Heard good things about it.
#general gaming
light gate
dire gate
famous for "the game you die if you fall from even a pathetic height, something like 3 pixels high"
static bluff
I don't recognize it either.
dire gate
if you try to jump off from the lowest cliff ever, you still instantly die
And the iconic music
quiet swift
dire gate
oh god the pinkieblob jumps
unreal idol
I don't recognize it either
dire gate
I think the game is more famous in Japan, although it being an American game
quiet swift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWWtK_nyFmc on the topic of RTS games, these are ones that have a strong chance of coming out 2024. Video is in German, but the auto generated English subtitles are decent
strong pebble
I'm about to play hitman lol
craggy vine
I am curious how the steam deck goes using things like the nexus mod manager
fresh bane
"One of the things we saw is that gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games. That's the consumer shift that needs to happen," he said.
That's actually wildly fucked
That's why I was so wary about the new PoP, it looks like a great game sure but then this happens
bronze abyss
is this the famous sex update?
quiet swift
is this the famous sex update?
graceful bridge
is this the famous sex update?
Basically. The game introduces a new mechanic, Sin, which unlocks once you've beaten 3 of the bosses (or finished the game). You can learn new rituals for your followers to partake in so you can earn more Sin and get new abilities.
Also, now you can get a gun.
Also-also, there are Twitch drops right now for more decorations (Steam only).
grave tide
https://fxtwitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1747289671321702804?
It isn't Stalker
It is now Waitlker
quiet swift
Basically. The game introduces a new mechanic, Sin, which unlocks once you've be...
Finished the game. Is there a new baddie/boss to fight?
thorny loom
I wouldn’t be surprised if they added a boss called lust
little badger
harsh kestrel
The video that Karl always wanted to make about this bozo
gaunt marten
He settled
fresh bane
got his records reinstated even if it's just for 'historical purposes'
Kind of actually won this
rancid herald
sounds like victory to me
light gate
I stopped watching Karl once he began to obsess over the entire thing.
rancid herald
it's unlikely he'd be able to do any more such speed runs or record attempts, his name is mud
fresh bane
I mean you can't blame Karl for ''obsessing'' over this when Billy dragged him into legal battles like he always does
rancid herald
so getting his records back basically returns them to him, since he'll never be able to win more such achievements
light gate
I mean you can't blame Karl for ''obsessing'' over this when Billy dragged him i...
Uh huh, and any lawyer would tell you to zip it until a verdict is given.
Just bizarre.
harsh kestrel
Zipp it. I hate myself lol
quiet swift
(Who? 
)
fresh bane
I definitely think that video is a bit of a cope from Karl's part because Billy actually just won, but I won't blame him for making videos about this situation because this is his job and he's got a family to support 
light gate
Legal funding is expensive, so yeah.
gaunt marten
His records are not reinstated. They're just hosting a previous version of the website where his records used to exist.
fresh bane
For Billy that's good enough and that's what he wanted
gaunt marten
Is it?
fresh bane
Yea
gaunt marten
If you look at the current record page you'll not see him listed
fresh bane
No, but his records still got put back up, even if it's just for historical purposes like I said, he can still brag about technically not being a cheater and how his scores actually are still up
That's all he cares about
gaunt marten
He's still banned for cheating though
fresh bane
He sure is
harsh kestrel
Karl was in the right with making the videos he did about Jirard
gaunt marten
I don't know who he really is other than the controversy, but I don't think that hosting an archived version of how the website existed with a reminder on top telling you that's not the real website is actually something I'd consider a badge of honor
slim thorn
I'm r/outoftheloop on this one, should I read/watch something to catch up on it
fresh bane
That's the important part, because you are not Billy Mitchell
gaunt marten
Well how do you know what he wants?
harsh kestrel
Am I the only one that remembers when Regular Show made fun of him years ago in an episode with that Garrett Bobby Ferguson character that looked just like him to the point where, surprise surprise, Billy tried suing them for? Lol
fresh bane
I'm r/outoftheloop on this one, should I read/watch something to catch up on it
Karl talks about a good video documenting the whole Billy Mitchell thing, it's about 4 hours long though
slim thorn
is this an unbiased source? 
fresh bane
Well how do you know what he wants?
Because we're talking about a man who is constantly denying reality and proof of his cheating and trying to grasp any little argument and technicality he can get away with to maintain his completely tarnished and smeared image
gaunt marten
I'm r/outoftheloop on this one, should I read/watch something to catch up on it
I recommend you leave it be. Here's the summary:
1- He's a guy who got world records in various retro games on Twin Galaxies, a website for high scores.
2- He got famous. They made a documentary about him. He made gobs of money.
3- It turned out he did not use original hardware like he claimed, instead he used MAME, which is much easier to cheat on.
4- He got banned and his scores were removed.
5- He sued.
fresh bane
Of course this is going to be a win for Billy
graceful bridge
tl;dr A guy got the record for Donkey Kong score, then years later someone figured out he was using a modded unit. Rather than just admit it, he started filing lawsuits.
fresh bane
He also threatens legal action against anyone who speaks badly about him or makes fun of him
Karl was just one of the most recent 'high profile' people he did this to
thorny loom
Someone already beat his record for DK anyway I believe so its not like hes even the world record holder anymore
slim thorn
MAME is... Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator? so, not an "arcade unit"?
gaunt marten
Wow I can't believe Billy Mitchel is eighty years old already.
thorny loom
That and his name is through the mud so no one wants anything to do with him
gaunt marten
It's a cycle accurate emulator
harsh kestrel
Still thinking about the Regular Show episode where they made fun of the dude. They knew before we knew it seems lol
static bluff
light gate
They knew more about his weak ego.
rancid herald
MAME is... Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator? so, _not_ an "arcade unit"?
I think people who like arcade machines use the software to build their own arcade unit, with MAME emulating the actual machine it would've run on
harsh kestrel
Which again, surprise surprise, even back then, he tried to sue JG Quintel and the others involved with making the episode lol
static bluff
Goodness.
gaunt marten
MAME is usually very accurate. As accurate as possible, but it's not the original hardware
harsh kestrel
I know a bit too much about Regular Show considering all the retrospective videos, history videos, and episode ranking videos I've watched on it. By ranking videos, I mean ranking video by LSMark lol
static bluff
The first episode of Regular Show was very funny
fresh bane
Which again, surprise surprise, even back then, he tried to sue JG Quintel and t...
It's honestly wild how he's able to get away with suing everybody for making fun of him and daring to imply he could be a cheater
You'd think someone would get in trouble for trying to sue so many people or something
static bluff
Very confusing statement
river veldt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_(gamer)
(gamer)
gaunt marten
Being allowed to sue is the cornerstone of law
thorny loom
You'd think someone would get in trouble for trying to sue so many people or som...
Feel like after the jobst vs billy lawsuit the talk on billy will be pretty much over and hell be irrelevant agaon
graceful bridge
You'd think someone would get in trouble for trying to sue so many people or som...
Most places lack anti-SLAPP laws, which would prevent this kind of thing.
gaunt marten
Yeah, they punish frivolous lawsuits. The Twin Galaxies lawsuit is not frivolous (just bad faith)
quiet swift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN8bJb8biZU on that topic - though this can possibly go against R2 rules. But he does talk about them in detail
graceful bridge
It's on topic and informative enough it can slide.
quiet swift
Been a while since I watched it so I don't remember how political it gets, all I'm saying 
mossy flume
https://youtu.be/Q7mE1LkkOGg?si=MeFcPpzSuVsc6ZE9
....what. They settled and his scores have been officially restored.
