#general gaming
fresh bane
Just casually releasing a super consumer friendly game packed to the brim with content
bronze abyss
well on pc theres cream/smoke at least
bold sonnet
I'm watching right now today's event
hasty patio
dense crypt
CLAAAAAAAN INVASIOOOOOON
visual hill
at least Smash does not have paid costumes (within each character), other studios would very much have done that
steep flax
Did borderlands 4 get a trailer?
rotund forge
https://fxtwitter.com/gamemakerstk/status/1826184926393491689
It helps that Unity shit the bed in the last 2 years
little badger
Day 1 of the Xbox gamescom showcase starts In 13 minutes https://www.youtube.com/live/L1Qd1cFr9VY?
Starting now. It’s also on Twitch as YouTube can be delayed.
wind stump
river veldt
Twitter
wind stump
huh, Tiny Rogues looks different
bold sonnet
Day 1 of the Xbox gamescom showcase starts In 13 minutes https://www.youtube.com...
I'm watching now 
💚
bitter stream
anything cool? I should watch it at some poi nt
bold sonnet
For now it's not what I thought. They stop at one game and people are talking about details of it
Do you think to test this game they tell you to wear a hat or
arctic fern
doom 2025
bold sonnet
Diablo Immortal
river veldt
oop
hasty patio
quiet swift
https://getmechanism.com/products/gaming-pillow for the truly lazy steam deck gamer 
fickle garnet
Fucking sick
bold sonnet
I don't get it you put it on your lap?
bitter stream
hope you had a good time
bold sonnet
I did and it's over I can't believe it
bitter stream
impactful game?
bold sonnet
Every fantasy lover in my country read witcher books. I'm not the best at reading so I played Witcher games. And now is over and I love Geralt of Rivia
river veldt
ive been meaning to play Cyberpunk but it kind of overwhelms me
bold sonnet
That was my next game idea but I'm scared of what I played like 30 minutes
Because same people made Witcher game
quiet swift
Cyberpunk is an absolutely fantastic game right now
river veldt
i started a little bit i picked corpo background
bold sonnet
What if super brutal?
quiet swift
Yeah, it can be rather brutal yes
bold sonnet
I carried cold ||dying body|| and I said maybe no
quiet swift
There might be an option somewhere to reduce the gore/blood or something but not sure
bold sonnet
But everyone says it's cool and I have disc
quiet swift
I carried cold ||dying body|| and I said maybe no
Oh uh. If that's too much for you to stomach, then you probably don't want to play it. Night City is not a nice place, and there's some absolutely terrible people in it
(...one quest in particular comes to mind 
)
quiet swift
RDR might be better. Doesn't get quite as dark as Cyberpunk can, from what I know
random steppe
Cyberpunk is a lot less ambitious as a story
It's more of an action game tha a RPG compared to the witcher
It's still very good don't get me wrong
As far as to how brutal the story is, I feel like of CDPR, nothing beats the ||demon fetus baby|| from witcher 3 for how raw the whole scele feels.
quiet swift
I dunno, the ||kidnap farm|| questline in cyberpunk is rather dark too
fresh bane
I usually forget most stuff when I play an open world type game especially any rpg as big as Cyberpunk but that questline I still remember, definitely dark enough to stand out
Though to be fair the game opens up with some pretty heavy stuff already too
little badger
I'm watching now <:pipppipphooray:1108783880628080720> 💚
Day 2 is happening soon
random steppe
I dunno, the ||kidnap farm|| questline in cyberpunk is rather dark too
It's close but it was ||undermined for me by the fact that they chickened out and made all the kidnapped "kids" look like 30 years old||
If you made a ||dead fetus demon, you should have more balls than that CDPR||
dire gate
Nintendo doing an interesting thing; they announced the end of service for AC Pocket Camp
However, instead of simply shutting down everything, they decided to sell an offline version with no additional purchase than the game itself that includes everything in the f2p app before
gaunt marten
That's everything I ever wanted from people who make live service games
icy crescent
Deadlock is more like Dota 2 and Paladin combined
dire gate
However, instead of simply shutting down everything, they decided to sell an off...
Oh and of course you can transfer your save and account
little badger
https://www.youtube.com/live/67DimNfopZE? Day 2 is now starting.
gaunt marten
Beat the game in six hours or less, finding 40% or fewer of the items, dying no more than once, killing no bosses
Turns out even without an optimized route you can get a time of one or two hours
Those are all the speedrun achievements, so let's go ahead and do a slow run to get all the 100% achievements
Oh the game has an in-game speedrunning leaderboard
This time is #154
#90 if you count the low% category
hidden elbow
visual hill
However, instead of simply shutting down everything, they decided to sell an off...
there's a Megaman game that did the same last year
very appreciated move
free on Epic, the Gigantic Protocol
next week has Fallout Classics Collection
gaunt marten
Rarely do I find a game that looks plain ugly
But this is one
It's 100% off!
Lmao they have a guiness world records entry
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/373600/extras/WoC_Guinness_RunNGun_zoomb.jpg??t=1723759635
gaunt marten
Yeah, it's stylistic ugly, rather than just bad
Either way, from the announcement it looks like the developer did not intend to make it free
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/373600/view/6209981461632358328?l=english
"I'm releasing the DX update for free to players who already own the game!"
(Not to everyone)
little badger
Final day of Xbox at gamescom is about to start https://www.youtube.com/live/RSL8LcqVTug?
sacred grove
kurzgesagt making a game (for 2025) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/Star_Birds/
gaunt marten
Is it any good?
sacred grove
No one knows! It's not out yet
gaunt marten
Well then I have no reason to keep an eye out for it
sacred grove
Basically just an announcement that they're making something
It doesn't look deep, but it does look like a nice way to pass time
river veldt
happy early birthday Kojima ! https://fixupx.com/kojipro2015_en/status/1826907987241492746?s=46
arctic fern
That is actually pretty nice of them
Kojima looks like someone who has the restaurant staff playing happy birthday music tho, which is funny
sour hill
I think that's kinda just his default look
river veldt
just noticed his Godzilla shirt, goes hard
tawny jacinth
Welcome to team fortress 2
worldly summit
kurzgesagt making a game (for 2025) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/S...
Oh yeah that reminds me, I found the Kurzgesagt narrator while going through old Nintendo promotional/trailer material https://youtu.be/7Tz0kgmggEQ
bold sonnet
happy early birthday Kojima ! https://fixupx.com/kojipro2015_en/status/182690798...
