mohab
@mohab@piefed.social
- Comment on Rematch review 1 day ago:
I never understood why they didn't have a mode where you could have multiple players controlling different team members.
Older PES games had that and it was super fun before Konami's pachinko machine addiction lead to the franchise's gradual demise.
Rematch is exclusively multiplayer, yes.
- Comment on Rematch review 2 days ago:
Agree with PES being a really good football simulation. I always viewed FIFA as a cynical and jaded attempt at arcadifying football—never really been my cup of tea.
I can't be bothered with the camera management in Rematch. It sucks so bad the game literally tells you get used to no look passing/shooting because you won't have time to adjust your camera. Even when I kinda got used to it and got to score a few goals, I didn't feel any satisfaction—it felt too silly.
- Comment on Rematch review 2 days ago:
It suuuucks as a football game. Controls like ass.
Someone bring back PES or cook up a replacement, please. I'm tired of these shitty football games.
- Comment on Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” 6 days ago:
This take sucks. There's a clear cap on what indies can do because they have a limited budget. Whatever their output is, it's not comparable to big studios output.
What the market lacks is quirky games on a medium budget, which's not what indie scenes provide.
- Comment on Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games” 1 week ago:
Happens with any industry that gets big, I think. More profits=more suits/vampires coming in and replacing artists/scientists or whoever is more qualified to make key decisions.
This won't stop unless infinite wealth hoarding is tackled by governments, if ever.
- Comment on GOG summer sale is live 1 week ago:
Daaaamn, DMC on GOG? Let's go Capcom!!! Love seeing more action games on there.
i already own Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 on Steam, but I wouldn't mind double dipping if Platinum/SEGA follow suit.
- Comment on Capcom spent 2 years trying to get permission to use Toshiro Mifune's likeness in Onimusha: Way of the Sword 1 week ago:
Fun fact: I never ever even heard the name Toshiro Mifune.
I just can't… why do people wear ignorance as a badge of honor nowadays?
- Comment on Borderlands 4 Price Has Been Confirmed 1 week ago:
I've never paid more than $20 for a game.
And I wouldn't play Borderlands 4 for free, TBH. If they pay me my hourly rate, I may consider it depending on contract length. Other than that, fuck off, Gearbox.
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 week ago:
Hmm… sure, but ima die on the hell Mad Max should be a linear game with sole focus on vehicular/melee combat. I don't really think it needs to be an open world game.
- Comment on What's an absolutely medium quality game? Not great, incredible or terrible or any single ended extreme. Dead medium quality 1 week ago:
Assault Spy comes to mind.
And Mad Max maybe?
- Comment on First/notable 3D games where you could dive below water (and walk on land) 1 week ago:
Running on water in NG2 is super fucking cool.
In The Wonderful 101, you can dive under water when you carry a hammer (heavy weapon), otherwise you swim on the surface.
- Comment on Devil May Cry isn't that great of a series 1 week ago:
playing as V it felt like the winning strategy was just buttonmashing
How are we still making these criticisms in 2025 😔
This is why discussing action games in mainstream spheres sucks balls because half of the criticisms are as lazy as this. Y'all should do better. - Comment on Devil May Cry isn't that great of a series 1 week ago:
Agreed, but extend that to cover action games in general. One playthrough is not enough to understand why everyone else is praising them.
- Comment on Devil May Cry isn't that great of a series 1 week ago:
OK, so I'm gonna say this about action games: if you approach them like you do every other game—one playthrough and you move on—most are gonna disappoint you. DMC5 in particular is possibly the worst culprit; however, if you're willing to commit to exploring their depth and play on the highest difficulties, holy shit some of the best gaming you'll ever experience.
This is why I cannot take casual reviews of action games seriously because any action game fan knows the first playthrough is the tutorial, while for most people it's the whole game.
I can't really fault people for wanting to move on after one playthrough, but when they say stuff like "I played DMC… and it's not that good" I just wanna say: yeah, no shit, because you didn't stick around to explore why everyone else is praising it—you played the tutorial and moved on.
We could argue whether this is bad game design, but the truth is not only does it work, I don't believe there's any way for a game like DMC or Bayonetta to feed all of its combat depth to players in one playthrough. Hell, it's not enough for the muscle memory to kick in to get even close to mastering everything, so I cannot really blame devs that much.
- Comment on Invincible VS | Official Reveal Trailer 2 weeks ago:
Well, damn. Go Kirkman!
- Comment on How do you keep track of what games you have played over the years? 2 weeks ago:
Hmm… for me, it's less about memory and more about helping myself see a pattern of what I like and what I don't, which eventually helps me make better purchasing decisions.