His recordings were re-reviewed and determined to be legitimate.
gaunt marten
Not exactly
This is what Wikipedia says about the scores being restored:
Mitchell and Twin Galaxies settled their cases in January 2024. The terms were not disclosed.[45] Twin Galaxies restored Mitchell's scores the same month, and in a statement, said that the evaluation of an expert determined that it impossible to tell if Mitchell used improper hardware due to the low-quality aspects of the presented evidence. The scores were restored to a "historical database" of score prior to 2014, when Twin Galaxies changed ownership, but not part of the current records. Further, Twin Galaxies removed the original posts from their forums that had accused Mitchell of cheating.[46][8][47]
So instead of reinstating the scores, they put them into the historical archive that represented how the site looked in 2014
The recordings were not determined to be legitimate. It was determined that they could possibly be legitimate in unlikely circumstances.
thorny loom
So basically their putting it in the closet that most new people wont bother to look for lol
little badger
fresh bane
I don't think we've clowned enough on the fact that they really just ''remastered'' a game from 3 years ago
Not enough words to describe how ridiculous it is
thorny loom
They should have just released it on ps5 as a premium upgrade and a pc version
light gate
Seems like the renderer was adjusted in a few scenes, game now can output at 4k, and can do 1440p 60fps.
Ehh, its whatever.
green fulcrum
https://vxtwitter.com/pc_focus_/status/1747314037841334365?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJo...
"They're the same pictures."
light gate
You can still play the PS4 version if you really don’t want to pay for the upgrade.
harsh kestrel
Hell, all we have right now is the PS5 Slim with a supposed Pro coming eventually because they canned the OG PS5 model already
light gate
Getting a ‘Pro’ console honestly ain’t worth it.
harsh kestrel
Unless I can smell the pixels and the environment, I'm good with the OG model lol
light gate
I’m pretty happy with the slim console honestly, not sure why I’d pony up for a pro.
Anything that is 1080p is fine on my book.
harsh kestrel
Sorry, but I see what you did there with that pun lol
light gate
I mean I guess?
Honestly the console war concept is dumb.
I just go with what makes sense for me and my wallet.
harsh kestrel
And what makes sense for no negative numbers in your bank account lol
light gate
I was thinking of getting an Xbox Series X, it was like $350 in December because nobody was buying it. Primarily considered it for the backwards compatibility, then it hit me…
All these games already have PC ports, re-releases, and the ones that do not aren’t even backwards compatible.
thorny loom
Basically yeah
harsh kestrel
Nice one, GOG lol
light gate
So effectively I snapped out of it and just got myself a PS5 because the majority of the games I’ve played on Xbox weren’t exclusives. With the exception of Halo.
And of course, the ads on the dashboard on the Series X and the E3 2013 scar.
I will never fucking forget the absolute kerfuffle that was.
fresh bane
https://vxtwitter.com/gogcom/status/1747335663995818251?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJoEkC...
I feel like the worst part about that whole Ubisoft thing, even if it doesn't end up being something they actively want to start pushing now, is just how insidious it feels
They know what people want and how they'd feel about a change like that, they know that ''it's a change that consumers need to become comfortable with'' so they're okay with biding their time a bit so they can slowly start pushing in that direction and slowly make people okay with that idea
astral steeple
Series x Is whatever but not really worth it if you already have a xbox one
Besides like the few games that released on it but not the xbox one
Series s is pretty much useless since it can't read discs
thorny loom
Only thing series x is worth for is if you wanna also use the dev kit to make it a emulator machine
light gate
Not even that, it can get your console banned if you’re not careful.
Might as well buy a Raspberry Pi.
thorny loom
Long as you stay in dev mode their fine with it
light gate
Heard the new one is more powerful.
Yeah but its like 500 bucks brand new, and getting one used is like… a question mark. Mileage may vary.
thorny loom
Guaranteed its gonna get tossed out. Precendent has been firmly set you cant copyright/trademark commonly used words and letters
light gate
Fucking didn’t stop Blizzard with Cataclysm.
thorny loom
I don’t remember them sueing anyone over that word though did they?
Its been a while
quiet swift
Homeworld Cataclysm
light gate
Its now called Homeworld Emergence
gaunt marten
https://vxtwitter.com/gogcom/status/1747335663995818251?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJoEkC...
I remember when GOG did their fuck DRM campaign
They've since removed the website and also allowed SOME DRM into the website, but it's still good that the majority of their games are fully DRM-Free
thorny loom
Homeworld Cataclysm
Fair Enough i guess
harsh kestrel
You might wanna have a literal second take on your brain cell count and your idea for doing this, Take Two, unless you want a cancelled money maker and one less studio that puts up with your shit lol
fresh bane
https://vxtwitter.com/spiintercal/status/1747223280094781471?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJ...
It hurt itself in its confusion
I can kinda sort of understand why this would be an issue at very first glance but when you think about it for even a second Remedy and Rockstar's logos are wildly different even if they boil down to both being an R, the star in Rockstar and the yellow is so iconic I don't see how anyone could ever look at Remedy's logo and think ''is that Rockstar? 
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203630/Record_of_Lodoss_War_Deedlit_in_Wonder_Labyrinth/
In other news I only now found out there's an entire Castlevania style game specifically for Deedlit from RoLW
Not a game about the anime, just her
fresh bane
It's a shame I bounced the hell off of Castlevania and any Castlevania styled game because it looks really cool
Unfortunately I just don't vibe with that style of game, just not for me
strong pebble
I played Castlevania 4
quiet swift
just the pic since the twitter account is not really sfw
flint iron
That cult of the lamb picture has two Manechat classics in it
quiet swift
"Cult of the lamb, now officially sponsored by manechat!"
mossy flume
I am a furry. 
quiet swift
while reading the Korean manhwa "dungeon odyssey", i saw something familiar...
quartz pawn
I see a cult
hasty patio
I see a lamb.
fresh bane
So that's it? What, we're some kinda... Cult of the Lamb?
mossy flume
F
robust latch
LOL
mossy flume
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are now out on Nintendo Switch Online for the GBA.
light gate
whats golden sun?
teal cliff
jrpg ain't it?
light gate
light gate
I've never heard of it.
mossy flume
But yeah, it's a JRPG
light gate
mossy flume
I've never heard of it.
