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IchNichtenLichten, do games w What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from?
@IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world avatar

Just give me a new Deus Ex game please.

ramble81,

Glad I wasn’t the first one to suggest it. It’d be so much better if they finish it off and provide the missing gap to the original game.

Klear,

Cyberpunk scratched that itch for me to a surprising degree. It’s not a perfect match, but it felt closer to the original than the sequels did somehow.

IchNichtenLichten,
@IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world avatar

Given how well that game sold, it’s even more baffling that we don’t seem to be getting another Deus Ex. Don’t they like money or something?

Klear,

They do like money. That’s why they made two shitty prequels.

AceQuorthon,

Yes please, one close to the original <3

coffinwood, do gaming w I asked what your fave controllers are, now. What is the worst controller you have used?

Hot take: Nintendo Switch Joycons. They’re a nice and clever concept but in reality they’re bad.

Too small even for casual games. The Wiimote was much better at it.

Very expensive at 80 € per set. Yes, you get two of them but in most games outside of Mario Kart you also need both. And even then they’re fine at best.

4 out of 4 of my controllers got stick drift. Nintendo had to be sued into repairing them.

sleepybisexual,

Fuck joycons

cRazi_man,

All the cool kids hate Joycons.

Seriously though, I replaced them immediately and never took them out of the drawer again.

sleepybisexual,

I used them for s bit before I got something better. The sticks have less travel than a fucking 3ds slider

JillyB,

On the other hand, you can play with your hands in completely different locations which is nice for being lazy on a couch.

coffinwood,

My reasonably sized, more ergonomic, multi-system wireless controller with hall effect sticks does that for a little more than half the price.

JillyB,

Yeah it’s not the best option. But it did popularize the form factor

algorithmae,

Which one? I’d love a controller that works for PC that I can split apart like joycons

coffinwood,

It’s a conventional GameSir controller that has a Switch mode among others. The split design of the Joycons rarely plays out, most of the time it makes the controllers unnecessarily complex and thus expensive IMHO.

algorithmae,

Sooo you can’t play with your hands in different positions like you said?

coffinwood,

You mean both hands have to grip one controller opposed to having a Joycon in each hand? That split-design can be an advantage, but IMHO doesn’t cancel out the shortcomings of the Joycons. I find them still too small and not grippy at all.

algorithmae,

Here’s the comment chain as a reminder.

OP:

On the other hand, you can play with your hands in completely different locations which is nice for being lazy on a couch.

You literally replied:

My reasonably sized, more ergonomic, multi-system wireless controller with hall effect sticks does that for a little more than half the price.

So can you play with your hands in completely different locations with your “conventional GameSir controller” or not?

If not, why did you say that you could?

coffinwood,

Sorry I misunderstood. And literally followed up with a clarification so what’s the problem

Palbous,

And literally followed up with a clarification

You weren’t clear until now. I know I spent a couple of minutes looking for a GameSit controller that splits, hahaha.

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I think they are actually really good at very specific things, the clicky buttons are great for ace attorney and tetris

brsrklf,

Single joycon is barely usable, but the Wiimote was terrible for sideways holding.

Its shape was clearly never intended for it, and the d-pad was absolutely awful, one of the worst I’ve used.

The d-pad worked as buttons (which was how most games used it, in vertical mode), but for movement it was very stiff and almost impossible to get diagonals. For a console that featured virtual console heavily and needed a lot of classic controls, that was very bad design.

_Lory98_,

I hate the Joycons so much. The clicky buttons are terrible, the split dpad sucks for games that use it for movement, the sticks aren’t great either for precision (ignoring the drift issues), and I find them painful to hold.

Kolanaki, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
!deleted6508 avatar

I know of at least one other place it is available, and they have it for the cheapest price 😈

Speculater,
@Speculater@lemmy.world avatar

Wrong. I know a place that will pay you to download it, if you’re willing to first disable Windows Defender.

Lemminary,

Don’t they also offer a great discount if you pay within 12 hours to unlock your personal files? I’m in!

Deestan, do games w What is the next "grown up game" now that Minecraft only goes for children?

