Blubber28
@Blubber28@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anon experiences summer love 1 month ago:
Still a better love story than Twilight
- Comment on Breakfast time!!! 1 month ago:
I know I’m not in a great position to give culinary criticism as a Dutchman but what the actual fuck
- Comment on Aaaaah 2 months ago:
Once a month? Oh damn, that sucks.
- Comment on Aaaaah 2 months ago:
Thanks fam, thankfully it was only once (so far) and it wasn’t as bad as calf cramps, just a very awkward spot to get it.
- Comment on Aaaaah 2 months ago:
Fucking hell FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE THAT GETS THEM! I really thought I was alone as none of my friends ever had it. It get it roughly once a year and yeah it’s worse than calf cramps.
I even managed to get an armpit cramp once. Not so fun either.
- Comment on Liz Truss leaves stage in Beccles as 'lettuce' banner unfurls 2 months ago:
What I learned from this article:
- Liz Truss has no sense of humour
- Liz Truss is intimidated by a picture of lettuce with googly eyes.
Why are far-right people so fucking weird?!
- Comment on Good game soundtracks? 2 months ago:
FAR: Lone Sails
What Remains of Edith Finch
Divinity II: Original Sin
Frostpunk
These are all (mostly) non-vocal, great for some background noise. Great games too!
- Comment on If everyone is fired by AI, who's going to buy the products and services made by the companies if no one has money anymore? 3 months ago:
Yup, economics are all about “LiNe mUsT gO uP!!!” It’s infuriating as all hell for people that can actually see further than the tip of their own nose.
- Comment on Get sorted... 4 months ago:
I thought they were a fictional group created by the series Inside Job. I had never heard of them and thought “lol clowns and rap together is so random, very creative!” Today I learned it’s an actual thing…
- Comment on Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs? 4 months ago:
That does indeed make sense, thank you (and many others) for the answers!
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- Comment on TBH 6 was kind of a downgrade from 5 4 months ago:
Yeah I prefer 6 over 5 any day, but there are a few small things that 5 does do better imo. I do prefer the more serious art style of 5, and I noticed that there is a lot less actual dialogue in a civs respective language compared to 5. While I do like automatic road creation, I do also miss being able to build it manually to have more control over where units can go. Finally, I think the happiness system in Civ 6 is a bit too easy, as it can be mostly ignored and very easily fixed compared to 5. Keeping your citizens happy was much more of a challenge there.
- Comment on Sprocket: Tank Design is such a fun game! 5 months ago:
It is currently singleplayer vs bots and the scenarios are admittedly limited. However, again, single dev (at the moment). Multiplayer is on the roadmap far in the future and will likely not really be pvp as that introduces challenges for balancing.
For now though, the designer is very free in what it lets you do for the most part and has a lot of options.
If you’re on the fence, I would recommend looking up some videos on youtube that showcase the game’s capabilities. Make sure to pick a decently recent one (ergo past half year or so).
- Comment on Sprocket: Tank Design is such a fun game! 5 months ago:
While it does indeed kind of smell like an ad, keep in mind this is not some triple-A bullshit. It’s made by a single dev and has a heavily involved community on reddit and discord where competitions are hosted and suggestions are made. Regardless of tankies reputation, that kind of behaviour is not tolerated in either of those communities. I’ve been playing it on and off and have over 500 hours into it by now. It is a very niche game, but for those that like tanks and military games in general, it is a real gem.
- Comment on Cease your bigotry at once 5 months ago:
Beat me to it XD
- Comment on It's not brain surgery 6 months ago:
Not everyone can resist the tempting brussy
- Comment on This gem got removed from 196 6 months ago:
So juicy sweet
- Comment on Games that force you to make hard choices 9 months ago:
A bit of an obscure one is Roadwarden. If I remember correctly, it was made by a single person. The grafics are pixelated style, which is usually a bit of a turn off for me (I don’t need hyperrealistic, just don’t like big pixels), but the gameplay is amazing. It is a combination of a graphical novel and an RPG where choices matter. It does not have spicy real-time combat or a leveling system, but your choices in the story and of your class matter.
To give a quick introduction to the story: You start as a roadwarden, someone tasked with keeping the roads safe. You are tasked by the elite in a rich city to assess the trading prospects with a poor province up north; assess its people, infrastructure, and resources that they offer. You have a limited time to complete your task, as autumn and winter are closing in, and the nights are too dangerous to venture on the roads.
In this game, you cannot help everyone. Helping one group can condemn another, and actions that may be noble in spirit may fail spectacularly. I’ve had a lot of fun playing through this, and it is my recommendation if you don’t really care for real-time combat.
