oh wait is this NG+ stuff
#general gaming
slim thorn
dense crypt
is alan wake 2 a cosmic horror game
slim thorn
hm
it's close
I'm not sure I'd personally file it under cosmic per se, more mind screw-y and paranormal
fresh bane
The answer is complicated and it's also slight spoilers
But on simple terms no, it's not like Bloodborne
strong pebble
It's all spoilers here I don't click it
wind stump
this is what the ffxiv thread gets like when bringi makes MSQ progress
absolute CIA document
mossy flume
Psychological horror
Control is more cosmic horror
But Control and Alan Wake share the same universe
rotund forge
Anyone ever heard of Mario: The Music Box?
I haven't followed its development in years but it is possibly one of the great mario horror fan games ever made
I just remembered it out of the blue and wanted to share
strong pebble
I play old Mario if I beat it I'll get a Switch
But i cant for now
I beat SSX and got an Xbox
But i cant beat Mario
I can try now
gaunt marten
Which SSX did you beat?
river veldt
I'm not sure I'd personally file it under _cosmic_ per se, more mind screw-y and...
so like Twin Peaks ish ?
strong pebble
But i like skateboard
gaunt marten
The only SSX I played is the one that came with the playstation demo disc
SSX 1 from 2000.
gaunt marten
True
strong pebble
I'm turning on retro mode I will beat Mario
strong pebble
I want to challenge @river veldt
noble glacier
*Cue Duel of the Fates
fresh bane
this easily has to be the coolest thing I've done in this game
and this 
I love the panic pause I did because I wasn't sure if I could pull it off and I didn't want to mess this up
strong pebble
You play DMC5??
fresh bane
thank god this Vergil isn't as oppressive of a boss as the previous Urizens are, pretty sure this is M20 Vergil where he's a bit de-powered and you can even juggle him
I love that you can even hear when the music kicks into the low HP intense version of the track, really sad that this track isn't available as battle music on this game because it's easily one of the best Vergil tracks and just battle tracks in general
I also like that I managed to not only finally beat BP but I did it with a buster 
fresh bane
You play DMC5??
yeah a little bit
strong pebble
and ***this*** <:sunnypog:1108781821371621487>
I love how you caught him I never did that
fresh bane
It's tricky timing but it's the exact same as the fight with Artemis and it's worth it here because it knocks Vergil out of DT
fickle garnet
I got stuck on DMC 1 and never beat it
visual hill
quick timelapse I made during my Dinosaur Planet playthrough, I'm roughly 75% of the way there… there's a lot of content to see for a game that was never finished 🙂
the in-game timer puts me at 12 hours already, but I've spent more in practice due to save states
visual hill
heh, there's a lot of content you simply never see in SFA though. The music tracks in those areas are pretty great too
light gate
True.
visual hill
this is a game I'd really like to see RT64 on. 👀
visual hill
Dario is still working on it (aside of Godot work 😉), though there's a lot to do before it can be released publicly
quiet swift
fresh bane
I didn't even stop to consider what Australia might be like in 2077
quiet swift
This is what I'm finding online. User made
fickle garnet
I wonder where the sequel will take place
quiet swift
Re-using night city would reduce the amount of work quite a lot, but who knows really
fickle garnet
True but itd be cool if it was set in another city
fresh bane
As much as I'm having a blast with Cyberpunk I'm gonna be honest I'm gonna be very disappointed if they end up making a sequel (which I honestly would be completely fine without since this game took a decade ish to come out) and it ends up being most of the same RPG-wise, the whole roleplaying aspect is very shallow and I still hold the opinion I said here once that I would've probably enjoyed this game a lot more if it was just a set protagonist with a set storyline
green fulcrum
This is what I'm finding online. User made
Surprised Alaska is still part of the USA and not part of Russia or Canada.
visual hill
Deus Ex in Unreal Engine 5 and VR
(it's essentially a framework to run any UE1 game in UE5, though it's limited to Deus Ex right now)
river veldt
ok, this is a really cool detail https://fixupx.com/hxrleysivy/status/1746130354975506776?s=46
green fulcrum
It's a wonder you can even see Batman given the mess of the UI cluttering up the screen. 
strong pebble
https://fixupx.com/gabaghoulcomics/status/1746302194947674588?s=46
Can I challenge you
novel pine
i agree
also we need to standardize roguelike meaning games like rogue (aka "traditional roguelikes) and roguelites being everything else in the genre (risk of rain, slay the spire, etc.)
bright canopy
Oh that's understandable, it's no pressure
Also this is basically what I mean by me getting more attention as an American (though this clip was when I temporarily replaced the brohoof with a shadow... my name is pretty much maxxed out on characters)
slim thorn
https://youtu.be/wKIacsoRIEQ?si=zT2l_UvJyrr-Blzc
there was a jetpack in this game???
slim thorn
@fresh bane how the f did I miss this when I was in Watery originally
I just found it, and it says "That car one was too easy! Here's mine: ..." 
strong pebble
I have rain in racing game and suddenly can't drive but I want gold medal
slim thorn
I felt compelled to also solve this one in my head though it hurt a little lol
omg these people know who Ada Lovelace is, respect up
graceful bridge
Cult of the Lamb has a new patch coming out Tuesday, there ar Twitch drops for Lawn Gnome decorations (Steam version only).
visual hill
Oh that's understandable, it's no pressure
Also this is basically what I mean b...
oh I see you installed a custom font for the HUD numbers, I didn't know you could do that
wind stump
:3
dire gate
I actually legit forgot that I have that game in my library
strong pebble
I played it too but they were always jumping over walls I made
wind stump
make them taller
fresh bane
omg these people know who Ada Lovelace is, respect up
"It was family pizza night!" 
fresh bane
<@200761798117294081> how the f did I miss _this_ when I was in Watery originall...
There's a couple of easily missable things like that
fresh bane
there was a jetpack in this game???
Seems more like a propeller but yeah endgame Death Stranding is a completely different beast
slim thorn
There's a couple of easily missable things like that
do you happen to know if the front door was always open? I could've sworn I checked that building first thing when I arrived and didn't find a way in
astral bolt
#1196131199844876318
fresh bane
do you happen to know if the front door was always open? I could've sworn I chec...
Suomi Hall? Pretty sure it's open since return 3, that's where you find Ahti singing karaoke
slim thorn
wat
hasty patio
<#1196131199844876318>
There's the old event channel too. Seems to have just come back.
gaunt marten
This is getting out of hand
wind stump
now there are two of them
green fulcrum
Ever wanted to recreate the movie AntZ? Now's your chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5r0nEd2ag
There's even a scene with them fighting what looks to be termites, lol
gaunt marten
Me
fresh bane
Investors: People don't care about single player anymore, it's all about live service multiplayer games!
Players: That's literally not true
Investors: Nonsense! 
