Ironically, it's literally your argument rephrased.
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Ironically, it's literally your argument rephrased.
"I am careful with language" doing their best Richie Torres impression is surprisingly silent now
Yeah you get it π
As a hardcore Lumines fan that's played 60 second time attack on PC everyday for 20 years having online play in the demo has already secured this as the best game I've ever played
π¨Childrenπ¨Killed byπ¨ICE Say their names. Their lives mattered and their deaths were govt. sanctioned murders. 1/2
The VR version is out on Quest already!
This studio made another game with a different hook but in a similar style. store.steampowered.com/app/2702300/...
We should aspire for more than just "better than Trump"
I think his contempt for the homeless, trans community, and Palestinians is ghoulish, personally. Obviously hyperbolic as ghouls are a concept in fantasy.
That's a low bar not necessarily worthy of praise
Deck is niche enough that I think people in the intended audience knew what they were getting. If you look at the other handhelds that spawned from Steam Deck they're often more powerful but compromised in other areas. People that are buying this thing for AAA don't care about frame rates in my exp
A more apt comparison is Switch 1 as it was released during its lifetime. Personally I don't think Valve was looking to compete directly with Switch, they're trying to decouple their software from Windows to Linux and introduce new input methods to mobile (trackpads). AAA is a plus but not forefront
This was the scariest screen to randomly get as a kid after just powering on the game
Yeah I think level design not fitting the toolset was the criticism here which is why I'm saying Sami is a different case
High level Super Sami Roll takes a high degree of skill and the biggest skips are hard to do consistently under pressure and are pretty impractical but impressive in a speedrun environment
Oh shit it's out
VR mod for Postal 2 is coming soon so this is helpful to have
Full PC games in cereal boxes was peak
I wonder about hip-hop media 10, 20 years from now. I feel like the younger generation is kinda unknown in the general hip-hop canon. Will that change? Will any of these kids I don't know about become icons of the future?
This game is pure dopamine and a great showcase of Switch hardware. Definitely more "Nintendo" than any mainline DK game so far, it feels like an Odyssey spinoff.
He even outraps Em on his new single, he's insane and in the GOAT combo since Forever Story im9
There's a guy who made a really cool makeshift handlebar rig for Super Hang-On with PVC pipes and a mouse LED (or something). Could really revolutionize that kinda of input and make it affordable to all. His video shows him playing with digital controls
Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., racing games?
It does. You can twist the mouse also. Would give more nuance to a game like Trauma Center in more mode
I agree with some of what he's saying. The worst criticisms are at the start of the video but he was hitting on something with the lag. He's definitely trying too hard to make a point to be negative though
Sergio Macedo, Voyage, 1981
This ep had a moment that truly shocked me in a way TV never has
Hilarious bit of irony that the best place to talk about 4chan shutting down would be on 4chan
Nintendo's internal teams really do their own thing. I think Retro and especially Rare really being more flavor. EPD did Jungle Beat too which echoes a few gameplay choices on Bananza.
Depending on where you live the Uber+ or whatever will give you really good discounts. With a trial I got 50% off groceries which can be cheaper than driving if you play your cards right, even with the tip. You just have to have the restraint not to use it without coupons.
Yes hopefully this opens up conversations about frame rates. The other consoles support higher frame rates but in this case every S2 owner will have the higher capacity screens. It's a little thing that should push the industry forward.
This one looks cool. Nintendo always seems to have at least one launch title that's pretty out of left field: Excite Truck, Luigi's Mansion, ARMS, Nintendo Land, etc.
Resident Evil 4/5 are probably the best examples of this. Heavy crowd control basis with no binary counter options.
This video lays out some interesting theories about Musk's radicalization. Though I do think many parts of his former positive public image were a farce. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAOi...
If not for the protests she would not have given any lip service to Palestinians at all. Both of them backed Israel, there is no "better" genocide. She put no pressure on Biden as VP and told protestors to wait until she was elected to talk about it. I didn't trust either candidate.
