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  1. Comment on The story of Tetris in ~games

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    Just finished watching this. Very interesting story! I think the first time I played Tetris was on a Game Boy in the mid 90's.

    Just finished watching this. Very interesting story!

    I think the first time I played Tetris was on a Game Boy in the mid 90's.

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I feel like they've lost their way after Tropico 3 (which was a pretty faithful 3D reimplementation of the first game in the franchise). Every installment feels like it's going more in the...

    I feel like they've lost their way after Tropico 3 (which was a pretty faithful 3D reimplementation of the first game in the franchise). Every installment feels like it's going more in the direction of SimCity and leaving behind what made Tropico unique.

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Me and a friend are having a blast with Absolum these days. Highly recommended for its coop! I haven't actually tried it yet in single-player.

    Me and a friend are having a blast with Absolum these days. Highly recommended for its coop! I haven't actually tried it yet in single-player.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all in ~transport

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    302 kilograms of electrical equipment seems a little excessive! But that is one cool car.

    302 kilograms of electrical equipment seems a little excessive! But that is one cool car.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society

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    ICE’s real plans for America (Johnny Harris) Nebula link Youtube link

    ICE’s real plans for America (Johnny Harris)

    ICE, a government agency created after the 9/11 attacks, seems to have free rein under the Trump administration. How did we get here? How did ICE become so important, and so powerful?

    Nebula link
    Youtube link

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles in ~society

  7. Comment on RV There Yet? | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    I've been playing it lots this weekend, and it's been loads of fun!

    I've been playing it lots this weekend, and it's been loads of fun!

    3 votes

  8. Comment on US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boats in the Pacific in ~society

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    US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower (Associated Press)

    US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower (Associated Press)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles in ~society

  15. Comment on Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster. in ~games

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    I think this is the first time I've heard of the game, which isn't exactly the sign of a successful launch. The Steam page focuses heavily on gunplay, drone flying, and driving, and overall it...

    I think this is the first time I've heard of the game, which isn't exactly the sign of a successful launch. The Steam page focuses heavily on gunplay, drone flying, and driving, and overall it looks pretty cool, but with mostly negative reviews.

    Addressing staff via video link, the company's boss, Leslie Benzies, assured them there was a plan to get things back on track and said the negativity they'd seen was "uncalled for".

    Then he pivoted, alleging "internal and external" forces had been working to scupper the MindsEye launch.

    He told the assembled workers - who'd been informed they faced redundancy just a week earlier - there would be an effort to root out "saboteurs" within the company.

    It does not sound like the boss is handling this setback well!

    19 votes

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I'm a sucker for having the same story told from multiple perspectives, so the 9S playthrough was my favourite part of the game, and a very welcome surprise. I loved the gameplay, but was...

    I'm a sucker for having the same story told from multiple perspectives, so the 9S playthrough was my favourite part of the game, and a very welcome surprise. I loved the gameplay, but was disappointed with the length of the game when I first got the credits, and then overjoyed when I got to play as 9S and realised I was at most halfway through the game.

  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    This entire thread should be inside spoiler tags!

    This entire thread should be inside spoiler tags!

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I still haven't been in a helicopter, and I haven't even seen a fighter jet yet! We players are actually to blame, though. The developers look at the statistics and see that the smaller...

    My main complaint is that I wish there were more vehicle centric maps.

    I still haven't been in a helicopter, and I haven't even seen a fighter jet yet!

    We players are actually to blame, though. The developers look at the statistics and see that the smaller infantry-focused maps get more playtime, so they make more small infantry-focused maps.

    But the devs are also to blame, because progression is locked behind experience points, and the fastest way to get XP is to get lots of kills. The other day I was playing with three friends, and one suggested we should switch to a small-map playlist so we could earn XP faster, and to me who has been with the franchise since 1942, that's just not the real Battlefield experience!

    Battlefield devs, if you're reading this; in the next game, please do away with the whole levelling system. If you absolutely feel the need to have some kind of unlock system, tie it to tactical gameplay achievements instead. Force players to play the objective to get unlocks, not grind for kills.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Personally, I miss the more frenetic gameplay of the first game, and I'm still not completely comfortable with omega moves. Sometimes I'll get hit while charging them up, sometimes I'll run out of...

    Personally, I miss the more frenetic gameplay of the first game, and I'm still not completely comfortable with omega moves. Sometimes I'll get hit while charging them up, sometimes I'll run out of magick, and sometimes I'll choose a boon without noticing it only applies to an omega move.

    All the added complexity adds up, so playing this game well feels more taxing than the first one, and I'll sometimes burn out and go do something else in the middle of a run.

    1 vote