Players: spend more time playing single player than mp
Investors: 
astral steeple
lol
gaunt marten
Time is not money
astral steeple
single player games tend to be like super boring mostly
fresh bane
Well that sure is a statement
young creek
do they have a graph with and without baldurs gate
astral steeple
i never understood the appeal of baldur's gate
just seems super boring and slow
granted i dont like turn based games in general
light gate
https://exputer.com/news/industry/ps5-users-played-single-player-games/
Charging for online play will incentivize single player play more.
astral steeple
what
wind stump
no see it's pretty simple honestly
astral steeple
for paid games maybe
slim thorn
I haven't played a multiplayer game in... >15 years?
wind stump
people pay for a product
they get the product
there's no need for additional bullshit
slim thorn
BG3's not my thing either but that's unrelated to the single player-ness of it
wind stump
i mean i'm biased because I play FFXIV and TF2 but y'know
light gate
Lethal company is the last online game I’ve played lately.
river veldt
i like tf2 but i havent played in a hot minute
light gate
And that is a purchase once title.
slim thorn
though I'm assuming none of the #1119170161518334004 stuff counts as "multiplayer games", although in spirit it might be
astral steeple
i tend to prefer free live service games much more
usually way more enjoyable to me
fresh bane
I'm honestly blown away when games like Hi-Fi release
Shadow drops, released the day it got announced, full game with tons of additional content and content to complete after the main campaign, even free additional stuff that got added later
all for $30
Plus a bunch of cosmetics that are unlockable by just playing the game and purchased with the same points you buy skills with, and no other way of getting those than playing, can't just purchase a million red orbs like Capcom did with DMC5
astral steeple
lol
wind stump
It's almost like a good, well designed game sells itself, lol
rather than relying on skinenr boxes and- yeah i'm not getting into that again
fuck raid shadow legends, gacha and all that other manipulative bullshit, anyway i'mma buy the new hearthstone expansion
light gate
fresh bane
And it was arguably GOTY, it just didn't get enough recognition because it is a bit of an odd game in the sense that it's a rhythm game mixed with character action so it's not going to attract a huge mainstream audience like Spiderman for example
astral steeple
free games with optional cosmetic microtransactions are fine lol
like it could be shit like sf6 where the game costs money itself and still has microtransactions
slim thorn
for those who actually enjoy multiplayer games, the subscription / live service / etc business models do make sense because those genres require managing servers and typically much more post-release maintenance
wind stump
(I get that I'm a hypocrite, I just don't care. 
)
fresh bane
You did not just bring up SF6 into this as a positive example
I'm not even going to get into that again
astral steeple
i wasnt saying sf6 was a positive example
slim thorn
even if the industry is in the habit of going far beyond what's necessary into blatantly exploitative
astral steeple
you read what i said wrong
i was saying it could be worse where it was stuff like sf6
wasnt saying that sf6 itself was a good example
gaunt marten
fresh bane
for those who actually enjoy multiplayer games, the subscription / live service ...
and to be fair asides from the usual ''we just want more money'' thing there is also the fact that games are increasingly getting more and more expensive to make especially for AAA games so naturally whoever is in charge of these things will want to make as much money back as possible even if it's to the detriment of the experience for the player and for the game itself
Because, I guess, the people that do buy into these things and actually spend money are more than those who don't? I'm assuming that's the case because they keep doing it
slim thorn
in a lot of these games it's not about how many people buy in, but how much is spent by those who do
cue the standard rant about how desigining business models primarily around whales leads to all sorts of exploitative practices and often even unsustainable ones
random steppe
I'm honestly blown away when games like Hi-Fi release
Shadow drops, released the...
Do you think they'll stealth release something this year too? It's in a few days right?
Will it be Silksong? No it wont be...unless...
river veldt
when was Silksong announced
slim thorn
when we were very young
quiet swift
"It's been 84 years..."
random steppe
If you want to be pedantic, it was announced when HK kickstarted released
Since it was one of the stretch goals
fresh bane
I want to say that these types of models are starting to decline but I really don't know, I'm just glad games like Suicide Squad are getting nearly universally clowned on and it hasn't even released yet, just seems like increasingly more and more people are getting tired of this
slim thorn
oh, I would've put it as when they announced that they won't be doing the planned Hornet DLC for HK because oops it's a whole game now
random steppe
Yeah that's also a good place to put the date at
light gate
I want to say that these types of models are starting to decline but I really do...
People just want plug n play games, not online micro transaction management simulators.
And look, I don’t mind cosmetics… but there is a limit.
fresh bane
But don't you guys have phones?
random steppe
IDK a lot of people do play online games, but publishers definitely do understimate how many people just want to play largely single player experiences
light gate
light gate
IDK a lot of people do play online games, but publishers definitely do understim...
Clearly the future is the metaver-gunshots
slim thorn
at least the ones we're constantly complaining about are
astral steeple
i use my phone for like discord and twitter and youtube and thats about it
slim thorn
there are also clearly some devs and publishers who haven't lost touch with reality and just keep making good single player games as usual
astral steeple
Clearly the future is the metaver-*gunshots*
i mean yeah it kinda is lol
light gate
gaunt marten
It's less losing touch with reality and more having different priorities
random steppe
Is it tho? It's fun for some people but a whole bunch of people couldn't care for it
astral steeple
moving from all these smaller games to a larger interconnected world
gaunt marten
Some developers prioritize money over everything else
slim thorn
we're talking about the companies who claim to prioritize money and then do really silly things that lose all consumer goodwill and money
gaunt marten
Well they're not good at it
fresh bane
Most people can't even afford most VR systems and those who do can't even play for longer than a little bit without taking a break because they'll puke all over themselves and wearing those headsets is uncomfortable as all hell, yeah that sounds like the future alright
river veldt
oh, I would've put it as when they announced that they won't be doing the planne...
this is what happened with Shovel Knight lol
slim thorn
or at least I thought we were, probably some of us were talking past each other again
gaunt marten
Prioritizing money now and prioritizing more money later are often at odds
astral steeple
i mean
VR isnt necessarily a requirement for a larger interconnected metaverse world lol
random steppe
Like sure, a game with a bunch of different elements from different universe is fun, Smash Ultimate is fun, but it's not a substitute for focused single player experiences.
It's in many cases not a substitute for focused mutliplayer experiences.
It's just a different thing people people that like that kind of thing
fresh bane
I wouldn't say it's the developers who do that because developers aren't really in charge of making those decisions
Most of the times I want to say developers are probably against most of the things we complain about they're just forced to implement them
slim thorn
that's why I keep saying "companies" or "devs and publishers" (since it's often hard to untangle them)
fresh bane
The devs of Suicide Squad didn't even want to make that game they were working on a Superman project that got shut down
slim thorn
I'm not sure if anyone actually specified devs
wind stump
Clearly the future is the metaver-*gunshots*
bro just invest in fortnite coin it's totally not a sunk cost
to the moon and all that
astral steeple
what
river veldt
The devs of Suicide Squad didn't even want to make that game they were working o...
:(
random steppe
bro just invest in fortnite coin it's totally not a sunk cost
Has epic done anything blockchain related? If they did I missed it
astral steeple
they havent
they allow blockchain games on EGS but they dont use it themselves in anything
theyre also only allowed if they follow the proper protocols, use their own payment system, etc
wind stump
Has epic done anything blockchain related? If they did I missed it
aside from not straight up banning NFT stuff on their platform, no
(Which I would argue is blockchain related)
random steppe
I feel like for this one egg is on our faces if anything HC, well it would be if Square actually completed anything blockchain related instead of using it as a buzzword for investors.
But between us and Arianna I'm pretty sure we are suppoting blockchain related companies a lot more.
wind stump
I feel like for this one egg is on our faces if anything HC, well it would be if...
i don't claim to be perfect
i just pretend to be
random steppe
Still better than Ubisoft, let's go
light gate
I stay the fuck away from blockchain.
random steppe
Now let's hope Ubi doesn't right the ship and become good, I can't give up my superiority complex
astral steeple
i dont really use EGS itself at all so i havent supported any blockchain related things at all lol
light gate
Now let's hope Ubi doesn't right the ship and become good, I can't give up my su...
Star Wars Outlaws
random steppe
The last 3 released they made seem good
Avatar, the Prince of Persia
Wait 2
Not 3
Still...
hasty patio
Now let's hope Ubi doesn't right the ship and become good, I can't give up my su...
