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Sakurazuka posted:Nintendo make cool games and didn't introduce the world to Early Access cancer though There's more than enough anti-consumer/user behavior to go around. The lack of save back-ups because of piracy worry is one of the things that has annoyed me lately.
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Andrast posted:Lack of that and cloud saving on the switch is indeed really dumb. That'd definitely be cool. Cloud saving was one of those things I totally didn't get the appeal of until I tried it out and found incredibly convenient.
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May 17, 2017 11:07
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an actual dog posted:Unlike limbo the puzzles are actually good, and you don't have to solve every one of them. It's not super long if you just play it straight through but you can go back and solve the puzzles you miss. Limbo puzzles were good and Swapper puzzles were good. I really like the small indie puzzle game renaissance.
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May 17, 2017 18:56
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Motto posted:It's a bit odd to try to rebut an article that includes stuff like Are you trying to say that my not addressing these old revelations that I'm essentially supporting them?
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May 17, 2017 19:06
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Help Im Alive posted:I'll sacrifice all the indie puzzle games in exchange for yearly picross and laytons After paying through 6 Picross games, I very much disagree. They're fun but I've gotten to the point where they're time-fillers like doing the latest cross-word. Not bad at all but nothing like the "ah hah" moments I get from figuring out a puzzle in an indie puzzler. In any case, these are two things that can very much co-exist as they don't step on each others' toes. Edmond Dantes posted:Eh, Limbo's puzzles relied too much on making you die first before you even noticed then. I thought Inside handled puzzles much better. That's true but on the other hand dying wasn't a big deal at all. I haven't gotten to Inside yet so I can't comment on it. bloodychill fucked around with this message at 19:13 on May 17, 2017 |
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May 17, 2017 19:11
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haveblue posted:I would love an infinite supply of picross or picross-related puzzles to play on subway commutes. Do a search for "Picross" and "nonogram" on the App Store or Play Store on your phone, there are a couple dozen apps dedicated to it.
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May 17, 2017 19:16
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Ometeotl posted:You're supporting them if you try to shift criticism away from the company committing them with lame whataboutism. I was addressing the anti-consumer aspect of the article, which seemed to be its main point, and pointing out they are far from the only company around that engages in those kinds of activities. Using Nintendo is a good route because they are viewed as sacred cow despite the fact that they engage in anti-consumer activity as a matter of course. As Lurdiak brought up, they killed the rental industry in Japan. This is not a whataboutism.
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May 17, 2017 19:23
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Ometeotl posted:That is literally the definition of whataboutism. The article is about Valve specifically, pretending that the writer or people reading and agreeing with it are only looking to yell at Valve and thinks others are guilt free is ludicrous. "What about Nintendo or Sony or whatever" is whataboutism because the article is not a look at bad consumer issues in game companies, it's about Valve. Valve doesn't exist in a vacuum so it must be placed in context to its competition. The article also rehashes years old problems that have at least officially been addressed or are in the process of being addressed, which makes it come off as a hatchet job. If this wasn't any more obvious, it paints the anti-cheating software that Steam runs for online games as violating user privacy.
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May 17, 2017 19:55
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Dr. Fetus posted:And from what I heard about workshop contributors a few years ago, it wasn't all that great back then. I'm surprised to hear that it got even worse for them considering that their royalties just got a big slash before a major DOTA 2 tournament, which is normally a huge time for them. This is more to come up with ways to protect their customers from predatory developers and workshop contributors. However, they're in this position because of decisions they themselves made to make money with their shop. Ometeotl posted:not "on their way to fixing things" My comment was in response to the employee harassment issues they have had. They're still engaged in anti-consumer activity. Red Bones posted:I don't know jack about computers, but is there a reason why Valve even needs to operate Steam as a client vs as an online store, when GOG doesn't require a client at all? Is it the download management and autoupdating stuff? Download management, updates, anti-piracy software, ads, ecosystem, DRM, etc. Same reason Blizzard does it. It's a way to engage with their customers in the way Sony does with PSN, MS does with the Win10 store/xbox marketplace, and Nintendo with the e-store. Since they don't make games anymore, they're basically a storefront. bloodychill fucked around with this message at 20:26 on May 17, 2017 |
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Dr. Fetus posted:
Workshop contributors are developers, however minor. In any case, I'm talking about their completely laissez-faire attitude towards ensuring product quality for customers. Because Valve does not curate or audit contributions to the workshop, not everything in there is has historically been on the up-and-up. Think like app/play store conjobs and price-gouging. From what I've read, luckily it is extremely difficult to run malicious code via workshop contributions though so this just comes down to users not buying stupid poo poo. But yeah, the 75/25 cut is bullshit.
