Zerfallen
@Zerfallen@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer 4 weeks ago:
Microsoft could have been ahead on this with Cortana if they had any real commitment and vision.
- Comment on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered confirmed by ESRB rating 2 months ago:
That’s a “port”.
A “remaster” is traditionally more focused on a rerelease with improved graphic fidelity, details, resolution, possibly lower-effort improvements to models and geometry, but basically the same game, slightly modernised with better modern compatibility.
A “remake” would be a complete overhaul of the modelling, QoL improvements, or reimagining some systems potentially including game engine. Eg, the FF7 remake.
- Comment on How can we return to techno-optimism? 2 months ago:
Great article, totally agree with the author. I would still be concerned with that power moving to the government, particularly in countries with limited options for true representation (eg. two party systems, where it is usually more a matter of “lesser evil” voting), but that then becomes the next challenge; still more appropriate in the government’s hands than the level of power corporations currently wield.
- Comment on Studios are cracking down on some of the internet’s most popular pirating sites 2 months ago:
The thing is, as we learned with Netflix (and… everything lately), even if it starts off convenient and reasonable, that will last only long enough that they think they’ve cornered the market. So unless something changes to guarantee an ongoing reasonable proposition, i will never trust them again.
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 2 months ago:
Looks cool, it’s also in an “acid fantasy” bundle… new genre unlocked.
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 2 months ago:
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 2 months ago:
Gauntlet
- Comment on What are some good games worth buying on play store? 3 months ago:
Dead Cells Titan Quest Worms WMD
- Comment on Proton mail launches LLM and crypto wallet 3 months ago:
I feel like some people just hear “crypto” or “ai” and start screeching and clawing at the air.
Not every feature needs to be for you specifically, these features are optional and don’t compromise or even impact their other products. They seem to be on-brand in being more privacy-focused alternatives to some of the existing market options while remaining accessible, and keeps Proton in the game depending on how the landscape develops.
I don’t use Proton (yet) but I generally like what they’re doing and hope they succeed, and I don’t see any of these developments as negatives, just more competition.
- Comment on Indie games using retro graphics 4 months ago:
It also means more people can play on more hardware, it typically focuses the experience, it makes the interactive elements more visually distinguishable from the background graphics, it’s cheaper/faster to produce so less incentive to bloat with MTX to recoup massive investments, the scope is smaller so can be better aligned with a singular cohesive artistic vision, and the limited graphics encourages stylisation and artistic decisions when ‘photo real’ becomes not an option to target.
Also you don’t need to wait 10+ years for a game, just to receive a bloated mess where you only engage with 20% of the content yet had to wait for 100% of the development time, since at that point the investment demands it has to appeal to every possible consumer, only to still get a buggy unfinished release due to the massive scope. /rant. Anyway, indies are great and i love short games too.
- Comment on We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem 5 months ago:
It would be a great comment if it represented reality, but as an analogy it’s completely off.
LLM-based AI represents functionality that nothing other than the human mind and painstaking research or singular expertise can replicate. There is no already existing ‘second, better calculator’ that has the same breadth of capabilities, particularly in areas involving language.
If you’re only using it as a calculator (which was never the strength of an LLM in the first place), for problems you could already solve with a calculator because you understand what is required, then uh… yeah i mean use a calculator, that is the appropriate tool.
- Comment on Images leak of Valve's next game, and it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter 5 months ago:
shoota
- Comment on Which Mortal Kombat games across the years should I start with? 7 months ago:
MK2 was my first, and i still think it’s one of the best, or the most classic. MK1, the roster is too small and it’s too basic. MK2 is where it embraces the classic MK vibes. UMK3 remixes that with more modern styling and character elements, which was interesting in progression, but I think you could skip straight from MK2 to Trilogy and just drop in the deep end of the character craziness.
MK4 was also an interesting one in terms of characters and the shift into 3D for the first time. It wasn’t… great… but it was interesting.
After that, I wasn’t a big fan of the early modern 3D MK games, I couldn’t even play them all since they didn’t come out for PC (yes, I’m still bitter), but again I feel like you could skip these straight to Armageddon for early modern-era character craziness. It’s basically a generational sequel to Trilogy.
