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TachyonTele, do games w Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Review Thread

I think it’s interesting to look back at other game reviews. You sort of see how much they matter. lemm.ee/post/6176552

Renacles,

Let people enjoy their games

zecg,
@zecg@lemmy.world avatar

More power to them, I’ll stick to my hobby of schadenfreude while AAA burns.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Even a good AAA game that doesn’t have always-online shenanigans?

TachyonTele,

Who’s stopping anyone from enjoying their games?

zecg,
@zecg@lemmy.world avatar

That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the scores, I’m not reading reviews of Bethesda’s games other than players’ reviews on Steam.

catloaf, do games w Are there games with real collision detection?

Plenty. It’s just that it’s not often used because it’s more computationally expensive.

Usually it’s just collision hulls for hitboxes instead of per-face collision. But even if your sword passes right through the enemy, it’s still doing collision detection to identify that it’s passing through the enemy. It’s just that animations are rarely complex enough to account for all the possible ways you could hit an enemy.

Voroxpete, do games w In a bit of a pre upgrade slump, what do you recommend?

Witcher 3 for sure.

Control.

Dark Souls 3.

Bloodborne.

Not exactly action, but Shadows of Doubt has moments of action, lots of exploration, and amazing detective mechanics.

Valheim

Subnautica

The Little Big Adventure remake.

Metro Exodus

delitomatoes,

Haven’t heard a couple of these, will check out Shadow of Doubt

Voroxpete,

It’s a little janky, and the blocky aesthetic may or may not be your thing, but it handles the idea of detective work better than any other game I’ve ever played. It’s not just “Walk around in detective vision until you assemble enough clues for the character to tell you the solution.” You have to actually think about things, examine the evidence, assemble a theory of the crime. Which is doubly impressive given that every crime is procedurally generated.

Rai,

Bloodborne

IF ONLY

Voroxpete,

Huh, my bad. For some reason I thought there was a PC port already.

delitomatoes, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Return to the Obra Dinn, you are a insurance auditor

kazerniel,
@kazerniel@lemmy.world avatar

I wish I could erase all my memories of Obra Dinn, just so I could experience it again for the first time 🥺 Also that soundtrack slaps!

darreninthenet, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
@darreninthenet@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

An astonishingly good story line that can only be really appreciated blind.

For those of you who remember TotalBiscuit, he rated this as one of his favourite games.

tigeruppercut,

Maybe literally the only game that’s ever done storytelling through gameplay mechanics-- really cool concept

prole,

Death Stranding would like a word…

tigeruppercut,

haven’t played it-- how do the mechanics change with the story?

prole,

Honestly… I would say that the game fits with the theme of the original post, and explaining it would ruin the magic.

I will say that not only do the mechanics change based on the story, but there is an entire asynchronous online system where users help other users (that they will never see or meet in game) to construct be infrastructure to make travel for others (they will never see or meet) easier.

Then those mechanics feed back into the actual story. It’s kind of wild.

I know it’s a divisive game, but I will say it’s a masterpiece imo. Even if only for those mechanics.

And yes, the controls change based on how the load you’re carrying is balanced. I believe the definitive way to play is the Definitive Edition on PS5 with the DualSense controller since the adaptive triggers become harder to press as your load increases.

braxy29,

a lot of games do this?

tigeruppercut,

sorry, badly phrased-- I was trying not to give away the mechanic. In the game the literal controls on your keyboard/controller get altered in order to advance the story

I_Miss_Daniel, do games w What are your most recent games played?
TachyonTele,

You hide cards at night in the forest for fun? Seems like a solitary type of game to play.

I_Miss_Daniel,

Hehe you’re right kinda.

I take my phone data offline after about midnight and if I can’t sleep I’ll do Solitaire or crosswords.

If I’m really wanting a good game, Zen Pinball is my poison. One day I plan to get an old TV and turn it into a Zen Pinball machine, as others have done on YouTube.

TachyonTele,

Pinball games are fun. Ive tried everyone on the Switch, and a few on Steam, but they all seem to lack something.

Finding a decent pool table game is the same.

