Spiritfarer has one relatively annoying weakness. It's all fine for the most part but I'm kinda hitting a wall.

Sometimes you need certain resources, or certain items created by certain resources - sometimes processed through a crafting centre you build like a Foundry or Loom.

It doesn't tell you how to make certain things or where to get them. Some resources can only be gathered at certain events, but only if you have a specific character to start the gameplay segment.

So the game asks me to craft a smithy. It doesn't tell me if it's something the shipright builds or whether I have to find the blueprint for it. Then it says I need comet dust, an item I have never encountered. To get comet dust I need to get comet rocks. I can't get the comet rocks as I can't access the event without the correct spirit character in my crew. It doesn't tell who the character is or where to find them. Factor in that the ocean map is probably larger than Wind Waker (albeit in 3d) and you end up going through the daily motions and sailing around not finding what you're looking for.

I had to make a list and scour the internet for answers. I know that doesn't sound fun, but I'm reminded of BOTW or Harvest Moon AWL, both games I enjoyed so much that I kept hand written notes for. The games called Spirit farer, but you're actually building this behemoth ship/grand hotel/self sustaining project. And it's hugely rewarding for that.

RE4 Remake's Chapter 5 "Stand Your Ground" end level with louis was intense! Took me 6 tries to beat it on Standard difficulty. Now I need a nap.

Anyone see the latest switch 2 rumors?

An Nvidia leaker said its been done since the end of 2022 and Nintendos just been sitting on it.

They said that AMD bid hard to get the contract but Nvidia still won. Nvidia presented Nintendo with various options including a Lovelace based architecture. But Nintendo chose the cheaper Ampere option with a few extra features. So the t239 breakdown Digital Foundry did is mostly accurate. They say it can launch with a range of RAM options, 8gb being the lowest and most probable (I guess)

Also Samsung has developed this super fast micro sd cards in conjunction with another request from a company. People assuming it's Nintendo, the cards are up to 10x as fast as normal sd cards but still nowhere near as fast as a SSD. But these are impractical for a handheld.

I read an article ages ago which said that Nvidia cancelled the architecture that switch was going to be released on (thor) and that would mean the latest blackwell architecture which wasn't going to release till 2025.

No ones questioned whether there's any credence to that report (by a credible Samsung leaker)

It just seems a bit weird to me that the Switch Pro was real and was a thing, till Nintendo decided not to pull the trigger, going with the OLED instead. All the tech leaks we've heard relate to that Switch Pro.

But if Switch Pro was real and was cancelled, doesn't they mean all the leaks could have been for an outdated, never released mid generation upgrade?

And that the new system might be something else?

robio said:

I'm just curious if it's bad for a full price game or just a bad game at any price.

Rambling, pointless, non-sensical story, with an OK battle system. Not Team Ninja's best work. Just OK at a discounted price; not worth full price.

phantom_leo said:

Rambling, pointless, non-sensical story, with an OK battle system. Not Team Ninja's best work. Just OK at a discounted price; not worth full price.