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Post by Whizzo on Nov 1, 2023 16:11:35 GMT
It's in the "Game Presets" options in "Saved Data and Game/App Settings"*, along with things like inverting Y by default etc, not all games pay any attention to what is set in there though, first party titles and more recent stuff tends to though.
*I'm sat in front of my PS5 right now, I don't have amazing memory or anything!
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Post by wunty on Nov 1, 2023 16:20:25 GMT
I genuinely didn't know that was a thing. You are my saviour.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 1, 2023 16:24:58 GMT
Poor Jesus
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Post by wunty on Nov 1, 2023 16:26:37 GMT
He was, yes.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 1, 2023 16:30:42 GMT
The game profile settings (like invert Y) was so damn useful on the 360 and then Microsoft forgot about it for the Xbox One, no idea why.
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 28, 2023 17:59:45 GMT
I'm not sure it counts as a 'mechanic', but Day 1 DLC can get in the fucking sea.
Two playable characters in Persona 5 Tactica being paywalled like this sours what has otherwise been a fun game so far.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 28, 2023 19:09:37 GMT
Which characters
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 28, 2023 19:48:56 GMT
Yoshizawa and Akechi. I think they get a separate story chapter as well.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 28, 2023 19:51:53 GMT
Could be worse then. Still lame though
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Post by simple on Nov 29, 2023 1:16:59 GMT
Relatedly - needing a spreadsheet to workout which different launch editions give you which pieces of gated “bonus” content / value for money.
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Post by Duffman5 on Nov 29, 2023 6:36:11 GMT
"tethered" co-op. I'm looking at you FC series. If you are going to allow me co-op then allow me to go where I want without restrictions.
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Post by convercide on Nov 30, 2023 21:09:11 GMT
"tethered" co-op. I'm looking at you FC series. If you are going to allow me co-op then allow me to go where I want without restrictions. Ark suffers from the same. And the host drags you with them. |
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Post by convercide on Nov 30, 2023 21:10:59 GMT
The game profile settings (like invert Y) was so damn useful on the 360 and then Microsoft forgot about it for the Xbox One, no idea why. You can still do this on the Controller app. It's been on there for years. |
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 20, 2023 23:49:05 GMT
Not a fan of open-world games cockblocking you by going, "Nuh-uh - no more main story content 'til you've done some side missions!" (Phantom Liberty, I'm looking at you here.)
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Post by lukasz on Dec 21, 2023 0:21:43 GMT
Not a fan of open-world games cockblocking you by going, "Nuh-uh - no more main story content 'til you've done some side missions!" (Phantom Liberty, I'm looking at you here.) Hah. Someone else, in cp77 thread I think, said that they like that you need to wait for things to happen with main story It gives you ingame incentive to do other stuff instead of spending weeks on side quests while main quest "we need to hurry up" just waits... |
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 21, 2023 0:40:15 GMT
lukaszI don't mind having to wait a few in-game hours/days for someone to give you a call and advance a quest, but the part in Phantom Liberty where the game forces you to complete three gigs for Mr. Hands made me roll my eyes. The preceding mission was absolutely brilliant, so being forced to do 'optional' side content for half an hour felt like CDPR slamming on the brakes when I just wanted to go faster, if that makes any sense at all!
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 21, 2023 3:01:45 GMT
I think it's a pacing thing as it gives the impression of there being time passing between the main missions
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Post by drhickman1983 on Dec 21, 2023 3:51:35 GMT
Not a fan of open-world games cockblocking you by going, "Nuh-uh - no more main story content 'til you've done some side missions!" (Phantom Liberty, I'm looking at you here.) Hah. Someone else, in cp77 thread I think, said that they like that you need to wait for things to happen with main story It gives you ingame incentive to do other stuff instead of spending weeks on side quests while main quest "we need to hurry up" just waits... I think I said that. I've certainly felt that way if it wasn't me who said it - it's the best way for a game to balance main quests and side quests imo.
And I get that it can be frustrating if you just want to plough on, but with CP2077 you can just wait a day using the time-wait-thingy and it will unlock. Even in PL, if you just "wait" or "sleep" for 24 hours it will advance.
