's event is ending in 20 minutes!
>Can you master baby? master baby!
What did they mean by the lyrics?
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/40k/ Thread
Discuss Warhammer 40k games and lore.
Previous thread
>>1047230
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InZoi (Korean Sims)
InZoi thread since it's somehow the only game I'm currently excited about.
Basically it's The Sims, but Korean. Looks to be much better than anything EA has done with The Sims in years.
>City builder
>Life sim
>Mod support
>Non-ugly character creator
>Can drive around city
>3 cities so far: USA, Indonesia and Korea (no grorious nippon)
<Optional Jewvidia powered 'Smart Zoi' AI
Character creator and construction demo releasing on the March 20th.
Game releasing on March 28th.
Steam page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456740/inZOI/
Website
https://krafton.com/en/games/inzoi/
Jewtube
https://www.youtube.com/@PlayinZOI/videos
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Atelier Thread: Beginner Friendly Edition
What's your favourite game in the Atelier series?
Who is best girl?
Where would you suggest newcomers start?
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LOL
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Vidya Lounge Thread
Welcome to /v/'s comfy lounge. This thread is for general discussion about /v/-related topics that don't deserve/fit in regular threads. The rules 'may be treated more flexibly here, but please take care not to make a mess and don't be a retard.
Rules:
1. The lounge is a shared community with /v/. Posters should have posts elsewhere on the board before entering the lounge.
2. Discussion should pertain to /v/-type content only, such as funposting about video games, more video games, industry matters, and gamer™ interests. Colouring outside the lines MAY be okay, however posters do so at their own risk with the understanding that said posts might be moderated without forewarning at any time.
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#GamerGate + #NotYourShield [#GG + #NYS]: Ronaldo confirmed for Brawl!
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS:
>Cryptofags remade Game Informer
https://archive.ph/R50yp
<The Dreamcast like, JFK, was an INSIDE JOB!
>USAID Website Goes Dark As Trump Reportedly Plans To Shift Agency Under State Department; Agency revealed to have engaged in wasteful spending including combatting "misinformation" on the Internet such as 4chan and Reddit
https://archive.ph/h4nEx
>Companies beginning to abandon DEI and other Affirmative Action temp filter due to raidicies following 2024 US Election Results:
https://archive.ph/GW9C8 https://archive.ph/OqPGJ https://archive.ph/WlVIj
>Guillemot Family And Tencent May Move Select Ubisoft Assets To New Venture After Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed to March 20th 2025
https://archive.md/NMr6d https://archive.ph/zL2AP
>Dragon Age Veilguard Director Leaves EA After Disappointing Attempt At Series Revival
https://archive.ph/yoQe1
>Feminist Frequency is dead
https://archive.is/gHAZc
>Buzzfeed News is shutting down
https://archive.is/mI2rz
>The Gamer Praises Censorship in ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake, Claims Original Game’s Panty Shots Encourage “Misogynistic Behaviour In Real Life”
https://archive.is/qGtKO
>Chris Avellone wins seven figures lawsuit, possible return to video games industry
https://archive.is/ZDgT7
>GJP is attacking Valve over not supporting BLM
https://archive.vn/12kPM
>Nathan Grayson laid off as The Washington Post shuts down Launcher, their gaming section
https://archive.is/B9wT2
>Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
https://archive.vn/obNiJ
>Regulators (FTC) Look To Block Microsoft Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc
https://archive.ph/rKNDf
>EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft's $69 billion Activision bid
https://archive.ph/SqhgU
>IGN Journalist who reviewed The Last of Us Part 2 joins Naughty Dog as Editorial Content Manager
https://archive.ph/eTmtu
https://pastebin.com/GGG5Kwdr
>Arc System Works confirms that Bridget is trans
https://archive.ph/lkbiL
>Cloudflare bans Kiwifarms
https://archive.ph/5ziDX
>Ben Kuchera claims he was fired by Vox Media for taking time off to deal with his children being sexually abused
https://archive.ph/nB79z
CURRENT TASKS:
1. OPERATION MAX REVIVE
Rebuild the board's userbase and activity through simple, but effective methods
1. Post across the entire board
Activity creates activity. Use threads you like, make new ones if topics don't exist. Easy examples are Drawthreads and Friday Night threads, go request or draw something right now.
2. Recruit and recover lost or potential anons
Use this site's OC and features to entice anons if necessary when recruiting, just inform that we are alive.
Here's some sites and links with at least some confirmed anons that can be recruited again:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chotwheels
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SSAVCH
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/video_games
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chmohun
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chan_monster
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoodLuckEbolaChan
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8ch.net
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8chan
Other sites that might yield fruitful results and have anons (art sites use an account so you can see 18+ content):
https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Vivian+James
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/summary?suitabilities=etm&terms=Vivian%20James
https://twitter.com/search?q=Vivian%20James&src=typed_query&f=image
https://rpgcodex.net/
https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/
Somewhere on Telegram
Just searching up GG or 8chan-related terms on certain places/sites can get you possible results.
3. Make your own OC/Memes/Content
Doesn't matter what it is even if its just simple edits or full-on drawings or webms, just make it and have fun. Ask in thread for software recs if necessary.
4. Encourage or create fun events, activities, projects, etc.
Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's policies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it:
https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship Policy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate:
https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship policies, games judged case-by-case:
https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against policy:
https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well:
http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use
https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests:
https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies:
https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
•
STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
•
https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier:
https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate:
https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List:
https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs:
https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
>Full OP Text:
• Current:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating:
https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics:
https://v.gd/nwrbYF
>Want to Contribute to GitGud or Wiki?
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/How-to-Contribute
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FFFFRIDAY NIGHT MUTHAFUCKA!
WHATCHA'
>PLAYAN
>WATCHAN
>LISTENAN
>READAN
>EATAN
>DRINKAN
>FAPPAN
>FEELAN
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Video Game Waifu Thread #2: Festive Fun Edition!
Previous waifu thread got bumplocked, so here's a new one! Just in time for the Christmas season as well!
So, /v/, who's your videogame waifu? Got some good art of her you simply must display? Done anything to show how much you care for that lass? Gather around and share! Or you can just talk about your favorite female charcters, if that's more your thing. Show us all why your waifu truly is the best girl!
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Meta Thread
READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU GET SCHOOLED
https://8chan.moe/v/rules.html
Keep all of the board drama, autism, site issues, feedback and shitting on the website administration here.
Do not post about illegal topics, or you will be banned.
Thank you.
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日本語学習スレッド (Japanese Learning Thread)
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Blue Archive new thread
Making a new thread for the hit game taking the comiket doujin world by storm! The last thread
>>793596 hit the bump limit, so I decided to make a new one as well considering we're close to the anniversary events
>What is Blue Archive?
A mobile game on iOS and Android, you play as a male teacher in a world where the only other humans are all female. Command your students as you take down enemies and learn about the world you've been thrust into. You're sure to find a favorite among the many students available to you. Also the soundtrack of the game is easily top tier.
>Is this a gacha game?
Yeah, it's a mobage, but F2P users are capable of winning as well on their own pace, and in the late-game, the gap between F2P and P2W is very small indeed - perhaps even nonexistent. Many of the students in this game are available for free (and useful on raids) without even rolling once in the gacha system (Over time you have a chance at unlocking students by beating the hard mode levels)
>Are the girls cute?
Yes
For the loli fan out there, sate your thirsts on this game with the most lolis per capita out of every mobage out there. For the hagfan or oppailoli fan, this game can cater to your needs as well.
>Isn't this game censored?
Since China doesn't like nudity in any fashion, the game was split so that the chinks have their own censored version. The NA and JP versions are unaffected and the lolis untouched.
>Can I play it on my PC?
Yes, with the mobile phone to PC emulator LDPlayer or Bluestacks
>How do I play?
Here are some useful links
https://bluearchive.nexon.com/home
https://rentry.org/how2playba
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Sony goes full third party
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Ena: Dream BBQ is out
I'll have to give it a whirl after finishing Look Outside.
Wasn't expecting it to be free, but it seems this is only Chapter 1.
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Vita thread: Enjoying Infinity Onion Rings Edition
Who knew they were so tasty.
I hope you fags have been having some fun on your Vita's.
Whatcha
>PLAYAN
>HACKAN
>BUYAN (kek)
>WANTAN
PREVIOUS THREADS:
https://ghostbin.com/paste/d2BOH
https://archive.is/xQU91 (Gitgud hackpaste)
Last thread:
https://archive.is/gdH0I
There are also numerous Vita threads across the webring as well.
Check out
>>>/vita/ and feel free to contribute, tis' a new board dedicated to the amazing device we all know and love. It could use some threads, CSS, assets, banners, and whatever anons feel like suggesting or making.
First-time buyer's FAQ:
https://pastebin.com/Xhz0ijN6
Physical game list (Western/Asia-English/EU released):
http://web.archive.org/web/20190705133424/http://retailgames.net/playstation-vita/complete-list/
Vita hacking:
https://gitgud.io/8vitagen/hackpaste/blob/master/guides/vitahacking.md#vita-hacking https://vita.hacks.guide/
Vita homebrew/plug-ins:
https://gitgud.io/8vitagen/hackpaste/blob/master/guides/vitahomebrew.md#vita-homebrew-and-taihen-plug-in-recommendations
Vita game mods:
https://gitgud.io/8vitagen/hackpaste/blob/master/guides/vitamods.md#vita-game-mods
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OkS1S2sJqs2p8jp6pxBfrQkHT4Tn2-__NmAl6BYIUw8/
Make bounties for ports/features for the Vita here:
https://github.com/vita-nuova/bounties
Consoletan booru:
https://consoletan.booru.org
I haven't played on my Vita in a fair while as I've been on more of an anime tear and I'm very busy with life, but hopefully this summer I'll have some time after
finals to enjoy on my Vita.
How about you anons?
Feel free to do writeups and reviews of games you've played as well, they may end up getting added to the chart (eventually).
Make sure you treat your Vita well. always love her, and never abandon her or allow her to be damaged or broken or you're no better than Soyny.
And reminder not to buy anything digital that supports Soyny (unless its for archival, sharing and piracy purposes ofc, which might become important pretty soon).
NEWS
Monster Hunter Frontier is back on the Vita, this should be a guide or something for getting it working:
https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=wdH1CweG1Js
A big Vita themes place went down but they came back I think (more or less):
https://psvt.ovh/
(Backup version)
http://qcnnvxi.cluster027.hosting.ovh.net/
MGBA version 0.10.2 released with some minor Vita improvements, but I still think its an imperfect emulator, haven't tested it in a long while though:
https://mgba.io/2023/04/23/mgba-0.10.2/
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Music thread
Last one is bumplocked and at Page 10
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Emulation Megathread
What games are you emulating?
What do you need help emulating?
Post screenshots of games you are emulating.
Discuss games you are emulating.
Discuss hacks of games you are emulating.
ROMs
https://r-roms.github.io
Emulators
Nintendo Entertainment System
https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2
https://nightly.link/bsnes-emu/bsnes/workflows/build/master
Nintendo 64
https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases
https://github.com/simple64/simple64/releases
https://github.com/Rosalie241/RMG/releases
GameCube/Wii
https://dolphin-emu.org/download/#download-dev
Wii U
https://github.com/cemu-project/Cemu/releases
Nintendo Switch
https://gamebanana.com/tools/16395
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Gaming-Related/Ryujinx.shtml
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads
Nintendo DS
melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php
Nintendo 3DS
https://github.com/PabloMK7/citra/releases
Sega Genesis
https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases
Sega Dreamcast
https://redream.io/download
https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/releases
PlayStation
https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases
PlayStation 2
https://pcsx2.net/downloads
PlayStation 3
https://rpcs3.net/download
PlayStation 4
https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/releases
PlayStation Portable
https://nightly.link/hrydgard/ppsspp/workflows/build/master
PlayStation Vita
https://vita3k.github.io/#download
Xbox
https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases
Xbox 360
https://github.com/xenia-project/release-builds-windows/releases
Arcade
https://www.mamedev.org/release.php
Flash
https://ruffle.rs/downloads
FAQ
Where do I get BIOS files, prod.keys, NAND dumps, system ROMs, and other firmware?
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulator_files
My PC is a toaster. Are there any emulators I can run?
Most emulators of the 16-bit era (fourth generation) and earlier consoles (e.g., Sega Genesis, NES, Atari 2600, etc.) can be run on any PC, even one with a CPU clock speed of below 1 GHz. higan is the only exception because it's highly accurate and requires a 3 GHz CPU for optimal performance. Other emulators such as Snes9x, Kega Fusion, Mesen, etc. can be run on any PC that can run Windows.
My save states do not work in the new version of the emulator I downloaded. Why?
Save states are not compatible between different versions of emulators, or between different emulators. Don't rely on them. Use real/battery saves which typically can be transferred, even if they need to be converted first.
My game isn't working. How do I resolve problems on my own?
Emulators can have stable builds that are weeks, months, and sometimes even years old. The "stable" version is often just a randomly picked dev (short for development) version, which is why the latest dev versions should often be preferred, as they solve emulation issues most of the time. If you're using a plugin-based emulator, graphical glitches and sound issues could be solved by changing the settings or using a different, better plugin altogether. Newer, more accurate emulators that do not use a plugin system may also be recommended. Try changing the graphics backend between OpenGL, Direct3D, and Vulkan. Sometimes, questions may have been asked and answered multiple times in the past. Check online. If you still can't find a solution, ask. Provide system specs, operating system, emulator, version, settings, plugins, system emulated, game emulated, and the problem itself.
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Gachashit Ghetto - Mobage Galore
Aka be glad
(((Tel Aviv))) only knows how to make
Raid: Shadow Legends edition.
Given how many anons here play these titles and request an area to discuss them beyond
Blue Archive >>1034800, given how many JP devs have fled to mobile as some of their more senile contemporaries chase the dead ESG gold rush, given how the
bishoujo market is concentrated in mobage, and given how many players have actually banded together and organized to repel and BTFO globohomo as of late, I think a mini
>>>/vmg/ is warranted. As OP I however get to christen it a "ghetto" until somebody else takes over the succeeding OPs.
Do note that all discussion related to the technological and industry dynamic shifts these live services (yes they are live services) propose as well as topics directly pertaining to their cross-platform nature (i.e talking about how
Aether Gazer is available on both PC and mobile or the number of gacha games on Steam) should be directed to this thread instead
>>986877 If you want to discuss, say, how
Lies of P and
Brown Dust 2 were both developed by Neowiz, or how neato
Versus and
Relink are as part of Cygames'
Granblue Fantasy IP, do it over there. You can talk about
Action Taimanin's 4th anniversary, you can't talk about how well it runs on PC here.
Non-gacha MMOs should also be directed to the existing MMO thread
>>897003
Post memes, post updates to your chosen main gacha, post liveblogs of your playthroughs, post artdumps, post collabs, post obscure JP and about-to-EOS gachas, post about how the fuck match-three RPGs are still on the market, post about
Senran Kagura New Link and
Dead or Alive: Penis Vacation, complain about drama and monetization and mixed toilet games and girls trying to push their otome bishie gachas, just make your contributions high effort and high quality
and try to max out 8chan's 5-file 50MB upload limit. You are allowed to be horny about certain characters, but your posts about them must be substantive (no
>>>/vb/ template posting, for example).
<geez, are you smug's owner
No, I care about digital hygiene and board nettiquette.
NEWS AT A GLANCE
Going to try to hash out a format since this is very new for 8/v/.
>GFL2, the successor to many anons' favorite gacha circa 2017, is set to come to Global this fall with a closed beta test and prereg being held. (Read: they need that gweilo piggu money.) Luckily, they are cranking up that fanservice, of which I won't post yet because this OP needs to cover multiple titles.
>Unluckily, the CN state censor department has randomly struck a bunch of gachas with notices to sharpie over their character designs, the most notable of which was Snowbreak, enrager of BPD harpies everywhere, and Path to Nowhere. For the time being, Snowbreak has elected to use the localization toggle as a way to technically comply with said censor wave while still giving its playerbase what it wants; its future is still uncertain though as the devs continue to give Winnie the Pooh the finger. It seems like more and more that CN devs need to move off West Taiwan's mainland if they are to realize their creative and financial ambitions.
>In general, the global economic downturn has meant that the gacha market has slowly been contracting on mobile. PC, however, seems to be booming as devs find that players are willing to open their wallets without having to pay Apple and Gulag the provider tax.
>Arknights and Nikke are holding their 5.5 and 2nd anniversaries respectively, with both of them making big stinks about how they have new anime projects in the pipeline, never mind how all people remember from Blue Archive airing is Iori's toes getting sucked.
>Azur Promilia has started receiving age ratings in Taiwan.
>Mihomo has rebranded its Harvest Moon knockoff project from Asteweave Heaven to Petit Planet.
>Uma Musume is gearing up for a global release. When? Not clear. This is for umaanon though.
>Infinity Nikki is making waves as a big open world gacha that Soyny is banking on to get some crumbs after chasing off every Asian third party in existence.
>Persona X, the one with the hag, has been spotted on Steam's database as coming to Global on PC.
>Atelier Resleriana seems to want to apologize for Koei Tecmo's egregious globohomo censorship by parading the cast out for the obligatory summer event with bikini and swimsuit costumes. Unfortunately, it doesn't undo the fact that policore safety shorts are being slapped everywhere faster than pedophiles can slap children's asses.
>Tribe Nine is a thing. Came and went on Steam Next Fest.
>Dead or Alive: Penis Vacation is pushing out Prism onto consoles, but the original gacha still exists in its glory.
>I'm going to go out on a limb and start editorializing, because Netease has the unenviable task of trying to sell Destiny Rising to the gacha demographic and it is hilarious. Yes, I'm sure pronouns are going to help it compete with big titty anime girls.
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///I would put resources to combat gaming and gambling addiction here...if I HAD ANY\\\
Play responsibly and don't pay any money, how about that. Should be the norm but we have an awful lot of newfags here on the younger side who have yet to benefit from elders' experience.
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Xenoblade Thread: You will know that Xenoblade X leaked
Wanted to make a quick thread considering that Xenoblade X just leaked out and that Xenoblade 4 is an inevitability considering how successful the series was on the OG Switch. I do wonder how they'll approach the series going forward and if they'll just build on top of Xenoblade X instead of the Klaus trilogy. Perhaps we'll get Xenoblade X2 rather than Xenoblade 4 all things considered. Either way I've heavily enjoyed this series and look forward to see where Nintendo and Monolith Soft take this series. Especially now where we've reached a point where the story of Klaus is basically finished and that the series will basically have to do what the original Xenoblade did. Should be interesting to see what happens.
>Favorite Xeno Game
>Favorite Waifu
>Favorite port
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EDF Thread : No Epic Account needed edition
EDF 6 no longer requires epic gays store account to play multiplayer. We did it by passively sending ill will towards them.
Im getting my ass kicked in later missions on hard and have switched to hardest to get some better weapons, only to get obliterated in early missions. Grinding is hard and Im tempted to get a mod to cheese through missions.
Anon who's making edf mods, also has gdrive links in previous thread
https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/xdiesp/mods
Previous thread -
>>895955
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Marvel Rivals Thread
Not sure if you fags saw the news, but apparently Overwatch has got its ass handed to it by the Chinese in the Hero Shooter department. If you have been living under a rock there's a new hero shooter ///game\\\ called Marvel Rivals that has been doing extremely well on Steam and the dev team even supports Linux/Steam Deck which is a huge shock considering how many devs don't bother supporting Linux on the anti-cheat side of things. It also has around 30 playable characters available for free and might be getting more modes such as a PvE mode in addition to the existing PvP modes.
I played the game for a bit, while I had some fun with the game, It's not something I can really put hours into. More like a short burst here and there, although that might be because I'm getting old. That being said I like blasting people around with The Punisher even if his logo is wrong. Although to be fair to this game, mostly everyone on the roster got a massive redesign specifically for the game. Honestly, I just like having a game where I can fuck around for an hour or two without having to boot into my Windows drive.
Have you guys played this game? If so what do you think about it.
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NIHON FALCOM THREAD: Forward Relentlessly Edition
I was hoping to make it to the shareholders meeting before the old thread got bumped off but it looks like we'll miss it by a couple of weeks.
>Latest News
-Falcom's 2024 title is all but confirmed to be Kuro No Kiseki 3. We don't have a title or any details yet, though, and likely won't until the shareholder's meeting in December.
