Post AXuJAwIvVliXGkZksi by coolboymew@shitposter.club
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(DIR) Post #AXu7pmqCOyLsLGqk6K by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T01:53:35.485354Z
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So there's a rumour that Sony is going to release a PS5 Slim, that it'll be the only SKU available and the disc drive comes separately, so digital by defaulyOof, that's bad for the industry
(DIR) Post #AXu830EHw1Fxd9Q2r2 by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T01:56:06.552736Z
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Consoles are gay. Why do people still buy them?
(DIR) Post #AXu876KRCT67hmFXhg by DEERBLOOD@poa.st
2023-07-21T01:56:51.999241Z
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@Hoss @coolboymew Cause people are gay
(DIR) Post #AXu8EQcCAr3qeK38Pg by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T01:58:11.092968Z
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@coolboymew As Raging Golden Eagle says "Playstation are solely responsible for setting back the Video Game industry progress"
(DIR) Post #AXu8M4fndZaQulNhq4 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T01:59:31.842600Z
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@Hoss only way currently to truly own your games. PC has the upperhand on easiest piracy tho'
(DIR) Post #AXu8Tn5sseTGi5GHrM by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:00:56.312061Z
11 likes, 3 repeats
@TheMadPirate @coolboymew60b14cbe7226b.jpeg
(DIR) Post #AXu8WDTpkQkv7ncX0y by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T02:01:22.388923Z
8 likes, 1 repeats
Do you really "own" your game when the CD is just a formality for installing a 150GB launch day patch?
(DIR) Post #AXu8aJ7yh0CBnZLfDE by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T02:02:06.548211Z
3 likes, 1 repeats
@Hoss Once again, stop buying AAA, they're shit anywaysAnd yes, you can still sell the CD/cart
(DIR) Post #AXu8b9uKSTllUaN0nQ by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T02:02:17.699230Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew That looks like a character design out of a Guerrilla Games vidya.
(DIR) Post #AXu8cOWvZrnp8J0uVk by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T02:02:30.829957Z
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I don't buy any media.
(DIR) Post #AXu8frpT6JNms4LFlA by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:03:08.900749Z
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@Hoss @coolboymew the whole reason people still buy disc games is bullshit like delisting and the idea of trading them in.
(DIR) Post #AXu8hMuf19nLZ6UDGS by slash@cdrom.tokyo
2023-07-21T02:03:19.041396Z
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PSP Go redux
(DIR) Post #AXu8jqdHUXOgJnXVYW by dcc@annihilation.social
2023-07-21T02:03:48.047113Z
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@Hoss @coolboymew Honestly thinking you can own a game or even anything digital is not a great mindset.
(DIR) Post #AXu8qdF3fzAioaRbkW by ooignignoktoo@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T02:05:05.428627Z
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@coolboymew This is the gaming industry on Judaism.
(DIR) Post #AXu8wfpqwkpQb0XH1c by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:06:11.040956Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew I mean the PS4 era of first party was literally "how hard can we suck off Hollywood". I'm not even talking the kojima tier cinephile style I'm talking the rejected idea guy type shit. I'm talking the kind of people who made "cinematic 30fps" a meme because they wanted to make a game run at 24fps.https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-order-1886-runs-at-30fps-because-24fps-doesn-t-feel-good/1100-6419888/
(DIR) Post #AXuA7aTrIOXB8012um by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T02:19:21.467698Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew The main problem with the Video game industry started around the Mass Effect/Dragon Age era, in which studios started trying to develop the same game for both PC and consoles at the same time. Problem ? Since the specs of even run-of-the-mill gaming PC outpace most consoles by far, taking a game for PC and downgrading it so it could run on a console was a nightmare ( believe me a was a QA on The Sims 3 during the pre-alpha stage, I have seen that first hand ). So what was those studios solution to such problem ? Invert the developing direction, so they started developing for consoles first and only then "upgrading" the game for PC. That's why from the Mass Effect 2/Dragon Age 2 era onward we have seen a contentious "consolization" of games, smaller world maps, segmentation, heavy loading screens, low quality graphics, excessive cinematics, dumbing down of controls, save points gallore, no save-everywhere functionality, etc. That has made the studios lazy, because they realized the normie drones would still buy their shit even it if has been downgrade to fit the specs of a 5 years old console. They realized they do not have to care anymore, that they can get away with it.
(DIR) Post #AXuAb8WLoX4P6FGu92 by why@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T02:24:39.413043Z
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@coolboymew disc drive separate is interesting. you can find ps5 digitals for pretty cheap used, could be a great option. + i wish i could have that option for xbox series s, hopefully ms follows
(DIR) Post #AXuAbYRHS0SlU36Dqq by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T02:24:46.665055Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew In the old days, when consoles were not watered-down PCs ( up to the PS2/XBOX 360 era ), the studios had to crunch every bit to make their games run on a console, they had to know the hardware well inside-out , so the game would still run. Of course, since the gap with PCs were so big, they couldn't just get a PC game and "adapt" it to run a console, they had to basically start from scratch and make a new game that runs on that console. That made both parties happy, because most of the times the console guys got exclusive games and the PC guys do no had to worry about having their favorite games watered down to fit lesser specs.
(DIR) Post #AXuAkR3wFIBbDDPrSy by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:26:23.037260Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew If only you knew how far back the issue actually went, that it actually was starting even in the 90s with Japanese computer games and European computer games, moreso when their respective local platforms died off. Eventually in the end they would just make games for consoles only for a long period of time for two reasons, higher install base and the hardware was more powerful.Don't laugh at the second one, it was a very real issue where developers had to pick between making a technologically advanced game and selling less (and then risking more piracy because the guy with the nice computer knows how to pirate), or a game for a low specced computer (Amiga 500, PC-9801VM/VX, MSX2, etc.) that isn't as impressive but has a wide install base. In fact, also at the time you mentioned there was a very real "piracy scare" with computer games and a lot of developers announced they were no longer making exclusives due to piracy.tower of power.jpg
(DIR) Post #AXuB90jlGBa2nxhGbI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T02:30:48.240290Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew It's not a theory. I should go and track down a post from an EA dev in the Dragon Age official forums basically admitting all that; that they purposefully downgraded DA2 ( compared to DA1) so they could release the game for consoles faster.
