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RandomVideos, do gaming w Balatro is rated PEGI-18 and Among Us inspires disgruntled people with medical needs. What other video games have been secretly eroding the very fabric of American society?

Minecraft has subliminal woke propaganda (there are splashes that appear on the title screen, some of them being pro-LGBTQ+)

There is also a really huge proportion of Minecraft modders that are trans which may be because of the woke subliminal messaging

cupcakezealot,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

ironic given how transphobic and homophobic notch is.

Midnitte,

Him selling it was probably the best thing to happen to Minecraft.

Imagine if JK Rolling didn’t just license Harry Potter, but actually sold the IP

CileTheSane,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

Diablo 3 had a rainbow in it somewhere, clearly woke garbage.

AwakenedAce, do gaming w what's a game that has you like:

Outer Wilds, it has exactly everything I love. I wish I could play it again for the first time, though being unable to do that is one of the reasons I love it

I highly recommend it, it’s great, just don’t spoil yourself by watching things, even the trailers honestly

iegod, do games w What game surprised you with their length?

As an older gamer I want the opposite: shorter games. I don’t have the time to sink.

QuantumSparkles, do games w What game surprised you with their length?

Going back a ways here with Castlevania: Symphony of The Night. It seems like a fairly fleshed out game as it is when you get to the “final” boss but then you read a guide and find out “ending A” is only half of the game

KeenFlame,

Upside down castle

Tidesphere, do games w Is it time to start a campaign against kernel-level anticheat?

We could add the fact that they don’t work to the campaign. Why bother using them if there’s just as much cheating happening?

Cris16228,

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  • Tidesphere,

    I have not noticed any meaningful change in the amount of cheating that I experience.

    warm, do games w Is it time to start a campaign against kernel-level anticheat?

    I know it's easy to say, especially in your case when its a kid, but just dont buy or play games with kernel AC.

    These companies only understand money.

    Anti cheat should be server side.

    boonhet,

    It is going to be hard to potentially have to make GTA 6 the first one I skip entirely (minus II and London I guess, I never got around to playing those. Or the stories).

    I had 2000 hours in SA:MP in the ~one year I actively used xFire. I am an absolute GTA nerd.

    I’ll survive it, maybe borrow the console version off a friend who ends up buying it or something. But I know for sure I’ll hate myself for having principles. Or I’ll cave in and hate myself for having principles and caving in.

    Pika,
    @Pika@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I plan on waiting until they just make it free 12 times like they did GTA 5,I haven’t enjoyed GTA 5 anyway, they scrapped what made single player good and had a super buggy multiplayer if you had a slower internet, the amount of times it froze and hot stuck in the multiplayer tutorial at my parents because they had a 5/5 so it struggled internet side was insane for something that was already on the system and was still SP

    bbbhltz, do gaming w Is there any (single player playable) game with $10 which has made you point any go "haha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?
    @bbbhltz@beehaw.org avatar

    I’ve managed to get a few deals over the years that sort of fit the bill.

    Hollow Knight when it was on sale, for example. But I abandoned at 98% (it goes to 113%, right?). There are a decent number of other Metroidvania-style games that are frequently discounted and are wholly enjoyable (the Shantae series, Iconoclasts, etc.).

    Stardew Valley I found new, in box, for PS4 with audio CD for €8.50 and bought it based on the description without any knowledge of what it was.

    Many shmups are meant to be overplayed and remain enjoyable. Radiant Silvergun comes to mind, and there is a bit of a story to that one as well.

    rtc,

    I have Hollow Knoght already and was considering starting it recently. Stardew Valley too I have had an eye on. I will take a look at the last.

    fri, do gaming w Is there any (single player playable) game with $10 which has made you point any go "haha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?

    For me, it’s games in the immersive sim genre. The Dishonored series and Prey, both made by Arkane studios, I can replay over and over, enjoying every moment of them, exploring alternate paths I haven’t tried yet. Deus Ex is another one that fits, especially Deus Ex Human Revolution. These games often go well below $10 during sales - here are their historical lows:

    • Dishonored: $2
    • Dishonored 2: $3
    • Dishonored DOTO: $6
    • Prey: $3
    • DXHR: $3

    I also loved every second of The Witness - the puzzles are ingenious, hidden things are super enjoyable, and the community made a randomizer that generates new, harder puzzles to add more content to it. The Witness is at $9.99 now, its historical low.

    I know a few people who love factory-building games, optimizing the production and even creating spreadsheets to calculate the perfect production rate. But the two major games in this category don’t fit your price criteria (Satisfactory is $15 right now, and Factorio $35 and won’t get any lower).

    rtc,

    I have Dishonored 1 and 2. Will look at Death of the Outsider. I’ve started playing Thief series (not the remake) which I want to play a fair bit before playing Dishonored. Prey and Deus Ex Human Revolution weren’t ever in my consideration before so I’ll check those.

