thatKamGuy
@thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on How do gameplay youtuber develop interesting commentary? 5 days ago:
Ask yourself what niche do you want to fill, and what is that space like already? What would set you apart from others already there? What is your unique selling point, in order to get eyeballs on your videos?
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto Games 'At Risk' From Being Pulled From Sale Ahead Of GTA 6 5 days ago:
in the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity
Rockstar have been leveraging controversy to their advantage for over 20 years now, with great success.
While I’m paranoid enough to believe that they’re behind it all, I definitely do think that they do subtly help amplify such messages towards their favour.
- Comment on Plants vs. Zombies Coming Back With Classic Chaos & New Features 1 week ago:
At a cost of $20 USD/EUD, you’d better fucking hope not!
- Comment on Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts 1 week ago:
Somewhat only tangentially related, but I personally would like to see what impact having an age threshold for voting on the top-end.
Like, once you’ve got retirement age — you are no longer eligible to vote.
It would prioritise the will of those most affected by any new laws, and incentivises the older cohort to vote with an eye for the future, as screwing over the next generation would have discernible impact.
While we’re at it, the same thresholds should also apply to eligibility to run for a political position.
- Comment on "We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal 1 week ago:
e pluribus anus
- Comment on Sony Sues Tencent Over Horizon Lookalike 1 week ago:
Not as relevant as you would think, and actually somewhat common in the industry; Warcraft (the RTS) was developed ahead of asking for a license for the Warhammer franchise. When that deal fell through, it was rejigged to be its own thing and published.
- Comment on The New South Wales government has called on Gareth Ward to resign after the state MP was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men 2 weeks ago:
Former member of the Liberal Party, before going “independent” in 2021.
Why am I not surprised?
- Comment on Rumor: Star Wars Outlaws Sequel Canceled By Ubisoft 2 weeks ago:
Damn, that comparison is brutal.
- Comment on Renovation was right—and we're ahead of schedule 3 weeks ago:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Genesis/Mega Drive games ran at 320x240px - right?
So we could theoretically fit 12x9 (108) games at the same time on one 4K screen.
…now I kinda want to see that in action!
- Comment on Flu numbers rise while vaccine rates remain low, overwhelming hospitals 3 weeks ago:
Pretty much; classic, textbook Dunning-Kruger Effect in action.
- Comment on 'Death Stranding 2' proves more video games need to get weird, experts say 1 month ago:
We need both; even if passionate developers are put in charge of projects — they are still likely to be stymied by an overly conservative C-suite.
Successful ‘weird games’ in conjunction with indies would lead to a positive feedback loop in the industry and allow for more creativity across the board.
- Comment on It is what it is 1 month ago:
Yeah, one would have hoped that’d be the case - but apparently not.
I just remembered reading this a while back (start of last year, it seems?), and it honestly felt like a tacit admission of wrong-doing - so they’re likely going to be facing an uphill battle, or at least are expecting one.
- Comment on It is what it is 1 month ago:
- Comment on So um, america just started another war in the middle east. We're going to need a shit ton more memes to distract americans from the nightmare they are enduring. Thanks in advance... 1 month ago:
A Wild Matt-o appeared!
- Comment on Exclusive: data reveals pro-Israel bias in ABC coverage since October 7 1 month ago:
In other news, water makes me wet.
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 month ago:
In a world where games are scored across a full spectrum 0-or-1 to 10, then yes - anything 4-6 would be considered middle of the road.
However, due to a number of factors - that’s unfortunately not the reality we find ourselves in.
Firstly, “mid” is hard to define as it can mean anything from ‘mediocre’ to ‘fine, but forgettable’.
Secondly, ratings/scores tend to skew upward as people tend to reserve 1s for outright scams, broken games and review bombs. With 2 & 3 often used for ‘asset flips’ and similar non-games - so we end up grading on a curve from 4-10.
This also works well for mainstream outlets as it keeps advertisers happy, due to arbitrarily inflated scores.
Lastly, in a world of cumulative media (new releases don’t cause older ones to stop existing) - even ostensibly good games will fall by the wayside as players have access to 10/10 titles from previous years.
