The patent for the loading screen mini games should expire soon, right? I’m hoping it makes a comeback soon.
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SkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.de 1 day ago
Used to be that patents were bad for innovation, like loading screen mini games or the nemesis system from the Mordor games. These days patents tend to be crap where I'm happy it's patented so others (hopefully) won't do that shit.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 day ago
Already has, but loading screens are too quick now to make it worth actually doing.
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 day ago
And they’ve flipped it. Instead of putting games in your loading screens, they just hide the loading within the game, now.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 day ago
I honestly love this. I find it interesting to spot the times when games do this. I think the Mass Effect elevators was the first game I really noticed it in, but some games are really good at hiding it.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That should really be someone’s day job. Think of all the horrible shit that could be invented and patent it so it is never actually created.