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Stamets, do games w Undertale will be 10 years old in 3 months
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You shut the fuck up

vikingtons, do gaming w That fucking helicopter level
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we don’t go to ravenholm.

nah but the level is sick tho.

grrgyle,

Excellent horror level, with great resource starvation that forces you to use the gravity gun. Also introduces the poison headcrabs I think? Either way, uses them really really well. Like that part at the end where they’re all creeping around an abandoned mine? 👨‍🍳

CaptPretentious, do gaming w Let us cry together

I remember those prices. I was there, when we went past a dollar and the gas station attendant was pissed saying, “we’ll never see it under a dollar ever again”, and he was right.

MolecularCactus1324,

I remember when it went past $2 because I worked at a gas station at the time and all the patrons were pissed. This was before pay at the pump, so people would come in to the register and pay cash mostly. They would also bitch and moan. Yeah - sorry it isn’t my fault. I was making minimum wage and had my first car. I wasn’t too happy either.

surewhynotlem,

Minimum wage? I bet it was stupidly low back then. Probably like $7.25

rdri, do games w I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?

another player to try an compete with Steam

Here is the mistake. It does not trying to compete. It only tries to catch as many fish in its bucket as possible, while leveraging (burning) Fortnite money.

It’s a wasted effort, and it will never come close to Steam like this. It may even die along with Fortnite, or degrade further.

missingno, do games w I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?
@missingno@piefed.social avatar

Epic doesn't support my operating system.

dubyakay,

Which operating system is that?

filcuk,

TempleOS

Lost_My_Mind, do games w I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?

ITT: Epic is awful, Steam is great!

Me: Is GOG a joke to you people???

MolochAlter, (edited )

Kinda, unfortunately.

It was great when it had its niche, and I still buy games there occasionally, but it has poorer integration with pretty much anything, Galaxy is bloated as hell, and it has explicitly no linux/deck support.

Eta: apparently GOG actively funds Heroic launcher, didn’t know that, thanks for pointing it out to me.

MudMan,

So I learned recently that GOG actively funds Heroic. Which really takes some weight off of Heroic's support for GOG game autopatching and cloud saves, meaning it may be a bit hacky and officially in "beta", but it's very unlikely for GOG to object to its presence.

They may not "officially" support Linux, but they don't "explicitly" lack support.

Also, tip of the hat to Heroic, it works extremely well and very reliably. I was frustrated with Lutris and I am bummed out by how Galaxy didn't quite get there as the one universal support launcher to handle all your libraries, but Heroic is good enough as a replacement I don't mind nearly as much anymore. Even on Windows I'd consider it over Galaxy.

MolochAlter,

Oh, that’s actually nice to hear, makes me re-evaluate gog somewhat.

I don’t use heroic much but it’s never too late to start.

MudMan,

Yep. As I understand it it's via affiliate links, so if you buy GOG games through the storefront in the Heroic UI they get a small cut, but the Heroic devs say they have spoken to GOG reps and they are broadly supportive, so unless that changes I don't think their ability to support GOG features would be compromised any time soon.

makeshiftreaper, do gaming w Can confirm...

Is it bad if I’m all 3 of these?

NOT_RICK,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

Me too. I feel gross giving Nintendo money, but at least I split a family plan with a bunch of friends

caseyweederman,

And a JPN N64 to play import games without having to drill out the region lock blocks!

RightHandOfIkaros,

Well yes, if you are paying Nintendo to rent games you already own physical copies of.

wheeldawg,

You would’ve been more correct to just stop after “paying Nintendo”. Giving them money is bad, period.

Let them fade into obsolescence.

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  • samus12345,

    I’ll stay on Switch 1 and steam deck until there is a significant drop.

    The Switch never went down in price after 8 years and neither did the games. I don’t think that’s happening until Nintendo makes a console that can’t run Switch 2 games.

