thatKamGuy
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- 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? 22 hours 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? 23 hours 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 4 days 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 4 days ago:
It has _Meta_stacised.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #59 - Far Cry 5 5 days 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? 5 days 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 5 days 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 6 days 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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? 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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!
- Comment on Hard Vacuum - a retro styled indie RTS has a stable release version 1 week ago:
♥️!!
I’ve been hoping for a voxel-based RTS revival game for ages! This is a bit more old-school (still longing for that Red Alert 2 era), but still looks very interesting - will hopefully give it a play over this Easter long weekend and report back.
- Comment on Games Media Can't Ignore BDS Xbox Boycott. 2 weeks ago:
That’s the neat part - they totally can, and will!
- Comment on I really need these games ported to Steam. What do y'all have on your lists? 2 weeks ago:
Going old-school for this one, but I remembered absolutely loving the ROG Story Mode in Point Blank on the PSX.
I would sell a kidney (not necessarily mine), if it helped produce a PC/Steam remake with mouse compatibility (seeing as Light Gun games have basically gone the way of the dodo).
- Comment on 'There Are So Few Of Us Left': Even Full-Time Games Journalists At Big Websites Are Feeling It In 2025 2 weeks ago:
Honestly not surprised, catering to Gamers^TM^ honestly feels like a fool’s errand; there seems to be an ever growing divide between what the vocal minority demands to see, and what the silent majority of the market ends up consuming.
Catering to the former is like dancing on a knife’s edge, its only a matter of time before you fail to live up to their expectations - and that’s even if there’s enough of them to even be able to support a journalist’s career to begin with!
Catering to the mainstream segment will usually cause you to fall on the former’s bad-side anyway, as they unleash a torrent of vitriol and hate at the journalists for not focusing on whatever manufactured outrage is de jour at the moment (previously woke, now DEI).
- Comment on 'There Are So Few Of Us Left': Even Full-Time Games Journalists At Big Websites Are Feeling It In 2025 2 weeks ago:
I’m not encountering a paywall either through embedded Safari or Firefox (iOS); worst case seems like 12ft.io should work:
- Comment on People who call the PS1 'PSX' make me want to kill kittens 2 weeks ago:
It was usually said when referring to the PlayStation secondarily:
- “I have a PlayStation at home, you should come over sometime!”
- “I just bought Resident Evil 2 for the PSX, it’s really scary!”
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Out of sheer curiosity, what’re the issues you’re experiencing with NHL99?
I’d have thought a title that old (25+ years) would emulate just fine?
- Comment on Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout 3 weeks ago:
I’m honestly surprised they haven’t jacked up the prices already! Partly because Capitalism^TM — but also because I fully expect for big retailers like Walmart to have 30-90 day payment terms with vendors, and some of those invoices potentially being subject to these tariffs.
- Comment on Peak Trump Performance 3 weeks ago:
So this is what he chose to do, instead of attending the ceremony for dead soldiers in Lithuania?
- Comment on IGN: Mario Kart World: First Hands-on Preview 3 weeks ago:
Can’t believe someone actually downvoted you for being excited; I swear, heaven forbid you like something that others don’t.
I’m skeptical as to whether the open world aspect will add to (or detract from) the experience, but I’ll probably end up grabbing it few years down the line once my kid is old enough to appreciate it.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #9 3 weeks ago:
Yeah - we are a strange, strange place at times. We’re a schizophrenic-nation; half-nanny state, half lawless wasteland! 😅
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #9 3 weeks ago:
Really curious as to why River City Girls isn’t going to be available in Australia in particular; as far as I can see, it hasn’t been refused classification (banned) here?
- Comment on Take-Two DMCAs Video Of GTA5 Mod To For GTA6 Map Content 3 weeks ago:
It’s a knee-jerk reaction, and it’s going to have a Streisand effect. I’m looking forward to the dozens of reposted videos spreading far and wide.
- Comment on Request for FPS recommendations. 3 weeks ago:
Portal 1&2, for a change of pace.