Don't worry. Skull and Bones will probably fix that for you when it does finally drop.
random steppe
That's gonna be a good week
The articles written about it will be really fun to read
light gate
If Outlaws isn't good, Ubisoft's life support is probably gonna run out. Considering how low their stock is.
wind stump
i don't claim to be perfect
actually, i just am perfect
astral steeple
also the whole metaverse talk reminds me of this quote from a interview with tim sweeney lol
“We need to migrate from closed economies like Fortnite and Minecraft and Roblox and tens of thousands of other games to the shared world,” he said. “We make a simpler industry by having industry standards, and also laws to ensure that their practices like malware are kept in check. But we’re going to need to make this big move and it’s not going to be a single step right. We’re working to evolve in this direction with more and more openness by exposing more and more tools. Eventually, we’ll open up the economy. And the other games will do this too. And I hope that we can a decade from now have players playing Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite clients and be in the same world with the same social connections to each other.”```sounds kinda sick ngl
random steppe
I don't see the point yeah
light gate
Microsoft used to make you buy Microsoft Points, and the points allowed you to buy games.
Everyone hated it.
random steppe
Or rather, I see the point if you really care about that stuff, but also, I just want to play a game that I like, I don't need to be in a game that contains all games, that sounds completely uninteresting to me.
light gate
Nintendo also had a point system with the Wii.
astral steeple
no hes saying like straight up having it where people are in this larger shared universe
instead of these thousands and thousands of games
being able to like be in roblox or fort or whatever, and be in this single world together with people playing minecraft
wind stump
maybe like
combining all games into one conglomerate nightmare is a bad idea
random steppe
I don't see how my experience would be better for it, I only see being more annoyed by having to log into another game before I can play the game I want to play.
We already have enough launchers, without those launchers also being games IMO
astral steeple
it'd be the different clients, just all connected together
like how the web browser is
all connected through this massive network
light gate
It doesn't work like that.
random steppe
Also it really depends what you want from a game.
If I am playing Alan Wake I don't want to get the gun from Halo to shoot at some people.
It would make most of the games i play a lot worse as an experience.
Some games might be fit for it, as I said, Smash Bros experiences exist and are pretty fun, but that's not something that fits every game in existence
wind stump
the only thing good about Ready Player One is that it provides an accurate summary of how tech companies are beaming ads into us, the rest of it is a logistical and legal mindfuck of a nightmare.
fresh bane
Also Smash isn't really that close to this because Smash is just a game that just so happens to have a bunch of characters from different franchises on it but it's not like... whatever the hell that idea is trying to propose
wind stump
(i'm saying that because RP1 is the closest thing we have to a "functional" metaverse)
astral steeple
lol
random steppe
No but it's similar in concept, it's a game with a bunch of crossover from a bunch of other games.
It can work as a concept as a "clashing of worlds"
Which as I said, is fun, but also, a sometimes food
slim thorn
Avatar, the Prince of Persia
speaking of, have you heard about the DRM situation with PoP? I was trying to find confirmation that it's always-online the other day, since that does decide whether I'll personally buy and play it, but couldn't get a straight answer out of google
fresh bane
You need to log in to Uplay to play it is what I hear
gaunt marten
Just buy it, try it and get a refund if it is
random steppe
I assume it'd be always online because to my knowledge, all Ubisoft games pass through their launcher
slim thorn
I might do that if I can't get a clear answer
random steppe
When they work
slim thorn
oh and Ubi's launcher is always-online by default, unlike Steam and EGS?
slim thorn
ok that makes sense
although it also throws a wrench into the "just get a refund" strategy
I don't know that I trust not-Steam to make that effortless
random steppe
Unless they changed stuff, I try to use the Ubisoft Launcher as little as possible
Because it's actually worse thant the EGS
wind stump
Which as I said, is fun, but also, a sometimes food
And like with "sometimes food", people overindulge on it and insist that it should be for every meal and be the cornerstone of the culinary world, replacing everything else we've built up.
astral steeple
lol
random steppe
There was a time I was really into For Honor with 3 of my friends
We were able to play it, maybe 3 times out of 4, because the launcher had some kind of problems the 4th times
A failure rate fo 25% is just not acceptable for a serious company piece of software
gaunt marten
I am boycotting Ubisoft because they refused to honor a code for a free game that came with my GPU
fresh bane
Seems like you also need to install 2 DRMs for PoP asides from the game requiring to launch through Uplay everytime you play it from what I'm reading here
Denuvo Anti-Tamper and VMProtect DRM
Easily the number one reason why I'm probably not going to get it because I don't want to be forced to log in and launch Uplay everytime I play the game, it's unfortunate because it seems from the very little I've seen that the game is actually really good
random steppe
It looks pretty incredible, I have to begrudgingly admit
I'll wait a bit and see if it comes to gamepass in like a month
fresh bane
It does unfortunately seem to be a pretty great game
random steppe
If it doesn't I might buy it, maybe already with a small discount at that point
light gate
Maybe we'll finally get BG&E2... ehh who am I kiddin.
gaunt marten
I'm just going to wait thirty years and after Ubisoft dies I'll just see if I'm still interested
fresh bane
I also think it's great to see the big main new entry of a game be in a format that isn't typically what you see from AAA games so I'll give them that too
Probably took a lot of restraint to not make this a cinematic over the shoulder third person narrative heavy game 
random steppe
It's also a return to the original PoP format, which is kind of cute
fresh bane
I'd have to agree because from what little I've seen which is pretty much the beginning portion so like 15-20 minutes ish, it looks very good, there's just that one caveat that you have to weigh whether you wanna deal with or not
random steppe
Since it used to be 2d
slim thorn
I never did play any of the old 2d PoPs
river veldt
ive played the original
slim thorn
it's one of those weird franchises were a couple games are a big deal for me and the others either look completely uninteresting or I tried and they were uninteresting
random steppe
Also I really like that their solution to the "Everyone is using our movment system in every game that came out in the last decade" was "let's have a baller 2d melee combat system"
fresh bane
I never did play any of the _old_ 2d PoPs
I don't think they're anything to write home about, at least not by modern standards, I would definitely say that more people are used to Prince of Persia being Sands of Time and anything that came after that and I would not blame them at all
There's only really the 2 2D PoP games, the very very original and Shadow and the Flame which seems to have gotten a remake all the way back in 2013 that I don't think I ever heard anything about
I wouldn't say you're missing out on anything by not knowing anything about the 2D PoP games
random steppe
Plus some of cutscenes I've seen seem straight up from fucking Revengeance (minus the music, sadly, that was a missed opportunity, they should have gone full Revengence)
slim thorn
I did watch a video or two about the original so I'm not unaware of it
slim thorn
it just didn't seem like something I'd enjoy playing today, as you say
light gate
river veldt
nom
fresh bane
New one definitely has the advantage of having decades of metroidvanias to take from and it seems to utilize it well, some people are saying it's on the level of Dread which I don't know if it's true of course and it may just be people too hyped but there's that
Hopefully if it does well they'll keep making more of these and return the franchise to 2D metroidvanias
river veldt
wasn't there a Prince of Persia movie
fresh bane
Oh wow, yeah no wonder I never heard of this
It's for mobile
Seems like a bit of a waste but I guess it just wasn't cool enough for consoles
river veldt
Maybe we'll finally get BG&E2... ehh who am I kiddin.
Big Gorg and Erin 2
slim thorn
PoP had a lot of weird mobile games no one cared about
slim thorn
indeed, but it seems to have been one of the prime examples of a franchise suffering from it
fresh bane
Assassin's Creed had the Chronicles games that I never checked out but I was always interested in checking out
But they weren't mobile they were actual games
random steppe
like Doom RPG
I still can't believe they made that
river veldt
it's so weird
slim thorn
unlike, say, AC or KH where people actually care about some of those installments and they never outnumbered the regular console entries
flint iron
Star wars force unleashed for mobile also
river veldt
i totally forgot about that lmao
random steppe
Doom RPG sounds like Dark Souls Motorsport
fresh bane
I mean sure but... the mobile version is just one of many
random steppe
These words don't even make sense together
fresh bane
The Force Unleashed specifically has a million versions for every system imaginable
There's a version for old nokia phones, there's a version for smartphones, there's a PS2 version, Nintendo DS, PC/PS3/X360
river veldt
now youve got me thinking about the Doom bible Gen
fresh bane
It was from the era where it was common to make multiple versions of a game to release on every platform like Sonic Unleashed
light gate
There's a version for old nokia phones, there's a version for smartphones, there...
