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Life Is Strange should have been set in France, like Don't Nod's previous game, Remember Me. Rural France. It would have attracted even more players. Small American towns like Arcadia Bay don't get many tourists, but France does, and seeing how regular French women like Max and Chloe live should appeal more to an international audience than American teen life that has been done to death. It's honestly pathetic. If you like America so much, why don't you move here, Don't Nod?
 

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There's a lot to dislike about Chloe, but I found most of that was by design since she's meant to be impulsive, self-destructive and angry because she's been perpetually in mourning. But, I think it says something about her and the person she could be when:
Its ultimately her who suggests to Max that she use her powers to return to the day this all started, and not act to save Chloe's life in the bathroom and let the fallout from that bring justice to the situation. However much of a ***** she is in the game - and she is - it takes some pretty serious stones to volunteer to die cold and alone on a bathroom floor from being gut shot to save a town full of people you actively hate and have them never know

Now like loads of characters in fiction, some people take a surface read and think Chloe's just an awesome smack-talking ***** who's on a mission to find out who murdered her (girl?)friend and damn the consequences. Age her up 20 years and give her a badge and that's the protagonist of dozens of cop movies. Or they think she's an ungrateful, spiteful, emotionally manipulative loser who is literally only not dead because her best friend/new girlfriend has superpowers. Age that version up 20 years and its the villain of dozens of Hallmark movies.

Neither interpretation is incorrect but she was never a character people were gonna be lukewarm on.
To be fair, when I say "glazing", I don't mean people treating her as flawed, but ultimately more a product of stress/depression than anything else. It's more of how I see discourse about how, for example, David (I think I got that right, been a while, some of the character names get jumbled in my head) is a terrible stepfather for daring to be upset about her smoking a joint in her room against his rules, and saying he was an abusive stepfather based on scenes like that.
 
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I thought this horse was dead enough, but apparently it needs a more thorough beating. It is hilarious that Sony is leading this all-digital charge after being the same company that made light of the absurdity of the idea to spite Microsoft when they tried to push the DRM when the Xbox One/PS 4 launched. Remember how obviously easy it was to share games a decade ago? Yeah, they're making sure you won't be doing that anymore.

Sony’s leadership changed nearly 180 since then. Losing Shawn Layden and Shuhei Yoshida was the beginning of their downward spiral. Jim Ryan sucked ass and Hermen Hulst was better leading Guerilla Games.
 
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To be fair, when I say "glazing", I don't mean people treating her as flawed, but ultimately more a product of stress/depression than anything else. It's more of how I see discourse about how, for example, David (I think I got that right, been a while, some of the character names get jumbled in my head) is a terrible stepfather for daring to be upset about her smoking a joint in her room against his rules, and saying he was an abusive stepfather based on scenes like that.
Most people use that example because he slaps Chloe (depending on player choices) rather than simply being angry about the weed; there is much firmer ground to stand on for that opinion by pointing out the covert surveillance equipment he installed in the house without consulting Joyce. Which wasn't even something he did because he's totally unhinged or a dangerous abuser but because he's (correctly) assumed that Chloe stole one of his guns.

I don't hate him, and I don't think the game goes out of its way to make him that way but its a big case of poor first impression: his first major scene is him demanding answers from Kate in that clipped ex-military way of his along with some unsubtle accusations of wrongdoing. All the while he's entirely oblivious to Kate being emotionally distressed and shrinking away from him.

That's one of the things that kind of makes me appreciate the game. Every single person you meet in it is absolutely a person you can - and many have - met in real life. They're frustrating because they're real. Even if some of them - looking at you, Chloe and Victoria - are really unpleasant.
 

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Most people use that example because he slaps Chloe (depending on player choices) rather than simply being angry about the weed; there is much firmer ground to stand on for that opinion by pointing out the covert surveillance equipment he installed in the house without consulting Joyce. Which wasn't even something he did because he's totally unhinged or a dangerous abuser but because he's (correctly) assumed that Chloe stole one of his guns.

