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jimi_dini

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D-e-f- said:
Is this post patch or pre-patch?
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Part pre-patch, but they also added some information that the patch didn't do much. The fog is still bad. the SH2 videotape tampering is still there. Wrong soundeffects also. The horrible new voices are still in SH3 and no way to get the original ones. Depth Of Field is missing (except a few cases where they even managed to fuck it up). Self Shadowing is missing. etc bla bla. I could go on and on. They can't fix this broken turd. They would have to properly reverse engineer it and then release that instead of trying to fix a broken port of a broken beta version.
 
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D-e-f-

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jimi_dini said:
Part pre-patch, but they also added some information that the patch didn't do much. The fog is still bad. the SH2 videotape tampering is still there. Wrong soundeffects also. The horrible new voices are still in SH3 and no way to get the original ones. Depth Of Field is missing (except a few cases where they even managed to fuck it up). Self Shadowing is missing. etc bla bla. I could go on and on. They can't fix this broken turd. They would have to properly reverse engineer it and then release that instead of trying to fix a broken port of a broken beta version.
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I keep wondering if it would be a good idea for Konami to commission a "proper" remaster for the new generation that works kinda like a "we're sorry" ...but then again that would suck for people who bought this current mess and would then be rightfully pissed if Konami wanted their money again.
 
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Nullgradkelvin

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jimi_dini said:
Don't. There are so many things wrong with it. Buy them on PS2 or PC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wya4XhTPMcc
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Haha, nice review.
Thanks for the link.
It's a hyperbolic review, but I think I will pass on the HD Collection.
I don't want to give my money to a crappy porting job.

D-e-f- said:
Is this post patch or pre-patch?
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I'm not sure...
They mention patch 1.02 in their review, which I think is the latest patch for the PS3 version from July 11, 2012.
 
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Dash Kappei

Not actually that important
69wpm said:
Costi di spedizione: EUR 10,41

I'm curious what the heck they use to ship their items. Ultra fast pigeons?
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Express Courier even for the standard free shipping, at least here in Italy they do with SDA.
I'm a Prime member (2 years of membership for €10, good deal imo, dunno if it's still that cheap tho) so I don't pay for standard shipping but if you're in Italy you get free shipping anyway just by spending above €19.

Rikkun said:
Bought Wario, thanks Dash! :D

I already own Wii Party U and yeah, there are like 4-5 different modes which require you to roll dices to progress and minigames are used to choose who can roll the most dices. I already have ~40 hours on the activity log and tried every minigame. It's a good party game, just don't overuse it like I did because it gets old kinda fast (all my friends tried every minigame, I hate rolling dices because I'm mr. unlucky and they hate me because I win every minigame)
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Cool. That sounds exactly what I need, too bad the art is so bland and uninspired but everything else you've said seems to more than make up for it. Or maybe *you* will sell me on Wario in a few days, who knows lol
 
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Rikkun

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Dash Kappei said:
Cool. That sounds exactly what I need, too bad the art is so bland and uninspired but everything else you've said seems to more than make up for it. Or maybe *you* will sell me on Wario in a few days, who knows lol
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From what I read Wario isn't much of a party game except for one or two modes.

Shipping est. in two days tho, I'll let you know on this one too :D
 
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AbandonedTrolley

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Roxas said:
Sony are doing the Music Unlimited thing £3 for 3 months.

Pretty cool on Ps4 you can listen to music in game using it (a decent option until they patch in mp3 support)

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-gb/cid=IP9100-NPIA09003_00-CC003DEPREMIUM90
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I think I must be alone in just really not being bothered about having my own music in games.

Good deal, I had the sub before and used it once or twice, but now with Deezer on my phone and a bluetooth speaker I wouldn't use this anymore.
 
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Roxas

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AbandonedTrolley said:
I think I must be alone in just really not being bothered about having my own music in games.

Good deal, I had the sub before and used it once or twice, but now with Deezer on my phone and a bluetooth speaker I wouldn't use this anymore.
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I'm not normally fussed, but if im just chugging along through a game like FIFA, COD, Lego Marvel etc, its nice to have some good tunes on in the background.
 
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foobarry81

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Call of Duty Black Ops II (Wii U) is £15 at GAME.

Was £12.99 about a month ago on Amazon, and is £11 at HMV according to HUKD. But might still be a good deal for some.
 
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jimi_dini

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D-e-f- said:
I keep wondering if it would be a good idea for Konami to commission a "proper" remaster for the new generation that works kinda like a "we're sorry" ...but then again that would suck for people who bought this current mess and would then be rightfully pissed if Konami wanted their money again.
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I still can't believe that they even had the audacity to release it as it was. Anyone with half a brain would have noticed that it was a broken mess and either throw it away or give it to someone competent (Bluepoint). Yeah some money wasted (but it was wasted anyway), but they could have released a perfect Silent Hill collection that way in the end.

