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Noite_Etion, do games w Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Takes $140 Million Hit in ‘Content Abandonment Losses’ as It Revises Game Pipeline - IGN
@Noite_Etion@lemmy.world avatar

The company said it wants to be “more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources”, and as a result of the “close examination”

Hate company gibberish like this. We plan to spend money differently… Somehow, but were planning!

Additionally Square needs to stop releasing games exclusively to a single platform, no wonder Rebirth sales haven’t been released as many (including myself) are waiting for the PC release.

Mainly waiting for PC release so I can use mods to shut Chadley up, and turn off all the anime grunting.

Bitrot, do gaming w How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine
@Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Well shit.

chloyster, do gaming w Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Will Have a Character Voiced by Text-to-Speech at Launch - IGN

I can believe it being an accident. The character only has 8 lines of dialogue and it seems (if I am reading right) it’s just the English dub that has this problem? He’s voiced normally in the 4 other fully dubbed languages. It’s truly a bizarre thing to have happened though

echo64, do games w Activision QA Workers Protest New Office Mandate, Calling It a 'Soft Layoff'

If there is one thing Microsoft does not want or need, it’s QA. They have their own people.

Shareholders get richer from this buyout, and the workers get fired.

Primarily0617,

They have their own people

microsoft has QA?

trashgirlfriend,

His name’s Mike

delitomatoes,

O’soft, from Ireland

ohlaph,

had

DudeDudenson,

Yeah, their customers!

dan1101, do games w Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3.0.1. Patch Fixes Anti-Bagging Measures Accidentally Triggering

Bagging seems like it should be a valid strategy, let yourself go to the back of the pack to get better items, but run the risk of not being able to catch up.

otp,

It seems counter-intuitive to make a racing game’s optimal strategy to lag behind the rest of the other racers

hansl,

Mario Kart is a racing game like Smash Bros is a fighting game; sure it fits, but you can’t really compare it directly to the competition.

otp,

Knocking opponents off the stage is close enough to lowering their HP to 0.

Being slower than everyone else is the opposite of being faster than everyone else. It does seem like it’s cheesing the system that’s supposed to balance things out.

Even items in Smash Bros has a skill component in getting to the item first. And “rubber band” mechanics like bonus final smashes (and items in general) can be turned off.

hansl,

It’s also possible to turn those off (items and their distribution), making bagging a minor issue at best.

otp,

Isn’t the competitive default online in Mario Kart to have items on?

wildginger,

Knocking people off the stage isnt the part that makes smash uncomparable to other fighting games.

Its the fact that its technically a platforming game, and a multiplayer game, which frequently incentivizes running and hiding from opponents, and has a built in random trip mechanic to fuck you over for no reason other than coin flip handicapping you, among a myriad of other examples of how the game can make the weaker player win.

ChairmanMeow,
@ChairmanMeow@programming.dev avatar

I think tripping was only in Brawl, no?

otp,

When the Smash meta revolves around playing sub-optimally until the other player trips, let me know.

wildginger,

Bagging isnt sub optimal either, its just not empty brain w+m1 gameplay.

Youre upset the racing game is more dynamic? There are many other racing games with less complex and risky strategies

otp,

I meant sub-optimally in terms of actually racing. Optimal speed would be getting the lowest time in the race. Bagging would be aiming to not get the fastest lap each time. I probably could’ve chosen a better word, my bad.

I’m not upset about anything. But isn’t this post about Nintendo removing/reducing bagging? So maybe some others are upset about that change. But it seems like a good thing to me.

wildginger,

Its also sub optimal speed to lag a bit so a blue shell doesnt blow you up, but since its a mario style cartoonish video game you often find that the optimal play isnt to have the smallest or biggest number at all times.

I would say any change that makes mario cart less like mario cart and more like other racing games is a change that makes a worse game. A racing game that involves more strategy than the rest is more interesting than a racing game thats just more cartoony.

otp,

I think lagging behind for OP items is less interesting than a skill-based race.

In a party environment, those OP items are great. Bullet Bills help the new player spice up the friendly environment. But if the pro is lagging behind specifically to get OP items, I think that makes it less fun and less interesting.

Zoomboingding,
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

Eh serious tournaments disable items in Smash, the same isn’t said for Mario Kart.

ThisIsNotHim,
@ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz avatar

It does, but for a real world parallel see bike sprints.

otp,

Is it because of wind resistance? The one in front cuts through the wind for everyone else?

ThisIsNotHim,
@ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz avatar

Yes. But it’s a duel, so they’re just trying to stay behind one person.

You’re not allowed to stop, so you try and creep forward really slowly by doing bike stands until the last lap.

I dunno exactly what sandbagging looks like in Mario Cart, but I kind of doubt it looks this silly.

otp,

Interesting!

thorbot, do games w Bethesda Is Responding to Negative Reviews of Starfield on Steam

Starfield was super fun until it wasn’t. I have no desire to ever go back to it. Skyrim on the other hand…

vagrantprodigy,

For me it was super boring until I left Constellation, fun for 10 or so hours after that, super boring for a few more, and now I haven’t played it in over 2 months.

thorbot,

I actually just peaced out of constellation right away because I felt like the reason I was there was bullshit. I had 30 hours of fun doing side quests, came back to constellation because I heard there were powers I was missing. Acquiring them was tedious and they weren’t even that useful. I grinded out the main story and quit once I got the credit roll. Zero desire to go through it again

aidan,

Skyrim on the other hand…

Do you think to an extent it’s just familiarity? It is relaxing for you to go back to something you’re so familiar with, you aren’t surprised by it.