I don't hate him, and I don't think the game goes out of its way to make him that way but its a big case of poor first impression: his first major scene is him demanding answers from Kate in that clipped ex-military way of his along with some unsubtle accusations of wrongdoing. All the while he's entirely oblivious to Kate being emotionally distressed and shrinking away from him.

That's one of the things that kind of makes me appreciate the game. Every single person you meet in it is absolutely a person you can - and many have - met in real life. They're frustrating because they're real. Even if some of them - looking at you, Chloe and Victoria - are really unpleasant.
"Go fuck yourselfie."

ETA: I will say that not only my favorite moment in the game, but in pretty much any adventure game like this, was managing to talk down Kate. That scene was incredibly well done.
 
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"Go fuck yourselfie."

ETA: I will say that not only my favorite moment in the game, but in pretty much any adventure game like this, was managing to talk down Kate. That scene was incredibly well done.
Talking down Kate from that roof was fucking nail biting and I'm not afraid to admit I save scummed it because the first time I did it, I failed and it was gut wrenching. Succeeding the second time around, I legit thought "This is probably what it feels like to be Superman"
 

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Not a hot take, per se, but I still have a Sony account.

And I'm going to let it die.

What would I use it for, besides maybe redownloading digital content for my PS3 and PSP? But those both have cfw on them, so I have other means to preserve and/or restore those games. Beside that, I haven't engaged in the Sony ecosystem for over a dozen years now. Never got a PS4. Was interested in a PS5, but didn't pick one up early because of the supply drought, and by the time that cleared, I already had a PC that could do AAA and much more beside, and for a while it seemed like all the exclusives would eventually release on PC anyway. That's since changed, and now there's just nothing left to Sony that appeals to me as a potential customer.

So, meh, no point keeping it.
 
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Talking down Kate from that roof was fucking nail biting and I'm not afraid to admit I save scummed it because the first time I did it, I failed and it was gut wrenching. Succeeding the second time around, I legit thought "This is probably what it feels like to be Superman"
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Anyone who calls Jill Valentine in the RE3 Remake a "girl boss" clearly has not played the game, or got their info secondhand from people (unfortunately this was the case in one of those RE retrospective vids I watched. With the guy even admitting he never played the remake of 3) who are grifters and/or have an axe to grind to begin with. And they clearly never played the original either. Jill does not act like "strong woman who don't need no man". She has every reason not to trust anyone from Umbrella at the start, considering how corrupt Raccoon City is, and Umbrella owned the whole town. Considering her former boss was in on it, you can't blame Jill.

Jill does eventually get along with the rest of the mercenaries involved, with the exception of Nikolai, because he's a selfish scumbag only out for himself. While it does take Jill longer to trust Carlos, they have much better developed relationship compared to the original counterparts. Jill in the original wasn't trusting of the UBCS either. The only difference being Remake Jill makes it much more obvious compared to the original. Both versions also have different circumstances. The original Jill wasn't impeded by Irons, was still technically on the force, and was allowed to do her own thing. Remake Jill on the other hand was put under house arrest by Irons for digging too deep, and she was suffering from some obvious PTSD. The only problem I had with RE3R's story is that her PTSD is not used much, and is just kind of there for about two nightmare scenes, and that is it. Otherwise, Jill is greatly written in the remake of 3.
 
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Whatever, just wash your hands.
Anyone who calls Jill Valentine in the RE3 Remake a "girl boss" clearly has not played the game, or got their info secondhand from people (unfortunately this was the case in one of those RE retrospective vids I watched. With the guy even admitting he never played the remake of 3) who are grifters and/or have an axe to grind to begin with.
Makes me think of Yahtzee. In a recent vid about why he doesn't hate James bond he brings up Buffy from Buffy the vampire slayer as one of the protagonists he hates because they are "smug bellends". Despite the fact that there really isn't much quippy in Buffy and she regularly gets beaten up even by cannon fodder vampires. So it really sounds like hes only mentioning her since he doesn't like the Joss Weeden alleged writing style.
 
