cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10323922 > I'm, uhh, watching it > > And it's, erm, alright so far > >  > > (I don't know why I used that emoji, nobody @ me) > > No, but seriously, I'm on episode 3, almost at episode 4. > > No spoilers, plz. > > I kinda expected the series to go downhill with this season but it's good so far.

Having played Alwa's Legacy first, I did not expect this ending! Great game, although I like the sequel better ☺️

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/disco-elysium

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/56076710 > TLDR: To know if a game was good before playing, I read many (Backloggd) reviews, then decided. There is a reason for why it has the score that it does, but I couldn't trust it blindly. > > This is that, applied to roughly the top 0.2% of games and in the form of a spreadsheet, though I will keep at it: > https://cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sheet/view/X1Nb6ruJC5reUQvkfEIV19VmbxQJ8-VU9PUFQiU2htM/embed/ > > The rest of this post is just me explaining why I did this so if you want you can ignore my yapping. We've all probably found a book, movie, game or whatever else that is "critically acclaimed" disappointing, or maybe even quite bad. I felt that way with TotK, for example. > > That's not the only time something like that happened to me, but recently it made me question if there could be a way to know with greater certainty if a game is worth playing it or not. Being critically acclaimed and having a high average score is not the best way to tell that, since it hides all kinds of problems that the public may have with a game. > > So, to be able to tell if there were significant problems, I jumped straight into Backloggd, which is a video game review site. Users are the ones that make the reviews and like them, and you can also see the amount of likes a review has and comment. That may seem trivial but some other sites don't offer the ability to like reviews (Metacritic), and some others do offer it, but don't show the exact amount of likes a given review has (GameFAQs). That's why I chose only Backloggd, because aside from being popular, it makes it easy to judge which are the biggest problems that people have with a game, and if said problems affect a significant amount of people. > > Basically, my initial idea was to just look at the top reviews that the highest rated games had. Then I would see if they were really beloved or if they were actually controversial. As said, the average score is very good at hiding that; and as a matter of fact, I've already seen a case of a "5 star" game with negative reviews at the top when sorted by the number of likes. > > Still, I am aware that someone liking a review doesn't necessarily mean that they are in full agreement with the reviewer's opinion or with the rating that they give the game. For example, in a review I wrote not long ago on Mother 3, I gave the game 3 stars (haha, also I still liked it). However, the two people that liked the review had given the game 5 stars. I don't know if that's because they found the review interesting, well-written, or funny, but at least in reviews with a higher amount of likes there is sure to be a group of people that does agree with was is said. I'll admit, this isn't a perfect way to know how many people agree with a certain opinion, but I really don't know another review site that offers something better. > > Anyways, I looked for controversial games among the highest rated and proceeded to exclude them from what you could say is my "to-play list". > > At that time, I didn't even read through any reviews. I was just looking to finish as soon as possible. It didn't feel right for me to ignore something like Silksong without having any idea on what kind of issues it could have, but still I kept on going for a while like that. I only changed this after looking into the review page of a fan-game I'm quite fond of (read as: I love it), which is Ring Racers. The page is filled with negative reviews, which isn't unexpected given the type of game it is. So, I got to reading them. The majority of their gripes were reasonable, but the thing is, even after all of that I didn't feel like they'd shown what the problem with the core of the game was, so my opinion has hardly changed. After going through that I made sure to go back and start doing this for real, and the result is this list. > > Right now what I do is read through mostly negative reviews on a game, from the most-liked one to the last one with at least 10% as many likes as the one on top. While I read, I copy the things that stick out the most, those being the aspects of a game that would probably diminish my enjoyment of it. I don't really feel the need to copy down every minor complaint, because I'd rather keep the pages brief. Finally, if what I have collected at the end doesn't point towards a game being that bad, or if only a small minority of people complain about the game, then it passes. So in the end, until there is proof against it, I'll consider the rating to be justified. > Oh yeah, and I never take the story into account for anything, so I've excluded every single VN I've seen. Not that I hate stories in general, but that's quite another subject. > > One last thing, about the fact that: "While I read, I copy the things that stick out the most, those being the aspects of a game that would probably diminish my enjoyment of it". Obviously I do this list for myself and I can't possibly get rid of my own bias, but still I think it could be of use to others. In essence, it's a place where the gripes that some reviewers may have with the highest-rated games are condensed, so it can be useful for anyone that may be questioning whether to play any of them. And if that's not the case, at least it can serve to show Backloggd for those who may not have known of it. There's some really good reviewers over there.

