I feel the same way as Russ with some games. I could never get into Witcher 3 because it started to feel like a job. Too many mechanics gets exhausting.
I think I owned Witcher 3 for two or three years before I finally sat down and pushed through the beginning and finally got into the story to the point where I began to enjoy the mechanics and the world itself. 150 hours later, I finally finished the game and it became one of my favorite games ever, but I completely understand your point and frustration.
Are you saying even if you ignore the side content, optional treasure hunts, exploration, etc. the mechanics still get exhausting? Only about 24% of players beat Witcher 3, that's lower than average. Just curious. I bought Witcher 3 in 2016 after beating Witcher 1 & 2. I've been playing every year on and off. For me, the game is great, but it's simply a long game. The difficulty is getting through Witcher alongside 20-30 other games each year
@@jimbryant2157 That is the same exact way I was with TW3. I played it right after Blood & Wine came out and it took me a couple of attempts to finally get into it and understand all of the systems to the point that I started enjoying it. I've tried doing the same thing with Elden Ring but I just can't get into it the same way. TW3 boss difficulties were hard and punishing but none ever felt like they were going to take me 30-50 deaths to figure out and overcome like Elden Ring. I just can't get into it because of that. TW3 though, once you understand everything is incredibly incredibly good and fun once you get into it but you have to push past the feelings of being overwhelmed.
Russ, I went at Elden Ring no guides because I didn't want spoilers. It was fun and the since of discovery was AMAZING! Also it lead to unforgettable moments where I felt so silly for not realizing something sooner, and it's hilarious to think back to. However, playing the game with no guides has made me take forever at some segments of the game so far. There are bosses that'll literally make you feel insecure like you're a loser lol and you're stuck thinking, "do I suck that bad or am I missing somethig?" My advice would be to go as far as you can on your own and make your own experience. If you get stuck on a boss that you feel is unbeatable, go exploring because there's so much to discover. If you ever feel like the game is getting so hard that you're going to drop it, then look up what you can do to make life easier and put some wind in your sails. Don't judge your gameplay compared to what you see elsewhere, because many of those people aren't playing raw like that. You will eventually look something up, and that's completely fine. It's almost insane not to. In short, you can make the game much easier at the sacrifice of some of your own discovery experiences. Do your best to balance that. Good luck, Man!
The beauty of ER for new soulsborne players is that you aren't stuck at one single boss before you can proceed, like in Bloodborne or their other titles. Stuck? Struggling? Go explore. You'll always find something which will be able to to help. That said, learning how the core mechanics of the game is necessary to truly achieve. It takes time and patience. Learning. It's very rewarding experience and teaches a lot of patience.
@@roninreef90 Ryujijx is more accurate than Yuzu, will not be long until it surpasses it in compatability and has the added bonus of being in country Nintendo corporation really can't do squat. If anything Nintendo emulation development ought to be encouraged in places like Brazil, Russia, China, Africa and other places Nintendo's copyright lawyers can't go.
Elden Ring didn't click with me until I started watching FightinCowboy's guides on YT. It gives you the tools for approaching those type of games without necessarily spoiling/handholding
I've never heard it called theory crafting as you stated but yeah I'm pretty crappy at it, but the reason I'm not so great isn't because I don't have the skill to do it well, it's because pretty much every single time there are items or talismans that are part of the recipe which I don't currently possess and have no knowledge of their existence. If I were able to own every piece of equipment in the game than I would have the ability to look at them all and synergize them together effectively. So just like Bill said I do watch guides and when the guy shows an item that I don't have I'm like oh snap I didn't know about that and then I go get it.
In regards to Elden Ring, and game 'difficulty' in general, I try to go in and figure it out on my own, and then if I get stuck I'll look up tips and tricks. That being said, I went through Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 2 not really understanding the builds and stats and 'soft caps'. It wasn't until I decided to sit down and figure stuff out in ER that I started to understand the scaling and nuances to leveling up. On the flip side I started Horizon Forbidden West and for some reason I decided to play on the hardest difficulty and it is SO tough that I ended up dropping the game because it felt like a chore to go through and I'm several hours in, so I don't want to restart from the beginning even though I know it will be so much easier. Also from my experience in Zero Dawn, I knew that as I progressed through the game I became significantly powerful to the point where the game felt really easy, and while that was enjoyable I went into Forbidden West thinking that I would have a similar experience but I'm kind of regretting it, even though I am making progress, albeit slowly. I do intend to go back and finish the game, but it's one of those things were you have to play at a really high level to be successful, and I find myself having to repeat sections and boss fights repeatedly which is frustrating because I know I could be having an easier (and presumably more enjoyable) time on a lesser difficulty.
I recently canceled GP as well. Realized "i saved myself 60 bucks by being able to try this game an not buy it, and its not for me" is a pretty bad argument in the face of being able to go to yiur local library and rent games for free....youd be surprised on how recent a catalogue a library might carry. Now its the argument is "why pay 10-20 bucks a month to try games out". Between free month trials and the change to having to go to the library to look through games, its really helped focus my library. It also forces the family and kids to check out this magical place with books and some retro games they can actually grab and get excitrd to play. Almost like how friday nights at blockbuster used to feel.
I used to pay $20 a month for game pass ultimate before it was called game pass ultimate but we still got the two free games with games with gold. Then they pulled back the free games that they don't do that anymore but the price went down to 15 and so that seemed okay. Now I'm scratching my head
The timeline for mario bros 2 is as such: mario 2 starts pre-production, fujutv has a GIANT mutli-media anniversary and is willing to pay nintendo a lot of money to make a game to crown it, mario 2 is retooled to dokidoki panic to fit the giant fujitv anniversary, lost levels is made to fit a predetermined release date, dokidoki panic is retooled back into mario 2 after the anniversary is over.
Russ, your Elden Ring experience is so relatable for me. It’s part of why I haven’t bought it yet. I know it would be a crawl for me. I want to do it, but I know it will be a huge time commitment.
Listening to you guys talk about elden ring is hilarious and painful at the same time. But Russ you're 100% right with the hades comparison. I hated the souls games until I watched fightincowboys walk through for dark souls 3. Once I learned the game, it clicked and became my favorite series of all time.
Just listened to the part about the metal analog pocket. It's very expensive, but the scaling that works for this type of manufacturing is a bit different. Machining or milling metal shells and parts and then anodizing them is a much different process over making a book or manufacturing a plastic shell. A lot of other factors to consider. Also, the comparison to aftermarket shells is also fair but not equal. The aftermarket shell for the AP is a sandwich design to help save on costs. Even if we are talking about all of this being done in China, it's still very expensive. I would have to assume that this took a very long time for them to do. I agree that the price is HUGE and it's a premium product for a niche market, but the price does make sense for a fully assembled, fpga device, if it is indeed of a high quality.
Omg, I totally agree with Ross, I don’t want to learn all the builds don’t want to mess with stats and that’s why I don’t like Elden Ring or any other game like that. I do like Mafia series for example exactly because it’s just telling you a story and you are the main guy in that story. I wish there were more games like that.
You don't have to mess with builds and stuff. People on UA-cam make it seem like you do because they're not playing for fun half the time.. They're trying to look cool and want to brag. My case, being my first soulsborne I went in very blind and naturally kept dying early - but once I got some idea how to farm runes it got a bit easier. I just stuck to what I knew and gradually got to a level and gained some armaments that I'm not getting one shot against every boss. That's when the game got to the unputdownable stage.
@@arvindhmani06I agree people should just play or not play. Worrying about meta builds or cheese strats, isn't necessary. Elden Ring and Souls like are notorious, either you're committed to persevere or you're not. It is not as simple as calling a UA-camr a poser. It is pretty obvious Russ, has limited time and just likes easy pick up and play.It's curiosity, he's heard so many great things, he wants to experience and understand that. He's willing to say some things aren't his cuppa. Dude wouldn't admit what he does about Resident Evil, scary games, if he gave any care about looking cool, in that sense.
@@washuai oh absolutely, Russ is the polar opposite of the UA-camr I had in mind. In fact I completely respect him for not playing the game once he figured out it wasn't for him. Not all games are for everyone, and not everyone has the time to play all games. In hindsight I should have clarified that I wasn't talking about Russ.
