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Falconeer
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Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally available, 8 years later. Free to play, Microsoft Store.
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Father mike
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Avoid PSO2 from the MS store. It improperly sets permissions so it doesn't recognize it's own files, reinstalls it's self in all available space on the drive, then "forgets" where these installs are so it can't be uninstalled.
Total clusterfuck. Forums are talking about re-formatting being the best option to reclaim disk space. Don't know if that's impatient teens or the actual best solution, but the fact that folks are even discussing a reformat over a game install is bad.
EDIT: I was able to clear the disk space by changing the permissions in \WindowsApps and manually deleting multiple directories. But still ...
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« Last Edit: May 28, 2020, 10:08:12 AM by Father mike »
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I would like to thank Vladimir Putin for ensuring that every member of the NPR news staff has had to say "Pussy Riot" on the air multiple times.
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Trippy
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The Store That Shall Not Be Named is doing their additional $10 off coupon thingy sale again. Also GTA 5 is the free game right now.
Now the free game is Civ VI. Another Thursday; this time Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.
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Falconeer
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Avoid PSO2 from the MS store. It improperly sets permissions so it doesn't recognize it's own files, reinstalls it's self in all available space on the drive, then "forgets" where these installs are so it can't be uninstalled.
Total clusterfuck. Forums are talking about re-formatting being the best option to reclaim disk space. Don't know if that's impatient teens or the actual best solution, but the fact that folks are even discussing a reformat over a game install is bad.
EDIT: I was able to clear the disk space by changing the permissions in \WindowsApps and manually deleting multiple directories. But still ...
I have been very lucky then. This launch has been flawless for me so far, and I used the MS Store. Zero issues, both install and account wise.
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schild
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Lollllll
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Velorath
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Avoid PSO2 from the MS store. It improperly sets permissions so it doesn't recognize it's own files, reinstalls it's self in all available space on the drive, then "forgets" where these installs are so it can't be uninstalled.
Total clusterfuck. Forums are talking about re-formatting being the best option to reclaim disk space. Don't know if that's impatient teens or the actual best solution, but the fact that folks are even discussing a reformat over a game install is bad.
EDIT: I was able to clear the disk space by changing the permissions in \WindowsApps and manually deleting multiple directories. But still ...
Same here. Nary a problem was had with the install. I have been very lucky then. This launch has been flawless for me so far, and I used the MS Store. Zero issues, both install and account wise.
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Trippy
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Total War fans, mark August 13th on your calendars. SEGA is giving away the upcoming Total War: Troy FOR FREE! for the first 24 hours of the game's release.
Oh, and the giveaway is on the Epic Store and the game will be an exclusive there for the first year...
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Sky
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PS+ annual sub is 30% off today on newegg
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Trippy
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PS+ annual sub is 30% off today on newegg
That discount ($41.99 vs $59.99 regular) is available in multiple places at the moment including Amazon and the PlayStation store itself if you don't have a Newegg account.
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koro
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Total War fans, mark August 13th on your calendars. SEGA is giving away the upcoming Total War: Troy FOR FREE! for the first 24 hours of the game's release.
Oh, and the giveaway is on the Epic Store and the game will be an exclusive there for the first year...
Troy is being given away for free because it looks absolutely awful, and after Thrones of Britannia, nobody is going to buy a Total War Saga title for $40. The preview builds and closed-door showings of the game have been almost universally panned, and recent videos showing off a preview battle do not do it any favors either. It tries to straddle the historical-versus-fantastical line and does it very poorly, unlike something like Three Kingdoms. About the best thing that could be said for it so far is that it looks like it's being used as a test bed for features and QOL that'll come in Total Warhammer 3, as it uses the same engine. Also as a side note, since Total War games all run out of CA's own launcher, after the initial purchase and install, the Epic Store will be pretty unobtrusive for it. Here's hoping Warhammer 3 doesn't get snagged though, as that'll be an absolute nightmare with DLC integration.
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Hawkbit
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Some sort of Demons Souls was just announced for PSV. Can't tell if it's a remaster or new.
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Trippy
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Not a remaster, it's a remake. Also, not by FROM -- it's from Bluepoint Games, they did the Shadow of the Colossus remake, among other remakes/remasters.