Like, when I look at a list of my favorite games, I can conclusively tell you: I like challenging, replayable games with real-time action, synergy among their mechanics, and mechanical variety.
For me, this knowledge would not have been attainable if I didn't sit down and put together a list of what I like/what I don't like.
- Comment on How do you keep track of what games you have played over the years? 2 weeks ago:
I use Gamebrary because it's FOSS, so I suppose you could in theory clone the repo and self-host it, but IDK how self-hosting ready it is.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
This game is just Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix+ with extra steps 😂 I cannot take it seriously. The combat is so silly.
You can do 1/10th of what you can do in any action game. I can only assume people who call it the best action game of all time either haven't played many action games or just picked it because it's their favorite.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
Ima give Sekiro another try. So I admit the first time I maybe didn't give it enough time (stopped at the snake bit) but that's because the rhythm-based, parry-focused gameplay felt boring and too one dimensional.
Ima play a bit longer this time and see if unlocking new techniques makes any difference. I'm not optimistic, but I wanna explore something new for a change, and Sekiro can't be the worst option.
Fuck From Software's offense though… it's boring as shit. I hope Sekiro eventually ends up feeling different.
- Comment on Scott Pilgrim EX - Reveal Trailer 2 weeks ago:
Just hand this IP to the Hi-Fi Rush devs already…
- Comment on Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver - Official Teaser Trailer 2 weeks ago:
There already is a Steam page and the description says co-op action RPG.
I mean, perspective matters, I suppose: you could use isometric/top down and 3rd person to make a distinction between PoE and HZD, but then again I don't play either, or ARPGs in general, so that's as nuanced of a take as I could have on this.
- Comment on Onimusha: Way of the Sword 2nd trailer 2 weeks ago:
Well, I'll be damned… this is looking more and more like a proper action game. Ima give it a shot on release.
- Comment on Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver - Official Teaser Trailer 2 weeks ago:
God damn, I wish it was a fighter, but I'll take an ARPG. Will give it a shot when it comes out 👐
- Comment on Romeo is a Dead Man - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games 3 weeks ago:
I'm glad Suda51 is still making new IPs, but I'm kinda over his gameplay? It needs to evolve somehow… like, melee here looks a lot like Killer Is Dead, which was serviceable, but not great.
Of course, everything else is captivating, as it always is, but I'll need more from the gameplay to get invested in this.
- Comment on MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Announce Trailer 3 weeks ago:
Tag fighters aren't my thing and ASW are headed in the opposite direction of what I want from a fighting game, but I'm happy for them! They came a long way and more or less stuck to their guns, which's admirable.
I'm happy to go down with Plus R, P4AU, and Under Night though.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 3 weeks ago:
Well, none because favorites are super subjective, but I'll shout out my favorites because no one else did:
- The Wonderful 101
- Bayonetta
- Ninja Gaiden II
- God Hand
- Viewtiful Joe
- Catherine
- Gravity Rush
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
- Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion
- Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 3 weeks ago:
The only game I kinda like on this list is Okami.
- Comment on What games did you get down with over the holiday weekend? 4 weeks ago:
The Wonderful 101! Closing in on 100%. The better I get at the game, the more fun I have! Just like an action game should be!
- Comment on Dave2D - Windows Was The Problem All Along (Lenovo Legion Go Windows 11 vs. SteamOS) 4 weeks ago:
I am dual booting Artix and Win 11, and solely gamed on Linux for 2 years before getting into a bunch of games that don't run there, which eventually pushed me to dual boot Win 11.
I'd rather not touch Windows at all though and just hate it any time I have to use it for any reason other than gaming. The flip side is I hated gaming on Linux when I had to use it to play incompatible games.
I'll most likely just wait until my favorite games run on there and move for good. Maybe go for a Steam Deck then too. But RN attempting to go back to gaming on Linux feels like a potential time/money sink for non optimal results, which doesn't make sense when I already have a working setup.
- Comment on Dave2D - Windows Was The Problem All Along (Lenovo Legion Go Windows 11 vs. SteamOS) 4 weeks ago:
Shows one platinum, one gold, and one silver on my end? Catherine is notorious for being difficult to run on Linux, even the comments on ProtonDB say so… IDK if I can consider that very little tinkering.
Plus, that doesn't include docked performance… I need stable 60FPS docked for fighting games.
Like, I see your point that it's almost there, but going full tilt into gaming on Linux RN still feels like a risky investment for both my time and money when my $400 Windows laptop runs everything OOTB.
One day though.