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Sabata11792, do games w Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gets a February 2024 release date on PS5
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Wait, the remake wasn't the full game?

ZekeSulastin,

FF7R was full game length but ended when the party left Midgar; in the original game that is a bit before the end of Disc 1.

Granted, the Midgar section was greatly expanded for the remake and it’s pretty clear that we’re not necessarily doing a 1:1 equivalence with the original game…

hydroel,

I think it will released into 3 parts: Remake, Rebirth and the third volume which I don’t think has been titled yet. What makes it even more confusing is that there was an “enhanced” version of FFVII Remake, released on PC and PS5, called Remake Intergrade.

ProfessorProteus, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report
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I loathe seeing ads in any medium whatsoever, especially a medium I use for escaping this ad-filled apocalypse of a world we all live in. Why on Earth would I willingly force ads onto people who have generously supported me doing the thing I love most?

Disclaimer: I haven’t made any games yet, but someday “soon”…

mindbleach,

GB Jam starts tomorrow, if you want to bang out some four-color faux retro title in a hurry.

echodot,

It’ll be interesting to see how many games are made in unity. I suspect quite a lot will be actually because developers haven’t had time to learn anything new yet it’s been about 5 minutes. No doing that may screw them over long term so maybe they won’t.

smeg,

But MONEY! Don’t you want to make loads of MONEY? Here, watch this Unity developer video about how to squeeze MONEY out of those generous chumps who supported you! It’s the Unity way!

TechieDamien,

When “soon” comes, take a look at Godot. You won’t be screwed by them because it is FLOSS. Have fun!

echodot,

Can Godot compare to unity in terms of features? I admit the last time I looked at it was probably over 2 years ago but it was very bare bones and could only do 2D graphics. Since the project I was developing at the time was a 3D game I kind of ignored it after that.

CorruptBuddha,

2 years ago godot absolutely had 3d game development. You just go to the top, and click from 2d, to 3d.

sugar_in_your_tea,

The 3D demos are impressive, and the most recent release added a lot of features for 3D development, such as a Vulkan renderer and a bunch of lighting effects.

I’m no 3D game dev, but from what I’ve seen, it’s ready for smallish 3D games. I don’t think the performance is anywhere near Unreal, but it seems to be capable enough for most indie 3D titles.

dandi8,

Godot 4 is, apparently, a big rewrite and doing 3D shouldn't be a problem now.

ProfessorProteus,
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What the other folks said. To add, there are several games made with Godot that look like they match Unity in terms of graphical fidelity. And if you’re a boomer like me who doesn’t care about graphics, there are cool games like Ex Zodiac

TechieDamien,

Godot 4 drastically improved the capabilities of godot, especially in the 3d realm. It isn’t perfect, but I would say it is about on par with unity in terms of features. Note that some of the more advanced stuff are in modules that you need go download within the editor. This was done to keep the core light while not sacrificing features.

ProfessorProteus,
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Last night I uninstalled Un*ty and replaced it with Godot, so I’m very excited to start learning. It’s a little disappointing that it’s not as “capable” as other engines, but my conscience (and future expectations) will be clear. And besides, to me game dev is about expressing oneself artistically and not chasing numbers and metrics.

TechieDamien,

If there is something you want to do and it isn’t simple and you think it should be, there is a good chance that there is a module that adds that functionality. Good luck!

ProfessorProteus,
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That’s great to hear. No sense in reinventing the wheel, especially if the wheel uses quaternions for its 6-DoF rotation 😂

Thanks, and good luck to you as well!

108, do games w Sephiroth will be fully playable in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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I'm curious how it would have been if they kept this secret. They like to spoil all their own surprises these days.

mindbleach, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report

Advertising shits in your brain.

Let’s get rid of it.

And screw anyone going ‘but then how money?!’ while it infects billion-dollar business models. There’s no amount of money you can pay, where greedy suits won’t imagine taking your money and selling your eyeballs.

sugar_in_your_tea,

There is an ethical advertising system that works well: opt-in catalogues. I love Costco’s monthly ads, IKEA’s catalogue, Amazon’s holiday shopping catalogue, etc. When I need something, I can browse and create a shopping list.

