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Comment on Fatekeeper | Announcement trailer in ~games
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Comment on Darksiders 4 | Offical announcement trailer in ~games
DON_MAC LinkLooks like all the riders will be present in the fourth (or I guess fifth?) installment! Personally I'm hoping it's not a strict co-op game as that would probably discourage me from playing it,...Looks like all the riders will be present in the fourth (or I guess fifth?) installment!
Personally I'm hoping it's not a strict co-op game as that would probably discourage me from playing it, but I know many people like that. Maybe it'll work like Genesis, where you could easily switch what rider you played as.
I've enjoyed the previous games, so excited to see how this one turns out!
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Darksiders 4 | Offical announcement trailer
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentSeeing BORE BLASTERS got me thinking of another game with bore in the title that's very dear to my heart (though I can't quite articulate why), namely Full Bore. It's a puzzle game in which you...Seeing BORE BLASTERS got me thinking of another game with bore in the title that's very dear to my heart (though I can't quite articulate why), namely Full Bore. It's a puzzle game in which you are a boar, and to solve the puzzles you have to do some digging! Might be something for you if you're on the lookout for digging games.
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentVactics sounds very interesting! Haven't played Hoplite, but Into the Breach is one of my favorite games. Might have to make a purchase! Steam deck compatibility is unknown (and nothing on...Vactics sounds very interesting! Haven't played Hoplite, but Into the Breach is one of my favorite games. Might have to make a purchase!
Steam deck compatibility is unknown (and nothing on protondb either), but one can always hope it works anyway, as it feels like a good game for the deck.
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Comment on Please stop externalizing your costs directly into my face in ~tech
DON_MAC Link ParentI know the Interledger Foundation is making some effort in this area, like the Web Monetization API. But it's only a proposed standard at the moment, and I remember looking into this 5 years ago...I know the Interledger Foundation is making some effort in this area, like the Web Monetization API. But it's only a proposed standard at the moment, and I remember looking into this 5 years ago and not sure how much has changed. But I guess both web and payments standards are slow moving areas.
At least there does seem to be some real money behind Interledger, they have grants for people working to implement their open standards, so that hopefully means it not just some lofty ideals without effort behind them, or some vaporware or similar. The futurre (though perhaps far) will tell!
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
DON_MAC LinkI've been tasked with providing the bread for christmas, so I did a trial bake of an untested recipe to see if it was good enough to bring and to work out any potential kinks. It turned out pretty...I've been tasked with providing the bread for christmas, so I did a trial bake of an untested recipe to see if it was good enough to bring and to work out any potential kinks. It turned out pretty great! Oven was a bit hot, so will probably bring the temperature down a bit and bake for 10 - 15 minutes longer, but otherwise it was a success.
It's a rye and wheat bread, using porter instead of water as the liquid, spiced with bitter orange peel, cloves, fennel seeds, anise seeds & caraway seeds and sweetened with some syrup. The recipe produced two loaves, so in one of the loaves I added some raisins (loved by some, hated by others). It also called for coating the loaves with a syrup/water mixture before baking, which I forget, but they got a very nice crust anyway, so it was probably not needed.
So I'll probably have to do (at least) two more batches of this bread, and possible some other bread as well, as I know some people are not into the darker variety. I have a pretty good (and very simple) recipe for a wheat/durum bread that's been a favorite as of late.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentCitizen Sleeper is great (and the sequel is coming sometime next year)! I also really enjoyed the art style. Agree that it becomes too easy towards the tail end, and as a result of that loses a...Citizen Sleeper is great (and the sequel is coming sometime next year)! I also really enjoyed the art style.
Agree that it becomes too easy towards the tail end, and as a result of that loses a lot of the tension. To keep up some sort of difficulty they just upped the points required to complete tasks, which just turned it into a chore where I just threw all my dice into a task, went to bed and repeated. One minor thing I felt was that the game opened a bit too many separate story threads at a time, making it feel a bit disjointed at times. I think I would have enjoyed fewer but longer/deeper story threads instead.
But those are minor things, it's worth a play through, especially as a cyberpunk enjoyer!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
DON_MAC Link ParentIt feels like The Murderbot Diaries are always recommended by people (starting with All Systems Red), so maybe you're already aware. The first four books are ~150 pages. Some time ago I read The...It feels like The Murderbot Diaries are always recommended by people (starting with All Systems Red), so maybe you're already aware. The first four books are ~150 pages.
Some time ago I read The Empress of Salt and Fortune, which I thought was pretty good as well! It's the first part of the Singing Hills Cycle (currently 5 books,) and they are all around 100 pages, some a bit above.
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Comment on Kanonenfieber - Waffenbrüder (2024) in ~music
DON_MAC Link ParentYeah, a perfect score might be a bit of a stretch, but having listened to the whole album a few times now it does seem to have some real staying power, and as of yet no song has worn out its...Yeah, a perfect score might be a bit of a stretch, but having listened to the whole album a few times now it does seem to have some real staying power, and as of yet no song has worn out its welcome and made it into skip territory. So docking a a point or a half is probably fair, but no more.
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Comment on Kanonenfieber - Waffenbrüder (2024) in ~music
DON_MAC (edited )Link ParentTheir previous release didn't really stick with me, but I've given Die Urkatastrophe a spin today and I've found it surprisingly good (given my opinion of their older album). Angrymetalguy...Their previous release didn't really stick with me, but I've given Die Urkatastrophe a spin today and I've found it surprisingly good (given my opinion of their older album). Angrymetalguy (although not AMG himself) giving it a 5/5 motivated me to give it a chance, and I'd say it well worth a listen!
