Posts by abbenm@cybre.space
(DIR) Post #9fVWbaCsrEt4NAtm2y by abbenm@cybre.space
2017-10-26T21:26:02Z
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whatever happened to windows 3.x style games? Like Rodents Revenge or Chips Challenge? Games with a flat, "hard" tactile feel from instant starts and stops and incredibly precise responsiveness.Compare it to any retro 2D platformer on steam, which feels like flash, and feels cheap.Or things like the isometric 2.5D games from the 90s compared to cheap-feeling 3D environments with constant clipping and a lightweight plastic feeling.Where does that difference in feel come from? Maybe it's just nostalgia?
(DIR) Post #9gzyiZdSpGSITWNfc0 by abbenm@cybre.space
2019-03-21T13:48:53Z
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William Gibson criticized Cyberpunk 2077. Predictably, the subreddit for the game got stupid about it and insulted him.But this has to be my favorite string of comments from the whole thread:
(DIR) Post #9h24lcUI5TR71jkWbA by abbenm@cybre.space
2019-03-22T14:53:39Z
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@Eidolon0 William Gibson saw one of the trailers for Cyberpunk 2077 and just remarked that he wasn't super impressed, basically with the game world presented by the trailer.
(DIR) Post #9h27Xhqre9pHTJMhVo by abbenm@cybre.space
2019-03-22T14:56:56Z
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@Eidolon0 I definitely trust Projekt Red to do that kind of world basically better than anyone else who is attempting it. But it's still kind of guarded optimism.And I don't think it was criticizing it specifically for not following the spirit of a novel of his, but more generally as a representation of any type of cyberpunk world.
(DIR) Post #9h2zZ37DT9FZEb6RnM by abbenm@cybre.space
2019-03-22T17:06:28Z
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@Eidolon0 I should have been clear, I meant games. And I may literally be the world's single biggest Deus Ex fan (my profile pic is based on it), but I was less than thrilled with recent games. Agree w/ Blade Runner though! And haven't seen Ghost in the Shell.