2007, I think. I had recently moved and didn’t have internet hooked up yet, so I bought BioShock as a physical disc so that I wouldn’t have to wait. Imagine my frustration when I learned about the online-only authentication bullshit it used for DRM, so having the disc didn’t even matter; without Internet I couldn’t play the damn thing at all.

I bought GTA4 for like $8 during a Steam Sale shortly after it came out, back when Steam Sales were crazy good. An absolute steal for such a great game.

Hey, is it okay if there’s a place where we’re not being fucking advertised to all the time? Fuck off with this.

Yeah, I think we all had a similar preorder experience at one point or another. There’s just no compelling reason to preorder anymore.

15 hours, huh? Have you finished creating your first character yet?

Is there an interpretation where it means somebody who is shockingly audacious?

Escape from Tarkov PvE.

It’s so much fun to not be head/eyes’d from fucking nowhere by a random PMC. The bots are a little dumb, but the risk/reward for bot PMCs and Bosses is still there, for sure.

I bounced off of PvP Tarkov for years just trying to play with my friends, and now I’m finally having fun with it!

My graveyard of abandoned games grows almost as quickly as my library.

I recognize this as novelty-seeking behavior, but I think I’m discerning enough now that I get my money’s worth, generally speaking.

This is why I shamelessly cheat in single player games. Most of the time I’m just trying to make the game more fun for myself, and one of those ways is to skip past the parts I don’t enjoy.

This definitely backfires sometimes, but if I can squeeze more enjoyment out of it before I put it down (almost certainly forever), I will.

No shame in it, it seemed impossible for them to fuck it up as spectacularly as they did.

Wtf, since when?

I’m pretty sure they’re still the rage, if Ukraine/Russia is any indication.

What makes you say that?

Ah, you must be one of the lazies we’ve been warned about!

I liked the first one better. I guess I was just looking for the rogue-like fix of “failing forward” on subsequent runs, but the gameplay loop is much wider on the second one and that didn’t quite satisfy me the same way.

I love how they changed library sharing, too, so group members are only accessing individual games rather than entire libraries.

Maybe I’m just crazy, but I hated all of the characters!

I wouldn’t feel bad about asking here rather than googling it yourself. I like the engagement, personally.

What’s with the voiceover?

Yay, another remaster.

I take it you’re not excited for the game. If they could deliver on all of their promises, do you think that you could find some part of it to like?

I think being on Lemmy is part of the issue. The Venn diagram of people who left Reddit for Lemmy and the people who support pie in the sky games like SC doesn’t have a whole lot of overlap in the middle, I wouldn’t think.

Anyway, any particular gameplay loop you’re excited for?

I thought of that, but I don’t think I’m the best fit for that kind of time investment.

Is there a Lemmy community for people who don’t just shit on the game? Tired of just hearing about how it’s a scam. Does anybody play this and enjoy it?

I’ve got a bat. It may take a few tries, and you might forget some other things, but you get what you pay for.

How do you see this change impacting the overall experience? When you say that the single player mentality is ruining MMOs, what features or gameplay decisions are you picturing?

Seconded, I first heard about this game from his channel.

GoG Galaxy is pretty decent for that

The hate comes from gated software exclusives and a dogshit service platform. Does China have something to do with Epic? Whatever it is, they’re not making Epic any better.

That was good, thanks. Dude was like, “Why did you make me read your comment!?” Lol

Yep, don’t care, I’m up voting anyway. This game is well done. I loved Gunpoint, I loved Heat Signature, and I’ve been really enjoying this one. Writing, gameplay, graphics… I’m a fan, for sure. The whole Defenestration Trilogy is worth it.

Great review, random person on the internet!

The Spider-Man games come close, but that first Arkham game was just so well done

Do you think your age when you played it has anything to do with disliking it? It was leaps beyond anything else available at the time, and I was young and impressionable, so even for its faults it was amazing.

Dude, seeing the 3 other horsemen come down at the end of the first game had me so fucking hyped

Hell, Fable flashback!