He's so cool 
river veldt
true
visual hill
DOTA 3 confirmed
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/
bleak lintel
We can now talk about it.
bleak lintel
It is a moba, you probably need Fluttershy counseling after a few games.
green fulcrum
I need Fluttershy counseling almost every week. If I could, every day.
visual hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9T1jr6YIw
series of Deadlock Patch Notice videos that were formerly private, but are now public
chilly mural
https://static.manebooru.art/img/view/2020/9/21/1549388.gif
I can't fathom watching the mlp movie and then the sandlot immideatatly after
icy crescent
DOTA 3 confirmed
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/
And... I'm already addicted to it
random steppe
Well at least it isn't a straight 5v5 hero shooter
They are combining a moba into the mix which is definitely interesting
I was thinking about Concord today, and why it seems like devs think it's a good idea to pump out Overwatch clones now
I think it comes down to a misunderstanding as to why people liked OW
I feel like overall, if you look at the whole playerbase, people liked it despite the genre not because of it, and I say this because OW was played by a lot of people that generally don't bother with PVP competitive games.
slim thorn
I think it comes down to a misunderstanding as to why people liked OW
I feel lik...
could you elaborate? this is new to me
random steppe
That's my impression at the time to be fair, but I clearly remember when OW 1 was released
So many people were playing it, and most of them weren't the kind of people to play a CSGO or even a TF2 type game
gaunt marten
Yeah, the characters in Overwatch have mass appeal and the mechanics are simple and accessible
random steppe
A huge drive was definitely the characters and the lore, I don't think people were playing because it was a 6v6 pvp kind of game
If anything I feel like the genre kept more people away than it attracted personally
Most people wanted more from that world and those characters than the gameplay ever was designed to give
Now developers and publishers are delivering a bunch of 5v5 hero shooters, and my gut feeling tells me that they don't understand that the success of overwatch was in spite of the genre, or at least neutral to its genre, not because of it
slim thorn
ah, so it was a proto-gacha game /s
random steppe
Unironically a Genshin Impact with OW character would actually sell billions
gaunt marten
Gacha games were around back then
slim thorn
a lot of it was and still is contained to eastern markets so it's hard to judge timelines, especially since I'm not into any of it
random steppe
If anything OW lesson is that you can sell whatever genre you want if you managed to get the playerbase invested in your characters and your lore.
Not that hero shooters are very popular
slim thorn
I know lootboxes are omnipresent in western stuff now but I'm not sure gacha-like character gambling is, but I dunno how tied those terms are to any specific mechanic or focus
anyway, that much makes sense for OW
the genre definitely made me never give it a second glance
random steppe
IDK maybe they thought that knock off Guardians of the Galaxy was enough to repeat that kind of magic for Concord, maybe when they started with it they didn't expect that super hero fatigue would be that bad by now
I would be curious to know when that game started development
gaunt marten
random steppe
that's rough 
dire gate
Hey at least Gollum became super famous 
gaunt marten
Yeah it has more players than Concord
random steppe
Maaan, I remember the presentation with the pretty cool, and definitely expensive trailer they showed and then the dude comes in and go "concord is a 5v5 pvp shooter" and immediatly everyone that was interested tunes out.
random steppe
I would be curious to know when that game started development
Oh apparently in an interview the lead designer said it was in development for 8 years
This makes perfect sense
It's a great game to release 8 years ago
slim thorn
yeah... AAA success has such a huge element of timing, it's easy to see why there's so much pressure to make a whole game in only a year or a few years
dire gate
It's a great game to release 8 years ago
8 years ago is exactly when ow released
Makes so much sense
slim thorn
surely the trend-chasing strat here is to make the smallest viable game in 1-2 years and build on it post-release
8 years feels dangerously long for almost any single game
gaunt marten
Yeah, AAA games are too big and to compensate for the size publishers are simply going harder and harder for awful monetization
slim thorn
true, "build on it post-release" doesn't have to involve awful monetization, but that's the easy/greedy route to take
it's so weird to me because games passed the point where bigger is better well over a decade ago; one of the big reasons most AAAs don't appeal to me any more is so many of them seem far too big in ways that suck the fun out of the experience
dire gate
AAA games are too big yet too common
bleak lintel
SE makes a bunch of AA games that only takes a few years to develop, but they don't make up for the money they lose in the AAA space.
slim thorn
ironically I hear less about AA games than indie games, I think because the people making AAs are also making AAAs and throwing all their marketing at the latter?
random steppe
AAA games nowdays are either first party titles that are made to sell consoles, or are basically rulette spins betting on 0 IMO.
Companies pour a bunch of money in the ""current"" fad in the hope it'll be a Fortnite or an Apex and they'll get back 10.000 times the money they put in, and if it doesn't most of the time it just fails and sink within a year.
slim thorn
yeah, which is of little interest unless you play Fornite or Apex or one of their direct competitors
random steppe
Most of the time it's of little interest even if you play those games, because if you do you have invested several thousands hours in that game and it'd take something oustandly better to make you play something else
slim thorn
oh right these are also the lifestyle games
that concept is so alien to me that it keeps slipping my mind despite having seen people doing it several times
random steppe
It happened to me with The First Descendant.
Game seems okay, played it a bit, but like...why play that when I already like warframe, and it seems just a more generic version of that with more tight gameplay
wind stump
fresh bane
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/737097862864699402/1276864086935601162/GV...
Wanna know the funniest part?
Deadlock has 60k players right now 
The super super early alpha, very much still in development, nothing is final and everything still needs work game just destroyed this one game that's been cooking for 8 years
wind stump
beats 100 missions in Magalorland
"Oh hey grats, here's 20 more that are unreasonably difficult"
Thaaaaanks Magalorrrrrr
worldly summit
I remember seeing my brother play through the Magalorland stuff and it just looked like tasks lol
like, add 3 new levels instead of 120 generic "missions"
wind stump
I like the minigames, calling back to as far back as Adventure
It doesn't mean I like the tasks, lmao
whatever, helped me speedrun the battle pass and I got the cute Magalor attendant mask out of it
grave tide
DOTA 3 confirmed
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/
I tried Deadlock several days ago, I can't stop laughing that Valve trolled Epic Games
Because Epic Games closed Paragon, after many years Valve decided do MOBA in 3D
(If you want Deadlock invite, add in Steam, I will send invite)
fresh bane
To be fair Smite already did MOBA but in 3D for a while now, but it's interesting to have another one
and it looks kinda good actually
It's a lot less Overwatch clone than people had feared at first with the rumors and it's a lot more MOBA
fresh bane
Still, it's super super early in development, I hope people realize that when they make any criticisms because I already saw some people saying it looks rough, it looks generic, it looks unfinished (no shit) etc etc
A lotta stuff will change
grave tide
It's a lot less Overwatch clone than people had feared at first with the rumors ...
There are rumors that stupid people in Blizzard wants return 6x6
I wish Blizzard won't do this
quiet swift
I wish they hadn't cancelled that survival game. Was curious to see blizz's take on that
random steppe
Deadlock has 60k players right now <:rdsnrk:587780329335422977>
Yeah but Deadlock has the valve name behind it, and is very much trying a unique version of the formula
Even the failed Valve card game had a very big player base on release simply because a bunch of people will at least check out what Valve is cooking at any point in time
quiet swift
Concord is also another one of those 'trend chasing' releases that the publisher decides on... half a decade or more after the trend boomed
So it was an uphill battle regardless. There's what, two 'current' pvp hero shooter games that are big at the moment? Valorant and Overwatch?
random steppe
Well the publisher decided on it as the trend was still strong as we established
The problem is that it took 8 years
quiet swift
Suicide Squad, same issue, just looter shooter and waaaaaaaaaay too late
random steppe
Suicide Squad is similar yeah, basically publishers that put devs that are really really good at making single player experiences into making co-op games so they can be live services and they can sell cosmetics on them
Avengers, that one platinum games everyone hates, Wolfestein New Blood, Redfall
All the same story
grave tide
I wish Deadlock will succeed, because this can return Valve to be a game studio
quiet swift
It's just how they work as a company. Like, there's no specific teams that are assigned, it's more if people are interested in doing something, they experiment and plan it out, then get more folk on board. They work very differently than other companies
light gate
Wanna know the funniest part?
Not sure that’s pretty funny, lot of people worked for such a project only to be trashed because… uhm… what’s wrong with the game?
Oh right, its another live service game.
light gate
I wish Deadlock will succeed, because this can return Valve to be a game studio
They’re more than a game studio, they’re not gonna just drop everything and do only video games if that’s what you wish.
