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Buttons, do gaming w Itch.io was taken down by funko pop
@Buttons@programming.dev avatar

How does one steal Funko Pop’s IP? Create an ugly figure with a giant head and no face? Is that so common that they need an AI system to watch for IP infringement?

If a company wanted to get into the figure business, maybe they could just make figures that look good, and thus avoid infringing Funko Pop’s style.

odium, do gaming w What are good (Paid) android games these days? (End of 2024)

I second Bloons td 6 and balatro. I would also add vampire survivors.

cralder, do gaming w What are good (Paid) android games these days? (End of 2024)
@cralder@lemmy.world avatar

Bloons TD 6 is crazy good

Kolanaki, do gaming w What do we think will be GoTY and which game do we think should be GoTY?
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Since they count DLC in the mix, it’ll probably be Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Thavron,
@Thavron@lemmy.ca avatar

They’re doing DLC? Then it’s got to be Factorio Space Age.

BigBananaDealer, (edited ) do games w Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Review Thread
@BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee avatar

wow i did not expect such rave reviews. now im extra excited to try this out. hope my fucking shite internet allows the game to download and doesnt randomly stop every 5 minutes

update: yeah ill have to play this tomorrow night 💪😎🤳

Venicon,
@Venicon@lemmy.world avatar

I sat with 2mbps for a couple of years. It was quicker to unplug and take my XB to my parents house an hour away to download anything!

Keep the faith, I get 400mbps now and all I had to do was be a little patient, move to a different county and get into crippling debt.

But those download times 🤤

BigBananaDealer,
@BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee avatar

wow 400 🤯 most ive ever had was 200 but mine hovers around 90 now when it doesnt randomly stop

Venicon,
@Venicon@lemmy.world avatar

Thing is after a certain point I can’t even tell the difference any more. I feel like the downloads are throttled from Microsoft’s side so I never quite get the full whack.

fmstrat, do games w Identify a 1990s game with initials?

And ChatGPT to the rescued. MDK.

RebekahWSD, do games w What are some great games that require you to bust out a notebook and pen?
@RebekahWSD@lemmy.world avatar

I usually wrote a lot of scribbles for Stardew Valley, at least when trying to go for perfection.

Heaven’s Vault feels like it should have its own journal, but it really didn’t.

Sid Meier’s Pirates! could use a notebook at points or at least scrap paper.

theunknownmuncher, do pcgaming w Budget gaming: steam deck or build a cheap gaming PC?

Steam deck is definitely a viable alternative, but I’d still go with building a desktop if that is an option to you and if you do not need the portability of steam deck. $600-$700 will get you a pretty decent system (especially if you already have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard) that you can continue to upgrade in the future.

BarrelAgedBoredom,

Yeah the 600-700 figure is just for the PC, I made a little room for a monitor, keyboard and headset/speakers as I would wind up needing those whichever way I went

theunknownmuncher, (edited )

Given that you also need to build a library of PC games, this could swing the needle towards the steam deck depending on what games you want and how patient you are to buy them. But because you can build that library over time, and PC games tend to be cheaper than console games and have much better sales, I still lean toward suggesting you build a desktop.

BarrelAgedBoredom,

I’m not in a rush by any means. Between working full time and being in college, I don’t have a lot of time to play games. I have a handful of AAA titles I’m interested in, but indie gaming has been a pretty large draw for me towards PC gaming in general. There’s so many interesting and innovative titles out there that I simply haven’t had an opportunity to play on my Xbox

theunknownmuncher,

I think a desktop will pay off in the future when it’s time to upgrade again because you can at least reuse the peripherals, case, PSU, fans, hard drives, typically the CPU cooler, maybe GPU unless that is being upgraded, and maybe even the mobo+RAM depending on the upgrade path. I think the AMD AM4 platform is currently the best bang for the buck, but will almost certainly require replacing mobo+RAM on your next future upgrade.

g0nz0li0, do games w What are some great games that require you to bust out a notebook and pen?
@g0nz0li0@lemmy.world avatar

I hear Lorelei and The Laser Eyes was specifically designed around the idea of the player using a physical notepad to help solve the puzzles. Recently released and reviewed strongly, you should check it out if not already on your radar.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

It definitely does, and I’ll second the recommendation, but at least one set of puzzles only really requires the the notepad because they didn’t give you sufficient software tools in game, not because it couldn’t be done well in game.

