Two Headed Boy
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I've just started playing the first STS! I'm enjoying it, but it's not got the same draw as Balatro does.. Probably a good thing for me
Give it time...
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Give it time...
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I did just get my first completion on Ironclad, that felt good.. Apparently its gets better as well the more cards get unlocked? I'll defo revisit, just still between Balatro sessions, the gold stake haaaaas to be completed
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The criticisms I've seen is it's boring and it feels empty. Some of the mechanics of the game feel too complicated apparently.
On the flip side as you are saying folk are saying 20 or so hours in they're loving it. Aside from IGN
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I probably will pick it up soon.
Got some proper time in this now.
It is a good game. IGN must have an agenda.
It does have it's issues and flaws. Voice acting and story are secondary to the gameplay.
I saw a review that said it was like an MMO for single players and I think I'd agree.
There's plenty to do, it's far from empty, there's just no markers every 20 steps to advertise everything that there is to do.
They've stolen loads, from loads of games, and scramashed it into one incredible sandbox.
I'd recommend. I've not hit the difficulty spike yet though, I know it's coming and I know it's brutal. Can't wait
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Thanks for the insight into what to expect. I think IGN have buried themselves having been a relatively trustworthy source of reviews historically. An incredible turn around really for Crimson Desert.Got some proper time in this now.
It is a good game. IGN must have an agenda.
It does have it's issues and flaws. Voice acting and story are secondary to the gameplay.
I saw a review that said it was like an MMO for single players and I think I'd agree.
There's plenty to do, it's far from empty, there's just no markers every 20 steps to advertise everything that there is to do.
They've stolen loads, from loads of games, and scramashed it into one incredible sandbox.
I'd recommend. I've not hit the difficulty spike yet though, I know it's coming and I know it's brutal. Can't wait
I like the fact exploration of the world builds up your XP instead of manually having to twiddle with attributes. Heard as well the character also ages with time which is interesting.
I've been playing Kingdom Come (late to party) which is quite good. I have a bad habit of no playing all my games I buy. Feel a wee better about CD with your endorsement.
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Thanks for the insight into what to expect. I think IGN have buried themselves having been a relatively trustworthy source of reviews historically. An incredible turn around really for Crimson Desert.
I like the fact exploration of the world builds up your XP instead of manually having to twiddle with attributes. Heard as well the character also ages with time which is interesting.
I've been playing Kingdom Come (late to party) which is quite good. I have a bad habit of no playing all my games I buy. Feel a wee better about CD with your endorsement.
There's not really a levelling or xp system, pick up tokens that award the skill points. Easy to respec too if you get smashed.
I could go on, but I think best to go as blind as possible.
First one? Met the priest? My favourite sequence in a game for a long time
not finished the first one yet. Good game, just slows down at times and I'm terrible at finishing things. Burn out doing everything except getting to the end. ** If you've not already been doing it, pick nettles and other flowers for the passives!
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Definitely pick it up when it comes down in price. I have a habit of buying stuff I don't always play. Hilarious though that the user rating is now 8.8 and Resident Evil Requiem is 9.4.There's not really a levelling or xp system, pick up tokens that award the skill points. Easy to respec too if you get smashed.
I could go on, but I think best to go as blind as possible.
First one? Met the priest? My favourite sequence in a game for a long time
** If you've not already been doing it, pick nettles and other flowers for the passives!
Yeah just the first one mate. I've been exploring and getting use to it having picked it up cheap on Steam. Thanks for the tip, hopefully get some time to play again soon.
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Has anyone bought or has any experience of these little boxes you can buy loaded with thousands of old retro games.
Two Headed Boy
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I built one myself. It's not too complicated if you want a fun wee project. Plenty of how to guides out there for Retropie or Batocera if you give it a Google.
The ones you buy off Temu and the like usually come with pretty cheap controllers, loads of repeated mistitled games etc...
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Yeah I bought one of these game sticks. The X10 Pro is good but some of the PlayStation games a little grainy. Has a few Dreamcast games which don't look too bad. Suppose depends what systems you're looking for. Bought it for less than 25 on Tick Tock. The pads are decent but run on batteries, suppose you could always get rechargeable ones.
Have a YouTube of the retro console models and it'll give you a taster of what to expect.
Tried a couple of others but arrived broken. Good old Ali Express.
I'm sure they will perfect these in time.
You can buy hard drives loaded with games. One I have is quite good. Has games like the Witcher 3 and GTA. The odd game that doesn't work but for what I paid I can't complain
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Can any if yous tell me about this stuff?
Two Headed Boy
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You've got a Nintendo Wii, a PS Vita (white handheld) and a PSP (black handheld) and some older games.
Are you looking to punt them?
They're all around 15 years old. Not old enough to be collectable for the old nerds but too old for the weans to be interested.
The handhelds might get you somewhere between £10-25 each if you went to eBay or the like, but the rest of it you'd likely find in a charity shop these days.
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My mate got them on a job. I told him one of yous on here would know.
And yous were on the ball.
Hibee Kev
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As 2HB says they’re in that annoying sweet spot between not being old enough to have retro collectible value, and too old to be of value to current gamers.
I’d hang onto the handhelds! They weren’t that common even at the time. I sold my Dad’s old Sega Multimega (released ~1994?) for £600 a few years ago on Ebay.
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I know sod all about gaming etc but friends of ours have 2 sons who are consumed by it - anyway, the boys decided to have a clear-out of their old games etc and raised £12k - and they say nostalgia ain’t what it used to be!
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I have an MQ3 and it wouldn't be the most comfortable to wear for long periods. As well the common side effect from using VR is tiredness and eye strain. OK in small doses but wouldn't recommend it for long spells.
Two Headed Boy
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£12k! Wow that must be some amount of stuff.
It's a funny thing nostalgia. Old games tap into it more than most things for me. I think, because unlike movies or music, most of it isn't available to stream or easily accessed digitally (legally).
I doubt I'd get anything like £12k, but I do consider selling my Speccy+2 from time to time. Its been refurbished and works like it's 1986, but I hardly ever use it. I still have a ton of OG games on cassette too. I could probably get a few hundred for the lot but I cant bear to part with it. It genuinely feels like a link to my childhood when I open the wee box with all my tapes in and see Daley Thomson's Decathlon or Kenny Dalgliesh: Football Manager staring back at me... Only for me to inevitably close it again because I've got something better to do.
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Makes me wish I knew how to look after stuff when I was wee.
I've sold some old games upwards of £100 though. Castlevania symphony of the night with the art books and music discs. Got it for a fiver in games exchange on Leith walk. One of the best games ever imo.
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Thank you. I have tried a playstation vr and it was a bit uncomfortable on both the head and eyes.
So when playing vr games do most people just play for a short time?
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I had the meta quest 2 when it came out, gave me migraines within a couple hours.
Newer one is apparently better on the eyes.
I fell over going on a rollercoaster
tried to stand through it, went to take a knee when it got wobbly and went down like a tree 
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Two Headed Boy
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I always fancied a go on an Atari Jaguar just because of those weird controllers. Not because of the games mind you. I've emulated a few of those and they are terrible.
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SNK Neo Geo was the one I always wanted! They cost a fortune as did the games (£100 a pop back in the 90s), never knew anyone who had one. Graphics were arcade quality at the time. Played the metal slug series on emulator, quality.
Two Headed Boy
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Definitely.
There was a Metal Slug machine in the arcade we'd drop into on our lunch breaks at school. Absolute classic.
Have you ever played Neo Turf Masters? Insanely addictive for an arcade golf game.