-Ys X released on Playstation systems and Switch. As of now, no PC announcement has been made. CLE likely
will make one going by their track record, but who's to say when. Durante and his team will eventually make one too, as the norm is now for them to release the Japanese PC version and patch in the localization later. Either way, we likely won't see fan translation efforts until a PC version materializes. Thankfully, the Switch version will at least mean easy access to the Japanese script, which was a major problem when trying to translate Kuro 2. Speaking of...
-Kuro no Kiseki 2 has had it's main and sub scenarios translated. That is to say, main quest, side quests, events noted on the map and connect events. Most NPCs are still machine translated. This is following Kuro no Kiseki 1 which was completely translated down to the last NPC. This was all done before NISA even officially announced their Kuro localization. As long as they remain three years behind, this should stay the norm.
>Fan-translations
Kuro no Kiseki 1 Translation:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nN-39bcBkES4Wg-3-rGlRqTARuQhGybB?usp=sharing
Kuro no Kiseki 2 Translation:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/120XMXZinIOWUvzyFZj4bZRYBSoZGMChO?usp=drive_link
Hajimari no Kiseki Translation (NPCs incomplete. You might also have to use the CLE PC version and not Durante's. Not sure.):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WpcNwWXIAdrEitf7z0nIM6sZF7t3pQmw
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana English patch:
https://files.catbox.moe/f9gv0g.zip
>Undubs
Mega of every undub:
https://mega.nz/#F!k5ZjwTCD!A4Uyb67OpQQ_qCoB-zvx0g
Merge the JP voices and Dummy files into one folder and dump that folder into the voice folder.
>Falcom pastebin (download links for scans, Falcom Magazine volumes, soundtracks and more)
pastebin.com/G2mswYCt
>Previous Thread: https://archive.ph/k1XLz
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Games you are (currently) playing GYAP! #1: Unfinished business
There's a thread for F-f-f-friday night, there's another one for games you just finished BUT there is no thread for games we are currently playing.
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Fallout
You ever had a second playthrough change your opinion on a game? I just did. I realized 2 days ago I had never done a retard run of fallout 1, so I did. Fallout 1 is still an amazing game but all my other playthroughs had a tough beginning but easier endgame. This retard with a knife though was easily cutting through rad scorpions and raiders like it was nothing. It wasn't until later when I tried to fight supermutants that the problems started. Even then the knife wasn't really the problem, it was more about me getting 1 shot by gatling guns.
It did make me wonder about a lot of things. I do not think it is possible to beat the game 1st time as a retard. I have no idea how you would know without meta knowledge that the cathedral is where the master lives. It was also this playthrough that I found out that drugs can stack. You can take multiple mentats and just be a normal person until the drugs wear out. That does kinda go against the spirit of the playthrough but it did allow me to speak to Harold properly. You can also just take 2 rad-x and be immune to radiation. Would have been great to know before I lost an hour of progress to instant death radiation.
I am also amazed by how much dialogue they wrote for the low intelligence players. Some of it I assume was intended for players who were using drugs and got their intelligence lowered. Even then though I was seeing unique dialogue even up to the final boss. I was expecting a bit more of a speech from a man who just lost everything to a fucking idiot with a sledge and a rocket launcher but having anything is already good.
Now I am just wondering if I want to replay 1 again or should I try playing 2? I have tried 2 before and it never grips me like the first game does.
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Animated PNG thread - Rebuilt Geocities Edition
Suggested from
>>1031266 in the sexy sprite thread
The idea is very simple: You take your GIFs & convert them to APNG.
Why would you want to do this? Let me explain
>APNG is usually smaller in file size vs. GIF while still maintaining the same quality
>thus, APNG images in posts endlessly loop without having to click on them due to the smaller filesizes.
<GIF animations not so much even with the fewer frames of animation
Based on my testings, here is what I have determined to get working APNG animations on the posts in this site
>must not exceed above 25.00 KB in file size
>must not exceed above above 220px x 220px in image size
Use this website to convert your GIFs to APNGs:
https://ezgif.com/gif-to-apng
Then repost them if they meet the above criteria.
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Homebrew and Modding Thread
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XSeed: "Senran Kagura Would not Prosper in the West in This Day and Age"
This really needs its own thread because of how right
STUPID this shit is. This is like banning RPGs on the Sega Saturn levels of stupid, all because of retarded twitter/reddit/discord politics. These people can't see outside their little Californian bubble, and it pisses me the fuck off. The console game market is run by people who hate games, that's the only excuse I can think of when explaining this malicious ignorance.
It's been proven time and time again that these games sell as long as there's a good gameplay structure. Even with an above average gameplay structure, Stellar Blade selling over a million copies in the past year alone PROVES that now is the best time to release Senran Kagura
IN SPITE of gaming journalists and the reddit/twitter/discord grooming audience.
Not only that, but the entire mobile market with games like Blue Archive and NIKKE is making millions of dollars in capital. You could make the market that "Oh it's just whales", but I would argue that's not a legitimate excuse when Stellar Blade sells over a million copies and other games like fucking Capes don't even sell close to that. That's not to mention Flintlock that has its numbers inflated by Gamepass only sold half the amount of Stellar Blade with a much bigger marketing campaign.
There's no excuse for this level of stupidity, but what can we do about it? Maybe we can contact shareholders and have them communicate our issues through them? There's no excuse for this level of incompetence, although I'd personally argue that it's maliciousness considering everything I've talked about.
sauce:
https://noisypixel.net/xseed-games-ken-berry-interview/
https://archive.ph/N2zJb
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jackbox
>ctrl + f "jackbox"
<no results
What's /v/'s stance on jackbox? Would anyone be willing to join if I hosted?
Also /v/ackbox thread
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Fighting Game Thread: RONALDO CONFIRMED FOR BRAWL Edition
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Obscure Childhood Vidya
Can't believe I finally found it after last seeing it 25 years ago, my old childhood PC game, first thing I played on a computer
after Skifree and Doom.
"Magic Dream" by Russian developer and publisher Nikita
How the hell my dad got his hands on this and how in the hell this got an Brit English translation is beyond me.
the title really says it all, I thought this fucking thing was a fever dream of mine as a kid.
Whole game really is 20 minutes long, just as I remember, that's hilarious.
Found a ruskie website with the files and another with the whole ripped soundtrack, wonder If I can run it...
https://www.old-games.ru/game/7806.html
https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/magic-dream-windows-gamerip-1996
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Remember Me: The Thread
Post vidya barely anyone remembers
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025
Hey remember that old racing game series that everyone used to praise but never play or talk about here? Well they made a reboot of it aptly titled Tokyo Xtreme Racer, with the same formula of hispeed tokyo highway racing with occasional text story sprinkled in-between. It plays exactly like Racer 3 with the map being almost a 1-to-1 recreation of tokyo highway circuit. You challenge other racers in duel weaving through traffic, keeping your tires and engine temp in check, beating as many of them as possible.
And then spend hours customizing your shitbox to show off to others. Its currently in early access and people are mainly complaining about how bland and the lack of color this game has.
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Flavor of the Month games
This is not a "let's bitch about the industry" thread, we have enough of those. Many of these games aren't even necessarily bad, this is more about those games that are huge briefly, then vanish completely.
FOTM is the vidya version of a #1 song that's on the charts for a week. Some of these games deserve to be remembered, or at least inspected for why they were so big yet had no staying power. Partially, I'm making this thread because I struggle to remember many of them.
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Peripeteia Thread
A stereotypically Polish immersive sim was released into early access recently.
It looks and plays like EYE Divine Cybermancy with a bit more inventory and gun autism, among other things.
Marie looks very cute.
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Minecraft General
For Minecraft discussion, builds, pictures, videos, and YouTube.
>Frequently Asked Stupid Questions
Q: I stopped playing months ago, what's new in Minecraft?
A:
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Version_history
Q: What launcher should I use?
A: PolyMC is the current flavor of multiMC fork.
Q: How do I install mods?
A: Download the Fabric or Forge modloaders, install for the version you want, and launch the game to generate the necessary files. then go through Curse's awful shitty search system until you find a mod you want, download it, and put it in your new mods folder in the minecraft directory. Check the mod's curse page for more specific installation requirements and dependencies.
>Official stuff:
* Website -
http://minecraft.net
* Forums -
http://minecraftforum.net
* Mojang -
http://mojang.com
* Wiki -
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com
>Launchers:
* Prism (Regularly updated general purpose launcher) -
https://prismlauncher.org/
* PollyMC (Pirate friendly fork of Prism) -
https://github.com/fn2006/PollyMC
* PonyMC (Certified clown launcher) -
https://www.reddit.com/r/PolyMCLauncher/
>Mod downloads and wikis:
* Curseforge (the biggest mod/texturepack/resources repository) -
https://minecraft.curseforge.com/
* Feed the Beast (another big repository) -
http://feed-the-beast.com
* FTB wiki (the biggest mod wiki) -
https://ftbwiki.org/Feed_The_Beast_Wiki
* The other ftb wiki (slightly less useful than the first) -
https://ftb.gamepedia.com/
* Japan forum (has some hidden gems, hope you speak 日本語) -
https://forum.civa.jp
* MCModBrowser -
https://mcmodbrowser.neocities.org
>Modding Tools and Documentation:
* Current Forge docs (1.15/1.16) -
https://mcforge.readthedocs.io
* Forge docs GitHub archive (1.12-1.16) -
https://github.com/MinecraftForge/Documentation
* Forge docs GitHub archive (1.7) -
https://skmedix.github.io/ForgeJavaDocs/javadoc/forge/1.7.10-10.13.4.1614/
* Fabric mod loader (1.14+) -
https://fabricmc.net/
* Example mods (1.8-1.15) -
https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample
* McJty tutorials (1.10/1.12/1.14) -
https://wiki.mcjty.eu/modding/index.php?title=Main_Page
* Open source mods list -
https://github.com/agaricusb/ForgeMod/wiki/List-of-Open-Source-Forge-Mods
* A bunch of docs about mod development for 1.7 -
https://gtnh.miraheze.org/wiki/Development
* A Guide for hosting your own server for
(((free))) [
(((free))) means paying with your personal info :^)] -
https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/post/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-really-powerful-free-minecraft-server-in-the-cloud
>Old mod links (you might find good stuff in here, but it's best to stick to curseforge for general purpose searches):
* Mod list -
http://bot.notenoughmods.com
* Another mod list -
http://modlist.mcf.li
* Resource links -
http://minecraftforum.net/forum/41-
* Beta repository -
https://archive.org/details/minecraftbeta1.7.3modarchive
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New Official Mega Man Legends Game Released in English
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Souls Thread: Melina has no closure edition.
Let's discuss Elden Meme and the other souls games (Sekiro included).
I hope everyone is enjoying the expansion for Elden Ring and let's hope that Black Myth: Wukong won't be chink trash. I've personally been having a great time with SoTE save for the sheer lack of closure for Melina and other lose ends. The lack of new endings and
questionable final boss with Shota Femto and his buck broken brother along with some story flaws are my biggest gripes out of what is otherwise a very solid DLC. Last thread
>>985814
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Warframe & Pandering
I just need a way to vent about this frustration. Warframe's 1999 update takes you back to the year 1999 in a timeline where Albrecht Entrati introduced warframes early by injecting the Helminth strains into people at this time. Main group is The Hex. Now we get to the most recent addition to this update. Adding more of these protoframes. And the issue with one in particular.
The warframe Temple & his protoframe, Flare. DE decided they should both be officially "nonbinary". Why? Hell if I know. There's no lore reason & Flare is even referred to as they before he became infected. What further muddies this is his strain created a sentient guitar called Lizzie that is literally part of the Helminth. She refers to herself in plural form because the Helminth is part of the Infested hivemind. So you'd assume Flare is like this because he's part of the hivemind now but as I said already that can't be the case. If you're going to do this kind of thing then at least implement it in the story to have some amount of excuse. Not just shoving it in like Dragon Age Veilguard did recently. Look how it turned out for them.
And just as a bonus annoyance, you still get banned if you refer to Nezha as a trap.
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UMPC/Handheld thread
Old thread:
>>608298
News
>The Rog Ally has released, and it's.. fine. The claimed 2-3x performance boost was closer to 5%-30% and the custom GUI isn't anywhere near the level of the Deck
>The Edion in Osaka talked about last thread has set up a longer-term or possibly permanent Steam Deck display following a presumably successful 'trial market', Japan is now one of the few, if not only, countries to sell the Steam Deck at major retailers
>Computer and hardware manufacturer Orange Pi has soft-announced their first handheld after a leak. It reportedly accommodates both Linux/Windows, the device will either use a 7800U or a RK3588S processor for the higher-end model and will launch in October with three models costing between an estimated 1500元 ($220) and 3500元 ($500), though prices are not final. There is no publicly known name for the device yet
>Gaming analyst firm Omdia estimates Steam Deck has sold over 2,000,000 units so far, having sold 1,600,000 in 2021 alone, and will likely surpass 3,000,000 this year. This makes the SD not just the bestselling UMPC in history, but possibly majority of UMPC sales ever. The firm believes the device "will open the door to a new PC gaming product category"
Thread questions
>What do you own?
>What are you playing on it?
>Anybody gotten involved in the scary world of hardmodding yet, and how did it go?
>Anything you're excited for?
CES 2025 UPDATE
Lenovo Legion Go S will be the first non-Steam device to use the OS.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831
A big takeaway here
>In addition, the same work that we are doing to support the Lenovo Legion Go S will improve compatibility with other handhelds. Ahead of Legion Go S shipping, we will be shipping a beta of SteamOS which should improve the experience on other handhelds, and users can download and test this themselves. And of course we'll continue adding support and improving the experience with future releases.
So they're now allowing users to download SteamOS directly, though it still sounds like it's a handheld-focused version of the OS.
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Asscreed Shadows delayed AGAIN
This just in, Assassin's Creed: Shadows has been delayed another two months from January 9th to March 20th. This comes directly after the report from "People Make Games"
who I'm not going to link to since they're massive faggots, where one of their support studios "Brandoville" is charged with abusing Indonesia developers to make assets for the upcoming game. Not to mention the outright fuckery going on with Sweet Baby Inc and general disrespect towards Japanese culture, and you have a game that's set to crash and burn when it releases this March.
This is on top of the Guillemot brothers desperately trying to retain control of the company and is trying to go private as the Tencent buyout has currently haulted according to Insider-Gaming. This is ON TOP of the failures of Star Wars, Avatar, Skull and Bones, and XDefiant with some of their failing projects far exceeding 100 million. Finally Ubisoft is likely to go private in 2025 with people within Ubisoft themselves believing that nothing will actually change if an acquisition would take place.
Ubisoft is
FUCKED
https://archive.ph/wip/ZhFH8
https://archive.ph/wip/luh03
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Midna
So... if I've found Midna (imp form) unironically sexually attractive phisically, and I've also been attracted to her personality and even her voice since the mid 2000s, what am I?
Not a furry, right? She doesn't count as that because she's not an animal, right?
This would be closer to finding hot an alien. The thing is, all fuckin' furries must fuckin' hang so I wanna know whether or not I'm one. I hope I'm not.
If I am I'll probably have to kill myself.
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IT FINALLY HAPPENED
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Digimon
With Digimon Story Time Stranger announced I thought it would be fun to have a Digimon thread. What Digimon games have you played? Will you be playing Time Stranger? Who is your favorite Digimon?
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Favorite Games of Game Developers
Romero's top 5 are
or were in the late 90s:
>Chrono Trigger
>Duke Nuke'em 3D
>Age of Empires
>Ultima IV
>Super Mario Bros. 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgTMfF1iB40&ab_channel=tuin
Hideki Kamiya's favorites:
>A Link to the Past
>Gradius
>Castlevania 1
>Space Harrier
>Cybernator
>Punch Out
>Wonder Boy in Monster Land
>Snatcher
>Sorcerian
>Star Crusier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya#Early_life
When American McGee did his AMA on 8chan years ago, I think he said his favorite games were Minecraft and Fallout 1. I also remember reading somewhere that Gabe Newell's favorite game is Super Mario 64 and Tim Cain's is Star Control II, but I don't remember where.
What are some other developer favorites that you know of, /v/?
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Squilliam compilation thread – The End of E3gelion
> -1085 days until E3
Since it's summertime and E3 is officially dead and buried, I'm making one final Squilliam compilation video. Any Squilliam ideas you've been sitting on, this is your chance to get them in. Let's take a moment to remember the time every studio used to gather in one place to present their latest and greatest, before everyone started holding their own little conference no one cares about. If you have any memorable moments of past E3s, good or bad, post them in this thread. For old time's sake and so I can put some of it into the video.
>I'm a newfag and what is this?
It's been an 8chan tradition to make OC from a template based on Squilliam from Spongebob getting a heart attack. Download a template, open it in your favorite drawing/editing software and go nuts. When you're done, post it here (in a reply to the right anchor post to help me keep track of it).
>How long do I have?
I'm aiming for Sunday the 23rd of June as submission deadline, the video will be released sometime after that.
>Can [board] on the webring participate?
Of course! Whether it's a video game board, or just a hangout board interested in making OC. All I ask is that you help me find it by cross-posting your stuff here and linking it to the proper anchors. Feel free to share in your post what board you're representing.
>What song are you going to use?
Walk Away by Dokken
>Is there gonna be a mosaic?
Yes, see the later post. Try to make your squares E3-related if you can, this is about the death of E3, after all.
>Are we never gonna see another compilation again?
You probably will, I hope to make another one with a new template next year. I'm not making any promises, however.
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MONSTER HUNTER THREAD: (Breath of the) Wilds Edition.
So the beta for MonHun Wilds is out and I've played it.
It's OK.
I'm not a hardcore Monster Hunter fan, I only played World and Rise up to the end of the story and didn't go for any post-game content, but this is way more casual-friendly than the previous entries.
The camera now locks on to the monster instead of just centering on them for a split second.
I could spam attacks with dual blades and interrupt at a moment's notice with the dodge roll, so I didn't have to pace my button presses.
The wound feature is pretty cool. Basically you just attack one body part over and over until it glows red, then enter focus mode with L2 and press R1, and you do a super move on it. Focus mode lets you basically strafe and finely aim your attacks like it's a third-person shooter.
The new support creature, the seikret, is cool. It automatically follows the monster's scent once you're on it so tracking the monster is now piss-easy.
I only did the first hunt against the giant toad, I turned it off after that. There is another hunt you can do afterwards but I wanted to get back to the Romancing Saga 2 remake.
Overall, I think I would play it. I expect hardcore MonHun fans will be pissed at how baby-mode it is now though. I'm nowhere near a seasoned veteran and I played it just like Dark Souls and that worked fine for me. YMMV.
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Ports that are completely different games
A really interesting phenomenon prominent during the 2000s, but existed outside of it. It wasn't uncommon for a game to launch on 5-7 different platforms with each version being a completely different game, this was especially common for tie-in games.
Though I'm less interested in that, and more interested in the games that were something else entirely. Be it a different campaign like Quake 2 N64, or just an entirely original game like the GBA Daikatana Zelda-like. I'd like to hear about more of these I'm unaware of.
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Valve has just released the source code for Team Fortress 2
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QTDDTOT
you know the script, niggers
for any 8/16bit and certain ps1 games, i've been using the 6 btn megadrive/genesis controller, love the d-pad and clicky buttons, so my question is, should i re-order another 6btn megadrive, or is there a better alternative?
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Games where you play as a Merchant
Games where you engage in mercantile activities, preferably fantasy/historical rather than modern businessman shit. Not the same type of fantasy.
Recettear is a pretty classic example and involves you running a shop in a fantasy JRPG world.
Port Royale 2 is a great game set in the Carribean where you play as a merchant/Privateer going around the Carribean selling shit to different towns and nations, engaging in wars, hunting pirates etc. Unfortunately, it does not really allow you to be a pirate. The economy is pretty complex from what I've seen and many games do not get to the same level as this one.
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DOOM/Retro FPS: Shy Skellys
No Christmas theme. Demons don't celebrate Christmas.
Old thread:
>>937850
Post anything relating to
>DOOM
>its wads
>its sequels
>its community
>its copycats
>all 90s FPS related accessories
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Blinded by Nostalgia
I'll assume we're self-aware here, enough to know when we have personal bias when it comes to games we played in our youth. You might hear a game you enjoyed is considered not that great, or even outright bad by the majority of people. Perhaps you can understand that point of view, and see they make correct points, even if those points aren't enough to detract from your own personal enjoyment. That's how it is for me at least. Growing up I enjoyed a lot of games that wouldn't be considered worth playing now, but I open this thread not quite talking about your own personal growth in terms of how you view games, but to consider the people who can't do that.
The people who still grasp their Nostalgic memories and view them as objective fact.
>I loved it when I was 7 so that means it's a masterpeice.
