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Tagger, do gaming w It's been 20 years, and The Simpsons Hit and Run developers are just as surprised as you that the cult open-world game hasn't got a sequel yet

Someone should really remaster and remake this game.

Dudewitbow,

A fan did it, but cant release it publicly for obvious reasons

stevedidwhat_infosec,
ReallyKinda,

This makes game development look much more fun than it probably actually is

teawrecks,

Like with any skill, the yt videos feature the 1% of the time when they get to show off progress. But of course the other 99% of the time is spent on the struggle bus. And like with any skill, if you can learn how to slog through the lows, the highs can be a very rewarding experience.

There’s really nothing like seeing someone play your game for the first time. I assume it’s similar to a musician showing off their music, or a director showing off their film. But that interactive element is very unique; getting to see how people interact and respond emotionally to this thing you built. Actually, maybe it’s like being a toy maker.

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  • Blue_Morpho,

    Whaaaa? Where? The dude said he couldn’t release because of copyright. Is it on torrents?

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  • Blue_Morpho,

    Thanks! I thought you got a hold of that remake done in Unreal Engine.

    simple, do games w After 27,000+ Steam reviews, Overwatch 2 is graded as 'Overwhelmingly Negative'

    50,000 reviews now. It’s a shame, I used to play OW1 a lot even after they stopped providing new content for it. Came to OW2 and I just couldn’t be arsed to grind for characters I don’t have unlocked. You need to win 35 games, and since there’s a basically forced 50% winrate that means you need to play 70 games to unlock a character each time. Wanted to play Ramattra, saw he’s locked, uninstalled and didn’t look back. The monetization is terrible. The balance feels worse than it’s ever been.

    This wouldn’t be such a problem if they didn’t literally SHUT DOWN OVERWATCH 1 to shove people into the cash shop grind sequel

    vettnerk,

    I know next to nothing about neither Ow1 or OW2, but from the sound of it they turned OW2 into a game focused on grinding, where you can pay to skip (part of) the grind. Is my assessment correct? If so they must’ve looked at War Thunder and taken that idea.

    Mic_Check_One_Two,

    Yes. OW1 cost money, but you got all the content. The only paid service was cosmetic outfits for the different characters. You could buy loot boxes for cosmetics. But you had all of the characters, maps, game modes, etc available to begin with. You got the whole game, then could grind for cosmetics.

    OW2 takes that and flips it on its head. The game is free, but each character costs money. The problem is that they shut down OW1, so now the players who owned 1 are having to grind for everything. They’ve also had some weird server bugs, with players getting indefinitely locked out of characters they already own.

    Cryst,

    Wait. I bought overwatch 1 but stopped playing a few years ago. If I go back into overwatch I would have to grind for characters that I used to previously have access to?

    derpgon,

    No, this applies only to characters released in OW2. All the original characters should still be playable for free.

    JeffCraig,

    Fuck everyone that played OW2

    How stupid do you have to be to see this train wreck coming and still contribute.

    Hopefully after OW2 and Diablo 4, people finally stop downloading Blizzard games.

    Version,

    I personally have no problem with the monetization, but the balance is really, really bad.

    Contend6248,

    I really don’t need another subscription in my life

    Version,

    Yeah, but honestly I don‘t think it ruins the game. Sure, it’s not the best idea, but I don‘t care too much. I actually care more about the fact that the gameplay currently sucks and is completely different to Overwatch 1. 5v5 and the overall balancing sucks.

    zalgotext,

    The balance of OW2 is way better than OW1 though. OW1 was a boring shield-shooting simulator for the last 2 or 3 years of it’s life.

    Pxtl,
    @Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

    That’s not the balance, that’s the gameplay. There are still balance problems like the era of Mercy damage amping.

    And while they’ve solved the CC and barriers problem, they’ve made teamfights too swingy. With only 5v5 and a single op tank, teamfights are often basically over after a single death or a single Rez. Especially for the tank. That’s just too much pressure, so nobody wants to tank anymore.

    zalgotext,

    Shields were too strong in OW1, so much so that the meta revolved around having two shield tanks. How is that not a balance issue?

