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_Lory98_, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November December 21st

I got to chapter 12 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and can’t be bothered to finish it. I really don’t like how so much of the game feels like padding. There are parts that flow naturally, but they get interrupted by long wastes of time that usually force you to play really bad minigames. At some point the dungeons too started to feel samey. The open world is also Ubisoft-level bad, so I’ve been ignoring it.

The story also feels like a downgrade from the original version in some ways. I though some sequences had less impact (specifically Dyne’s story and Red’s trial. Shinra Mansion too I thought was ruined).

I’m not really a fan of remakes in general. I think they are usually unnecessary and a wasted opportunity to do something new, and it bothers me how they often try to “erase” the original’s gameplay. This one in particular feels like an excuse to sell a single game split in three parts. I doubt I’ll be playing the third one.

I’ve been trying The Last Remnant. Its gameplay is kinda weird and unique, although a bit too opaque. Not sure if it’s good, but it’s at least interesting.

Poopfeast420,

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

I did finish the game, but it was a complete slog at the end. It was mainly because I still really like the characters and had invested too much time into the two games at that point, so I have to see this trilogy through to the end.

Like you said, there’s just soooo much padding, and I’d even say the world is much worse than Ubisoft stuff. It’s just empty, except for the same five copy & paste “events” in every zone.

Something must be wrong with me though, since I’ve actually been thinking about replaying the game lately. Dunno why, but the thought just keeps creeping into my brain every now and then.

wuffah, do gaming w Is there a trick to controllers that I'm missing?

Controllers are inherently an inferior control device to mouse and keyboard, especially for shooters.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/005c0c2a-8d55-4fc4-8b20-bf10bc8c3aab.jpeg

grue,
Appoxo,
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Except for driving.
Keyboard sucks in that disclipline.

C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq,

And in that circumstance, controllers are inferior to wheel and pedals.

Appoxo,
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But more versatile and in direct comparison cheaper.
Same as with keyboards in other disciplines ;)

C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq,

Yeah, that’s true. It’s definitely a specialised piece of kit.

NihilsineNefas, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Even Warframe will run on that puppy (with low settings and without all the particles, other than that they’ve got the whole efficiency thing down pat)

tatann, do games w Where do you all get your (indie) gaming news from?

I follow GOG RSS feed, a good chunk of it is indie games (not just “old games”)

bridgeenjoyer, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Get dosbox

rowinxavier, do gaming w [DCSS] An unusual way to one-shot an orc

What game is this? Dungeon crawl stone soup?

chicken,

Seems to be. Some relevant info from the wiki:

Aura of Power - Any enemy that attacks you may instead falter or redirect its attack to itself or another target. The chance of this rises linearly with piety, reaching a 10% chance of faltering and 5% chance of redirecting at max piety. (Passive)

Confuse is a monster-only spell that attempts to induce confusion in a single target from a distance. It requires a clear line of effect and must overcome the target’s willpower. The following enemies cast Confuse: … Orc wizard

Confusion is a status condition that causes the victim to move and act randomly until it wears off. Confusion can be extremely dangerous: the victim may attack empty tiles or even allies when they attempt to fight, and may fall into deep water or lava if they attempt to move.

Ephera,

Yep. It does also optionally have graphics by the way. It just also has this accompanying text log in case you need to read up on wtf just happened.

catfeeder,

Stone Soup indeed, my favorite roguelike - highly recommended!

kittenzrulz123, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Any game is free to play if you’re willing to sail the high seas :3

msfroh, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

OP: Asks what will run well on a 2017 mid-range business laptop.

ITT: Idle games! Text adventures! Literally games from the 1990s that would run fine on a 486.

🤦‍♂️

ZoteTheMighty,

The free part is actually the harder thing to deliver on here. Free to play games are more recent than this hardware can handle since it’s a newer trend.

FenrirIII, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?
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Go old school: Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Command and Conquer

CCMan1701A, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Zork is going to be great. Decent should run ok.

Ephera, do gaming w [DCSS] An unusual way to one-shot an orc

Huh, did not know you could redirect confusion, but I guess, Ru is more than just a reflection amulet then. 🙃

skrlet13, do games w What are your gaming highlights of 2025?
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Balatro and Warhammer Rogue Trader. I haven’t played them much, but I’ve enjoyed all the time playing

VerilyFemme, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Do emulated games count? I bet you could run most consoles.

AceFuzzLord, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November December 21st

Just finished the holiday carrolling quest in Toontown Rewritten last night.

I have also recently been having fun with the KilaFlow demo. It’s a 3D platformer that has you playing through each level multiple times but is still really fun because it can be fairly fast paced.

But I think my crowning achievement for games played this month was beating my first ever fallout new vegas run a couplendays ago. Embarrassed the Legate with just a fully modded war club… before embarrassing Oliver with Salt Upon Wound’s Fist after talking him down in a House run.

Korhaka, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Should run Wurm online just fine, which isn’t that demanding but is still a 3D games. Sandbox MMO that I got back into playing lately, casual game to most people.

2D games are great too like most people are suggesting, got a 2011 Pentium laptop running Drox Operative 2 at a smooth 60FPS.

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