I thought about this topic since I was playing the recent Star Wars Bounty Hunter PC port. Now I enjoy Bounter Hunter so I thought sure I'll give it a go again, but unsurprisingly, being a 2002 Star Wars Attack of the Clones Tie in game, it's a bit rough around the edges. Even back in 2002 it wasn't a game to be impressed by save for the fact Jango Fett managed to look cool, but it's a medicore game without much replayability. Hence why I haven't replayed this game in over a decade possibly two decades even. It's still about as enjoyable as when I first played it, so not like i'm disappointed.
But for whatever reason I looked at the Steam Reviews and came across first pic related.
>"Absolute Masterpiece"
Fucking Bounty Hunter of all games is a Masterpiece to this guy? Is this the only game he has ever played? Does he have no higher standards? Did he Jerk off to the Sith final boss chick a lot? No clue. His Steam profile is Private, so can't even judge him for more beyond this one review. That's all we got to go on.
This made me think I've seen this kind of thing Numerous times, over the years. You find a youtube video covering just about any game that's old enough, you're gonna find 1 guy who says
>"Now this game was epic, They need to remake it!
And it'll be something like fucking Disney's Tarzan on the PS1... in fact... Yeah, 4th pic related. Talking about Tarzan on PS1.
>Best Classic game
I think it's a bit of an interesting Phenomenon, the unfiltered unrefined thoughts of a random person that Highly praises something that's not worthy of such high praise.
Really it's harmless, but you can't help but question it. When it's possible, a person might be willing to die on a mole hill if you were to challenge them, because they don't know any better.
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How does the diceroll work?
Simple question. Take your favourite RPG and tell me how the to-hit roll works. You may also tell me how the damage works if you can. I have been thinking a lot about this lately. Most Games do not explain to you exactly how the dice works. The reason I started thinking about this lately is my recent run of Kotor 1. First time i played the game it was pretty hard, Second time though was after I had started TTRPGs and this time I actually knew how the dice works. I know that 2-16 is just 2d8 damage (which is also what a lightsaber does in star wars:sagas). I know that a +1 to will/fortitude/reflex saves is actually really good. It completely changed everything and made the game so much easier to play.
Now however I am just wondering why other RPGs do not explain the dicerolls. Every TTRPG will explain what a d20 is but most videogames wont tell you exactly what the strength stat does. For any dragon age fans, can you tell me what 40 strength means? Probably not, I can tell you what 20 strength means in D&D though. On top of that I am also wondering why video games wont tell you what the campaign is focused on. I am sure you have experienced a game that requires 1 stat more than any, quite frustrating having to make new characters. On the contrary, Most DMs that I have played with will tell you what their campaign is going to be about and what characters you should and shouldn't make. When you roll a new character in fallout it doesn't tell you that it is going to a combat focused campaign.
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Eroge
Last thread is on page 12 and beyond the bump limit, but eroge marches steadily onward. Just at the beginning of this month, Monster Girl Quest:Paradox Part 3 finally released, making the game complete unless I missed something about them extending it to a 4th part. Available here,
https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ01114724.html
I do not yet know where to pirate it, but I'm sure it will crop up one of my usual sites around when translation is finished.
Still being actively translated, you can follow translation progress here,
https://arzorx.wordpress.com/
Given Part 2 took 3 months from the date of release, I except this one take at least that long, if not at least 4 months, as it's larger. In the meanwhile, I'm sure there's anons learning JP that may still enjoy the game, or may even want to contact the current team to contribute to the translation in the coming months.
Also mentioned at the end of the last thread and currently in development with a free demo is Princess Reconquista. Play a (totally not) Central/South American Princess and fight off your white (totally not) Spaniard conquerors in a pixelshit action game. Makes the mistake of losing being the method of accessing many scenes, but you can also tempt your enemies and watch other girls get
BLEACHED.
https://sorry-carl.itch.io/princess-reconquista
Last thread
>>819339
https://archive.is/CEm8b
Someone else archived it just 8 hours ago. What a coincidence.
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#GamerGate + #NotYourShield [#GG + #NYS]: Better Days With Best Console Edition
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS:
<The Dreamcast like, JFK, was an INSIDE JOB!
>USAID Website Goes Dark As Trump Reportedly Plans To Shift Agency Under State Department; Agency revealed to have engaged in wasteful spending including combatting "misinformation" on the Internet such as 4chan and Reddit
https://archive.ph/h4nEx
>Companies beginning to abandon DEI and other Affirmative Action temp filter due to raidicies following 2024 US Election Results:
https://archive.ph/GW9C8 https://archive.ph/OqPGJ https://archive.ph/WlVIj
>Guillemot Family And Tencent May Move Select Ubisoft Assets To New Venture After Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed to March 20th 2025
https://archive.md/NMr6d https://archive.ph/zL2AP
>Dragon Age Veilguard Director Leaves EA After Disappointing Attempt At Series Revival
https://archive.ph/yoQe1
>Feminist Frequency is dead
https://archive.is/gHAZc
>Buzzfeed News is shutting down
https://archive.is/mI2rz
>The Gamer Praises Censorship in ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake, Claims Original Game’s Panty Shots Encourage “Misogynistic Behaviour In Real Life”
https://archive.is/qGtKO
>Chris Avellone wins seven figures lawsuit, possible return to video games industry
https://archive.is/ZDgT7
>GJP is attacking Valve over not supporting BLM
https://archive.vn/12kPM
>Nathan Grayson laid off as The Washington Post shuts down Launcher, their gaming section
https://archive.is/B9wT2
>Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
https://archive.vn/obNiJ
>Regulators (FTC) Look To Block Microsoft Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc
https://archive.ph/rKNDf
>EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft's $69 billion Activision bid
https://archive.ph/SqhgU
>IGN Journalist who reviewed The Last of Us Part 2 joins Naughty Dog as Editorial Content Manager
https://archive.ph/eTmtu
https://pastebin.com/GGG5Kwdr
>Arc System Works confirms that Bridget is trans
https://archive.ph/lkbiL
>Cloudflare bans Kiwifarms
https://archive.ph/5ziDX
>Ben Kuchera claims he was fired by Vox Media for taking time off to deal with his children being sexually abused
https://archive.ph/nB79z
>Wiki is up again!
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php/Main_Page
CURRENT TASKS:
1. OPERATION MAX REVIVE
Rebuild the board's userbase and activity through simple, but effective methods
1. Post across the entire board
Activity creates activity. Use threads you like, make new ones if topics don't exist. Easy examples are Drawthreads and Friday Night threads, go request or draw something right now.
2. Recruit and recover lost or potential anons
Use this site's OC and features to entice anons if necessary when recruiting, just inform that we are alive.
Here's some sites and links with at least some confirmed anons that can be recruited again:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chotwheels
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SSAVCH
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/video_games
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chmohun
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chan_monster
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoodLuckEbolaChan
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8ch.net
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8chan
Other sites that might yield fruitful results and have anons (art sites use an account so you can see 18+ content):
https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Vivian+James
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/summary?suitabilities=etm&terms=Vivian%20James
https://twitter.com/search?q=Vivian%20James&src=typed_query&f=image
https://rpgcodex.net/
https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/
Somewhere on Telegram
Just searching up GG or 8chan-related terms on certain places/sites can get you possible results.
3. Make your own OC/Memes/Content
Doesn't matter what it is even if its just simple edits or full-on drawings or webms, just make it and have fun. Ask in thread for software recs if necessary.
4. Encourage or create fun events, activities, projects, etc.
Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's policies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it:
https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship Policy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate:
https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship policies, games judged case-by-case:
https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against policy:
https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well:
http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use
https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests:
https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies:
https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
•
STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
•
https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier:
https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate:
https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List:
https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs:
https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
>Full OP Text:
• Current:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating:
https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics:
https://v.gd/nwrbYF
>Want to Contribute to GitGud or Wiki?
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/How-to-Contribute
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Girls Frontline 2
https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/
So this just came out globally recently. Is anyone playing it? Any fans of the original mobage/kusoge? This one plays a lot like XCOM, kind of. The similarities end pretty quickly when compared to XCOM but it's the best one most people will be familiar with. The visual style is 3D anime, but in my opinion, tastefully done.
Not a shill by the way
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Vidya based dreams
Have you ever had any dreams based on vidya, anon? Existing games or otherwise. I'll start with one I had a while ago:
>Some sort of custom map, the part I'm in is some sort of long, blue, hexagonal tube with the bottom cut out and leaving a black abyss serving as a killzone, two white platforms lining either side (one above and one below), with doorways giving access for red on one side, and blu on the other (though the distance can be explosive jumped, but not scout doublejumped)
>I am on BLU, playing soldier, on my side of the tube
>Two RED soldiers are on the opposite side
>rocket jumping around, hitting each other uselessly with their melees, exchanging voice lines, typical TF2 interactions
>I whip out the righteous bison and start taking potshots
>miss because it's the bison
>one of the soldiers turns right towards me after my first shot misses, effortlessly steps out of the way of subsequent shots because again, it's the bison
>actually intentionally steps back in front of my last two shots before I have to stop to reload, does the schadenfreude taunt, pain sounds interrupt the audio portion of it
>he whips out his own righteous bison
>we start blasting away at each other
>neither of us can hit the other
>other red soldier whips out his own bison and joins in
>he can't hit anything either
>the other players all start swapping to soldier and equipping the bison
>start flooding into their respective halves of the tube
>in a short time all 32 players on either team are spamming bison shots
>projectiles flying everywhere, with crits mixed in as well
>nobody can hit shit
I don't think I've ever had a weapon I was so bad with that I actually had a dream based on it.
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Fire Emblem
Thread dedicated to the discussion of games from the Fire Emblem franchise.
The often asked question: "I'm new to the series. Where should I start?" for modern FE experience is Three Houses (Switch - 2019) or Engage (Switch - 2023), and for semi old school FE experience is Awakening (3DS - 2012) or Fates (3DS - 2015) or Echoes (3DS - 2017).
Emulation guide
Always ensure your GPU drivers are up-to-date and read
https://rentry.org/7368i/ and use
https://www.base64decode.org/ to decode base64.
Games
>Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
>Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - 1990, Nintendo Switch - 2020-2021
Set on the fictional continent of Archanea. The story follows the tale of Marth, prince of the kingdom of Altea, who is sent on a quest to reclaim his throne after being forced into exile by the evil sorcerer Gharnef and his dark master Medeus, the titular Shadow Dragon.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon_and_the_Blade_of_Light
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon_%26_the_Blade_of_Light
>Fire Emblem Gaiden
>Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - 1992
Recommend to play only out of curiosity or if you're a purist, play the Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (FE15) remake instead. The story follows Alm and Celica in Valentia. Each character controls an army and navigates an overworld and can visit towns, where they may recruit new allies or trade.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Gaiden
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Gaiden
>Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
>Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) - 1994
Follows the story of Marth and his army across story-driven missions on the continent of Archanea... again. Has a new dismounting mechanic and promotions for Knights/Hunters. Consists of two Books: Book 1, a remake of FE1, using FE3's mechanics, and Book 2, a sequel to FE1, called "Mystery of the Emblem." The Book 2 has a remake called New Mystery of the Emblem (FE12).
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Mystery_of_the_Emblem
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Mystery_of_the_Emblem
>Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
>Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) - 1996
The story takes place on the continent of Jugdral and follow Sigurd and Seliph. The continent is split between eight countries founded by the Twelve Crusaders, an ancient group of soldiers who ended the rule of the ancient dragon Loptous with divine aid. In the present, a cult working to revive Loptous stirs up war among the countries. Includes Myrmidons, skills, matchmaking and substitute characters.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Genealogy_of_the_Holy_War
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Genealogy_of_the_Holy_War
>BS Fire Emblem: Archanean War Chronicles
>Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Satellaview - 1997
Recommend to play only out of curiosity or if you're a purist, play the Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (FE15) remake instead. Depending on who you ask, it's either Archanean War Chronicles or Akaneian War Chronicles. Consists of four standalone chapters set before the events of Shadow Dragon (FE1/FE11). The chapter were release in an episodic format and distributed through Satellaview peripheral service for SNES. The main objective is to earn as many points as possible while completing the map within the given time limit. The BGMs were also broadcasted through this service. Therefore, the chapters contain no BGMs, only sound effects.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Archanea_Saga
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Archanea_Saga
>Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
>Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Satellaview - 1999
Set in the generational gap within Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. The story takes place on the continent of Jugdral. The story follows main Leif as he rallies a private army in an attempt to defeat the ruling Grannvale Empire and restore his lost kingdom of Thracia.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Thracia_776
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Thracia_776
>Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
>Game Boy Advance (GBA) - 2002
Set on the continent of Elibe, the continent that was once devastated by a war between humanity and dragons. The story follows Roy, the son of Marquess Eliwood of Pherae. The events of the story take place 20 years after the events of FE7. Includes affinities and different endings based on Gaidens and legendary weapon usage.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Binding_Blade
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Binding_Blade
>Fire Emblem / Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
>Game Boy Advance (GBA) - 2003
The story follows Lyn, Eliwood and Hector on the continent of Elibe. The events of the story take place 20 years before the events of FE6. Includes weather and terrain effects. The game is known as Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (Translation: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade or Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame) in Japan, Fire Emblem was the original title in the west until it was officially rebranded to its full name with the release of Fire Emblem Heroes.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Blazing_Blade
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Blazing_Blade
>Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
>Game Boy Advance (GBA) - 2004
Set on the continent of Magvel. The story focuses on royal twins Princess Eirika and Prince Ephraim. The twins investigate why a longtime ally has chosen to invade their nation's borders and the sudden appearance of monsters all over Magvel. Includes branching promotions, the Tower of Valni and a split routes.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Sacred_Stones
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_The_Sacred_Stones
>Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
>Nintendo GameCube (GameCube) - 2005
Set on the fictional continent of Tellius. The continent is divided into seven nations that are either governed by beorc - humans, or laguz - a race of shape-shifters capable of taking on the forms of animals. The story follows Ike, the son of Greil. Includes Bonus Experience (BEXP), Biorhythm and the Laguz.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Path_of_Radiance
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Path_of_Radiance
>Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
>Nintendo Wii (Wii) - 2007
Set in the war-torn nation of Daein. The story follows Micaiah and her allies, the Dawn Brigade, rebelling against the oppressive Begnion Occupational Army. The story is divided into four parts, and changes perspective between different factions within the continent of Tellius. The events of the story take place three years after the events of FE9. Includes transfer bonuses (from a completed save of FE9) and height mechanics.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Radiant_Dawn
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Radiant_Dawn
>Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
>Nintendo DS (DS) - 2008
Remake of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (FE1). The story is nearly exactly the same as FE1. The story follows Marth, prince of the kingdom of Altea, trying to reclaim his throne. Adds prologue about Marth fleeing Altea (4 chapters). Includes reclassing and gaiden chapters only accessible by killing off existing units.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon
>Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
>Nintendo DS (DS) - 2010
Remake of Mystery of the Emblem (FE3) that contains remake of BS Fire Emblem Archanean War Chronicles. Set on the continent of Archanea. The story is split into two Books: Book 1 - a retelling of the events of FE1, Book 2 - takes place two years after Book 1 and is a sequel to Marth's story of FE1/Book 1. Adds the first playable avatar/My Unit with an eight chapter prologue centered around the 7th Platoon. Includes three DLC bonus chapters and a remake of BS FE Archanea Saga.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_New_Mystery_of_the_Emblem
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_New_Mystery_of_the_Emblem:_Heroes_of_Light_and_Shadow
>Fire Emblem Awakening
>Nintendo 3DS (3DS) - 2012
Remake of Mystery of the Emblem (FE3). Set on the continents of Ylisse and Valm. The story follows Prince Chrom of the Halidom of Ylisse and his companions as they struggle during a turbulent era. The player takes role of Robin, an avatar/My Unit. The events of the story occur 2,000 years after the events of FE1/FE11. Includes Pair Up and the story contains many time travel elements.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Awakening
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Awakening
>Fire Emblem Fates
>Nintendo 3DS (3DS) - 2015
Set on a new, unnamed continent split between two great nations which have long been in conflict with each other: Hoshido - a peace-loving eastern nation themed after medieval Japan, and Nohr - a barren, glory-seeking western nation. The player takes role of Corrin, an avatar/My Unit. The game is split into three paths: Birthright - Hoshido path, Conquest - Nohr path, Revelation - Neutral path. Includes revamped Pair Up mechanics.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Fates
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Fates
>Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
>Nintendo Wii U (Wii U) - 2015
Set in modern-day Tokyo.
The story follows the members of a talent agency during their conflicts with hostile beings from another world called Mirages. Mirages are based on characters from Shadow Dragon (FE1/FE11) and Awakening. Do not consider this an FE title. This is a spin-off with some FE lore and characters. Only play this if you're a fan of Persona or Shin Megami Tensei games, you're starving for more FE and its characters like Tiki, or you like anime.
>Fire Emblem Heroes
>Google Android - 2017, Apple iOS - 2017
It’s a hodgepodge of characters from all FE games plus a few original characters. There’s an avatar/My Unit, but their only purpose is to perform summons. There is a lot of debate on the canonicity of the game. To make it simple, consider Heroes to be canon within the Heroes universe for now. Feel free to skip this game, if you're not into mobile gaming.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Heroes
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Heroes
>Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
>Nintendo 3DS (3DS) - 2017
Remake of Gaiden (FE2). The story is nearly exactly the same as FE2. The story follows Alm and Celica fighting in a war that has consumed the nations of Rigel and Zofia on the continent of Valentia. Adds a post-game story about traveling to Archanea and traversing the Thabes Labyrinth (Awakening-related). Includes weapon skills, voice acting for everything and Mila's Turnwheel.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Echoes:_Shadows_of_Valentia
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Echoes:_Shadows_of_Valentia
>Fire Emblem Warriors
>Nintendo 3DS (3DS) - 2017, Nintendo Switch (Switch) - 2017
A hack-and-slash title with Fire Emblem characters from several titles, mostly from Awakening and Fates. The story focuses on the two Kingdoms of Aytolis and Gristonne, and twins Lianna and Rowan. The twins join up with other FE characters to stop revival of Chaos Dragon Velezark. The 3DS and Switch versions differ mainly in the graphics, the maximum amount of enemies on the screen, and other small details.
https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Warriors
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Warriors
>Fire Emblem: Three Houses
>Nintendo Switch (Switch) - 2019
Set on the continent of Fódlan. The story follows Byleth, an avatar/My Unit, a young mercenary who ends up becoming a professor at the Garreg Mach Monastery. During their stay at the monastery, they end up teaching members of three main houses until the continent gets embroiled in a fierc
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3D Printing
A thread for anything related to 3D printing and video games: figurines, controller stands, battery covers that keep getting lost, cool cases, mods and enhancements, etcetera.
What cool enhancements, whether practical or just aesthetic, should I print for my old consoles? Say, for example, my Sega Genesis model 2?
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Stream Thread 14: Album Cover
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Another MMO Thread
The last one is sinking off the board, and the previous attempt at a new thread was done by a faggot who could not contain his shitposting.
What the fuck have you been playing lately?
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Dragon's Dogma 2: CapJews
So it seems that the launch of this game was piss poor due to the bad performance issues and normalfags waking up to the DRM/Microtransactions shit. Still there's a good game to be found, and I hope everyone is enjoying the game as much as I am.
Just recently capcom released a new patch where they added a New Game function in addition to a FPS Lock for console fags. In addition to being able to get your own house earlier in the game, and changing Art of Metamorphosis to 99 instead of 2 in the Pawn Guild, thus eliminating the need for microtransactions altogether.
Sadly it seems the performance issues won't be release until later this year since it seems capcom needs some more time to cook the game and have it working with DLSS3 and other techniques to make the game actually run at a bearable framerate.
Still with all of the complaints they got, hopefully they can have some options to fix the performance issues by using the GPU a bit more in towns. Still, have you been enjoying the game /v/?
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Minecraft: dungeon crawler edition
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Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2025
ITS OGRE
...for anyone that cares:
youtube.com/watch?v=JsFTvIsRYbw
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Share Thread - Chaika Forever v2.0
Previous Thread:
>>476242
SITES TO FIND SHIT, CHECK HERE BEFORE ASKING
Gitgud archive and Volafile are as good as dead and as such have been pruned entirely, don't rely on them for anything.
https://vimm.net - Accessible archive of retro console games.
https://gog-games.to - Downloads of GOG's titles. Owner throws tantrums a lot so the site occasionally goes down.
https://archive.org - Internet Archive, you would be very surprised how much is here if you go looking.
https://www.myabandonware.com - Mostly retro PC games, often obscure and "abandoned" titles.
