otp

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Profil ze zdalnego serwera może być niekompletny. Zobacz więcej na oryginalnej instancji.

otp,

I heard that his kids also used the laptop. So there are other possibilities.

Of course, sitting alone in a cave must get boring.

otp,

If it runs poorly on the recommended specs, bad reviews are warranted.

otp,

If an ordered item arrives broken once, it’s a shitty delivery company. 1-star probably isn’t warranted unless the company is shitty about replacing it.

If an ordered item arrives broken regularly, it’s a problem that the company should’ve fixed.

If a game doesn’t work on one person’s machine, maybe they’ve got a bunch of malware installed or something.

If it doesn’t work on many people’s machines that meet the recommended specs, the company is at fault and deserves bad reviews.

otp,

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

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.

How do you keep track of what games you have played over the years? angielski

Hiya, just newly thought about something: wouldn't be nice if there was a simple way of checking what games you have played over the years, a way to keep track of wether you liked the game or not, how much time you spent playing it etc.. Currently, personally i only check steam library for those kinda details. But it would be...

otp,

Going forward? RetroAchievements, Steam, GOG, and LaunchBox to tie it all together. PSN trophy integration to LaunchBox would be cool too, because PS3 stuff is never coming to any of those platforms and I have history there, too.

For historical stuff, that’s in my memory exclusively.

otp,

Purple was their colour for a while.

I think their colour was grey before that. But they had red, then purple accents. Foreshadowing!

otp,

Update game

“Oh hey, the console doesn’t need to update this time! And this 5-year old game is the one I just updated last month, and there hasn’t been any news or anything about the game.”

needs to update

“Wow, these minor bug fixes are (probably) amazing. Especially when it’s 300MB!”

otp,

imho, cosmetics are fine, as are sizeable expansion packs on games that were worth the money without them.

But generally, yes. In-game purchases usually suck.

otp,

I don’t see these as a problem with what I’d said for two reasons:

  • The people making cosmetic elements are generally different from the people coding actual features
  • If an expansion pack is successful, what’s the harm in putting future development hours towards more expansion packs?
otp,

Oh, definitely. The one issue with cosmetic DLC is that they used to be unlockable. Sometimes paid cosmetics are more development work than the kinds of things that were unlocked in-game back in the day, but not always.

Sometimes cosmetic DLC is a way to support the developers. Sometimes cosmetic DLC is a cashgrab. But if the game stands on its own, players generally aren’t missing much if cosmetics are paid DLC. Smash Bros. Ultimate comes to mind – there’s plenty of stuff to unlock in the game even with lots of costumes and such being behind paywalls.

otp,

If game companies are firing their developers upon launching a game and not doing the same to their design team, there are probably bigger problems.

My point about expansion packs was related to my original comment – I gave an example besides cosmetics of DLC I thought was ok

otp,

I have to say that the customer holds some of the blame. If people are obsessively buying cosmetics that do nothing and that’s the only way the game is being sustained…either the game is that good already, or the players are the reason the game sucks.

When players need to spend money to be competitive, I think it’s fair to place the blame jointly on both the devs/publisher and the players. When spending money doesn’t change the game OR provides new content, it generally indicates that the player base is happy with what they’re spending money on. I don’t think that’s a problem.

otp,

I think you’re making large reaches in your analogies. Are we supposed to have the government come in and bad cosmetic DLC, and then fight a war over it that splits the country (or world) in two? Lol

My point is that cosmetic DLC (and expansion packs) isn’t the problem – the problem is loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions.

otp,

I think you’re mixing up my disagreement with not understanding you.

otp,

Should’ve been “Until the tariffs are gone, right?”

otp,

“Mom! I want to read articles on Polygon!”

We have Polygon at home.

The Polygon at home:

Polgyon

otp,

Yeah, broadcasting to the world that you’re playing a game that hasn’t been released yet isn’t a great idea. Particularly when it’s Nintendo. It’s pretty common knowledge how petty they are even with stuff that’s less flagrant

otp,

It’s somewhat misleading. It’s not providing the additional background information, and it leads the headline with the claim (not that Nintendo is making a claim).

