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- Comment on YSK The World’s Most Common Passwords 9 hours ago:
Because of composition rules. Fewer characters, much easier to brute force guess.
So when a site tells you ‘Your password must be at least 6 characters long’, and they just want to get past it to get to the content, the number is already on their mind.
- Comment on I just finished Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 13 hours ago:
I think all 3 of the DS games were really great, but I especially appreciated the more action-oriented approach in Ecclesia. It’s still very recognizably in the Iga-vania line, but has a little bit of the flavor from the older CV style too.
- Comment on How can i casual gamer enter a game online competition? 2 days ago:
Another note on paying: you can find opponets or groups online to play serious matches with for free, before you enter anything.
But paying an entry fee is not gambling at all - you will lose that money 100% if you’re not already experience playing against serious competitors. Think of it more like buying a movie ticket than a lottery ticket.
- Comment on How can i casual gamer enter a game online competition? 2 days ago:
Yeah, it’s definitely possible. Online brackets are free sometimes, but don’t expect to never pay anything. Most events have a nominal fee to create a prize pool.
First thing first, figure out what you want to compete in. You probably already have a list in mind of some games you like to play casually or spectate, right?
Then, you need to find the community for the game(s) you’re interested in. I think it’s usually going to be found in a Discord server these days. For example, if you’re looking to get into a fighting game, this page might be a good start: wiki.supercombo.gg/w/…/Discords
For some games, even better if you can find an online community that’s specific to both your game and your region. You can start from the general community, ask around there, and hopefully drill down to something closer.
- Comment on Evo Las Vegas 2025 wrap-up 3 days ago:
Thanks for the writeup!
Crazy how Go1 seems to always be there when a new game comes out, ready to take names.
I really enjoyed watching Marvel 2. Planning to go back and check out CvS2, maybe SF6 and GG as well.
- Comment on What are your favourite and go-to gaming websites? 3 days ago:
Another extremely useful on to me is www.doesitplay.org
I’m not OK with games requiring a download. And developers don’t always do a good job of making it clear when they do. Or a handful of games might be nearly unplayable in the version that ships on disc/cart. This website makes a point of testing games unpatched and offline.
It’s not a big deal for everyone, but the site is a crucial resource if you care.
- Comment on What are your favourite and go-to gaming websites? 3 days ago:
I’m a big fan of shmuplations.com
They translate or host a bunch of first-hand interviews with developers of classic Japanese games. (Not restricted to shmups, despite the name.)
- Comment on Gamers have you ever been in a game competition or something similar? 4 days ago:
That’s definitely how it goes. So many of the people that show up start that way - “I can beat all my friends, I bet I’ll do pretty good in tournaments.” then “Oh no”.
But everybody’s gotta start somewhere.
- Comment on Recommendations for games to play on a treadmill (i.e. not too intense) 6 days ago:
Maybe some classic JRPGs? You mention PS1, so I’d personally think of games like the FFs, Chrono Cross, Legend of Dragoon, Xenogears, Suikoden, Grandia, etc.
None require full attention, but are games I’d like to play if I had the time.
- Comment on Recommendations for games to play on a treadmill (i.e. not too intense) 6 days ago:
This and Balatro (and probably many rogue-lite deckbuilders I haven’t tried) are perfect compulsive time killers. Even though they’re newer, I would say they deserve serious consideration.
- Comment on Recommendations for games to play on a treadmill (i.e. not too intense) 6 days ago:
Agreed! There are several good ones on 3DS.
Advance Wars is also a great option - you can play a couple of them on 3DS with back-compatibility.
And there are some PC games out there (although much more recent than 2005) that are in similar genres, like WarGroove or Dark Deity.
- Comment on Insurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack 1 week ago:
This headline is misleading.
They mean most of Allianz’s (1.4m) US customers, not data of most people in the US.
First read of the headline, I thought it was another Equifax level thing, where a single company has way too much data.
- Comment on Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incoming 2 weeks ago:
Any misstep, setback, or failure -> mass layoffs.
