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Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

HenryEx posted:

I found i can plug my dock into my PC monitor since i use DVI for my PC and have a HDMI slot to spare, but is there anything to do about the sound in that scenario?

Does your monitor have an audio-out jack?

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flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




You can get a cheap hdmi audio splitter that will let you plug it into some pc speakers

BadMedic
Jul 22, 2007

I've never actually seen him heal anybody.
Pillbug

:yeah:

I played it on my friend's PSVR system and it's a great rhythm game.

punk rebel ecks
Dec 11, 2010

A shitty post? This calls for a dance of deduction.
I can't find the last memory in BOTW the one where you have to take a picture of the erm...picture on the wall anywhere. I can barely make out the picture.

Hit or miss Clitoris
Apr 19, 2003
I HAVE BEEN A VERY NAUGHTY BOY

It's in a swampy place where there are a ton of destroyed guardians. You have to be basically right on top of it for the beam of light to show up to activate it though. I think you also have to have taken a picture of the picture with your sheikah camera.

You should have passed through this place several times by now.

Frankston
Jul 27, 2010


HenryEx posted:

I found i can plug my dock into my PC monitor since i use DVI for my PC and have a HDMI slot to spare, but is there anything to do about the sound in that scenario?

I don't have a tv so my set-up is Switch into monitor via hdmi, and then audio jack from the monitor into some external speakers.

punk rebel ecks
Dec 11, 2010

A shitty post? This calls for a dance of deduction.

Hit or miss Clitoris posted:

It's in a swampy place where there are a ton of destroyed guardians. You have to be basically right on top of it for the beam of light to show up to activate it though. I think you also have to have taken a picture of the picture with your sheikah camera.

You should have passed through this place several times by now.

I went there and couldn't find it. Gotta check again.

Bulgakov
Mar 8, 2009


рукописи не горят

yokus island express was a lot of fun and was over too soon. I'd love more

Kart Barfunkel
Nov 10, 2009


Well, I just got fuckin' cursed. Thanks a lot, frog-things.

Hit or miss Clitoris
Apr 19, 2003
I HAVE BEEN A VERY NAUGHTY BOY

punk rebel ecks posted:

I went there and couldn't find it. Gotta check again.

You did take a picture of the painting right? It doesn't show up without it.

obi_ant
Apr 8, 2005

I don’t think I can finish Xenoblade 2; the game is wayyy too Japanese RPG for me. I’m only about 20 hours in too. 😔

psylent
Nov 29, 2000

Pillbug
I just noticed that an old favourite of mine - Crimsonland is on the Switch. For those who don't know it, it's an old style top-down twin-stick shooter.

Very fun for a quick blast.

This system just keeps giving.

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


Bulgakov posted:

yokus island express was a lot of fun and was over too soon. I'd love more

I've played around 3 hours and it kinda feels like I've done most of the game.

It was a great 3 hours, though and it was cheap.

Poopy Palpy
Jun 10, 2000

Im da fwiggin Poopy Palpy XD

HenryEx posted:

I found i can plug my dock into my PC monitor since i use DVI for my PC and have a HDMI slot to spare, but is there anything to do about the sound in that scenario?

Plug the USB dongle from your wireless headphones into the dock.

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

obi_ant posted:

I don’t think I can finish Xenoblade 2; the game is wayyy too Japanese RPG for me. I’m only about 20 hours in too. 😔

Probably shouldn't have bought a Japanese RPG then

Ciaphas
Nov 20, 2005

> BEWARE, COWARD :ovr:


Is there any value in any of the Starlink digital version DLC, or even any of the RL toys? Waste of money I'm sure but I have to say the concept is neat

THE FUCKING MOON
Jan 19, 2008

Ciaphas posted:

Is there any value in any of the Starlink digital version DLC, or even any of the RL toys? Waste of money I'm sure but I have to say the concept is neat

Well, it has value in the sense that you want the stuff you pay for. The way it's focused around toys means everything including the digital DLC is a la carte. I think there's digital season passes, if you're into that.

I've thought about getting the Shaid pack because I like her ship. Also it's the kind of game that seems like it will lend itself well to multiple playthroughs. It has multiple save slots afterall.

Ohtsam
Feb 5, 2010

Not this shit again.

HenryEx posted:

I found i can plug my dock into my PC monitor since i use DVI for my PC and have a HDMI slot to spare, but is there anything to do about the sound in that scenario?