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Nintendo has been way more anti-fandom then Sony, not anti consumer. Nintendo's games tend to have very few micro transactions, they only started charging for online stuff with the switch, and they take risks with their games. But their treatment of the fandom (fan creations, games, art, etc) has been much worse then most publishers.
Nintendo is the Apple of the video game industry.

Yes, people will people. But people need to stop complaining about stuff they can actually control.

I used the non-Bluetooth RetroFighters Defender to play Metal Gear Solid 3 HD with pressure sensitivity in a PS3 emulator. It is compatible with the PS3. The Bluetooth version has SixAxis. You would have to get used to slimmer bumpers.

Not gonna quote the guy above because he has never said anything nice to me ever, but I believe hosting the downloadable game on a maintained server perpetually costs more than packaged Blu-rays.
It is really hard to trust any 3rd party controllers. Reading a few reviews and a couple of them already said that analog sticks aren't quite up to snuff.

That is a good point, hosting the game files in the long run probably costs more than the disc and case.

Didn't even know that one exists. Interesting name.

BTW Phoenixmgs, the PS3 was known for crappy controllers that only have a ten year lifespan.Once people noticed all them breaking down. My GameCube, and the controllers I got still work the day they came out of the box. I only ever broke one GameCube controller through wear and tear. All of my games still work too on my GameCube, or Wii. All of my Wii controllers still work too.
Anything with moving parts wears out. Actually hooked up a friend's SNES a couple weeks back and the issue in playing it was the controllers, she was able to sell the console and games for over $800 at Disc Replay though.
 

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Makes me think of Yahtzee. In a recent vid about why he doesn't hate James bond he brings up Buffy from Buffy the vampire slayer as one of the protagonists he hates because they are "smug bellends". Despite the fact that there really isn't much quippy in Buffy and she regularly gets beaten up even by cannon fodder vampires. So it really sounds like hes only mentioning her since he doesn't like the Joss Weeden alleged writing style.
I noticed and even I think Yahtzee is full of shit on Buffy. I'm not even a Buffy fan. I don't remember a lot but I remember more than enough that she wasn't the quippiest character ever, and she could lose some fights.

"Girlboss" is a derogatory term used by chuds to denigrate any female character who dares to act or think on her own, rather than waiting to be won like a prize by a man.
I have not forgotten, hence why I had the quotations. Which is ironic when those same chuds won't say that to women who use fan service or dress skimpy, but still have independent thought. Or they they assume, because the character is Japanese, Asian, or some anime girl that they're automatically subservient.


 

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It is really hard to trust any 3rd party controllers. Reading a few reviews and a couple of them already said that analog sticks aren't quite up to snuff.
Are first party controllers trustworthy? None of then have hall effect or TMR, which are standard in third party controllers. (But the Defender has potentiometer sticks, sadly.) I found it somewhat difficult to aim in Metal Gear Solid 3, but I don't know if it was the Defender, the emulator or the program I used to make the pressure sensitive buttons work in the emulator.
 

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Arcade beat em ups are way more satisfying and fun than a lot of character action games
That's because you don't have to worry about the grind, nor puzzles, and can you just get straight to the point. I still prefer most classic style brawlers over most single player stylish action games.
 

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I don't actually like the original Doom very much. I respect its achievements and its legacy, but I'm not that interested in a boomer shooter where all the guns and all the enemies feel more the same than different to shoot.
 

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Whatever, just wash your hands.
I don't actually like the original Doom very much. I respect its achievements and its legacy, but I'm not that interested in a boomer shooter where all the guns and all the enemies feel more the same than different to shoot.
Doom 2 does it better.
 

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I don't actually like the original Doom very much. I respect its achievements and its legacy, but I'm not that interested in a boomer shooter where all the guns and all the enemies feel more the same than different to shoot.
Doom 2 does it better.
And Doom 64. After II, jump straight into Doom 64.