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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: April 18, 2026, 04:50:45 pm »
Still chugging at the series with Mega Man X4.  Looks great, with some really cool boss designs.  Overall it felt much easier than other titles.  Theres a little bit of a difficulty spike at the end, but nothing outlandish.  The first game in the series with voice acting and it is absoultely terrible, which has its own flavor of charm.

Did you find out what you were fighting FOOOOOR!?!

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: April 17, 2026, 08:40:58 am »
38. AAA Dynamic Scenes

My partner and I have been "playing" this to wind down at night. We've completed enough puzzles between the two of us on varying difficulties for me to consider it complete. Simply put, there's a variety of stunning wallpapers (many of which are animated) that you can have on in the background kind of like a bougie screensaver. With the push of a button, you can turn them into a jigsaw puzzle. You put the pieces in one at a time. Throw in some of the most chill, relaxing, haunting, captivating music (depending on the puzzle) and you have the perfect way to chill after playing something more intense. We'll be going back to this time and again, but I wanted to capture it on here.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: April 13, 2026, 08:40:04 am »
37. Final Fantasy VII

Another platinum for another classic. During this file, I did a lot of firsts. It was my first time getting a date with Barrett. It was my first time skipping the Gongaga area. It was my first time not entering Wutai to deal with Yuffie's Materia stealing antics (something I'll avoid going forward). It was the first time I got Aerith's final limit break. I think most importantly, this was the first time I fully utilized Cait Sith's Game Over slot via his Slots limit break. Specifically, I was able to knock out both Ruby and Emerald Weapon with it; no Mime/KotR combo silliness. This lead to more firsts: my first time not needing to bother with the tedious Chocobo Breeding for a Gold Chocobo. (It's been proven you don't have to race them to unlock better ones but still). And, it lead to my first time getting Master Magic, Command, and Summon Materias. There were other firsts but I won't get into them. I'll just say that I had an absolute blast with this classic despite having to really follow a guide to avoid missing certain things. As a result, I feel like I'll do a replay of this sooner rather than later. The game is still great-fun, and having the boosters around makes some of the less favored areas much more manageable.

31. Pilotwings 64 (N64)

I feel like all gamers have those special comfort games they play when life isn't at its best or maybe they just need to be reminded of simpler times. In my case, I felt like I needed both. I found out last week I'm getting laid off from a job I've had for 8 years. I don't work from some mega corporations where layoffs are the norm and the company is certainly small enough to where everyone is fairly connected to everyone else, even the executive management team. So the fact that I was one of about 40 people that were told we're getting let go soon came as a complete shock. This unfortunate news derailed my playthrough of Chrono Trigger, a game from a genre I struggle to get into even when I'm not dealing with life changing events. When I finally did feel like doing something other than frantically navigating a terrible job market, I decided to play a game I've thoroughly enjoyed since I was a young kid, and one that reminds me of those simpler times better than most.

So sorry to hear about that. I hate that you're going through something like this. Definitely play those comfort games to help punctuate the job search.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: April 01, 2026, 07:53:33 am »
I think the issue is that the game that's hidden is a PlayStation 3 game and those can't be accessed or shown on a PS5.

That's not true—at least, it's not true for me and my own account as I'm able to view all trophies that I've earned for PlayStation 3 games while using a PlayStation 5. Regardless, we know it's not a problem related to your console choice as trophy information for Dark Souls also isn't available on public websites such as PSN Profiles (most easily evident by your forum signature which states 149 Platinum trophies despite your reporting of 150 while using the PS App.) For some reason, the hidden option settings don't sync from one generational console to the next, which is why you'll need to actually use a PlayStation 3 console to adjust the setting.

I see them when I access the trophy menu. But, I'm not seeing them in the hide/unhide area of the console.

From what you've described, are you referring to the Trophies›Privacy Settings›Hidden Games›Hide your games from other players sub-section while using a PlayStation 5? If so, that will not solve the problem as I'll reiterate that a PlayStation 3 must be used to alter these settings to obtain the desired goal, should the problem you're experiencing be what I'm suspecting. With that said, adjusting any of the privacy settings while using a PlayStation 5 will not solve this specific issue.

I decided to validate the steps I shared before while using a PlayStation 3 console, and I was able to go through the process exactly as described without any hurdles. And to clarify, those specific steps are here.


Correct. That's what I was referring to. I'll need to hook the PS3 back up to deal with that stuff, which is slightly annoying.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 31, 2026, 11:44:07 am »
I think the issue is that the game that's hidden is a PlayStation 3 game and those can't be accessed or shown on a PS5.