If your monitor has an HDMI in slot it probably has an audio out jack. What I did was plug that into the line-in socket on my pc and had it echo the line in. Only issue you may run into if the switch is off is it can generate a buzz.

obi_ant
Apr 8, 2005

Sakurazuka posted:

Probably shouldn't have bought a Japanese RPG then

I was hoping for either something a little more Americanized story wise or easier to play mechanically. Or... bit tits anime porn.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!
Why would you buy a JRPG for an American story,

Barudak
May 7, 2007

If you accidentally bought the DLC for xenoblade 2 play that as its a drastically improved game mechanically. It wont fix your complaints but hey, its better

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


thankyou for your responses one and all! i am a super zelda nerd so Okami seems like the go-to choice for fun wolf times

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!

THE loving MOON posted:

Just got done playing some Starlink for the day, and now that I've gotten a fair piece in I want to leave some of my thoughts here. I've got Fox to level 20 and I've fully secured 4 planets and blown up three dreadnoughts.

I'm still enjoying this game a great deal. I was a little worried when the reviews started dropping and I hadn't gotten very far into it yet, but I've come to think that a lot of those reviewers were basically...not playing the game correctly. Dreadnought fights for example were commonly described as messy and the game's difficulty skewing towards encouraging you to blow through ships to clear content, and I've found that neither of these things are true. In dreadnought fights you only get overwhelmed if you don't destroy the waves of fighters inbetween turrets. If you do, the fights proceed like a series of dogfights punctuated by bombing runs on the dreadnought itself, finally ending in a sweet Return of the Jedi trench run. They're fairly infrequent, and so far one of my favorite action bits in the game. Also blowing through ships means you aren't prepared, you really want your pilot to have some expertise in at least a couple ships and if you find yourself running down the whole list, you need to reevaluate what you're doing.

Progression has been smooth. As I move about completing objectives it actually does feel like it matters when you build outposts- rando nps allies are actually surprisingly useful when they're nearby, and sometimes they'll even take down objectives on their own. When you really get into the push and pull of the overall war, the strategic layer really shines. There's always plenty to do, and if you proceed through your story (and starfox) missions as you come to them moving counterclockwise around the starmap there's a steady drumbeat of new stuff to do outside of the core legion-fighting gameplay loop. Also everything is just really, really pretty and flying around is generally a treat.

I can understand why the toys would throw off the reviews though. I can imagine the difficulty being pretty fucky if I didn't have access to the full suite of elemental combos and all those ships you get in the digital version. Altogether the game is good, and I think underrated, but it's hard to argue that the disparity between the physical and digital versions makes it hard to really grade effectively.

Also my roommate has been watching me play it a lot, and yesterday he commented that it looked like the best Star Fox game since 64, and at first I tried to quibble but I really can't. If you don't really consider the non space shooter starfoxes 'Starfox' games, than it probably is. I liked Star Fox Adventures, for the record.


I received the physical Star Link Starter Pack as a present. As such I don't mind shelling out for a few of the toys; can you or someone familiar with the game perhaps recommend me which ones are most useful / cool / worth it?

e. Alternatively I can still just download the individual ships / pilots via digital DLC anyways, right?

Homestar Runner fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Oct 29, 2018

Cipher Pol 9
Oct 9, 2006


obi_ant posted:

I was hoping for either something a little more Americanized story wise or easier to play mechanically. Or... bit tits anime porn.
Did you do even cursory research before buying it

Modus Pwnens
Dec 29, 2004

THE loving MOON posted:

I liked Star Fox Adventures, for the record.

Way to bury the lede!

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


I just finished clearing all planets, and ended up literally maxing out both the arwing and Fox's skill tree, and my third and fourth weapon on the last Wolf mission (which I saved for last).

He's 31, my other pilots are around 10 to 12.

I also have a couple stars in Mason and Judge's and Hunter's vehicles each, but I'm mostly an Arwing man.

So the exp curve seemed just about perfect, if you're playing with mostly one dude and mostly one ship. If you're playing with lots of different dudes, not so much.

Though I could probably rectify that by duplicating some exp booster Vs and just kitting out in them. I certainly have the Nova.

THE FUCKING MOON
Jan 19, 2008

Homestar Runner posted:

I received the physical Star Link Starter Pack as a present. As such I don't mind shelling out for a few of the toys; can you or someone familiar with the game perhaps recommend me which ones are most useful / cool / worth it?

e. Alternatively I can still just download the individual ships / pilots via digital DLC anyways, right?

