Zeddex

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[–] Zeddex 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah this I don't understand. I do use immutable distros and quite like them(Bazzite/Aurora/Kinoite) but I would never recommend them to a new user to Linux. They just work too differently than most other distros so like 90% of the documentation you might find for other programs is pretty much useless. Like if you look up some piece of software and it says use your package manager to install, then what? It's usually easy enough to solve if you read the distro's docs and use their recommended approach(flatpak, brew, AppImage etc) but that's already probably way too advanced for someone new too Linux.

[–] Zeddex 11 points 3 weeks ago

Just wait. It's only a matter of time before the post gets deleted and the account gets banned. If you think reddit isn't censoring posts you're just not paying attention.

[–] Zeddex 2 points 3 weeks ago

Except it's not. If you actually take a second to look at the specs of the hardware here it's not quite as simple as it might seem at first glance.

I'm comparing the OLED model here since it's most comparable to the Switch 2.

  • HDR - tie both support this
  • VRR - Deck only supports this with an external display - win Switch 2
  • Resolution - 800p vs 1080p max, not even close Switch 2 is a big upgrade here - win Switch 2, not to mention 4K while docked. Good luck getting anywhere near that in even a somewhat recent game on Deck
  • Max framerate - 90 FPS max vs 120 FPS max - win Switch 2
  • Specs - hard to say but seems like overall Switch 2 is more powerful
  • Storage - hard to say exactly but while it seems like on paper Switch 2 should be better here, the actual capacity is way bigger, and Valve has some done some amazing work here to make even games running off an SD card very fast
  • Battery - basically the same - tie
  • Price - Switch 2 is cheaper at least here in Canada. The 512 OLED model is $689. Switch 2 is $630.

I think it's entirely likely that Switch 2 will perform much better with ports of modern games, where the Steam Deck is starting to show its age and really struggling here.

I love my Steam Deck and it's fantastic for playing smaller budget indie games, older games, emulated games, and tackling my backlog. But any AAA game that's come out say in the last year or two? Forget it. It's just not a good experience. Even BG3 which is Verified was just fine. I played it a lot on my Deck but would it perform better on Switch 2? Probably yes.

It'll definitely be interesting to see how performance of third party titles shakes out between the two.

[–] Zeddex 6 points 1 month ago

Ukraine might think otherwise. Palestine might think otherwise. Like it or not the US is a major world power and what happens there at the federal level does have an impact globally.

[–] Zeddex 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No they're right. A big part of sarcasm is tone. That's obviously hard to convey over text.

[–] Zeddex 19 points 1 month ago

Or reinstall the OS on the family computer because one of your dumbass siblings downloaded a sUpeR cOoL song from one of their friends on MSN Messenger.

[–] Zeddex 2 points 2 months ago

Unicorn Overlord! It really is as good as people say. I've not played any Tactics Ogre games but many people say that it reminds them of those games. It's very different than Fire Emblem or FF Tactics, it's all in real time(but can be paused) and it's not grid based. I haven't played FF Tactics but have played Three Houses and Engage. Unicorn Overlord feels very unique compared to those games.

[–] Zeddex 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I loved it! I had played Zero awhile ago but only just recently played Azure. It was so good! Azure is probably my favourite so far. I've not started the Erebonia arc yet but I'm looking forward to it!

I was playing it though and was like this could also be called Trails of Randy haha. I actually really liked how much they expanded on his character though. I knew a couple major spoilers going into it which is probably why I put off playing it but I'm so glad I finally got to it.

If I had to rank what I've played so far it would be:

  • Azure
  • Sky SC
  • Zero
  • Sky FC
  • Sky 3rd
[–] Zeddex 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Unicorn Overlord. I've been working my way through the Trails series and just finished the Crossbell arc so decided to take a break. It seemed like I was seeing tons of posts and articles about how good Unicorn Overlord is and well yeah. It's an amazing game!

The artwork is gorgeous, the battles are a lot of fun, I love spending time just making little tweaks to tactics, gear, or units just to make a unit just a little bit better. It's an amazing feeling when you seem to get it just right and your unit just rolls through a map.

[–] Zeddex 6 points 3 months ago

Yes. Parts of Canada have serious homelessness problems and many cities like mine like to pretend we don't. Our mayor routinely gets the police involved to relocate them and then is just like see problem solved!

[–] Zeddex 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah I made sure to do all the doors. 8 and 14 seemed to be setting up plotting points in the overall series yeah. I knew Trails could be sad at times FC and SC had their emotional moments but door 15 was something else. I'm very glad I didn't skip Sky 3rd. I don't know why people say it's skipable. Zero and SC are tied for my favourite right now but 3rd is nowhere near as bad as some people say.

[–] Zeddex 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah I wasn't sure about Trails but most everyone I knew who played it loved it. After FC I was hooked. That cliffhanger ending especially! Looking forward to Azure after I finish The Legend of Dragoon.

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