    I agree there’s too much pressure on the tank currently, but I’ll definitely take that over the problems 6v6 OW had.

    Pxtl,
    @Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

    So don’t? You get the new hero like a month or so later then. I haven’t put a dime into ow since I bought it. You don’t need the cosmetics. Let the dumb whales fund the game.

    Contend6248,

    Have you played OW before? I can’t imagine a hero which wasn’t OP on release, fuck that game and it’s P2W subscription

    Pxtl,
    @Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

    Picking lifeweaver at his release was widely considered throwing.

    p03locke, do gaming w Hades player beats unmodded 64 Heat difficulty run - "arguably unachievable in thousands of hours"
    @p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    It’s important to understand that Angel1c (Jade) and Baj were the only two players with the skill level who could have possibly had a chance to beat unmodded, unseeded 64 heat. They already beat 64 heat runs with mods or seeds, so it was a matter of getting that insanely luck RNG to reach the goal.

    Newsteinleo, do games w As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG

    If you assume 25% of player will buy at 80, 50% will buy at $50, and 25% will buy at $20. Per 100 buyers they stand to make $5,000. However if they start at $50 with 75% of buys buying at that price, they will make $4,250. This is about maximizing profit by selling to fans with deep pockets first then discounting latter to captured the rest of the player base.

    echodot,

    That tactic would work if it was a multiplayer game or a major franchise but with a single player cookie cutter game there’s no urgency for me to get started and no FOMO. It just isn’t that interesting of an IP

    chatokun,

    People still will, because lots of people spoil, some like watching streaming etc. When new stuff comes out and I’m not ready to start it, it often also involves stop visiting certain communities, discords, etc.

    Newsteinleo,

    right, so that would put you into the 50% or the lower 25%, but there are people that will buy higher price, and as long as there is 1% willing to buy before the first sale it is worth it for them.

    billwashere,

    Also very true. I’ll just wait.

    swelter_spark,
    @swelter_spark@reddthat.com avatar

    Space rats make it an buy for me, but I’ll still wait until it’s 75% off.

    JcbAzPx,

    So if we assume the world is a magical place where poor people don’t exist, it makes perfect sense.

    Newsteinleo,

    That is exactly how people making these decisions think. Its all numbers to them, there are no people involved in their thinking.

    billwashere,

    But what they don’t take into account is that 75% all at once creates an excitement buzz around the game that ends up causing even more sales then would ever happen otherwise. Look at games like Pokémon go or PalWorld that generated so much buzz. I tried both of them because of the hype and I normally wouldn’t have bothered otherwise.

    Newsteinleo,

    With a game like there has probably been existence market research to account for how much buzz the game will get. They may even be counting on the buzz to sell more copies at full price.

    billwashere,

    Being that it’s a known game and this is a sequel you may very well be right.

    ShaggySnacks, do games w "You can't just have Geralt for every single game" says his voice actor, and if you think The Witcher 4 making Ciri the protagonist is "woke," then "read the damn books"

    Them books are woke.

    neon_nova,

    Tldr?

    harrys_balzac,

    Females characters who live independently.

    BmeBenji,

    ehhhhhhh

    I mean Ciri does but she’s a child throughout the books.

    Yennefer and Triss are almost only as independent as their insatiable lust for Geralt lets them be. Kind of like Triss and Shani in the Witcher 1 but I’d argue they’re worse in that game than in the books

    ihatefascist, do games w Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version

    Give it another 5 years and Ubisoft will be dead, what was the last Ubisoft game without controversy/bad gameplay? I gotta go back 10 years or so

    kameecoding,

    When was the Mad Max game released?

    ampersandrew,
    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    Mad Max is WB.

    knatschus,

    Anno 1800?

    JackbyDev,

    without controversy

    Anno 1800 was an Epic exclusive (and Ubisoft’s Uplay) for a year on release. It was available for pre order on Steam. I believe people that bought it on Steam prior to the one year exclusivity deal still got it. It was a whole thing though. Definitely would call it a controversy.