Honestly I’m more shocked how gamers haven’t gotten bored with Mobas.
bitter stream
yeah it is interesting. Dota 1 held out for years and many folks transitioned to LoL or Dota 2. both games are still going super strong
bold sonnet
What year was Dota 2 made coz
I've been hearing about Dota and Lol all my life I think
quartz pawn
2013
I only know about Dota 2 because it has Lina Inverse in it.
https://dota2.fandom.com/wiki/Lina
visual hill
I've seen this a while ago, maybe I should try it…
I'm no RTS fan so I tend to bounce off them, unfortunately. There's a surprising amount of quality open source offerings out there, like 0 A.D., Warzone 2100, Zero-K and so on
visual hill
yeah it is interesting. Dota 1 held out for years and many folks transitioned to...
it's interesting how LoL and DOTA compare the same way Valorant does to CS. LoL/Valorant is the more approchable game, DOTA/CS is the purist hardcore one
it's like Unreal Tournament vs Quake, casual players tend to have a much better time on UT because of the lower skill ceiling (especially with movement – you can't bunnyhop in UT)
there are other reasons too (UT did more work to develop its lore than Quake), but that's the main reason
bitter stream
ooh I've just started playing BAR. it's fun, I've got a lot to learn still, especially about econ, but there's a lot of good guides on youtube to it
I've only played against bots so far, but if you want a hand in learning the game, feel free to ping/DM me
I'd recomend looking up a "basics guide to BAR" or something because the ingame tutorial basicaly doesn't exist.
noble glacier
I'm no RTS fan so I tend to bounce off them, unfortunately. There's a surprising...
I loved Zero K until I swapped to mac
quiet swift
I briefly tried BAR. Looks interesting but from what little I tried, balance seems off
quiet swift
#1019691076497444975
worldly summit
It doesn't mean I like the tasks, lmao
whatever, helped me speedrun the battle p...
b-battle pass??
wind stump
It's the closest point of comparison, you accomplish tasks to fill up a ticket and get prizes
it's completely free mind
gaunt marten
All done with purchases
wind stump
i got gold in the bomb challenge in Return to Dreamland Deluxe
gaunt marten
Nice work!
wind stump
i could have platinum'd it, mybe
wind stump
One down.
random steppe
TBH if they want to make mobile games of franchises, I don't really care either way.
It doesn't affect me.
it's not like we'd be getting full games if they weren't making these, they'd make nothing instead
quiet swift
visual hill
I need this as an emote
when you lose at Club Penguin
bronze abyss
ballin
bronze abyss
why the fuck they making me use the calculator 
bitter stream
wtf
bronze abyss
and i thought gunfire reborn had an issue with too many numbers
the answer is 180,compared to normal strength of the attack being 70
that is if i didnt fucvk up the calculation by some miracle despite it beign shown right there,but it sounds about right
i indeed did not what the fuck is this damage
fuuuck i got unlucky in one of the fights with the patterns i got and lost the set
bronze abyss
yeah gg for this run,and i had some good items as well,but this just kills it entirely
emerald upgrades are used to automate/make some aspects fo the character easier but i literally just need pure dps to get anyuwhere,if fights take too long you get forced damage and the time limit is tight on lunatic difficulty
arctic fern
Lol whut
dawn harness
Tropico 4 is currently on giveaway on GOG https://www.gog.com/en/game/tropico_4
gaunt marten
I love free games!
arctic fern
To memory tropico 4 was pretty fun if you like city builder, political management, economy sim style games
gaunt marten
I played Tropico for six hours and didn't like it
arctic fern
It's a weird one
gaunt marten
I played 4
static bluff
Tropico 4 is my favorite in the series.
river veldt
Twitter
dire gate
omg silksong fr
little badger
Trailer Tomorrow https://x.com/sonicmovie/status/1828113466684854376?
Twitter
green fulcrum
little badger
little badger
<a:spyrohype:1035930810819297391>
Also updated logo https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/1828113451706655062?
Twitter
snow tartan
little badger
Release time for the trailer https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1828124435947143479?
Twitter
green fulcrum
Can't wait!
We're finally gonna see if the Keanu Reeves thing was real!
(Also, reportedly this may be Jim Carrey's last film.)
rotund forge
We're finally gonna see if the Keanu Reeves thing was real!
I'm not a sonic fan or keanu reeves fan, but I'd kill to hear him as Shadow
green fulcrum
he picked a surprisingly solid role to end a career on
Everyone was nervous about a skinny Eggman, but hoooooo BOY did Jim give it his all, and he instantly became one of the best things of the Sonic franchise. In basically every interview after the first movie he kept telling people how much of a blast the role of Eggman is, and how much he loves it.
random steppe
I enjoy him, I do feel like it isn't an especially original role for him, for how he plays it, there is more of Jim Carrey into the role than there is of Eggman, but it's also undeniably entertaining.
Also it's one of the few "Actually the villain is a 2010s techbro" that works instead of falling flat
river veldt
i like the part where he dances
green fulcrum
The fun thing is that he's playing himself as Jim Carrey, yet it still feels like Eggman from the jokey yet menacing vibes and also the quirkiness he gives off. That's Eggman to a T: immensely quirky, yet never makes you forget that he's the bad guy.
slim thorn
and, let's face it, Eggman's not a super deep character anyway, so "just Jim Carrey being himself" was probably the best move
little badger
The fun thing is that he's playing himself as Jim Carrey, yet it still *feels* l...
If this is to be his last film I hope we do see the Fat Eggman as he said he’d be up for wearing a suit that would make him like that.
green fulcrum
and, let's face it, Eggman's not a super deep character anyway, so "just Jim Car...
Shockingly, Sega is actually giving Ian Flynn the green light to make him deeper than he used to be.
Both in the comics and in the games
Also, I just realized that Sage is just "Sega" with the vowels switched.
little badger
Shockingly, Sega is actually giving Ian Flynn the green light to make him deeper...
GT what did you prefer 1 or 2
green fulcrum
The movies? I prefered 2, it felt more "Sonic-y" with the adventure and the temples and lore. The first movie was really good too but it was more about the human world reacting to Sonic's presence.
little badger
Yeah 2 was good that they added the master emerald but would’ve been nice if Tikal was in it
green fulcrum
Ehhhh, they were already throwing a lot of stuff into that movie, and they made it clear that this universe is different from the games and that the Master Emerald isn't the same one from the games, so it makes sense that Tikal wasn't there, because then we'd have to add in Chaos and the Chao, and that would've been waaaaaay too much for one film.
They're doing their own thing and doing it well, so I'm willing to look past some discrepancies and missing lore since it's not the same universe.
little badger
I wonder if there will be lots of Easter eggs in the movie from previous games
green fulcrum
It's guaranteed.
If there's two things all Sonic games are good at (even the bad ones), it's music and Easter eggs. The only two exceptions I can think of are Sonic Chronicles (which isn't really "bad" gameplay-wise, but it had shit music) and the Sonic 1 remake on GBA. That thing suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.
river veldt
i liked the first one cause i like road movies
green fulcrum
https://x.com/nintendoamerica/status/1828070146117644476?s=46
In addition to this:
rotund forge
Just give us the name of the thing already, ya cowards
little badger
If there's two things all Sonic games are good at (even the bad ones), it's musi...
Remember Sanic in the first movie
green fulcrum
Of course I do, lol
One of the best parts of the first movie, nobody was expecting it
I love how Sonic Team and Sega just completely embraced the memes of the franchise and ran with them.
little badger
Yup it was great to see them get into the memes. Wasn’t tails Doll in one of the movies? I can’t remember if they did that or not.
green fulcrum
Nah, not in the memes, but he was really big in the Archie comics for a while.