That's impressive
light gate
For a second I thought it was a new Sunny D product.
flint iron
The soundtrack is a 10/10 from golden sun
light gate
Well, I'll try it one day.
mossy flume
They did some really novel stuff with that soundtrack that nobody else did
light gate
I just don't feel much of an RPG mood right now.
mossy flume
And the story is fantastic
And great battle system
Just every sense a 10/10 game
There was a time when there was nonzero interest in having it made into a film.
sour hill
damn venomous did not like it
gaunt marten
Golden Sun is a hell of a series
sour hill
I guess I shouldn't play it /s
he really likes spider man for game boy advance so maybe play that instead
mossy flume
Genuine tragedy that GS4 will never happen
river veldt
They're the best RPGs made for the GBA.
no way it's better than Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
mossy flume
M&L SUperstar Saga is damn good, but yeah, Golden Sun is better. =P
sour hill
GBA has Mother 3 as well. Stiff competition
river veldt
ok i was joking before but there's no way it's better than Mother 3
mossy flume
I should play the Mother games someday
river veldt
Okay that's enough watching spider man [GBA, 2002]
Spider-Man 2002 had a gba game ?
sour hill
damn venomous did not like it
yeah this guy gave it a 4/5
He rated Golden Sun: The Lost Age a 0.5/5, which is kind of impressive
I can't think of any published gba games I would give a .5
light gate
.5 / 5 no golden sun
sour hill
Is there really no golden sun?
light gate
I dunno.
gaunt marten
There is a Golden Sun
flint iron
There might be a movie adapted into a game for the GBA that could be a 0.5/5
sour hill
Bruh, The Lost Age just improves upon the first
Not for him. The sequel got half a point lower score than the original
mossy flume
Anyway, online reviews are garbage, just try it yourself when you get the chance.
sour hill
There might be a movie adapted into a game for the GBA that could be a 0.5/5
Possibly
river veldt
yeah this guy gave it a 4/5
wow Spider-Man 2002 for the GBA must be really good
gaunt marten
I can't think of any published gba games I would give a .5
Did you play Crash Purple/Spyro Orange?
sour hill
no
sour hill
wow Spider-Man 2002 for the GBA must be really good
that's what I'm sayin
flint iron
I played Finding Nemo, Monster Inc, Madagascar and Chicken Little on gba and they all seemed fine
Finding Nemo was scary tho
river veldt
Batman Begins had a GBA game
sour hill
I played a lot of garbage tier gba games but I never played anything I'd give a .5, nor did I play crash purple/spyro orange
gaunt marten
Let's just say these games were incredibly innovative in finding new and novel ways to disappoint
sour hill
I played Finding Nemo, Monster Inc, Madagascar and Chicken Little on gba and the...
wait I think I played Madagascar too
river veldt
Batman Begins had a GBA game
it certainly looks like a game https://youtu.be/RACosC1LL5I?feature=shared
sour hill
Anyway, online reviews are garbage, just try it yourself when you get the chance...
In his defense he didn't write a review, I'm just stalking random people's accounts and seeing their ratings
flint iron
Just searched up Crash Purple and Spyro Orange and the idea sounds cool
Gonna guess bad execution
gaunt marten
Yep
river veldt
kratta will you look up reviews for Batman Arkham Knight
sour hill
it certainly looks like a game https://youtu.be/RACosC1LL5I?feature=shared
looks like shit
flint iron
Honest review
light gate
There’s gotta be a sewer level.
sour hill
yeah, I was trying to be funny but that's really what I meant
gaunt marten
It's very easy to make a GBA game that looks like shit because the hardware and software are both garbage tier
sour hill
It does look like shit visually though
sour hill
kratta will you look up reviews for Batman Arkham Knight
It has like 17 times the number of ratings as golden sun, wtf
light gate
Its a popular franchise
river veldt
i guess AK is a more popular game yeah
light gate
More people grew up with Batman.
river veldt
I LOVE BATMAN
sour hill
Please do not draw conclusions/theories from this, I'm looking at a website that's still in beta
sour hill
It's the video game spin of rateyourmusic
river veldt
look up reviews for the Batman nes game
sour hill
This could be an odd crowd
river veldt
from i think 1990
light gate
RYM Vylet take over
sour hill
yeah they're all listening to pony music and playing batman on ps4
flint iron
Besides 1st party nintendo games on gba, Dragonball GT Transformation gotta be my favorite
light gate
It was so much fun seeing RYM burn when Cutiemarks, Fish Whisperer, and Carousel came out.
sour hill
Isn't she active on rym
sour hill
I remember her reviewing her own album lol
light gate
I still love Carousel.
white phoenix
It was so much fun seeing RYM burn when Cutiemarks, Fish Whisperer, and Carousel...
oh wow, those user reviews are actual detailed reviews
always nice to see some appreciation and recognition for vylet
sour hill
her last couple albums did very well on that site
light gate
Latest album I need to relisten, I haven’t had the energy to listen to lyrics and music.
white phoenix
"genre: post-cringe" 
light gate
sour hill
look up reviews for the Batman nes game
This also has more ratings than golden sun
river veldt
what do people think of it
sour hill
Literally just this
river veldt
jesus this boss looks like it fucking sucks
go to 6:16 https://youtu.be/xAEw5kByX7g?feature=shared
fresh bane
Why does that look like Batman is exploring Zebes
That's the least Batman looking level design in the world
river veldt
listen licensed games back in NES days were just slapping the licensed character into random levels and calling it a day
river veldt
the Batman Returns game for Snes fucking rocks
little badger
little badger
quiet swift
I mean. They made 600 million $ from sales. Why would they. 
quiet swift
Hmm. Are there any other games like the restaurant part of dave the diver? For single player (for my fiancée. She likes that aspect of it most)
icy crescent
dinner dash
quiet swift
Already has played that
visual hill
Cat Café Manager
quiet swift
Not her style, she says. She's picky
astral steeple
1) Apple has introduced an anticompetitive new 27% tax on web purchases. Apple has never done this before, and it kills price competition. Developers can't offer digital items more cheaply on the web after paying a third-party payment processor 3-6% and paying this new 27% Apple Tax.
2) Apple dictates all aspects of these links and doesn't allow them in the app's ordinary payment flow. Rather, links must be separated out into a different section of the app, away from places where users actually buy stuff.
3) Apple requires developers to open a generic web browser session, forcing the user to log in to the developer's web site again, to make a purchase. And because of #2, users will have to search all over again for the digital item they wanted to buy.
4) Apple will front-run competing payment processors with their own "scare screen" to disadvantage them.```not even surprised apple is pulling more bullshit again
dire gate
I'm going to take it with a grain of salt since it is from someone who is directly and very actively against apple, but I wouldn't be too surprised even if it is all perfectly and objectively true
astral steeple
he links the post from apple themselves about it
its all stuff theyre now pulling to try and work around having to allow people to use outside payment systems
dire gate
Well interpretations matter. It can easily be biased. But yeah, it's Apple, so I can see it being absolutely true
arctic fern
honestly apple wanting people to buy things though apple isnt exactly unreasonable
astral steeple
i mean considering their ridiculous fees, developers shouldnt have to deal with that
especially smaller indie dev teams
arctic fern
maybe, and im not defending apple here, but it is their phone, they do get to set terms
astral steeple
its just them being overly greedy trying to make money off something they had no part in creating
quiet swift
That's technically all platforms
astral steeple
well yeah the fees shouldnt be that high across the board
no matter the platform
quiet swift
That's true 'nuff
unreal idol
I honestly can't think of a single time I paid for something on an app store
quiet swift
It's the whole "why do I spend 10000$ for a 5 minute repair job?" "The 10000 is for the years of education and learning it took to make it into a 5 min repair job". They spent billions setting up their platforms, so they get to determine the price, as much as we don't like the price itself
quiet swift
No arguing that
unreal idol
What are people even buying anyway
quiet swift
currencies
astral steeple
i mean apple straight up sells 700 dollar mac wheels
they dont need that fee from some indie game trying to sell their currency for their game
quiet swift
That's actually the entire argument Epic is making, yes
But since apple/android own the platforms that these games run on, they're taking 30% cut of the buying of said currencies
dire gate
afaik Apple is historically quite hysteric at anything getting out of their control
unreal idol
But since apple/android own the platforms that these games run on, they're takin...