(DIR) Post #AXuBYcE70npGJf6Pjs by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:35:27.126172Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew I will give Sony credit this though: they are very fucking clever at masking certain things or have enough shills willing to defend them.Case in point: Microsoft and Sony had vastly different approaches in 2013 to the reality that people were using game consoles as multimedia centers ever since the rise of XBMC and later Netflix on every single game console on earth (even the PS2 at one time) and YT players everywhere and then some. Microsoft's approach was to go all in on making the Xbox both a game console, but with a "media" focus. The One in Xbox One meant that it would be the One media center for your TV watching, video games, and whatnot. This might have been panned far less if it weren't for Microsoft also trying to pander to publishers with a restrictive confusing used game policy that was never even elaborated before it was rolled back (see: "online passes" in late 360 games to combat pirates and GameStop that died out right as Microsoft announced the restrictions).But the Xbox first party publishers were about making games first. This sounds crazy, but look at what Sony did. Sony was laxer on the used game question but their first party games were all "game developers trying to make games cinematic" down to the PS3 era. Look at TLOU1 for example, the video of the PS3 extended E3 2012 demo wowed the fuck out of people. In hindsight, it was another typical E3 demo of the era; a potemkin village in software or a high budget demoscene production that as say the Halo 2 E3 devs would later say in their own words was impossible to ship. Then Watch Dogs happened and the downgrade was so shocking and so severe that game developers now just show shitty trailers with nothing to do with the game so they can't have that happening or screwups like games crashing or the controls not working. But TLOU was exactly what normies wanted, a very technically impressive game on paper that felt just like a movie, because to the average normie "just like my heckin movies" is the top benchmark or was seen that way by Sony. Just read the comments on the video I linked as an example. Now we know it's fake, now we know about the fake shit culture at E3, now we know that other games look better now, but in 2012-13 it was impressive. Let's get back to Sony. Sony's mindset towards the end of the PS3 era and the PS4/5 era in general is that Sony wanted AAA cinematic games. Uncharted and the like were great examples of this, along with how normies saw even games like CoD (video related). There was a creative shift from fantasy, toony games where "looks like a Pixar movie" was the benchmark (the guys at Microsoft claimed this and a Sony PS2 press release said that the chipset would provide graphics as good as CGI movies) towards "bro real graphics like movies". Their whole mindset was to make gaming feel like you're playing a movie instead of using the PS4 as a multimedia center, and needless to say normies ate it up more.yt5s.com-Soulja boy plays MW3!!!-(480p).mp4
(DIR) Post #AXuBmhvuamaC4JJDiC by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:37:59.999869Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew I'm not saying it was either. Piracy was a huge killer of PC and computer gaming as well if you believe what the publishers/devs tell you.https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/04/crytek-swears-off-pc-exclusive-games-in-piracy-wake/But look at it this way. The same thing was happening in Japan in the 90s. Computer game developers all pivoted into being console devs, and the same went with European computer game devs in that time period too, at least with the bigger name ones. Japanese game developers would even censor NSFW visual novels for consoles to sell more and this strategy paid dividends.
(DIR) Post #AXuCGTsXPWkFAPvak4 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:43:22.792541Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew I'm not solely talking about PCs here. I'm talking about "home computers" and other proprietary computers. The same exact logic applied to writing games for these, except you'd have to add a speed limiter because there was also a chance that someone would be running their games on a CPU accelerator. And a massive problem with home computers is that due to price wars and stagnation, the hardware never exactly got better. Or when it did, game developers only targeted the base model hardware because they knew that any computer could run it. So there were multiple computers that had more advanced hardware that was literally wasted because everyone was targeting the piece of shit base model that anyone had. If they targeted a faster machine, there was a chance little Timmy couldn't play it on Christmas.Or they could target a console with faster hardware and consistent hardware and even if it was weaker, it would actually sell more.
(DIR) Post #AXuCX86Nd50uYCLDay by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T02:46:23.437952Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew It's not even solely that either, it was much more subtle. It's like with say Deus Ex Invisible War where the maps were smaller and split up to fit inside 64mb of RAM, while the original was a ram hog but had to be redesigned for consoles because the PS2 could not handle the large maps.
(DIR) Post #AXuHtvbIm4W2D4Uks4 by c@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T03:46:31.478339Z
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Only if gay retards buy it.
(DIR) Post #AXuI32VUSya2Ef7akq by abner@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T03:46:08.241410Z
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Ahoy matey
(DIR) Post #AXuJAwIvVliXGkZksi by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T04:00:35.968040Z
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@why yes/no. That means less failure points. However shit will still be expensive once the PS5 ends, and it's basically going to lead more retards to go digital only, on a fucking console
(DIR) Post #AXulGJjsbfBu7CXGgy by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T09:15:30.978054Z
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@coolboymew > and the disc drive comes separately,:OMEGALUL: >so digital by defauly"You will own nothing and you will be happy" why do people still buy their stuff again ?
(DIR) Post #AXuyLQZjumvKAbYlFY by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T11:42:06.820502Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew I tend to side with Gabe Newell on the piracy thing. You know, that piracy is a Service Issue, not a Content Issue. And I think Gabe proved that extensively, but that's the problem with publishers, they do not want clients to which they have to provide Customer Service, they coomsumers that just get excited for a shiny thing, consume and then get excited for the next shiny thing.That's why so many game studios just looooove Epic Games Store poaching of crowdfunded games. They do not want to fix the piracy issue, as Valve ALMOST did, because that requires for them to do a 180 on their whole relationship with Gamers.
(DIR) Post #AXuz5gt3bKUW52egXQ by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T11:50:27.952151Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew Which exactly why so many studios bend the knee to publishers like Sony and Microsoft that make their consoles the priority platform. More so when they are the ones funding the studio, which means "you better downgrade that E3 demos so it can run on our console or you won't see a dime again from us". I think that's also why so many Sony exclusives are only released in PC after a decade or so, because if they released 2 or 3 years after the console version they would look like shit. Of course, you see the opposite reaction when the game is developed for PC first and then downgraded for consoles like it was the case for Cyberpunk 2077. Who were the one crying foul ? the console gamers for which the game pale in comparison the the PC version.
(DIR) Post #AXuzLVatM7qzgmhWvA by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T11:53:20.086041Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew Man, tell me about it !. I got that very same experience comparing the size of the maps of Mass Effect 1 to the size of the maps of Mass Effect 2.
(DIR) Post #AXv3il6aFeZUGzrnbU by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T12:42:21.113565Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew no publisher has the balls or money to make a game PC only in 2023 unless it's a one man indie dev who can't make a game on console anyway.
(DIR) Post #AXvQOENAXRJ5uQnxse by ChristiJunior@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T16:56:20.827903Z
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@coolboymew Sony is bad for the industry, period.
