thatKamGuy
@thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on We gonna fight 3 days ago:
Political ideology is a spectrum, and I feel that Leftists tend to be as hostile towards those they deem ‘not as left’ as them, just as much as they are towards Fascists, Neo-Cons and their ilk.
It’s basically the no true Scotsman fallacy manifest.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year 6 days ago:
They are still hiring, according to their website - so unlikely they’ve been shut down.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year 1 week ago:
Just keep Grove Street Games as far away from this as possible.
No one wants to see them butcher another entry in this series with their lazy, AI-upscale slop.
- Comment on Medal of honor on the PS1 1 week ago:
The moment you named the subtitle (Allied Assault), you hit the nail on the head!
WOW, I never realised that the series began on the PS1 - or that Allied Assault was the THIRD entry in the series! I guess I’ll have to add both PS1 entries to my hunt list.
- Comment on Medal of honor on the PS1 1 week ago:
Not sure if this had the same campaign as the PC release (ah, the good ol’ days where games on different platforms could be completely different); but both Medal of Honor and the very first Call of Duty were formative FPS experiences for me.
- Comment on Palworld confirms ‘disappointing’ game changes forced by Pokémon lawsuit 1 week ago:
That is very true, but the Venn Diagram overlap between Gamers^TM^ and ‘Nintendo gamers’ is a rapidly shrinking area.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 1 week ago:
I know, which is why I specifically called out from GTA3 onwards. 😜
They’ve been console first for a lot longer than not; pretty much ever since they changed their name from DMA Design to Rockstar North.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 1 week ago:
Feel free to complain, no one is trying to stop you. Just understand though that you are screaming into the void, and nothing will come of it bar heightened cortisol.
Grand Theft Auto is the arguably the most profitable gaming franchise ever, and it got there doing this exact release cadence. Rockstar Games & Take-Two Interactive will continue to do so for as long as it continues to maximise profits.
Does it stuck for us gamers? Absolutely, but that’s just Capitalism. Given how quickly this hobby has been enshittified over the post decade, we should probably be counting our lucky stars that it looks like Rockstar is still investing heavily into the next entry, and not just pumping out shallow annual releases like Call of Duty!
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 1 week ago:
Maybe I’m just old, but I feel like all the people complaining about no PC port at launch, or how this trailer doesn’t show gameplay must be ‘new’ to the series (which to be fair, could mean as much as a decade).
This is how Rockstar have pretty much always done it, going all the way back to GTA3 on the PlayStation 2; PC ports have always been 6+ months after.
Trailer 1 tends to be about the setting, Trailer 2 about the primary characters, then Trailer 3/4 about the supporting characters. ‘Gameplay Trailers’ usually don’t come out around/after launch as that’s usually what’s being still being worked on by the devs.
- Comment on Trump says ordering '100% tariff' on all movies produced abroad 2 weeks ago:
NFI, but this feels like such a “Trump just found out that this is the first time since the unwitting of Hollywood that a foreign film is on track to be the highest grossing film of the year (Ne Jha 2)” moment, and this is own daft knee-jerk reaction.
But by imposing a tariff (ie. Sales Tax), would it not artificially inflate foreign film box offices, making them out-perform American films even more?!
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 2 weeks ago:
Vampire Survivors
It might be because I was actually early aboard the hype train for this one; but this onejust scratched that “one more go” itch until 2am.
Enter the Gungeon
Randomly came across this via a YouTube short, and the art-style just meshed with me. Absolutely love the messy bullet-hell quick-play genre in general… Hades being another great example of this.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Millennials are no longer the media scapegoat; we’ve aged out. Gen Z are copping all the blame now!
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
It’s basically FOMO, people just want to be a part of living culture.
- Comment on Half Life 3 2 weeks ago:
…or to really mess with people, Half Life: e
Since Euler’s number is a smidge under 3 (~2.72).
- Comment on Instead of Orange Man doing Tariffs would it not have been better for him to talk about shopping locally and so forth. And giving more tax breaks to companies that stay and sell in the US? 3 weeks ago:
Oh, absolutely!
My morning caffeine clearly hadn’t kicked in because I stupidly forgot to circle back round to that point. 🤦🏻♂️
Ultimately, my biggest worry is that Trump’s absolute piss-poor understanding and implementation of tariffs has very likely ‘poisoned the well’ to the point that they could probably never be successfully implemented in our lifetime by an actual competent Government - assuming the US ever gets another chance to elect one ever again.
