MagnificentSteiner
@MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip
- Comment on Lazy weekend with my Switch Lite and Octopath Traveler 6 days ago:
I haven’t played any earlier ones as they’re a bit old for my tastes. I’ve completed Ys VIII and played some of Ys IX but couldn’t say much about it. When I searched the same question before I started, the consensus seemed to be start with Ys VIII then Ys IX. The games aren’t in chronological order though so just play what seems interesting.
The newer one, Ys X Nordics, I also haven’t played due to the controversy surrounding it (they released it in Oct 2024 then a couple of months later announced a different version that was released in Feb 2026 with more content and QOL added - if you wanted the update you had to buy the whole game again!).
- Comment on Lazy weekend with my Switch Lite and Octopath Traveler 1 week ago:
Can’t say I have a favourite one to play as when I finish one I rarely go back. My favourites that I’ve played so far are Dragon Quest XI, Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana and Ruined King.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
I reckon they’ll be fine. Crate seems to be a very well run studio that so far (for 18 years) makes pretty sensible decisions.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
This is actually the last expansion for it.
They have said they’re doing Grim Dawn 2 but it’ll be quite a few years until it’s out (like 2030+). They’re working on an RTS set in Cairn (the setting of Grim Dawn) which they’ve developed their own engine for. While working on that they got the itch to do one last expansion for Grim Dawn. Once the RTS is done they’ll fork the engine to make Grim Dawn 2.
This is from an interview that Chris Wilson (of PoE fame) did with Arthur Bruno (CEO of Crate Entertainment who make Grim Dawn).
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 1 week ago:
once they’re on GoG they’re essentially free.
Unlike all the ones on Steam that never get pirated? Steam DRM is so easy to bypass it may as well not exist. Also, unlike GoG, you can add your pirated game to Steam and play multiplayer.
There’s no way Steam don’t know this is happening which means there’s no way it’s not intended (especially given Gaben’s stance on piracy).
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 1 week ago:
Other stores have DRM free games too. For example Cyberpunk 2077 is DRM free on Steam. DRM, for the most part, is forced by publishers rather than stores.
- Comment on Contemplating on playing a controversial developer's bought game 2 weeks ago:
Every single response here says to play it… WTF are you on about?
- Comment on Contemplating on playing a controversial developer's bought game 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, you’re gonna have to go with battlenet for that for mods or pvp. At least it’s an actual good game that Blizzard made and they haven’t ruined it!
I have a complete boycott on all things Blizzard too but I wouldn’t feel bad about playing SC2. I would feel bad for playing WoW, D4 or Overwatch as those have many scummy practices and I’d feel like I was supporting them.
- Comment on Contemplating on playing a controversial developer's bought game 2 weeks ago:
If it’s Diablo 2/3, Warcraft 1/2/3 or Starcraft 1/2 you can get those through other means. If it’s World of Warcraft there are private servers. Only Overwatch and Diablo 4 would strictly need to use battlenet.
- Comment on After laying off thousands, Ubisoft says losing "key talents and skills" is a big danger for the company 2 weeks ago:
I think the C in C-suite stands for Claude or ChatGPT now xD
- Comment on "You Can't Rule Out The Possibility That Executives Are Idiots" - John Carmack On Microsoft's Gutting Of id Software 3 weeks ago:
It’s funny how people flip flop between game pass causing bad sales, and game pass being a gigantic flop that no one pays for, depending on the point they want to prove.
I assume you have previous comments of mine about Gamepass to prove your point? If not (which is the case), then this just seems like a weak whataboutism.
Reviews mean nothing if the game doesn’t sell. It flopped. Microsoft wouldn’t gut a studio that made a successful game.
Well, that’s where the point about Gamepass comes in. People would play it there in lieu of purchasing it. Hence my use of the word sabotage.
That all said, I don’t expect you’ll understand this. Your comment history reads like you’re trying to win a Defender of the Status Quo and Capitalism award.
- Comment on "You Can't Rule Out The Possibility That Executives Are Idiots" - John Carmack On Microsoft's Gutting Of id Software 3 weeks ago:
87% positive reviews on Steam doesn’t seem like a flop to me.
Unless you mean overall sales… but in that case iD was completely sabotaged by Microsoft’s Gamepass.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
A sniff of AI?
You posted it in r/vibecoding xD
Also, your website is maxing out one of my CPU cores lmao
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 4 weeks ago:
There are many DRM free games on Steam that don’t require the Steam client to run once downloaded
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 4 weeks ago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAX0gnZ3Nw
Watch, learn.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 4 weeks ago:
This video explains everything about SKG. It was made by the guy who started the SKG movement.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 5 weeks ago:
You can buy DRM free games from many places.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 5 weeks ago:
Any media you buy is a license because you’re only buying a copy, not the original.
Watch this by the guy who started Stop Killing Games. Then you can stop parroting the corporate wet dream that we don’t own stuff we buy.
- Comment on Am I just bad at games??? 5 weeks ago:
If you’re playing like a completionist it’s more like 54hrs!
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 5 weeks ago:
It’s not. You’re just talking absolute nonsense and I’ll not spend anymore time talking to you ignorant naysayers.
Here, educate yourself… www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUAX0gnZ3Nw
- Comment on British Charlie Kirk wannabe beaten up debating people in Manchester 1 month ago:
subjects of the British Empire
He’s gonna lose his shit when he finds out about Suez.
- Comment on Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, universal controller support, and much more 1 month ago:
Many games are DRM free on Steam too. Cyberpunk 2077 for example. The Steam DRM is at the publisher/developer’s discretion, not Steam’s.
Steam DRM itself is trivially bypassed which is surely intended.
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 1 month ago:
That’s just not true. Inform yourself to save future embarrassment.
You are confusing licensing and terms of service.
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 1 month ago:
This is not true. Don’t spread this false “you don’t own your games” narrative.
You buy a perpetual license for a copy of the game. It’s called a license because you are not buying the actual game but a copy. It’s exactly the same way other software works as well as music and other media.
The whole point of SKG is that we do own our games but publishers are trying to act otherwise.
Here, Ross who started SKG explains it better.
- Comment on Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will officially begin on June 25 1 month ago:
- Comment on Microsoft CEO says "YouTube monetizes Xbox better than we do", ahead of expected layoffs | Satya Nadella bemoans performance of Xbox 1 month ago:
LMAO, it’s like these people don’t realise that they are in charge!
- Comment on European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames 1 month ago:
Uh, they are the EU.
- Comment on European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames 1 month ago:
TLDR “we have been successfully lobbied/bribed/corrupted into doing nothing (we may end up making it easier for publishers to do whatever they want)”.
Lot of EU supremacist/jingoist gamers gonna be feeling some serious cognitive dissonance tonight.
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 1 month ago:
Yeah, it’s definitely less sand-boxy than Skyrim but I think it’s in the same vein.
There’s definitely a few playthroughs to be had with the different classes and NG+.
- Comment on PC Games like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1 month ago:
Avowed