When it comes to metal devices - metal is a very good conductor of heat, so even if the device itself is not generating that much heat, it will take heat from your own hands. When it's so small, it will not be able to radiate that heat to the environment (the air) so if you hold it for enough time, even without playing it, it will eventually match your hands temperature, which will make it feel warm. Now add to that the heat the device itself generate, and that warm feeling will come faster and it will continue increasing in temperature after that. So yeah, such devices will feel at least warm if you play on it for like 1 or 2 hours.
Being in my 50s and playing computer games since the 80s, the biggest problem with games like Elden Ring makes me feel I’m wasting the final years of my real life rather than enjoying the game. I think it’s because in Elden Ring, I die (a lot) and I have to repeat stuff just to get back to where I started. Due to this I prefer more story based games where you progress through a game rather than repeating stuff.
I highly enjoyed theory crafting with World of Warcraft back in the day. It was mostly about spell rotations. I feel like I picked up on shadow priest being strong before it ever was popular by trying it.
You guys sound like a bunch of grown ass men who nerd out on video games and tech and im loving it boys. Semper fi. People dont realize how video games and the like play a crucial role in veterans lives. Thx Russ. And Bill i really enjoy ur channel man. Thx.
One of the only reasons I considered modding my switch or emulating is because Nintendo do not let us backup saves on Switch. Before anyone says NSO that is not a real backup, Nintendo will delete your data randomly the moment you stop paying and the service will discontinue soon enough. Your data is held hostage on the console and the only option for redundancy is a transient paid service from a company with the worst reputation for online services. Its a scummy money grubbing tactic that should be illegal, my saves are my data, my propperty and I should be able to extract them.
I finished Elden Ring with a guide - and I agree with you, I would make it a goal for that session to get that thing that guide told me. But I have not gone back to Elden Ring with the new DLC. I don't think I have the energy to do it again. I am content with Snowrunner right now -- playing it and watching UA-cam at the same time :)
When I played Pokémon yellow edition I would name the grandson penis, because in the German version the professor says: right his name is penis it was on the tip of my tongue😅
@@heyjeySigma I love the one where Gary/Blue/Oak's grandson says "Gramps, Fart! Smell ya later!" - courtesy Scykoh's Pokemon glitch quest (don't miss it if you haven't watched it yet!)
Elden Ring can be as easy or as hard as you want. I will paste my steam review with my tips because I am too lazy to write it again Steam Review: Bought Elden Ring on the 2024 Steam Summer Sale and put 78.2 hours on it somehow before the summer sale was over. TIPS FOR NEW PLAYERS: 1. If you can't beat a boss, go somewhere else and explore and level and get more powerful weapons then come back. This is intended. 2. Don't spread your stat points. Pick a specialty like Str, Dex, Int or Faith and go all in with only what you need to get by. Say you are an Int build and need 12 str to hold a weapon, get 12 str and no more. 3. If you see gear on a mob, "most of the time" they can drop it. Farm mobs wearing the gear you want for easy gains. 4. If you don't have an area of a map unlock, you can see where to unlock the map on the map. 5. Different mobs take more or less damage to certain damage types. Heavy armor use strike damage, exposed flesh use slash, scales use pierce, standard damage works on most all just not as good. 6. Any build can become broken if you push it far enough. 7. Most bosses have a companion summon at the door if you really need it. 8. There is no wrong way to play. Let trolls be trolls and have fun. Bonus: Read the notes on the floor. Some are good, others are trolls. Fun and frustration ahead...
yea these advices are ALL valid..but THE most important stat to focus on is definitely vitality/hp.. if you dont invest in hp asap you're as good as dead again most enemies. i focus on vit towards at leaaast 30 to 40. it makes a huuuge difference compared to most other stats which are kinda trash
I found your channeling through Russ. I wanted to put in some input that I think isn't talked about nearly enough, if at all. That is the single parent that strives to stay gaming but find it difficult. Many retro handheld systems and phone games are what I personally find a few minutes a day to pop on. I would like to see a handheld that is basically an Odin 2 mini that's also a phone and has a camera. I would pay $700 for a handheld like that.
Humble choice is good, but I kind of had the same issue with it as what Bill describes about gamepass. I have way too many games in steam already and they just landed on the pile. And then I probably never play them. Even if I consciously decided to not pause my subscription it's just not the same as buying a specific game. And the longer something has been sitting in my library, the lower its value seems to become in my mind and it becomes harder and harder to ever start playing them. Same for fanatical bundles or sales in general. So I mostly stopped buying bundles and subscriptions and scouring sales... I keep a wishlist and when I want a new game I look at it and just buy when I want to play it. I use a site that tracks a bunch of stores and most games are almost always on sale somewhere, but even if I pay a bit more outside of a sale I'm still saving money because I'm buying less games that I never play. And I enjoy the ones I do buy more. I still have gamepass until next year somewhere but will probably not renew that either (unless I suddenly want to play on my Xbox a lot more again but I've been preferring PC and deck for a while now)
I'm playing Elden Ring with no guide. 123 hours in so far. I have barely any idea what the story is about. For me, I just sweep across the land investigating every interesting thing I come to and use the map to make sure I don't miss anything. Clearing the entire world one step at a time. I'm enjoying it. The story bits are uninteresting to me, but the cut-scenes are mostly entertaining.
Got into theory crafting while playing Grim Dawn on the deck. That game is heaven for “synergy” builds, and I keep coming back to it every time I want to try something new.
My two cents about analog sticks on Arcade games: they're not ideal if you're playing seriously. Analog sticks do not work the same as arcade sticks; Arcade sticks click on the 8 directions while analog sticks start the movement before reaching full travel (they're analog after all, designed mostly for 3D games). It's terrible for arcade games that require precision, such as shmups, because doing precise taps is much harder because of the travel issues. I use 100% d-pad for those games.
With Elden Ring and Fromsoft games in general, I feel like the community has completely ruined the discourse around it by over-hyping the difficulty and generally having way too strong opinions on how the game is supposed to be played that they pass off as objective fact. They're actually not that hard if you have any experience playing games like Monster Hunter or character action games (which aren't the easiest games to be fair). If the games had a bit better documentation or tutorials explaining some of the less intuitive RPG aspects and the marketing and community didn't focus on hyping the difficulty so much, I bet even more people would play them and the discourse wouldn't be so toxic. Also, the games have progressively become more broken (except Sekiro) because they have become impossible to properly balance for every playstyle. In Elden Ring especially it's too easy to pick something that is either accidentally holding you back or trivializing a lot of the game. They've been buffing *a ton* of mechanics since after launch, way more than they nerfed.
I played Elden Ring for like 20 hours, went through a few bosses, and I just wasn't having fun. I totally agree with Russ, having to look up guides just ruins the game. You absolutely can't just play your way and go with what you find, because it will be a horrible experience and everything will be needlessly difficult. The game expects you to look up where the actually good weapons are, completely hidden out of anyone's way, and make the correct build. Playing by yourself would mean you spend dozens of hours not having fun until you randomly stumble on worthwhile equipment. I guess that's fun to some people, but I'm good, thanks.
Also the people who like to say stuff like "if you used summons/magic you didn't beat the game" all looked up guides for the best most optimized strength build instead of actually doing it themselves lmao
I definitely skipped the Tree Sentinel for a long time. I personally don't think you're meant to fight/beat him when you first encounter him. Oh and I hate the term "theory crafting" - It's beyond pretentious. All it means is experimenting with build options.
I didn’t even know that Mini boss on the horse was right there at the beginning, I somehow just walked past him and I didn’t even notice him. I found out about him like halfway through the game on accident, ended up going back to that merchant but accidentally went to the very first fast travel and just decided to walk the rest of the way and BOOM!!!! He just came outta nowhere 😂😂😂
There's been a handful of games that nintendo pulled off shelfs early on, generally due to bad sales. The DS makes a great case for why we should be fighting Nintendo in regards to preserving games, and especially goes to show that we can't just let them make 1 statement and go along with it. 2 DS games that I remember being pulled from shelves are 'Mario Hoops 3 on 3', and 'Super Princess Peach'. People COULD make the argument that Mario hoops 3 on 3 is a bad game (and I'd agree), but Super Princess Peach is a great game and really should be talked about more and showcased more. Regardless of which one is good or bad, both should be preserved; there's plenty of bad (or otherwise not worth playing) games that are important to video game history, and to that end ALL games need to be preserved. I'd personally say nintendo isn't even in the right for fighting roms of games that are current, even though they legally have the grounds, seeing how things can just up and disappear or become unplayable the existence of roms for EVEN current should be legal in some way whether it's through organizations given specific rights/exclusions specifically for the purpose of the preservation of history.