My problem with ads is that it tries to get me to buy stuff when I’m doing something where I don’t want to buy stuff, like watching TV, browsing the Internet, or playing a game.

A game engine isn’t the right place for ads. Leave that to storefronts and other areas where I’m already looking to spend money.

LazerFX,

For those who know in the UK - the Argos catalogue was always my favourite thing to browse as a kid :D

acceptable_pumpkin, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report

Oh good, now I can play a game I payed for and see some ads. Maybe they’ll add skins in games where some character will wear a Taco Bell shirt or change health potions to “Vitamin Water” bottles

/s

Hiccup,

On the bright side, a lot of the scene might come out of retirement to crack and clean up this shit or we’ll get new adblocking technology/ software. That said, fuck unity.

sugar_in_your_tea,

I don’t want ad blocking in my games, because I should never see ads in something I paid for. I hate that trend in streaming services, I hated it in mobile games, and I absolutely will not tolerate it in desktop/console gaming. I’d rather not play games than see ads there.

DocBlaze, (edited )

I wonder if it will be that integrated. perhaps if you’re a PC player you can solve all these issues for most non multiplayer games by simply cutting the internet out when you’re not using it to download updates from steam.

if it’s just like a taco bell skin dlc, I’m fine with just ignoring it. it’s the same thing as 47 having the clown costume in hitman. it’s an ignorable goof at worst and maybe at best creates an interesting choice for modders.

don’t get me wrong this is fucked, and John riccatello should really be dismissed after the wave of lawsuits overwhelm unity.

all-knight-party,
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The article suggests it's strictly for smartphone apps. Could just be vague wording on the part of the article, but I struggle to understand how this would be as feasible for console or PC releases.

DocBlaze, (edited )

perhaps. I miss the days when you could airplane mode your way out of ads on your phone. the solution of course was to pay for premium games which are way better than a shitty skinnerbox anyway. but most casual gamers don’t want to

smeg,

You can set your private DNS to something like dns.adguard.com, that blocks all ads in mobile games (and every other app) that I’ve tried

sparky, (edited ) do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report
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Apple engineer here, from what I understand most of Unity’s competitors in the we space are significantly better paying and performing. We keep hearing from developers that nobody wants to use Unity’s product because of that. AppLovin, the one named here, outperforms Unity Ads by as much as 800% in some titles, according to a contact of mine at a game studio. With a difference like that it’s hardly surprising nobody is choosing Unity Ads.

This reeks of desperation, but one wonders how effective it could be - because this demand to drop AppLovin is basically cutting off the revenue faucet for these same developers they’re now trying to extort. No Unity fees but no good income either…

Saledovil,

There’s this one guy on youtube(www.youtube.com/), who said about business: [paraphrasing] “Sometimes things go well, and sometimes, you dry to get the change stuck between the couch cushions”. And you’re right, this pretty much does seem like a desperate move if you think about it.

sugar_in_your_tea,

Yeah, I love that analogy. When companies deviate from their core business model to try to increase revenue, it’s a symptom that the company is dying. If they’re having profit issues (which I doubt), a healthy company would innovate to attract customers, not to lock them in.

Hiccup, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report

I’m blown away that they even think this is less controversial or a solution. Brain dead company should cease to exist. I’m totally fine with no new games made with unity.

Lojcs, (edited )

Reminder that the unity ceo once suggested they (apparently he was at ea at the time) could start charging players money for reloading guns hours into a game once the player gets invested enough.

echodot,

These guys are cartoonishly evil. But also completely lacking in any actual common sense.

They literally never seem to think more than one step ahead, it’s pathetic. Sure they might gain some money by screwing everybody over short-term, but long-term they’re going to lose millions when everyone abandons their game/platform for something else. Look at Blizzard, classic example, they’ve screwed themselves over by trying to screw the customer over, they would have made more money if they just kept Overwatch one going.

