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 Topic: Hollow Knight: Silksong |
ixigia
Replies: 137
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 Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 4th Oct 2025 16:26 Subject: Hollow Knight: Silksong |
| I haven't reached the incriminated part yet, but I can already see how Silksong's designs progressively gang up in a self-sabotaging act. Although the game retains several winning aspects of the first ... |
| Topic: EA Wins "Worst Company In America" Award |
ixigia
Replies: 383
Views: 41091
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 1st Oct 2025 16:03 Subject: EA Wins "Worst Company In America" Award |
I’m wondering what is The Sims 5 gonna be like?
You think it could get worse than multiple expansion packs that cost as much as the base game did before it went free?  Well possibly.
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| Topic: The last watched movie. |
ixigia
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Forum: Movie & TV Sparks Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2025 18:09 Subject: The last watched movie. |
Fail Safe - 8/10
Skillfully directed and acted, with a steady dose of tension delivered throughout the entire watch despite the limited technology for the time. It goes to show how the use of close ... |
| Topic: EA Wins "Worst Company In America" Award |
ixigia
Replies: 383
Views: 41091
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2025 17:23 Subject: EA Wins "Worst Company In America" Award |
| A company like EA could vanish tomorrow with their Biodrones, worn-out tripeA franchises and card farming factories, and my gaming self wouldn't even notice it. The same applies to Ubisoft and the lik ... |
| Topic: Blood: Refreshed Supply [December 4th] |
ixigia
Replies: 7
Views: 608
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2025 17:18 Subject: Blood: Refreshed Supply [December 4th] |
Remaster of a remaster  that should have been a free update, not a very groovy thing to do. One hell of a game, though https://i.imgur.com/bsa8Bsv.png
Here's hoping Nightdive in the future ... |
| Topic: Deus Ex Remastered [Feb 26] |
ixigia
Replies: 40
Views: 1761
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 27th Sep 2025 23:33 Subject: Deus Ex Remastered [Feb 26] |
| The Tomb Raider 1-3 remaster was the only one that brought some actual improvements (mouse controls + removal of the 30fps cap), though at the cost of having to deal with rather cheap AI-generated tex ... |
| Topic: Now playing: |
ixigia
Replies: 7317
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Forum: Music Waves Posted: Fri, 26th Sep 2025 22:05 Subject: Now playing: |
Just got around to listening to it, a masterful work indeed 
It's always impressive when bands manage to stay true to their sound and identity after so many years, with the natural evolutions ... |
| Topic: EA Sports Football Club Series [no longer FIFA] |
ixigia
Replies: 34
Views: 5436
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 26th Sep 2025 15:04 Subject: EA Sports Football Club Series [no longer FIFA] |
Next post will be in Sep 2026 with another review?
Feels and looks just like any other traditional copy-pasta. Maybe I'm just too old.
Haha indeed, I think it's a mix of both. While it's u ... |
| Topic: Silent Hill Thread (SH2/SH1 Remake + new games) |
ixigia
Replies: 322
Views: 44884
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 26th Sep 2025 14:25 Subject: Silent Hill Thread (SH2/SH1 Remake + new games) |
| The specific tone/setting and gameplay loop of the new entry don't appeal to me, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the SH1 Remake will shape up since it's the one that needs an overhaul the most, ... |
| Topic: Deus Ex Remastered [Feb 26] |
ixigia
Replies: 40
Views: 1761
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 25th Sep 2025 00:36 Subject: Deus Ex Remastered [Feb 26] |
| The legendary JC Denton deserved more than a remustard featuring some art direction from the early Xbox 360 era along with obligatory gamepad-centric radial menus and UI. Alas, that reflects the curre ... |
| Topic: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl [Early Access] |
ixigia
Replies: 1827
Views: 244071
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 23rd Sep 2025 21:24 Subject: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl [Early Access] |
| I was hoping to finally start playing it this year, but with one or two ̶n̶e̶w̶ missing features reintroduced per patch in addition to the future expansions/DLCs that will (supposedly) add joinab ... |
| Topic: Dying Light: The Beast |
ixigia
Replies: 79
Views: 10452
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sun, 21st Sep 2025 13:29 Subject: Dying Light: The Beast |
| I agree with the general sentiment, this new entry is more derivative than it should be and ultimately does little to hide its low-effort nature. The tone is the correct one, however, it's difficult t ... |
| Topic: Happy Birthday To Me |
ixigia
Replies: 10
Views: 1889
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Forum: The Useless Void Posted: Thu, 18th Sep 2025 18:03 Subject: Happy Birthday To Me |
Happy birthday Headshot!