@nerdNest I daily drive a z flip 5 as my phone. This device fits the niche of handheld emulation (especially from the front screen) and then also works well with controllers. Don't need a dedicated mini, and the z flip form factor already mimcs a GBA SP (for the nostalgia factor, def get strong GBASP vibes) and the the cover screen lets you play gba emulators on it.
On the name thing: I typically use the default names if available. One funny easter egg: In Fallout 4, if you name your character something like "Bradley Cooper" (as I did), the game will call you "Mr. Cooper" for the entire game.
Thanks to retroachievements I found that if you name your character “Zelda” in Link’s Awakening the intro music changes to an off-key version..pretty cool easter egg
I always name Link something funny that’s an off shoot of his name like “Linky” or Linkypoo” Makes the game a bit funnier. Ganon wanting to kill “Linkypoo” is hilarious
Dang, I haven't thought about this in years lol but the mention of Super Mario All-Stars just sent me back. My dad has a picture of me playing Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES when I was in pampers. So, I guess that game was my first ever game I played. My parents were also super competitive when it came to games, so I just naturally got better and competitive as well! Haha, anyways loving the show as always Bill!
I'm with Russ on Destiny. I jumped back to get ready for The Final Shape, just catching up & stuff and realized why I dropped. Is just too much dang loot, too much to do, too many builds. And the worst part (for me) is TOO MUCH TIME spent on inventory management. Using 3rd party apps is great and makes it easier, but is just too much spent on those menus instead of actually playing the game and shooting stuff. Seriously, it would take me at least 1hr setting up all bounties and preparing my gear before I start an activity. Then spend more time managing items & builds & loot after each activity. Nope
Nostalgia topic was a great one, would be could to do a follow up with the whole gang! Nostalgia of Hardware vs Software? Nostalgia of Brands vs Experience?
to be able to theory craft, you have to know the game. you have to know how the system works. that needs time playing it. you can try theory crafting from the very start, but how would you know if those things would actually work... so yeah, it's not a bad thing for most new players to not even try theory crafting.
Big fan of the show, writing this to leave one message about destiny because I know how daunting it can be to join as a new player. You can absolutely play it your way when it comes to weapons. Sure there’re “meta loadouts” when it comes to end game content, but a lot of the game can be played and enjoyed using whatever combinations you'd like! The grind for gear is definitely real, but I wanted to bring to light that the game allows you to bring whatever piece of gear up to whatever the power cap is. You just got a stronger auto rifle but love this scout rifle you've been using? You can infuse it to gain the power level of that previous weapon! Keep up the great work, Im a huge fan of this podcast.
Humble should add the feature to remind you about the month's games and only charge you when you actually say yes. I would rather lose out on games than pay for those I don't want.
I always prefer characters to keep their original names if they are given one. I want to know their name, and I would pass up that opportunity if I had changed it. If a character doesn't have a name, I play as myself. If they do have a name, I play as them, if that makes sense. I also hate the notion that I may end up liking the character and not know their given name. Even if I learn it afterward by Googling it, it's still not what that character was called for me during hours of playtime. It's not what I know them by, and I don't like that. It also saves me the trouble of thinking up a name, but that's not that important.
About the subscription part, I did the 2 years and half thing on gamepass and at the end... I NEVER touch those games because although they are on my radar, they are not on my priority list. I have a 900 games backlog about 500 on steam and about 400 emulation. I'm not even buying games even if they are in offer, because I just realized that that one (or some) of those games in my wish list eventually ends up in humble bundle, just like A plage tale did, and most Yakuza games have And for less than gamepass, that game is gonna be on my library when I get to it eventually. Steam had made a system that companies are not gonna be fighting about my money. They gonna have to fight about my time and justify why should I pay $70 on your game day 1. When I have more than 500 reasons not to.
"I'm for game preservation." - Good, then we're perfectly on the same side of things. However: The Switch is a current system, if you've bought the game, you can play it on your current Switch, no problem. They're much less aggressive about previous systems. So all's well.
I canceled ps+ when the price went up, figuring I'd see how things went and resubscribe if I couldn't live without it. Realistically, it's not a ton of money considering I don't buy many games anyway. Canceled before Christmas and it's now July. Let gamepass expire and see how it goes. They would love to have you back if you can't live without it.
Steam Deck was my first PC handheld and man it is still magic to me and I feel giddy just using it tbh So I really do understand why Russ is making his videos for that honeymoon period of buying a new handheld. I must say I really do like these more intimate two person episodes!
I have always been good at coming up with builds and guides. I would think it is super fun. In fact people would come to in ESO, BG3, SWTOR and other games for recommendations and help with rotation or moves or sets. I enjoy trying out new things. Also love the podcast so much
If anything, the court case with Bleem and Sony should've set a precedent for emulation being legal. They were even selling it for profit and still won that court case. I see why Nintendo went after Yuzu, paywalling it and advertising it to run Tears of the Kingdom before launch, but this doesn't suddenly mean it's okay to go after all emulators.
I still use Steam Controller for 1-2 particular use cases: 1. PC FPS games such as ie. Metro, or ... any kind of FPS. Why ? It is much more precise than typical gamepad. I can play FPS just like on the PC / Mouse combo - i can do quick camera movement, I can do headshots etc. I play like that using local streaming (wifi 6) and this makes actually a great combo with Steam Controller. 2. Second usecase is similar as Steam Deck pads - older PC strategy or RPG games, that may be ie. too small for Steam Deck screen size, but might by good for 60'' TV with Steam Controller. Personally, if your hmm "root" is PC then I really, really think that Steam Controller is still great in 2024. Don't get me wrong, i still have typical gamepad too (but it's mostly for emulation)
Russ you are genuine and honest which is one of the things that we respect most about your communication style and content skills, so thank you for that openness and confidence HA!
First of all, I absolutely hate having to consult some guide on my first play through of any game. If I have to do that to complete a game on my first run through, then that for me ruins the whole experience going forward. Imagine playing a game and grinding your character and making him very powerful just to discover that he's not powerful enough to beat one particular boss unless you grind up some special power for just that boss. I quit that game on the beast clergyman. Beat the first part with fire but I don't have the special power to beat the second part. Ridiculous.
Russ please look some tutorials up, there’s so much stuff the game does not tell you that will make the game so much easier, and it does not takes from the experience at all, I promise the game is so good when you learn the basics and build from there!
On theory crafting: I'm terrible at it. I don't do the video thing though. I'm hard-headed like that. I just grind things out until the game just plays how I want it to play. ;-)
what drew me to the RG40XX H was actually the joysticks, and Sony style not MS style, i've never been a fan of DPad. I even ordered one (as my first handheld), but then canceled my order as i realized that what i really wanted was the Pocket Retroid 4 Pro , partly because of the joysticks and triggers being analog, partly because of better PSP and PS2 support.
I’ve been subscribed and watched a few of your videos over the years and never new you did a “podcast” if that what this is type of video with Russ ! I got some watching to do loved listening to this video whilst getting jobs around the house done. So much I’m loading up another hour long video of use 2 chatting !
To Russ, It's okay to die in Elden Ring, you will. When you get summons you will feel like you have a companion or better yet if you're on the same platform you ans Bill could do the dungeons together!
I always name Link Link, Cloud Cloud, Chrono Chrono, Master Chief Master Cheif, but make my own names in Bethesda and Fromsoft games, and recently have been coming up with names to specifically fit in universe. Pokemon I used to call myself Ash 32:52
8:07 holy shit I thought I was the only one, this alone has made me so put off to play these types of games even though they are the type of game I'd love if it wasn't for this. I have to look up the guide, I hate having to do essentially school work to play the game just give me the spark notes.
The first time I'm playing Elden ring, i gave up on it. Nothing against it for being hard. I think that's totally fine... we should have super easy games, super hard games, and everything in between. I gave up mostly because i wasn't good at making builds and following a game SO open. However, i got a steamdeck 2 weeks ago and bought elden ring on steam during the summer sell. This time, however, i watched a lot of youtube videos and saw some guides. The game is so much more enjoyable now, i don't care what the try hards or "souls bros" i will play the game any way i want, summons, guides, OP early builds, dont care, i am loving the game now, its a master piece and its great after you figure it out and if you overlook the flaws.