That's not true—at least, it's not true for me and my own account as I'm able to view all trophies that I've earned for PlayStation 3 games while using a PlayStation 5. Regardless, we know it's not a problem related to your console choice as trophy information for Dark Souls also isn't available on public websites such as PSN Profiles (most easily evident by your forum signature which states 149 Platinum trophies despite your reporting of 150 while using the PS App.) For some reason, the hidden option settings don't sync from one generational console to the next, which is why you'll need to actually use a PlayStation 3 console to adjust the setting.

I see them when I access the trophy menu. But, I'm not seeing them in the hide/unhide area of the console.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 30, 2026, 02:30:18 pm »
I think the issue is that the game that's hidden is a PlayStation 3 game and those can't be accessed or shown on a PS5.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 29, 2026, 07:41:24 pm »
35. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/T260G

36. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Riki

For real-real, not for play-play this time. The game can be wrapped up in a bow. But this isn't a true ending. It's just taking a breath. It's my favorite game of all time. Of course I'll be back for more. The ending scene that was shown was really heartwarming. Almost heartwarming enough to make me want to do another file but there are other games I want to focus on.

*victory music plays* 150 platinum trophies! (According to the PSN website I have 149, but my PlayStation account and my PlayStation app on my phone says 150 so we're going with that.)

From my understanding, the likely issue is that, whether intentionally or not, one of your game trophy data is set to be hidden. I found a thorough series of steps to reverse that action, because apparently it's different to accomplish the task when using different consoles, and it may be required to use a specific console to reverse the action.

It's worth a shot. I think I know which game it's for (the original Dark Souls on PlayStation 3).

Update: the above method only works for PlayStation 4/5 games, unfortunately.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 29, 2026, 11:31:00 am »
33. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Lute

34. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Red

I guess I'm in it to win it. These are much, much shorter than I thought they'd be. So, despite getting everything in terms of trophies, I still want to see other things I haven't seen before.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 28, 2026, 12:32:18 pm »
32. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Blue

I mean...I simply had to see what my favorite MC's campaign looked like with Fuse. Right? Right. Okay for real this time. I think I'm done with the Remaster for a good while.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 28, 2026, 11:37:57 am »
31. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Asellus

*victory music plays* 150 platinum trophies! (According to the PSN website I have 149, but my PlayStation account and my PlayStation app on my phone says 150 so we're going with that.) I'm glad I chose such a celebrated and favorite game to get the trophy. Most folks know I adore this game, and it's baffling that I continue to learn new things about it with each playthrough. The last trophy I needed wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, but that might have been because I overprepared. But, that's better than the alternative. If there's one thing that this series has taught me it's that there is no "just prepared enough" middle ground. You're either overprepared or underprepared. Thus, the gauntlet of final bosses went by without a hitch. I got to learn more about Asellus, too. Final party of parties was: Fuse, Gen, Liza, Lute, and Blue.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 27, 2026, 11:34:09 am »
30. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Fuse/Emilia

I had to do some reloading of New Game Plus in order to make Emilia recruitable for future Fuse files. It was fun seeing Fuse's perspective on Emilia, Gradius, and Ren. It was a really short campaign; much shorter than I thought it'd be. Along with Fuse (who's actually name is Roster - who knew?!) I had Blue, Liza, Gen, and Lute. The final boss fell easily so hopefully I'm ready to take on the final challenge and get my last trophy for the platinum. Wish me luck!

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 26, 2026, 07:56:16 am »
Sometimes playing the bad games helps us appreciate the good games that much more.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 25, 2026, 08:47:23 pm »
29. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Blue

Man do I so enjoy Blue's journey. Magic is always something I enjoy celebrating in RPGs, and Blue's quest is all about magic. His snippy attitude is great. He has a goal and will do whatever it takes to accomplish it. I had him acquire the gifts for Shadow, Rune, and Time magics. Surprisingly, I was still able to get Fuse and the Shield Card even after getting the gift of Rune Magic. That was nice. Fortunately, I would have been fine without him. Blue was joined by Liza, Gen, and Lute. The final area in Blue's journey is still stunning as hell (IYKYK). I love the color scheme for it. Up next is Fuse, and his will be a long one.

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The PlayStation Vita is pretty great. I still have mine, although it's been a while since I've played anything on it. It's a haven for fans of dungeon crawlers.

Re: the topic at hand, I'd say the Sega Saturn. I love my library of games I have for it now, but looking back at it there are a few others I would have likely enjoyed back in its day. I stan most things 2D and the Saturn is capable of showing those at their best.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2026!!!
« on: March 22, 2026, 07:18:46 pm »
28. SaGa Frontier Remastered - Lute

New Game Plus. Recruit my faves. Do a smidge of stat grinding and glimmering in the Shrike Bio Lab. And boom. Done. I like Lute as a character but his scenario feels very tacked on at the last minute. The info dump by Hamilton near the end feels a bit forced. But eh. Details. Another character down. Up next is my boy Blue.

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