BenVimes

@BenVimes@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Gemini might soon handle your WhatsApp calls, notifications, and more (APK teardown)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One of the things I initially liked about Pixels was that I could uninstall/disable a lot of the proprietary garbage that would otherwise be mandatory on other phones. But now it looks like Google is abandoning that flexibility in favour of shoehorning Gemini into everything.

  My only interaction with Gemini so far was telling it to kick rocks when it sent me an unsolicited text message. I also barely use Assistant to begin with. So once my current phone dies, I guess I’ll have to find something new.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur’s Gate 3 director says he thought the game would be too short because of all the cut content | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Furthermore, there is an option to destroy the special “gift” if you can resist accepting it. However, alll you get for doing so is a few brief lines from the Emperor. Your companions don’t seem to notice, and there isn’t even an quest log update.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remaster games 20% off through this weekend⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As I said in another topic, this is the only way to play FF3 in its original form (or at least close to it) and in a language other than Japanese, outside of emulation. The DS remake is fine, but it is definitely a different experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remaster Collection Releases October 8⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve spent some time with the first three, so I can give my opinion on those.

  The FF1 remake is very different experience than the NES original. That version had a ton of minor bugs that gave that gave it a unique balance. Every subsequent remake, including the pixel remaster, has been an attempt to fix those bugs, and add modem QoL features, and then rebalance the game to try to keep the same feel. I think the pixel remaster is a good game, and comes closer to the feel of the original than some other remakes, but it is still a distinctly different experience. I’d characterize it as a different game wearing the same clothes.

  The FF2 remaster, on the other hand, is probably the best way to experience that game. The Famicom original is notoriously unbalanced and player-hostile, but those problems are effectively bypassed by the simple inclusion of two QoL features: a map, and a one-button autobattle. It took decades, but FF2 is finally worth recommending to more than hardcore fans.

  The FF3 remaster is in an odd situation, in that this is the first time a close approximation of the Famicom original is officially available outside of Japan. The DS remake from 2006 is a significantly different game, especially in the first couple of hours. I didn’t play as much of this one as the other two, but I can’t imagine it deviates too much in the later parts of the game. I would guess, though, that the more flexible save mechanics make the notoriously difficult final three dungeons much more manageable, though maybe more prone to soft-locking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What I'm playing next (7/28/2024)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Protip: jump back in the water after you raise the level for the first time.

  If that didn’t make sense now, it will in a few hours.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm terrified of the Netherlands now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m 188cm (6’2") and grew up in a fairly insular community of Dutch people and their descendants. I thought I was average height until I left that bubble went to university.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A lot of people say this is their favorite PlayStation 1 game.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It took a lot of inspiration from Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, but the two games had basically the same creative team anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The entire Dragon Age series is only $10 on steam until June 27th.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll point out that you can use Dragon Age Keep to plan out key choices in the narratives of the first two games, and even create a world state for import into Inquisition. Helpful if you want to play Inquisition and want a refresher and/or don’t want to replay the earlier games

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy Tactics Was Originally An RTS, And Here's What It Almost Looked Like | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think those screenshots like something closer to Ogre Battle or the recently released Unicorn Overlord rather than any RTS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bravely Default 3DS⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The story seems generic at first, but it goes places later.

  One feature I really liked about this game was that you can adjust the encounter rate, even down to 0%. No in-game consumables or equipment needed, just an option in the menu. If you want to gain a few levels, you can crank it up. If you just want to revisit an old location because you missed an item, you can turn it off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Average French launguage learner⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When I was learning French I was told penser and croire were interchangeable in this context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve gotten the pop-up once or twice, but updating uBlock fixed that.

  I have instead noticed a large decrease in quality, things like frozen images/pages and endless buffering. I don’t know if all that is related, but it did start around the time YouTube started cracking down on ad blockers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Any recommendations for time loop games?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe Radiant Historia fits your bill. It’s a JRPG by Atlus originally on the DS, with a remaster on the 3DS. You can time travel to different nodes in the story and the game will replay identically, which of the “loop” part. It has a branching storyline stemming from a choice early in the game, and you have to hop to the other branch to get abilities and information for the other.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lower Decks: Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My story is a bit different than others. I am not a Trekkie, and most of what I know about the franchise is from cultural osmosis and from catching the odd rerun of TNG in the 90s.

  I have, however, been a junior officer in a ship, and much of Lower Deck’s content struck a chord because I’ve been there. I’ve been assigned the banal tasks, I’ve argued with other crew members on an opposite watch, and I’ve had to fight for the attention of the senior officers.

  Disclaimer: I am not encouraging you to join the navy just to enjoy LD. That would be silly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Escapist murica-fires Editor-in-Chief - loses Yahtzee Croshaw and entire video team in hours⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, should have died years ago the last thing they unceremoniously dumped talent over apparently ideological reasons, but they survived.

  Granted, this time is different because now they are losing their primary breadwinner. They plodded along before because ZP still brought in people. This wound may actually be fatal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in the same camp. I was generally fine when it was an. occasionally skippable pre-roll ad before some videos. But the last time I watched a video without a blocker, there were two unskippable ads at the start plus two more each at the 7 and 14 minute mark of a 20 minute video.

  This hour has 22 minutes indeed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sabotage Studio initially projected sales of 250,000 copies of Sea of Stars in the first year. They hit that target within just a week.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I seem to remember them being surprised by the success of Bravely Default, not expecting a deliberately old-school RPG to appeal to modern audiences.

  The cynical part of me believes this is performative on their part - they know a game like that will be popular, but it won’t be the most popular thing ever and they won’t make all the money. So, they try to push bigger games that are more easily monetized in hopes that people will just forget their own preferences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Are you sure about that?”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “Jesus wants a hug!”