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If something important seems to be missing in my form, please send me a direct message! I am trying my best to also work on my university assignments related to this!

Google Form - Video Game Preservation

Responding the form before reading any further in this post is recommended!

I have been doing some research around this topic after the Video Game History Foundation has spoken that "87% of classic games (before 2010s) are not in release, and are considered critically endangered"

What is worse, is that The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is refusing efforts allow remote access to these old games for research and learning purposes, just like a historian would do research of events by reading and viewing any historic materials, the restrictions to access of different media because of convoluted copyright laws are a real world problem!

Availability of Video Games (originally released before 2010) is approximately 13 percent, slightly above pre-World War II audio recordings (10 percent or less) and below the survival rate of American silent films (14 percent). You would think they would take more effort but no, high revenue and profits doesn't equal to better services.

Source: https://gamehistory.org/87percent/

And then there is another can of worms like ROMs, Emulation, Recompilation and internet piracy.

I have also created a signal group if you are interested on any news related to my project.

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(It's been back since yesterday but I was a bit late to post)

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Me and my friend continued our Halo Legendary Difficulty "project". Now that Halo 2 is done, we're making lightning speed on Halo 3. We've gone from almost half a year for the entirety of Halo 2, too 3 more levels left of Halo 3. I also just found out that Halo 3 has 4 player multiplayer, so i'll have to recruit a few extra friends for that.

One particular spot we struggled on a bit today was this Scarab.

We couldn't get it's legs to drop for some reason no matter how hard we hit it. So i grabbed a choppper and ramped it over the top of the thing and hopped out midair to land on it midway through like something out of an Action Movie. I also couldn't use any special tools to get up because i was saving the Grav Lift for a skull later in the level. It was a fun and epic moment. It always seems like something happens in this area, as when me and my friend went through this area on a normal mode playthrough, my Tank i was driving just tripped out and started spinning like a beyblade and sent me flying off the edge. I was laughing too hard too be upset about a bug like that.

There was also this section, which you need to take a stair case to get down from to a lower level. With the opening cutscene with how far Chief falls and how he doesn't seem to take fall damage in this game, i though "well, i bet i could probably survive the fall". Turns out, chief cannot survive that fall. His plot armor must be cutscene only sadly.

Me and my friend have been following a quota of 2 levels a day due to time constraints, tomorrow we talked about doing 3 though just to finish up Halo 3. I'm excited to get to 4 though and finish up reach. Reach i've heard good things about, and though from what i understand 4 isn't very popular, i'm excited to give it an earnest try.

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submitted 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by MITM0@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
 
 

Here's a trailer of the game

It's basically a rip-off of the Valve's game & I'm all for it The research facility is in Antartica this time Guys, We got a Half-Life clone before Half-Life 3 😅

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(18 now actually)

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I finally finished Night Springs Episode 2 in Alan Wake 2. I have to say that it was a lot of fun. There's one section where you're being chased by these guys in coffee suits:

And it's such a dorky concept, but so fucking terrifying because the game took away your weapon. Something that, if you're like me, isn't really done at all in the entire game for my entire 4 playthroughs. The only time i can think of is the Opening with Saga when Nightingale knocks the pistol out of your hand. But as far as i remember you hadn't even been in combat by that point.

This moment is so much fun, i wish it had been applied in the main game a little bit, because removing any form of fighting back is so terrifying.

After that, i returned along the Spiral to continue Alan's story. As i went through the Hotel lobby, i stopped to admire things i hadn't looked at before.

For example, this Vase that reads Aquæ Plantag:^s^. I decided to look it up, with how detailed it is. Apparently it's an actual vase. from what i understand (i'm no botanist or medical expert and will gladly welcome any who care to correct me), Aqua Plantaginis refers to Water harvested(?) from the broadleaf plantain. Also from what i understand it was considered "good for wounds" (Marcin Siennik, Herbarz [Herbarium], Kraków, 1568, p. The 235.). The excerpt (which is listed on the page i linked from the Małopolska Virtual Museums) describes in further detail kind of how it was used too heal the body in ancient.

With the references to water, and this being Alan Wake, i doubt this was a coincidence on remedy's behalf. Even more so i wonder if the wounds and healing part is a reference too the ending of the Final Draft and it was specifically picked for it's meaning further than just water.

There was this one, which i'm pretty sure is supposed to be in reference to Tom from the first game

And there's also these, which look kind of like photos from the Subway.

This one, i couldn't find anything as deep as the Vase, but from what i understand this painting is called Reading by Lamplight, by James McNeill Whistler. I think this one was specifically picked for the Reading (Alan is an Author after all) and the Lamplight (Since the Dark Presence is weak to light).

I also wonder if part of it is meant by Remedy as a nod to the events of the first game. As only by reading the manuscript pages, can Alan become aware and figure out how to stop the Dark Presence. The lamp, with how dim lamp light can be is sort of symbolic of how he gets these pages all out of order, so he has limited understanding of the events of how the story will unfold.

Of course, this could also be me looking way too much into things, but it's fun to think about.

I've also been stopping to look at Newspapers that are scattered all over the ground and was surprised to realize they foreshadow a decent bit of story, such as the theater and parliament tower closing.

Overall, Night Springs has been a lot of fun. I'm excited to get to the last episode and then get to the Lake House DLC. Furthermore i had a lot of fun dissecting the game. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it was fun to research.