That was never the argument. Me and the other poster said she stood with Israel because she did. And it was a large factor among Dem voters.
This is what I remember. Palestinian protestors were thrown out of her rallies, and laughed at outside of the DNC.
pharoah sanders in the tunnel
One of the best trailers I've ever seen for anything
Everybody that's really into pinball like me is 20+ years older. And had money. Should have gotten into wood carving.
I'm pretty sure they were published under the now defunct Oculus Studios, so Meta probably owns those IPs.
I skipped every cutscene in Spider-Man 2 because I just could not be bothered. After the final boss fight there are 10+(!!!) cutscenes in a row. Had to have been a least a quarter budget of the game. And I totally got the gist anyways.
No Man's Sky failed to do the things it promised to do, though. If not for it, it probably would not be in the acceptable state that it is in now. Constructive criticism is valid.
Danny Brown is really good at this dynamic. Compare a song like Tell Me What I Don't Know to 30. Sounds like two different rappers
VRChat is going to be locked down hard in the future if not totally gutted by acquisition in the coming years. VR is the Wild West, at least right now. It's in a similar space as early smartphones. Enjoy it while it's still somewhat niche.
Start looking at the series through this lens & the design really shines. The engine is tuned for this, and hitboxes are excellent especially for a prerendered game. Most every time someone bad mouths DKC it's usually because they didn't explore the mechanics of the game, or played the GBA ones
"We wanted the game to feel tight and responsive, so players could really master the mechanics and feel a sense of accomplishment when they pulled off difficult moves or cleared levels quickly" This is the core philosophy behind DKC. The levels are made for speedrunning (before the term existed)
I only rapper that I can think of that could use the same flow over and over and it never got tiring. Also people overlook how HILARIOUS he was. Filled with wisdom but in an effortless, almost conversational style
This is all negative old man yells at cloud stuff but it's just really weird to me as somebody that thought Wii U was great all around and really failed due to branding. Never seen them try to appeal to fans so directly and it's weird to not see Nintendo go "we're doing our own thing π€·"
Switch 1 seems bland but it was huge to have a hybrid handheld like that. Now we have Steam Deck and etc. and their IP seems like it's keeping them afloat (not bad tho). As for devs not utilizing what's there, they should, every console since Wii has cool hardware that mostly wasn't used creatively
It just seems like a step back and takes away from made their brand unique. I think they might have more to reveal about the console, but Switch 1 seemed like a transitional phase into their "investor era" after Iwata who took a lot of risks. Just surprised because they usually innovate hardware.
SFZ is so underrated. The learning curve was tough and not all the levels we're properly balanced around the gimmick (helicopter lift thing ugh) but when I mastered it I preferred that level of control to any of the other SF games. I thought Wii didn't do enough, most of y'all can catch up lol
Lots of sequels to Nintendo games being resurrected with as [Blank] 2 was something I didn't know I wanted til just now. It worked with N64
I guess they're trying to slowly filter out all association with Rare. First the OG DKC Kong Country aesthetic and now the design. We're in a new era of Nintendo now, Switch 1 was a transitional phase and without Iwata I think we're going to be seeing a lot of changes like this without the old guard
I keep hearing about the Switch 2 mouse thing but can anyone explain exactly what this means and how it differs from gyro?
People are gonna hate me for saying this, but this was my problem with Anton Blast. It was so visually noisy I had to concentrate to figure out what was going on.
Sony's marketing strategy for the PS2 seemed to be "fuck it, we're in first place, we'll just put anything in our ads."
