Essence_of_Meh
@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world
- Comment on Avowed is the most fun I’ve have had since Skyrim! 3 days ago:
Guild exclusivity is actually what I had in mind. Sure, there’s nothing that significantly changes the main quest in TES games (and I think I misremembered how much blocking is there in previous titles) but that still counts for me personally. Self-imposed role play is fine in general (I do it all the time in games in fact) but I still think that lack of reasonable requirements for some (optional?) content makes the world feel more generic and player-focused than I’d like.
Thanks for the reminder though.
- Comment on Avowed is the most fun I’ve have had since Skyrim! 3 days ago:
Change from Oblivion to Skyrim would definitely affect my question. I do think the former had more “my kind” of role playing so the initial thought would be more understandable for me.
Thanks for the answer. I get what you mean about playing as more defined main characters, it definitely has it’s benefits over more open-ended approach.
- Comment on Avowed is the most fun I’ve have had since Skyrim! 3 days ago:
This is a genuine question and not me trying to be snarky or anything: how’s that possible? Was there any meaningful role playing in Skyrim at all?
To me the system simplification of Skyrim went so far that the only real role you could play was the dragonborn - not your specific one but a generic dragonborn who could be anyone and everything at the same time. Maybe my definition of role playing is outdated as I feel it should include choices and consequences (like blocking or limiting access to some content) so I’d be grateful if you could expand on that.
Again, I’m not trying to suggest you’re wrong or anything, I’m just curious about your perspective (or something more about what you’ve read).
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
It managed to fly under the radar for 2 year so far (it was uploaded in 2023) so that depends on how much this info spreads, I guess.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think they’ll remove the Ultimate Collection from people’s libraries. The main incentive to buy is… well, the ability to buy the games and the improved compatibility with modern systems - UC doesn’t really affect the main demographic, i.e. people who aren’t interested or knowledgeable enough to fix those issues on their own.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
That’s a fair point. I should’ve gone with the “packs” wording EA used, I guess.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
It’s all good, I didn’t take your reply as a negative. It would be awesome if we could play anything with zero issues but we can’t always be this lucky I’m afraid (though I’m all for heckling big corps about DRM).
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Here’s what EA has to say about this.
The Sims:
- The Sims Livin’ Large
- The Sims House Party
- The Sims Hot Date
- The Sims Vacation
- The Sims Unleashed
- The Sims Superstar
- The Sims Makin’ Magic
The Sims 2:
- The Sims 2: University
- The Sims 2: Nightlife
- The Sims 2: Open for Business
- The Sims 2: Pets
- The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
- The Sims 2: Seasons
- The Sims 2: FreeTime
- The Sims 2: Apartment Life
- The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack
- The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff
- The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
- The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff
- The Sims 2: Celebration! Stuff
- The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff
- The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff
- The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
- The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Both games did get some compatibility fixes but for the most part yeah.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
I wasn’t trying to imply anything else to be clear, just wanted to mention that their app on its own doesn’t mean it won’t work. I completely agree otherwise.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Good to know, so these might be playable as well.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Yup, apparently so.
- Comment on The Sims & The Sims 2 Legacy Collections - Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
EA App does work through Wine so that itself isn’t a death sentence. Dunno about it mixed with Denuvo though.
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to games@lemmy.world | 33 comments
- Comment on Why do some people think others are troll just because they don’t like what they have to say? 3 weeks ago:
I feel like the amount of actual trolls and bad-faith posters made many people hyper vigilant about anything that looks like a potential bait. The general polarization also causes people to react more rashly rather than approaching something in good faith and responding in polite and constructive manner.
That’s not to say everyone is irrational and wrong about how they react but it really does seem like some would rather yell at any sign of opposition or doubt instead of talking it out. It’s an unfortunate result of the times we live in, to some extent.
- Comment on Dino Crisis 1 & 2 just got enhanced PC re-releases, courtesy of GOG 3 weeks ago:
If we’re making requests I’d like to add some of my own wishes as well:
- Comment on Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC 3 weeks ago:
I just started playing the original game two weeks ago or so and time management is pretty much my main complaint right now. It feels a little too close to (or even more punishing than) real life where there’s barely any time to keep up with my character’s needs after coming back from work. It can be done though - I’m slowly getting used to how things work again and my sim has been leaving in a slightly better mood then before. Just need to get into a proper Sims mindset, I guess.
