HollowNaught

@HollowNaught@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, I thought this game was a depiction of what we subject horses to, using a horror lens to drive home the point? I’ve never heard of something less sexy?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨steam vs gog, which game store to buy from?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I primarily use Linux, and since GOG doesn’t have a native Linux version, it’s just much more convenient to use steam

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you cheat in video games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to be like you. Way back when, I would love to cheat currency into single player games with a little help from cheat engine. The biggest culprits were BTD5 and PvZ1/2, and it’d give me a kick just being able to go through and buy everything before using it all while feeling unstoppable

  Since then, I’ve gone back and replayed the games without cheating, and I honestly regret using cheat engine. It felt way more rewarding getting everything at a more sustainable rate, like I really earned the item

  You also talk about feeling like you earn the ability to cheat, but, looking back on my own experience, I can safely say that I was terrible at gauging whether or not I should use a hack. Turns out, when you have a shiny item in a shop that you could come back in a few hours for or get instantly now for free, more often than not we’ll choose the latter

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Relevant comment I left on a similar post:

  It’s even worse in Australia. A long while back we had a really bad bushfire that resulted in something like 70 people dying called black Friday. More recently we had a bushfire that resulted in over 150 people dying and 400 injured called black Saturday

  It’s honestly insulting to see these corporations come in and have these black Friday sales, showing that they don’t care or respect for the history of Australia or its people, all while they flaunt the masquerade of “It’s for you!!!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Playing though persona 4 golden. After some headaches with denuvo, I’m finally having a good time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to normalize not captioning single image memes, so everyone can reuse it.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t get the obsession with ai upscaling

  The lines are particularly weird around bugs and very off-putting

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨happy buy nothing day to those who celebrate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s even worse in Australia. A long while back we had a really bad bushfire that result in something like 70 people dying called black Friday. More recently we had a bushfire that resulted in over 150 people dying and 400 injured called black Saturday

  It’s honestly insulting to see these corporations come in and have these black Friday sales, showing that they don’t care or respect for the history of Australia or its people, all while they flaunt the masquerade of “It’s for you!!!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m assuming there’d be no online multilayer or modding, as they’d be outside the realm of the game - it’s content made by other people (and it’s more interesting if you exclude them anyway), and I’m assuming there’d be no more updates (so only current or previous patches)

  So we’d be looking for replayable single player games

  1. Minecraft. If that’s not on your list then you’re joking
  2. Terraria. Sandbox like minecraft, but the more legacy-focused scope of the game would be a nice change
  3. Factorio. This game is called cracktorio for a reason
  4. Monster Hunter world. Very replayable when you want to hit big monsters with big swords
  5. Maimai. Bet you didn’t expect a rhythm game to be here, bitch! With all other video games gone, I’d finally be able to play maimai locally, instead of only in the city on the occasional day off. Yes, this list is just a place holder for the real number 1
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Figured I'd join in sharing what I'm playing- my platinum team ☺️⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s true that noat of his romhacks are at the very least slightly harder than their original counterparts, but the one I’d still recommend is sacred gold/storm silver

  My sense of difficulty is a bit skewed as I tend to mainly do hardcore nuzlockes, but I recently played through storm silver normally and it was a blast. The gym leaders needed a bit more thought when fighting as each of their pokemon were more powerful, but my ragtag group of 6 I ran with only ever failed once in the whole playthrough, and that was against the elite 4 (so somewhat expected)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Figured I'd join in sharing what I'm playing- my platinum team ☺️⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Drayano made a series of tom hacks for pokemon that to be frank are better than the originals. Would highly recommend if you’re interested in adding a little spice to your next game

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you like to playtest a new indie game? Just completed first playable version of my psychological horror/moral choice simulation.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  …would I be able to get in on the playtest?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I used to always insert something inappropriate to the Nativity scene and my parents never noticed⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good meme, but it’d be funnier if the caption was in the image itself, instead of weirdly lying about the joke

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Become unrecognizable⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Almost all liquids are

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Become unrecognizable⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  BRB gotta start my daily bleach warerboarding session

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d played through about half of it myself years ago, and again fully with a friend recently

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, it’s borderlands 2

  I thought the gameplay was pretty good, in a “turn your brain off and shoot guys with gradually increasing numbers” kind if way, and I absolutely adored whenever Handsome Jack showed up, but that’s pretty much it

  I’ve heard from more than a few sources that the shooting on that game’s peak, but it’s just kind of generic. Outside of Jack, I thought the writing was honestly pretty lacklustre as well, even getting annoying in more than one instance (CATCH A RIIIIIDE FUCK OFF DIPSHIT). The cell-shaded artsyle is quite pretty, I will give it that

  At its core, I think it’s just… fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For those of you who enjoy open-world games, how big of a world is too big?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s really interesting to compare a game like elden ring to something else like BOTW

  My first time playing through elden ring I had an amazing time, and thoroughly enjoyed the open world experience. I made sure to explore every crack in every wall, not necessarily for the rewards, but rather for the exploration itself because that exploration felt magnificent

  However, I’ve now played through elden ring four times over the years, and I quickly realised I was only playing for the bosses, with the open world merely being a hindrance to my journey. This problem quickly compounds, as the first few hours of a save is usually you running around buck naked looking for your weapons, smithing stones, flasks, etc.

  This is opposed to something like dark souls 3, where your journey to get the build you want usually means you can a 30 second detour from your main path.

  Compare this with BOTW, which I’ve also played through a fair few times, and it’s easy to understand why these games are different. Unlike ER, I honestly thought of the bosses as more like hindrances to getting the powers, which would help me traverse the open world. To me, that traversal was the most enjoying thing about the game

  This might just be a tinfoil hat theory, but I think this is because of the difference in rewards between the two. Unlike ER, which most rewards being clearly defined and memorable, in BOTW the vast majority of rewards are either

  a) spirit orbs from shrines

  or

  b) korok seeds

  While the shrines themselves can be memorised, I’d say it’s practically impossible to remember the location of all these things, mainly because there’s no point - there are so many, you’ll run into your fair share anyway. There are exceptions of course, with weapons and shields and the like, but for the most part it holds true

  Anyway, this went on way too long lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WTF BIT ME?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this loss?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monster Hunter Wilds is getting outsold by its 4-year-old predecessor⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, because it’s shit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Omg saaammeeeee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ooooh, what distro did you go with?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relatable.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah. On my first viewing, I felt like season 2 was weakest, but on rewatch it hints at so many things coming up. It feels weird to say, but I honestly agree that season 1 is the worst of the lot

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relatable.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨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?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Have a friend who is obsessed with the borderlands series. Played through the pre-sequel with him. Was not a good time

  He wanted to play through 3 with me after, and I noped the hell out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The scientific method or something idk⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Instructions unclear, Richard is feeling really uncomfortable now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy 20th anniversary to the Corrupted Blood incident!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s all laugh at an industry that never learns anything teeheehee!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨VTuber Graduation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, they stole half a million in donations their talents had made for a charity

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Down Bad⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  both similar ages both adults

  Was this comment supposed to support your statement?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just in case you've been living under a rock: The Crew is playable again!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is less a “fuck you ubisoft” moment and more a “we need to appease the fans so they forget about the movement” moment

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox invests big into indies, signs Game Pass deals with over 50 studios⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s hifi rush all over again ;_;