I fucking hate Steam Big Picture mode. Every time I accidentally activate it with the guide button on the xbox controller it sends my gsync monitor into a flickering fit. I've even disabled the ability to activate it with the guide button but Steam doesn't give a shit. It drives me crazy because I generally have to log out of Windows entirely to get it to stop. I never, ever want to use it and it's complete horseshit that you can't disable it entirely.
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It's horrible, I don't like using it EVEN with a controller and on a TV screen, and on a regular PC with KB+M and a computer screen it's absolute cancer.
I can understand wanting an interface that's more easily navigable with a controller, and even though this is a crappy attempt, fair enough...But why do developers always feel the need to make their spazzy new things so hard to get RID of? it's like Google's news feed which in some phones is just so locked that you can get it empty, but not remove it entirely. It sucks.
Also, it reminds me of Win 8 with its "one lay-out for all devices" design philosophy which was just bafflingly stupid. Nobody wants the same layout for a desktop and a phone, idiots.
I can understand wanting an interface that's more easily navigable with a controller, and even though this is a crappy attempt, fair enough...But why do developers always feel the need to make their spazzy new things so hard to get RID of? it's like Google's news feed which in some phones is just so locked that you can get it empty, but not remove it entirely. It sucks.
Also, it reminds me of Win 8 with its "one lay-out for all devices" design philosophy which was just bafflingly stupid. Nobody wants the same layout for a desktop and a phone, idiots.
I'm gonna beat Gas to the punch today.
I thought it was personally funny that after nearly weekly releases of videos lionizing the series over the last two months from a video essayist I enjoy Dunkey puts out this mocking how silly the series is.
I thought it was personally funny that after nearly weekly releases of videos lionizing the series over the last two months from a video essayist I enjoy Dunkey puts out this mocking how silly the series is.
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Steam Big Picture is fucking malware.
It always had an awful frame rate whenever my steam controller randomly set it off. And there were a few controller setting that could only be accessed through big picture mode
figmentPez
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Valve can't kill of BPM fast enough.
Their plan is to have the new interface the Steam Deck uses to eventually become the single, unified interface for all of Steam, but that seems a long way off, since even Steam Deck users still have to into Desktop mode to do some things that aren't in the new interface.
Valve really needs to get their shit together when it comes to UI. I don't know how you can be so good at map design, and caring about how players interact with the game environment, and so horrible at designing a user interface, but it seems like the only thing Valve is worse at than UI is marketing.
Their plan is to have the new interface the Steam Deck uses to eventually become the single, unified interface for all of Steam, but that seems a long way off, since even Steam Deck users still have to into Desktop mode to do some things that aren't in the new interface.
Valve really needs to get their shit together when it comes to UI. I don't know how you can be so good at map design, and caring about how players interact with the game environment, and so horrible at designing a user interface, but it seems like the only thing Valve is worse at than UI is marketing.
GasBandit
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I honestly ruled at the turbo tunnel. Really, if you just memorized the pattern, it was easy to get through. That's always something I've been good at - I used to win free food at my local Arby's all the time because they had this Simon-knockoff machine in the lobby where if you beat it you got a free sandwich, and I've always had the knack for that sort of thing.
The clinger winger, however....
The clinger winger, however....
GasBandit
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I suppose that's true. I owned both, and could usually do the TMNT dam level too (in fact the other kids usually handed over the control to me to do it for them), but I disliked the dam more than the turbo tunnel.
I also usually had no problem with the carrier landings in Top Gun, and that's also notorious.
I also usually had no problem with the carrier landings in Top Gun, and that's also notorious.
figmentPez
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An electronic game that isn't a video game, but was inspired by a video game:
Huh.
(in case you're confused, this dude rigged up the air freshener to move with the in-game race motion)
--Patrick
But no head tracking? That's like the easiest thing to set up, and the first thing I did when getting into sims
GasBandit
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The "standing on scenery" thing was quite good.
figmentPez
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I finally got GOG Galaxy set up to sync my game collections from GOG, Steam, Origin, Ubisoft, Amazon, and Epic. Reported total: 1,180 games. It's a little high, since remasters and episodic games somewhat inflate the total, but damn I've really been hoarding the freebies. A huge number on that list are games I wouldn't even want to play.
It's crazy scrolling through the list. There are titles I'd completely forgotten I'd grabbed at some point.
It's crazy scrolling through the list. There are titles I'd completely forgotten I'd grabbed at some point.
This is neat. Guy creates his own DIY PS5 Slim. This isn't normally my thing, but the guy is more charismatic than I've seen for this kind of content.
EDIT: And now that I'm nearly done the video, I realize his introduction is misleading. He claimed the unit would only be about the size of a DVD case (he only says "DVD," though, not case, which bugs me). But it turns out to be larger than that. Plus, there's a completely separate and MASSIVE power unit that's supposed to mount on a wall behind the TV. So it's absolutely not just a slimmed down version. It looks like it until you really ugly massive cords to the power unit. It's not an all-in-one unit as an actual PS5 Slim would be.
EDIT: And now that I'm nearly done the video, I realize his introduction is misleading. He claimed the unit would only be about the size of a DVD case (he only says "DVD," though, not case, which bugs me). But it turns out to be larger than that. Plus, there's a completely separate and MASSIVE power unit that's supposed to mount on a wall behind the TV. So it's absolutely not just a slimmed down version. It looks like it until you really ugly massive cords to the power unit. It's not an all-in-one unit as an actual PS5 Slim would be.
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figmentPez
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Is...is it wrong that I'd play a full, real game with that core gameplay loop?
With the right minds behind it, this could be a quirky fun game exploring a special design choice, a little like the first Portal originally was.
Seems Steam had enough of the Domina developer's shit and removed his games from their store.
Good riddance.
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Good riddance.
Domina has been delisted from Steam after yet another transphobic diatribe
After receiving warnings and a temporary ban, the developer just couldn't stop using his game's patch notes as a reactionary pulpit.
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This is exactly how survivors act. Right down to healing under hook each time
I suddenly remembered an old NES game: Basewars. It's a baseball game, but with robots. Except when there's a moment like when your runner is tagged by the second baseman, it suddenly turns into a fighting game and the winner decides the outcome.
Imagine if that was expanded into a modern game, with robot upgrades and such. It probably wouldn't be a BIG hit, but I imagine it would do well enough among sci-fi and/or sports fans for a decent profit.
Here's some gameplay to show what it was like:
Imagine if that was expanded into a modern game, with robot upgrades and such. It probably wouldn't be a BIG hit, but I imagine it would do well enough among sci-fi and/or sports fans for a decent profit.
Here's some gameplay to show what it was like:
I used to own this game, and it was fucking rad. Mechanically it was a mess, but it was fun as hell. I would be so down for an updated version.