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  • Drill dozer is a fun one that i don’t see get a ton of love.

    There’s an overarching story iirc but it’s not terribly intense or anything.

    If you like adventure, then the oracle zelda games are fun. Definitely pushing that 30 minute boundary on this one, though. There’s also a bit of dialogue between dungeons, but otherwise, Seasons is definitely more wanderable since there’s not as many direct puzzles.

    I remember having Joust on the Gameboy color or advance when I was younger. Always good fun to ride some birds into battle.



  • BLUF: Agreed. Games don’t need realism to be fun. They need fun to be fun.

    Aside from obvious genres like simulators, horror, or other niche games, graphics don’t, and shouldn’t be, the main focus of a game.

    It could just be plain fun. I’d prefer games with a bunch of sandbox niche mechanics than seeing a tree in 4k upscale. Like Noita or Terraria.

    Or a deep story. The original Talos Principle was alright on its graphics at the time, but it prioritized the story and puzzles. It was a fundamental game that shaped many of the philosophies I hold still today.

    Graphics can be important, but I’d also prefer stylized over realistic any day. That’s why some of the older games still hold up today, graphically.

    Wind Waker, the old 3d mario games, Bioshock, Oblivion (terrain, not people lol)

    All had really really solid art. And it still looks good. Because it didn’t try to push the limits on making the game look real.

    Back when Modern Warfare 2 released on the 360, I saw little dust clouds, and thought that it was the greatest game for realism ever at the time. The graphics were so good. Going back? Dogwater.




  • While yes it is absolutely racist, scammers are not capable of having an identity associated with someone who is on par with humanity. They’re far below animals.

    I prefer the term “demihuman” or any other dehumanizing language so they know who they are.

    Minus the human trafficked ones of course. Only the vast majority who do it willingly.

    Edit: let me clarify. I did not say using racist terminology is correct nor justified. I’m saying that people who scam others are so far removed from the identity of humanity and compassion that they do not deserve the light of day, much less the air they breathe.




  • The OG paper Mario was good. It combined elements from various jrpgs and other Mario titles at the time like Mario Luigi Superstar Saga. When the sequel came out, it delivered on all the hype and beyond. It’s cheeky. Fun. And actually quite long. It expanded on the elements of turn based combat, made twists and generally improved on every single aspect of the original. Then the third game came out, it was mediocre and didn’t live up to any expectations.

    This game is a remake of the second game, so it’s exciting to see that there’s still hope for the paper Mario side of Nintendo.

    All this to say, thousand year door is a point of nostalgia for a lot of people born in the 90s and early 2000s


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    8 months ago

    Since we’ve spent the past 60 years talking about how horrific communism and extreme left is, even fighting multiple wars over it, we don’t really have a presence of far leftism.

    I feel like it’s cyclical at this point. We hate the far left so much that people become fascist. A fascist dictator rises. Everyone realizes how this was a bad idea, and we equalize. Generations forget, and we progressively move right again til another fascist dictator comes in.

    So no, there is no political power in America with true far left views, and our boomer gov would do anything to keep it that way.





  • Outer Worlds. Specifically when you have the conversation with Parvati in the bar about asexuality.

    As someone who’s generally not been sexually attracted to anyone but is masculine, I felt a connection in the dialogue that I’ve never really felt from any media before, ever.

    “I’ve tripped up folks in the past. Folks I thought cared about me for me. People said I was Cold.”

    Man I’ve never felt representation like that. Sex to me is so strange and often gives me a disgusting vibe, though I won’t deny it to my partner, its just not in my DNA I guess.

    Anyways. Never finished that game. After that conversation, I lost most interest in any other dialogue in the game. Might go back at some point, but not yet.