What about multi platform games?
Like, I play Master Duel but 99.99% of the time on Switch
I never use it on my phone except in rare cases
Same for on steam
quiet swift
Then you pay whatever fee nintendo might apply. You won't directly see it perhaps, but let's say you bought the currency on the game's website, it's 7.99. On switch/phone/elsewhere, might be 8.99 for the same amount
unreal idol
Hmm I see
quiet swift
So the price difference is 'baked in' and the platform takes that cut
unreal idol
Wow freemium gaming gets worse and worse the more I learn about it
quiet swift
unreal idol
Fuck all storefronts and platforms
arctic fern
yep!
unreal idol
mossy flume
Wow freemium gaming gets worse and worse the more I learn about it
Yeah, it sucks
arctic fern
freemium games are literally there to take advantage of every human brain pattern for addiction, fomo and shiny things. they're designed to harvest money. and apple wants a bigger slice of the pie
people will willing spend tens of thousands of dollars in a game and think thats ok, even defending the company taking money rom their wallet
unreal idol
I've spent far less on Master Duel than I have on the IRL card game
Mostly because the freebie currency is fairly generous and they have sales where I can justify like $80 every 3 months or so
But I also have a very low threshold I'm willing to tolerate
astral steeple
unreal idol
I've heard a lot of mixed things about epic games so to me it just looks like two big companies sling shitting
Sucks because we're the ones in the splashzone
quiet swift
I've heard a lot of mixed things about epic games so to me it just looks like tw...
Pretty much this, yes. Boils down to epic wanting apple to take a smaller cut of their fortnite profits
unreal idol
Not much sympathy for either if you ask me
astral steeple
i mean considering they were losing more money than they were making it makes sense lol
quiet swift
That's all the fault of their financial decision making rather than fees. They've had the games on mobile for years now and then started the epic store and started losing money
light gate
“Awful psychological experiment on users”
Let me bypass Epic’s 15% cut real quick.
sour hill
Not much sympathy for either if you ask me
No sympathy for big ass companies making money hand over fist
astral steeple
epic's fee is 12%
which is way lower than the other companies/platforms
light gate
Ah okay, let me bypass that 12%.
sour hill
I mean, technically you can
light gate
Why should I pay Epic when I use their storefront? How dare they charge 12%
I’m just glad this is over.
astral steeple
epic's goal wasnt getting the fee completely removed
it was having it be lowered across the board for all platforms to a fairer amount that benefits everyone
and doesnt screw over game companies trying to sell their games and stuff
indie and AAA
light gate
Uh huh.
light gate
And the savings will go to the consumer, clearly.
quiet swift
So they say~!
light gate
quiet swift
But yeah, the industry standard is actually around 30% - 12% is an exception
astral steeple
yes the consumers will get the items cheaper
light gate
They wont.
light gate
Anyhoo
wind stump
yes the consumers will get the items cheaper
someone's been drinking the kool-aid
astral steeple
what
wind stump
corperations are not your friend
if you genuienly believe that the lower fees mean the consumer saves money, then you misunderstand what the point of a company is
sour hill
What if they used the additional profits to increase the salaries of their lesser paid employees? That would be crazy
That would be so nuts
astral steeple
the point of a company is to pay people so they can pay their bills, feed their family, etc lol
wind stump
like, that's the long and short of it
they exist to make money no matter what
they can dress it up in 15 layers of corpo speak but in the end they want your money
sour hill
I too want your money
unreal idol
the point of a company is to pay people so they can pay their bills, feed their ...
No, that's what a company should be
wind stump
like uh huh of course they pay their employees
that's called the law
if they could get away with it they wouldn't pay their employees
unreal idol
Legally, publicly traded companies only have obligations to shareholders
wind stump
beleiving otherwise is naive
light gate
if they could get away with it they wouldn't pay their employees
Telltale severance package was as good as a free demo.
sour hill
📈
astral steeple
light gate
“Leak surfaces online”
Where the leak then?
Oh its just an image of presumed specs, hardly a leak and more like speculation.
astral steeple
they link the article as well
light gate
Where is the article?
random steppe
Depends how it got online
light gate
You can’t see the replies without a Twitter account.
astral steeple
light gate
Thanks.
astral steeple
had forgot that elon did that lol
random steppe
Not sure either way, this seems like bullshit to me.
random steppe
If I had to bet, I would bet against this being real because they just released the oled version and the leaker being a dude on a forum
Rather than a journalist having recieved some tips from an inside source, which is usually more reliable
random steppe
But could be true, I just need a bit more
light gate
Also 900p?
Ehh
That thing would need to seriously improve battery life to support such increase.
harsh kestrel
That'll probably be made back in a month lol
astral steeple
with how bad the shops have been as of lately im not too sure on that
unless they can pull off a massive banger of a license
rancid herald
Epic Games should license Apple products so you can finally play as an iphone
astral steeple
lol
unreal idol
Epic Games should license Apple products so you can finally play as an iphone
As you take damage bigger bites are taken out of the Apple logo
rancid herald
the tim apple skin is bitchin'
mossy flume
As you take damage bigger bites are taken out of the Apple logo
Hope you don’t get cyanide poisoning
thorny loom
little badger
teal cliff
lol
little badger
@mossy flume No more content https://fxtwitter.com/rockband/status/1747680438267556237?
thorny loom
https://vxtwitter.com/okami13_/status/1747274229991756112?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJoEkCfgMsQ guess we know where most of the remastered budget went
little badger
quiet swift
rotund forge
I think it's time I replay Rayman Legends
little badger
harsh kestrel
I mean hey. They gotta do what they've gotta do. If they're actually taking the time to fix an issue and push back the release of an update because of it, then that's at least a good sign
river veldt
https://fxtwitter.com/bethesdastudios/status/1747699516793377002?
ooooh
thorny loom
Which reminds me. Skyrim Se on pc got another update
So expect your mods to break again
@fresh bane lmao
Engima already got broke
fresh bane
Good 
rotund forge
This will either be one of the most impressive video game movies of all time...or a ATLA Movie fiasco...
teal cliff
or it could be like the minecraft story mode game
where it's fine but most people don't really care.
random steppe
This will either be one of the most impressive video game movies of all time...o...
I think at best it will be like the lego movie, pretty good, most people like it, but nothing trascendental
sour hill
It would be so epic if the minecraft movie was transcendental
fresh bane
one step closer to 100%ing raid mode halfway there
fresh bane
will admit probably not the most appropriate choice of music when going for this
but it helps me focus!
green fulcrum
I mean, she was running to the rhythm in the beginning, haha
thorny loom
random steppe
Looks promising but soulslike live and die on the balance and the minute details that you can't really tell until they are out
It definitely looks more original than most
teal cliff
Goodbye Volcano High got nominated by GLAAD for their outstanding video game award
It is going to lose to Baldur's Gate 3 I'm sure but seeing it nominated for so many things is cool.
quiet swift
fresh bane
Reminds me of the line Judy always says when entering your apartment
''I was just thinking about you! And before you ask, no, you weren't wearing clothes''
I can't remember which mission that prompt is from though 
quiet swift
I think it was just a text message
fresh bane
<:sunsetsmirk:399725088389464065>
No I mean this mission prompt
quiet swift
Ah, this is near the end so i don't think you've seen it yet :X
light gate
We’re never getting a new good PvZ game, or Peggle, or Bejeweled.
minor plover
PvZ and Peggle were both really good back when they were like $20 to just buy the game and that was the game.
light gate
Yeah, its just really hard to get hardware acceleration working.
