archnemesis
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It's a temporary codename. They will likely call it something else.
This thread is for stupid GAMING questions that don't deserve their own thread
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But you have. Going through the green tubes - there is a lot of off-screen cleaning during the slide through. Believe.
Until this day I still think that Dolphin was a better name than GameCube
brianmcdoogle
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Might as well ask this here.
I have some coupons, gift cards, and points from Best Buy that are going to expire and I'm thinking of wasting them on preordering a Playstation VR. If, after they expire, I decide to then cancel said order, what happens to those points, gift cards, etc? Do I just get them added back to my account or do I lose them? If so, what's then the new expiration dates on them?
I have some coupons, gift cards, and points from Best Buy that are going to expire and I'm thinking of wasting them on preordering a Playstation VR. If, after they expire, I decide to then cancel said order, what happens to those points, gift cards, etc? Do I just get them added back to my account or do I lose them? If so, what's then the new expiration dates on them?
Don't know all the rules, but I tried once in the past and was told I couldn't use my points gift certificates on a pre-order.
NotMyUsername
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It's been some years since I worked there so things could have changed but I expect for this it wouldn't. The coupon would be gone, reward zone certificates go back to your account to be reissued (or if you're exchanging at the time they can be reapplied then), and gift cards are refunded back to a new gift card.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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Yeah I like NX as a name. This happens pretty much every time, people get attached to Revolution, Morpheus, Orbis, Ultra 64, Atlantis, Project... Cafe..., Xenon...,
DURANGO!
Okay. they aren't all champions, but there were a lot of really cool code names. I would have really liked the Vita/Orbis/Morpheus/Neo style naming to continue. Vita is a sweet name.
idk if I agree. GameCube rolls off the tongue. Dolphin sounds awkward, to me at least.
DURANGO!
Okay. they aren't all champions, but there were a lot of really cool code names. I would have really liked the Vita/Orbis/Morpheus/Neo style naming to continue. Vita is a sweet name.
idk if I agree. GameCube rolls off the tongue. Dolphin sounds awkward, to me at least.
EVA UNIT 01
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Not sure how stupid this really is but is Deus Ex invisible war a bad game?
im about to install the original and play it for the first time and well for 3$ more i can throw in invisible war.
passable?
overblown hate?
just a disappointment compared to the OG?
im about to install the original and play it for the first time and well for 3$ more i can throw in invisible war.
passable?
overblown hate?
just a disappointment compared to the OG?
It is passable, yes, but it's also kind of bland and forgettable. It was maligned as consolized, along with Thief 3.
The stand out good bit is a lenghty side quest involving two competing coffee house chains. If you take a shine to Deus Ex, it's worth playing just to see what it's all about. Either way, it's certainly worth $3.
The stand out good bit is a lenghty side quest involving two competing coffee house chains. If you take a shine to Deus Ex, it's worth playing just to see what it's all about. Either way, it's certainly worth $3.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
its what i figured,probably meh but i mean...its 3 damn dollars.
AppleSeason
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Is there any real use for the PS4 camera besides showing my ugly face when streaming and that augmented reality app? I know it probably works with that dancing game, but beyond that...
Well, it's going to be an essential component of PSVR, so if you've any interest in that, probably worth hanging on to it.
AppleSeason
Member
Obviously not interested in PSVR. You would have it easier trying to convince me that there is a god than making me believe in virtual reality.
archnemesis
Member
You should be able to sell it to someone who cares about VR.
AppleSeason
Member
I don't even own it. Just wondering if there were games that supported it for something, maybe voice commands, etc. But I guess that apart from Tearaway and streaming, it is not really a gaming oriented device.
There are *some* sort of voice commands, in that I managed to enter that input mode once. I've no idea how, though!
The Artisan
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what is a "review embargo"?
Professor Beef
Banned
Review sites aren't allowed to publicly post/reveal/etc their reviews of a game until a certain date passes. Usually has something to do with a deal made with the pubs in order to get a copy to review, but I'm not 100% on that so someone else will have to chime in on that part.
The Artisan
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are all games subject to embargoes or only when the publishers demand it?
and if it is the latter, does it/should it mean anything that the publisher is placing an embargo on their games' reviews?
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W-what EXACTLY is frame pacing? Typing this in Google brings up this:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7195/amd-frame-pacing-explorer-cat138/2
But it seems their focus was AMD tech. I'm kinda confused...
I see it mentioned on gaf a lot but no one ever describes it in detail. They just say it sucks. What I think it is, like in dark souls, where it seems the game just uhhh... Frame skips constantly. Dropping frames for a long period of time? "Microstutter?"
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W-what EXACTLY is frame pacing? Typing this in Google brings up this:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7195/amd-frame-pacing-explorer-cat138/2
But it seems their focus was AMD tech. I'm kinda confused...
I see it mentioned on gaf a lot but no one ever describes it in detail. They just say it sucks. What I think it is, like in dark souls, where it seems the game just uhhh... Frame skips constantly. Dropping frames for a long period of time? "Microstutter?"
Does the fact that Yakuza Kiwami is a remake increase the chances of localization?
Frame pacing is intervals between each frame changing. Say you have a game that runs at 60fps. A game with poor frame pacing would have 59 frames in the first half of 1 second, and 1 frame in the second half. Good frame pacing is having all 60 frames spread out evenly throughout the whole second, if that helps.
