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GammaGames, (edited ) do gaming w let's discuss: non major systems

I immediately wanted a Playdate when I saw it. It’s a little yellow handheld with a crank designed by Teenage Engineering and made by Panic, who’s also published Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game, and a bunch more games recently.

I’ve had it for a year and still use it daily, the screen works great most places I’m waiting in line and I have a book light for the evenings.

One thing I really like about it is that it’s not an emulation device. It comes with 24 games +2 free on the Catalog and the community has made a ton (over 1000 on itch!). They’re mostly bespoke little titles that aren’t available anywhere else. The Lua and C SDKs are easy to use and encourage homebrew, I’ve got a pomodoro timer launching in the on-device storefront next week and am currently working on a little suika-like. Definitely recommend if you’ve got the spare cash!

Plus it’s got a pizza case! I love it so

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/21c68a47-26a4-4a33-92e8-ebc1b265686e.webp

bbbhltz,
@bbbhltz@beehaw.org avatar

I’m still considering getting one of these

GammaGames,

I do recommend it! The season (delivered over 12 weeks) is sometimes hit or miss, but that’s mostly because there’s something for everyone. And being so dev friendly is a huge bonus if you’re into that

cloudless,

I want one but it’s way too expensive.

GammaGames,

I can see why, unfortunately it’s a little over $100 just to make the device so I can’t see it going down much. We can’t really get economies of scale for such a niche product

Sometimes you can get a good deal used!

sleepybisexual,

Same sentiment

Megaman_EXE,

Oh man, I want one of these, but the price makes it hard to justify. One day I’ll snag one up :)

GammaGames,

Someday! 🙏

ampersandrew, do games w Spooky Games
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Supermassive games like Until Dawn, The Quarry, and the Dark Pictures are great for this, especially since later iterations have built-in “pass the controller” modes that are great for sharing a game with your spouse.

TheBraveSirRobbin,

Played Until Dawn, that was a fun one will need to look into the other 2

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

They’re all the same format, but The Dark Pictures is an anthology of games that are about half the size of Until Dawn. There are 5 or 6 of them at this point.

iheartneopets,

None of the others are as good as Until Dawn, imo, unfortunately :( I keep hoping, but no joy every time

FMT99, do games w Does AAAA just mean awful triple A games now?

I looked at an “AAA” game maybe twice in give or take the last decade and both times have regretted it. Indie games are the bomb.

givesomefucks, do games w Does AAAA just mean awful triple A games now?

I mean, triple A just meant a big studio made it.

So I’m assuming quadruple A is going to be a game from a large study thats recently been bought by a giant corporation and fucked with everything despite not knowing video games.

So yeah, that’s pretty much what AAAA means, although some end up decent

pakhrom, (edited ) do games w Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/807b331a-4188-423c-8115-a6f13d42f178.jpegSpin Rhythm XD is a highly enjoyable rhythm game where you spin a wheel with two colors and match them with the beats on the game’s rhythm track.

Here’s a description from Steam:

Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

Edit: at the time of writing this, I didn’t realize that this game had 3.5K reviews on Steam, but literally nobody I asked knew about the game, so I guess it kinda counts.

ggppjj, (edited ) do games w Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before

Clanfolk, a (very alpha and also very playable) game that draws clear inspiration from Rimworld, but has a kind of tech progression that feels spiritually similar to bootstrapping a factory in Factorio, while being set in the Scottish Highlands.

AceFuzzLord, do games w Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before

Don’t know about broad appeal, but Corn Kidz 64.

Requires a controller, looks like an N64 title, and controls like one as well. Isn’t as long as some games, but it’s long enough that I got hours out of it before finishing. Heard of it from someone on Lemmy a long time ago.

Has 1140 Steam reviews, so I figured it’s just barely above the 1000 reviews.

Nibodhika, do games w Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before

Out of Space a cozy co-op game similar to Overcooked but less chaotic.

AdNecrias,

I came here to write about this one… It gets chaotic once you’re a 4 man team that doesn’t know how to play the game :)

MrScottyTay, do games w What category is games like Life is Strange and Until Dawn?

They’re basically an evolution of the point and click adventure. This variation is often just called a narrative game or other similar sounding names. Searching for “games like telltale” should give you a good list.