The following are cracking/repacking sites. If there's a major release, it'll probably show up on one of these.
https://dodi-repacks.site
https://kaoskrew.org
https://fitgirl-repacks.site
Privacy and OPSEC tools
Try not to get yourself v&, OK?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_p2p#List_of_anonymous_P2P_networks_and_clients
wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Anonymising_yourself
privacytools.io
thatoneprivacysite.net
Emulation
Think you're a bad enough dude to emulate games?
Be sure to visit our emulation sister thread.
>>1028520
For all your emulator needs, see GTW.
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
Want ROMs? No-Intro contains almost everything you'd ever want.
https://archive.org/details/ni-romsets
Platform-specific resources for trickier emulators.
https://wiki.rpcs3.net/ - PS3
https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/wiki 360
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Main_Page GameCube and Wii
https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Main_Page - PS2
https://yuzu-emu.org/wiki/ - Switch (Now defunct. Must be accessed through Internet Archive.)
Guide to a Happy Share Thread
>Requesters
1. Before requesting, search online and even use distributed search engines (e.g. InfraSearch, Opencola, YaCy, FAROO).
2. Look in linked sites at the top of the OP
3. Be as specific as possible. A title, release year and cover art will help.
4. Some links might purposely be misleading by having spaces, lines, keys & passwords split in the post. This includes torrent hashes.
a. If you see a string of characters (e.g. c12fe1c06bba254a9dc9f519b335aa7c1367a88a) with or without dashes, it is a magnet link.
b. If your bittorrent is shit, prepend magnet:?xt=urn:btih: to the string.
c. Find and Replace (sed/tr/awk) is your friend.
>Uploaders
1. Try to make sure whatever you post isn't infected with 15 different Russian crypto miners.
2. Please make sure your files actually work.
3. If your link is password protected, PLEASE provide it. This isn't Cicada 3301, nobody wants to play riddles.
4. If there are any special provisions in playing a game, such as requiring SmartSteamEmu or a cracked executable, don't assume everybody knows that and provide clear instructions.
5. Try to avoid uploading to sites that require an account or throttle download speed.
a. ESPECIALLY not websites that make you jump through hoops to setup an account. Again, nobody likes riddles.
b. Websites that limit you to one download at a time or every X number of hours should also be avoided.
6. No "Oh, you can find that on SLSK" or "This private tracker has the upload!". Don't defer to private communities and don't just tell somebody where the files are, actually share them!
Most importantly,
DO WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE.
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Fear & Hunger
So I finally got 1&2 after it spending years under the radar for me, I should note I had zero idea of these games besides them being girmdark.
>Game is a horror turn based RPG
>Big point of combat is dismemberment
<Enemies can very easily do the same to you including blinding the party
>Shit is also based on the toss of a coin
>Items are also RNG
<RNG will rape you harder the enemies will
>Grinding much like last remnant will get you nowhere
>Choosing your starting character and knowing to use them is the difference between a good run and bad run
>You will be raped
<In the literal sense
>Sound design is excellent
>Each time you get into combat you feel the insane risk of each encounter
>The Eclipse style monsters and tier events
>Some enemies can be talked to while giving you a thrashing
>NPCs range from insane to tragic
<You can recruit several
>Game might be more obtuse then a Souls game in certain regards
>Piss easy to absolutely fuck yourself over
>Items can be used to fuck over enemies or bypass things in the dungeon
>Multiple endings
I'm going to start 2 soon but I thoroughly enjoyed 1.
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Mechanics that turn you off games
>Was going to buy Rise of the Ronin
>Turns out it has color coded gear just like Nioh, the reason I dropped that game and never played the sequel
I absolutely hate this garbage and I fucking hate Blizzard for making this lazy awful shit popular.
What I love the most about this color coded RNG bullshit is the fact that not only are you getting the same weapon with different stats, which just waters down the weapon, instead of adding actual variety like a different weapon model with the same moveset, is the fact that you constantly get lower tier colored weapons that have higher DPS than top tier colored ones.
Not even a skin to differentiate these weapons as well, absolutely immersion breaking and lazy to the very core.
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Featured Game #19 (March 2025): Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
>What is this?
Games are chosen (relatively or totally obscure on purpose) with hopes of bringing new avenues of playing potential to anons with narrow video game perspectives. The goal isn't to pick bad games, but obscure ones nobody, or as few people as possible, have played. You can play the game and then use that fact as bragging rights to others! You can use it to broaden your backlog horizons! Or you can forget about it.
THIS GAME:
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Released July 14, 1999 on Nintendo 64
Published by Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Atlus U.S.A., Inc
Developed by Quest Corporation
Role-playing (RPG), strategy / tactics, top-down, turn-based, fantasy, 1-player
>Where do I get this?
https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Nintendo%20-%20Nintendo%2064%20%28BigEndian%29/Ogre%20Battle%2064%20-%20Person%20of%20Lordly%20Caliber%20%28USA%29%20%28Rev%201%29.zip
>How does it play?
Ogre Battle 64 is a semi-sequel to the original
Ogre Battle, and is the third game in the series. Like its predecessors, the game is a tactical RPG. The main character, Magnus, leads many troops into each battle, and the player must control how each group attacks or defends, and whether straightforward attacks or magic shall be used.
Depending on the player's choices, there are branching levels, each with their own difficulty levels. The more battles the player faces and completes, the more experience each warrior in the team gathers.
One of the Largest N64® Games Ever
Real Time Battle System
Save Up To 3 Separate Game Files
Multiple Quests Enhance Game Play
3-D Field Map
Over 50 Hours of Game Play with Multiple Endings
The Holy Lodis Empire, rumored to be planning the domination of the entire continent of Zeteginia... Magnus Gallant is assigned to the Southern Division of the Palatinean Army, where he witnesses the plight of the lower class, oppressed by the Empire and Treated as livestock...
ABOUT FEATURED GAME AND HOW GAMES ARE FEATURED:
This event's now Featured Game for flexible uptime. For transparency, integrity, verifiability, and least drama, moderators will select all future Featured Games by a moderator's roulette spin, then by this list, non-negotiably so process tampering doesn't derail Featured Games. As a rule, please discuss the game, not this nor drama, thank you.
1) A moderator signs his role then roulette spins a die with 4000 sides using the command
/roll{1d4000};
2) He searches this numbered item in the gr.blade.sk spreadsheet;
3) He counts up from that item, including that item, to a console or handheld game whose console or handheld released in any region before 2005;
4) He continues to count if the game relies on modern hardware, as most people won't be able to enjoy it, rendering the thread kind of pointless;
5) He continues if it's too popular. "Too popular" is non-negotiably decided by the moderator, but examples are CoD, FIFA, and GTA;
6) He continues if it cannot be emulated at all, to mitigate virus risks and avoid broken games;
7) He continues if it's always-online, live service, only mobile, only multiplayer, depends on external servers, or requires overly gimmicky controls;
8) He can continue 1 or 2 more games ahead at his discretion, but no further.
>>1075344 gets 1673, then rule 4 gets 1677,
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber.
Previous Featured Games:
https://unknown.spam/previousfeaturedgames
OP Copypasta:
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Old 8/v/ Nostalgia Thread
Post what you've got. I have more stuff on my computer but it's going to take some time find it all.
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Cuhrayzee Vidya
I haven't seen a thread discussing stylish action for a while, let's change that. Honestly I was kinda disappointed with Bayonetta 3, it wasn't nearly as good as the previous two games and I feel basically killed the series seeing as Kamiya left Platinum in order to work at Hamster probably. Still, it's kinda sad that Bayonetta was destined to die a mediocre death. That said as for Bayonetta's twin IP Astral Chain, apparently Nintendo completely owns the rights to that IP now, so hopefully we can see them develop the sequel in house since I would love to see how Nintendo tackles these kinds of games.
Other than a few indie games, there's not really much going on with the genre. The Genokids demo was top notch and I highly recommend everyone here give it a chance, but other than that I'm waiting to hear about some surprise hits like Hi-Fi Rush since that was an extremely pleasant surprise and was actually did better than both Microsoft and Bethesda expected it to be. So hopefully we'll see a new Hi-Fi Rush in the future.
Other than that, I'm sure Capcom is gonna remake DMC1 or DMC3 at some point in the near future, and like I said before Hi-Fi Rush did surprisingly well. So I strongly doubt the genre is dead, but that it usually takes a bit to get one of these games off the ground since Souls is the hot sauce these days. Still, what cuhrayzee games are you playing right now /v/? I'm going through Ninja Gaiden and God Hand myself, enjoying them as always.
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Japanese learning thread
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Your ideal MicroKart Roster
Since MicroSoft completed acquisition of Activison two years ago and has effectively announced its becoming a third party publisher, I thought it would be fun to discuss what kind of crossover game rosters they could actually pull off with just their owned properties (not like WB spending a shitton of money on including some basketball player). I want to see what everyone would pick as a 40 character+10 expansion/DLC for a hypothetical MicroKart kart racer. Also places that would make a good track if you want.
Here's my initial list. Discuss the concept
>Master Chief
>Cortana
>Arbiter*
>some CoD rep
>Banded Iron Nord/Marketing Dovakin
>Dagoth Ur*
>Vault Boy
>Power Armor*
>BJ
>Doomguy
>Commander Keen
>Corvus*
>Hoops (Grounded)
>King Graham
>Laura Bow
>Pitfall Harry
>Taurus (Interstate 76)*
>Crash
>Coco
>Cortex
>Spyro
>Arkantos
>Jim Rainer
>Kerrigan*
>Thrall
>Jaina Proudmoore
>Kel'Thuzad*
>Banjo
>Kazooie
>Mumbo
>Grunt*
>Joanna Dark
>Vela*
>Deckard Cain*
>The Lost Vikings (crammed into a single kart)*
>Steve
>Creeper*
>Marcus Fenix
>Tracer’s Ass
>Shu (Blue Dragon)*
Expansion
>Roger Wilco
>Sabreman
>Sabrewulf
>Marcus (the Super Mutant)
>more overwatch
>even more overwatch
>Pinata (Viva)
>Hero (original Fable)
>Humba-Wumba
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#GamerGate + #NotYourShield [#GG + #NYS]: Vivian Gacha Edition
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Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's temp filter due to raidicies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it:
https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship temp filter due to raidicy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate:
https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship temp filter due to raidicies, games judged case-by-case:
https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against temp filter due to raidicy:
https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well:
http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use
https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests:
https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies:
https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
•
STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
•
https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier:
https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate:
https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List:
https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs:
https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
>Full OP Text:
• Current:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating:
https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics:
https://v.gd/nwrbYF
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IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT MUTHAFUCKA
...because I've lost control of my life.
WHATCHA'
>PLAYAN
>WATCHAN
>LISTENAN
>READAN
>EATAN
>DRINKAN
>FAPPAN
>FEELAN
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2d animated games
No pixel art. I am sick of it. I want 2d animation but the only people that do that are vanillaware, ubisoft and the occasional indie. Why aren't big companies making 2d games anymore? Don't even try to tell me that is is to expensive. Studios are wasting 200 million and more per game nowadays. They can afford 2d animation.
I also hate that out of all the big companies the only one doing 2d is fucking Ubisoft. The company that I hate the most. Vanillaware is only AA at most and they are pretty much carrying 2d animation in gaming. Apparently George Kamitani was quite disappointed how the industry super focused on 3d. He therefore started focusing on 2d games, something about wanting to see how the industry would be like had we evolved from pixels to handdrawn instead of 3d. I want to see that as well.
Hollow knight is another good one, and its indie as well. Has a very adorable artstyle and is one of few metroidvanias that isn't fucking pixels. Cuphead is/was an indie game that also has great animation. The artstyle is very unique as well. Never played it myself though, no reason in particular.
I wish I had more examples but I already posted the UC examples in the thread about it and I can't find the gif of rayman blowing a fairys skirt up.
Whatever opinion you might have on any of the games mentioned most of them were successes. UC sold a million, The rayman games sold great (I think?), Cuphead and hollow knight are selling fantastically. Clearly there is a demand for it and yet so little supply.
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Dragon Quest General
Do you like playing Dragon Quest, anon?
Are you looking forward to Dragon Quest XII or the new Monster spinoff?
Which girl is the best girl?
Which monster is the best monster?
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Vidya Oekaki Art Thread!
Thread for sharing your Oekaki art of vidya characters/Locales
I present you all with Smaus, the bunty hunty
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MOOs, MUSHes, and MUDs
Are there any good ones out there? Everything that I tried that was not a Hellshard was clunky, slow, and what you might call "not a game" (just perform the same action over and over for identical combat encounters, indefinitely).
Also a place for reminiscing about the good times in GONDO (rip GONDO). Poast here if we haven't talked in a while.
Hellmoo forks 8ch has played in the past:
InfernoMOO:
inferno.optiquest.org:7777
The good fork of HellMOO. GONDO moved here after Helle got too gay and carebear. All the fun and glory of no-holds-barred HellPVP with some additions - new muts, new weapons, mutation points system instead of slots, keep your journal XP on reroll. Sadly dead most of the time, but it has had occasional revivals.
SamsaraMOO:
moo.samsara-moo.com:7999
Hell but with even more carebear. Mostly socializing and PvE, but it's also where all the Helle refugees went when that closed. Good pop at all hours of the day.
PissMOO:
ipiss.rocks:7155
Remember that really weird fork where you could be a robot and have four arms and it was busted as shit? It still exists, just even more dead than Inferno.
Wayfar 1444:
website at
https://wayfar1444.com/
Not something we've played together and not even a hellfork, but built on Hellcore. Total sci-fi conversion, very cool, closed in 2016 but apparently it's coming back? Does anyone know anything about this?
Try
https://mudconnect.com/ or
https://mudlistings.com/ for MUD listings. Maybe the greatest hidden gem of text-based
sex combat is right under our noses.
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Kingdom Hearts thread
DARKITY DARK DARKNESS
Some thread questions
>Favorite entry?
>Favorite Heartless?
>Favorite Keyblade?
>Favorite character?
>Favorite world?
We're now in one of the longest gaps between mainline KH games. If KH4 comes out next year, they'll tie the the seven-year gap between Dream Drop Distance to Kingdom Hearts III. I miss major games being a regular occurrence, we've been almost exclusively getting flash and mobileshit for a decade plus now and it does not help the last major entry was a huge disappointment.
On that note, is there any way to even play KHX and its spinoffs anymore? I have no idea if there's a preserved version archivists host, or if they were worth playing to begin with. They had really cute art.
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Professor Layton Thread
Let's have a good old fashioned Professor Layton puzzle thread.
You should be able to solve this.
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Zelda/Link OR Zelink Thread
>2025 EDITION
Hello again everyone and Happy New Year! This thread is dedicated to the most prolific and wholesome videogame pairing ever, Zelda and Link!
Discussion about the Zelda series itself and other Zelda girls is completely welcome here, as are other Zelda pairings and stuff.
Share your cute Zelda art, Zelda doujins, and other Zelda things!
The Zelink MEGA (3000+ images of Zelink organized by game) kinda outdated
https://mega.nz/file/hJwElSLZ#CeH5wAZBUXJ_qiQWrGJBkhjzVjyAxURFh1BTESXKOXs
The mega will be updated once per month
Rules:
1. Keep it civil.
2. No NTR/cuckold/demoralization culture.
3. Be kind to others
Previous:
>>924272
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Switch 2 announced today
Edit:
It was announced. More details on April 2nd
https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?si=cOMpOEsP1qTLkzO-
Basically everybody who's anybody in the game leaking scene says today Nintendo plans to shadowdrop a Switch 2 reveal, the 16th has been a consistent date thrown around for a little while now.
No games, no software, just a console reveal.
This is following huge Switch 2 leaks, up to and including actual photos of the console.
It's not anything interesting, it looks like a bigger Switch with the words "Nintendo Switch 2" on the back. This is a heavily cropped photo of an actual unit somebody has, they've posted better ones since but I don't want to go digging for them.
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Samurai Pizza Cats/Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Bideo Game
>Made by the Dutch
>Funded by the United Arab Emirates
>Animated with cels
>Most of the English and Japanese Cast intact
<It actually looks good
<All platforms
What the fuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwMOG-3RPHA
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P: 6
PC Hardware & News Thread: Huangrifting Chinkikel Edition
>Discuss PC Hardware & News
>Share Specs & Pics
Current News
>AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT performance leaks
https://archive.ph/50Jrz
>Deepseek (ChinkGPT) Causes a frenzy throughout the tech world after sharp drop in overvalued companies like NVIDIA
Last Thread
>>1045288
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/40k/ Thread
Discuss Warhammer 40k games and lore.
Previous thread
>>1033135
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P: 6
/Fit/ness 'games' thread - Do you even /fit/ games bro?
Didn't have this kind of thread for a long while so its time to make another one.
Talk about which fitness games to play, what kind of diet works and what doesn't. Do you use any games as warmup for gym? Post game progress, advice, exercises and how to sail through your 20s, 30s being vfit. Your body will thank you in the coming years
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P: 7
RECENT "Low-spec" games
One of the most common complaints that I have had for the past several years is "all" of the games that are coming out now seem to have insane computer spec requirements. Most of this I know has to do with them running on Unreal 5 or Unity, but I'm wondering if there's any games that "break" the mold and actually have decent spec requirements for what you see on screen. Now, to actually answer the pressing question of what would be considered "low spec" for this thread, here's the basics:
>Quad-core CPU at 3.4 GHz
>4 GB of RAM
>GPU that's DX11 compatible and 3 GB of VRAM
>20 GB of storage
That's it, those are the only requirements that the games have to pass. What are the options available?
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Steam Next Fest February 2025 (Feb 24-Mar 3)
THE JOKE IS FROG VORE
But seriously, it's that time of year again to dumpster dive and wade through indieshit for some gems. Whether it be
Peripeteia being jerked off for being "muh /agdg/" before selling out to the Discuck demographic, or anime girl fanservice being empirically proven to be a stalwart principle of Austrian economics, Next Fest is that magic time(s) of year where /v/ gets together to marginally not play games less than they ever have before!
>it starts Monday you fag
And there's never a better tradition to start than binging early! The press already have access anyways.
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest_feb2025_press
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&category1=10&supportedlang=english&ndl=1
seriously, given how many doujin titles are showing up in this Next Fest it was a lot of fun assembling this OP with /v/-relevant trailers
I still need to make a Valve general given how much effort Valve is actually putting forward with future developments but the time never pops up
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Sexy Sprites (part 2)
Continuing from the old one
>>516987
Here's what i spent working ALL DAY.
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The forgotten art of convenience
So I got a sudden urge to play Runescape (2007scape, it should go without saying) again after however many years. Didn't have anything spectacular in mind, mostly just wanted to fuck about in Lumbridge, murder a few chickens, chop a few trees, basically just live out the experience of being a noob again for shits and giggles.
Now, back in the day, all you needed in order to start playing was to go to the website, open the game, click "new account", come up with a username and a password, and you were good to go. Upon trying to set up an account, this was my experience:
>Game is no longer browser based, you have to download a client to even run it
>Click to make new account
>Game opens up my web browser
>Have to enter account info there, can no longer do so in the game window
>Click to make new account
>Get redirected like, 4 times
>Have to fill out captcha not once, but twice
>Have to give an e-mail address, game no longer accepts usernames
>Don't feel like giving my actual e-mail address
>Make throwaway Gmail account
>Enter it in
>Webpage decides I've put in "too many requests" and blocks me from finishing the process
>Attempt to finish signing up on my phone browser
>Blocked on there as well
>After an hour or so, decide to try again
>Get redirected multiple times, again
>Have to fill out multiple captchas, again
>Finally am able to finish creating the account
>Open up client
>Enter in the email I just signed up with
>"New accounts must use the Jagex Launcher"
>Have to download an entire launcher, alongside the client, in order for the game to allow me to connect
>Decide it's no longer worth it and give up the attempt
When and why did simple convenience become such a no-no in the gaming world? Why is all this bullshit involved with something as simple as setting up an account, that benefits absolutely no-one and serves no purpose but to hinder and infuriate people who just want to play the fucking game? It's not just Runescape, either. Almost every game you come across now requires some sort of sign up that requires forking over email addresses, signing up for special accounts, whatever. Then, years later, these companies have a security breach, and whoops, all your accounts and e-mail addresses or whatever are out there in the hands of whomever, because these companies apparently absolutely NEEDED to have them, for some reason, just to let you play a 30 year old game for a few hours.