Frame pacing is intervals between each frame changing. Say you have a game that runs at 60fps. A game with poor frame pacing would have 59 frames in the first half of 1 second, and 1 frame in the second half. Good frame pacing is having all 60 frames spread out evenly throughout the whole second, if that helps.
Professor Beef
Banned
It's a game-by-game basis, but again I'm no authority on it. Typically the games that do have them are the big releases, or ones that have a big story element to them, etc.
So it is essentially a fancy word for a shitty framerate? Ohhh OK. I just thought it was weird people only started using it really this gen. We used to just say "the framerate drops in this area" or "with this enabled, the framerate is poor".
....unless I am still misunderstanding something? <.<
No, the framerate itself can stay consistent at 60 (or 30) FPS, but it's usually like a judder or odd input lag.
Here is how Digial Foundry wrote about it with Bloodborne if it helps:
"Though its 30fps average is technically correct, Bloodborne often produces two unique frames followed by two duplicates rather than one after another creating a perception of frame-rate drops throughout. Its not smooth in motion at all as a result, and frame-time updates swing erratically between 16ms and 66ms and sometimes higher. Its an unfortunate oversight by From Software. However, we have seen both Bungie [with Destiny] and EA Gothenburg [with Need for Speed: Rivals] react to the issue in each case, correcting their games soon after launch. We hope this will be the case for Bloodborne as well."
It's a different issue because technically it's still displaying 60 frames per second but yea, it makes the framerate look wonky. It's not new, it's just that the gaming crowd is more savvy or at least more exposed to this kind of terminology with sites like Digital Foundry.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I get it now. Thanks guys!
The Artisan
Member
cool, thanks
NipplesAndToes23
Member
What game is this?
NotMyUsername
Member
What game is this?
As best as I can tell that's a screenshot of someone that made a FFIX save menu for RPG Maker XV. The characters seem to be RPG Maker XV characters so I'm assuming he just used those and some fake text to show what the save screen looks like.
No it's like a social media app. You add friends from Facebook or Twitter who've made a Mii on Miitomo and answer questions and stuff about yourselves and share it with other people and you can comment on answers and stuff.
Dumb question here, I clicked on a random game this morning on steam and saw two lists for reviews, overall and recent
Is this new?
Yeah, there is a post about it on steam.
Effigenius
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What consoles can I play the original phantasy star on? Any handheld options?
archnemesis
Member
Phantasy Star 1-4 are included in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (360, PS3), the PSP version is missing the first game. There is also a GBA collection with the first three games.
There are probably ways to emulate it on a portable device with custom firmware too.
The Scrivener
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Xbox Live problem here. My wife's gamertag has been "lost" while I was fiddling around with her MS account email address. In the end the email address stayed the same and her old profile is still live on the Xbox service, but if I log in with that email address to Xbox Live, we get a new gamertag and a zero gamerscore. How do I get back her old profile, any ideas? Or did I lose it in the Live ether?
RodrigoDorta
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why some final fantasy look so different than other final fantasy?
Every game is stand alone story?
Every game is stand alone story?
Yes, unless it is a spin-off or side game that is a sequel (X-2, XIII-2, Lightning Returns)
Invade others. I got invaded straight afterwards.
Was randomly thinking about this today, considered making a thread about it.
Ok, so games are developed on PC and made for consoles. I know its probably not this simple but has there been any instances where the PC code or whatever for a console exclusive game has leaked? The only thing I can think of that comes close was either Pikman 1 or 2 had a PC executable left on the disc I think.
Ok, so games are developed on PC and made for consoles. I know its probably not this simple but has there been any instances where the PC code or whatever for a console exclusive game has leaked? The only thing I can think of that comes close was either Pikman 1 or 2 had a PC executable left on the disc I think.
Developed on PC doesn't mean runnable on PC at all.
Well, just about all game development is done on PCs, very few, if any, consoles allow you to program C++ directly on the hardware. So it makes sense that the games are runnable on PC since you gotta test and compile your code there regularly. In most cases, you also have access to console dev kits for testing (unsure if you need to print discs or not to run the game though). But again, most code is written on PCs at some point. Maybe the Gamecube had an architecture similar to a computer so it was just a matter of transferring the files to a disc and someone forgot to enceypt the exe or something? Porting a ps2 game done in assembler might be more difficult than newer games done in C++ (and especially if they're done in unreal or unity). I assume porting a game would require a new compilation of the code to a new language so it could work with computers but it might be more or less impossible given the odd structural hardware of the console at hand. So a game working interchangeably between a console and pc is sure to be a rarity indeed.
Personally, I only have experience in coding and designing pc games with no intent of releasing them on console. I do have one game up on google play but that game was still made on a pc thanks to unity, which compiles the code for your target platform behind the scenes. Maybe something like that went on with Pikmin? Ios games are usually coded on a mac even though they're mobile games. In that case, the platforms can talk to each other due to a common language the games and apps are created with.
Newer games are probably playable on a monster pc during development due to A) the engine like unreal and unity being platform agnostic, and B) because they all share the x86 pc hardware standard, which helps with porting, supposedly (microsoft seems interested in this thanks to win10).
Thanks for the in depth answer and the insight. Hopefully going forward there are less console exclusives. I love reading about stuff like this.
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