OT: Video Game Talk (oh, also the Week before the All-Star Break Pre-Game Talk "archive")

[henchman21]

Can you download demos on the switch itself? I’ve never played games like Zelda Breathe of the Wild and would like to try it out before paying $60 for it.

I don’t think BotW has a demo. Some games do, but a lot don’t. I can say BotW is easily one of my top 5 gaming experiences ever. TotK is up there too, but wasn’t quite as profound.

 

[sethro109]

This gave me a good laugh.

 

[henchman21]

The Switch 2 leaks are overall pretty positive. 256gb (ufs 3.1) of storage is probably the only slight disappointment…
More in capacity than speed. 12gb ram (lpddr5x) is a good sign. The T239 looks to be confirmed as well. Very much iterative design rather than revolutionary.

 

[Soedy]

Rumoured price is 400$. I'm in if true.

 

[henchman21]

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza looks delightfully absurd.

 

[The Merchant]

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza looks delightfully absurd.

Oh we are so f***ing back

 

[sethro109]

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza looks delightfully absurd.

Part of me was absolutely smitten by this. The other part was devastated that there was no Judgement 3 announcement.

 

[The Merchant]

Part of me was absolutely smitten by this. The other part was devastated that there was no Judgement 3 announcement.

I really gotta give those games another shot. I tried the first one for a couple hours and I couldn't help but feel like it was a bit dated.

 

[JWK]

These mofos keep on releasing a new Yakuza game while I'm still working on 0

 

[sethro109]

I really gotta give those games another shot. I tried the first one for a couple hours and I couldn't help but feel like it was a bit dated.

The second one is a lot better than the first game. I have it ranked just under Yakuza 0 in RGG games.

It felt like withe the first one they didn't take any real chances and just wanted to test the waters with a easy to make spinoff. But when they made the second one, it felt like a true Yakuza game, especially with them abandoning real-time gameplay in the main series. Having Yagami mentor high School kids and participate in their club activities led to a ton of fun mini games. They also reduced The amount of trailing missions. I didn't mind them, but apparently that was a big problem for a lot of players.

 

[henchman21]

These mofos keep on releasing a new Yakuza game while I'm still working on 0

RGG seemingly releases 3+ games a year and all of them are quality. Maybe not mind blowing games, but solid 8s most of the time. They don’t waste their time with absolute graphical perfection. Just games that look good enough, fun and have good stories. The Man Who Erased His Name is legit good and really is just a small spin off that got nearly zero press.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Just wait till you guys see the official specs of RTX 5090 later this year.

 

[sethro109]

Just wait till you guys see the official specs of RTX 5090 later this year.

The rumors have it at 550W power draw. These cards are getting nuts. Soon, high-end desktops will have to have two power supplies.

 

[henchman21]

Shame they’ll all be used used in data centers for LLMs.

 

[The Moops]

Shame they’ll all be used used in data centers for LLMs.

They'll have specific versions for data centers with more VRAM.

I was planning on building a LLM box for fun, but P40s are going for 2x what they were even just a few months ago.

 

[The Merchant]

The second one is a lot better than the first game. I have it ranked just under Yakuza 0 in RGG games.

It felt like withe the first one they didn't take any real chances and just wanted to test the waters with a easy to make spinoff. But when they made the second one, it felt like a true Yakuza game, especially with them abandoning real-time gameplay in the main series. Having Yagami mentor high School kids and participate in their club activities led to a ton of fun mini games. They also reduced The amount of trailing missions. I didn't mind them, but apparently that was a big problem for a lot of players.

YES. The first trailing mission drove me nuts. Would I be lost if I jumped straight into LJ?

RGG seemingly releases 3+ games a year and all of them are quality. Maybe not mind blowing games, but solid 8s most of the time. They don’t waste their time with absolute graphical perfection. Just games that look good enough, fun and have good stories. The Man Who Erased His Name is legit good and really is just a small spin off that got nearly zero press.

Their dev cycle is truly something to behold. Release a phenomenal mainline then milk the franchise with solid, creative spinoffs in-between.

 

[sethro109]

YES. The first trailing mission drove me nuts. Would I be lost if I jumped straight into LJ?

Unfortunately, yeah. The characters you meet and build bonds with in the first game play a big part in the second one. But there's always synopsis videos on YouTube.