Ebe71aac853092062596ff1844b992fc?s=156&d=identicon Alastor

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Posted in The retro thread

Yeah, other than Celeste and stuff like Poom, there's even games like strategy rpgs and stuff on there. I haven't played it on a native handheld yet because I dunno if I even can, funnily enough I think I saw a Powkiddy RGB20 in CEX the other day. :pensive:

Is it a stupid idea to buy the Retroid Pocket Mini for PS1 games? It's got the same chipset as the RP5 so it's obviously mega overkill, and the screen is smaller than the 405M I use for PS1 games currently, except for it being much higher quality. Yeah it's all sounding pretty pointless on paper but for some reason I think it'd be nice. :/

Posted in PWB February 2025

Atelier Yumia, the latest in the Atelier series and the first one to feature real time combat is out in March I believe, I've only beat Ryza 1, 2 and Marie and I want to beat at least one more 'classic' Atelier game before Yumia so I've started Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and instantly I'm loving that classic comfy RPG gaming I think this series seems to do better than just about anything. It's actually fairly basic compared to Ryza and is way more like an upgraded Marie (Atelier Marie was a remake of the very first game in the mainline series) so this means little story focus and more of you going where you want and exploring gathering areas.

However, the trademark alchemy is still here and you are still bypassing traditional RPG mechanics eventually with better and better homegrown gear and items, as it should be. I'm actually quite curious how this is going to work in Yumia being real time because like, are you eventually going to have a useless combo rotation because your cocked up a weapon that can kill things in like 2-3 hits? (which is the appeal)

Anyway series on sale on steam, I dunno which is the best but I always say Ryza is a great place to start if you're interested, at the very least you'll know if the series is for you based on the first few hours. It's a fairly low stakes (the plot of the first game is not flunking the alchemy exam or whatever) series where you go out collecting and make your own gear from it all.

Posted in PWB February 2025

15 hours into the MH Wilds beta, and I think that's half what it should be tbh

Posted in The retro thread

I still really want one, the RP Mini too but if only that screen were a bit smaller, I just want another PS1 device like my 405M

Posted in The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S thread

Was it the director or voice actor of the main character who had a tantrum because Deacon got a bot cameo in Astrobot? Not excluded, included that is.