TheMightyEthan

I thought it was probably a better movie than TFA, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much, if that makes sense. I still liked it though.

1440p -> 1080p downsampling doesn't look anywhere close to as good as 4k -> 1080p downsampling. Like, not even remotely as good. Hell, unless you have an algorithm that's up to it it frequently looks worse than just straight 1080p, because since it's not an even pixel ratio it introduces some artifacts due to the pixels not lining up nicely. Good algorithms (like the one built into Hitman) will clean up those artifacts so you're still benefiting overall, but DSR doesn't handle it very well so you can paradoxically end up with more aliasing than you do in 1080p. And for me at least DSR is the only thing that's simple enough to bother with other than games that have it built-in (like the aforementioned Hitman) so I tend to stick to either 4k or 1080p. *Edit - All of that is assuming a native 1080p monitor. If you've got a 1440p monitor then of course you should go with that res if you can, and it will definitely look better.

Well now I wish I'd checked this thread earlier this morning, cause I did remember and tested it and everything. The control configuration I was using was a 360 controller, thusly: 360 button - Wii button Right stick - cursor Click right stick - shake Wiimote RB - A R - B A - 1 B - 2 Start - + Select - - D-pad - D-pad Left stick - nunchuk stick Click left stick - shake nunchuk LB - C L - Z It was working pretty well. The only thing I'm confused about is why it goes all low resolution after I go through the pipe and am inside the planet. I think it has something to do with the shader for the sparklyness only running at native Wii resolution. Also, the video looks a little jerky, but that's because GameDVR was only running at 30 fps while the game was running at 60.

I just tried it with a mouse and keyboard and it works surprisingly well. The motion controls are mostly optional, using the pointer to pick up bonus point things by pointing at them, so I think the best way to play would probably be with a controller and just have the pointer mapped to the right stick. The only issue I see is that you have to shake the controller to use the spin attack/spin jump, but I think you can just map "shake controller" to a button, so you could just make it Y or something and you're set. I'll try and remember to try it tomorrow and let you know for sure (I have a work Christmas party tonight). Side note: My new computer can run Mario Galaxy 2 at 4k at 60fps, which surprised me.

I haven't tried any Wii games, for for Gamecube games if you've got a 360 controller you don't even have to configure anything, it's already all set up. Also, the Windows Game DVR thing is great, it's super convenient to use with a controller, unlike other recording software. Also since it's part of Windows it's running all the time anyway so you're not adding another bit of software.

Earlier I commented on Cowboy's status that Mario Sunshine holds up surprisingly well at high resolution, and today I was screwing around with the Windows Game DVR recording, and I decided I'd combine the two and make a video demonstrating it. This was recorded with the Dolphin emulator at 4k with 8x MSAA and no AF (it screws with the paint). Game DVR maxes out at 1080p so the video itself isn't in 4k, but it's downsampled from there. The heatwave effect doesn't look great (I mean it was a screenspace effect from 2002, and Youtube's compression is making it look worse than it does in play) but otherwise I'm really impressed with how well it holds up. Obviously it doesn't look like a modern game, but it looks a lot better than I would have expected. I remember saying when the game was new that I thought they'd perfected the Mario style and the only thing holding them back was resolution, and it turns out I wasn't too far off.

How do you figure?

Halo Wars 2 Ultimate. I loved the first game and this comes with the remaster, available next Tuesday if you preorder, so I had no choice really. The remaster of Halo Wars also represents its first port to PC.

Pretty sure the lore is basically "blah blah blah, void magic". Don't quote me on that though. *Edit - as far as plot goes (spoilers for Daud DLC, no spoilers for Dishonored 2):

To keep with the above format: I've been playing Hitman (2016). I finished the prolgue and the first two story missions, and so far so good. I've tried the previous Hitman games (Hitman, Hitman 2, and Blood Money) and always bounced off, but I kept hearing so much good stuff about this one that I tricked myself into trying it. Well I'm glad I did! I love how the missions feel like giant, insanely intricate puzzles. Like even though on paper it sounds like a stealth action game, in practice it feels more like playing Hitman Go than it does like playing Splinter Cell. I love that the stealth is primarily geared around hiding in plain sight rather than actual sneaking.

I got it for remote play, because I loved remote play on Vita but over the wifi it's not very stable. So I thought "Yeah, remote play over LAN! That'll solve the problems!" And it did. Except it introduced the new problem of needing to be hooked up to the TV which meant I couldn't use it out in the main room with my wife (which is the main reason I used remote play in the first place) without dominating the TV. In retrospect that should have been a fairly obvious problem. And to answer your question, yes, I will be getting the Switch when Zelda launches! Why do you ask?

What's the problem with it?

I saw that there's new quests, is there any new story content?

Yeah, about the only thing I did much on it was play P4G.

Just finished StarCraft 2. An excellent close to the trilogy.

Oh yeah, Trump definitely has the authority to do it, with or without that legislation. I'm just saying that the legislation existing doesn't actually have much (or any) legal force.

But also to be fair there's a pretty good argument Congress doesn't actually have that authority

They apply better to some than others though. The Empire is plainly a racist totalitarian government, against a pluralist multispecies rebellion. The Empire is specifically styled after Nazis/fascists. So sure, you can draw analogies to anything, but some of the lines are shorter than others.

He just doesn't want to give up the money from the fascists.

I too would like them to recognize Palestine, but I'm not going to complain about Taiwan.

Practical consequences aside (I know that's a gigantic thing to put aside...) I'm actually kind of on board with getting rid of the one China policy. I think it's shitty that we pretend Taiwan isn't independent, or doesn't deserve independence, just because we don't want to irritate the China. Let them throw a tantrum, I don't think they'll actually want to go to war over it. (I obviously don't have access to intelligence briefings. If the consensus of people in the know is that China would actually go to war over it then I retract this, because that is not a consequence I'm willing to put aside.) *Edit - All of that said I have no illusions that Trump is doing anything for ideological reasons, he just does whatever comes to mind with no consideration at all and then his pride doesn't allow him to back down once he's done it. But still, even a loose cannon will occasionally shoot in the right direction.

Yeah, it's been ages and ages since a major multiplatform release didn't support controllers on PC. It will support controllers.

Updated the poll.

All the reviews say it's WAY better than the first one.