Literally.
As in...literally. Really big.
little badger
As in...*literally*. Really big.
I remember this one
green fulcrum
I remember so many people freaking the f*ck out over it. It was sooooo hype, because at this point they had been teasing the Tails Doll for like 10 issues.
And then literally a few pages later the first Genesis Wave hit, launched the comic into Worlds Collide, and then that reset the world completely, though the Tails Doll was still there when they all got back.
river veldt
As in...*literally*. Really big.
NOT TAILS DOLL 😭
i beat Ravenholm with just the Gravity Gun
minor plover
I remember my wife doing that when she figured out that's why there were saw blades everywhere
quiet swift
"Moooom, I wanna play cyberpunk 2077! Buy it for me!"
"We have cyberpunk at home, sweetie"
Cyberpunk at home:
green fulcrum
Funny thing is, this could theoretically take place in the same universe.
river veldt
i wonder why Valve decided to make the Magnum so powerful
dense crypt
weird midpoint between a handguns adaptability and the power of a sniper rifle
sour hill
i wonder why Valve decided to make the Magnum so powerful
Cause it's sick af
river veldt
morganfreemantrue
rotund forge
Oh, I forgot I had the entire Lego Harry Potter Collection on Switch. I got it for 5 bucks lol
bitter stream
nice nice
bronze abyss
ridiculously overpowered set,combining whatever this bullshit is with an ability that makes the primary only hit once so the damage increase is even bigger
though i still fucked it up cuz i was sight reading a pattern of a boss cuz i never got to it before
quartz pawn
hehehehehehehe ass Spear hehehehehehe
bronze abyss
😳
robust latch
little badger
light gate
The Silk of songs.
bold sonnet
Favorite way to pass time in subway 💕
river veldt
holyyt shit shrek
dire gate
Hmm I guess they are showing different videos for different regions again
wind stump
MAXIMUM GAMBLIIIIING
river veldt
date everything
wind stump
also oh shit does that mean it'll come out on PC?
inner gambler intensifies
oh hey Coffee Talk
remember when N1RV-AnnA was meant to come out?
Me neither...
it's only been 5 and a half years, it's coming, it's coming!
river veldt
peglin comes out today
wind stump
peggers!
wind stump
Every Knight is Here!
river veldt
oh shit Pizza Tower !
dire gate
lol JP stream speeded through indie world and just started partners direct
wind stump
Nintendo: "What's a Wario Land?"
river veldt
tour de pizza
wind stump
Partners stream? 
river veldt
wow Tetris is 40
river veldt
GOAT SIM
wind stump
15 FPS gaming
hidden elbow
The only thing i know about goat sim 3 is that goat sim 2 never existed
river veldt
yeah that's pretty funny
gaunt marten
I love Sbong Pob
hidden elbow
No joke the only thing i know about suikoden games is that in the first metal gear solid Psycho mantis can read that you play it
river veldt
wow Civ 7
gaunt marten
Ourple
light gate
Oh no
river veldt
oh no
wind stump
YES
YES
YESSSSSS
river veldt
FNAF :lfg:
light gate
They literally just ported the two games and changed nothing.
wind stump
MySims was fucking goated
light gate
New level of lazy ports unlocked.
wind stump
i'm just happy they remembered it exists 
light gate
Never ever played MySims because I had the actual sims.
river veldt
no it's Rune Factory
wind stump
you just offended all 12 Rune Factory fans
river veldt
i kinda zone out when i see games like this
wind stump
Nintendo Direct: Weeb Edition
river veldt
yakuza !
light gate
Okay, Silksong is dead.
wind stump
man this really is the Big Fucking Weeb direct, lmao
young creek
you guys had expectations for a partner direct?
wind stump
i'm still sus at this
young creek
theyre all ass..
river veldt
:yea:
wind stump
Nintendo why are you showing this off in particular-
light gate
Honestly, I don’t know any of the anime games with the exception of Yakuza.
And might get Yakuza at some point
dire gate
For me it was overall not too bad, just about my expectation
dire gate
It's good to see new Atelier
Rune Factory was actually the "one more thing" in Japanese stream
Pretty great lineup of remakes too
Very likely "let's just throw everything we have left before doing the Switch 2 direct" direct
Not too bad in such perspective, but I can agree that a lot of the games rather...have specific demographics
light gate
Silksong fans will get their game on the Switch 12
dire gate
Well I mean
at this point it's not really healthy to expect Silksong in any announcement
light gate
Its best to assume it got cancelled.
dire gate
It will simply...happen eventually
idk, there are conflicting contexts and evidences that it's hard to tell
dapper cedar
i cannot believe they just casually went here's the DS castlevania games and arcade game and remake of said arcade game all releasing today
light gate
hidden elbow
at this point it's not really healthy to expect Silksong in any announcement
We need to permanently wear 🤡 to delay silksong even more
rancid herald
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229509/sony-playstation-dualsense-edge-cont...
I might finally know what the battery level in my controller is now
light gate
Actually more
You can modify vibration, trigger deadzones, custom button assignments.
rancid herald
sure sure, whatever those are
back in my day your controller had one setting and you liked it
light gate
But its only for Windows devices of course. Linux users gonna need to still make their own solution, and Apple eaters will be told to pound sand.
gaunt marten
It's good that these features are finally available for all Windows users instead of being restricted to Steam
light gate
back in my day your controller had one setting and you liked it
Not a good time tbh.
rancid herald
But its only for Windows devices of course. Linux users gonna need to still make...
which is kind of funny because I'm pretty sure the playstation runs off a custom linux thing
rancid herald
that may be
rancid herald
the US government's secret OS
rancid herald
unless microsoft removes the whole microsoft account thing, my next computer is going to be linux
light gate
Start learning Linux then
rancid herald
I mean, I'm currently on linux right now
it's my work laptop, I use it all the time
light gate
I literally switched my gaming laptop from 11 to Ubuntu after being incapable of using 11 without losing it.
rancid herald
losing what
rancid herald
I'm currently on linux mint, which is very windowish if you're familiar with windows
light gate
Had a mediocre experience with Mint, but Ubuntu was rock solid. Although did scare myself at one point, thankfully the machine is fine.
rancid herald
how so?
got a little too liberal with the rm command eh?
removed your whole harddrive, eh?
rancid herald
rm -r CPU it'll be fine
light gate
Mint was more angry with my expectations of stability. Some apps worked while others started breaking apart from the GUI.
Ubuntu for whatever reason themes stuff just right, maybe because they modified gnome to not be so painful to use.
rancid herald
oh GUI stuff
rancid herald
right. the graphic user interface. that interface. the interface for the people who like graphics. that interface.
toxic seal
Bypass Windows 11 Microsoft Account requirement on setup:
- Select language and region and keyboard layout
- On network select page, DO NOT connect to the internet. Unplug ethernet if you're using it, don't select a wifi network.
- Shift + F10 (Fn + Shift + F10 on some laptops) to open command prompt
- Input
oobe\bypassnro - Computer will restart setup process and now on network selection there will be an "I don't have internet" option and you can continue without an account. Make sure you connect to a network once you get to desktop because also without a network some Windows stuff is missing until the computer is networked.
toxic seal
Yes, it is literally in Geek Squad SOP when we set up new computers lol
rancid herald
great.
now I have to fucking decide on linux or just bypassing windows
THANKS A LOT PROFESSOR cries
I suppose there's no reason I can't have... many harddrives
light gate
Bypass Windows 11 Microsoft Account requirement on setup:
1. Select language and...
It works but you are still gonna get shoved down fifty layers of “please use Microsoft services”
But yeah, the option is there.
toxic seal
Yes it will still give screens like "Are you SURE you don't want to connect? You'll miss out on xyz!"
rancid herald
time to buy a mobo that can support multiple of those m2 drives
toxic seal
But you can continue past those
light gate
Yes it will still give screens like "Are you SURE you don't want to connect? You...
