Right, right, so you mean that the shapes are too regular and not organic enough
#general gaming
random steppe
I think the games I like are the ones that do a good job at hiding it while you are in the actual game and not looking at the map
slim thorn
yeah, I think if you took the map models of most 3D games and just connected them together in a void it'd look very ant-farm-y regardless of genre
but most games' in-game maps don't do that
gaunt marten
Fortunately people do that even if the game doesn't
slim thorn
meanwhile I'm one of those HK players who opens the map every five steps
gaunt marten
Putting the map on L1 is such a good choice
I'd hate it if I had to open the map every time in Hollow Knight. Axiom Verge 1 doesn't do that
random steppe
I just love how the Knight takes out the map and looks at it, that's like, the best thing
slim thorn
Ender Lilies lets you toggle between no map in-game, most of the map as an overlay (like HK's L1), and a tiny cutout of it in the corner
I usually have it set to the latter but I assume Gen had it turned off
random steppe
I don't remember actually
slim thorn
yeah maps and other menus existing in-universe is always nice
people still talk about how cool Dead Space's holographic menus are
gaunt marten
When I play Axiom Verge randomizer I use an automated tracker that shows the full map and marks parts I can reach, and parts I might need tricks to get to
slim thorn
mm-hmm, that's part of the reason I was thinking most games look ant farm-y; many of the trackers I've used look like that
gaunt marten
Normally when I play Dome Keeper I do the full antfarm style ore prospecting
But the game actually has a solution for that!
A "maze" map
It blocks you off at various points to force you to stop digging in fixed patterns
random steppe
Yeah Dome Keeper is pretty great
To be fair it's also a very different gameplay loop than a metroid vania tho
gaunt marten
The biggest difference is you make your own map
random steppe
It's also the fact that it's randomly generated
It's always a completely different experience, exploration wise, between games that use random generation and hand crafted maps
slim thorn
so far I don't think I've had a game with randomly generated levels really click for me
even in Hades it was more like a sequence of ~10-30 encounters than a "level"
random steppe
All the game that I liked that had randomly generated levels, I usually didn't like them for the exploration.
They always had other elements that kept me interested
slim thorn
it counts as randomly generated, though I haven't played it
river veldt
Daggerfall is a game
random steppe
The closest I got to liking a procedurally generated game for the exploration was Minecraft, and it took decades of development and additions to get there
gaunt marten
I can't think of any game that is procedurally generated where the levels actually shine. Spelunky, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and Minecraft are all great, but not because the levels are good. It's because the levels get out of the way and never bother you
random steppe
I think modern minecraft with the varity of stuff it generates it comes close enough for me actively liking it for the exploration
It still like, comes short from a great hand-crafted experience
Or even an okay hand-crafted experience
But it's repeatable which is not nothing
slim thorn
and it's unique to each player/server, which matters if you do the multiplayer stuff or (like me) engage with it via LPs rather than playing it myself
random steppe
Valheim was also okay, but I feel like it was in large part because it's fun to sail around in that game
Rather than it being that much better for its procedural generation
Like, if they offered an handcrafted map over a randomly generated it in Valheim, I'd take that one
arctic fern
valheim has a story, doesnt it? im not sure what a procedurally generated map adds to the game with you have to visit specific biomes
like dont starve, i ahve similar issues with that game
random steppe
Story is not the way I'd put it
You have to kill some bosses, because reasons
That's basically the story
Also you are a Viking
That sums it up
The bosses basically act as a gate for the next tier of items
gaunt marten
I found this game
And it looks neat and all
But it also looks like they wear their inspirations on their sleeves, and they have fucking big sleeves
I don't even know if I like or hate that this game copies so many games that I can't begin counting them
slim thorn
I usually like it when that happens
gaunt marten
Right, if the game was ten dollars I'd actually be interested
slim thorn
I only like playing a specific game once or twice so more similar games of similar quality is typically a win
gaunt marten
This one's a hodgepodge of too many different games of differing genres
slim thorn
though this one doesn't seem to be any of the stuff I'm into (I genuinely have no idea what obvious influences you mean)
gaunt marten
The inspirations are primarily games I'm only acquainted with in a shallow manner, like https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874490/Potionomics/ and https://store.steampowered.com/app/1027250/The_Alliance_Alive_HD_Remastered/
slim thorn
makes sense, I've barely heard of the former
gaunt marten
And probably a lot of https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121560/Atelier_Ryza_Ever_Darkness__the_Secret_Hideout/
Potionomics is a good game, but it made a fatal error
It released at the same time https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210320/Potion_Craft_Alchemist_Simulator/ was released
And Potioncraft is a much better game with a lower price tag
Potionomics has it beat with the characters and story, but the core gameplay loop suffers
random steppe
Over 2000 positive reviews with overwhelmingly positive on the withc game, seems like a good one to keep an eye on
gaunt marten
I have no idea who the developer and publisher are, but that thumbnail is amazing
That being said actually taking a look at the game made me realize I'm not interested
Apparently this game is a remake of an older mobile game
random steppe
I don't usually like crafting games that much so it's probably a miss for me as well
But maybe IDK, there aren't many witch themed games around, I might pick it up if the mood strikes me
gaunt marten
No mining, no crafting. What's left?
random steppe
Also it doesn't seem to be exclusively crafting, it might depend how much of it is the focus
gaunt marten
Apparently there's no witch game tag on steam
Fortunately you can instead search for magic and female protagonist to get something close
I think the most interesting game in that genre is https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/The_Cosmic_Wheel_Sisterhood/
random steppe
Oh there are tarot reading mechanics, this game seems weird and cool
gaunt marten
Yeah, it's a creative, evocative, and interesting game that I'm looking to pick up even though I'm usually not interested in fixed narrative games
This game is scaring me https://i.imgur.com/QzfNDqF.png
wind stump
That's... An effect.
gaunt marten
This is just Maw Bank but much worse
wind stump
Well it's early in the run so it'll scale real nice
gaunt marten
But if you ever dare buy any item, even if you need it, you fucked your run forever
wind stump
assuming i don't die
gaunt marten
With Maw Bank, the relic just stops working if you buy something, so it'll often be at least a little beneficial
Yes, this is exactly what I'm talking about
In many situations, the randomness of the game means you can't survive without shopping
wind stump
Ohhh, it resets it to 0
I was thinking "Well if I get it high enough it'll not matter"
gaunt marten
No
slim thorn
I was also wondering what exactly that does
wind stump
this was my first time even seeing the relic, i only installed it today, I think
gaunt marten
With Maw Bank, you gain a fixed 12 gold every floor, and it's set to 0 if you ever buy anything. With Infinite Contract, you gain 5+1 gold per level you scale, and the moment you spend gold, you start losing 5+1 gold per level you scale
So to break even with Maw Bank, you need to find Infinite Contract and save up for 15ish floors
wind stump
eh you know what they say
fuck around and find out
gaunt marten
Imagine making a game where you can run out of RAM https://i.imgur.com/dmLuztE.png
At least it's fixed memory allocation, rather than dynamic
river veldt
i dont like games that swear
wind stump
well ASCKTUALLY
river veldt
that's not swearing
gaunt marten
No he uses gay as a swear. It was the 90s so that was considered okay back then
wind stump
mario gets cancelled
river veldt
he doesn't say gay
gaunt marten
You can't fool me, I finished SM64
river veldt
ok whatever
gaunt marten
This game is so realistic https://i.imgur.com/hVMWif7.png
I have to stand on the tips of my toes for my face to fit into the hole
Apparently, I unlocked the "you found a treasure" SFX https://i.imgur.com/7zwOMqj.png
slim thorn
finally made up my mind on what to play today: Salt and Sanctuary, and maybe Chants of Sennaar if I need a second game
gaunt marten
Isn't it like 9PM?