(DIR) Post #AXvQWfisjcQt3DzBpo by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T16:57:53.173963Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew Very, very True. I think the first ones complaining about a publisher doing a AAA PC only game would be the GameJournoPros ( another cancer in the Video Game Industry ). I can't picture them claiming that a Publisher doing that would be "pandering to the white straight males" or some idiotic nonsense like that.
(DIR) Post #AXvQdl3dIasTci4Scy by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T16:59:08.415140Z
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@coolboymew (Non-portable) consoles are dying out anyways.
(DIR) Post #AXvR0WPNvjfWqm6Fvc by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:03:15.344169Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Um, Steam is filled with games that are PC only. Unless you define "indie dev" as "any publisher not owned by Sony or Microsoft", this is just objectively wrong.
(DIR) Post #AXvR6DFg4CeNAtGzJ2 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:04:18.370477Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew I'd argue it is more, nobody wants to make another Crysis.https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/29/crytek-no-longer-making-pc-exclusiveshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/04/crytek-swears-off-pc-exclusive-games-in-piracy-wake/Around the 2007-8 era is also when the shift took off because every single developer went on to complain about piracy which is something that notoriously plagued computer games since the dawn of it.https://www.wired.com/2008/08/id-piracy-is-a/https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-09-id-software-ceo-piracy-pushed-us-multiplatform.html
(DIR) Post #AXvRLEvM8EAmhkvv1c by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:07:01.349148Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew alright let me ask the question: has there been a big budget high profile pc exclusive in the past 10 years or so?I'm talking about games that just can't be on a console period.
(DIR) Post #AXvRPsFTrjnjpHYXjs by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:07:51.462562Z
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@ChristiJunior @coolboymew Sony is to Video Game Industry what periods are to women : they only produce bleeding and cramps.
(DIR) Post #AXvRRloGmC9GR3jThw by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:08:10.787117Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew No matter what I say you're just gonna define "big budget" however you like to "prove me wrong". 🙄
(DIR) Post #AXvRa0YfpGIgUfMjqK by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:09:41.631468Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew Funny because it was around that time that Valve launched Steam which is essentially the best solution to piracy.
(DIR) Post #AXvRwVc72iw5BIhgNU by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:13:45.677619Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew Not that I am aware of. Which is more, I've seen more and more consolized games as time went on. It just irks me the dumbification of controles in consolized games, I just hate it.
(DIR) Post #AXvSB5t2ydcfjbZyHQ by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:16:23.912229Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew Well see, Steam only became acceptable for gamers when Valve launched a bunch of carrots to get people over. Back in 2005 people complained you couldn't phone activate Steam games like you could Windows and that was a big deal for many people. But Valve did cleverly get a lot of people who did not care about PC gaming into it.image.png
(DIR) Post #AXvSTzXcnGrvYYZPbU by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:19:40.616113Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew I remember playing Splinter Cell : Double Agent which was an amazing PC game and then playing Splinter Cell : Conviction and after that playing Splinter Cell : Conviction and feeling betrayed and disappointing of how much consolization the later had. Fuck, playing Conviction was a nightmare from the controls to the lack of save games, it was a really disappointing experience.
(DIR) Post #AXvSifyhoNElE4Et9c by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:22:27.449059Z
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@Pawlicker If Steam had not have weekly sales it would sink like a rock. Although I admit, unlike @coolboymew I haven't had the chance to test Steam Deck.
(DIR) Post #AXvSjXufHc5gVAlQLw by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T17:22:28.255957Z
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@Pawlicker If Steam had not have weekly sales it would sink like a rock. Although I admit, unlike @coolboymew I haven't had the chance to test Steam Deck.
(DIR) Post #AXvSlLgLjDBj9CvZaa by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T17:22:55.102682Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker the deck is great
(DIR) Post #AXvSvqlqznP6SnVf3A by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:24:50.877280Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew That's the issue, the problem is the PC gaming landscape isn't like it was 15-20 years ago when companies like EA would be willing to make AAA games for the PC first, and console second. But putting aside the fact that games had nice graphics or unique gameplay using the CPU power of the time, let's look at something more important: the fact that PC games now lack features standard 15 years ago. Mods? Dedi servers? Server lists? Higher player counts? Nah, but the developers saw mouse control and text chat as PC exclusive features, and even an Xbox can support those now.
(DIR) Post #AXvT2IK1TSoZeJZ5Ci by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T17:25:59.501654Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove I legit can't even see them doing PC games first now. The AAA games landscape is such a shitshow, imagine without being too limited by systems, these companies would melt
(DIR) Post #AXvTFoZEtiuZQB84GW by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:28:25.604960Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate >AAAThey can't even make their huge budgets back unless Sony or MS pays them extra for console exclusivity. Even then, it's only timed exclusivity because they're gonna want those sweet Steam residuals.One of many reasons AAA games suck ass.
(DIR) Post #AXvTLAGFfUzY9QnalM by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:29:25.445467Z
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@TheMadPirate @coolboymew You should have seen Steam Sales circa 2009-10. If I was not living with my parents on an "allowance" as an underage teen with no job (thanks boomers who said mcdonalds is worthless LOL), I'd be buying those Steam sales with entire libraries of a single publisher. https://web.archive.org/web/20101225051224/http://store.steampowered.com/
(DIR) Post #AXvTRQtgjF51U6EZ6G by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:30:32.250666Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Oh for sure. The problem is there is no in between AAA and "shit tier itch.io dev" for the most part with a few flukes here or there.image.png
(DIR) Post #AXvTzHbrlX0sWf2TEe by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:36:38.919821Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew What unforgettable AAA gaming experience am I missing out on because I don't own a PS5 or Xbox Series X?
(DIR) Post #AXvU5lzrhT4UVVMJSC by Nou@poa.st
2023-07-21T17:37:50.743971Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Incredible Crisis.
(DIR) Post #AXvUHuHaie4lgFR5UG by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:40:00.349980Z
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@Nou @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Ah yes, who can forget the 184th best-selling video game in Japan in 1999!?
(DIR) Post #AXvUhfnNCnPMHHaWFE by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:44:41.705013Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Nothing on the Xbox because Microsoft puts literally all their games on the PC too. On the Sony, some trashy wannabe AAA movies, definitely not MLB The Show (baseball game) because as a condition of the MLB license it had to be multiplat.But my point this entire time has been this: a lot of PC games now don't use the hardware, they're designed on the basis of "console first with PC as a platform", and most importantly the big advances on the PC come whenever a new console gen comes out.