- Comment on Instead of Orange Man doing Tariffs would it not have been better for him to talk about shopping locally and so forth. And giving more tax breaks to companies that stay and sell in the US? 3 weeks ago:
Smart, specific targeted tariffs paired with grants/incentives to American companies to foster local production of critical goods (think CHIPS Act) can be a good thing, if they are done in such a way that it doesn’t send an entire industry/market into financial shock.
Like, if you want to onboard silicon wafer manufacturing (as a prime example); you would announce a small tariff to start off with, and a clear road-map of it increasing over time - allowing time for companies to build the necessary infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities onshore.
Once the industry has settled and matured, those tariffs could begin to be slowly pared back to ensure that free-market competition continues to keep prices in check.
But this would only work in an actual free-market economy, and not in the oligopoly-in-a-trenchcoat that currently exists in the states.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #59 - Far Cry 5 3 weeks ago:
I imagine that FC6 should play at least as well as FC5; and I’m glad that you enjoyed it!
I was primarily referring to the fact that it has the lowest review % on Steam of the modern Far Cry games (FC6 at 70%, 3-5 all at 80%+).
I’m sure I’ll give it a try once the kid’s a little older, I have more time on my hands, and it goes on sale to the point that I can pick it up without second-guessing the decision (probably sub-$20USD?)
- Comment on A Toronto company is deliberately spreading hyperpartisan lies on Facebook. It owns a page called "Canada Proud" and has bought more than $250,000 in ads targeting voters 3 weeks ago:
It has _Meta_stacised.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #59 - Far Cry 5 3 weeks ago:
Far Cry 5 did a lot right, and significantly improved on the formula that was in place from Far Cry 3 (which was also an incredible game, at the time).
I tried Far Cry 4, but found myself not liking the map design (not sure if it was the verticality, or the colour palette); but I might revisit it again one day. Have never tried 6, but the general consensus seems pretty ‚meh’.
It feels like the odd-numbered Far Cry games tend to be better received, so hopefully Ubisoft can continue that tradition with the inevitable Far Cry 7!
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Still going through Prince of Persia: Sands of Time from last week - the combat is quite repetitive, though the platforming is as good as I remember so that more than makes up for it!
I can definitely see how Assassins Creed was eventually born from this series.
Kid’s just fallen sick, so I’ll likely STILL be playing this in next week’s thread too - so don’t judge me too harshly - I promise I still have that gamer cred! 😅
- Comment on I'm bored and desperately search for a proper game 3 weeks ago:
Leaning more into the management style of games, might be worth checking out Two Points Hospital (spiritual sequel to Theme Hospital), and the more recently released Rwo Points Museum?
- Comment on The Betrayal of Limited Run Games: What They Don't Want You to See 3 weeks ago:
For the price they were asking, I honestly would’ve expected physical (e.g. floppy disk shaped flash drives) copies of Doom 1&2, equipped with controls onboard to play the games directly off of them.
- Comment on 1994 white Kevin 3 weeks ago:
I’m hoping (praying) that since this is a shitposting sub, you and I both are just particularly gullible and this is not an actual thing.
- Comment on The Betrayal of Limited Run Games: What They Don't Want You to See 3 weeks ago:
Makes me all the more glad I wasn’t tempted by the $666 USD Doom 1&2 CE they were spruiking over Easter.
- Comment on PSA: I want a law for PC games to be offered in physical versions again 4 weeks ago:
I still want a physical copy in my library as a precaution against the apocalypse, regardless.
I guess I’m just old (and pessimistic about humanity’s future)… 🤷🏻♂️
- Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system 4 weeks ago:
Yes, that’s what happened: forbes.com/…/elon-musk-says-xai-has-purchased-x-f…
For what it’s worth, xAI is still a private company - so at least it’s not retail investors on the hook, just venture capital.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 4 weeks ago:
Started on Prince of Persia: Sands of Time this Easter weekend; no particular reason beyond just a nostalgic yearning.
Thankfully, it still holds up!
- Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system 4 weeks ago:
Oh, no doubt - but he’s no longer personally on the hook for Twitter’s $44b debt-loan!
So when it eventually fails, it’ll be a corporate write-off and Elon’s wealth across Tesla and SpaceX are protected.
- Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system 4 weeks ago:
He’s already sold Twitter/X to xAI; he’s got his arse covered when the bottom eventually falls out.
- Comment on Hard Vacuum - a retro styled indie RTS has a stable release version 4 weeks ago:
Image Oh my God, oh my God, OH MY GOD!
That looks PERFECT! 🤩 Thanks for bringing to my attention, wishlisting it on Steam now!
