Image 1 — Welp, I bought it.
Image 2 — Welp, I bought it.
▲ 663 r/Metroid

Welp, I bought it.

Despite the hate I’ve been seeing on posts and on YouTube, I couldn’t help myself to finally buy it when I saw the Switch 2 version on sale at my local shop.

2 hours in and its actually been kinda great????

I just finished Prime Remastered and Prime 4 feels a lot better to play and bosses have been fun! Not to mention the game is absolutely gorgeous and runs well, even on the original switch!

Perhaps I’ll start seeing issues later in my play through but so far it’s given me a good impression.

Edit: For those confused, the Switch 2 version of the game is just the Switch 1 game with the added Switch upgrade DLC. The game is perfectly playable on the original switch.

u/LavishLatte56 — 1 day ago
▲ 261 r/Metroid

FINALLY HAVE HER 💕

Made the decision to finally get the Max Factory Samus figure! Took about a week to arrive from Japan.

The figure is amazing! Super detailed and a good representation of her in game appearances. Definitely the grail in my figure collection as a massive Metroid fan.

The figure definitely costed me a pretty penny but I needed her! I have no idea if they’ll reissue her again 😭

u/LavishLatte56 — 4 days ago
▲ 169 r/3DS

Finally Checked my Games for Corruption

Finally got around to checking my games for corruption. Most of these games haven’t been played for over 5 years and with some of the recent news about flash memory rot, I was getting nervous.

Thankfully, it seems as though all of my games are running fine. My Pokemon Omega Ruby took a concerning amount of time to appear on my Home Screen, but it eventually showed up.

Only thing I found out today was that the cartridge mechanism on my 2DS XL was weak and struggles to push cartridges out. Just gave me more evidence that the 2DS XL is built like crap and is the worst version of the 3DS.

u/LavishLatte56 — 6 days ago
▲ 1 r/UPS

My Request to Deliver at a UPS Access Point has been Pending for DAYS

Wanted to get a small, cute figure from an online store from the United States and have it ship to Canada.

As soon as the vendor emailed me that my item had been shipped with UPS, I quickly logged into UPS to change the delivery to a access point. I didn't want my package to be left in front of my house where it could be potentially stolen.

It's been 4 days since I made the request and I'm seeing that my request is still pending. There's seems to be no movement on my package despite paying the high shipping price to have an item be shipped from the States to Canada.

Is this normal or should I start making calls?

u/LavishLatte56 — 12 days ago
▲ 918 r/Metroid

UPDATE: Found a physical copy of Metroid: Dread locally!

Went on Facebook marketplace and saw 1 listing for the game within my city from a pawnshop. I drove over and paid $60 CAD.

Very excited that I have it now but it’s quite obvious that the previous owner spilled their drink on it, so I’ll have to clean it up a little bit.

Still, very happy!

u/LavishLatte56 — 27 days ago
▲ 116 r/Metroid

I cannot find a physical copy of Metroid Dread

I’ve called all my local game stores and none of them had a copy in their inventory. Even stores like Walmart and Best Buy are out of stock.

I just finished Zero Mission on the GBA (which was a blast!) and was excited to try the latest 2D entry, so this was a bit disappointing. I refuse to buy digital, especially with the push for physical games to be discontinued.

Update: Eventually found a physical copy locally
https://www.reddit.com/r/Metroid/s/wOh19nPg2Z

u/LavishLatte56 — 27 days ago

Games run WORSE when you Disable Frame Limit?

Lately I’ve been noticing that I’ve been getting CRAZY stutters on games like Overwatch and Marvel Rivals. It was getting really bad and sometimes the games felt unplayable.

To my surprise, when I turned off “Disable Frame Limit” to both games, the games no longer stuttered and ran smoothly again.

I turned on Disable Frame Limit since I could cap the frame rate in the games menu, so the Decks own frame limiter seemed a bit redundant. Now that I’ve found this out, I won’t turn on the setting ever again.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Edit: It appears as though people are getting confused. To Clarify, I lock the FPS IN-GAME while I turned on "Disable Frame Limit" on Steam OS. I Set the in-game FPS to 90 FPS or 60 FPS.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Update: Steam Users with Dead or Alive 6 LR Core Fighters can Now Purchase Characters

For the last 2 days, Core Fighter players were unable to purchase character keys and it's been really frustrating. Since Koei Tecmo wasn't really helping, I decided to go directly to Steam to see if they could do anything on their end.

To my delight, they managed to fixed the issue! Apparently it was involving a licensing issue and they corrected it. Now I am able to purchase character keys.

I don't know whether Koei Tecmo or Steam made this error, but if you were experiencing this issue, it has been fixed!

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

My Claire Redfield Plush!

I picked her up in a second-hand shop for 3000 yen during my Japan trip and I’ve cherished her ever since. Claire is my favourite Resident Evil character and I had to have her.

I attached her to my bag and went everywhere with her during the remainder of our trip. Claire has been to Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. We even climbed Mount Inari and Mount Nokogiri together!