I would find it difficult to fit two games in
Good luck with Salt and Sanctuary! It can be a little bit irritating to learn how to play the game.
The first encounter ||Is a classic Dark Souls trope, a boss that is difficult but technically beatable, with a good reward if you can manage it.||
slim thorn
it depends on whether S&S is the kind of thing I bounce off or have my fill of after a relatively short session
like how I could only do Hi-Fi Rush for at most a couple hours before I ran out of that kind of energy
gaunt marten
That makes sense
slim thorn
(I also have some optional Viewfinder levels left to do, but I'm not feeling that atm)
gaunt marten
"Don't attempt the jump unless you are absolutely certain you can! Only a certified ninja (or archeologist) can make the jump!"
slim thorn
I wonder if we'll ever figure out the technology to make running a new video game for the first time not smush all my other windows into the corner before I can tell it to not do fullscreen that way
gaunt marten
We do have that
It's called "Run in a window"
Specifically, you can use wrapper software like dxwnd or borderless gaming
And that will force applications to run in a window that won't push your other windows out or change your resolution on you
slim thorn
including ones I've never run before?
slim thorn
gtk
gaunt marten
dxwnd is much older, and only works for directx stuff
slim thorn
I guess I'll just leave all these character customizations on the defaults since I know nothing yet
gaunt marten
slim thorn
welp Cthulhu just punched me
gaunt marten
slim thorn
my reward for parrying correctly was 6 potatos
gaunt marten
Salt and Sanctuary is a game where parrying is okay
You don't need it if you struggle with it
slim thorn
it won't let me make an offering of potatoes to the gods
wind stump
it won't let me make an offering of potatoes to the gods
sad Minoriko noises
oops ping
little badger
slim thorn
https://youtu.be/idaCHH0Q2BQ?si=JwKsL-Qj_9dmmEwe
damn, wasted no time
is there any reason not to immediately use Pouch Of Salt?
gaunt marten
You lose your money if you die and have to recover it, right?
You don't lose pouches
slim thorn
ah
gaunt marten
So use them before you spend salt
slim thorn
...is there no dodge mechanic?
since the block only prevents partial damage I'm not seeing how this boss is supposed to work
gaunt marten
Roll through or away from attacks
It's B to roll
You get a limited amount of invincibility frames
slim thorn
oh duh how'd I forget I have a roll
either I really do not gel with this game or this first boss is rubbish
gaunt marten
It can be both!
slim thorn
well I definitely don't gel with the soulslike part where every failure permanently removes resources so subsequent attempts are harder just because screw you
gaunt marten
Yeah
slim thorn
I am 90% convinced now that the attack and dodge timings are just randomly changing on me
I literally do better when I'm button mashing than when I try not to suck
well it's dead after 20 tries and I wasn't doing any better than my 1st try
thorny loom
Lmao
gaunt marten
Sucks that you're getting frustrated. This game is one where having the right set of gear is pretty important
slim thorn
was there even any gear to get yet?
thorny loom
gaunt marten
Not sure! It's been a long while since I played last
However you do get some gear choice at the start of the game
You didn't start with the joke weapon, did you?
slim thorn
like I said I kept all the defaults
short of looking up a guide literally before starting, there's no way to tell what'd be better
gaunt marten
it looks like you can level up before fighting the first boss
slim thorn
I didn't have enough at the first sanctuary
gaunt marten
True! And the game doesn't make it convenient for you to switch between saves to test them
slim thorn
but damage output wasn't the issue anyway (after all semi-random attacking wouldn't have worked if I was underleveled)
gaunt marten
If I recall correctly, your first boss is the knight on a platform at the very top of a building
I hate that fight
slim thorn
The Sodden Knight, yeah
gaunt marten
The only other fights worse than this one are the one with the poison and the one with the fire
slim thorn
it should be a good tutorial boss, probably would've been if the attack/dodge/etc timings were consistent enough to do better than dumb luck
gaunt marten
Yeah, exactly
Normally, enemies are consistent and predictable. But not this one
(This is also the reason you run like hell when you see the fucking unicorns)
slim thorn
anyway, exit opened and shortcuts back to the start opened, I'm gonna stop there and watch the gdq run posted earlier
gaunt marten
There's also a viewfinder GDQ run, though you may want to wait if you don't want to see spoilers for the puzzles
slim thorn
well I doubt the optional puzzles are on the speedrun route, unless it's 100%?
gaunt marten
It is also too fast and doesn't use the intended solutions
slim thorn
lol, of course, a speedrun of a puzzle game would be no fun if it was all intended solutions
this might be the first time I've ever heard a gdq runner explain tricks I already know about
it's funny that the speedrun route and the randomizer route are basically the same at the start
(which is why the randomizer dev really wants to do alternate starting points)
gaunt marten
For Pseudoregalia?
slim thorn
yeah
gaunt marten
I don't think everything is better randomized.
slim thorn
not everything is, but I definitely want alternate starts; I've done that loop around the map too many times already
gaunt marten
The Final Fantasy 4 Free Enterprise randomizer does this sort of thing, going as far as to randomize the final boss sprite and harp song from a set of hand crafted ones
slim thorn
lol
gaunt marten
But they don't mess with the start position, and I think that might be for technical reasons?
slim thorn
I've done random start in Blasphemous and Ender Lilies, it's very nice there
enemy rando was great in Blasphemous, gonna keep that on forever
entrance rando is mixed for me because I get lost so easily when the map is that discontinuous and unintuitive
gaunt marten
I typically like randomizing keys but not locks
slim thorn
hm, what would "randomizing locks" look like?
gaunt marten
So randomizing enemies doesn't sound as fun as randomizing weapons to kill them with
Randomizing platforming challenges isn't as good as randomizing the places you get movement abilities
And so on
slim thorn
ah
gaunt marten
If you get a key you know exactly where to take it, and this speeds the game up a lot
slim thorn
right part of the reason enemy rando is good in Blasphemous is that you only need the one weapon for the non-boss enemies, prayers are always an optional bonus
enemy rando was a lot less good in Tunic where you need certain items to fight certain regular enemies
gaunt marten
I rely on prayers a lot
slim thorn
that makes sense
for me part of the appeal of randomizers is forcing me to actually use HK charms/B prayers/etc that I usually ignore or consider not worth it after testing, because the nature of randomness is that I usually get something "overpowered" in the early game before I get the stuff I'd normally use instead
slim thorn
Randomizing platforming challenges isn't as good as randomizing the places you g...