FREE 2 MONTH TRIAL OF MICROSOFT 365!
“What do you say buddy?”
rancid herald
I need to get one of those mobos like they have in star trek, where all the m2 drives are just these glass rgb things that you can plug in and out
light gate
Be VERY careful with dual booting Windows and Linux tho.
rancid herald
yeah I heard windows is kind of getting spicy about it
technically this is a dual boot computer but I never use the windows side
I discovered a few months ago that you can make powerpoint presentations online so I have no real reason to log into that part of the harddrive anymore
toxic seal
We also have SOP on removing the godawful S-Mode they put on shitty budget computers
toxic seal
Windows that prevents installation of anything not from the Microsoft Store
toxic seal
They say it's for "speed, safety, and security"
gaunt marten
Store
steep flax
i went with the easy way of separate hard disks for ubuntu and windows
gaunt marten
It stands for Store mode
toxic seal
Which, yes, I guess, but it also gets in the way of a lot of use cases of even the budget users who are picking up the $300 laptops
rancid herald
that's kind of what I'm thinking
two m2 drives
one for linux, one for windows
plus storage drives and the like
steep flax
its fairly smooth that way
although im thinking i might split up my windows drive into two partitions since i only use it once in a blue moon
rancid herald
my current mobo technically has two m2 slots but one of them is kind of blocked by the gpu
toxic seal
S-mode can be removed by logging into a Microsoft account, heading to Activation in settings, then hitting "Get" in "Switch out of S-Mode". This will open up a page on the Microsoft Store that will warn you about making your computer less safe. Switch out anyway and your license will change to a regular Home license.
You can also get rid of S-Mode without a Microsoft account by editing the registry
rancid herald
one issue I ran into with linux mint is that apparently newer cpus don't always have the, uh, drivers or whatever for linux? so sometimes it's delayed
I had to use the linux mint debian version rather than the normal version
quiet swift
Oh this is cool. Some guy on reddit made this calendar of september releases. https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1f2gyp9/my_friends_and_i_made_a_calendar_of_upcoming/
worldly summit
I'm pretty optimistic for the new zelda
rancid herald
rip my wallet
bold sonnet
In one week Quidditch 
river veldt
Oh this is cool. Some guy on reddit made this calendar of september releases. <h...
im so excited for the Epic Mickey remake i love that game
gaunt marten
It looked really neat but I never got to play it
river veldt
it's a really interesting game and i really like Mickey's personality in it
bold sonnet
What do you do there?
gaunt marten
Be Mickey Mouse
wind stump
Good GOD
gaunt marten
Nine dollars!
river veldt
i wanna post that vince mcmahon gif so bad
wind stump
Do it
visual hill
I found the ultimate soccer game
https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/1f2msu8/made_a_cs2_map_that_lets_you_play_futsal/
quiet swift
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1439750/9Bit_Armies_A_Bit_Too_Far/ ah, this has released
gaunt marten
Creative title
river veldt
Twitter
bitter stream
cute artwork
toxic seal
Ubisoft major L as Star Wars: Outlaws forces all players on PS5 to delete their save file due to a version of the game being critically bugged.
robust latch
a bug in a ubisoft game say it aint so
hasty patio
oof
bitter stream
yikes
forest shoal
[TAS] Adventure Ponies - Twilight Sparkle% in 02:13
static bluff
Dreamcast was peak
light gate
The CWA, under which the Raven Software employees formed their union, initially expressed support of Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. "It is a new day for workers at Activision Blizzard," it said when the acquisition went through.
Things have seemingly turned sour, however, though it could be a while before the National Labor Relations Board makes its verdict.
I mean, the entire thing was sour to begin with. But everyone was delirious into shoving it back to Sony.
And effectively the Xbox brand is more dead than ever before ironically enough. The incentive of becoming an Xbox user is astronomically low.
arctic fern
i have a few enemies at the door
just one or two
they scattered in the morning, but thats how many were outside the door
little badger
I loved this game https://x.com/wario64/status/1828796619501998588?
Twitter
gaunt marten
Croc 2 is way better than Croc 1
little badger
I think it might be coming as a bundle if not then separately.
hidden elbow
This remaster ,uh , doesn't look too good
little badger
Twitter
visual hill
This remaster ,uh , doesn't look too good
seems like a nice light touchup to me, similar to Nightdive's efforts
I agree Croc 2 is the better one from what I've seen, but remastering a meh game has more value than a good game to me
(the meh game can become good once remastered)
Turok 3 is a great example of this
tawny jacinth
dense crypt
Waaaaaah stop using the natascha waaaaaaaaa!!!
Said every scout i tear down with a minigun
Also that damage resistance stat looks nice i might have to use natascha more
wind stump
yup, usual Portal dialog here
visual hill
Also that damage resistance stat looks nice i might have to use natascha more
that stat was added relatively recently, but the damage penalty was lower before that change IIRC
I still prefer brass beast personally
fresh bane
I like the vanilla minigun 
static bluff
Someone reported me for cheating. I feel so proud. 😁
little badger
Twitter
bronze abyss
please no more braindance please no more braindance plaese no more braindance
dire gate
When is it going to release, 2040?
fervent oar
Probably 2077 if I'd have to guess
gaunt marten
https://youtu.be/mxbVfa8HJg8 @river veldt might like this
rotund forge
I NEED someone to make a Lovecraftian Phoenix Wright style game where you are a lawyer that serves in Sypernatural matters.
rotund forge
I wish my steam was working....so many games i havent been able to even look at because it wont even sign me in
gaunt marten
It is also available on the switch
bitter stream
Any idea why it won't let you sign in Flameon?
gaunt marten
Hmm
0.1% of players have this achievement. It takes thirty days to get
Dailies started today
wind stump
What game?
wind stump
oh i have that in my wishlist
grim stirrup
ive been super tempted to pick up that and dicefolk seperately for a while, and they got a bundle together so i am increasingly tempted
static bluff
Someone reported me for cheating. I feel so proud. 😁
lmao their account got removed. I didn't even report them.
rugged flax
please no more braindance please no more braindance plaese no more braindance
just for you
more braindance
uneven epoch
I NEED someone to make a Lovecraftian Phoenix Wright style game where you are a ...
just to chime in, i think the closest game to fit that description that ive heard of is paradise killer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/Paradise_Killer/ mind you i havent played it (yet!), but from what i know of premise you investigate a murder on a wacky lore sci-fi half-supernatural island, and you can accuse anyone whenever you choose to, but you have to prove your accusation in front of court
little badger
Twitter
visual hill
https://youtu.be/mxbVfa8HJg8 <@149966637385121792> might like this
Doomguy is the most badass character with chronic back pain (can't look up or down) and skipped leg day (can't jump unless told to by an archvile)
visual hill
0.1% of players have this achievement. It takes thirty days to get
I wish Steam detected SAM use and prevented you from getting achievements in that game again
it breaks achievement statistics, which are important data for developers
gaunt marten
I prefer it this way, personally.