I really wish CAPCOM would make more of these plushes. I would love to have a Leon and Sherry plush!

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Steam Support Comes to the Rescue! (issues with purchasing character keys)

For the last 2 days, Core Fighter players were unable to purchase character keys and it's been really frustrating. Since Koei Tecmo wasn't really helping, I decided to go directly to Steam to see if they could do anything on their end.

To my delight, they managed to fixed the issue! Apparently it was involving a licensing issue and they corrected it. Now I am able to purchase character keys.

I don't know whether Koei Tecmo or Steam made this error, but if you're experiencing this issue, Steam will be able to help you!

Update: Steam support has gotten back to me and confirm that everyone should be able to purchase character keys now.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Steam Support Comes to the Rescue! (issues with purchasing character keys)

For the last 2 days, Core Fighter players were unable to purchase character keys and it's been really frustrating. Since Koei Tecmo wasn't really helping, I decided to go directly to Steam to see if they could do anything on their end.

To my delight, they managed to fixed the issue! Apparently it was involving a licensing issue and they corrected it. Now I am able to purchase character keys.

I don't know whether Koei Tecmo or Steam made this error, but if you're experiencing this issue, Steam will be able to help you!

Update:Steam support has gotten back to me and confirm that everyone should be able to purchase character keys now!

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Koei Tecmo's Response to not being able to buy Characters for DOA 6 Core Fighters

It's been nearly 2 days since DOA6 Last Round has been released and steam players with core fighters version are STILL unable to buy individual characters keys from the steam store.

I sent an email about the issue to the support team when the game first launched and they got back to me saying that it was resolved. When I tried it for myself, it was not in fact resolved.

I sent another email and their response this time felt like they just couldn't care less. They told me to restart my PC, log off, etc. They even blamed the issue on me using a Steam Deck even though the Steam forums have other people complaining about the issue.

I didn't buy the full version of the game because I only really play 2 characters, and that's Hitomi and Ayane. Buying the full game right now isn't in my budget.

I've been wanting to log on and enjoy the game, but this is just ridiculous at this point. Honestly if this goes on longer, I might just delete the game and go back to DOA 5 since I was only looking forward to playing Online on DOA 6 with Hitomi.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Koei Tecmo's Response to not being able to buy Characters with Core Fighters

It's been nearly 2 days since DOA6 Last Round has been released and steam players with core fighters are STILL unable to buy individual characters keys from the steam store.

I sent an email about the issue to the support team when the game first launched and they got back to me saying that it was resolved. When I tried it for myself, it was not in fact resolved.

I sent another email and their response this time felt like they just couldn't care less. They told me to restart my PC, log off, etc. They even blamed the issue on me using a Steam Deck even though the Steam forums have other people complaining about the issue.

I didn't buy the full version of the game because I only really play 2 characters, and that's Hitomi and Ayane. Buying the full game right now isn't in my budget.

I've been wanting to log on and enjoy the game, but this is just ridiculous at this point. Honestly if this goes on longer, I might just delete the game and go back to DOA 5 since I was only looking forward to playing Online on DOA 6 with Hitomi.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

LET ME BUY HITOMI DAMMIT

WHY WON’T KOEI TECMO LET ME BE WITH MY WIFE???

This is such an annoying bug and this launch has been so shit. How could they butcher this game more than it already was?

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Can't buy Characters for Core Fighters DOA6LR?

Posting it here since the main Dead or Alive subreddit is against you saying anything bad about the game.

Anyone else experiencing this on steam? Trying to buy Hitomi but it's saying that I don't own the game. So damn annoying, this launch has been terrible.

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u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Can't buy Characters with Core Fighter?

Trying to buy Hitomi but Steam keeps saying that I do not own DOA6: Last round despite me already playing the free version of the game. What gives?

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u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Dead or Alive on 3DS is AMAZING!

Dead or Alive: Dimensions is criminally underrated. The game looked amazing, the girls uwere beautiful, it played smoothly and was packed with content. The story mode contained the story from DOA 1 to 4, which is INSANE!

This game was such a gem on the 3DS and my first exposure to beautiful fighting game women. It really does deserve more recognition and I hope this appreciation post helps.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago

Dead or Alive on 3DS is AMAZING!

Dead or Alive: Dimensions is criminally underrated. The game looked amazing, the girls were beautiful, it played smoothly and was packed with content. The story mode contained the story from DOA 1 to 4, which is INSANE!

This game was such a gem on the 3DS and my first exposure to beautiful fighting game women. It really does deserve more recognition and I hope this appreciation post helps.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago
▲ 136 r/Fighters

Dead or Alive on 3DS is Amazing!

Dead or Alive: Dimensions is criminally underrated. The game looked amazing, it played smoothly and was packed with content. The story mode contained the story from DOA 1 to 4, which is INSANE!

This game is such a gem on the 3DS and I would argue it was the best fighting game on the system.

u/LavishLatte56 — 2 months ago