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ampersandrew, do games w Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight devs) acquire Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon devs)
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe it didn’t do as well as they’d hoped, but back of the napkin guesstimates sure make it hard to believe DD2 wasn’t profitable.

Jaderick,

I played it in alpha (?) when it first came out and it was alright. I played it for like 3 hours, but never felt a desire to revisit it.

warm,

Darkest Dungeon was just one of them titles that isn't that suited for a sequel.

Whitebrow,

I agree with the sentiment and it’s weird that it can be applied to quite a few recent games, frostpunk 2 comes to mind as the latest one of these

warm,

It's an attempt at piggybacking off the success of the first game, but they don't take the time to understand why it was successful and if a sequel is needed. I'd love to see devs try something new when they find success instead of just pumping out a number 2.

mosiacmango,

I read it more like they did well, but after a decade making the same game in a couple of iterations, they just want to be done. So sell the company, make 10x what you could running it, and just head on out.

HuntressHimbo, do games w Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight devs) acquire Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon devs)

BHVR trying to acquire a catalog specifically catered to Otzdarva’s tastes

Shiggles,

Please keep behavior far away from fromsoft thanks

Mr_Reach,
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Fromsoft would be more likely acquiring them, so actually start pushing.

systemglitch, do games w Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight devs) acquire Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon devs)

First thought that came to mind: “I have no idea what to make of this”

curiousaur, do games w Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight devs) acquire Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon devs)

If they wanted DD2 to do better, why didn’t they make it a better game?

smokebuddy, do games w I think Sims is a dead franchise now

I watched the LGR Video then saw this and it looks bleak. EA promised to update the NHL series into the new Frostbite engine and all we got was the same game with the same glitches plus a bunch of new ones and longer load times. Even now like 4 years later it’s not worth playing, a total mess. A real shame Life By You got cancelled I had that on my wishlist and it looked almost finished…

I still play Sims 3 with the entire pirate pack from time to time, guess the tradition will continue for now

CCMan1701A,

I stopped with the NHL updates back with NHL 99 even they were basically just roster updates over NHL 97

qevlarr, do games w I think Sims is a dead franchise now
@qevlarr@lemmy.world avatar

It’s time for a new Sims. The way Cities Skylines replaced Simcity and Planet Coaster replaced Rollercoaster Tycoon. Fuck EA

Laser,

l haven’t played Planet Coaster, but my impression was it’s more of a coaster builder than a theme park manager? A lot of “hardcore” players play OpenRCT 2, and for a slightly more modern take on the genre there’s Parkitect. But classic RCT hasn’t been replaced

qevlarr,
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I wouldn’t know, I’m a filthy casual. Parkitect never did it for me, but Planet Coaster did. The point is nobody’s making a new Rollercoaster Tycoon under that name, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t worthy successors from competitors.

Cities Skylines is a better example, I remember how much Sim City sucked, but Cities Skylines knocked it out of the park

Laser,

Skylines is ok, it never clicked for me, consider it more of a city painter than a management game… That plus Paradox’ DLC policy made the game quite unattractive to me rather quickly. And it was very car-centric.

Unfortunately, I’m unaware of a serious contender.

474D, do games w I think Sims is a dead franchise now

Do people really feel this strongly about the Sims? I thought it’s been irrelevant for like a decade

HeartyOfGlass,

It’s only been “irrelevant” because of the poor reception to Sims 4. The Sims was the first great “life sim” game, and the 3rd installment added a crazy amount of content. That’s all we wanted. More stuff to decorate with and places for our Sims to explore. Nah, Sims 4 took away the variety and added paywalls and multiplayer and was just generally a poor experience.

For anyone holding out hope for #5, this is on par with Blizzard announcing their smartphone diablo game. EA killed this franchise, and yeah I’m a little sad about it.

theangriestbird, do gaming w The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review Thread

From Keza McDonald’s review for the Guardian:

The main difference between Link and Zelda is that Zelda can’t fight. Instead, with a magical staff, she can summon material “echoes” of real objects from thin air – which could be anything from a cut of meat to distract monsters, to crates and tables to construct towers and staircases. When you come across the usual Zelda selection of deceptively mild-looking monsters, you can simply conjure a spear-wielding Moblin or a few bats into existence to dispatch them for you. Or, failing that, you can manifest a pot and throw it at whatever’s menacing you.

I did get used to Echoes of Wisdom’s new way of doing things as time went by – but I didn’t love it. There’s lots to like about it; particularly the painfully cute toylike aesthetic, which makes Hyrule feel a bit like like a giant Polly Pocket, and Zelda’s adorable horse. It’s a good game, and its mishmash of intersecting ideas does bring something new to Zelda. But I hope that the next time we play as Zelda, it feels more empowering.

So it sounds like this is the type of game that appeals to sickos that liked playing summoner necro in Diablo 2 (i’m one of those sickos). Except obviously it works better than that bc the entire game is built around it.

miseducator, do games w The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Review Thread

It may have taken 38 years the series’s titular princess to finally get her own game

Ahem…

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/06185e3d-1858-42eb-ab32-4ed9a8f60312.jpeg

Carighan,
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They said to get her own game. Not her own interactive nightmare.

Rai,

SQUADILLAH!

callouscomic, do games w Day -5 of posting a screenshot from a game I've been playing until I also forget to post screenshots

Bonus pic of a nice view. Good thing there’s a railing for safety. The town you see down there is in the game and near where you begin.

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/7216c0bf-ba91-424c-9e50-ae1103b0969b.jpeg

randomdeadguy,
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Wow the art looks great! Are your HP and gold maxed out?

callouscomic,

Yes, this is late game where it’s easy to max out before the end. I will say I liked the progression in game. You certainly have to work a bit to get there, but then it’s satisfying.

sundray, do games w Day -5 of posting a screenshot from a game I've been playing until I also forget to post screenshots

there was something I had to tell you…

“Stay away from boats!”

Carighan, do games w The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Review Thread
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Sounds positive. Not quite a BotW/TotK-banger, but I didn’t expect such a quirky concept to score big on the first outing. Only spotted one truly critical review in there, and even that was more “It’s a neat idea, but doesn’t truly pan out all that well”.

Definitely getting this. Exciting!

t3rmit3, do gaming w wrist mounted games

There are tons of games that are playable on smartwatches. Apart from that, there are a lot of single watch-games from the past. McDonalds and BurgerKing have also had a lot of watches with games or toys, as well.

Tamagotchi watches came back in 2021, which is one great option.

There are a , but they can be pretty pricey.

sleepybisexual,

Ya, this search started withmye discovering the Tetris watch. Unfortunately j can’t justify spending that much. I have a pinetime. Will look into tamogatchi ones

The_Che_Banana,

Apparently Doom plays on anything

sleepybisexual,

Pinetime doom is a thing?

Kolanaki,
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Can it play directly on the skin of my wrist?

toxicbubble420, do gaming w wrist mounted games

Digimon bracelet

Exec, do gaming w wrist mounted games
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