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  • samus12345,

    That’s true.

    wheeldawg,

    It is a really simple mod to make. Any modder could do it, most likely, using original controllers even- the only thing stopping it is Nintendo themselves and their copyright. Using a 2.4ghz connection would be much better than Bluetooth as well. That’s something Nintendo would have to implement into the console most likely, although I can see that being doable.

    Plus, their controllers are only really “good” for nostalgia reasons. They’ve been improved on in every way by others.

    IMO they haven’t done anything good for the industry at all lately. I’m not saying the other consoles have either, I think they’re all shit. Mainly because of exclusives. Fuck that entire concept at it’s very core.

    Hardware exclusives, OS exclusives, etc are all bad.

    Nintendo is going the extra shitty mile with the way they handle copyright in particular, but the entire console industry is corrupt.

    If there is a machine with enough computing power to run a piece of software, it should be able to do it, period. That is the technological ideal that should be aimed at. Not the “how much can I charge for the ability to play this game” idea.

    RightHandOfIkaros,

    I agree with you, but I also recognize that saying that to someone that clearly enjoys Nintendo products would be incredibly mean. So while I also imagine what I said could be seen as mean, it is far less mean IMO than just blanket dropping the entire company.

    Like, I used to love Nintendo. But when Iwata died and Fils-Aime left NoA, Nintendo changed for the absolute worst. I could not hate Nintendo more, actually. Still, I try to not be super mean to most people that like Nintendo products.

    samus12345,

    I feel the same way - I absolutely loathe current Nintendo’s business practices, but I can’t deny they make fantastic games. So if someone can afford their premium prices, more power to them. I’ll be interested to see how Nintendo does this gen since they’re pricing out the casual market that’s made them successful in the past.

    wheeldawg,

    Not sure how that’s mean.

    If I said “you’re a stupid idiot to give them money” then sure. Saying it’s a bad idea isn’t mean.

    Durandal, do games w What is your favorite indie game?
    @Durandal@lemmy.today avatar

    Pushing the definition but I started when it was still in beta… Minecraft has gotten hundreds and hundreds of hours put into it.

    Terarria and Starbound are both really good and scratch that same itch as Minecraft. Core Keeper is another one that has some of that feel and I ended up really enjoying.

    Surprised I haven’t seen it mentioned but Cave Story was made by one guy doing everything… and everything in it is immaculate. It’s still free for the original version as well.

    Stardew Valley is awesome and restarted a genre.

    Crypt of the Necrodancer is awesome, and well worth checking out… also goes on sale really cheap.

    Pacific Drive is a fun one to check out. If you’re from the PNW, it will hit even more.

    Really enjoyed Stray. Worth grabbing on a sale.

    OwlBoy was a delightful game with a lot of character.

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was a really nice return to form if you like IgaVanias.

    If you like roguelites then you owe it to yourself to check out Enter the Gungeon (isometric) as well as RoboQuest (fps).

    If you want a game that’s beautiful, with emergent story and is hard af… definitely check out Rain World.

    Is Black Mesa still considered indie? It’s how I would recommend anyone play Half-Life 1 these days.

    Rusty’s Retirement… isn’t so much a game… sorta… but yeah… check that out.

    Elevator7009,

    I enjoyed Rusty’s Retirement, glad to see someone else has played it. (I do count idlers as games.) Cute little desktop idle/incremental game.

    noxypaws,
    @noxypaws@pawb.social avatar

    +1 for Pacific Drive. Nothing else like it out there. And you get to form a relationship with a station wagon, which is peak passenger vehicle design.

    And the soundtrack is outstanding!

    Durandal,
    @Durandal@lemmy.today avatar

    Nothing else like it out there.

    I keep meaning to check this one out but haven’t yet. store.steampowered.com/app/1290170/Titan_Chaser/

    dvallej, do games w What is your favorite indie game?

