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Tywele, (edited ) do gaming w What are your favourite controllers?

My favourite controllers are still the official Xbox controllers because of Xbox Design Labs. I like to have my controller look the way I want. And also they seem to be the only controllers that can still be powered by 2 plain rechargable AA batteries.

Edit: Here is my design for anyone curious: Xbox Design Labs Screenshot

sleepybisexual,

Nice

Xbox ones are cool but I can’t wrap my head around the buttons being inverted compared to Nintendo. Also how’s the dpad?

Tywele,

For me it’s the other way around 😅

The D-pad is really nice. It’s very clicky.

sleepybisexual,

Nice, clicky dpad good

theskyisfalling, (edited )

I don’t care about colours or AA batteries, I’d rather have a cable personally, I do agree on the choice though.

Anything from the 360 onwards are my preferred controllers. A permanently wired 360 controller that does away with the massive battery compartment it my favourite but these days I use an “Xbox one” version with the USB C cable.

along_the_road,

You can use a typc-c to usb cable with the controller if using the controller with windows not sure about other platforms

theskyisfalling,

Yeah, as I said, I use an Xbox one controller with a USB C cable. My PC has a USB C port so I just use C to C. I just wish there was a permanently wired official version of the controller that did away with the huge battery compartment on the back :)

StereoTypo,
@StereoTypo@beehaw.org avatar

My design was on the front page a few years ago…

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/d586db51-d395-4fa9-95a9-072416cb546d.webp

Duke_Nukem_1990,

Is there no option to design a wired one? =/

theangriestbird,

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far for this. To my mind, the modern Xbox controller is the perfect controller for PC. Like you said, this the AA batteries and colorways are great, unique features. On top of this, it’s well-laid out, feels good in the hand, and every button, stick, and trigger feels great to use. And most importantly, it has the broadest compatibility. Every game recognizes the Xbox controller, and almost every game has Xbox button prompts built in.

The only thing missing is hall-effect sticks, but I’ve never experienced stick drift on an Xbox controller so it’s not like I would notice a difference.

BuboScandiacus,
@BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz avatar

The Xbox controllers are too big for my small hands. For people like me the dualshock 4 is more adapted + it has better build quality and feels sturdier all around

theangriestbird,

DS4? As in the one for the PS4? It’s a bit of an unfair comparison bc they are different gens, but i would definitely argue that the current Xbox Series controllers are higher build-quality than the DS4. My Xbox One controller had creaky, rattly shoulders and an okay but not great d-pad. The newer ones fix that, fortunately.

All that said, I will not dispute that it’s probably less ideal for smaller hands. Sony has always gotten that part right.

MajorHavoc, do gaming w Why are arcade cabinets so expensive?

As someone who sometimes buys these, the price, when on sale, is often cheaper than buying wood and hardware to build my own outer cabinet, control deck and screen.

There’s trade-offs - the materials used aren’t quite as nice as I would pick, but then the included, already applied, art is very nice. And there’s the convenience of not having to plan out all the details like control layout, monitor, side art, top bezel.

To me, it’s really a piece of furniture, rather an affordable way to play the included games.

The CPU cores also only last about 5 years, for me. Which isn’t good, considering that a cheap modern computer will easily last 8-15 years.

I, personally, don’t give a ton of consideration to the included games. I’m really just buying the outer shell and licensed artwork. That’s what I’ll be looking at when not playing.

I’ll replace the innards with a Raspberry Pi when it dies, if not sooner. So I’ll play whatever games I want that fit the control scheme.

I also replace all of the controls, about half the time. The included controls outlast the CPU core, but don’t feel as nice to play on as a set that’s reasonably easy to replace them with.

sleepybisexual,

So, they are just a fancy decoration?

MajorHavoc, (edited )

So, they are just a fancy decoration?

