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

Competition is good, yes and no.

Exclusivity is not competition, it’s lock in for me. So epic should get it’s head out of its ass and offer games on both platforms equally. THAT is competition.

I am not a fan of steam. Not a fan of having a library that could change at anytime at anyone’s whim but mine. So I prefer gog (yes I know some titles are drm free on steam and it’s not perfect on gog either / this is just for context).

Anyhow steam is well established and forcing me to use your store and launcher will just lead to me ignoring you (doing that for origin, uplay, epic) because it’s a luxury problem.

Same with all that streaming shit. Also there are other ways if you piss off people a lot, yarr!

The companies forget who made them big. And for epic I count myself in on that massively, still owning game boxes of e.g. Xargon (look it up, and my EU? box is not to be found on ebay) and equally for EA.

And I will not stand for anti consumer behaviors. Got enough money to spend at my age but theyre not getting it like this.

DeathsEmbrace,

Epic wants temporary monopolies and that’s already antitrust.

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

We don’t own our games anymore, so I need to know my library’s going to stick around if I’m going to invest in it. Last I heard, EGS hasn’t made a profit, so that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in me that it’ll still be around in five years.

I think competition is the answer to a lot of problems consumers face, but unfortunately the “are you going to be there tomorrow?” problem is going to be a major disadvantage for any storefront that competes with Steam. It’s why my most preferred shop is GOG, because I still have all my games with them if they close up.

simple, do games w Doom the dark ages...

Yes, it’s very fun. I’m not sure why you’re so pessimistic on it, it’s another good DOOM game and vast majority of reviewers never get paid to hype something up. I’m not too far in it yet but first impressions is that it’s closer to Doom 2016 than Eternal, there isn’t much platforming or acrobatics.

The only thing I’m not sold on is the story. They added a lot of story and cutscenes. I have no idea what’s going on honestly. Feels a lot like they added too much Warhammer 40k to the Doom franchise.

Yawweee877h444,

Thanks. Glad to hear this. I’ll definitely be buying it, just depends how long I can wait.

not sold on is the story

This was how I felt about eternal. The lore was overdone, didn’t have the doom “feel”. 2016 had simpler lore, very well done, that kept with what I felt the doom theme feels like.

That being said if the gameplay is fun, that’s what’s important.

wintermute,

Not talking about any reviewer in particular, but in general, even if they don’t get payed, they get the game for free and usually have affiliate links to buy the game, so there’s at least a couple of incentives to do a better review.
Again, not accusing anyone, but the potential for bias/conflict of interest is something to keep in mind when watching those types of reviews.

overload, do games w What game is this? (On the Switch that they're holding)

100% splatoon 3

ColeSloth, do gaming w Can confirm...

FU for old pooh. I still got my nes from 87

SidewaysHighways,

i hung on to every single console my family had growing up!

vrighter,

I have an atari 2600 my dad passed down to me. I also have all other playstations, a switch, a wii, a steam deck and a pc.

Nothing makes me smile more than that Atari (except for the zx spectrum, also given to me by dad)

SidewaysHighways,

that is excellent! good times with my pap and I playing Double dragon 3 on NES and gradius 3 on super nintendo!

kruhmaster, do gaming w You made your choice, fuckhead
@kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works avatar

Falling Down, fuck yeah

Hasherm0n,

Came here to say the same, fuck yeah

Notyou, do gaming w Friends from Afar

Not sure how true this is, but it reminds me of my old Scrabble type friend. The app was wordfued and her name was lovechild83. We played so many games. I kept rematching her because other people weren’t nearly as good. She challenged me and the games were near 50/50. I hope she is doing well. I stopped playing that app after like 5-7 years.

Hope you are doing well lovechild83.

Genius, do games w Developer interview: my Q&A with the creator of Lutris

What the fuck? The logo is an otter? I thought it was a cowboy!

addie,
@addie@feddit.uk avatar

I’ve always thought it was an otter, but never up till now have I questioned why it’s stolen an orange. They’re not the most citrus-loving of creatures.

PerfectDark,
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dojan,
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I mean it’s in the name, Lutris. I am trying really hard to see a cowboy now though.

Genius,

The orange is a face, the white is hair, and the brown is a big cowboy hat.

zewm,
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That doesn’t even make sense. What cowboy hat wraps around to the chin?

Die4Ever, do games w Life is Strange road-trip
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I haven’t played Life is Strange is so many years but these pictures still brought back memories. Great post!

wizardbeard, do games w Day 297 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing

Just be careful. If a quest giver gives you a time limit, like a letter saying “get here in one month”, they mean it. It’s possible to silently fail the main quest this way, but it’s also possible to get back into the main quest line via some other quest paths into it.

It’s all fairly complicated. Thankfully failing doesn’t stop you from exploring the world, interacting with NPCs, or doing other quests. You can always use the console to restart the main quest line quests when you’re ready.

MyNameIsAtticus,
@MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve been trying to stick to the deadlines assuming they’re being serious, it’s good to get some confirmation though. I assumed they were since i already knew you could just straight up decline the main story and then not be able to pick it up again

Prox, do games w Would you like to see a mainline Pokemon game created in the old style?

I mean, this is just Cassette Beasts, and it is indeed a damn good game.

mesamunefire,

Such a good vibe game.

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

I got echo the dolphin for Sega genesis when I was about 8. I don’t know how much of the game I got through, but thinking back it couldn’t have been more than a few percent. And I played that shit for hours trying to figure out where to go next.

ReasonablePea,

Holyshit I forgot this game existed! I had the exact same experience, no idea what I was doing but for some reason I kept playing

VitoRobles, (edited )

I still have the fond memory of the Ecco the Dolphin being called like game of the year by many magazines. So I begged my uncle to rented it from Blockbuster. First few days, I struggled. Then I asked to extend the rental. After a week, I gave up. Game was bs. I played Nintendo hard games.

A decade later, I decided to read about Ecco and how brutally unfair it is and yeah, fuck that game.

lowered_lifted,

I found the way to progress once, you have to like flip up out of the water and across to some other part of the level. I couldn’t ever remember how I did it afterwards though.

prettybunnys,

Yeah you have to free Willy yourself but before that you have to … do some sort of katamari thing(?)

Cracks_InTheWalls, (edited )
@Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works avatar

I really need to try it again with a guide, I want to see the wild shit after that first damn level.

dumblederp, do games w What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games?
@dumblederp@aussie.zone avatar

Control had me wandering around.

zymagoras777,

That’s one of the best games I’ve played with one of the worst map designs I’ve ever seen.

dumblederp, (edited )
@dumblederp@aussie.zone avatar

I actually gave up because I was lost in an office most of the time. It was just dull.

DamienGramatacus,

Surely that’s the point though. Isn’t the map design part of the Tower of Babel madness vibe?

Protoknuckles, (edited ) do games w All of this month's 'free' games with Prime Gaming

Sweet, mostly gog codes! I don’t use epic.

EDIT - Also, SW galactic Battlegrounds is GOAT.

aeronmelon, do games w Day 288 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing

“I saw a mudcrab the other day…”

Kyrgizion,

Horrible creatures.

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