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The game was deemed abandonware years ago now, featuring both on the site myabandonware and on archive.org. There’s no complaints from LEGO itself as a brand since being shared there, but I’ll just remove the link entirely for you since you’re worried!

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Shared on my Mastodon a few days back!!!

Its still got some improvements to be made (like the UI) but its great fun!

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I loved the ocean mechanics and the feeling of Sea of Thieves when it launched so long ago, but it’s now been years since I was into that game religiously. Now I just find myself, every now and then, hoping for more in the setting! Lucky us we’ve got at least one to hope is good :)

But on the off-chance you’ve not seen it, Captain Blood is on GOG!

And there is even a demo of it on GOG too, with this link if you’d like to try it!

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Nope! So we’re safe. Thanks for the heads-up, though :)

And I appreciate it, day-by-day :) :)

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I find my utterly over spec’d desktop gets ignored these days more than my Xbox does. The company keeps making terrible, terrible decisions, but the value of Game Pass on a sofa can’t be beaten. The quick resume is utter magic, and between the ‘two’ who are often compared - Sony and MS - I find MS to be the least awful to consumers

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I HAVE!!!

Thanks for remembering! I kinda liked how they just threw you into Firebreak. I get why some gamers were confused, but I love it when a developer shies away from the hand-holding and over-explaining we all get these days. It’s got so much that it needs, really is a bit bare…but still, I’m enjoying it!!! And I’m glad you are too, the game doesn’t seen to have made much of a splash

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I’m curious what you think of games like Dead Cells, Graveyard Keeper, Eastward, Stardew, Octopath Traveler, Sea of Stars?!

Are they just not something you’d enjoy because it reminds you of what gaming used to be? I like to think of it, in some cases at least, as a way independent developers can make games without having to be versed in a whole other world of 3D animation which might be a bridge too far. But, then again, I’m very much in the category of:

enables younger ppl to enjoy older games

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…worryingly, I had more to add but when I saw I was over 5,000 words I thought maaaaybe time to stop and hold the other bits back!

Oh, and thanks as ever for GameSieve! I love it, and really do check in constantly there :)

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Since the game is slow and mostly text based, I think its gameplay has aged quite well.

This made me smile! I’ll look this game up, it sounds interesting :)

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Make sure you wishlist it!

And don’t forget to check your Matrix chat mister!!!

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I guess I do, but I don’t really know so much about the older magazines. I’m young, so I wasn’t around for the magazine era of gaming (much to my own sadness, my Papa tells me all the time how fun it was getting each month’s issue and the included ‘demo disk’). I’ve just spent a ton of time looking at scans of them, finding old archived gaming blogs…idk I just wish the current era of gaming journalism was more fun and less ‘begging’ or trying-to-trap-you-into-ads.

And not anywhere really! My friends Eben and Annie, who run Junk Store for Steam Deck take what I write and edit it so it fits for their sub-reddit. Or did, because now with the next iteration of Junk Store so close, their workload is getting more and more.

Other than that, last year I had a few of my interviews on SteamDeckHQ (because the owner of the site was a friend), and the same for Gaming on Linux for a couple.

These news posts though?! Nope, as they are they’re just here. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy these, I really appreciate it. Without people who love these I’m sure I’d have stumbled to a halt!

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If I had more time, I could 100% arrange a crazy once-off downloadable and installable demo disk of non-copyrighted games.

As it stands, the more I write of this reply the more work I know it’d be! (still fun though)

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By memory this means we’ve only got Rise of and Shadow of - alongside the IV-VI Remastered still to come via Amazon, they’ve given the rest out themselves (though Epic has given others)

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Thank you!

I was excited for the Space Marine remaster, but…I only played perhaps 1 hour or so…it’s super disappointing, but that’s on me for getting excited before it came out (again).

Firebreak is 100% my next ‘big’ excitement, I’m so ready to play it!!! I’m right there with you with the Remedyverse!!!

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Oh that’s so kind of you to say! I have to say, I’ve been pretty down about it all, but writing this up made me so very happy. I really love Lemmy for how easy it is to share these long-form posts :)

Pippistrello and the cursed yo-yo

Sounds wonderful, I’m looking this up now! It sure sounds weird, but the longer the gaming industry runs and ruins great things, these odd little different ones just make me happy!

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Thank you for keeping up with reading them!!!

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Oh gosh, thats like the sweetest thing ever!

Thank you so much for saying that. I’m lucky that people like you enjoy them, otherwise I’d have lost steam long ago!!!

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Its kinda like a ‘test’ (the image itself, I mean!)

Typically I use a picture of a girl by an arcade machine, but after some few comments off and on expressing their dislike for it, I thought I might try something else!

Unsure which I’ll ultimately stick to :)

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Thanks, Bob!!!

Its a long annoying road ahead for the nerves, which is something I’m failing hard at ignoring! So, time and effort to try mitigate that sad news.

It did make me super happy to type this up and share it, so I’m glad its something you enjoyed reading through.

Appreciate your comments as always :)

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I’m so glad you joined!!!

It can all feel a bit strange to begin with, that’s what I found anyway. There can be a sense of being in a…idk void where you’re not heard for awhile, but give it some time. Join communities here which catch your eye, comment on what interests you, and by all means YES - please do submit anything and everything here!!!

I’m pretty qualified and it would be amazing to get to work there.

form what I heard after posting that, the location was important for some of the jobs, not all. So, I’d say you’re going to only know if you’re the right fit, and meant to work there, if you apply!!! I do know the people there are absolutely lovely and care so much about gaming. Do it!!!

