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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 7h

Crimson Heads activating on invisible timers is exactly the kind of urgency you bring to a methodical game like REmake. Increase the pressure, increase the fear. The act of returning somewhere is a puzzle itself now, and the best solution isn't always clear-cut. Run the numbers, it's your choice.

nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 7h

Do you risk baiting a zombie to slip past, or is he at an inopportune angle? Do you instead gun him down and use your limited fuel to burn the body? Failing this, do you have a strong enough weapon or enough ammo to stop the raging Crimson Head who will awake after an undisclosed time?

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 7h

Dynamic scenarios born from retreading the same rooms - as if sorting and plotting didn't already carry enough risk. Now, everything feels like weighing up a bet. Even if you think you know a shortcut, who's to say the game won't pull the rug out from under you on this trip?

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 7h

What REmake adds to the already existing formula are the Crimson Heads, which add a new dimension to simply walking down a hallway. Even then, more zombies can break into the same stretch unannounced just when you've become complacent enough to start running through a room carefree.

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 7h

It almost feels moot to heap praise on the grandaddy, but I've still yet to play an RE that surpasses the intricate navigation of the mansion. Sorting items and plotting a course is the bread and butter here, which even with Jill's extra item slots and lockpick remains a cautious affair.

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 17h

The Jill-a-thon continues! Having never finished her side of the campaign in REmake before, it'll be a great way to revisit yet another Mikami title this month.

This game still knows how to immediately get its hooks in me.

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Addie / EposVox @glitch.mov · 1d

Continuing from last week, this week I show you how to dump PS3 game discs to play in RPCS3!
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How to rip PlayStation 3 games EASY! (PS3 Game Decrypting & Ripping)

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dadonpachi 2 - the absolute plus @jgnagain.bsky.social · 1d

completed titanfall 2 on master

really wished that more AAA games were as minimalist as this one, I adore it's lasertight focus on a boundary-pushing concept (making a highly technical movement shooter that works on console) done by experts with more than 15 years of FPS experience

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 2d

Dragon's Lair: Code Veronica X

nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely stupefied by Code Veronica's design. The structure, the pacing, the puzzles, the bosses: the ones you just run away from... the ones that can softlock your run.

Would almost rec playing as some sort of acid test: Play RE3, then this, then REmake. Amazed magazines didn't tear it a new one.

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Muggs @muggshotter.bsky.social · 2d

It looks like YT has finally rolled out manual multi-language audio tracks for a mortal like me. Viewers only need to click the video's settings to find the audio track option. Editors, go to YouTube Studio > Languages tab on left.

A Vesperia skit with dual audio. 🤌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y9Y...

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 2d

Lightning Returns but it's Spike Out

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 3d

Reached the end of Code Veronica. Circling the drain for the last 4 hours of it.

Next gen RE and "bigger is better" - bigger in this case means getting from A to B takes 3x longer.

Will have to replay RE0 at some point, because both of these are fighting for the bottom of my list.

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K'eeg @armormodekeeg.blacksky.app · 3d

it's easy to assume that kingdom hearts is a final fantasy-like but it's actually a ratchet & clank-like

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 4d

Saw One Battle After Another in IMAX. Superbly executed car chase scene, one of the all-time greats. PTA is probably the only dude I will still pay this kind of money for a full-tilt cinema experience.

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Daily Squibs @dailysquibs.bsky.social · 4d

WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON (Hickox, 1993)

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 5d

This reminds me of how most NGB/S bosses are shredded by the same move/weapon. Gleaming blade and dual swords are cheese incarnate.

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SEGA City @segacity.bsky.social · 5d

Box & Cart
'Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux'
Game Gear

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 5d

Reached the exact halfway point of Code Veronica

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Muggs @muggshotter.bsky.social · 9d

🤌 bsky.app/profile/kali...

kalina2hu.bsky.social @kalina2hu.bsky.social · 18d

Conversation
K'eeg
@armormodechang
Jul 11, 2022

I think a lot of my thoughts about video game design center around a platonic ideal that I like to call "The Fucking Situation".

You are aware that The Fucking Situation is imminent. You have a number of tools. You use these tools to:
- prepare for The Fucking Situation
- prevent The Fucking Situation
- handle The Fucking Situation

for example, a fighting game. maybe your opponent's character has the most disgusting pressure imaginable. being caught in that is The Fucking Situation.

some may see The Fucking Situation play out, and call the game broken. but the match didn't begin in The Fucking Situation.

you could prevent The Fucking Situation through playing more careful neutral or by putting the opponent on the defensive. you could prepare for The Fucking Situation by making sure you have resources for defensive options, and then handle The Fucking Situation by using them well.

the key is that if The Fucking Situation is not a complete surprise, then the answers to The Fucking Situation include *preemptive* answers.

Ideally, Handling The Fucking Situation is a multifaceted process that can begin before The Fucking Situation occurs.

I think it's this preventative aspect of The Fucking Situation that players sometimes aren't ready for. Not every Fucking Situation is meant to be dealt with in the moment; sometimes being in The Fucking Situation is already the death sentence.

If there are no solutions within The Fucking Situation, then the answer may lie elsewhere. Look at the big picture and keep your mind open to changing strategies.

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 9d

RE3 is pretty neato. Faster zombies, a relentless pursuer who drops goodies, branching paths with optional bosses. I'll admit, I couldn't get the dodge to work reliably, but it didn't feel vital in any way - especially as I played on Hard mode. Laughed at every puzzle being "flip these 5 switches".

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 10d

The arenas might be too big, but it's nice to see wallsplats are still on the menu.

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 10d

Did my man just reverse-GT? 👀

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nosebleed @nobleed.bsky.social · 10d

Life is GOOD.

Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · 10d

Refresh your supply of blood with our special release Blood: Refreshed Supply coming to PC and consoles later this year! 🩸

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10d

Due to a bizarre code interdependency in Super Smash Bros. Melee, specific combinations of opponents and stages exist that let Luigi start the match with his Luigi Cyclone move fully charged. Knowledge of the full matchup table can be used by sly players to gain an advantage.

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