Konami knew Bluepoint. They gave Metal Gear Solid HD collection to them. Why not this as well?

But then - they could have also paid the original voice actors instead of giving money to awful voice actors just to save a few bucks (I even doubt that, I don't believe that re-recording almost everything was cheaper) and fuck up both Silent Hill games by doing so. It didn't make sense anyway, because the mo-cap wasn't replaced. And the voice work of heather dying wasn't replaced as well. Which means the original actors could still sue.

My guess is that we were lucky to get a proper HD remaster of Metal Gear Solid 2+3. They could have fucked that one up as well.
 
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foobarry81

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davidsaurus said:
Out of stock already. Damn
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Indeed, albeit "temporarily". ;-)

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Ath

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For what it's worth, the stock alert I set up for Pokemon Conquest triggered twice today. I missed it the first time but got it the second time, so it's still worth keeping an eye on it in case more show up.
 
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Colin.

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Ath said:
For what it's worth, the stock alert I set up for Pokemon Conquest triggered twice today. I missed it the first time but got it the second time, so it's still worth keeping an eye on it in case more show up.
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I've added it to my stock alerts, just in case. Usually when they price these at £1.99, it means they are pricing to clear, so once they do run out, they aren't coming back. Hopefully I get a chance, before they do completely run out.
 
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jimi_dini

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12% off for zavvi, gets reduced by 1% every hour.

ZQUICK12

(for example Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 LE for 13pounds - I know it's on 2 for 25pounds, but I want nothing else out of those)
 
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toythatkills

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Wii Fit U, the game, balance board and Fit Meter bundle, is £60 on Zavvi. That's £54 with the inevitable 10% off. Seems to be around £80-85 everywhere else.
 
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Chaos

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toythatkills said:
Wii Fit U, the game, balance board and Fit Meter bundle, is £60 on Zavvi. That's £54 with the inevitable 10% off. Seems to be around £80-85 everywhere else.
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An alternative is fit meter from Game £15, used balance board from Game £6
download Wii Fit U trail and use meter to activate to full version.
 
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toythatkills

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Chaos said:
An alternative is fit meter from Game £15, used balance board from Game £6
download Wii Fit U trail and use meter to activate to full version.
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I had considered that, but a balance board is the last thing I'd be buying second-hand. Especially having seen what GAME's clientèle are like.
 
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Colin.

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Chaos said:
An alternative is fit meter from Game £15, used balance board from Game £6
download Wii Fit U trail and use meter to activate to full version.
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I think a fair amount of disinfectant, and a cover for the board would be required before I would even consider using that.
 
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Dash Kappei

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I'd probably never buy one used but if I was short on cash I think £45 versus £6 for a used Balance Board... I mean, lots of disinfectant and a cheap silicon cover, you'd be fine with that honestly.
 
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toythatkills

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Chaos said:
Silicone covers for them are cheap.
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Even so I'd rather have a new one, you want it to be near 100% accurate otherwise what's the point, and you don't know what shit the previous owner has done to it that might mess up the calibration.

It is a pretty big saving though, assuming you're not spending £30 on disinfectant which you probably need to if you want to be thorough enough ;)
 
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Brewster's Wallet

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Anyone here bought either a second hand controller or a 3rd party controller?

Mine is playing up and although it seemed to have been fixed by me clearing out the insides, it's now gone back to being crappy. And I'm halfway through The Last of Us, and really don't want to leave it now. Any recommendations?

I just really cannot be bothered paying £40 for a new one when the only game I want to play on the console (in fact any console) is the second half of one game. Might just pop to HMV and Game at lunchtime and see if they have any decent second hand ones in. A load of people must have traded shit in when getting their PS4.
 
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goonergaz

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Brewster's Wallet said:
Anyone here bought either a second hand controller or a 3rd party controller?

Mine is playing up and although it seemed to have been fixed by me clearing out the insides, it's now gone back to being crappy. And I'm halfway through The Last of Us, and really don't want to leave it now. Any recommendations?

I just really cannot be bothered paying £40 for a new one when the only game I want to play on the console (in fact any console) is the second half of one game. Might just pop to HMV and Game at lunchtime and see if they have any decent second hand ones in. A load of people must have traded shit in when getting their PS4.
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personally with controllers I'd go 2nd hand before 3rd party...AVForums is usually a good place to pick up stuff - would have thought ~£20
 
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Azuardo

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Got an email from Play.com for its deal of the day on this Powerline adapter for £15.99.

Anyone know if it's worth it? Seriously been considering one of these for the PS3, but I missed out on a bargain posted at HUKD a couple of weeks ago where someone found one for £6 or £7 at Tesco.

Is this still a good deal, and is it worth it? Thanks for any help!
 
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randomlyrossy

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Azuardo said:
Got an email from Play.com for its deal of the day on this Powerline adapter for £15.99.

Anyone know if it's worth it? Seriously been considering one of these for the PS3, but I missed out on a bargain posted at HUKD a couple of weeks ago where someone found one for £6 or £7 at Tesco.

