anakin78z
@anakin78z@lemmy.world
I make things with computers. Preferably artsy things, but I also like to work on random scripts and pipelines. I like D&D & video games, but don’t always have time to play them. I like pet chicken. I watch soccer, especially NWSL & USWNT, as well as some WSL and whatever happens to be on.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 days ago:
Started another play through of Solasta with the family. Haven’t played it in a long time. I thought about making a whole new character, but… I’m a Time Keeper Warlock again.
- Comment on Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026] 4 days ago:
I think it’s just not trying to be a pass through headset, like the vision pro and galaxy xr, which is honestly fine with me, if it keeps the price from going into the thousands. If it’s feature built for giving a virtual display for gaming, and does that better than anything else (and I think it will, given the special dongle specifically for streaming games), then that has value.
- Comment on Baldurs Gate 3 - spoilers 6 days ago:
Lucky you 😂
- Comment on What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype? 1 week ago:
Same. I tried to just ‘go with it’ and ignore the flaws so that I could play multi-player with my SO. Act 2 was a slog. Act 3 is where we gave up completely. The only good part is that the whiny companions started dying on their own.
- Comment on They say word-of-mouth marketing is the most effective form of marketing. What games did you (not) enjoy that came well-recommended by friends to you, and why did they recommend it to you? 4 weeks ago:
My friend said it was the best D&D experience he ever had. I love D&D and also had hundreds of hours in Solasta. I immediately bought 2 copies of BG3 so I could Pau with my SO. BG3 sucked for me. It’s like pretend D&D, with the whiniest, most burdened companions they possibly could have created, and a terrible UI to boot. We tried it again after the ‘final’ patch (still buggy, but better). Ended up pretending it’s not D&D and tried to ignore all the terrible nonsensical gameplay mechanics. Made it all the way to Act 3 before giving up again.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
Getting back into Sea of Stars. Just unlocked the graplu, so that’s cool.
- Comment on Its all bots, isn't it? 1 month ago:
I’m a bot…
But if I were a man I’d go to Japan Maybe swim in the Seine And learn to speak French I’d have the whole world in the palm of my hand And finally do, what I could, 'cause I can If I were a man!
- Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up] 1 month ago:
We used to really enjoy game pass as a family. I think the best part is discovering games that we wouldn’t have played otherwise. But at some point we stopped using it, so we cancelled. We’ve gotten 1 or 2 months free or cheap a couple of times now, but I ended up mainly playing one game… Although I suppose I did discover that I liked Avowed more than Expedition 33 😳. If I’d had to buy them, I would have only bought Expedition 33.
So I think we’ll keep going like this… Once a year or so use a cheap trial to get a month and try a lot of games, and use steam sales the rest of the year, and every now and then buy a full price game we really want.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 months ago:
Trying to get back into Dragon Age Inquisition. I really didn’t care for the combat, but I’m there for the story.
- Comment on If fossil fuels aren't vegan that would mean almost nobody is actually vegan. 2 months ago:
OMG I’m totally using this from now on. 😆
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 months ago:
Oh, we just had this happen after not playing for a while. Booted the game up and we’re in the tavern in Lucent, with no idea what to do next.
- Comment on what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time? 3 months ago:
Morrowind - the first game that let me leave the path. It completely changed RPGs for me, and I loved it.
Solasta - this game captured the D&D feeling like no other game has. My wife and I have spent hundreds of hours playing this together.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard - this game touched me emotionally, more than any game before it. The whole 3rd act is an emotional rollercoaster. Plus it has one of my favorite action sequences ever, in The Siege of Weisshaupt.
- Comment on Fatekeeper | Announcement Trailer 3 months ago:
Wow, that looks really good. I know nothing about this game… Will have to look up if it’s part of a series or what.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 months ago:
Back to playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Playing a rogue Grey Warden dwarf this run through, and I’m already loving the character.
I turned off the always on waypoints this time, which should probably be the default setting. It’s more fun to explore than to mindlessly follow the floating dot.
