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90's kid, ici on parle principalement de JV récents (Nintendo & PC / Gamepass), de retrogaming, ainsi que de quelques (re)découvertes, que ça soit des films (surtout Disney / MCU) et d'autres choses au gré de mes envies ^^.

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To be honest, I really enjoyed my run (100 hours in). If you omit the bugs, it’s a nice alternative to Skyrim with a very different setting (space) and some quality of life improvements (eg: having your ship to store shit anywhere you go, instead of traveling back and forth to your house if you have any).

But I admit the game feels very old in general (especially because of those loading screens, which should be a thing from the past in 2023), and is not original at all on its FPS mechanics. There is also this odd feeling that the game does not want to block you access to anything (while the new game plus, which is a very good idea and introduced in a clever way, should have been enough to be more « punishing » with the player).

As an « old » gamer, it was not a big issue (especially because I play ton of retrogaming games, along with recent releases), but I totally understand what a player expecting a modern SF RPG game might feel.

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Yeah, I didn’t bother with a second playthrough because of this. It’s strange because the idea is great, so why not encourage the player to do a second playthrough by not allowing him/her to see everything on a single run ?

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Same here. I love this little Pocket of mine (and even started a small collection). Probably one of the best purchase I made. I play it everyday, (re-)discover some of the best Gameboy games in the best possible conditions. Too bad Analogue communication is so bad and that they are unable to provide enough Pockets for everyone, leading to the classic scalping stuff :/.

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Well, Analogue does not communicate that much. They promised a lot of features but did not deliver all of them yet (even 2 years after the Pocket release). It’s also difficult to buy their products, which attract the greed of the scalpers. And they generally rely on pre-orders, meaning you pay everything upfront 1 year in advance (tough this seems to change a bit, they have in stock the Pocket they sell now).

Amazing hardware but poor communication, software (very slow to get any update), and frustrating to buy from.

While I can understand the general « mood » about Analogue, I really love my Pocket, and I almost had all the features I wanted day one, so I do not complain.

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Unpopular opinion here:

I much prefer to play on Gamepass at the moment. From my personal experience, I will simply never have the time to play again to 90% of my games. It’s just impossible (even if I stopped playing new games today, I am not sure I will be able to do so before I die). Since it’s way cheaper to play this way, I don’t see the point of buying new games anymore (I still buy a few games per year, and just cancel my membership while playing them such as Nintendo games or games I really want to play day one like Cyberpunk).

Besides, over the years, I built up an emulation setup with all the games I played (and old games I would likely play at some point, since I dedicate 50% of my play time to retrogaming). It’s not like it is necessary to own them to play them if you want a nostalgia trip a few decades after their initial release.

Besides, the vast majority of those games will still be available in the future (physical copies, online stores, remaster/remakes, piracy, emulation). I believe it is unnecessary to own every single game in the fear of the being able to (potentially) play it once again in 10 years.

I agree that the gamepass model will likely collapse at some point if it becomes too popular, but it’s not a problem to take advantage to it while it’s profitable and drop it when it’s not anymore (just unsubscribe when you don’t use it, which is what I do 4-6 months per year to play other games).

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Depends on your taste I guess. I don’t play those games because they are there, but because they are « on my list ». I don’t think games like Ori, Hades, Hi-Fi rush, Call of the sea, Persona 5, etc are trash. And when nothing interests me anymore, I just unsubscribe and come back a few months later when there are at least a few interesting games. I agree that I wouldn’t only play on gamepass :).

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Well, I am 30+ years old and have no problem to buy games full price. I would have played those games even if they weren’t on the Gamepass. That’s why I said it’s more a question of taste in gaming that explains why you consider such games just « decent ». I think if you try to list your « 9 or 10 out of 10 games », I will have no or little interest in most of them (and that’s fine, no one is wrong here ^^).

My message was more to take advantage of the Gamepass for the games that are worth it, for the time it is worth it. Even if 99% of the games were trash, it would still be worth it to subscribe and play those 1% (and unsubscribe when you are done).

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Je me suis lancé il y a un moment sur F-Zero Maximum Velocity sur GBA, et je pense en avoir fait le tour.
Vraiment génial, j'ai passé un excellent moment sur ce jeu, dont j'ai trouvé la difficulté particulièrement bien dosée et progressive.
On galère au début, on fini par maitriser +/- le circuit au bout de 2-3 essais, et on recommence à chaque nouveau mode de difficulté débloqué.

J'ai particulièrement adoré le côté "shonen" qui se dégage des courses.
On se fait très vite dépassé au 1er tour car on a pas de boost, et ensuite on remonte progressivement tous nos adversaires tour après tour grâce à ces fameux boosts (on en gagne 1 par tour terminé).

Je me suis arrêté au mode "master" (bien qu'ayant débloqué la coupe "cachée" Queen), mais tout était vraiment très réussi (l'OST <3).
Je le préfère peut-être même à l'opus Snes, c'est dire :p.

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Pas encore, je ne suis plus abonné au NSO en ce moment, mais il a l’air cool de ce que j’en ai vu :).

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Commencé en Janvier, je suis arrivé au bout de mon aventure sur Persona 5 Royal :D.

Le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est que le jeu était généreux (probablement un peu trop à mon goût ^^).
J'ai tout de même passé un très bon moment, malgré les longueurs ici et là (130h pour en voir le bout quand même !).

Je retiendrais surtout le polish des interfaces, le style qui s'en dégage (notamment à travers la bande son <3), et son scénario résolument mature (poignant à de nombreuses reprises).