(DIR) Post #AXvV6UJ73SeJt6GaFE by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:49:10.855796Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew The other problem is, if you want to sell your game to certain markets, you have to end up making a console release. The entire reason Undertale got a console port from an outside developer wasn't because consoles were popular in the west, but because PCs were so unpopular in Japan for gaming (at least in 2017.). They've been a "niche nerd thing" for quite some time, especially with the decline of Japan's computer gaming market since the mid-90s and Windows shift (unless you count doujin games, VNs, and complex simulation games for autists). https://blog.playstation.com/2017/06/13/undertale-is-coming-to-playstation/
(DIR) Post #AXvVKxq63J0zX9b5gu by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T17:51:44.833606Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove this makes no sense because undertale is playable on a very old pc
(DIR) Post #AXvVYYyPIfYgT2y8BM by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T17:54:13.101252Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @coolboymew that's such a backwards way to go about it. if you make it for consoles first there's no need to "upgrade" it to PC, because it'll look nice anyway and run even better. if it's too hefty to run on consoles, make it PC exclusive. this mindset comes from a business goal that you need to market to every platform rather than show off the capabilities of that one piece of hardware.remember when Shinji Mikami said he'd decapitate himself if Resident Evil 4 released on anything but the Gamecube? and he left after the mass porting? that's integrity.
(DIR) Post #AXvVc9W5tCPgfoRAVk by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T17:54:52.802888Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate Also, "niche" is relative. Consoles are "niche" when compared to smartphones.Yet the PC parts stores in Akihabara are always packed with shoppers. Someone's buying that stuff.
(DIR) Post #AXvVvsDbufJUoeCAzo by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T17:58:28.061052Z
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@coolboymew @TheMadPirate @caekislove You need to remember, this was 2017. In 2017, the PC gaming market in Japan was still seen as "boobs and ass". Furthermore more Japanese games are on Steam as well far more than before, and there's knowledge to Japanese devs that if you put your game there you will sell more copies. Nowadays it's different. https://www.pcgamer.com/japanese-pc-gaming-has-had-incredible-growth-in-the-last-few-years/Even in 2013, it was considered niche as shit thanks to severe boomerism, the Phil Fish mindset of "PCs are for spreadsheets", and the library only consisting of porn/doujin and western games:https://kotaku.com/why-pc-gaming-is-still-niche-in-japan-5977001This mindset is huge in the West too with how people see Japanese PC gaming, have you seen how many times when people think of Japanese computers it's either games that got console ports, are arcade ports, or porn?
(DIR) Post #AXvWTbonOYUfnUftlA by olmitch@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:04:30.668208Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove I didn't know there was a way to run WINE with Javascript, but of course there is. http://www.boxedwine.org/ #justrunitinWINE
(DIR) Post #AXvWW1KVVzORUzepNI by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:04:57.771279Z
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@olmitch @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove eh?
(DIR) Post #AXvWhG6QvhHSVBQvho by olmitch@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:07:01.981137Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove I think I replied to the wrong thread :0060:
(DIR) Post #AXvWhXhvTYN96O6c0O by coldacid@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:07:04.990535Z
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@olmitch @coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove words cannot express my hate
(DIR) Post #AXvWsQU6fdOJszpbg8 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T18:09:02.899569Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Ah here we go:https://www.pcgamer.com/how-japan-learned-to-love-pc-gaming-again/"Zach Huntley, who runs a small publishing support company in Japan called Kakehashi Games, said that teens and those in the 20-40 age bracket often have laptops, but that laptop is more than likely a MacBook, or is meant for business, not gaming. "This very small band of people have laptops, and this very, very small band of people have desktop PCs that are capable of playing 3D games. The thing is that those people who do have the desktop PCs and play on Steam, they have it specifically because they want to play western games. People aren't building super desktop PCs to play a 3D Japanese game, necessarily, on Steam. If they want to play Dark Souls 3, they're going to play it on PS4. They're building their PC rig specifically because they want to play the cool western stuff that's not coming out on any other platform.""Which is very important too. It was a niche. They were going to play the big AAA Japanese game on the PS4, and MMOs were on consoles for this reason too.
(DIR) Post #AXvXErrFZtPb9aMEN6 by olmitch@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:13:06.546648Z
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@coldacid @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove @coolboymew
(DIR) Post #AXvXZbL8Bdq20NDjqi by coldacid@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:16:51.209878Z
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@olmitch @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove @coolboymew this doesn't make up for Javascripting Wine, but it's pretty fuckin' good
(DIR) Post #AXvXgb2hgqyP6tw9Ng by Ace66062@bae.st
2023-07-21T18:18:06.874735Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew >Yet the massive PC parts stores in Akihabara are always packed with shoppers. Someone's buying that stuff.Even so Japanese game developers themselves many times refuse or take years to port their games to PC because there's significantly more people that play on consoles compared to here which is really weird. PC game players there are like giga nerds or just VN readers (Which ironically had more success on handhelds like PSP previously).
(DIR) Post #AXvYY5SDLrgkmHNLWK by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T18:27:45.837495Z
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@Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Remove the Nintendo Switch from the mix and console gaming is basically dead in Japan. That said, yeah it seems most Japanese PC gamers buy PCs to play Western games on Steam. I think there's probably a pretty big untapped market there that's mostly being held back by the stubborn insistence they have of preferring media in their own language. 😂
(DIR) Post #AXva5dECtwQB2KNo92 by morgthorak@poa.st
2023-07-21T18:45:03.254970Z
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@caekislove @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew It's amusing how ancient hardware like the Switch is still kicking ass. Just goes to show you, it's not about graphics, it's about fun. Switch hit a sweet spot for people, especially with OLED screen. I wouldn't buy a regular console now. Too used to being able to play anyway I want, wherever I want.
(DIR) Post #AXvaMdmM6g0NfSSxhg by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T18:48:06.087925Z
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@morgthorak @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove oh yeah, it's been liberating for sure
(DIR) Post #AXvaRmGpxjKzS5AnMe by morgthorak@poa.st
2023-07-21T18:49:03.455944Z
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@caekislove @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew BTW, Steamdeck is also a good option, but I decided to wait for version 2. Didn't like the layout of the controls, and I hope they become more Switch-like in version 2. But deck is still a great gaming device.
(DIR) Post #AXvaVyvErk8tqg4jR2 by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T18:49:47.609132Z
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@morgthorak @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew They've got good exclusives that everyone knows will never come out on a non-Nintendo console. You wanna play Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Zelda, etc, etc you have to give Nintendo money (or 🏴☠️). Also, in Japan, Nintendo's advertisements are EVERYWHERE.
