Quazatron
@Quazatron@lemmy.world
A peace loving silly coffee-fueled humanoid carbon-based lifeform that likes #cinema #photography #linux #zxspectrum #retrogaming
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
You’re clearly upset with the leadership of your country. How does piracy change anything?
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
When you live in society, you should obey the laws OR fight to change them. Pirating stuff is a weak form of protest.
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
- There’s always a risk, especially with such a desirable bait. If you have no problem with having your system be part of a botnet (or worse), go right ahead.
- I care. When you are responsible for other people, getting hit with a large fine or jail time is not an option.
- Part of the price goes to the developers. Not as much as in indies, but that’s life. That does not justify pirating stuff.
- At least we agree on something.
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
Not my cup of tea, for a number of reasons:
- from a security standpoint, I would have a very high probability of downloading something nasty;
- from a legal standpoint, authorities frown upon such behaviour;
- from a moral standpoint, people who produce games should be payed;
- from a personal standpoint, I don’t like any of their games.
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
Everytime this dirt bag speaks, I wish I had more Epic accounts to cancel.
- Comment on Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people 1 week ago:
I do hope there’s a special place in hell for people like this, where they are spanked for all eternity with a soup spoon.
- Comment on Nvidia CEO Says He Gets Where The DLSS 5 Outrage Is Coming From: ‘I Don’t Love AI Slop Myself’ 1 week ago:
A prompt driven etch-a-sketch would actually be awesome, and I think it could be built with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a couple of stepper motors, so pretty cheap.
- Comment on What are your hallmark games? What games have shaped how you view games? 1 week ago:
You never forget your first successful docking procedure.
- Comment on What are your hallmark games? What games have shaped how you view games? 2 weeks ago:
Elite - a huge 3D vector universe to explore. Tetris - adictiveness distilled. Driller - oh wow, filled 3D graphics on a 3.5MHz 8 bit micro? Wolfenstein 3D - shooting nazis is fun. Doom - incredible, improved graphics and more fun. Quake - full 3D now, but not as fun as Doom. Half-Life - oh yeah, now we’re talking. Great storytelling and gripping fun. Portal - fun, engaging and funny. Bioshock Infinite - I guess I enjoy riding the skylines. Torchlight - There’s something cozy about those dungeons, I dunno. Skyrim - how did I lose 900 hours of my life?
- Comment on The RAM crisis could completely change how developers make video games 2 weeks ago:
Seconded. This is what I value in a game. You can do great storytelling and/or addictive gameplay with low poly, low res, low color palette.
In fact, I’d argue that hardware limitations sharpen creativity.
- Comment on Microsoft Confirms 'Project Helix,' a Next-Gen Xbox That Can Run PC Games 4 weeks ago:
You missed the memo. Windows is now the Linux gaming subsystem.
Resistance is futile.
- Comment on EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, bucko 1 month ago:
I think of this practice as a tax on herds.
You want to belong in a trendy group, you board the hype train and pay the tax to belong in the herd.
- Comment on Day 568 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 month ago:
I always know it’s Halo when I look at the screenshot and take a moment to understand what the hell is supposed to be pictured.
- Comment on Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks. (A.K.A . Investors panic because they don't understand what "real" videogames are) 1 month ago:
Don’t follow me for advice, I know nothing about this stuff other than “line is down - buy, line is high - sell”
- Comment on Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks. (A.K.A . Investors panic because they don't understand what "real" videogames are) 1 month ago:
Good. Time to buy.
- Comment on Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead 2 months ago:
When you can’t compete, sue.
- Comment on What is immersion to you? 2 months ago:
I can get immersed in incredibly simple games, like Baba Is You. I have simple rules to follow and a world that conforms to those rules. I can tune out reality and immerse fully in the game.
The main thing is that I don’t need hi-res realistic 120 fps graphics for this to work, I don’t know if this is because the way my brain is wired or because I was raised in the 8 bit era and imagination was a significant part of that immersion.
- Comment on Day 553 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 months ago:
I bought the collection a few years ago and played nearly all the titles.
There’s something about these games that makes them feel “off” for me and I can’t quite put my finger on it.
I mean, there’s guns and aliens to shoot, huge buildings and large terrains to cross with cool vehicles. Yet, it never clicked with me. It feels like the games have no soul.
It’s a weird feeling that I could never explain properly.
- Comment on Dying Light 3 months ago:
Started playing Amnesia: rebirth.
Kept me hooked for way longer than I planned for the day.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 4 months ago:
Bingo.
- Comment on What game is a guilty pleasure of yours? 4 months ago:
Right there with you.
- Comment on Steam Machine is huge for indie development 4 months ago:
Mark it up as an advantage of getting old. You get to sit and eat popcorn while people debate issues you’ve already debated.
I still want to buy one, mind you.
- Comment on Which year was the most stacked for game releases? 4 months ago:
- Comment on What's your favorite case of a game making fun of you? 4 months ago:
Portal and Portal 2 are packed with passive aggressive remarks. One of my favorites:
Well done. Here are the test results: You are a horrible person. I’m serious, that’s what it says: “A horrible person.” We weren’t even testing for that. Don’t let that horrible-person thing discourage you. It’s just a data point. If it makes you feel any better, science has now validated your birth mother’s decision to abandon you on a doorstep.
- Comment on Ex-PlayStation boss says the games industry is "littered" with Fortnite clones and "people trying to do Overwatch with different skins," but keep dreaming if you're just trying to get "big sacks of money" 5 months ago:
I feel this is true about much of what you see online currently. Videos that could have been an short how-to, articles that contain mostly AI generated filler. Also, if you want support on that you better join our discord.
I have genuine gratitude to people who share their in depth knowledge online using old fashion HTML.
- Comment on Reducing power consumption of a desktop PC 5 months ago:
I take that as a hint that I’m not in the site’s target demographic, and simply close the tab.
- Comment on Darkenstein 3D free on Steam 5 months ago:
Nah, I have nothing to do with this, only a happy gamer.
- Comment on Reducing power consumption of a desktop PC 5 months ago:
Just like the good old days when sites would force you to have Internet Explorer and Flash plugin installed to work properly. Amazing.
- Comment on Darkenstein 3D free on Steam 5 months ago:
I was lazy and just copy/pasted the Steam page blurb.
- Comment on Darkenstein 3D free on Steam 5 months ago:
TIL. Thank you.