I do hate that smartphone apps are basically gone.
At least if you're on iPhone, if you're on android you better hope someone saved an APK and are running an older version of Android.
Its a huge reason I don't like mobile gaming.
Games do become incompatible real quick.
gaunt marten
it uses the characters and story from the Doom bible which is
When people mention the doom bible my first thought goes to doom Jesus
mossy flume
https://exputer.com/news/industry/ps5-users-played-single-player-games/
Makes sense. Single player games are much more interesting and engaging anyway.
I haven’t had any fun with multiplayer in…. many years now.
gaunt marten
I like playing hybrid singleplayer-asynchronous multiplayer through #1119170161518334004
And at times multiplayer with friends
But usually singleplayer
random steppe
Makes sense. Single player games are much more interesting and engaging anyway.
...
Well, FFXIV is a multiplayer game.
I know we usually compertamentlise MMOs outside that category tho.
Because there is also a lot of solo content usually
PVP games I definitely don't play almost at all anymore tho
gaunt marten
Hell yeah. Direct competition is too much stress for me
I love indirect leaderboard style competition
random steppe
My aging, crumbling, almost 4 decades old brain can't compete with the synapsis with the youngins at PVP
mossy flume
Yeah, I play FFXIV as solo as possible anyway
light gate
I like playing hybrid singleplayer-asynchronous multiplayer through <#1119170161...
Me: alright I'll take a look at the site to see what the buzz is all about.
Me: Okay it looks cool, but how do I set it up?
looks at the Mac guide
"no compiled version, please compile it yourself"
river veldt
When people mention the doom bible my first thought goes to doom Jesus
Doomguy becomes sort of a Jesus like figure in Eternal
gaunt marten
Me: alright I'll take a look at the site to see what the buzz is all about.
Me:...
Depending on which game you play, you do not actually need to install anything extra!
light gate
Well I don't know what game I play honestly.
gaunt marten
Some games are simply modified to connect to the website
light gate
I just play whatever.
light gate
Its okay, I could probably hook up the windows gaming laptop that I have lying around, set up a Steam Link broadcast or use Parsec directly to my Mac.
Because that apparently will be the easiest option.
I could attempt to compile but I don't know when I'll need to re-update the compiling.
gaunt marten
In generally, the archipelago installation is only necessary if you want to generate or host a local game
If you just want to play a game, see that game's specific guide
sour hill
Doom RPG sounds like Dark Souls Motorsport
The people have been asking for bloodborne kart
gaunt marten
You can generate and host games through the website. Local generation is only necessary if you want to play unsupported games. (In that situation I can generate for you)
light gate
ehh, I'll have to look at youtube tutorial instead.
I honestly have no clue what game I'd play.
And even if the games I have are supported.
gaunt marten
You can ctrl+f "Mac" in this page
https://archipelago.gg/tutorial
It will show every officially supported game with a Mac version
light gate
gaunt marten
Oh there's none
light gate
gaunt marten
I guess you'll have to ctrl+f inside each game's guide
light gate
how dare I not use Windows as my daily driver
gaunt marten
Apparently Stardew Valley is compatible
slim thorn
of course it is lol
light gate
Ehh, would it work under Rosetta 2?
Because the dev has not updated it yet.
Even though the dev has a mobile app version.
slim thorn
AP mods generally won't/can't make the base game work on platforms it didn't already work, if that's what you mean
light gate
I mean it works, but I have to run it under rosetta 2 emulation/translation.
x86_64 --> ARM/AS
gaunt marten
StarCraft 2 is compatible
I don't know if Stardew needs Rosetta. If you can run Stardew and the modding API the mod should work
You need SMAPI
light gate
Stardew doesn't need it, the Mac I have requires Rosetta 2 for Stardew to execute.
So I am unsure if SMAPI would work if its x86_64 specific.
gaunt marten
But you need to install the client to run it, instead of simply running the mod API
So that's a no (you'd have to compile it)
light gate
honestly this is probably just easier to take the loud dusty gaming laptop.
Thanks anyway.
gaunt marten
Good luck and never hesitate to ask for assistance. We'd love to play with you
light gate
Honestly I wonder if someone could make an archipelago for VotV
It feels like the absolute perfect game for it.
gaunt marten
What engine is it developed on?
light gate
UE
But it has a lot of modding systems.
Allows you to import assets, audio, video.
There is even a sandbox mode after playing the game for a while.
gaunt marten
Hmm
Generally archipelago requires scripting that allows you to add and remove arbitrary items
light gate
As long as documentation exists, its doable.
gaunt marten
Yeah it should be possible to implement. Not sure if it would be easy
light gate
Yeah, it'll probably be a test project for now if I decide to go for it.
I am... curious.
gaunt marten
Easiest is unity or a game with a preexistent randomizer plus modding API
slim thorn
VotV?
light gate
Voices of the Void
slim thorn
oh the SC expansion
slim thorn
ah ok
light gate
Its a crazy game.
river veldt
ooh is it like Signal Simulator ?
river veldt
i remember Vargskelethor Joel playing Signal Simulator and him getting crazy freaked out because he has a fear of aliens
light gate
Collect signals, send signals, eat, sleep, repair satellite servers and transformers.
Well he plays this game now!
light gate
The great thing about this game is that it can be terrifying scary, and it can be this
its a whiplash of emotions.
river veldt
oh it's in a forest area instead of a desert
light gate
Yep, around europe I believe. Or switzerland? I forget.
river veldt
well thanks for telling us cause this looks cool as hell. i'll have to watch some of Joel's streams
light gate
oh you got a lot to catch on
but honestly its better to play the game first blindfolded.
It does have a big ceiling curve to learn.
light gate
well thanks for telling us cause this looks cool as hell. i'll have to watch som...
20 spicy videos
fresh bane
https://youtu.be/kGargv8ikEU?si=BmR4dJo0iimyA_RK
Well this is opportune timing to get this video recommended to me, still on the fence about playing this one but I might keep this in mind for whenever I do want to get around to it
thorny loom
light gate
||I live in missssouriii 🎶 ||
quiet swift
fresh bane
https://youtu.be/kGargv8ikEU?si=BmR4dJo0iimyA_RK
Well this is opportune timing t...
As I expected, the Gamecube version of Code Veronica seems to be the best one, not surprised there
Any other versions seems to have pretty big compromises on every other front including the PS3 and Xbox ports that add a whole new lighting to the game but either don't run as well, have more glitches and or don't render other effects properly on top of, weirdly, lower texture quality
thorny loom
Nire
fresh bane
Now if only I can find a texture pack for the GC version...
thorny loom
7 minutes is all can afford to check for it
strong pebble
Nire knows a lot about Resident Evil I remember that
fresh bane
I know about as much as any other big RE fan, I've just been particularly revisiting the franchise and either playing some games for the first time like RE1R and RE3 last year ish and RE: Rev 1 and 2 recently, and a casual Claire A playthrough of RE2 also somewhat recently ish
strong pebble
I know about as much as any other big RE fan, I've just been particularly revisi...
