ADHDefy
@ADHDefy@kbin.social
Person of considerable jank.
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- Comment on Why do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that? 7 months ago:
If you've ever heard an old guy describe a baseball or football game he watched as a kid, you've heard the story of a sports game. "It's the bottom of the 9th, the bases are full loaded, Babe Ruth steps up to bat. Everyone falls silent. The pitcher throws the ball, everyone was on the edge of their seat." This is just the climax of the story of that game. Hell, televised sporting events even have narrators (commentators).
Also, don't hate on chess lore. From what I've heard, the white bishop conspires against it's queen because it is in love with one of the rooks who, unbeknownst to the King, is secretly the lovechild of his and a young pawn who was taken by a black knight just days after birthing her baby. She left her little rook a note to be opened only after his parapets had fully developed explaining his royal birthright. What the bishop doesn't know is that the rook has no real feelings for them, but their romance is a mere manipulation because the bishop is so close to the monarchy. Or at least, that was the case in the beginning... but his feelings may have become more real than he is willing to admit.
- Comment on Why do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that? 7 months ago:
Ivan 100% Tetrises himself to save the others that have yet to fall. It's just the kind of block he is.
- Comment on Why do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that? 7 months ago:
Sure. The premise is that blocks are falling and can't be allowed to reach a certain height. There is drama in knowing that, no matter what, it will eventually reach that height. You're given the tools to fend off the inevitable for as long as you can. There's conflict, resolution, and the plot details are determined both by the decisions you make and the order the game delivers the blocks to you.
- Comment on Why do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that? 7 months ago:
Different kinds of games fulfill different interests. Minecraft and Detroit: Become Human were two of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. One has absolutely no story, one has essentially only story and is basically a long, glorified QTE.
I love both for different reasons. I love stories in general, so a game with a good story is going to hook me and I will play until I know how it ends. God of War and God of War: Ragnarok both had absolutely stellar gameplay, but the story is why I couldn't put it down. I just beat the original Alan Wake recently, and that story would have made for a fine movie or TV show, but there's a certain depth and intensity you get from a game as you are personally engaged in clawing through the poltergeist-infested wilderness for dear life, wondering how you'll make it out of this crazy situation. I'm really glad I got to experience that story as a game.
On the other hand, I also love sandboxy games like Satisfactory or Necesse that let you loose to express yourself, accomplish goals on your own terms, and basically do whatever you want. I spend a ton of time in games like that, too.
Sometimes I want to care about and connect with characters, other times I just want to build or break shit. Regardless, video games offer an excellent, interactive medium to take an active role in a predetermined story or develop your own narrative as you go.
- Comment on What game did you last finish? What did you think of it? 7 months ago:
It was really good! It expanded on the story in really interesting ways.
- Comment on What game did you last finish? What did you think of it? 7 months ago:
Over Halloween weekend, I beat the original Alan Wake for the first time. It was a blast. I got really engaged in the story and couldn't put it down. I was shocked at how well it held up. The graphics were a tad dated, but they were still pretty good and everything else made about the game felt like it could have come out last year. I think I bought the game in like 2014, so finally playing it was a real victory for my backlog. lol
- Comment on What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises? 7 months ago:
Just beat it a few weeks ago, it was a great time. The set pieces are jaw-dropping at times.
Multiplayer def has a learning curve, but it's fantastic.
- Comment on What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises? 7 months ago:
Nexomon Extinction and Siralim Ultimate are great monster collecting games.
- Comment on UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection is coming to GOG 7 months ago:
Cool, but please just release the Nathan Drake collection on PC 🥲
- Comment on Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space? 8 months ago:
He's got enough problems
- Comment on Squadron 42: Hold The Line 8 months ago:
Did they get Gillian Anderson for this fucking game?! lol
- Comment on Is there an alternative to "motherfucker" that people would actually use? 8 months ago:
Who is scrolling reddit calling people "dipclown" or "trumpstick"?
- Comment on What do you call the next major American holiday which will occur on Monday, October 9th? - Lemmy.world 8 months ago:
Where I live, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.
- Comment on Adventure Time: Fiona and Cake 8 months ago:
Just finished it tonight, it was really excellent. My only complaint was that Kumail Nanjiani didn't return as Prismo because a stupid communication error with his management team. :(
With that heartbreak aside, it was a truly great watch.
- Comment on Are there any prince movies for kids? 8 months ago:
Zuko's a prince! He's not an awesome role model, but he's an outstanding character and there are some great lessons to be learned from watching him over the course of the whole series.
- Comment on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Gets Sept. 19th Release Date On Paramount+ 9 months ago:
It was great! Very funny, lots of heart, gorgeously animated.
- Comment on Why did Japanese samurai shave the tops of their heads, leave the sides long, and have a small pony tail tied in the back? 9 months ago:
I have it on PS4 and I've been itching to replay it, but I've been (foolishly) waiting on a PC release to replay. At this point, I think I'm just gonna go for it and play on PS4 again, cause I don't think it's happening any time soon. lol
- Comment on Spider-Man: No Way Home Director Confirms What We All Suspected About the Ending 10 months ago:
Just you wait until we get to the prequel septology dedicated to Uncle Ben getting shot.
- Why have there been large coalitions of countries throughout history that come together to draft agreements about the boundaries of war and what constitutes a war crime (like the Geneva Convention), but none have ever made war itself a crime?kbin.social ↗Submitted 11 months ago to [deleted] | 9 comments