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- Comment on Baldur's Gate 4 Isn't Next For Larian; Something Bigger Is Coming | Spot On | Gamespot 2 months ago:
I’m gonna disagree with that other commenter. I’d recommend starting with DOS2 before 1. DOS2 is much more refined and generally less annoying to play. And they’re separate stories, so nothing in 2 would spoil the experience of 1
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 2 months ago:
Yeah me and my buddy have been going back and forth between easiest mode and one notch up. Still a fun experience either way! Just a matter of if we want a more strategic challenge vs. being pew pew gods
- Comment on Introducing: Skull and Bones Ship's Wheel Controller 3 months ago:
Doesn’t look like they’re actually selling this wheel. Looks like it was just made for this video
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 3 months ago:
Oh I didn’t know there were leagues!
I usually just jump into 3v3 competitive for a couple matches at the end of a night, but last week I did a tournament. Made it all the way to the semifinals! Which is way further than I expected to lol
- Comment on Twisters 3 months ago:
Eh, it looks like it could be 90 minutes of fun. Hard to judge based on a trailer
- Comment on Goodbye MatPat, thanks for everything 4 months ago:
Maybe the Cheers finale, in 1993
- Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ Movie in the Works at Paramount from ‘Andor’ Director 4 months ago:
Hopefully after they saw what Haynes could do with a non-Skywalker/Palpatine Star Wars show, they’ll let him make a non-Kirk/Picard/Spock Star Trek movie. I’m ready for that
- Comment on Need help getting my dad to play Baldur's Gate 3 5 months ago:
Email GOG and ask them whether their version of BG3 works on Mac? If it ends up not working, you have a solid case for a refund
I know Steam would be ideal, but sometimes you just have to meet somebody where they are
- Comment on The only thing keeping us Millennials going at this point 5 months ago:
Blue Man show left during/after the pandemic. It’s mostly empty now
- Comment on The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play 5 months ago:
Yeah I have a usb dock with HDMI plugged into my TV, and an old Xbox One controller paired to the Deck. Basically works the same as a docked Switch
- Comment on Superb survival city-builder Against the Storm is finally finished and released 5 months ago:
Ok, yeah I’ve tried trackpadding other games on the Deck and it was an unenjoyable experience for me. Maybe I’ll try to push through again with this game
- Comment on Superb survival city-builder Against the Storm is finally finished and released 5 months ago:
Yeah I’ve tried using the Deck’s trackpads in games. I’m ok with it for an occasional menu, but I haven’t been able to enjoy it enough to use it as a primary gaming input device
- Comment on Review: Analogue Duo 5 months ago:
Ok I wasn’t try to make a judgement about the price. I’m not really in the market for something like this. I was just curious, and figured others would be too.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] What have you been watching lately? 5 months ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Disturbance_in_the_Force
Just saw “A Disturbance in the Force”, a documentary about the Star Wars Holiday Special. I was already familiar with it—I’d seen the special, the special with MST3k (or RiffTrax?) commentary, and IIRC some documentary on it a decade ago.
This one was pretty good. Lots of stuff I already knew, but still plenty new background info, more context on the TV scene in the 70s, and new interviews with some of the creators and modern pop critics.
For sure worth a watch if you’re into some coke-fueled Star Wars nonsense
- Comment on Superb survival city-builder Against the Storm is finally finished and released 5 months ago:
According to the Steam page, it does not have controller support.
I’m waiting for that too, so I can play on the Deck or on the couch
- Comment on Review: Analogue Duo 5 months ago:
And it’s $250
- Comment on Infinity Ward opens a new studio in Austin, Texas | Eurogamer 6 months ago:
They’ll get enough young people who are enchanted by the ideas of living in a “hip” city and/or making video games
- Comment on Aonic acquires VR studio nDreams for $110 million in "landmark" deal 6 months ago:
Based in Farnborough [UK], nDreams is the developer behind VR titles such as PowerWash Simulator VR, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Little Cities, Fracked, and Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity.
- Comment on 'Shadow and Bone' canceled after 2 seasons, spinoff also scrapped 6 months ago:
If you’re looking for a better show in this genre, check out His Dark Materials. It’s not as good as early GoT, and the middle of each season drags some, but overall I’d say it’s worth the watch
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
We’re all rooting for you, champ
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
The Game Awards are December 8th, for anyone wondering
- Comment on Mortal Kombat 1 Has Sold Nearly 3 Million Units in 2 Months. Will focus ion 3-4 year release cycles and live service 6 months ago:
If I’m reading the article right, there won’t be a “complete” edition. Like waiting for a “complete” edition of Fortnite or GTA Online
- Comment on Report: Bungie CEO blames layoffs on waning interest in Destiny 2 6 months ago:
One of the reasons I still play rocket league now and then. Everyone else can have all the rare cosmetics they want, and great for them.
But when the match starts, we’re all on a level playing field (lol), and when the match ends, it’s because the winning team just executed better.
- Comment on October 13 - 15, 2023 - Weekend Box Office (Estimates) 7 months ago:
Yeah the ads I saw during football were really vague, and with the title, I just assumed it was some Jesus movie like Left Behind or something. Guess I’ll check it out
- Comment on Michael Caine Announces Retirement From Acting 7 months ago:
The Italian Job is a lot of fun. Highly recommend.
- Comment on Lords of the Fallen - Official Launch Trailer 7 months ago:
Looks like the publisher said “give me Elden Ring but legally distinct”
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 02-10-2023 7 months ago:
I’m so excited to start BG3! But my co-op buddy doesn’t have a gaming PC, and it’s delayed on Xbox. It’s ok though, because we’re still enjoying a campaign in Solasta, another CRPG based on D&D rules, although with a much lower budget than BG3.
In the meantime when I have gaming time and he doesn’t, I’ve been playing through DOS2 on the Steam Deck and with some mods. It’s scratching the itch at least!
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 25-09-2023 8 months ago:
Cool, thanks. I’ll definitely look into the setup before I get one. I don’t mind fiddling to set it up, as long as once it’s set up, it’s quick and simple to use.
Yeah, between the 3DS and the Deck my portable needs are probably well covered. I have a Switch too, but I really only use that for Ring Fit Adventure anymore (the exercise game)
The Deck is a really nice piece of kit. It’s “portable” in a very different way than the 3DS though. I’m not putting the Deck in my pocket, and in the case it takes up a huge chunk of my backpack. Also it’s kinda tiring to play handheld, just because it’s so big and heavy. But for gaming for an hour or less, I really like it. Perfect for chillin on the couch while my wife watches her murder show
I’m looking forward to the ownership base growing—hopefully more games that don’t traditionally support controllers (like Civ and Cities Skylines, etc) will in the years to come. I’ve used the Deck trackpad in games a little, but it’s not an enjoyable experience.
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 25-09-2023 8 months ago:
Those little handhelds look so cool! But I just got a Steam Deck a couple months ago, and I have a modded 3DS, and I work from home and don’t really have a legitimate use for another portable system haha
Maybe I’ll get it for myself for Christmas or something. What’s the OS situation? Or more to the point, is it easy enough to add roms and emulators and navigate to the game you want each time you turn it on?
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 25-09-2023 8 months ago:
What spec? I leveled as a holy priest in vanilla, and in retrospect I think that might be the worst way to level haha. Maybe resto Druid would be worse?