    Blackmist,

    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was well received.

    Their “AAAA” output is pure slop, but the smaller games can be OK.

    slimerancher,
    @slimerancher@lemmy.world avatar

    Their Mario + Rabbids games are also great.

    suite403,

    I always assumed they were shit since they’re the only Nintendo branded games that go on sale for more than 10% off without a bundle.

    Blackmist,

    I think it’s only Nintendo published games that basically never go on sale.

    Rabbids is unusual because it’s got Mario in but it’s not by Nintendo.

    Their whole policy on never having a sale makes me not want a Switch 2 at all.

    LunarLoony,
    @LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    They’re actually really nice, well-made X-COM lites. Great if you don’t want to immediately throw your kids to the Chryssalids.

    Rabbids still kinda suck as a concept, but the games are good enough that I can look past it

    slimerancher,
    @slimerancher@lemmy.world avatar

    Nah, they are published by Ubisoft, so they go on regular ubisoft style sales. They are pretty good games though. I haven’t played the second one yet, but first one was really well made and polished game.

    jacksilver,

    It’s such a shame that game didn’t get lore attention. It’s one of the best metroidvanias I’ve ever played and has amazing combat.

    Edit: Talking about Prince of Persia Lost Crowns, the Mario rabbids game was also fun but not as good.

    Nikelui,
    @Nikelui@lemmy.world avatar

    gamerant.com/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-sale…

    Yeah, well received but poorly marketed. I guess they are focusing on the wrong games.

    mp3, do games w Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version
    @mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

    If buying isn’t owning, surely that means pirating isn’t stealing.

    p03locke, do games w Vampire Survivors devs launch official wiki "free of ads, banners, and all of the junk that gets in your way"
    @p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    Just wanted to point out that wiki.gg is out there as a replacement. There’s even a wiki.gg Redirect plugin for Firefox that takes you to the right place, if you hit a Fandom link.

    NuXCOM_90Percent,

    Relative to a fandom wiki: I guess? Although you are inherently going to have the same content theft problems where the vast majority of modern wikis are just ripped from the game guides that games media are still paid to prepare.

    Relative to an official wiki with developer backing? No, it is not a replacement.

    Also: I would generally be very wary of any of the plugins to redirect you since they have VERY broad permissions to… hijack your browser traffic. If you are keeping up to date and monitoring them you are probably fine but that feels like a great example in waiting to find out a bad actor pushed some code last week…

    barryamelton,

    and then wiki.gg gets bought, as other wikis got. No thanks.

    Write content in a community mediawiki maintained by the community instead.

    Blackmist,

    Instructions unclear.

    Locked it behind a Discord community instead. 🤡

    lukstru,

    I know this is a joke.

    But seriously from my heart

    Fuck you.

    barryamelton,

    Guess whose doing an IPO and will sell all its data plus get advertisements everywhere? Yep, Discord…

    PM_Your_Nudes_Please, (edited )

    For anyone looking for a wonderful example of this, check out the RuneScape wiki. It’s hosted by a company that is partnered with the game maker, and is fully maintained by the community. It is the single most expansive and in-depth wiki I have ever seen. It is truly the gold standard for what a wiki should aspire to be.

    It has everything you could need to play the game, all the way down to automatic calculators (with built in character lookup functionality, using the game’s high score leaderboard system) to tell you things like how many of [x] resource you’ll need to get [y] experience, or what your estimated return on investment will be for turning [x] resource into [y] product.

    The game has over 250 quests, (and not just basic fetch or kill quests like most MMO’s have) and the wiki has in-depth walkthroughs (including in-game screenshots) for every single one.

    You can even open the wiki directly from the game. There’s a “Wiki” button on the chat box, so you can search the wiki directly via chat, and it opens in your desktop browser.

