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- Comment on Do you guys play old AAA games? 8 months ago:
If you include remasters, I’ve been playing Shenmue I, which I think I originally played on my friend’s Dreamcast in about 2001. Think it was one of the most expensive games ever made when it first came out, so I guess that’d make it pretty AAA?
There’s a lot that feels a bit dated in it, like slightly clunky controls, annoyingly long sequences for tiny things (i.e. taking your shoes off every time you go in/out the house), emotionally stunted voiceovers etc - but it also holds up as a good mystery, and such a beautifully realised game world that the clunkiness just becomes sort of joyously nostalgic. I think it’s great.
Also, the creepy little kids that shout “HEY MISTER! DO YOU WANT TO PLAY… soooocccerrrr?” are still hilarious.
- Comment on Outside of gaming, how do you guys use your Steam Deck? 8 months ago:
You can use the box to collect cats in.
- Comment on Goodbye Roblox on Steam Deck 8 months ago:
There’s a gamingonlinux article which might explain a bit.
Very roughly, a few alterations to the anticheat to make it work on Wine made some of the anticheat’s workings apparent, which in turn allowed people to work out new exploits.
Wine is an excellent tool for reverse engineering. Additionally, we had to disable many antitamper checks to make Hyperion run on Wine. This has allowed interested parties to learn a lot about the internal workings of Hyperion, relevant to both Win32 and UWP. As the initial shock of Hyperion’s release started wearing off, many people have begun discovering the various angles through which one can learn more about the inner workings of Hyperion.
As to why all the anticheat stuff matters so much, I’m not quite sure.
- Comment on BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast 11 months ago:
That’s really interesting, thanks - I think you (nation, not you personally) did a lot to popularise its usage in the last 30 years though :)
- Comment on BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast 11 months ago:
I do think it’s a bit disgraceful for this sort of thing to happen on the BBC.
What happened to a good old British “V sign” with two fingers up? Or maybe a “wanker gesture” with a casual shake of the wrist? If even the BBC have stooped to an American-style solitary raised middle finger, what hope is there for the rest of us?
- Comment on Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents 11 months ago:
When compared to the “old 90’s style” of learning around the subject, and looking at exciting ways to work with and interpret materials, by passionate teachers who make the process engaging and interesting - what is it about overworked, undersupported staff at underfunded schools, owned by for-profit Academy groups, and teaching Michael Gove’s “learn a mindless list of things and repeat what the teacher said” that’s failing to engage students?
- Comment on [Question] Anyone know if those Miscro sd cards work well on the Steam Deck? 1 year ago:
I’ve got 3 of the 512GB Evo Plus ones on rotation in the Deck, for my Steam library/game-hoarding-addiction.
I got one of the first batch of UK Steam Decks, and have been running those SD cards since whenever that was. No issues so far.
- Comment on The Steam Deck, nay Linux, is crying out for an official GeForce Now app 1 year ago:
Ah sorry, my misunderstanding. Though, isn’t that just built into Steam anyway?
You know what, I’m going to read up on it myself, so as to be less wrong in future!
- Comment on The Steam Deck, nay Linux, is crying out for an official GeForce Now app 1 year ago:
It’s a Steam Deck. Connected to Steam. I don’t think many people are suffering from a shortage of Steam games to play.
“Yes, Andrew Fear (great name by the way), when I finish playing the 500 games already in my library, and start playing the 200 I already own but haven’t started yet… which all work on it… I mean, yeah, I’ll definitely look at whatever it is you’re on about”