NerdNest, have you taken a look at flick stick? I'm a fan of trackpad + gyro, it's a huge part of the reason I prefer the Deck over other PC handhelds. BUT...I am trying out flick stick and I'm starting to get it. I think I might even go as far as to say that if I fully adopt it, then I would be able to get exactly the same quality of controls on other PC handhelds as I do on the Deck (as long as the device works well with gyro. I have a Win Max 2 as well, but I don't think I'd ever want to use gyro on that.) Interestingly, flick stick is kind of an equalizer for handhelds with smaller Switch-style analog sticks...because the thumbstick size isn't even a big factor any more. Edit -
I have tried it, I can see how powerful it could be. But I am terrible at it. I actually interviewed the guy that made it. It’s somewhere on the channel.
@NerdNest yeah it's hard to get used to. You have to overcome years of muscle memory about how the thumbstick is supposed to work. I think it's easier to learn if you sweep instead of snap to a different direction.
We are spoiled for choice and quality with these emulation handhelds. My first was a GP32 blu which cost well over £100 Back in 2001 and used SmartMedia Cards. I still have it but it doesn't work anymore but I enjoyed my time with it until I got a PSP. I bought Elden ring on release and have played it for an hour! I so want to start again and get into it but something always stops me!!
At this point the forks of Yuzu were bound to be taken down because Yuzu is the Emulator that was taken down by Nintendo themselves. Also I heard that most of these forks of Yuzu weren't very good to begin with. Also I am not surprised that Nintendo took action because Yuzu as far as code goes is blacklisted which means you are taking a huge gamble using it to make your own version of Yuzu. Sudachi might have point of fighting it with Github since they changed the code and it's their original code and NOT the code of Yuzu.
I got back to gaming with Destiny -- played with a good group of people -- but we have all gone our separate ways and now I like to just play by myself.
Bill i love the OG steam controller so much that i also have 2 incase one ever dies. It's funny you mention picking one up for cheap because i got my second one for like 20 bucks on Facebook marketplace. It is basically brand new even came in the OG box. I used mine a lot when my computer wasn't at a desk because it works amazing as a universal input. I do actually miss the old keyboard layout though, now it pops up with the same one as the steam deck.
"That has not been proven to be illegal" nothing in the law permits you to use and distribute cryptographic keys extracted from Nintendo to allow your emulator to run Nintendo games, that was Yuzu's mistake plus they were getting paid by people for it, so they're not just breaking Nintendo's encryption, they're providing a service that exists for the explicit purpose of doing that and playing their software on alternate hardware and additionally were getting paid for it. Trust me you better hope Nintendo never has to fight this in court, because all it takes is Nintendo winning one case and emulation as a whole gets shut down across all consoles, and nobody wants that. Simply work around it, emulate the machines Nintendo isn't actively selling right now and they mostly will stay off your back, nobody ever went after NESticle you know? Just pick your battles, putting Switch emulators which use stolen Nintendo cryptography on a rival handheld hardware platform and then selling that emulator for money is really stretching the concept of emulation to it's breaking point and pricking a tiger legally speaking and Nintendo has a lot of valid arguments as to why it's morally and thus legally problematic to allow it to continue, i can see Nintendo winning such court cases and upending the current status-quo so the last thing anyone should want is Nintendo filing lawsuits over this. Not to mention on any Switch emulator even the ones that remain you need PROD keys that have to be taken from a Switch console, and that these ARE being distributed online and Nintendo can prove that in court, though Riujinx have never done this themselves like Yuzu did, they provide all the tools you'd need to do it yourself, it's classic blame shifting and a really grey grey-area legally speaking If Nintendo successfully makes the argument that their hardware architecture is a kind of intellectual property similar to their software, then they manage to illegalize all emulation overnight and go after even older emulators for older consoles, nobody wants that to happen and it's fathomable that it might, so for me if Nintendo leaves the older emulators alone i don't mind not emulating their current platform, that sounds like a decent compromise and not a hill i'm willing to die on
The Analogue Pocket thing, I'm guessing, is eaten now. FunnyPlaying's FPGBC handles the GB/GBC nostalgia better (and much cheaper), at some point they'll do a GBA one (then a GBA SP one). Sure, the Pocket can play other stuff, which is nice, but we have soooo many devices that can do those systems, and there's not really nostalgia to have NES/SNES etc. on a handheld, since we exactly _didn't_ have thtat back then.
The only way I can think of to solve this is to make a law that makes it illegal to emulate systems that are still being sold on the market. But a lot of people own the games they play on emulators too and just want better performance/graphics or mod support, which doesn't seem fair either to ban current gen emulators...
I used a guide for Elden ring quests and got an OP build off the internet, made the game 10x more enjoyable. I love exploring, but Elden ring can be really unapproachable for people who aren’t super into the genre
Elden Ring is simpler than it presents itself. Like every souls game the goal is to kill the big thing with a stick, and there’s ways to make your stick bigger or be better at hitting with your stick.
Would be nice if you guys could curate and share a list of your favorites arcades other platforms games (like top 25), so could compare and try new stuff
I've given up on Nintendo. My 3DS, a perfectly functioning and usable hand held console, is abandoned, no, executed by Nintendo. I can not buy new games now. My WII, which died a sad death, if it were still working would also not be able to buy new games. It's not like I enjoy spending 50 to 70 dollars for each game multiple times so I can keep playing them as the old consoles are no longer allowed to use the features they came with (the various online services, MII-verse stuff, for instance). I never bought a switch. I never will. Of course I don't have any Switch Games to emulate as a result. But this behavior by Nintendo has just turned me off from them and I will never spend another dollar with them.
I understand everyone who's angry about Nintendo doing what they're doing, but wordsmithing stuff around what 99.5% of users of Switch emulators actually do (i.e. download Switch games that should be paid for for free from somewhere that isn't Nintendo) just doesn't meet my seriously?-meter on the right side. I think it'd be more honest to say: "Yeah, true, it would be nice if they'd just let things slide a little more, and I'm not one who doesn't pay for the games, but I'm aware that it's going on, so they're certainly not doing anything bad at Nintendo."
I feel the same way as Russ with some games. I could never get into Witcher 3 because it started to feel like a job. Too many mechanics gets exhausting.
Same for me with Witcher 3. I got it on super sale. Got through the first couple hours but it felt like such a huge game it was too daunting to play.
I think I owned Witcher 3 for two or three years before I finally sat down and pushed through the beginning and finally got into the story to the point where I began to enjoy the mechanics and the world itself. 150 hours later, I finally finished the game and it became one of my favorite games ever, but I completely understand your point and frustration.
Are you saying even if you ignore the side content, optional treasure hunts, exploration, etc. the mechanics still get exhausting? Only about 24% of players beat Witcher 3, that's lower than average. Just curious. I bought Witcher 3 in 2016 after beating Witcher 1 & 2. I've been playing every year on and off. For me, the game is great, but it's simply a long game. The difficulty is getting through Witcher alongside 20-30 other games each year
Just lower the dificulty, I didn't interact with any mechanics, just read it like a visual novel xD
@@jimbryant2157 That is the same exact way I was with TW3. I played it right after Blood & Wine came out and it took me a couple of attempts to finally get into it and understand all of the systems to the point that I started enjoying it.
I've tried doing the same thing with Elden Ring but I just can't get into it the same way. TW3 boss difficulties were hard and punishing but none ever felt like they were going to take me 30-50 deaths to figure out and overcome like Elden Ring. I just can't get into it because of that.
TW3 though, once you understand everything is incredibly incredibly good and fun once you get into it but you have to push past the feelings of being overwhelmed.
Russ, I went at Elden Ring no guides because I didn't want spoilers. It was fun and the since of discovery was AMAZING! Also it lead to unforgettable moments where I felt so silly for not realizing something sooner, and it's hilarious to think back to.
However, playing the game with no guides has made me take forever at some segments of the game so far. There are bosses that'll literally make you feel insecure like you're a loser lol and you're stuck thinking, "do I suck that bad or am I missing somethig?"