    The Witness is something I’ll look at.

    hisao,

    Prey was very addictive to me. I think I beat it rather fast though, because I just couldn’t stop playing.

    knokelmaat,

    What are good starting points for the Deus ex series? I’ve got the original on Steam, but haven’t really gotten into it yet, feels very intimidating every time I start. Should I just push through or are there other entry points?

    Btw, I loved dishonored 1 but somehow stopped playing, thanks for reminding me to get back to it :).

    fri,

    I completely understand that! It throws you into a mission right from the start, with no easing in. And from the very beginning you can see that the game allows you to choose - do you kill? Do you sneak around? Do you shoot the leader? Do you let him go? What are the consequences of your actions? It’s not all clear from the start.

    I played the original Deus Ex around 10 years ago. Once you accept the aged visual side of it, the world, characters and plot can easily immerse you till the end. I’d say play the original (maybe with some modern visual mods), then skip to Human Revolution, then Mankind Divided.

    I didn’t bother with Invisible War and The Fall. I tried them for a moment, but the bugs and clunkiness put me off.

    There’s also Deus Ex Go, a mobile game that’s actually a really good puzzle with fantastic music.

    ugo, do gaming w Is there any (single player playable) game with $10 which has made you point any go "haha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?

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  • rtc,

    I’ve not played vampire survivors or survivor likes. I could try it to see myself. Dwarf Fortress too I have had an eye on but it shows many situations which would be obviously frustrating (I enjoy some permanent death games which label themselves as roguelike/roguelite, without frustrating elements). I’d had a look at the ASCII version of Dwarf Fortress a while ago, I find those visuals more appealing in comparison to the steam version. I’ll add these to the list of games to play.

    catloaf, do games w What game surprised you with their length?

    Nethack.

    The first few dozen times I played it, it felt like it took forever to get anywhere. The most recent time I played, it felt quick and easy to get to the bottom. (I got stuck on something, though, and haven’t been able to continue past the valley of the dead.)

    yesman, do games w I may have just missed the news on this, but i guess Assassins creed and presumably other Ubisoft games are getting Steam Achievements now?

    Games were better before achievements. Admit it, you’ve played a game in way that you actively don’t enjoy or long after you’ve lost interest, just to pop some worthless achievement.

    I understand a few studios take the time to make achievements humorous or worthwhile to the actual game your playing, but that’s just another reminder that most studios don’t.

    Jumi,

    The only few achievements I ever actually went for were a few in HoI4 and even then it was only two or three.

    Omegamanthethird, do games w Do you have any recommendations for casual games?
    @Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world avatar

    I’m going to give a possibly controversial opinion. But my favorite casual game to play is Rogue Legacy.

    If you accept that you know you’ll die a lot, it’s a lot less stressful. Outside of that, it’s extremely player friendly. It’s not too complicated. There’s progression. You have runs that end and give you a place to stop. You can turn it off anytime without needing to worry too much about losing progress. It has platforming.

    HubertManne,

    This is how I learned to like shadowbane and elden ring. Death is just a mechanic.

    MajorHavoc,

    I love Rogue Legacy as a casual game. In the early game, it’s decidedly not cozy, due to missing mechanics and how common unwinnable rooms are.

    Rogue Legacy 2 fixes these issues, and adds a ton of difficulty sliders, and can be tuned to be fantasticly cozy,

    Omegamanthethird,
    @Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world avatar

    I kind of love the early game. If I see a particularly difficult room, usually it’s a treasure room and you can back out or take the challenge. The two real objectives are get gold or kill a boss.

    RL2 feels a lot bigger and more dependent on longer marathon runs and more strategic builds. For me it’s still a lot of fun, but not nearly the same cozy feel. Plus there are other challenges that seem mandatory for progression. Having said that, I have not touched the difficulty sliders.

    Regrettable_incident, do games w Do you have any recommendations for casual games?
    @Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world avatar

    I am in a similar situation, I get home tired from work and don’t have much time to myself, I can pick up my steam deck for half an hour or so but not long enough to get very involved with something. I’ve been playing doom 2016, you don’t have to commit much time to it at once. I’m pretty shit at it though.

    luciole, do gaming w anyone know any good android games?
    @luciole@beehaw.org avatar

    Just to start off, there was a thread about this some time ago.

    SweetCitrusBuzz,
    @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org avatar

    Did you look at who the creator of this and that thread was?

    Not intending to be mean or anything, just found it funny.

    JackbyDev,

    It’s still useful because others will have the same question.

    SweetCitrusBuzz,
    @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org avatar

    Yup, I agree.

    sleepybisexual,

    Oh. I forgot that I made this same post a while ago

    luciole,
    @luciole@beehaw.org avatar

    😅 I went a bit fast lol. It’s been a while so I’m sure new stuff will come up (like Balatro was mentioned)

    Volkditty, do gaming w What are good (Paid) android games these days? (End of 2024)

    Someone previously shared this site (darkpatterns.games) that reviews and filters games based on whether they have predatory ads or gameplay mechanics. Useful resource.

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