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I finally figured out how to move my files over from my Steam Deck to my new PC, and moved my Skyrim Modpack over, though i wouldn't be surprised if the cursor in the center gave it away for anyone. I decided to give it a test to make sure everything still worked after downgrading it.

I took this screenshot right outside of Solitude during the night. I think the sky is a mod, though i'm not 100% sure because i haven't played vanilla in years. The save i've been playing off and on again is a Survival save, so i've been walking everywhere or taking a wagon. I've been finding it really helps me appreciate the world (even if it's been changed by mods).

I used my time playing to make my way over to the college of winterhold to finally join after getting enough Magicka to pass the test. I initially started out in Whiterun, but after literally being attacked by a dragon upon leaving and then curb stomping the thing with the 30 Whiterun guards out front, i ended up making a trip back to my home over in Falkreath to drop it's bones off.

While walking along, i got this lovely shot of the lakeside there

shortly after this i was attacked by a Necromancer chilling outside my house for some reason and a bear. I don't know if they were allies, or just happened to occupy the same spot at the same time, but i ended up slaying them. If they didn't attack me i would have been cool with them staying, but oh well.

I took the wagon at my home too the College to save some time, and got this shot outside the College:

I feel like even with the town going to shit, the least they could do is put up some wooden boards or something. The bridge feels like an OSHA violation waiting to happen.

Finally, after what felt like ages of grinding to get my Magika high enough, i went in and splashed around in the well thing will Tolfdir talked:

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Never played the Civ series before, but I'm totally into strategy games. Recently got 200 hours into Pennon and Battle and kinda burned out now. The Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era which I'm hyped for isn't out yet, and there's nothing else in the strategy genre grabbing me. Was about to jump into Civ 7 but saw the mixed reviews... ugh.

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PSN is up sort of playing fortnite rn. In the USA

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This post is meant for Posting everything about Playing Supreme Commander (Whether it be SC1, Forged-Alliance or SC2)

Tips, Tricks, best-practices & especially the basics

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Me and my friend have finally finished our off and on again project of Halo 2 Legendary. Let me tell you, it was hell. The forced Iron Skull for Co-Op on Legendary made it so painful and we got locked in place so many times. I feel like by that point we should have just gone and done LASO lol. I took this screenshot right before the main boss fight. This was literally such a cathartic moment for me and my friend as Halo 2 has been a project since at least last may.

For the boss fight, It was late, and we both wanted it to be over, so what we did was fly a Banshee into the boss arena and just laid into him with it. It was actually a lot of fun fighting the boss with a banshee, and it was definitely a lot easier then the section before.

Throughout the final level, you have to escort this big ass thing called a Scarab. What me and my friend ended up doing was parking our Banshees on the Scarab and riding thing, using it as cover so we didn't have to fight anything. The thing was bouncing around like crazy, but it stayed.

There was also an earlier level we had to play, and we found this bit of flood growth(?) that kind of looks like a face.

I also noticed that the game puts a lot of trust in the player not to shoot their teammates and be a dick. Like this elevator ride up where you're in prime position to inconvenience any Co-Op partners you have.

After this, me and my friend plan to move onto Halo 3 Legendary and then circle back to reach before moving onto 4. I'm sadly still not done with Halo 2 Legendary though. For whatever reason I didn't get the achievement for completing the level Oracle on legendary, and my compulsion to try and get perfection for the achievements won't let me rest until i do. I think i'll try and open a ticket with Halo MCC support first, because i'm extremely sure i was under all the right conditions for my completion to be considered valid. If not, i guess i'll have to do it again. It's a shame because the boss fight on Oracle was the worst on Legendary. Once im finished with Halo 3 though, i get the privilege of saying i beat Halo on legendary (with Co-Op of course)

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Excellent feature. One of the first things I check anyways when buying early access games is when the last news post was.

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I continued Alan Wake 2 today after my little Halo 2 detour yesterday. I was up late trying to get to Night Springs Episode 2 (we're all about 2s today). Alan's first few chapters took a while, but that's okay because i'll never pass up an excuse too explore more of the Dark Place. Something about it is just so much fun for me. I don't ever feel like i can get enough of it.

So far i'm loving how the Night Springs DLC is corny. It makes it really amusing to play. I also like how the Second episode is filled to the brim with control references. There's the red lights (the hiss), the Dark Triange Coffee (The board), and a few others i noticed. Plus i got to see Tim Breaker again which is awesome. One of my favorite new characters next to Door and the Koskela Brothers (though that's probably like 90% of the new characters).

While working on Alan's section i also got some fun screenshots i really like. There's one which i feel like turned out like one of those Liminal Space photos that are always floating around. I don't know if it counts as one but it has a very similar feel for me:

There was also this one which gave me heavy Max Payne vibes, though with how important that is in the lore it may have been intentional, and it probably doesn't help how excited i am for the Max Payne Remakes;

Continuing Backwards, I was playing with my video settings because i can't leave them alone (i'm determined to get perfect settings too take screenshots with). I got this one of the phone booth which i really like. I was hoping to get Alan's reflection in it so i could frame it in a Mirror Image way, but it wasn't reflective enough sadly:

Finally, i wanted to share this one of Ahti's face being absolutely demolished by the Dark Place's shadow effect:

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