(DIR) Post #AXvac5233wBsXGAVWq by morgthorak@poa.st
2023-07-21T18:50:55.139226Z
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@caekislove @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Very true! The latest Zelda is a good example, though some are pirating it on steamdeck. Whatever works for people, I prefer the regular Switch but I understand.
(DIR) Post #AXvaea38i8A5JWs4FU by morgthorak@poa.st
2023-07-21T18:51:22.240561Z
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@coolboymew @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove Hard to go back to sitting in front of a TV or monitor when you experience the freedom of playing anywhere, anytime.
(DIR) Post #AXvcXmm3CfPsevlX1c by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T19:12:32.322770Z
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@morgthorak @Ace66062 @TheMadPirate @caekislove @coolboymew the trick with the switch is being portable and not underpowered compared to past Nintendo handhelds.
(DIR) Post #AXvmBzNeeQXKvcbFk8 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:00:37.406851Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @caekislove Just take a loot at what happened with Shinmue III and Metro:Exodus when EGS poached them as "timed exclusive" for their shitty platform .... they didn't made money until 1 year later when they were released on Steam ( on fully patched, of course ). I think iit's a sign that most PC gamers are not up to the same practices that are common on consoles. That doesn't stop the AAA games landscape from being a shitshow though.
(DIR) Post #AXvnOMPWx0oRmhwMKm by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:14:04.098492Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew Dear Lord, how far the mighty have fallen !
(DIR) Post #AXvnTO3KH2R6KBx22a by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:15:00.498111Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew That explains why Halo became a shitshow...
(DIR) Post #AXvnaShtMr8YmqIc52 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:16:17.273059Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @coolboymew Zero Dawn : Forbidden West and The Last of Us : Part 2 , of course !#sarcasm
(DIR) Post #AXvoDs1XArR8bDHIMy by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:23:24.349961Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @coolboymew I agree with the later. I mean, that's how it used to be back in the day. You make a game squashing every single possible bit of optimization capable of bringing a great game for that platform. That's how Nintendo manage to bring such great games like Star Fox and Stret Fighter : Alpha with the SFX chip in the last days of the Super Nintendo System. But today ... dunno.... it looks like a lot of laziness from studios to do just that.
(DIR) Post #AXvoKOCUSGFa8BVkXI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:24:32.522102Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @coolboymew A wild "Don't you guys have smartphones?" meme appears !
(DIR) Post #AXvoPetJpIDFLQ3YYK by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:25:32.281661Z
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@olmitch @Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew I think you had just too much WINE already.
(DIR) Post #AXvoWGnTo39me2TgNE by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T21:26:43.731452Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @coolboymew If Nintendo made a smartphone that also played Switch games, it would DOMINATE the Japanese smartphone market.
(DIR) Post #AXvohxKpzW1nl9eXsu by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:28:50.802170Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew How the hell do the Japanese manage to play League of Legends or Counter Strike then ?
(DIR) Post #AXvp4BBbArQB5XvcnY by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:32:51.823051Z
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@morgthorak @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew Why do think Valve is pushing so hard to move their entire Steam ecosystem to Deck first ? And I mean up to the point of implementing CEF everywhere and stopping backwards compatibility ( i.e. if Chromium stopped supported your system you can no longer run Steam ).
(DIR) Post #AXvp9buvDTJxRPiZ5k by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:33:50.685660Z
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@morgthorak @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @caekisloveAccording to @coolboymew is also great to watch anime during your lunch break.
(DIR) Post #AXvpFq1Jh5n4v1g7eK by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:34:58.222739Z
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@caekislove @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @morgthorak @coolboymew How dare you forgot Astral Chain ?How dare you ?
(DIR) Post #AXvpczhnqnQZcLaobI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:39:09.276069Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @coolboymew Didn't Sony tried that once with an Xperia smartphone ?
(DIR) Post #AXvplzTE5tJzUj43Lk by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-07-21T21:40:44.500994Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @coolboymew The key here being Nintendo exclusives.
(DIR) Post #AXvpxNiYHf4bshfGFs by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T21:42:50.444048Z
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@caekislove @TheMadPirate @coolboymew Sony also infamously half assed the phone
(DIR) Post #AXvpyKWBfHEuFRKifo by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T21:42:59.285130Z
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@TheMadPirate @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @caekislove @morgthorak yes. It's literally Linux in desktop mode. Install video players from Discover, and I also installed trackma locally via some manipulation and I can watch anime at work during lunch
(DIR) Post #AXvpztbAiprXKzPZPU by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:43:17.538275Z
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@caekislove @Pawlicker @coolboymew Good point.
(DIR) Post #AXvq2uVdnBYB1zGIFc by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T21:43:50.304482Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew Ohhhh that explains it.
(DIR) Post #AXvrUEBwp0NdqcdlQG by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T21:59:56.576928Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @coolboymew laziness and overall incompetence. game devs of the past were computer engineers and software programmers first, and they used that to make a fun application. nowadays devs enter the field with a specialty in "game design" and business models for increasing player engagement. this is also why things like UI were so much nicer; video games were closer to software than movies.
(DIR) Post #AXvrkfiSFqr3qWgc40 by smug@smuganimeavatar.xyz
2023-07-21T22:02:56.813150Z
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cheap bluray drive?
(DIR) Post #AXvrw4Rudai3jxNsw4 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:04:57.367727Z
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@smug it's sony, 100% that it's going to be proprietary locked, probably for "fuck you" they can first, DRM second
(DIR) Post #AXvrzuylmyPLWmaUC0 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:05:36.490141Z
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@smug and it's probably going to be overly expensive
(DIR) Post #AXvsFaPc1ZpYNDc8LA by smug@smuganimeavatar.xyz
2023-07-21T22:08:29.898092Z
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gonna huff some copium, it’s fine
(DIR) Post #AXvsn13zxLHWaURdxI by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:14:33.982587Z
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@TheMadPirate @caekislove @coolboymew here's the thing; Sony both didn't do much with the store, but also the hardware was grossly underpowered.There's a reason new "gaming phones" (these are real) focus on specs and screens and high Hz and cooling. The Xperia play was designed solely for a slider gamepad and that's it. It didn't have flashy hardware for a phone of the era.
(DIR) Post #AXvt0NJYXTi3MW5lA0 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:16:59.758180Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @coolboymew sound programmers are neglected too. Old pinball machines had some clever sound programming from timing lights to the audio to seguing between songs during events.This skill got lost when FM generated music was replaced with PCM sound recordings.
(DIR) Post #AXvtPMOP6SyZk7H0Gu by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:21:30.614666Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @coolboymew That's were the "Games are a form of Art" narrative enters the field and everyone ends up shocked the game lacks interactivity and fun ( casie in point , as Susan Arendt once tried in her infamous article "In defense of games that aren't fun" ).
