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Comment on The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store in ~games
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Comment on Astropulse: Reincarnation | Reveal trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentYeah, the main female character feels uncannily similar to Kerrigan from StarCraft. One of the first things I saw when I googled this company was that it was reported last year they laid off a...Yeah, the main female character feels uncannily similar to Kerrigan from StarCraft.
One of the first things I saw when I googled this company was that it was reported last year they laid off a huge portion of their staff. And the next thing I saw was that they backed an NFT-based MMO called Age of Dinos.
Their website is currently just a splash screen with a promo image for this game and tomorrow's date on it. I guess more info will come then.
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Comment on Song lyrics are getting more repetitive, angrier in ~music
DFGdanger Link ParentIn what way do you feel modern music is watered down? To me it seems like it is expanding in every direction. I listen to a lot of prog metal, maybe that's just not what shows up in the places...In what way do you feel modern music is watered down? To me it seems like it is expanding in every direction.
I listen to a lot of prog metal, maybe that's just not what shows up in the places you're looking or in the style you prefer.
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Comment on Nintendo 64-style platformer Corn Kidz 64 releases for Switch on April 19 in ~games
DFGdanger LinkTitle seems a bit misleading / an advertisement? This is about the release date of a port to Switch of a game that is in the style of an N64 platformer that is already available on Steam. It does...Title seems a bit misleading / an advertisement? This is about the release date of a port to Switch of a game that is in the style of an N64 platformer that is already available on Steam. It does have "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews though (786 reviews).
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Comment on The Pong horror movie | Red Letter Media animated in ~movies
DFGdanger Link ParentActually not their first, same animator did their Speed 4 videoActually not their first, same animator did their Speed 4 video
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Reveal trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentThere's really not that much info in the trailer, I'm sure they will make their case more when the game is closer to release.There's really not that much info in the trailer, I'm sure they will make their case more when the game is closer to release.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Reveal trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentSilent took me forever (months). Watcher was pretty easy (just go Rushdown infinite lol). The other 2 were reasonable.Silent took me forever (months). Watcher was pretty easy (just go Rushdown infinite lol). The other 2 were reasonable.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Reveal trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentRisk....Reward..... Sometimes I feel / felt that way too. I come from an MTG background where I loved the constructed formats and hated the limited ones (sealed, draft). But then you kind of need...Risk....Reward.....
Sometimes I feel / felt that way too. I come from an MTG background where I loved the constructed formats and hated the limited ones (sealed, draft). But then you kind of need to redesign the whole floor/enemy/boss gauntlet to still have a challenge for your perfectly crafted deck and you have a totally different game.
Maybe the way to do it would be to just let you peek at all the rewards that will be available from each fight and shop - i.e. not perfect deckbuilding, but you could still plan your route in order to slowly craft your deck the way that seems optimal from the choices.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Reveal trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentYeah, I'm in a similar boat, even more play time, but I've only done a few of the dailies, and did endless mode just to have the Pride curse in my collection. I think at first my thought process...Yeah, I'm in a similar boat, even more play time, but I've only done a few of the dailies, and did endless mode just to have the Pride curse in my collection. I think at first my thought process was "there's no point playing any other way than trying to unlock the next ascension / getting A20H kill with the next character" but then after I had done everything I just never felt drawn to it again.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentYeah I have seen it and I get his position/intention. Actually it's how I found out about that calculator on github. I'm just part of the segment of the audience that believes I would be better...Yeah I have seen it and I get his position/intention. Actually it's how I found out about that calculator on github.
I'm just part of the segment of the audience that believes I would be better served (would have a more enjoyable experience, based on the way I want to interact with the game) if I had better access to one.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link Parent1, This makes the western theme feel even less coherent... A bunch of characters who lived their whole lives bound to a single plane and they enter an empty plane and all start acting like rootin'...1, This makes the western theme feel even less coherent... A bunch of characters who lived their whole lives bound to a single plane and they enter an empty plane and all start acting like rootin' tootin' cowboys for no reason. I'm sure they checked with multiple diversity consulting companies for this approach but it also kind of sketches me out. Don't the IRL colonizing types like to pretend America was empty too?
