Chucklefish were the (former) publishers of stardew valley. Perhaps that’s where the confusion came from.

They do kinda owe people something - at least those that contributed to the funding of the first game. Silksong was originally a 2nd playable character that was unlocked as a reward from the Kickstarter for Hollow Knight. Then it turned into a DLC, and now it’s turned into a full game.

Until Sword and Shield, the games weren’t known to be ugly, buggy messes. People have, and continue to, praise the 2D pixel art of previous generations. Sun and Moon is an odd middle ground as some people started to not like the 3D direction, but thought it’d improve on a more powerful console, like the Switch. I don’t think it’s correct saying this is a staple of pokemon games. It’s a staple of modern pokemon games, which I absolutely disagree about the last 2 entries being the best. Far from it.

I’m still meaning to try any of the silent hill games, but I’ve played both the original RE4 and the new remake multiple times each. I think they’re both fantastic.

All of those are due to the drastic increase in jobs during covid. This is happening in many, many tech related careers. It is not because of inclusivity. Get your head out of your ass.

I can’t be the only one that has had issues with game pass, can I? I’ve tried it 3 separate times for 2-3 months each on three different PCs, and every time I’ve had different issues.

The windows client has been buggy. Sometimes clicking things just… doesn’t work. The pathing for save files is done in such a way that you can’t transfer them from PC to PC. Some games just straight up not working. The list went on for me. I figured I’d keep giving it another try on a new system, but not anymore.

I’ve read some people have absolutely zero issues after years of using it. I wonder why the experiences vary so highly from user to user. Game Pass was an interesting service, but a horrible experience for me.

Something to consider. With conversion, new games are usually $80-$100 in Canada.

People still buy them.

It’s weird that a game can be made after initially being backed by fans and then absolutely slated by those same fans, but I guess the world works in mysterious ways.

How is this weird at all? People hopped on it because they wanted more Megaman by a major creator and contributor to many Megaman games. Turns out, with only one cog in the Megaman machine, a great game does not make.

Perhaps you should have started with that source, then. I just pointed out your other source meant nill.

As for the rest, I haven’t downvoted you at all, but my guess on what your personality was like seems to be correct with all the choice buzzwords you spout. Not really a good look for the crusade you’re trying to expose, friend.

Your “ousting of Hennig” is hilariously weak, since your sources only source has since backtracked its reports and apologised.

The rest of your comment just reeks too much of buzzwords that I can barely comprehend it, though I tried.

I don’t think it sucks, but I have a lot of opinions about some of the balancing and character abilities.

It’s fun enough for me and I enjoy playin with friends, but I don’t think I’ve quite found a character that really speaks to how I like to play - which is a bit odd considering how many characters there are.

I’ve got my own moral stances and companies I won’t give the time of day because of that.

But damn, do I not post about them every single time someone mentions them, or in threads where people are enjoying themselves. Get over yourself.

I’m just going to post this comment to this thread as well, since this is newer. Classic shifting of blame and no one taking responsibility for scummy actions.

Fun fact: Funko’s current CEO is the ex-president of Wizards of the Coast!

Why is this relevant? Well, under her leadership, WotC sent pinkerton agents to someone’s home to threaten them because they got some Magic the Gathering cards early. She said things like Dungeons & Dragons players were under-monetised, pushing to make the Table Top game more like a microtransaction-filled video game, and helped with the OGL scandal.

The OGL, for anyone unfamiliar, was an Open Gaming License WotC had for years with D&D 3rd party creators. It allowed certain things to be created using D&D mechanics and lore by anyone that followed its guidelines and allowances. A couple years ago, WotC tried to change that so they would make more money off of people trying to create things for D&D - to profit off of indie creators passionate about the game. There was a huge backlash, and they eventually went back on this decision.

All this to say, you can see what kind of leader the current Funko CEO is, and what’s happening with itch isn’t surprising to me.

It’s an “active pursuit” which sounds like they have nothing yet. So I doubt it will even be 2 years.