- Comment on This would be a nice temperature for Easter, not for Christmas Eve. 10 months ago:
The infuriating part here is that there are still people the think climate change is a hoax, even though we see the first effects right here, right now. Last year was similar. I remember it being like 16 degrees on New Year’s Eve. Fucking madness…
- Comment on Does the rest of the English speaking world generally understand what an American means when they say "soccer", or does it help to clarify by adding "football"? 10 months ago:
As a non-native English speaker I fully understand what it means and will happily correct it to football for you :P
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
Thanks for the recommendation! Will do
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
What Remains of Edith Finch
Kentucky Route Zero
Life is Strange
These are not the games I play the most. In terms of hours it would be Minecraft, Civilization VI, Divinity II: Original Sin, and Sprocket. And I love those games a lot, but they don’t bring me the same experience as a well made story-driven game.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a “walking simulator” in terms of gameplay, but it should really be seen as an interactive movie. As Edith Finch, you go back to the house you grew up in as a kid, and where the whole Finch family lived once. The Finch family are generally quite unfortunate and usually meet an untimely end to their lives. As you go through the house room by room, you explore Edith’s memories and the last moments of the person who died. It is only two hours long and should be played in a single sitting for the best experience. It is so far the only game where, when it was finished, I couldn’t do anything besides sitting behind the screen, staring at the credits that were rolling, feeling bittersweet awe and sadness. It is an experience that I cannot recommend enough.
Kentucky Route Zero, on the other hand, is a bit harder to recommend, because I feel it’s much more niche. It is another story driven game that takes a point and click approach to moving around. What makes it tick, though, is the sense of mystery. The game starts with a man named Conway. He is delivering a shipment of antiques - the last one before the shop will close down. He is rather lost, but gets the directions that he must go over highway zero. As you go through the game, you explore the mysterious underground highway and river of Kentucky and meet interesting people along the way - all of them with their own issues. Debt, guilt, addiction, and loss are all handled in this game. It’s tricky to recommend, as there is nothing in terms of “actual gameplay.” But for those that enjoy an interactive and unique story, it should be on your radar.
And lastly, the most famous one on my list: Life is Strange. I don’t think it needs much introduction, but for those who don’t know it: It is a game about Max, who discovers she can rewind time to a certain extent, and Chloe, her childhood friend with whom she reconnects. Don’t worry about the superpower part too much; it’s not a wacky Marvel thing, but rather a tool that is used to influence your environment and the people around you in more subtle ways. You explore Arcadia Bay and its inhabitants and learn more about Chloe as well. The game also presents you with various story choices that influence how people feel about you and react to you. Don’t expect Detroit: Become Human levels of choices matter, though.
For me, I had the pleasure of going in completely blind and playing the prequel first. While I can understand that playing the prequel after the original can make the prequel feel underwhelming, it worked out for me. In the prequel, you play as Chloe before Max returns to Arcadia Bay and get to know her and her story. Then you go into Life is Strange already caring about Chloe, which elevated the experience significantly for me. So, to those that played it too, you know the choice I made at the end ;)
- Comment on What's your favorite game through the ears of Original Soundtrack? 1 year ago:
Absolute favourite game soundtrack? Frostpunk’s OST. The soundtrack really brings home the desperation and harshness of survival in the cold. When the storm is coming and the music swells up… goosebumps. Every single time.
Divinity 2: Original Sin has a great soundtrack too. Kinda surprised I couldn’t find it in the comments. Minecraft as well. It’s very soothing and calming.
Aside from that, some smaller titles with great music: GRIS, What Remains of Edith Finch, and FAR: Lone Sails.
- Comment on What game has a great story and is worth the time investment? 1 year ago:
I want to second What Remains of Edith Finch. Tip: play it in a single go. It will take about 2 hours, but trust me when I say it’s worth it.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 is the horniest RPG I've ever played and honestly it's a bit much 1 year ago:
You know you can turn off nudity and such, right? You know you can choose not to flirt with the origin characters, right?
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 10-08-2023 1 year ago:
Same here. I’m about to enter the Underdark and I’m very excited!
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 - Hotfix #2 Now Live 1 year ago:
The annoying thing is that this was already an issue in Divinity II… Probably something to do with the engine as they made that themselves as well. I love both games a tonne, but this is definitely an issue that they seem to be repeating…
- Comment on Obscure games talk 1 year ago:
Kentucky Route Zero would probably classify as obscure. It’s not really a game, to be honest, more of a point-and-click exploration visual novel.
What do I like so much about the game and what makes it unique? Well, I personally love games that are immersive and make me feel the experience. And this particular game is probably the closest out there in terms of making you feel like you are in a dream. It’s a very weird concept, I know, but it is the only way I can describe it.
The story itself starts with a man named Conway, who is driving a delivery for Lisette’s Antiques - the last one, as the store will close forever soon. As he asks a gas station attendant for the way, he is directed to Kentucky highway zero. This road is unlike a regular road, as it goes through the caves underneath the surface, and navigating it is another matter entirely. On his way, he meets several strange people.
The story is about being lost, loss, debt, and camaraderie. How it goes is mostly set in stone, but you do influence some of the world around you as the player. I think most gamers are probably interested in obscure mechanics rather than stories, and this game lacks actual “game” mechanics. So it is certainly not for everyone. However, it is among my favourites in terms of story/experience, and I’m not the only one that enjoys it.
- Comment on Please Consider Defederating from rammy.site 1 year ago:
Not to mention actual soldiers participating too!
- Comment on [Day 11] Posting the Lemmy logo every day but I do whatever the top comment says 1 year ago:
Lemmy eats the beans to clear space on the plate for future additions