JakobFel
@JakobFel@retrolemmy.com
Christian gamer forced back into the realm of nostalgia because of our absurd, post-modern world. “Architect” of the Cyberspace Lounge multimedia project.
- Comment on Do you use other federated software besides Lemmy (e.g. Mastodon/Pixelfed/etc.), if so which? 2 days ago:
Mastodon and Pixelfed. Mastodon is my main (Retro Gaiden) but I’m experimenting with the Fediverse to see what works for me and what doesn’t.
- Comment on Does the 2 hour refund limit on Steam affect game design? 4 days ago:
Oh yeah, don’t get me wrong, I know it can be worse. I just think it could also be better.
- Comment on Does the 2 hour refund limit on Steam affect game design? 5 days ago:
I love Steam but I’ve always felt like the refund policy was a bit of a joke. I feel like the time limit should be flexible, being a bit longer for games that have long tutorials or a bunch of intro cutscenes.
- Comment on Skyblivion fan project lead reacts to Oblivion remake news with "all love and no hate" 6 days ago:
That’s because they’re classy and understand that the two are totally different projects. Skyblivion is impressive but that doesn’t even remotely mean that an official remaster/remake isn’t worth having.
- Comment on Bluesky Blocked in Turkey - Here's Why 1 week ago:
Yeah? Good. Bluesky’s community is atrocious. Nostr and the Fediverse are better and far more resistant to censorship anyway.
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 1 week ago:
EverQuest Next. That game would have been the best MMO ever, if they would’ve stuck with it. Unfortunately, SOE got bought out and the new owners were whackos who didn’t care. It’s sad because nothing has come close since then. Only GW2 and ESO have even a fraction of the concepts of EQN.
- Comment on HELP! Im looking for a game like CIV 6 where the point is to go to war 1 week ago:
Try Stellaris. It’s similar gameplay, but it’s realtime and the space battles you can get yourself into can be truly epic.
- Comment on Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification 1 week ago:
I already don’t use Discord too much, and if they push this, I’m done with it completely.
- Comment on Meet Neptune, a TikTok alternative where creators can hide likes and follower counts | TechCrunch 1 week ago:
I cannot be paid enough to use or support TikTok or anything like it. A major source of all the issues society is facing today.
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 1 week ago:
With the exception of chat, try Old School RuneScape. Good game for passive gameplay as well as more intensive/focused gameplay.
- Comment on 'There Are So Few Of Us Left': Even Full-Time Games Journalists At Big Websites Are Feeling It In 2025 1 week ago:
I’d say a reasonable amount of this is due to how many of them shove their own ideologies into their reporting, with not even a slight attempt to remain objective or neutral.
- Comment on Should we boycott games with loot boxes? 1 week ago:
Not in every game. Some games make it reasonably fair, such as Elder Scrolls Online which makes it possible to obtain the lootbox items in other ways.
- Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version 2 weeks ago:
And this is exactly why Ubisoft is dying. Good riddance.
- Comment on Should we boycott games with loot boxes? 2 weeks ago:
No, if anything, we need to boycott games with battle passes. I’m not a fan of lootboxes but I’d take them any day over a battle pass. Don’t pressure me to play specific ways, don’t exploit FOMO to try to get me to grind or spend money. I find that a LOT more predatory than lootboxes, at least in games where they’re optional.
- Comment on Most under-utilized consoles? 2 weeks ago:
That’s fair but what I mean is that Sega wasn’t afraid to try new things and attempt to push the boundaries. Nowadays, everyone plays it too safe.
- Comment on Hades 2 will be a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive at launch 2 weeks ago:
Ah, didn’t know that it’s on Steam. Well, there’s that at least. Still not a fan of console exclusivity either way, though.
- Comment on Most under-utilized consoles? 2 weeks ago:
This. Aside from the Genesis and its mega success, Sega’s hardware was woefully underused. It’s a shame, too, because they were at the forefront of experimentation back in the day.
- Comment on Most under-utilized consoles? 2 weeks ago:
The DS 3D was pretty weak, though. Don’t get me wrong, great games like The Force Unleashed and Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles are amazing games but the 3D in both was almost worse than PS1/Saturn 3D. Loved my NDS but I get why games tended to go for 2D.
As for my opinion on the subject matter, the aforementioned Sega Saturn is my pick. The potential that console had could have delivered truly incredible games and memories but Sega made one too many stupid business decisions.