My advice would be to go as far as you can on your own and make your own experience. If you get stuck on a boss that you feel is unbeatable, go exploring because there's so much to discover. If you ever feel like the game is getting so hard that you're going to drop it, then look up what you can do to make life easier and put some wind in your sails. Don't judge your gameplay compared to what you see elsewhere, because many of those people aren't playing raw like that. You will eventually look something up, and that's completely fine. It's almost insane not to.
In short, you can make the game much easier at the sacrifice of some of your own discovery experiences. Do your best to balance that. Good luck, Man!
The beauty of ER for new soulsborne players is that you aren't stuck at one single boss before you can proceed, like in Bloodborne or their other titles. Stuck? Struggling? Go explore. You'll always find something which will be able to to help. That said, learning how the core mechanics of the game is necessary to truly achieve. It takes time and patience. Learning. It's very rewarding experience and teaches a lot of patience.
Thank you. Still in Texas on Storm work helping restore power. I need my podcasts 😭
Man that sucks, I've been in Texas without AC, it's Brutal.
@@NerdNest been sweating professionally down here
That's free market at work for you. Who needs some regulatory agency that says power network should have redundancies to handle extreme situations...
As somebody with close friends in Texas, I thank you for your effort ❤
i simply use ryujinx (an entirely seperate switch emulator that never had anything to do with yuzu)
More accurate but slower. For the steam deck that is murder...
Ryujinx is lack luster on the steam deck yuzu and suyu still runs great and better than the switch hardware on the steam deck
I haven’t had any issues with ryujjnx. I could find yuzu id use it 😢
@@mart182003 torrent.
@@roninreef90 Ryujijx is more accurate than Yuzu, will not be long until it surpasses it in compatability and has the added bonus of being in country Nintendo corporation really can't do squat.
If anything Nintendo emulation development ought to be encouraged in places like Brazil, Russia, China, Africa and other places Nintendo's copyright lawyers can't go.
Elden Ring didn't click with me until I started watching FightinCowboy's guides on YT. It gives you the tools for approaching those type of games without necessarily spoiling/handholding
I've never heard it called theory crafting as you stated but yeah I'm pretty crappy at it, but the reason I'm not so great isn't because I don't have the skill to do it well, it's because pretty much every single time there are items or talismans that are part of the recipe which I don't currently possess and have no knowledge of their existence. If I were able to own every piece of equipment in the game than I would have the ability to look at them all and synergize them together effectively. So just like Bill said I do watch guides and when the guy shows an item that I don't have I'm like oh snap I didn't know about that and then I go get it.
In regards to Elden Ring, and game 'difficulty' in general, I try to go in and figure it out on my own, and then if I get stuck I'll look up tips and tricks. That being said, I went through Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 2 not really understanding the builds and stats and 'soft caps'. It wasn't until I decided to sit down and figure stuff out in ER that I started to understand the scaling and nuances to leveling up.
On the flip side I started Horizon Forbidden West and for some reason I decided to play on the hardest difficulty and it is SO tough that I ended up dropping the game because it felt like a chore to go through and I'm several hours in, so I don't want to restart from the beginning even though I know it will be so much easier. Also from my experience in Zero Dawn, I knew that as I progressed through the game I became significantly powerful to the point where the game felt really easy, and while that was enjoyable I went into Forbidden West thinking that I would have a similar experience but I'm kind of regretting it, even though I am making progress, albeit slowly. I do intend to go back and finish the game, but it's one of those things were you have to play at a really high level to be successful, and I find myself having to repeat sections and boss fights repeatedly which is frustrating because I know I could be having an easier (and presumably more enjoyable) time on a lesser difficulty.
I recently canceled GP as well. Realized "i saved myself 60 bucks by being able to try this game an not buy it, and its not for me" is a pretty bad argument in the face of being able to go to yiur local library and rent games for free....youd be surprised on how recent a catalogue a library might carry.
Now its the argument is "why pay 10-20 bucks a month to try games out".
Between free month trials and the change to having to go to the library to look through games, its really helped focus my library. It also forces the family and kids to check out this magical place with books and some retro games they can actually grab and get excitrd to play. Almost like how friday nights at blockbuster used to feel.
I used to pay $20 a month for game pass ultimate before it was called game pass ultimate but we still got the two free games with games with gold. Then they pulled back the free games that they don't do that anymore but the price went down to 15 and so that seemed okay. Now I'm scratching my head
Naming link anything but link, after you find out his name is Link, is psychotic.
I don't theorycraft or look at guides. I build the character which is fun to play and then be awful at the game, which then isn't fun. Oh dear.
The timeline for mario bros 2 is as such: mario 2 starts pre-production, fujutv has a GIANT mutli-media anniversary and is willing to pay nintendo a lot of money to make a game to crown it, mario 2 is retooled to dokidoki panic to fit the giant fujitv anniversary, lost levels is made to fit a predetermined release date, dokidoki panic is retooled back into mario 2 after the anniversary is over.
Russ, your Elden Ring experience is so relatable for me. It’s part of why I haven’t bought it yet. I know it would be a crawl for me. I want to do it, but I know it will be a huge time commitment.
Listening to you guys talk about elden ring is hilarious and painful at the same time. But Russ you're 100% right with the hades comparison. I hated the souls games until I watched fightincowboys walk through for dark souls 3. Once I learned the game, it clicked and became my favorite series of all time.
Just listened to the part about the metal analog pocket. It's very expensive, but the scaling that works for this type of manufacturing is a bit different. Machining or milling metal shells and parts and then anodizing them is a much different process over making a book or manufacturing a plastic shell. A lot of other factors to consider. Also, the comparison to aftermarket shells is also fair but not equal. The aftermarket shell for the AP is a sandwich design to help save on costs. Even if we are talking about all of this being done in China, it's still very expensive. I would have to assume that this took a very long time for them to do.
I agree that the price is HUGE and it's a premium product for a niche market, but the price does make sense for a fully assembled, fpga device, if it is indeed of a high quality.
Omg, I totally agree with Ross, I don’t want to learn all the builds don’t want to mess with stats and that’s why I don’t like Elden Ring or any other game like that. I do like Mafia series for example exactly because it’s just telling you a story and you are the main guy in that story. I wish there were more games like that.
Same man
You don't have to mess with builds and stuff. People on UA-cam make it seem like you do because they're not playing for fun half the time.. They're trying to look cool and want to brag. My case, being my first soulsborne I went in very blind and naturally kept dying early - but once I got some idea how to farm runes it got a bit easier. I just stuck to what I knew and gradually got to a level and gained some armaments that I'm not getting one shot against every boss. That's when the game got to the unputdownable stage.
@@arvindhmani06I agree people should just play or not play. Worrying about meta builds or cheese strats, isn't necessary. Elden Ring and Souls like are notorious, either you're committed to persevere or you're not.
It is not as simple as calling a UA-camr a poser. It is pretty obvious Russ, has limited time and just likes easy pick up and play.It's curiosity, he's heard so many great things, he wants to experience and understand that. He's willing to say some things aren't his cuppa. Dude wouldn't admit what he does about Resident Evil, scary games, if he gave any care about looking cool, in that sense.
@@washuai oh absolutely, Russ is the polar opposite of the UA-camr I had in mind. In fact I completely respect him for not playing the game once he figured out it wasn't for him. Not all games are for everyone, and not everyone has the time to play all games. In hindsight I should have clarified that I wasn't talking about Russ.
When it comes to metal devices - metal is a very good conductor of heat, so even if the device itself is not generating that much heat, it will take heat from your own hands. When it's so small, it will not be able to radiate that heat to the environment (the air) so if you hold it for enough time, even without playing it, it will eventually match your hands temperature, which will make it feel warm. Now add to that the heat the device itself generate, and that warm feeling will come faster and it will continue increasing in temperature after that.
So yeah, such devices will feel at least warm if you play on it for like 1 or 2 hours.
Being in my 50s and playing computer games since the 80s, the biggest problem with games like Elden Ring makes me feel I’m wasting the final years of my real life rather than enjoying the game. I think it’s because in Elden Ring, I die (a lot) and I have to repeat stuff just to get back to where I started. Due to this I prefer more story based games where you progress through a game rather than repeating stuff.
I highly enjoyed theory crafting with World of Warcraft back in the day. It was mostly about spell rotations. I feel like I picked up on shadow priest being strong before it ever was popular by trying it.