Is this still a good deal, and is it worth it? Thanks for any help!
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I use a similar model from the same company, and it's great. So much more reliable than wireless for gaming. Only issue I've had is that I switch the wires between my PC and Xbox often, since I only have one set and it can sometimes take a while & some resetting to get everything working again. Dunno if that's just me or a common issue though.

I got mine for about £25 a while back so I'd say £15.99 is a great price.
 
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ruttyboy

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randomlyrossy said:
I use a similar model from the same company, and it's great. So much more reliable than wireless for gaming. Only issue I've had is that I switch the wires between my PC and Xbox often, since I only have one set and it can sometimes take a while & some resetting to get everything working again. Dunno if that's just me or a common issue though.

I got mine for about £25 a while back so I'd say £15.99 is a great price.
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Do you know if these work if plugged into a extension lead with a surge protector?

My wall socket is far enough away from my consoles that if I have to run a network cable from this plugged into the wall to the console, I might as well just run a network cable to the router.
 
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randomlyrossy

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ruttyboy said:
Do you know if these work if plugged into a extension lead with a surge protector?

My wall socket is far enough away from my consoles that if I have to run a network cable from this plugged into the wall to the console, I might as well just run a network cable to the router.
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I think they can in theory but I couldn't say for sure. I'd imagine it'd create a bit more latency if it does.
 
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Azuardo

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Thanks for the info. Will ponder it a bit more, but quite tempted.

Also, some price error on Nintendo UK site?

Download codes for a bunch of games under £10.

Includes:

Pikmin 3
Wonderful 101
DKC Returns 3D
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team
LEGO City 3DS
Animal Crossing New Leaf

Act fast, I guess.
 
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zaphod79

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I use the exact same model and its a much better signal than I get from my wireless (actually pretty much as good as running a wire to the box).

For me it works on most of my extensions but the signal strength drops slightly (but not enough to make any difference) *but* I have one extension (a fancy Belkin one) that it absolutely refused to work with.

Also you will find the drop off happens on 'both' sides - so putting it into an extension at the starting point gives a lower strength signal , and then putting it into another extension at the far end reduces it even more.

So for the best results you want a direct plug into the wall at both ends - and you wont be 100% sure that it will work with your surge protected stuff but the answer is that it 'probably' will as some of mine are surge protected and its no issue.
 
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ruttyboy

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randomlyrossy said:
I think they can in theory but I couldn't say for sure. I'd imagine it'd create a bit more latency if it does.
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zaphod79 said:
I use the exact same model and its a much better signal than I get from my wireless (actually pretty much as good as running a wire to the box).

For me it works on most of my extensions but the signal strength drops slightly (but not enough to make any difference) *but* I have one extension (a fancy Belkin one) that it absolutely refused to work with.

Also you will find the drop off happens on 'both' sides - so putting it into an extension at the starting point gives a lower strength signal , and then putting it into another extension at the far end reduces it even more.

So for the best results you want a direct plug into the wall at both ends - and you wont be 100% sure that it will work with your surge protected stuff but the answer is that it 'probably' will as some of mine are surge protected and its no issue.
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Thanks both!
 
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Azuardo

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Just realised I would have to use extensions on both ends if I did buy, actually...

Live in an old house where they crammed the outlets right at the bottom of the floor, so you can hardly get in any bulky plugs like the above Powerline adapter. If they protruded upwards it would be fine.

Only option would indeed be to use our extensions on both the console and router ends, which doesn't sound good if I want the best connection. Bugger.
 
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Fox1304

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Azuardo said:
Thanks for the info. Will ponder it a bit more, but quite tempted.

Also, some price error on Nintendo UK site?

Download codes for a bunch of games under £10.

Includes:

Pikmin 3
Wonderful 101
DKC Returns 3D
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team
LEGO City 3DS
Animal Crossing New Leaf

Act fast, I guess.
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Would I be able to redeem them on a EU/FR account ? I'm totally new to WiiU and have no idea, but I would love Pikmin and Wonderful 101 at that price !
 
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Azuardo

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Fox1304 said:
Would I be able to redeem them on a EU/FR account ? I'm totally new to WiiU and have no idea, but I would love Pikmin and Wonderful 101 at that price !
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Best to check out this thread that was just made for it.

I personally cannot say if it does, but the OP in that topic says it's possible for Europeans without a UK account to buy digital games. Best to try and find out in that topic, though.
 
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Danneee

Member
Azuardo said:
Thanks for the info. Will ponder it a bit more, but quite tempted.

Also, some price error on Nintendo UK site?

Download codes for a bunch of games under £10.

Includes:

Pikmin 3
Wonderful 101
DKC Returns 3D
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team
LEGO City 3DS
Animal Crossing New Leaf

Act fast, I guess.
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Nice, ordered DKCR 3D. Let's see if I still can change my country setting and actually redeem it later.
 
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