Who needs Alan Wake? Spider-Who? I put in my pre-order for the only fall game that matters. 
Just two days away. And it appears it’s releasing at noon local time, so I don’t have to pretend I’m a teenager and stay up past midnight. 
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Okay. So it’s been about 3.5 weeks since I bought this. Definitely should have only taken a week to ship since it’s coming from within Ontario.
But I somehow still haven’t received it, so I got a refund from ebay…
IDK how “lost” packages usually work, or how to determine if you should write off a package as a lost cause without tracking. So while I could try to buy another copy off ebay, I’m worried the original one might still arrive and then I’ll have two!
Anyone have experience with stuff like this?
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Well if I waited three and a half weeks for a package that was sent out without tracking at any point then it is safe to say it is either lost on that delivery driver has slipped into Limbo.
Well if it is possible I would get in contact with who you purchased it from and ask them if they sent it out then call your national postal carrier to see if they can track it.
I mean you could give the second copy away as a Christmas present or you could do the actual big brain idea and sell it on eBay at an increased mark up, just call it a hidden gem and in good condition so you can gouge the price.
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I’ve decided to bite the bullet and just buy another copy. This one has paid shipping, maybe this means I’ll have more luck with it 
Yeah, if the previous order arrives, I might just sell it once more (I don’t think the seller accepted returns). Or give it to someone here? Is any gear-heads here interested in a defunct racing game with no online?
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“The perfect controller doesn’t exi…”
It’s been a few weeks, but… do orders count? Because I preordered Retro-Bit’s Dual analog SEGA Saturn game pad… The white one (or Japanese styled model). It should ship sometime in December.
Edit: “Perfect”… Well, I once emailed Retro-Bit, asking if they could make a D-Pad that pivots in the center. Take some controller d-pads and you can press up/down or left/right at the same time since there’s nothing for the UDLR directions to pivot on. The original Saturn pad… even the Genesis D-Pads had this. I don’t know where or when this feature was lost. Maybe it was a patented design and couldn’t be copied. 
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I would love to find the guy who decided that buttons were ugly and punch him in the face. Everything has “touch” controls or voice controls now. Buttons work, damnit! I am NOT talking to my headphones.
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Yea! I’m not at all excited about a lot of the features on these things. I don’t need 11 noise cancelling settings. 2 is more than enough (max cancelling, off). I don’t need an app interface. I don’t need touch pad on my ear. I’ll just use the control on my iPod or phone to change a song. I don’t even need blue tooth, but that one I will use. I basically have always had the QCs. I think I have had every pair, but they are delicate and these are steel so I am going to try them and hope I don’t crack them like all my QCs.
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It’s a tax write off clearly
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For once I found a Black Friday/week deal that I couldn’t pass up.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Trilogy 4K for 300 DKK (43 dollars). 46% Discount. But there was also a buy three 4K Blu-rays for 269 (39 dollars). Which the Zack Snyder Trilogy was also part of. Got the same trilogy, two extra films for less, then just buying The Snyder Trilogy alone.
I’m still waiting to see if the large cooking pan + smasher goes on sale. Would love to have a big pan to cook multiple burgers.
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Bought Hi Fi RUSH after weeks of being a SIMP for it. Also Quake 2 with the lil money left since they were on offer.
This is as DOPE as it looked all this time.
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Bought Alan Wake II. EGS had a Black Friday coupon with 33% off. Sadly It’s not on Steam and neither is there a physical version.
Hopefully I can wash off the utterly mediocre experience that was Spider-Man 2 for PS5.
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Lmfao based
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One year Exclusivity on TEGS as per Remedy’s deal with Epic. It can be argued that this is one of the rare instances of an Epic Exclusivity deal gone right since it allowed Remedy’s vision of Alan Wake 2 to be fully realized without compromise.
Enjoy, it’s better than the Nike product placement that is Spider Man 2.
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Oh you mean Peter Parker’s bikecycle simulator for PS5?
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Might not actually be the case this time, as Epic has taken full publisher role with the Remastered previous game that came out a few years ago and the Sequel too.
The remaster still hasn’t appeared on Steam (and even then, they still haven’t gone back to patch the enemy’s broken death-ragdolling on EGS) so… its either gonna come in a LONG time, or never…
My bet is unfortunately never.
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I’m enjoying Spider-Man 2 quite a lot, though stylistically and story-wise it does feel like a major step down to what I just went through with Alan Wake 2. I hope you enjoy it.
Spidey 2 might go down as the best open-world “turn off your brain and just swing” Spider-Man simulator – I keep getting distracted just to zip around and stop random crimes, much to the chagrin of my co-worker who finished the game weeks ago and wants to talk about Big Story Moments – but honestly I’m finding some of the side activities and gameplay systems to be a real drag.
Combat is also extra chaotic, and a lot of the counter/dodge stuff seems to blend together and I get to Low Health more than I should.
Batman’s combat, I never was confused or surprised by what move to use against an enemy coming for me.
With Spidey, I’ve sometimes got to look at Spidey for a dodge, or the enemy for a parry, or the enemy for a dodge-only-no-parry-allowed. And the indicator for the parry goes from yellow to red? I’m like 70% through, I still get tripped up by all of it. 
The timing windows need to be given earlier IMO
The stealth is exactly the same as before, and while I like the simplified gadget wheel, the stealth is still just… pretty boring pick-one-enemy-off-at-a-time.
They removed the one that sticks two enemies together or instantly to a wall from afar.
Though thankfully (but only in a side mission so far) you could do simultaneous takedowns on enemies which was great.
Also the lack of QoL and silly side-features is noticeable and sad.
Podcasts are entirely missable. No social media feed.
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