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20:17:22
shinmera
So at the beginning of Tales of Berseria, the main character, Velvet, is this overly protective older sister character. After her brother gets sacrificed she turns into a demon and swears revenge. So when you start playing after this prologue she's extremely ruthless and uses whatever she can to her advantage to reach her goal. I found that to be an extremely welcome breath of fresh air. I don't often see a sympathetic character being such an obviously egotistical and manipulative person, and it owns.
20:18:04
shinmera
Over time now she developed away from that, I suppose inevitably so going by standard story conventions, but I'm a bit conflicted about it as, while "growth" is nice to witness, she's also just turning into a less interesting character.
20:19:12
shinmera
I would have absolutely loved to have more of the game be her being exploitative and manipulative and seeing the repercussions from that (so far there have not been any real consequences for that)
20:27:51
gingerale
That's good to hear. A character being obviously bad but not getting any repercussions because they're in the main cast is always a bit eh..
20:29:24
shinmera
But I would have liked a more crystallised story about her character just being cutthroat all the way through, and the story being about that. As in, the things she does leading to long-term consequences.
20:29:45
shinmera
As is I think it's unlikely that'll really happen (it might?), just because it looks like it's a different kind of story.
20:38:41
gingerale
Yeh. Would be nice if there was someone who'd come after her and be completely justified about it.
20:39:17
shinmera
Either that, or the destruction / manipulation leading to complications later down the road.
21:48:45
suntmc
the new pokemon games are a mess. fell through the ground 2 times, and crashed to main menu once already
21:49:19
suntmc
framerate is abysmal and it's so clunky. mechanically i have enjoyed Arceus so much more
21:49:48
suntmc
Arceus was graphically shite as well, but it played well enough for me to look past that
21:51:12
suntmc
it's a shame. maybe it'd been a bit better framerate wise if the switch was more powerful. i really hope they're gonna release a better Switch soon
21:52:16
suntmc
yeah, but the only games that look really good are the ones with years and years of development
21:52:46
suntmc
which isn't possible with a yearly franchise. and if there was more overhead in the hardware, they'd get away more with unoptimized code
21:53:15
shinmera
the thing with more hardware is always whether they're just gonna fill it with even more slop.
21:54:09
suntmc
but i mean if you look at the PS5/XSX, yearly franchises don't look as stunning as first party AAA titles and yet they generally still don't run like shit
21:55:26
suntmc
then again, most games i've played on the switch so far, even the ones that were years in the making didn't really have a stable framerate either
21:55:57
suntmc
Botw can be quite laggy at times. ACNH drops frames hard when walking over bigger flower patches etc
22:00:19
shinmera
the switch was... too successful. so now ninty has the problem that releasing a new console would ruin their market share again.
22:01:39
suntmc
"However, Digital Foundry has interestingly discovered that the Nintendo Switch OLED model development kit features 8 GB of RAM, compared to the regular model's 6GB. Although the OLED dev kit features 8GB, all retail Switch units will continue to include only 4GB."
22:02:25
suntmc
apparently the initial design for the switch included only 2GB of ram, but capcom persuaded them to increase it to 4
22:03:29
suntmc
i mean, i don't want nintendo to compete with the PS5 and shit, but man. 2022 and no 4K output, no HDR, barely anything running over 30fps.
22:05:23
suntmc
i think the thing is, at some point they might have to do something anyway bc nvidia won't manufacture this version of their Tegra forever
22:05:56
suntmc
https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-nvidia-to-end-production-of-nintendo-switch-tegra-chip hm. guess this was a lie then
22:05:57
Colleen
www.pcmag.com/news/report-n... Website (HTML), Title: Report: Nvidia to End Production of Nintendo Switch Tegra Chip | PCMag
22:05:57
Colleen
www.pcmag.com/news/report-n... Website (HTML), Title: Report: Nvidia to End Production of Nintendo Switch Tegra Chip | PCMag
22:06:36
suntmc
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/nvidia-employee-comment-confirms-chip-rumoured-to-be-used-in-switch-pro-is-real
22:06:37
Colleen
www.nintendolife.com/news/2... Website (HTML), Title: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real | Nintendo Life
22:06:37
Colleen
www.nintendolife.com/news/2... Website (HTML), Title: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real | Nintendo Life
5:05:27
gingerale
Woke up half past five because I had a dream that someone stole my bag and it made me sad
5:05:59
gingerale
Well, at least I got a chance to take a shower and the time to let my hair dry before I need to head out
5:06:01
Colleen
Weather for gingerale in Vantaa: light snow at -1°C (feels like -6°C), 82% humidity, 5km/h wind, 1021hPa pressure.
5:06:01
Colleen
Weather for gingerale in Vantaa: light snow at -1°C (feels like -6°C), 82% humidity, 5km/h wind, 1021hPa pressure.
5:30:50
Colleen
Your fortune for today is: today you will realise that your existence is meaningless and that the universe does not care about what you do.
5:30:50
Colleen
Your fortune for today is: today you will realise that your existence is meaningless and that the universe does not care about what you do.
5:36:58
minty
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073866435/ith-pattern-kitsune-fox-plush-littlefoxs?click_key=1ef6b8233bb0c9d9dd354478aca37840097c40ec%3A1073866435&click_sum=1ac0bcad&ref=shop_home_active_11&crt=1&sts=1
5:36:59
Colleen
www.etsy.com/listing/107386... Website (HTML), Title: ITH PATTERN Kitsune Fox Plush Littlefox's Toebeans - Etsy
5:36:59
Colleen
www.etsy.com/listing/107386... Website (HTML), Title: ITH PATTERN Kitsune Fox Plush Littlefox's Toebeans - Etsy
5:39:31
gingerale
Oh wait, the pattern's 21€. Huh. Hopefully the full plush wasn't too bad. It looks really good on the photos though
5:42:51
minty
since we got a minecraft world with a naturally occurring pink sheep on it i also got him a smol plush pink sheep
5:44:36
minty
yeah... they're kinda rare to run across. we've only ran across two naturally occurring pink sheep
5:51:44
gingerale
Hmm.. I get paid today so I suppose I should start doing my Christmas shopping as well