Default_Defect,
@Default_Defect@midwest.social avatar

You got downvoted, but yes, and mods. Starfield will be looked at a lot more favorably when everyone is playing a modded version of the game.

alienanimals, do games w Bungie CEO Claims Layoffs Were Due to Destiny 2 Underperformance - IGN

Layoffs were actually due to inept leadership.

extant, do games w Skull and Bones Has Yet Another New Release Window

Games getting their release dates pushed back should be applauded not criticized.

Stovetop,

Except this game’s development has been a trainwreck since Day 1. There were many opportunities to release it earlier as a good game, but Ubisoft keeps changing their mind on what dumb monetization model they want to weasel in there.

Metal_Zealot, do games w Skull and Bones Has Yet Another New Release Window
@Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml avatar

If this ends up just being a Sea of Thieves ripoff, I’m gonna fucking lol

crawley,

I don’t know what else it could possibly be

slowjoe,

I couldn’t even get past the tutorial area during the beta, it was very tedious

Codilingus,

Having played in one of the first tests, it’s far from Sea of Thieves. 1 man controls the entire ship, opposed to a crew controlling 1 aspect of the ship at a time.

And it got boring very very fast.

Zoboomafoo,
@Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world avatar

I saw a little gameplay footage and it looked like just the sailing part of Black Flag, nothing else and no new features to make it more in depth.

How close am I?

Codilingus,

Actually really close, lol.

ArmoredThirteen,

Well you probably played before they had the “fun and engaging gameplay” dlc ready

Son_of_dad, do games w New Report Makes Disturbing Allegations Against The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Developer - IGN

Why even attempt AAA game with such a small budget/team size ratio?

It would have been a good game if they had cut the amount of developers and the scope of the game to fit the budget. I’ve recently tried smaller games like Dysmantle and they’re great, why not even pixel/FF style Lord of the rings game? That would be awesome and cost less

ours,

Maybe having licensed such a big IP they aimed for the stars.

z3rOR0ne, (edited ) do games w CD Projekt Doesn't Regret Making Cyberpunk 2077 First-Person, but Has Yet to Decide on Cyberpunk 2
@z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml avatar

Yes. As much as I have loved this game from day 1 (yes, day 1), the lack of 3rd person option did irk me quite a bit.

Honestly I probably would have played 1st person the majority of the time, but the option to zoom out the camera and just watch my badass highly customizable character move around and interact with Night City would have been a very very nice addition to the game.

Ultimately, I think they just had to scrap to focus on other (probably less technically challenging) aspects of the game’s development.

The fact that they made an exception for this with the vehicles (now with combat as of version 2.0) points to the high probability they knew that 1st person throughout the entire game was probably gonna lose them some fanfare, so at least in the vehicles (especially the motorcycles), you can zoom out and see your customized V in all their glory.

Gurei,

The number one reason my primary vehicles tend to be motorcycles.

Tar_alcaran,

Also, lane splitting is a superpower in night city.

Kaldo,
@Kaldo@kbin.social avatar

I think something like what modern Deus Ex games had is a perfect balance of 1st and 3rd person camera. Most of the exploration, sneaking and shooting is first person but whenever you enter cover or shimmy along the walls, you get a 3rd person camera so you can see and aim better. It's both practical and immersive IMHO. Takedowns were kinda bad since it took you into a basically cutscene every time but if done differently, more seamlessly, i'd be a good fit for cp2077.

Also I wouldn't mind 1st person camera in vehicles at all if it was actually good, but it feels like I'm driving from the back seat, FOV was just terrible. And that's coming from someone who enjoyed doing GTAV heists in first person mode...

ryathal, do games w Capcom President Thinks Game Prices Are 'Too Low' - IGN

Game prices are already pushing $100+ when you factor in season passes, special editions, and microtransactions. Basically every AAA game has some combo of all of these.

dan1101, do games w Todd Howard Says Planet Exploration in Starfield Was Brutal Before Being 'Nerfed' - IGN

I’m all for hardcore as long as you can figure out what the affliction is and how to avoid/cure it.

CubbyTustard,

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  • dan1101,

    I believe it’s Tab on the PC, in the upper right it will actually say what the symbols mean. But even though I carry around helmets/clothes/spacesuits with high ratings for each thing and wear appropriate things I still seem to get warnings when I go outside. I’m not sure if it’s actually affecting me or just a general warning that the hazard exists.

    Fafner, (edited ) do gaming w Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3 Revive Age-Old RPG Debate About Encumbrance
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    Playing a barbarian with bear aspect: “What encumbrance?”

    edm00se,
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    I facepalmed after realizing I’ve been lugging around that stupid

    spoilerhidden Harper’s Chest w/ the high lockpick DC

    for the entire second act with it taking up inventory space.

    Schlock, (edited )

    Smashing chests in BG3 has no negative effects.

    BJHanssen, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3: Act 3 Bugs and Missing Content Becoming a Problem as More Players Near End
    @BJHanssen@lemmy.world avatar

    Honestly, the game is amazing 95% of the time. But Act 3 feels a bit too packed and a bit rushed at the same time. I’ve not been able to complete it because the game consistently crashes for me at a particular point on what amounts to ‘the final run’.

    The fact that instead of just leaving the gsme until patched I instead chose to start over with a second character says something about how good the game is otherwise.

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