I found Fighting Cowboys walk through for Elden Ring to be really helpful.
That's the one I used
Agreed fighting cowboys walkthroughs and lets plays are the best on YT
You guys sound like a bunch of grown ass men who nerd out on video games and tech and im loving it boys. Semper fi. People dont realize how video games and the like play a crucial role in veterans lives. Thx Russ. And Bill i really enjoy ur channel man. Thx.
If Miyoo made a Miyoo mini Plus in a horizontal form, I would definitely buy that handheld.
One of the only reasons I considered modding my switch or emulating is because Nintendo do not let us backup saves on Switch. Before anyone says NSO that is not a real backup, Nintendo will delete your data randomly the moment you stop paying and the service will discontinue soon enough. Your data is held hostage on the console and the only option for redundancy is a transient paid service from a company with the worst reputation for online services. Its a scummy money grubbing tactic that should be illegal, my saves are my data, my propperty and I should be able to extract them.
I finished Elden Ring with a guide - and I agree with you, I would make it a goal for that session to get that thing that guide told me. But I have not gone back to Elden Ring with the new DLC. I don't think I have the energy to do it again. I am content with Snowrunner right now -- playing it and watching UA-cam at the same time :)
I love that all of Russ's game characters are renamed to be Russ-specific. What a nice thought ^^
Can the trackpad on the Steam Controller be used for trackball games like golden tee? Can u adjust sensitivity in games with it?
Yes
Funny how they talk about the 40xxh and basically describe the rg Arc when they say what they want.
When I played Pokémon yellow edition I would name the grandson penis, because in the German version the professor says: right his name is penis it was on the tip of my tongue😅
@@Crystaleyemaster You, sir, are a scholar 👌🏻
this is the funniest pokemon related name i ever heard.. what a good one 🤣
@@heyjeySigma I love the one where Gary/Blue/Oak's grandson says "Gramps, Fart! Smell ya later!" - courtesy Scykoh's Pokemon glitch quest (don't miss it if you haven't watched it yet!)
Elden Ring can be as easy or as hard as you want. I will paste my steam review with my tips because I am too lazy to write it again
Steam Review:
Bought Elden Ring on the 2024 Steam Summer Sale and put 78.2 hours on it somehow before the summer sale was over.
TIPS FOR NEW PLAYERS:
1. If you can't beat a boss, go somewhere else and explore and level and get more powerful weapons then come back. This is intended.
2. Don't spread your stat points. Pick a specialty like Str, Dex, Int or Faith and go all in with only what you need to get by. Say you are an Int build and need 12 str to hold a weapon, get 12 str and no more.
3. If you see gear on a mob, "most of the time" they can drop it. Farm mobs wearing the gear you want for easy gains.
4. If you don't have an area of a map unlock, you can see where to unlock the map on the map.
5. Different mobs take more or less damage to certain damage types. Heavy armor use strike damage, exposed flesh use slash, scales use pierce, standard damage works on most all just not as good.
6. Any build can become broken if you push it far enough.
7. Most bosses have a companion summon at the door if you really need it.
8. There is no wrong way to play. Let trolls be trolls and have fun.
Bonus: Read the notes on the floor. Some are good, others are trolls.
Fun and frustration ahead...
yea these advices are ALL valid..but THE most important stat to focus on is definitely vitality/hp.. if you dont invest in hp asap you're as good as dead again most enemies. i focus on vit towards at leaaast 30 to 40.
it makes a huuuge difference compared to most other stats which are kinda trash
I found your channeling through Russ. I wanted to put in some input that I think isn't talked about nearly enough, if at all. That is the single parent that strives to stay gaming but find it difficult. Many retro handheld systems and phone games are what I personally find a few minutes a day to pop on. I would like to see a handheld that is basically an Odin 2 mini that's also a phone and has a camera. I would pay $700 for a handheld like that.
Humble choice is good, but I kind of had the same issue with it as what Bill describes about gamepass. I have way too many games in steam already and they just landed on the pile. And then I probably never play them. Even if I consciously decided to not pause my subscription it's just not the same as buying a specific game. And the longer something has been sitting in my library, the lower its value seems to become in my mind and it becomes harder and harder to ever start playing them. Same for fanatical bundles or sales in general.
So I mostly stopped buying bundles and subscriptions and scouring sales... I keep a wishlist and when I want a new game I look at it and just buy when I want to play it. I use a site that tracks a bunch of stores and most games are almost always on sale somewhere, but even if I pay a bit more outside of a sale I'm still saving money because I'm buying less games that I never play. And I enjoy the ones I do buy more.
I still have gamepass until next year somewhere but will probably not renew that either (unless I suddenly want to play on my Xbox a lot more again but I've been preferring PC and deck for a while now)
Russ, I do the drink instead of attack thing all the time too. It's annoying, but I figure one day I'll learn.
I'm playing Elden Ring with no guide. 123 hours in so far. I have barely any idea what the story is about. For me, I just sweep across the land investigating every interesting thing I come to and use the map to make sure I don't miss anything.
Clearing the entire world one step at a time. I'm enjoying it. The story bits are uninteresting to me, but the cut-scenes are mostly entertaining.
Got into theory crafting while playing Grim Dawn on the deck. That game is heaven for “synergy” builds, and I keep coming back to it every time I want to try something new.
My two cents about analog sticks on Arcade games: they're not ideal if you're playing seriously. Analog sticks do not work the same as arcade sticks; Arcade sticks click on the 8 directions while analog sticks start the movement before reaching full travel (they're analog after all, designed mostly for 3D games). It's terrible for arcade games that require precision, such as shmups, because doing precise taps is much harder because of the travel issues. I use 100% d-pad for those games.
With Elden Ring and Fromsoft games in general, I feel like the community has completely ruined the discourse around it by over-hyping the difficulty and generally having way too strong opinions on how the game is supposed to be played that they pass off as objective fact. They're actually not that hard if you have any experience playing games like Monster Hunter or character action games (which aren't the easiest games to be fair). If the games had a bit better documentation or tutorials explaining some of the less intuitive RPG aspects and the marketing and community didn't focus on hyping the difficulty so much, I bet even more people would play them and the discourse wouldn't be so toxic. Also, the games have progressively become more broken (except Sekiro) because they have become impossible to properly balance for every playstyle. In Elden Ring especially it's too easy to pick something that is either accidentally holding you back or trivializing a lot of the game. They've been buffing *a ton* of mechanics since after launch, way more than they nerfed.
I played Elden Ring for like 20 hours, went through a few bosses, and I just wasn't having fun. I totally agree with Russ, having to look up guides just ruins the game.
You absolutely can't just play your way and go with what you find, because it will be a horrible experience and everything will be needlessly difficult. The game expects you to look up where the actually good weapons are, completely hidden out of anyone's way, and make the correct build. Playing by yourself would mean you spend dozens of hours not having fun until you randomly stumble on worthwhile equipment. I guess that's fun to some people, but I'm good, thanks.
Also the people who like to say stuff like "if you used summons/magic you didn't beat the game" all looked up guides for the best most optimized strength build instead of actually doing it themselves lmao
I definitely skipped the Tree Sentinel for a long time. I personally don't think you're meant to fight/beat him when you first encounter him.
Oh and I hate the term "theory crafting" - It's beyond pretentious. All it means is experimenting with build options.
I'm stuck on the intro boss in Dark Souls 3.
I didn’t even know that Mini boss on the horse was right there at the beginning, I somehow just walked past him and I didn’t even notice him. I found out about him like halfway through the game on accident, ended up going back to that merchant but accidentally went to the very first fast travel and just decided to walk the rest of the way and BOOM!!!! He just came outta nowhere 😂😂😂
It was pretty clear months ago that Nintendo were cracking down on emulation.
There's been a handful of games that nintendo pulled off shelfs early on, generally due to bad sales.
The DS makes a great case for why we should be fighting Nintendo in regards to preserving games, and especially goes to show that we can't just let them make 1 statement and go along with it.
2 DS games that I remember being pulled from shelves are 'Mario Hoops 3 on 3', and 'Super Princess Peach'.
People COULD make the argument that Mario hoops 3 on 3 is a bad game (and I'd agree), but Super Princess Peach is a great game and really should be talked about more and showcased more.
Regardless of which one is good or bad, both should be preserved; there's plenty of bad (or otherwise not worth playing) games that are important to video game history, and to that end ALL games need to be preserved.
