Screenshot thread

[Wunderbar]

Daikatana with 1.3 patch.

Just finished the first episode. Sidekicks' pathfinding, while still not perfect, is drastically improved upon original - so far those two morons got stuck only two times. Because of that i'm actually running with them instead of asking them to wait and then clearing the whole map by myself like i did on my first playthrough.

Spoiler

 

[spekkio]

Guess what my next writeup will be lads.

It's an old and shitty shooter with bad camera angles and brightness deficiency called Nocturne. P. meh.

 

[A horse of course]

Gonna try and do Blair Witch as well, just for spekkio.

 

[Dodo1610]

working mirrors! What sorcery is this?

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

 

[Strange Fellow]

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

Yes, it's one of the best horror games out there. Personally I rank 3 lower than the first two, but if you've played either of those and liked it, you'll like this one too.

 

[A horse of course]

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

Definitely, although it's much more combat-heavy and overall the most difficult game of the series, in my opinion (objective fact).

 

[schru]

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

The story isn't so good, but the locations are still very atmospheric and worth playing for.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Gonna try and do Blair Witch as well, just for spekkio.

I've finished Blair Witch trilogy last year, so there is no need for that.

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/screenshot-thread.72409/page-1023#post-6431694
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/screenshot-thread.72409/page-1024#post-6438170
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/screenshot-thread.72409/page-1026#post-6445258

 

[spekkio]

Langrisser I & II Newshit Remake

New art:

Old art:

warning! busty anime chicks inside

Beginning of L1, old art, new maps:

New "Class Tree" menu:

Brand new "Skills" menu:

Main view:

Character art (+ jap voiceovers):

New "unit list" menu:

Combat ("regular" HP instead of 1-10 range looks weird, but works p. much the same as before):

Spot differences between old and new characters' art:

^ This may be relevant to Ed123

Anyway, we meet the bad dudes:

 

[Puukko]

That old art is better.

 

[Wunderbar]

Dodo1610 all japanese SH games are worth playing.

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

Definitely, although it's much more combat-heavy and overall the most difficult game of the series, in my opinion (objective fact).

SH4 is harder

 

[The Red Knight]

Spoiler

Note the Backdoor Hobbits posters on the walls.

I think it's impossible to not get rich in this particular casino game.

Robbing some mansion.

Map notes are kinda clunky and limited to only a few characters but useful for marking shopkeepers and points of interest to visit later. Also because some smaller locations reuse map space for other small locations while concealing part of the minimap, the notes are a good way to tell if you're missing some big hidden area.

Mad sheep quest.

Improvement over the first game is that you can buy a bag of holding for twice the inventory space (which should be enough to carry out everything you find in the scenarios), plus get more than one item vault in the city for storing stuff you don't need right now.

Reportedly Backdoor Hobbits are popular among rich citizens and don't sell for much.

To become the arena champion you'll eventually have to kill the arena master's brother and it leaves him sad and mourning.

Ancient riverbed artifacts.

Both this and the previous game are relatively puzzle- and riddle-heavy.

Crispy the legless lich.

Spanish inquisition quest.

Buying that undead-slaying mace in the city makes any undead-filled location a cakewalk.

 

[abnaxus]

 

[Theodora]

Really digging the graphics of certain modern indies. A lot more interesting for story telling that anime stills in most visual novels.

Subsurface Circular is a great little Mike Bithell game -- it's basically a text adventure but adds so much charm.

Crying Suns is similar to FTL, with a bit more of a tactics focus. Just something really neat about the cutscenes after battles as the ship you just took down falls to pieces.

Spoiler

Note the Backdoor Hobbits posters on the walls.

I think it's impossible to not get rich in this particular casino game.

Robbing some mansion.

Map notes are kinda clunky and limited to only a few characters but useful for marking shopkeepers and points of interest to visit later. Also because some smaller locations reuse map space for other small locations while concealing part of the minimap, the notes are a good way to tell if you're missing some big hidden area.

Mad sheep quest.

Improvement over the first game is that you can buy a bag of holding for twice the inventory space (which should be enough to carry out everything you find in the scenarios), plus get more than one item vault in the city for storing stuff you don't need right now.

Reportedly Backdoor Hobbits are popular among rich citizens and don't sell for much.

To become the arena champion you'll eventually have to kill the arena master's brother and it leaves him sad and mourning.