The judgemental attitude and self victimization detract from your post. You’ll find people to be friendlier and more helpful to you if you manage to tone it differently.

Anyway! It sounds like you want games that prioritize being interesting over being popular? Dwarf Fortress would be my immediate thought.

haui_lemmy,

There is no judgement and no self victimisation in my post. Minecraft changed drastically from what it was and I‘m fully allowed to not like it.

But thanks for the suggestion dwarf fortress seems to be quite the thing to try. Will check it out.

Aielman15, do games w Games that force you to make hard choices
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

The obvious answer is Pathologic. You play as one of three possible characters in a black plague-infested town in the russian steppe, trying to help people and survive.

As days go by, the situation worsens and, in order to survive, you are forced to make very hard decisions. Can you spare the food for the others? Will you rob someone of their medicines? Will you risk going to the most dangerous parts of the city, where the stench of infection permeates the air?

I’ll quote The Nocturnal Rambler’s review of the game, which is one of my favourite video game reviewers:

Making it to the end of a day is a genuine accomplishment in this game, considering all the work you have to do to stay alive, and that the game really doesn’t care if you live or die. It won’t hold your hand to make sure you get through to the end; it’s entirely possible to make it through 10 days and then back yourself into a corner where you have absolutely no hope of survival, short of loading a save from a few (in-game) days ago. Or perhaps to save yourself the agony of replaying several hours of the game, you end up in terrifying, desperate scenarios where you have to sell your only weapon for a few scraps of bread, or murder a child for the medicine he’s carrying while you’re about to die from infection. That’s true horror right there.

It’s not an easy game and it’s not a good game, even. It’s old and dated and janky, but it’s also full of charm and personality. I wouldn’t say it’s a game meant to be played, as much as it is an experience worth going through. You won’t have fun playing the game. Even if you can overlook its pain points, it’s an objectively oppressive game that will make you feel miserable from beginning to end, and increasingly so. I wouldn’t say it’s for everyone, and I don’t mean that in an elitist way. Some people simply won’t stand this much bleakness during the time they are supposedly spending to find entertainment.

flying_sheep,
@flying_sheep@lemmy.ml avatar

From what I heard, Pathologic 2 is basically a 2019 remake of the original, so it should be prettier, less janky but still basically the same game, right?

Aielman15, (edited )
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

I have heard very good things about it, but I can’t talk for myself, as I haven’t played it. My only recommendation is to stay away from the console versions of the game, as I tried it on Xbox One and it was unplayable (heard the same about the PS4 port, too). Maybe it’s better on next gen, but I wouldn’t risk it.

Two things worth mentioning:

  • The remake only has one character, the Haruspex. If you want to play as the Bachelor or the Changeling, you’ll need to grab the original game.
  • There are difficulty settings in the remake. I would leave them as default, as I think the difficulty of the game, and the conflicting decisions you’ll need to undertake because of it, is an integral part of the experience. That being said, if you really like the game and want to see it through, you can tweak the difficulty a bit, and accessibility is always a plus in my book.
  • Again, this is just hearsay as I haven’t played it, but from what I’ve gathered, Pathologic 2 is more a retelling than a faithful remake. Same setting and same ending, but a different road, so to speak. You could play either one and then move on to the other if you like it.
toototabon,
@toototabon@lemmy.ml avatar

Interesting are all the points you share. I’ve never been so convinced to try a game even after being explicitly told it’ll not be fun. Give me that sweet pain.

Kiwi_Girl,
@Kiwi_Girl@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Hope you enjoy it then. Please update us when you get around to it!

stoly, do games w Valve issues DMCA takedown for "Team Fortress: Source 2"

Making a Portal mod is much different than possessing and using the original source code of a game. I don’t understand why they thought they could get away with such a high-profile title as TF.

Coelacanth, do games w The Game Awards 2023: List of Winners
@Coelacanth@feddit.nu avatar

BG3 winning the GotY was something we all could see coming I think and even though it’s not my personal pick I’m hard pressed to argue. It’s a great game, it opened up many in the mainstream to a new genre and Larian is a great company with consumer-friendly policies. It’s hard to be mad.

