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- Comment on Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew 1 week ago:
The quality of the game isn’t why The Crew makes a good target. It’s because it’s made by Ubisoft, which is based in France. And France has some pretty strict consumer protection laws. Were this, say, EA, which is based in the US, the lawsuit would be a non-starter. In adddition to that, France is a part of EU, which means Ubisoft has to comply with EU law in addition to the aforementioned French laws. So if this goes through, they will have to fight this on at least two fronts. The Crew is also a singleplayer game with an online component, which shouldn’t be necessary for the game to function, but here we are.
So to sum up: the lawsuit is not because people are super passionate for The Crew (though some probably are), but because if you’re going to make an example of a game, your best shot is suing a company which is located in a country with good customer protection laws. The Crew just happened to fit that bill.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of July 28th 3 months ago:
I started playing the first Nioh. Send help.
- Comment on Are there any voxel-rendered (if that's the term) game like Voxatron? 3 months ago:
I know, I would love to see more games using that style! Then again, I completely understand that it might be easier for some devs to use skeletal animation on voxel models instead of making a static voxel model for every frame of animation.
- Comment on Are there any voxel-rendered (if that's the term) game like Voxatron? 3 months ago:
I loved Picross 3D 2 (or Round 2 or whatever it was called) on the 3DS! As you surmised, it’s not what I’m looking for, but I’ll try to snag it the first chance I get. Thanks!
- Comment on Are there any voxel-rendered (if that's the term) game like Voxatron? 3 months ago:
It definitely qualifies! Alas, I’ve already played it. It still astounds me that the game wasn’t ported to other platforms, it was good!
- Comment on Are there any voxel-rendered (if that's the term) game like Voxatron? 3 months ago:
Much appreciated nonetheless. And yes, that’s precisely what I’m looking for.
- Submitted 3 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 11 comments
- Comment on Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tier 4 months ago:
Not surprising. Either this was their long game or MS is in crisis mode, because lately they haven’t been doing so hot.
- Submitted 6 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 5 comments
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
That’s a good one. True enough, Splatoon doesn’t go boom, it goes splat.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Nope, that goes boom, too.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Okay, then riddle me this: which shooter DOESN’T go boom?
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Raging against new slang is just gonna make us more out of touch, and intensify the feeling of being old, so I just accept it and try to keep up.
NEVER! I choose to embrace my inner geriatric and complain about kids these days and their hippy-hop music.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Oh, I’m liking this take. Get ready for “Z Shooters” and “Alpha Shooters”.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Get off my lawn and leave me to my prune juice.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
It does roll off the tongue nicely, I have to admit.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
It wasn’t? This is what Wikipedia says:
“OK boomer” or “okay boomer” is a catchphrase and internet meme that has been used by members of the Millennial generation and Generation Z (born between the early 1980s and the early 2010s) to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with baby boomers – people born in the two decades following World War II.
Who was it targeted at then?
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Hey, at least it’s shining.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
I would love to see that take place, so sign me up for the Church of the Boomest Shooter. My only real concern is where do we go from boomest?
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
No, you’re not. But I like you anyway.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Dammit! Upvoted with great begrudgement.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
Oh, they’re definitely better, no question. But by that definition, wouldn’t that make them Boom Shooters?
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
I know, but just let me have my old man yells at cloud moment.
- Comment on I hate the term "Boomer Shooter" 8 months ago:
It feels like everybody, here are just a few examples. And if that doesn’t cut it for you, Steam has a whole-ass tag for boomer shooters.
- Submitted 8 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 124 comments
- Comment on What are some good PSP games? 8 months ago:
Are action RPGs okay? If so, Ys: Oath in Felghana. It’s a remake of Ys III, which is also available on other platforms. However! The PSP version has features that other platforms do not, the main two being voice acting (other ports just have beeps when text is displayed) and a whole new mechanic, which is reminiscent of Final Fantasy’s Limit Breaks.
One potential caveat, though: this is probably the hardest entry in the series. Fights are hard, but never cheap. If you’re okay with that, you should have a good time.
- Comment on Hating Your Job Is Cool. But Is It a Labor Movement? 2 years ago:
I'm having better luck with webpage archiving sites lately. archive.org, archive.is, ghostarchive.org, stuff like that.
And here's the article without the paywall: https://archive.is/na0Lg
- Comment on [deleted] 2 years ago:
What does this thingy do?
- Submitted 2 years ago to gaming@lemmy.ml | 1 comment
- Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expected to leave once Microsoft deal closeswww.eurogamer.net ↗Submitted 2 years ago to gaming@lemmy.ml | 2 comments