youtube.com

21Cabbage, do games w Balatro is now out on Mobile. Humanity is doomed.

There a particular reason for the “humanity is doomed” remark or just being dramatic? I looked it up expecting some sort of privacy nightmare or micro transaction hell but I really don’t see any mentions of that, hell reviews seem pretty positive.

Stamau123,

That’s the joke, it’s so good everyone will be playing balatro instead of doi g anything else

PolishAndrew,

I think it just implies that since it’s out on a platform that pretty much everyone has access to, global productivity will plummet due to everyone playing it and getting addicted

djsoren19,

There is no more phone. There is no more world. There is only Balatro now.

clickyello,

the game is just pure fucking crack, this is like a redo of when Tetris first hit the US

MacAttak8, (edited )

I’m having trouble finding the link this moment but I remember reading about a billionaire or ceo public figure who is addicted to this game saying that productivity around the world will crash once this game was released on mobile platforms.

Edit: not some billionaire ceo. It was this link I was remembering:

deadline.com/…/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-inter…

Not sure if that’s better or worse lmao

Asclepiaz,

My friend has 1000+ hours in Slay the Spire. A game that can scratch the same itch as Balatro. He has been playing on the PC and has claimed he will be splitting his time from now on. I too really like it, it’s a perfect chill game. I think a lot of ‘normie’ gamers are picking it up since the game is so easy for some to pick up as one main mechanic is just knowing poker hands. My dad who plays Tetris and solitaire really likes it.

AngryPancake,

It’s like you start a game and within a blink of an eye, 5 hours have passed.

Great game

Kolanaki, do games w [Opinion] Why do so many cozy games suck?
!deleted6508 avatar

IMO, a lot of them suck as games because they’re not really games in the traditional sense. They are experiences. Or even just art pieces. What annoys me most about them is they are usually touted and tagged as being “experimental” and yet don’t do anything new or unique or anything one could legitimately say is experimental.

Caligvla, do games w [Opinion] Why do so many cozy games suck?
@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

There’s this concept in game design called game flow, which in simple terms is essentially what happens when a game is both engaging and challenging at just the right amounts to the point where you get immersed in the experience. You can’t have good flow without both some challenge and reward.

That’s why games that are too simple and/or easy are boring. I feel like that’s a very fine line you have to walk if you want to make a “cozy” game. How relaxing is relaxing enough without being boring? You need a minimum of challenge and stakes, because that’s makes good games good.

Droggelbecher,

Imo what’s key to a cosy game is that you choose within the game how much you want to challenge yourself. Take stardew, for example. My mum was content just farming crops. I went into the difficult mines with lots of combat etc. You can enjoy the game if you don’t do the hard parts, or you can do them sparsely, or all the time. You choose, and that’s what makes it so relaxing.

Fizz, do games w Borderlands 4 - Official Teaser Trailer
@Fizz@lemmy.nz avatar

This is such a bad time to release a borderlands trailer. Borderlands needs to hide until people forget about that awful movie.

MeekerThanBeaker, do games w Mouse: P.I. For Hire Official Gameplay Trailer

This is why we need copyright expirations. Disney would most likely have sued with a cease and desist to remove it.

Does it use the likeness of old Disney properties? Yes… but it doesn’t hurt their image. Doesn’t take any profit away from them.

It’s also not a cash grab like those crappy Winnie the Pooh slasher movies. This pays homage to the art style of the time.

The only thing they could have done differently was use something different than a mouse… like what Cuphead did. Studio MDHR came up with unique characters and it paid off for them by getting their own animated series and merchandising. I don’t think Mouse P.I. for Hire will get the same type of deals, but time will tell.

Banichan,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Are you seriously measuring the success of a game by whether or not it gets adapted into a show?

MeekerThanBeaker,

No. I am not.

Banichan,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Saying it doesn’t make it true. You’d have better results if you went back and edited your comment 😂

MeekerThanBeaker,

No.

Zahille7,

Disney does not, nor did it ever, own the copyright to an entire state of animation. To my knowledge, it can’t even be done. It’d be like trying to copyright a particular painting technique.

I doubt Disney would give a shit about this game unless it was explicitly using Disney ripoffs or actual Disney IP. Which it isn’t.

the_toast_is_gone, do games w Louis Rossmann's response to harsh criticism of "Stop Killing Games" from Thor of @PirateSoftware

Thank you based Ross.

I really don’t see why an indie dev would oppose this. If you were an artist, you wouldn’t want to watch your creation completely disappear from existence because you couldn’t keep working on it, would you?

Sterile_Technique, do games w Why does Halo 2 look worse than Halo 1? The shadows. Or well, the *lack* of them
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

Halo 1, 2, and 3 all looked fine. Halo 4 and up all look like shit, cuz 343 made them shit.

ProdigalFrog, (edited )

The video details how all of Halo 2’s assets were made with stencil shadows in mind after the bungie devs saw it in Doom 3. However, the OG Xbox ended up not having the processing power to do those critical, deep shadows, so they returned to the flat lighting of the first Halo, which resulted in a much less stylized game. The video creator shows how the game was meant to be experienced by showing all of the different character models in one of the few places in the game that retained a small section of dynamic shadows, which really drives his point home of how much better it would’ve looked overall.

