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mox, do games w Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before

If I am incorrect about downvotes being inconsequential account-wide, say so and it might be possible to work out a different system.

Wouldn’t “upvote if you have never heard of it” accomplish the same thing?

I guess it would depend on people reading and following the instructions, instead of just upvoting games they like. Maybe that’s a bit much to ask. :P

Katana314,

It can be hard to encourage people to only do this for the obscure - and can sometimes lead to moments of “Witcher 3 / Factorio Unknown Indie Darling” moments. The dream is for threads like this to not contribute to successes that are already basically “lightning in a bottle”, but focus attention where developers haven’t seen so much of it.

scops,

Fair points, but I can’t participate in this thread because I’m on an instance that doesn’t allow down votes. The up vote solution is at least a bit more inclusive

Wrufieotnak,

Wait, I thought that only applies to communities on that instance, not to a case like this, where you are on another instance? Are you using an app or a browser based way to access the fediverse?

scops,

I don’t have downvote arrows in either my browser or Jerboa on Android.

ByteOnBikes,

Yep nailed it.

One of the reasons I hate reddit gaming communities is if you recommend games, the top five comments on all of these threads are always the damn same.

Omniraptor,

This thread is very nice great idea op

ABCDE,

Wouldn’t “upvote if you have never heard of it” accomplish the same thing?

That is also what is happening.

executivechimp, 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?
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Half Life

bjoern_tantau, 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?
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A proper Thief sequel would be nice.

ToffeeIsForClosers,

Came here for this!

DamienGramatacus,

Hell yeah! Wish I could play one and two for the first time again. The third was…fine but nowhere near as good.

djsoren19, do games w What games popularized certain mechanics?

Kinda wild to see nobody mention System Shock, the game that invented audio logs. It may seem quaint in retrospect, but at the time all shooters were in the vein of Doom, and story in a shooter was considered “like story in porn.” System Shock was not only the first to communicate the plot and next steps to the player through found audio logs, but it also filled the player in on side stories and provided characterization to the survivors on Citadel station.

The game recently got a remaster, and despite very few gameplay changes, still holds up really well in 2024. You can really see the bones of later games in it, such as story focused shooters like Bioshock or F.E.A.R. and I’d really recommend it to anyone interested in playing a great retro game.

VindictiveJudge,
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They also said popularized, though. System Shock never really got beyond cult classic status, so while it invented them, I’d say BioShock popularized them.

Peffse, do games w What games popularized certain mechanics?

Batman: Arkham Asylum’s free-flowing combo system was copied by many future games.

ampersandrew,
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And unfortunately, not one of them did it better.

warbond,

The Spider-Man games come close, but that first Arkham game was just so well done

ampersandrew,
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They might be closest, but they’re still pretty far off. One of the core pillars of Arkham combat is that it would punish you for button mashing by dropping your combo, meaning you not only gain fewer points at the end of combat but also lose access to your instant finishers, which are all too valuable for taking out the toughest opponents. Spider-Man is happy to let you mindlessly mash, and it’s far worse off for it.

VindictiveJudge,
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Might just be because I’m just starting out, but Spider-Man’s combat is much more punishing for me. Could just be the higher emphasis on using specific combos on certain enemies, which I have some difficulty keeping straight.

pyre,

i think Shadow of Mordor did actually. the system was pretty similar but it didn’t feel as magnetic, which is an improvement.

ampersandrew,
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I did like the magnetic nature of Arkham, and since Mordor lacked it, they let you hold your combo streak for longer, which also made it too easy.

pyre,

yeah i don’t care so much about ease, i care about how it feels. Arkham’s combat was fun, but the insane distances you could instantly travel made it feel like the game was playing itself. mordor’s solution is better imo. but it obviously comes down to personal preference.

ampersandrew,
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I felt it was more about the “free flow” in the free flow combat system in Arkham. You want it to all chain together, and Arkham made sure you only hit the buttons you needed to exactly as many times as you needed to. Mordor let you keep your combo going even though it had been like 10 seconds since the last time you did anything, which wasn’t exactly flowing at that point. That combo system was a great fit for Batman, and it would fit in nicely with Jason Bourne or John Wick as well, and I’m not sure Lord of the Rings was the best fit for it, but it doesn’t seem like many are trying to do that combat style anymore.

