Update: The game has been release, you can get it on Arks-Layer. Don’t bother with a VPN.
After receiving a mail saying that I was chosen for the closed beta of Phantasy Star Online 2: es, I wanted to install it on my phone like anybody who’s supposed to play it.
Like always, things don’t go smoothly: it’s region locked on the Play Store.
I’m using a Nexus 4 running the stock Android 4.3.
Disclaimer
I’m not responsible of anything, if you have a problem with scanning a QR Code you can get Google Goggles. For other problems I consider you know how to read so there should not be any.
Keep in mind that your device is probably not compatible.
UPDATE 2021/03/04: After reviewing some posts (like this one) I’ve come to the conclusion that this is a pretty dumb thing to do, don’t run games as admin just because they don’t run.
This blog could be called the “not running on Windows 8”, and if people actually read this blog they’ll think that I’m trolling them about Windows 8.
Windows 8 is not that bad at all, it just has some small issues with some software not written for it.
I personally think that Trine 2 has some of the best graphics, and the story or the gameplay is not that bad while it’s linear.
There are 3 little steps:
Browse to the game’s folder: \Steam\steamapps\common\trine 2
Locate trine2_launcher.exe and right-click, then choose properties
In the properties window, go to compatibility then tick the box called “Run as admin” or something like that (I have a French system).
Even if you disabled smartscreen and the UAC, programmes won’t run with Admin rights if you don’t ask them too (with a manifest or right clicking then running as admin).
Once again some games are not written for Windows 8, especially for the up to date dinput8.dll file !
Apparently this bug feature happens when a controller is plugged in, but I’m too lazy to find out.
Waking Mars is an Indie game produced by Tiger Style studio and release on Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.
The game was greenlit, then put on the Steam store during December 2012.
Storyline
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet
Impressions
At first I started playing it casually, because the plot wasn’t really interesting at first. Then I started playing it more and more on my Google Nexus 4, and somehow got addicted to it.
It was a great experience and the game was getting more and more interesting.
I even played instead of sleeping and finished the game in about 5 hours, that’s about as long as Call of Duty’s campaign mode !
I honestly recommend it to anybody interesting in original Indie games.
You all played a game with QTE or Quick Time Events, but what is it really ?
QTEs are performing an action during a game, sometimes during cut-scenes, it seems to be a good idea but sometimes they are overused.
In this post I’ll be talking about two games that use QTEs, the first example will be what harms gameplay and the second example won’t add anything to the gameplay.
Far Cry 3
Talking about QTEs without talking about about Far Cry 3 is like talking about J.K. Rowling without talking about Harry Potter.
What’s so bad about Far Cry 3’s QTEs ? Well they just stop what you were doing and prompt you to press (possibly) the same key you were going to press.
Even if I press forward I would just fall…
There are other moments like “Hold E to interact”. Why should I hold a key to just press a switch ?
Or be prompted to hold a key I was already pressed.
With that said, I don’t hate Far Cry. This game had the best bad guy ever, and interesting gameplay that in fact was supposed to designed as bad gameplay.
Metal Gear
Metal Gear has QTEs too ! In fact in Metal Gear Solid 3 you can even press R1 to view some cut-scenes from another angle.
Are those made out of kevlar ?
In Metal Gear Solid 4 you can also see moments from the previous games when a character appears on screen. Some other moments will be key mashing to get Snake somewhere.
In this case the player will experience the struggle Snake is going through.
Alan Wake
Click when the arrow is on the green part to start the generator.
Alan Wake is a pretty good example for the good QTE. While reloading you can speed up the process by pressing the reload key multiple times or start a generator a bit more realisticly.
Conclusion
I personally think that QTEs must NOT be overused. I understand the use of it if you must perform certain actions to stay alive during a cut-scene or to get an alternate ending.
If they don’t harm the game it’s good to have them, but otherwise I’d really like having a choice in the options to disable QTEs.
The RappyPerms is a simple tool used to fixe the permissions of Phantasy Star Online 2 *.exe files.
If you’re not using a Japanese operating system and if you’re playing the Japanese version of Phantasy Star Online 2 you may want a simple tool that will apply the good rights on the game.
It applies for any user on the computer the reading, writing, and executing permissions on the following files:
pso2.exe
pso2download.exe
pso2launcher.exe
pso2predownload.exe
pso2update.exe
This app runs on Windows Vista, Windows Seven and Windows 8.
Windows XP is not and will not be supported, please upgrade.
A few days ago I obtained Batman: Arkham City on Steam and I forgot to check if it was a Games For Windows Live game.
By the way I’m running Windows 8 Pro (64bit), and Games For Windows Live doesn’t run when I start the game, after closing the game and eating I decided to play some more (it’s a good game).
I lost my progression, I didn’t play much but I lost my progression. That was enough for me to drop this game because I went trough a lot while I was trying to play the game in English since I prefer playing the games in their original language.
Then I found a solution on the Steam Game Hub.
Solved the problem! I had to do these steps:
– Open “Programs and Features”
– Uninstall all entries starting with “Microsoft Games For Windows…”
– Then ONLY reinstall latest version of “Games for Windows Software Setup” aka gfwlivesetup.exe, there is NO NEED to reinstall the Assistant!
I also know what the root cause of the problem was: When you install Batman Arkham City it installs an OLD version of the GFWL client not working with Windows 8. So you have to uninstall the old crap and then install the new version!
Works like a charm now with Batman Arkham City on Windows 8!
All credit goes to Acryl.
By the way I personnally think that Games For Windows Live is cancer.
