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AkiraKurusu

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  • AkiraKurusu
    Apparently there's a save-deleting bug in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, involving connecting to GO.

    I always knew GO was garbage, but it's also now a virus. Great job!
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    Digital_Cheese
    Digital_Cheese
    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Apparently, it might be an update issue rather than a GO issue, as it seems to happen just by people updating and downloading DLC.
    Either way, Game Freak has very much outdone themselves this time!
    AkiraKurusu
    I remember that years ago, third-party Switch docks were kinda dicey due to Nintendo *not quite* using the USB-C standard, and thus something about a voltage difference damaging consoles.

    Are third-party docks safer now? Kinda want a smaller one.
    impeeza
    impeeza
    Today third party are safer as the original.
    The Real Jdbye
    The Real Jdbye
    I haven't had any problems with my JumpGate dock and I don't think there have been any brick reports. It's pretty nice since it also works as a USB-C hub/HDMI out/memory card reader for other devices such as laptops and smartphones, and can be used as a charging stand when HDMI is not plugged in. Truly a multipurpose device.
    The Real Jdbye
    The Real Jdbye
    I keep it in my Skull & Co GripCase pouch (which is a rather big pouch) since it fits, so I always have a dock with me, but you only really need the removable "core drive" part which contains all the guts, and that part is tiny and would fit in just about any pouch.
    AkiraKurusu
    Saw a trailer for the Super Mario movie whilst waiting for the Ant-Man movie (eh, it was just a movie; nothing special) to start.

    Might just watch Mario in April, now, alongside Spider-Man in June or something.
    AkiraKurusu
    Worthwhile Direct news: Pikmin 4 (21 July), XC3 Wave 4 teaser, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective in "Summer" 2023, Kirby: Return to Dreamland Deluxe (24 Feb), new Layton game.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Oh, and that Nintendo Wars game's finally coming outta release hell in April. That too.
    Everything else...meh.
    AkiraKurusu
    Well, okay, sure. I pre-ordered a Galaxy S23 Ultra from JB Hi-Fi a few days ago, knowing it would release on the 17th - only for it to turn up today. Pre release. Never really pre-ordered before; is this normal?
    AkiraKurusu
    I haven't played Fire Emblem Awakening in years, and after the tedious, annoyingly-restrictive and first-half-repetitive Three Houses...phew, am I glad to be playing a GOOD Fire Emblem game again.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Might just try Engage after this; I hear it's more in line with Awakening and Fates, than 3H, which is great.
    AkiraKurusu
    Welp, my holidays are over, as of tomorrow morning...fuuuuck. Now I'll have to actually work instead of gaming, or creating personal ROM hacks for my Pokémon games.
    AkiraKurusu
    I'm feeling a little melancholy tonight; what was I doing at this point last year? I think I was quite nervous about a new job that started mid-Jan, and was trying to get through a Black Eagles FE:3H route too.
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    AkiraKurusu
    Thing is, I was trying to level up all the characters I liked through using cheats for infinite action points (seriously, why artificially limit the player? Ugh) and doing random battles, which took up a lot of time...and that plus the above nerves meant I didn't want to waste any time at all.
    Looking back, I was so stupid.
    AkiraKurusu
    So Pokémon SV has no way of rematching Trainers at will, it seems, not even the Elite 4 and Champion.
    This is a downgrade from even RBY, since they at least had E4 rematches; geezus.
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    AkiraKurusu
    What the fuck have you done, Game Freak...the Game Boy games offer something these Switch games don't. How have you regressed this far...?
    AkiraKurusu
    How much more powerful than the Portable was the Vita? Could it theoretically run Persona 3/FES, a la the PS2?
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    Chary
    Chary
    Emulated, no way, but I feel like it absolutely could have been ported--"HD" PS2 games were available on the Vita, let alone Persona 4 Golden, which afaik used a very similar, if not completely similar engine to FES.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Yeah, I wasn't talking about emulation - I was asking if it could run P3 or P3FES "natively", if it had been released on the device.

