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RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Abiotic Factor review - Abiotic Factor is an instant survival classic, and one of the best games I've played in years.English1·1 month agoThat’s great to hear! I’ve been itching for a survival crafting game and every one of them seems geared towards co-op.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incomingEnglish9·1 month agoMe and Ubisoft.
I got the games for free but I’m still bitter.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incomingEnglish83·1 month agoI bought GamePass just for Outer Worlds because everyone pointing out that’s it’s from the team that made “New Vegas”.
I played it for a few hours and dropped it.
It wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t good. And absolutely not preorder good.
RetroGoblet79to Gaming@beehaw.org•CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs1·2 months agoI’ve never heard of CWA. Would be nice to get them really emailing/connecting the right people.
RetroGoblet79to Gaming@beehaw.org•Gaming Cancer: How Citizen Science Games Could Help Cure Disease1·2 months agoI feel like I read articles like this every few years. And outside of the folding proteins “game”, I rarely see them get mainstream appeal and contribution.
In more positive news, I do see a lot of open-source projects, run by volunteers, get public contributions, which tells me people do want to help.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Square Enix acknowledges Expedition 33 success as inspiration for next Final Fantasy as turn-based is still beloved by gamersEnglish5·2 months agoWhy not both?
I’ve been pretty impressed with the Oblivion Remastered of putting a brand new skin on old tech. I want to play FF8
And honestly, I like FF7 remake. It was a love letter to PS1 fans.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing developmentEnglish1·2 months agoThe same issue with all the Stardew Valley killers, even if they try not to.
It’s a super toxic category constantly being compared.
RetroGoblet79OPto Gaming@beehaw.org•Nier creator Yoko Taro reveals the sad reality of modern AAA game development, “there’s less weird people making games”261·2 months agoThis might come off as being a old gamer, but I feel like they’ve been saying this about AAA games since 2000s.
Sure, 90% of them will play it super safe. But there’s always 1 AAA game that breaks the mold and suddenly, the AAA games will follow that. Or imitate whatever indie game is doing with a higher budget.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.English281·3 months agoThey know I use Linux and that means they know too much
Is this real? Did I just not get far enough?
RetroGoblet79to RetroGaming@lemmy.world•How is nobody talking about the fact that The Simpsons Arcade Game got home ports to DOS and Commodore 64 but not NES, SNES or Genesis -- and didn't arrive on console until Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3?English1·3 months agoAbsolutely. My disappointment is owning a NES and buying a game based on me playing it at the arcade.
RetroGoblet79to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Square Enix Reveals Its Plan To "Reboot" The Company Over The Next Three YearsEnglish2·3 months agoI chortled.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger'English61·3 months agoKind of frustrating because I liked Ori, which I felt was a beautiful piece of art. Only to find out this guy is a edge lord.
RetroGoblet79to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•Starting today, Heroic Games Launcher is indexing their Discord server1·3 months agoI finally created a discord account a few months ago because I wanted to connect with a indie developer.
Now I’m in like 15 different discord groups. And I can see WHY they do this. Not that it makes any sense.
RetroGoblet79to Games@sh.itjust.works•Palworld Modders Are Restoring Mechanics Pocketpair Was Forced to Patch Out Due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s Patent Lawsuit - IGNEnglish45·3 months agoThis is why more games should openly embrace modding.
A “we’re legally not allowed to do this gameplay mechanic” writeup and let the community unofficially provide it.
RetroGoblet79to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•This is the coolest pricing gimmick I've ever seen: the colder the weather is in London, the cheaper this videogame getsEnglish3·6 months agoAnd the sale is on itch, where they can do experiments like this
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Canceled Wonder Woman 'Was Gorgeous and Expansive,' Comic Book Writer Who Consulted on the Game SaysEnglish2·6 months agoBeautifully shot movie. Costumes were great. Amazing talent!
Don’t ask us about the story or execution though.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Canceled Wonder Woman 'Was Gorgeous and Expansive,' Comic Book Writer Who Consulted on the Game SaysEnglish3·6 months agoAbsolutely. Every person coming into any project wants it to be the best and succeed.
That energy fades after a while depending on leadership, execution, meddling from the top, bad project management, etc.
RetroGoblet79to Games@lemmy.world•Canceled Wonder Woman 'Was Gorgeous and Expansive,' Comic Book Writer Who Consulted on the Game SaysEnglish6·6 months agoKill the Justice League, it’s art style and world is pretty attractive. Walking around the Hall of Justice, the details in various neighborhoods, it’s a nerd’s dream. I’m sure the art book is gorgeous.
Once you throw in the gameplay and all the special effects, it’s kind of a bore.
CEO came on stage wearing a “Make FPS great again” hat.
Double downs on it.
Now this.