2, The Magic wiki page for the set mentions it's a "showcase set", for which they cite MaRo's article.
My plan was to try and make one set each year that played into this new space. Outlaws of Thunder Junction was going to be our first foray into that. This is why I chose to lead the vision design for this set. I had several different ideas for new set structures. One of them was what I called a showcase set. A showcase set has a theme and uses the Omenpaths to get creatures (and possibly objects) from across the Multiverse that fit into that theme. The set would then showcase that theme.
They have removed core sets and brought them back before... I don't think they'll do them again until they feel they need to cater to new players again. Right now they're making money hand-over-fist with complex cards targeted at Commander and Modern players.
Anyway this is bad news for me that they're planning on doing more of these but then again I haven't been liking their other sets recently anyway...
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentI've been thinking about your questions a lot. My gut feeling is that at the base difficulty it isn't as luck-dependent as you say, however I feel like a lot of runs that I lose will quickly exit...I've been thinking about your questions a lot. My gut feeling is that at the base difficulty it isn't as luck-dependent as you say, however I feel like a lot of runs that I lose will quickly exit my brain, so maybe the wins are just unfairly weighted in my memory? I do wish this game had a way to look through my past runs, how far I got, what my deck was like at the end, which jokers I got, etc. Like the Run History page in Slay the Spire.
For a point of comparison, I won my first run about 7 hours after I bought the game (real time, not sure exactly game time). But that might just tell us I got a lucky break earlier than you did. I didn't have any xMult jokers though, just flat mult. I used Vagabond and Trading Card to sculpt my deck (can be a bit of a nonbo if you discard first...), and Wrathful Joker, Raised Fist, and Supernova for mult.
Rerolling to find specific uncommons seems not really feasible. Even if you have your 3rd and 4th slot vouchers and cheaper reroll vouchers. There are 41 uncommon jokers available from the start (unless I miscounted), and uncommons only show up 25% of the time in the shop (according to wiki). In that sense you do have to get quite lucky if you want to find the really bonkers synergies.
A second data point on my experience with the game is that after 40h of playtime I had beaten the first 10 decks on base difficulty. So I definitely started winning much faster on average, but that's to be expected since I started learning what the cards did and didn't have to stop and read absolutely everything (though the latter 5 decks have more of a learning curve for what they do). I did also take a lot of time playing these runs out in Endless mode for the chance of unlocking stuff and also learning how busted your deck needs to really be to get anywhere in it.
I have no idea where I fit on the Suck -> Supergrandmaster continuum for this game though, so maybe these data points are totally useless. Certainly not the top cause I haven't produced an "e" hand yet. You have made me really curious how well I would do on a new account, compared to now. Alas, we need more stat tracking!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger LinkBalatro I'm at around 115h of play time, and I finally unlocked all the jokers. Getting a 10M hand and getting $400 took me much longer to get than the others. I've also hunted most of the...Balatro
I'm at around 115h of play time, and I finally unlocked all the jokers. Getting a 10M hand and getting $400 took me much longer to get than the others. I've also hunted most of the achievements, just missing the completionist ones and the challenges. Though I see only 0.3% of players have beaten the challenges so maybe I'm in for a long road there. I think I've done 7/20 so far.
Game continues to be fun and challenging and interesting. My only big issue is that Gold stake (the highest difficulty) is too luck-based. But there's lots of fun to be had at lower levels. I guess my medium issue is that there's no score preview built into the game. Most of the time I don't need it and can play by "vibes", but whenever it's close it's a bit tedious to do the calculation. Those aside, the dev really knocked it out of the park with having a lot of variety available, especially with the unlockable decks.
