Everyone going on about DLSS 5, and here I am trying to make my renderings less crisp when emulating PS2 games. The upscaling genuinely bothers me. I need a slightly fuzzy PlayStation 2 experience or it just isn't the same...
Also been playing the remake of the original SaGa Frontier on Steam Deck. Have the original PS1 version but find handhelds easier to play these days. Still love the battle system, still have mixed feelings about turning over every rock to find the trigger for the next event in the story. =p
Wound up grabbing Milano's Odd Job Collection. Very unexpected release but it works well on Steam Deck. Basically a relaxing collection of mini games as a girl works part time jobs over the summer while staying at her uncle's place.
Didn't realize post translation on Mastodon was handled by AI, or at least on my instance. Saw a "Translated by DeepL.com" and did some digging. Unexpected.
I forgot to mention that I really like how my mage looks like she's giving monsters the finger when she's casting spells. =p
Found a game that kinda reminds me of Scarmonde. Dungeon Antiqua 2 has that FFV job system thing going combined with a lot of dungeon crawling and minimal story. Just explore, fight stuff, and tweak your character. Far less skills and combinations than Scarmonde. So maybe it's a Scarmonde-lite. Fun way to kill 10-15 hours, though. =)
Can't comment on the first Dungeon Antiqua as I've never played it.
Looking at some of those mini PCs with hardware I'd consider "good enough", prices have gone down a lot in the last year or two. If I were to get one, I'd just need something that can emulate up to PS2 reliably (handling PS3 RPGs would be a nice bonus), some indie games, plus streaming. Stuff that used to be $800-1000 I see a lot for $500ish now.
Steamrolled the first two seasons of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and it's not bad. Straightforward fantasy with silliness and acquiring fancy new abilities. I'll take a break and watch something else before going to season 3. Time for a palette cleanse.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of the Ar Tonelico soundtrack. It's earnest and maximal in ways that won't be everyone's cup of tea but I really like it.
I've really got to get off my butt and look into a self-hosted alternative to Mastodon. I want to set my own character limit eventually.
