NingenJanai
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Pile of redheads + miserable does not compute.
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Pile of redheads + miserable does not compute.
someguyinahat
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They got David Suchet to do the voice acting?!
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Ireland
I am not sure about the ROM part. If it wasn't for the emulation part I would get it. But I am not sure if it's worth the money
Tizoc
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Just use any other emulator.
Final Burn Alpha for example runs the games well and you can apply whichever graphic shader or filters you want.
You can even set your own button macros and use a PS4 controller for example.
Xrd has a good tutorial mode, generally you want to find characters whose style suits you.
I only meant the 3D model. The game doesn't have Italian audio, so I'd never get the full Poirot experience I'd want.
salazar547
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Xrd runs perfectly in my pc , have to learn how to play Potemkin now \o/
shortsFortallPeople
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Eh, never a big fan of this stuff because a) shots weren't composed with 16:9 in mind so some things end up looking off and b) it's impossible to pull off a full 16:9 redo since there are often production elements on the sides since no one ever thought that that space would be seen by the audience. That means you'll have to do some cropping, like the hand of that lady at the desk for example or the corpse in the casket someone posted above. Or Gillian's feet in the first picAlso the entire series released in widesceen on Blu-Ray yesterday. Proper widescreen too, none of that cropping crap.
I'd also just rather have the 4:3 film done in HD instead of trying to accommodate for people's aversion to black bars by trying to "fix" some of these older shows. But I suppose there aren't enough of us out there for that to make a difference.
I feel that I am playing with fire if I continue to talk about emulator and roms, so I am dropping this conversation
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
You are talking about legal purchased ROMs, so no problem there.
And emulators are in 99% of all cases also perfectly legal...
And emulators are in 99% of all cases also perfectly legal...
Baron_Calamity
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Did Rez or Rez HD ever come out for the pc/steam? Google says no but I remember playing it. Maybe I was just playing the 360 version through my computer monitor?
I was going to talk about roms obtained from other places that's not legal >.<
I feel like you misread what I said there. I'm fine with playing GG, I played X2 Reload to death back on the PS2. I want to support fighting games on Steam I just don't know when I'll get around to playing this one and I'm trying to avoid spending money on games I'm not going to immediately play these days. Yakuza 5 is taking up all my time right now.
lashman
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The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
nope, never was on PC... sadly
I see...
in that case ignore what I said
Tizoc
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My bad was busy writing for another thread ^^;
But yeah I too will have Y5 Take up all my gaming time X3
NingenJanai
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You can always put some cardboard on the sides of your tv and everybody will be happy, those who want the widescreen release and those who want to watch it on letterbox.
Haunted
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I mean, that's a lovely upgrade to the image quality, but you do see that the top and bottom have been (lightly) cropped?Also the entire series released in widesceen on Blu-Ray yesterday. Proper widescreen too, none of that cropping crap.
Also the left side of the screen gets a ton more new space compared to the right, so every shot intended to be centered will be slightly off-center now.
Still a great upgrade, absolutely (though I'll never understand people getting box sets for TV series, but to each their own).
rainking187
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sigh...
can't say I'm surprised...
Yeah, I'm not going to be increasing my payment on the NeoGeo bundle now. I already had all the KoF games on Steam, so I was only really interested in the possibility of getting Steam keys for the leaked games from the bundle.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Tribes:Ascend patch 1.1, "Out of the Blue", releases today!
Includes massive balance changes, complete removal of microtransactions, new maps, and an overall shift to a game structure more similar to the first two Tribes.
Includes massive balance changes, complete removal of microtransactions, new maps, and an overall shift to a game structure more similar to the first two Tribes.
shortsFortallPeople
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But I would still end up with less picture since they cropped vertically, too. Like I mentioned, look at the desk lady's hands or where Gillian's feet are in the the picture above it.
Just don't care for cropping especially if it's to falsely accommodate for 16:9. Just leave it at 4:3 but remaster it in higher res.
derExperte
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Note that the pictures aren't exactly the same time-wise so it's hard to say if something was cropped or for example a camera zoom happened. But you're right, I bet many shots will now look weird, changing the aspect ratio after the fact is very rarely a good idea. Unfortunately the majority is more concerned with filling up their TVs with something, anything than preserving the original scene/screen composition. At least the dark days of pan&scan are behind us, that was much worse.
That would work about as well as turning down colors to make a movie b/w again after it was colorized since I doubt the original frame shown was always the center or consistent.