So all things considered, a 7/10 is well and truly “mid” in this topsy-turvey IGN-eque world
- Comment on Borderlands 4 Price Has Been Confirmed 1 month ago:
Conspiracy Theory: All that hubbub about an $80 base price was just to deflect from the fact that most sales are likely going to be funneled to the $100/130 editions…
- Comment on Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting 1 month ago:
Honest question; was it not possible to mod the original JoyCons to add hall-effect joysticks?
Yes, end users should not be responsible for having to do this - but if a cottage industry exists to repair/upgrade drifting joycons that would be awesome to see.
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 month ago:
Yes, it was developed by Curt Shilling’s 38 Studios - but it was actually largely financed by the state of Rhode Island, and the studio ended up defaulting on payments!
Honestly, the story of the game’s development was more interesting than the story within the game itself!
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 month ago:
Oh no doubt, my (vague) memories of it are definitely in vivid bright colours.
I originally got it as I was looking for a single player World of Warcraft-like experience, and I did play through a significant portion of the main story - but eventually went back to WoW as it didn’t quite scratch that itch enough.
I probably should revisit it sometime in the near future - hopefully on the Steam Deck (haven’t checked compatibility).
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 month ago:
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Had all the individual makings of an exceptional game (with input from Todd Macfarlane, R A Salvatore and Grant Kirkhope), and while it was definitely enjoyable enough - it lacked any wow-factor whatsoever, winding up an otherwise forgettable 7/10.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 is already running custom graphics through exploit one day after launch 2 months ago:
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Largely yes, though there are a number of titles which are currently experiencing issues: Official Compatibility Guide
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Yes: Official Guide to Transferring Data from a Switch to a Switch 2
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- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 is already running custom graphics through exploit one day after launch 2 months ago:
There’s a lot of noise and disinformation floating out there, here’s the simplest explanation:
The Switch 2 will launch with three different types of physical cartridges denoted by serial numbers to describe their purpose:
LB - The cartridge will work on Nintendo Switch 2 consoles only. LP - Game Key cartridges in which a digital download is required LN - The cartridge will work on both Nintendo Switch 1 and 2.
- Comment on Lumines Arise - Announce Trailer 2 months ago:
Please, please, please don’t be a micro-transaction laden download only title! 🤞🏻
I loved the PSP versions growing up, and this series holds a special place in my heart. I really hope they do it justice…
- Comment on Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater - Gameplay Trailer 2 months ago:
Consider this an opportunity to take the money you could have put towards buying this game, and instead use it to purchase stock in Konami.
Not only as an investor will you have the ability to voice your concerns during meetings, if enough gamers were to do this - they could eventually wrestle controls of the company away from those that seek to monetise every single goddamn thing, while shitting on the creatives that created the work they are now trying to leech off of.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Thursday 5 June 2025 2 months ago:
Oh, totally! 🙄
I have a feeling I’m going to have a LOT of (unpaid, as I’m on salary) overtime in the next three weeks as a result!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Thursday 5 June 2025 2 months ago:
Am meant to transfer to a new department at work next week, but the new team didn’t initiate the transfer correctly - so my old role couldn’t be backfilled…
…now there’s a fight brewing over when I should actually transition. It’s good to be wanted, but I feel like a kid who’s divorcing parents are fighting for custody!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦕 Wednesday 4 June 2025 2 months ago:
Any recent restaurants that stand-out as worth mentioning?
- Comment on Minimum and award wages to rise 3.5 per cent from July 2 months ago:
Honestly prices should increase to cover the increased costs; but seeing as how labour costs are only a fraction of overall business expenses, this should only translate to a sub-1% increase - if that!
- Comment on Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak 2 months ago:
Grossing up in the 90s and early 00s, saying “that’s gay” for something that sucked/was bad, and “that’s retarded” for something stupid/nonsensical were just common phrases amongst millennial kids.
Not saying that either should be acceptable nowadays (especially the former), but having a brain-fart and reverting to a phrase from Torre childhood can happen. Best we can do in that situation is to apologise, and move on.
