Random Video Game Crap
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What's really damning about this is that elite dangerous exists, a game that does lonely space exploration exactly like Todd Howard wishes Starfield could, and I loved that game. The feeling of being out all by yourself completely alone on a planet likely no one has stepped foot on before was powerful, because that was actually the game. Flying and navigating your ship, scanning planets, flying to the surface and landing, navigating the surface, this was all gameplay and filled that astronaut explorer fantasy, it wasn't just... Clicking land on a menu to fast travel
GasBandit
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It's Undertale, not Yandere-chan.
TIL, Max had the same voice actor for the 1st and 2nd game... i always though they changed the voice as well as the char model.
figmentPez
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I spent a lot of time this year playing games that weren't on Steam. I don't know how many hours, but my most played game was FF4: Free Enterprise (randomizer). This year I was playing that over and over the way some people play Solitaire. Put some sitcom on one half of my monitor, and FF4:FE on the other half, and it's one hell of a maladaptive coping mechanism to avoid dealing with anxiety!
Despite that, Steam still says I played 11 games, with 5 of them new. Three of those I only opened to help someone else troubleshoot their game.
And now I'm all grumpy because absolute trash ended up as my third most played game. Which is NOT fair, because I've spent more hours in LEGO DC Super-Villains, but despite the year not being over yet, it apparently straddles the cut-off and only some of it's hours count towards this recap.
Despite that, Steam still says I played 11 games, with 5 of them new. Three of those I only opened to help someone else troubleshoot their game.
And now I'm all grumpy because absolute trash ended up as my third most played game. Which is NOT fair, because I've spent more hours in LEGO DC Super-Villains, but despite the year not being over yet, it apparently straddles the cut-off and only some of it's hours count towards this recap.
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I honestly don't consider myself much of a gamer. I guess I might need to re-evaluate
oh...duh lol
I think i played Hunie Pop for all of about 5 minutes before @GasBandit showed up in my DM's busting my chops lol
GasBandit
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I was excited to find someone else playing it!
I've played all of their games since then
figmentPez
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Playing a lot of the FF4 randomizer has got me thinking about the ludo-narrative dissonance caused by RPG stat progression. I love FF4, but it makes me laugh to think about how the stats necessary for good gameplay can't match with the world building.
In FF4 Baron is the most powerful kingdom in the world, with the Dark Knight being a feared martial art that strikes terror into other nations. Yet, somehow, Baron can only equip the leader of their army with the worst set of full plate armor in the entire world. Other towns without DKs sell better DK armor. Some towns sell cloth armor more protective than the full plate mail worn by the leader of the most powerful army in the world. A small town in the mountains sells a dagger that hurts more than the sword the top general in the world uses as a feared swordsman. Also, said swordsmaster cannot figure out how to use such sharp dagger, even though a 5 year old boy can. And this feared general isn't just wearing ceremonial gear, he goes into combat with it!
In FF4 Baron is the most powerful kingdom in the world, with the Dark Knight being a feared martial art that strikes terror into other nations. Yet, somehow, Baron can only equip the leader of their army with the worst set of full plate armor in the entire world. Other towns without DKs sell better DK armor. Some towns sell cloth armor more protective than the full plate mail worn by the leader of the most powerful army in the world. A small town in the mountains sells a dagger that hurts more than the sword the top general in the world uses as a feared swordsman. Also, said swordsmaster cannot figure out how to use such sharp dagger, even though a 5 year old boy can. And this feared general isn't just wearing ceremonial gear, he goes into combat with it!
No, no, no... Baron is the most powerful kingdom in the world because those mountain villagers allow it... why do you think the 5 year old can use that dagger... because, for them, it's a child's toy...
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GasBandit
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JFC this kid is the Jason Bourne of hackers
This might sound crazy, but if I were Rockstar, I'd hire the kid once he serves his time or whatever punishment is given to him. Hire him for internal security or something. If he can hack using those devices, imagine how secure he could make your system with proper devices and on a payroll.
(If I recall, it's not uncommon for banks to hire people who have hacked them to help beef up their own security. Same idea here.)
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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Zelda panels from MagicalGameTime by Zac Gorman
If you don't use steam then yes, I imagine the steam review would be rather meager.
As a minor aside/update, I said to my wife yesterday, "Hey, I was thinking of buying some porn games on Steam while they're on sale," and she gave me The Look©, and I decided not to.