China still has the “lots of restless young men” problem, so they may be trying to placate the issue by way of diversionary tactics.

Love and hate are subjective opinions, so of course they’re unfair.

And so are upvotes/downvotes.

“like it or not, gen AI is becoming an invaluable tool for developers”…

…who wish to take a dump on their work.

Not many do, which is probably why they keep shuffling around the ones already in place.

But also

Asians, and not just Japanese people, are known for their beautiful, smooth skin, so it ends up looking like CG.

I’d rather use that dollar and buy an older game i haven’t played than spend it on pretty skins.

Yeah, but I’m cheaper so I only paid for the mass produced version. No movie bullet holes for me I’m afraid…

They’re not useless. They’re just there as a representative for shareholders and their job is to wring out the greatest value out of the company.

That means picking out the best moments to invest, hire more assets, fire the disposables etc.

They’re the gamblers using other people’s money to make more money.

Well, I bought RoboCop.

That’s pretty much the norm on the first day.

I’ll start looking tomorrow and compare all the offers.

Atlas Fallen. Having played it, all I can say is that it doesn’t elicit any heightened emotions from me.

Tl;dr: EA fucked it up.

Longer Tl;dr: EA wanted that sweet live service money rain. Bioware said it’s not their thing. EA wanted it anyway. It didn’t work. Resignations, change of direction, unreasonable expectations and dumbass deadlines. Siblings fight, favoured child wins. Release, fail in sales, kick out the lesser twin. Remain dumb as hell.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2509200/ERA_ONE/

Era One looks interesting, but i don’t have time to try it.

Hey, as long as it’s not another Dagerfall Cut.

I don’t. If I played a game and then forgot about it, then i get to play it again at a different stage in life. It’s a whole new experience! Why would I want to miss out on that?

Ah yes, the ever popular generic soldier and murdered prostitute skins. Truly a hallmark of equal representation in video games.

Hitachi

But wait, does it even work anymore?

Maybe it’s hidden in the in-game eula and they’re using their launcher to collect all that info before we even get to agree or disagree.

Oh, you’re the Big Daddy now.

Surprise! It was Skull & Bones in disguise!

Marvel Midnight Suns did alright for itself.

Then don’t just stare at them, play them you fool!

I only buy what i like and played or play. But yeah, large list anyway.

Yeah, but everyone knows art is just valuable for money laundering.

Sands of Aura. Action rpg in a Souls vein, kinda like No rest for the Wicked or Path of Exile 2? Anyway, everything kills you fast if you’re not careful.

Maps are islands in a sea of sand. Apocalyptic world, corruption, divinity, yada yada.

After cleaning up the first island, I’d suggest doing the main quest first because it unlocks stuff you’re going to need, however upgrade resources are kinda scarce and the bosses are annoying without the much needed upgrades so exploration might still be preferred first. Unless you’re good enough even with the default stuff.

The campfires are replaced with bells. Each island has one and they can be used to fast travel from place to place when opening the map right next to them. A second bell might be placed closer to a boss area, but it’s hit or miss with them.

You can jump and will likely jump to your death often enough to make you sigh with emotion. And the game makes use of the architecture. Jumping, climbing, secret areas found by randomly manhandling the walls, it’s part of the loop.

Bell locations are annoying. Bosses are annoying. The environment can be exploited and is annoying because it usually works against you, such as boss skills flowing through obstacles (unlockable). There’s a dark, foggy map part of the main quest that’s annoying. And the lack of a minimap or a local map is also very annoying.

You can see and feel the cuts to the game, but the idea is there. The Souls ARPG idea that is.

Anyway, frustrating parts aside, I’m liking it so far. Might give up on it later.

Tl;dr: It’s a YouTube video.

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The 5060: It’s 5030 performance with 5050 VRAM for a 5070 price.

I played the demo when it first showed up. The game depended a lot on killing your victims, but I just wanted to give them a mental breakdown and then release them into the wild.

Sadly not for me.

If I remember right and i probably don’t, the troubles go deeper as this is related to the nexus’ own monopolistic way of handling mods and Arthmoor’s (plus others) relocation away from that similar can of worms.

Princess has small (flying) familiar, they mind meld and share images. Familiar goes around trying to stay unseen, gathers stuff, maps the place and brings it all back to the princess. Princess then sends a scritch to savior as a vague guide and they communicate through the familiar and short messages.

Also, you must consent to this and us potentially selling your information to interested parties or you’re not allowed to make use of our services even though you’ve already paid for them in advance.

Yup. Windows is complicated like that.

And yes, I am rich… in spirit.

With the Oblivion remaster hype, I decided to go back to the original and so I’m playing Nehrim now.

It’s kinda buggy, crashy and puzzle-y, but it’s both new and old so it works for me.

C:\Program Files\

Lol. Don’t install games there. Hell, don’t install games on the same drive as Windows.

It wasn’t officially announced, but it was “leaked” in the past that they might be thinking about deciding to maybe give it a shot at attempting to try their hands at making a blade runner game. Perhaps.

No official mod support, unofficial mods have already started rolling in though.

Cozy games stress me out and give me anxiety.

It’s not about IP rights, but about contractual obligations. If the mod affects those in some way, the company might ask Bethesda to make it go away.

Maybe they aren’t, but what about the company that is doing the remake? They might argue it will hamper their ability to meet estimated sales and overall profit.

Uuh, edgy! Bored are we? Well, enjoy yourself.

Define many.

No. It’s already defined. Read a dictionary ffs.

I do think the team is quite large, but they aren’t full time employees but volunteers with real jobs on the side.

Yes, hence the more volunteers part since none could be reasonably asked to be available at any time. Rotation, ppl!