I don't think this could be any more Space Harrier if it actually even had a license to be Space Harrier! And that's definitely a good thing!

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I need to look into ReplaySorcery. I've been using OBS and its ReplayBuffer, but because OBS can't auto-detect game windows, you have to remember to change the "Game Window" source every time you play. But with this, provided you launch the game with mangohud enabled, you'd get instant replay through ReplaySorcery, which I love the sound of.

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I loved Hellpoint so much that I ended up buying a FromSoftware game - Dark Souls 3. It was rubbish. Very pretty graphics, but unlike Hellpoint, the monsters in DS3 "cheat" by many of them having unlimited stamina. That means that every fight is a basically just a test of your reactions, which becomes extremely tedious. Hellpoint had a really nice balance in this regard, that the monsters would eventually have a cool down that you could exploit between attacks. Still brutal, but fairly so.

Elden Ring has much the same problem, but at least in that game you can just farm extra levels if you find a fight too difficult.

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Quoting: scaineStunning graphics. I thought this was the Borderlands 2 DLC when it cropped up during the Summer Sale, so I passed it by, thinking I already owned it! It's a whole new game though - full price too.

Which I'd happily pay, except that they stuck Denuvo on it! Argh. Oh well. Still amazing to see you play it on the Deck.

Graphics is the tip of the iceberg. The storytelling is amazing. The enemy diversity and AI is fantastic. You are missing out a lot.

Yeah, I'd love to play it. If they ever take out that anti-consumer bullshit, I'll be there in spades. Tina a great character.

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Well, my view is that Denuvo anti-tamper is anti-consumer. Since I'm a consumer, Denuvo can get in the sea, along with any publisher mandating it. I don't actually care that they also have an anti-cheat (which appears to be a rootkit as noted) - anything to do with Denuvo is anti-consumer in my head and emotionally, I won't touch anything that features it.

It's actually one of the last bastions of my idealism, the other that I don't buy Windows-only games at full price. Funnily enough, two of the games that I'd actually make an exception for (DeathLoop and Tiny Tina)... are encumbered with Denuvo!

It's okay. I can be patient. In the far future, both of these games will both a) have Denuvo removed and b) feature in a bargain-bucket bundle, and I can enjoy them then, for a pittance.

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15.6" 1440p screen, and yet the keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad offsetting the trackpad? Oh hell yes! All AMD inside? Aw yiss! 10-18 hours battery life?? Goddam.

Bumping the ram up to 16Gb and the disk up to 500Gb puts the price at a few pounds over a grand. That's pretty amazing considering what I paid for my 2016 XPS.

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Stunning graphics. I thought this was the Borderlands 2 DLC when it cropped up during the Summer Sale, so I passed it by, thinking I already owned it! It's a whole new game though - full price too.

Which I'd happily pay, except that they stuck Denuvo on it! Argh. Oh well. Still amazing to see you play it on the Deck.

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When a game has "Spandex-tight controls", you know you're in good hands.

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Quoting: 14I quite disagree. That is as close to saying "get out if you disagree; you must go elsewhere and either speak in an echo chamber or a forum where only certain types of people congregate," yet anyone who supports the topic is allowed a voice EVERYWHERE it is mentioned.

Well, this topic is a tough one to moderate, honestly. But (I think) we're generally very light-handed on the GOL team. Here's the entries from the rules section which apply most:

- Politics is important, it affects everything and everyone. However, be mindful of what you talk about and spread. If it is likely to cause arguments, don't post it. Most of the time, political chat isn't really needed here. Obviously if we cover something political, that is inviting respectable debate keeping all the other rules in mind.

- Think "Would I say this in public to people I've never met before?" if the answer is no, think about it.

- Try to remain polite and do not attack others. Using hostile language towards others, and name calling are absolutely not needed. Doing so will result in warnings or bans without a warning if it's especially offensive without a damn good reason.

- Any form of hate speech or discriminatory speech is not allowed. That includes racism, sexism, being toxic on gender topics and so on. We're an inclusive community, remember that. Be nice, get along.

That guides me when I consider if I need to edit or delete a comment. Now, I support reproductive rights for women, so the question is almost whether I consider opposing views to be hate speech.

14, you seem to be against reproductive rights. I have no idea why that might be, but just stating your position isn't going to fall into the "hate speech" category. I'm not neutral on this subject, obviously, but bear in mind that in the other thread on this subject, we moderated both sides of the argument, and mostly those who fell on my side of the camp, simply because it's hard to "argue" about this stuff without frustration and anger leading to name calling.

So in summary, moderation is hard, but I think we mostly get it right.

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Quoting: hking0036I wouldn't be too quick to fanboy over this -- it took a lot of doing to get valve to do this update

I think the point is that the game is nearly 15 years old! Although it's also regularly in the top-ten most played games on Steam, so keeping it alive is in Valve's best interests, and you're right... it took a LOT of pushing/complaining to get them to address the bot problem.

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