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I never mentioned anything about developers and what the hell do you mean by predatory workshop contributors!? What I was referring to was for creating in-game cosmetics and merchandise for DOTA 2.
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May 17, 2017 21:18
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corn in the bible posted:hes just SO ANGRY about EA and their storefront that has good customer support where actual people talk to you immediately instead of never I once bought DLC for Mass Effect 3. I got double charged for it which I didn't notice until a week later. I called EA's customer service to make a complaint. They banned my account claiming I was trying to commit fraud and hung up on me. I called back and had to talk for about two hours going through several supervisors until they sorted it all out. It did not leave a good taste in my mouth. Also I don't like Origin's UI. Steam UI sucks too, to be fair.
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May 18, 2017 06:15
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Yeh soundtrack to fondly reminiscing about our favorite digital distribution services.
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May 18, 2017 06:17
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I played Destiny and I also play PC games cuz I play lots of different games on different platforms. Destiny is basically Diablo 3 in overall structure with Halo shooting and a fun pvp mode. It wore really thin for me after a couple months just like Diablo 3. If the pvp mode had more vehicles like Halo, I would have stuck around longer.
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May 18, 2017 23:18
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That is supercool.Lurdiak posted:Nah Nintendo still makes good games. Doesn't Sega make the Yakuza games that everyone loves? They also published Total Warhammer which was really good.
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May 19, 2017 04:11
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Batman TAS on Fox and JL/JLU on Cartoon Network are all you really need to watch as a layman to get and enjoy DC. They ranged from solid to great. I don't think they ever had cat sidekicks show up back then though which is a shame.
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May 19, 2017 09:54
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FirstAidKite posted:Hello Games Chat Thread, how is everyone doing today? Pretty good. I saw the new Alien movie last night, and it was thoroughly "ok." Played a bunch of Titanfall 2 and now anticipating a big multiplayer game of Stellaris that a goon friend is planning for Memorial Day weekend. How are you?
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May 19, 2017 19:30
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Lurdiak posted:I hope we get another shadowrun. Same. All three new ones were good and kept getting better, with Dragonfall as my personal favorite. They also sold well for their budgets so 
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Good news, they are and it's a Mech Warrior tactical RPG thing with multiplayer.
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May 20, 2017 08:36
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I used to be really into buying board games but then realized the expense was not worth how often I got to play them. The best value I got was out of the Battlestar Galactica board game, which I probably played a dozen times in person. And even then it only felt like good value because I set up a play by post version on these forums for it The key is to have a friend who likes buying them. I only have my two favorites - Ticket to Ride and Agricola. But weekly board game night is hosted by a friend who owns as many board games as the average wii u thread poster had amiibos. He even has his "for show" boardgame shelf and his "private good" boardgame shelf in his bedroom. And his girlfriend doesn't even like boardgames so I don't know how that works. But we play in a group once a week so his zealous obsession is my joy. The group I play with are all pretty normal geeks. I've met my share of stereotypical literal-basement-dwelling, feminist-hating, 4chan-posting tabletop gamers over the years though.
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May 21, 2017 01:00
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Are you one of the lucky few not have experienced virtualboycolor posts?
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May 21, 2017 01:05
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I thought that classrooms banning fidget spinners as a distraction was an overreaction until I went to board game night on Friday and my friend kept using his to shoot dice and game pieces and I immediately understood.
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May 21, 2017 19:32
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precision posted:Watching the new twin peaks, David Lynch should really do a silent Hill game Or maybe a sequel to a popular NES game? https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/866474710304833536
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May 22, 2017 07:41
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Finally started playing Stellaris over the weekend. It's really fun. The research events are great, loving the stupid ceramic vessel.
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May 22, 2017 16:41
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There are bears in Montana. One can hope.
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May 22, 2017 18:05
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I can't get past the Michael Jackson-meets-Pinocchio vibe the characters have going.
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Olive Garden tonight! posted:Unedited image from Alundra: He's not wrong.
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