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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:
I thought of another one: shitty covers. OMG, The Surge? WTF is that Steam library cover? There are exceptions like Catherine: Classic, but most covers where the protagonist stares at the camera suck so much.

Specifically if it’s an action game: show the character in action, FFS. The Wonderful 101 has a great cover. So does Vanquish.

And when half the cover is the logo… just stop with that already. Or an atrocity like Scarlet Nexus… it’s just a cropped image… like Bandai couldn’t afford to commission a cover.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:
Hmm… I think for action games it’s somewhat of a necessity because there are so many actions the character can take at any given point, so you kinda need to utilize every clickable button.

That said, I agree it never feels great. No matter how good the controller is, it always somehow feels wobbly, specifically after long-term use.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨54⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:
In 3rd-person games with a free moving camera, pressing the joystick not repositioning the camera behind my character. It’s so annoying in action games to have to manually reposition the camera while 5 enemies are happy to attack you from off screen.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Are You Guys Handling This?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I played +400 hours last year and most demanding game in my library has a GTX 1050 minimum requirement. There’s much more to gaming than yearly AAA releases.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arc raiders is a horrible game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve been trying that with fighting games and rollback netcode for years now. I still have hope it’ll get adopted eventually.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arc raiders is a horrible game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Kinda odd Steam doesn’t have a PvPvE tag, TBH.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The highest-rated games and what the people say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
It’s one of those games where the power level is so high that almost the entire roster is viable. You really can’t go wrong with any of the 3 characters you named. All powerhouses in different ways.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The highest-rated games and what the people say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
In a hypothetical three-layer scenario:
1. Highest rated games, regardless of genres. (RDR2, The Last of Us, Portal… etc.)
2. Highest rated games, that happen to belong to my favorite genres. (Bayonetta, GGPR, Hi-Fi Rush… etc.)
3. Games that belong to my favorite genres, but aren’t necessarily highly rated. (Hellsinker., Soulstice, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax etc.)

Highest rating doesn’t guarantee I’ll like anything in layer 1, and not every game in layer 3 ends up being good enough. Layer 2 is the happy middle ground and the highest chance of finding games I’ll enjoy.

+R mentioned, nice

Ayyy, let’s go. Who do you main?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The highest-rated games and what the people say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Is this an ad for Backloggd?

On a serious note, there’s a happy middle ground between my favorite genres and the highest rated games, and this is typically where I have the best experience.

Examples: Bayonetta, Guilty Gear Plus R, or more recently: Hi-Fi Rush.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Friendslop' dominated 2025 by proving time and time again that graphics are overrated⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah, I am saying I think it comes down to personal preference, not arguing against your point.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Friendslop' dominated 2025 by proving time and time again that graphics are overrated⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
It all comes down to personal preference.

But sophisticated graphics also can make a game.

This is not the case for any of my favorite games, for example.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All Delisted Steam Games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The Samurai Jack game is not listed either.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All Delisted Steam Games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Man, it’s almost as if someone had a vendetta against any remotely good Transformers game.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t even order games 😂 Deep sale or no buy.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Knightling Did Everything Right - It Still Struggled to Sell | Beyond the Pixels Podcast⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Nice. RPGs in particular seem to be having a good time recently. Lots of well-received games in the previous 2~3 years.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Knightling Did Everything Right - It Still Struggled to Sell | Beyond the Pixels Podcast⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

But speaking for myself, I played 18 games that came out this year and easily left at least that many others behind just because there isn’t enough time to play through them all.

Impressive, what’s the genre breakdown on the 18 games you played?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Knightling Did Everything Right - It Still Struggled to Sell | Beyond the Pixels Podcast⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
One reason could be that Steam sucks ass at recommending games and I have no idea how they still have not figured it out.

Since the sale started, half my homepage is games I ALREADY OWN or are already on my wishlist. It also keeps recommending me games from publishers I blocked. At any given point, 80~90% of my homepage is useless.

It’s almost as if there’s some kind of hidden setting stopping small games from showing up in my recommendations. If I don’t actively browse tags I’m interested or pay attention to communities outside of Steam, I miss out on a lot.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The scream that gave birth to a whole genre.

Fascinating we got from here to mash to protect Earth. He doesn’t get enough credit for it because it’s not high art, but Kamiya’s writing actually did get better over the years.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your gaming highlights of 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Not much new for me this year.

I had a lot of fun with Soulstice, Assault Spy, Hi-Fi Rush, and Hellsinker.

NieR:Automata, The Surge, Death Stranding, and Scarlet Nexus were disappointing.

Every time I stepped ever so slightly outside my comfort zone I ended up regretting it. I will still flirt with action RPGs, but no more open world or soulslikes. If relatively linear action is not the core, I’m out.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your gaming highlights of 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I mean, if you can find and afford the games, yeah, buy them. Problem is most of the games people need to emulate are unavailable or astronomically expensive, and that’s even if you live in the west/Japan… if you leave in the rest of the world, forget it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Changing the language of “Hogwarts Legacy”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
How’s the action? It looked like you can launch people in the trailer and perform some kind of air combo. I doubt it leads to anything truly fun, but I’m curious.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Changing the language of “Hogwarts Legacy”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The game has been repacked by many people though. I don’t even know where to go to get it straight from the original person who cracked it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Changing the language of “Hogwarts Legacy”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I’d rather sail the high seas than interact with Epic, TBH.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good games to play while sick?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I replay games I’m intimately familiar with so I can just autopilot and chill.

I am more likely to watch a movie or binge a show when I’m sick than play a video game though. Sometimes I read a comic book if my eyes are OK or listen to an audiobook.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evo Japan and Las Vegas 2026 lineups announced⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Missing Persona, but I’m happy for the BBCF crowd, and having Vampire Savior on the big stage is super cool.

I’ve been considering picking up Gran Blue for some time now, so maybe I’ll watch that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Same. I’m often in the process of breaking down why I like/dislike the game, what works about it, and what doesn’t as I’m playing. I can’t give honest feedback with incomplete thoughts.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
How often do people leave reviews? I rarely see a profile with +100 reviews.

I only leave reviews after 100% completion or a lot of time (hundreds of hours) in case of fighting games where sometimes 100% is ridiculously difficult to attain (oh hi, Plus R)

I think the average time between my picking up a game and leaving a review is like 3~12 months. Definitely even more if I’m not vibing with the game.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Neath - Announcement Trailer [from Cellar Door Games, makers of Rogue Legacy]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The Rogue Legacy people made an actual roguelike, damn. Good for them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld dev isn’t impressed by "so-called" AAA, prefers indies since they "include the kind of systems you can’t find in other games"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You got anything action? I’m only aware of Lost Soul Aside.

Genokids and Spirit X Strike are indie in Early Access, and I’d be hesitant to qualify Ninja Gaiden 4 as AA.

I’ve probably come across a couple of other indies along the way, but AFAIK, that’s the whole year.

I was psyched Fatal Fury is back until freaking Cristiano Ronaldo showed up 😂 I was never an SNK fan and I’m still knees deep into other fighting games anyway so that’s alright.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld dev isn’t impressed by "so-called" AAA, prefers indies since they "include the kind of systems you can’t find in other games"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not impressed by either. I want AA games back.