BertramDitore, 20 days ago

I don’t have an Xbox, but I’m thrilled any time companies add good customizable accessibility options. It’s good for folks who really need it, but also usually good for those of us who just like to customize everything as much as possible. Everybody wins.

BertramDitore, 28 days ago

Huh, so now it’s the verge, but less unique and creative. Not to disparage anyone doing redesigns, it’s a valiant effort.

BertramDitore, 1 month ago

I played it on my RTX 3070 shortly after launch, and while there were certainly some stutters here and there and the very occasional crash, for the most part it actually ran fine. I think the poor quality of the PC port has been seriously overblown. Granted I don’t care much about sustaining insanely high frame rates, but the game itself was amazing on its own, and even better having played and enjoyed the first one. Well worth any remaining technical glitches.

BertramDitore, 1 month ago

I had the same experience with pretty much the same hardware. I played right after launch and had one or two crashes and a few stutters here and there, but otherwise I found it to be a surprisingly stable game, especially considering the wildly negative press it was getting at the time.

BertramDitore, 4 months ago

DO YA REALLY WANNA DO YA REALLY WANNA TASTE IIIIT!

I just watched it twice in a row, thank you very much.

BertramDitore, 4 months ago

For someone as apparently intelligent as Mark, it’s amazing how stupid he is.

It doesn’t matter what you do or say, Mark, I will never buy something produced by or associated with Meta. Don’t care how groundbreaking or revolutionary it might be.

I see you, Mark. I’ve watched how you operate for the last 20 years, Mark. I’ll never give you a cent.

BertramDitore, 4 months ago

I feel you, and part of the reason we don’t have access to cheaper and better options is because of Meta’s monopolistic instinct. They bought oculus, which had been actively innovating, instead of competing with them and strengthening the market by developing their own product. It’s not like they didn’t have the money.

I don’t fault anyone for buying their stuff if it’s cool, my stand is purely a stubborn one at this point. I just won’t touch Meta with a ten foot pole.

BertramDitore, 6 months ago

Quantum Break was SO good. I’ll die on that hill. I want more of it.

BertramDitore, 6 months ago

John Oliver will be the true test of Disney’s ability to stretch copyright law to its limits.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8a817e51-8b55-4e86-ab49-7cb7e97e4dad.jpeg

BertramDitore, 6 months ago

I’m deep into Immortals of Aveum. I don’t know what all the hate is about, I’m having an awesome time with it. The combat is tight and satisfying, the writing is sharp and witty, and the plot is refreshingly original.

It runs like shit on my high-end gaming PC, so that sucks, but it hasn’t detracted from the insanely fun gameplay and great story.

BertramDitore, 6 months ago

I think you’re describing the hype, not the reality. It cost $59.99 at launch, I paid $23.99 last week. Very typical pricing these days. It is genuinely not Magic Call of Duty, I think that was just a hook the developers threw around so people had a frame of reference for a game that no one knew anything about. The only similarity is that it’s first person.

The layoffs are shit, I wish that hadn’t happened. Companies need to have a little grace and keep some damn employees on salary, the whole release and layoff cycle is completely ridiculous. But to be clear, that was EA’s decision, a huge evil megacorp, not the creatives who made a really fun new game.

BertramDitore, 7 months ago

Toufexis has such a uniquely recognizable voice. I felt like the Leonardo Decaprio meme when he popped up on Expanse.

It’s a shame, you could tell he really cared about the franchise.

BertramDitore, 7 months ago

Can one take a stake in a company? Or do they buy a stake in a company by purchasing shares? Why can’t we just use the words that are meant for the thing we’re describing?

Taking a stake implies that they just yoink grab it and it’s theirs. Buying a stake means spending money to own a share. Maybe it’s a silly technicality, but words matter goddamnit.

BertramDitore, 8 months ago

“Company gives all its customers a big red Push Me button, then tells customers it’s illegal to push it.”

BertramDitore, 9 months ago

Frankly this makes that incredibly ugly piece of hardware look really cool. I agree though, whoever thinks this is a bad thing definitely shouldn’t have kids.

BertramDitore, 11 months ago

I’ll second this. The gameplay is super tight and intuitive, and easy to play in bite-sized chunks. The story is more thoughtful and interesting than it has any right to be. I was really shocked how much I enjoyed this game, it completely took me by surprise. Only downside imo is that the actual storyline is short, like just a few hours. Pretty good replay value though.

BertramDitore, 1 year ago

Gooood. I honestly had to stop playing for a bit, everything started breaking once I got past Act 1. I feel like many of the decisions I made, which seemed normal at the time, broke the story’s continuity and interactions. I reached NPCs before I was supposed to, explored side quest locations before I knew there were quests there (fuck you and your parents, Oliver…), fast traveled when I shouldn’t have, etc. etc.

And don’t get me started on Halsin…

BertramDitore, 1 year ago

Yeah, I’m seeing stuff like that. I fast traveled at some point, and my journal immediately updated to tell me that Halsin had left for good and would no longer help me. But he was still chillin at camp…and that wasn’t the first or only problem I had with him.

I might just start a fresh save after this patch drops.

BertramDitore, 1 year ago

I’m a little confused by this. Was it live action? Some closeup bits seem like they were maybe live action, most of it didn’t. And if so, why? This is a video game, right? What am I missing?

I think maybe I’m wasting energy trying to figure out what they were trying to say with this very weird trailer.

BertramDitore, 1 year ago

Yeah, makes sense. The man’s face looked real to me, but that’s about it.