I have Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Remake and Resident Evil 2 the new one
But it's just because I want to play them in order
And I'm trying
white phoenix
I bought the re4 remake on a whim because I wanted more good looking games to test my pc, and then I binged it in 2 days
it's so fun
fresh bane
Definitely think RE4 is the best out of all the remakes thus far, I hear the VR version is also good, just like the original's VR
Mercenaries also adds a ton of hours you can pour into it, weird that it wasn't implemented in the other remakes, especially RE3 since it introduced the mercenaries mode but that's the least of their problems 
visual hill
https://exputer.com/news/industry/ps5-users-played-single-player-games/
They're a 10 but they only play PS5
visual hill
Eric Chahi is very good
heh, he is the French game designer. He's been knighted and all IIRC
river veldt
whoa !
visual hill
I tried Fade to Black (that's Paul Cuisset) but the controls have aged like fine milk
(it's essentially Flashback in 3D)
too bad, the ambience is nice, I guess I'll try Another World and Flashback next
visual hill
yeah, cinematic platformers often involve a fair bit of that
rotund forge
I'm waiting for the day someone makes a Lethal Company movie similar to what Markiplier is doing with Iron Lung.
It's a gold mine of possibilities
fresh bane
Way too early to be thinking about a movie, I don't think Lethal Company is even fully released yet
I feel like games like Lethal Company are the type of games that precisely wouldn't work in a movie, because most of the fun is the scenarios and shenanigans that players get up to and that's not quite something you can replicate with a more 'static' medium like a movie
Iron Lung works better because it is a lot more linear and has all that underlying l o r e and those suspenseful beats that would actually work well on a movie setting
surreal ridge
I just became archmage of the college of winterhold
but I barely used any magic because it was sorta a side venture
I feel so cheaty
I'm not a mage
fresh bane
man, this looks so good 
I had seen other mods before that swap Dante and Vergil's head models to make them identical again but neither quite works, this one just replaces vergil's textures with dante's and it's the absolute perfect mix of both to make them look alike without being weird
teal cliff
but I barely used any magic because it was sorta a side venture
Congrats you are encoutering one of the issues with skyrim's guild quests lol
you don't have to use magic to be the archmage, you dont have to be sneaky to be the leader of the thieves guild, etc
kinda what happens when you want every character to be able to see every quest and have no fail states in the game.
little badger
thorny loom
https://fxtwitter.com/eurogamer/status/1746858635613876455?
Could have just added it as part of infinite
But yeah not surprising companies are finally realizing battle royale is an oversatured genre
slim thorn
"after years of work" is the real kicker though
thorny loom
Yeah. Creative assembly had a similar thing happen
slim thorn
when you already have a functional multiplayer game, that feels way too long for a game mode unless there was (more) severe mismanagement
astral steeple
https://fxtwitter.com/eurogamer/status/1746858635613876455?
Oh come on
Also lol rip
With smite 2 your skins and stuff don't carry over from the 1st one
gaunt marten
Instead they give you a 50% discount equivalent to the amount of metacurrency you spent on the previous game
slim thorn
"metacurrency", is that what we're calling virtual currency now?
gaunt marten
It's what I'm calling it. It's a currency used to obfuscate value
Like company scrip and casino tokens, the primary goal for it is to not be money.
slim thorn
makes sense
peak berry
RPD tactical
little badger
visual hill
https://fxtwitter.com/pc_focus_/status/1746594400816230575?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJo...
several have been worked on for years now, but so far they can't boot AAA games (let alone run them with playable performance)
some indie games do run mostly OK, but they're available on PC anyway
thorny loom
Oh darn
dire gate
I watched too many RCT pros, now I know how to exploit the game and I just go brrr
little badger
thorny loom
@random steppe https://fxtwitter.com/wario64/status/1746913507751370905?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJoEkCfgMsQ
Maybe will get an trailer soon
icy crescent
little badger
little badger
Yeah I give it a year. Before they go bust
slim thorn
once digital distribution became viable it was always a matter of time
little badger
Also pretty sure they're dying
At least Cex is still open. That’s where I get all my old games from.
thorny loom
I love how theres a store called GAME
Next youll tell me theres a grocery store called FOOD
gaunt marten
I still view the used DRM-free game market as valuable and worth preserving
little badger
thorny loom
Yeah whats bad is it even effects premium users.
I havent noticed it on edge thankfully
little badger
Remember the days YouTube didn’t have ads
thorny loom
The ads arent the problem so much as how their implementation
rancid herald
Google hates this one simple trick
gaunt marten
I disagree. The ads are the problem, too.
I'd block far fewer ads if they were like Project Wonderful used to be.
teal cliff
yeah most ads I get on youtube nowadays are really skeevy
either outright scams or weird mobile game ads or dumb AI art programs
teal cliff
people always claim it's based on your browsing habits but I really don't believe that anymore lol
I get constant ads for Robux hacks and I've never played Roblox or even other related games, nor do I puruse youtube videos on currency hacks for video games lol
random steppe
Yeah I'm getting a lot of thinly veiled scams
Like people that want to sell me their get rich quick schemes by investing with their guru
gaunt marten
People are generally wrong. Google tells you exactly what went into deciding which ad to present to you
For static ads you can see that by clicking the three dots or the (i) icon
It is only based on your browsing habits if your ad personalization is turned on and they find an appropriate ad to present.
Usually it's just based on your time and location
So it would be the city you live in and time of day. The advertiser will have to separately get demographics data to make sure that time and location are good
hushed onyx
Which is probably why I get a lot of badly targeted ads (for hobbies and/or politics and/or scams targeted towards the place I am…which is highly conservative and very big into fishing and hunting when I am neither)
gaunt marten
You could turn personalization on
light gate
https://fxtwitter.com/pcgamer/status/1746885264692092976?
Google has been acting really malicious over the past year, I’m surprised they’ve gone the extra length. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when it keeps asking me to turn on history, personalization, ad recommendations, and much more for a “better” and “accurate experience”. 
Like I don’t want location based results, so Google approximates my location to get said results.
It’s fucking crazy they’ve become this delirious, but this is what happens when you repeal the ‘do no evil’ rule. (Didn’t stop them from being evil with the Google Play deals though lmao)
gaunt marten
Yeah I just block the ads
light gate
You know what’s gonna be the worst part though? They’re gonna spin the story on adblockers, saying they’re causing a ‘Bug’ and that extension developers should fix. Which makes no sense because adblocking devs literally work on YouTube adblocking like almost around the clock.
Its gonna be the usual typical Silicon Valley nonsense.
“For the best experience, remove adblockers ; )”
little badger
Google has been acting really malicious over the past year, I’m surprised they’v...
They need to get that ad revenue somehow
light gate
I get YouTube operates on a loss, but what the hell.
Even if it was “not intentional” its just weird why a website would suffer performance regressions just by having an extension installed while being disabled.
Makes zero sense.
little badger
It would be nice to go back to having YouTube without ads like Years ago.
teal cliff
I respect when websites ask you not to use adblockers because they're the revenue source for the site instead of making up some bullshit like "Adblockers stop our video player from working 🥴"
I have my adblocker paused on free websites I frequent when the ads aren't intrusive because I like generating them income, Youtube lost that privilege a long time ago lol
light gate
Yeah I’m thinking of turning on Adblock on YouTube now.
I had it disabled because “terms of service scare” but now I’m at the point that I could give less of a fuck.
little badger
Wouldn’t be surprised If they keep updating it everyday to stop them from working.
light gate
And I even disabled it because I understood the loss of profit they have, but now I just don’t care.
little badger
What one do you use.
light gate
uBlock Origin
Its pretty much the only one I trust, considering the open nature and customization capability it allows.
It removes so much junk, its insane.
I also have Wipr, macOS system adblock. It seems trustworthy enough considering the dev is pretty open about it.
teal cliff
ublock works most of the time.
you just have to update it sometimes.
not even daily.
light gate
Yep.
When ads leak, that’s usually a sign an update might be needed.
Although don’t install “uBlock”, that is the one that ripped off “uBlock Origin” because of course they’ll be trying to make a fake one.
Ironically enough, Google doesn’t even bother hiding the fake one.
craggy vine
I use ublock origin and adblock
gaunt marten
Don't
That's stupid
The way ad blockers work is typically based on looking up a list, and blockings things that match that list.
