Adderbox76
@Adderbox76@lemmy.ca
- Comment on What emulated games hold up in 2025? 3 weeks ago:
That really depends on your definition of “holds up”.
For example, to me the original Final Fantasy VII is still a better game than the remake because what was a well thought out RPG combat system got turned into just another button mashing combat experience with a Final Fantasy VII wallpaper applied to it.
Is the remake better graphically? sure. Does that matter to you? Than yeah…the original isn’t going to hold up for you. But if you prefer the classic design from those times, the game holds up great from a gameplay/story/character perspective. And I personally would take it over whatever mash-fest modern games use for combat systems.
- Comment on Imperfect, Linux-powered, DIY smart TV is the embodiment of ad fatigue 11 months ago:
Welp…I know what I’m doing tonight.
- Comment on YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment 1 year ago:
What’s their definition of “traction” if people literally don’t have a choice?
Traction is a marketing buzz word, as though they’re trying to say “Our pilot project was a success because x number of people viewed our ads.”
But that’s completely meaningless because a) they didn’t choose to do so, and b) YouTube has no fucking idea if any of those people actually watched the ads or turned elsewhere until they were done.
- Comment on [Discussion] What are you're thoughts on a Steamdeck with a PSP Go form factor? 1 year ago:
Much of the “slider” form factor died out early for a very good reason.
The simple reality is that the more moving parts you put on something, the more parts there are to break. It’s why phones became boring rectangles, hand-held gaming devices became slightly less boring rectangles, and why physical buttons were phased out of mp3 players, phones, etc…
Physical things cause complexity. Complexity disrupts efficiency.