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OmegaMouse

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Just a little guy interested in videogames, reading, technology and the environment.

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I finally got round to picking up a PS5 this week and have been really enjoying Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - it's just beautiful to look at and genuinely fun to play. Looking forward to more of that over the weekend! I've also been trying out Astro's Playroom, the free tech demo that comes with the console. I was half expecting it to be a gimmicky piece of advertising - but it's really well made! The platforming is excellent and all the little references to games are cute.

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Anyone know how well these work on Steam Deck?

OmegaMouse ,
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Does it require the touchpads for mouse control?

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Tyrannosaurus Parvus

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Yes I definitely agree with that. I loved the variety of environments, and the animations felt ahead of their time for a game from 2002. Well worth completing. How long ago did you play it, out of interest?

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Oh god the pachinko machine... I salute you for 100%ing the game! Yeah Yoshi feels pretty pointless considering Mario has a more diverse moveset without him.

Graphically I still think it's pretty impressive - the heat shimmer and water in particular. Crazy considering when it was released.

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Oh that's interesting! Explains why I always had difficulty chasing down shadow Mario on Switch

I'll have to check if it's possible to use analog triggers with the SN30 Pro+ on Dolphin...

OmegaMouse OP ,
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Lol! Do you just feel that 64 is a better game, or has better level design?

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That's fair, although I've always considered Galaxy to have a pretty good moveset. What was it missing compared to 64?

Odyssey gives you an insane level of movement, which I love. It's fun to just run around levels.

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If I'd played it when I was younger, I don't think I'd have made it very far to be honest! I've probably got a bit more patience and experience nowadays, hence finishing it on Switch. But I'm in no rush to 100% the game unlike some other Mario games (which tend to actually be fun to complete).

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Yes you're right about having more time and better reflexes back then, but at the same time I feel like I pick up on cues and understand more what the developers intended for the player the older I've got. I remember playing the same levels over and over as a kid and eventually losing motivation to continue (this is somewhat balanced out by the fact that yes, I'd have more time, and also I didn't have as many games - so I had more incentive to keep playing one to completion). Whereas nowadays I've got more patience and I can work out 'oh I'm probably meant to go that way' based on my experience of playing lots of different games over the years. I've built up more of an intuition for these things.

That said, I'm not sure I could beat many NES games!

Thoughts on a few recent games

Mirror's Edge - This is a game I've been meaning to play for some time. A few years back I played the first couple of levels on a friend's PS3 and recalled it being a fun experience. So when it went on sale for under £2 on Steam I couldn't say no. It holds up exceptionally well for a game from 2008! The stylised graphics look...

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