PepsimanVsJoe
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I gave up as well.
Even with the DLC, the grind is abominable.
By comparison the Neptunia games take +/- 30 hours to 100%.
IFI was smoking crack when they came up with the money & monster trophies/achievements.
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STEAM | September 2015 - The Phantom Pre-Load or: AAA Movies Are Just +1s To Us
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I gave up as well.
Even with the DLC, the grind is abominable.
By comparison the Neptunia games take +/- 30 hours to 100%.
IFI was smoking crack when they came up with the money & monster trophies/achievements.
TheAutomator
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Deadly Premonition, maybe? I heard the PC port was garbage and had crash issues.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Between PS3 versions of games and PC versions: depending on your PC hardware not being more than 7ish years old, you're almost always better off buying on PC regardless of the DRM situation. You're going to have better looking graphics and the games themselves will almost always play at a smoother framerate.
That being said - I personally played quite a few Ubisoft games on the PS3 (such as Far Cry 3 / Blood Dragon) because I'm not a fan of Uplay in the least. But I also did so knowing full well that the PC would provide better overall performance - I just didn't care because fuck Ubisoft and their bullshit PC antics.
EDIT: As Turfster said, GTA4 is by far the worst offender and is probably the answer you're looking for.
PepsimanVsJoe
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I had maybe one or two crashes in 20+ hours of Deadly Premonition on the 360.
The PC port is a travesty.
derExperte
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GTA4 isn't a good experience on oldgen consoles, runs really poorly. Also mods. And Bulletstorm looks/runs great if you can get past the GFWL hurdle. Maybe Saints Row 2 but that's terrible on PS3 too, probably more stable though.
I can't think of an Ubisoft game that doesn't perform much, much better on PC. Especially the lastgen ones, AC2 war a slowdown/tear-fest on PS3, AC3 even worse.
I can't think of an Ubisoft game that doesn't perform much, much better on PC. Especially the lastgen ones, AC2 war a slowdown/tear-fest on PS3, AC3 even worse.
Maybe the FFXIII ports, maybe anything ubisoft because their PC optimization policy is a middle finger.
DriftedPlanet
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Steam Store down on the mat. Maintenance?
Edit: Fixed quite quickly.
Edit: Fixed quite quickly.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
GTAIV looks like someone sneezed onto the screen on the PS3.
Trufax: I haven't been able to run GTA4 and Bulletstorm on PC precisely because of Microsoft's gonorrhea-dripping "addition" to the PC ecosystem.
And fuck the companies that still haven't removed that puss-filled boil on their games.
Fuck them hard.
Get secondhand PS3 copies.
Nabs
Member
I forgot you rocked DS4Windows as well. Here are the basic steps to the cast signs:
Unbind R2 entirely in DS4W, then set it as the shift modifier. I use the 4 face buttons and L2 as my 5 sign triggers. Setting that up is pretty simple: double click the button, click on macro, enable both record delays and scancode, then record and press one of the numbers (3-7), then Q quickly.
That's it. Just do that 5 times, and you're gold. I'd post my swipes, but I think I'm going to change a few things around. Just remember to use scan code with the W3.
my review is the last post on the page? I thought someone will post before me for sure! Now nobody will read it, aww
There is one good thing that came out of all this debacle with horrible achievements, now we have even better idea how skewed statistics is and how many people cheat. Of course, there are those that did even those atrocious achievements fairly, but their number is so small that it can be negligible. So about 3,5% of people cheated to get that 100 mln achievement, that throws all global achievement statistics out of the window unfortunately.
There is one good thing that came out of all this debacle with horrible achievements, now we have even better idea how skewed statistics is and how many people cheat. Of course, there are those that did even those atrocious achievements fairly, but their number is so small that it can be negligible. So about 3,5% of people cheated to get that 100 mln achievement, that throws all global achievement statistics out of the window unfortunately.
I just checked an console achievement guide and it says that if you're grinding optimally (with the DLC) that money achievement takes about 10 hours, which, while still mindnumbing is not impossible.
There's probably some cheaters there though (because honestly I'd expect an achievement like that to be <1%) but you can't really apply that to achievement statistics in general.
Jawmuncher
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Finally I can make the dinosaur game I have always dreamed of.
derExperte
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I'd rather deal with GFWL than the Dualshock 3. Come at me.
Freedom = $1.05
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you can use a DS4 on a PS3 though. I know i did when i played through The Darkness about a year ago.
It was one of those games that use the shitty mushy convex L2 and R2 on the DS3 for shooting so being able to use the DS4's triggers instead was a godsend
That's simply not true, I bought dlc because that was my idea as well, that dlc dungeons should make it faster/easier, but it's not 10 hours, I'm way past 10 hours of grinding and with all possible bonuses also, here is screenshot of first dlc dungeon, I'm not even at 30 mln yet.