I think I agree in principle though I don't think I've ever seen the former in practice
gaunt marten
Randomizing the map itself through procedurally generating new content is too big of an undertaking
And so most games opt for shuffling existing parts instead
slim thorn
yeah, that's better left to actual games
gaunt marten
Which still has the same problem
slim thorn
so far all the "shuffle parts of the map" things I've seen are entrance randomization, which doesn't cause much trouble since the challenges within each room/zone/area/??? are still whole
I haven't done much of it myself, unless you count A Hat in Time since everyone plays that with act rando on (I literally got asked to test with it off because no one does that)
gaunt marten
Well it does cause trouble because it sometimes makes things inaccessible
slim thorn
I mean that'd be a bug, not a game design/fun question
gaunt marten
No, like
slim thorn
just like item randomization needs accessibility rules
gaunt marten
Inaccessible until you find the movement abilities you need
I like it when I don't need to reconstruct the map in my head every new run
slim thorn
yeah, I like the idea of ER but I'd probably only do it in a rando I expected to devote my undivided attention to for a while so I had a chance of learning the map
(it's far less confusing with A Hat in Time because that follows the SM64 structure where the hub area has a bunch of labeled warps to each act, so those acts are what get shuffled; there's no ER going on within each level)
anyway I'll watch this Viewfinder run and then try Sennaar
maybe also make that AHiT + Pseudoregalia solo rando I was thinking of doing
gaunt marten
I'm thinking of organization a November archipelago async, but I'm not sure if it would be rude to organize it given we might not finish Zelda in time
I might just run it after we're done
slim thorn
yeah, everyone but me was likely interested in both so it's gonna depend a lot on the zelda progress
gaunt marten
Chants of Sennar is a complicated game. You might want to make use of steam's new note taking feature
Without taking notes, you may only put like 20 characters of notes on each word
slim thorn
I'll probably just add another Notepad++ tab
gaunt marten
Do keep in mind these prices not anywhere near the all-time low
light gate
I got them for like a dollar each.
gaunt marten
A few years ago Bethesda raised the prices on all their games
light gate
Yep.
gaunt marten
Without providing any more value in return
fresh bane
I am surprised Fallout 2 is so expensive
I know people say it's like the best one but still
light gate
And yet it runs on ducktape unless you find open source mods.
fresh bane
The best games always have a little bit of jank that comes with the package
a little bit of game breaking jank never hurt nobody
robust latch
grab from GOG if you can. same sales and none of the steam DRM
light gate
The best games always have a little bit of jank that comes with the package
Meaning you have to modify it extremely to get it to work on modern machines, so most just use open source modifications/conversions to get it running.
fresh bane
does Steam not have better mod support or something like that?
I was wondering whether I wanted to get Cyberpunk on gog or steam because of something like that 
I don't know whether it matters or not
fresh bane
why 2 specifically? 
light gate
No DRM > Steam DRM
robust latch
also a point, If steam takes it away nothing you can do. with gog you can keep the installers and no one can take it away. Also if you loose your steam account your pretty screwed
gaunt marten
Steam can't take away games that have no DRM either
fresh bane
I know I have a couple of games on Gog already I just use Steam a lot more
Gotta remember to hop back into Stalker and Control I got both on Gog for under 10 bucks each 
waiting for sales is the best
light gate
Anyhoo, Cities Skylines 2 came out. Not looking good.
Apparently it runs terribly.
robust latch
ouch
gaunt marten
You can make it easier to use GOG or other sales platforms with the help of https://playnite.link/
fresh bane
But what I was in Steam for today was to get this which I was very interested in checking out
So if I start posting about this game here, blame Ixrec
robust latch
im kind of sceptical sometimes on 1st day reviewes as its soo often people who expected way more even if there was no evidence of it. But running issues thats a problem.
gaunt marten
Wow you didn't wait for the sale that starts tomorrow
gaunt marten
Ah well. It's a cheap game
fresh bane
I don't wait for sales on games this cheap
Only if a game is like... maybe around 30 bucks and higher
robust latch
ouch on the FPS there.
modding needing paradox isnt surprising though
light gate
Yeah, that's expected.
I mean, you need a Steam account to even play the game and mod as well lmao.
But I get it, another launcher + more overhead.
gaunt marten
The paradox launcher overhead is limited.
In the other games I played it closes when you launch the game. The annoyance is it's one more click before starting
robust latch
they could have bought thought MS instead they chose steam. not the vendors fault which distributor you pick. and given its cross distribution it makes sence to have 1 mod distribution point accross both
got to love the littlest things people bitch about
but seriously the menu getting 11FPS thats shockingly bad
fresh bane
that's a pretty cool little shot right there
slim thorn
it's a cool stick
gaunt marten
I see you went with the "Wear pants? No, I don't think I will." option
slim thorn
probably best to mention now that there's only this one and the ending
it's mostly about the platforming
fresh bane
I died but that was so cool
If I had a way to parry this would be like Blasphemous in 3D to me it feels really good to play
that music too
slim thorn
my favorite is the Empty Bailey music
fresh bane
I love that the clicking of her hooves makes the same noise that heels would
I'm kinda worrying a bit about not having a map but I get the sense I won't need one
slim thorn
I managed to resist the temptation and just let myself get lost until I started recognizing rooms
also I was about to do another solo rando of this but I, uh, discovered a bug in the randomizer's latest release 
(I'm a useful tester 
)
fresh bane
I just got fucking destroyed by a mage and a trumpet
slim thorn
they do that
fresh bane
oh hey this is neat
the sound design of this game is awesome
Oh I just now bothered to check the other options
Its got settings for camera movement and even to get rid of the slightly blurry aspect ratio resolution and the choppy framerate huh
interesting
slim thorn
"how 90s do you like your games?" 
slim thorn
also I had an a-ha moment when I realized the bubble charge ||doesn't reset until you touch the ground; you can do other moves in between jumping out of it and spending its charge jump||
fresh bane
I'm gonna take out the choppy framerate and keep the low res aspect ratio thing, I like that look 
also whoops there's an upgrade in that picture
I'm pretty sure I'm missing something to progress here but I don't wanna say it this early in case I find it
i do wish I had a map
slim thorn
enjoy your non-linearity
fresh bane
I only worry about the constant ''did I get everything here? did I miss something back there? 
''
I want to assume maybe I'll go back to previous areas or something but I just don't know, right now I entered another area so I'm just gonna go back to the one I was in and do a double sweep just in case
slim thorn
you will
fresh bane
alrighty, I hope the next upgrade I get will be || a double jump || because it sure feels like I should have one
..... suspicious assortment of haystacks 
yooo look at me go new kicks and everything
you're damn right game
slim thorn
the kicks are maybe my favorite move in the game
you never get a normal double jump
but the kicks are like a situational quadruple wall jump once you get good at aiming them
fresh bane
yeah I'm labbing these out inbetween the bookshelfs
this is awesome
yeaaaahh!!
hah, nice
slim thorn
they wanted to be really sure you realized this wasn't like other games' wall jumps that lock you into only hopping vertically between two parallel walls
fresh bane
well this is cute
fresh bane
they wanted to be really sure you realized this wasn't like other games' wall ju...