I'd personally say nintendo isn't even in the right for fighting roms of games that are current, even though they legally have the grounds, seeing how things can just up and disappear or become unplayable the existence of roms for EVEN current should be legal in some way whether it's through organizations given specific rights/exclusions specifically for the purpose of the preservation of history.
@nerdNest I daily drive a z flip 5 as my phone. This device fits the niche of handheld emulation (especially from the front screen) and then also works well with controllers. Don't need a dedicated mini, and the z flip form factor already mimcs a GBA SP (for the nostalgia factor, def get strong GBASP vibes) and the the cover screen lets you play gba emulators on it.
On the name thing: I typically use the default names if available. One funny easter egg: In Fallout 4, if you name your character something like "Bradley Cooper" (as I did), the game will call you "Mr. Cooper" for the entire game.
Thanks to retroachievements I found that if you name your character “Zelda” in Link’s Awakening the intro music changes to an off-key version..pretty cool easter egg
I always name Link something funny that’s an off shoot of his name like “Linky” or Linkypoo”
Makes the game a bit funnier.
Ganon wanting to kill “Linkypoo” is hilarious
Yeah, +1 for Humble Choice. However, I know I have the option to skip, but I never do.
If I have a game already, I'll just gift the key to somebody.
Dang, I haven't thought about this in years lol but the mention of Super Mario All-Stars just sent me back. My dad has a picture of me playing Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES when I was in pampers. So, I guess that game was my first ever game I played. My parents were also super competitive when it came to games, so I just naturally got better and competitive as well! Haha, anyways loving the show as always Bill!
I'm with Russ on Destiny. I jumped back to get ready for The Final Shape, just catching up & stuff and realized why I dropped. Is just too much dang loot, too much to do, too many builds. And the worst part (for me) is TOO MUCH TIME spent on inventory management. Using 3rd party apps is great and makes it easier, but is just too much spent on those menus instead of actually playing the game and shooting stuff. Seriously, it would take me at least 1hr setting up all bounties and preparing my gear before I start an activity. Then spend more time managing items & builds & loot after each activity. Nope
Nostalgia topic was a great one, would be could to do a follow up with the whole gang!
Nostalgia of Hardware vs Software?
Nostalgia of Brands vs Experience?
to be able to theory craft, you have to know the game. you have to know how the system works. that needs time playing it.
you can try theory crafting from the very start, but how would you know if those things would actually work...
so yeah, it's not a bad thing for most new players to not even try theory crafting.
Bill would love to see a steam controller video. I have mine and haven't used it much lately but I'm feeling nostalgic and curious how you use it.
Big fan of the show, writing this to leave one message about destiny because I know how daunting it can be to join as a new player.
You can absolutely play it your way when it comes to weapons. Sure there’re “meta loadouts” when it comes to end game content, but a lot of the game can be played and enjoyed using whatever combinations you'd like!
The grind for gear is definitely real, but I wanted to bring to light that the game allows you to bring whatever piece of gear up to whatever the power cap is. You just got a stronger auto rifle but love this scout rifle you've been using? You can infuse it to gain the power level of that previous weapon!
Keep up the great work, Im a huge fan of this podcast.
Humble should add the feature to remind you about the month's games and only charge you when you actually say yes. I would rather lose out on games than pay for those I don't want.
You can just set a reminder in your calendar.
Nintendo can do scary if they want to. The demonic sound of "Nintendo" when Luigi's Mansion loads up, still haunts me to this day.
I always prefer characters to keep their original names if they are given one. I want to know their name, and I would pass up that opportunity if I had changed it. If a character doesn't have a name, I play as myself. If they do have a name, I play as them, if that makes sense. I also hate the notion that I may end up liking the character and not know their given name. Even if I learn it afterward by Googling it, it's still not what that character was called for me during hours of playtime. It's not what I know them by, and I don't like that. It also saves me the trouble of thinking up a name, but that's not that important.
About the subscription part, I did the 2 years and half thing on gamepass and at the end... I NEVER touch those games because although they are on my radar, they are not on my priority list.
I have a 900 games backlog about 500 on steam and about 400 emulation. I'm not even buying games even if they are in offer, because I just realized that that one (or some) of those games in my wish list eventually ends up in humble bundle, just like A plage tale did, and most Yakuza games have
And for less than gamepass, that game is gonna be on my library when I get to it eventually.
Steam had made a system that companies are not gonna be fighting about my money. They gonna have to fight about my time and justify why should I pay $70 on your game day 1. When I have more than 500 reasons not to.
"I'm for game preservation." - Good, then we're perfectly on the same side of things. However: The Switch is a current system, if you've bought the game, you can play it on your current Switch, no problem. They're much less aggressive about previous systems. So all's well.
That’s what I do. I don’t even emulate switch.
I canceled ps+ when the price went up, figuring I'd see how things went and resubscribe if I couldn't live without it. Realistically, it's not a ton of money considering I don't buy many games anyway. Canceled before Christmas and it's now July.
Let gamepass expire and see how it goes. They would love to have you back if you can't live without it.
Russ, you should look up UA-cam videos on strong early weapons, it'll give you a good start and it'll make the experience better
Steam Deck was my first PC handheld and man it is still magic to me and I feel giddy just using it tbh
So I really do understand why Russ is making his videos for that honeymoon period of buying a new handheld.
I must say I really do like these more intimate two person episodes!
I have always been good at coming up with builds and guides. I would think it is super fun. In fact people would come to in ESO, BG3, SWTOR and other games for recommendations and help with rotation or moves or sets. I enjoy trying out new things. Also love the podcast so much
If anything, the court case with Bleem and Sony should've set a precedent for emulation being legal. They were even selling it for profit and still won that court case. I see why Nintendo went after Yuzu, paywalling it and advertising it to run Tears of the Kingdom before launch, but this doesn't suddenly mean it's okay to go after all emulators.
I still use Steam Controller for 1-2 particular use cases:
1. PC FPS games such as ie. Metro, or ... any kind of FPS. Why ? It is much more precise than typical gamepad. I can play FPS just like on the PC / Mouse combo - i can do quick camera movement, I can do headshots etc. I play like that using local streaming (wifi 6) and this makes actually a great combo with Steam Controller.
2. Second usecase is similar as Steam Deck pads - older PC strategy or RPG games, that may be ie. too small for Steam Deck screen size, but might by good for 60'' TV with Steam Controller.
Personally, if your hmm "root" is PC then I really, really think that Steam Controller is still great in 2024. Don't get me wrong, i still have typical gamepad too (but it's mostly for emulation)
Russ you are genuine and honest which is one of the things that we respect most about your communication style and content skills, so thank you for that openness and confidence HA!
First of all, I absolutely hate having to consult some guide on my first play through of any game. If I have to do that to complete a game on my first run through, then that for me ruins the whole experience going forward. Imagine playing a game and grinding your character and making him very powerful just to discover that he's not powerful enough to beat one particular boss unless you grind up some special power for just that boss. I quit that game on the beast clergyman. Beat the first part with fire but I don't have the special power to beat the second part. Ridiculous.
Russ please look some tutorials up, there’s so much stuff the game does not tell you that will make the game so much easier, and it does not takes from the experience at all, I promise the game is so good when you learn the basics and build from there!
On theory crafting: I'm terrible at it. I don't do the video thing though. I'm hard-headed like that. I just grind things out until the game just plays how I want it to play. ;-)
what drew me to the RG40XX H was actually the joysticks, and Sony style not MS style, i've never been a fan of DPad. I even ordered one (as my first handheld), but then canceled my order as i realized that what i really wanted was the Pocket Retroid 4 Pro , partly because of the joysticks and triggers being analog, partly because of better PSP and PS2 support.
Streisand effect
@@Side_show_ Doesn’t matter when Nintendo can sue infinite amount of times.
I’ve been subscribed and watched a few of your videos over the years and never new you did a “podcast” if that what this is type of video with Russ ! I got some watching to do loved listening to this video whilst getting jobs around the house done. So much I’m loading up another hour long video of use 2 chatting !
Yeah. Started the Nerd Nest Podcast last year.
@@NerdNest got the nerd nest playlist playing right now ! I’ll be caught up in no time 😂
To Russ,
It's okay to die in Elden Ring, you will. When you get summons you will feel like you have a companion or better yet if you're on the same platform you ans Bill could do the dungeons together!