And before anyone starts saying "It's to deter bots", no, no it absolutely is not. Anyone who has ever played free to play Runescape for more than 5 seconds will tell you that free to play is absolutely filled to the brim with bots, to the point where the game becomes borderline unplayable for legitimate players on more populated worlds. Anyone who has played for any length of time can tell you that Jagex absolutely, positively, does not give a FUCK about getting rid of bots or doing anything to solve or address the bot problem. Anyone trying to tell you that all these extra steps are some attempt on their part to try and deter these people (who probably have automated programs that do the entire signup process for them anyway) is completely delusional.
So, I guess the TL;DR version of my post is: What is the point of all these extra steps in the signup process for pretty much everything? Why is a simple username and password not sufficient anymore?
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P: 7
Visual Novel General
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P: 7
Battlefield
Can we have a battlefield thread? There is a new one coming out that's supposed to be "return to form". I started on 1942 way back in high school and went back for battlefield 3. 4 was okay after they patched it. I'm cautiously optimistic about the new one coming back and being good. Thoughts?
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RoboCop: Rogue City sequel announced
Nacon had a show earlier today and surprisingly enough one of the games they announced during the show was Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business which everyone thought was DLC due to the game not having a "2" in the title. Although it seems like this is a straight up sequel to Rogue City which is great because I personally loved Rogue City.
Linking the steam page if you guys are interesting in playing it, comes out sometime in the summer.
I wonder if any of the choices from the first game matter at all.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3527760/RoboCop_Rogue_City__Unfinished_Business/
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RTS/Strategy thread
Post your favorite quotes, talk about your favorite or old games, shitpost, discuss upcoming stuff.
Upcoming stuff:
>Company of Heroes 3
>Homeworld 3
>Sins of a Solar Empire 2
>Ratten Reich
>The Great War Western Front
>WarNo
>Broken Arrow
>Xenonauts 2
>Touhou Empires
>Men of War 2
>Tempest Rising
>SeaPower
A remaster of Tiberian Sun/Red Alert 2 much like the OG would be nice, though I doubt they wouldn't fuck up the spritework on them since that has way higher definition and small details than the original.
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I don't know how to start this so uhhh
HOLY SHIT IMPROMPTU XONOTIC GAMENIGHT
Download here:
https://xonotic.org/
Connect to here: 24.119.59.44
I'm posting this on multiple vidya boards since all the users on them are pretty cool (jannies notwithstanding)
also sorry about the ping, i am hosting this with a yagi antenna for my network connection
from,
ur sparts friends
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P: 7
Shoot em' Ups
Does anyone here play shoot em ups? Let's have a shmup thread! space dad shmups and anime bullet hells alike are welcome. just go for the clear my nigga!
>How can i play retro shmups on pc?
With shmupmame. it's a fork of mame optimized to reduce input lag as much as possible alongside some other benefits like gadgets and replays. Here's a link to a preconfigured install with the some of the more popular shmups (mostly cave)
https://archive.org/details/mature-dot-dodging-games-gaiden-v-1.0.7z
of course you dont have to use shmupmame, you could use mame, fbneo, retroarch, or even support the official ports on steam/switch. What matters is actually playing the games!
>What about touhou?
Here's a collection of all the games with the english patch preinstalled.
https://nyaa.si/view/1743411
What games in the genre are you favorite? What games are you trying to 1cc currently? I'm a total shitter trying to get my skills up, but I'm closing in on a Deathsmiles clear.
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P: 7
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster
Released today, anyone playing it?
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P: 7
#GamerGate + #NotYourShield [#GG + #NYS]:A Quiet Mansion Fox Edition
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS
<Breaking: USAID Website Goes Dark As Trump Reportedly Plans To Shift Agency Under State Department; Agency revealed to have engaged in wasteful spending including combatting "misinformation" on the Internet such as 4chan and Reddit
https://archive.ph/h4nEx
>Companies beginning to abandon DEI and other Affirmative Action temp filter due to raidicies following 2024 US Election Results:
https://archive.ph/GW9C8 https://archive.ph/OqPGJ https://archive.ph/WlVIj
>Guillemot Family And Tencent May Move Select Ubisoft Assets To New Venture After Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed to March 20th 2025
https://archive.md/NMr6d https://archive.ph/zL2AP
>Dragon Age Veilguard Director Leaves EA After Disappointing Attempt At Series Revival
https://archive.ph/yoQe1
>Feminist Frequency is dead
https://archive.is/gHAZc
>Buzzfeed News is shutting down
https://archive.is/mI2rz
>The Gamer Praises Censorship in ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake, Claims Original Game’s Panty Shots Encourage “Misogynistic Behaviour In Real Life”
https://archive.is/qGtKO
>Chris Avellone wins seven figures lawsuit, possible return to video games industry
https://archive.is/ZDgT7
>GJP is attacking Valve over not supporting BLM
https://archive.vn/12kPM
>Nathan Grayson laid off as The Washington Post shuts down Launcher, their gaming section
https://archive.is/B9wT2
>Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
https://archive.vn/obNiJ
>Regulators (FTC) Look To Block Microsoft Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc
https://archive.ph/rKNDf
>EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft's $69 billion Activision bid
https://archive.ph/SqhgU
>IGN Journalist who reviewed The Last of Us Part 2 joins Naughty Dog as Editorial Content Manager
https://archive.ph/eTmtu
https://pastebin.com/GGG5Kwdr
>Arc System Works confirms that Bridget is trans
https://archive.ph/lkbiL
>Cloudflare bans Kiwifarms
https://archive.ph/5ziDX
>Ben Kuchera claims he was fired by Vox Media for taking time off to deal with his children being sexually abused
https://archive.ph/nB79z
>Wiki is up again!
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php/Main_Page
CURRENT TASKS:
1. OPERATION MAX REVIVE
Rebuild the board's userbase and activity through simple, but effective methods
1. Post across the entire board
Activity creates activity. Use threads you like, make new ones if topics don't exist. Easy examples are Drawthreads and Friday Night threads, go request or draw something right now.
2. Recruit and recover lost or potential anons
Use this site's OC and features to entice anons if necessary when recruiting, just inform that we are alive.
Here's some sites and links with at least some confirmed anons that can be recruited again:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chotwheels
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SSAVCH
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/video_games
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chmohun
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chan_monster
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoodLuckEbolaChan
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8ch.net
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8chan
Other sites that might yield fruitful results and have anons (art sites use an account so you can see 18+ content):
https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Vivian+James
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/summary?suitabilities=etm&terms=Vivian%20James
https://twitter.com/search?q=Vivian%20James&src=typed_query&f=image
https://rpgcodex.net/
https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/
Somewhere on Telegram
Just searching up GG or 8chan-related terms on certain places/sites can get you possible results.
3. Make your own OC/Memes/Content
Doesn't matter what it is even if its just simple edits or full-on drawings or webms, just make it and have fun. Ask in thread for software recs if necessary.
4. Encourage or create fun events, activities, projects, etc.
Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's temp filter due to raidicies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it:
https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship temp filter due to raidicy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate:
https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship temp filter due to raidicies, games judged case-by-case:
https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against temp filter due to raidicy:
https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well:
http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use
https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests:
https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies:
https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
•
STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
•
https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier:
https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate:
https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List:
https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs:
https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
>Full OP Text:
• Current:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating:
https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics:
https://v.gd/nwrbYF
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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 announced
So as it was leaked, Microsoft has announced Tony Hawk 3 + 4 with a release date of July 11th. It'll be coming to every modern platform including Steam and the Switch. There will be a standard edition for 50 dollars, a deluxe edition for 70 and a collector's edition for 130. They've also said there's gonna be new music and parks for this remake.
I'm kinda curious if they'll keep the Disney skaters and have an uncensored Demoness since in Tony Hawk 3, she was the final character who was basically a sexy demon chick wearing nothing but leather straps.
There's also a pre-order bonus only god knows why for a Wireframe Tony Hawk Shader and access to a demo featuring the Foundry level when it's released.
The game is being developed Iron Galaxy who made the PC version of 1+2 and also worked on Killer Instinct. Personally I don't really know what to expect from this game, I hope it's as good as 1 + 2, but we'll see when the game gets release in July
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/v/idya Summer/Beach Art thread
Post /v/idya characters in beach attire and the like.
We used to have artdump threads like these on an annual basis but this place caught the gay so let's change that.
If you want to request season-appropriate art the drawthread is next door
>>986513
yes OP pieces are from a preexisting thread
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MOSAIC THREAD: BRAIN AGE EDITION
MOSAIC TIME!
ARE YOU A FUCKING RETARD: THE GAME
You know the drill people, and for the those newfags who don't here's the 411
>What is this?
It's a mosaic. One picture (in this case, a game cover) split up into multiple images.
>How do I participate?
Claim one square in this thread (e.g. A1, C3, D2) and then save it from the specified post dumping all of the squares in high res.
Next, all you need to do is create your own spin on that square. Draw on it, change some words around on it, photoshop it, re-create it entirely in paint or in 8-bit pixels, whatever the fuck you want
<Stipulation
You probably should be a little more creative than simply copy+pasting something on top of your chosen square. Be creative!
When all is done, OP will paste the finished squares to make a beautiful mosaic of autism. I'll post some examples below.
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PlayStation 2 Thread - 25th Anniversary Edition
Accounting for time zones, the PS2 turns 25 tomorrow. Lets have a thread about the PS2 and its games
>favorite game
>favorite game that's not on everyone's favorite PS2 games list (hidden germs)
>favorite genre that was on PS2 that's not made anymore
>favorite characters
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Ninja Gaiden 4 by Platinum Games and Team Ninja
Massive announcement at the Xbox direct just now with Ninja Gaiden 4 being announced by Platinum Games and Team Ninja. The information we have is fairly limited and all we really know is that the Dark Dragon is fucking things up again and that there's a new Ninja known as Raven. I was just playing through Sigma myself so this is huge news for me. Are you guys also looking forward to this one? Or do you expect it to be more like Ninja Gaiden 3.
https://youtu.be/IzLhxMlkcrg
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"Romeo and Juliet" style endings/relationships in games
For some reason, I'm rather interested in stories where something like this happens
>Star-crossed lovers
>Seems to be a perfect pair
>They get into some sort of trouble and have to separate or can never see each other again, or one of them loses their memories or something like that
Maybe I'm just feeling masochistic. I don't know. In any case, the only ones like this I can think of are
<Tatsuya and Maya in Persona 2
<Kurisu and Okabe in Steins;Gate Unless you count the true ending
<Professor Layton and Claire from the Unwound Future
Got any more? Post them ITT. Bonus points if it's not just from visual novels because I could probably name a few more from that genre.
Also use this thread to post some good couples from vidya in general.
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Why So Many Video Games Cost So Much to Make
https://archive.is/fnNYh
An article from Bloomberg goes into what's behind the ballooning cost of games, and it comes to the conclusion it's actually not "muh gwafix". The TL;DR is
<incompetence
<terrible workflow
<bad production pipelines
<no clear development plan
Some quotes from the article.
"le reddit spacing" to make it clear these are separate and out of context
>I had coffee with a video-game developer who told me that work was slow and that they’d been spending half of their days watching Netflix.
>There was the developer who couldn’t work because the game’s tools weren’t ready. There was the team that had to drop everything they were doing because the creative director had played Breath of the Wild over the weekend and came away with some Great Ideas. There were the artists who were blocked from working as they waited for a colleague to finish a design.
>A small part of a game’s budget might go to miscellaneous costs like office rent and computer equipment, but the vast majority is earmarked for labor. Let’s do some quick napkin math. If you have 100 employees and you’re estimating $15,000 a month for each one, you’re spending $18 million a year. But these days, the top game studios are much bigger than that. So if you have 300 employees and you’re estimating $20,000 a month for each one (got to pay good wages to compete in 2025), you’re spending $72 million a year.
Anon's note: If you think $20,000 a month is crazy, wages can be even higher than that. I think some of the positions at Riot start at
$35,000 per month.
>games are growing more expensive because of rampant mismanagement — because of companies chasing trends, making bad bets and lacking a clear creative vision. Inefficient workflows, technological shifts and insecure executives can all be the cause of wasted time, which equates to higher budgets. A common example these days is taking a team with years of experience making single-player games and pivoting them to a multiplayer game as a service.
Thoughts? It's not a long read, I recommend checking it out.
A lot of this is stuff you've likely already thought or noticed, but never saw articulated.
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EA is releasing the Source Code of all Command and Conquer games
Holy fuck it even includes Renegade
And they're still uploading, hopefully C&C3 next.
>You will live to play SAGE C&C games at more than 30 FPS
What a time to be alive!
https://github.com/electronicarts/
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Spy vidya
So with announcement of Amazon taking over the James Bond series, I'm just curious as to what people's thoughts are on the various 007 video games that have been released over the past 40 years.
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The Elder Scrolls thread
We have furries and they're all addicted to crack.
Covering the basic news.
>The Elder Scrolls VI is officially in early development, all eagerly await its 2065 release to play a TES game with even fewer RPG mechanics.
>Daggerfall Unity is leaving Beta and considering a full 1.0 release, the in-dev 0.16 release being the earliest candidate. This would mark the completion of its 9-year development and the first major TES engine port to be finished. The project will enter a stage of "post-release support" likely involving bug fixes and further modding improvements.
>Skyblivion posted a new status report, showing major progress. There's too much to cover, I recommend watching their 2023 roadmap if interested https://yewtu.be/watch?v=H1q1nXLDjB8
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JRPG/RPG recommendation thread
I'm still new (；^ω^）!
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Sonic the Hedgehog
With Sonic X Shadow Generations coming out in less than a week, now is a good time for a new Sonic thread. Personally I'm quite excited for the game, and am surprised it hasn't already leaked since it usually leaks around this time. Although I'm kinda disappointed we haven't seen a proper Adventure remake yet, hopefully this game will be good and will lead to good things as time goes on. Oh, and hopefully we'll get a Shadow remake that's actually good this time. I doubt SEGA has the balls to make that kinda game in the modern age though. Are you looking forward to Shadow Generations? Do you think we'll get more Sonic stages as DLC? Or will the game just be average and a waste of money and the cycle will repeat itself all over again, even though Frontiers as a modded game is solid. Still, this is the thread to discuss anything and everything Sonic the Hedgehog! please don't porn dump, I'm looking at you Bui
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Web and Flash Games
Usually these kinds of threads begin with the mandatory "back in my day" type of post, but I really wanted to know something about the anons who were too young to be there when web-based games were the undisputed kings: have you ever played any of these games, and if so, what's your stance on them compared to your other gaming experiences?
Also, don't forget to check out the Flashpoint Project at
https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/ and the very large collection of games they have.
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#GamerGate + #NotYourShield [#GG + #NYS]: 15 YEARS OF HARMONY-LOVE IS INFINITE EDITION
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS:
<ALWAYS I WANNA BE WITH YOU! AND MAKE BELIEVE WITH YOU!>
<Breaking: USAID Website Goes Dark As Trump Reportedly Plans To Shift Agency Under State Department; Agency revealed to have engaged in wasteful spending including combatting "misinformation" on the Internet such as 4chan and Reddit
https://archive.ph/h4nEx
>Companies beginning to abandon DEI and other Affirmative Action policies following 2024 US Election Results:
https://archive.ph/GW9C8 https://archive.ph/OqPGJ https://archive.ph/WlVIj
>Guillemot Family And Tencent May Move Select Ubisoft Assets To New Venture After Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed to March 20th 2025
https://archive.md/NMr6d https://archive.ph/zL2AP
>Dragon Age Veilguard Director Leaves EA After Disappointing Attempt At Series Revival
https://archive.ph/yoQe1
>Feminist Frequency is dead
https://archive.is/gHAZc
>Buzzfeed News is shutting down
https://archive.is/mI2rz
>The Gamer Praises Censorship in ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake, Claims Original Game’s Panty Shots Encourage “Misogynistic Behaviour In Real Life”
https://archive.is/qGtKO
>Chris Avellone wins seven figures lawsuit, possible return to video games industry
https://archive.is/ZDgT7
>GJP is attacking Valve over not supporting BLM
https://archive.vn/12kPM
>Nathan Grayson laid off as The Washington Post shuts down Launcher, their gaming section
https://archive.is/B9wT2
>Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
https://archive.vn/obNiJ
>Regulators (FTC) Look To Block Microsoft Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc
https://archive.ph/rKNDf
>EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft's $69 billion Activision bid
https://archive.ph/SqhgU
>IGN Journalist who reviewed The Last of Us Part 2 joins Naughty Dog as Editorial Content Manager
https://archive.ph/eTmtu
https://pastebin.com/GGG5Kwdr
>Arc System Works confirms that Bridget is trans
https://archive.ph/lkbiL
>Cloudflare bans Kiwifarms
https://archive.ph/5ziDX
>Ben Kuchera claims he was fired by Vox Media for taking time off to deal with his children being sexually abused
https://archive.ph/nB79z
>Wiki is up again!
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php/Main_Page
CURRENT TASKS:
1. OPERATION MAX REVIVE
Rebuild the board's userbase and activity through simple, but effective methods
1. Post across the entire board
Activity creates activity. Use threads you like, make new ones if topics don't exist. Easy examples are Drawthreads and Friday Night threads, go request or draw something right now.
2. Recruit and recover lost or potential anons
Use this site's OC and features to entice anons if necessary when recruiting, just inform that we are alive.
Here's some sites and links with at least some confirmed anons that can be recruited again:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chotwheels
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SSAVCH
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/video_games
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chmohun
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chan_monster
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoodLuckEbolaChan
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8ch.net
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8chan
Other sites that might yield fruitful results and have anons (art sites use an account so you can see 18+ content):
https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Vivian+James
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/summary?suitabilities=etm&terms=Vivian%20James
https://twitter.com/search?q=Vivian%20James&src=typed_query&f=image
https://rpgcodex.net/
https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/
Somewhere on Telegram
Just searching up GG or 8chan-related terms on certain places/sites can get you possible results.
3. Make your own OC/Memes/Content
Doesn't matter what it is even if its just simple edits or full-on drawings or webms, just make it and have fun. Ask in thread for software recs if necessary.
4. Encourage or create fun events, activities, projects, etc.
Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's policies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it:
https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship Policy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate:
https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship policies, games judged case-by-case:
https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against policy:
https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well:
http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use
https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests:
https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies:
https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
•
STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
•
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
•
https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier:
https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate:
https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List:
https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs:
https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
>Full OP Text:
• Current:
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating:
https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics:
https://v.gd/nwrbYF
>Want to Contribute to GitGud or Wiki?
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/How-to-Contribute
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Xtreme Sega Thread for Radical Dudes
>favorite Sega arcade game
>favorite Sega console game
>favorite third party game on a Sega console
>most underrated Sega game
>favorite Sega console
>will/should Sega ever make another console?
>what are your hopes and guesses for Sega's future in general?
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Nintendo Switch thread
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Featured Game #18 (February 2025): Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
>What is this?
Games are chosen (relatively or totally obscure on purpose) with hopes of bringing new avenues of playing potential to anons with narrow video game perspectives. The goal isn't to pick bad games, but obscure ones nobody, or as few people as possible, have played. You can play the game and then use that fact as bragging rights to others! You can use it to broaden your backlog horizons! Or you can forget about it.
THIS GAME:
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
>Where do I get this?
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (XBOX):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Microsoft%20-%20Xbox/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%2C%20Europe%29.zip
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PC): magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d6ee2ae9cc9768dd722979388ebebbf730551141
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (GBA):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Nintendo%20-%20Game%20Boy%20Advance/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%29.zip
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PS2):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Sony%20-%20PlayStation%202/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%29.zip
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PSP):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Sony%20-%20PlayStation%20Portable/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%29%20%28v2.00%29.zip
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (X360):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Microsoft%20-%20Xbox%20360/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%2C%20Europe%29.zip
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Wii):
https://myrient.erista.me/files/Redump/Nintendo%20-%20Wii%20-%20NKit%20RVZ%20%5Bzstd-19-128k%5D/Marvel%20-%20Ultimate%20Alliance%20%28USA%29.zip
>How does it play?
Stan Lee's iconic superheroes team up to defeat an alliance of evil.
For decades, Earth's super heroes have opposed evil in their own cities, and on their own terms. But now, Dr. Doom and the newly reformed Masters of Evil - the greatest collection of Super Villains ever assembled - have plans for world domination, and the heroes must band together to defeat them.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance offers a vast roster of comic book characters, drawing on over 140 popular heroes and villains from the Marvel universe. Create and customise your ultimate four-person team, selecting from an initial roster of 20 playable superheroes, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, The Thing, Blade and Elektra.
