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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve always been a mid-range gamer. When I was younger, that’s just what I could afford. As I’ve grown older, I didn’t see the point of spending more for high end. Mid-range already feels too expensive. But luckily, the parts last for 5 years easily.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  When I was 5 or 6, my grandmother got a NES and three games. One was Crystalis.

  Me and my two cousins played the game in turns, and we eventually got to the first boss, which was quite an achievement because there are puzzle elements to the game.

  We could not beat this boss. Several years later, I have my own NES and I borrow Crystalis. I’m pretty sure I got to that boss again and realized something. Hitting him produced a sound that no other monster had. It sounded like hitting solid glass. I finally intuited that I wasn’t strong enough and leveled up to level 3, and wouldn’t you know it, I beat the boss.

  It’s one of my all time favorite retro games. It was so ahead of its time. Worth playing if you’ve never tried it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon uses Windows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d been a Windows user for around 30 years and I’d probably qualify as a fanboy. I’m sure I hit all seven stages of grief to some extent over Windows’ enshittification.

  But switching to Linux has given me all the good feelings about my computer. So I’m good now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While the Switch 2 has better hardware, that’s only a tiny piece of the value proposition. The Deck is leagues better in value. I guarantee it will be able to play new release games for another 10 years. You can’t say that for the Switch 2. It won’t be able to play all of the new releases, sure, but thousands more than the Switch 2.

  And that’s not to mention the tens of thousands of games the Deck can play now that the Switch 2 will never be able to play.

  The truth is that hype and FOMO are powerful drugs that push gamers to constantly shell out their hard earned money to chase the newest things.

  And, to an extent, I get it. There is something to be said about playing games when they come out and experiencing that moment with other gamers. There’s a sort of fraternal feeling about it.

  But if you can step back from that and be patient, you can play all the games you have time for and not play into their trap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s part of the issue, though. Sometimes they sell trash for high prices, too. Sometimes they sell the same game across three console generations and increase the price.

  There are way more issues with Nintendo than just whatever your beef with Smash is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't Afford A Nintendo Switch 2? Buy A Switch 1, Nintendo Says - Insider Gaming⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  MK 8 is also a previous generation title that Nintendo got to double dip on already.

  MK night be a good value proposition for some folks. It’s still too expensive. I have games that I’ve paid $20, $10, sometimes even less for that I’ve gotten more play time out of. Play time to cost is not a good argument.

  Let me also contrast with some of Nintendo’s worst practices, like selling 3 old Mario games with no enhancements, that are just emulated, for $60.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't Afford A Nintendo Switch 2? Buy A Switch 1, Nintendo Says - Insider Gaming⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  FOMO is a helluva drug.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because they are one of the most consumer hostile gaming companies. The only redeeming quality is their games are usually top notch. I personally refuse to give them any more money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asking the important questions.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember sitting in the hall during school as a second grader taking to a friend. I said, “I wonder if you farted in a balloon if it would float.” A teacher overheard me and scolded me about it, for some reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Years of Struggling To Be Noticed, My Indie Game Was Covered By VICE⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because of Proton and also how shit can just break on Linux (see the current glibc fiasco), it might be better to have just a Windows version.

  I when I play a game, I don’t even notice if it’s Linux native unless the game specifically tells me it’s a Linux build.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doordash deserves it's fate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To me, going and picking up food IS the lazy option. I refuse to be lazier than that. I mean, that’s not true. If delivery was free, I’d use it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a better sequel than Terminator 2?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had never seen the original until right before watching the sequel. While I really appreciate the original, I had no real expectations from the sequel, but it still blew me away.

  I honestly can’t say I’ve ever seen a better sequel. Especially not so long after the first one came out. It’s pretty amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a better sequel than Terminator 2?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The first movie I saw with Gosling was Lars and the Real Girl. I didn’t get his appeal then, but I do now. I should watch that movie again because as weird as that movie is, I think his performance is stellar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a better sequel than Terminator 2?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People who grew up with the original will probably flay me for this.

  Bladerunner 2049 was a better movie than Bladerunner. It took everything that was great about the original and improved upon it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode is Out Now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Look at your banks and credit cards features. Some of them have virtual cards that you can use. They’re temporary numbers you can use to buy things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode is Out Now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good to know. I thought it was behind on features.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode is Out Now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The free version is out of date because they’ve been putting all of their effort into the steam version. It’s with every penny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode is Out Now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t speak to what it was like pre steam, but they have updated it in the past to be much better. It’s in the patch notes somewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Based Red Dead⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Coming from 4chan, I read it as loser whinging about “woke”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t think it’s just Arch , though. IIRC it’s also immutable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what was the last game you played in 2024?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Caves of Qud. I was playing it when the clock hit midnight because I lost track of time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guy never bought a game on the Epic Store... Owns 200+⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Valve bootlickers

  It ain’t like that, kiddo. I support other stores like GoG, too. I just refuse to ever use EGS unless they completely change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m tired of “I’m tired of pretending”.

  It’s almost as annoying as “who says X can’t Y”.

  They’re so rhetorically empty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alec Baldwin's Rust Case Is Over, Prosecutor Drops Manslaughter Appeal⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rule #1 of firearms safety is to not point a gun at anything you don’t want to shoot.

  How the fuck would that work in a movie, exactly?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this container safe to be reheated in an air fryer?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the spirit!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I predict that this post will get approximately 01000011100101100000000000000000⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  BigDecimal go brrrr

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I bought an HP Laptop with 8gb of Ram...and was suppose to be 256gb SSD. I downloaded one game and its all the way down to 80. Is there any free software to download to help?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s funny the biases that crop up in these threads. Another poster says to format the drive and reinstall windows with de-bloating software and that gets upvoted while probably being a more complex process than installing Linux.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Outer Worlds 2 no longer exclusive to Xbox, is now coming to PS5 – WGB⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fanboying consoles and platform exclusives are old and lame. Get with the times, grampa.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has any country actually _solved_ the housing crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also as if people of the “same culture” aren’t equally as hard to live around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Shopping Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments In The U.S.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed on all fronts. I’d love to live in something like this as long as the mall had stores in it I liked. Like a true mixed use building.