    I had actually forgotten P4G used to be a Vita-exclusive game, actually, so it really could've run P3/FES.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    It's like with Super Mario 64 DS - if the devs/higher-ups had waited just one handheld generation later, they could've made something more familiar to the original, rather than needing to downgrade stuff (in SM64DS's case, it's the lack of analog controls; in P3's case it's, well, animated cutscenes and world traversal and stuff).
    AkiraKurusu
    Can't wait for PKNX to be updated with the ability to mod SV (right now, it can only dump files; can't even turn generated JSONs back into .bins).
    AkiraKurusu
    I can live with Elden Ring getting Best RPG and GOTY; at least it's not freaking Horizon, or something else lame, and Xenoblade 3 really isn't the greatest game in the world (it's good, but nothing more).
    AkiraKurusu
    How does Terasterlisation (or whatever) work in Scarlet/Violet? Like, what determines a Pokemon's Tera Type? Is it like Hidden Power, in that it's 'random' but set for each individual?
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    x65943
    x65943
    To be more specific every pokemon has a tera type but it will be one of their default types

    If you catch a glowing pokemon in the wild it will have one other than its default type - you can also catch these in raid battles
    The Real Jdbye
    The Real Jdbye
    In normal cases, it's their primary type. But raids and glowing Pokemon will usually have a different type. Although I don't really see the appeal to that, as they still need to be able to learn a powerful move of said type, which limits the options a lot.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    From what I can tell, @The Real Jdbye, Tera can also be used defensively - that Annihilape thing (Primeape evolution) can use it to become Water or Fairy to make it harder to KO by checks, especially since it retains its perfect-neutral-coverage Fighting/Ghost STAB.
    ...And yes, I did just watch the latest Freezai video, on Annihilape.
    AkiraKurusu
    If there's one videogame thing I hate above most everything else (that's not monetisation), it's nerfs. They rarely ever feel "good", as they by definition mean you once had something great that's now not as great.
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    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Is that hypothetical sword a Legendary drop with a minuscule drop chance, or an item gotten from defeating a superboss or completing an endgame quest? If it is either of those, then nothing wrong with it.
    Even if it isn't, if the game is primarily a singleplayer game, then its OPness shouldn't matter; the player can just choose not to use it.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    If it's a multiplayer game, then restrict its use to, say, a tier meant for OP stuff, or don't allow it in the wider random-player MP but only in games set up between friends, or something.
    Besides, there's a difference between a random weapon or armour being nerfed, and a supposedly-living being suddenly getting weaker for no given reason.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    It makes no sense for Aegislash or Zacian to suddenly lose some of their strength, just because they travelled (or hatched) overseas, and it makes no sense for moves or Abilities used by these 'living creatures' to be suddenly weaker either.
    AkiraKurusu
    I am not ashamed to say, I prefer Sticker Star to the first two Paper Mario games - why? No boring Peach segments, and the original level-up system SUCKED.
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    x65943
    x65943
    You absolutely should be ashamed
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    I agree. Sticker Star is by far better than N64 and newer entries, but not as good as Thousand Year Door.

    Also... STICKERS GLARES WITH CONSOLE'S MOVEMENT!
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    If the first two games allowed the player to skip the tedious and pointless Peach segments, and they used the same level-up system as Super Mario RPG (each stat increases, and you can select one to increase a bit more), then I'd consider them great games to play.
    As it stands, Super is by far the best, followed by Sticker Star.
    AkiraKurusu
    Huh, okay, so post auto-merging is a thing again. Sweet; just don't know why it generates an alert when it already reloads the page and shows you, but...sure.
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    impeeza
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    I just realized what is back 🥰🥰🥰 i do love it
    AkiraKurusu
    Come to think, the Queen's dead now. Shouldn't Aussie's Queensland be renamed to Kingsland?
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    Seriel
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    From a little poking it looks like it was named after Queen Victoria and remained as a static name since, rather than being tied to the current monarch in any way.
    That was an interesting question though, made me curious enough to look.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    I mean, I know the state below mine is literally named "Victoria", so that one can't be changed. Didn't know the state above mine was named after her too, though; good to learn.
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    Seriel
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    Yeah I think she was seen as kind of a big deal when they were founding/naming those areas. pretty interesting
    AkiraKurusu
    Apparently Optus got hacked, prompting my work to send out a company-wide notice email. Good thing I've never been with Optus.
    AkiraKurusu
    Apparently Kingdom Hearts is Epic-exclusive on PC right now...UGH. Will it be freed in November?
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    Dark_Phoras
    Dark_Phoras
    Suit yourself, without Kingdom Hearts.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    All it means is that I'll have to pirate it, instead of getting it legitimately.
    Luke94
    Luke94
    Probably for CCP and Tencent it sounds xenophobic,sinophobic and racist so politically incorrect.
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