Coelacanth

@Coelacanth@feddit.nu

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar were "definitely" thinking about giving a Japanese studio the keys to GTA, says former tech director - "I have a name, but I'm not gonna say it"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  FromSoft for sure. Imagine?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This week in PC games: solve the disappearance of 700 people, build a night market for spirits, and play chess on a board that disobeys physics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Man, I didn’t realise Funeral For The Sun was so close to release. God damn it. There are just too many good games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  ITAD my beloved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Take on a time-manipulating corporation in the very Soul Eater meets Jet Set Radio action roguelite CHRONO PUNK⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Welp, that’s an instant wishlist. Thankfully it’s only a reveal trailer and not a release trailer, because my backlog could use some attention first.

  God, there are just too many games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨itch.io will soon let you filter games with genAI disclosures out of your search results on the site, after admitting it was previously "critically lacking"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This was already happening to some extent during Steam NextFest I think, so unfortunately I think you’re right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord announced a revamped global age verification system⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I agree, I even mentioned it above. The mobile apps are out in beta now though, I think. At least Android.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord announced a revamped global age verification system⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I am not surprised Fediverse denizens tend to want to recommend IRC and Mumble and xmpp and whatever, but the truth is as you describe it. There is no one size fits all replacement yet that is viable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord announced a revamped global age verification system⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At some point maybe Fluxer will be ready.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Eurogamer] Control Resonant review⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  On the one hand this doesn’t sound good and echoes some fears I’ve had about Control: Resonant. On the other this reviewer also have Alan Wake 2 a score of 3/5, so who knows…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Escape a roundabout as a stoned tuk-tuk driver in Zero Parades' free Director’s Cut update, which will add about 40,000 new words to the RPG next month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t it just come out? There’s already a Director’s Cut!?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Eurogamer] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the first time I’m wishing I had a Switch 2. But even this is not going to make me buy first party Nintendo products. Maybe a used one in five years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, there is definitely abuse and exploitation happening in online games. Roblox is a well-documented hellhole of predators. But intrusive age verification can’t be the answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lies of P's sequel is a Wizard of Oz homage called Wonders of O, going by a Neowiz trademark, and probably not a videogame based on a famous work of French erotica⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh fuck off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean… that’s kind of a hard question. Alan Wake 2 is the culmination point of everything Remedy has done up to that point. You’ll get paid off for having played all of:

  • Max Payne 1
  • Alan Wake
  • Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
  • Quantum Break
  • Control
  • Control’s AWE DLC

  AW2 is a direct sequel to Alan Wake, so that is of course the single most important previous game to play. The story is directly built on top of AW1. But at the same time I will say… Alan Wake 2 is such a good game that if you are absolutely certain you have no interest and never will have an interest in playing the other Remedy games first, you should probably just play Alan Wake 2 then, because it’s really just fantastic.

  I would still recommend watching some kind of recap of the previous games on YouTube, it might be better than nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a big Remedy-head, so I’m very biased here. But I will argue it’s worth pushing through it. The story is interesting and the payoff is worth it. AW2 is an incredible game. The first game definitely haven’t aged well though, even though I like the story and characters and think it has some charm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I am a firm believer in Art Direction>Fidelity, but there is no reason you can’t have both, too. Anyone who’s played Alan Wake and then Alan Wake 2 directly after will probably agree that yeah, better graphics can have a pretty damn big impact.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The classic Westwood / EA game Nox joins the GOG Preservation Program with new fixes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No is like the definition of an old forgotten gem. Although I haven’t played it since it came out so I guess I can’t vouch for the veracity of the “gem” part of the statement. But it certainly is old and forgotten!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Eurogamer] Marvel's Wolverine review⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Good review. PS5 exclusives continue to leave me wanting. So far I’ve successfully avoided 100% of the FOMO for not owning one.

  This was also very much on point:

  If you’re much like me you might feel this sort of thing is starting to get a bit overdone - especially within PlayStation’s first-party offerings, which, as I’ve written before, have all started to merge into one. Count how many Sony-developed games in the past five years have grapple hooks, climbable ledges, parries, gliders, RPG-lite skill trees, waist-high grass, ultra-simple environmental puzzles, and a form of rage meter that fills up until you can press L3+R3 or L2+R2 for an ultimate of some kind, and the formula doesn’t so much reveal itself as it does write it on your forehead in yellow paint.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s finally out!? It’s been stuck in Steam Approval Review Hell for a couple of days. Holy hell, this may be my most anticipated game of the year. If anyone hasn’t played the first game (Withering Rooms) yet then you should get on it immediately. It’s amazingly good, especially for a solo dev game(!).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump dirties up 8-bit classics with cringe revamp⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I fucking hate it here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur's Gate 3's Mizora becomes a fully-fledged companion thanks to a new mod, just in case you fancy adding a calculating cambion to your crew⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder how much reactivity, interjections and party banter they were able to put together out of repurposed lines from the game files. Those things are the primary reason to take someone with you in an RPG.

  Still, would much rather have a silent Mizora with me than a speaking Wyll.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Eurogamer] Onimusha: Way of the Sword review⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re really selling me on this, you know. Man, that sounds fucking enticing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I'm desperately looking for anybody who knows anybody at Valve": open world satire Future? No Thanks! is still locked in Steam horny jail⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, I’m interested.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"We're not doing something that everyone [would] do": After Cost of Hope, Stalker 2 devs are working on multiplayer which won't be "session-based" like Counter Strike⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The amount of work they’re putting in post-launch is making me more and more comfortable with my decision to pre-order out of support and solidarity. I really hope they pull everything off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gun Fu action game SPINE looks super-slick in the new trailer, releasing in 2027⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s hope this is “Wanted: Dead but actually good”, because a gun fu game like this has a lot of promise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Eurogamer] Mortal Shell 2 review⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks cool, I almost considered buying it, but I am put off by the long runbacks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Doesn’t Nvidia have Prime for their Linux drivers built in now? I remember you used to have to fuck around with Bumblebee, now that was a hassle.

  I guess if you don’t have an Nvidia GPU it’s still a hassle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Make every shot count in Perihelion: Rogue Orbit, a space roguelite with EVE-style transversal combat⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  EVE has underrated combat mechanics to be honest, so I’m surprised there haven’t been more attempts to make games inspired by them. Managing your transversal and tracking of yours and the enemy’s weapons is quite fun.