kurcatovium
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- Comment on What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ? 1 week ago:
For me it’s either almost all of them or pretty much none, depending on point of view.
I consider myself being quite a gamer, maybe a little old school one, but gamer nonetheless. I grew up with DOS classics like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Civilization, UFO: Enemy Unknown, Quest for Glory, Heroes of Might & Magic, Ishar, Betrayal at Krondor, TES: Arena, etc. Supply was very limited so I played those plenty times. I did read game magazines at that time, drooling over pictures of games I could never get, kept informed about new releases… And I do keep quite specific taste and quirks to this day.
I do like RPG, even though they are very time consuming and there’s not that much free time. I keep hoarding them and telling myself I’ll play them later. Same goes for my other preferred genre: turn based strategies. I like me some slow paced turn based combat and exploration, but man, that time investment is brutal. My third preferred genre is FPS, either this new/old “boomer shooter” phenomenon or some good story driven game (like e.g. Half Life). Last, but not least, is something I’d call “casual games” which might include everything from Slay the Spire, Inscryption to Golf with your friends or Megabonk. Those are games I like and play (or just dream about playing) and the rest is… just what you ask.
- FIFA and other sports? I don’t like it. I might get why there are people playing it, but buying actual rooster each year for full price? No way.
- Souls like? Not for me. I want to relax, not feel like I have to work hard non-stop to not die. There’s enough of that in real life. I still get why some people might like the challenge, but not me.
- RTS? I know it’s pretty much dead genre, but I never liked it. I don’t have that fast reflexes and fast tactical decision making, so I prefer TBS where I can plan my actions in peace. Enough stress IRL, no need to add it in game…
- Competitive online games? Same as above. Too fast, too stressful, to gain what?
- Plenty of others, don’t want to put wall of text.
I do understand people are different and have different taste and that’s alright. This is just my personal take. That’s why I said it’s either all or none. If I’d be strict and focus just on my personal prefs, most games would fall into “why do people play them?” But when I look from the broader side, people play games they like, so its alright.
But man… there’s one exception, that’s despicable no matter the point of view. Grinding&gambling addict games -those should be banned worldwide for humanity’s sake.
- Comment on Why are Steam games priced unfairly in Euros indifferent to where one resides? 5 weeks ago:
I’d say the other option is being patient gamer. I only buy at discounts year(s) after release. It’s a win win in my book:
- it’s way cheaper
- no beta testing, games are patched by the time
- the moment of purchase I might have a PC that is powerful enough for older game
- if the game had denuvo, it would probably be gone at the time due to its licensing costs
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 12th 5 weeks ago:
You’re right. It’s not point and click adventure. The controls resembles it though, you point and click and Andreas goes there. That’s where similarities end.
Also you have a point the pacing is really slow. The game I played before Sentiment was Amid Evil, which is old school fast paced boomer shooter, so the switch was pretty brutal. But in the end it felt somehow “relaxing”? So much shit happens so fast IRL so I found myself coming to the game to actually enjoy the slow progression. But I can see how people might dislike it. I like reading books and I read slow so I’m used to slow progression.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 12th 5 weeks ago:
I finished Pentiment yesterday. It’s fantastic. I was fighting with clunky controls a bit at the start, but I’m really glad I did not give up.
RPG elements (i.e. character progression) are very basic, gameplay-wise it’s like crossbreed between point and click adventure and walking (& talking) simulator. No action whatsoever, just walking and talking. And still it’s a great game. How? It’s all about the story, characters and your interactions with them. All writing is great, as we can expect from Obsidian. The entire game I wanted to progress further and further just to see what happens next, how people react to what you do, how tables turn and the game did not disappoint in this regard. Also art style, sound effects (writing sounds when dialogs roll) and fragments of music helps it a lot to get that “medieval” atmosphere.
I won’t spoil the story in case there are still people who haven’t played it yet. I’ll just tell the game has three acts, where first one is the most non-linear and open and each subsequent one is more narrow and linear as the story continues. And while it might look like it’s limiting, it fits the storytelling well, so no problem with me. There are quite a few story twists during the game so I honestly enjoyed it a lot and I didn’t know how it would wrap up to the very end.
The game gets 5/5 from me and I can highly recommend it to everyone seeking calm gameplay focused on story and characters. It is similar to games like Disco Elysium in this regard, although the gameplay is still very different.
- Comment on How will you celebrate? 1 month ago:
I wasn’t hungry anyways…
- Comment on So why are Indian curries so popular in the UK? (interest in culinary perspectives). 2 months ago:
I’m not British, but my love for indian food was honestly started by Lister praising it so much.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 months ago:
I almost threw up
- Comment on Games with friends 2 months ago:
It’s a bit stretch, but you can try Golf with your friends. It’s fun, mostly casual, but can be also pretty intense.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
South Park?
- Comment on What do you guys think of Crimson Desert? 3 months ago:
It’s the impression it makes on me. I might be wrong, I might be right, we’ll see.
- Comment on What do you guys think of Crimson Desert? 3 months ago:
Every single video I’ve seen, every single article I’ve read screams overhyped bullshit. The game looks extremely bland, shallow and generic to me. Sure it has nicely polished visuals but apart from that? Nothing.
