This is probably the best way to go. You won’t be able to beat the flexibility for the price.

Actually, something along the lines of Tales of Symphonia would be amazing. 2D fighting for the main gameplay element with an RPG-ish foundation and tons of great storytelling. I’d pre-order that.

All this list does is prove that the rooting community is indirectly contributing to the mainline distribution by innovating where Google and OEMs won’t bother.

Also, stock Android still doesn’t let me customize my hard/soft buttons, so I’ll be sticking with LineageOS.

You can snag a Pixel 6a on Swappa for about $100. I looked into compiling the OS once, and it wasn’t worth it for me (on an i9 w/ 16GB RAM and a SSD, still would take days).

I haven’t tried it on monsoon, so I can’t say. It’s possible–testing is the thing that bigger companies seem to like to cut corners on to save money and get things out faster, so it’s entirely possible. But at least it sounds like they’re taking the feedback to heart, so it could still end up pretty good with some rework.

That’s the thing–it’s more than bug fixing. They’re reworking a large amount of the content. I’ll probably pick it back up in a few months and see how it’s coming.

My other “dailies” include Rogule, Mazelle, and Hexcodle. Sometimes Decipher as well. Check them out!

For me, outside correlates with an open world, and underground correlates with a linear progression. I generally prefer the vibe of open world stuff. Underground stuff can sometimes have a lot less variation as well, which can get tiring. The general vibe is often designed to have a somewhat oppressive feel.

Another difference is the sense of being cut off from a safe place (whether real or imagined)–outside feels more flexible with retreating to safety or restocking supplies while dungeons can limit your ability to “return to home base” as it were. I disliked dungeons a lot more when I was younger, turned out to be a generalized anxiety disorder. I enjoy a wider variety of games these days.

Out of curiosity, have you played Baldur’s Gate 3? There’s a large area that would be interesting to see what you think of it.

Will they be canon with the original Dave series?

You’ll get used to it with practice. It’s fine if you prefer to type differently, but you’ll probably hit a plateau with how efficiently you can type (or you’ll rely on looking at the keyboard, which is not ideal).

I just switch to the num pad. Also worth practicing on if you do a lot of typing.

So I’ve heard. I’m avoiding it for the same reason I avoid analog crack cocaine.

Mobile gaming is like dumpster diving–there are a handful of good ones among the utter trash.

One of the good ones I found is Exiled Kingdoms–it’s an homage to 90’s RPGs, and it’s good on mobile.

I actually played Chrono Cross before playing Chrono Trigger, so I had the “clean” experience with CC. Can confirm, I thought it was a good game and was confused about all the flack (until I played CT, then I could at least understand a bit better).

One thing I appreciated in CC (compared to a lot of other RPGs) was the color mechanics. I think some found it confusing, but I found it quite engaging and unique.

The $50 dickbutt DLC isn’t scheduled to be released until a month after the launch, but for an extra $70 you can get the limited edition collectors edition at launch, that comes with a cheaply made Mario-with-a-butt-instead-of-a-head limited edition figurine.

And for $40 you can also purchase the “getting started” pack–that includes a save file where we beat the game, so you don’t even have to play it. Your name, email address, and SSN will be on our first-to-finish list!

I’m gonna release a AAAAA game. It’ll cost $95 and when you install it, it’ll just be a romhack of Super Mario World changing all the enemy sprites into butts. There’ll be a link to file complaints that just points to a terrible image made in ms paint that says “lol f u”.

My stock prices gonna hit the moon.

Exiled Kingdoms - it’s a labor-of-love project inspired by classic 90s RPGs. I’ve played through it a few times, it’s solid.

Pumba, to you, everything is gaas

You might also enjoy a selection from Hark, a Vagrant.

I’ve been using LineageOS on my Pixel 7, and it’s been great. As much or as little Google stuff as you want, plus more direct control. Updates are easy, overall would recommend.

Fucking legend

I’ll give an honorable mention to Terraria–largely because I had to explain it to someone recently and it was more difficult than I anticipated.

Yeah, you can just say “2D Minecraft,” but it’s more than that. It’s almost an RPG in terms of advancements and equipment development, and it’s very combat oriented. But it’s not really a sidescroller or a metroidvania type, because the digging and building plays a huge part.

Less genre defining, and more living in the liminal space between a lot of other genres.

I can fix her

Looks like the goal has been met!

It’s not ideal, but compare that to the toxic nature of most bigger studios… might be the lesser of two evils. And I strongly suspect that the donor insertion isn’t going to compromise the vision or quality of the game.

It’s definitely a bit weird, but probably better than the shenanigans of AAA studios.

I’m only interested if John Cleese plays the role of Tingle.

They’ve never had the best track record. The (first?) one on SNES was hot garbage, not sure if there was (an official) one before that. Your trepidation is warranted.

Don’t forget removing competitors! Gotta remove those competitors. That’s what healthy businesses do. /s

My description of the perfect controller:

• nice size and hand fit
• left joystick is “up” at a natural spot (sorry PS enthusiasts, those low sticks suck)
• buttons are “chicklet” style (Xbox round buttons feel awkward)
• one set of trigger buttons are “throttle” style
• sits on a flat surface without any buttons being pressed

Not sure if there’s one out there that meets all of those. But I have a certain fondness for the GameCube controller. Always felt comfortable, and I actually liked the asymmetric button layout.

And apparently they knew about the requirement, and ignored it.

ESH

If the high-ups at Arrowhead knew and made that decision anyway, it’s squarely on them, full stop.

Have you played the prequel? It’s called Untitled Goose Game.

We can always hope for another Larian title using the same engine as BG3. Might happen relatively quickly.

In BG 1 and 2, he actually has a rage ability similar to barbarians. I usually respec him as a barb in those games.

You can get away without a database (and assuming you don’t need anything too complicated, I recommend not using one). I’ve had a good experience with GetSimple - it’s a content management system (like WordPress) but uses regular files instead of a database. Great for basic content, and still easy to set up and manage.

Self-hosting is a bit complicated if you’re not already comfortable running a Linux server. Not sure about privacy (though I’m not sure how privacy intersects a public-facing website), but there are lots of hosting providers out there. I use DreamHost and have had a great experience there.

25 years? That can’t be right… it’s only… ah… I’m gonna go take some ibuprofen.

Dysfunctional + Hippie = Hipster

Brilliant, no notes

I’ve been using Caseology (specifically this one). I don’t put a ton of wear on my phone, but it’s survived a few drops. Been using for well over a year, and used my previous one (for my Pixel 4a) for a few years before that.

To be fair, I don’t know that anyone was predicting that Unity would do… all this.

Yes, this is what we all want. Our car is now part of the office. Fantastic.

/s