Rentlar,

I can see it being part of a “announce an outrageously awful thing, settle for doing something bad instead” scheme.

tiwenty, do games w Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrow

choo choo Switch 2 choo choo

Rynelan,

Even though I would love to hear news about the new console… I’m fairly sure this will not be the moment

tiwenty,

I agree ^^

smallaubergine,

Switch U

caseyweederman,

New Switch U XL

smeg,

& Knuckles?

caseyweederman,

Oh man, people are releasing physical copies of new games on retro consoles, right? Is anybody making a game that you can plug into the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge?

smeg,

I think the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge could be added to any game and it would generate a new level based on the content of it, but I’d love to see someone check!

Whirlybird, (edited ) do games w Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will have "very little downtime" when fast travelling

If you’re fast travelling in Spider man games you’re doing it wrong or the devs did traversal wrong.

Koen967,

Agreed. Webslinging across NY is the best part.

Kiosade, do games w Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gets a February 2024 release date on PS5

They need to stop limiting these games to the PS5 and release them on PC as well, and not 2 years late.

Pavidus,
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I’m a massive FFVII fan, and that 2 year wait ALMOST lost my interest. I finally picked it up, where it remained the most expensive game I had purchased for a good long while. I was happy with that, because I heard “the other installments will be included!”

Guess I heard them wrong. They lost me. I won’t pay 90 bucks again for another chapter of a 2 year old remake of a 30 year old game.

the_q,

I heard it’ll be a 3 month wait so not too bad.

Kiosade,

Oh good, 3 months is not bad at all, if that’s the case

Katana314, do xbox w Resident Evil 4 Remake's Separate Ways and Mercenaries DLC out this month

Oh man; I just bought this game not even knowing if it would have more DLC. Mercenaries is always welcome.

junezephier, do games w Star Wars Jedi: Survivor finally delivers the 60fps mode we should have had at launch

Piped bot, chill D:

ChaoticEntropy,
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WATCH THE DAMN VIDEO!?!

CubbyTustard,

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  • lustyargonian,

    It’s recursion time baby

    dan1101, do games w Starfield review - a game about exploration, without exploration

    The biggest letdown is the big continuous handcrafted open world is not there. In Skyrim you could walk from one end of the map to the other, encountering various handcrafted things and random events along the way, as well as NPCs on their daily routines. There really is no equivalent in Starfield. Still a great game, just not a sim and without a big seamless open world.

    massive_bereavement,
    @massive_bereavement@kbin.social avatar

    Maybe I didn't pay attention, but I expected The Expanse (the game), where my ragtag of space murder hobos go from colony to colony doing quests a la Mass Effect and having space combat like in the show/books.

    In contrast, we have the same "planes but not planes" in space that you need to first lower their shields then destroy the hull like in most space games.

    Zdvarko,

    Yep, good points, it just feels… predictable

    Mudface, do gaming w Unity bosses sold stock days before controversial repricing announcement

    Aren’t there laws against this sort of thing? I think that’s significant fraud and he should go to prison

    ares35,
    @ares35@kbin.social avatar

    laws? those only apply to the poor and minority groups.

    Mudface,

    Of course

    chaogomu,

    It was a pre-scheduled sale.

    They're announced months in advance and can either trigger on a set date, or at a set stock price. It's more complex than that, and can involve taxes and shit, but the sale itself was above board(ish).

    They likely delayed the announcement of the fees to ensure a higher stock price for the sale, which starts getting into a gray area.

    Mudface,

    If it’s scheduled, which I know a lot of execs need to do anyways to trade stock, and it’s not just randomized and he knows when those sales happen, and he knows his decision is going to tank the price, he can manipulate what he announces and when it’s announced.

    What’s stopping him from just announcing this, selling the stock in a timer, then waiting just before he’s scheduled to buy stock and announce that he’s changed his mind?

    If I’m the guy who bought that stock from him I’d want to sue. He fucked some sucker over

    chaogomu,

    That's why this is a gray area.

    He's not bought any stock this year. He's just been selling off his compensation stock.

    He might just be an idiot who thought no one would complain or jump ship from using Unity.

    Mudface,

    I dunno, I doubt he’s an idiot. But this game is all rigged anyway

    Saledovil, do games w Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report

    Is this whole thing a “Springtime for Hitler” esque plot?

    Aqarius,

    Springtime for Johnny and Unity, autumn for Godot, Unreal

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