I don’t think it’s a bad headline. It’d be hard to include all the information in the headline. But if someone only reads the headline (something like 73% of people), they could end up with a mistaken conclusion. And those people will have been lead in that direction (so, mislead).

otp,

To clarify, I don’t think the writers did anything wrong. The headline will be misleading because Nintendo’s being somewhat misleading.

I don’t know how much the headline could be improved, if at all.

Nintendo says NS2 GC controller will only “officially” support GC games

Or if they can’t quote “officially”, they could quote “only”. Which could arguably be more clickbaity, but also clue in a casual reader that there’s more to what Nintendo officially says.

Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout (www.tweaktown.com) angielski

TL;DR: Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser discussed with Wired the impact of new tariffs on the Nintendo Switch 2, which may increase its price from $449 to $600. The tariffs affect manufacturing in Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. Nintendo is assessing the situation, having already moved some production out of China.

otp,

The games don’t drop in price, but the consoles do. There’s even a chance the price could go down for the holiday season, even if it’s something miniscule. This launch price is the early adopter tax.

otp,

Unfortunately, I use some software that’s Windows-only, and can’t be bothered to set up a VM or anything

otp,

Canadian here: What’s the difference? /s

Katamari creator's new game about a teenager stuck in a T-pose gets a release date (May 28th) (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski

Colourful story-driven adventure To a T is a new game from the studio of Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi. You play as an eternally T-posing teenager who must learn how to get by performing the simple tasks of life despite the challenge of having their arms permanently outstretched. We first learned about the game back in...

otp,

The game needs to be modded to make Jesus and his cross the main character

otp,

Oh man, if they have a cross as a wearable, this is GOTY

otp,

When you try to see something that you want to see, you’ll see it…lol

I finally released my horror game called The Backrooms 1998 where the monster can hear your microphone on all consoles and steam! If you can, please do leave your feedback as It really helps out! (lemmy.world) angielski

If you like to check it out it’s on steam here: …steampowered.com/…/The_Backrooms_1998__Found_Foo…...

otp,

the monster can hear your microphone on all consoles and steam

Hmm…the Switch doesn’t have a microphone, does it? Sounds like I should get it on the Switch for an advantage! Haha

otp,

That sounds bad. I like Pokemon Go. What kind of ruining are we talking about?

otp,

Some people say Pokemon Go is already P2W. But as long as Community Days/shinies are still as available as they are with F2P, then I’ll stick around and even give them some of my Google Play money, lol

otp,

Uh…cardiac arrest means the heart stops. So, between the two, wouldn’t this always be PvP? Lol

otp,

I’m imagining this is one of those rubber or even foam dodgeballs just for the sake of my faith in humanities.

otp,

Garbage like that has no place anywhere.

If app developers can’t get money from paid apps, then it makes sense to run ads. Especially if they do offer a paid (ad-free) version.

But if it’s a paid app already, like in Steam, it should definitely be ad-free.

otp,

It’s easy to play retro games now and gloss over the challenges. With old stuff, we often have the best of both worlds – the challenges of the past can be overcome with modern features.

  • Save states help negate fake difficulty
  • Turbo/speedup and save editing help negate grinding, loading, and other time sinks
  • Digitization makes it easier to store and keep track of lots of game (no need to worry about someone losing a game you lent them!)
  • Modern storage capacities mean we can have as many save games as we want for free
  • Mods let us experience games (sometimes) even better than they were back in the day
  • Digital games are much more affordable now. Back in the day, if you wanted to play something other than your same handful of games, you’d have to borrow one from a friend, rent one, or pay at least 30 bucks or so for something that wasn’t trash. Or you want a brand new game? Might set you back $200 (both adjusted for inflation).
otp,

Included Games:

  • Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
  • Capcom Fighting Evolution
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER
  • Power Stone
  • Power Stone 2
  • Project Justice
  • Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein

These may be more “underdog” games, but the two Power Stone games and Project Justice have sold me on this! (… eventually, when it’s discounted, lol)

(Cross-commenting because I worked real hard for this formatting…lmao)

otp,

Yeah, I agree! I rarely see people talk about CvS2, though!

otp,

Oh, I didn’t realize that, thanks for the knowledge!

