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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on An extended look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A! in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI don't know for sure if I'm 100% on board with everything else you said, but responding to this in particular, as someone who has been pretty much an outsider to the series since sun/moon as my...How does such an insanely wealthy franchise manage to put out garbage so consistently?
I don't know for sure if I'm 100% on board with everything else you said, but responding to this in particular, as someone who has been pretty much an outsider to the series since sun/moon as my last (and already very disappointing) Pokemon game, but realistically Diamond/Pearl and HG/SS before that, as I skipped black/white and X/Y, I think it's so obvious looking at the Switch era of Pokemon that Game Freak has to go. I get that they're a major part of the trio that forms The Pokemon Company and likely can't actually be removed as long as they've got their own will to be there, but I genuinely believe there will never be a really good Pokemon video game again until it is made by somebody other than Game Freak.
That's how doomium I am on this franchise. It's genuinely sad.
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Comment on Steam Next Fest 2025 - February 24 to March 3 in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI played a pair of dungeons. I had to play DPS cause I jumped in with some guys who were already playing the two support roles. I tried both of the DPS heroes but wasn't a big fan of either one,...I played a pair of dungeons. I had to play DPS cause I jumped in with some guys who were already playing the two support roles. I tried both of the DPS heroes but wasn't a big fan of either one, which pushes me to wanting to play tank or healer, next time I play. From what I'm hearing the reverse of the typical mmo problem is happening, queues are genuinely waiting for DPS players for some reason.
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Comment on Steam Next Fest 2025 - February 24 to March 3 in ~games
Kawa (edited )Link ParentSorry to assume the worst, but when the game releases and grows a larger community surely there's still risk of this right? Or what aspects of the game design might exist that prevent this from...This genuinely plays like a Mythic+ dungeon simulator, minus the elitism, gatekeeping and overall bullshittery you'd expect from the WoW community. I am watching this game with great interest.
Sorry to assume the worst, but when the game releases and grows a larger community surely there's still risk of this right? Or what aspects of the game design might exist that prevent this from happening? I hear a lot of the issue with M+ in WoW has to do with losing progression in the keys system upon failure.
I intended to try out the game during this next fest, but as more of a FFXIV player whos friends aren't really talking about this game, I wish I knew a few WoW players or something to jump into this with.
Also, even with the understanding that there's not a whole ass MMO with all the other mainstays of the genre built around this dungeon-game, I still think being hero based is going to cause this game major problems in having staying power. People get attached to their characters. Even if you wanna laser-focus in a single aspect of modern MMOs and make a standalone game out of it, it's going to be so hard to get people to let go of making their own characters. I genuinely have a small part of me that looks at this aspect and expects it to be the game's downfall no matter how good it could be otherwise.
Edit: I also wish they would've gone with an art direction further apart from WoW but it is what it is.
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Comment on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 announcement spoiled by Singapore rating in ~games
Kawa LinkI played THPS 1 and 3 on N64 to hell and back, and got my hands on PS1 version of 2 through visits to a friend's house from time to time, but interestingly when the THPS1+2 remake came to the PS...I played THPS 1 and 3 on N64 to hell and back, and got my hands on PS1 version of 2 through visits to a friend's house from time to time, but interestingly when the THPS1+2 remake came to the PS Plus Game Catalogue where I got the opportunity to try it without spending any money, I only really played the tutorial and then noodled around the first level and felt like I had my fill. Strange how that happens, right? While I hope this is every bit as good as I heard 1+2 was, I think this series will remain a relic of my past for which even a remake cannot ignite a spark of interest in me any longer. Sentimentally glad to hear they made it though.
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Comment on Team Fortress 2 Classic is coming to Steam! in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI'm with you on that. I remember when hats and alternative equipment first dropped and it seemed exciting, but after time away from the game and then trying to return and play again, it was just...I'm with you on that. I remember when hats and alternative equipment first dropped and it seemed exciting, but after time away from the game and then trying to return and play again, it was just so unfamiliar at that point that it became a barrier to re-entry.