Running two ad blockers at the same time is cumbersome and prone to error. You can simply run two lists in the same ad blocker
fresh bane
No reason to use multiple adblockers at once, same as there is no reason to use more than one active antivirus on your computer at the same time
It's just a waste of memory and performance and could lead into issues if they try to do the same thing at the same time
gaunt marten
That being said triple sleeving Magic the Gathering Cards is legitimate
quiet swift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXPbSdWuauo giving a bit of backstory to the situation, summarizing some stuff. Seem like the AI company in question, "Replica", also released details of the contract. Worth a watch if you're curious to know more about the situation
gaunt marten
Not to be confused with Replika, the AI girlfriend company
rancid herald
finally I'll be able to date the Lucy Liu bot
fresh bane
Not to be confused with Replikas, the cute biomechanical android ladies from hit survival horror game Signalis
rancid herald
I've been informed by google that her name has an i in it
harsh kestrel
I've had a couple YouTube videos buffer out of nowhere for a bit maybe once and that's about it. The speed of loading on the site has felt relatively the same for me. I haven't noticed a drastic difference, but anything and everything these guys do to try and fight this shit is just gonna result in more backlash and result in the adblock people trying harder
random steppe
Not to be confused with Replikas, the cute biomechanical android ladies from hit...
Funnily enough, ||the consequences of parasocial attraction to the bots are significantly worse in that universe.||
thorny loom
@graceful bridge https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/01/15/dawnwalker-is-the-name-of-an-upcoming-dark-fantasy-rpg-by-former-cd-projekt-red-devs
graceful bridge
Hm. could be interesting
thorny loom
Seems like it maybe about vampires based on the title
wind stump
Dawntrail
graceful bridge
I really hope it's not a soulslike.
fresh bane
I thought it was related to Blade based on the title
Art looks interesting, I hope it'll be something cool 
I don't really think of Soulslikes when I think of RPGs even though I know they technically are, I hope it'll be a proper RPG
gaunt marten
Dark Souls 1 is a third person turn based RPG metroidvania.
Every other game is a soulslike
fresh bane
I wish Fromsoft made a turn based RPG one day but unfortunately DS1 is not, it's more of an action rpg
And technically Demon's is the originator of the whole Soulslike thing
gaunt marten
It's turn based in the sense that the game proceeds on a tick by tick basis, offering you the opportunity to do inputs once a tick
teal cliff
That being said triple sleeving Magic the Gathering Cards is legitimate
Triple? The most I've seen is double
Triple must be some real collectors shit
quiet swift
@fresh bane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u9KxaaFwdY some interesting videos on this channel, some backstory/more info to stuff in cyberpunk 2077 and the base cyberpunk rpg stuff. Watched a few vids of his now
fresh bane
Sure I'll check out some cyberpunk lore stuff later
I don't want to get spoiled on stuff though so I guess that's probably why I haven't watched anything cyberpunk related
also closing in on 70 hours on this game, I just now noticed that this game either always had Latin American Spanish as an option for text or they added it and I never checked
quiet swift
I think in that case don't watch the individual character ones - I watched Adam Smasher vid and it has some spoilers
Oh also the Rache Bartmoss video. If you've gotten to that point in the game concerning him, it's not really spoilery
So far this one isn't spoilery yet but i'm only about a third through
fresh bane
Swung by the apartment to start one of the last few secondary missions I have, Judy left me some gifts and apologized for her drunk rambling from the other night 
she's a sweetheart
quiet swift
fresh bane
I also came across a news report that talked about the aftermath of some of the quests I did! Like the one about the kidnapper that hooked children into machines, I kinda already knew that from finishing up Rivers' quest but it's still nice that the world also comments on what you do and what changed
Right now I parked a bit far from my current quest marker and, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little walk 
Really take the whole world in and breathe it all in
breathe in all those delicious microplastics in the air
quiet swift
Yus, i heard that news piece as well
fresh bane
this is not a safe place
quiet swift
Ah, Dogtown
I also decided at some point to go on a cyberpsycho rampage and see how I'd do. Turns out at level 60 you can survive a hella long time (though you gotta take cover). And going to one of the "safe zones" like Mox's bar reset the level to 0 immediately
fresh bane
how 
Yeah at this point in the game even supposedly high level enemies are a bit of a joke and I'm not even using as many upgrades and stuff as I could have equipped, but a bunch of enemies are still a threat, even with high hp if there's enough people to turn you into swiss cheese they will
quiet swift
Welcome to Phantom Liberty story, Nire
river veldt
alright im finally headed to Solstheim
quiet swift
At this point in the game??
You can access it fairly early, yeah! You can even finish the phantom liberty story and still be able to continue playign the rest of the game
Oh these vids also have some pretty damn good editing and production value, I feel
fresh bane
uoooooo
Okay I was on the fence about doing anything PL related but if I can keep playing after finishing it then good, I wasn't sure how that entire thing worked
Plus this was pretty much the only other thing I have left to do other than just 'finishing' the game by doing main missions back to back, pretty sure I must be a bit over the halfway point in the story
arctic fern
It reverts to your last save after you beat the game
You even get to keep some rewards
thorny loom
Cant be bothered to actually update to add content but can update to kill off windows 7 support
rancid herald
https://vxtwitter.com/nintendolife/status/1746918459651342351
I'm still banking on it being called the Swiitch
noble glacier
Anyone know any good RTS games? I have played Empire at War, Zero-K, and Rusted Warfare.
thorny loom
Anyone know any good RTS games? I have played Empire at War, Zero-K, and Rusted...
Supreme commander forged alliance
Eeyyyy
Starcraft 1 and 2 are also good
rancid herald
real spiderman pointing at spiderman energy
noble glacier
I have a mac so I can't run Beyond all Reason
noble glacier
Should I try any of the Total Wars?
I've heard of SupCom, but ended up going for Empire at War instead. I kinda regret it now
rancid herald
isn't total war more of a tactical stategy game?
thorny loom
Yeah
river veldt
https://vxtwitter.com/nintendolife/status/1746918459651342351
jesus i thought this was a new announcement or something and almost had a heart attack
thorny loom
visual hill
Does anyone here actually play Zero-K?
I know about it (#opensourcegames) but have never played it
rotund forge
https://vxtwitter.com/nintendolife/status/1746918459651342351
Nintendo Blade
So the Switch and the Blade
astral steeple
lol
rotund forge
It reverts to your last save after you beat the game
You even get to keep some r...
I don't like that mechanic in games but it makes sense that a lot do that
astral steeple
Super Nintendo Switch is like the only acceptable name for that console
mossy flume
Looking forward to the Nintendo Swap
rotund forge
Nintendo 2witch
fresh bane
Well that was a fucking insanely cool section there
I didn't expect this person would be fighting with me
quiet swift
Anyone know any good RTS games? I have played Empire at War, Zero-K, and Rusted...