What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series? angielski

I’ll start by saying I had a bit of trouble wording the title but I’ll try to elaborate on it. I find it can be a bit daunting at times figuring out what a decent entry point is in a series of video games without searching online first. Sometimes there will be ten games released across three different generation of consoles...

otp,

4 is better if you want an old school fixed-class character-driven JRPG. But 9 and 10 do that in a more modern way.

6 is better if you want an old-school blank-slate character-driven JRPG. But 7 and 8 do that in a more modern way.

7, 8, 9, and 10 are all retro themselves though.

5 is great if you want an old-school “character class” JRPG. And if you want it to be character-focused, you’ve gotta look at something like 10-2.

Recommending specific games from the franchise really depends on what someone is looking for.

otp,

I think the better question might be what series should you start from game 1, brcause thats a much tougher question.

Trails in the Sky.

2 picks up immediately after 1, and expects the player to already be proficient with the battle system from the start.

3 would be confusing and boring without having played the prior two games.

And yes, it’s a subseries, but still. Lol

otp,

there’s barely any time to keep up with my character’s needs after coming back from work.

Damn, I guess I’m a Sim

otp,

What’s a Game Boy Classic? Lol

Do you wish that you could recycle games? angielski

I'm not talking about physical case/disc/cartridge based games. But moreso, digital games. It would be a solution for gamers that fret about backlogs and knowing completely that they're never going to play the games that they have. That they've acquired from impulse, FOMO and other issues. May have been gifted a game that they...

otp,

You said “I’ve learned” meaning it’s not common knowledge. This post also makes it sound like something you’ve recently learned. So you should have the source handy, no?

otp,

There’s the game that inspired them from the early 90s, Star Control 2.

It’s free on Steam as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters, but the best way to play it today is Ur-Quan Masters Mega Mod. So many QoL features!

The game also had some sequels, including Star Control Origins, which is a more modern game, but the story isn’t quite as good.

Star Control 3 exists, but sucks.

And then there’s the series from the 80s that inspired this one, Starflight. That one was too dated for me to get into, though.

otp,

I forgot to mention that part – yeah, the series is still alive, and fans have been waiting for that sequel from the original creators for what, 30 years now?

A game that meaningful should always be given a look, even if it can feel a bit “dated” in some ways.

Thanks for bringing that up!

otp,

There’s a set story, but it’s discovered. The world is wide open, and the player can go anywhere right at the start of the game. There’s minimal railroading at any point.

Unless I misunderstood what you meant by emergent narrative. The progression through the game requires the player to learn what to do by interacting with aliens and also exploring a bit. There is an in-game hint system (an alien dialogue tree with prices), but there are often multiple solutions to each “problem”. The player can even get through the game being good or evil – whatever they choose!

The game plays very differently than ME, but you’ll probably find the dialogue trees very familiar. And I think SC2 actually does them better than ME.

otp,

Why would I want to subject my pet companion to being forced to pose for pictures with ghosts? That just sounds cruel!

otp,

I’m genuinely confused as to who or what you’re talking about. I don’t get how this relates to the comment you replied to or the OP…

otp,

Rock Band 2. Bladder of Steel achievement playing with a full band of 4 (locally).

It’s playing the entire setlist of 84 or so songs all the way through in one sitting. Without pausing or failing.

We did it with all instruments on Medium, but we did it! (I could pass anything on Expert, but maybe not all the way through. My friends were borderline Hard players at best, so Medium was the only way we’d ever be able to do it together)

otp,

the way japan acts as if Pokemon invented JRPG battles is simply ridiculous.

Am I missing some bit of context? Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy still exist (and came first).

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