OT: Video Games/Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos

FrieAaron · Post #1461 » by **FrieAaron** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:11 pm

Seems like that would pretty obviously be the Wii U and Virtual Boy. The Switch is now the the third best selling console of all times and has a lot of good exclusives. Maybe you guys just don't like Nintendo games anymore.

emunney · Post #1462 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 7:00 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:That gets me thinking, is the Switch the worst console that Nintendo ever put out? As someone who got a ton of use out of my Wii and every one of their consoles going back to SNES, I played so little of my Switch that it also feels like kind of a waste of money in hindsight.

I don't play many video games anymore, but it seems like they have kept their focus on kids and families while the other consoles more explicitly target adult gamers. The Nintendo IP stuff still seems great. Every 8-12 year old I know has one and plays the living **** out of it.

From my perspective, they **** up not packing it with Switch Sports and expanding meaningfully on that concept, which was an incredibly effective hook for the Wii. But making it a hybrid/portable console seems like it's worked out pretty well.

Siefer · Post #1463 » by **Siefer** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 7:30 pm

I'm not even much of a first party Nintendo person, but I think the first Switch is a pretty incredibly design and it was probably my most used console during its run. Perfect for travel, and hanging out on the porch or couch jamming games like Slay the Spire as I wind down. Generally, if you give me a good version of a game on the Switch (now Switch 2), that's going to be where I want it.

tydett · Post #1464 » by **tydett** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 7:49 pm

I think the biggest discrepancy for Switch owners is those who travel and use it as handheld and those who don't. Secondarily is how much you actually use it for other games besides first party games. My Switch has essentially been a coaster for 5 years. I loved Odyssey, despised Breath of the Wild (and had no interest in 2), and basically played no other first party games aside from Smash for a week or two. The Switch's hardware is so bad that anything that was on other systems I just purchased there. I'm pretty much a home body, so the traveling function was basically non-existent for me. The Switch's audience wasn't me, and that's fine, but it definitely meant I was never gonna give Nintendo $600 so I could play new Donkey Kong and have another very expensive dust collector - even though bitches **** love Donkey Kong.

Ron Swanson · Post #1465 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 8:03 pm

tydett wrote:I think the biggest discrepancy for Switch owners is those who travel and use it as handheld and those who don't. Secondarily is how much you actually use it for other games besides first party games. My Switch has essentially been a coaster for 5 years. I loved Odyssey, despised Breath of the Wild (and had no interest in 2), and basically played no other first party games aside from Smash for a week or two. The Switch's hardware is so bad that anything that was on other systems I just purchased there. I'm pretty much a home body, so the traveling function was basically non-existent for me. The Switch's audience wasn't me, and that's fine, but it definitely meant I was never gonna give Nintendo $600 so I could play new Donkey Kong and have another very expensive dust collector - even though bitches **** love Donkey Kong.

So yeah, you pretty much nailed it on the head for me here. I don't travel as much as I used to, so that pretty much negates a large part of the appeal. I still love Mario and Zelda, but this has been a pretty universal gripe about Nintendo going all the way back to the Wii. That being I think it's tough to keep being an "IP exclusive" niche console with inferior hardware compared to your main competitors.

And I'm sorry, but the controller design is **** awful. I barely played it and yet I still had to buy replacements because the joy-cons just wore out so easily. Throw in that you had to buy all the extra charge ports, N64 controller for ported games (playing any ported SNES or N64 game was borderline impossible with the joy-cons), and I think it goes a bit beyond "just wasn't for me". The Wii was legitimately a ground-breaking console whereas I think the Switch was just a lateral step if not a step backwards. I think they're largely just relying on brand recognition at this point.

ReginaldDwight · Post #1466 » by **ReginaldDwight** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:38 pm

jschligs wrote:Those who’ve had Borderlands 4 for a few days now what’s the consensus? Keep in mind, I’ve never played a Borderlands game.

Its fun but less fun without friends imo.

Post #1467 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:11 pm

ReginaldDwight wrote:
jschligs wrote:Those who’ve had Borderlands 4 for a few days now what’s the consensus? Keep in mind, I’ve never played a Borderlands game.

Its fun but less fun without friends imo.

Borderlands is one of the few games where most of the time I don't mind playing with randos. It's always fun to get three people playing together who know exactly what needs to be done, no speaking necessary.

Post #1468 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:46 am

Haven't been able to play much with work but watching some tips videos now and BL4's mechanics are way deeper than any previous game and the endgame seems ridiculous.

PintSizedBox10 · Post #1469 » by **PintSizedBox10** » Fri Sep 19, 2025 4:36 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:Haven't been able to play much with work but watching some tips videos now and BL4's mechanics are way deeper than any previous game and the endgame seems ridiculous.

Ridiculous in a good way? I'm thinking about picking it up

Post #1470 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Sep 19, 2025 9:44 pm

Upgraded today from my 13 to the 17 Pro Max. 4 years, it was time for an upgrade. Easy to transfer everything over. I like it fine so far. Compared to the 13 it's a lot faster, much better video quality. It's not groundbreaking of course but it's a better phone than I had. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Post #1471 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:27 pm

PintSizedBox10 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Haven't been able to play much with work but watching some tips videos now and BL4's mechanics are way deeper than any previous game and the endgame seems ridiculous.

