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inlandempire, do gaming w Anyone have a sudden loss in gaming?
@inlandempire@jlai.lu avatar

I’m 10 years younger and I feel the same, granted, I still game a lot, but I find myself more excited about the ideas and potential of a game, than actually playing it.

I think it’s a normal thing, you gotta get tired of a hobby after so many years, and it’s a healthy thing to cycle it out and pick up something else, and maybe come back to it some time later

Poopfeast420, (edited ) do games w World of Warcraft's monetization seems to be getting way more aggressive
@Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I think you’re looking at this through rose-tinted glasses.

In my opinion mounts, pets, toys or whatever don’t count as content, so in that case, you still get everything with the expansion and a sub.

But even if you think it’s content, back in the day you also already had Collectors edition mounts and pets, the stuff from Blizzcon (before it was digital), TCG codes, etc. Not much different than today I think.

Buttflapper,

Idk what point you’re trying to get across. Back in TBC everything was in game. Every mount and cosmetic. There was no shop. Collectors edition obviously existed, sure. How is cosmetics and mounts not content? It’s part of the game lol

luves2spooge,

Not exactly true. There were mounts you could only get from buy the trading cards (spectral tiger being the most popular)

JackbyDev,
missingno, do gaming w What type of game do you want to see?
@missingno@fedia.io avatar

Bring back versus puzzle games. Puyo Puyo is more or less the only surviving IP today, and even that is only barely on life support now that Sega has banished it to Apple Arcade exclusivity.

The whole damn genre lies in ruins now and I miss it so much. Someone, anyone, make a new game please.

zcd, do gaming w What type of game do you want to see?

Beekeeping simulator!

originalucifer, do gaming w What type of game do you want to see?
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i really like the idea of civilization.. but its so freakin scripted it feels like im playin someone elses story.

totk is almost a masterpiece, i would not hate more of that kind of game play/world experience.

Dr_Box, do games w I spent 6000+ hours of my life building this character

I thought that was eq1 at first glance

Hackworth,

Ditto, I was about to start waxing poetic about my bard.

Blxter, do games w I don't think it's possible for me to complete this Steam achievement
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Is there an in-game tracker for how much farther to go? If not you might be able to keep track here completionist.me/steam/app/2884590 . As an avid achievement hunter I don’t see a problem with achievements like this in most cases there are probably ways to “cheese” them I don’t know about this game however. (Steam guides can be useful for finding what other players have used)

Edit: looks like there are no guides for this game I tried to look on mobile so disregard that haha

AstralPath, do games w Fields of Mistria review: A boring, soulless Stardew reskin

Upvoted because It seems like somebody doesn’t understand the concept of an opinion and downvoted you for it. Thanks for the review.

Buttflapper,

People just don’t like what they hear. I wanted to like the game, I really did. But I just can’t

ByteOnBikes,

I didn’t upvote or downvote.

Your opinion is valid. I think some parts could be reworked. I see what you’re saying, but how you’re saying it is what is rubbing people the wrong way.

Honestly, I like these opinion posts, because even if I’m a fanboy, I might agree with certain things.

Buttflapper,

how you’re saying it is what is rubbing people the wrong way.

Can you help me understand so I can avoid this in the future? Being completely honest, I don’t mean to sound toxic or petulant at all

Gradually_Adjusting, do gaming w Gamer_IRL
@Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world avatar

Surprisingly accurate cumulative inflation numbers in this meme

tfowinder,

Shouldnt inflation adjusted be around 100 dollars ?

Gradually_Adjusting,
@Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world avatar

Not according to www.usinflationcalculator.com anyway.

SharkAttak, do games w Whatever happened to racing games
@SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org avatar

OP just wanted some racing games recommendations imho 😁

Kyouki,

Same tbh. Arcadey ones preferably!

all-knight-party, do games w Stories and Mechanics around punishing over-aggression
@all-knight-party@fedia.io avatar

Dark Souls, and other from soft souls likes (except Sekiro and Bloodborne).