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 21, 2023 9:10:17 GMT
Yeah, the time-skip feature is great for allowing the player to set his/her own pace, and it works 99% of the time... ... But it doesn't help me to avoid completing three gigs for Mr. Hands in order to progress Phantom Liberty  It's by no means a major deal, and it won't have an adverse impact upon my enjoyment of the DLC, but this kind of thing always bugs me a little. Like, those gigs have been sitting in my quest log for ages, now - if I'd wanted to do them, I would've done so, game! |
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Post by gamingdave on Dec 21, 2023 9:48:48 GMT
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - It's got some great little mini games. You can play it 4 player. You can't create a tournament.
I never really played this when it came out, my son unlocked everything though and we tried some 4 player last weekend expecting to be able to setup multiple events, all voting on a couple, then playing through.
Had to use a pen and paper to keep track.
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Post by JuniorFE on Dec 21, 2023 12:17:47 GMT
Gank boss fights in games that weren't designed for them.
You can't create a game where the objective with bosses is to learn their patterns, parry their attacks and whittle down their stamina for a big hit... Then dump two or three of them on me at once!
(Why yes, I did smash my head against The Tiger's Loyal Subjects (edit: Wo Long) on NG+ for like an hour last night until the cheese solution finally -barely- worked, why do you ask? And that was post-nerf??? Jesus wept...)
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Post by malek86 on Jan 2, 2024 10:26:55 GMT
Game: press Enter to begin
*me pressing any other key*
*game begins anyway*
But I'll admit, I'm so used to this, I kinda feel bad when the game doesn't start unless I actually press Enter.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 2, 2024 11:02:50 GMT
When did Nintendo start using L + R for starting a game, rather than start/plus or A? At first it seemed pointlessly weird, but there’s something about it that I kinda gets you more alert or ready for a game than accidentally hitting a random button.
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Post by simple on Jan 2, 2024 11:05:45 GMT
Or in the case of Psychonauts 1 on a modern console
‘Push Start to begin’
- Options doesn’t operate as a Start button, actually press the touchpad (and only the touchpad) instead
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Post by dfunked on Jan 2, 2024 13:12:21 GMT
When did Nintendo start using L + R for starting a game, rather than start/plus or A? At first it seemed pointlessly weird, but there’s something about it that I kinda gets you more alert or ready for a game than accidentally hitting a random button. Pretty sure it's only been a thing this gen. I'm guessing it's to make sure both joycons are connected before you proceed, but yeah, I quite like it too. |
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Post by JuniorFE on Jan 2, 2024 13:17:08 GMT
When did Nintendo start using L + R for starting a game, rather than start/plus or A? At first it seemed pointlessly weird, but there’s something about it that I kinda gets you more alert or ready for a game than accidentally hitting a random button. Pretty sure it's only been a thing this gen. I'm guessing it's to make sure both joycons are connected before you proceed, but yeah, I quite like it too. Is it only a Joycon thing? Playing undocked or with the Pro controller I almost never see it... Or maybe I'm just not playing the right games, idk 😅 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2024 16:13:19 GMT
Or in the case of Psychonauts 1 on a modern console ‘Push Start to begin’ - Options doesn’t operate as a Start button, actually press the touchpad (and only the touchpad) instead Oh yeah, I kind of hate that PS moved the “start” button to the touchpad. It’s supposed to be “select!” |
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Post by simple on Jan 2, 2024 16:23:05 GMT
Speaking of which - in that same game the touchpad is also two different menu screens depending how you press it. This is not very helpful when things like the map, journal, inventory, options, objectives etc are all hidden back there.
Its still a very good game but its only a port or emulation not any kind of remaster so has developed some (more) idiosyncrasies in the translation from PS2 to contemporary hardware.
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Post by cubby on Jan 2, 2024 20:03:47 GMT
Pretty sure it's only been a thing this gen. I'm guessing it's to make sure both joycons are connected before you proceed, but yeah, I quite like it too. Is it only a Joycon thing? Playing undocked or with the Pro controller I almost never see it... Or maybe I'm just not playing the right games, idk 😅 Mario Wonder has it when undocked, I don't think I've seen it much else though. |
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Post by RadicalRex on Jan 8, 2024 15:51:13 GMT
The corpse run, i.e. having to return to where you died to get your stuff back. That's garbage on its own already, but made even worse if it's lost if you die trying to get it back. Every game I've played that uses it is a worse game because of it. One of the most awful game mechanics in existence and I wish they'd stop doing this trash.
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