Même si je suis content de l'avoir terminé, ça va me faire tout drôle de le mettre de côté alors qu'il m'a pratiquement accompagné toute l'année :).

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@parigotmanchot C’était mon premier Persona (même si j’avais fait Tokyo Mirage Sessions qui s’en rapproche beaucoup, et qui a une durée « idéale » selon moi de 40-50h).

Je te rassure, j’ai fait quelques pauses pendant l’année. Je n’arrive plus à rester aussi longtemps sur le même jeu d’une traite (j’ai pas mal alterné avec Zelda TOTK, j’espère en voir la fin cette année également 😅).

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Ça n’a pas été sans mal, mais je suis venu à bout de R-Type DX sur GameBoy Color 😁 (je dédie cet exploit aux save states, sans lesquelles ce miracle n’aurait jamais eu lieu 😅).

Blague à part, c’est un excellent portage, que ça soit visuellement, au niveau de la musique et des bruitages ainsi que du gameplay.

Seule ombre au tableau (hormis son atroce difficulté ^^), bien que le framerate soit stable, le jeu divise subitement son framerate par 2 dans la seconde moitié du jeu, et le boss du stage 10 est limité impossible à passer car certains projectiles … deviennent invisibles 😂 (sans doute trop de sprites pour la petit GBC).

djidane535,
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It was so cool to play it online :D.

djidane535,
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That’s a solid choice, also had my Windjammer period a long time ago :). Never thought a game inspired by Pong could be so good 😅.

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J'ai terminé Pocket Bomberman sur GBC, et c'était franchement sympa ! Bomberman dans un plateformer, c'est plutôt surprenant :p. Pas convaincu par le concept au départ, j'ai rapidement changé d'avis après quelques niveaux.

Pour les curieux, je vous recommande la video de RumblePad : ici

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As I usually say, playing day one is playing to the WORST version of the game 😅. I will still play it day one if I can complete my current games, but we have to keep this in mind when playing day one.

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J’ai terminé Super Mario World 😁. C’était trop bien, je ne pensais pas être surpris à ce point (j’ai même faits tous les niveaux cachés, ça m’arrive pas souvent ^^).

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@niavy Je te comprends, j’ai du regarder quelques fois une soluce, certains niveaux ne sont pas très clairs (et pas de chance pour ta console :/).

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@PhobosAnomaly
Merci 😁.

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@mthguilb Merci :). Pour être honnête, je ne l’ai pas connu à l’époque (mais j’ai énormément joué à All-stars, bien que je n’ai fini aucun des Mario de la compil).

Super Mario World ne me faisait pas plus envie que ça au départ (contrairement à SMB3 par exemple), mais j’ai été intrigué par la vidéo d’Edward, et mon avis a un peu évolué après m’y être investi quelques heures. Je pense que je lui préférerais toujours SMB3 ceci dit, mais je tiens SMW en bien plus haute estime maintenant, je ne m’attendais pas à ça 😅.

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J’ai terminé Magical Quest 2 cet apres-midi avec ma filleule, et c’était vraiment cool 😊. Je l’ai trouvé + fun et + simple que le 3, même si les 3 restent des valeurs sûres 😁.

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Can you give more details? I don’t know either company, but could be interested in such product.

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Thank you for the info, I can now understand your reaction :).

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Mes amiibo Pyra & Mythra sont enfin arrivés :D. Elles sont magnifiques <3.

djidane535,
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@bookbook Merci, le fediverse fonctionne 😁. J’ai eu peur de pas les recevoir car ils sont arrivés 2 jours après que je sois parti en vacances (heureusement qu’on ne partait qu’une semaine, sinon le colis serait reparti 😅).

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That’s how you make a remaster :). I have not bought them yet because I don’t plan to replay those master pieces yet, but I am happy such remasters exist :).

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Here is my secret: I don’t care if I miss something. It’s not a problem if you miss a side quest or intentionally skip something (especially if you don’t enjoy it, it’s an annoying side quest). Completing a game can be quite enjoyable, but as soon as it becomes a chore or you see it as a todo list, that’s where I personally back off.

For example in TOTK, I really enjoy my time just exploring here and here. I didn’t like the abyss at first so I played 30h+ hours before starting exploring it, and now that I feel more confident, I am passing most of my time there (that’s why I have played 70h+ hours with only one dungeon completed 😅). I knew about a 4th power, but I didn’t find it until very recently. I was enjoying my time with what I got, extrapolating about what it could be, but it was not a problem not to have it.

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It happened! I was waiting for so long, I almost lost hope :p. Can’t wait to test it out :).

A Link to the Past is too hard?

I don't know if this is the right community for this, so I am sorry if it shouldn't go here. I am currently playing through a link to the past for the first time and have noticed a steep increase in difficulty once I unlocked the dark world. The dark palace was okay but I am honestly kinda stuck at the swamp palace. I would love...

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I think this particular Zelda is especially focused on exploration (unlike the next ones until BOTW). There are many secrets everywhere, with a lot of hints given by the NPCs. When I did it for the first time 10 years ago, I had explored so much that I completed the 3 last dungeons in a raw.

If you don’t want to experience it this way, I guess you should follow a guide.

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That’s exactly why I mainly play on PC nowadays. I didn’t like PC gaming 10-15 years ago, but now I love being able to play at 4K60 / 1440p60 by downgrading settings I don’t care.

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It's nice to see stuff like this for the GameBoy :). I have to try this on my Analogue Pocket :).

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