Able to fight while airborne, on the ground, and even submerged underwater, you will lead your team through 17 exotic locations from the Marvel universe. A host of fighting tactics, accessories and advancement options, including melee combat moves, super hero powers, individual and team upgrades, provide the raw power behind this action RPG.
With the fate of Earth in your hands the game's original storyline, developed by Vicarious Visions and Marvel's own C.B. Cebulski, unfolds based on the choices you make.
Over 140 popular Marvel comic book characters.
Create your own Marvel dream team, with customisable name, team icon and team vehicle, and establish a team reputation.
Determine the fate of Earth and the Marvel universe.
ABOUT FEATURED GAME AND HOW GAMES ARE FEATURED:
This event's now Featured Game for flexible uptime. For transparency, integrity, verifiability, and least drama, moderators will select all future Featured Games by a moderator's roulette spin, then by this list, non-negotiably so process tampering doesn't derail Featured Games. As a rule, please discuss the game, not this nor drama, thank you.
1) A moderator signs his role then roulette spins a die with 4000 sides using the command
/roll{1d4000};
2) He searches this numbered item in the gr.blade.sk spreadsheet;
3) He counts up from that item, including that item, to a console or handheld game whose console or handheld released in any region before 2005;
4) He continues to count if the game relies on modern hardware, as most people won't be able to enjoy it, rendering the thread kind of pointless;
5) He continues if it's too popular. "Too popular" is non-negotiably decided by the moderator, but examples are CoD, FIFA, and GTA;
6) He continues if it cannot be emulated at all, to mitigate virus risks and avoid broken games;
7) He continues if it's always-online, live service, only mobile, only multiplayer, depends on external servers, or requires overly gimmicky controls.
8) He can continue 1 or 2 more games ahead at his discretion, but no further.
Previous Featured Games:
https://unknown.spam/previousfeaturedgames
OP Copypasta:
https://unknown.spam/featuredgame
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Musou General: Dynasty Warriors Origins Special
Haven't seen much discussion or hype for this one, and that's probably warranted seeing what I've played of it thus far.
One hero, seven weapons, skill trees, wandering around an overworld map, side quests, collecting crafting materials, etc.
I'm new to the genre and the series, except for the excellent Hyrule Warriors (the first one, not the shitheap that was Age of Calamity), and while I do find it fun all I can see is shit that would piss off genre and series purists.
As a fairly distant outsider though, I admit I'm having fun, though not heaping gobs of it. The overworld map reminds me of Heroes of Might and Magic in a way.
DWO definitely could be better, but the main point is I'm absolutely lost with these fucking names. They all sound the same to me with few exceptions. I know of Lu Bu from the memes, and Cao Cao stands out because the name is pronounced Tsow Tsow which, OK, I'm familar with Welsh so I'll give that a pass, but fuck me everyone else is named Gaun Yu or Yu Guan or Lie Bu or Lei Schwang or some fucking thing. I'm lost as fuck.
The music is good though, it's the kind of upbeat energetic Jrock that usually accompanies these titles and other nip action games. Kind of reminds me of Ys 8's OST a bit, heavy on the guitar and drums.
The voice acting though, well, the lines are said and they're fairly clear but I guess it's hard to have passion for such stilted dialogue. I suppose it's a direct translation of the rather rigid Mandarin so I'd prefer that to some "punched up" localiser bullshit, so I'll give it a pass on that account.
Overall, I'd call the "modernising" of Dynasty Warriors a success, since I'm having fun and I'm not thrown into the middle of an existing franchise in which I'd be even more lost than I already am with these yellow turban fuckers in the Puyang province. I know there's some significance to the Puyang province, wasn't the communist party born there? Or Winnie the Pooh himself?
Fuck man, this is my first taste of bugman history and I'm lost.
But still, the game is fun for a complete newcomer, though whether that leads to greater sales...I don't know, I don't think so. Purists will likely be driven away and I didn't even know this game was a thing until I asked my local game store if anything had come out recently and I was bored so I picked it up (yeah I "bought" it but their generous return policy means I keep jack shit and get my money back on four out of five games).
According to the Playstation tracker thing I'm 16% of the way through the game and I've played probably two hours, so I'll likely be finished with the main campaign by the end of the weekend.
Any genre fans interested in this game and want to weigh in? I'm curious how you'd feel about it.
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Zelda/Link OR Zelink Thread
This thread is dedicated to the most prolific and wholesome videogame pairing ever, Zelda and Link!
Discussion about the Zelda series itself and other girls is completely welcome here, as are other pairings and stuff.
Share your cute art, doujins, and other things!
The Zelink MEGA (3000+ images of Zelink organized by game)
https://mega.nz/file/UUAiVILT#qrE4vrrk8iGRv-JjkTBF4tgyXCUJMFXOglD3g_jMnnA
The mega will be updated once per month
Rules:
1. Keep it civil.
2. No NTR/cuckold/demoralization culture.
3. Be kind to others
Previous:
>>910969
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Worst video game titles
We often hear about the worst video games of all time, but what about the worst video game titles of all time?
Starting off with two of the most obvious ones
>Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
That's pronounced "three hundred fifty eight over two". Yes, they want you to pronounce it "over" but didn't bother writing it as an over. It only "works" in Japanese because furigana can tell you its pronounced that way, but its dumb even there.
>Infinite Undiscovery
Either an "undiscovery" is "lost", which would mean total amnesia (even walking, potentially even breathing), or an "undiscovery" is "not a discovery", which means the name is saying everything within is nothing new.
(dis)honorable mention
>Idea no Hi
This one tries to make a English pun that does not actually work. The official name in "Day of the Idea" and 1: While "idea" in standard romanization, "イデア" isn't pronounced anything like the English "Idea" (as in thought) 2: "イデア" is a person, so the definite article here is just Engrish.
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Games Carried Completely by One Non-Gameplay Element
I was recently reminded of some games which, in my opinion, were carried entirely by the soundtrack. Immediately the ones which come to mind are things like whatever Tim Follin produced music for, like Pictionary on the NES, but also more contemporary titles like Skyrim and Mechanicus. Then this got me thinking about the other games out there which got completely carried by some other non-gameplay related element, like the story or the art style. I'm not talking a mix of one thing or another, but something going so far and beyond the rest of the characteristics of the game that it is recognized/remembered as the sole thing the game had going for it. I suppose another example would be Little Witch Nobeta which has pretty forgettable combat and even worse aspects besides, but it remembered because it has one cute girl in it whom the devs are not afraid at all to lewd in their official merchandise and marketing.
Post some other examples which spring to mind, be it for soundtrack, artstyle, or something else - as long as it doesn't pertain to the gameplay.
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ALWAYS!!!!!
やらないか?
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Onirism is no longer indie
Crimson Tales has struck a marketing deal with a recently created publisher named Shoreline Games, made by people who recently worked on vidya like Space Marine II or Subnautica's marketing. CT keeps full control of the dev while SG makes sure the game is marketed properly.
Also, the Onirism page in Shoreline Game's website claims the games is set to get its 1.0 release in Q3 2025, but knowing the game's many setbacks and what's left to do, they might not meet the deadline.
https://archive.is/7ksT7
Also, here's Blueberry's father, King Strawberry.
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Renewed Mario Paint Thread
The old thread was lost. Let's revive it and all try to participate this time, especially since everyone can post again.
If someone would be so good as to give a link to the Mario Paint download since I seem to have lost my archive file.
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Mecha Thread
This month it will have been one year since the last thread.
Any decent upcoming Mecha Geimus anon?
Also, r8 my AC
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Multitasking: ADHD's Estranged Cousin
Have you got the habit of 'multitasking' when you play video games, or maybe only certain video games?
>What do you mean by multitasking?
Playing a video game while ALSO doing one or more of the following:
<Watching a streamer
<Listening to a podcast, movie, or show
<Playing a music playlist
<Talking to friends and/or family
<Eating/Drinking something
<Listening to an audiobook
If so, I am really curious what causes this. Full disclosure, I do almost all of the above listed things while playing certain video games. IN MY DEFENSE, it is only with certain games where I don't need to read anything and where I understand the gameplay mechanics and elements already. In other words, I never multitask while playing games which are intense or require my full attention. Usually it's just a roguelike or FPS where I will do this. Also in my defense, I like to feel like I'm making progress on something whenever I consume any form of entertainment, so I suppose in a way, if I don't feel fulfilled by a game, I try to feel fulfilled in other ways at the same time.
My question(s) to (You): Is this a sign of ADHD? Do you multitask as well? Do you multitask in a way besides any of the ones I listed above?
Most interestingly, is this a sign of the inability to focus on my part, or is it more telling of a problem with the games I have chosen to play? If I feel the need to multitask, is that my sign to try something else? I'd really just like to get a grasp on how wide this issue is and if anyone else feels the same way.
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How should gamers fight problems with modern games?
Greentext at least one problem and find solutions to the problem.
1) Bland "brown and bloom" colors and graphics, uncreative, uninviting, and visually unstimulating, that reduce atmosphere, emotional impact, and uniqueness
2) Crunch culture where employees work long hours under intense pressure to meet deadlines and deliver products, causing burnout and decreased product quaality
3) Degradation of the hobby as gaming became international and developers adapted design to cater to broader demographics
4) Digital rights management that requires online server authentication, or negatively impacts game performance, or limits how you can use the game
5) Diversity, equity, and inclusion biasing hiring processes at the expense of skills which reduces studio performance, competence, and morale
6) Excessive DLC that fragments the gaming experience, locking content behind additional purchases instead of including it in the initial release
7) Exploiting, cheating, and hacking online like aimbots and wallhacks, offline players usually know each other which discouraged local cheating due to social consequences
8) Game-as-a-service models, subscription and cloud services for gaming where you (((own nothing and be happy)))
9) Hyper-realism instead of artistic and aesthetic style, making games look generic as they strive for similar fidelity and lose unique artistic identity
10) Input lag making games feel more unresponsive, particularly in genres like fighting games, first-person shooters, or platformers needing precise movements or combos
11) Kernel-level anticheat that violate privacy and increases the risk malicious actors exploit security vulnerabiltiies to infect gamers with malware
12) Limited physical releases where many modern games are digital-only, and companies assume digital distribution, the PS5 Pro even lacks a disc drive
13) Loading screen saturation that frequently interrupts gameplay, wastes time, and breaks immersion
14) Monetization, microtransactions, loot boxes, and gambling mechanics and how developers design games around compulsive spending of players instead of delivering quality content
15) Movie games requiring significant "Triple A" budgets and minimizing player agency by sidelining gameplay and how they interact with the game world
16) Pay-to-win mechanics that let players gain advantages by purchasing powerful items or upgrades, undermining fair competition
17) Reduced challenge to cater to broader demographics as gameplay is de-emphasized
18) Releasing games incomplete with significant bugs then patching day one or over time with frequent updates instead of quality assurance, pre-ordering games encourages this too
19) System requirements where modern games require powerful hardware, making them less accessible, or large large with long download times so customers buy storage to play
20) Woke game narratives and character designs, prioritizing diversity over game quality, lacking positive role models, and abandoning game audiences for (((modern audiences)))
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OH SHIT NIGGER WHAT THE FUCK
Alternatively: A game twist thread.
I'm personally looking for recommendations since I find it really neat and fun whenever games have twists. From story related twists like the many in 13 Sentinels or gameplay related twists like in SotN. Whatever they may be, there's nothing better than a game being able to make you say OH SHIT NIGGER WHAT THE FUCK
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Post about games that you just FINISHED
I seem to be getting the strange feeling more and more that the Anons who keep posting about the games they're "playing" never actually finish those games. As in they just drop the game after a certain point and lose interest in it for whatever reason (Even if it's a great game). So, to remedy that, let's have this thread, where Anons boast about crossing off another title on the backlog. And, to guilt all the other Anons into doing the same.
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Bootleg video games
To cut a long story short, I've been seeing these "X-in-1" systems floating around for the past several years, but it seemed like all of them were at least treated with some amount of "prestige". As companies at least tried to sell them as being genuine licensed things. However, I ran across pic related at a Walmart and it made me wonder if anyone has ever bought these systems. I was almost considering getting it since it's only $10.
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I'm bored with games and have adopted a kind of nihilistic view toward games ("what difference does it make if I complete this game, who cares?"). Vidga just feels like work and watching twitch or TV is more fun because I can slump in my chair and turn off my brain. What can I do to fix my situation and have fun with vidga again? I know vidga has a higher potential for interest and engagement and that's why I would like to get back to it.
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Vehicle simbiosis games
I'm looking for games were you have a simbiotic relationship with a vehicle as a gaming mechanic.
So not simply a lore point, both in-vehicle and the on-foot parts of the game are dictated and done by the player, not something like Front Mission Evolved where you getting out of the mecha was a cutscene and you had no agency over it nor driver 2 where getting out of the car had no use aside from some small easter eggs.
I'm talking about games where both are seamless and done at the player discretion and both are interesting, expected and important to the gameplay.
I know these 6 games and i love each one of them (okay, maybe not RESQ, but it still has it's place in my heart) and i also played most of the Blaster Master series too.
Is there any other game like that? exploration heavy games would be even better.
Things like Subnautica and Outer Wilds might apply, but they are very combat averse, so i dunno if they should.
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God Games
>tfw the only decent modern God Game is worldbox.
This thread is to talk about the almost dead genre of God Games a simulation subgenre where you play as the almighty deity and watch shit unfold or at the very least manipulate a somewhat complex simulation to get a specific outcome. Examples include Sim Earth, Worldbox, Black and White games and some other.
>Do City Builders count?
Depends. I personally don't count them in the genre as I believe that God games are about manipulating a sandbox environment and watching shit unfold rather than about solving logistical challenges and city planning, but some people consider it a part of the genre.
>What are the good games?
EarthSim, Black and White, Wordlbox and that's about all of the ones that I could find.
Galimulator is also a thing if you want to do nothing more than just watch things unfold rather than have more control over the simulation.
Species is incredibly janky and also in the "watch shit unfold" category but it's a cool evolution simulator. You can change the way that things evolve by introducing different environmental challenges or fucking with their genetics to see what kind of abominations you will come across.
Some people consider Spore a part of this category, I would not agree with them but if you can get over the pain of not getting the version promised to you it can still somewhat scratch the itch.
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recomend me a game, anons
I'm finding that i've gotten bored of my current library. what are some good games that you've guys have played? they don't have to be recent, or anything.
for some pointers, here's some games i really enjoyed, and why i like them (and some reasons i don't)
>Noita
good: wand tinkering is really fun, falling sand simulation is interesting to play with
bad: poor balance, underdeveloped mechanics.
>KSP
good: rocket go fwoosh. flying your own crafts is cool. successful missions are rewarding
bad: performance, requires a physics degree to play optimally.
>F:NV
good: lots of dialogue options, colorful characters, and memorable locations.
bad: start of the game (and whole main quest) is very linear, and DLCs are pretty mid.
>skyrim
good: beautiful environment, fun to wander around, non-commital builds.
bad: gameplay is very simple, baby'd mechanics, lack of choice.
>TF2
good: laid back and casual game, lots of weapon variety, a lot of personality
bad: too much mediocre content, gotten a bit stale.
>Factorio
good: puzzles are simple, but come together to be complex, rewards thinking but does not demand it
bad: gameplay is the same across playthroughs - lacks replayability
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Video games as art
It's been 12 years since Roger Ebert said video games can never be art.
Was Ebert wrong?
Where, below, did Ebert go wrong?
What is art?
Can video games be art?
What video games are art?
>Having once made the statement above, I have declined all opportunities to enlarge upon it or defend it. That seemed to be a fool’s errand, especially given the volume of messages I receive urging me to play this game or that and recant the error of my ways. Nevertheless, I remain convinced that in principle, video games cannot be art. Perhaps it is foolish of me to say “never,” because never, as Rick Wakeman informs us, is a long, long time. Let me just say that no video gamer now living will survive long enough to experience the medium as an art form.
>What stirs me to return to the subject? I was urged by a reader, Mark Johns, to consider a video of a TED talk given at USC by Kellee Santiago, a designer and producer of video games. I did so. I warmed to Santiago immediately. She is bright, confident, persuasive. But she is mistaken.
>I propose to take an unfair advantage. She spoke extemporaneously. I have the luxury of responding after consideration. If you want to follow along, I urge you to watch her talk, which is embedded below. It’s only 15 minutes long, and she makes the time pass quickly.
>She begins by saying video games “already ARE art.” Yet she concedes that I was correct when I wrote, “No one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets.” To which I could have added painters, composers, and so on, but my point is clear.
>Then she shows a slide of a prehistoric cave painting, calling it “kind of chicken scratches on walls,” and contrasts it with Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Her point is that while video games may be closer to the chicken scratch end of the spectrum, I am foolish to assume they will not evolve.
>She then says speech began as a form of warning, and writing as a form of bookkeeping, but they evolved into storytelling and song. Actually, speech probably evolved into a form of storytelling and song long before writing was developed. And cave paintings were a form of storytelling, perhaps of religion, and certainly of the creation of beauty from those chicken-scratches Werner Herzog is even now filming in 3-D.
>Herzog believes, in fact, that the paintings on the wall of the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc in Southern France should only be looked at in the context of the shadows cast on those dark walls by the fires built behind the artists, which suggests the cave paintings, their materials of charcoal and ochre and all that went into them were the fruition of a long gestation, not the beginning of something–and that the artists were enormously gifted. They were great artists at that time, geniuses with nothing to build on, and were not in the process of becoming Michelangelo or anyone else. Any gifted artist will tell you how much he admires the “line” of those prehistoric drawers in the dark, and with what economy and wit they evoked the animals they lived among.
>Santiago concedes that chess, football, baseball and even mah jong cannot be art, however elegant their rules. I agree. But of course that depends on the definition of art. She says the most articulate definition of art she’s found is the one in Wikipedia: “Art is the process of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.” This is an intriguing definition, although as a chess player I might argue that my game fits the definition.
>Plato, via Aristotle, believed art should be defined as the imitation of nature. Seneca and Cicero essentially agreed. Wikipedia believes “Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas…Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction.”
>But we could play all day with definitions, and find exceptions to every one. For example, I tend to think of art as usually the creation of one artist. Yet a cathedral is the work of many, and is it not art? One could think of it as countless individual works of art unified by a common purpose. Is not a tribal dance an artwork, yet the collaboration of a community? Yes, but it reflects the work of individual choreographers. Everybody didn’t start dancing all at once.
>One obvious difference between art and games is that you can win a game. It has rules, points, objectives, and an outcome. Santiago might cite a immersive game without points or rules, but I would say then it ceases to be a game and becomes a representation of a story, a novel, a play, dance, a film. Those are things you cannot win; you can only experience them.
>She quotes Robert McKee’s definition of good writing as “being motivated by a desire to touch the audience.” This is not a useful definition, because a great deal of bad writing is also motivated by the same desire. I might argue that the novels of Cormac McCarthy are so motivated, and Nicholas Sparks would argue that his novels are so motivated. But when I say McCarthy is “better” than Sparks and that his novels are artworks, that is a subjective judgment, made on the basis of my taste (which I would argue is better than the taste of anyone who prefers Sparks).
>Santiago now phrases this in her terms: “Art is a way of communicating ideas to an audience in a way that the audience finds engaging.” Yet what ideas are contained in Stravinsky, Picasso, “Night of the Hunter,” “Persona,” “Waiting for Godot,” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?” Oh, you can perform an exegesis or a paraphrase, but then you are creating your own art object from the materials at hand.
>Kellee Santiago has arrived at this point lacking a convincing definition of art. But is Plato’s any better? Does art grow better the more it imitates nature? My notion is that it grows better the more it improves or alters nature through an passage through what we might call the artist’s soul, or vision. Countless artists have drawn countless nudes. They are all working from nature. Some of there paintings are masterpieces, most are very bad indeed. How do we tell the difference? We know. It is a matter, yes, of taste.
>Santiago now supplies samples of a video game named “Waco Resurrection” (above), in which the player, as David Koresh, defends his Branch Davidian compound against FBI agents. The graphics show the protagonist exchanging gunfire with agents according to the rules of the game. Although the player must don a Koresh mask and inspire his followers to play, the game looks from her samples like one more brainless shooting-gallery.
>“Waco Resurrection” may indeed be a great game, but as potential art it still hasn’t reached the level of chicken scratches, she defends the game not as a record of what happened at Waco, but “as how we feel happened in our culture and society.” Having seen the 1997 documentary “Waco: The Rules of Engagement,” I would in contrast award the game a Fail in this category. The documentary made an enormous appeal to my senses and emotions, although I am not proposing it as art.
