criss_cross

criss_cross, 7 dni temu

That sucks.

Apex was the game I played with my friends to keep in touch long distance. Guess I gotta find something new now. Sure as he’ll ain’t installing Win11 for it.

I guess it’s been a long time coming. The dev decisions and priorities the last few years have really made it feel like I’m the last person they want playing their game.

criss_cross, 17 dni temu

I have a feeling they’re looking for more revenue streams and need to generate more user engagement

criss_cross, 24 dni temu

The extra 20 minutes telling you to buy shit and like and subscribe is necessary I hear.

criss_cross, 26 dni temu

Nah you gotta play it IMO.

Just go and do it now and don’t read anything else.

criss_cross, miesiąc temu

Me personally I’d rather have the loading screen. It’s being honest about what’s happening rather than trying to hide it.

I don’t find constantly moving through tight corridors immersive at all.

criss_cross, 2 miesiące temu

Xbox series X Elite controllers. I’ll never go back. They have a good weight and feel.

Sorta on topic, what do people use for N64 emulation? I can’t find a 6 button controller that I like.

criss_cross, 2 miesiące temu

It’s explained in a battle but it’s easy to miss. I completely missed it my first playthrough

criss_cross, 2 miesiące temu

I think Avowed is the only thing I’m kinda excited for and that’s more of a “This sounds kinda promising” than “Oh shit I can’t wait!”

criss_cross, 3 miesiące temu

Yeah like the default is 1 dollar for 20 or something pathetic.

And there’s a mandatory humble bundle tip that used to not be there.

criss_cross, 4 miesiące temu

The .NET rebuild they did on steam is actually pretty solid IMO.

Especially if you mod it to use the AI upscale backgrounds

It also has a 20 times speed mode that makes the chocabo mini game bearable.

criss_cross, 5 miesięcy temu

Was just about to cancel gamepass and then saw this dropped. I can hold onto it for one more month to check this out.

criss_cross, 5 miesięcy temu

I think you can patient gamer it but it only works if you’re heavily familiar with that time.

I was really into COD4 and grew up during the Bush administration so I knew exactly what Spec Ops was critiquing. If you don’t have that experience though I agree it does not land.

criss_cross, 5 miesięcy temu

Yeah that’s fair.

IMO a lot of the subtlety comes from the imagery and symbols around you as you progress through the game. The vibrant tree that you pass that burns up when you look back, etc.

As far as gameplay goes it is very linear. The only “choice” is to stop playing. If I remember correctly the development behind Spec Ops was very rushed so they didn’t have time to so any of those branching paths.

I appreciate it like I would a visual novel more than I do an interactive game.

criss_cross, 5 miesięcy temu

And not make the site impossible to use.

Most sites nowadays its impossible to actually read a goddamn article without 5 pop in videos and ad breaks.

criss_cross, 6 miesięcy temu

Yeah I’m all for it. I fucking love deck building games.

criss_cross, 8 miesięcy temu

Persona 3 Reload. Only played a bit of the original but I’m loving this remake. The QoL updates make it feel more fun and less of a slog. And I love the newer graphic style.

Did a bit of helldivers 2 with friends. Good fun but between work and kids I don’t have a lot of multi-player game time anymore.

criss_cross, 10 miesięcy temu

Just started this one but Afterimage is becoming a big favorite of mine. A really great Metroidvania game.

Older, but also played Frostpunk. It’s a really great twist on a city building game. Highly recommended.

One odd ball I’ll throw out is Last Case of Benedict Fox. It’s a complete mess of a game, but the exploration and puzzles are a lot of fun. I never realized how much I want a metroidvania where you go around just solving puzzles. If LCBF just dropped all combat and focused on puzzle-solving it would have been a lot better.