I’m very glad Alan Wake 2 got a couple of awards, though. Hopefully this recognition means Remedy keeps pushing the boundaries and keeps going with their crazy mixed media and weirdness. We need someone doing innovation in the AAA space.

I am a little pissed they lost out on best music to FFXVI though.

sigmaklimgrindset,

FFXVI’s soundtrack is pretty great tho, especially the tracks for the Eikon fights. NGL I would have honestly gone insane playing that game if not for the soundtrack and (less so) the combat. The story makes no fucking sense.

I’m more salty that people are saying AW2 didn’t deserve Best Game Direction, because I think it absolutely did. Alan Wake’s plot and the vision they went for would have been absolute nonsense in the hands of any other studio.

Coelacanth,
@Coelacanth@feddit.nu avatar

I just love what Remedy did for the music, and I’m not just talking about Poets of the Fall. Having a bunch of established artists write original music based on a bunch of story related poems written by Sam Lake was such a cool idea and makes the end-of-chapter songs land so well. But the competition was tough, for sure.

I haven’t heard those comments about Game Direction but I can’t understand that at all. The direction is absolutely first class, from the tension-release work to the cinematic shots and framings to the double-exposure overlaps and the reality rewriting and dream logic of the Dark Place. It was a masterpiece in my opinion.

wildginger, do gaming w How are you all playing these insanely complex games?

A lot of these games are working off of an assumed learned collective memory.

Think of movies, and their tropes. How do you understand that when a movie cuts to black for a second, and then suddenly shows a new location, that we did not just teleport? That the black cut indicates the end of a scene, and the start of a new one?

Think of how many games assume you know which button pauses, which opens the menu, which buttons move the character and which ones make you jump. Now, add another layer of controls. And another.

BG3 is also working with an assumed collective memory from DnD. Assuming you already learned about class vs race, and cantrips vs lvl spells, and turn order, etc.

It sucks when you miss large games that establish these things, but its also how art forms evolve. Games just dont yet have a way to easily re-teach them.

frank,

Yeah, if you’ve played DnD 5E I’d say you’re already well on the way to knowing how BG3 works technically. If not, it’s prolly a bit of a learning curve but the game does start soooorta slow at level 1, though 4 characters is a lot. Look up some common archetypes!

TheCalzoneMan,
@TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org avatar

Or don’t, and just pick what sounds fun!

helenslunch,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

Think of how many games assume you know which button pauses, which opens the menu, which buttons move the character and which ones make you jump.

Button bindings are almost always listed in the settings menu. And many games WILL explain those controls, usually with an option to toggle them on/off.

wildginger,

Often, yes, but not always, and thats only become a recent trend.

And just as many games dont, or only explain where their controls differ from the cultural expectations.

It applies to mechanics too, but thats harder to talk about without actual examples in front of you, and I dont have any good contrast examples off the top of my head

Contramuffin, do games w What game has a great story and is worth the time investment?

Outer Wilds (not Outer Worlds)

Ori and the Blind Forest

Hollow Knight

chandz05,

+1 for Outer Wilds!

Poob,

I came here to recommend Outer Wilds too

seliaste,
@seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Outer wilds is the best story driven game ever

FooBarrington,

Also wanted to add Outer Wilds. The story is incredibly interesting and well-told, and it’s one you have definitely not seen before!

naticus,

I wanted to say Outer Wilds too simply to have OP join us in our search for that high of another player experiencing this game for the first time. Nothing quite like seeing the game “click” when they finally get those big plot points.

richard_wagner,

Pleasantly surprised to see Outer Wilds here, which I just finished the base game of the other day. Starting the DLC now.

Great game!

boothin, do piracy w PSA: AI can help you decode file names

there's an entire wikipedia article for this that makes it super easy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirated_movie_release_types

Dremor, do games w Developer Interview: my Q&A with the dev who runs 'the' Switch piracy freeshop
@Dremor@lemmy.world avatar

For those who wonder, yes, this is OK according to the community rule 6.
Talking about piracy is OK. What is forbidden is directly linking to it. Mainly for legal reason, not because we condemn it.

