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I think I'll know I've made it the day my mom hands me gas money after a trip home, and I refuse it.

@theWellRedMage That said, I'm kind of a hypocrite who likes the shiny things, and I often find myself getting the remake of the game I love. In a way, it's like getting to see how the original looked to people when it released. If that makes sense.

@theWellRedMage When you have a game like System Shock 1, I think a remake is fully justified because the OG, while great at its time, just didn't age well and can't really be ported as is. For most games, however, a remaster with some tweaked controls and QoL improvements is the way.

Genuine question: if you really love something, why would you want to see it remade into something its not?

@theWellRedMage Get the pixel collection and try dabbling with each. But realistically, probably 4 or 6.

Since this is a series that has a fair influx of new players, where should someone start with the Final Fantasy games?

@SynthPotato ...they can all just be great in their own ways? They're very different games from each other.

Real ones know Kingdom Come 2 was better than both and is one of the greatest RPGs ever created

@theWellRedMage As someone who never played the original until 2 years ago, I think it's a perfectly fine starting point if you get the pixel remaster. FF3 though...that can probably be skipped.

Start with Final Fantasy IV and work your way up, thank me later~

Every time I find the actions of Gen Z and Gen Alpha to be annoying or cringy, I need to remind myself that Millenials used to unironically end posts with things like #liveauthentic.

@theWellRedMage 3 was a huge regression in story and setup.

@TheTimSnyder Yeah I think 2's story is MUCH better than 3's, for instance. 3 is a huge slog.

Today in RPG history... Square Enix released Final Fantasy III for Nintendo DS in Japan on August 24, 2006. I've played every numerical FF minus XI and this is currently my least favorite, though the prototypical interchangeable job system gives it some points for innovation.

@theWellRedMage I just hope the creators choose to have some semblance of RPG mechanics and character building. I liked FF16 as a game, but even Crisis Core had more build depth than that game.

Leaving it up to the creator's choice is 🔑

Dear @Microsoft and @Office, With all due respect, STOP TRYING TO FORCE ME TO USE COPILOT.

@TSoS_ I liked season 1's score. A solid theme. A few standout tracks like One Way Out. That said, this season really felt like a step up musically. Talk about rising to the challenge.

One person who I think has not gotten enough praise over the course of this season is Brandon Roberts! It must have been very difficult to take over after Nicholas Britell had shaped the first Season so much with his score, but Roberts carried it on so, so beautifully. #Andor

I don't care if you paid me to do it. I'm not going to watch anything on Tubi.

16yr old me played Oblivion so 34yr old me could play Oblivion almost 20yrs later. #OblivionRemastered

This is one of the most baffling stupid things I've heard in a while...and these days, that's saying something.

@theWellRedMage Imagine if they still had the original hi-res renders of all the characters and artwork on hand and were able to put out an HD version of this masterpiece.

Donkey Kong Country (1994) [SNES] on CRT📺 DK Bananza got me wanting to replay this classic!

How is it that January lasted 3 months but February was only around for a week and a half?

@theWellRedMage This game combined with Maximum Force in the tiny arcade corner of my hometown bowling alley (which still had smoking inside) will forever be a core memory. Take me back.

@TheTimSnyder REAL PEOPLE! REAL PEOPLE ARE IN IT! I remember that era lol

347. Area 51 👽 #Red365 This game initially caught me in my X-Philes fandom days but since then, I've played it every time I've encountered it. Familiarity bred affection, endearing me toward the cheesy human actors and predictable enemy positions.

@Konami Hope for further adjustments to the screen set up. I know the DS makes it difficult, but a fullscreen option where you can toggle through each screen would be great.

Castlevania Dominus Collection update version 1.0.3 is now live 📣 🧛 🦇 We have rolled out an update that adds Boss Rush Mode in Haunted Castle Revisited and fixes some bugs. Please check our official website for more details! konami.com/games/castleva…

@theWellRedMage Work on parrying sooner than later because you basically have to use it against the final boss. Also look up how to get the three Umbilical cords before defeating Rom the spider or you won't be able to get the true ending.

Since I finished Demon's Souls, I'm playing Bloodborne (my 2nd attempt after my 1st didn't get very far) so GIVE ME ALL THE TIPS AND TRICKS PLZ