Dune: Imperium: Uprising: The Movie: The Board Game
The game design is very similar to the original Dune: Imperium but has some really great changes. Spies can be placed on locations that can let you go to a location that has been blocked by an opponent, and also offer some flexibility in locations you can send your agents (if you send spies to multiple locations on the board). There are also plenty of incentives to recall your spies, printed on cards. Sandworms can be added to conflict to boost your strength and double the rewards on the conflict card - but to use them you'll have to invest in obtaining hooks, breaking the shield wall, and then forgo collecting spice when visiting a Maker space. Conflict cards themselves have 3 "suits" and collecting 2 that match grants a point. So while there are fewer victory points written out on the cards as rewards, they can still add up as you win more of them, and with worms doubling rewards, sometimes points can be earned other ways. The main board is altered quite a bit for costs and effects.
I only played once, but I really enjoyed it. One of the other players has played before and he doesn't like the worms and thinks they are too swingy.
Magic: the Gathering
The full preview for Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) and its bonus sheet The Big Score (BIG) is up. Even though I don't play sanctioned events anymore, I still maintain the habit of reading through new sets and making lists on scryfall of the cards that I find "interesting" (primarily cards I think will be good in Modern or Pioneer, but sometimes just cards that have mechanical designs or art I really like, or make me laugh, or sometimes hate, or are a notable reprints). Anyway here's my list. Note there are also new cards for Commander but I don't bother reading those since I don't like that format.
Some broad thoughts on the set: I don't like the Wild West theme for MTG and I don't think Wizards ever should have done it, despite a segment fans asking for it for years (I feel the same way about the 1920s set New Capenna - they clash with the fantasy aesthetic that the game had been cultivating for 25 years). Like a lot of things the company has done in the past 5 years, this was a meme on r/magicthecirclejerking ...about 5 years ago. My God, what have I done....
I don't follow the story closely but I kind of get the main beats....a lot of planeswalkers lost their sparks and can't travel between planes anymore but portals (omenpaths) opened up and now anyone can. So we have a huge cast of familiar characters showing up on cowboy plane. Gisa and Geralf from Innistrad (gothic horror plane), Satoru Umezawa from Kamigawa (Japan plane), even former recurring flavor text hero Bruse Tarl from Zendikar (adventure+treasure plane....I know he got a card in Commander). It just feels weird! Normally when they do this kind of a mishmash it's in a Core Set and everyone gets to stay on their own planes and keep their own style. I guess they've been doing so many awful crossovers with other IPs they've gotten used to it and decided to do it with their own.
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Comment on What is your "can't miss" movie that you will not pass up if showing in theaters? in ~movies
DFGdanger LinkI see very few movies in theaters, 0-2 a year. I haven't really been aware of any re-releases in my area that I'd be willing to go see, but maybe if there was a marathon of the LotR trilogy or...I see very few movies in theaters, 0-2 a year. I haven't really been aware of any re-releases in my area that I'd be willing to go see, but maybe if there was a marathon of the LotR trilogy or something I'd be interested. I really wanted to see Avatar 2 and Dune 2 in theaters (and I did). Big visual spectacle types.
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Comment on Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy in ~tech
DFGdanger LinkThis article was updated with comment from Meta Not that I will take them at their word on everything, but this just sounds...more realistic than the claim in the headline.This article was updated with comment from Meta
When reached for comment, a Meta spokesperson declined to comment on specific questions, including why Meta ended Facebook Watch. However, the company rep again denied claims that Facebook let Netflix read its users' private messages. The spokesperson said Facebook's agreement with Netflix only "allowed people to message their friends on Facebook about what they were watching on Netflix, directly from the Netflix app" and that Meta's "confident the facts will show this complaint is meritless."