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Hawkbit
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Ah, thanks. They did a good job with the SotC remake, but not sure about doing DS.
Otherwise there was lots of good looking stuff in the PSV presser, and also a bit of meh.
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Trippy
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Yeah they previewed a lot of stuff.
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schild
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Seems like it has land of giants don't care who is making it, from is mediocre at best anyway
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Falconeer
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Hawkbit
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You missed Ratchet and Clank. ;)
Returnal looked like a neat idea with a terrible name made by a marketing team that needs to try harder.
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Falconeer
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I haven't forgotten Ratchet and Clank, I've ignored it. I may have forgotten this one though Pragmata
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Hawkbit
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Like a Klansman in the ghetto.
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Falconeer
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Sky
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Do you just not like Insomniac? No love for the Miles Morales Spidey joint? Their first spidey was great.
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Cyrrex
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Better or worse than 5? I stalled out on 5 (due to a unexpected death too far removed from a save, and then a crash too far removed from a save in the same fucking location), but still liked it quite a bit. 20 dollars is surprisingly cheap.
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"...maybe if you cleaned the piss out of the sunny d bottles under your desks and returned em, you could upgrade you vid cards, fucken lusers.." - Grunk
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Falconeer
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Overall, I think 5 is probably the best Persona. But depending on how much setting, characters, atmosphere and stories have an impact on you that can easily change. For example, I like Persona 3 much better than Persona 4 but public opinion is split. Same for Shin Megami Tensei 3 and/or 4. Also, if you ask me the quality of the port is fantastic. The game is gorgeous in a way that it's hard to see its Playstation 2 roots.
So the answer is: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (I have no idea how people do this characters, I copy-pasted it from Google after searching "shrug emoticon")
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Falconeer
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Griftlands is on Steam now for $10, and there's a demo too. It's an RPG with a "Slay" engine. It is much more than what you can describe in a few words. It deserves to be checked out and even tried (again, free demo) without thinking too much. From Klei, the Oxygen not included and Don't Starve people. https://store.steampowered.com/app/601840/Griftlands/
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Rasix
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Better or worse than 5? I stalled out on 5 (due to a unexpected death too far removed from a save, and then a crash too far removed from a save in the same fucking location), but still liked it quite a bit. 20 dollars is surprisingly cheap. I like 5 better. 4 has some decent story lines and some QOL improvements over P3. I stalled out on 4 and couldn't finish. I think I was underleveled at some point and just didn't feel like grinding it out.
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Sky
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Rocksmith 2014 is $9 on humble rn https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rocksmith-2014-editionStill need to get a cord (unless you know what ASIO is), but if you buy Cherub Rock DLC you can get thousands of fan-made DLCs (it uses Cherub Rock as a base for modding). And I do mean thousands, I'm over 1000 songs now and I'm fairly picky
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Sky
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Trippy
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So I discovered a downside to playing more frequently on a Nintendo console (a Switch). I can no longer play on an Xbox controller because the face buttons, while sharing the same labels as Nintendo, are all in different positions. I was trying to play the Code Vein demo on PC yesterday because the full game is on Steam sale and was trying to decide if I wanted to purchase it and I was constantly struggling to press the proper button on button prompts. So now I have a PS4 controller on order so I can use that instead.
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Sky
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If only there wasn't an X on xbox and ps4 controllers I'd probably be able to move between them ok. But there do be.
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Trippy
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HaemishM
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My wife has been among the streamers using Mixer up until last night. Apparently there is some serious high drama involving racist bullshit and sexual harrassment/rape allegations that blew up in the last 24 hours.
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Sky
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I'm sorry your wife is a racist rapist, Haemmy. There is help available, you don't need to live with that.
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Trippy
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Cyrrex
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I'm sorry your wife is a racist rapist, Haemmy. There is help available, you don't need to live with that.
Is that someone who is both a racist and a rapist, or is it a rapist that rapes racists?
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"...maybe if you cleaned the piss out of the sunny d bottles under your desks and returned em, you could upgrade you vid cards, fucken lusers.." - Grunk
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Trippy
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