Omegamanthethird
@Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world
- Comment on My son got Nikes so he doesn't get teased. 1 week ago:
I love my chucks. I have about 10 pair I swap through. But when I was a kid, they didn’t fall apart. They just got dirty and ripped up. Worst case scenario the tops of the side rubber separated a bit or split.
But now, they will completely come apart between the bottoms and the side rubber.
- Comment on Subnautica 2 studio begs rioting fans for benefit of the doubt after leadership axed by owner Krafton: 'The team that has been working on the game day-to-day ... remains completely unchanged' 2 weeks ago:
Middle management gets the shaft all the time. It’s the yes men at the top who never get touched.
- Comment on Microsoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them all 2 weeks ago:
Even Halo 5 had redeeming qualities. I legit wish Infinite would be treated like a fan made game and ignored so they can make a Halo 6 that concludes the Promethean saga.
- Comment on What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes? 3 weeks ago:
I know Portal isn’t a shooter. But Portal made me think of them. I feel like a lot of FPSs would fit OP’s question. Half-Life 2 and most of the Halo games come to mind.
- Comment on Square Enix acknowledges Expedition 33 success as inspiration for next Final Fantasy as turn-based is still beloved by gamers 3 weeks ago:
XIII and XIII-2 were both standard turn based. It just had stacked ATB gauges. But it was still standard menu battling.
I’d argue XII was turn based too, it just let you move while the ATB gauge filled.
Final Fantasy Dimensions and World of Final Fantasy exist too. But people forget those.
- Comment on Square Enix acknowledges Expedition 33 success as inspiration for next Final Fantasy as turn-based is still beloved by gamers 3 weeks ago:
I’ve loved most of the Final Fantasy games. But the PS1 games (the golden era) were the worst about this.
Pre-PS1 typically required more thought. You had to balance magic use, item use, and of course melee. But even then you had to debate whether to spend a turn reviving your healer or try to get the victory before a team wipe.
Post PS1 you had X’s rock paper scissors battle. You had to figure out who could attack who. It wasn’t too complicated but it forced variety.
XII streamlined the auto attacking and allowed you to focus on the exceptions (enemy weak against fire, use silence, cure). That could be automated too, but I liked to handle that myself.
XIII & XIII-2 forced you to balance your jobs/classes constantly in battle.
Lightning Returna, XV, and XVI were real time.
Tactics was PS1, but it definitely required more than just attack.
The PS1 games, for the most part, could be dominated with “press X”. Most of the strategy took place outside of battle.
- Comment on Movies not starting when they are scheduled. 4 weeks ago:
I like the movie trailers. But one of the theaters i used to go to started showing 5 minutes of ads, like the premovie soda and popcorn, cars, etc. I dont go to that one anymore.
- Comment on That 16-bit Terminator 2 throwback doesn't feature Arnie's likeness, but it did license the guy who played adult John Connor for 30 seconds in the film's intro 4 weeks ago:
I was going to say, after reading the article, I was surprised to see that in the video.
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 5 weeks ago:
Jaws on the NES. I absolutely loved that game, but I found out many years later that it was hated.
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 5 weeks ago:
I loved FO3. And coming from Bethesda, I was expecting a sandbox.
Actually, do people hate FO3? I thought it was well liked, even amongst New Vegas fanatics.
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 5 weeks ago:
XII remake is my third favorite after X and VIII.
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 5 weeks ago:
I liked a lot about the original. I thought the real-time, turn-based fighting system was going to take over as the new fighting system going forward to replace the ATB as the go-to, and I was happy about it (XIII and XV would have been better for it).
The remaster raised the game to its full potential imo. Having jobs is so much better than free-for-all. And getting rid of the Zodiac Spear disqualification treasure chests is just good on my psyche.
- Comment on 'No gay, no pay': The RuneScape community is absolutely mauling Jagex's new CEO over his decision to cancel new Pride Month events 5 weeks ago:
Go woke or go broke.
- Comment on PS5’s Wolverine game finally just made an appearance after several years of silence, and it’s not dead after all 5 weeks ago:
I haven’t heard anyone question if it was still in development. I would imagine it’s almost guaranteed to be successful as long as the costs aren’t bloated.