    Balatro

    Obra Dinn

    Maestro,

    I loved Obra Dinn. If you like that you will probably also like "Case of the Golden Idol" and it's successor.

    dvallej,

    I tired it and it didn’t hit the same way for me

    taiyang, do games w What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games?

    You want the absolute “guide damn it” example? Try playing the OG Dragon Quest games. They’re nonlinear by nature and there’s a spot in 2 (or was it 3) where you need to literally check an unmarked floor for an item. No indicator, save maybe a vague NPC dialogue in another part of the planet that didn’t get adequately translated in English so you’re truly aimless.

    ieatpwns,

    It’s in 1 where you find the item to avoid swamp damage

    caseyweederman,

    It’s a secret to everyone!

    taiyang,

    Reminds me that Nintendo had help lines you could call for stuff like Zelda secrets, and they may have intentionally added things like secret caves to incentivize that lucrative service.

    Wahots, do games w Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong?
    @Wahots@pawb.social avatar

    Nothing went wrong. Remember the era where every sequel was straight to DVD? Who remembers The Lion King 2? How about Brother Bear 2? Sonic Adventure 2?

    It’s difficult to iterate on a piece of media that was written to be a standalone entity.

    The only exceptions really are when stories are split into multiple games (such as halo 1-3)

    Revan343,

    Lion King 2 was pretty good. Also, direct to VHS

    Uhh…there was a Brother Bear 2?

    Wahots,
    @Wahots@pawb.social avatar

    There was, don’t watch it, it bombed xD

    hazeebabee,

    100% on everything except including sonic adventure 2 in your list. The chao garden was so great in that one i still go back and play it now and then. And the music to the intro stage is a straight up classic lol

    SCmSTR,

    I forgot who or what it was who said this, but it was about musicians making albums. The first album they make was made with ideas from their entire lives before that point. The next one they only had a year or a few.

    The same could be said for great movies with shit sequels: first movie is a ball of fantastic ideas, anything lesser probably gets taken out… To be put in a crappy sequel. And then the next movie has to come out in only a few years. That just isn’t very much time to read and experience the world and innovate and stuff.

    Sure, it happens, but extremely rarely. And when it does, those are the truly special people worth following and giving loyalty to, in any platform or format or product or medium.

    Wahots,
    @Wahots@pawb.social avatar

    Well said!

    missingno, do games w Do you think Square Enix should remake other Final Fantasy entries?
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    Only if they DON'T drop the classic turn-based combat. I actually hate the idea of a 'remake' that changes genre entirely.

    1-6 recently got the Pixel Remasters, and before that 3 and 4 had the DS remakes. I'd like to see proper remakes of 5 and 6 myself, but that's unlikely to happen since the Pixel Remasters exist.

    7, personally I'd play a faithful remake, but it'd be silly to make one since they already have the non-faithful 'remake'.

    8 is the one game that could benefit the most from a non-faithful remake. It's a game that's worth remaking because the original was such a mess. But I feel like a bit of a hypocrite for saying that right after complaining about FF7. What I'd do is still keep it turn-based, but completely overhaul Draw and level scaling.

    9 would be the most likely candidate as a fan-favorite that could be kept faithful and still hold up well. And rumors have been swirling around for a while that one may be coming.

    10 and 12 already have the HD Remasters, and those are excellent. So no need.

    11 is the most in need of some way to preserve it for future generations, but I don't know how that would even work. Could it perhaps be adapted in some way like they did with Dragon Quest 10 Offline?

    13 onward, too new to need remakes. (And also I have no interest in the direction the series has gone since then anyway)

    Soggy,

    You leave 8 alone! It’s not turn based (in a strict sense) and Draw/Junction is the foundation of the entire game, mechanical and narrative. The scaling is a little weird because there’s two main experience bars and only one of them makes enemies tougher and it’s not explained, but so be it. All I want is the Japan exclusive Chocobo World and updated graphics without changing the visual style and maybe a soundtrack that doesn’t sound so MIDI.

