Grangle1

@Grangle1@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paradox Interactive has completely cancelled "Life By You"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  TBF, when it comes to The Sims specifically, that’s the same as EA’s model: a bunch of DLC/expansions you don’t have to buy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda Is Charging $7 For A New Starfield Mission, And Players Are Upset⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  As an RPG player, people kept saying I should play Fallout, but I never have because it always looked more like a shooter than an RPG, and I want to play an actual RPG, not a shooter with RPG elements (especially because I despise shooters).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly. Until around 2005 with the advent of affordable HDTVs and the war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, anything more than what came stock with your TV, which was usually standard definition picture and stereo sound, was something of a luxury. Sound bars were only really starting to become a popular thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MultiVersus - Launch Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing they made significant changes, but although I didn’t think this game was too bad the first time around, I don’t have too much hope for it. The only successful revival of a game after being taken down temporarily that I can think of is Final Fantasy XIV.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sonic Rumble - Announce Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There have been some generally well-received games since Adventure 2, like Generations, which you mentioned, along with Colors, Mania, and Frontiers seems to be generally liked enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sonic Rumble - Announce Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of them also worked on the recent release Penny’s Big Breakaway. More platforming, but not with quite the emphasis on speed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Takes $140 Million Hit in ‘Content Abandonment Losses’ as It Revises Game Pipeline - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Very few third-party games remain exclusive to one platform forever, so in those cases I’m usually content to just wait it out until the exclusivity deal is over then pick the game up on a platform I own. Sometimes the wait can be pretty long but I really don’t have much of a sense of FOMO most of the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Sega Saturn⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There were lots of things that impacted how the Saturn sold compared to the PS1. These include things such as its 2D vs 3D performance (it did 2D much better than 3D, which impacted the Japan vs Western sales since the Western market was all in on 3D whereas Japan still had an appetite for 2D games yet), its basis on squares vs triangles for rendering polygons (a major impact to that 3D performance), infighting between Sega of Japan vs Sega of America (the Saturn was developed in Japan to be Sega’s launch into that generation, while the Genesis was still selling well in America, leading to Sega of America pushing the 32X instead, and Sega of Japan forcing their hand on Sega of America and pulling a surprise Western launch of the Saturn, angering devs and retailers who weren’t ready, and leaving Sega of America holding the bag), and the cancelation of what was supposed to be that marquee Sonic game, Sonic X-treme.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game series had the worst anniversary celebration?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fire Emblem delayed their 30th anniversary game by two years. It sat, completed, on the shelf with no real proper explanation as to why. Instead they did a temporary release of the original 8-bit version of the first Fire Emblem on the eShop, when a superior version in essentially every way is available on the DS. If all they were going to do was release an original game on the eShop, the least they could have done was do a worldwide release of one of the games in the series that’s still stuck in Japan. Then the actual anniversary game (Engage) finally released two years later, and… it’s mid. Not bad, especially gameplay wise, but held back by a laughably cartoonish story, especially compared to its predecessor Three Houses. The mobile game Heroes has some better stories than Engage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All announcements from the triple-i showcase⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t even notice Hyper Light Breaker til now, but definitely looks like one for me to keep an eye on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Legend of Zelda⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Until Breath of the Wild it was Ocarina of Time (I’m so original, I know /s), then BotW, and now Tears of the Kingdom improved on BotW in just about every conceivable way. I’m not much of a big completion type of gamer, despite really enjoying BotW I didn’t go for every shrine, but I definitely made the time and effort to do that in TotK. The only aspect of it I didn’t care for was that I didn’t really like going into the Depths and largely stayed above ground as much as I could (and screw Gloom Hands). Makes me excited to see where the series will go next.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tekken is still weird and that’s what makes it great⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So many weird fighting game franchises: of course Tekken, Soul Calibur, DoA, King of Fighters/Fatal Fury, even the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat juggernauts are pretty freaking weird. And that’s just scratching the surface. But that’s part of what makes them so dang fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve only tried open source games once or twice, but I support any open source software, so as a concept I totally think it’s a good thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Foamstars | Review Thread⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like Splatoon at home doesn’t have the same appeal as Pokemon at home (note: just using “at home” to note similarity, not to downplay quality).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Employees Say ‘Sizable Portion’ Of Gearbox-Owned Studio Has Been Laid Off⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, Embracer bought a LOT of studios expecting this deal to work out, and then it didn’t, so many of those studios are now effectively as good as dead in the water or on their way there. It amazes me how so many people and companies always forget the basic financial idea of “don’t spend money you don’t have”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some helpful gaming websites you wish people knew?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Heard about one called Grouvee recently, it’s a site that can help manage your Steam library and backlog. The person who introduced me to it described it as “Goodreads for video games”. Steam already does a good job of keeping track of people’s libraries, but those who have a large library and backlog may find it useful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were the best and worst games you played in 2023?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Best:

  Tears of the Kingdom: what else is there to say about this game that hasn’t already been said? It improves on Breath of the Wild in just about every conceivable way. The only real downside to me is that it raises the bar so high for the next new Zelda title that it may not be possible for it to reach that height.

  I can’t really think of a game I played that would be considered “bad” this year so I don’t really have a Worst, but just making a post acknowledging that TotK was hands down the best.

  That said, I didn’t really play too many new games this year in general, so here is what I did play: Fire Emblem Engage, Persona 5 Royal, Pokemon Ultra Sun, Fire Emblem Echoes, Lunistice, Symphony of War, Super Mario RPG Remake.