I_Miss_Daniel,

I think pool would be harder to emulate than pinball unless using a real cue and VR. It’d be hard to have a one to one user interface for this whereas pinball is mostly binary since flippers went electronic.

That said, I’ve fond memories of some pool games in the DOS / '95 era. The duration of the mouse click being the analog to the cue force.

TachyonTele,

There’s a cheapo pool game on Switch that uses the gyros in the controller for moving the stick. It’s pretty cool at first. But then you realize it’s a cheap game that’s not worth it.

The possibility is there.

The pinball games are DLC money sinks, unfortunately.

leftzero, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Morrowind.

I mean, it's a 22 year old game, but since you asked nicely... 🤷‍♂️Seeing that silt strider just outside Seyda Neen after the intro to what looked like your run of the mill D&D style fantasy RPG was a surprise, to say the least…

… and it was just the beginning.

It’s a real shame later Elder Scrolls games mostly lost that otherworldly feel.

AngryCommieKender,

What they did to The Summerset Isles in ESO is a crime against Auriel and the 9 divines. I was expecting mushroom houses, and they made rivendell.

I’m not salty and bitter. Bethesda is salty and bitter.

ZC3rr0r, (edited )

It’s almost impossible to have not been bombarded with the main story and setting of Morrowind by this point. But when this game came out, it was an experience and a half. Unlike anything I had seen before at least. Sure, Ultima, TES 2, etc all existed. But none of them had never sold their world so effectively if you ask me.

GBU_28, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?

In my experience this means you’re just looking for a dopamine drip, and aren’t actually looking to enjoy games. Best to realign for a bit… But YMMV

other_cat,
@other_cat@lemmy.world avatar

Oh that’s interesting, I hadn’t considered that. What do you mean by realign though?

GBU_28,

Realign on how you choose to spend your time

icecreamtaco, do games w Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?
@icecreamtaco@lemmy.world avatar

You’re getting bored from playing the same thing constantly and need to try new genres. Spend some time away from live service / AAA and the fun should return

wcSyndrome, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Not as good as the examples you listed but subnautica imo

mox, do games w Blizzard may have violated the UK GDPR following my 2019 Data Erasure Request

Did you attempt to close your account following the HK tournament controversy?

I stopped playing Blizzard games after that incident, because I’m not willing to populate the servers of a game company that punishes people for saying a few words in support of human rights. (I might eventually return, since Microsoft has replaced their upper management, but I’m not in a hurry.)

I never deleted my account, though, so I’m afraid I can’t offer another point of view on your situation.

vikingtons,
@vikingtons@lemmy.world avatar

Appreciate the sentiment nonetheless

Carighan, do games w Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale?
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Nothing, I got more than enough games left to play:

  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC
  • Shadow Gambit DLC
  • Tactical Breach Wizards
  • AI2 Nirvana Initiative
  • Unicorn Overlord
  • Mario&Luigi Brothership
  • Against The Storm

… and actually a bunch more I can’t even recall right now…

Regrettable_incident,
@Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world avatar

Man I’m the same. I have a couple hours screen time after work but often I’m tired an just wanna read a book.

I’ve only just started gaming again after a twenty year gap so I’ve got a big wishlist. I get excited about games that I want to play, buy them on sale - and then don’t have time to play them.

I started gaming when pong and space invaders were cutting edge. There’s just so much cool stuff out there these days, damn we’re lucky, I just wish I had more playtime!

NONE_dc, do games w What are the best games you can play on a laptop?
@NONE_dc@lemmy.world avatar

My laptop is WAY WORSE than yours and I could play Fallout: New Vegas with ease.

Edit: I didn’t read the RPG part 😅

Davel23, do gaming w What's your favourite it's all in the gameplay game?

Master of Magic. It's basically the Civilization gameplay loop, but adds fantasy creatures, magic spells, hero units and loot. There's a recent remake but it just doesn't capture the same vibes as the original, at least for me.

rtc,

Has been on my to-try list. The old one I mean, I don’t have the new.

quinkin, do games w What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head?

Your base… is under attack.

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