Patient Gamers M500 • 4mo ago • 97%

Perfect Dark recompiled is amazing.

I grew up with goldeneye and perfect dark. I decided to play the recompiled version of this game on my steam deck. First of all, this game had some really big environments for n64. It’s surprising how much they fit in these old games. Secondly, after you finish the main game, there are two bonus missions where you play as another character to see their side of the story. Modern day these are called “dlc”. The shooting range portion of the game is either too easy or impossibly difficult. I’ll try with mouse to kind of cheese it. My understanding is that when you complete the shooting range and combat simulator there is another unlockable mission. Now that I am typing this I wonder if there is another unlockable level for completing on the hardest difficulty like golden eye. Anyway, if you have or have not played this game, it’s totally worth playing the recompiled version of the game. https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark Works on Linux and Windows perfectly. If you run it on the steamdeck, you can just download the Linux version, add it to Steam, then manually tell it to run with proton. I didn’t know this was possible until yesterday, but it will not run on steamdeck without proton due to missing dependencies that are included with proton. Have fun.

Patient Gamers M500 • 4mo ago • 97%

Question: Megami Tensei - Where to start?

I've been passingly interested in the [Megami Tensei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megami_Tensei) series for a while. I've been a little intimidated by the number of games that may or may not have been translated and all the ports. I was hoping someone could give me a rundown of the series and where to start, if I should play with fan translations, or whatever else I should know. I grew up with the nes and snes, so I'm OK with older RPGs and their nuances.

Patient Gamers M500 • 5mo ago • 81%

Fallout Series (Why don’t I like it?)

I think my first Bethesda game was Skyrim and I love Skyrim. I’ve played through Skyrim when it first came out I played through it again in the DLC came out. I played through it again on the switch I have since played through it again on PC. I love Skyrim. I played it so many times and I know it’s a meme to keep re-releasing the game but it is just genuinely very good game. I’ve played fallout three I tried to get into new Vegas. I played fallout four up to like level 40 just today actually and I’ve tried fallout 76. I know the gameplay is almost the same as the Skyrim game but I just can’t get into fallout and I don’t know what it is about that series . Maybe you can help me figure it out because I just don’t think this game is captivating. It seems like there’s just less to do in the world enemies are Raiders or mutants and maybe some creatures and I guess sky rooms really the same it’s just different factions of humans but it just seems less copy and pasted than fallout does and of course Skyrim has the same dungeons, but so does fallout. Is it just the genre of playing in a wasteland instead of a fantasy world the only real difference between the elder scrolls games in the fallout games? 

Ask Android M500 • 7mo ago • 93%

First Android considering an S22. I have some questions.

I need to get a second phone for work. I’m set on a galaxy as I’m really interested in dex mode. How is getting an s22 used these days? Are there any common problems I should be on the lookout for? Also, the battery health in some screenshots shows 32%, etc. does that mean the battery needs to be replaced right away? This will be my first Android.

Star Trek M500 • 8mo ago • 100%

Romulans

I wish we had more focus on the Romulans. They were always this big threat but never were really the main villain. In Enterprise, they could have transitioned to a Romulan war. If even be happy with a new series about it.

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ M500 • 9mo ago • 76%

What is the upgrade path for Baldurs Gate3?

If someone had the Rune version of the game, what do they need to run the updates to get to at least have fsr2 in the game?

Android M500 • 9mo ago • 82%

Ram in phones?

I don’t get why Android phones have so much ram. They often have more ram than my wife’s MacBook and the same or my as my desktop. How much ram is needed if you’re not gaming or video editing? In my case, it’s a very occasional picture or video recorded and then just social media apps and web. Do I need to get a phone with 12gb? Or is that just thrown in there for marketing?

Patient Gamers M500 • 9mo ago • 84%

Resident Evil 4 is a good game, but not a good Resident Evil game.

I played Resident Evil when I was a child on the starting on the PS1 with Resident Evil 3. I fell in love with this series and played all the games. I remember playing this game back on GameCube and not liking it so much. I mean, it wasn't a bad game. But it did not feel like Resident Evil to me. Recently, I played 7 and 8 which where really good. They feel different than Resident Evil, but they were scary and I enjoyed these games a lot. Still not as good as the classics or the RE2 and RE3 remake. So what is it about Resident Evil 4? Well, it feels like an action game and less a survivor horror game. It was a linear experience of just moving forward. It lost the metroidvania part of RE for the most part. I know this game is loved by many and I can understand why it is loved. It is a genuinely good game. It just should not be a Resident Evil game.