  If I had to give out a Worst among that list it would probably be Symphony of War because it doesn’t really have the polish of the others, it’s an inexpensive indie title and it shows, but I can’t definitively declare it the Worst because just about all the other games it’s compared to above are from big studios and that’s not fair to it, pretty much an apples-to-oranges comparison.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨E3 has officially ended.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to mention there’s the benefit to companies of being better able to manage the production of the announcements and avoid the random pitfalls that can happen at live shows. They can make sure the games they are announcing look their best and they can control their message. All three major console companies have had their versions of E3 failures that have led to major embarrassments for them in the past. They would rather not have that happen to them again if they can help it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mario RPG remake. Actually my first time playing Mario RPG altogether, but I do really enjoy the first couple Paper Mario games, so seeing essentially where the Paper Mario series came from adds to the interest (IIRC, wasn’t the original Paper Mario known as Mario RPG 2 in Japan at least for a while?). The game feels very short, I’m only a couple hours in and already three stars in, but given it was originally a SNES game it makes sense. It’s cool to finally experience a game I was jealous of as a Genesis owner instead of SNES as a kid, even if it’s not 100% to the original, though from what I understand it’s quite a faithful remake, so still pretty close to the original experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨505 Games' parent company lays off 30% of its workforce, says gamers really only want sequels so that's what it's going to make⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What gamers want is innovation and overall fun gameplay, sequel or not. I’ve heard rather little coming from AAA studios of interest to me as of late 'cause they’ve all gone to creating endless battle royales, action RPGs or looter-shooters that all play near identically, all with the same military or techno jungle aesthetic that just doesn’t appeal to me. It’s all gunning for their game to get big on that e-sport sponsorship money or find some way to load their games with micro transaction pay to win gambling BS. For the most part, small and indie studios are doing as well as the AAA big boys because they are able to put more creativity into their games on smaller budgets. When a big AAA game such as BG3 does succeed, it’s because they put as much or more effort and care into innovative and entertaining gameplay as they do into fancy ray tracing graphics and cash grab mechanics. Games like BG3 are as praised as they are because they are complete games that work like they should out of the box, no day 1 patch/DLC or extra money required for the full intended experience. We get the quality we expect for our $60-$70. Whether that’s a brand new IP or a sequel doesn’t matter much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Mario RPG - Review Thread⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This (along with DK Country) was one of the games I was jealous of as a Sega Genesis kid growing up (then Nintendo from the N64 onward) and never really had much chance to play later. It’s nice to be able to finally play through it (legally) with a nice shiny modern coat of paint. As someone who never did play through the original, having this version be essentially 1:1 to it is appreciated, but I do also feel like they could have maybe added more for those who do know the original well. At least it’s not a Pokemon BDSP situation where the devs already had a much improved version to borrow from and just directly remade the poorly-received original versions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Completionist's Charity Has Been Lying To You For Years⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Jirard was asked essentially that by Mutahar and Karl and he said that the foundation was “looking for the right place to donate it to that aligns with our values” and that when he found out there was internal conflict within the foundation about when and where to donate, with Jirard himself, by his own account, being in favor of getting the money out sooner than later. Unfortunately, that just led to further delays. Just terrible incompetence by all parties involved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Completionist's Charity Has Been Lying To You For Years⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Jirard has never come across as the type of guy who would knowingly just sit on something like this. Another video and thread here seems to imply his brother is running the account and Jirard didn’t know until last year that the money hadn’t been donated, so the brother may be the one primarily at fault? The fact that it was just sitting there unused also implies to me more incompetence or negligence instead of bad intent, so I do want to give them at least a bit of BOTD. That said, that still leaves a whole year where both brothers were just sitting on the money. If they really are looking for “the right place” to donate the money to, they’d better pick a place/places fast and get that money out. Either way they’re probably gonna see a lot fewer donations in the future. If they’re just collecting money from their followers and donating it somewhere else, they may as well just do what a bunch of other content creators do (and what I think they do for their other charitable stuff IIRC) and just do marathon videos/streams with links to just donate to the charities directly in the chat/comments. Cuts out the middleman and keeps them out of this kind of trouble.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I really love the whole presentation and much of the gameplay of the “2D in 3D” games such as the original Octopath Traveler (haven’t played 2 yet) and Triangle Strategy. Triangle Strategy especially really brought a lot to the strategy RPG table (generally my favorite genre) and I’m surprised at how little it was talked about even if it was well regarded and sold out of almost all my local game retailers from pre-orders alone on launch day (though that could have also been those game shops not ordering many copies thinking it wouldn’t sell well).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar Games regarding Grand Theft Auto VI⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  XBox Series One X 360

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do I feel like this is gonna just be M$/Activi$ion/Blizzard going, “Hey look at Starfield, we have a sci-fi thing, let’s copy Starfield with our sci-fi IP”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From the team behind The Escapist, we're excited to announce our next adventure, Second Wind⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This has to have been in the planning/development stages for a while. What we may not know is whether they were planning on launching now anyway or whether they moved their plans up after the editor was fired.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games that require you to unlock the basic functions of the game can suck my nuts.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ugh, it took me so long to find that when playing Pokémon Sword so I wasn’t deafened by the cries whenever someone Dynamaxed.

  Remember when earlier gens locked the run button behind an unlock?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Last time I played Mario 64 on 3D All Stars I tried a “stay out of the basement” run, to see if I could collect enough stars to beat the game with only touching the basement levels to get the metal cap and do the required Bowser level for progression. I ended up picking up another game at the time before I finished it, but I’ve been looking for something to play this week after beating Tears of the Kingdom, so maybe I’ll go pick up where I left off while waiting for the Mario RPG remake!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ways of designing intimacy in games - GameDeveloper⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gamers say they want parents to actually get involved and monitor the content kids interact with in games. A parent actually does monitor what their kids play, and suddenly gamers lose their minds.