Then we get to the ‘last gen’ modern era of 9, X, 11, which i thought were great fun, and worth playing. The story is a ridiculous soap opera, but that’s critical MK DNA. Mechanics further refined, good character options. Other people already discussed these.
I haven’t played 1 yet, but it’s clearly another soft reboot, and looks really good to me.
Ofc this is all just my view on it. I have nostalgia and bias towards MK2, (3) and Trilogy :D
- Comment on How Google is killing independent sites like ours 8 months ago:
I moved to Kagi, and I really like it. It’s a bit expensive though, but the experience is really nice, and you know where you stand with them as a customer, regarding their priorities/motivations.
- Comment on Sustaining Proton’s mission over time | Proton 8 months ago:
I am not asking for a replacement to Google Drive, since that’s clear, I’m asking for a replacement to Google Photos, which means I’m referring to the functionality that makes Google Photos a separate product to Google Drive (aka, the fancy AI features, automatic image compression, automatic sorting, albums, search, etc).
I don’t know if it goes against Proton’s philosophy, that’s kind of besides the point. I’m just saying that for me to move from Google’s suite, as I would like to, this would be a blocker for me with Proton. It’s fine if Proton doesn’t want to address that market, it just means I personally would find it difficult to make the switch (and likely wouldn’t) even though I like a lot of what Proton is doing.
- Comment on Sustaining Proton’s mission over time | Proton 8 months ago:
I’m sure it can work well for many others, so thanks for the recommendation, but personally I’m not interested in self hosting.
- Comment on Sustaining Proton’s mission over time | Proton 8 months ago:
All the things that make Google Photos a separate product to Google Drive… that’s what I’m talking about.
- Comment on Sustaining Proton’s mission over time | Proton 8 months ago:
I hope they might consider a Proton Photos, since Google Photos really holds me to Google Drive. And Proton AI for working with documents on Proton Drive.
- Comment on Open extensions on Firefox for Android will be available from December 14 11 months ago:
Firefox is dead to me until they bring back a proper tablet UI. No tab bar is a deal breaker.
- Comment on Did Your Spotify Wrapped Place You In Burlington, Berkeley, or Cambridge? You May Be Gay 11 months ago:
Maybe it’s more about the taste, the texture, the subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark.
- Comment on UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma 11 months ago:
If this doesn’t get stopped, then these rules are pointless. But I guess the same could be said for other recent acquisitions that did go through fine with only minor tweaks.
- Comment on It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox 11 months ago:
I also switched to Vivaldi everywhere for this reason. So I can sync tabs on all my devices. I wouldn’t have even been looking for a new browser if not for the poor tablet experience on Android. But I’m really happy with Vivaldi anyway. Over the years I occasionally check in on ol’ Android tablet Firefox, but still no tablet UI since they removed it many years ago (yes, older versions of Android Firefox already had a tab bar).
- Comment on YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker 11 months ago:
At some point just seeing the progress bar Increase a notch might be enough.
- Comment on YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker 11 months ago:
Good thing you only needed 75% of that 1 minute porn video, or you’d have had to wait even longer.
- Comment on It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox 11 months ago:
It’s still not a good experience on Android tablets/foldables, just a stretched phone UI and no tab bar.
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
I want to want to spend more time with the game, but i also want it to not let me. Eject me forcibly from its world once the story has naturally concluded, with fond memories of the tightly edited purposeful experience.
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
Really depends on the game. But roughly something between 3-20 hours is my preferred range. I thought Sayonara Wild Hearts was fantastic and the perfect length for the story and experience it set out to convey (took me about 2 hours to beat).
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
Thanks, I’ve been looking at it! It’s beautiful, definitely on my radar.
- Comment on The Hidden Costs of Long Playtimes in Modern Gaming 1 year ago:
I feel the opposite. I pay for the narrative and experiencing the game’s mechanics and interactive art, not to flush as much of my life away as possible. When I see people complaining a game was too short, I am basically ready to add it to my wishlist.
- Comment on What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises? 1 year ago:
Pretty random list off the to of my head:
Hyperlight Drifter Sayonara Wild Hearts Ruiner Grim Dawn Rime