- Comment on Hades 2 will be a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive at launch 2 weeks ago:
Both. The future isn’t in consoles, it’s in console-like PCs. Just wait until Valve drops the Fremont, I believe it’ll change absolutely everything.
- Comment on Hades 2 will be a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive at launch 2 weeks ago:
I hope they’re prepared to have a fraction of the success they would have if they didn’t continue the absurd concept of console exclusivity.
- Comment on Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In - IGN 2 weeks ago:
I’m not talking about Lemmy. I’m talking about literally every community I’ve looked. Aside from fanboys being fanboys, the reaction has been nothing but outrage.
- Comment on Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2? 2 weeks ago:
Yep! When you open the Steam menu, you can access a full-featured desktop mode. It makes the device virtually limitless outside of the software issues you mentioned. And I agree entirely that it’s ridiculous to see these companies ignoring Linux the way they do.
Hopefully you enjoy your second try of SteamOS!
- Comment on Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In - IGN 2 weeks ago:
The problem is that a company can only push their greed so far before they start losing people. Up until now, most of the Nintendo hate came from their anti-emulation crusade. Now, it seems like everyone and their brother is talking about just how absurd the entirety of this launch is.
- Comment on Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be account- or console-locked 2 weeks ago:
Yay, one good thing in a heaping pile of crap! Will wonders never cease?
- Comment on Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In - IGN 2 weeks ago:
I feel like they’re trolling us at this point. There’s no way they’re this stupid.
- Comment on What If History Had Taken a Different Path? 2 weeks ago:
Well said. It also doesn’t help that for many, the 32X was viewed as being just as effective as buying a Saturn, due to its timing.
- Comment on Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2? 2 weeks ago:
You don’t lose functionality, you can use SteamOS like a laptop as well. Desktop mode literally puts you in a KDE Plasma desktop environment.
- Comment on What If History Had Taken a Different Path? 2 weeks ago:
I feel like console add-ons would have been better for everyone. I like the idea of being able to squeeze more life out of an existing console because it means not everyone has to rush to get the new one. Modular upgrading is one of the bigger reasons I’m a PC gamer.
- Comment on Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2? 2 weeks ago:
This is exactly why we have these issues like we’re dealing with with the Switch 2. Console gamers are only focused on hardware and exclusivity, they’re not focused on the operating system of the device, the build quality of the product itself (including the ergonomics), nor do they care about the company that produces it beyond their basic fanboy tendencies.
Steam Deck’s competitors might have slightly better hardware or a higher resolution, but none of them are right to repair friendly. None of them have custom software literally designed for the product, and none of them have the sort of ergonomics that the Steam Deck has. Not to mention the fact that Valve is an American company, which might not be important to everybody, but it is important to me. They’re also a company that has proven themselves to be largely consumer-friendly.
While I’m not dissing anybody who does make the choice to go for an Ally or a Legion Go, the problem I have is that those devices are literally just another hardware company jumping on a band wagon. The Steam Deck completely revolutionized the way that we play on PC. Sure, it took inspiration from the original Switch. There’s no question about that. But that doesn’t mean that Valve was just jumping on a band wagon the way that ASUS and Lenovo are doing.
Valve literally spent years working with Linux developers on software that makes Linux gaming truly viable in order to create devices that allow you to run virtually any game on a handheld that you fully own, are allowed to put any game on (including games from other launchers, which they didn’t have to allow) and you’re fully allowed to self-repair it if any issues arise. Meanwhile, companies like ASUS treat their customers more like smartphone
suckerscustomers, not to mention the fact that they went the cheap and easy route of just using Windows, which isn’t optimized for a device like these. And guess what? They’re bending the knee to the Steam Deck supremacy by allowing you to get a version with SteamOS in the future. That alone proves that Valve is one step ahead of their competition.To summarize all that I said, the reason the Steam Deck is so good is not just the hardware, it’s not just the screen, it’s the fact that it’s a very capable device at the hardware level, combined with very, very good software and a very consumer-friendly company behind it all.
- Comment on Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console 2 weeks ago:
Nintendo keeps shooting themselves in the foot. On one hand, as a PCMRer and massive fan of Valve, I’m glad to see how many are open to moving over here. On the other hand, Nintendo was the last console manufacturer I actually liked (despite their anti-emulation crusade) and so it’s like a death of an era.
The future really is in console-like PCs a la the Steam Deck and Valve’s upcoming Fremont.