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

    You don’t seem to know what a remaster is. Most importantly, it’s not a remake and the two terms are not interchangeable.

    Dremor, (edited )
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    Remaster -> Take same assets, enhance it (better textures, better shaders, etc.), add some QoL fixes (new hardware support, etc.), but the base (and most of the time the engine) stays the same. Remake -> Take same idea, redo it (new models, new technologies, etc.). May or may not have an engine change
    Reboot -> Take same base, new ideas, and redo it (new models, new technologies, etc.). May or may not have an engine change

    Edit :
    A remaster example : Titan Quest Anniversary Edition -> Same game, remastered textures, add large screen support, among others.
    A remake example : Oblivion Remastered (ironic name) -> New engine, new textures and models, but with globally the same idea.
    A reboot example : DmC: Devil May Cry (the 2013 game)

    Asafum, do games w Oblivion Remastered Impressions (and Discussion Thread)

    Difficulty settings are wack. Normal is too easy and hard is way too hard. The slider literally goes from 1x/1x damage taken/damage dealt to 3x/0.6!

    This was my only real complaint, other than them taking the noise cue away from lockpicking! I’ve really been itching for an elderscolls game with modern graphics and QOL so I’m super happy.

    As for the lockpicking I learned something recently from a video and now I never break a pick. I can’t believe I never knew this:

    Basically when you hit one tumbler there are the 3 drop speeds right? You push it up and it falls either slow, med, or quick. They “switch” between those three speeds when the tumbler falls back to the starting position.

    If you hit a tumbler up and HOLD up (I’m on controller), or whatever key is up, then the tumbler will bounce slightly in the fully raised position. When it’s like this it will be remaining in the “fall speed” from when you first triggered it. We want it to be the slow fall speed so basically while it’s bouncing if you see any spring between “bounces” it’s too fast, let it fall to the starting position and try again.

    If it’s bouncing and you can barely see any movement at all let alone any spring then it’s in the slow position, that’s what we want. When it’s like that watch the lockpick and when the lockpick is moving upwards trigger the lock with whatever the confim button is for you. It should always work!

    simple,

    As for the lockpicking I learned something recently from a video and now I never break a pick.

    I noticed this myself today! At first I thought lockpicking was random and I broke almost all my lockpicks, but I noticed a subtle cue for when it’s going to lock in place. From what I understand the middle speed has a chance to work or break your lockpick, but the slowest speed is guaranteed to work.

    fefellama,

    other than them taking the noise cue away from lockpicking!

    Noooo! I loved Oblivion’s lockpicking system. Got so good at it that one time I tried doing it with my eyes closed and was able to lockpick purely using the sounds. It was so fun and intuitive. Haven’t played the remaster yet but am sad to hear that they took those sounds away, lol.

    PlzGivHugs, (edited ) do games w I want a law for PC games to be offered in physical versions again

    Physical copies are kinda besides the point in terms of ownership and preservation. Just because you own the disk, doesn’t mean you have access to the software on it. DRM, as well as the laws that make it viable, have been around since well before media was sold digitally. Physical copies of the Crew are no more playable now than digital. If you want to be able to keep your games, you need to buy DRM-free, whether that limits you to digital-only or not.

    On the other hand, if you want to actually own your games, we need to massively rework copyright law. The fact that a company can sell you a software licence, but add dozens of arbitrary restrictions on when, how and why you can use it is absurd, nonetheless the fact that its always non-transferable and revokable by the company for any reason. None of that should be legal.

    arakhis_,
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    Exactly a digital revolution is so needed for the sanity of humanity honestly. But speaking about that, there’s symptoms already that we somehow need to solve already… So yeah, not going to happen and tech giants continue to feast :(

    thatKamGuy,

    I still want a physical copy in my library as a precaution against the apocalypse, regardless.

    I guess I’m just old (and pessimistic about humanity’s future)… 🤷🏻‍♂️

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