- Comment on EG Sign in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Launch Gameplay Trailer 1 month ago:
Still no career mode for THPS4 as far as I know.
- Comment on ‘Stranger Things 5’ Premiere Date Announcement Breaks Netflix Records With 250 Million Impressions 1 month ago:
I haven’t had Netflix in probably 2 years. I’ll probably get it this year to finish watching Sandman and Stanger Things.
- Comment on Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games 1 month ago:
There are some new visuals like a visualized job tree, the map, and the revamped attack preview. Both the classic and new graphics are available.
- Comment on Undertale will be 10 years old in 3 months 1 month ago:
Metal Crusher still gets stuck in my head from time to time.
- Comment on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Now Promotes Microtransactions When You Swap Weapons 1 month ago:
I believe you. But I’m curious which one is the MTX.
- Comment on Jenna Fischer Says the Later Seasons of ‘The Office’ Are ‘Really Good’ Despite ‘Belief’ that the Show Was ‘Treading Water’ After Steve Carell’s Exit: ‘There Were Still These Amazing Storylines’ 1 month ago:
I didn’t like most of the new characters. Robert California was even worse. But I still liked the episodes overall.
- Comment on The Sandman Showrunner on Decision to End Series, Neil Gaiman Factor 1 month ago:
It’s not getting canceled. They’re finishing the story where they were planning to.
- Comment on Jenna Fischer Says the Later Seasons of ‘The Office’ Are ‘Really Good’ Despite ‘Belief’ that the Show Was ‘Treading Water’ After Steve Carell’s Exit: ‘There Were Still These Amazing Storylines’ 1 month ago:
I enjoyed every episode of the Office. I think the later seasons are just judged against the earlier seasons.
I think the same could be said about The Simpsons.
- Comment on What's your ideal TV series length and style? 1 month ago:
Whatever doesn’t feel too long. Agents of Shield had 1/3 season arcs that felt good. Legion had 3 seasons of about 10 episodes, which felt good. Any episodic show with 30 minute episodes is good.
- Comment on 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Finale Viewership Down 55% From Season 1 1 month ago:
The obvious of the fan favorite. But also, the show comes off as a lot more YA than the game since they went with a more flippant immature attitude developing their romance instead of the more serious, driven attitude from the game.
They should have made Ellie take Joel’s role and Dina take Ellie’s role.
I didn’t hate it. But they had a template.
I don’t mind changes. But it should serve a purpose. Fewer zombies makes sense to me. It’s not a video game, the suspension of disbelief is different. I like a seeing clickers basically equate to somebody probably dying. Bill made a ton of sense for a TV show.
But changing Tommy’s role, Ellie’s entire personality, their relationship, it made everything worse.
- Comment on Square Enix considered ending Final Fantasy 11 in 2024, but player interest was high enough to keep it alive even after 20+ years 2 months ago:
12 isn’t
- Comment on Cookie Clicker coming to Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S 2 months ago:
I’ve been riding Adventure Capitalist on my PS5, which doesn’t really require fast clicking. But it doesn’t have the events, so it’s been kind of slow going.
I’ll probably pick this up so I can forget about it for a month and then update.
- Comment on Nearly 5 years in, PS5 sales remain neck-and-neck with PS4 | VGC 2 months ago:
This headline would imply that PS4 users are upgrading to PS5 at almost the same rate that they upgraded or moved to the PS4.
Honestly, it’s pretty surprising considering the PS4 is still kind of a current console. I’d think a lot of people would be satisfied staying with the PS4 and still getting most of the games that are coming out.
- Comment on U8: Cheap gaming handheld for under $50 offers long battery life 2 months ago:
I plan on trying out the PS2 emulator on my phone since I have a Backbone. Maybe when I get my next phone upgrade, my old phone will be a dedicated emulator.
- Comment on Joel McHale’s ‘Animal Control’ and Denis Leary’s ‘Going Dutch’ Renewed at Fox for Next Season 2 months ago:
It’s had 3 seasons, and it’s gotten better. But I think it has found it’s voice already.
- Comment on Joel McHale’s ‘Animal Control’ and Denis Leary’s ‘Going Dutch’ Renewed at Fox for Next Season 2 months ago:
Good, Animal Control doesn’t compare to some of the best comedy television. But it’s consistently good and I’m always happy to see another episode.