Ancient riverbed artifacts.

Both this and the previous game are relatively puzzle- and riddle-heavy.

Crispy the legless lich.

Spanish inquisition quest.

Buying that undead-slaying mace in the city makes any undead-filled location a cakewalk.

Thanks for reminding me to look into abandonware. Went down a real rabbithole because of this post! :D

 

[A horse of course]

Is this a romanceable companion?

 

[Theodora]

Is this a romanceable companion?

In the off-chance this isn't a joke, no. It has no romancing.

 

[Grauken]

Ed123, did you have all these 'reviews' pre-written and are you just reposting them, or are you composing them as you go? (And this is since you were last on Codex... a year ago?)

Everything before Shogo is mostly pre-written except for some modifications to reflect major changes in the geopolitical scene over the past year.

But why are you posting them in the screenshot thread and not make a proper review thread where we can find them easier later? They will get lost in here sooner or later

 

[A horse of course]

Ed123, did you have all these 'reviews' pre-written and are you just reposting them, or are you composing them as you go? (And this is since you were last on Codex... a year ago?)

Everything before Shogo is mostly pre-written except for some modifications to reflect major changes in the geopolitical scene over the past year.

But why are you posting them in the screenshot thread and not make a proper review thread where we can find them easier later? They will get lost in here sooner or later

None of them really meet the quality threshold for a real review, and besides, it would be stressful if I felt compelled to do something like that. I just like poasting my general thoughts plus some extra background information if it's interesting. If I ever did a real review it would probably be a video so I could illustrate stuffies.

 

[JDR13]

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

Yes, it's one of the best horror games out there. Personally I rank 3 lower than the first two, but if you've played either of those and liked it, you'll like this one too.

Which are the better versions of SH 2-4 if I ever decide to play them? PC ports or the PS2 versions via emulator?

 

[A horse of course]

What is The Codex opinion on SH3 is it worth playing through?

Yes, it's one of the best horror games out there. Personally I rank 3 lower than the first two, but if you've played either of those and liked it, you'll like this one too.

Which are the better versions of SH 2-4 if I ever decide to play them? PC ports or the PS2 versions via emulator?

Typically SH PC ports were made from the (technologically) mostly inferior Xbox versions of the games, though Silent Hill 2 at the very least has been heavily fan modified over the years to match or exceed visual effects of the PS2. The only game I had serious trouble replaying a few years back was Silent Hill 3, which hasn't gotten the same attention as normiebait like SH2. I'm not sure about the current situation.

 

[schru]

Which are the better versions of SH 2-4 if I ever decide to play them? PC ports or the PS2 versions via emulator?

The PS2 version of SH2 has better visual and sound effects and I wouldn't rely on mods to be able to replicate that exactly. When I played the PS2 version for the first time after having played only the PC one before, the difference was really noticeable. If your PC can handle emulating the games or if you can play them on the console, that's the best choice. The PC version of SH3 was pretty good and I can't recall if it was missing anything; the increased internal rendering resolution it's capable of is something that can be obtained in emulators too, I think. I'm not too sure about the fourth game either, but I think the PC version did have some problems. When I tried it in PCSX2 only the CPU-based renderer would display all the effects correctly.

 

[Wunderbar]

I replayed original japanese quadrilogy on PC last year (SH2-3-4 - pc versions, SH1 through an emulator).
PC versions are alright, most of drawbacks were patched out by fans (except some hauntings in SH4, so it's a slightly inferior version).
SH3 on PC still looks amazing.

 

[Strange Fellow]

PC versions are alright, most of drawbacks were patched out by fans (except some hauntings in SH4, so it's a slightly inferior version).

So just to be clear, which SH4 version is the bestest?

 

[schru]

So just to be clear, which SH4 version is the bestest?

The PS2 version. The PC version lacks some content.

 

[Wunderbar]

PC versions are alright, most of drawbacks were patched out by fans (except some hauntings in SH4, so it's a slightly inferior version).

So just to be clear, which SH4 version is the bestest?

i guess emulating PS2.
PC version looks the best due to resolution, but lacks some of apartment hauntings (like Henry's ghost staring at you through the peephole) and has 15 FPS lock during cutscenes (fixable with fan patch). Fan patch also allows you to run the game in widescreen, but I've encountered some issues with that option (bugged fire sprites, slightly bugged hud in first person sequences).