https://i.imgur.com/09boHzC.png
 Sorry not sorry  
Have a great one |
| Topic: The last watched movie. |
ixigia
Replies: 44756
Views: 2949402
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Forum: Movie & TV Sparks Posted: Wed, 17th Sep 2025 03:28 Subject: The last watched movie. |
Killers of the Flower Moon - 7/10
I wasn't familiar with the Osage Indian murders so this felt like a refreshing(ly sad) watch, despite the drama proceeding at a snail's pace and the protagonists b ... |
| Topic: Now playing: |
ixigia
Replies: 7317
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Forum: Music Waves Posted: Wed, 17th Sep 2025 00:04 Subject: Now playing: |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKDgDJ5YREM
Still going strong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKqvx1MScUQ |
| Topic: I will be gone a while...soon. |
ixigia
Replies: 51
Views: 10848
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Forum: The Useless Void Posted: Tue, 16th Sep 2025 14:39 Subject: I will be gone a while...soon. |
| Oh snap, sorry to hear all this DX. Wishing you the shortest and most uneventful time in there, hopefully without encountering too many pesky nutcases. |
| Topic: Indiana Jones (MachineGames + Todd) |
ixigia
Replies: 431
Views: 67257
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 10th Sep 2025 21:59 Subject: Indiana Jones (MachineGames + Todd) |
| The numbers on Steam are more or less in line with Machinegames' previous outputs (with shaka bra Youngblood being the black sheep, rightfully so), but yeah, Micro$oft likely cares more about the so-c ... |
| Topic: Where does this "men" word line come on nfohump |
ixigia
Replies: 10
Views: 670
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Forum: General chatter Posted: Wed, 10th Sep 2025 21:03 Subject: Where does this "men" word line come on nfohump |
| There was a time when our ace was just a regular user, but something unspeakable must have happened back in 2011 that changed him forever. Like in a superhero origin story, he received the power to be ... |
| Topic: Cronos: The New Dawn |
ixigia
Replies: 88
Views: 11759
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 9th Sep 2025 18:11 Subject: Cronos: The New Dawn |
| Finished the journey into the post-kurwapocaliptic world, it had some warts due to the general lack of variety and to its safe mechanics borrowed from the pre-existing survival horror genre, but as a ... |
| Topic: Cronos: The New Dawn |
ixigia
Replies: 88
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 4th Sep 2025 18:53 Subject: Cronos: The New Dawn |
After some isotesting, I'd say the game does succeed at scratching part of that latent Dead Space itch  (..looking at you Callisto), despite the gunplay not being focused on the meaty limb slic ... |
| Topic: 007 First Light (IO Interactive) [March 27th, 2026] |
ixigia
Replies: 63
Views: 8657
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2025 21:51 Subject: 007 First Light (IO Interactive) [March 27th, 2026] |
| It's like having Hitman Absolution 2.0 starring pre-baldness Agent ̶4̶ 007 Morgan and featuring InstinctVision Deluxe, a smoother Naughty panther moveset, Toretto-approved sections and a heavy dose ... |
| Topic: CULTIC |
ixigia
Replies: 32
Views: 5306
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2025 18:16 Subject: CULTIC |
September 18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc64S5PamSQ |
| Topic: Hell Is Us |
ixigia
Replies: 88
Views: 9861
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2025 00:06 Subject: Hell Is Us |
| The game has some intriguing qualities (mysterious atmosphere and world building/characters, quests that require the player to figure things out with no handholding), however, the decision to go for a ... |
| Topic: Starfield (Bethesda) [Early Access] |
ixigia
Replies: 2677
Views: 313979
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 2nd Sep 2025 15:19 Subject: Starfield (Bethesda) [Early Access] |
| Apart from the fact that there's no talent left to achieve such a titanic task (also in terms of artistic capabilities *points to my Fallout 1 Bethremake mockup*), by translating Fallout 1 and 2 to a ... |
| Topic: Starfield (Bethesda) [Early Access] |
ixigia
Replies: 2677
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 30th Aug 2025 17:04 Subject: Starfield (Bethesda) [Early Access] |
| Like it already happened with Oblivion, a standard 1:1ish UE remaster of Fallout 3 probably won't be enough to make me play through the game again without the Todd fatigue inevitably kicking in at som ... |
| Topic: Metal Gear Solid Delta (Snake Eater Remake) |
ixigia
Replies: 165
Views: 24483
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 28th Aug 2025 17:48 Subject: Metal Gear Solid Delta (Snake Eater Remake) |
| It's quite the shamefur dispray indeed to have such a rancid performance, coupled with the silly 60fps cap and €80 price loltag to complete the circle. For what it's worth however, if one doesn't mi ... |
| Topic: The last watched movie. |
ixigia
Replies: 44756
Views: 2949402
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Forum: Movie & TV Sparks Posted: Mon, 25th Aug 2025 13:04 Subject: The last watched movie. |
F1: The Movie - Bono, my tires are gone /10
I imagine that quite a few people who don't follow Formula 1 might find the movie entertaining or even mesmerising to some degree thanks to the constant ... |
| Topic: Metal Gear Solid Delta (Snake Eater Remake) |
ixigia
Replies: 165
Views: 24483
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2025 16:22 Subject: Metal Gear Solid Delta (Snake Eater Remake) |
how much jap crap is this? only ever played that raiden spinoff and the prologue to 5
I'd say it's the right amount, with some signature silliness and bizarre bosses as per Kojitradition alongside a ... |
| Topic: wdym 8675 users online. Hooooly traffic! |
ixigia
Replies: 21
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Forum: The Useless Void Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2025 17:27 Subject: wdym 8675 users online. Hooooly traffic! |
| Yep it's indeed far from optimal at the moment. For what it's worth, Mrt is aware of the ongoing Cylon invasion |
| Topic: The general nVidia thread |
ixigia
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Forum: Hardware Zone Posted: Thu, 21st Aug 2025 16:54 Subject: The general nVidia thread |
It took them a while, but Smooth Motion is finally available for the 40 Series as well: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-app-global-dlss-overrides-rtx-40-series-smooth-motion/
Prett ... |
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