(DIR) Post #AXvtWKsp75zn5YpOfA by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:22:44.764660Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix oh god, supporting the "games are art" bullshit was bad, because it lead to the fart sniffer "Games doesn't have to be fun" and such
(DIR) Post #AXvta2ri2tlaMi4krI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:23:26.465401Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew Sounds like the kind of phone you would try to sell to Hipster seeking to pose as "Gamers".
(DIR) Post #AXvtmkVzaCbvDXyXPU by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:25:44.251757Z
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@Pawlicker @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix I remember some cool adventure games and RPGs ( Fallout 3, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade and TLJ : Dreamfall ) that had some clever sound puzzles. But yes, looks like a lost art too.
(DIR) Post #AXvtxsE7FeIUJuv0LI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:27:43.125647Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix And that's how you end with overhyped and overrated games like "Celeste".
(DIR) Post #AXvu140pt9K3k4EC8G by ArdainianRight@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:28:18.531183Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @bleedingphoenix Tfw the "Games as Fun" developers still make games with way more artistic merit than the "Games as Art" crowd.
(DIR) Post #AXvu39rn5tKaTezo5A by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:28:40.703779Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix or even worse... games like "Life is Strange"
(DIR) Post #AXvuAFZaHCCwCbrTn6 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:29:57.589960Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix Yet to try my copy but I know why the journo class was crazy about it-"Muh mental health" game (turned later into trans stuff even though there was NOTHING to support that in the original and interviews from what I've researched)-I'm willing to bet the indie dev is big friends with everyoneAnd more importantly-The journos can set it to be as easy as possible
(DIR) Post #AXvuAvV6OFZuEs5UdU by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:30:06.419587Z
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@TheMadPirate @caekislove @coolboymew rog makes phones now 🤣
(DIR) Post #AXvuCNBMxJGoNjY0NE by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:30:22.221968Z
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@ArdainianRight @TheMadPirate @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix that's because their idea of art is crusty shit
(DIR) Post #AXvuESFP5w9AfbQY4W by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:30:44.450702Z
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@ArdainianRight @coolboymew @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix I can criticize the commie bullshit inserted in the narrative of "Bioshock" all day long but damn, that's one fun game to play.
(DIR) Post #AXvuHBsEQccekxtRYW by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:31:12.874394Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix I heard this game has some weird fanbase, that it's not as bad as you'd think. I believe I saw people from Poast praise it? However every other entry after they've fucked up
(DIR) Post #AXvuRMR60qqUPX3BMe by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:33:04.328202Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix **Game Journo Difficulty Mode UNLOCKED**
(DIR) Post #AXvuYIZSmV2MS0Gw6a by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
2023-07-21T22:34:19.055443Z
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Gosh golly gee I love artistic gameplay mechanics like "slowly walk around a for hours". It's so heckin' meaningful and deeperino.
(DIR) Post #AXvuZsKzHtghfUFl9E by DrScarGazer@poa.st
2023-07-21T22:34:34.822307Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @bleedingphoenix A really sad case of fighting the wrong battle.Art is skilled and/or creative application of technique.People had already forgotten that before that whole debate.
(DIR) Post #AXvubPj2daNNVbEoKW by olmitch@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:34:53.877093Z
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@coolboymew @TheMadPirate @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @caekislove @morgthorak it just now occurred to me that this is the first time that a device running classic desktop Linux (KDE in this case) has been successfully sold to the mass market since the Wall Mart Linspire PCs 20 years ago.
(DIR) Post #AXvuiXcxem8o2jnCDY by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:36:10.085020Z
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@Pawlicker @caekislove @coolboymew Asus >> Soyny
(DIR) Post #AXvuqh6WJ2qbkeVQu0 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:37:39.359127Z
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@Hoss @Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix But ....but....but...."Dear Esther" is a true modern masterpiece !!!!#sarcasm
(DIR) Post #AXvuyndrslnoLRy9Zo by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:39:05.910015Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @Hoss @bleedingphoenix real true masterpieces are soulful weird games like Moon Remix RPG Adventure anyways
(DIR) Post #AXvuzYvC6AaWynR9bk by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:39:15.449603Z
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@Hoss @Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Although there have been other attemps at that like "Selena" or "Where water tastes like wine"
(DIR) Post #AXvv7Sij2PlQ41N7Ca by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:40:41.108244Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @Hoss @bleedingphoenix :00_100: Agree
(DIR) Post #AXvv7i5FuvhNiF1ou0 by olmitch@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:40:44.128871Z
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@coolboymew @Ace66062 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @caekislove @morgthorak and KDE was the desktop in Linspire too, shit! GNOME BTFO
(DIR) Post #AXvvAlYXSoQHLnBNHk by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:41:16.673809Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @Hoss @bleedingphoenix 100% Agree
(DIR) Post #AXvvCcoSwQUgoUWDZo by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T22:41:33.025766Z
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@DrScarGazer @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew that's precisely the definition i use, and why i think games can be art. the mainstream approach that a pretty game is art neglects that video games are a composition of moving pictures, sound, and interactivity. losing one element ruins the composition.it's like film, where movies often neglect music scores or proper staging. combine it properly, and you have a movie worthy of being called art.
(DIR) Post #AXvvMV7QP3IbqW605w by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:43:23.000848Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer Art design goes a long way. Despite the crustiness of the era, OOT/MM still looks amazing today because of spectacular art design and making a game to specifically fit the hardware they had to work with
(DIR) Post #AXvvPOvxr35JX67ODo by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:43:53.555110Z
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@TheMadPirate @ArdainianRight @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix the creator actually said it was one big Jewish metaphor and that half the people in the game at least are such (not a joke)https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/04/09/faith-in-rapture-ken-levine-shares-thoughts-on-creating-authentic-diversity.aspx
(DIR) Post #AXvvkByhDgAfQqJGwC by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:47:41.042622Z
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@Pawlicker @ArdainianRight @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix It is interesting about that game that is a Jewish man criticizing the ideas of a long dead Jewish woman. It's sort of ironic, actually.