I always name Link Link, Cloud Cloud, Chrono Chrono, Master Chief Master Cheif, but make my own names in Bethesda and Fromsoft games, and recently have been coming up with names to specifically fit in universe. Pokemon I used to call myself Ash 32:52
8:07 holy shit I thought I was the only one, this alone has made me so put off to play these types of games even though they are the type of game I'd love if it wasn't for this. I have to look up the guide, I hate having to do essentially school work to play the game just give me the spark notes.
as a heads up about needing game pass for Destiny, any F2P game
(which destiny technically is) does not require an online subscription to play
100% agree with Russ: I want to play through a story.
Elden Ring has a story, you just have to discover it yourself.
The first time I'm playing Elden ring, i gave up on it. Nothing against it for being hard. I think that's totally fine... we should have super easy games, super hard games, and everything in between. I gave up mostly because i wasn't good at making builds and following a game SO open.
However, i got a steamdeck 2 weeks ago and bought elden ring on steam during the summer sell. This time, however, i watched a lot of youtube videos and saw some guides. The game is so much more enjoyable now, i don't care what the try hards or "souls bros" i will play the game any way i want, summons, guides, OP early builds, dont care, i am loving the game now, its a master piece and its great after you figure it out and if you overlook the flaws.
NerdNest, have you taken a look at flick stick? I'm a fan of trackpad + gyro, it's a huge part of the reason I prefer the Deck over other PC handhelds. BUT...I am trying out flick stick and I'm starting to get it. I think I might even go as far as to say that if I fully adopt it, then I would be able to get exactly the same quality of controls on other PC handhelds as I do on the Deck (as long as the device works well with gyro. I have a Win Max 2 as well, but I don't think I'd ever want to use gyro on that.) Interestingly, flick stick is kind of an equalizer for handhelds with smaller Switch-style analog sticks...because the thumbstick size isn't even a big factor any more.
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I have tried it, I can see how powerful it could be. But I am terrible at it. I actually interviewed the guy that made it. It’s somewhere on the channel.
@NerdNest yeah it's hard to get used to. You have to overcome years of muscle memory about how the thumbstick is supposed to work. I think it's easier to learn if you sweep instead of snap to a different direction.
We are spoiled for choice and quality with these emulation handhelds. My first was a GP32 blu which cost well over £100 Back in 2001 and used SmartMedia Cards. I still have it but it doesn't work anymore but I enjoyed my time with it until I got a PSP. I bought Elden ring on release and have played it for an hour! I so want to start again and get into it but something always stops me!!
Switch is a lot more fun with custom firmware.
It sure is
At this point the forks of Yuzu were bound to be taken down because Yuzu is the Emulator that was taken down by Nintendo themselves. Also I heard that most of these forks of Yuzu weren't very good to begin with. Also I am not surprised that Nintendo took action because Yuzu as far as code goes is blacklisted which means you are taking a huge gamble using it to make your own version of Yuzu. Sudachi might have point of fighting it with Github since they changed the code and it's their original code and NOT the code of Yuzu.
Iirc, as part of the Yuzu settlement, Nintendo owns the code for Yuzu, so anything based on its code is a violation of copyright unfortunately
that's not how open source works
I need guides. My builds either end up terrible or extremely cheesy. I do love the feeling of finally getting the build you want though.
I got back to gaming with Destiny -- played with a good group of people -- but we have all gone our separate ways and now I like to just play by myself.
Bill i love the OG steam controller so much that i also have 2 incase one ever dies. It's funny you mention picking one up for cheap because i got my second one for like 20 bucks on Facebook marketplace. It is basically brand new even came in the OG box. I used mine a lot when my computer wasn't at a desk because it works amazing as a universal input. I do actually miss the old keyboard layout though, now it pops up with the same one as the steam deck.
"That has not been proven to be illegal" nothing in the law permits you to use and distribute cryptographic keys extracted from Nintendo to allow your emulator to run Nintendo games, that was Yuzu's mistake plus they were getting paid by people for it, so they're not just breaking Nintendo's encryption, they're providing a service that exists for the explicit purpose of doing that and playing their software on alternate hardware and additionally were getting paid for it.
Trust me you better hope Nintendo never has to fight this in court, because all it takes is Nintendo winning one case and emulation as a whole gets shut down across all consoles, and nobody wants that. Simply work around it, emulate the machines Nintendo isn't actively selling right now and they mostly will stay off your back, nobody ever went after NESticle you know?
Just pick your battles, putting Switch emulators which use stolen Nintendo cryptography on a rival handheld hardware platform and then selling that emulator for money is really stretching the concept of emulation to it's breaking point and pricking a tiger legally speaking and Nintendo has a lot of valid arguments as to why it's morally and thus legally problematic to allow it to continue, i can see Nintendo winning such court cases and upending the current status-quo so the last thing anyone should want is Nintendo filing lawsuits over this.
Not to mention on any Switch emulator even the ones that remain you need PROD keys that have to be taken from a Switch console, and that these ARE being distributed online and Nintendo can prove that in court, though Riujinx have never done this themselves like Yuzu did, they provide all the tools you'd need to do it yourself, it's classic blame shifting and a really grey grey-area legally speaking
If Nintendo successfully makes the argument that their hardware architecture is a kind of intellectual property similar to their software, then they manage to illegalize all emulation overnight and go after even older emulators for older consoles, nobody wants that to happen and it's fathomable that it might, so for me if Nintendo leaves the older emulators alone i don't mind not emulating their current platform, that sounds like a decent compromise and not a hill i'm willing to die on
The Analogue Pocket thing, I'm guessing, is eaten now. FunnyPlaying's FPGBC handles the GB/GBC nostalgia better (and much cheaper), at some point they'll do a GBA one (then a GBA SP one). Sure, the Pocket can play other stuff, which is nice, but we have soooo many devices that can do those systems, and there's not really nostalgia to have NES/SNES etc. on a handheld, since we exactly _didn't_ have thtat back then.
The only way I can think of to solve this is to make a law that makes it illegal to emulate systems that are still being sold on the market. But a lot of people own the games they play on emulators too and just want better performance/graphics or mod support, which doesn't seem fair either to ban current gen emulators...
I'm absolutely a story guy! I get bored playing games where it feels like a laundry list of things to do
I used a guide for Elden ring quests and got an OP build off the internet, made the game 10x more enjoyable. I love exploring, but Elden ring can be really unapproachable for people who aren’t super into the genre
Games with gold was discontinued a long time ago so no more 2 free games a month.
I play games for the story, i stick around post-story for the gameplay.
PC Version of Game Pass only went up $2 and is now $12 a month, I think Microsoft is trying to push more people towards PC and away from consoles.
Would you consider the current game pass subscription price to be a no brainer if it worked on steam deck natively?
Elden Ring is simpler than it presents itself. Like every souls game the goal is to kill the big thing with a stick, and there’s ways to make your stick bigger or be better at hitting with your stick.
Imagine game pass is going up to over 25 in canada
Would be nice if you guys could curate and share a list of your favorites arcades other platforms games (like top 25), so could compare and try new stuff
1:14:54 hehe you said vibrating underwear. Don't worry, that wasn't my only take-away. Great show thanks, have a rad day!
I've given up on Nintendo. My 3DS, a perfectly functioning and usable hand held console, is abandoned, no, executed by Nintendo. I can not buy new games now. My WII, which died a sad death, if it were still working would also not be able to buy new games. It's not like I enjoy spending 50 to 70 dollars for each game multiple times so I can keep playing them as the old consoles are no longer allowed to use the features they came with (the various online services, MII-verse stuff, for instance). I never bought a switch. I never will. Of course I don't have any Switch Games to emulate as a result. But this behavior by Nintendo has just turned me off from them and I will never spend another dollar with them.
I understand everyone who's angry about Nintendo doing what they're doing, but wordsmithing stuff around what 99.5% of users of Switch emulators actually do (i.e. download Switch games that should be paid for for free from somewhere that isn't Nintendo) just doesn't meet my seriously?-meter on the right side. I think it'd be more honest to say: "Yeah, true, it would be nice if they'd just let things slide a little more, and I'm not one who doesn't pay for the games, but I'm aware that it's going on, so they're certainly not doing anything bad at Nintendo."