You have to mod it, and if the mods do not work… then rip.
Like I want Bejeweled Twist to work with hardware acceleration, but it doesn’t recognize any new card.
I also miss Jewel Quest, Luxor, Zuma… list goes on.
quiet swift
Aaaaand that's Cyberpunk 2077 finished for good. Did every single gig and mission I could find (except ncpd stuff because that seems to never end), already did most of the other endings in the past, just did the secret ending this time
harsh kestrel
The only issue I have with it is, well, besides them not knowing what the fuck they want PVZ 3 to be genre wise, is the fact that they made it now be something literally done to death structure wise in mobile gaming nowadays, and it's gonna be one of those games where it's like "oh no, the (insert whatever needs fixing here) needs to be fixed and you're the only one that can do it, so play levels and earn things needed to fix up all these objects for progression with the levels getting slowly more difficult as you fix more things". I've seen that kind of structure in so many games on mobile nowadays
fresh bane
Yeah I'm guessing it must have something to do with time in menus and any time lost during loading previous saves or something because Gog tells me I have 75 hours but in game it tells me I have 59-ish
river veldt
Batman Arkham City
fresh bane
Honestly I like to unwind and either play some casual online games or just shorter games after a huge game like TOTK or Cyberpunk
rotund forge
We’re never getting a new good PvZ game, or Peggle, or Bejeweled.
Have you tried Jewel Quest 3? Bad Grammar, Bad Voice Acting, Bad Stock Photos, but some of the most fun match 3 gameplay I've seen in a game of its kind
rotund forge
I also miss Jewel Quest, Luxor, Zuma… list goes on.
Oh...I see lol
hahah
I have Zuma's Revenge on steam.
quiet swift
Already played through arkham city ages ago. And yeah, maybe something more casual/smaller game, don't want to get into another 100 hour thing just now, I think
visual hill
maybe look at your library of free games on EGS and pick one at random. 😛
rotund forge
Already played through arkham city ages ago. And yeah, maybe something more casu...
Bug Fables
A Hat in Time, or aRayman game
idk
rotund forge
Mojang have proven time and time again they can make multiple good and unique mobs......and still have the mob vote every year....
river veldt
i really like this
https://fixupx.com/playstationuk/status/1747213180932182497?s=46
green fulcrum
https://www.xboxachievements.com/news/minecraft-bbc-planet-earth-3-crossover/
S h a r k s....
static bluff
I was watching that today
dire gate
honestly sounds more optimal than using actual ROB
static bluff
Good dog
mossy flume
Apparently he was on world record pace until the end
Yeah, the reviews for Palworld say it's not bad
Actually might even be good
static bluff
Oh dude that game looks like an absolute blast. I watched my favorite streamer play it for, like, 4 hours and he never stopped having fun
light gate
doesn't help that the streamer made their character extremely cursed
static bluff
He played it for over 12 hours that day,I just caught part of the stream here and there
mossy flume
Id been following this game since it was announced and I'm really excited to try it
It actually does look good
light gate
Melee combat looks awfully like the fortnite animation though.
static bluff
that's an odd thing to point out
light gate
I mean is it? I've seen the animations and it pretty much reminded me of it.
I'm cursed like that.
I can also identify Half-Life SFXs from 1k miles away.
river veldt
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/thats-never-happened-before-games-done-qu...
holy shit Toby Fox
astral steeple
Melee combat looks awfully like the fortnite animation though.
lol what
sour hill
I can also identify Half-Life SFXs from 1k miles away.
The hl2 get health sound immediately activates the single neuron in my brain
weak river
My heart rate triples whenever I hear the fast zombie screech.
Admittedly, I don't hear it very often in daily life, but when it hits, it hits hard.
rotund forge
Name the worst game you've ever played and as vague as you can, describe it
river veldt
i dont play bad games
minor gorge
I do not play enough to have an opinion.
astral steeple
I pretty much only play the same few games I like and don't play anything outside of those games
gaunt marten
Name the worst game you've ever played and as vague as you can, describe it
It had a guy
sour hill
Flitter taking the prompt literally
Well. I guess more literally would be replying with an empty string
gaunt marten
Actually
I think the worst game I played in many years was a Doctor Mario style game with fantasy themes.
dire gate
Name the worst game you've ever played and as vague as you can, describe it
It was a game
sour hill
I'm sad that I can't come up with a game more unique than action 52
It really is horrible though
gaunt marten
I played it for 36 minutes. It had creative achievements like "blow up a hundred enemies." and "earn your first achievement"
It also has a hidden achievement for killing fifty thousand enemies
It was so fucking boring
river veldt
I'm sad that I can't come up with a game more unique than action 52
did your friend ever complete his challenge
sour hill
No
gaunt marten
The challenge of beat Action 52 before you're 52?
sour hill
He doesn't have a time limit
sour hill
If he finishes the challenge we will buy him games
gaunt marten
Beat every game in Action 52 52 times in a row
sour hill
Action 2704
river veldt
If he finishes the challenge we _will_ buy him games
unlimited games ?
gaunt marten
Oh it's to play every game in Action 52 for half an hour without turning the sound off
sour hill
Yes!
sour hill
unlimited games ?
I don't have that kind of money
gaunt marten
I know because I looked it up
dire gate
unlimited games ?
no bacon
weak river
It's https://store.steampowered.com/app/246090/Spacebase_DF9/ now
"The elevator from 'The Shining', but with barf"
-Steam review for this game from 13 days ago
rotund forge
fresh bane
I love how in this game you can be a god and kill like 5 people in a life but it doesn't matter if someone else gets lucky and manages to get a sneaky shot on you
I wish I played DayZ at its peak because it seems like the kind of game that would get me super immersed and I'd probably dump hundreds of hours into this thing
gaunt marten
If a game is good it does not need a playerbase to hold me
fresh bane
It's not like the game is dead or anything, I just remember being exposed to a lot of DayZ back in the day but I never got to play it because it was a mod for Arma which I never played/owned
I could probably get into it now, I know standalone DayZ is a bit different from what DayZ was when it was a mod and a bunch of different servers and ways to play were available to people, but it still looks interesting and even with all the distant pop-in and slight visual artifacts it looks like the kind of game that really makes you feel immersed
The winter map also looks great and super cozy 
arctic fern
@fresh bane you honestly might prefer project zomboid
It's basically the same idea but 3rd person isometric and a more complete gameplay experience lol
little badger
quiet swift
Tech company: Exists.
