I've been enjoying Nexomon- Extinction so far, it's a sassy game that's quite fun to play! The game mechanics work as intended and there were only a few things which I questioned before an NPC provided an answer. Leveling up my Nexomon seems like a potential slog though, I've gotten used to experience sharing in Pokémon games; I must unlearn this behavior. There are cores which can act like an Exp Share, which is nice because there are two party members that don't need to hog a large chunk of experience! I've been juggling those cores around to passively level up Nexomon which were behind in levels while using stronger creatures to tank damage.
I appreciate the game's aesthetics because it reminds me of older Pokémon games, while remaining unique. The setting matches up with the desperate situation this world is currently in as there are settlements and camps throughout the land outside of their one big city. Humanity seems to be close to potential extinction. Nexomon Tamers are responsible for desperately keeping the wild Nexomon at bay so others can labor on in safer surroundings. I'm going to keep playing today and get further in! As the need to know what happens next is strong, I felt that similarly with Coromon too.
Frankly, as a old-school Pokémon veteran (Gen1 baby!), I’d be less bothered by the built-in ExpShare function if it didn’t completely fuck with the progression balance. Shit’s not even a challenge anymore. I don’t play Pokémon to catch 'em all; I never have. I play Pokémon to develop a bond with & complete a journey alongside my party, not swap out new party members every other town.
And without a challenge there can’t really be much of a journey to overcome, can there?
Please don’t misunderstand me! I can respect that other players have different play styles than me; I’m just saying I personally have never really gotten into the catching mechanic. Oh, I’ve tried, but it just never really clicked for me.
And Nexomon sounded interesting until I saw that it’s a mobile game. (Yes, it’s on Steam but it’s also on the Play Store, which means PC or not it’s basically a mobile game since it’s limited by the lowest-common denominator in this relationship.) I mean, sure, just because it’s a mobile game doesn’t mean it’s bad, but typically they are chock-full of ads, tracking, and MTX. If Nexomon is not free-to-play and/or doesn’t have all that crap, I’d definitely be more interested. :)
A recent announcement from game developer Naughty Dog has confirmed the cancellation of the highly anticipated multiplayer game based on The Last of Us. The cancellation comes after earlier reports of delays in the development of the project for the PlayStation 5.
Highly anticipated by whom? My understanding was that most people thought it was a stupid cash-grab into the live-service genre. Or has my understanding been wrong?
I’d rather end up with no KOTOR remake than one made by Disney. Unless Disney could keep their grubby little lore-revisionist hands out of the pie, that is.
I hope you asked them if it’s okay to take a photo of them. Being in a crowd and taking photos is one thing, but you’re singling him out & right up next to him. There’s no way he doesn’t realize he’s having his photo taken. Kind of rude.
Whatcha all been playing? I’ve been playing a ton of Mario world ROM hacks, including some kaizo ones. Also started doing my oblivion playthrough again!
Fallout 76. It’s actually pretty fun as long as you have the capacity for a massive perspective change (and use mods lol).
And yes you can play solo. It’s a bit more difficult, but you can do it. Also, FO76 puts a lot more emphasis on survival simulation than previous games (except FO4 in Survival Mode, which I haven’t played in yet).
The former is a masterpiece and the latter I’m having fun with but required a massive perspective shift and 3 play attempts to do so compared to previous Fallout games (even FO4).
The "first official Unity user group in the world" has announced that it is dissolving after 13 years because "the trust we used to have in the company has been completely eroded." The move comes as many developers are saying they will continue to stay away from the company's products even after last week's partial rollback of...
Companies need to learn that you can rollback policies, but you cannot rollback loss of goodwill.
Too bad modern capitalism is all about short-term profit over long-term anything. Who cares if you burn down the forest as long as you can walk away with the wood, right?
I haven’t built a gaming PC for over fifteen years; I defected to PlayStation in '08 when the constant upgrading got too expensive to really justify, but now I’m looking to come crawling back....
Don’t know how many AAA games you plan on playing, and I genuinely no expert, but 90% of the games I play are 3-5+ years old and my Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (or is it 2050? I always forget. Lol) works just fine as a GPU.
Not OP, but as a person who wants to switch to Linux but is worried about being able to play the games I like (and doesn’t generally use Steam), is Nvidia bad for Linux gaming? I’ve heard good things about AMD’s Linux compatibility but I have an Nvidia.
In a response to a post from the AntiDRM Twitter account, Ubisoft Support has clarified that users who don’t sign in to their account can potentially lose access to Ubisoft games they’ve purchased. The initial post from AntiDRM featured a snippet of an e-mail sent to a user from Ubisoft notifying them that their account had...
This is why I buy all my games on either GOG or Itch.
Yes, they definitely have their problems, but at least I can download an offline installer for pretty much any game I buy. Sure, GOG or Itch could still take them down in the future, but they can’t take away the offline installers I have backed up on separate external HDDs.
I believe it does. I don’t really buy many games on Itch to be honest but from what I understand and from the handful of games I have obtained from there (mostly just free games), that is indeed how it works.
And agreed. Definitely wish GOG had a larger library.
Lost Ruins is on giveaway at GOG for the next 3 days (www.gog.com)
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
Naughty Dog Cancels The Last of Us Online Multiplayer Game (www.gamingarcade.co.uk) angielski
A recent announcement from game developer Naughty Dog has confirmed the cancellation of the highly anticipated multiplayer game based on The Last of Us. The cancellation comes after earlier reports of delays in the development of the project for the PlayStation 5.
Disney gaming exec thinks there's "still a lot of demand" for KOTOR remake (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Disney has spoken about Knights of the Old Republic Remake as the fate of the game remains unclear.Development on the K…
No Man's Sky lead says Light No Fire will let you climb mountains that are "miles high, taller than Everest" (www.gamesradar.com) angielski
Or you could just fly up there
G-Man: Real-Life Confirmed! (packaged-media.redd.it)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 26th
What have you all been playing? I’ve been playing more dicey dungeons and cross code! Want to really commit to finishing cross code this time
Switch Online Is Expanding The N64 Library With Rare's Jet Force Gemini (www.nintendolife.com)
Amazon lays off 180 employees from its games division (www.destructoid.com) angielski
Another day, another round of lay offs.
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 5th
Whatcha all been playing? I’ve been playing a ton of Mario world ROM hacks, including some kaizo ones. Also started doing my oblivion playthrough again!
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Scary edition of the weekly thread 👻...
Oldest Unity game developer group breaks up over lack of trust in the company (arstechnica.com) angielski
The "first official Unity user group in the world" has announced that it is dissolving after 13 years because "the trust we used to have in the company has been completely eroded." The move comes as many developers are saying they will continue to stay away from the company's products even after last week's partial rollback of...
Please help me select parts for a "competent" gaming PC
I haven’t built a gaming PC for over fifteen years; I defected to PlayStation in '08 when the constant upgrading got too expensive to really justify, but now I’m looking to come crawling back....
Resident Evil 4 Mobile Will Cost $60 (www.ign.com)
Yeah, no.
Two Classic Zelda Blockbusters Just Dropped For Switch (kotaku.com) angielski
Game Boy Color classics Oracle of Ages and Seasons come to Switch Online
Ubisoft Can Delete Inactive Accounts, Making Users Lose Access to Their Games (gamerant.com) angielski
In a response to a post from the AntiDRM Twitter account, Ubisoft Support has clarified that users who don’t sign in to their account can potentially lose access to Ubisoft games they’ve purchased. The initial post from AntiDRM featured a snippet of an e-mail sent to a user from Ubisoft notifying them that their account had...