Honestly you only really need one pilot, so for that I'd just stick with Fox. He's good, and he's Fox. I like having two ships that I use for different purposes. I use the Arwing for general purpose flying/dogfighting, and the Neptune as a heavy assault fighter/bomber. I get the sense that the Nadir would work for that as well, but Nadir is the only ship missing from digital standard so I can't really tell you anything about it other than that it's heavy, fast, and handles like a roughly cut brick.

For weapons you're going to want to have the ability to do some elemental combos against mooks, and for piling on damage on boss weakpoints. I use the fire gatling and ice missile combo as my general use kit, but I'll alternate between the ice beam/gravity beam combo and iron fist/shredder. Iron fist is a literal shotgun and it FUCKS UP boss' weapoints up close. the elemental beam combo creates a singularity that draws in enemies and deal elemental damage.

edit: You're welcome :)

THE FUCKING MOON fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Oct 29, 2018

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!

THE loving MOON posted:

Honestly you only really need one pilot, so for that I'd just stick with Fox. He's good, and he's Fox. I like having two ships that I use for different purposes. I use the Arwing for general purpose flying/dogfighting, and the Neptune as a heavy assault fighter/bomber. I get the sense that the Nadir would work for that as well, but Nadir is the only ship missing from digital standard so I can't really tell you anything about it other than that it's heavy, fast, and handles like a roughly cut brick.

For weapons you're going to want to have the ability to do some elemental combos against mooks, and for piling on damage on boss weakpoints. I use the fire gatling and ice missile combo as my general use kit, but I'll alternate between the ice beam/gravity beam combo and iron fist/shredder. Iron fist is a literal shotgun and it FUCKS UP boss' weapoints up close. the elemental beam combo creates a singularity that draws in enemies and deal elemental damage.

This is awesome and you rock, thanks

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

I beat Wandersong and it's an absolutely wonderful experience. Miriam is one of my favorite characters in a while.

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Oh nice that's good to hear. Really want to pick that as soon as time/budget allows

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



Can I play as Fox in Starlink if I have a physical version of the game and no toys?

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

HenryEx posted:

I found i can plug my dock into my PC monitor since i use DVI for my PC and have a HDMI slot to spare, but is there anything to do about the sound in that scenario?

The 3.5mm jack still works in docked mode, so just plug that into Line In on your PC and set Windows to allow "listening" to it in Sound/Recording settings.

Hi. Im Leeroy
Oct 8, 2008



SeANMcBAY posted:

Can I play as Fox in Starlink if I have a physical version of the game and no toys?

There is no physical version without toys. At least for the Switch, there isn’t.

A FUCKIN CANARY!!
Nov 9, 2005


kirbysuperstar posted:

The 3.5mm jack still works in docked mode, so just plug that into Line In on your PC and set Windows to allow "listening" to it in Sound/Recording settings.

It's best to find an option for line-in playback level in the mixer for your sound hardware. The "listen" method does it through software and introduces a lot of latency.

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



tinkerballz posted:

There is no physical version without toys. At least for the Switch, there isn’t.

I meant for if I picked up a used copy.

Shockeh
Feb 24, 2009

Now be a dear and
fuck the fuck off.
My sad story: I bought Child of Light because Hollow Knight had me craving another Metroidvania, and it is not that kind of game at all.

Meanwhile, the other suggested Metroidvanias are all nowhere near as good, and that leaves me with the grim realisation I have been utterly spoilt by the quality level of Hollow Knight, and nothing will come close.

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:

It's best to find an option for line-in playback level in the mixer for your sound hardware. The "listen" method does it through software and introduces a lot of latency.

Honestly I couldn't tell any difference between doing it through Realtek's stuff or Windows. Meanwhile I found that my TV's optical out introduced some minor delay and that drove me up the wall enough that I went and got a splitter to solve it.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012

Kart Barfunkel posted:

Well, I just got fuckin' cursed. Thanks a lot, frog-things.

you have a couple options available to you but they involve backtracking all the way out of the sewers

Bleck
Jan 7, 2014

No matter how one loves, there are always different aims. Love can take a great many forms, whatever the era.

Shockeh posted:

Meanwhile, the other suggested Metroidvanias are all nowhere near as good, and that leaves me with the grim realisation I have been utterly spoilt by the quality level of Hollow Knight, and nothing will come close.

loving S A M E

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Snackmar
Feb 23, 2005

I'M PROGRAMMED TO LOVE THIS CHOCOLATY CAKE... MY CIRCUITS LIGHT UP FOR THAT FUDGY ICING.
Kairosoft's first batch of titles are up on the us/can eshop now.. Game Dev Story, Hot Springs Story, and Dungeon Village. Can't say I'm likely to spend CAD$15.12 on each..

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