u/VPR_24

Hello all.

I just setup my Twitch channel and was ready to broadcast Rayman 2 through the GOG Galaxy. It was an epic fail. I couldn't transition properly to the in-game as my mouse cursor disappeared. Everytime I start the application through the GOG Galaxy, the cursor is gone and I can't transition.

• What happened - The stream was on Twitch and the music for Rayman 2 played in the background. The mouse didn't appear, and any option to transition was disabled.
• My Setup - I have an ASUS Vivobook with a DELL HDMI Monitor (U2414H) connected as the second screen. Everytime I play Rayman 2, the game would immediately open on my laptop instead of the monitor.
• My failed solutions - So initially, I rolled with it, moving OBS and GOG Galaxy to the Dell Monitor. But again, the mouse cursor disappears and appears disabled. I barely switched and again can't select the option to transition to Start/Stop streaming because the mouse is disabled whilst Rayman 2 is running.
• Common Online solutions don't work - I looked at the common solutions like, "Enable Capture Cursor", "Capture Specific Windows", "DXGI Desktop Application" and "Windows 10 and up", and NOTHING!

Please help! I gotta get this ready for my schedule soon! Thank you!

Expect the new character from FFV, as well as a new stage and boss!

Intro and Favourite Crash Game

Hi everyone.

Crash 2 was my first game in the series and the one I have the most nostalgia for.

I hadn't played nor even knew Crash 1 existed as a kid, so for me Crash 2 is the definitive standard of the series.

N. Brio

The one thing that confused me after its release was Nitrus Brio. Brio wanted revenge against Cortex and sent his goons after Crash, assuming he was in league with him. In the end, he sees that Crash gathered the Gems and gave him the honour of destroying the Cortex Vortex.

Then...he's absent until Crash Bash, which sees him on the "Evil" team. Since it was non-canon, I give Eurocom benefit of the doubt that they were asked by Sony to side him back to Cortex.

I haven't played TwinSanity nor the "Tattooed" Crash games so I don't count those, but fast-forward to Crash 4 and, lo-and-behold, he's back on Cortex's side for no reason other than wanting to usurp him again.

I mean, it's odd considering the conversations he has with Crash & Coco throughout Tranquility Falls, considering them friends. And the conversations you hear of him in during the flashback tapes are...ambitious to say the least.

What I assumed would've happened...and should've happened.

Brio as a villain in Crash 1 was fine, and his role in Crash 2 was sort of in-between due to confusion. I assumed his absence in Crash 3 as well as Wrath of Cortex (which I haven't played yet) was because he was on holiday, taking a break from villainy to finally live out his dream of Tending Bar.

But returning to Crash 4 as a full-on villain seems...random. I assume the writer of the game had never played prior games in the series, and I would've rather seen Tiny over Brio, since he's established as familiar and iconic enemy in the series. The only cameo of Tiny we get is a portrait of him in the Cortex Castle levels.

I expected Brio would've at least hung out with the bandicoots at their home as a half-drunk bartender that concocts power-ups for the duo with his beakers.

But in the end...I ain't complaining because:

Lose Brio. Get DINGODILE.

And I see that as an absolute win!

I won't be able to post any information on Reddit tomorrow as I'm out, but Twitter/X will share posts immediately after the stream, regardless.

I'll be watching the stream back and forth, but I hope everyone else enjoys it!

For those wondering if Death Machine is an out-of place enemy, it actually debuted in the very first Final Fantasy!

The name "Death Machine" is the original Japanese translation to what it's infamously named in the west: Warmech.

This was a very rare enemy that could be encountered in the Flying Fortress, and although FF1 didn't have traditional superbosses (at least in the OG), Warmech is such an extremely powerful enemy that it can be considered one!

The red coloration is based on its original 8-bit form as well as the Pixel Remaster!

If one Toys for Bob makes one Spyro in twelve years, how long would it take one-hundred Toys for Bob to make one-hundred Spyros?

The devs in the recent livestream displayed several polls from players, including for future characters. I don't know when this poll was, but it includes characters that are already in the game, whether they're playable or relegated to abilities. The results are different than the pre-release poll from Famitsu.

**Results of the Top 20 most requested characters (**Italics means they're already in DDFF, either as a playable or Ability-only unit):

• 20th - Locke Cole (FFVI)
• 19th - Gilgamesh (FFV)
• 18th - Kefka Palazzo (FFVI)
• 17th - Emet-Selch (FFXIV)
• 16th - Kuja (FFIX)
• 15th - Cecil Harvey (FFIV)
• 14th - Celes Chere (FFVI)
• 13th - Wakka (FFX)
• 12th - Jecht (FFX) UR Ability
• 11th - Aerith (FFVII) UR Ability
• 10th - Bartz Klauser (FFV)
• 9th - Vincent Valentine (FFVII)
• 8th - Vivi Ornitier (FFIX)
• 7th - Zack Fair (CCFFVII) R Ability
• 6th - Yuna (FFX) UR Ability
• 5th - Sephiroth (FFVII) Playable
• 4th - Tidus (FFX) Playable
• 3rd - Tifa Lockhart (FFVII) UR Ability
• 2nd - Noctis Lucis Caelum (FFXV)
• 1st - Squall Leonhart (FFVIII)

As an FFVIII fan, my favourite character in the entire series is number one! Man, when's the last time FFVIII topped a poll on anything? Of course, the list was dominated the most by FFVII at 5 characters, followed by FFX with 4, then FFVI with 3, FFV and FFIX with 2, and finally 1 character each from FFIV, FFVIII, FFXIV and FFXV.