Also I know from steam boards that people cheated it and I know why, I thought maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not, there is no way to make fast money in this game, without dlc it probably takes literally ages to do.
My Dualshock 3 is light and shaped like a boomerang, so I can knock you the fuck out and keep playing.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I wish Sony would "officially" support it though. The PS button not kicking back to the XMB menu made it a bit of a pain. But I agree, still infinitely better than DS3.
PepsimanVsJoe
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The last DLC dungeon has better money gains.
But yeah it's still ridiculous.
Any achievement that requires 10+ hours of straight grinding is nuts.
I had fun with that game when I played through it on the 360. Decapitating soldiers with an oversized shuriken in slow-motion is quite entertaining.
Couldn't get into the PC version though (probably because the port job is ASSSSSS).
Personally, I'd just cheat the number of battle fought and money with CheatEngine =/
hey, I knew that you have that Experte name for some reason, now I know why.
totally don't agree on GFWL part, but you got DS3 part right.
PepsimanVsJoe
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I actually did that with Final Fantasy VII *shrug*.
Did the "max out all materia" achievement legit though.
Freedom = $1.05
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i know there's a way now to play wirelessly with the DS4 but i've been too lazy to bother so i just run a long USB cable and call it a day lol
And i was already used to that issue from using my Sega Saturn USB pads on the PS3 so when i noticed that it didn't work i wasnt even bothered by it
i got him mgs5 so i guess we're a cool bunch
basically we have a sacred pact that as long as we both live we won't be dark souls-less or metal gear-less ever
derExperte
Member
GFWL also gives you legit achievements and not those fake Steam ones. They even make a sound!
Phawx
Member
I think the bigger bonus is that you'll get the source code to a few games. Also the classic splunky source code is available.
Sometimes that's a very good way to learn.
Okay, now it's obvious you're trolling.
but it's not 10 hours! it's much more than 10 hours, you don't start magically with levels high enough to enter the last dungeon and grind there, I finished game with 30-60 level characters, I had to grind even to go to the first dungeon, I dropped being 500-ish levels in the second dungeon when I noticed that money ratio got even worse! than in the first dungeon, I got so pissed off that I could not continue and having only 20 mln helped of course.
but what's the point? The only person that cares about your achievements is you, why would you care for something you know you cheated. I wouldn't do such a thing, it ruins achievements in general. I would stop caring at all, I mean.
That sounds so casual from you ^^
like when you see an awesome stunt in a video and be like: "Eh, I also could do that, but I don't.
Regarding the appeal of source code: if you're looking into making a game, looking at the source code of various games is pretty helpful. It helps you understand how certain things were achieved and how games work benhind the scenes. It also lets you experiment with the code, possible even iterating of it.
Being a completionist is a bitch.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
LORD had those acheevos on 9/01 so meh
infamous is a great 4 hour game that happens to be 7-8 hours long.
But yeah BB seems to be well regarded so sure
infamous is a great 4 hour game that happens to be 7-8 hours long.
But yeah BB seems to be well regarded so sure
jaundicejuice
Member
A combination of Dead Or Alive Beach Volleyball and Dino Crisis? Regina rocks out that cave man leopard skin pelt alt you could unlock.
Yeah but that's like saying "i'm an overachiever" then buying a pack of gold stickers for yourself.
If any version of that game is worse then the PC port I've had the misfortune of trying to play then may god help us all.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Haha true.
It's honestly something I've always wanted to do - and with my background in programming and my love of gaming I'm actually a bit surprised it hasn't happened already. With Steam being a pretty open platform these days, the barrier for entry is even lower.
My problem is legitimately that making a game takes time. And while I'm sure I could squeeze in a few hours here and there, it would take me quite a while to finish at that pace. There's also the issue of monetization: if I'm charging money for the game I make I feel like I should be able to support it better than what my few spare hours a week would be able to accommodate for. On the flip side, I don't think I'd ever make enough sales to be able to comfortably leave my day job because let's face it: shit's expensive.
Maybe some day when my kids are both grown and move out of the house and/or in 25 years when I retire. Or if the US ever gets universal and affordable health care.
PS3 port is worse. At least if you've play DP with Durante's fix.
Stumpokapow
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I had a dream where I made an event driven electronic board/card adventure game inspired by King of Dragon Pass where you play as a Pickle, Tomato, or other members of the vegetable kingdom and run for elected office. Alas, a dream it will forever be.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Don't let your dreams be dreams Stump
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