It's pretty good tutorialization honestly you still need to actually get the kicks correctly so the visual aid helps, there was also two parallel walls in that section just to add a little familiarity to it before making you wall jump across after
good game design devs very nice
that's fucking adorable 
oh god
and it restores HP! 
slim thorn
oh wow I never tried that when I was on low hp
fresh bane
It took me so long to figure out how this jumping works I kept dying and I wanted to just see her sit down again and she plopped down and took a little power nap
I now realized that I can aim the kick diagonally facing the pillars to jump forwards instead of kick backwards
Oh wow she's got a backwards jump too
and it's slightly higher than her regular jump
slim thorn
when I was playing I thought it was the same height, but it turns out I was misled by ledge grab depending on which direction you're facing
fresh bane
I only wish I could somehow 'force' it because you need a bit of a running start to get it
she has to be locked into a direction before quickly switching and jumping back
slim thorn
fresh bane
also seems like this entire section I did was optional because there's nothing else to do here and I got a little ring
slim thorn
yeah you're gonna figure out half the speedrun tricks playing vanilla just like I did
fresh bane
I would be surprised if I felt like speedrunning this game since I don't do speedruns and this game seems pretty open
as in, literally open, it's beeg
slim thorn
well, I'm using them for rando rather than speedruns, actual speedrunning isn't my thing either lol
fresh bane
reading is hard
slim thorn
but this is the first game I've ever randomized with "hard" logic, because I can actually do the "hard" tricks in it
(not "expert" though)
fresh bane
ah I don't do randomizers either 
I think I'd sooner do a speedrun than a randomizer, I am into speedruns I just don't do them myself since I so very rarely tend to replay games
I actually need to watch the LBW speedrun stil
slim thorn
that was a good one
fresh bane
look at these enviroments man
oohhh yooo if I jump after jumping from a bubble I get an air dash
so cool
slim thorn
look at these enviroments man
I know, right? this is one of my favorite angles (it's not a spoiler, you'll find this in no time)
river veldt
ugh
the Blood Swamps level in Doom Eternal is such a weird slog
it's like the one bad level in the game
fresh bane
Looks like there's gonna be other outfits in this game
I like her little superhero pose at the top of those poles
slim thorn
yeah, I did an extra jump to rotate her before taking that screenshot
fresh bane
Also I appreciate the way the kicks work where even if you didn't actually kick off the wall and the tip of your hoof barely reaches the wall and connects it will still count as a jump and you'll bounce off
ah yeah she doesn't turn around manually
huh
Well I'm just glad I was able to actually do this room, I thought I'd have to come back later so I'm glad I went with my guts and epxerimented with the wall jump mechanic there
Also what is it with these metroidvanias and the christian themes/aesthetics, that's two in a row I played already
Oh noooo I died and this game doesn't have autosave 
slim thorn
the checkpoint placement is surprisingly good imo, but yeah if you fully die it's back to the last save crystal
so I usually whack every one I see even while backtracking
fresh bane
I'm dying way more to enviromental hazards/platforming than enemies so far
fresh bane
woooooaah cool cool cool
also apparently I can do this
Ooooh I figured out how to force the backflip
so.... what do I do with these?
I don't think the game explained that
slim thorn
sour hill
You use them to activate windows
fresh bane
lol I had gone all the way up here because I thought it was progress and it just raised the platform further to get the key that I already got because I bullshitted my way up there spamming kicks
mossy flume
Cities Skylines II's soundtrack is pretty awesome.
fresh bane
i do wish I had a map
okay so I'm not the only one that wishes this game had a little more
I'm almost 5 hours in and this game is way longer than I anticipated but honestly I found myself getting lost so much because, yes, this is a metroidvania, but it's not always exactly clear when you have what you need to progress or not, I feel like I had a waaay easier time knowing 'okay this is for later' in Blasphemous and Metroid than here
also the map, seriously this game neeeeeeds a map with markers preferably
I also wish this game had a parry system, nothing fancy but a parry and counter attack or a simple parry would be a good option to spice up the combat even though it's not the focus, it would just make it feel more complete because the way it is I can't really cancel attacks into dodges so I end up getting hit a lot because I couldn't get out of the way fast enough after attacking
Everything else is great but knowing this is a ''polished game jam submission'' makes a lot of sense now
It definitely feels that way
fresh bane
habemus map! 
thank you steam community ily
visual hill
Keep in mind the Steam version of Fallout 2 also has no DRM
https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce
https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout2-ce
with those, you should be able to make both Fallout 1 and 2 DRM-free regardless of where you got it from
(reverse engineered engine reimplementations, similar to DevilutionX for Diablo)
visual hill
Everything else is great but knowing this is a ''polished game jam submission'' ...
5 hours of gameplay is very nice for a polished gamejam submission
this is longer than a full-blown commercial game like MDK, which most players will finish in 3 hours on their first playthrough
(still a great play, a shorter game isn't worse)
fresh bane
I now have 7.5 hours and I got 4/5 key items to reach what I assume is the game
Still pretty damn long
Honestly that fan made map is a life saviour, the game is surprisingly large as in the areas themselves are so big and there's a surprising amount of them, I thought the game would have tops 2-3 areas that are fairly big and be around maybe 3-4 hours but no this is a full fucking game, still a little rough around the edges of course but damn this is a full experience
visual hill
it's like when I play Wolf3D, the first thing I do is open the wiki's map in a new window and put it besides the game
(ECWolf has an automap but it's too zoomed in)
fresh bane
Yeah, I use maps a lot for survival horror games, mainly used full walkthrough maps for my first time on Resident Evil than anything because I tend to lose focus and forget what to do and get lost super easily
I still have to do a hard playthrough of RE1 that I already started and gotta continue
Luckily for Blasphemous and Metroid I never had issues with map stuff because those games do a pretty good job at giving you info with the maps , I did use guides for Super Metroid but I never finished that one 
graceful bridge
So it need's a connection when first hooked up. Makes sense, probably wants to check for firmware updates & such.
arctic fern
...but its a disk slot
why does it need firmware
why cant companies release finished products ffs
graceful bridge
I'ts not a slot, it's an actual Blu-Ray drive
arctic fern
blu-ray is like 18 year old technology, and sony literally did it on a console first
theres literally no excuse
gaunt marten
The excuse is that the PS5 is over there, not inside the disc reader, and they can't deliver the software to it through the data cable because they would need to add to the cost of the device
graceful bridge
blu-ray is like 18 year old technology, and sony literally did it on a console f...
... drives still need to have their own firmware updates. They're more than just a slot that feeds data to the computer/console, they've got DRM management systems & other features built into the drive itself.
arctic fern
sure but they should stilll work out of the box
even if they're missing the latest firmware it should still atleast function
what happens when the servers shutdown?
arctic fern
lol
gaunt marten
In the article, Wired removed the disc drives from two launch PS5 consoles and swapped them over, but the consoles would refuse to recognise the other drive despite them being identical hardware.
This may be partly due to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which says it is illegal to “circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a copyrighted work”, which in this case is the firmware on the disc drive.
As such, in order to prevent piracy (and also perhaps third-party repairs), Sony and Microsoft use the pairing method to ensure that each console can only work with the specific disc drive assigned to it, meaning users can’t modify or replace the drive.
The initial online connection requirement for the external PS5 drive, then, may be a security check designed to verify the drive then create the unique pairing between the drive and the console.```Yeah, I'll agree they should function out of the box. But I don't blame them wanting to "check in" on the drive when first installed. That said, it should allow you to override that if you want.
arctic fern
users can’t modify or replace the drive
fuck off.
graceful bridge
users can’t modify or replace the drive
Okay, that's bullshit
gaunt marten
Wouldn't want you to replace it with a drive that does not check for counterfeit
arctic fern
i do genuinely understand wanting to ensure its only a playstation drive but there are better ways that arent just evil
gaunt marten
Absolutely not. It's not up to them what kind of drive I attach to the hardware I bought
The fact it's legal for them to do so is horrifying
slim thorn
also the map, seriously this game ***neeeeeeds*** a map <:flutterwaaaugh:6850790...
this is interesting since I didn’t need one
I think the main reason is that the world is small enough and the movement speedy enough with all the lategame abilities that, by the time I had a decent sense of the overall layout, it only took me several seconds or 1-2 minutes to get back to most places; crossing the entire map in Metroid or Blasphemous takes several minutes without warping
(though I still want a full map tracker when randomising it)
graceful bridge
We did the scariest thing any Dev can do for Halloween... making our game, Cult of the Lamb, FREE 😳
Well, free for a week. Cult of the Lamb is free to play for Nintendo Switch Online members! The trial starts October 25th, and ends on Oct 31st
What does this mean? Well, we want to give those who haven't played yet, a little taste of the cult life. Sacrifice, ritual, farming, true love... Cult of the Lamb has it all! And if you have a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can enjoy the full game for FREE during the above dates!