You are encouraged to play cautiously and intently, otherwise you'll get slapped by concealed enemies, mobs with unexpected movesets, and being over aggressive and "greedy" during boss fights will end many an attempt. I love these games for that.

scrubbles, do games w Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread
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These are so reassuring, dear god I hope it’s good. I really really feel like this is the make it or break it for Bioware. If Veilguard does well we could see a new era of Bioware games, refreshing Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

Or we’ll see EA finally shutter it.

shani66,

A new era of bad games. Look at Pokemon, those games are almost always bad now, but because it’s already popular it’ll never improve or go away.

vasus, do games w Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread

Please god let these positive reviews be paid off. I don’t want this game succeed, it has nothing to do with the series - complete tonal shift, choices barely carry over and not being able to control companions is just… I wish they made a new series, this isn’t the Dragon age I know. Hope it fails

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

The paid reviews conspiracy stuff is still a thing?

vasus,

I am not aware of any conspiracy like that, It’s just my personal hope.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

People have guessed that a game that reviewed well, that they didn’t want to review well, has been because of paid reviews for decades. It’s not a thing. If it was, EA wouldn’t have “forgotten” to pay for Anthem reviews, for instance. I get that this may not be what you want, but that happens sometimes. Rainbow Six is now GI Joe for some reason. The best thing you can do is enjoy the ones you enjoyed and then play the next great game that comes out that was inspired by the ones you like. Getting too invested in a given franchise is what allows them to mutate into things you don’t want. At least this game finally did away with the usual EA DRM, so part of voting with our wallets is working.

djsoren19,

You don’t have to pay people to generate good reviews. You can also just only choose to give review keys to friendly media outlets you’ve already built a relationship and know will treat you uncritically.

scrubbles,
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God this, this right here is what I’m sick of in gaming. The negativity and hoping that things fail. Gaming has always been negative but ffs lately it’s just been awful. There used to be a time where people would say “Eh, it’s not for me”, now it’s “I hate the style and everything about it one star bandwagon folks let’s all talk about how terrible and awful this game is and shit it down and out” And I say this as a dragon age fan.

I’m willing to give it a fair shot - and I think real fans are willing to give the benefit of the doubt before shooting it down. Am I fan of the art style? No, not really. The gameplay? How could I I haven’t played it yet. Controlling companions? Personally I never used it much anyway. I would never hope for a franchise I love to fail, that’s such a weird thing to me. I’ll see how it is when it releases, and I hope I have fun.

I don’t care if it’s the dragon age I knew. I want it to be a fun game. I don’t care if it’s spongy, or the fighting is a little off, if they can get me to have fun - that’s my metric. More importantly, I know others do care about those things. What I won’t do is rage online or hope it fails because it doesn’t cater to me.

vasus,

It’s not just gaming - people had a similar reaction on the trailer for the Megamind animated TV series. I think it’s a difference in mindset, some people don’t care while others see it as disrespect to their beloved franchise.

I’m willing to give it a fair shot

Personally I’m going to trust what the studio behind the game chose to showcase in the official reveal trailer. They’re selling the game as a lighthearted, cartoony, high fantasy romp where a band of constantly quipping misfits save the world, all without a hint of seriousness anywhere. I don’t care whether the game is good, it’s not Dragon Age.

I am not hoping for a franchise I love to fail. What I am hoping for is that this imposter, which wears the series’ skin purely for brand recognition, fails.

scrubbles,
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It’s not what you think Dragon Age should be. I personally am excited for that. I loved Inquisition and hated Origins, I loved the high fantasy romp with Sera and Varric making quips all day. To me, that was the best story and characters in the entire franchise, and my opinions are just as valid as yours. If you didn’t like it, fine, but I think it’s weird to judge a game negatively because it changed.

To give a reverse example for me. I don’t like where Halo went, but I have a lot of friends who love Infinite’s multiplayer. Now, I could go online and tell people that they shouldn’t play it because 2 and 3 were the best ones - or I could say nothing and let people enjoy things.

vasus,

I went and checked my copy of Dragon Age Origins, and thankfully I’m not misremembering nor is it “just what I think”, as on the back it says “A Dark Fantasy epic”. That’s what the series was, directly quoted from the creators behind it. Same thing with Inquisition, it was bleak, had tough choices, things were at stake. This new game couldn’t be further from the previous titles - it doesn’t belong.

I don’t think it’s right to keep your head down and say nothing when something you like is being taken in a direction you don’t enjoy. Saying something critical against it doesn’t hurt anyone, worst thing that could happen is not enough people agree and nothing changes.

shani66,

Then why play dragon age? I wouldn’t be happy if mass effect abandoned it’s fans to cater to my tastes, that’s fucked up.

shani66,

Would it be better to become a darkspawn or die? Generally I’d prefer a series cater to the heart of the series instead of fuck off into an unwanted and disconnected direction.

Doburoku,

This was refreshing to read.

I too am just tired of all the damn negativity.

Thank you for the validation.

WrenFeathers, do gaming w This is spot on for so many games
@WrenFeathers@lemmy.world avatar

Wait, no tributaries? Unplayable!

secret300, do gaming w This is spot on for so many games

Honestly I’d love is someone made exactly that map to play around in in a sandbox game

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