>Her next example is a game named “Braid” (above). This is a game “that explores our own relationship with our past…you encounter enemies and collect puzzle pieces, but there’s one key difference…you can’t die.” You can go back in time and correct your mistakes. In chess, this is known as taking back a move, and negates the whole discipline of the game. Nor am I persuaded that I can learn about my own past by taking back my mistakes in a video game. She also admires a story told between the games levels, which exhibits prose on the level of a wordy fortune cookie.
>We come to Example 3, “Flower” (above). A run-down city apartment has a single flower on the sill, which leads the player into a natural landscape. The game is “about trying to find a balance between elements of urban and the natural.” Nothing she shows from this game seemed of more than decorative interest on the level of a greeting card. Is the game scored? She doesn’t say. Do you win if you’re the first to find the balance between the urban and the natural? Can you control the flower? Does the game know what the ideal balance is?
>These three are just a small selection of games, she says, “that crossed that boundary into artistic expression.” IMHO, that boundary remains resolutely uncrossed. “Braid” has had a “great market impact,” she says, and “was the top-downloaded game on XBox Live Arcade.” All of these games have received “critical acclaim.”
>Now she shows stills from early silent films such as George Melies’ “A Voyage to the Moon” (1902), which were “equally simplistic.” Obviously, I’m hopelessly handicapped because of my love of cinema, but Melies seems to me vastly more advanced than her three modern video games. He has limited technical resources, but superior artistry and imagination.
>These days, she says, “grown-up gamers” hope for games that reach higher levels of “joy, or of ecstasy….catharsis.” These games (which she believes are already being made) “are being rewarded by audiences by high sales figures.” The only way I could experience joy or ecstasy from her games would be through profit participation.
>The three games she chooses as examples do not raise my hopes for a video game that will deserve my attention long enough to play it. They are, I regret to say, pathetic. I repeat: “No one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets.”
>Why are gamers so intensely concerned, anyway, that games be defined as art? Bobby Fischer, Michael Jordan and Dick Butkus never said they thought their games were an art form. Nor did Shi Hua Chen, winner of the $500,000 World Series of Mah Jong in 2009. Why aren’t gamers content to play their games and simply enjoy themselves? They have my blessing, not that they care.
>Do they require validation? In defending their gaming against parents, spouses, children, partners, co-workers or other critics, do they want to be able to look up from the screen and explain, “I’m studying a great form of art?” Then let them say it, if it makes them happy.
>I allow Sangtiago the last word. Toward the end of her presentation, she shows a visual with six circles, which represent, I gather, the components now forming for her brave new world of video games as art. The circles are labeled: Development, Finance, Publishing, Marketing, Education, and Executive Management. I rest my case.
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'Team Fortress' issue no. 7 has released
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War of the Worlds Steam Game
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ITT: Characters that flopped and how they could've been salvaged
With pic related, I think he could've been much better if he had been programmed to be a more cerebral boss fight where you have to flexibilize your strategies in order to beat him, possibly based on your class and those of your party members. Snipe your big guns, suppress your sniper, maybe some weird supertech that lets him cuck your biotics, and so on. If you rely on one playstyle for most of the game and get complacent he'll wreck your shit and force you out of your comfort zone. His tactics evolve across his multiple boss fights and you have to keep up and avoid stagnating or relying too much on one thing, as well as beat him to the punch.
Personality is a more complicated subject. I think he could've benefited from being more no-nonsense, crib off some traits off Shepard to add to his status as an arch-enemy, either bringing his own party members with distinct personalities and skillsets to counter yours or leaning more on his one-man-army hype and make him a cold and detached warrior type. Maybe if you feel adventurous you could have him pick up traits that depends on how you played your Shepard's personality for added contrast. TL;DR: Make him someone you have to struggle to beat, and you WANT to beat to prove yourself superior.
What about you? Any characters you could mention that had wasted potential but could've been good?
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AI RPG Text Adventure
https://perchance.org/ai-rpg
Let's start a thread and share the results of our stories. I've been playing around with this and want to see what others can do with it.
This is a digital dm. It can run any campaign you give it
and it doesn't seem as restricted like other chat AIs. It goes along with some weird shit. Fantasy, modern day, sci fi. If you can think of it, it can do it if you give it some form of goal. I haven't played around with this part enough, but I assume you can make it stick to different rule sets or game mechanics if you explain it.
Fill out the top box with the rules and world building. it will generate a paragraph of setting and other characters. You can then tell it what you'll do next or just hit continue and it will keep the story going without your input (often creating actions on your part). If you don't like something, you can directly edit the story text. Just delete a few lines here and there or rewrite it yourself and it parses that text as it continues the story.
If you click generate template on the tracked info, it will keep a track of inventory, stats, character relationships and whatever else you want to write in there like a notepad.
Play a game. Post your story highlights in this thread.
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webm thread - member movies edition
They no longer make movies out of games, this time you get to play the movie!
You can be sure the second I find a nigger there will be a video of him getting whipped.
Last thread
>>1018065
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MOUTHWASHING
Surprised no one here brought this game up, it's an interesting little indie game. It has honestly one of the worst main characters I've seen in a while, not like in a cringe way or a cartoonish way. But someone who'd exist in real life and pull this shit bad kinda way, Jimmy is a genuinely terrible human being.
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Playstation State of Play - RIGHT NOW
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Graphical Stagnation and Regression
<aka "they're gonna take you to the present, where your screen is fucking unpleasant" the thread
>aka grafix discussion bread
So I don't think it's much of a secret these days that despite
<TAA, with ghosting and trailing
<mandatory upscaling
<framegen
<raytracing and pathtracing
more and more games are shipping out in worse technical states asking for more power while less is delivered. There are a myriad of reasons for this state of affairs but TL;DR something systemic is definitely going on and it's led to ripple effects like gamers buying more PC indie titles, reevaluation of the eighth generation, backlash against Unreal Engine, and the Threat Interactive drama. "buy new GPU" is no longer a valid dismissal since Nvidia's poor showing at CES, with barely an uptick in compute and the push for 75% fake frames and neural texture compression.
Discuss this hot mess.
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Short games
What are fairly short games under 3 hours worth experiencing and what impression did they leave on you?
Some people are busy, I can't experience 50 hour JRPGs anymore. Indies welcome, retros welcome. Anything short AND good.
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Game of the Month #17 (February 2025): Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand (Konami / Kojima ARPG) (GBA)
Napalm sticks to riggers
>What is this?
This is exactly how it sounds: A game is chosen each month (which will be relatively or totally obscure on purpose) with hopes of bringing new avenues of playing potential to anons with narrow video game perspectives. The goal isn't necessarily to pick bad games, but obscure ones nobody, or as few people as possible, have played. You can play the game and then use that fact as bragging rights to others! You can use it to broaden your backlog horizons! or you can forget about it. It's up to you.
THIS MONTH:
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand (Konami / Kojima ARPG) (GBA). The unique aspect of this title is the inclusion of a chip in the cartrdige that reads the amount of sunlight (or any other strong light source, really) that is directly tied into the game mechanics.
>Where do I get this?
"aHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLm9yZy9kb3dubG9hZC91bnJlbmFtZWQtY29uc29sZXMtZ2JhL0Jva3RhaSUyMC0lMjBUaGUlMjBTdW4lMjBJcyUyMGluJTIwWW91ciUyMEhhbmQlMjAlMjhFdXJvcGUlMjklMjAlMjhFbiUyQ0ZyJTJDRGUlMkNFcyUyQ0l0JTI5JTVCU2Vuc29yJTIwaGFjayUyMEwlMkJSJTIwdjIuMS4wJTVELnppcA=="
Alternatively, if you want slightly more immersion than just using cheat codes, use an unpatched rom and follow this tutorial:
"aHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLm9yZy9kb3dubG9hZC9nYW1lYm95YWR2YW5jZV8yMDI0MDEvR0JBLnppcC9HQkElMkZCJTJGQm9rdGFpJTIwLSUyMFRoZSUyMFN1biUyMElzJTIwaW4lMjBZb3VyJTIwSGFuZCUyMCUyOEUlMjklMjAlMjhNNSUyOS5nYmE="
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=w2mBvc6Pe08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2mBvc6Pe08&t=77
https://bitbucket.org/c0nch0b4r/boktaisim/downloads/
>A sun sensor? How in the gatdamn do I even emulate this crap?
Apparently some pious soul has patched in a cheat code to simulate the act of holding the GBA under a light source. Bit of a shame, really, screaming SUNLIGHT and holding it up in the air sounds much funnier than just letting a button charge a meter for you, but there's that.
GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GotMs:
Poll for MONTH YEAR: [removed]
SEE FOLLOW UP POST FOR INFO
If you do not like any of the games in the poll, you can either add a new entry manually, or reply to the OP with a different suggestion. Don't come crying to me if you don't like the game, blame democracy.
If you DO suggest a game though, please, report all relevant information on the game (magnet/dl link, interesting mods, guides, tutorials on tech, speedrun etc.).
Feel free to suggest any and every game you can think of, bonus points if it's games that barely anyone has played or talks about in the [Current Year] or that fit the month thematically. However, try and follow these rules:
1) No game that relies on modern hardware. If the game cannot be pirated or emulated properly, or no working emulator for the game exists, most people won't be able to enjoy it, rendering the thread kind of pointless;
2) No always-online games, meaning no live service games or mobile games that are dependent on external servers, unless a backup instance of said servers has been created by its fans or the offline content is significantly larger than the online content;
3) For multiplayer games, provide only free to play games that let players create their own servers, or games with local multiplayer that can be set up to play online (requires someone to be a hostfag, or, and may Allah forgive me for uttering these words, using Parsec);
4) No game that requires gimmicky controls to be enjoyable (guitar pedals, Wiimotes, cameras etc.) unless they can be easily remapped or translated into some other control scheme.
Previous Games of the Month:
https://unknown.spam/p58zse2f
OP Copypasta:
https://unknown.spam/akaqy3oq
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Miku in Fartshite
Miku got added to Fortnite in the latest update
She joins other characters like:
>Ryu, Street Fighter
>Kratos, God of War (the PS4 version)
>Aloy, Horizon Zero Dawn
>Jill Valentine, Resident Evil
>Chris Redfield, Resident Evil
>Doom Slayer, (Nu)Doom
>Geralt Rivia, Witcher
>Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid
Thoughts? Who would you like to see in Fortnite? You DO play Fortnite, don't you anon ; v )
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Granblue Fantasy - /gbfg/
Touch the Cow
Edition
Crews
1.Infinity - 692908
2.Kihou - 740471
3.Sky Lords - 733000
4.Raven Nest (Dead) - 1024216
5.Heaven&Hel (Dead) - 933194
Guides and info
https://gbf.wiki/
>How do I even play this shit?
You can play it from your browser by going to
http://game.granbluefantasy.jp/
>I'm not going to use google botnet to play this.
You can use chrome alternatives, such as Slimjet or Iridium. If you don't like doing that, use an agent spoofer for the browser you do use to spoof chrome.
Relink
http://relink.granbluefantasy.jp/
Versus
https://versus.granbluefantasy.jp/
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Old games (1985 or older) that still hold up really well
I remember there was a thread awhile ago about how the retro community focuses really heavily certain years, noting many people can't name a ton of games from before the mid 80s. And to be fair, that's for good reason; many games from the era are clunky or were simply superseded
I want to talk about games you can still pick up and play without getting filtered. I'll start with some obvious ones, none of these games are obscure but I also didn't want to come out the gate with Tetris and Pac-Man. I might be stretching it slightly with Lode Runner, though.
Note this isn't just "old games that are good", there are plenty of games from the era that are 'good' but do not stand up well. Titles like Pole Position, Legend of Druaga and Mappy are extremely of their era.
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Kingdom Come Thread
Since the sequel is about to hit the shelves, I have decided to try the game for the very first time. Any advice for a newcomer? I heard the game is "hardcore" especially with the limited save system it apparently has. How good is it to play, if I can only play 30-60 minutes at a time(I am sadly a bit busy).
Considering that it's very likely that this thread will still exist as the game comes, I guess it can also be used for the sequel as well, so for those who have played the first game:
Out of the things that have been confirmed so far, what things are you most existed to see in the sequel?
Is there anything you wish that they could add, if not in the sequel, then maybe in a DLC?
Would you like to see other areas on Europe with this type of gameplay as well, and if so what areas and what century?
If your potato PC is unable to run the game, would you consider upgrading your PC, to play this game, provided it has stellar reviews from people you trust?
Hopefully these questions will be enough to generate a positive atmosphere as I am sure a lot of you anons are hyped for the sequel, as I remember the first game was received warmly back when it first came out. I might post my progress through the game from time to time, ITT.
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Fae & fay
Videogames either all about fairy tales or just have a lot of fairy tale creatures such as satyrs, changelings, trolls and faeries. I have been in a weird mood all day thinking about the fae. but reading about the dreaming changeling isn't quenching my thirst for fay. I want more.
Now I know of a few games that has fairies. Quite a few of them. Legend of zelda has multiple different types. Dragons crown has a tinkerbell look alike following you all around. I think one of the other vanillaware games has you playing a fairy as well. Was it odin sphere or grim grimoire? Unicorn overlord does have elves with their fairy companions but I barely noticed the fairies during my playthrough. Fairies were a pretty big part of FFXIVs shadowbringer expansion but I am really burned out on that game. Total warhammer does have a lot of fey creatures spread throughout the beastmen and the wood elves.
Preferably I would want something like a role playing game set in a feywild type world. I am willing to try other things though. I know there is one fairy RPG on XBLA but I only played the demo for it years ago and I don't think its even available anymore.
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Touhou Thread: Take it Easy!!! Edition
A new thread for the series that defines the Otaku. Last thread was on post 500 and it's been a while since someone made a new thread, so I figured I'd do it myself. If you haven't had the chance, get Artificial Dream in Arcadia on steam since it's really good and the dev is making free DLC that lets people make their own dungeons. What 2hu and 2hu spin offs have you been playing /v/?
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Is it possible to play a game "incorrectly"?
Finally decided to pull out Skate It and actually play through it since I'm one of those people who still play Wii games. For those who don't know, this was one of the "mid-size" entries from the seventh gen, where the publisher made a side-game to whatever they were releasing on the 360/PS3 in order to cash in on some of that Wii money printing. Dead Space: Extraction and RE Chronicles (And Modern Warfare 2 on the DS) were similar such games. So for Skate It, it's an "inbetween-quel" for Skate 1 and 2, and one of the big gimmicks for the game is that it makes use of the Wii balance board. Now I've been playing the game for the past week, and I cannot get used to the balance board controls at all as their either seem "too" sensistive or not sensitive "enough" (Despite whatever I set in the options). However today, I finally decided to try the Nunchuk configuration and was effortlessly able to play the game with little issue. Effortless to the point that the game almost feels "too easy". So this is where my question is coming from.
Is are there some games designed around a certain play style or even control scheme where, if you play the game any other way, you essentially "break" the game and can no longer have any fun?
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Hi-Rez is experience mass lay offs
Smite and Realm Royale developer Hi-Rez Studios seems to have conducted layoffs this week. Nearly 30 employees (at time of writing) revealed they were impacted on social media.
A reason for the layoffs has currently not been disclosed. According to Gaming World's Jake Lucky, these cuts are "massive" and seem to primarily impact the Smite team, which is developing the sequel Smite 2.
Hi-Rez previously laid off workers October 2024, targeting the cosmetic and system features teams across its various subsidiaries. This new round looks to be more widespread: producers, designers, programmers, and esports commentators are among those affected.
With last year's cuts, CEO Stewart Chisam explained the studio eliminated staff to ensure Smite 2's long-term success. Chisam's X account has been deleted since then, and at time of writing, a statement on today's layoffs has not been published to LinkedIn or other channels.
Hi-Rez also is ending development for the first Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company.
Smite 2 is the focus of Hi-Rez's "newly streamlined operations," though developers on that title are also said to have been laid off. The public message further explained the three older games will remain playable for the forseeable future, even as "no further major updates are currently planned."
Hayzer, a Smite contract creator, also claims the layoffs have impacted 50-60 developers. At time of writing, Hi-Rez has not responded to our request for comment.
PRESS S TO SPIT
https://archive.fo/FGO0S
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STOP KILLING GAMES CAMPAIGN
TO EUROBROS AND STRAYAN ANONS: YOU CAN DO YOUR PART AND TAKE ACTION TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, AS A CONSUMER, TO STOP GAMES AS A SERVICE.
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
>An increasing number of videogames are sold as goods, but designed to be completely unplayable for everyone as soon as support ends. The legality of this practice is untested worldwide, and many governments do not have clear laws regarding these actions. It is our goal to have authorities examine this behavior and hopefully end it, as it is an assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media.
This campaign originally started from some youtuber who hated the fact that The Crew, an Ubishit racing game, would close their online services and making the game he purchased basically unplayable. Even if it would technically be possible to run the game offline, it's unfortunately prevented by DRM and other jewish nonsense plaguing modern gaming today. He is making a rallying campaign, asking for the 12 million people who effectively got scammed after buying The Crew to make their voice heard and complain about this, so that governments can take action and hopefully set a precedent to destroy GAAS as we know it in an effort to preserve videogames.
Any step taken towards making publishers and greedy kike game companies release offline versions of multiplayer-only games is a win. Any effort contributing to popularizing the now lost practice of giving server tools to gamers for them to make their own community servers is a good thing in my eyes.
If you care about vidya, it's in your best interest to spread awareness of this campaign and do as much as you possibly can, even if you don't like the EU. Sign petitions, screech about it, etc. They've shown that they can seriously cripple anti-consumer practices, as seen with Apple.
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Indie Games
After years of avoiding indie games like the plague because of how cancerous the community surrounding them is, I've finally decided to give them a try. I really love the 16 and 32 bit eras of games but I've played virtually all of the ones from that period that I would be interested in to death and the only people who seem to still be making games like that are indies. But there are so many out there and I'm certain 99% of them are bad so I need your help. What are the best indie games reminiscent of old 16 and 32 bit games? I'm up for pretty much any genre, 2D or 3D, except horror and roguelikes. They don't have to look exactly like games from back then but I'd prefer something that doesn't push gay/tranny/furry/feminist pozz; at least, not explicitly.
I've already tried Undertale and I didn't like it.
Also, general indie games thread.
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The Video Game Industry is imploding
I wanted to make a thread for this since it seems every day there's either a massive amount of industry layoffs or some publisher splitting off. Most recently Toys for Bob and Saber Interactive have split from their previous holders with rumors of Gearbox being sold off or going private after splitting off from Embracer like Saber just did. Additionally 505 have just shut down a bunch of offices in Spain, Germany, and France.
Since just last holiday there have been over 15,000+ layoffs in the video games industry with a lot of companies restructuring like Embracer and Sony after deals with the Saudi's and the Chinese have basically gone sour. This is in addition to games like Spider-Man 2 (2023) costing over 300 million dollars and with the constant failures of live service games, it makes sense why the industry is experiencing a soft crash as it were. It remains to be seen what will come of the video games industry and what will rise from the ashes. I'm expecting to see more smaller publishers pop up while the current publishers will focus on making smaller games with tighter budgets. That being said no one really knows where the industry will go from here.
sources:
https://archive.ph/YI6OK
https://archive.is/ZzK5C
https://archive.ph/3z9RF
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Microsoft Xbox officially becomes a third party publisher
The absolute fucking state of Xbox
I'm glad though, fuck them for all the harm they've done, hopefully their influence on the industry keeps diminishing.
https://archive.is/TBgFm
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Announced
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Super Mario /v/orld Thread
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Anon's Bizarre Adventure AKA /v/ makes an RPG maker game
What happened to it? I feel like working on it again, but i don't have the latest version.
For those that don't know, here’s how it works.
Everyone is taking turns downloading the newest version of the game, making contributions before reuploading it for someone else to work on it. Only one person can actively work on it at a time. This is because if two people make overlapping changes to the database, scripts or switches, they will conflict resulting in one person having to redo all their work. Changes to the map and events can be copy-pasted from one version of a project to another so you’re free to work on new maps and new events if its not your turn and add them to the current version of the game once it is your turn.
It should work like this. OP posts newest version of the map. The first person (Anon #1) to respond to OP stating that he’s going to work on it becomes the active game dev. Once Anon #1 finishes and re-uploads it, the first person to respond to him gets to work on it. So on and so forth. Additionally, whenever you re-upload a new version, reply to the anchor post, it’ll make things a lot easier.
General Rules
>Don’t mess with maps, events or anything else you didn’t make. Although, adding minor stuff like a connection between two areas or fixing bugs and typos is all fine.
>If you’re ok with others editing your stuff, leave a note saying so.