✨
If you like it and want to keep playing, it's also 40% OFF on Switch!
If you have enjoyed Cult of the Lamb so far, be sure to let your friends who haven't played yet know! LETS GROW THIS CULT 🙏
** Providing you have the Nintendo Switch Online membership, you'll be able to play the full game for free during the trial. You can continue playing and keep the game by purchasing it on the Eshop
Very fun game, I highly recommend it
gaunt marten
Oh it's only on the Switch
quiet swift
https://youtu.be/8FQ2eGjcjBo stardew Valley... with cats?
gaunt marten
Neat game, but the art looks like it needs work
Oh it was already in my wishlist https://i.imgur.com/LZhJTCM.png
gaunt marten
I'm definitely interested in this one, but the mechanics seem pretty clunky to me so I'm a bit cautious
teal cliff
Dark Souls 2's lore gets kinda misogynistic when you look into it.
"Guy was super cool until he was brought down by evil corrupting lady" happens like? 4 different times
its probably unintentional but a lot of the stories of women in DS2 are not super flattering
gaunt marten
I don't know why you pinged me for this
thorny loom
Figured if anyone would he interested it would be tou
gaunt marten
I do not care about graphics in general
hidden elbow
I'm definitely interested in this one, but the mechanics seem pretty clunky to m...
I played it already its really good , the gameplay is fast and engaging , the artstyle is fantastic the music is beatifully atmospheric
gaunt marten
That's good
hidden elbow
I played it already its really good , the gameplay is fast and engaging , the ar...
I think my favorite part is the reloading , to reload your gun you need to do a back flip on bike and this creates moments like
thorny loom
hidden elbow
I think my favorite part is the reloading , to reload your gun you need to do a ...
you are doing a flip to reload while reflecting enemy s bullet with your bike and immideatly hitting enemy with the gun while in air
thorny loom
young creek
Am I going to be at a big disadvantage in Fortnite if i havent played Rocket League?
young creek
like Mario Kart
astral steeple
this just means all the items you would have in rocket league will be able to be used within that mode itself
cross game cosmetic ownership pretty much
which is also cool cause all the collabs rocket league has done would be able to be used within that mode
little badger
https://fxtwitter.com/wario64/status/1716949025205911781? @river veldt
river veldt
yeas
rotund forge
Imma say it again. Super Mario Bros Wonder has the best final boss of a 2d Mario game to date (imo)
thorny loom
Elephant mario
gaunt marten
Hmm
I'm looking for a game to play that uses mouse and keyboard and takes less than two hours
But apparently Steam has no tagging for games that do not support controllers, only ones that do
slim thorn
the whole game, not just one session?
gaunt marten
No, just one session
slim thorn
well, "uses m&k" is not the same as "does not support controllers"
offhand I'm not sure I know of a PC game that has no m&k support, though it's often inferior to controllers (and often necessarily so) so I'd also appreciate a "Controller Peferred/Recommended" tag
gaunt marten
Yes I want games where mouse and keyboard are recommended
But there's no tag for that
rancid herald
https://youtu.be/8FQ2eGjcjBo stardew Valley... with cats?
I’m oh hey warrior cats
gaunt marten
There is a tag for controller preferred, and it's full controller support
slim thorn
I feel like those are two very different concepts
but I'm also not sure what "partial" even means
gaunt marten
Means you can operate the game with a controller but some parts like the menu may require a mouse and keyboard
slim thorn
yikes
I don't think I've run into that
must be because I don't play any of those games people are always saying have terrible PC ports
gaunt marten
It's more common in PC-first games
Like games that are intended to be used with mouse and keyboard
gaunt marten
Rimworld and Factorio, for example, have partial controller support
slim thorn
...okay, that's fair, I have no idea how they'd do full
thorny loom
little badger
https://youtu.be/ni_PFPsiLWk?si=DO-jv6mxX0hjunGu
I was about to post that 
@thorny loom are you hoping to see some surprise trailers?
thorny loom
Im there mostly for ark
little badger
That’s what all the YouTube comments are saying right now.
thorny loom
This yakuza game definitely looks different
little badger
quiet swift
Looks like switzerland
thorny loom
Man if this is what switz people go through daily
Burb
Oh hey its tcher fox game
quiet swift
I haven't played the first one :X
thorny loom
Metal Gear 3 remake
Looks like they updated phantom pains engine
Looks cool ah its unreal 5
Medieval village building sim. Looks interesting
little badger
thorny loom
Probably
little badger
thorny loom
Alan wake 2
Looks like they took a lot of inspiration from REmake 2 and 4
And its over
wind stump
Now this is power... 
little badger
https://youtu.be/xxy8UEqvB6s?si=0Ly-B1tRX_mRF3v5
Apparently it’s just a remaster of the first game.
thorny loom
Yeah it is
white phoenix
Metal Gear 3 remake
wait I just saw this on twitter woahh
I think they used a lot of mgsv animations for this
imported into ue5
visual hill
Now this is power... <:OnoderaFlex:663421461679308830>
nice Chrysalis cosplay
random steppe
Looks really good, I will definitely try it out
thorny loom
Gen will be reliving like his ancestors again
random steppe
I like city builders and this looks to have mixed in a Total war-ish battle mode
This seems pretty great
little badger
I like city builders and this looks to have mixed in a Total war-ish battle mode
Will you be playing the new cities skylines?
random steppe
At some point, I have like 3 games I'm trying to finish, and a couple more I wanted to play when I am done with those ones
little badger
Ooooh
slim thorn
reached the 2nd area of Chants of Sennaar, and is it just me or does this faction have some Star Wars villain vibes?
thorny loom
As stated previously your honestly better off using emulated versions for them on pc
Gog even has the Original on its own it
fresh bane
Gog has mgs1 and mgs2
Granted I tried playing MGS2 a bit and the controls were actually a bit confusing and I don't know if there's any updates or mods to fix this but I haven't gotten too far in it yet
slim thorn
Granted I tried playing MGS2 a bit and the controls were actually a bit confusin...
you can't just say that out loud!