Blackmist,

I always feel like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time got there first.

Rhynoplaz, do games w Is it possible to safely "give away" a Steam account to a stranger?

I wouldn’t post the login for random people to copy and paste. Still do all that other stuff to remove all traces of yourself from the account, but ask around and talk to people and when you find someone you want to offer it to, send it discreetly.

sinokon, do games w Is it possible to safely "give away" a Steam account to a stranger?

Be careful and double / triple check on help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata what information is stored on your account, especially chats, payment information, purchases, subscriptions and so on. But I agree regarding TOS if they ever find out the account will be locked most likely.

kindenough, do gaming w Microsoft's payment to Bobby Kotick would cover the salaries of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin employees for over 17 years.
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It's just depressingly vulgar.

Malix, do gaming w Am I the only person that feels that retro games are better?
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while all of those qualities are great, they alone don’t make game great.

sleepybisexual,

Yea, but the SNES in particular has an amazing library, I love super sf2

Malix,
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I haven’t played many SNES games, but the ones I have have been pretty good. Fairly sure there’s quite a bit of stinkers in there too.

warm,

But they are a requirement.

ampersandrew, do games w Controversy and Censorship
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If a little extra jiggle was crucial to the vision, then I’d say they need a better vision, but that’s just me. The commentary I heard around this case in particular is that ratings boards around the world impose a ton of different criteria, and getting around all of them is no easy feat, so that could be to blame.

AlexanderESmith, do games w Sprocket: Tank Design is such a fun game!
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I feel like someone in this thread should be calling someone else a tankie, even if only for the meme of it.

HappycamperNZ,

Shutup tankie

(You’re welcome)

AlexanderESmith,
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Aaahhhh, there we go

CarbonatedPastaSauce, do games w Sprocket: Tank Design is such a fun game!

This whole thread smells like an ad.

SatansMaggotyCumFart,

It makes me want to throw some Totino’s Pizza Rolls into my Cuisinart Basket Air Frier and play some Nintendo Switch while sipping on a Mountain Dew.

sirico,
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Did you use Code:lemmy25 for a discount fellow internet person?

HappycamperNZ,

Nord VPN

altima_neo,
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Don’t forget to like and subscribe and ring that bell for notifications of new videos.

HappycamperNZ,

One of my kids said that after a happy birthday message to their cousin.

I laughed and died a little inside

Exusia,
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It’s not a game for everyone, but it is a lot of fun (if you enjoy building a tank). Part of why I really like it is there’s no real pve tank games right now and this is the closest offering. I’d fuckin kill for Warthunder-but-open-world. Or even mission based. This scratches part of that itch.

echo64, do games w Death Stranding UI is fucking horriffic.

This might be the most hyperbole I’ve seen in a while. I don’t think I’ve even seen anyone complain about the ux before, it was so inconsequential to my playthrough that I can barely remember it.

all-knight-party,
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I beat the game and still play post game and never really thought of the UI as anything other than "gets the job done and looks kinda sci Fi and neat"

pelotron, do gaming w I hate the term "Boomer Shooter"
@pelotron@midwest.social avatar

Guys, IT ISN’T A REFERENCE TO THE BOOMER GENERATION. It’s boomer as in shotgun-go-BOOM.

DragonTypeWyvern,

Boomer cope

FarceOfWill,

This is worse tho. You can’t just erase the bfg like this

quafeinum, do games w What are some good games with *zero* replayability?
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Superliminal - once you know the puzzles you know the puzzles, till then it has its fair share of mind bending moments. Speedrunning it is fun though

Potatos_are_not_friends,

Absolutely this! I hate that I now know how to think in the Superliminal world.

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