(DIR) Post #AXvvl5N3GpKjEJ802K by Nelenese@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:47:13.401166Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew honestly there's way too many people on board during game development for games that seemingly do nothing but make things bland as possible. the existence of "game design" courses in colleges or the absolute flogging of career choice "usah experinach" into literally everything, unironically making games as bland as possible.reminds me of that one time where one guy evoked a freudian slip and implied that japs think have different brains from others or "mental model"
(DIR) Post #AXvvvGDdn9jblqZtTM by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:49:39.591577Z
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@Nelenese @bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate I don't understand their autism about UX. Japanese games UI are fine??? And it's a problem of too many cooks, this is why AAA is terrible. Meanwhile, even in an AAA setting, Japan can still have creators driven games (For example: La creatividad :kojima: )
(DIR) Post #AXvvz9c6IDUwRUsKYa by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:50:23.305003Z
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@Nelenese @Pawlicker @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Maybe the reason why Elden Ring got such a high metacritic user score is because .... the game is challenging, has an interesting story behind it and is fun to play ?. Well, that's my 2 cents.
(DIR) Post #AXvw6yLu2tihpi1k92 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:51:48.200715Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @Nelenese @bleedingphoenix Kojima and Konami need each other.Change my Mind.
(DIR) Post #AXvw7ZlivrMJsVOO1o by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T22:51:53.861391Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer i feel this way about pretty much all xbox 360 games i've played lately. a lot have a "realistic" art style, but thanks to the clearly unreal properties and the care taken to physics and sound make games like Force Unleashed, Dead Rising, and Halo timeless.
(DIR) Post #AXvwAC0BkjBf2HPE48 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:52:22.315512Z
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@Nelenese @TheMadPirate @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix do you know about the motion sickness theory which explains why they never make first person games?http://news.psu.edu/story/141284/2005/03/30/research/probing-question-motion-sickness-your-geneshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8825456/
(DIR) Post #AXvwEYHYrDVrILbud6 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T22:53:08.815215Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew which is in stark contrast to Sony trying to be Hollywood
(DIR) Post #AXvwEcJpqhhzoYhmjI by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:53:11.075167Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew Why do think I am playing Fallout 3 for a second time ?
(DIR) Post #AXvwO27HIufOQjK0Ei by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:54:53.184079Z
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@Pawlicker @Nelenese @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix I can conform that.I have felt motion sickness playing some of the Sherlock Holmes games ( like Sherlock Holmes : the Awakened ) in first person camera. If it walks too fast I start getting dizzy.
(DIR) Post #AXvwO50IZJrlNx4yH2 by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T22:54:51.337563Z
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@coolboymew @DrScarGazer @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate look at these screenshots. seriously. realism cannot top this.
(DIR) Post #AXvwbGXsy5BCwi4pYO by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:57:16.205455Z
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@Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix I remember even back in the early 2000s console gamers complaining about Final Fantasy X being essentially an interactive movie.Doesn't seem like Squenix learn it's lesson since then though.
(DIR) Post #AXvwbqupkEvVkJ5fJw by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:57:20.502361Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @Nelenese @bleedingphoenix It depends on the bobbing and such. I tried to play Doom DOS in full screen in 1080p and it made me intensely motion sick :laugh_derp: Funny enough, the same happened when I played crusty GBA, DS and 3DS in the bus. Banjo-Kazooie on GBA has such fucking crusty graphics that I got "cold sweat" motion sickness. I had to exit the bus a little early and walk the rest of the way, christ
(DIR) Post #AXvwgVuTGtM62s8xNY by VD15@pl.valkyrie.world
2023-07-21T22:58:10.935006Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @Nelenese @bleedingphoenix UX is a cultural issue
(DIR) Post #AXvwk2di2X4cQIzA9o by Bead@nicecrew.digital
2023-07-21T22:58:52.128108Z
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That Mario Rabbids game for the switch made me motion sick for some reason.
(DIR) Post #AXvwoeAsQZwjzhhAvI by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T22:59:38.752462Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix Square is gonna learn a hard lesson if they keep floundering with their continued terrible AAA effortsThe true spirit of Square is found in their smaller dev teams, like for Trials of Mana. I legit cannot believe they were able to make that remake. Despite seemingly having a short budget, they made a perfect remake
(DIR) Post #AXvwoqIPMP6JaXJMKO by D00B@seal.cafe
2023-07-21T22:59:43.414749Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @Nelenese @bleedingphoenix I play brutal doom and it's great
(DIR) Post #AXvwpqy2LjEtxbGTp2 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T22:59:07.740674Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @Nelenese @bleedingphoenix Wasn't "Just Cause 3" frame limited because people complained about motion sickness ?
(DIR) Post #AXvwrzzNmILGWHuvsu by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:00:15.696570Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew i have two consoles, a Wii and a 360. recently beat Halo Reach and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions on it. i feel like that era was easily a peak in vidya.
(DIR) Post #AXvwvCOO7RzZrB8hLk by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:00:45.390151Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer Play Opoona on Wii BTWAlso the Wiiware game, MaBoShi
(DIR) Post #AXvwwuIMNK9aJB8Nfc by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:01:11.241281Z
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@VD15 @TheMadPirate @Nelenese @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix the funniest shit is playing yuno on the pc98 and seeing how one of the bonus features on the CD version is a tutorial on how to beat a specific puzzle because the idea of adventure games caught the target demographic off guard so hard
(DIR) Post #AXvx0GCtMdMz8SAx1c by EdBoatConnoisseur@poa.st
2023-07-21T23:01:47.744930Z
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@coolboymew @bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer some may not want to admit it but the motion controls era of gaming had some of the best games made.
(DIR) Post #AXvx1uT3A4twI6WIN6 by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:02:05.600970Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew get a PS1, PS2 and original Xbox too tbh
(DIR) Post #AXvx4gkMdCwybbwYEq by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:02:34.213086Z
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@bleedingphoenix @DrScarGazer @TheMadPirate @coolboymew sorry Saturn instead of PS1 (the PS2 can run PS1 games)
(DIR) Post #AXvx7qDVsV8GqU55FI by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:03:08.931138Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer i need to set up my Wii still, i've been all in on the 360 lol. i've got my sights on Jet Set Radio Future and Dodonpachi Resurrection for my xbox library.
(DIR) Post #AXvx9e5Dxh3BnD42sK by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:03:29.517549Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew the PS1/2 had a bunch of cool shmups too same with the Saturn
(DIR) Post #AXvxAfEHBcizdWmfEO by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:03:38.584596Z
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@EdBoatConnoisseur @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix Wii is a treasure trove of gem and the last bastion (until recently anyways) of lower budget experimental gamesWith that said, I wonder if they finally fixed the Captain Rainbow translation already
(DIR) Post #AXvxCbuyT8BHwhgSRc by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:04:01.597117Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew oh yeah play akai katana too as well as eschatos on the 360 too.
(DIR) Post #AXvxGNAHGLrnLddT96 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:04:42.274766Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew And there is all sort of fun things you can do with a WiiMote if you have an Arduino with a Bluetooth shield.