fresh bane
I mean the port controls were confusing not the actual game controls
The keybinds are weird and I don't remember if there was a way to change them easily
These games were built for a controller
slim thorn
oh, I played MGS1-4 on consoles and there was plenty of weirdness there too lol
fresh bane
I played MGS1 on my PSP and I never really had much issues that I remember
I think I had some issues with the inventory system but I was also a child when I played it so 
slim thorn
the inventory system was the biggest one yeah
fresh bane
the one I kinda wish to play on PC is Peace Walker hopefully because when I played that I also played it on the PSP and playing a game like that on a PSP is not really that great
famous claw hand going on and what not
slim thorn
which to be fair is less about the core controls and more about having lots of items that aren't nearly useful enough to justify the complexity of an inventory system lol
conlang puzzle moment: I thought this character was telling me I wasn't allowed to go in here, but now that I know a few words better I realize they were saying something completely different and I could've walked through here ages ago 
fresh bane
To be absolutely fair
It's a major improvement over MG1-2
I actually think the inventories of MGS1-2 are pretty simplified all things considered, just rows of items that you can easily access quickly whenever you need them and it doesn't break the flow of gameplay by needing you to pause and select an item or a weapon
I don't even know if I'd call it an inventory considering how different it is to usual inventories in games
slim thorn
yeah, that's part of what my last message was getting at
fresh bane
Oh I thought you meant it as these games shouldn't have an inventory system of any kind at all or something
MGS3 does have a more conventional inventory so you can eat those delicious tree frogs 🐸
thorny loom
mossy flume
She has finally arrived. 
dapper cedar
WOOO SAMUS
what an incredible looking figure, straight out of the game
mossy flume
I wanted the zero suit version, but didn't manage to get it
I do have the Metroid Prime version though
dense crypt
I see a pinkie
mossy flume
Action pose
mossy flume
I see a pinkie
You sure?
dense crypt
Plot twist
mossy flume
white phoenix
goddamn, that is one high quality custom figure
mossy flume
Looks like it's signed by Viistar
white phoenix
their deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/viistar/gallery
super impressive, judging by their commission prices this might have easily been 1k+
honestly thought that it would be even more expensive
fresh bane
She has finally arrived. <:dread:892780963053047829>
Yooooooo Dread figma
I was eyeing it out the other day too
I'm not super big on figmas because I usually don't like how the segmentations look on the figure but that one is super cool
dense crypt
Figma ba- evaporates
mossy flume
their deviantart: <https://www.deviantart.com/viistar/gallery>
super impressive,...
Wow, really? Holy hecc
I have no idea how much it cost them, they just told me they secretly conspired and pooled together over a year or something like that.
mossy flume
Also gifted us this at the same time
fresh bane
the MLP community is full of stupid skilled artists that do stuff like that damn
mossy flume
Like I wasn’t expecting anything from them. Blew me the hell away, I was speechless
fresh bane
There's another guy that does custom figures I follow on twitter but I can't remember right now who it is
mossy flume
Also gifted us this at the same time
Lineart By Cute Pencil Case (https://www.deviantart.com/cutepencilcase)
Colors by Leffie (leffiesart.tumblr.com)
Correction made to artist credit
Some amazing friends. Unfortunately we seem to be gradually drifting apart. :<
quiet swift
I got this made some years back. I forget the maker (I think something to do with wires inside?) and I think it was like 150ish? Not nearly as detailed as the above linked one though 😮
mossy flume
I'm pretty sure the artist has it displayed on their DA or something someewhere
So you can see all the angles if you can find that
I'm always paranoid about handling the statue myself, I don't want to drop it or anything
MA's wings are a smidge fragile
But it did survive a move with special handling, so there's that
fresh bane
I think it was this guy I think
there's another guy I follow on derpi but I can't post those here
but these are really well done
white phoenix
man sculpting irl is just a whole other beast than just drawing
it is insanely impressive
river veldt
i found a sword in Skyrim that does 0 damage wtf
mossy flume
Toy sword
river veldt
thorny loom
Nice
river veldt
it came with a note
gaunt marten
Note that this sword has a turn undead enchantment that never goes away
Any undead affected will be forever cowardly
arctic fern
Sell it then
river veldt
what if i need it
arctic fern
Sell it to yourself
gaunt marten
It's useless
You can disenchant it for the unique enchantment and put that on a better weapon
(without the unofficial patch the enchantment will have no name)
river veldt
so it's useless but part of a quest ?
gaunt marten
It's useless aside from the fact you need to hand it in to finish the quest
river veldt
ok so i should definitely keep it
gaunt marten
To finish the quest you need to hand in the sword and the deed
river veldt
yes i have the note
visual hill
Granted I tried playing MGS2 a bit and the controls were actually a bit confusin...
I think it suffers from having too many options at once
river veldt
i need to get a house so i can store it
visual hill
I played PS3 version via RPCS3 (and a DualSense) and this was my biggest gripe with it
it's hard for me to even remember what you can do in a given situation
it feels a bit like a fighting game with lengthy combos
I play other games that can have this problem at times (Deus Ex) but you are almost never required to use a specific strategy in that game. In MGS2, many bosses require you to do something very specific
thorny loom
Yeah. I never got very far in 2
I beat the first boss but it was pretty obvious what you were supposed to do (shoot the mirrors)
visual hill
oh, and not having pressure-sensitive face buttons on any modern controller makes things harder, because MGS2 is one of those few games that rely on them
PS2/PS3 controllers have those, but not PS4/PS5/Xbox
thorny loom
I played it on 360
visual hill
emulation has workarounds for this, thankfully
thorny loom
I cant remember if it did or not
visual hill
the whole pressure-sensitive face buttons was super confusing to me, I only learned the PS2/PS3 could do it in… 2022
I was never aware this was a thing when I owned a PS2/PS3 as a kid
thorny loom
Ive not had much experience with ps controllers so i cant say
I grew up with gamecube wii. Then xbox Controllers
I did get xemu working. (Og xbox emulator)
visual hill
xemu is pretty good considering the difficulty of the task, it has been evolving really fast
performance is very inconsistent across games though
RalliSport Challenge 2 is a game I can easily run at 9× resolution for 60 FPS, while Conker Live & Reloaded only goes up to 2× with a 60 FPS patch before I get frequent framerate dips (and even then, I still get some occasionally)
Midtown Madness 3 is also a game that struggles hard, while THPS2X is ezpz (as long as you disable motion blur)
green fulcrum
It sounds like a mix of both Rainbow and Twilight
robust spear
The voice of Billie? No. That is Amber May
mossy flume
Wow
robust spear
Notice who animated it though?
robust spear
This is great also https://youtu.be/-BvdORdKIMs
slim thorn
the one video I watched a while back (the ways to die sequence) already sold me on the game so I'm not gonna spoil any of the rest of it for myself
thorny loom
slim thorn
there's never a good answer to exchange rates
teal sonnet
yo steamvr 2.0 is finally out for everyone out of beta
river veldt
ugh
dense crypt
tl;dr?
light gate
Anything that is extracted data through software, data mining, or other methods. Is bad.
light gate
So software and hardware that is not authorized by Nintendo, is therefore now bad.
Although that has been always a thing.
But they made it more vague.
‘Other methods’ could mean anything.
So there is a chance this adjustment was made after the Analogue N64 announcement.
light gate
river veldt
beast
dire gate
It's dangerously vague, but I honestly think it's...fair
mossy flume
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-details-more-aggressive-social-media-guid...
Yeah, this makes absolutely no sense.
Almost seems like they want to damage their own brand.
minor plover
wife, playing Dark Souls, just made it into Blighttown
me: "I'm surprised you didn't stop by the bonefire after the last boss"
her: "well, I'm feeling very confident"
literally gets caught in an attack that kills her while saying the word "confident"
me: "excellent timing."
peak mesa
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-details-more-aggressive-social-media-guid...
