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- Comment on Linux users: Are we over-reliant on Steam? 2 days ago:
A touch, yes. I’m much happier being reliant on steam than Microsoft. They’re not incredibly indispensible either, you can do this stuff without them.
- Comment on we are creators 2 days ago:
I’m almost there with you, the advent of the smart phone and social media are pretty big game changers. Maybe not for the better, but they do change the game.
- Comment on 'Xbox Hardware Is Dead,' Says Founding Team Member, 'It Looks Like Xbox Has No Desire — Or Literally Can't — Ship Hardware Anymore' - IGN 1 week ago:
Funnily enough though they’re also potentially losing desktop users to Linux.
- Comment on Anon conserves power 2 weeks ago:
Visualise playing Doom in your head. It’s free, and the cops can’t stop you.
- Comment on Anon turns on raytracing 2 weeks ago:
No you’ve pretty much hit it on the head there. The higher ups want it shipped yesterday, if you can ship it without fixing those performance issues they’re likely going to make you do that.
- Comment on Prince of Persia remake apparently still on track for 2026, per Ubisoft 3 weeks ago:
Continue the 2008 storyline you cowards
- Comment on Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind? 4 weeks ago:
I loved it, but I had frustrations. I think there are two almost perfect games in here, the tile based mansion builder and the myst like mansion explorer. Somehow I found that putting them both together resulted in a slightly lesser experience than either of them functioning alone. It’s a very minor blemish on a fantastic experience though.
- Comment on Why are you here and not on Reddit? 5 weeks ago:
External app support being killed on Reddit. I primarily operate on vibes, and those apps being nuked really made me feel like it was going to just keep getting worse. So far, I feel justified.
- Comment on Why do low framerates *feel* so much worse on modern video games? 5 weeks ago:
It depends on what you’re running, but often if the frame rate is rock solid and consistent it helps it feel a lot less stuttery. Fallout games are not known for their stability and well functioning unfortunately.
For comparison, deltarune came out a few days ago, that’s locked to 30 fps. Sure it’s not a full 3D game or anything, but there’s a lot of complex motion in the battles and it’s not an issue at all. Compared to something like bloodborne or the recent Zeldas, even after getting used to the frame rate they feel awful because they’re stuttering all the damn time.
- Comment on Elden Ring Nightreign’s Massive Steam Launch Tarnished by 'Mixed' User Reviews Over Lack of Duos Co-Op, Voice Chat 1 month ago:
Oh for sure, I don’t think less of people for these kind of situations. More at the state where it’s unfortunate but also interesting. We keep seeing these situations happen with varying amounts of justification from people, it’s interesting to try to understand what’s happening.
- Comment on Elden Ring Nightreign’s Massive Steam Launch Tarnished by 'Mixed' User Reviews Over Lack of Duos Co-Op, Voice Chat 1 month ago:
I don’t think it’s obtuse or anything, this stuff isn’t hard to find out before buying. I think it’s probably closer to people being afraid of fromsoft doing something different, but don’t have words to articulate it, so they express it in other ways.
- Comment on Anon gains a superpower 1 month ago:
I can’t remember where I heard this, but I recall that the wizards were basically constantly holding back their power as part of their existence in middle earth. They could do wild stuff, but the idea is to not interfere with the progression of the world too much, much like a star trek crew
- Comment on Anon gains a superpower 1 month ago:
It definitely tells them what they want to hear, but I don’t think it’s lying. It could totally do everything it says. However it will just straight up yeet itself at the first opportunity to get back to Sauron.
- Comment on ‘Elden Ring’ Movie in the Works From ’Civil War’ Director Alex Garland, A24 1 month ago:
In the volcano area, I found a random message in the middle of nowhere, that simply read :
“Seek the Elden Ring Or something…”
To this day I’m convinced it’s the most practical summary of the game and the player motivations. It also made me giggle a lot for no reason.
- Comment on I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store? 1 month ago:
Big issue for me is the direction towards incentivised exclusivity. I can tolerate it on consoles (barely nowdays) because you’re paying someone to use your hardware instead of another, and you have to specifically develop for console hardware. That takes time and effort.
Different distribution platforms do not have such issues, and frankly I don’t want exclusivity anywhere near PC gaming, unless you’re self publishing. Frankly if they weren’t banging on about steam using the industry standard % take, while they themselves are trying to undercut and use garbage tactics, I would have absolutely no problem with them, same as Ubisoft and EA’s garbage store.
- Comment on Former PlayStation exec says "$70 or $80" games are a "steal": "As long as people choose carefully how they spend their money, I don't think they should be complaining" 1 month ago:
I would say something like elden ring might be worth that price point given the breadth of the experience. Thing is, Elden ring is actually kinda too big. I like it, but a run through is like a multi week commitment, and I definitely don’t want that to be the norm, especially for fromsoft.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year 1 month ago:
Ah yeah then that’s Vulkan
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year 1 month ago:
Hope you’re running on Vulkan, for me it went from 30ish fps to an illegally high number for some ungodly reason.
- Comment on Trump administration fires US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI 1 month ago:
I mean, there was one person that didn’t in this article, and they got fired.
- Comment on Marshmallow Test 2 months ago:
Oh shit now I’m sad.
- Comment on Gina Rinehart urges Liberal party to stick with Trump-like policies in the wake of election loss 2 months ago:
All the money in the world can’t buy an once of self reflection. I genuinely hope the worst for her.
- Comment on What are the best gaming moments of the last decade? 2 months ago:
Prey 2018, when you break through the glass. The whole game was good, but that first but was stellar.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 months ago:
Oh I completely get you, on a rail is a famously difficult spot for a lot of people. I think the lack of landmarks and long duration really hurts that chapter. If it’s any consolation it’s mostly a one off situation, and yeah black mesa doesn’t really have an equivalent.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 months ago:
Don’t feel too bad about it, the best bits are the first half or so I’d argue.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 months ago:
Which bits in particular? Because on one hand it’s a fairly linear design, but on the other there are some bits that can loop around themselves and objectives aren’t always obvious.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 2 months ago:
Oof yep I feel that one. I love the wheel and spoke moderately open world level design, but if you actually need to move the story it can be very difficult to find where the next bits are.
- Comment on Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong? 2 months ago:
So I’ve been playing Tropico 4 for a bit, and it looks pretty good. You’re always zoomed out, so you don’t need to have more than like 8 polygons for a limb.
I literally could not run cities Skylines 2 or KSP 2 at a good frame rate. Everything was modelled incredibly well and looks great, but that doesn’t mean shit if I can’t run the game. I strongly suspect that’s a big contributing factor.
In addition to this, they’re going to against their biggest competitors: the previous game. It’s literally the same game with more content, runs incredibly well by comparison, has a huge mod library, and is much cheaper to boot. Might not be as pretty, but it actually might not matter given what you’re playing.
I think there’s probably a lot of issues that contribute to this to be honest, but it feels like at it’s core it’s a fools errand to begin with.
- Comment on Ubisoft Accused of 'Secret Data Collection' in Single-Player Games 2 months ago:
You know that’s not too unreasonable thinking about it, I’m pretty sure their proton setup works in a similar way
- Comment on Adult gamers of Lemmy how do you find time to game without being exhausted of the screen? 2 months ago:
The post work exhaustion will get easier over time, but it’s a trick to balance. Make sure you’re keeping your health good, getting adequate rest, etc. There will be some adjustment, some changes, it all depends on the kind of work you do and how hard you can avoid burning out.
Good luck, it will likely get better.
- Comment on The Last of Us Complete hits PS5 today, physical Collector’s Edition coming July 2 months ago:
Does a release of all releases contain itself?