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otacon239, do gaming w Sorry little one. *clicks 'kick puppy' button*

I just replayed GTA V after the update and I forgot how bad I feel on the torture mission. But then I remembered what the guy looked like and only had to deal with two cutscenes worth. Also got a great line of dialogue if you shout the target early.

“What the fuck, Michael!?”

“It just felt like that was the guy.”

“How do you know.”

“I had a hunch. It’ll check out.”

samus12345,

I absolutely hate that mission. Even for GTA it sticks out as especially mean-spirited. I always use the battery as few times as needed to get it over with, because it seems like the least horrible thing to do to him.

Xavienth,

Spoken like someone who never trapped a sim in a room and burned them alive

samus12345,

No, but even if I did it would be optional, not something the game is forcing me to do to advance.

otacon239,

Trevor’s speech following the mission actually has a decent amount of meat to it. He makes a valid point and the mission is used to demonstrate his point.

He points out how the guy was completely willing to give info, but because everyone is so torture happy, they make a game out of it the whole time (yes, I’m aware), cracking jokes and totally enjoying the guy’s pain.

I really hope the social commentary that permeates Los Santos is still there in GTA VI. Based on what we got in RDR2, I have no reason to doubt this game is going to be scathing on the current political climate. Time will tell.

samus12345,

The problem is that the game forces the player to engage in what is obviously pointless torture. It’s in character for Trevor to do this, but we should be able to choose not to be involved in it. All the same points can still be made if Trevor does it on his own.

With VI, Rockstar is going to have an Onion problem of trying to be satirical in an age when the US government has fully embraced fascism. In Florida, no less! I really hope the game is all anti-authority and there is NO cooperation with any government agencies, only killing them.

catloaf, do games w Where to find help for a game name

Is it battletoads?

HiroProtagonist,

No but thanks

Mugmoor, do games w Favourite 90s platformer?
@Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Donkey Kong Country 2 will always be the pinnacle of 2D Platforming, though Yoshi’s Island comes in a close second place.

Coyote_sly,

Agreed. Peak platforming.

finitebanjo, do games w Posting a Screenshot without context one time and never again

yikes tough crowd

Nurse_Robot,

They came around

Banrik,

I thought it was a good lighthearted community in-joke, better night posts at all

KryptOrchid, do games w Steam Deck / Gaming News #6

First time reading your ‘rant’ - love it! Keep it up!

PerfectDark,
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world avatar

Oh thank you!

If you filter by my username here, you can sift through my nonsense. As I’m guessing the title has given away, this is the sixth of these I have written up!

They’re meant to be weekly, but I don’t think I’ve been able to wait a full week between writing these yet!

You’re very kind:)

supersquirrel, (edited ) do gaming w I'm doing my part (unfortunately)

I really only buy video games from indie devs.

If I never play a game by an indie dev that I bought, oh noooo what a catastrophe I gave an indie artist money without confirming they deserved it!

This meme should only make you feel slimey if you are dropping lots of money on AAA games where the artists who made the game don’t get even remotely a fair share of profits.

Otherwise, giving independent artists to make more art benefits everyone even if you don’t “use” / “need” the art.

Ulrich, do gaming w System76 or Framework for Linux gaming
@Ulrich@feddit.org avatar

Framework is upgradeable. The S76 isn’t.

ScoobyDope, do games w Gaming has a polarization problem

It’s just the natural result of the sensationalizing of the news. Far more likely to get clicks or views saying something is fantastic or horrible. The grey areas don’t make $$$.

SuperApples, do gaming w Wish I could retire now actually
@SuperApples@lemmy.world avatar

Day 3170 here… that’s still what I’m doing… But in Athens, and mouse+keyboard.

Cruxifux, do gaming w Wish I could retire now actually
@Cruxifux@feddit.nl avatar

Walking dog, feeding homeless, getting drunk, magic the gathering and dnd with my other retired friends. That’s what I would do if I ever retired, which I probably won’t because of everything.

villainy, do games w Favourite Metroid game?

If we’re allowing Trilogy as one game then I’m going to step out a bit and go with AM2R. It’s extremely good and not “for a fan remake”, just straight up good.

If we’re talking single games made/published by Nintendo I’d go with Dread for 2D. I played through that 3-4 times back to back when it came out which was a totally new behavior for me. For 3D it’s Prime 1, still the best 3D example of the genre.

altima_neo, do gaming w Suikoden US vs JPN Box Art
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

It’s such a shame that Western publishers were so ashamed of games Japanese origins. For me, being a teenager at the time, I wanted anything and everything Japanese I could get my hands on. I felt like this was the case for a lot of people at the time. It’s why anime and manga were exploding in popularity.

Elevator7009sAlt, do games w What is your favorite mod?

I’d have to say thanks to SMAPI and Content Patcher for enabling so many Stardew Valley mods in the first place.

Also, Qwinn’s Ultimate DAO Fixpack for allowing me to have a mostly bug-free experience playing Dragon Age: Origins. Mostly.

AstralPath, do gaming w What's your "this is totally fine and I'm going to have a great time" FPS (refresh rate). ?

In this day and age, anything below 60FPS 1080p is unacceptable. If a new game can’t hit that target on 3 year old hardware, the game is unfinished.

penquin,

I’m asking YOU and what YOU think is playable and you’d enjoy it , not games.

AstralPath,

I think 60FPS is totally fine. 30 is only OK on slower moving games or era-appropriate consoles; Halo on the OG Xbox for example.

Mothra,
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

I know OP has a point that they weren’t asking your opinion on games, but I really like your stance of demanding performance from the game devs especially on older hardware. There is a culture of "must have newest hardware to run everything maxed " that’s just dumb consumerism.

Kazumara, do gaming w Don't forget to make a 2nd save file just in case.

They could improve this so much by saying something like “the last 2 minutes and 24 seconds of unsaved progress will be lost” instead. Just need to keep a time counter from last save, that’s not too much overhead.

wccrawford,

There are even games that already do this. I still end up second-guessing, but at least “you last saved 8 seconds ago” makes me pretty sure I got it.

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