So does that mean you should now be more cautious if you have been doing Lets Plays of Nintendo games with an emulator?
Nintendo being Nintendo as usual.
dire gate
Nintendo always did not like that, so that's not new
light gate
So does that mean you should now be more cautious if you have been doing Lets Pl...
Emulators AND third party consoles
dire gate
I personally see nothing special about it
mossy flume
I don't think it would result "damage in Nintendo's brand"
Oh did this not include the discussion on their new policy on fan tournament events that they have no involvement with?
Because that’s what I was referring to
dense crypt
no, it wouldn't damage their brand
but thats because the people who care enough about their policies are a minority, because nintendo is such a well recognized name
mossy flume
“Enjoy our products, but not too much.” is such a bizarre take.
dire gate
It is probably very true that those who care (mostly 'western' 'core-gamers') are only a very small percentage of their fan/consumer base
dense crypt
“Enjoy our products, but not too much.” is such a bizarre take.
This is, regardless, still a terrible take from Nintendie
dire gate
They are a bit too protective I agree
fresh bane
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-is-dropping-local-currency-support-for-turkey-and-...
a not so subtle way to say ''yo your currency sucks ass man''
seems like my country isn't included in the list of countries that will have this change... for now
dense crypt
amonger
fresh bane
Just got back home from watching the fnaf movie, || it was okay 
||
on the flip side, they were handing out pizza slices while we were waiting, so it was worth it in the end
hidden elbow
Just got back home from watching the fnaf movie, || it was okay <:trixienewspape...
Was it at least remotely scary?
fresh bane
|| It was about what I expected it to be. If you've seen any recent horror film it's not much different than that, it's a standard horror movie with a fnaf theme ||
Aaahhhh....
business as usual
thorny loom
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-details-more-aggressive-social-media-guid...
Wants to DMCA anything on emulators
watch streamers and youtubers no longer cover retro nintendo content
also if a youtuber does it right theres basically little to no way to detect if your using an emulator
thorny loom
I don't think it would result "damage in Nintendo's brand"
Easy. Makes it so people dont or cant stream retro nintendo games without* legitmate consoles which are prohibitly expensive
dire gate
There is a difference between "wait no, you can't do that" and "we have warned"
thorny loom
we will have to see how strict they enforce it mostly
dire gate
Not all guidelines are specifically to enforce
Sometimes it's just stating that's all it's worth
dire gate
Easy. Makes it so people dont or cant stream retro nintendo games without* legit...
And how does it damage Nintendo?
hidden elbow
https://youtu.be/4G_ttrCDgmw?si=AT2RbKFs12zX5MQj
How hard can it be to not fuck up re release of a old game without updating anything in it
dense crypt
https://youtu.be/4G_ttrCDgmw?si=AT2RbKFs12zX5MQj
konami: see!? you "gamers" can never appreciate classics, so we arent gonna re-release any more of our CLASSICS
or something to that effect if Konami finally embraces the fact they dont make proper video games anymore
hidden elbow
Also Mgs 3 remake looks........fine but then again why it's even needed
thorny loom
And how does it damage Nintendo?
less adversting less potential sales
fresh bane
It's pretty baffling seeing people say stuff like ''errrrrhhmmm these games weren't made for PC so it's unreasonable to expect Konami to rework the controls for PC! 
☝️ ''
these are fucking PC ports
when else are you meant to rework the controls to fit PC control schemes you dunderheads
hidden elbow
***these are fucking PC ports***
Fr it's not a fucking fan game or fan mode
hidden elbow
It's especially dumb considering that Mgs V had perfect pc controls
fresh bane
I really hate being that guy but people really have their standards under the ground
dire gate
less adversting less potential sales
As if they still sell retro games/consoles
hidden elbow
Konami is not a fucking indie studio to forgive them for this
dire gate
tbh "I played Super Mario Bros with emulator" doesn't help Nintendo's sale, like, at all
fresh bane
dire gate
Sometimes it's unfair when you say "it's so easy with this mod, the devs suck for not doing this", but Konami does suck
thorny loom
~~As if they still sell retro games/consoles~~
and there extremely dumb for not doing so
90% of people complaints would stop with nintendo if they just offered their retro catalouge in some way shape or form
river veldt
Just got back home from watching the fnaf movie, || it was okay <:trixienewspape...
ha, "flip side"
fresh bane
''I want to give you money for this old game''
''No we don't have it on our stores also we're closing down old stores and if you pirate the game we don't sell you you're literally the devil this is not negotiable''
thorny loom
yeah thats what really urks me too
smoky sonnet
https://vxtwitter.com/DestinLegarie/status/1716932658494849025
wait
last i heard they were only supporting controller for that
doesnt surprise me at all that its awful
fresh bane
and that's Pseudoregalia finished!
that last fight reeeeaally pushes the limits of the little combat this game has
the ending felt sweet though thanks goat-bunny-cat lady!
bitter stream
incredible
sour hill
I hope they put it on gamepass
quiet swift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlSg7CTSHS4 just watching him break down in fits of laughter at the game was highly entertaining
dire gate
Gollum was like
This game is like 10 years late
On the other hand Rise of Kong is like
Oh this game is like
30 years late
bronze abyss
just started the og silent hill game and jfc the controls are actual dogshit
hidden elbow
and that's Pseudoregalia finished!
so how is this game ? looks pretty good to me
river aspen
<@95610646845992960> you mad lad!
slim thorn
^ @hidden elbow
river aspen
the one video I watched a while back (the ways to die sequence) already sold me ...
Also this is fair. There's a lot to experience with the story that, I think you'll be well rewarded for being patient and avoiding spoiling yourself on too much
hidden elbow
^ <@852479624700100608>
sounds pretty good to me , plus its cheap so I might pick it up ,thanks for the info
slim thorn
yeah, it’s a 
game and priced accordingly
spiral kraken
so how is this game ? looks pretty good to me
Octavia PFP spotted
hidden elbow
Heres the full pic
hidden elbow
Octavia PFP spotted
Oh no ,WE'VE BEEN FOUND
slim thorn
neat, I just watched it last week
wind stump
standing here, I realise~
gaunt marten
gaunt marten
What the fuck, you're not allowed to do that https://i.imgur.com/VinvBR3.png
arctic fern
perfect reviews
arctic fern
slay the princess
a horror game, normally wouldnt pay attention to it but the title made me look at it lol
wind stump
Ah, I saw it the other day and sent it to my horror/VN liking friend
ironic given my banner is from a horror VN itself but go off queen
little badger
random steppe
This will be weird but that's fine FFXIV community does well with weird
quiet swift
Yoshi-P has said he wants to collab with Diablo
visual hill
It's pretty baffling seeing people say stuff like ''errrrrhhmmm these games were...
and ☝️ go so well together
wind stump
https://fxtwitter.com/ff_xiv_en/status/1715678348980912456
this is cursed
but you know what i'll fuck around and find out
quiet swift
It looks so fun 
wind stump
i'll be sure to bring my bunnysuit
sour hill
just started the og silent hill game and jfc the controls are actual dogshit
Skill issue
uneven epoch
i'll be sure to bring my bunnysuit
nonsense. strike fear into your enemies. use the tonberry cosplay
gaunt marten
I don't want to kill them
If anyone so much as touches my foam prop knife they'll take 9999 damage
little badger
true maple
Booty
gaunt marten
Risk of Rain Returns releases Nov 8th at a price point of fifteen dollars and a 15% launch discount
wind stump
So this is like a remaster of the OG Risk of Rain?
gaunt marten
Yes!
