Zerfallen
@Zerfallen@lemmy.world
- Comment on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered confirmed by ESRB rating 2 months ago:
That’s a “port”.
A “remaster” is traditionally more focused on a rerelease with improved graphic fidelity, details, resolution, possibly lower-effort improvements to models and geometry, but basically the same game, slightly modernised with better modern compatibility.
A “remake” would be a complete overhaul of the modelling, QoL improvements, or reimagining some systems potentially including game engine. Eg, the FF7 remake.
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 3 months ago:
Looks cool, it’s also in an “acid fantasy” bundle… new genre unlocked.
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 3 months ago:
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 3 months ago:
Gauntlet
- Comment on What are some good games worth buying on play store? 4 months ago:
Dead Cells Titan Quest Worms WMD
- Comment on Indie games using retro graphics 5 months ago:
It also means more people can play on more hardware, it typically focuses the experience, it makes the interactive elements more visually distinguishable from the background graphics, it’s cheaper/faster to produce so less incentive to bloat with MTX to recoup massive investments, the scope is smaller so can be better aligned with a singular cohesive artistic vision, and the limited graphics encourages stylisation and artistic decisions when ‘photo real’ becomes not an option to target.
Also you don’t need to wait 10+ years for a game, just to receive a bloated mess where you only engage with 20% of the content yet had to wait for 100% of the development time, since at that point the investment demands it has to appeal to every possible consumer, only to still get a buggy unfinished release due to the massive scope. /rant. Anyway, indies are great and i love short games too.
- Comment on Today, it has been 6 years since The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser 6 months ago:
Including Oblivion. I enjoyed it but it was a huge disappointment to me coming out of Morrowind. Bethesda reputation for me has been on Morrowind credit this whole time.
- Comment on The Star Fox-style roguelite whose dev refused to use AI voices to cut costs is adding an entire "anti-capitalist revenge" campaign about a cat-girl destroying AI 6 months ago:
Maybe a good balance could be a human voice actor for main dialogue, supported by ai trained on their main dialogue to voice sidequest and deep lore dialogue. It could enable fully voiced dialogue-heavy games that would otherwise be too expensive to produce, something like generative RPGs or Morrowind, if all the books could be voiced, and more easily translated while remaining fully voiced. But keeping humans to fill the main campaign contributions, emotional beats and determine character personality. I’m just comparing Morrowind to Oblivion, which was voiced, but the dialogue and conversation trees were heavily reduced in volume as a result.
- Comment on Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter 7 months ago:
shoota
- Comment on Which Mortal Kombat games across the years should I start with? 8 months ago:
MK2 was my first, and i still think it’s one of the best, or the most classic. MK1, the roster is too small and it’s too basic. MK2 is where it embraces the classic MK vibes. UMK3 remixes that with more modern styling and character elements, which was interesting in progression, but I think you could skip straight from MK2 to Trilogy and just drop in the deep end of the character craziness.
MK4 was also an interesting one in terms of characters and the shift into 3D for the first time. It wasn’t… great… but it was interesting.
After that, I wasn’t a big fan of the early modern 3D MK games, I couldn’t even play them all since they didn’t come out for PC (yes, I’m still bitter), but again I feel like you could skip these straight to Armageddon for early modern-era character craziness. It’s basically a generational sequel to Trilogy.
Then we get to the ‘last gen’ modern era of 9, X, 11, which i thought were great fun, and worth playing. The story is a ridiculous soap opera, but that’s critical MK DNA. Mechanics further refined, good character options. Other people already discussed these.
I haven’t played 1 yet, but it’s clearly another soft reboot, and looks really good to me.
Ofc this is all just my view on it. I have nostalgia and bias towards MK2, (3) and Trilogy :D
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
I want to want to spend more time with the game, but i also want it to not let me. Eject me forcibly from its world once the story has naturally concluded, with fond memories of the tightly edited purposeful experience.
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
Really depends on the game. But roughly something between 3-20 hours is my preferred range. I thought Sayonara Wild Hearts was fantastic and the perfect length for the story and experience it set out to convey (took me about 2 hours to beat).
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
Thanks, I’ve been looking at it! It’s beautiful, definitely on my radar.
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
I feel the opposite. I pay for the narrative and experiencing the game’s mechanics and interactive art, not to flush as much of my life away as possible. When I see people complaining a game was too short, I am basically ready to add it to my wishlist.
- Comment on What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises? 1 year ago:
Pretty random list off the to of my head:
Hyperlight Drifter Sayonara Wild Hearts Ruiner Grim Dawn Rime
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
I also want to throw in Ori and the Blind Forest. I don’t know the gender of Ori for sure, but it’s a little animal.
It’s a beautiful game, with great gameplay, animation, music, story, and I think it would be fun to watch someone else play.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
I’m sure the OP could choose if and when to engage with that totally optional side of the game. And you’re right, i meant Odyssee.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
Probably you’re right. I basically forgot about the assassinating part of that game and just remember the dialogue and exploration of the game world.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
I get what you mean, but i don’t recall anything i would consider too inappropriate for kids. More just tongue in cheek. But i expect the OP will look into each of the games listed and make their own call based on the trailers etc.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
I did read that she was 5, i also read that she likes to watch her mother play, and it’s a beautiful game with a badass lead. I was more iffy about the violence though tbh.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
Sayonara Wild Hearts Celeste Sable Night in the Woods (female, but also an anthropomorphosised cat) Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
Came here also to recommend Sable. Can note it has a beautiful aesthetic in the style of French artist Moebius. And as you mentioned, really nice soundtrack. More an exploratory game, not really violent.
- Comment on What is your gaming "comfort food" and why? 1 year ago:
Beat Saber. It’s not my usual type of game/genre, but somehow I just keep coming back to it when i want to chill out.
Maybe also Dead Cells. And again, I actually usually hate rogue-like mechanics.