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kratoz29, do gaming w Why do mobile games suck nowadays?
@kratoz29@lemm.ee avatar

At least in Android you can install old games yet, I just installed Nimble Quest and had a blast as of recently.

comicallycluttered, do gaming w Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

Wii U gamepad was a lot more comfortable for me. I’d play Windwaker or Mario Maker or 3D World or Splatoon for hours and never feel all cramped up with half-numb palms. I play Ace Attorney for an hour and it just hurts.

Plus the charging port location makes it annoying to play while charging. It makes sense for the dock, but it ruins it in handheld mode.

I’d love to just get a Steam Deck and be done with it, but Valve won’t be shipping here anytime soon and the cost of importing it along with our shitty forex rates end up with the base model hitting PS5 cost territory for me (which is also more expensive here than in most Western nations).

kbin_space_program, (edited ) do gaming w Why do mobile games suck nowadays?

Fdroid app store has a lot of frankly amazing indie games.

Pirate freecell Solitaire. is fantastic.

Also, Warframe has an iOS version(not a port), is working on an android version, and its now fully crossplay compatible.

Kissaki,

Pirate freecell is fantastic.

There doesn’t seem to be a Pirate freecell. Do you mean Pirate Solitaire?

Custom variant of the Free-Cell solitaire with pirate themed cards in pixel art.

kbin_space_program,

Yeah that's what i meant.

collapse_already, do gaming w Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

The Joycons were an absolute disaster and ruined the portable experience. I got 4 of them repaired. When they inevitably broke again, I gave up and bought a pro controller. Precariously balancing the Switch on your lap or setting it on furniture so you can use a pro controller is not a handheld. Still had lots of fun with the games on it, but the experience should have been better. Nintendo has building controllers for decades, you would think they could at least begin to approach competency.

Instigate, (edited ) do gaming w Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

I recently bought an adjustable clip to clip the Switch (sans joycons) to my Pro Controller and it’s super comfy for long periods of gaming. I’ve also seen people use 3rd party joycons that are shaped more like the Pro Controller handles which seem comfy too.

You’re right, the base Switch isn’t all that comfy for long periods of play, but there are both ways around that and it can also be played docked, which I think are redeeming features.

AVincentInSpace, do gaming w What is your favourite game console?

Nintendo 3DS. Extremely hackable, not too shabby selection of games, and… I swear I must be the only person on Earth who likes the 3D feature, but I love the 3D feature

VandimionDevilChild, do gaming w Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

This is something I think a lot, how portable gaming kind died. I don’t mean the devices itself, yes the switch and the deck are amazing devices, but I miss games designed and meant to be playable on small devices, like the games we got until the 3DS, games that fit the portable device if that makes sense.

It’s amazing but I simply can’t play a game like Elden Ring on a portable device the same way I used to play my DS.

zagaberoo,

This is part of what I love about the Playdate.

senseamidmadness,

Portable gaming died because of smartphone gaming, unfortunately

Kolanaki, do gaming w What is your favourite game console?
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Sega Dreamcast.

eezeebee, do gaming w Why do mobile games suck nowadays?
@eezeebee@lemmy.ca avatar

Everyone embraced smartphones and created a bigger market for games than there ever was before. Naturally when the mainstream latches onto something it becomes diluted and all about making a quick buck. Imo

eezeebee, do gaming w What is your favourite game console?
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The lazy answer for me is PS2, since that’s how I was able to play all the PS1/re-released games I missed out on. Pretty much all the Final Fantasy games, Chronl Trigger, Chrono Cross, Star Ocean… And then there was also FFX and Twisted Metal Black, some of the PS2 highlights for me.

I think SNES still has my heart though. I feel like most of the major titles were better (more perfected) than their N64 counterparts. The Legend of Zelda LttP absolutely consumed me growing up and is still my favourite game of all time. Many years later I find I’m still interested in games that look like they could have been released on SNES.

loops,

(☝◞‸◟)☞

blindsight,

Same for me. Lots of consoles have lots of great games, and I really like the idea of the PS2 library’s depth and quality. I bought a 1TB MicroSD card for my Steam Deck OLED and loaded it with a 1TB image of curated roms from a private tracker thinking I’d play a lot of the ones I missed…

…But the only non-Steam game I’ve played is FF5 for the SNES. I’ve wanted to play it since I found out Final Fantasy “III” was a lie. The Steam Deck is the ultimate SNES RPG machine.

That and my SD2SNES in my childhood SNES gets a lot of play time with my 6 y.o. son. He’s almost able to beat world 1 of SMW solo, but he prefers Kirby Super Star, where he can beat world 1 and most of world 2.

ivanafterall, do gaming w What is your favourite game console?

In the better timeline we left, they're now playing the Sega Dreamcast 5.

loops,

😭

AceFuzzLord, do gaming w Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

One of my biggest complaints with the switch is definitely how my hands are too big for me to be truly comfortable with holding them when they’re disconnected from the console. Either one in each hand or one for both hands. That, and I think the batteries in my joycons are a little screwed, so I just said fuck it and got a controller because the last few times I used my switch was connected to a TV.

tamlyn, do gaming w What is your favourite game console?
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It’s the ps4. I have a lot childhood memories with the Ps2. Then i played a while mmorpg and other stuff, got bored by it and Mostly the ps4 let me experience good games again. Playing the first time fighting games on a more advance level, going to tournaments and meeting people or play a lot jrpg’s. The ps4 bought that back to me

tamlyn, do gaming w Why do mobile games suck nowadays?
@tamlyn@lemmy.zip avatar

The short answer is, because they make money.

stardust, do gaming w Why do mobile games suck nowadays?

Best mobile games are Nintendo DS games that are completely touch based, which end up feeling like native experiences such as Kirby Mass Attack.

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