toxicitizen

I use Dropbox as well but mostly for school stuff so that I can keep my work synced between my desktop and my laptop. I use My Pictures for pics, wallpapers, gifs and such because it's convenient and doesn't take much space. Otherwise, I don't really bother with the default stuff. I changed the path of My Music so that it points to the partition where my music is but I rarely go there using that shortcut so it's kinda useless. Anyway, the icons dragging thing turned out to be an issue with Fences, after all. They released an updated version that fixed it, so I figured it was time to "upgrade" from my torrented copy. I can't imagine not using that program anymore and I had been meaning to buy it for a while so this seemed like the time to finally do it. Also, last night I noticed the Afterburner OSD was working again in DmC. Not sure what the fuck is going on there. It really wouldn't cooperate when I was trying to fix it, so it's kinda weird to have it come back out of nowhere. Haven't bothered to check if it works with everything again yet.

Yeah, I meant to post here. The script is utter shit but the movie is undeniably fun to watch. As for Crank, I loved the first one but for some reason was kinda bored by the second one. Probably because I watched it alone but had watched the original with friends and beer.

Shit, that's annoying. Ever since My Documents started being taken over by a ton of programs dumping all kinds of shit in it, I started using my desktop as kind of a literal desktop. I have a ton of shit on it, kept organized with Fences. It's also my default download location, so I tend to drag and drop stuff from it quite a bit... As for Afterburner, yeah, I figured I'd have to wait for an update or something. At least, as far as I can tell, it's only the OSD that's bugged. My fan settings seem to still be working fine.

Update process was mostly smooth, just a bit long. It's also kinda weird how it got pushed through their app store instead of just regular Windows Update. I have encountered a few issues, though. For one, I can't drag and move stuff on my desktop anymore. I thought maybe it was a problem with Fences but it persists even when I deactivate it. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Like, a new setting that got turned on by default? I can't really find anything. Also, the OSD of MSI Afterburner seems to not work in some games now. I'm not sure how it would be affected but it was working in DmC prior to updating and now it's not. Seems to still work fine in Arkham City, though. So that's kinda weird.

Finally got around to watching Pacific Rim last night. I wasn't quite sure which thread to post in but I settled on this one. It's a damn fun movie because giant robots punching monsters. It has that much going for it. But holy fuck, what a goddamned piece of shit otherwise. There was no tension whatsoever. I never cared for any of the characters other than Charlie. His B-plot was pretty much the most interesting aspect of the entire movie. At one point, I looked at the running time and literally went "oh, there's less than 20mins left. I guess this is the climax?". Such a disappointment.

Oh well, life finds a way, I guess. Capcom have been repeating their 30th anniversary sale on pretty much every other digital distributor under the sun, with identical discounts. This time was GMG's turn. So that was 75% off + a 20% voucher + 1,50$ in store credit. Came down to about 8$ so I'm glad I didn't pay 12,50$ on Steam. I was tempted to also grab RE5 but I figured I'll wait to see if Capcom patches GFWL out. Also, porting the DLC would be nice. I never got around to buying it on PS3 and I think I sold my PS3 copy a while back anyway. I've been meaning to grab the Gold Edition but at this point it seems unlikely I'll ever get around to it.

DmC: Devil May Cry. (Jesus, what a fucking redundant title...) Goddamnit, I fucking hate gamers sometimes. This game is actually fucking great. It's even better than the old ones, in some aspects. I'm going to be so pissed off if Ninja Theory doesn't get to make a sequel. First, the story is told coherently. It actually makes sense. That's kind of new for this series. I don't know if I'd call it great but it's certainly better than what the previous games had. The new take on Dante and Vergil was alright, too. The old games also had such awkward level designs sometimes and the shitty camera didn't help in that regard. This isn't an issue here. Not only that but some of the levels actually look kind of amazing. The one in the nightclub in particular comes to mind, there's just so much going on in the background that it's hard not to enjoy the sheer creativity of the art direction. There's also a boss fight where you're basically fighting a demonic version of Fox News. It's kind of amazing. Ninja Theory really knocked it out of the park here. My only major complaint would be how piss easy the combat was, even though I played on the highest difficulty available. But there's 3 higher difficulty levels to unlock, so I don't see it as that much of an issue. I'll definitely be replaying it on those at some point. But overall, I feel like for once this was a needed reboot. The old games were great but it was kind of jarring how archaic DMC4 felt when I played it over the summer.