I think old branding is what's going to kill the momentum eventually, but Nintendo is stronger than ever so idk. I feel alienated cuz their hardware is often innovative. Not much innovative IP this generation, though ARMS comes to mind. Hope we see a renewed focus on new IP as the old crew retires
I feel like after Iwata they've just been playing it safe, which pleases a lot of investors and fans, but kinda loses what makes the brand unique. This is their safest console since GC and there's a lot of handheld consoles doing what was more novel when the Switch released. Maybe there's more to it
I'm still holding out for a surprise 2nd pillar release, like what the DS was to the GBA (or at least that's what they said, seems like it was always going to be the successor). It would be cool for them to expand into VR/XR a little more, they've been trying stereoscopic stuff since Virtual Boy.
I guess I gotta watch Twin Peaks now
I do feel like they're playing it safe with everything from design to branding but I have to admit this is pretty cool
Been meaning to watch Lynch, I've only seen Mulholland Drive, some interviews, and his bit on transcendental meditation. What's some essential Lynch, I know Twin Peaks is big
VR's definitely in a transitional phase right now tho. AI assets and knockoffs of Gorilla Tag are huge but it doesn't take long to skip over that stuff. I haven't seen a lot of bad DLC yet but the groundwork is there and some devs partake. It being niche is a blessing. It being huge with kids is not
The algorithms and the general flood of money into mobile gaming is a huge problem. In the early days of smartphones it was a lot easier to find games that weren't totally predatory. I feel like VR right now is occupying a similar space that early smartphones did: the money is not quite there yet
Also, it's going to take a while to get your footing. I wouldn't worry about nudging until you get flipper skills down. That part took a few months (and a lot of money π ) but you'll naturally learn to feel things out. Don't go in with too many expectations and have fun!
Nice! What machines do they have? Much like with games there's a lot of variability in quality and difficulty. The last few games from Stern are killer and just about any 90s stuff from Williams and Bally are a sure bet. Medieval Madness was my first love, and has an easy hook: destroy the castle
Yeah definitely. All styles of gameplay design and enjoyment are valid. I definitely don't like RPGs for reasons that a lot of people think are superficial lol
π hell yeah, my mom's Italian, I need to call her for some recipes some time...
Also, fun fact: Steve Richie is probably the most prolific pinball designer, and is the voice of The Black Knight (pinball series that pioneered Magna Save, which saves balls draining in outlanes) AND is the Mortal Kombat announcer! He makes my favorite machines, check 'em out! youtu.be/f2HaiBdpCYc
www.pinballmap.com is super useful. The app is pretty good and arcade operators and fans can add high scores and machine conditions. You might be surprised at how close a machine is to you. As an introvert it gives me a good diversion when my social battery is out at the bar.
Pinball is going through a bit of a resurgence right now, and the biggest company, Stern, has an app that will track your progress and show you the rules for all their machines. Pinball Map is great for finding where to play, and www.deadflip.com/tutorials will show you some cool flipper tricks
I always recommend fans of arcade games to play real pinball! It has way more depth than most people realize, and learning how to play, getting into all the cool themes and layouts, the culture, it's all interesting to me. One of those things that would make me feel ok in the 50s with a time machine
I play the open source VPX pinball simulator in VR so I bought a controller with an accelerometer so I can nudge the tables like real machines. Unfortunately I can't get it to work with either Tilt game which would improve my opinion and play I think
Demon's Tilt was really cool but I play a lot of real pinball and couldn't really get into it much. The problem wasn't that it was "gamified" but more that the physics sometimes made no sense at all. I've been playing Xenotilt a bit and I think it's better in all aspects from physics to design
I think people forget 3DS was not a runaway success. It was initially unsuccessful until the price came down, and they gave away free games to the early loyalists. Ultimately it won because smartphones hadn't hit the big time and Sony was the only competitor in the space, with a higher end handheld.
Most people aren't even aware that this is a big part of the culture in the Japanese arcades where these games were made and thrived, maybe that kind of repetitive gameplay in the name of building skill still won't appeal to them. But educating them that is the design intention is just as important.
