Watching Digital Foundry’s second video about DLSS 5 inspired me to consider giving #ResidentEvil another try. I played RE4 a little bit back in 2020 when I was starting to play video games again and picking stuff to try from the top of MetaCritic’s best of lists. It didn’t click with me back then, mainly because I struggled with aiming, but I think I’d do better with it now.

I tried the Wii version of RE4 on my Razer Edge but it couldn’t handle it at 2X resolution, so I decided to get the RE4 Remake demo on my PC. I’m looking forward to checking that out and maybe the other RE Remake demos too. I may end up getting the PS2 version with the HD texture pack and try that too.

Somehow that led me to getting the WiiU emulator #Cemu on my PC and playing #Bayonetta2 for the first time. I’ve tried playing it on my Razer Edge before as well with unsatisfactory results, but it ran wonderfully on my PC at 1440p/60 FPS. Played through the whole prologue!

I’ve been making progress in #Persona3Portable. Just got through the June full moon. Some of the character drawings and voice acting in this game (mainly those of Fuuka and Akihiko, who just joined my party) seem very strange to me as someone who has played a lot of Persona 3 Reload.

It’s too bad that the audio quality is so bad in this port. Makes me wish I had the game on PC so I could mod it, but it runs so well and looks so crisp on Switch.

Made it out of Midgar in the original #FinalFantasyVII and into Chapter 9 in #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth!

I now have some freedom to do side content in both games. I did everything in the first two regions of Rebirth and there is a ton of stuff left to do in the third, but I think I’m going to fight the temptation to check off boxes and beeline it to the next story beat in my newly acquired buggy.

I’ve been very happy during my first 2 1/2 months using #Linux on my primary gaming PC. I managed to get all my games and mods working, with just one exception: the Xbox 360 emulator #Xenia, which I only use to play #LostOdyssey.

I’d rather not use #Windows again on this computer but I guess it’s appropriate that I have to in order to play an Xbox-exclusive game.

I also have save files on my Windows SSD from my games that don’t support cloud saves (most notably FFVII); so today I decided to cross enemy lines and rescue them!

I unplugged all the cables going to my PC, opened it up, uninstalled my graphics card, air-dusted everything, installed the Windows SSD, reinstalled the graphics card, closed up the PC, and plugged everything back in.

When screwing in the m.2 SSD it looked like it was bending and then I realized I should be using the standoffs that were in the bag with the SSD screws. Much better fit! I added a standoff to my new Linux SSD too. I’ve watched a lot of #PCbuilding videos and never saw standoffs used with m.2 SSDs.

Hit the 50 hour mark in #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth as I entered Corel Prison. About to do some chocobo racing at the Gold Saucer!

One of these days I’m going to get the 7th Heaven mod manager installed for the original #FFVII, which I had set up nicely before I switched to Linux. Last time I played I was making my way through the Shinra building. I’d like to get caught up to where I am in Rebirth.

I got the original FFVII for Switch not too long ago but I’d much rather play with mods.

Since my last post, I have gotten back to playing #FinalFantasyVIIRebirth. Still making my way through all the mini-games at the Gold Saucer.

I also played just enough #Persona3Portable to jumpstart my playthrough. I realized exams were coming up and managed to get my academics up just in time, which was exciting.

On another note, I’ve been thinking about getting a new tablet for my 40th birthday which is coming up in June. I’m currently trying to decide if I would want the #GalaxyTab S9 or S9+. Both have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and an OLED display, which sounds lovely. The price difference is negligible for renewed models on Amazon right now despite the fact that the S9+ has more storage and more RAM, which would be nice to have for playing Steam games via #GameNative.

To help me with the decision I ordered the #GameSir G8 Plus telescopic controller to be delivered today, which I’m going to try out on an 8th Gen iPad I have lying around to see how handheld gaming on a tablet the size of the S9 would be.