Just because the gameplay was very simple doesn’t make it crap. The details (movement speed, the gap between the obstacles) were pretty much on point and that’s something that makes or breaks this kind of game.

Last but not least, it had little to none anti-user “features” that plague the modern games. I would choose Flappy Bird over most current games any time of the day. Actually there is no “would” in there as I still have it installed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vVF-Hvykg

What’s the issue exactly?

Well, that’s certainly a color scheme.

It is. But the industry would rather have all of us subscribing because that’s a constant profit and they love constant profit. They’d rather have 100% subscribing and 0% buying than 10% subscribing and 100% buying.

He means that the subscribers don’t stop buying games elsewhere. They do both instead of migrating from one model to the other.

Do we really own any games at all? We own licenses, nothing more. Even if it’s on a DVD.

As a lifetime PC gamer, I wholeheartedly agree. There were many console games I had been envious about in the PS2, PS3 or PS4 era. Now? Nope, nothing. Partially because the industry got so bad I’m hardly interested in most new games, but the exclusives are pretty much non-existent in the genres I’m interested in.

I tried playing Icewind Dale on my phone after enjoying Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 on my PC. Don’t bother. The touch UI just cannot keep up in any remotely tactical situation, at least not for my tactics-heavy wizard playstyle with milking every turn as much as I could.

Ultrakill (same devs as dusk)

The same publisher, but not the devs.

https://beforeiplay.com/

Hah, good point.

I obviously meant the recent remaster.

I doubt waiting any amount of time would warrant the port to be good. See: GTA:SA

Apart from being hardcapped at 60 FPS, is Elden Ring even running badly? In my experience its performance is pretty reasonable.

Even if we stick to the games, it’s already literally impossible to buy the mobile Into The Breach. It’s available exclusively within the Netflix subscription.

If you’d be interested in a kind of spiritual successor, try CrossCode. Not exactly the same, the combat is very different, but the general exploration reminds me of Golden Sun a lot.

Tunic. Not that old either (2022), but I guess it’s not “this year”. The whole game is captivating.

We didn’t. The new publisher (Gearbox) apparently did.

EDIT: Apparently it was already started by the original devs even before the acquisition, see the comments below. I must admit, the multiplayer was wonky so there is some merit to it.

That’s what I meant. They are sold to them by the users. And these users are often card thieves, directly or indirectly. Whether we like it or not it’s a de facto money laundering system.

The issue isn’t the safety of your payment method or not working keys. The issue is with how they source their keys. They are often bought with stolen credit cards and sold to them. It’s quite complicated but the end result is that the game developers are literally losing money on these services due to chargebacks and such.

Both the dev and his game are amazing. Highly recommended.

Prey (2017), Dark Souls, Outer Wilds. In no particular order.

We get it Elon, your X has left you.

Might be too retro for many, but Deadeus is really good.

AFAIK they already stopped doing this years ago. It’s just the case ending only now.

Seconded.

Cruelty Squad too.

Their exclusivity period is over either way. The game has been on Steam for years. I don’t think it would block a GOG release in any way now.

The magnetic cables can short the pins never meant to be shorted by attracting random metal shavings. For microUSB it was relatively benign with only 4-5 pins (lots of space between them) and low voltage. With USB-C I wouldn’t dare to try it due to it having much more pins and often much higher voltage (Power Delivery). It’s perfectly possible to fry a device with a bad short in such conditions.

Will we be able to still access the games already on the HDD?

people will never be okay with the level of intrusive data mining required for OpenAI or Google’s business model

Where do you meet these people? I need more of such people in my life.

I remember it definitely being a very common thing in USA a decade or so ago. I never knew it disappeared. I don’t think it would ever fly in Europe.

“Yes but actually no.” If they can get a custom ROM flashed, yes. But it’s very likely everything is just locked down, so it’s not an option.

EDIT: According to the other comments even that might not help. YMMV

Is a new Legacy of Kain and a new Deus Ex too much to ask out of life? I just want their stories complete!

Take a look at Vomitoreum. It’s heavily inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński, the atmosphere is simply amazing.