Not that I will take them at their word on everything, but this just sounds...more realistic than the claim in the headline.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentBalatro is great! I finally beat gold stake with the Ghost deck (ok, grinding gold stake has been the least fun thing about the game so far). I got a very fast Ancient Joker Each played card with...Balatro is great! I finally beat gold stake with the Ghost deck (ok, grinding gold stake has been the least fun thing about the game so far). I got a very fast
, applied polychrome, then quickly foundAncient Joker
Each played card with [suit] give x1.5 Mult when scored. Suit changes at end of round.and was off to the races.Smeared Joker
Hearts and Diamonds count as the same suit, Spades and Clubs count as the same suitI've been trying out the challenge decks and they've been really fun so far.
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Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv
DFGdanger LinkI almost hate to bring it up because of how the final season went down, but, Game of Thrones. There's more than enough tragedy to go around, and some of the characters get to survive and grit...I almost hate to bring it up because of how the final season went down, but, Game of Thrones. There's more than enough tragedy to go around, and some of the characters get to survive and grit their teeth and power through.
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Comment on Alien: Romulus | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
DFGdanger LinkAll I get from this trailer is that they're going to repeat the same tired Alien beats again.All I get from this trailer is that they're going to repeat the same tired Alien beats again.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentI was playing a lot of the Spectral deck to give me higher odds of collecting the 5 legendary jokers. But I agree the pull towards Flush.deck is strong! I saw a guide on reddit about beating...I was playing a lot of the Spectral deck to give me higher odds of collecting the 5 legendary jokers. But I agree the pull towards Flush.deck is strong!
I saw a guide on reddit about beating golden stake with every deck using...High Card strategy. Basically you keep retrying til you can clear blind 1 in 1 hand and are able to get 1 of a certain subset of of around 30 jokers... Then with jokers so good it doesn't matter what your hand is. I realized now that one of the best chip jokers is Stuntman and I don't have that one unlocked yet. I think Burnt Joker is the real icon of the strat though, lets you upgrade High Card every round.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger LinkBalatro I started grinding difficulty levels (aka stakes). I tried for quite a while to beat the hardest one (Golden Stake) with the Spectral deck but so far have not been able to do it. The...Balatro
I started grinding difficulty levels (aka stakes). I tried for quite a while to beat the hardest one (Golden Stake) with the Spectral deck but so far have not been able to do it. The reduced hand size of the final stake feels like a big jump...and more grindy than I could handle for now. I decided to take a break and play some of the decks I unlocked by beating other stakes. One of them lets you see more planet cards in the shop, and as luck would have it, on my first run with the deck I got the joker that makes planet cards free. I think I ended the run with every hand leveled up to 8 or more, full house was somewhere at or above 12. I still have 2 jokers to unlock, one from having $400 and one from scoring a 100M hand. Best I've done so far is ~$150 and ~50M.
So, while I feel like I still have fun things to experience, and I think getting to know the nuances of each of the decks will be interesting, I am a little bit worried about the endgame. Golden stake seems a little too brutal (though maybe I just don't understand enough yet).
Celeste
I had trouble getting the mod tools working on Steam Deck with Heroic Launcher so I bought it on Steam (on sale for ~$7CAD). Still had one problem I needed to fix to get it working. Was able to find a video guide that showed a config file I needed to modify...the same fix might have worked on Heroic as well if I had known about it...oh well.
Started playing the Strawberry Jam mod levels. There's a little overworld for them; honestly I would prefer if it wasn't there. Some of the levels I have really enjoyed, some not so much. As to be expected! Looking forward to playing more.
Magic: the Gathering
I bought a bunch of sleeves and have been re-sleeving up some of my old Modern decks so I have a bigger variety to play casually with friends / my brother. Since a bunch of my decks have overlapping card requirements I bought some redundant copies of some inexpensive cards and made some budget replacements for lands in the decks I consider lower priority. I have been thinking about buying a bunch of proxy fetchlands/shocklands for my overflow decks.
I stopped playing in sanctioned events after Modern Horizons 2 (2021). MH3 is coming this June, and I assume the format will be destroyed and remade again. I think it would take a miracle to get me back in, but I will still be reading the cards and seeing what they put out there.
Is there another N64 emulator for iOS that works well? And any word if its dev wants to bring it to the app store?