I also echo SupComm and the Starcrafts. Not sure what else is available for mac. The remastered C&C collection is C&C 1 and Red Alert 1. Might be available for mac, but not sure
quiet swift
white phoenix
<:cocothink:908027043776724992>
oh this animator does some of the smoothest animations I've ever seen it's crazy
gaunt marten
The voice is also close, or I'm getting the impression that it is because I haven't watched the movie in years
quiet swift
Because why not
gaunt marten
The only good Jeanne d'Arc is the one from the PSP videogame titled after her
fresh bane
Fucking hell that was intense
gaunt marten
Final Fantasy 8 has a great spider tank
river veldt
Arkham Knight had some cool tanks
gaunt marten
Wow even Heavy has yaoi hands
river veldt
HE HAS WHAT
gaunt marten
Yaoi hands. Read the poster's name
proud warren
Yaoi hands. Read the poster's name
I wish I didn't 
river veldt
yaoi
gaunt marten
It's like a trope where they draw cute guys with massive hands because that's attractive I guess
river veldt
maybe yaoi guys have Heavy hands
gaunt marten
I did not play Dishonored for long enough to notice the hands
I played like 80% of the first level past the tutorial
proud warren
gaunt marten
No these hands are proportional
proud warren
gaunt marten
This is just perspective
river veldt
<:isaac_punch1:958054216495153253><:isaac_punch2:958054240574656532>
holy shit
river veldt
Samson after he gets hit a ton
proud warren
Samson after he gets hit a ton
nah, that's either tainted samson or tainted maggie
gaunt marten
These hands are big, but do petite people also have big hands?
gaunt marten
That's funny
random steppe
For men at least, women tend to have less prominent appendages
It's a game with a lot of guards, and violent people, and laborers, so it works well overall
To highlight the themes
fresh bane
remember to grab the core
I did
I also tried my best to grab every single clothing article I could find, there's so many dresses and shirts and pants and stuff
river veldt
nah, that's either tainted samson *or* tainted maggie
t Samson is awesome, i dont remember what t Maggie is like though
proud warren
she gon' hug you to deth
fresh bane
Well hey the peaceful negotiation path worked
also I found it really funny that she streched out her hand for a proper handshake and the dude didn't get it so he did one of those handshakes kids do and bumped fists instead
random steppe
Not everyone can say ||they fistbumped the president||
quiet swift
fresh bane
|| or that the president held you at gunpoint too|| both pretty good conversation starters
rotund forge
It's like a trope where they draw cute guys with massive hands because that's at...
You know what they say about guys with large hands.....large colllection of METS merchandise! COme on METS, Let's go METS!!
gaunt marten
Good reference
bright canopy
oh I see you installed a custom font for the HUD numbers, I didn't know you coul...
Yeah there's a program for it somewhere called TM Fonter I think, otherwise it's basically like editing sprites. I only changed mine because the default one is distracting for me. There's also another texture I use that replaces the grills on the sides of floating roads and on the wallride pieces with a better texture that makes it less weird.
Ok I had to double check, it's called TM Font changer by Hardtack
fresh bane
well I'm wrapping up tonight's sesh there, that was a lot...
before I wrapped up I went ahead and checked out that drop Jacob told me about when I was exiting the building we were hiding at, got some cool stuff there and leveled up so that was worth it
I guess next session I'll keep peeling away at this and hopefully after I'm done with this I'll go straight to finishing the game
arctic fern
those drops are greaat and often have high-teir loot
sonic dune
gaunt marten
Don't lose
dire gate
Ooh, Nintendo has announced that they will give free repairs for the consoles that got destroyed/damaged due to the recent earthquake.
teal cliff
does anyone know any games that are like
very strongly about lesbians (or at least, where one has the option to enter a lesbian relationship) that have a happy ending
I am emotionally going through it rn and I need something to help me out here
bronze abyss
does anyone know any games that are like
very strongly about lesbians (or at lea...
Not a game,anime,but adachi to shimamura
teal cliff
Not a game,anime,but adachi to shimamura
Does it have a dub
bronze abyss
Probably,but in any case i recomend sub
green fulcrum
No games off the top of my head, unless you count RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous or Baldurs Gate 3, both of which allow you to create a female character and romance almost any member in your party, including the girls.
teal cliff
Probably,but in any case i recomend sub
I am blind.
sage iris
I wanna say Life Is Strange 1, but it doesn't satisfy one of your criterea
teal cliff
I wanna say Life Is Strange 1, but it doesn't satisfy one of your criterea <:izz...
believe me I have already played the shit out of that game anyways.
sage iris
before the storm too?
teal cliff
and true colours.
sage iris
true colors was ass IMO
teal cliff
I liked it.
sage iris
totally uninspired
also the only LIS game I haven't finished is 2 because I just didn't like the way it was going and didn't vibe with the characters
teal cliff
I'd get into the nitty gritty of how I feel about it compared to the first game but it feels irrelevant to the topic at hand so perhaps we can have that convo some other time.
bronze abyss
I am blind.
Not sure how serious/literal is this statement,but if that still fits your accessibility and other criteria theres always stuff like nekopara if you are willing to go into more fan servicy territory
teal cliff
Not sure how serious/literal is this statement,but if that still fits your acces...
It is literal.
I am legally blind, not completely blind, but I cannot read subtitles comfortably while watching anime.
bronze abyss
Oh then yea nekopara anime exists too i guess,its relatively popular so should have a dub
teal cliff
What's it about?
and I do mean I'm looking for things with canon on-screen relationships
bronze abyss
Its cute girls doing cute stuff atleast in the anime,not much substance
teal cliff
No games off the top of my head, unless you count RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of...
I would only discount these because the romance isn't central enough
I have played most rpgs with wlw in them anyways
bronze abyss
The source material of it is a visual novel iirc that is much more towards character development n all
teal cliff
the pathfinder games and bg3 included
bronze abyss
Though do keep in mind the game has a sfw and a nsfw version,if that’s something that matters
From safer experiences hyperdimension neptunia might have some relationships but its not focused on them
Its a jrpg series primarily on sony consoles though some games are on pc
teal cliff
The Hyperdimension Neptunia games were not really romantic from what I played
They seem very fanservicey and for men.
bronze abyss
True,its hard to find lgbt representation in media like that without if being fetishised where primary audiences are men
Thats why adachi to shimamura is great
Its literaly just a regular romance but gay,no fan service or any of that bullshit
teal cliff
I guess it doesn't help that a lot of romance media is like
focused on teenagers and I am very much in a headspace for some adult media rn. Not adult like nsfw just adults as in I am tired of trying to live vicariously through people ten years younger than me at this point lmao.
quiet swift
teal cliff
It's all games I've already played 
quiet swift
Keep scrolling down, there's a few names i wouldn't have seen before
teal cliff
and The Last of Us Part 2, which I haven't played, but I'm not going to play the first one and I've been told it wouldn't really make sense.
quiet swift
Potionomics
teal cliff
I've played that.
Even the more obscure titles in this thread (Exocolonist, Best Friend Forever, Boyfriend Dungeon)
teal cliff
Yes and I'd hardly really call this a game with strong romance elements :/
quiet swift
True 'nuff. Depends on which story path
You should be one of those curators on steam, for lesbian games and make your reviews! :X
...Wouldn't surprise me if there was one already come to think of it.
teal cliff
You should be one of those curators on steam, for lesbian games and make your re...
I am.
quiet swift
Well. You've probably exhausted most options 
teal cliff
yeah, yeah I think I have.
quiet swift
Worth looking on GOG for older games, perhaps?
teal cliff
I dunno how many older games are gonna feature lesbian romance plotlines done in a way that won't upset me but I can take a look.
quiet swift
yeah, yeah I think I have.
So obviously your next step is making your own 
teal cliff
So obviously your next step is _making your own_ <a:dracthyr_nod:100236313860532...
yeah you're not gonna believe this
quiet swift
teal cliff
I mean yeah I did make an fps as a tech demo to improve my programming skills
you were in a space station with no gravity so the controls involved like, full x/y/z axis movement
didn't have a story though.
quiet swift
Sounds a bit like Descent
bronze abyss
360 noscoping those bitches in creative mode
teal cliff
https://gamerant.com/less-known-steam-games-with-lgbt-romances/#perfect-gold-the...
Okay I have heard of some of these but not all of them
I will add Heart of the Woods and Perfect Gold to my list to go play then
teal cliff
I just gear worried about anime styled visual novels because they tend to be
I dunno how to describe it
Very "Teasing" with lesbian relationships instead of just letting them date.
Or they get weird about and its very fetishy.
teal cliff
https://store.steampowered.com/app/273570/Descent/ huh, it's on steam
this looks like it controls a lot differently than what I put together but similar concept yes.
