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- Comment on Dandadan Preview Has Anime Fans Thinking Harry Potter Crossover 2 weeks ago:
This is such a bizarre conclusion to come to.
- Comment on In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment? 3 weeks ago:
I feel like I could have some fun with a remake of Descent 1 and 2.
- Comment on "Dan Da Dan" New Key Visual, 3 New Commercials 2 months ago:
I’ve been reading this like a madman for the last week. It’s nuts and I now cannot wait for the anime to drop.
- Comment on Sony announces the PS5 Pro with a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI upscaling 2 months ago:
At this price I’m so glad I decided to go for a slim instead of holding out for the pro. Absolutely no way.
- Comment on The future of Minecraft’s development 2 months ago:
I still want to see bedrock on the mac. 😔
- Comment on Remedy and Annapurna announce a strategic partnership agreement on Control 2 and bringing Control and Alan Wake to film and television 2 months ago:
I loved Control, but I’m feeling kinda meh about a TV show. If it does happen I’ll keep an open mind and check it out.
Absolutely looking forward to Control 2 however.
- Comment on Sea of Stars – Throes of the Watchmaker DLC – Indie World Showcase 8.27.2024 2 months ago:
Agreeing with all these comments. The game started off really strong in my opinion, but it falls flat very hard after a certain point. Both from a writing perspective and in the combat variety.
The interrupts were interesting to me because I hadn’t seen a mechanic quite like that before. But I suppose it’s true that once you see an enemy charging up there is essentially just one “correct” choice to make, which limits what choices you actually have and puts you on a rail.
- Comment on Sea of Stars – Throes of the Watchmaker DLC – Indie World Showcase 8.27.2024 2 months ago:
Sooooo many moonerangs. That was a big complaint of mine as well. The combat doesn’t really evolve much.
- Comment on Sea of Stars – Throes of the Watchmaker DLC – Indie World Showcase 8.27.2024 2 months ago:
Hmmm maybe I should revisit this game. I got about 3/4 of the way and kinda ran out of steam on it.
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 34] 2 months ago:
I will take a look at that, thanks!
- Comment on Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 34] 2 months ago:
We recently watched Dungeon Meshi and Spy x Family with our kid and both were a big hit. I’m curious if anyone has recs for shows with a similar vibe and maturity level. I like that shows have comedy, positive messages, and light drama.
The violence in dunmeshi was borderline at times but overall not a problem as long as it’s not more much than that.
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 2 months ago:
I don’t know what game first came up with it, but Super Mario RPG was the first time I saw timed hits for attack and defense in a JRPG. While the mechanic isn’t exactly ubiquitous it has popped up in a handful of other games over the years and it always reminds me of that game.
- Comment on World of Goo 2 - Official Trailer 2 3 months ago:
2024 game of the year candidate.
- Comment on If you've done the Final Fantasy marathon did you include FF XI? Was it worth it? 5 months ago:
Oh hi! I played XI from release until recently (with some breaks). IMHO the original story (basically up to Rank 6 where you defeat the Shadow Lord) is fine, but it’s really more of a prelude and setting up the stakes. If you stop there it’s not really worth your time.
Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia (+ optionally Apocalypse Nigh) are pretty good from a story perspective. These can be completed solo. This is what I’d recommend playing through to anyone interested in the real story.
From there it’s somewhat diminishing returns. Treasures and Wings add some interesting bits to the lore. Rhapsody is actually great but will take a lot of time and effort and is probably only worth it to a die hard fan.
- Comment on Hades II is now available in Steam Early Access! 6 months ago:
Played about 5 hours tonight and I’m loving it. I wasn’t sure how much content to expect for early access but this is more than I would have guessed. The combat feels really really good. Charging your abilities with mana starts to feel better once you build up some regen on it and you can use it more freely. It took me a minute to nail how to aim the long charged special but now it’s one of my faves to spam.
A few little surprises have happened that made me grin really big as a big Hades 1 fan as well. I did not play EA last time around but I decided this time I want to be a part of that experience and see how the game evolves.
- Comment on Half Life 3 6 months ago:
I think it’s 100% that steam makes so much money on its own. Valve stopped being a game developer once steam really took off and became the behemoth it is. Valve is in the e-commerce business, period.
I loved Alyx too for what it’s worth but my expectations for the future are dim.
- Comment on Hades II - Sign Up for the HADES II Technical Test 7 months ago:
Signed up immediately, not sure how many are gonna be let in though so trying not to get my hopes up. Cannot wait for this game!
- Comment on What are some good games with *zero* replayability? 8 months ago:
Since puzzle games seem to be the theme overall here I’ll mention Cocoon. It’s a recent puzzler that is absolutely gorgeous to look at and did some super clever stuff imo.
- Comment on What are some good games with *zero* replayability? 8 months ago:
+1 for Tunic especially if you go for all of the late game puzzles and other stuff that I shall not spoil. I have the Tunic plushy up on my shelf!
- Comment on RSS is still pretty great 9 months ago:
I still use and love RSS. 🙂
Back in the day I was a big Google Reader fan, then they went and killed it off. Now I use a combination of Feedbin on the web and the Reeder app on iOS.
- Comment on What is your favourite font for code ? 1 year ago:
I’ve used IBM Plex Mono for a long time. Currently giving github’s new Monaspace a try.
- Comment on What games can you recommend that didn't get the appreciation that they deserved? 1 year ago:
I really liked Unsighted and didn’t feel like I saw a whole lot of hype around it at the time.
- Comment on What is your gaming "comfort food" and why? 1 year ago:
Hades is one that I’ll still fire up now and again if I’m not sure what to do. Currently losing my mind at the lack of Hades 2 news.