New characters, less fiddly multiplayer, better graphics, more content
As well as backported Risk of Rain 2 stuff
The original is my favorite videogame of all time, so I'm eager to see how they improve it
thorny loom
https://fxtwitter.com/charlieintel/status/1717563611403448686?
Good. Thats one less loose end
PFFF
little badger
river veldt
https://vxtwitter.com/screentime/status/1717554123602551173
this is so cool
gaunt marten
You should be pinging Blade28 for that
quiet swift
Pretty crazy year. Though one of these is not like the others... 
gaunt marten
Not sure what the criteria for inclusion in this list are
river veldt
Prime Remastered was this year wtf
gaunt marten
This is what the top releases of this year look like
mossy flume
Yep… Nintendo took their sweet time putting it out.
light gate
Crazy to think that most of these games took years to develop.
gaunt marten
And these are the most reviewed games
The list Tchernobog posted has only one thing in common that I can see, they're all 2023 games
quiet swift
Yeah i found it on reddit. Half the fun is looking at the comments trying to figure out the criteria was
river veldt
was dead island 2 good
little badger
was dead island 2 good
New DLC comes out for it soon
astral steeple
i kinda want spiderman 2 its just way too expensive still
maybe once it gets a bit cheaper
thorny loom
Pretty crazy year. Though one of these is not like the others... <:squinteyes:10...
Ironically we got the best and we got the worst
looks at king kong, gollum, and redfall
gaunt marten
Apparently Steam no longer tells you how much space it would take to install every game you don't have installed https://i.imgur.com/QEMyaJO.png
When you run out of space it just gives up
There's a sale on horror games.
The autumn sale, marked as major, will be Nov21 https://steamdb.info/sales/history/?major
thorny loom
Spooky sale
gaunt marten
No sale on Pseudoregalia, so I guess I'm waiting
thorny loom
Unsurprisingly, it needs work.
Alternatively. Get the gog versions of 1 and 2. And emulate 3 on a ps2 emulator
fresh bane
''It needs work'' as in, ''somehow it's worse than the bare minimum''
but yeah emulators by far have the best performance and features
also yeah GOG has MGS1 and MGS2 with their expansions, I think it's the Substance version?
fresh bane
blows up people's computers
thorny loom
installs metal gear rex
heady bridge
Not getting my hopes up. Plus inb4 Konami cancel Vol. 2 due to poor sales of Vol. 1 or some other bs. It is Konami after all…
gaunt marten
I'm hearing rumors around the vine that the reason Cities Skylines 2 is performing badly is because they didn't set up any LODs
fresh bane
''No one bought the master collection I guess fans don't really want these old classics then!''
gaunt marten
So the game is basically rendering at max detail regardless of distance
young creek
mario and the rabbits 3
thorny loom
Thicc game
The article suspects its star wars so probably
Hopefully this means better quality of content. Given outside of starfield. Bethesda has been…. Lackluster
arctic fern
since... fallout 3 yeah
visual hill
Quake 5 when
little badger
It’s been confirmed https://fxtwitter.com/insidergamingig/status/1717653787270123708?
visual hill
https://fxtwitter.com/okami13_/status/1717638237336789458?
they made a pretty interesting live presentation on YouTube last night
slim thorn
before the gif loaded I was expecting Metal Gear Rex
fresh bane
Unfortunately that's the other company
little badger
they made a pretty interesting live presentation on YouTube last night
Sony did?
little badger
The ***REX*** engine....
fresh bane
I honestly love Dino Crisis so much that if they were planning on remaking it I would feel the same way I felt about RE2 but more intensely
thorny loom
I honestly love Dino Crisis so much that if they *were* planning on remaking it ...
We have some spiritual successors to it coming out that might be really good so we will see
little badger
Ah.
fresh bane
I find it funny how companies find it so easy to push and release broken games that aren't finished at all except when it's literally their only job to do that exact thing
river veldt
what is skull and bones
fresh bane
You'd think Ubisoft would do anything to just make a game even if it's nothing just to get rid of that contract but no they keep completely changing everything about the game
i'm sure the next time people even test that game it's gonna be an entirely different genre again
fresh bane
We have some spiritual successors to it coming out that might be really good so ...
also I should probably clarify that the feeling I'm talking about is that I loved RE2R and I think it's amazing but I still wanted a remake of RE2 not a reimagination in a different gameplay style
thorny loom
what is skull and bones
Long Story short. Its a pirate pvp game. Ubisoft is contractually required to develop and release. The problem is they keep changing things in development and it keeps getting delayed
Keep in mind. It started development back in 2013 as a AC black flag expansion and then creeped into its own game from there
fresh bane
''keep changing things in development'' meaning it literally changed the type of game it was like 3-4 times and changed directors so the game is a completely aimless mess that's only being worked on because Ubisoft can't escape the contract that forces them to make this game
visual hill
did you know? GT4 did a Stray cross-promotion 17 years before that game released!
https://fxtwitter.com/TheAdmiester/status/1714759781406175375
little badger
did you know? GT4 did a Stray cross-promotion 17 years before that game released...
Does it appear at night as well? I only remember seeing it during the day.
visual hill
I don't know
little badger
I’ll check it again one day.
fresh bane
I love that people kept modding their own cats into Stray when it came out
little badger
https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-has-yet-another-new-release-window
It’s been delayed again?!
I played the beta recently but they are going to add an offline mode.
river veldt
it's kind of crazy to think about how in the Insomniac universe Peter hasn't fought Green Goblin yet
random steppe
https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-has-yet-another-new-release-window
At this point I wouldn't be surprised if when it comes out it turned into a card game
fresh bane
Gwen also doesn't seem to exist in the ps4 spiderman universe
random steppe
Let's be honest, Ubisoft needs to take the L, put it out at 20-30 bucks as a AA multiplayer title.
fresh bane
It's a bit hard to do that when you literally don't have a game to put out
random steppe
There is no amount of toil on this game that's gonna make it worth full price
fresh bane
People are leaving the development, directors are swapped, this game is literally nothing
random steppe
They have one, people have played it in open beta stuff
It's just not very good and very shallow
fresh bane
Yeah but that's a beta it's not the full game and as much as they've done it I don't think they would release an actually unfinished game
river veldt
Gwen also doesn't seem to exist in the ps4 spiderman universe
im hoping Green Goblin is in the next one
random steppe
It's what I mean, they need to scale down the scope, tighten the mechanics so it's fun for at least a 20 hours worth of progression and okay for multiplayer.
And hope that a lowe pricepoint it finds enough people to recoup at least some of the development cost
Like, there is no way that it makes money anyway at this point
fresh bane
That would require a team of devs with a semblance of guidance with this project but it doesn't really have one, they already had 'playable' builds before the beta but all got scrapped and I'm fairly sure the beta people played is likely to also get scrapped
The beta people played was basically nothing like what they had first shown and I don't think they have it in them to admit ''yeah we can't deliver on the game we hyped up originally'' so they just have to somehow do it
Even if it takes 20 years
random steppe
The funny thing, is that they already made this game 10 years ago
It's barely any different than the naval side of black flag...
At least the recent version
little badger
fresh bane
That was the original idea but then gaming trends started happening and now it has to be an open world but it has to be a battle royale but no it has to be this and that