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   Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Monday, 05-May-2025 12:27:59 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

   Old save on #GameCube.

   #PrinceOfPersia

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Sunday, 25-May-2025 11:16:11 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     Not a bad setup. Put the #GameCube in the office.

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 28-May-2025 03:07:39 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     I've been playing #MetroidPrime2 on #GameCube.

     A very pleasant experience, especially now that I have the digital-to-HDMI adapter. The image is 480p, which isn't stellar by modern games but looks better than the composite signal allowed.

     A few thoughts in 🧵

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 28-May-2025 03:08:16 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     Prime 2 feels more "oppressive" than its predecessor. The dark world eats away at the players health for most of the game, and ammo for the powerful guns limited. I disliked it when I played 15 years ago, but having gone through Dark Souls and other high-challenge exploration games, I feel less nervous.

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 28-May-2025 03:19:40 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     I'm picking up with a years old save, and I had a brief moment of "what on earth was I supposed to be doing?"

     Prime 2's "hint" system that calls the user to the next place to progress the story.

     I found that hint system to be helpful; even necessary to progress. I obtained an upgrade and the next world was far away, in another map, in the dark world. I would have found it eventually, probably, but as a parent with limited time, a guiding light was helpful.