Been wanting to try a space 4X for a few months now. This seemed like the best candidate, I was just waiting for a good enough deal. Loved the original mod as well as last week's demo, so this one was a no-brainer.

Yeah, okay. That actually makes sense. I had forgotten that Revelations was originally a 3DS game. I guess I can see how the gameplay could feel weaker when compared to a proper console title.

Really? I keep hearing that Revelations was a return to form and is the best entry in the series since RE4.

Depends what you mean by new. It wasn't added into the game post-launch, if that's what you're saying. Target escort and target extraction are two different types of Council missions and both have been there from the start. They are awfully of similar compared to the other two types, though.

Started playing DmC last night and I'm loving it so far. It probably helps that, while I loved the shit out of the old games, I wasn't overly attached to the lore ( or maybe it's been so long that I just don't give a shit anymore). Either way, I don't really mind this new take on the story and characters. I also think that this one is a lot better at telling its story than the previous ones were. I mean, I loved Dante as much as the next guy, but the narrative in previous DMC games was always kind of awkward and all over the place. I feel like the combat is kind of on the easy side, though. I'm playing on Nephilim (the equivalent of hard, I think? It's the highest available difficulty that doesn't need to be unlocked), and so far the only bit that really gave me trouble was one of those secret challenge room things.

I think it's more a case of people being less forgiving this time around. I haven't played it yet so I can't compare the two, but like I said in the Beyond thread, I'm still kinda baffled that Heavy Rain was received as well as it was. People seem to like shitting on it a lot more these days, so I'm not surprised that Beyond is getting a similar treatment.

Broke down at the last minute. I was considering getting both this and RE: Revelations before it switched over to the next deal but I was hesitant to drop another 25$ on them in case the next deal was more interesting. Then it turned out to be Dead Rising 2, which I already own. Revelations and RE6 base game had already gone back up to 50% but for some reason the complete pack stayed 75% off for an extra couple minutes. That was kinda lucky. I didn't really care for the demo back when it first came out but since then I've heard enough positive things about it to want to give it a shot anyway. Was just waiting for the right price.

We just both have great tastes.

Awww yeah, 75% off. Pretty much what I was hoping for. Glad I'll finally be able to play this. Being a huge fan of the old games (except for 2, fuck that piece of shit), I'll try to go in with no expectations and just enjoy it for what it is. That should be it for me, then. Not really any other Capcom games I'm too excited about. I doubt Remember Me will go low enough for me to bite.

Yeah, the WiiU price was one of the main reason why I never expected a DLC upgrade option. I guess they realize everyone on Steam and their mother owns DX:HR by now. I imagine very few of those people would be willing to double tip at full price, especially if they paid 5 bucks for the old version. 5$ means I'm grabbing this day one, even though I probably won't have time to play through the game again for a while. Wonder how it'll work, though. I wouldn't mind them removing the standalone Missing Link I have in my library.

Holy shit! They actually did it! http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/dxhr-%E2%80%93-director%E2%80%99s-cut-pc-digital-release-details Director's cut on Steam will be: 20$ Standalone 10$ upgrade if you own DX:HR 5$ upgrade if you own DX:HR + Missing Link DLC Good on you, Squeenix. This is awesome.

Would be easier to come up with 5 but since we're limited to 3, I'll have to make some very decisive cuts. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dark Souls First two are pretty easy. Not sure about the third one, though. I hesitated to put it there as there are other titles I feel are equally as deserving of that spot. I reserve the right to change that one. But see what you made me do, Cowboy?! Limited to 3, I had to ignore TLoU, Mirror's Edge and so many others! I hope you're happy!

That's how we roll in french Canada, bitch.

You know, ever since losing patience with Amazon and cancelling my pre-order, I've been getting cold feet on this one. I still really want to play it but I'm starting to feel like I might not want to pay 60$ for it. The option to pre-order Arkham Origins for 25$ on GMG also kinda puts the price tag in perspective. Think I'll put that money towards Arkham Origins instead and maybe grabbing more stuff from the Capcom week-end on Steam. DmC is 50% off already and if it goes any lower with a daily deal I'll be all over it.