Also @ampersandrew

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

That could be the case and it can still look better than Halo 1.

djsaskdja,

I actually remember being impressed with Halo 4’s graphics. The campaign looked good anyway.

Leate_Wonceslace,
@Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Halo 4 only looks good if the only thing you care about is how quickly your GPU can fry an egg. The art style is ugly, none of the levels are lit in a way that makes any sense, and the new designs look dumb.

There is nothing good about Halo 4, including the graphics.

BehindTheBarrier,

Halo 4 had great graphics to run on a damn Xbox 360. But yeah, they lost in the design department, imo I felt too much felt like plastic/artificial instead.

LunarLoony,
@LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

A lot of over-designed armour and equipment, too. Especially in multiplayer.

BlemboTheThird,

Agreed. High res is not the same thing as good graphics. The Halo 1 remaster is another great example of that; the og graphics look SO much better

Sinuousity,

Environment and character work was generally great in 4, but just look at that Phantom ‘explodes’ in the very first mission… It’s remarkable how weak some of the presentation in the game was. While 4 did have some talented people working on the franchise still, it was obvious by then that 343 no longer cared and QA was absent. Also way way too much lens flare

Carighan, do games w Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Quite odd that this is supposed to come to Switch just about when the next console will probably release. I wonder whether this will be the switchover (ha!) title akin to Twilight Princess or Breath of the Wild.

Voytrekk,
@Voytrekk@lemmy.world avatar

No doubt it will come to both consoles. I just wonder what upgrades there will be on the new console.

VindictiveJudge,
@VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world avatar

I’m guessing a single release, and the game being used to show off the backwards compatibility features of the next system. Probably the usual 800p-900p 30fps on Switch and something higher on Switch 2.

timo_timboo_,

30fps would be a joke on the normal switch. All the Metroid Prime games are running at 60, even the MP Remaster. I’d be surprised if 4 would run at 30.

Were at the end of the generation, this game has been in development for years. If there’s a time where the devs really know how to use the hardware to its full potential, it’s now.

LucidNightmare, do games w Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Reveal Trailer

Larian was cooking while BioWare was microwaving.

RightHandOfIkaros, do games w METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - Official Trailer #1

I hate that it looks so good without Kojimas involvment. Then again, its a remake and everything needed is already there.

clubb,
@clubb@lemmy.world avatar

It looks more like a remaster,doesn’t it?

RightHandOfIkaros,

It does, and I am happy for that. I wish more remakes would be close to remasters like this.

ThatWeirdGuy1001,
@ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world avatar

Literally just beef up the graphics a bit, update some minor but essential gameplay mechanics, and send it.

CluckN, do games w Braid, Anniversary Edition, Launch Trailer

16 year-old cow gets milked one last time.

NewNewAccount,

It’s a cow worth milking. The younger generations likely haven’t had a chance to play this one.

MeatsOfRage,

There are 22 year olds who were too young to play this when it came out.

Keegen, do games w Our Next Chapter On Road To Release | SKYBLIVION Development Diary 5

I’m very happy to see them re-implement the attribute system with classes and birthsigns while combining it with the Skyrim’s perk customization. Taking the best parts of both games! It’s also amazing to see the classic lockpicking minigame from Oblivion re-implemented! I always liked that system much more than the spin-the-circle one Bethesda has been using in every game since Skyrim.

gaylord_fartmaster,

Even earlier than that, it was brought over from Fallout 3.

veroxii, do gaming w How FIFA lost their video game franchise - YouTube

Didn’t watch the video but I’m guessing greed?

sabreW4K3,
@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al avatar

Yep. And trying to out-greed EA is wild!

PlushySD, do games w Brackeys is back, and will now make tutorials on Godot

While waiting for Brackeys’s Godot tutorials. Maker Tech has a series of Godot actionRPG game tutorial that is quite easy to follow. I understand Godot more because of her tutorial. www.youtube.com/

Defaced, do games w Star Wars Outlaws: Official Story Trailer

I feel like I’m the only one even remotely interested in this game. Does it look like watch dogs in space? Yes, but I for one enjoyed watch dogs for what it brought to the table. I’ve been dying to play a star wars game that doesn’t involve a Jedi as the main character, so this game is right up my alley. It’s Ubisoft so I’m very skeptical though and cautiously optimistic.

  • Wszystkie
  • Subskrybowane
  • Moderowane
  • Ulubione
  • test1
  • krakow
  • FromSilesiaToPolesia
  • muzyka
  • Blogi
  • NomadOffgrid
  • rowery
  • esport
  • Technologia
  • fediversum
  • ERP
  • shophiajons
  • informasi
  • retro
  • Travel
  • Spoleczenstwo
  • gurgaonproperty
  • Psychologia
  • Gaming
  • slask
  • nauka
  • sport
  • niusy
  • antywykop
  • lieratura
  • motoryzacja
  • giereczkowo
  • warnersteve
  • Wszystkie magazyny