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RE: Gaming Chat - NateDog - 09-02-2026
Funnily enough on the RDR2 discussion, the rumour of a current gen patch has reared its head again, and we will probably actually find out soon enough if it's true as you'd imagine it'll be released a while before GTA VI advertising ramps up.
I liked the game a lot. Its world is incredible and the production levels are phenomenal. One thing I had a big problem with was that I felt it was too on-rails. One of the beautiful things about Red Dead Redemption was that you had a bit of freedom in doing missions and stuff around the world. You could get into a fist fight at a saloon or in the street and knock the other guy out, or you could cheat at poker and be caught and end up killing the accuser in a duel, and in both incidents everyone watches you during it and just walks away. You can't do anything in RDR2 without lawmen coming after you and it's infuriating at times. I mean I'm talking insulting a passer-by, or knocking them over accidentally. In addition, most of the missions are so on-rails that you can't stray even a little from the main path or do anything other than what you've been told to do without getting a mission failure. It just feels very restrictive.
Red Dead Redemption is one of my favourite games of all time though. I'm in the minority in liking it over 2 but I just feel it does so much better. Its story and its depiction of the encroachment of "civilisation" and the death of the wild west felt more realistic than the on-the-nose commentary in 2, and I just loved John. He has many flaws and the game doesn't shy away from showing how naive he is, but nothing is ever shoved in your face.
RE: Gaming Chat - Jassassino - 09-02-2026
Discord is going to start requiring ID and facial scan verification to use all of it's features:
https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally
Banter.
RE: Gaming Chat - Dirty Duck - 09-02-2026
(09-02-2026, 06:45 PM)Jassassino Wrote: Discord is going to start requiring ID and facial scan verification to use all of it's features:
https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally
Banter.
Good thing we made a forum! Hah!
(The forum reserves the right to require ID and facial scan in the future)
RE: Gaming Chat - Bread - 09-02-2026
(07-02-2026, 11:42 PM)Null Wrote: Love Platinum though. It’s one of my favs. I’d probably suck it up and go through it again and just make a few different choices to make it feel like a new run or something.
I sucked it up and went through it again. Past the 2nd gym now. Helps that I figured out how to fast-forward my emulator so I could fly to where I was within an hour or two.
Can you tell I've never emulated a game in my life before? Baby's first ROM. A whole new world of possibilities has opened up before me.
RE: Gaming Chat - Wayno - 09-02-2026
I can't play a normal Pokemon game after playing ROMS. Speeding stuff up is such a godsend.
RE: Gaming Chat - black king - 11-02-2026
(09-02-2026, 09:18 PM)Bread Wrote:(07-02-2026, 11:42 PM)Null Wrote: Love Platinum though. It’s one of my favs. I’d probably suck it up and go through it again and just make a few different choices to make it feel like a new run or something.
I sucked it up and went through it again. Past the 2nd gym now. Helps that I figured out how to fast-forward my emulator so I could fly to where I was within an hour or two.
Can you tell I've never emulated a game in my life before? Baby's first ROM. A whole new world of possibilities has opened up before me.
Have you heard about our lord and savior, Pokemon Infinite Fusion?
RE: Gaming Chat - Bread - 11-02-2026
(11-02-2026, 05:02 AM)black king Wrote:(09-02-2026, 09:18 PM)Bread Wrote:(07-02-2026, 11:42 PM)Null Wrote: Love Platinum though. It’s one of my favs. I’d probably suck it up and go through it again and just make a few different choices to make it feel like a new run or something.
I sucked it up and went through it again. Past the 2nd gym now. Helps that I figured out how to fast-forward my emulator so I could fly to where I was within an hour or two.
Can you tell I've never emulated a game in my life before? Baby's first ROM. A whole new world of possibilities has opened up before me.
Have you heard about our lord and savior, Pokemon Infinite Fusion?
Please don't, the world of Pokemon ROM hacks is a rabbit hole that I fear I may never climb out of if it gets it's hooks into me
RE: Gaming Chat - BigBrother - 11-02-2026
Dabbled a little bit with UltraViolet? A good time, especially if you're not overly familiar with Pokemon after Gen 2 because you're old!