- Comment on Stop Killing Games Petition to UK Relaunched 5 weeks ago:
These petitions are limited in scope for a reason - this is a small initiative and the goal is to focus on one part of the market which started the whole thing (the initiative, not the software killing issue), as well as to limit the number of big companies that could be affected (the potential opposition).
Sure, ideally this would expand on all software but you have to start somewhere, especially when you’re just a bunch of randos with little knowledge about law and no funds to turn it into a serious lobbying movement - one that could both get the political attention and was able to defend its stance from corporations.
- Comment on Stop Killing Games Petition to UK Relaunched 5 weeks ago:
I don’t think there were much if any attempts to make a petition in the US. If I recall correctly, Ross spoke with a lawyer who told him the chances for a positive outcome are close to null which is why he decided to focus on other markets - mainly: Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU, France and UK.
The failed petition mentioned was in UK, just like this one, but was canceled due to early elections. EU petition is still going, with a little bit over 6 months left, while Australian and Canadian ones closed last year. There was also a push to contact the local consumer protection agencies in Australia, France and Germany since they seem to have the tools to look into the issue as well.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to games@lemmy.world | 31 comments
- Comment on If you're not attracted to anyone "in your league", but you cannot choose who you are attracted to, then what are you supposed to do? 1 month ago:
Looks can give you a boost/foot in the door but they are only part of the equation. Personality is what makes or brakes your chances and will take you further in the long run. Tons of good looking people are “willing to settle” for less attractive partners they enjoy spending time with rather than going with “someone on their level” who’s as engaging as a piece of wet cardboard.
Be someone people want to interact with and your chances to find a supermodel will increase significantly.
Also, just because you don’t think you’re 10/10 doesn’t mean others don’t find you attractive. Many decent looking people tend to underestimate their attractiveness when, with a little work (proper clothing, basic hygiene and a new haircut), they could start turning heads left and right.
- Comment on [People Make Games] 100 Slaps: The Breaking News The Games Industry Ignored in 2024 1 month ago:
Lets hope the slowly expanding union movement within the industry will reach more countries in the future (yes, I’m aware this isn’t a game dev only problem in Indonesia but hey, change needs to start somwhere).
- Submitted 1 month ago to games@lemmy.world | 4 comments
- Comment on I may have just missed the news on this, but i guess Assassins creed and presumably other Ubisoft games are getting Steam Achievements now? 2 months ago:
I hope they will but it wouldn’t hurt to nag them about it, just in case.
- Comment on I may have just missed the news on this, but i guess Assassins creed and presumably other Ubisoft games are getting Steam Achievements now? 2 months ago:
It might be related to the recently announced move to make Ubisoft Connect completely optional for Steam games.
I’m just speculating since they only mentioned it in regards to The Rogue Prince of Persia (bottom of the page) but they might roll out it to everything else as well? Maybe? Possibly. - Submitted 2 months ago to games@lemmy.world | 1 comment
- Comment on Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is a seriously cool visual novel love-letter to retro anime and 80s Sci-Fi 2 months ago:
Nice to finally have a date. I played the demo a good few months ago and it was pretty great, can’t wait for the full release.
- Comment on What are your favourite trailers? 2 months ago:
（ ﾟДﾟ）But no one said we can’t cheat!
- Comment on What are your favourite trailers? 2 months ago:
Here are a few that stuck in my mind throughout the years:
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn - End of an Era - even for someone completely uninterested in FFXIV this thing went hard. Heck, re-watching it now still gives me chills.
- Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days - War Junkie - I love the contrast between the rough and shitty situation of a dude who can’t let go of criminal life compared to a psychopath who managed to get his life together.
- Leviathan: Warships Jazzy Trailer with Jazz Boatman - smooth and sultry, like a boat (I don’t know what this suppose to mean but the trailer is great).
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 months ago:
GoG does, dunno about Epic.