Patient Gamers M500 • 10mo ago • 100%

Resident Evil 7 & 8

**Resident Evil 7** I’ve had this game for a while and finally sat down to play it. The game was amazing from start to finish. It legit had scary moments in the game. There were times where my heart was pounding and I was physically stressed walking through the house. The antagonists were really cool as were the boss fights. Fighting the mom was a little annoying, but it wasn’t too bad. This game is like a 10/10. **Resident Evil 8** Right off the bat I have to say this game was more fun, but less frightening. It had a few moments in the first half of the game, but the second half became action packed. I preferred the inventory system of this game and how all the crafting material, key items, and treasures were in a separate inventory. Since ammo was abundant I found myself just rushing areas instead of sneaking through them. While I think this game is better is most regards, I give it a 9/10 as it lost some of the scary stuff that resident evil 7 had. But, if 7 didn’t exist I’d give this a 10/10. With that being said, I’m just about to fight the final boss of 8. But I have to say that both of these games look amazing on the steam deck. It runs perfectly as well. These games have been so good, that I’ll buy resident evil 4 remake as soon as I finish 8.

Buildapc M500 • 11mo ago • 83%

What’s the smallest form factor I can get my i7-8700

I basically use my computer for nothing gpu intensive and have it in a standard atx case. I have an i7-8700 and am wondering how small I can get it. I see those nuc computers and wonder if it could be transformed into a system like that. Or is micro-atx the smallest I can go?

Patient Gamers M500 • 11mo ago • 100%

What’s the best way to play Chrono Tigger(Vanilla)

I want to play Chrono trigger for the first time. I’ve actually played it a bit years ago, but I have no memory of it and didn’t finish it. So, what the best way to play it snes emulator? I don’t want to do any rom hack kind of stuff as I was the original experience.

I have about 100gb and growing that is critical for my business. File size growth is slow, so it will be years and years before it even gets to 200gb. I have multiple local copies and a copy in google drive, but I want to leave a hard drive at my mother-in-law’s house. I only want 2.5 form factor or smaller as my mother-in-law will be carrying it here when she comes to visit us on the city. I’m not sure what the recommendation is. I’m not a millionaire, I’m just freelance. So, I’d like to minimize cost.

Memmy - An iOS client for Lemmy M500 • 11mo ago • 100%

[Feature Request] ability to use iOS text recognition in images.

I’d like to be able to use the iOS text recognition in images that way I can easily translate memes that are in different languages. Other than that, just want to say thanks for the amazing app. I really do not miss Apollo at all. Memmy has come a long way so quickly. In addition, I love the purple space icon. It’s so great!

My webcam does not work. I’m sure it’s a hardware issue as it persists in windows and Linux. I already reseated the camera and it still happpens. The other issue is that it seems the keyboard randomly ignores key presses. I’m not sure what the issue is, but it’s frustrating to type on as it happens randomly and a few times ever couple hundred characters. Can someone give me some advice on how to self repair these problems? My goal is to sell the laptop once it’s repaired. Other than those issues, it works really great. I just want something a bit thinner.

Patient Gamers M500 • 12mo ago • 100%

Compared to Metroid Prime 1, does the Metroid Prime 2 environment feel bland?

Overall the game is OK, but it seems that the environment is kind of boring compared to Metroid Prime 1. But maybe it is just nostalgia. What are your thoughts? If you agree, do you think they did a better job in Prime 3? I'll play that next.

Emulation M500 • 12mo ago • 88%

Xbox vs PS2?

I have a decent ps2 rom collection and started collecting Xbox. I assume that ps2 emulation is further along than Xbox, so I’ve just been collecting Xbox exclusives. But I know some games are better on Xbox like GTA. What games do you think were better on Xbox than they were on ps2?

Memmy - An iOS client for Lemmy M500 • 12mo ago • 100%

I can’t reply to messages in my inbox after the most recent update

I’m on the latest iOS update and using an iPhone 15. I can respond to messages in other posts, but I can’t reply to messages that are in my inbox from the app. I have to problem replying from my desktop.

Patient Gamers M500 • 12mo ago • 95%

I’m playing Metroid Prime 2 and am a little stressed about the ammo. Would using an infinite ammo cheat ruin the game?

I think the ammo for the beam weapons is a bit stressful. I just got them and am wondering if using an infinite ammo cheat will ruin the experience or if it will make the game more enjoyable. Maybe I will get ammo upgrades and it won’t matter. What is your opinion on the matter? I don’t mind being stressed if it makes the game more fun overall.

Steam Deck M500 • 12mo ago • 97%

Is anyone using the steam deck as their day to day computer?

I just plugged the steam deck in to a monitor and while I was transferring some roms and started to wonder if it would be feasible to use as a day to day computer while docked.

Steam Deck M500 • 12mo ago • 100%

Tips for getting Primehack to work.

I fought with prime hack for a while trying to get it to work. I was using the GameCube Metroid prime 2 iso. It loaded fine, but I could not get the controller mapped correctly. I discovered that there is a Wii Metroid prime trilogy iso. I tried this one and then suddenly everything worked perfectly. The on screen button icons even matched the steam deck instead of showing the GameCube button. I hope this helps as it’s a great series and it deserves to be played through primehack.