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Sometimes You Need To Press Reset To Make The Most Of A Game

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Every since I was young, there are some genres that have required a different approach. Action games, whether third- or first-person, run-and-gun or methodical are simple for me. I start, I play, I finish.

My relationship with RPGs and strategy games has always been different, though. Ever since I first played Dragon Warrior and the original Final Fantasy, I’ve been disquieted by my initial play through.

I couldn’t identify it in those early days, and I didn’t always realize it was happening until it was done. I would play, often for a couple of hours, and then start over.

It’s not necessarily that I was playing poorly. In some cases, I was progressing just fine. But inevitably, I’d wipe my save and start over.

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PoSTedUP3355d ago

im the complete opposite. i take my time the first time and savor everything. and then, then it strikes, the inevitable data wipe, and you lose everything and feel like complete crap. the second play through is long and boring because youve done everything and worked so hard but you have no choice but to do it all over again, half-assing it because "whats the point?"..youre pissed and just want to get to where you left off as quick as possible. i know weve all been there.

Lubu3354d ago

Was almost done with COD AW campaign when I lost everything. Didn't bother playing it again.

PoSTedUP3354d ago (Edited 3354d ago )

i wouldnt have bothered playing it in the first place! :).

sorry i had to... i-im...im a jerk. -_-

seriously tho: yeah i hear you, sometimes i dont touch a game for years (or ever again) because of a data wipe.

mydyingparadiselost3354d ago (Edited 3354d ago )

I played Grandia on PSX without a memory card after renting it for a week. Never turned the game off, left it on for 3 days. I got all the way to the end of disc one but couldn't move to disc 2 without saving, but I finally had the money for a memory card. I left, got the card, and came back home to find my system had been unplugged. 40 hours lost.

So I started again from scratch, memory card and battle system love in hand, another 35 hours and all the way to disc 2. I put the disc in... and it's so scratched it won't load, and it's the only copy around. I bought it off PSN last year and beat it, about 10 years later. Still great.

I also had Mass Effect 2 freeze during an autosave and brick my PS3... And my girlfriend accidentally erased my at end game save of Metroid Prime back when it launched, I didn't wind up beating it until the trilogy came out.

PoSTedUP3354d ago

funny i have a similar story that involves grandia too! that sucks btw, and i know your pain (lost persona3 data 3 times and p4 data once as well).

picture 10 ps1 JRPGs and RPGs (including 30+ hours into grandia) all half way through about. to name a few: grandia, chrono cross, wild arms 2, FF9 etc. im talking Grinded through these games. and then my vita card went corrupt... lost all of it. worst feeling ever. it took me over a year to give a lot of them a shot again (except for granda and chrono cross bc i enjoyed thoes the most, immediately started them over). amazing games, yup.

the 3-persona3 saves-story is sad and careless on my part, i dont wanna talk about it... lol.

now i back all my data up, no more crying and punching things anymoar ^_^y.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.