catalyst
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- Comment on Day 348 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 week ago:
Man I thought the well was so dang creepy when I originally played it.
- Comment on Day 347 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 week ago:
I played so much SoT back around 2019/2020! Was such a blast just hanging out on the seas.
I agree with your comment about the water, it really is beautiful.
I know folks have mentioned disliking the pvp aspect and believe me I get it - I was never particularly good at it especially in close encounters. But I will say some of the most genuinely exciting memories I have are of those times when we had a boatload of loot with some pirates hot on our tail and managed to get away with it.
The crew I played with eventually moved on to other things but I still miss it now and then.
- Comment on Hades II - The Unseen Update Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Hype!! The new music is fire. 🔥
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 3 weeks ago:
Guess that’s me too. I loved Fallout 3 and wasn’t really aware of a lot of hate for it.
- Comment on What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion? 3 weeks ago:
The original Portal game does a good job of this. The first several puzzles are essentially tutorials that still manage to feel fun and interesting.
- Comment on Inside the 'Dragon Age' Debacle That Gutted EA's BioWare Studio 3 weeks ago:
I wasn’t aware they tried to make it a live service game, but that’s also incredibly unsurprising. It explains so much.
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 4 weeks ago:
I am still working my way through Expedition 33. I’m in Act 2 and I’d estimate about half way into that. I’m still absolutely loving it.
- 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 1 month ago:
In many ways the jankiness is part of the charm and why so many of us love it. :)
- 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 1 month ago:
The game has effectively been in maintenance mode for some time. That being said I’m glad it still exists. I unsubbed a little over a year ago, but the idea that it’s still there waiting for me makes me happy.
I actually logged in just this week - there’s a free login campaign right now for those who are inactive, so it’s a good chance to scope things out.
- Comment on I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store? 1 month ago:
I do both PC and console gaming, and I’ve personally never gotten the Epic hate. As a store it’s not amazing but it’s fine. I will generally go to Steam first but I’m also not going to boycott a game just because it’s Epic exclusive.
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 1 month ago:
Yeaaaah, I’m with you. What a wild comment to make. I was ready to give them the benefit of the doubt that the whole review bombing drama was just a case of having a bad day but this is something else.
- Comment on Do you think Square Enix should remake other Final Fantasy entries? 2 months ago:
I’d love an XI remake but it’s also scary to think about because of how I know it’d completely take over my life lol.
- Comment on What are some old games that are hard to revisit, because a more modern and superior version exists? 3 months ago:
For me games from the NES era can tough to enjoy for more than a short period of time. They just tend to feel punitively difficult in a way that is not very fun. I’d much prefer a Mario from SNES onward any day for example.
- Comment on What are some old games that are hard to revisit, because a more modern and superior version exists? 3 months ago:
I played Goldeneye at an arcade recently that had an N64 set up and actually had a great time. But people who hadn’t grown up with it and tried to join in found it pretty frustrating. So I can see that going either way tbh.
- Comment on Favourite 90s platformer? 3 months ago:
This for sure. There are other great examples, like Yoshi’s Island or Mario 64, but World is the one I grew up with and have the most nostalgia for.
- Comment on Hades II - The Warsong Update Trailer 4 months ago:
Looking forward to playing this later tonight!!
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 5 months ago:
Getting to the top of the mountain in Celeste. It may not be the hardest challenge in the game (screw you Farewell), but just arriving there with the soundtrack swelling felt so good.
Completing the golden path in Tunic.
Any number of silly things in FFXI that at the time probably felt immensely important.
- Comment on Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks. 6 months ago:
I played it and Blue Shift way back when. I don’t have a lot of specific memories of the levels or story. At the time I was just happy to have more Half-Life to play, and I enjoyed it.
- Comment on Cranking Up The Detail In A Flight Simulator From 1992 6 months ago:
Oh wow. I played the hell out of this game as a kid. Knew it from the thumbnail immediately.
- Comment on What are some great games that require you to bust out a notebook and pen? 6 months ago:
The last game I recall breaking out pen and paper for was Tunic. You can definitely beat the story without, but the later puzzles call for it.
- Comment on What games have you put the most hours into? 7 months ago:
Heyyyy, high five! I’m not sure what my XI playtime is at offhand but I know it could be measured in years.
- Comment on What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head? 7 months ago:
Yes, I almost posted this same line!
- Comment on What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head? 7 months ago:
I still use Left 4 Dead’s “pills here!” any time I’m dealing with medication. It’s an involuntary reflex at this point.
Also not really a line but the intonation of Chadley calling out “Cloud!” when he starts a conversation is seared into my psyche. Kind of like a modern version Navi’s “hey!”
- Comment on Sea of Stars: Dawn of Equinox | Update Release Trailer 7 months ago:
Was curious what combat 2.0 meant.
Sticky Combo Points: The gist of it here is that Combo Points now remain after battle, giving combo moves a lot more use overall
This feels like a good change. I always felt like combos didn’t get much use outside of boss fights due to them resetting every battle. I’m not sure this entirely fixes the other problem wherein I almost exclusively used Mending Light, however.
- Comment on Why are most mobile games trash? 7 months ago:
Agreed. There was a fantastic time for mobile games before things went downhill.
I have a strong memory of being in an apple store, finding a display iPad, and becoming enraptured by Plants vs Zombies. I would eventually get my own and put dozens and dozens of hours into the game.
Then EA took it over and turned it into trash.
- Comment on In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment? 8 months ago:
I feel like I could have some fun with a remake of Descent 1 and 2.
- Comment on 8 months ago:
+1 for sea of thieves.
- Comment on The new Flappy Bird game has a hidden secret: crypto 9 months ago:
I had a bad feeling when I saw another developer had picked it up. This sounds worse than I imagined.
- Comment on The future of Minecraft’s development 9 months ago:
Oh that’s very interesting! I will keep this in mind as something to try.
- Comment on The future of Minecraft’s development 9 months ago:
You got the answer right there, it’s cross play. When you have child in the family who wants to play Minecraft on their iPad, and a parent who would like to join in on their Mac, you just can’t do it. And that stinks.
It also feels like relatively low-hanging fruit from a development perspective.