RubberElectrons, do games w Making peace with liking very few games?
@RubberElectrons@lemmy.world avatar

It’s ok dude. What do you look for in games, is there a common theme?

I’m the same, I actually look for cinematic games with clever, interesting stories. Idgaf about multiplayer or any of that shit, I want to be a director in my own movie.

Bioshock, half life 2, LA Noire, and so on.

aesthelete,

You like horizon? I played the first one and thought the story was pretty good. Maybe not like Bioshock level, but better than most games of the type.

RubberElectrons,
@RubberElectrons@lemmy.world avatar

Never played actually. I’ll check it out. I don’t have much free time generally as I work on a lot of projects, so I usually look for really good stories if I’m going to invest my time.

I’ll take a look though, thanks for the suggestion.

aesthelete,

Sure, no problem. Hope you like it.

RightHandOfIkaros, (edited ) do games w How Xbox backward-compatibility works?

AI is not a great source to ask for any sort of factual information, just a heads up. Its good for creating new stuff, like improvising story narratives or something like being a TTRPG dungeon master, though. I just wouldn’t ever rely on anything it says to ever be factually true.

Im not an Xbox/Microsoft employee, but I will answer to the best of my knowledge. Some or all may be wrong though.

  1. Both.
  2. It does not transform the game at all as long as there are no bugs. Usually the only benefit is increased internal resolution, and sometimes increased framerate Everything else is identical to the original release.
  3. AFAIK, no. When you install the game it doesn’t actually copy the files, it downloads them because some of the files are patched. No internet means you cant download. I think it also needs occasional connection to check. I do think you can play offline but not for 20 years straight.
  4. To my knowledge, no, there is no significant difference. I think it probably is exactly identical, actually. It is however, different from how backwards compatibility worked on the Xbox 360. It is significantly improved.
  5. Cross-generational System Link. Its cool being able to have one player on Original Xbox and one on Series X in the same game.
SolarPunker,

In reference to point 2 I would like to ask you a question: do the x86 versions that are downloaded offer improvements over the original X360 games in terms of image contrast (notoriously dark on that platform) and audio? PS3 games sounded better at the time due to blurays and audio chip.

RightHandOfIkaros,

It is exactly the same game. Audio quality will be identical to the X360 release.

The picture may be a bit brighter, I haven’t noticed the X360 being darker. But picture output is effected by the emulator in the same way that picture output on a N64 emulator will appear brighter than a real N64 plugged into the composite plugs on an LED TV.

De_Narm, do games w What are your most recent games played?

Switch:

  • Witcher 3 (don’t judge)
  • Eiyuden Chronicles

PS4:

  • Code Vein
  • Disco Elysium

PC:

  • Torchlight 2
  • YGO Master Duel

Phone:

  • Pokemon TCG Pocket
TachyonTele,

Witcher 3 can’t be worse than Xcom2 on the switch. No judgement here.

velociroger, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
@velociroger@lemmy.world avatar

ANIMAL WELL

LaserTurboShark69,

What a treat of a game. That feeling of discovery made me feel like I was 10 years

LMagicalus, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?
@LMagicalus@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

What Remains of Edith Finch, I think it has a fantastic narrative. Not so much twists, just best experienced yourself.

BmeBenji, do games w What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?

Most of the really good games have been posted already, so here are three that you should play regardless if you’ve never heard of them before:

  1. Frog Fractions
  2. Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm
  3. GAME OF THE YEAR 420 BLAZE IT

Check them all out because they’re short and free

superkret,

NICE! I like free stuff!

BluesF,

Oh man, frog fractions! Been a long time but that is an experience I will never forget.

superkret,

Just finished Frog Fractions.
I…what the fuck???
(honestly though, one of the best games I played this year)

BmeBenji,

Dude you must be so good at fractions now!!!

superkret,

I certainly know everything there is to know about the immigration process on Bug Mars now.

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