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peaceful_world_view, do gaming w I'm still in full denial, personally.

I was never that good…and then I got old. Still enjoy gaming though.

Old_Bald_Bloke,

Same here, mid 50s, was never better than average - I’m now mediocre

mudmaniac, do gaming w I'm still in full denial, personally.

Late 20s: You realize gaming from the couch is getting difficult because the distance to the TV is too blur without glasses

Mid 30s: No longer able to consume infinite packets of instant ramen. In fact it kinda tastes nasty. Halo 3 at Legendary still tho.

Early 40s: Quake 3 Arena and Half Life 2 now give you motion sickness. Can still get by Halo at Heroic.

Late 40s: The 2ft distance to your monitor now looks blur without glasses. not getting past gold or silver in ranked Overwatch

Mid 50s: Gonna need reading glasses to play. Clair Obscur difficulty now set to Story.

v4ld1z,

Honestly, as long as you’re still having fun and enjoying game, I don’t see an issue here. Sure, in some areas it might have gotten difficult, but if you’re able to adjust

vivalapivo,

I’m in my 30 and I fucking can’t beat Golgra at medium. Rrrrraaaaggeeee

mudmaniac,

I’m stymied at Renoir at the Paintress’ monolith. My pride is such that I rather take a break from the game than go down to Story.

EvilEdgelord, do gaming w I'm still in full denial, personally.
@EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works avatar

48 years old and I haven’t dipped yet 😂

Blackout,
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Not only that but my shit talking is unmatched!

firipu, do games w Pop it in your calendars

But can I still buy the OG subnautica?

CodeBlooded,
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Heads up: once in a blue moon it’s on “sale” for free on Epic Games.

(Ask me how I know.)

firipu,

Fuck epic games, but I was happy I didn’t have to buy it a second time on steam to play it with my kid.

I’m just contemplating to get the mobile version of Subnautica.

bananabenana,

I don’t really understand this sentiment. Cheap games are cheap games. Not even steam lets you ‘own’ your gaming library. More game market competition is good not bad.

winkerjadams,

Epic is 1/3rd owned by Tencent. No thank you

i_love_FFT,
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What is the next project of the og subnautica creator?

UberKitten, do games w Pop it in your calendars

they did such a bad job on Below Zero, this could be a turn for the better for the series. though if there are microtransactions that would kill it.

berty,

Below Zero wasn’t a bad game.

NONE_dc, do games w Pop it in your calendars
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So is like what happened in ZA/UM with Disco Elysium?

skozzii, do gaming w Linux users: Are we over-reliant on Steam?

Let’s just hope Gabe never dies or retires…

darcmage, do gaming w Linux users: Are we over-reliant on Steam?

I use Steam only for games purchased from Steam and Heroic for Epic, GOG, etc…

Heroic makes it much easier to manage games. Custom prefixes for each game with winetricks, mangohud checkbox, environment variables and so on. If the interface was better/modern with some sort of tabbed layout, I would use it for my Steam games as well.

TimLovesTech, do gaming w Linux users: Are we over-reliant on Steam?
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As the only platform that cares about gamers I would say it’s your only choice under Windows also. Unless you pay for boxed versions and then rip/crack them so your not messing with physical media constantly, but then disk space becomes and issue fast.

slauraure,
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This is fair but I’m also worried about introducing a new dependency for a game that normally does not rely on Steam.

TimLovesTech,
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It is a bit of weighing the convenience of Steam dealing with your catalog of games, making them all just a download away, and keeping them outside of Steam and needing to come up with your own currarion method. And if you are buying (licensing it - because apparently nobody actually owns their games) the game outside one of these storefronts, you still have DRM to deal with most likely anyway.

Just have to weigh the pros vs cons.

slauraure,
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I mean the only good alternative to Steam is GOG but there you’re not dealing with DRM.

Dreaming_Novaling, do games w So is Kingdom Hearts 3 _bad_ or just the normal cringe of Kingdom Hearts?

TLDR: I probably wouldn’t suggest playing 3 unless you’re willing to play/watch the side games. The conclusion will not hit hard at all if you didn’t play the side games.

I literally just played through all the games (besides Re:coded, watched it) and I have conflicting feelings about it. Storyline wise, I didn’t love or hate it, as some parts were really nice and heartwarming to see (I really loved the reunion of the other two trios) and certain worlds are nice to meet your fave characters (Toy Box my beloved). But the main plot feels both satisfying and meh. I watched the fandub of union x and got really excited to see the lore be teased more in 3, but because 3 tries to appease everyone (crowd who played all the games vs crowd who only played 1 & 2), they don’t get to dive as deep as I wanted. I am more willing to ignore some of the bs and laugh rather than cringe, but I do understand why many find the plot corny.