(DIR) Post #AXvxIwvxFHTkrYAI2C by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:05:09.417957Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew is an original Xbox worth it if i have a 360? i can play Combat Evolved just fine already thanks to backwards-compatability.
(DIR) Post #AXvxMIVvT2FSf3aRLE by cell@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:05:45.789507Z
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@VD15 @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @Nelenese @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix added this to my sseth clip collection
(DIR) Post #AXvxPu6UAMzm71PHmq by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:06:25.201625Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @EdBoatConnoisseur oh i should totally get the Wii version of Force Unleashed, after playing the 360 version so much i'm very curious about the multiplayer on the Wii. it looks like a totally different game.
(DIR) Post #AXvxQiYuYxRUbf5h2G by cell@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:06:31.565046Z
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@VD15 @Nelenese @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @bleedingphoenix @coolboymew
(DIR) Post #AXvxVehKMDzi4NNjdY by Nelenese@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:06:57.374158Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix I don't necessarily believe that motion sickness is a big factor of FPSes not being popular in Japan, just more of the fact that consoles generally aren't really good platforms to play FPS games compared to PC- which japan is mostly a console oriented market.I don't think FPS games make you motion sick per say, maybe a wickied headache if you're not used to it.
(DIR) Post #AXvxcMZa8yyjsoxQJs by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:08:38.902396Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew IIRC Microsoft eventually allowed chipped XBOX 360 to develop indie games on a limited license, and even released a developing kit for it. The Xbox 360 we used for QA back then were developing consoles and were destroyed by the company if they ever met the red ring of death. Same for the PS2 we used.
(DIR) Post #AXvxifzeqrA7qvAGkS by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:09:49.476226Z
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@bleedingphoenix @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew yes there's a lot of games not on the list or that run like shit on the 360 like jsrf
(DIR) Post #AXvy0CFq9vOApb5WkK by Pawlicker@bae.st
2023-07-21T23:12:59.373057Z
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@TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix that was the xna program actually and it didn't need a chip just a $100 a year fee or some shit.Then the Xbox one now has a $20 fee that lets you develop.
(DIR) Post #AXvyAKE7ND9qS771FY by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:14:46.597514Z
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@Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @coolboymew good to know, i'll keep an eye out for an original then. i got my 360 for $70 at a used media store so i'll check there. i saw the og xbox versions of Kotor and Republic Commando there, too, so here's hoping those are still on the shelves, too.
(DIR) Post #AXvyKvxtux9qOMaMKG by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:16:33.838327Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix they had a paid indie thing (was very cheap) and yes, the 360 was outright used as a dev kitIt was actually pretty great IIRC. There was a bunch of crap, but there was a lot of interesting extremely amateur stuff, not unlike the kind of stuff you'd find on NewgroundsZeboyd games started there BTW. A few games were ported, but a lot of stuff lostAnd I'll be damned, it's one steam!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1415250/RE_Get_To_Schol_On_Time/
(DIR) Post #AXvyLtxGsQIyRmkhfs by Nelenese@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:14:51.336070Z
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@coolboymew @TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix >doom dostbh i'd puke at seeing that nonsense just by looking at it, do yourself a favor and get a source port that doesn't completely look like ass
(DIR) Post #AXvybOyZp7MJ07kod6 by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-21T23:19:41.523814Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer
(DIR) Post #AXvymy4jfJJX2r9MH2 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:21:48.032020Z
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@Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix They are still more small devoloper frendly than Soyny, that's for sure.
(DIR) Post #AXvz0SWdlQN7FUdRpo by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:24:12.970520Z
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@bleedingphoenix @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew "Bully" was all about getting to school on time and it was a great game overall.
(DIR) Post #AXvz1jbfk4KyVyb596 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:24:26.572289Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix The issue with Nintendo during that time is that they required a company address, so less indies on Wiiware... Probably for the better considering the 40mb limit. I remember a lot of indies complaining about that. One in particular, a Fox, chess, whatever 3D game, I played it and oooooff my god it was rough, complained about itThen there were companies like Shinen making full 3D racer and platformers on itAnd Nigoro made motherfucking La-Mulana, under 40 goddamn mb on it
(DIR) Post #AXvzDOBnCIEJZ537gW by ooignignoktoo@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:26:31.737490Z
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@coolboymew @TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix But WiiWare had Mega Man 9 and that's all it needed.
(DIR) Post #AXvzDohwbNOfoKIAPQ by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:26:37.542976Z
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@coolboymew @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix And that's why La.Mulana was a rocking success. You can see the merit driven development there !
(DIR) Post #AXvzJKJIX2tPGvOJTU by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:27:38.931595Z
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@ooignignoktoo @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Don't you mean "Mighty No. 9" ?
(DIR) Post #AXvzPVp6diuMiUDcjA by ooignignoktoo@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:28:46.032115Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Mighty No.9 never happened. If I pretend it doesn't exist it can't hurt me.
(DIR) Post #AXvzU2Ub7OT7CFmiH2 by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:29:31.995479Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @bleedingphoenix La-Mulana is one of the greatest game ever made. While it may not reach my personal top 10, I simply bow at it's greatnesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCTnpFbriLo
(DIR) Post #AXvzbZg68M9Q99kzXE by coolboymew@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:30:55.315040Z
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@TheMadPirate @DrScarGazer @Pawlicker @bleedingphoenix basically, you will never have another game that will make you feel like this again
(DIR) Post #AXvzc6k9CJzwhGuBvc by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:31:02.571682Z
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@ooignignoktoo @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix There are only 3 Indiana Jones movies and only 2 Star Wars trilogies.
(DIR) Post #AXvzeivmBjYdiFalXs by ooignignoktoo@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:31:31.149265Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Stars started and stopped at pod racing "change my mind."
(DIR) Post #AXvzhATKlH7di3SCJc by ooignignoktoo@shitposter.club
2023-07-21T23:31:57.616330Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix Stars Wars started and stopped at pod racing "change my mind."
(DIR) Post #AXw0IadURpkXZO34F6 by TheMadPirate@detroitriotcity.com
2023-07-21T23:38:42.326326Z
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@ooignignoktoo @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @bleedingphoenix
(DIR) Post #AXw3wqkGH0MGyf6YN6 by bleedingphoenix@wolfgirl.bar
2023-07-22T00:19:34.423976Z
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@TheMadPirate @Pawlicker @DrScarGazer @coolboymew @ooignignoktoo the only thing that happened between the two trilogies was The Force Unleashed and some books, dunno what everyone's talking about.