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Goronmon, do games w Why do people like Mario Kart?

Why do people like video games?

It always seemed like a kiddie hobby that’s not meant to be taken seriously, but apparently a bunch of people in their 20s and 30s take it very seriously.

Supervisor194,
@Supervisor194@lemmy.world avatar

Ironically, the older you get, the better video games are for you, flexing your memory and hand-eye coordination.

I don’t understand why it’s difficult to see the appeal. To me it’s just like watching TV, but you can participate.

Edit: I was never big on racing games but boy I loved Excite Truck on Wii back in the day.

random_character_a,
@random_character_a@lemmy.world avatar

Oh, thank you, but I’m closing on fifty.

Mine was the first generation to grew up with home gaming systems.

LainTrain, do games w What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.

Yikes. Is the review in the screenshot true? They got root anticheat? Or rootkit data harvesting?

FauxLiving, (edited )

No, it’s misinformation and people who uncritically repeat things without verification.

I’ve had the game installed for years and have to manually apply updates, there hasn’t been one. e: I just checked, last update in Steam is dated 2022

All they’ve done is make their TOS universal across all of their games.

e: adding this from last post. TL;DR: People are spreading misinformation

So, let’s look into the claims.

Here’s the TOS:

www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

There is nothing about root level access.

In addition, if you look at the patch history for Borderlands 2 on SteamDB, you will see that the last update for the game was 4 August 2022.

So, to be clear: There is nothing in the TOS that requires you to submit to a rootkit and there is no spyware that has been added. The comment in the OP is simply wrong.

Diurnambule,

He said it, root access level in the TOS of BorderLand. Not that a root kit is included, but that they allowed them self to inclid it whenever they can. That not misinformation…

FauxLiving,

He said it

That not misinformation…

It is misinformation if the things he said are not true.

So, let’s look into the claims.

Here’s the TOS:

www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/

There is nothing about root level access.

In addition, if you look at the patch history for Borderlands 2 on SteamDB, you will see that the last update for the game was 4 August 2022.

So, to be clear:

There is nothing in the TOS that requires you to submit to a rootkit and there is no spyware that has been added. The comment in the OP is simply wrong.


This is what happens when you simply read social media and repeat what you’ve heard without checking to see if you’re spreading misinformation.

Cataphract,

I’m really curious on what actual specific steps you took to “check”. It took me about a few minutes of reading to find it.

www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/#3-sources-of-in…

We also may use internal and third-party anti-cheat technologies to detect and prevent cheating within our Services.

Furthermore, www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/#10-availability specifically section 10.2

We may provide patches, updates, or upgrades to the Services, Virtual Items, Content, or your Account that may be required for you to continue using the Services, including automatic or “in the background” updates without notice to you.

I hope the people who upvoted your misinformation are able to see this, please think of your actions and conduct before posting multiple comments defending a company if you’re worried about misinformation.

Warl0k3,

That… doesn’t actually rebut anything FauxLiving said. That they may use anti-cheat, and that they may have automatic updates, aren’t the claims in question here.

Crashumbc,

Ummm those two would statements would in fact allow them to install a “anticheat” rookit/kernel program at any time without your knowledge…

Diurnambule, (edited )

He said they added a kernel level anticheat in the TOS which is true. But they seem to have not included it in the game yet. But they tell that by possedong the game you allow them to. Edit : typo but can’t correct “possedong” now

wetbeardhairs,

possedong

I’d like to know how your autocorrect learned this word

Hadriscus,

That’s a typo from an i to an o, commenter probably meant possessing but made a mistake and tried to type posseding, I suspect their native language is french given their username and “to possess” in french is “posséder”.

That being said, a possedong sounds intriguing

Diurnambule,

Do you do osint ? … That pretty Mich on point. I use a English/French keyboard and sometime autocorrect do strange things.

Hadriscus,

I had to look this up… looks like it’s a whole thing

Diurnambule,

Really ? I though, since you used a though process used in osint. Osint is open sources intelligences, it is looking for data about something/someone in data available for all

kami, do gaming w It's adorable

Tbf PlayStation had all of them back then

Brunbrun6766,
@Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world avatar

So did nintendo with the 64

kami,

Right!

grue,
Venator,

It has more red than the other colours though.

Tattorack,
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

They also had an opening jingle that sounded like stepping through a portal to an exotic dimension.

Venator,

That’s probably because Sega still had blue at the time.

roguetrick, do gaming w That fucking helicopter level
cantstopthesignal,

That was the final level.

roguetrick,

The objective of the game was to return your frogs to the deep river, it really was just a reimagining of frogger.

vaguerant, do games w List of Fan (OpenSource) Ports/Remakes of Games
@vaguerant@fedia.io avatar

You seem like you might like osgameclones.com. It's absolutely massive because it includes projects even if they're unfinished or abandoned, but you can sort by playability, development status, even programming language if you're looking to contribute.