Managers: "We're gonna lay off a bunch of ya"
gaunt marten
When devs get fired I hope they manage to find other game companies to work for
I wouldn't wish that on them
thorny loom
Cod is currently doing the boys crossover so anything goes at this point
little badger
I wouldn't wish that on them
I mean. If devs were fired I would want them to find other work in a different game company. I see a lot of companies offer people jobs when there are layoffs
gaunt marten
Yeah that was a joke
little badger
Oh.
little badger
quiet swift
rancid herald
I guess they were able to remedy the situation
random steppe
I have been thinking about the recent layoffs, and this is probably not a groundbreaking theory or anything, but I was wondering if this was at least in part motivated by the high tide for tech and gaming companies during Covid.
Like, companies saw a big swell in users and revenue, hired a bunch, and subsequent years saw a return to more normal numbers and had them downsize as a result
rancid herald
I feel like it's a mixture of that, AI and twitter laying off a lot of people and the site carrying on
random steppe
I am not sure AI is already at the point that's gonna cause major layoffs in those fields.
I think it's a risk, and to be fair of all places coding is probably one of the most vulnerable, but it's a bit early IMO
quiet swift
Gen: it is literaly that, yes. That's been given as a reasoning in many places i've seen
Hiring made based on growth predictions during covid area, believing that it would be sustained. Which it definitely wasn't
random steppe
To be clear, it's still dumb because you didn't need a genius to tell that it wouldn't continue forever, but yeah.
rancid herald
I am not sure AI is already at the point that's gonna cause major layoffs in tho...
whether AI can actually replace workers is an unknown, but that doesn't mean CEOs are the like aren't looking at it and thinking they can do the same business with less. The covid contraction is a big part of this as well, of course, but I don't think we can discount this either
quiet swift
little badger
static bluff
Like, companies saw a big swell in users and revenue, hired a bunch, and subsequ...
100% dude. Companies overextended and now the tide is giving way.
thorny loom
Xbox direct later today
little badger
random steppe
whether AI can actually replace workers is an unknown, but that doesn't mean CEO...
Good point
harsh kestrel
It's been making me sick whenever any company just straight up kicks people they know they can pay to the curb for a lifeless monotone robot that people immediately notice most of the time because, again, lifeless. Emptionless. Monotone
rancid herald
More like embracer death
hasty patio
Embracer will gets what it wants, but it will come at a much steeper discount than its heads had planned for.
wind stump
static bluff
ah i wanna try that one day
teal cliff
Its a very good game
flawed, but good.
I think it's a really good example of a game that has the charm and simplicity of an older title but the quality of life and technical improvements of a newer game.
teal cliff
Ah the ole Yakuza "Karaoke dlc" scam again
What it means is you get old karaoke tracks as CDs you can listen to
not as actual karaoke tracks for this game's minigame
wind stump
already robbing people, pog
I wasn't being literal, Tressa!
spot the RPG protagonist, lol
thorny loom
Something finally outsold COD
https://fxtwitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1748036751703023861
sour hill
@visual hill lol ross just uploaded a crew video, I figured he would
https://youtu.be/VIqyvquTEVU
quiet swift
Meanwhile, once I make dinner and eat it, I think i'll enjoy some depression, now that i've finished cyberpunk
rancid herald
I mean if you're the last fox your species is basically screwed
there, i've given away the ending
quiet swift
Not if there's a male and female kit!
Which is ick since they're siblings of course, but...
wind stump
rancid herald
I mean, even so, you're talking about maybe a handful of generations because your fox kids end up becoming the royal family of europe
I feel like the most commonly cite min population is something like a 1000 individuals
wind stump
i mean... I did literally buy a spear earlier even if you ignore the fact I decided to venture out of town and assault the local wildlife
What's a plothole? 
Ah, about as subtle as a brick.
gaunt marten
https://fxtwitter.com/foxes_in_love/status/1747995365033288140
Me when someone makes me mad by winning in PvP. Either I have more hours than them so they got lucky or they have more hours than me so they have no life.
gaunt marten
<a:pippwiggle:1019590422655406201>
You should play Crystal Project
wind stump
it's wioshlisted so One Day, Maybe™️
wind stump
yarrrr
CAP'NNNNN
MY BOIII
Oh good we skip the bullshit "But Daaaad I don't want to die alone in this hodunk town tending to the family business!" arc and we get straight to the wildlife murdering
thorny loom
teal cliff
neat.
random steppe
Avowed looks fun but I have like, 5 or 6 dozens hours games on the list that I can't really make space for that one, since I'm only mildly interested in it
There is still time tho, maybe I'll be less busy when it actually arrives
Same thing goes for this game, that said, that mount is adorable
random steppe
Very good boy
thorny loom
random steppe
They are doing that for a while now, IDK why it's necessary to announce it
Except a few games, most exclusives do eventually make their way to PC now, and it's bee that way for years
thorny loom
They are doing that for a while now, IDK why it's necessary to announce it
There going to start having them day one now
river veldt
i also wasn't expecting first person
random steppe
IDK might be okay, the writing looked good enough.
river veldt
im very excited
random steppe
I must say, this is one game I didn't need a bunch of people talking about it
Indiana Jones is so self explanatory
river veldt
yeah lol
oooooh
yeah that's a good place for it
iirc there's a year or two between Raiders and Crusade
random steppe
It seems like they did nail the vibe if nothing else.
Skeptical about the gameplay style but seems like there is some effort behind it
river veldt
the music does sound very similar to John Williams' style which is good
omg this year 
random steppe
I didn't like this style
I preferred a bunch more games but with less time dedicated to it, I don't really care to get deep into a game development pre release personally
Last year it was more to my style, but cool, they showed interesting stuff
mossy flume
wind stump
"oh i'm sure this area won't be too ba-"
visual hill
<@235818781618864140> lol ross just uploaded a crew video, I figured he would
ht...
Hello! Now this is getting interesting.
wind stump
This doesn't seem dangerous~
but i don't WANT TO USE HEALING ITEMS
but since i'm about to die, fine
wind stump
what the fuck is this enemy
green fulcrum
Looks like a dung beetle rolling a cactus.
mossy flume
That’s exactly what it is
slim thorn
I mean, I played a whole game about a dung beetle rolling a pinball, doesn't seem that weird by comparison
wind stump
"Hi, what's your emotional trauma?"
uneven epoch
oh primrose? she's got trauma trauma
wind stump
also i just love the fact that a barely legal woman braved a desert just to talk to a dancer
mossy flume
yes but WHY is a dung beetle rolling a cactus
You don’t question the dung beetle. He has work to do.
mossy flume
"Hi, what's *your* emotional trauma?"
