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Comment on What makes a game, a game? in ~games
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Comment on What makes a game, a game? in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link Parenthttps://www.youtube.com/@DrAmazing This is my channel. I'll definitely post the video for this one once it's done.https://www.youtube.com/@DrAmazing
This is my channel. I'll definitely post the video for this one once it's done.
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Comment on Hate-reading? in ~books
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkI did this with the Sword of Truth novels. The first bunch were pretty good. Standard fantasy stuff. Then the story started getting dumb and the author's politics became more and more tied into...I did this with the Sword of Truth novels. The first bunch were pretty good. Standard fantasy stuff. Then the story started getting dumb and the author's politics became more and more tied into the plot.
At some point the protagonist is living undercover in the evil empire country. It's a communist state with crumbling infrastructure. He starts a revolution by showing how the free market and pursuit of profit makes everything better for everyone.
But I was like 5 books into the series and wanted to see how it ended, so I read 2 more books that I didn't really enjoy.
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Comment on What makes a game, a game? in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkWhat is a game? It's a thing that's surprisingly hard to nail down. I've seen a lot of different takes and definitions but it seems like they're all either so specific that they exclude things I'd...What is a game?
It's a thing that's surprisingly hard to nail down. I've seen a lot of different takes and definitions but it seems like they're all either so specific that they exclude things I'd consider a game. Or so open that basically any activity is a game.
I do youtube videos on video game trivia and minutiae, and I'm planning to tackle this question in the future. I'm hoping to get some data to work with on where people generally draw the line and what specifically they feel is necessary for something to be a game.
It would help me out a lot if anyone interested could take a minute to run through this survey: https://forms.gle/B3LJcSrwLjdxyYE26
(also feel free to share or repost it anywhere you think would be relevant)
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What makes a game, a game?
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Comment on Is anyone here in or familiar with Tokyo? Going on a trip and have zero idea what to do as a non-tourist... in ~travel
Dr_Amazing LinkI lived in Japan for a few years and visited Tokyo a few times but this was like 15 years ago. What really worked for me was to get an app like trip advisor. I just went down the list of...I lived in Japan for a few years and visited Tokyo a few times but this was like 15 years ago.
What really worked for me was to get an app like trip advisor. I just went down the list of everything in the city and bookmarked anything I thought I might want to do or see. I had a few things that were definitely on my list, but whenever I didn't have a specific destination I just opened the app and could say "well there's x a 10 minute walk this way, and y a 20 minute walk that way." And just pick a nearby thing that I had previously checked out.
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Comment on Dick Cheney dies at 84 in ~society
Dr_Amazing LinkI'm surprised at how little everyone seems to care about this, considering everything he's done. It's interesting that there really doesn't seem to be much effort to play him up as a good person...I'm surprised at how little everyone seems to care about this, considering everything he's done.
It's interesting that there really doesn't seem to be much effort to play him up as a good person the way they did with Charlie Kirk
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Dr_Amazing LinkJust finished "When the Moon Hit's Your Eye". The moon suddenly and without explanation, turns into cheese. Society has to deal with that. It's a fun idea, with some interesting sub plots, but it...Just finished "When the Moon Hit's Your Eye". The moon suddenly and without explanation, turns into cheese. Society has to deal with that.
It's a fun idea, with some interesting sub plots, but it kind of stumbles towards the end.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkI'd like to hear what people thought of Luccas mom. I played this game quite a few times before I had that quest trigger. I retried many times before finally looking up the solution. I don't know...I'd like to hear what people thought of Luccas mom. I played this game quite a few times before I had that quest trigger. I retried many times before finally looking up the solution. I don't know how anyone would figure that out on their own.
My biggest problem with it is that I never realized till that moment that Luccas mom couldn't walk. Which robs some of its impact.