The combat… I’ve basically hated the combat in every KH game, BBS is the only one where scrolling through the skill menu didn’t feel like ass, meanwhile DDD executes flowmotion beautifully (while it feels useless in 3), and yet CoM had my favorite system overall (might be my favorite game honestly). 3 controls are far better than KH 1, but the actual difficulty is non-existent and makes blocking feel almost useless. The attraction attacks are there I guess (my mom liked them lol). KH 1 normal mode had me near tears (Even the fucking Traverse Town Armor), CoM was frustrating but satisfying, 2 was boring besides the impossible super bosses, all of 358/2 was just awful overall, BBS was very normal until final boss, and DDD was slightly frustrating but beating the final boss was satisfying. 3 was a snooze fest besides final bosses that just made me go, “oh, I guess I won. I kinda just mashed x.”

IDK, I’ve had a KH shaped hole in my heart over these past two days, wondering what I want to play now that I got through my 2 month marathon. I both miss the games but also acknowledge that they get very repetitive and tiring over time. My mom only played 1,2 & 3 and has basically said KH and Square are dead to her.

CoM, BBS, and DDD are a must to watch/play. 358/2 is only worth it if you like challenge missions (I skipped them, hated the gameplay), Fragmentary Passage is only on the 2.8 disc and is literally 4-5 hrs, and Re:coded is supposedly good gameplay but the plot is just “what if data simulation Riku and Sora went through KH 1 together?” And Union X is gonna be vital to watch for those preparing for KH 4.

RagingRobot, do games w The Steam controller was ahead of its time

I love your passion for this controller. Awesome post.

silverchase, do games w The Steam controller was ahead of its time
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I love my Steam Controller. I got a second before they went out of production! The two big pads are so versatile.

windowsphoneguy,
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Same, second one never saw a battery yet in fear of leakage.

madame_gaymes, do gaming w What are signs that the game devs aren't gamers themselves?
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They work for Ubisoft or Bethesda

theangriestbird, do gaming w Does anyone play Final Fantasy XIV?

I played for a lil while, trying to get into it to play with my friends. The only MMO i’ve gotten DEEP into was the original Guild Wars, and that is obviously a bit different from other MMOs, so I wasn’t sure if it would be my cup of tea. I ended up falling off before finishing the base Realm Reborn MSQ. I found the same problem I always have with MMOs - the initial loop is really fun and addicting and I’m enjoying learning the world, but then I hit a point where doing the quests just feels like a slog to endgame. I did some dungeons with my friends once that was possible, and it mostly just felt like I was struggling to keep up with something that everyone else had done 50 times over already. It stunk that I had to do story quests solo, and could only really party up for dungeons. Much preferred the GW experience of playing the MSQ together.

Idk, I’m not trying to trash on the game, I can tell it’s really well made and I’m happy for all y’all. It just didn’t resonate for me.

wirelesswire,

That’s a major pain point for a lot of new players. You have to invest at least a couple hundred hours into doing the MSQ to get to current endgame content. I know it’s more about the journey, rather than the destination, but it sucks when you have friends doing endgame stuff, and you’re still stuck behind who knows how many more quests in order to join them. I quit the game twice during the stretch of post-ARR quests. They cut the number of quests down since I went through them, but it’s still a slog.

Geodad,

ARR was a slog. Once you hit Heavensward it picks up.

theangriestbird,

Yeah I hear that a lot, I tried to speed run ARR but just ran out of motivation before I got there 😔

DoucheBagMcSwag,

It’s really rough because it was leftovers they were fixing from the original XIV game that was unplayable.

After heavensward there is a significant less amount of quests for each expansion

DoucheBagMcSwag,

This! I’m on heavensward and I agree with this

Geodad,

Stormblood was another low point, IMO. Shadowbringers is amazing though.

DoucheBagMcSwag,

Oh shit that’s good to know.

Megaman_EXE,

This was also my complaint. I felt like it was missing the cooperative aspect of an MMO that I wanted. I think FFXI is closer to what I want, but it’s understandably older and less accessible for a lot of people. I’m still debating when/if i wana take the plunge and just play that for a while.

I’ve spent about 60 hours replaying the intro quests in XIV trying to get into it lol

M137, do gaming w You would think the dinosaurs would have been a greater discovery then the artifact she is chasing
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