GoldenEye is one of the most iconic and best shooters of the N64 and previous generations, but did you know that based on a false premise, Rare was worked for a YEAR on an HD REMASTER planned to come out for the 360?? Join me as we take a look at the CANCELLED Remaster of 007 GoldenEye and what could have been.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13311273 > They just joined the Fediverse as well at: > > https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@themirrorgdp > > I've never played Roblox or Fortnite so I have no reference there. But The Mirror, while still Alpha, was lots of fun to try out and works just fine on Linux out of the box for me on Debian using the Itch Flatpak.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37932218 >Yesterday I played the demo of the new game Dispatch and it is all beautifully written, but at some point, while presenting the team in-game, there was a casual funny line, pronounced by a voice off-screen, so without graphical support and I just burst out laughing (I was alone at home, so not pressed by social influence of any kind). > > When I stopped, I realized how uncommon this has become lately. > As a kid, I found LucasArts games extremely funny and I laughed more than occasionally, but this aspect of video game entertainment has been dying out. > > When was the last time you actually laughed out loud while playing a game for something that was actually designed as funny (no Fortnite or CoD shenanigans stories please)?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40095706 > No Half-life 3 rule...

The folk tale that inspired Dreams on a Pillow tells of a mother who rushes into her home to retrieve her baby before fleeing, only to realise that she has escaped with a pillow instead. In the game, she spends her days trying to make her way to Lebanon after the massacre at Tantura, and the nights dreaming of the Palestine she knew as a child. Putting the pillow down lets her move through the game’s scenarios more freely, but invites nightmares and hallucinations. Abueideh estimates that it will take two years to complete; heartbreakingly, the crowdfunding page contains an assurance that “a clear plan for the completion of the game has been put in place to ensure continuity in the case of Rasheed’s disappearance, injury or demise at the hand of the continuously expanding Israeli aggression in the West Bank”. In the city of Nablus in the West Bank, Rasheed Abueideh owns a nut roastery, where he works to provide for his family. He is also an award-winning game developer. A decade ago, as the 2014 Gaza war raged, he created a harrowing video game called Lilya and the Shadows of War, about a man trying to find safety for his daughter and himself – but as missiles fall around them, it quickly becomes clear that there is no safety. When the game was released in 2016, it was initially rejected by Apple on the grounds of inappropriate content, a decision reversed after a week of outcry. Despite the acclaim and attention that Lilya received, however, Abueideh has not been able to raise funding for his next game through conventional means. The game he envisions, Dreams on a Pillow, is about the 1948 Nakba, told through a folk tale about a mother in the Arab-Israeli war, in which more than half the Palestinian population was displaced. He tells me that his game has been rejected almost 300 times, by publishers and providers of cultural grants, for being too controversial, too much of a risk. “Talking about the Palestinian story was always forbidden,” he says. “Crowdfunding was our only option, but even that would not work for me because all the major crowdfunding platforms do not recognise Palestine,” says Abueideh. The team turned to LaunchGood, a Muslim-focused platform, where it met its funding goal on 7 January.

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/27970929 > Recently the server staff received an e-mail telling them to moderate the Discord server and the server chat on what they deem to be "appropriate." > > Below is a message from owner of the server. > > > Free Speech Under Attack > > > > Dear friends, I don't often post announcements of this sort, but I feel it's very important for you all to know what's currently going on. > > > > From the very start, over 15 years ago, one of the key founding principles of MinecraftOnline has been [free speech](https://minecraftonline.com/wiki/Free_Speech). What started out as an uncontroversal, common sense policy, has proved to be a cornerstone of this increasingly unique community. As time has passed and Western society has wavered back and forth in its political leanings, free speech has repeatedly come under attack for political reasons. It has now become common to see arrests for posts on social media in countries such as Britain and Germany, in the name of political control, which have overtaken the numbers even of traditionally totalitarian countries such as China and Russia - a truly dystopian nightmare for freedom of expression and personal liberty. > > > > Throughout this decade and a half of change, MinecraftOnline has held steadfast to its libertarian principles, and remained an oasis of freedom and openness in an increasingly closed and controlled internet. That is, until now. > > > > Microsoft, through their subsidiary Mojang, have issued an ultimatum to MinecraftOnline. We have been told to do away with our free speech policy (which long pre-dates Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang), within 7 days, or face a a permanent block. If that happens, nobody will be able to play on MinecraftOnline again, and the 15-year history of this beloved server will come to a sudden and bitter end. The full email we have received today, signed facelessly only as "Mojang Enforcement", is included below. > > > > The email makes extremely vague claims about "harmful interactions" and "harmful comments", and we are asking Microsoft to clarify what specific interactions and comments they consider harmful. In the meantime, please spread the word, share this info on social media. Defend free speech. > > > > -SlowRiot

Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges...