Ridiculous in a good way? I'm thinking about picking it up

I'm not there yet (or even really close) but endgame seems super deep.

MikeIsGood · Post #1472 » by **MikeIsGood** » Yesterday 1:22 am

Yeah I actually think BL4 is awesome (if you can run it). I've put in 30 hours so far and I've been gone since Tuesday.

Post #1473 » by **ReasonablySober** » Yesterday 2:54 am

MikeIsGood wrote:Yeah I actually think BL4 is awesome (if you can run it). I've put in 30 hours so far and I've been gone since Tuesday.

Yea, I'm enjoying it a lot. Played through the campaign and finished at level 30. I saved every side mission, vault, abandoned auger, bunker, drill site, and crawler for UVHM. A few side missions in and I've already played some very hard, very substantial missions. Having a great time.

MikeIsGood · Post #1474 » by **MikeIsGood** » Yesterday 1:01 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:Yeah I actually think BL4 is awesome (if you can run it). I've put in 30 hours so far and I've been gone since Tuesday.

Yea, I'm enjoying it a lot. Played through the campaign and finished at level 30. I saved every side mission, vault, abandoned auger, bunker, drill site, and crawler for UVHM. A few side missions in and I've already played some very hard, very substantial missions. Having a great time.

I tried transitioning into a cool kill skill Vex build I read about, where crits have a chance to count as a kill skill, and I think I did it prematurely/not enough skill points. I'm only level 22 - playing slow, taking my time exploring, and doing side missions I probably shouldn't bother with

- and I'm dying all the time now without Trouble. So probably switching back for now.

Did you settle on a build?

Post #1475 » by **ReasonablySober** » Yesterday 1:29 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:Yeah I actually think BL4 is awesome (if you can run it). I've put in 30 hours so far and I've been gone since Tuesday.

Yea, I'm enjoying it a lot. Played through the campaign and finished at level 30. I saved every side mission, vault, abandoned auger, bunker, drill site, and crawler for UVHM. A few side missions in and I've already played some very hard, very substantial missions. Having a great time.

I tried transitioning into a cool kill skill Vex build I read about, where crits have a chance to count as a kill skill, and I think I did it prematurely/not enough skill points. I'm only level 22 - playing slow, taking my time exploring, and doing side missions I probably shouldn't bother with - and I'm dying all the time now without Trouble. So probably switching back for now.

Did you settle on a build?

I just kept my Reaper build going, pretty haphazardly with doing no research. It's fine. They're mostly fine to keep enemies agro'd on them and not me. I finally came upon the respec machine so I'm sure at some point this week I'll actually dive in. There's a skill at the bottom of a tree I didn't follow that would allow my Reapers to have the same gun as I do for a short time and that has the potential to be nuts.

Post #1476 » by **ReasonablySober** » Yesterday 8:09 pm

I've learned my lesson about buying horror games (don't), but I look forward to watching long plays of Silent Hill f or more likely reading the wikipedia summary.

Post #1477 » by **Prez** » Yesterday 8:59 pm

I have a backlog of like 5 or 6 different horror games that I’ve not finished, or bought but haven’t even started yet, because I’m a colossal pussy lol.

Most prominent ones being the Dead Space remake and Resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes. It’s about time I grew a pair and finished them.

Post #1478 » by **ReasonablySober** » Yesterday 9:09 pm

Prez wrote:I have a backlog of like 5 or 6 different horror games that I’ve not finished, or bought but haven’t even started yet, because I’m a colossal pussy lol.

Most prominent ones being the Dead Space remake and Resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes. It’s about time I grew a pair and finished them.

For me personally it's the puzzles that inevitably show up. I don't care how simple they are, I hate all puzzles in video games. Like I lasted about an hour with the Indiana Jones game. I look up literally every door puzzle in the Elder Scrolls. I get frustrated in Metroidvanias when the solution isn't anything as simple as "you need a double jump".

I like my games mindless.

FrieAaron · Post #1479 » by **FrieAaron** » Yesterday 9:16 pm

It's been a long time but I remember RE4 feeling much more action-oriented than others in the series and not all that scary. I'm sure it's got some jump scares, but I don't remember it being too bad. It's a great game, though.

stellation · Post #1480 » by **stellation** » Today 10:03 pm

Thoughts on monitor size? Working through upgrades for my kid’s gaming PC, in the end going with a CPU/GPU combo of AMD Ryzen 5/7500 and nVidia RTX 5070 which will be more than solid at 1440, and fairly decent at 4K (I assume based on the games they play it will mostly be at 1440 or lower).

They’re going to need a new monitor, mainly just not sure on size- currently on a 24” and not sure on going to 27” or 32”, any thoughts either way? I could do with a new one myself so not too fussed in taking a risk with one size then deciding later it needs to change and I’ll just sit back on changing mine for a while and go with whatever.