Peffse
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- Comment on Ex-Bungie Developers Create TeamLFG, A New PlayStation Studio - Game Informer 1 week ago:
Yeah, that’s kind of why I asked. Gamestop propped up their numbers by bundling the magazine with their discount card. A lot like Apple pushing that U2 album via iTunes and calling it #1. Game Informer wasn’t selling on it’s own merits, so I think the chance of it rallying with it’s old staff is slim.
- Comment on Ex-Bungie Developers Create TeamLFG, A New PlayStation Studio - Game Informer 1 week ago:
so is this an Atari situation where the name is being used but everybody behind it is different?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Doesn’t work on Nintendo, for some reason. Mario Tax expanded to anything first or second party, so the best you’ll see is $20 off new price on Mar10 for the games that came out 5 years ago. It’s like every retailer came to the agreement that Nintendo games don’t depreciate.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 weeks ago:
I hate timers on games that give you little guidance. People claim that Fallout 1’s timer is too lenient, but I ended up replaying (and failing) the game twice and still not coming close to finding the water chip. Also, the game constantly reminds you “We’re all dying, hurry up! Every minute you take is an other life lost!”. Same reason I dislike Lightning Returns.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 weeks ago:
Everytime this game got ported, I’d retry it. I’d get over the bridge, get into town, fight the pirates, earn the boat… and get completely lost.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview 1 month ago:
Yes/No. Both Sony and Microsoft have quality control processes to ensure that whatever is published is going to play on first entry of the disc.
That said, publishers use A LOT of workarounds. Day 1 patches to “finish” the game. Download code inserts. And as of recent, mandatory online server check-ins. As far as I’m aware, Nintendo is the only one who allows publishing half the product with required download.
- Comment on The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst 1 month ago:
It’s right there in the link. It sold more than Witcher 3, even though it did the wrong thing by releasing early and buggy.
- Comment on The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst 1 month ago:
…and they followed it with Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch but ultimate success. So I wouldn’t hold CDPR as a high standard.
- Comment on Upcoming Xbox Console Update Reportedly Resetting System Back to Factory Settings 2 months ago:
After the “We’re going to delete any cloud captures older than 90 days… oopsie we deleted your local storage”
I’m going to delay updating as long as possible regardless.
- Comment on PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US 2 months ago:
I thought I was losing my mind after seeing all the PS5 Pro praise. Glad to see that the numbers matched what my expectations were.
I do wonder if Sony bought out some influencers or something, because it was oddly counterintuitive amounts of praise.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 months ago:
ooh, do you have any details? I don’t think I heard about this one.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 months ago:
Nonono, you misunderstand. They want $30 for allowing you to play The Sims 2.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 months ago:
none of those are DLC
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 months ago:
I keep seeing “have all DLC” but they seem to be conflating Expansion/Stuff Packs with actual Downloadable Content.
Does The Sims 1 contain all the Maxis website stuff? Is the downloadable Elle Woods no longer lost media?
Does the Sims 2 include all the downloadables from The Exchange? The downloads from Sims Store? The downloadable pre-order bonuses? The downloadable Christmas pack?
- Comment on Next Xbox Rumored To Launch In 2026 With New Call Of Duty 4 months ago:
Just you wait for the mid-cycle “Xbox X”, making it’s debut in 2030!
- Comment on Next Xbox Rumored To Launch In 2026 With New Call Of Duty 4 months ago:
I wouldn’t put it past them to just name it “Xbox” and try to play it off like a movie reboot.
- Comment on Why are most mobile games trash? 6 months ago:
I still miss my Xperia Play. It’s been over 10 years… Still my favorite phone.
- Comment on Warcraft II: Remastered internal alpha spotted, hinting at an announcement soon – WGB 6 months ago:
*yawn* - Comment on Are any games using neural networks for better hard AI that doesn't cheat? 6 months ago:
I always got the impression it wasn’t a learning AI but rather a very limited “Has the player pressed the run button? if YES: AI can use run next cycle”
- Comment on No 'Sims 5' Coming as EA Updates Franchise With Multiplayer 8 months ago:
I gave FreeSO a try since it’s an open-source implementation of Sims Online, but the hookability wasn’t there. We’ve come so far from the days of Sims 1…
- Comment on Can you trust Valve? Honest criticism of Steam. 8 months ago:
I hate how I get charged overseas transaction fees for every purchase.
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 8 months ago:
The first Deception game by Tecmo. A pretty basic game in concept: Invaders come in your castle, you set up traps, lure them into the traps. But- Something about the limiting view of first-person, combined with the poorly lit castle, chilling music, and dark story tone has never been replicated. Add on how you could customize your castle with extra hallways and rooms with special attributes, capture invaders to make your own monsters, or even use masks to change the way invaders react to you… mmm, now I want to play it again.
I tried playing the second, third, and Trapt, but everything after the first game switched to a more action-oriented third person view and started to shy away from the heaven/hell connection.
I wouldn’t mind if it was a game outside the Deception IP. I just want the atmosphere back.
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 8 months ago:
ooh, umm. I actually haven’t played it since 2018. I can’t speak for Enhanced Edition as that came out like a month after I completed the campaign.
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 8 months ago:
Dang, I scanned the suggestions and didn’t see this one before posting!
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 8 months ago:
Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 8 months ago:
Batman: Arkham Asylum’s free-flowing combo system was copied by many future games.
- Comment on What’s a game you can 100% without hating by the end? 8 months ago:
There were WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too many secret caves in DKC1 to try to 100%. I did try to complete DKC3, but I don’t think I achieved it.
- Comment on What’s a game you can 100% without hating by the end? 8 months ago:
I’m the kind of person who has no issues with moving on from a game with only 20% of the achievements/trophies unlocked after beating the final boss. If it’s not fun, it’s not fun.
I think the only two games I set out to 100% were probably Super Mario World, or Donkey Kong Country 2.
- Comment on ROMhacking.net shuts down after 20 years; database has been moved to the Internet Archive 9 months ago:
I really hope that tcrf doesn’t take over. I STILL can’t contribute to that website because it requires you to sign up for Discord and agree to Discord’s ToS just to paste some stupid code into their bot.
- Comment on Xbox Console Sales Continue To Crater With Massive 42% Revenue Drop - Slashdot 9 months ago:
They really do seem dead-set on transitioning to a software rental company. Let the hardware languish and shove another tier of Game Pass into the marketing grinder.
