Pretty disappointing about not being able to play a female or customizable protag, but the rest of it looks pretty sharp. Definitely one to keep an eye out for, maybe pick it up once the inevitable round of post-release patches come out.

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Maybe this will result in me not having my Featured & Recommended section being 80% VNs when I've bought something like one in my entire life.

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By "already beaten it" you mean you have to defeat the corrupt heart? That sounds absolutely horrendous, I haven't even gotten close to beating it in the time I've played. I imagine a lot of people who have the game haven't either.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: NezchanI liked Pan-Pan, but there were some spots that weren't clear enough, both in terms of what you're supposed to do/where you're supposed to go, and how well you can see some stuff. But if you're prepared for that, it's a good game.

I feel intimidated now. According to howlongtobeat.com, it should take two, maximum three hours. I played one hour and solved half a puzzle and haven't got a clue about the others...

According to Steam it took me about 3 hours, but part of that was an inability to find the entrance to at least one area.

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I'm in it for the giant sheep alone.

Still gotta finish Epistory though.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: NezchanI liked Pan-Pan, but there were some spots that weren't clear enough, both in terms of what you're supposed to do/where you're supposed to go, and how well you can see some stuff. But if you're prepared for that, it's a good game.

Thanks, I'm prepared now. :)

Quoting: NezchanI'm not familiar with Fire, and I'm not seeing it on Steam. Anywhere I can check it out?

You'll find it here.

It's, hmm, nice, but it feels more suitable for children, to be honest.
Though with my very limited time it's nice that it has got only small seperated levels, so you can play a single one in say 15 minutes and get to the next one another time.

Oh wow, forgot that even existed. I remember taking a look at it ages ago.

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Quoting: EikeBought some (mostly) nice and (all) short games lately to be played in the next weeks...
Pan-Pan,
Fire,
The Great Perhaps
... and A Short Hike.

I liked Pan-Pan, but there were some spots that weren't clear enough, both in terms of what you're supposed to do/where you're supposed to go, and how well you can see some stuff. But if you're prepared for that, it's a good game.

I'm not familiar with Fire, and I'm not seeing it on Steam. Anywhere I can check it out?

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I've been kind of procrastinating on picking this up, but I really should. It seems like something I'd enjoy.

Maybe next week...

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I seriously can't wait for this one. Wonder if there'll be an Itch release, it seems like the sort of game that would be at home over there.

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Quoting: tmtvl

Quoting: NezchanHave they finally made it so you can install and configure it without at least a four-year degree on the subject? Every time I've tried Retroarch, that's been the most painful experience of all.

EDIT: Aaaaaaparently not. Still no real explanation of the "cores" thing, and unclear as to how to get them, at least under Linux. The FAQ says to go to the Online Updater and choose "Update Cores". That option, unsurprisingly, doesn't exist. So short of searching all over the internet, there's no clear way for a new user to know what to do.

Yeah, the standard install recommends just using the cores that are in your repositories. It can be changed in the settings:

menu_show_core_updater = "true"


I hope the playlist sanitizer is included, it's a neat feature.

Where are those settings?

EDIT: Found it after some digging. Added the option and now I have a Core Updater. Now it just....doesn't actually work on any games I've tried. Like it literally doesn't recognize the stuff I play under Mednafen as existing at all. The SNES ROMS get treated as empty directories, the PSX stuff is invisible, and the GBA ROMS all come through as still images that I can't exit from unless I shut down the program.

So far, the difficult, frustrating experience I've come to expect from RetroArch.

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