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Nate Cox

3 mostly solved this, it was way more reasonable. 2 was a great game with fantastic voice acting that was really diminished by the character models.

Nate Cox

It’s frustrating that a small number of really good franchises are locked into the Nintendo bullshit business model.

Xenoblade Chronicles, Zelda, Mario, and a couple of other series running on Steam Deck without the emulation nonsense would make me tremendously happy.

Nate Cox

The reasons are many, but the main one is to ensure we provide an absolutely unique experience each and every year.

From the company that brings you the same fucking game year over year, with paid dlc to get the same maps from old games again.

Nate Cox

I get the point, but I just don’t agree with it.

For example: I put some thought into finding a final fantasy 14 guild to help with putting together parties for content (so I don’t need to wait 40+ minutes for less common but mandatory ones) but virtually all the ones I found were “discord required”.

I just want someone to play content with occasionally, not a full time, always on community that demands I engage with it all the time.

Nate Cox

Makes sense, seems like most guilds now require discord. I just have no interest in being beholden to another enshitified service.

Nate Cox

Discord required

Nope.

Nate Cox

Chrono Trigger
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Pokémon Red
Stardew Valley

Think I’m good with those 4.

Throw in Math Blaster so I can pretend to value humanity or something.

Nate Cox

Converting those roles to debuggers and active devs does a lot for both the business and the workforce.

Hahahahaha… on wait you’re serious. Let me laugh even harder.

They’re just gonna lay them off.

Nate Cox