Every JRPG ever
green fulcrum
oh primrose? she's got *trauma* trauma
Her trauma's trauma has got trauma.
wind stump
Tressa: "I wanna go on adventure! :D"
Primrose: "DEATH MURDER SUFFERING REVENGE"
what a delightful tone shift
to bring up a meme i started during #Umineko: SILENCE, WOOOOMANNNN!
ahhh
please tell me i get to kill him
green fulcrum
wind stump
oh good, i really enjoy FEELING my controller vibrate as Helginish is an abusive shithead
i will enjoy breaking every fucking bone in his fat disgusting body as I was him BEG-
the following has been cut
i do not like this man.
it is impressive how fast you can make me h a t e
green fulcrum
You're gonna enjoy this game.
teal cliff
wind stump
ok you get the point so i didn't take any more screenshots but
U G H
HATE AND DISGUST
HATE AND DISGUST AND ANGER AND RAGE AND MURDER MURDER MURDER
i want to pull Knoxx from Umineko just so i can make him <DIE ZE DEATH>, <SENTENCE TO DEATH>, <GREAT EQUALIZER IS THE DEATH!> 
teal cliff
dw youll get your shot.
wind stump
0 to 100 very fucking quickly
i think i managed to pick the two worst characters to start with 
"wow this will be a nice chill rpg about adventuring as a merchant- SLAVERY"
teal cliff
Tressa is my favourite character.
wind stump
tressa is bean and must be protecc
wind stump
i just wanted the dancer because she reminded me of DNC in FFXIV :C
thank god i didn't start as her LMAO
uneven epoch
important question did you get stuck at the menu for at least three main theme loops
it is so, so good
as is decisive battle II of course
i still javent played ot2 but im so lookin forward to it when i do at uuuuuh some point
wind stump
sure yes
random steppe
I need to get myself through Triangle Strategy before I consider Octopath, but I'm looking forward to hear your impressions about it
wind stump
i like the engine and glad they kept it for Triangle Stategy and the Live A Live remake
random steppe
Triangle Strategy so far is really good, but man, what a fucking terrible title for that game
green fulcrum
I need to get myself through Triangle Strategy before I consider Octopath, but I...
Denzy's played through most of it and he LOVES it.
green fulcrum
https://youtu.be/0e17p2IVDUU?si=EK0DEQMcRHAGNC35
@river veldt
random steppe
It's very good so far, I'm still early tho, and then I got distracted by a bunch of stuff and then some more stuff after that
fresh bane
Is that gonna be a '''reboot''' of sorts or is it some side story that took place in between other movies or something?
green fulcrum
Probably an in-between thing
He likely had a lot of adventures before the Crystal Skull incident
thorny loom
Is that gonna be a '''reboot''' of sorts or is it some side story that took plac...
If you want a really good one. Play fate of atlantis
It’s essentially another indy movie
river veldt
Is that gonna be a '''reboot''' of sorts or is it some side story that took plac...
in between Raiders and Crusade
thorny loom
Yeah. Its weird to think temple of doom was technically a prequel to raiders
fresh bane
icy, I'm not a big indiana jones person so I don't know much about him
first person is an interesting choice, at least it's not another over the shoulder third person cinematic yadda yadda, it also seems like it's got some interesting ''combat'' stuff happening with the whip, it kinda reminds me of Cyberpunk but that's probably because I've been playing it a lot recently
I like the vibes it feels very campy and adventurous
thorny loom
Its about the only role harrison ford had passion for in the end
river veldt
I like the vibes it feels very campy and adventurous
yes
thorny loom
For whatever reason he gets grumpy when you talk about star wars
river veldt
im really excited but i dont think i'll be able to play it
fresh bane
For whatever reason he gets grumpy when you talk about star wars
I find it funny that people probably would say he's justified to now, but he was grumpy with star wars as soon as the first movie about it ever
He never seemed to like it at all
Now he's just grumpy-er
thorny loom
Heh. Literal old man yelling at cloud
fresh bane
Alec Guinness also apparently from what I remember reading one time didn't take Star Wars very seriously either
He was used to doing more ''serious'' acting stuff
But he still did a pretty amazing performance as Ben in those
river veldt
he's still the best Obi Wan imo
fresh bane
I think one of the only ones that was super pumped about it at the time was Mark Hamill from what I seem to remember
I think he really liked being Luke
wind stump
dammit
green fulcrum
Yeah. Its weird to think temple of doom was technically a prequel to raiders
Wait, it was?
thorny loom
Yeah temple is in 1935. Raiders is 1936
fresh bane
Co-founders of Rocksteady and other previous Rocksteady talent are making a new studio
Still no more info other than that because it hasn't even been announced properly, much less any knowledge of any projects they may be working on but hey
river veldt
Wait, it was?
yeah, it's the movie that teaches Indy that "fortune and glory" isn't everything and that helping people and discovering artefacts is more important
green fulcrum
Huh, TIL
rancid herald
I hope the game is a collectatron
collect:
coins
stars
golden Bananas
normal Bananas
Power Cores
Gems
Dragons
Dragon Eggs
etc
quiet swift
"This belongs in a museum. And this belongs in a museum! And this belongs-"
rancid herald
We find out that's what he calls his pocket
gaunt marten
astral steeple
he went from John Jones to Indiana Jones lol
strong pebble
And he looks so cool and is funny and everything was amazing
If movies were like that trailer I understand why people like them!!!
And will be on GAME PASS so you don't have to buy it or ask someone!!
strong pebble
You can always play in Cloud
light gate
Just watched the Indiana jones trailer, nearly spat out when I saw Todd Howard's name on it. Jokes aside, it looks okay.
little badger
white phoenix
Just watched the Indiana jones trailer, nearly spat out when I saw Todd Howard's...
Right? I laughed when his name came on screen, cause he's such a meme at this point even mere mention of the guy garners chuckles
static bluff
wat
thorny loom
https://fxtwitter.com/vgc_news/status/1748080943733293211?
Why does the title look like an asmr video
visual hill
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it's what happens when you manage to draw a perfect circle on the first try without any tools
my best so far (with a mouse)
the scoring algorithm is a bit lenient at times though. 😛
little badger
quiet swift
visual hill
nice
white phoenix
visual hill
that's a triangular circle
white phoenix
I tried using my pen and because pens are wonky on browser things, it lagged and created this
river veldt
white phoenix
cheating lmao
little badger
that's a triangular circle
sour hill
I got the same best score twice. Also it doesn't seem to mind squiggly lines
little badger
sour hill
best I got w/ mouse
hushed onyx
Today's featured article on Wikipedia is about Homeworld, my favorite game of all time 
white phoenix
Damn, high praise
I see that homeworld 3 is going to come out in 2 months, wondering if it's any good or not
quiet swift
Fingers crossed on that, getting the collector's ed myself. Even if the game isn't great, the statue and stuff in it is pretty good 😛
That's a CE worth its salt 😛
Will go well with my other mothership
minor belfry
I see a rd
quiet swift
Indeed
mossy flume
Will go well with my other mothership
I still have this somewhere….
I think it’s at my parents house
Oh, no, I fetched it when I visited them in January 2023
Thankfully still had the box so it wouldn’t die when flying across the country.
Time to put it back up 
Those people saying Ridley was too big might’ve had a point. 
little badger
Those people saying Ridley was too big might’ve had a point. <:twimerp:751142908...
How long did they take to build
mossy flume
Ridley is just a die cast statue, so no time at all for me. But no idea how long it took to manufacture.
little badger
Ah.
rotund forge
Would yall recommend Another Code: Recollection?
hasty patio
Fingers crossed on that, getting the collector's ed myself. Even if the game isn...
Hopefully no more delays. Otherwise, we'll be able to build the damn Mothership before this comes out.
dire gate
I would recommend the original another code, I haven't played the remade one but I assume its gameplay is at least about as good
rotund forge
I would recommend the original another code, I haven't played the remade one but...
no one's played the remake it comes out tomorrow
dire gate
feral tulip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAo54DHDY0
one of my most weirdly niche hyperfixations and def one of my fav vid deep dives in the topic of it
proud warren
https://fxtwitter.com/martspng/status/1664230987650457600?t=V_4GJ4g7ma_bpXFlbabH...
