In a response to an article written for Bloomberg by Jason Schreier investigating the ten year “development turmoil,” lead level designer Brian J. Audette refutes the notion that the game was “compromised” in a post on their bluesky account....
I thought the game was alright overall, but it certainly did not feel like a Dragon Age game. The overall story was decent, however a lot of the dialogue was hamfisted. The real problem was that the gameplay felt like Jedi Survivor without the refined combat mechanics. As a result, combat quickly became tedious and repetitive. I also found that the NPCs were more or less fungible, and it really didn’t matter who was in your party. This is a stark contrast with previous Dragon Age games where the whole fun was in scripting the behavior of different characters and coming up with clever ways of combine their abilities. Simply having kept the original mechanics, warts and all, would’ve resulted in a far better game in my opinion.
Turbo Overkill is a fantastic boomer shooter. The gameplay is really flawless from chainsaw legs to mid-air dropkicks, the pacing is highly satisfying. Every level escalates chaos with vehicle mayhem, bounty hunts, and zero-g grappling. The game mechanics are constantly evolving and never monotony never creeps in. Then there’s...
I personally have a huge backlog of games I’m happily playing through on the deck. And, having been burnt a few times (Cyberpunk, No Mans Sky …), I very rarely buy new full priced games anyway (better to wait for a discount and some patches!)...
Personally, I just don’t have time or energy to play big AAA games for the most part. I very much prefer smaller indie games nowadays, and Steam Deck has those in spades. I would wager a lot of older gamers are in the same boat.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing. SC2 is still one of my favorite RTS in terms of mechanics, I’d definitely play something that’s similar. Torchlight was basically Diablo as well, but still a very fun game in its own right.
It’s rather amusing how everything people fear happening under communism comes to pass under capitalism in one way or another. Turns out that it is the capitalists who aim to strip individuals of their personal property by transforming everything into a rental service. You see, you no longer possess your media, books, computer, phone, or any other device; they’ve all been transformed into internet-connected subscriptions. The moment you cease paying or when the company decides to discontinue its services, you find yourself in quite an unfortunate predicament.
Dragon Age: Veilguard lead level designer Brian J. Audette responds to criticisms on Bluesky: "We couldn't have made a _better_ Dragon Age, only a _different_ one." (bsky.app)
In a response to an article written for Bloomberg by Jason Schreier investigating the ten year “development turmoil,” lead level designer Brian J. Audette refutes the notion that the game was “compromised” in a post on their bluesky account....
The 2-year hunt for ‘one of the rarest games in history’ (www.polygon.com) angielski
World of Goo 2 Launches for PS5 and Steam on April 25 (gamingbolt.com) angielski
Monument Valley 3 is coming to Steam (store.steampowered.com) angielski
Fallout-themed Doom mod Vault 666 has multiple endings, an OP Dogmeat companion, and a Ron Perlman-impersonating narrator so good, I was worried it was AI-generated at first (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Turbo Overkill lives up to the hype angielski
Turbo Overkill is a fantastic boomer shooter. The gameplay is really flawless from chainsaw legs to mid-air dropkicks, the pacing is highly satisfying. Every level escalates chaos with vehicle mayhem, bounty hunts, and zero-g grappling. The game mechanics are constantly evolving and never monotony never creeps in. Then there’s...
This Upcoming Game Mixes GTA, The Sims, Civilization, and Harvest Moon - The Bustling World (www.youtube.com) angielski
Terry Cavanagh dev of VVVVVV / Super Hexagon announced a collection of experimental games (www.gamingonlinux.com) angielski
Neva is a puzzle-platform game with a fantastic visual style, and challenging gameplay that doesn't get frustrating (neva.game) angielski
Steam breaks record with over 18,000 new titles released in 2024 (www.tomshardware.com) angielski
what's a game that has you like:
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Who's your favorite person that plays thru games on YouTube?
Edit: particularly Nintendo haha...
‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Named 2024 Game Of The Year At Golden Joysticks (www.forbes.com) angielski
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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 fan game, Project Borealis, gets a free demo (www.videogameschronicle.com) angielski
Games that restore faith in the industry?
I have been in quality the a gaming slump for a while, for various reasons....
Selaco is a fun retroshooter with a similar feel to Prodeus (selacogame.com) angielski
Somerville is a fun sci-fi horror in style of Limbo (store.steampowered.com) angielski
Minetest has evolved. Now, the time has come for Minetest to assume a new identity and prove it has moved beyond its original purpose. (blog.minetest.net) angielski
Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Three Different Disco Elysium Successors Revealed On The Same Day (www.thegamer.com) angielski
Recreating Dune II for the Amiga (spillhistorie.no) angielski
Steam Deck Won’t Survive 2025 Without A Significant Upgrade. - (Original clickbait headline and not my opinion!) (www.forbes.com)
I personally have a huge backlog of games I’m happily playing through on the deck. And, having been burnt a few times (Cyberpunk, No Mans Sky …), I very rarely buy new full priced games anyway (better to wait for a discount and some patches!)...
Black Myth Wukong is a wake up call (www.youtube.com) angielski
Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix (www.gamingonlinux.com) angielski
Planet of Lana is a fantastic little game if you enjoyed games like Limbo, INSIDE, and Little Nightmares (thunderfulgames.com) angielski
Casper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but still finds it mind-boggling some take it at face value (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
AI NPCs Have Potential, But Not The Kind Big Video Game Companies Want (aftermath.site) angielski
Highly recommend Viewfinder if you enjoyed Portal (store.steampowered.com) angielski
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters (open source Star Control 2) now available on Steam (www.gamingonlinux.com) angielski
Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games (kotaku.com) angielski
With the year coming to an end, what was your favorite video game you played this year?
The Escapist staff resign following termination of editor-in-chief Nick Calandra (www.gamesindustry.biz) angielski
How the creator of Alone in the Dark came back to games (news.play.date) angielski
Every Time (lemmy.ml) angielski
Pure Evil (lemmy.ml) angielski
How Pac-Man Revolutionized Gaming (getpocket.com) angielski
If Helldivers 2 isn't on your 2023 radar, this excellent gameplay trailer should correct that (www.pcgamer.com) angielski