If they have record breaking success and profits though, I think we’d see mass layoffs instead. v.v
- Comment on IGN interview w/ DK Bananza devs 4 weeks ago:
A couple interesting bits:
- Koizumi is the one who suggested this team do a DK game
- They decline to sepcify information about DK’s age, why Pauline is 13
- DKB started out on Switch 1
- Part of the inspiration for the gameplay was one dev just doing technical experiments with voxels
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to games@lemmy.world | 22 comments
- Comment on The Switch 2's price won't be impacted by Japan's new tariffs, but its games might 4 weeks ago:
That makes sense! I am a rule enjoyer, I guess I was responding more to the thread than to you in particular. It is good to be aware of the rules, but I also think they can sometimes hinder natural communication and create confusion.
- Comment on The Switch 2's price won't be impacted by Japan's new tariffs, but its games might 4 weeks ago:
Impact, impacted, impacts are totally fine for these use cases. As a native English speaker, I’d never heard of these rules against using them that way.
But even if there is a rule, it doesn’t matter; if the terms are used this way and fully understood by both the speaker and listeners, then the rule is void.
- Comment on Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of Thousands 5 weeks ago:
There should be a rule on how many people of how many times layoffs can happen before leadership gets let go instead.
- Comment on Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)... 5 weeks ago:
If you skipped the Switch 1, I think it’s worth going for. It’s overpriced for the moment - there are only a handful of Switch 2 exclusive games worth playing this year. Even the flagship Mario Kart game is a little weird with how it does some of its modes. But the Switch 1 has an extensive library with plenty of great multiplayer options. If you’re ready for a purchase, might as well go ahead and get the 2 so y’all can play the new Nintendo games when you want.
I agree that Nintendo the company is really slimy though, and it does feel a little gross to support them sometimes.
- Comment on Diablo 2 on Linux 1 month ago:
Not sure about current options, but I came across a physical copy some time ago. Wine was able to install it and run it without much fuss. Iirc I didn’t even have to put the disc back in to play.
I didn’t get around to sticking with it though, so there might have been more issues down the line, past the first bit of gameplay.
- Comment on What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion? 1 month ago:
Amazing game. I remember hearing folks describe it, before I ever played. I couldn’t get my head around the concept. Then you play, and all the rules just make sense.
- Comment on What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion? 1 month ago:
When I played through Portal in dev commentary mode, I was surprised at the time to realize they’re basically trying to teach you things through the whole game (or at least heavily signpost). Made me realize a lot about game design, and design in general.
- Comment on Silent Hill f Release Date Revealed 1 month ago:
September 25, 2025
- Comment on Any interesting new (2024+ launch) browser games / web-based games? 2 months ago:
Not exactly games I guess, but neal.fun always has neat stuff. I think some of them are relatively recent.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 2 months ago:
Super Metroid
- Comment on Wait, that game is still playable online? 2 months ago:
I haven’t played in a number of years, but I’m pretty sure fan-made servers are still running for Phantasy Star Online.
I was playing the GameCube version online well over a decade after that console was dead. Blue Burst on PC is well supported too, I believe.
Crazy now to imagine a console game letting you input a DNS server and IP address for online play. But it did.
- Comment on A tool to compare monitor specs and prices 2 months ago:
That looks useful.
I was gonna mention rtings as an alternative to this, then I saw them included, which is nice.
The one thing I miss in this tool is display lag. It’s basically included in the rtings score; but with all the other specific filters, that’s one I’d want up front.
- Comment on Game preservationists say Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are ‘disheartening’ but inevitable 3 months ago:
Not to defend Nintendo much here, but the situation with game-key-cards is at least better than that. You can freely trade, give away, resell them like any physical cart.
It’s a step up from digital in terms of freedom, but a step down in convenience (cart has to be in the system).
Compared to real, physical, data on the cart media though, these are a definite downgrade.
- Comment on Recommendations for "girly" games? 3 months ago:
My niece introduced me to LKBC, and so far it seems like a lot of fun!
- Comment on Nintendo issues Switch 2 supply warning in Japan: 2.2 million people have applied to buy the new console in Japan so far, which ‘far exceeds’ Nintendo’s expectations. 3 months ago:
I appreciate them trying to set expectations, but then I also think a statement like this throws fuel on the fire, making more people want to scalp it.