Looking forward to kicking some Venatori butts.
- Comment on Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery 4 months ago:
And I don’t think any of those require these kind of advertising images. I suppose that’s why we don’t really see them anymore
- Comment on Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery 4 months ago:
Lol, it strikes me that I don’t even know how they advertise games outside of blogs these days?
- Comment on The rise of AI in everything is creating an imbalance, thus we need more IA to restore harmony. 4 months ago:
Hello from Iowa. You want more of this?
- Comment on A reboot of the X-Files but this time Scully is always right. Everything has a totally rational explanation and Mulder slowly looses his believe in the supernatural. 4 months ago:
Yea, I didn’t know how to write about it without spoiling it 😩
- Comment on A reboot of the X-Files but this time Scully is always right. Everything has a totally rational explanation and Mulder slowly looses his believe in the supernatural. 4 months ago:
Tap for spoiler
The September House
- Comment on A reboot of the X-Files but this time Scully is always right. Everything has a totally rational explanation and Mulder slowly looses his believe in the supernatural. 4 months ago:
I just read a book that somewhat follows this kind of premise: A person believes in ghosts, and all these things happen, and, as the reader, I’m totally on board with it being ghosts. Then a new character enters, and gives logical explanations for everything, and the main character, and me, the reader, realize that, oh damn, it’s not ghosts at all. Except then it turns out it WAS ghosts, and the shit hits the fan.
It was a really fun read.
- Comment on The Witcher 4 - Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2025 5 months ago:
Oh, thank you! I’ll have to find the 2nd half. It did seem rather short on its own for a trailer!
- Comment on The Witcher 4 - Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2025 5 months ago:
Huh, I don’t really get the trailer. Is that guy from the previous games? Or is he just a random monster victim. What’s the significance of salt? Why would the coin have her fooled?
Sorry if I’m ignorant to common lore.
- Comment on Star Wars Jedi director’s new studio is making a Dungeons & Dragons action adventure 5 months ago:
And puppies have 4 legs.
Let’s say more random stuff!
Y’all are acting like I said I hate all fantasy rpg games.
- Comment on Star Wars Jedi director’s new studio is making a Dungeons & Dragons action adventure 5 months ago:
Sure, and Dragon Age, too. But they’re not D&D. I like fantasy RPGs, but when I think D&D, I think party of ~4 with friends.
- Comment on Star Wars Jedi director’s new studio is making a Dungeons & Dragons action adventure 5 months ago:
But a lot of people are. I didn’t care for BG3, but I tolerated it as a multiplayer game because it’s fun to play with friends. I also played Solasta solo, but most of my hours were co-op, because it’s just a lot more fun.
I guess for me the adventuring ‘party’ experience is a big part of D&D.
A solo experience could still be fun, but, like I said, I’m not getting excited about it.
- Comment on Star Wars Jedi director’s new studio is making a Dungeons & Dragons action adventure 5 months ago:
Single player D&D? A bit hard to get excited about that.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 months ago:
Just started Avowed (slightly patient, I guess?). I didn’t love it at first, but I’m starting to really like it. It’s much more story heavy than I expected. Combat was really difficult at first, and I lost almost every fight once I got to Paradis. Now that I’m level 6, I win most fight easily. 🤷
The magic casting with a wand and a grimoire feels super cool. They really nailed that.
- Comment on DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies 5 months ago:
Anyone know what the budget was? At 800k sold, that’s roughly $56M, minus merchant fees, plus whatever they get for 2.2M players on Game Pass.
Definitely not bad, though I expect it’ll take a while for them to recoup their budget.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 months ago:
I ended up looking up how to cure it. I wasn’t having that much fun chasing a cure.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 months ago:
Playing Oblivion. I don’t remember liking it this much when I first played it way back when. And there’s a lot I don’t remember, so maybe I never got that far into it. I just discovered that the Daedra shrines give you crazy powerful magic items, so now I’m tracking all those down. Although I contacted vampirism during one of the missions, which is starting to suck.