OTINOKTYAH,

Thanks for the Tip. I try to look for games that are playable and almost complete and are it to the list

Cris16228, (edited ) do games w I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?

reddit.com/…/rfuckepic_for_dummies_2020_edition/ old but gold

There’s A LOT to talk so you better check there. If you don’t want to check, wait till your account get hacked and try ask support to get it back! You can give all the info you want but 99% of the times they just say “fuck you” and you lost everything

Edit: Can you customize your profile pic there? :)

Granted not everyone cares, I remember them giving away a pfp with Sifu but there’s still no pfp customization. Why? They don’t care about you but about your money

Poopfeast420, do games w Doom the dark ages...
@Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I’m currently playing the game, got like a handful of levels left. It’s a good game, but with the way the Doom games have evolved and changed over the time, I don’t think you can really say “if you like that Doom, you’ll like this Doom.”

I definitely enjoy the gameplay of Eternal more, but Dark Ages is really good.

The feel of running around is great. You sound massive, your jumps create shockwaves and kill enemies. If you’ve played Boltgun, it’s like that.

The shield is feels great. The charge is awesome, just like the Meathook was in Eternal to get right next to your enemy, and fodder demons just explode on impact.

Parries feel good, but are extremely easy. The timing is super forgiving and the range is massive.

I think a big thing, that not many people are talking about, are the difficulty sliders. You can change so many things, but ID just ignores 90% of them with their presets. You can change so much stuff, and make it feel like a completely different game. Crank up the game speed and just zoom around. Increase your and the enemies damage, so it’s all about dodging, or you get one-shot. Make the projectiles slow, but a lot more deadly.

There’s still some ammo management, but it’s not like Eternal, not even like 2016. Your melee attack, that you can use for the execute drops ammo, just like the Chainsaw, but you’re using it regularly anyway. Some guns also have upgrades that shooting demons with it also drops ammo for the weapon.

The game is a lot more story heavy, but just like in Eternal you can just skip it and not read the Codex entries.

The mech stuff is alright, but pretty basic, but also really short segments. The dragon is cool in theory, but I really hate these parts, and they just drag on for far too long. Flying around just isn’t fun.

Weapons are pretty good, and I have some favorites. The normal Combat Shotgun with upgrades is great this time and not just outshined by the Super Shotgun immediately. That Ball-on-a-Chain gun is also really nice, with some cool upgrades. Because you don’t really have any ammo issues if you use the melee regularly, I’ve just used one gun for long stretches of time, because there’s just no reason real reason to switch, and you can just use what you want.

The devs always said in Dark Ages you’re like a tank, but with default settings on Nightmare difficulty, you’re made out of paper. Projectiles are extremely dangerous, and enemies like to spawn behind you and shoot you in the back. The game is actually not great on telling you where you’re getting attacked from, and there’s just always tons of enemies around and some deaths can be kinda frustrating.

Then there are also some minor UI/UX issues. You get small icons in the middle for your melee charges, but they don’t show the progress like in Eternal with the Blood Punch. There’s no dedicated Map button, just open your Dossier, which remembers your last screen, which is annoying, because you want that map 99% of the time. Sprinting has this terrible vignette effect around your screen, and you want to sprint all the time, but you can only disable all screen effects, which includes some stuff I’d like to see.

For some dumb reason, the Fast Travel option, at the end of a level has been removed, so if you miss a secret, you’ll have to play the level again. There’s also tons of points-of-no-return, so you’ll have to stare at the map constantly, to make sure you haven’t missed anything, which makes the lack of a map button so terrible.

After I’m done with my Nightmare run, I want to do another one, where I play around with the sliders a bit. I want to turn up the game speed, but will probably lower the damage and projectile speed to compensate.

Paradox,
@Paradox@lemdro.id avatar

Fwiw it shows the charge % to the next pip down next to the ammo counter

Poopfeast420, (edited )
@Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Yes, but it would still be nice to have in the middle.

I went back to check in Eternal, and I was wrong about that game showing the progress on the icons in the middle of the screen. Just like Dark Ages it just shows charges that are ready to use, and the progress in the full HUD on the edges of the screen. Seems like I just need to get good and look at the full HUD, like I did in Eternal.

Zikeji, do games w Doom the dark ages...
@Zikeji@programming.dev avatar

The gameplay looks fine. It looks like a Doom game. But I won’t buy a game with DRM, so I won’t be buying it until that gets removed (at earliest).

shittydwarf,

Yeah I would have bought it at launch if it weren’t bundled with denuovo, which is now locking out users on linux

oxideseven, (edited ) do games w Youtuber Geekerwan has find the motherboard of Switch 2 and after reverse-engineer he have simulate the performance on a similar PC

Obligatory fuck Nintendo, and shame anyone buying their stuff anymore.

fishos,
@fishos@lemmy.world avatar

If you’re gonna post spam, at least spell it right.

death, do gaming w What are the best gaming moments of the last decade?