>You’re free to add characters and the like, to the inter-dimensional tavern.
>You’re also free to make changes to game settings, unless its something we’ve agreed upon (we’ll probably do this via a poll)
>We also have a dedicated board now >>>/bizarre/ come post and check it out! (The exact way we use, and the general purpose of the board in relation to the threads on /v/ will probably change change over time. However there will
always be threads maintained on /v/, regardless of what happens on the board.)
Current version of the game:
UNKNOWN! I HAVE 0.55 BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE LATEST ONE. IF YOU HAVE A LATER VERSION AVAILABLE POST IT!
RPG Maker VX ACE magnet: This one contains all the DLC
76UC6DG7
Sprites and stuff: Feel free to steal
https://rpg-maker-artists.deviantart.com/gallery/25208345/RPG-Maker-Sprites
You can also steal more shit from the XV Ace steam workshop using this
http://steamworkshopdownloader.com/
Archive of Previous Thread:
https://8kun.top/v/res/16890428.html (Threads here aren't archived)
FAQ
>How do I RPG Maker VX Ace?
Here’s a good tutorial series if you want to learn how to use it. inb4 jewtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzqt1PzBxxQ&list=PLzevVXwTX9wipsdJnTsuzUoCLb9v5npat
>What about RPG Maker MV?
We decided in the last thread that we’re using VX Ace. We’re not changing this again. Get it out of your head right now. If you made content in MV you’ll have to back port it to VX Ace. It sucks, but we’re not doing any more engine changes.
>Why don't you fucks use version control?
Like RPG Maker MV, we tried that and the project died. Nobody wanted to learn git. It can't be helped. Plus someone needs a
(((premium))) account if we want the project to be private.
>Are you guys affiliated with [PUT ANY OTHER /v/ PROJECT HERE]
No, the group creating this game is not a stable dev group and is only comprised of random anons who get interested in the project enough to start developing is.
>Add X to the Game!
Suggestions are fine, but if you want something added to the game. DO IT YOURSELF. Its not that hard.
>What should I add?
Go nuts, add whatever the hell you like! (However, please keep in mind that if the filesize of this project gets too large it’ll become unruly to work with. So please be somewhat conservative when adding large music or .ogv files.)
>Is OP a faggot?
Yes. Forever and ever.
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PC Hardware & News Thread: SSD Edition
>Discuss PC Hardware & News
>Share Specs & Pics
Current News
>Ryzen 9000 X3D series out late Jan 2025
>RTX 5000 due early Q1 2025
>Intel's new CPUs suck ass and Intel is pozzed by DEI
Last thread
>>977640
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Elin/Elona Thread/General: 8ternal League of Nefia
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TIGER & Other LCD Games
Damn I really miss these things. They need to make a come back as fully functional 1 bit graphic handhelds. Monochrome LCDs and basic bitch chips are really cheap now.
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Game of the Month #16 (January 2025): Iridion II (GBA/PC)
>What is this?
This is exactly how it sounds: A game is chosen each month (which will be relatively or totally obscure on purpose) with hopes of bringing new avenues of playing potential to anons with narrow video game perspectives. The goal isn't necessarily to pick bad games, but obscure ones nobody, or as few people as possible, have played. You can play the game and then use that fact as bragging rights to others! You can use it to broaden your backlog horizons! or you can forget about it. It's up to you.
THIS MONTH:
Iridion II (PC)
>Where do I get this?
7E2A1BD9
Alternatively, for the GBA experience:
aHR0cHM6Ly9kbDFhLnJldHJvZ2FtZXRhbGsuY29tL2Rvd25sb2FkLnBocD9maWxlPUlyaWRpb24lMjBJSSUyMCUyOFVTQSUyOS56aXAmaWQ9MTI2NDMwJnBsYXRmb3JtPWdiYS1yb21zJmtleT0xNDEzMzk1MjQ4Ng==
GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GotMs:
Poll for February 2025: [removed]
If you do not like any of the games in the poll, you can either add a new entry manually, or reply to the OP with a different suggestion. Don't come crying to me if you don't like the game, blame democracy.
If you DO suggest a game though, please, report all relevant information on the game (magnet/dl link, interesting mods, guides, tutorials on tech, speedrun etc.).
Feel free to suggest any and every game you can think of, bonus points if it's games that barely anyone has played or talks about in the [Current Year] or that fit the month thematically. However, try and follow these rules:
1) No game that relies on modern hardware. If the game cannot be pirated or emulated properly, or no working emulator for the game exists, most people won't be able to enjoy it, rendering the thread kind of pointless;
2) No always-online games, meaning no live service games or mobile games that are dependent on external servers, unless a backup instance of said servers has been created by its fans or the offline content is significantly larger than the online content;
3) For multiplayer games, provide only free to play games that let players create their own servers, or games with local multiplayer that can be set up to play online (requires someone to be a hostfag, or, and may Allah forgive me for uttering these words, using Parsec);
4) No game that requires gimmicky controls to be enjoyable (guitar pedals, Wiimotes, cameras etc.) unless they can be easily remapped or translated into some other control scheme.
Previous Games of the Month:
https://reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeentry.co/p58zse2f
OP Copypasta:
https://reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeentry.co/akaqy3oq
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: on PC-98 edition
First things first.
6ADAE91E
Now that that's out of the way, are people playing it (DRM-free day one)? Was it worth waiting for the PC release, if at all, after
Remake?
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The Next Step in AI: 3D Modelling
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There's a need for change on copyright laws to benefit mods
>Be russian modder
>3 gopniks and you are working hard on a project
>Basically bring Vice City into the GTA 4 engine
>Work hard af for free, for years, since you love the game
>Make a trailer to show your work
>Take Two copyright strikes you
>It didn't last a single day on Youtube
>"wtf? mod is not even out yet" you think
>Since Russia has been basically at war with the west they can't do shit
>Say fuck it and release a complete build to play it
I hate Take Two and Cuckstar. Rockstar has the greatest portafolio in the gaming industry, they're literally the owners of the biggest money printing machine in entertainment, 4 russians can't hurt their bottom line at all.
They have a modding community Bethesa would kill to have (specially since Starfiled was mediocre at the very best) but they love to kill those projects and treat them like shit, instead of allowing them, or monetize them by buying them, like Valve kinda did back in the day.
<What kind of changes do you think are needed in the videogame industry?
<Are you doing your part by sharing and seeding these kind files?
<What other companies that you know are against modding on their games?
I think that any mod, as long is not able to be usable on competitive matches (only offline and private matches), is not monetized, or the team behind it is not trying to pass it as official, it should be allowed to exist and be shared.
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/v/ specific gamenight servers
In light of the fun TF2 gamenight, I wish to start some sort of collaborative effort to maintain a list of active /v/ servers, so that our gamenights can be easier to organize.
If you have any specific server you're hosting, or know that the people hosting are old 8chan anons or otherwise cool guys, let me know and I'll add them to the pile.
REDCHANNIT OFFICIAL SITE: https://redchanit.xyz/
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch
(Courtesy of zombie9143): 198.72.135.130:27015
Minecraft
Mikecraft 1.20.1 (Courtesy of segamastersystem): 51.81.52.43:25571
Matchaland 1.20.1: 199.247.69.220:25565
Boba changed Matchaland Minceraft to 1.20.2 vanilla
https://matchaland.net/minecraft and here's its dynmap:
http://199.247.69.220:8123/
Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 (zombie9143): 198.72.135.130:35600
/v/craft IP: mc.chimpout.club:25600
Open Fortress
https://openfortress.fun/
>REDchanit:
OF, Custom Maps, Custom Playermodels: 35.132.109.29:27015
Pre-Fortress 2
https://prefortress.com/
>REDchanit
PF2, some custom maps: 35.132.109.29:26335
Quake III Arena
35.132.109.29:34560
QuakeWorld
35.132.109.29:27960
Sven Co-op
REDchanit Half-Life Sven Co-op 35.132.109.29:34560
Has the following campaigns, plus all default maps:
Half-Life Opposing Force
Blue Shift
Quake (Shareware)
Ocarina of Time (Deku Tree)
Half-Quake Crack-Life
Bonus Levels:
Deathmatch
Classic Quake
DM Maps (DM2, DM4, DM6)
Ricochet
Sneed
Use these
https://anonfiles.com/F5zbF059z9/SvenCoopAddins_7z
SRB2K
Sleepychan's server: 45.63.8.116
>How to play: https://archive.fo/TPXTs
Team Fortress Classic
TFC (Goldsrc): 35.132.109.29:34531
TF2 Servers
(All TF2 servers have a Custom Classes plugin which features the Civilian from TF2C and Merc from Open Fortress)
>REDchanit
Site for all servers if they ever change IPs:
https://redchanit.xyz/servers.html
Valve Maps + Custom Maps: 35.132.109.29:25565
VScript Custom Maps + MvM Upgrades Maps: 35.132.109.29:51840
"SoapDM" Team Deathmatch: 35.132.109.29:27335
>Matchaland
Official Valve Maps Only: 199.247.69.220:27015
Custom Maps Only: 199.247.69.220:27045
Mann vs Machine: 199.247.69.220:27055
100 Players: 199.247.69.220:27065
Freak Fortress / Vs Saxton Hale 199.247.69.220:27075
TF2Classic Servers
https://tf2classic.com/
>REDchanit
TF2C + Custom Weapons: 35.132.109.29:27020
(Features a few custom weapons, nothing too crazy, mostly weapons from previous builds of TF2C which got cut like the Sten Gun and Poacher's Pride. Also features custom player models of extended-universe TF2 characters within the TF2C community like Janitor, Driver etc. If that's too much for you I recommend playing Matchaland TF2C insttead since it's totally vanilla TF2C basically)
>Matchaland:
TF2C Official Maps Only: 199.247.69.220:27025
TF2C Custom Maps Only: 199.247.69.220:27035
Official Maps (TF2C) 199.247.69.220:27025
Custom Maps (TF2C) 199.247.69.220:27035
Xonotic
167.114.96.61
Download and install version 0.8.6:
Windows:
https://dl.xonotic.org/xonotic-0.8.6.zip or any other mirrors at
https://xonotic.org/download/
Other systems: it may be available as a package in your system. If not, use the same download as Windows.
Official newbie guide:
https://xonotic.org/guide Xonotic wiki:
https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/-/wikis/home
How to join
>Launch Xonotic
>Complete the new player setup
>Go to multiplayer
>Enter the server IP in "Address" at the bottom and press Join
If your server is not on the list, just let me know. Additionally, consider checking out
https://rentry.org/abmfz for updates.
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Freedom Wars Remastered
Freedom Wars Remastered released today. Is anyone playing this shit?
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The cross-platform singularity: the convergence of PC and mobile gaming
I've been struggling to make a thread like this because of how to express such a niche topic that gets zero attention. But here goes:
Over the past few years, a certain game Genshit Impact blew up and changed the mobile market completely. A key factor to its success was not only that it was chinkshit BOTW but it was playable outside of muh wife's boyfriend's Switch for "free." Suddenly, the field went from disposable side games played by turd worlders to being taken seriously overnight. And with it came the copycats, and with that came the need to grow and grab more dollars free of Grapple and Gulag's clutches. Thus the PC clients and controller support rolled out.
The advent of Unity and Unreal to Eastern devs, combined with chinks and gooks growing up with always online games and expanding in soft power, while the Nipponese gravitate increasingly towards portability, has resulted in a glut of titles that are available on both PC and phones (sometimes web). As more and more of them come out, some of them, in the spirit of Ross Freeman, convert themselves into packaged games you can purchase on retail. Some mobile devs capitalize off their success on phones to develop real hardcore games.
Meanwhile, hardcore games have slowly adopted the same live service trappings of mobile titles, and handheld game ports are making more money than ever.
<battle passes
<microtransaction shops, lootboxes, and gachas
<deckbuilding
<wikis and metas
<"gameplay loops"
<limited time collabs and crossovers
All the talk about normalfag gamers suddenly discovering indie games is BS as Palworld and Helldivers 2 were both live service games that happened to have the aesthetic of hardcore games. This development is what flash games and handheld titles were leading up to.
My thesis is that games will eventually be designed for both mobile and PC from the ground up, due to the rise of the East in influence, and the future of gaming relies on the direction this development takes, for the better or worse. Ideally all games will start out free, replacing traditional demos, but there will be an option to buy the game outright or play it with microtransactions. Alternatively, hardcore games will be ported to ARM as we are starting to see over the years, with Crapple and Microshit making a huge push with ISA translation.
Pros
>devs essentially have more creative freedom
>low budget and barrier of entry, means a return to the PS2 era of development
>shift to developing for multiple resolutions which helps with preservation as upscaling and temporal aliasing become more popular; something I've seen that is interesting is that some mobile games are designed at a 1:1 ratio so they can adapt to any screen
>smaller gaymen devices are kewl
>grawfix will stop being wanked over and focus will be on battery life and thermals instead
>hot anime babes will eventually cleanse and purify the Jewish rot of the West
Cons
<the live service approach is akin to commercial serial storytelling and most of it fucking sucks, especially with the hero collectors
<mobile gamers are fucking stupid and the mobile market is predatory; there's increasing tribalism over fucking gachas and online shooters like they're football teams
<mobile games tend to have high marketing budgets to try to expand player bases which is not much better than the current triple gAAAy norm
<many mobile games are just rehashes of other concepts, not that that changes much either
<mobile games developed improperly cause heat issues with devices that only have passive cooling
<treadmill work, dailies and external reward campaigns
<devs are also stupid as shit, Alchemy Stars is a 2D gacha that is as big as some AAA games in file size, I started this thread because of how some successful mobile games run like shit and are unoptimized on phones
<mobile gamers understand nothing about technicals
<trannylators
Discuss the inane technical, economic and sociopolitical ramifications, like Fortnite and Roblox just being lesser copies of GMod.
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Which Pokémon region would be my home?
People, I'm looking for a Pokémon region that is my home and where I can do my adventure.
look for
>region that is hell for fairy Type
>region with very few fairy type pokemon
>region where all starters are resistant and effective against fairy type
>region where the Cover legendaries are all effective and resistant to fairy Type.
>region where having a Fairy Type is the worst idea ever
>region where fairy type pokemon are totally useless and serve no purpose
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
This used to be a console exclusive (PS3/X360), but it's out already on PC along with those other new consoles (no word on Steam Deck support yet). There's supposedly no censorship, but the licensed music and DLC are removed. Discuss the gameplay, plot, and more here.
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Gensokyo Genocide: Touhoustein 2-D
Starting a new thread for a new game of eratohoK since the last thread is way too long to scroll through. For newcomers: it is war strategy + porn with Touhou characters and a lot of custom characters that we have added. It takes about a week to play a complete game. I will post updates as I play it, and write a little story to go along with what happens in the game.
I am not accepting new characters for this one, but if the ones we added in the last game do anything interesting I will mention it. And there are autists who want to know how Harold and Vita-Tan are doing so I will keep an eye out for them.
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Spirit science.
I am fairly sure there is only 1 game that includes this but I am curious. Do you know of any game that incorporates spirit science or something similar? I only know of 1 and only because thesnakerer made a vid about it. A part of my really likes the idea now and wish it wasn't relegated to a single pc-98 game.
Like imagine a new game coming out and it starts you out as a cave man who slowly learns of the intergalactic war between mars and jupiter. Then you have to become psychic and achieve nirvana to save the universe from Satan. Sounds funny right? Then again if you know it is going to get insane later it probably wont hit as hard.
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Vidya Cheesecake
Before anyone says anything, THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO RAG ON RAZORFAG! I'm just using his post as an example because there seems to be this increasing narrative that vidya is not "allowed" to have any sort of cheesecake or fanservice in the title. And any game that "does" have this content "must" be a shit game by default.
Now personally, I disagree with this take. If a game is good, what exactly is the problem with including fanservice in the title? We're all adults so there shouldn't be an issue. And even then, what exactly is wrong with a game being fanservice focused? Take for example, DoA Xtreme. It's a shameless mini-game collection only designed to unlock new bikinis for the girls, but what's the problem with that as long as you're having fun with the mini-games and basically playing the "male equivalent" of a dollhouse sim. My bigger issue is that it seems like attempts to remove fanservice from games correlates almost with the "same time" game quality took a nose dive.
Now does this mean that "all fanservice" is good. No, of course not. One infamous game guilty of trying to sell itself solely on cheesecake was BMX XXX, and it failed horribly as the game itself was terrible. However is it "wrong" for a game to not include fanservice in some form? I would have to answer yes.
But what do you guys think? What's your takes on cheesecake and fanservice in vidya?
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Xbox Direct
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Loli games
With the demo confirming Dragon's Dogma 2 is shit, even beyond lack of loli MC, let's talk about games that do let you play as a loli. Any recommendations for games not on this chart?
With mods Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord lets you play as a loli using base game assets. It's a pretty fun experience. During Early Access they actually had nipples and a barbie doll lower half, but this was changed near the final version. Since the same update made everyone's underwear part of their body, it's likely due to consoles than specifically anti-loli. Anyone know if there's a mod to restore these bodies? I haven't played in a year and I'm hoping for a new land mod to release in a playable state before giving another go with my new GPU.
Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim and Fallout 4 all let you play as a loli with mods (3 also makes you play as a loli during a brief tutorial section). Unfortunately most clothing/armor doesn't really fit your character (at best she'll grow boobs) and only Fallout 4 has a mostly complete set of alternate models for clothing (I think there was also a mod for Skyrim to dynamically resize things but I have no idea what it was). Otherwise it works pretty well and is pretty fun. Only reason to play Fallout 4.
The demo for the new Alone in the Dark is a short prologue starring a little girl in a dress. Has anyone ripped the model/used cheat engine freecam/etc. to see if she's properly modeled or if the devs took the cowardly way out?
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Metaphor: ReFantazio thread
I'm the OP of the original thread and since the last thread got ruined by autism. I decided to make a new thread focusing on discussing the game and making OC. Since I'm one of the maybe three people on this whole board playing, I'll give my impressions and speculations.
>This game was rushed in aspects
>The game does have Romance but it's half assed in the weirdest ways
>Localisation is ass
>Bong VAs are tolerable but JP is always better
>Game isn't sjw but pretty critical of all the character's respective ideologies
>It's genuinely critical of the MC's idealism
>He and the party accept that they've been naive at certain realties
>The rival throne candidates's views are also pointed at being flawed having pros
>Some more incorrect then others (The eat the rich beast girl is given a nasty wake up over her fantasy Marxism for one example)
>Game is much more traditional JRPG meets SMT meets FF style job system meets modified Persona links
>The tolerance virtue is a lot more nuanced then what twitter sjws or RW twitter grifters would tell you
>Some of the Not social links are clearly romantic in nature but Atlus cut them
>Speculate they wanted to test the waters by not fully adding it but not fully removing it either
>Think they'll cave with a "Throne edition" that adds full on romance and other stuff that was cut
>They cucked out on giving true changeable gear
>You can change weapons and buy armour
>But save for costume skins they don't change outward party appearance when you put on armour from a shop
>Like XB2 you can chain combos with your party with the press turn system
>PC version despite denuvo hasn't ran like ass on my five year old rig
<I'm just as surprised as you anons
>Strohl and the male party members are bros
>Hulkenberg might be best girl due how much of a spergy dork she is
Note there is a way to play the full game by hacking the demo, which I'll try looking for.
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Witches!
Let us all post games where you can play as cute witches. In memory of our fallen anon. I thought I had lost this pic but I found it I am so happy.
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Successor Naming: Consoles, Games, & Other Related Paraphanalia
Do names matter? Do they really contribute to success or failure of a product?
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DONKEY KONG
D K
DONKEY KONG
Which is the best Donkey kong game and why is it tropical freeze? More importantly, how come Nintendo hasn't made any DK games lately? I have pretty much given up hope of a 3d collectathon like 64 but having Retro hammer out another 2d platformer can't be too much of a hassle. Maybe just have a new studio make a whole new kind of DK game? There is a lot of things you can do with DK and his extended family.
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Happy 2025
Happy new year fellas. How many games did you play/finish this last year?
pic related are all the games I finished, ordered from my favorite (Hollow Knight) to the worst, the last two are the only ones I could legitimately consider shit.
>inb4, why that many disney shovelware?
Those are part of a nostalgic binge I've been doing of games from my childhood.
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VIDYA NECROMANCY
Not games where you play as a necromancer, but reviving dead or dying studios.
Which studio would you restore to life to get their potential unlocked?
For me it would have to be Black Isle.
This would give us proper sequels to Baldur's Gate 2, Fallout 2, and Dark Alliance 2, as well as everything they could have done with the Aurora engine after that.