For what I made, the controls were as follows;
W moves you up, S down, A left, D right, Q rotates you left and E rotates you right, and space moves you forwards.
quiet swift
Very "Teasing" with lesbian relationships instead of just letting them date.
Or ...
No, I get what you mean
little badger
static bluff
Well this looks fun... I just heard about it today - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/
teal cliff
Well this looks fun... I just heard about it today - https://store.steampowered....
Yeah it's been on my wishlist for a while
it was supposed to come out Jan 1st
idk what the release date is now
quiet swift
Says it right there, 19th
teal cliff
oh that must have been added recently
they didnt have a release date last time I checked.
static bluff
It's just funny because it's in the embeded description now
teal cliff
ah it appears the release date was announced a week ago
static bluff
but yeah that's awesome
teal cliff
that'll do it
little badger
sour hill
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astral steeple
hasnt rockstar been around like far longer than remedy has lol
light gate
https://fxtwitter.com/eurogamer/status/1747236994483163410?
I hope they… remedy this situation.
sour hill
It's mildly interesting but unsurprising that take two thinks they own the letter R
little badger
I hope they… *remedy* this situation.
astral steeple
also damn. no collabs in the new fall guys fame pass
wind stump
arrrr
sour hill
wym that's an animal collab if I've ever seen one
astral steeple
lol
like the skins in this one are cool sure, but there always being like one or two collabs in the fall guys fame passes made them way more worth it
like how hatsune miku was in one of the fame passes
and spongebob in another
sour hill
I think the ape is an unoffical collab w/ bonzi buddy
Which is a more interesting collab than w/ hatsune miku if we're being honest with ourselves
astral steeple
im still confused why epic put hatsune miku in fall guys lol
like when fort is right there
especially with there already being a Ievan polkka emote
quiet swift
Some companies don't want to see their character shooting guns
astral steeple
maybe its already planned and will happen at some point in the future
unreal idol
I hope not
As an outsider, Fortnite's actions have always been somewhat concerning with how they appropriate random pieces of pop culture
wind stump
surprisingly buying your way to relevance doesn't sit well with everyone ever
astral steeple
well yeah the whole idea is bringing in every fictional character and celebrity into the game
unreal idol
Yes. That's my concern
These characters and celebrities have unique things about them that make them special and beloved to their fans
Fortnite strips all that away, slaps a skin onto a generic model, and hands them an AK-47
astral steeple
its not really them "buying" their way to relevance
its their long term goal of pretty much making the oasis from RPO
something theyve been working towards since the beginning in 2017
unreal idol
It's like a bland, grey, soup of extremely dulled pop culture references
Yeah that's... not great
unreal idol
It is disgusting, I agree
astral steeple
is like super cool
especially with like Doctor who coming to the game soon
also like
if you owned one of the biggest games in the world, and could literally get the licenses for like any fictional character and/or celebrity, you wouldnt do the same thing? lol
most people would jump right on that
static bluff
no I don't think PK, specifically, would do that.
dire gate
You thinking that is the exact reason you like it
astral steeple
what
dire gate
You think those collabs are cool and anyone would do it with such chance. That is basically the same with you liking them doing it.
Not everyone think like that. That's why it doesn't vibe with everyone.
astral steeple
well yeah its a super cool idea
having this 3d world where you can be pretty much any fictional character or celebrity ever
being able to pretty much play any type of game spanning every possible genre
had wanted a game like that for the longest time growing up
dire gate
Good for you that you got the game you wanted.
unreal idol
if you owned one of the biggest games in the world, and could literally get the ...
No? I'd focused on making a quality product
astral steeple
they focus on the game being high quality as well
unreal idol
Fortnite, like all media, should be able to stand on its own
unreal idol
If it has to constantly be borrowing identity and characters from other franchises, then what's the point?
astral steeple
the point again, is it being this massive "Everything game" where you can be pretty much anyone and do pretty much anything
thats the identity/goal of the game
unreal idol
I personally think this is not a good thing to strive for
I have similar criticisms for MTG's constant use of crossover products in the last 2-3 years as well, for basically the same reason. MTG is losing its identity
The MTG crossover stuff is fun and from what I've seen, well designed, but it takes something away from the core product
astral steeple
so far its just the beginning with the minecraft-esque lego game, the psyonix rocket league racing game, and the rock band game by harmonix
over time theyll continue to add games from full on dev teams, ranging from smaller indie games, to massive AAA games
unreal idol
Right. And I think that's bad
astral steeple
theyre also working on porting fall guys to be within the ecosystem as well
and a basketball game and snowboarding game
wind stump
ok so hear me out
maybe ready player one isn't the ideal we should be striving for
astral steeple
When it's a collaborative effort with all the companies, creators, etc working together to make it happen it's not that bad
unreal idol
Are they really working together though?
astral steeple
Yes
unreal idol
Like Goku using an AK-47 is the most????????????? thing I've seen in my life
astral steeple
It's all these companies working with them to make it happen
unreal idol
Like I know Toriyama is senile and Shueisha is ran by people with brain damage, but something like that is so incongruent to Goku
It doesn't fit at all
"open metaverse" what in the world am I reading
astral steeple
Also yes there are shooting games within their everything game but you can play more than that
unreal idol
This reads like a crazy person
thorny loom
static bluff
Does he go super saiyan when you use star power?
thorny loom
More layoffs
astral steeple
There's an emote that let's you go through the different saiyan forms
light gate
https://vxtwitter.com/Splootyeah/status/1735120870467588413
Looks pretty lifeless
Like a gmod model lol
Nice to see a guitar hero gamemode I guess
astral steeple
Well yeah skins are cosmetic only
None give more of an advantage over the other
light gate
I mean its not really an advantage to have the model show emotions.
But I don’t know how Fortnite is coded
astral steeple
Also yeah the festival game is by harmonix themselves
It's gonna be getting new songs weekly
Hundreds of songs per year
Leading to a library of thousands
light gate
Probably some limitation in the Fortnite api or something.
astral steeple
The skins do show emotion during emotes, festival, etc
light gate
Well that’s because emotes are designed on a global basis
But you’d think a harmonix game mode would have emotion since its music
But apparently not
astral steeple
They do
astral steeple
During the vocals as well the mouths move for whoever Is playing on vocals
unreal idol
Wow that Goku animation is pretty stiff
light gate
During the vocals as well the mouths move for whoever Is playing on vocals
Oh so the mouth only moves when vocals play
Eh
astral steeple
I mean the original rock band game's were like that too
wind stump
unless you've never intereracted with dbz content
little badger
unreal idol
unless you've never intereracted with dbz content
I'm probably going to strangle someone if they say "Goku from Fortnite"
light gate
“Master Chief from Fortnite is so cool bro, I wonder what’s his backstory…”
Give it time
unreal idol
Unironically, this is my concern, it cycles back to the identity of these properties
astral steeple
i mean yeah
Any character that gets added automatically becomes "the guy from fortnite" /s
unreal idol
If you want an example of a mega crossover done well, I point to Smash. Sakurai and his team took a lot of care to make sure that as much of what makes that character/game unique is showcased
light gate
The Final Fantasy 7 cross over is crazy
unreal idol
Sometimes this means weird compromises that may or may not work, but everything about it feels very organic
light gate
The entire stage is like wild.
astral steeple
this is like much bigger than smash
smash is game characters only
this spans across all forms of media/pop culture
even books
like Kelsier from Mistborn
and GildedGuy
unreal idol
I really, really think you're missing my point
astral steeple
?
slim thorn
Arianna, please stop badgering people over not liking the same things you like
astral steeple
what
slim thorn
repeating the exact same argument a hundred times doesn't change anyone's opinion, it just annoys everyone who wasn't convinced the first few times
and PK, please just disengage when this kind of thing happens
unreal idol
kk
astral steeple
there's no argument
slim thorn
;pick video game
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slim thorn
I'm not retro enough for this reference
dawn harness