As to what exactly, and how exactly you should share on Lemmy/here in this community…that’s entirely 100% up to you. If anyone tries to tell you the ‘right’ way to do something, they’re clearly lost. We on FOSS spaces like here and Mastodon really, really need more contributions. I know that 99% of this kind of space has the life of the posts in the comments, that’s the nature of a forum-based world like Lemmy is, but I like to try things a little differently here.

Whatever you do, and however you do it, I’m excited to see it!

And again, welcome to Lemmy. You’re in the right place :) :) :) :) :) :)

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Cross-posted and translated this to the Brazilian community as usual :)

Thank you, as always, for making things easier and more accessible for others! It’s truly so nice of you to do so, even if a handful find some things interesting, that’s a win in my books!

P.S: There’s a formatting error on the previous posts, on the gaming news #18

Thank you! I’ve been looking at that for hours now, feeling lethargic and lazy to fix it…but when I’m called out? Well, I had to! So thanks for that :P

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Oh gosh, that is exactly what I hope to try and do! Thank you!!!

Thank you for sticking with these, and reading them as I post them. I appreciate it a lot :)

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Thanks! It’s more…probably the mental toll than anything, coming to terms with this nonsense happening to me!

It’s just…alternating - most of the time it is quite numb to touch, like my nerve endings there register nothing at all. Then (typically night time) it feels like burning, a little like a hot knife? So I felt pretty sad, tbh. Still something to come to terms with. Hopefully with some care and effort it can be maybe mitigated, I doubt totally reversed…but again I won’t know for around 6 months! Shitty!

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I’m so glad you’ve started Death Stranding!

Keep in mind it can be a marathon - it can be a gigantic long game if you fill the gaps, doing the ‘side delivery missions’ etc. Just…take your time, enjoy the scenery! The second area is amazing. I hope you keep enjoying it!!!

(and thank you so much, comments like yours are - can’t pretend otherwise - a big part of why I keep these coming!)

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And FFS don’t send me weird rage-filled basement-dweller DM’s on all my platforms demanding to know why I’m friendly to Epic. The last time I posted something with Epic news in it, some of you really took it badly.

It was weird.

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Hahahah thank you!!!

Its…odd, I had a few send me messages on Matrix berating me and saying all kinds of silly crass nonsense that just made them look like children.

I don’t know why, but people get such a dedicated brand-loyalty hatred against Epic that it turns them into cretins.

Fingers crossed they stay quiet this time!!!

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They’ve a lot of work to do, but it is nice to see a roadmap of what’s ahead for them!

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I’m glad you found it interesting!

Thanks :)

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Take your fking screenshots and go to hell already.

Yeah, great, what a super constructive and positive outlook to have. If you mean these kinds of posts where the they share screenshots and the thoughts they’ve had on how the game plays, each day then I’m not sure how you consider that low effort.

I’m guessing you haven’t even clicked on them?

They write a great deal, show how the game feels, express how they’ve enjoyed the games and if they’d recommend them. I consider these posts one of the more valuable we have here in this community. It’s not just a link and a one-liner, they’re writing and sharing their experiences and creativity. Formatted and so well made.

Its insane to me that you’d think this is shit. What would you prefer be posted here?

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Nice to see so much care and effort being put in here, Dremor!

I love the thought, and it makes me feel super happy to see this place getting some more focus. Having well and truly burned my bridges (and enjoyed watching the napalm) on my ‘regular’ social media, having this place as my focus on long-form posts just makes me happy. Makes me even more so to see making this place even better is your plan!

I’m happy to raise my hand to moderate, if you still need extra help. I’d guess not since Lemmy’s workload on a modqueue is a small one. But do feel free to reach out to me via DM if you’d like suggestions/recommendations! Having moderated on Reddit (from giant 10m+ subs to the tiny community-focused ones) I’ve got plenty of ideas to encourage more community involvement?!

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I am sorry!

I’ve had that a few times, I do know the Boost app for iOS struggles with these posts, too. Glad you worked around it, and sorry it caused your app to get wonky!!!

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That’s really kind of you!!!

Keep an eye out for them in the future then! :)

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That’s kind of you, Dremor!

And thanks for letting me have a space where I can share these long-form posts. They make me happy to write them, and each week its a relief to see them welcomed here :)

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It’s hard to resist the urge. Amazing, right?!

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Do let me know how you like it if you do pick it up!!!

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That’s really kind of you to do! I’m glad its found a new audience thanks to your help! Thank you for doing that :)

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I love that in these cases that whim of joining leaves people with a project they love, a community to enjoy, and friends for life!!!

Really, thats what I love in the FOSS world too!

Glad you enjoyed this, let me know what you think of it when you check it out, I’m super curious how you find it :)

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Oh that’s so kind of you to say!! Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

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Oh nice to see you are here on Lemmy, Zurdi! :)

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I get what you mean…kinda negates the ‘unique’ wording there, but the outspoken downside to so, so many handhelds which are released (and touted to be) in ‘competition’ with the Steam Deck tend to omit them. The LeGo got closest with the right-hand side one, which is still kinda small.

I know it’s worded poorly, but I can (if I peer) still see what I’m trying to convey even with how its set out there!

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God damn it. The wrong ‘to’.

Somehow I didn’t even see it when you pointed it out!!! -__-

Yep, that’s on me!