- Comment on Moder games with Abuse-like controls scheme? 4 months ago:
I’ve recently played Carrion and although you’re controlling the monster there it felt very much like Abuse to me. Apart from mouse and keyboard controls, it has very similar art style and art direction with very nice “old school” pixel art. Very mich recommended.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 4 months ago:
Can Valve be still considered developer?
- Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur 5 months ago:
He tried a jedi force trick to stop the punch. And failed.
- Comment on This, a pen, and coffee 5 months ago:
It’s too bad Remaster lost all the mushy colours vibe OG Oblivion had…
- Comment on 5 months ago:
Nah, just download more RAM and be good… /s
- Comment on 5 months ago:
How? I’ve seen photo of inside, there’s nothing. You can replace m.2 and that’s it.
- Comment on 5 months ago:
I mean crippled like it is “as is”, no space to expand, tinker, swap parts. I’ve also seen a rumor it’ll have locked BIOS, but I hope that’s just a rumor.
- Comment on 5 months ago:
That sucks. I hoped Valve would price it competitively to boost the sales and adoption. But why would I buy this “crippled” PC for the same price I can buy retail? The main gripe for me is Gabecube has no room for upgrade, not even second drive, nothing. Which obviously is not the case with self built PC.
Don’t get me wrong I still like the idea, but the price just must make sense.
- Comment on Valve has ‘a pretty good idea’ of what Steam Deck 2 is going to be, but it’s not ready yet [VGC] 6 months ago:
I doubt the same hw is an option, given roughly 150W TDP on cube…
- Comment on Anyone else disappointed by Steam's current Next Fest? 7 months ago:
Well, I believe there are ways where AI is helpful in games. Like brute force translation to languages nobody would pay translator for. Or some automation of world. Or maybe populating world with objects. Or modeling character visuals. But why would anyone want game with story, gameplay loop or quests made by AI? Or AI made lore? Dafuq is that?!
- Comment on Opera wants you to pay $19.90 per month for its new AI browser 7 months ago:
You’ll finally get rid of some of those unneeded $$ every month…
- Comment on Looking for a PC FPS with deep gunplay, where NPC enemies are humans 8 months ago:
I don’t see Soldier of Fortune mentioned, so this is my pick. Yes, it’s old, but back in the day it had the best gun play I saw. Haven’t played it in over decade, but it can’t be that bad, can it?
- Comment on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is richly authentic, intriguingly written, dripping with brooding atmosphere, and… not very fun to play, unfortunately 8 months ago:
Come on, it’s one persons opinion. Let me believe a little longer.
- Comment on Star Citizen fans sigh deeply, rub their foreheads as developer casts doubt on Squadron 42's 2026 release: 'I don't know if we're going to make it' 8 months ago:
Well actually he's doing it right now. And people are happy to pay him for it.
- Comment on Star Citizen fans sigh deeply, rub their foreheads as developer casts doubt on Squadron 42's 2026 release: 'I don't know if we're going to make it' 8 months ago:
I honestly believe SC will also release at some point in somewhat final shape. But that point is still far far away... Until then they'll be teasing us with more promises and will continue practice of their "development as a service" business.
- Comment on Star Citizen fans sigh deeply, rub their foreheads as developer casts doubt on Squadron 42's 2026 release: 'I don't know if we're going to make it' 8 months ago:
It's already a Daikatana and Duke Nukem Forever combined...
- Comment on The Final Stretch Towards Release - Skyblivion Development Diary 9 months ago:
Official Remaster is meh, so I hope this will be the "remaster" everyone wants.
I'm also very much interested in Skywind. Even more than this one, as Morrowind is one of my favorite games of all times.
- Comment on what video game deserves to be in a museum? 9 months ago:
Amazing list. I personally would add couple games, that defined my "gaming hobby":
- XCOM/UFO: Enemy Unknown - not sure how this fits in the list, but it was ground breaking for me: perfect blend of micro- and macro management, strategical decisions, tactical battles, what a great game and so much memories of it (and I'd put honorable mention of Jagged Alliance 1&2 here, 'cause they are very similar concept)
- Civilization - genius idea, one of the 4X pioneers, easy to pick up, hard to master, and so much replay value; its overall depth is quite a feat, especially given it's from 1991, no wonder the franchise is still alive and well now
- Fallout - esp. 1 & 2 might not be the best gameplay-wise, but their world building, characters and atmosphere are excellent... and everyone knows the legendary intro "War, war never changes..."
- Planescape: Torment - similar to above, amazing world, unbelievable story, one of a kind game
- Gothic - mainly 1&2 were simply awesome, there are no barriers (ahem), the world is your to explore, but it's deadly so you have to plan your progress, nothing is streamlined for you; I can't remember different game with such a vibe (other than piranha bytes later production)
- VtM: Bloodlines - kind of similar to Deus Ex, but also taking from the table top; and in my book it has THE best atmosphere of all the games I've played
- Witcher - this might be just European thing, but playing especially W1 felt kind of like folklore fairy tale from childhood turned into pretty grim adult game
- Disco Elysium - this is probably the only "sort of new" game that I've played and which definitely deserves a place in the list, great characters, amazing story and writingthere are plenty of others too, but my brain farts
- Comment on what video game deserves to be in a museum? 9 months ago:
Nah, just bury that shit into desert... /s