In the best arcade games you don't really understand the nuance without putting that time in. You can have a great time credit feeding through Final Fight, but you really understand the routing and gameplay when starting from the beginning each time for the 1cc. It will just seem solid but shallow
Good find! Yeah this makes more sense given the sprite art is more professional looking than the illustration imo. With a quick look over I thought the sprite was translated from the illustration and not the other way around. The shading is pretty wonky
Yeah with Proton compatibility I have little reason to stick with Windows for my games besides VR support.. one day... maybe I'll start dual booting
WOW I didn't know this... always thought that was a distinct sprite art style created for this game carried from Panel De Pon
But hearing Jarobi with the first verse and being like, oh shit he can actually rap? Phife in top form (with what little they had to work with), the insane production, Busta stealing the show again, people they influenced in guest verses, the little recurring samples.. great album
Like I love Low End & MM, but Low End has Skypager (dated) and I can't really play MM front to back (white guy problems lol). I love all the songs but We Got it From Here is more relevant especially now, it's a shame they couldn't tour for it and it didn't have any major charting singles
Also the lead up to the album was incredible. After Phife passed I thought that was going to be it, then the announcement and thinking it would never live up to the hype, the wait, and then it blowing away all my expectations. Probably my favorite moment ever as a music fan
Lmao how are you always on point?! LOVED the last Tribe album, might be my favorite actually.
So cool! The added momentum from slopes really adds a whole new layer to X's dynamic, and is the logical step in bringing the style to 3D. Y'all have made one of my favorite 3D platformers, period. To you and your team, THANK YOU!
EGM was great. I like that they reached out to independent artists for a lot of spreads instead of always going with concept art packages provided by the developers. They had a really awesome poster for one of their milestone that encompassed all genres, prob my favorite one across gaming media
Check out the Cloudbuilt games! Very vertical and platforming oriented, no bosses that I can remember though
Cloudbuilt and Super Cloudbuilt are basically Mega Man X in 3D. No bosses, though.
Another whistleblower, from OpenAI this time, was mysteriously found dead again. So step out of line and get handled quick. Americans only hope is that we all come together to fight corruption but our society was manufactured to keep everyone divided with the status quo. Nothing new, sad though
It's straightforward, has a lot of polish, and plays it pretty safe overall. I won't say I didn't have a lot of fun playing Astro Bot but it was mostly because of the spectacle. Old concepts are cool and Asobi is capable, they just need to be more ambitious, AB PS5 felt design by committee at parts.
Astro Bot was already a blank slate but I prefer that they were using it to show off tech. Now it's just for brand pandering, Astro Bot is now more company mascot than representation of a gameplay concept. Nintendo is a lot better at not straying from the ideas that make their characters work.
I totally agree, and I feel like they threw out the identity of the IP and made it more generic. Astro Bot Rescue Mission was a great showcase for PSVR, likewise for the PS5 demo for DualSense. The new game is aimless and a step back in showcasing the technology, it's just more of the same.
Social media puts out extremely divisive bait, many posters aren't even real people at all but the effect is the same.. The public is unprepared to discern even the current, faulty AI of today from reality which is the real threat as it can manipulate at an unprecedented level.
I don't know too much about Bluesky. I just left because I wanted a Twitter alternative without Zuck or Elon, though OG Twitter played a role in shaping narratives also. Most people don't really know "what's going on" until you tell them and corporations control almost all public opinion.
There is definitely a segment of the younger generation that is MORE susceptible to radicalization, so it's more dangerous overall on those successfully targeted. But I think conversations are shifting in a more open direction among the general population.
It's really weird because they missed the boat. Would have worked during the dudebro era on a wider scale, this generation embraces a wider variety of gaming subculture. Retro is mainstream in a way now more than ever.
The optimization on DMC4 is insane. Ran on my old HP from 2002.
Other than that you'll be missing some social features on the Quest 1, so you have to be realistic about what you're willing to accept. But for under $100 you've got a great portable gaming machine with a selection of dozens of games still