Waffenbrüder, Menschenmühle (the track, not the old album) and Der Maulwurf stand out just a little bit extra, based on a first listen.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentSad to hear that you didn't enjoy it! It's been some time since I played it, and while it's not the best Darksiders game I still remember having some fun with it. But maybe I'm the problem,...Sad to hear that you didn't enjoy it! It's been some time since I played it, and while it's not the best Darksiders game I still remember having some fun with it.
But maybe I'm the problem, Darksiders II didn't really stick with me (it seems to be the favorite), and I enjoyed the third one (which got a lot of critcism if I remember correctly).
But I'm also excited for whatever they teased, looking forward to some new Darksiders!
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Comment on Three months free subscription to Lightspeed Magazine in ~books
DON_MAC LinkAt the beginning of August I subscribed to Clarkesworld in a hope to broaden my reading horizons a bit (although I've been busy reading other things so I haven't yet read the August issue). I was...At the beginning of August I subscribed to Clarkesworld in a hope to broaden my reading horizons a bit (although I've been busy reading other things so I haven't yet read the August issue). I was debating between it and Lightspeed, but decided on Clarkesworld as I felt more drawn toward sci-fi than the fantasy/sci-fi mix and the general chatter online felt more postive towards Clarkesworld.
But with the price of free, trying out Lightspeed is a no-brainer! So now I have 2 (soon to be 4 I suppose) magazine issues in the reading backlog!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
DON_MAC Link ParentIt will be turned into a TV show, and some actors have been announced! It's not stated on the Wikipedia page and I'm not entirely sure, but if I remember correctly the first season of the show...It will be turned into a TV show, and some actors have been announced! It's not stated on the Wikipedia page and I'm not entirely sure, but if I remember correctly the first season of the show will be based on All Systems Red.
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Comment on PWA Notifications in ~comp
DON_MAC LinkMaybe this is overkill for your use case, but a while ago I found this article about web notifications and how to implement them (using a service worker client-side). I haven't followed it myself...Maybe this is overkill for your use case, but a while ago I found this article about web notifications and how to implement them (using a service worker client-side). I haven't followed it myself yet (though I plan to), so I can't speak for how correct it is, but after reading it through it doesn't seem to be too complicated.
I don't have much experience with service workers either so can't really answer your questions about that or give any tips, but I thought the linked article might be helpful for you, or maybe give some inspiration at least!
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Comment on Recommendation for a Goodreads for video games? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentNice find, and fairly recent topic as well! I don't think using a spreadsheet makes you as a person boring! I think what I wanted to say was that I found that to be the least exciting method,...Nice find, and fairly recent topic as well!
I don't think using a spreadsheet makes you as a person boring! I think what I wanted to say was that I found that to be the least exciting method, perhaps. I also guess that using a spreadsheet puts some pressure on me to organize it properly, which feels a bit like work. But by organizing it yourself you get it exactly how you want it, so... Maybe I just need a fancy UI to make data entry more fun!
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Comment on Recommendation for a Goodreads for video games? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentThat was the one I was the most sold on just based on the landing page, so if it's good enough then that might be where I end up!That was the one I was the most sold on just based on the landing page, so if it's good enough then that might be where I end up!
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Recommendation for a Goodreads for video games?
Over the past year or two I've been writing "reviews" (mostly a short paragraph or two) on Goodreads for books I've read, and I enjoy looking back on what I've read and what I thought about it. So...
Over the past year or two I've been writing "reviews" (mostly a short paragraph or two) on Goodreads for books I've read, and I enjoy looking back on what I've read and what I thought about it. So I would like to do the same for the games I played, and also better organize my backlog so I know what's next to play. So I've been looking for a Goodreads-like for video games and found some alternatives, but I thought I'd check here if anyone has any recommendations.
What I'm looking for is:
- Being able to rate and review games played
- Some way to create lists (much like Goodreads "to read" shelf and the like)
So it's not a large wish list really. After a short search I've found a few sites that seem to fulfill those requirements and they look fairly equal, so I can't really decide which one to commit to (if any):
Since 95% of all games I play are on Steam, just using what's already there could work as well I guess. Collections could be used for backlog management, and the Steam reviews handle rating and review. But for some reason I'm apprehensive about rating games on Steam, probably because it feels very public and I'm doing this only for myself.
Another approach is to use an excel sheet (or similar) to keep track of everything, but it feels... Boring, I suppose? But owning your own data is always nice I suppose!
Do the people here on Tildes have any experience using any of the methods above and can recommend one? Or do you do something completely different than what I've listed here that's working well for you?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DON_MAC Link ParentI'm not really one to make top lists, but if I were to make one for my top games, Into the Breach would be somewhere on it. Each round feels like a perfectly solvable puzzle, it's so satisfying to...I'm not really one to make top lists, but if I were to make one for my top games, Into the Breach would be somewhere on it. Each round feels like a perfectly solvable puzzle, it's so satisfying to play. It feels very slept on, at least in my circles, and especially compared to FTL which a lot of people rave about (but which never really captured me).
Admittedly I haven't played it in a long time (and haven't tried Advanced Edition) but I still think fondly of my time spent with the game.
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Comment on A pill to make exercise obsolete (2017) in ~health
DON_MAC Link ParentEquilibrium is the movie you're thinking of! (unless there's another one with the same plot)Equilibrium is the movie you're thinking of! (unless there's another one with the same plot)
This looks interesting! Hard not to compare it to the Elder Scrolls, which I've found has nailed the world aspect, but combat mostly just boiled down to spamming a mouse button (which I don't think is a hot take). The combat here looks more involved, which is promising! I've heard good things about the combat jn Awoved as well, but haven't played it myself.
But I didn't quite catch how the maps will be laid out? If it's open world, or larger areas or more linear?