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/9744151 > *Ocarina of Time* remake incoming (and probably by extension a *Majora's Mask* remake). > > They're probably going to somehow tie it to BOTW and TOTK by retconing some stuff. Nobody @ me, but I totally see that happening. Rauru will transform into his TOTK self in the Temple of Light, if they decide to put that scrapped temple in there. > > Your thoughts? > > Well, that's what I think, anyway. > > But yes, Nintendo is teasing a Zelda / LEGO collaboration and I suspect that this is just part of a marketing campaign for the new rumored (but not confirmed!) *Ocarina of Time* remake. > > Oh God > > Just make a *The Legend of Zelda* game that's a sequel to both *Ocarina of Time* and *Majora's Mask*, Nintendo! Do it, you cowards!

【Any PS3/Xbox 360 games that sound great with surround sound?】 I just setting up home theatre in my room and both the PS3 and Xbox 360 has been in my room and I hadn't fully played on them for years. I know about any games would do but is there like a certain one that just stands out? [@[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/gaming)

Valve Corporation, tired of paying arbitration fees, has removed a mandatory arbitration clause from Steam's subscriber agreement. Valve told gamers in yesterday's update that they must sue the company in order to resolve disputes. The subscriber agreement includes "changes to how disputes and claims between you and Valve are resolved," Steam wrote in an email to users. "The updated dispute resolution provisions are in Section 10 and require all claims and disputes to proceed in court and not in arbitration. We've also removed the class action waiver and cost and fee-shifting provisions."

Hello comrades, I'm seriously struggling financially at the moment, So I was hoping to get advice from some fellow gamers... Does anyone know of any legit and decently paying platforms, that pay you to test/play games? Please let me know! Thank you!

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2424866 > Looks good! > > Your thoughts?

This is a list of text-based IF’s (Interactive Fiction) that I and another user from itch.io, **[xSai](https://itch.io/profile/xsaikoticx)** or **Bladed-Barbwire** on Discord, made on itch.i*o*, and I thought I’d share this here with you guys in case anyone is interested. **All the credit goes to xSai for coming up with the idea. Also, note that, neither I nor xSai own the rights to any of these IF's; we are just recommending them to people as we believe they deserve more recognition and people might actually end up enjoying them**. The list was made on itch.i*o* and so, unfortunately, will have to be accessed from there for anyone wanting to access them from here. The list also had to be split into separate parts as we ran out of characters to use. All the IF’s are completely text-based, a few using some visuals and/or images, but none of them are full Visual Novels. Almost all of the IF's are made in Twine, with a few being made in ChoiceScript, Ren'py, or some other engine. Most of the IF's are free-to-play, some are pay-to-play, and some are free until they're completed and/or a price is decided. Some of the IF's have extra DLC's or bonus side content on their itch.i*o* page or on the author's patreon, which are either free-to-play or pay-to-play. Most of the IF's can be played in a browser (works best in the itch.i*o* app, Chrome, Firefox and some other browsers. Not guaranteed to work in every browser) with some also having a download option, but there are some IF's that only have a download option and no browser one. Most of the IF's can be played on PC and mobile, but some are not compatible for mobile. A lot of the IF's are also unfinished WIP's (Work In Progress); some of them are already completed, close to completion, just started, or may have been discontinued. Some of the links of the IF's also don't work, stop working for a while before working again, or ask for a password to access; perhaps due to being discontinued, shut down for maintenance, or for some other reason. We will continue to keep updating the list as we find more IF’s. We also have a discord server, a lemmy community, a subreddit, a tumblr blog, and a cohost page dedicated just for this. If you, or anyone else have any IF’s you want to recommend, feel free to share them on here, the three itch.i*o* topics, the discord server, the subreddit, the tumblr blog, or the cohost page **(They have to be text-based IF’s from itch.i*o* and need to have at least some kind of interactivity. IF’s from other sites, Visual Novels, or some other type of game will not be accepted)**. Or if you just want to talk, or ask me for some suggestions on which IF's to try, then feel free to do that as well. Anyway, thank you for your time, and I hope you have a good day, folks. Cheers! >**[Twine games with character customization - Part 1](https://itch.io/t/1763600/twine-games-with-character-customization-part-1)** >**[Twine games with character customization - Part 2](https://itch.io/t/1910939/twine-games-with-character-customization-part-2)** >**[Twine games with character customization - Part 3](https://itch.io/t/2424612/twine-games-with-character-customization-part-3)**

[@gaming](https://lemmy.ml/c/gaming) I'm new here so I hope I linked to the group right lol. Anyone play State of Decay 2? Been playing for a while and the game has been broke for quite a while. So they fix some old broke, add new features, break some more stuff, than we back to square 1 again with new and old problems. Curious if the game should just RIP?