anakin78z
@anakin78z@lemmy.world
- Comment on Thoughts on Mario Kart World 2 weeks ago:
Driving to tracks is 100% a chore. It’s made me not enjoy any new racing game in the last 5 years. I really hope this game has an option to skip that and jump right into a race. I don’t look forward to wrangling my family to drive to the same track just to start a race. I’m sure at least one of my kids would drive in the opposite direction because they think it’s funny.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #8 3 weeks ago:
I still don’t use gog much. Last game I got there was free through Amazon prime, I think. It was Lego star wars episode 1, and while I usually really enjoy the Lego games, controller support was totally busted, so I ended up not giving it much time. 🙁
- Comment on Is Baldurs Gate 3's voice acting so great that it ruined other games for me? 3 weeks ago:
Having just played Veilguard and Origins back to back, that’s a hard disagree from me. The voice acting was top notch. 🤷
- Comment on Is Baldurs Gate 3's voice acting so great that it ruined other games for me? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t really see it being a sandbox. I mean, all answers are given, and you select from those choices. That’s the same as other games that have pc vo. I feel like it would have made more sense to have no voice options at all, and to just get rid of the ridiculous quips. That way, you create your own voice in your head. In no universe would the character I created complain about having to put her hands onto everything before opening a door.
Anyway, not a big deal, but like I said, it was a bit jarring.
- Comment on Is Baldurs Gate 3's voice acting so great that it ruined other games for me? 3 weeks ago:
All the dragon Age games, really.
- Comment on Is Baldurs Gate 3's voice acting so great that it ruined other games for me? 3 weeks ago:
One thing I find jarring about BG3 is the lack of vo for the player character. It seems like a weird omission in this day and age. (Not counting the dumb ‘I clicked here, so my player has to say something’ vo. Like, shut the fuck up with your dumb chess references, Gale!)
- Comment on What are your favorite Switch exclusives? 5 weeks ago:
Specifically Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle. The sequel was a massive disappointment.
- Comment on Gaming has a polarization problem 1 month ago:
People don’t accept that, perhaps, something isn’t just “not for them”
I think this is my favorite comment on this whole thread.
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- Comment on 4 Months After Launch, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Headlines PlayStation Plus March 2025 Lineup 1 month ago:
It was the first Dragon Age game I played, and I loved it.
- Comment on Avowed | Review Thread 2 months ago:
Ooo, I loved Veilguard, so maybe I’ll love this, too.
- Comment on Monster Hunter: World sold over a million copies just in the last 3 months, despite being 7 years old 2 months ago:
I bought it a few months back. Looking at my play time, I guess I didn’t care for it too much. Oh well, I guess it’s better to buy that on sale and see if you like it, than plopping down more money when the new one comes out.
- Comment on Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to receive its final update 2 months ago:
Yes, the combat is awesome. I just played Origins, and sure, there were a lot of opportunities for my character to be a dick, but I really wonder how many people choose those options. I didn’t. I liked how close you could get to the companions in Veilguard. It felt much more impactful in the end game.
- Comment on Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to receive its final update 2 months ago:
I, for one, loved it. That may not be true for a lot of people, but I’m glad the game was made.
- Comment on Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to receive its final update 2 months ago:
The game was really solid right from launch, so I guess it’s not lacking any updates. Bummer that it’s perceived as such a failure.
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 3 months ago:
Playing Solasta. Our D&D group had fallen apart, and we just didn’t seem to be able to get a new game together. Solasta scratched that D&D itch like no game before it has. My wife got really into it, too, so we ended up playing for hundreds of hours together.
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 3 months ago:
This is my last one, too. First time playing it, about 30 hours in now. Planning to play through all the older DA games before doing another playthrough of Veilguard.
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 3 months ago:
Oh, I didn’t even realize it’s already out!
- Comment on Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good 3 months ago:
I just played Dragon Age Veilguard, and I’m now playing Dragon Age Origins, which was released 15 years ago. The difference in graphics and animation are startling. And it has a big effect on my enjoyment of the game. Origins is considered by many to be the best in the series, and I can see that they poured a ton into story options and such. But it doesn’t feel nearly as good as playing Veilguard.
Amazing graphics might not make or break a game, but the minimum level of what’s acceptable is always rising. Couple that with higher resolutions and other hardware advances, and art budgets are going to keep going up.
- Comment on What game surprised you with their length? 4 months ago:
I just started Inquisition. I’m looking forward to learning more about the characters that appear in the Veilguard.
- Comment on What game surprised you with their length? 4 months ago:
Well, it crashed on launch, for one. I saw there’s a ‘4GB’ fix, but that doesn’t let me launch from steam, and I wanted to stream to the steam deck, where I do almost all my gaming these days.
I really loved Veilguard, but I’ve definitely seen people who played Origins complain about it. I thought the characters, story, and combat were fantastic though.
- Comment on What game surprised you with their length? 4 months ago:
I just finished The Veilguard at 68 hours. I loved it, but haven’t played Origins. I bought it, but refunded after I saw how buggy and unsupported it is on new hardware these days. Maybe they’ll have a remaster some day, since everyone seemed to love it.
- Comment on What are some great games that require you to bust out a notebook and pen? 4 months ago:
Hah, I actually just busted out pen and paper for Dragon Age Veilguard, although it was to compare companion stats, and nothing to do with the story.
- Comment on Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play? 4 months ago:
This actually sounds like depression. Being unable to find joy, and then unsuccessfully searching for it in places where you used to find it. I would consider talking to a professional if you can.
Or try Dragon Age Veilguard.
- Comment on Whatever happened to racing games 5 months ago:
I miss good arcade racers. I don’t remember the name of them, but I remember on the Xbox or 360 there were some really fun ones where you race around cities and nice landscapes. You could just jump in with friends and race. These days any racing game I try is like a job. Oh, you want to race? First drive to the garage, pick your car, talk to the mechanic, then spend 20 minutes driving to the race track. Mario Kart is about the only fun racing game I can think of, but I’d prefer something with real cars.
- Comment on Are PVOD Rental Prices Going Up? ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: All $24.99 5 months ago:
I disagree. Paying $25 for a family of 4 and having the added bonus of not putting up with theater bullshit (e.g. ridiculous candy prices and asshole people) seems like a damn good deal.
- Comment on Day 1 of someone finally posting screenshots from a screenshot-worthy game, until I forget to post screenshots 6 months ago:
At this point the screenshot thing needs it’s own sub
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 8 months ago:
I was thinking more of an open API of how the game interacts with multiplayer services, so that in theory anyone could setup a server, or server services. In practice I completely agree with you though. Nobody wants to do the whole “Oh wait, you’re on that server? I have an account with that other server” thing. Steam, or some other party, would just become the defacto place.
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 8 months ago:
Oh, it would be super fun if you’re into the game, as long as it doesn’t become a job, which it might.
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 8 months ago:
I could see this leading to standardizing and outsourcing multiplayer services, which would be interesting.
That being said, before that happens, as a developer I’d be like: here’s a zip file with all of our proprietary stuff ripped out. Have fun spending the next few months getting it to work well. Congratulations, you’re now supporting a game that did poorly enough for us to drop it.
But seriously, go sign it. Long term it should be a good thing.