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Post by qaantar on Feb 27, 2017 16:31:06 GMT -6
Not a game, but this record player is remarkable...
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Post by qaantar on Feb 26, 2017 17:18:57 GMT -6
So I've been trying to find a Fire Emblem anthology, or something relatively recent that covers the history of the games. So far, I'm coming up with nothing. There was something promising on Amazon Japan called "25th anniversary" published very recently. It has very bad reviews, and from what I can tell of the reviews, despite the name of the book, it only covers two of the more recent games. Kind of a shame...
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Post by qaantar on Feb 26, 2017 11:24:36 GMT -6
Although I don't think it's listed here, happy birthday to my buddy qaantar . Musician and Kickstarter guru. Thanks, XM! I think I used a generic birthday for the board registration, this one's the real day. Maybe.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 21, 2017 6:37:54 GMT -6
Does anybody know of any Fire Emblem Anthologies that exist, whether in English or Japanese? I'm looking for books that have a history of the games, characters...
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Post by qaantar on Feb 19, 2017 17:32:08 GMT -6
Have we look Here at the Japanese Kickstarter version for Bloodstained? I found one spot where Bloodstained was in Japanese. Never found an equivalent for Ritual of the Night. From Kickstarter: Exploration: Bloodstained's story unfolds as you explore Gebel's hellish castle; a sprawling structure that features a variety of locations. As you explore the massive castle you'll find warp gates that will allow you to travel quickly without having to backtrack too much. From igavania.com/jp: 探 索:この血塗られた物語は、ジーベルの地獄の城を探索していくことで展開していきます。広範 なマップには、様々な場所や地形が盛り 込まれています。また、大規模な城内を探索していく中で、ワープゲートを見つけることもあるでしょう。このゲートを使えば同じ道を何回も行き来することな く、様々な場所へ行くことができます。 Google Translate gives it as "This blooded story." 血塗られた物語: chinurareta monogatari -- a story smeared with blood (i.e., bloodstained) Also, ジーベルの地獄の城: Jiiberu no jigoku no shiro -- Gebel's hell castle.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 19, 2017 17:26:40 GMT -6
Well, here's my lazy attempt at a Kanji-fied Japanese title (via Google Translator!) 悪要塞ジビル: 結晶の歌Translated back to English: Evil Fortresses: Crystal Songs That's actually pretty good. Have we look Here at the Japanese Kickstarter version for Bloodstained? You missed ジビル, which is maybe supposed to be Gebel (i.e., Evil Fortress Gebel)? It should be ジーベル (Jiiberu), or at least that's the name in the other description that Brainiac posted.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 17, 2017 14:27:27 GMT -6
Personally, I think this thread is now even more hysterically funny to those who actually read it.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 3, 2017 17:57:50 GMT -6
Friend ID: 4441948804
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Post by qaantar on Feb 3, 2017 11:34:49 GMT -6
I think Goobsausage is referring to the download "updates" that happen during the first part. No, they stop after a while. That was them. I don't understand why the whole game couldn't be downloaded all at once. It's a good question... maybe to avoid the "sticker shock" of a massive download all at once? Sort of weird, but it does get better past the intro.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 3, 2017 4:55:39 GMT -6
I think Goobsausage is referring to the download "updates" that happen during the first part. No, they stop after a while.
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Post by qaantar on Feb 1, 2017 8:01:10 GMT -6
I'm not dead yet!
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Post by qaantar on Jan 28, 2017 10:11:51 GMT -6
Shades of the Diablo III color controversy... ah, some things never change.
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Post by qaantar on Jan 27, 2017 5:55:32 GMT -6
So it turns out that this one did make its goal! The team has continued to post monthly updates... the latest one has an amped up version of music that I wrote!! The music player is down toward the bottom on the link. I wrote the lute and tambourine (my hero character is a bard with a tambourine-playing monkey perched on his hat). They added all of the extra percussion, strings, flute, and voice to what I wrote... it turned out great for battle music! For comparison, you can hear the original here.
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Post by qaantar on Jan 24, 2017 15:58:22 GMT -6
I backed their previous project, STASIS. They make some gorgeous isometric games. Check it out if it's your thing:
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Post by qaantar on Jan 23, 2017 14:35:26 GMT -6
They're trying again.
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Post by qaantar on Jan 11, 2017 19:15:15 GMT -6
It was on Newegg as a "see in cart" sort of thing. Also, the card is by Gigabyte rather than evga... but seems to be doing just fine so far!
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Post by qaantar on Jan 9, 2017 11:52:20 GMT -6
So I ended up getting a 1070 Founders edition (was on sale for $360)... which is quite the upgrade from my 570.
It's working great, and it's nice to be able to crank games up to the highest settings again...!
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Post by qaantar on Dec 19, 2016 19:47:41 GMT -6
Interesting, though the price bumps up when you factor in the price of Windows 10, keyboard, mouse, and it doesn't come with warranty for the whole shebang if something goes wrong. A more powerful processor isn't really necessary at the moment for the average person unless you're into video editing, insane multi-tasking and stuff like that. The thing about the pre-built PC I posted is that it is completely upgradable, and that building a PC with the same exact parts would actually cost you more than if you just buy it from amazon. I agree about the PSU, that's pretty risky, and I've read reviews of that being an issue. Might have to replace it. Aside from that, the pre-build is able to play most AAA games at 1080p 60fps with high/max details which is really all I'm looking for. For $810, you could buy that pre-built PC, along with an extra 8GB of ram and a 240GB SSD for faster boot performance. Yeah well, about the CPU, I said that to myself when I bought one AMD FX6300 in 2013 for my then new PC. The result, as expected, disappointment. CPU intensive games like GTA V (and open-world games in general), MMOs and some bad ports (I'm looking at you, Final Fantasy 13) do benefit from a better processor. Anyway, the only thing inherently bad about the pre-built (aside from the PSU), is that RX 480 with reference cooler. You really should stay away from that. Really, sell it or something and buy a non-reference model from Sapphire or MSI. Other than that, it is sufficient for your needs. And by the way, Elfina Ashfield said something about the PCI Express 2.0 bottlenecking the graphics card. That's not an issue though, as TPU just tested in this review. Ooh, interesting. Hrm. Decision, decisions. I may just go w/ a graphics card in the short term, then. My RAM is currently at 32GB, and I have plenty of SSD HDs. So it's really just CPU (i7 2600k @ 3.4 GHz) and video card that are lacking...
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Post by qaantar on Dec 17, 2016 20:47:08 GMT -6
Thanks to you both... it's that sort of limitation (2.0 vs 3.0) that I was worried might exist... so thanks for the clarification on it! And you're correct, my motherboard is 2.0 for PCI slots (it's an ASUS P67, www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/P67%20Extreme4/?cat=Specifications). So as much as I was hoping to get by for another year or two by just upgrading the card, I guess it's time to do the whole upgrade thing....
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Post by qaantar on Dec 17, 2016 8:11:23 GMT -6
OK, so I realize this board isn't a PC tech board, but I figure some of you might know the answer to this question or know where to look...
I built my PC back in 2011-2012 timeframe, and it's finally getting to the point where I can't max out the newest games. The RAM and CPU are pretty much maxed out for the motherboard, but the video card could usually use an upgrade. I think it's an GeForce 400 or 500 series...
It seems like video cards are pretty much backword compatible, so I should be able to get a 900 or 1000 series... my question is if there's a way to tell whether the motherboard will be limiting any of that upgrade? (i.e., why bother with a 1000 series, if the motherboard really won't be able to take advantage of it).
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