Some memorable moments in no particular order:

  • Outer Wilds when you reach the Sun Station
  • Descending into the Lost River biome in Subnautica
  • Alan Wake 2: The Musical
knokelmaat,

Outer wilds ending is GOAT gaming moment for me.

Iheartcheese, do games w What is your favorite indie game?
@Iheartcheese@lemmy.world avatar

Stardew

MellowYellow13, do games w Oblivion remake is... really making it apparent how outdated Bethesda is in its approach to making games

It is literally not a remake, and how is it half assed? I have a low to mid range PC and the game runs smooth as hell, and it’s gorgeous.

prole,

What gfx setting are you using?

HotCoffee,

Tried to run it on Wine Lutris and the open world ran like shit.

Gamers is it time to retire the 2060?

Rob1992,

Try running it on an operating system that the game is native to and not one that doesn’t properly support nvidia

HotCoffee,

Asking someone to switch to Windows or mac on Lemmy. Feeling bold today sir? Maybe devs should just optimize their games

DeathsEmbrace,

You get neither and company’s get money to keep neglecting both of your wants.

MellowYellow13,

Mine runs smooth as fuck.

mememuseum,

The 2060 is a 7 year old entry level card.

Have you tried the config tweak to disable Lumen?

www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/183

This one helps with lower VRAM apparently:

www.nexusmods.com/oblivionremastered/mods/399

HotCoffee,

I tried the Ultimate Engine Tweaks but that didnt’t improve much. Will try these too.

Yeah that’s what I thought. Will probaly have to upgrade to a better AMD card soon.

simple, do games w Anbernic no longer shipping to the US

Expected but sad. Almost the entirety of retro handhelds come from China.

mesamunefire,

Just about. People are expecting miyoo and some of the other companies to follow in a bit. Theres some American stock still in Amazon warehouses, but thats basically it.

It takes 3 weeks to get over here via boat so im thinking we will see more and more cancellations with various shipments in the next coming weeks.

ampersandrew, do games w Does the 2 hour refund limit on Steam affect game design?
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Yes, the two hour limit affects game design. Based on what I’ve read about Blue Prince, it probably didn’t affect that one much at all. The business model always affects the game design. When games were expecting to be rentals, the first few levels would be front loaded with the best that the game had to offer, and then later levels would be more phoned in. In the arcades, games would be louder to catch more attention, they’d be harder to make you put in another quarter, they’d reduce downtime to get the next person on the machine, etc.

icecreamtaco,
@icecreamtaco@lemmy.world avatar

When games were expecting to be rentals, the first few levels would be front loaded with the best that the game had to offer, and then later levels would be more phoned in

Still happens today. First impressions matter, budgets are finite, and sometimes reviewers only play the first few parts.

imecth,

sometimes reviewers only play the first few parts.

Not just the reviewers unfortunately, games shed players at every step, it's why most games are front-loaded and fall off the further you get into them.

Maestro,

I always find it interesting to see the percentages drop on Steam achievements when you progress through a game. The drop-off curve is very different from game to game. I always wonder about the people who drop off just before finishing the game.

imecth,

I always wonder about the people who drop off just before finishing the game.

They probably don't want the game to end, there's a certain finality that comes with an ending. I've had this happen to me for a few games and books but i usually power through.

EnsignWashout,

I always wonder about the people who drop off just before finishing the game.

That’s me. It used to be common for games to have a sharp ramp up in challenge at the end boss, and I often don’t have the time to get through that.

So I habitatually abandon games when I feel close to the end, and I watch the ending on a stream, instead of playing it.

I realize that minimal research could tell me which games are which, but even less research finds me a decent stream of the game ending.

PapstJL4U,
@PapstJL4U@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, the theory if front-loaded design is just reality of game development reality. No, D2 Ac4 wasn’t limited because of rentals - it was bad,because one year of crunch and still nit enough time does this to a product.

Halo1 last third is bad, because they did not have enough time, nit because they cared about rentals.

Game content dev generally starts at the beginning.

BrowseMan, do games w Steam Deck / Gaming News #10

Thank you for these news/updates :D

As a lover of physical packaging and manual a bit saddened by the current full digital tendencies it was great to learn about all these info!

PerfectDark,
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world avatar

I think it’s a ‘cozy’ feeling - seeing a tangible bit of fun modern games you can hold? IDK, but whenever I find these it makes me happy too!

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