Exactly. There’s so many better ways to play these games:

  • Pandora’s Box
  • Batocera / Emulation Station / RetroPi on a Raspberry Pi
  • Various mini systems with a jailbreak (Sega Genesis Mini and PlayStation Classic are particularly good)
  • SteamDeck or PC with Emulation Station and RetroArch

So the price is really only justifiable, to me, by thinking of the cabinet being a piece of the decorated furniture.

sleepybisexual,

Yea, emulation is in general better. Tho what’s a Pandoras box?

MajorHavoc,

Pandora’s Box is a game machine, with games pre-loaded. It tends to have thousands of arcade games pre-loaded.

It’s a popular choice for restoring actual full size arcade machines, with dead motherboards. It’s also an option to upgrade (or just revive from motherboard death) an Arcade1Up.

With some effort, a cheap PC will do the same job, but some folks like that they’re premade and ready to use.

sleepybisexual,

Nice :3

I should find some romsets

Corvid, do games w Recommendations for Pacific Northwest Themed Games?

Alan Wake

Sunny,
@Sunny@slrpnk.net avatar

Didnt know this was set in Pacific Nortwest! Cool!

inb4_FoundTheVegan,
@inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world avatar

The advertisements for the game didn’t mention it at all. But as soon as the game starts I was like “Wait is this Whidby Island”?

Which actually kind of backfired on me since for work I had to regularly drive through Whidby late at night. Some of the games monsters were hard not to think about alone at 3 AM. 😂

mynachmadarch,

Just bring a couple extra flashlights, and maybe a light switch and you'll be fine.

BowtiesAreCool,

Technically it’s set in Washington, but fictional Bright Falls is based on Snoqualmie WA, North Bend WA (similar to Twin Peaks) and then also Crater Lake OR

inb4_FoundTheVegan,
@inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world avatar

If that’s what the devs said, sure. But the game does literally start with you taking a ferry to an island which always see very whidby/orcas/san juan.

But I’ll admit to my bias, I was driving through whidby at night on a regular basis when I played the game so they always seemed linked to me.

BowtiesAreCool,

Oh I’m sure that was a direct lift, there’s a ton of specific buildings and areas around that are straight outta twin peaks too.

luciole, do gaming w A personal argument for a benefit of gaming
@luciole@beehaw.org avatar

He chooses to beat Elden Ring in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of his energies and skills, because that challenge is one that he is willing to accept, one he is unwilling to postpone, and one he intends to win, and the others, too.

anton2492,

Lmao! We definitely need AI JFK to read this now

Grangle1, do games w The Sega Saturn

There were lots of things that impacted how the Saturn sold compared to the PS1. These include things such as its 2D vs 3D performance (it did 2D much better than 3D, which impacted the Japan vs Western sales since the Western market was all in on 3D whereas Japan still had an appetite for 2D games yet), its basis on squares vs triangles for rendering polygons (a major impact to that 3D performance), infighting between Sega of Japan vs Sega of America (the Saturn was developed in Japan to be Sega’s launch into that generation, while the Genesis was still selling well in America, leading to Sega of America pushing the 32X instead, and Sega of Japan forcing their hand on Sega of America and pulling a surprise Western launch of the Saturn, angering devs and retailers who weren’t ready, and leaving Sega of America holding the bag), and the cancelation of what was supposed to be that marquee Sonic game, Sonic X-treme.

Kolanaki, do gaming w Got a Switch today, need some recommendations.
!deleted6508 avatar

Switch games not also on PS5

Pretty much first-party Nintendo games and a handful of independent games. I had the same desires as you, so all I really had and played and liked was:

  • Animal Crossing
  • Tears of the Kingdom (Breath of the Wild was good but TOTK is basically the same game but 1000x better and after playing it I have no desire to go back to BOTW)
  • Super Mario Odyssey
  • Clubhouse Games

And if I had known it existed while I still had the thing, I would have gotten Switch Sports.

ConstableJelly,

TOTK is basically the same game but 1000x better

I hear ya, but I think that’s why I’d like to try them both, in order. More game, without tarnishing the experience of the first.

