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One thing I noticed is that it is a 32-bit program. I know that some 32-bit programs don't jive well on a 64-bit machine, hell, some don't even run. I'm on Windows 10 so there might be some issues there as well. Ideally I should return this game but as you said, I would hate this to be the last PC Disgaea game. Anyhow, I should praise the game somewhat... they are using some of the correct art assets that were drawn in insane resolution, like the character portraits. So they got that right in some places. Others... not so much.

Disgaea As I feared, rough port. Graphical issues all over with unstable frame rate. I can recover from it by switching SSAO off or switching to the old map which I kind of prefer. Still cannot get rid of the frame drops though. Like why is there frame drops!? There is also the odd delays in movement and I swear menus. I recall I could storm through the menus but in this port it takes quite a while to get through anything. I'll admit that it has been over ten years since I've played Disgaea so I can misremember my experiences. It just seems far slower than I recall.

I killed the test but I can't appreciate it since it doesn't tell me what kind of settings it is running on. I've read it does change quality settings on the fly to keep frames up but I can't tell with it being on a small window. So I guess I'm ready? I guess I can forego a nicer monitor (1440p at 144 fps with free/G-Sync) and head straight to Vive or Rift? Edit: And they should simulate an Arma 3 VR run. That will test your system really well.

Ideally, yeah? I never tried it with my hub. Main reason I got it was so I can have more than one hub which happens to be USB 3.0. I just don't see why it wouldn't work as designed... My parts are ancient enough that there isn't any notable ones. My mobo doesn't even have Windows 8 drivers or BIOS. Network is from April of last year... I'll sleep while a RAM test is ran.

Speaking of VR... http://gematsu.com/2016/02/ibm-japan-announces-sword-art-online-virtual-reality-project Goodbye world, nice knowing you. Time to join my waifu.

I'm optimistic that VR won't die for another 20 years... at most it'll be 10 years before another foray into the mainstream. For the enthusiast-level, VR is here but it'll be a bumpy road due to adoption by themselves and by developers. Really, on the coverage it got, VR got revived a decade too soon. These prices are assuming you have hardware to run VR at an acceptable settings. So I think besides a 4K screen, I think there isn't much room to expand besides the usual upgrades to the high end but at the 1-2 years time span which I doubt anyone here is at. Through great pains I have a 980ti and that is kind of scratching the surface on what I'll need.

And there was my second BSOD in like a week. I'm hesitant in saying it's Windows 10 that is causing the BSODs since my hardware is getting old. However... ever since I upgraded, I've been noticing quite a few longer than expected startup times. Sometimes it's snappy as it was back on Windows 7. Now the BSODs when doing not much of anything: streaming music, Photoshop and internet. Nothing that should tank my computer. If it was my hardware, I would expect the BSODs to be more consistent.

I needed this break from death/black metal. Wishing things to die all day is tiresome.

Holy shit, it does exist! Cantonese (Hong Kong) death metal band. A decent one too. Got to play at Wacken 2014 after winning the Metal-Battle China if that means anything (Edit: Fourth place in the finals at WOA 2014. That totally works.). Scene there is still small but it grows... someday I will find an Amon Amarth or Sabaton-like Cantonese metal band. There is a Beijing based band that do songs based off of the Spring and Autumn period but it isn't quite what I am looking for... I want Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West and other stories from my childhood! Evocation HK kind of fills it though!

Since I actual do run it as background noise at times... I totally forgot they were going to reboot The Powerpuff Girls. No reason to judge it yet but hey, they kept the original designs mostly intact. Maybe some of the differences is due to improved/easier animation since the original series. We'll find out in April if it is any good! I want some adult humor thrown in...

A few pokes and I think I have sources for Hong Kong based music.

So Justice Scalia is dead. Unless there's a massive grid lock the confirmation of a new justice, Obama gets to have another. Edit: The Republicans can lining up for war...

I can't help but feel that it'll be a mixture of self driving and driven cars with drivers being a sizable minority until the end of time. Might be the old person in me talking though. With that said: Are you all saying that I'll eventually have to pay extra for the privilege to drive off road due to the need for manual controls? God, what a weird gripe about the future...

Christie since he's kind of a known quality. He might close a bridge or highway and toss a governor or senator under a bus. He's not a nice guy in power but he seems typical... too typical. Too expected. Honestly, while it might be terrifying but Trump or any Tea Party like people. Like here you go, here's the Presidency. Let us see what you can do. At worst it would be absolutely terrible but it might give the country a big slap in the face. Best outcome... we get a genuinely nice surprise.

One giant interactive cutscene.

It's great and all to make fun of Donald Trump but let's dispel with the notion that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. Something something changing of core American family values for the worse... something something... but here's the bottom line: the notion that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing is just not true. He knows exactly what he's doing. Edit: Bernie took NH by quite the large margin. I think the complacent Bernie supporters are up and about after Iowa.

Until it get emulated in 10 years, I've got the OSTs to keep me company...

Caught up with Berserk. I'm liking it but the hiatus... if they didn't existed then the Boat Ride is actually kind of short. Miura for sure written himself into a mighty knot, I think. I'm liking the results of what he has written though! So MJ, time for me to join the wonderful ride that is waiting for Berserk! If only Miura could only complete multiple chapters in advance so his breaks isn't as painful. And there is the thing of if Berserk in a good sort of circumstances can come out once a month, we might see at least another 10-15 years of Berserk. Theoretically it could come out twice a month but still, I think there has to be another 100-200 chapters left.

PSU would be my guess as well. One of my first computers had it happen to it. The computer worked but there was a pretty strong burning smell, especially after sniffing the PSU exhaust. I think replacing that PSU was the first time I touched the inside of a computer... now look at me.

My mind is envisioning horrible things. Things that should not be. My Faith is being tested.

Anybody here have election/caucus reform on their minds? This subject seems to come up every time since I came to voting age...

Same. I think this is the first Japanese port I've preordered since Steam refund so yeah, it's pretty nice to have that option in case the port is terrible... like Tales of Symphonia.