Telltale were the ones that evolved the point and click into the form it takes now just so you know. Supermassive (until dawn) made their take on the genre feel more cinematic and more like watching a movie with choices but they’re ultimately still using the formula that telltale pioneered.

echodot,

I’m fairly sure years ago that there was a game called alone in the dark that was very similar to this but that was long before telltale. Anything I can remember about it is that it had had fire physics and that every time you started a new level it would load up and say “last time on a loan in the dark” and then give you a tv show style rundown of what you previously done

MrScottyTay,

That was more of a survival horror game

ben_dover, do games w Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people?

portal 2

cheesymoonshadow,
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

Definitely this, and make sure you also play the community modules when you’ve finished the campaign.

bionicjoey, (edited ) do games w Mafia: The Old Country will offer voice acting in Sicilian

For added authenticity, they should exclusively employ members of Cosa Nostra as voice actors

PeroBasta,

But that’s what we did with “Gomorra” the TV series!! But it was people from the Camorra not the Mafia

Mirshe,

Didn’t they do this with Yakuza?

greatgizzards, (edited ) do games w Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people?
@greatgizzards@new-reddit.jinomial.com avatar

Co-op is making a comeback!

Playing right now:

  • Helldivers 2
  • Hunt: Showdown

Ideas based on games you mentioned:

  • Divinity 2
  • Remnant
  • Wasteland 3
  • Crayta
  • Medieval Dynasty (haven’t actually tried coop on this yet, but single player was great)

Interesting team dynamics:

  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Lethal Company
  • Rimworld (Coop is wild)
  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Surprisingly Engaging:

  • Journey to the Savage Planet
  • Golf with Friends

Nintendo:

  • Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3
  • Contra / Contra 3 (I think there is a new one coming)
  • TMNT Turtles in Time (There is a new TMNT already out too)
  • Bubble Bobble

Keep coming back to it:

  • StarCraft II Coop (free to play now)
  • Diablo II Resurrected (still better than III/IV/Last Epoch/Grimm Dawn etc.)
  • Portal 2 (lots of challenges to complete)

ICastFist, do games w What games popularized certain mechanics?
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

Street Fighter 2 popularized and pretty much set to stone what a tournament fighter game should be. Mortal Kombat came first, but its single-player progression was this weird “tower” with some gimmick fights thrown in, like you vs 2.

Thinking about it, I’d say Mortal Kombat popularized the “REALLY fucking cheap sub boss/final boss” that many other fighting games have (looking at you, SNK) - I mean, good luck getting close to Goro in the first place.

I wonder which korean mmo could be considered as the one that de facto popularized pay-to-win as an integral mechanic.

Diablo hands down popularized not only the action RPG genre, but also having enemies as loot mystery boxes. One lucky kill and you could get your hands on a really great piece of equipment. The amount of clones speaks for itself.

I think Gran Turismo popularized the “carreer mode” of racing games.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Mortal Kombat did not come first. It was quite openly inspired by Street Fighter II.

Sylvartas,

Dude, I have not played mortal kombat in ages but I still seethe at the mere mention of Goro

tigeruppercut,

M Bison cheated a lot in sf2

Ragnarok314159,

Being able to instantly use moves that required the player to charge was bullshit.

ICastFist,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

He was a cheap motherfucker, but nowhere as much as Goro, who had unblockable moves and could interrupt your hits and combos

tigeruppercut,

Yeah Goro was probably cheaper overall, but the CPU in general in SF had unblockable moves and invincibility that they used to interrupt your attack. Of course, input reading goes on in a lot of games and MKI was I’m sure no exception (found this MKII video about it). I think it just got ramped up even more for M Bison, so he ended up being pretty comparable to the MK bosses as well.

AngryishHumanoid, do games w What’s a game you can 100% without hating by the end?

Batman Arkham Asylum and (probably) Arkham City.

Blisterexe,

do riddler trophies count towards 100?

AngryishHumanoid,

Yup.

johsny, do astronomy w Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia
@johsny@lemmy.world avatar

Small little fucker, no wonder it’s not a planet anymore.

darkdemize,
@darkdemize@sh.itjust.works avatar

Straya’s never been a planet, mate.

Zier,
@Zier@fedia.io avatar

Yeah, but it is a pretty big island.

johsny,
@johsny@lemmy.world avatar

Might as well have been. 😉

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