She's always sitting when you see her, but if there's any dialogue about her having an accident in the past, I completely missed it.It also kind of bugs me that Lucca turns out exactly the same if you save her mom. I was wondering if she would lose some of her mechanical apptitute without the traumatic experience driving her.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThe victory theme has been by ringtone for years nowThe victory theme has been by ringtone for years now
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Comment on Dispatch | Official launch trailer in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentHow is that going? I've done this sort of thing with y wife before, but Dispatch really doesn't give a ton of time to discuss actions most of the time.How is that going? I've done this sort of thing with y wife before, but Dispatch really doesn't give a ton of time to discuss actions most of the time.
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Comment on Dispatch | Official launch trailer in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentA bit of both. Most of the game time wise is basically watching a show and making decisions about what your character says and does. The main "game" portion is the bit where you need to access...A bit of both. Most of the game time wise is basically watching a show and making decisions about what your character says and does. The main "game" portion is the bit where you need to access different emergencies and send the right hero to deal with them. There's also a hacking minigame that comes up some times.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI feel like I always did something similar in the past. Lucca is the one I usually never used, so I made an effort to pull her out more.I feel like I always did something similar in the past. Lucca is the one I usually never used, so I made an effort to pull her out more.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkPicked up Dispatch this morning. Absolutely loving it so far. The characters are great, the story is interesting, and the animation is beautiful. I don't feel like I've seen enough of the actual...Picked up Dispatch this morning. Absolutely loving it so far. The characters are great, the story is interesting, and the animation is beautiful. I don't feel like I've seen enough of the actual dispatching game play to say how deep it's going to get. In the first 2 chapters it's pretty simple. Send the fast guy on a fast guy mission. Send a strong guy on a strong guy mission. But there's hints that the individual team members' unique abilities will come into play more as it goes on.
Really not a fan of the episodic content though. But take that as compliment for how into the game I was when I hit the end. It's the first game I bought on release day in years, and of course it's the one that comes out week to week.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI was kind of the same. I played it multiple times but never quite finished it. I beat it for the first time a few summers ago when my daughter was very young. She was sleeping weird hours and it...I was kind of the same. I played it multiple times but never quite finished it. I beat it for the first time a few summers ago when my daughter was very young. She was sleeping weird hours and it was an easy game to play while rocking her to sleep or just being up with her in the middle off the night.
I kept waiting for new content, but spent almost the whole game feeling like I had done everything before. It was only when I resurrected chrono that I was sure I hadn't been here before. Then it turned out I was basically at the end/
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Comment on Dispatch | Official launch trailer in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkJust picked it up this morning and I'm loving it. The actual dispatching gameplay is pretty light so far, but I'm really enjoying the ride. Very surprised to see the episodic nature of it. Waiting...Just picked it up this morning and I'm loving it. The actual dispatching gameplay is pretty light so far, but I'm really enjoying the ride.
Very surprised to see the episodic nature of it. Waiting a week to play the next chapter like it's a TV show is kind of crazy.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI think the story itself is interesting. But I kinda felt like it was just happening around me. I just go in and have fun breaking ships while the characters are going through all their troubles....I think the story itself is interesting. But I kinda felt like it was just happening around me. I just go in and have fun breaking ships while the characters are going through all their troubles. I just did the last mission that changes things up, but that was like the one time the story impacted the gameplay.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkI posted this in the opening thread, but I wanted ti give people a chance to see it now that that they've played the game. https://youtu.be/Yn2Vu_R-KKc?si=Z6YIxipMI_EEwXu5 This is a musical that...I posted this in the opening thread, but I wanted ti give people a chance to see it now that that they've played the game.
https://youtu.be/Yn2Vu_R-KKc?si=Z6YIxipMI_EEwXu5
This is a musical that completely tells the story of the game. All the story bits are voice acted and the songs are all arrangements of the songs from the game. -
Comment on CGA-2025-10 đšī¸â° đēī¸ đ¸ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentSNES version via Retro PiSNES version via Retro Pi
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Comment on Anyone else go to a No Kings rally today? in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt still sounds so weird to me when I'm reminded that Canada technically has a king.It still sounds so weird to me when I'm reminded that Canada technically has a king.
I really like that comic. Functionally the player has as much agency with dice as they do cards. But it feels different that the winner is decided the second the cards are shuffled.