Great read, thanks. Would be nice to get something like this about X-Files.
What does this mean if I bought the steam starter pack? Do I get something?
Tizoc
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Silly question but this is the game with all it's DLC and updated stuff right?
Just put your TV in a window and draw your curtains over either side and for the proper cinematic experience draw them from closed before you start what ever your watching.
REmake was waaaay better at it's original aspect ratio than it's twisted spin on pan and scan. Be interesting to see how 0 turns out as unlike REmake that didn't have a static camera view point and would pan across the scene in certain rooms.
REmake was waaaay better at it's original aspect ratio than it's twisted spin on pan and scan. Be interesting to see how 0 turns out as unlike REmake that didn't have a static camera view point and would pan across the scene in certain rooms.
Kaleinc
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Not to mention original aspect ratio would work great on my square display.
Nyteshade517
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that is correct
spindoctor
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People who prefer the original 4:3 pictures aren't old men yelling at clouds. It's a matter of shot composition and unless the director had the foresight to adjust their shots back in the day, you'll end up with a lot of dead space on both sides. I get that people obviously prefer a native widescreen picture nowadays but if everything ends up happening the centre 60% of the frame it's not that far from being cropped anyway.
There was a pretty good blog post from David Simon about the widescreen re-release of The Wire. Definitely worth reading if anyone is interested in the process of converting 4:3 to 16:9.
Also, on the subject of The X-Files, there's a sort of semi official list of roughly 70 episodes of the show which encompass the core mythology/story of the series. Could be worth it for someone who wants to catch up on the story without watching all 200 episodes that aired.
There was a pretty good blog post from David Simon about the widescreen re-release of The Wire. Definitely worth reading if anyone is interested in the process of converting 4:3 to 16:9.
Also, on the subject of The X-Files, there's a sort of semi official list of roughly 70 episodes of the show which encompass the core mythology/story of the series. Could be worth it for someone who wants to catch up on the story without watching all 200 episodes that aired.
Tell us more, please.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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You get the ultimate weapon pack (cosmetics) IIRC
lashman
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Tempted to buy!!111 Even though I am just 65 hours in DKSI and haven't gotten to NG+ yet.
It took them two years to find one programmer? And it will take them estimated another 2.5 years for them to make the game?
I am really regretting funding this game. Once they do refunds I am going to cancel my pledge
Jawmuncher
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That's the twist, they won't.
Tizoc
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$16 does sound tempting...but what if I could get it for $7.50 down the line...
Enter the Dragon Punch
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lmao
they're not gonna give refunds
stop backing kickstarters for video games, it's literally throwing your money away. never put money into a video game kickstarter, or a kickstarter in general, if you're not willing to lose that money
Chairmanchuck
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Hey NeoGAF.
You know what people want? Pilotwings. But Nintendo doesnt do it. So lets make a Pilotwings Scam KS, build some shitty engine, show some shitty video and because of Nostalgia and people wanting such a game it will rake in million.
Lets call it The pilot´s feathers.
You know what people want? Pilotwings. But Nintendo doesnt do it. So lets make a Pilotwings Scam KS, build some shitty engine, show some shitty video and because of Nostalgia and people wanting such a game it will rake in million.
Lets call it The pilot´s feathers.
OC. pls do not steal
There are hundreds of successful kickstarters that ended up delivering great games.
freshVeggie
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So many gifs the last several pages. And I was wondering why browser would crash on my phone constantly.
Jawmuncher
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Still always the chance of failure though. If it's gonna be a successful game, you can just buy it after it's made.
But if everybody thinks this way most of the games would never have been made in the first place.
So far I have backed 8 games, two of them are released. One is going to be released first half of next year (I am looking at you Mighty no 9). 3 games were backed this year.
I should stop backing so many games
Jawmuncher
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Thankfully not everyone does, so you can be smart and just wait.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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and a hundred failures for each successful project. the success stories are far and few between. never worth the risk unless the cash is a non-object for you.
I'm the same as you. The original aspect ratio is what I prefer to see and I'd be a lot more excited for these older TV shows finally hitting Blu Ray if they didn't open the frame or crop them down to 16:9.
Thankfully Star Trek TNG and Twin Peaks are in their glorious original form.
I lost all hope for a proper transfer of Buffy and Angel. I just know that they'll completely ruin them.
Jawmuncher
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NingenJanai
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And then they'll ask for more money in a few months...
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