If it were to detect SAM use and allow developers to run statistics without it, that would be fine by me too
But stop it entirely? Probably not
visual hill
one way to detect SAM on the developer's end is to have a (virtually or literally) impossible achievement and see how many people get it anyway
but it prevents legit players from 100%ing
gaunt marten
Yeah, or they can just have achievements that are not possible to get together
Or look for other discrepancies in timing
visual hill
ah yes, the player who both saves and kills a NPC in a single playthrough
RPG superposition
slim thorn
SAM?
gaunt marten
Steam Achievement Manager
You use it to add or remove achievements from your Steam games
hushed onyx
ah yes, the player who both saves and kills a NPC in a single playthrough
Isn’t that called saving and reloading?
gaunt marten
Crystal Project has an auto jump feature that makes the platforming segments easier for people who want to play the JRPG segments
grim stirrup
lets gooo, i would 100% be using that in most further times since i'm super bad at timing that
hasty patio
Twitter
Twitter
worldly summit
https://vxtwitter.com/gamestop/status/1828560010160546142
I'm so salty that the US gets this kind of thing
in New Zealand the product range of the online stores is pitiful and there's probably a single-digit number of physical ones in the country. Closest thing is antique stores and second-hand shops
if I wanted anything specifically I could pay the extra money to get it shipped from the US and it'd arrive in a few weeks, but I'm looking for the experience of just browsing and finding odd games for cheap
although doesn't look like GameStop Retro is offering cheap 
steep flax
No retro pc 
sour hill
I'm so salty that the US gets this kind of thing
Honestly, don't be. I bet they'll be egregiously ripping people off just like regular gamestops do for trade-ins, while also having the effect of vacuuming up a bunch of old used games/consoles that would've otherwise shown up in yard sales, fb marketplace, etc.
The "retro" game market has gotten kind of nuts since covid, and this probably isn't gonna help
dire gate
hushed onyx
I had a dream this morning where I was playing a Civilization-type game and monopolized all of the tin during the Bronze Age. That made me think that a Neolithic and Bronze Age grand strategy or city builder (and given the time period those are not actually completely distinct) game could be really fun and educational.
rancid herald
I think the biggest problem is that we know so little, relatively speaking, of those cultures
slim thorn
Ea-nasir memes are pretty much all we have to go on /s
rancid herald
Like europe had a brozen age, and we have archeological evidence from that period, obviously
hushed onyx
It’s a game 🤷♂️
rancid herald
but we also call the cultures shit like 'bell beaker' culture because we have no idea what they called themselves, if they called themselves anything, or anything about their religion or anything
hasty patio
Imperator:Rome ran into that issue. A lot of the tribes in places that weren't conquered or civilized just weren't as well known, if at all. They couldn't give the vast majority of those tribes anything that stood out, with names being rare.
rancid herald
to be clear, I'm not saying it's a bad idea, it's just going to be a real pain in the ass
river veldt
Twitter
gaunt marten
Has this ever been not true?
Batman videogames have been coming out regularly since the 90s
slim thorn
I think it's specifically referring to the newest Batman movie
river veldt
yes
wind stump
fight or flight triggered
hushed onyx
Imperator:Rome ran into that issue. A lot of the tribes in places that weren't c...
In practice I was thinking mostly about the Fertile Crescent and maybe Egypt as the setting, perhaps some bordering areas like Greece, the Indus Valley, or maybe the Danube Valley. Definitely a constrained area so you don’t have to do much with very undocumented areas.
quartz pawn
People are not happy with Gearbox's RoR2
gaunt marten
Yeah, I felt it was a bad idea to make it 3D to begin with
quartz pawn
Honestly, RoR2 and the first DLC, Survivors Of The Void, were really good. But the new DLC, Seekers Of The Storm, broke a lot of the good qualities.
wind stump
That's... Unfortunate
quiet swift
hasty patio
People are not happy with Gearbox's RoR2
Last DLC broke a lot of what made the game work a bit.
What can't be fixed is the Borderlands movie, so Gearbox is taking two L's here.
bitter stream
what did they break in the newest DLC?
hasty patio
bitter stream
oh jeez
quartz pawn
I was just playing a run where the teleporter spawned inside of a crate. Out of the countless hours I've played the game, the teleporter has never even clipped through a wall.
bitter stream
they really messed up the core functions huh
quartz pawn
Yep.
gaunt marten
They made many very basic mistakes
And messed with the code base hard
This happens when you hand things off to a new team without doing due diligence
hasty patio
Are we sure it was a new team and not internal folks fucking with it on purpose to make a point?
gaunt marten
Yes
Gearbox is now the developer of Risk of Rain 2, and Hopoo games are no longer involved
quartz pawn
gaunt marten
Randy Pitchford said he claims full responsibility for this failure and said that this sort of thing happens sometimes, comparing himself to the Beatles.
The deltatime thing should be fine in modern Unity.
The last picture's mistake is just inexcusable and can only happens if you hand the project to inexperienced devs with no oversight
hasty patio
In November 2022, Gearbox Entertainment acquired the Risk of Rain IP. Hopoo Games remains an independent studio. Hopoo now states that they are working on other games and projects.
I stand corrected.
slim thorn
yikes
random steppe
Randy Pitchford said he claims full responsibility for this failure and said tha...
It's really incredible that Randy Pitchford still has a job in this industry
river veldt
Randy Pitchford said he claims full responsibility for this failure and said tha...
what 😭
gaunt marten
He just keeps failing upward and there's nobody who can stop him
dense crypt
It's really incredible that Randy Pitchford still has a job in this industry
its even more incredible that he has the fucking balls to compare himself to the Beatles
"i made huge, franchise damaging mistakes! im like the BEATLES!"
random steppe
I get why Bobby Kothic was where he was, he kept his mouth shut most of the times, and made an unfathomable amount of money to Blizzard.
On top of that he was a great lightning rod to attract criticism of the company onto himself.
But to me, Pitchford especially in the last 7-8 years, seems like the exact opposite.
Massive liability, seems like an Olympic champion of stepping on metaphorical rakes, sometimes he place the rake himself before steeping on it, and the decision he takes for the company seem to just not really work out that well for its bottom line...
Why is he still there?
rotund forge
My brother found a copy of Pokemon Soul Silver DS in a dumpster
icy osprey
After spending WAY to much time editing a flashy trailer to beat out the other submissions and impress even the grouchiest pony haters out there,
Battle Gem Ponies is coming to the Monster Taming Direct! 
https://youtu.be/Bjca8IIu0YQ?si=zSCvfMcj-lyam3mx
It's an annual indie games showcase focusing on Pokémon inspired projects where countless devs apply but only about 30 make the cut!
And with tens of thousands of fresh gamer eyes on it, we're about to witness a livechat reaction to "P0niEs!?" harkening back to the 2010s MLP vs the Internet first-impressions era.
The event will be hosted by Gym Leader Ed on YouTube, premiering this coming Labor Day morning, and we couldn't be more excited to share the MaresMaresMaresMares Mania with the gaming world! 
It'll look somethin like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAnDg2XWTIU
Tune into the show and you should see BGP about 25 to 30 minutes in. It'll be a trailer with some big reveals and lots of fun stuff for Pony RPG enjoyers to see! 
icy osprey
My brother found a copy of Pokemon Soul Silver DS in a dumpster
That truly is a sacred treasure btw. (If you can tell, I'm crazily obsessed with Pokémon and Soul Silver is tied with Platinum & Emerald as my interchangeable favorite 
)
forest shoal
The TAS is done
proud warren
I did not know that C418 did a remix of a song from the OG TBOI game, and got recognized by the person who made the original music and made it into the actual game 
https://youtu.be/QUov9R35fbg?si=i0sNwpiOEwdk_x0j
that fucking blew my mind
forest shoal
I did not know that C418 did a remix of a song from the OG TBOI game, and got re...