    Matthew,

    It took many years and plenty of iteration to make it there. It feels like a fever dream remembering the days Sal’s realm and tip.it were king. Remember when the game map wasn’t even in game, they just had a image linked at the top of the webpage?

    yamanii, do games w After 11 years, Xbox One emulators are finally coming to PC - but they're not actually using emulation at all
    @yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

    I can’t wait to play the proper Forza Horizon 2, and Crash Team Racing, curse you Activision for not bringing this one to PC!

    MazonnaCara89,
    @MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml avatar

    I don’t know which one of the ctr games you are referring too, but you might be interested about this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwSkmAp7f8, there is an effort from ctr community to port the ps1 game on pc

    RandomStickman, do games w After 350,000 signatures in an EU consumer rights campaign, Ubisoft is adding offline modes to The Crew games - but not the now-dead original
    @RandomStickman@fedia.io avatar

    Hey, it's not nothing! A small step towards to the right direction

    simple, do games w Randy Pitchford releases the most valuable shift code ever at PAX.

    50 golden keys? Damn, that would’ve been really nice when I was still playing borderlands 2.

    Nima,
    @Nima@leminal.space avatar

    you can still redeem them right now

    NutWrench, do gaming w Star Wars Outlaws doesn't let you free aim and fire from your speeder because Massive didn't want you to "feel as if you can ride in and assault people"
    @NutWrench@lemmy.zip avatar

    The point of an RPG, especially one that involves shooting is you let the player pick their own moral take on how to play the game. You don’t choose FOR them.

    Put real consequences in the game if the players choices actually matter. Don’t nerf the game mechanics for no reason.

    Defaced, do games w Small games can be good for AAA studios, and "directly contributed" to big RPGs like Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer

    Obsidian really got the last laugh considering what Bethesda did to them with New Vegas. Now the roles have essentially been reversed. I’m really looking forward to Avowed.

    CraigeryTheKid,

    I just powered through outer worlds in a couple of weeks, and loved every bit of it. Also look forward to avowed!

    yamanii,
    @yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

    I’m glad outer worlds is getting the recognition it deserves, it was drowned by the disruptive Disco Elysium but it’s still a great RPG with a great sense of humor that made billionaire fanboys mad.

    MurrayL, do gaming w New Naruto fighting game receives backlash for questionable redub, raising eyebrows over potential AI voiceover: "I can guarantee I did not say that line that way"

    As mentioned in the article, these are all union VAs and their new agreement explicitly protects them from AI being used without their permission.

    If it turns out they really did use AI to rework some of the voice lines, there could be a major lawsuit coming…

    dopeshark, do games w Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners
    @dopeshark@lemmy.world avatar

    Starfield for the xbox? Poor xbox…

    plumbus,

    I‘m quite enjoying it.

    9715698,

    Me too, and I don’t recall much other competition. Forza Motorsport had promise, but definitely needed another 6mo to cook

    BorgDrone,

    Me too, and I don’t recall much other competition.

    That’s mainly because the xbox gaming landscape is a wasteland.

    plumbus,

    I‘m quite enjoying it.

    BorgDrone,

    What are you playing Starfield or the other game?

    plumbus,

    Right now I’m mainly playing Starfield, have started Alan Wake remastered and only quickly tested Forza Motorsport.

    Before Starfield came out I played through some of the Game Pass Library: AC Origins, A short Hike, Bramble, Quake II, Lego Starwars, Lego City Undercover, Planet of Lana, Tunic, lots of Witcher 3, A Plague Tale Requiem, High on Life, Starwars Jedi Fallen Order and many more.

    BorgDrone,

    So basically a both xbox games (Starfield & Forza) and a bunch of old, multiplat and indie games.

    Not really a good reason to get an xbox over a PS5 which has a string of amazing exclusives. Let alone the fact that there is no VR support on xbox (why even bother releasing a racing game without VR in 2023?).

    plumbus,

    I paid 500€ for a Xbox Series X and three years of Game Pass Ultimate, and as I said twice before:

    I‘m quite enjoying it.

    BorgDrone,

    Imagine having to play mediocre games for three years.

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