"our house; is in the middle of our house; is in the middle of our house; is in the middle of our house..."
feral tulip
ehhe
but yeah a doom recreation map thats secretly one of the biggest doom maps ever that also tells a tragic story about loss and love which is also ||gay|| is really shocking thing to be randomly dropped in that year
light gate
MyHouse is really impressive and I love how it came out of nowhere.
feral tulip
but yeah a doom recreation map thats secretly one of the biggest doom maps ever ...
also heavily implied one of them is 
is real cool
light gate
Meanwhile I had this crazy moment in Voices of the Void a few days ago, this game just doesn't hold any punches with the spooky space aliens. Spoiler-ish warning by the way.
quiet swift
Those people saying Ridley was too big might’ve had a point. <:twimerp:751142908...
Knowing how big the mothership is, jesus christ MA. 
dire gate
What I've been learning recently is that RCT1&2 are surprisingly easy if you know how to play it and don't care too much about making it look beautiful
gaunt marten
And that's why making it look beautiful is imperative
quiet swift
Tried endling: extinction is forever for about an hour, and stopped. You gotta survive with your baby foxes as a fox mother, and go out at night to explore and find food for them while trying to find your kidnapped baby. But the night cycle feels like it's 5 min at most and the hunger bar goes down too fast, on top of not being able to follow the other baby more than one step at a time every 2 or so nights. The whole artificially extending the game was too annoying, i'll just watch it on youtube I guess 😐
thorny loom
little badger
@untold laurel
untold laurel
That's fine
river veldt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAo54DHDY0
one of my most weirdly niche hyperfi...
so good
white phoenix
https://fxtwitter.com/steamdb/status/1748266937363173785?s=46&t=bVzXPIZvXYyJJoEk...
No way lmao
Looks like there's a market for pokemon with guns
mossy flume
Yep
white phoenix
Is it actually good
graceful bridge
mossy flume
Is it actually good
Early reviews suggest it's actually good
Streamers who got early access were having fun, I'm told
teal cliff
its by the people who made satisfactory right
mossy flume
I already bought it but I'll give it a go later
white phoenix
its by the people who made satisfactory right
Oh damn, really?
mossy flume
its by the people who made satisfactory right
No
It's by Pocket Pair, a small Japanese studio
white phoenix
I never really thought much about it other than the hilarious trailers and reactions
mossy flume
They did Craftopia and that's their entire portfolio
teal cliff
Craftopia, thats it
dire gate
iirc they did something before craftopia
From my knowledge they have some mixed reputations but they did care about craftopia so it is reasonable for palworld to be like at least decent
teal cliff
I mean Temtem was also good
so the hype was deserved
None of these are killing Pokemon or anything obscene like that but we haven't seen real strong competition in the monster collecting genre since the heyday of Digimon/Beyblade/Yugioh
dire gate
Pokemon is like, simply too solid as a game archetype
teal cliff
Pokemon is like, simply too solid as a game archetype
thats why I think making your monster collector a jrpg is a bad idea
Pokemon already figured it out, you gotta go a different genre.
which Palworld did, so.
white phoenix
The steam reviews seem promising
It's also on an introductory sale at 10% off right now
teal cliff
I would buy it if it's release were not timed just after I bought another game (Lake) and a bunch of new winter clothes.
I'll pick it up down the line though
little badger
That's fine
You enjoying MWZ?
static bluff
The game looks extremely cozy and fun to play. I'm sure I'll get it
But, video games are very subjective.
random steppe
I remember the Temtem hype
To be fair, from what I heard, Temtem did doo decently well for its price point
random steppe
Which was pretty high for that scope of game
mossy flume
They still do content updates for Temtem
random steppe
Even tho it has the advantage that on PC there are no official pokemon releases
static bluff
I don't understand the confusing tone Justice. Yes it looks like a great game that one can play at their pace for many many hours, kind of kind Stardew Valley (unless you're a try hard)
Talking about palworld
Maybe the topic moved on and I missed it
mossy flume
Well, "cozy" is an interesting term to use when juxtaposed with the guns =P
But yeah, I agree
Palworld looks really good
I'd be playing it if I wasn't running on 2 hours of sleep atm
random steppe
Yeah it doesn't look especially hardcore, just your standard survival building game with a few twists
Looks pretty alright, it's on game pass I think, if I manage to get through my backlog I might boot it up, a friend of mine was interested as well
mossy flume
Yep, it's on Game Pass
random steppe
I am pretty picky with survival games so I might bounce off it, but it's more of a me problem, game looks fine.
teal cliff
I don't understand the confusing tone Justice. Yes it looks like a great game th...
well
I wouldn't say having Pokemon run my firearms sweat shop is too cozy
tonally at least.
random steppe
Yeah the themes are dark, but they are counterbalanced by the aesthetic quite a lot.
I like to call it the "Cult of the lamb gambit"
When you do a game where you can do fucked up shit but its aesthetic effectively undermines the dark tone of it on purpose.
mossy flume
Contrasting themes, yep.
static bluff
I like that Genryu
mossy flume
It's easy to do it wrong but it works very well when done right
slim thorn
Worms also comes to mind
random steppe
True, even tho what you do in worms isn't unusually fucked up.
Blowing up an enemy with a bazooka is just average game level of violence
slim thorn
does Palworld go above "average violence"?
random steppe
Well enslaving and forced labour isn't available in all games
slim thorn
okay, so Minecraft/Pokemon level
random steppe
In a sense but made more explicit
Minecraft the villager boxes aren't necessarily intended, it's just the most efficient way to play and people do use clever uses of game mechanics to make it happen .
It being a sandbox they let you do that.
But there isn't an explicit item or button to do that.
Minecraft doesn't have an enslavement mechanic, it's just something people make happen.
river veldt
i dont like enslaving villagers it makes me sad
random steppe
Have you seen Dan Olson video about it
river veldt
no
river veldt
"i did a colonialism in minecraft" lmao
thorny loom
wind stump
good problem to have
Ayo? 🤨
oh neat, that was quicker than i thought
now to have the barely legal girl help with something way over her head because Adventure™️ or something, lmao
gaunt marten
i dont like enslaving villagers it makes me sad
The villagers are NOT enslaved. These are LUXURY one tile homes and the villagers can leave any time they like by buying a pen and paper and filling an exit form.
wind stump
RNG! RNG! RNG! RNG!
I like Tressa more and more.
Inner pack rat intensifies
MOTHERFUCKER
I AM GOING TO KILL YOU
DRAG YOU OUT OF HELL WITH MY BARE HANDS
AND THEN KILL YOU AGAIN
Boooo, no balls!
Should have said "Go FUCK yourself." #LetPrimroseSayFuck #AndCommitTaxFraud
green fulcrum
Here it is. :P
strong pebble
Hahahaha
green fulcrum
The moment all of us watching HC have been waiting for. 
wind stump
COME ON THEN YOU FAT FUCK
green fulcrum
strong pebble
Aaaahahahaha
wind stump
strong pebble
The calmest pony in Equestria
wind stump
this is Murder Fun Time music
uneven epoch
lookin forward to when u acquire h'aanit, she's my favorite pokemon trainer