I’ve never particularly cared for Mario, but in retrospect it’s always felt somehow alien when I’ve tried playing them, like they all have this particular identity, and I’m not in its clique. Maybe I should actually sit down with one on my own and give it a solid try (rather than just sampling at someone else’s place).

shnizmuffin,
@shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol avatar

100% do both in order. Can’t go backwards for both story and gameplay reasons.

mox, (edited )

Also, I think the matter of which game is better is pretty subjective. I loved BotW, but got bored of TotK less than halfway through.

Friendship,
@Friendship@kbin.social avatar

Same, although to be fair I think the reason TotK got boring was because it was so similar to BotW. Both of them are incredible games but there's such a thing as too much of a good thing.

mox,

Perhaps for some people. In my case, I went back and played BotW again, and enjoyed the replay all the way through.

chloyster,

Def agree with doing botw first if you want to do both. Though I suspect you’ll want a break in between the two. They’re both extremely meaty games

Flamangoman, do gaming w What are some games you find yourself frequently coming back to?

Civ V, every few months I decide to completely fuck up my sleep schedule playing later than I should

TimTheEnchanter,

One more turn…

…and it’s morning.

MxM111,

V?

Flamangoman,

V = 5, fancy roman numbers

MxM111,

Oh I understand that it is 5. But why you are not playing 6?

Vodulas,

Not OP, but I like both for different reasons. V doesn’t have the districts, which changes gameplay pretty significantly. I also prefer the art style of V. That being said, I like the districts and usually play VI, but go back to V almost as often

Nath,
@Nath@aussie.zone avatar

I actually love Civ IV, myself. I’m sure Leonard Nemoy is a huge part of why.

MxM111,

That reminds me about the music of Leonardo Workshop world’s miracle in Civ 2. I remember very little about Civ 2, but this wonder is with me forever:)

Flamangoman,

Oops, my b, misunderstood. I prefer civ V, and seems like a fair number of people do too. I like the art style, and game mechanics better in V. Admittedly though I could never really get into VI, but it seems like a lot of people prefer it too.

TexMexBazooka, do gaming w Couch Gaming setups

Yo I don’t have much to add yet but this post is fucking interesting so I will be checking back

VaultBoyNewVegas, do games w Dragon's Dogma 2: Review Thread

I really hope I get discharged from hospital tomorrow. This would be a nice pick me up after the months I’ve had.

dogslayeggs,

I hope you do, too. Good luck!

KingThrillgore,
@KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml avatar

hope you feel better and make a full recovery!

PillowTalk420, do games w What are the best indie games you've ever played?
@PillowTalk420@lemmy.world avatar

Dwarf Fortress.

Not just best indie game, but best game period.

chunkystyles,

If DF never existed, we would’ve missed out on so many amazing games it directly and indirectly inspired.

cyberpunk007,

Still haven’t played it, seems like too much homework just to get started.

johsny,
@johsny@lemmy.world avatar

Try keeperRL, DF lite.

Kolanaki,
!deleted6508 avatar

The Steam version makes 90% of the learning curve (learning the UI) disappear because it is so, so much better than the legacy version lol

The game itself is really rather straightforward and easy to figure out. It was always the presentation and layout of the UI and hotkeys that made it a challenge to actually start playing since you could know what you needed to do, but not know how to reach the command for it.

ArmokGoB,

Dwarf Fortress is a very good game.

farcaster, do games w What are the best indie games you've ever played?

Outer Wilds, and its expansion, is one of the most innovative and interesting games I’ve played. Made by students!

nekusoul,
@nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de avatar

Most games are great because they provide something unique or are polished to perfection, so it’s wild that they’ve made something that manages to be both their first attempt. Really looking forward to whatever they decide to do next.

Fester, do games w What are y'all buying on the steam sale?

I just chip away at my list every time there’s a sale. This time I got God of War, Spiderman, Jedi Survivor, and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen.

DD was an impulse buy since I don’t know anything about it, but the reviews were good. It was $4.79 and I see there’s a sequel coming later this month, so that’s probably a good deal and a good time to catch up.