Nonetheless, OP asked for permission beforehand, which is nice. Authorization was of course given.

Battle_Masker, do games w A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"?

Yoshi’s Story. Yeah it’s short, and level unlocking is weird as all outdoors, but people really hating on it for being too easy? Bro, it’s a YOSHI game. That’s a quarter of the appeal! It’s a game you can get younger kids involved in, or you can play after a hard day when you want to turn your brain off partially.

Plus almost everything in that game is adorable. And 64 bit sprite art is goated

otp,

I dunno, Yoshi’s Island can get pretty hard…

missingno,
@missingno@fedia.io avatar

Story (N64), not Island (SNES).

otp,

I was referring to where they said

Bro, it’s a YOSHI game

Going based on the expectations set by Yoshi’s Island, one wouldn’t be off to expect challenge in Yoshi’s Story, its follow-up.

whygohomie,

Its the context and expectations. The last “Yoshi” game was a mainline Super Mario World 2, and people expected similar scope and challenge but in 64 bits. Super Mario 64 had further primed people for crazy genetlrational leaps. Yoshi’s Story was a fine game, but it wasnt SMW3 by a longshot.

Zarxrax,

Exactly this. Yoshi’s Story was a follow up to Yoshi’s Island, often considered one of the greatest 2d platformers of all time. I spent weeks if not months completing Yoshi’s Island. Then when Yoshi’s Story came out, I rented it and completed it over the weekend.

criss_cross,

I loved Yoshi’s Story as a kid. Never knew there was hate for it for a long time.

Rai,

I loved it but I was sad I completed it before the rental period was up.

DaddleDew, do games w What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.

A government that cares for is people would ban this shit and procecute any company trying to find ways around it.

paraphrand, do gaming w Newly open relationship

People always get this wrong. They were cucked by Link.

RowRowRowYourBot,

In this case “Zelda” refers to the game not the character or at least that is how I read it.

OrganicMustard,

Zelda is the doctor, not the monster

RowRowRowYourBot,

Bravo/a

rikudou, do games w STOP destroying videogames
@rikudou@lemmings.world avatar

It really looked like it’ll be signed quickly in the beginning, I was really hopeful.

Now I’m not really sure it will pass.

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

Sometimes they still look at a petition even if it didn’t reach the threshold. At least that has been the case for German petitions.

In the end they still get ignored, whether they reached the threshold or not.

rikudou,
@rikudou@lemmings.world avatar

I mean, not even 500k people in the whole of EU care about this apparently, so we get what we deserve, I guess.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

That’s a bit reductive. Perhaps plenty care but don’t know to even look for this thing to sign, or are too young to know how games used to be made, or didn’t get the message about this petition in their own language. 1M signatures is an absurdly high threshold to clear; that’s one out of every 450 people in the EU.

witty_username,

I think that reframing it in the context of consumer protection for digital planned obsolescence might benefit this campaign. Ultimately, this is bigger than games and I think it could benefit from a broader appeal

sugar_in_your_tea,

Exactly.

And it’s something that only applies to a fairly small subset of people. If we look at Steam users (decent indicator of people passionate about games), Germany has the highest in the EU at 3.6M. 3.6M is ~4.3% of the German population, so if we extrapolate to the EU, that’s ~19M Steam users.

If we assume that’s an accurate measurement of people who would be interested in this petition, you’d need 1/20 of them to sign. I’m not in the EU, so I don’t know how popular these petitions are or what the requirements are (do you need to be voting age?), but if I assume a lot of people who play games are young, and that young people tend to be fairly uninterested in politics, getting 1M signatures would be incredibly difficult even if it’s something that all games agree with (and I would imagine most would care about this at some level).

So yeah, getting >400k signatures for something like this sounds like amazing success.

Aielman15,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, under 50% of the required signatures and it’s just a few weeks from expiring, there’s no chance this will succeed unless some big-name influencer gathers support for the petition, which at this point I doubt will happen.

It made some people talk about the problem, though. That’s a step in the right direction.

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