C418 MENTIONED ‼️
proud warren
Also found out Danny Baranowsky later went to make the entire soundtrack for all Necrodancer related media including but not limited to the original game, all the dlc/updates, cadence of hyrule and a few of the new songs in the new spinoff necrodancer game
forest shoal
C418 is good
wind stump
you know, as you do
proud warren
I'm going down a different rabbit hole now, and fucking what??
Grant Kirkhope voiced DK?
not just in this instance, but in 17 fucking games?
He not only made the music for those games, but had a prominent voice-over role as well?
hidden elbow
This looks......kinda weak for special edition
bronze abyss
i mean considering these days special editions are like just a dlc season pass and a cosmetic,its not too bad 
slim thorn
meanwhile in my world the closest thing to a "special edition" is buying the game when it's not on sale
hidden elbow
i mean considering these days special editions are like just a dlc season pass a...
I mean kinda yeah , but first thing is that quad damage statue was not only sold separately before but also came in quake ultimate edition and the second thing is that people say that its made out cheap , thin and noisy plastic
bronze abyss
it does look cheap as shit
untold laurel
bold sonnet
I played it yesterday too but not like THAT
visual hill
Grant Kirkhope *voiced* DK?
I remember seeing Kevin Bayliss being credited as voicing James Bond in GoldenEye 007, even though he only has a single voice line where he gasps after taking damage
and yes, Rare had their programmers, artists and even translators be voice actors
Estelle Ellis was not hired as a voice actor, yet she ended up voicing one of the most important furry characters ever. 🙂
sour hill
Randy Pitchford said he claims full responsibility for this failure and said tha...
Sounds like Randy Pitchford
fickle garnet
fresh bane
quick disclaimer: this is probably an exaggeration, this is still actively being worked on and probably still quite a ways to go before it's fully 100% playable with no major issues, BUTT, it's still incredible how quickly its progressed
river veldt
Twitter
light gate
quick disclaimer: this is probably an exaggeration, this is still actively being...
that is an emulator
lmao, you made me think it was like actually happening lmao.
random steppe
If the performance are good enough I'll definitely yarr it
hasty patio
Twitter
quartz pawn
sour hill
Who's Dee? [serious replies only!]
arctic fern
https://x.com/Creepz17/status/1829992750009499955
thats simply incredible. like the best thing possible.
what the actual fuck.
gaunt marten
Would like to read the thread but it requires an X account.
Full thread mirrored by a Nitter instance
light gate
Thank you.
bold sonnet
Who's Dee? [serious replies only!]
dire gate
Dee is famous for having a lot of nuts, such as walnut, peanut, hazelnut, brazil nut, and coconut...wait coconut is not a nut
pseudo oak
bold sonnet
Have you guys tried Black Ops 6 Beta?
gaunt marten
Not into competitive multiplayer
bold sonnet
I'm not even into cod but I had to check it out and it's really surprising
Also music
I don't think I've ever listened to cod soundtrack before 
gaunt marten
It is interesting, and I bet it's a great game, but due to personal reasons and ethical reasons I will not consider it.
bold sonnet
Do you want to say what you mean by ethical
gaunt marten
AAA games are very bad for the industry
They manipulate players and aim for greedy short term profit over anything else
bitter stream
60 USD for the base game, then another 40 USD for a season pass, and maybe a battle pass along there with a sprinkle of MTX.
I don't know if I can talk though, I ended up re-installing a game that treat's its players pretty bad. I just wanted to play that particular flavour of gameplay, and there's nothing in the space other than that title for what I was after.
bold sonnet
What if I play in subscription and don't buy micro transactions
bitter stream
like Game Pass?
bold sonnet
Yeah
bitter stream
I mean, not buying MTX is good for your wallet. You get a better value proposition in-terms of games available for your money.
However, you end up filling the servers as a normal player, so that other people can see the value in purchasing MTX. if that makes sense?
When the servers are full, someone who's buying is more likely to buy lots because they know the game is popular, they can show off their skins, and they have people to play against.
The MTX gains value because there are lots of non-MTX-buying players.
gaunt marten
By playing the game at all, you're still allowing the game to thrive and manipulate other players.
bold sonnet
Wow that's weird
bitter stream
yeah, it's strange to think about, but that's how all those F2P games work too
for every 1000 F2P players, the game seems more worth it for a P2P player to put more money into it
like, Fate Grand/Order. It's fanbase is huge right?
most of those folks are F2P, but you wouldn't know it from the content creators showing off their pulls
or "200 rolls to get X Unit"
videos
and all the fan buzz and hype makes the people who do pay feel like it's more justified
"All theses folks love the game, surely it's ok to put in another 100$ to get the character I want*"
( It's litterally a gamble, so they might not even get them then)
with Black Ops 6 in particular, it looks like the Gobble Gums ( the consumable boost for Zombies mode) will be purchasable, which basically makes that mode a pay 2 win mode. Opt in pay 2 win, but still
bold sonnet
I always thought Zombies are like local or friend multiplayer only, and cooperation
bitter stream
You don't have to be playing against people for a game mechanic to be pay 2 win.
It's like the old "start with better gear in PvE game" pre-order bonuses
Hit the ground running in Zombies with GobbleGums, enhancing your fight against the undead with a variety of consumables that grant distinctive in-game bonuses or effects. Stay tuned for more details about the Vault Edition GobbleGum Pack.
in Black Ops 6 case, there is also a pre-order bonus
I'm sure there'll be a way to earn them in game too, but I'm also sure there'll be a way to pay to buy them outright.
river veldt
Twitter
wind stump
bold sonnet
quiet swift
Senua 2?
icy crescent
I remember that part, that's the first senua
river veldt
Twitter
green fulcrum
It was only a matter of time, lol
A shame they're also not putting in Phoenix Wright.
raw kernel
If anyone still plays Borderlands:
Shift code update: 50 golden keys in all three Borderlands games (2, TPS, 3)
SXFBT-39953-J33TT-3T333-KSHW6
river veldt
what was that one game where it was 2.5D and you're on a motorcycle ?
dire gate
That sounds very vague, what is the genre of the game? racing?
fresh bane
Laika?
gaunt marten
There's like thirty games like that
uneven epoch
https://x.com/amongusgame/status/1830388943826624650?s=46
it makes sense with the investigations on switch gettin just released, but it is kinda funny they only threw the red one without the blue one into space
dire gate
That edgeworth emoji reminds me them making a whole t shirts with that exact thing on it
This
visual hill
for pure 2D, there is ElastoMania and X-Moto
gaunt marten
Once Upon a Jester is on giveaway. Make sure to unsubscribe from the mailing list afterwards
Do so from here https://www.gog.com/en/account/settings/subscriptions
wind stump
oh hey, Shadows of Doubt is fully releasing on the 26th
and i haven't played it since may of last year dear god where has time gone
little badger
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arctic fern
https://x.com/Zutcha/status/1830672162392547523 playing 7 days to die with zutcha on stream if anyone is interested
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wind stump
Man, Shadow of Doubt is kinda fun, loading a non-tutorial map and just walking around and BAM
FUCKIN MURDER
DETECTIVE ANNE MAY ON THE CASE
wintry canopy
Is anyone going speedrun battle gem ponies?
wintry canopy
It currently isn't on speedrun.com, so I'm wondering if it will ever be put up.
arctic fern
well it was literally just released today
so like
give folks time to play it first
arctic fern
many textures
quiet swift
"Many textures! Handle it!"
river veldt
apparently it runs ok-good on steam deck and it's on sale rn so i might get it tomorrow
gaunt marten
But no games
river veldt
Unlimited games
but no bacon
gaunt marten
It is 60% off right now
sour hill
i wanna be a cowboy
It's a good game for that
sour hill
looks like that's for the ultimate edition, which comes with the ultimate price
normal is $24
gaunt marten
Yeah but why would I want to buy an objectively lesser version
river veldt
yeah
sour hill
the ultimate edition comes with a bunch of blurry text apparently
gaunt marten
Plus get free access to Additional Weapons in online.```Oh I don't play online so I guess the basic version is fine
Wait a minute
river veldt
oh that's all online shit ?
sour hill
But where's special edition?