But I’ll probably still be “ahh, suffering…” through Elden Ring when the summer sale rolls around…

PineRune,

Dragon’s Dogma is a great game that was ahead of its time when it came out. I can’t help but wonder how much of a hit it could have been if Capcom marketed it better (or at all).

Boiglenoight,

Is it worth playing on PC today? Or should one start with two.

mossy_,

It’s incomplete in certain areas, inventory management is a nightmare, and the mini bosses in dlc areas (gorecyclops, undead dragons, wargs I think they were called) take ten minutes of healthbar whittling and they respawn when you rest.

But the true test is whether the game is fun to play, and it is! Regardless of which class you’re playing, the game lets you feel like a badass. I’d just recommend playing with some QOL mods.

Boiglenoight,

Sounds good. Going to buy.

PineRune,

Definitely, assuming you like the fantasy action RPG style games. Some enemies are too tough to even damage until you level up and get better equipment, so keep that in mind if you find some sections too difficult. Magic actually feels POWERFUL, more so than other games like Skyrim and Elden Ring. Even with the sequel coming out soon, I couldn’t recommend the first one more; its in my most favorite games of all time.

mortbobort,

Heck yeah, it feels very meh for the first couple hours, if you’re doing all the side quests and stuff.

I recommend either sticking with it, or skimming through till you get to the main city (Grand Soren) and then see if you like it from there.

I know that’s like telling someone the show gets good after the first 4 hour long episodes, but it’s actually really good and nothing has really matched it since.

Man I’m hyped for the new game.

aStonedSanta,

Same! I’m even excited for the lack of fast travel. Which is crazy I figured I’d be annoyed. The ox carts seem fun though and I think will give the world size and depth

LunchEnjoyer,
@LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world avatar

Can confirm, started playing Dark Arisen for the first time yesterday myself and I am also shocked at so r of the things that were implemented in this game. Took me by surprise. I struggled a lot to get my ps5 controller working with it, as you need mods to make it visually be correct. The start is a little rough as mentioned, but just gotten past that now and it keeps getting better!

Asafum,

If you’re going to play DD1 you can 100% fail side quests for going too far into the story before completing them, but don’t worry! Quest anxiety can ruin the game, there’s a new game plus if you really want to 100% it, but with DD2 coming this week I’d say just have fun with it.

From what I understand the only thing that connects DD1 & DD2 is that there’s a dragon. Lol

JJROKCZ,

Dragons dogma is a fantastic game that I thoroughly enjoyed. The sequel is looking amazing so getting into the world now through the first game is a good idea

Shadow, do games w Looking for online coop between Switch and PC
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s3rvant,
@s3rvant@lemmy.ml avatar

Awesome; thank you!

Quack, do games w What does getting "delisted" off Steam means for games I already own?

You can still download and play it. It doesn’t get removed from your library.

About the matchmaking, I don’t know, sorry.

mods_are_assholes,

If matchmaking is done through the Steam client, it should still be available.

If any component was from the developers, you’re SOL.

spunkycomics, do games w What are some good games with *zero* replayability?

The Witness has a lot of generative puzzles that I guess technically are replayable, but you can’t go back to before the moments of joy of discovery and that’s the core of what made that game incredible to me

SorteKanin,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

I did play the Witness, though the ending was quite disappointing to me. I got kind of tired of the (imo) very similar puzzles throughout the game.

Aremel,

Agreed. By the end, i was just looking up the solutions so i can just figure out what the heck happened on the island, only to be met with the biggest let-down in my personal gaming history. Game went from an 9/10 to a 3/10 just on the ending alone.

spunkycomics, (edited )

A problem with The Witness is that the game’s single biggest excitement comes from a twist that revealing completely spoils

spoilerThe environment puzzles

So it’s stuck in the position of letting 80% of its player base walk right past the best part, or preserving the moment of discovery.

I’m personally grateful it has the integrity to let me find it on my own, but it’s also a bummer since at least two of my friends beat it without ever realizing

sp6,

If you want a good laugh, check out The Looker. It’s a short satire of the Witness, free on Steam

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