Alan Wake is a game that should be right up my alley, but I don’t think it’s a particularly good game. It’s very repetitive, the gameplay doesn’t evolve that much. The story is fine, and the world is interesting. I haven’t played the sequel, particularly because I didn’t really enjoy my time with the first, but I’ve heard it’s much improved over the first.

I think it might be my favourite of the Ys series, to be honest. So simple and fun.

The latter two are a much more broad and prevalent issue in the gaming industry overall. No need for the whataboutism.

Sam & Max Hit the Road! It’s awesome.

I’m looking forward to trying out FF9 next. Gonna take a bit of a break, as 45 hours of a FF game are enough for me for the next month or two. I’ve been going through all the mainline Zelda games as well, just reached Ocarina of Time. So I’ll be continuing that until I feel a hankering to go back to FF.

Played and beat Final Fantasy 8 for the first time. Bit of an unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed everything about it more than FF7 (which i also played for the first time a few months ago). As a long time JRPG player, the mechanics were really interesting and fresh. I liked the majority of characters more as well. Maybe it’s just the fact that I’m coming to these games 20+ years later and don’t have the nostalgia for them - I’m not sure. I can definitely see why people loved FF7, though I’m not one of them.

I’d love anybodies thoughts on this and their opinions on the two games!

Yea, I’m not going to give them any money. Fuck’em.

I’m currently going through every (mainline) Zelda game and replaying them. Took a bit of a break at Links Awakening, but I’d have to say my favourite 2D Zelda are Seasons/Ages, and my favourite 3D is Majora’s Mask.

Something about the worlds in those games that really draws me in.

Neither of those use the 2e rules, which are quite different from Pathfinder 1e.

I’ve not tried it, but I’m sure if you can connect a PS5 controller, you can use your PS4 controller. Look it up and give it a shot!

No one is capable of having a conversation with you because all you do is attack other people and not respond to them.

They sold to Full Screen, who much later sold to WB. The problem with selling yourself to a larger, public company.

Unfortunate, you’ve missed a great crew that found great chemistry after the pandemic.

I’ll be house sitting for 2 weeks away from my normal stuff, so I’ll probably dip into game pass and play it then.

There is, but not available yet. Look up BG3 Deluxe Edition.

“As long as it’s only cosmetics” has moved the goalposts from where we used to be on the matter. I completely agree it’s bullshit.

The Tales Of series has been bullshit. Used to be fun collecting new costumes from hidden events and side quests. Now half of the interesting costumes are either DLC or different edition bonuses which you can later purchase as DLC.

That’s just an excuse. WB choose when to activate the servers. They could have easily put them online for reviewers.

It’s okay, don’t worry. They “don’t really think of [their] game as fitting with any particular label”.

https://www.gamesradar.com/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-lead-shrugs-off-live-service-criticisms-its-still-full-of-the-dna-that-infuses-the-batman-arkham-series/

Tldr, the games director never referred to it as a live service game (even though it has all the elements of one and takes a lot from other live service games).

I’m actually playing FF7 for the first time on a handheld emulator. I’ve previously tried to play FF4 and FF6 (several times) but couldn’t really get too far in before giving up. I’m nearly 8 hours into FF7 now and, while it’s definitely a bit dated in terms of controls (and obviously graphics), I’m having a much better time with it and as it stands, can see finishing it if it keeps going like it is. I just made it to the open world.

Yea, I don’t know. I disagree with the others. They’re definitely not modern games, but I think they’re both still quite good games individually.

I would recommend MGS3, personally.

Is this your first time playing it? Or, like many people, at least 10th playthrough.

Fortunately, all of those books seem to be in my local library ebook app, so I’ve got some new reading to do, thank you for the wonderful breakdown!

Audiobook unfortunately isn’t much of an option for me due to attention issues. All I know is it’s been impossible for me to find the Starlight & Shadows series.

If you have any recommendations for Evans’ books I’d love to see if I can check those out, as well.

…I’ve already bought this game a bunch, but why not have another avenue in playing it? Truthfully I’ll still probably play the SNES version.

They’ve been caring less about artists and the community in recent years.

At cons, they used to pay for artists hotels and give them free booths to set up, now artists get nothing and have to pay something like $750 for a booth.