IYKYK!
river veldt
man why can't companies just make one edition of their game
gaunt marten
man why can't companies just make one edition of their game
Yeah that shit is why I buy games in one purchase
river veldt
as long as there's no single player stuff locked behind the ultimate edition standard will be fine methinks
gaunt marten
Single player stuff is in special edition but they might have renamed special into the regular edition
Or maybe they don't sell special edition anymore
river veldt
sour hill
as long as there's no single player stuff locked behind the ultimate edition sta...
From their blurry infographic, it looks like you get some nonsense plus "Bank robbery mission & gang hideout"
Frankly, if that's the best they can do to market a $40 price increase then I think I'm all set
river veldt
bank robbery sounds cool though .....
sour hill
looking it up it sounds shit
just get the cheaper one
$40 for some fluff shoehorned in
river veldt
just get the cheaper one
ok i trust your judgement
river veldt
red dead redemption 2
worldly summit
https://x.com/mariobrothblog/status/1830286934356496461?s=46
the A-Press jokes never end
visual hill
From their blurry infographic, it looks like you get some nonsense plus "Bank ro...
complete editions are generally best bought for mod support... if no mods need it, then don't buy it
hasty patio
https://x.com/hopoogames/status/1830763152818217461 https://x.com/hopoogames/status/1830763153942290516
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gaunt marten
There's a steam sale today
Let's take some games off my wishlist
Very interesting premise, widely regarded as polished and cleverly designed
I almost want to remove it from my wishlist because I'm not interested enough
But maybe I'll wait until it's three dollars
slim thorn
I can vouch for it being pretty good, as long as you're okay with it being all puzzles and no combat/platforming/etc (with one exception that's probably the game's weakest part)
gaunt marten
Yeah
I'll keep it in my wishlist and wait for a bigger discount.
Next up is https://store.steampowered.com/app/1436590/?
Looks and sounds really good. Reviews say the gameplay sucks
I guess I'll drop it
Kinda interesting platformer, but it's not getting discounts as big as I'd like as quickly as I want
I think I'll drop this one
Is this game actually a good twist on Stardew Valley or did I just get it because it had a cat in the capsule art?
Probably the latter, but I think I'll still keep it because the art is really cute
I removed five other unremarkable items and kept one
There is also https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/Duskers?
Very interesting but I don't think I have the energy to play it any time soon
slim thorn
Next up is https://store.steampowered.com/app/1436590/?
fwiw I have this on my list to try eventually, haven't gotten to it
gaunt marten
Yeah I saw you had it but didn't play it
bold sonnet
Quidditch Champions has no micro transactions
gaunt marten
This is one
A lot of AAA games launch with no microtransactions and then add them later when they have a player base
light gate
Yeah, that is a trap.
light gate
holy shit
2 weeks and already going offline
This is now one of the biggest failures ever.
Bigger than ET!
ET even fucking sold
astral steeple
Full refunds too wtf
light gate
I don’t think it should be even re-released.
There is absolutely no demand for this kind of genre.
light gate
Its a shame because the gameplay is good from what I hear, and the characters are nice. But people began to hate at the price tag which is fair but the focus was more on… the characters… which is baffling.
All because of the characters look.
Eugh
But yeah I’m surprised Overwatch 2 hasn’t died either.
light gate
They were probably operating in the RED
rancid herald
sony actually paid (I'm assuming) to have Concord put into that Secret Level show too
light gate
At this point the devs are either gonna get fired/layoffs or maybe Sony will actually restructure itself.
I pick on the former.
worldly summit
I don’t think it should be even re-released.
sure seems like it won't be, LOL
bleak lintel
You can still buy the controller.
bold sonnet
This is crazy how short concord lasted
astral steeple
Wasn't it in development for like 8 years
rancid herald
yes
astral steeple
Oof
hidden elbow
Its a shame because the gameplay is good from what I hear, and the characters ar...
The game looked decent tbh but just failed to find its audience and all the controversy certainly didnt help
random steppe
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/
Maaan that is rough
I mean it'll probably go free to play, maybe it'll recoup some money, I kinda doubt they'll throw more money after it in an attempt to overhaul it
It might just never come back up again
My guess they had to take it down and refound everyone because they did promise 3 seasons of content and they didn't want to spend the money to make it happen
It literally costs less to refound everyone than actually running the game for 3 seasons for 25k players at best
slim thorn
it is weird to me that there's a whole micro-industry in keeping mostly failed MMOs/live service games technically alive in free to play mode so they can keep bringing in non-zero income with minimal effort
random steppe
Thing is, if they take up until december to release this in F2P, they'll have Marvel Rivals to condend with
slim thorn
oh Marvel's doing this again
random steppe
Rivals seem to have some legit hype behind it to be fair
That one might carve a nichè
But they have a strong brand to lean on
bold sonnet
People that made concord must be so sad right now
quiet swift
The devs probably knew how it was going to end up. It's the purse-holders at the very top who keep making the decisions and ruining games, and avoiding repercussions
arctic fern
https://x.com/Zutcha/status/1831051830111182921 doing more 7 days with zutcha
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worldly summit
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/
this is somehow worse than the game that announced its launch and its cancellation in the same tweet
https://x.com/lovelive_SIF_GL/status/1750407445552480274
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bronze abyss
bandori lives on
gaunt marten
@dusty star maybe you should play with your friends instead of strangers.
dusty star
tried that already 😦
gaunt marten
Unfortunately we don't know you enough to let you advertise that game here
toxic seal
Huh, apparently a 2TB Xbox Series X is on the way
I find this as I seriously consider getting an Xbox to make full use of GamePass
Wouldn't need this 2TB version though
green fulcrum
I mean, with how big games are getting these days, you might.
bronze abyss
I mean, with how big games are getting these days, you might. <:ppenk:6818387456...
they are this big already,i think they already got there 
toxic seal
Also a white disc-free version
bronze abyss
doesnt it technically also have worse specs?
oh nvm thats still series X,i thought it was S
toxic seal
Nope they just yoinked the disc drive and knocked off 50 dollarydoos
Yeah this is a new variant coming out
Which doesn't have much use considering
bronze abyss
if i wasnt so far into pc already i probably would have yoinked that instantly
toxic seal
It's been "on sale" for that price for months
bold sonnet
It's super cheap for machine like this I think
Can do many OG and 360 games, all XONE and XBSX games, and all retro, and PC games in cloud with GFN
I may be stupid a bit but I know some gaming stuff
bronze abyss
for just gaming yeah its p good
bold sonnet
And for work if it's supported by chromium browser
bronze abyss
eeehh for work i would not rely on an xbox,at best maybe in an emergency
bold sonnet
Well I mean it can do it
toxic seal
I think she means if you're playing at work you can stream using any Chromium-based browser
Not necessarily using the Xbox for work
Or maybe I'm wrong
bold sonnet
No i meant like office and all browser work a bit
toxic seal
Oh right it can do that