GreenAlex

@GreenAlex@kbin.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As time goes on I lean more and more into PC gaming with emulation for older systems. Resistant to hardware and disks/cartridges failing and there are fewer concerns with online functionality going away completely. There's a lot to like about the Switch but with it being literally their only console that still has any online features, I have serious concerns about longevity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the best indie games you've ever played?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If I had to pick one it would be Terraria. But there are many good options.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Balatro Hits One Million Copies Sold In Less Than A Month, Mobile Port Incoming⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It's a lot of fun. Got me to get a stylus to use for card games on my Steam Deck.

  Boss blinds that hard counter you late in the game feel pretty dang bad, but that's my only big complaint thus far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I didn't read the TOS for Baldurs Gate 3 until now⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This strikes me as though the TOS existing is one of the (seemingly few) things out of their control when using the ip, but they went and made it as pro-consumer as they could.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any games like Diablo but not Diablo because Diablo?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I'll add Chronicon to the list! Its approach to endgame is quite similar to D3, but more entertaining imo. It was also made by a solo dev, which is very impressive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spec Ops: The Line permanently removed from Steam and other digital stores⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don't understand why a company would even want to use the music if it means they can only sell the game for so long. Obviously, it's not the current reality, but I would outright refuse any deal that involves a limited amount of time to use material that goes into a video game, movie, any form of media except maybe live services that are constantly changing anyways (which is a separate issue).

  At the very least, people should be made aware of a game's sale period, though I'm sure that's kept under an NDA.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Last Epoch Official Launch Trailer | Echoes from the Void⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder how it'll stack up next to Grim Dawn and if it'll get spruced up for Steam Deck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dave The Diver Surpasses 3 Million Sales⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally agree here. Makes me feel not so crazy having seen almost everyone gush about it but I'm also not sure how to fully articulate my issues with it. To me, I think the biggest thing is that it feels like the game knows the diving mechanics don't have that much going for them and so is constantly throwing distractions at me. Stardew Valley works because your quest goals are things you probably wanna do anyways to develop your farm. Meanwhile, I feel like stopping to fish in Diver Dave actively detracts from my ability to complete the constant stream of quests.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Monster Hunter Rise. Just got into Sunbreak a few days ago. This is the first one I've really been branching out on weapons since I started in 3U. Gunlance and hammer are proving to be super fun, on top of my original love: SNS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve says it is committed to the Steam Deck, has a "road map"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Step 2, part 1: Release OLED.
  Step 2, part 2: Release roadmap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humble Bundle - WB 100: Play the Legends⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Humble Choice isn't unknown, or at least hasn't been for a long time. I'm subscribed but they also give the option to skip as many months as you want, which I unfortunately take advantage of like 75% of the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Risk of Rain Returns drops onto Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 8th, 2023!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Hoping the design for this one is a bit. . . tighter? As much as I liked the original, runs usually turned into hopping around trying to not get hit while you hope for enough space to actually use your abilities; or if you had busted items you just about instakill everything. I never found much of an in-between and felt that the sequel handled playing from behind situations much better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core - Teaser Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It originally was a dlc. They decided the scope surpassed that, though, and they also felt constrained by the class and upgrade system of the base game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 18-09-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I randomly got hit with the urge to play the ps2 mascot games. I've started picking them up for cheap to rip and load onto my Steam Deck. I've finished the first Ratchet and Clank and Sly Cooper games. Now started on Going Commando, with plans for the rest of both of their ps2 games and the Jak and Daxter trilogy. I've played all of Ratchet and Jak before but Sly is new to me, minus maybe half of his 4th game.

  And still chugging through BG3 with my wife. It's been hard getting time for the longer play sessions it requires lately but we'll get through it eventually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Ending Mario Kart Tour Content 4 years after its debut⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Now I wonder how long it stays online before all the money the asked people to throw at it literally turns into nothing. Kinda surprised a mobile Mario Kart didn't have more legs on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 04-09-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I do feel Halls of Torment does a good job of separating itself from Vampire Survivors. There is actual aiming and an attack button if you want and there's Diablo style gear you can equip before and during runs.

  What it is not good at is visual clarity. I very frequently take damage or even die because I couldn't see something over all the stuff my character was throwing out. VS also has this problem but it's lessened by the fact that by that point everything's probably dead in 2 seconds anyways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 04-09-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Who needs Diablo IV or maybe even PoE when we have Grim Dawn and Chronicon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 04-09-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Finished up Banjo Kazooie last night. Always good for a quick playthrough. Still BG3 with my wife as time allows. Not quite sure what solo game to pick up next.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 17-08-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  BG3 with my wife. As great as it was I'm already enjoying this a lot more than DoS2, I just enjoy DnD mechanics more and those shields felt suffocating on build options. When she doesn't feel like gaming, I've also been working on Disco Elysium, which has also been great. I'm not really sure how I wound up in this double whammy of games about WORDS. MANY WORDS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marvel Studios' The Marvels | Official Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  With Guardians 3, I've now gotten everything I wanted from the MCU. If they manage to get things back on track I'd be game to catch up but my hopes aren't high. While flashy, there's nothing here that doesn't look like the same old MCU.