The devs commented on the clear bias for fans' preference from one or two series specifically, but reiterated that the abundance of votes were motivated by players as "the one" character you'd like to be playable the most.

During the livestream that revealed Tidus, there were several polls prior that the team conducted that revealed specific results of player's preferences, such as how they play a game, what genre do they prefer, what appeals to them etc. Below are individual lists and results of these polls:

How often do you usually play games with the following control schemes?

• Command-based battle system (RPG, SRPG, card games, etc.)
  • 45% - Plays a lot
  • 39.3% - Sometimes plays
  • 11.8% - Don't play as much
  • 4% - Don't play at all
• Action-battle format (Fighting games, FPS/TPS, etc.)
  • 31.8% - Plays a lot
  • 36.5% - Sometimes plays
  • 23% - Don't play as much
  • 8.7% - Don't play at all

The general consensus is that players prefer the turn-based, strategic style of gameplay as opposed to the quick action style of gameplay. However, players who grew up with the turn-based Final Fantasy have been enjoying Dissidia Duellum.

Please tell us why you use the character you prioritise often.

• 47.4% - Because their my favourite character and they're cool.
• 22.6% - Because I have all of that character's abilities.
• 20.3% - Because the character is easy-to-use.
• 5.3% - Because they're a strong character.
• 4.4% - Other

The majority of players chose the option "Because they're my favourite character" the most, meaning players prioritised favourites over the meta.

Select three things you would particularly like to see in future updates.

• 69.2% - Additional playable characters
• 28.6% - Expansion of solo content similar to Challenge Battles
• 28.4% - Add costumes for existing characters
• 21.4% - Addition of new stages
• 20.7% - Expansion of time-limited content
• 18.6% - New regular abilities
• 18% - More bosses
• 18% - Addition of a fully-voiced story
• 12.1% - More FINE story conversations
• 9.8% - Competitive content expansion like Season Casual Battles
• 2.9% - Nothing in particular
• 2.8% - Expanding user-to-user communications through Communties
• 2.1% - Events outside of the game such as tournaments

Well, the results speak for themselves. More playable characters!

I may have missed out on certain information, but here's what I could translate. I'll add missing information once the livestream's over.

• Game Information -
  • A reminder of the FF Resonance collab. For those who don't know, it will release on October 22nd, 2026 for PS5, NS, NS2, XBOX Series X|S and Steam.
  • Player Ranking -
    • A user poll with results determining what kind of RPG you play, why you chose that particular character etc. The highest votes for the character preference was "Because I like this character and how they look...". They mentioned Vincent from FFVII...
  • Character Poll - Requested characters result (different from the one pre-launch, Italics means they're playable):
    • 1st - Squall (FFVIII)
    • 2nd - Noctis (FFXV)
    • 3rd - Tifa (FFVII)
    • 4th - Tidus (FFX)
    • 5th - Sephiroth (FFVII)
  • Future Poll - What fans would like added in the future, and winning by a 68% margin: MORE CHARACTERS!!!
  • Player Survey Comments - More characters, more story, more GROWTH EGGS. Matchmaking must be fixed! Bugs/Glitches etc.
• Update Information -
  • Story & FINE page - From the current season, a new page where you view previous story cutscenes and FINE messages from past seasons.
  • Character Balance - Warrior of Light, Firion, Terra, Rinoa, Balthier, Lightning, Gaia, Prompto
  • Ability Balance - Terra's Trance, Balthier's Fires of War, Gaia's Fated Moment
  • NEW BOSS - The "Death Machine", based on its design from the original Final Fantasy, scheduled to be added Mid-July!
  • NEW CHARACTER - AHAHAHAHAHA! Tidus officially revealed from FFX!!! No surprise that his element and type are Water and Agile!
    • His Ghost disguise is basically a football (soccer) kit, with the number 10.
    • Tidus's Battle is a rearrangement of "To Zanarkand" and "A Fleeting Dream".
    • Unique Ability - Hold & Release to unleash close range hits.
    • Passive Ability - Reduces ability cooldown when near an opponent.
    • UR Ability 1 - Jecht Shot
    • UR Ability 2 - Blitz Ace: Attack enemies in front of you (severe damage)
    • SR Ability - Slice & Dice
    • R Ability - Spiral Cut
  • NEW STAGE - Zanarkand from FFX?! I was expecting Tokyo-only stages!
  • Two New URs - Yuna/Holy (Deals medium damage, launches and destroys Barriers) and Wakka/Auroch Reels (Deals medium damage in a cone-shape in front of you)
  • Release Date - Both will drop on June 30th!!!
  • Season Period - From June 30th to July 19th is the ranking period, while the season itself will last from June 30th to July 28th.
  • New 3rd Outfit for Rikku - "Alchemist of the Foreign Land" - Gives Rikku a steampunk outfit with cap and goggles! Looks pretty cool.
  • Ambassador Program - They're looking for ambassador's for the game, including the livestream's that are broadcast.
  • Final Fantasy X's 25th Anniversary - Celebrations begin on July 19th, 2026! They talk about the merchandise and promotions happening for the game.
  • Abrupt End(?) - An alarm sounded and they had to end the livestream...for 5 minutes.
  • FFX Anniversary Pulls - Free pulls from July 1st! Up to 100 pulls!
  • Livestream Ends!