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Comment on Josef Fares' last game sold 23 million copies, but he insists success hasn't changed Split Fiction – can Hazelight Studios recapture the magic? in ~games
Kawa Link ParentYeah, I'll agree that "recounting" as it was used in the article is extremely common. I feel like using "recalling" would actually be more rare in my region. Maybe the "count" portion of the word...Yeah, I'll agree that "recounting" as it was used in the article is extremely common. I feel like using "recalling" would actually be more rare in my region. Maybe the "count" portion of the word is derivative of the same "count" portion of "account" as in "according to his account of the events?"
But it's painfully obvious that "rye smile" should be "wry smile" instead.
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Comment on What is your favorite Final Fantasy game? in ~games
Kawa LinkI don't think I can realistically say anything other than 14 at this point. I mean, yeah obviously you can have a transcendant experience with a game that only lasts a certain amount of hours and...I don't think I can realistically say anything other than 14 at this point.
I mean, yeah obviously you can have a transcendant experience with a game that only lasts a certain amount of hours and then it has run its course, and have that be higher value than something else you played a lot more... unless you decide to speedrun it for years and years or something.
But we don't even have to get into the hypothetical because while I adore single player titles like FF7 and FF12, FF14 has brought me so much long-term joy, it has told me entertaining stories (and all I ever ask for is a good excuse to put me in an arena with a boss, at all difficulty levels, so even when narrative is not at its best there's still a whole lot of raiding to do when all the cutscenes are over), it has connected me with people all over the world, it has pushed me to accomplish things in gaming that I thought I might never have, and turned me into a more confident gamer overall. It turned me into a raider.
It's not just because of the hours, it's because these are quality hours.
I love this game!!!!!!!
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Comment on What gaming genre could use a renaming? in ~games
Kawa LinkDuring recent discourse about the idea of separating "JRPG" from "WRPG/CRPG" I came up with leaning on the dichotomy of "curated RPG / emergent RPG" with acknowledgement that it's a bit of a...During recent discourse about the idea of separating "JRPG" from "WRPG/CRPG" I came up with leaning on the dichotomy of "curated RPG / emergent RPG" with acknowledgement that it's a bit of a spectrum as games can fall between them. Still, I'll take that spectrum any day over people being weird about what a game is like vs. where it's made like when western indie devs develop obviously-JRPGs.
Simply put the more you create your character, make choices, and have sandboxy systems, the more "emergent" it is. Players will have diverging experiences from run to run or playthrough to playthrough and there's a lot of focus put on playing it your own way and having your own unique outcomes, which is how I see most WRPGs.
On the other hand, when given a pre written character and a linear story arc, the devs do this because they have a highly specific story they want to tell, which choices would make less possible. Hence, a "curated" experience playing this type of RPG, which is how I see most JRPGs.
I'm not really sure this concept is my final version of the idea yet but this is the best way I can separate the two without relying on where the concept was developed or comparing to other games with "-like.
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Comment on What gaming genre could use a renaming? in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI heard "Search Action" used a few times as a name for metroidvania and liked it. Apparently it's a pretty literal translation of what Japanese players call the genre, too.I heard "Search Action" used a few times as a name for metroidvania and liked it. Apparently it's a pretty literal translation of what Japanese players call the genre, too.
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Comment on The Steam Deck now has over 5,000 Verified games in ~games
Kawa Link ParentIt launched in 640x480 for me but I was able to change resolution. Very strange, and sorry to hear about it happening to you. I have no idea what could've been the difference as I didn't do any...It launched in 640x480 for me but I was able to change resolution. Very strange, and sorry to hear about it happening to you. I have no idea what could've been the difference as I didn't do any extra advanced tinkering, just installed and launched basically.
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Comment on The Steam Deck now has over 5,000 Verified games in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI'm not sure if you're thinking of 1 or 3 but in the case of 3 I specifically had to not use the native Linux client and instead instruct steam to download the Windows version, which worked great....I'm not sure if you're thinking of 1 or 3 but in the case of 3 I specifically had to not use the native Linux client and instead instruct steam to download the Windows version, which worked great.
I didn't really fight with the linux version for too long before discovering this solution. Can't remember offhand how it was done. Might've been uninstall, go into settings, select a Proton version, and then install?
But that solved whatever wasn't working about the Linux version for me. I also tried GW1 out of a bit of nostalgia and don't remember it having any problems launching and running on deck.
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Comment on Steam refund policy update - "Advanced Access" now counts towards refund window in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI think the spirit of the rule about not copying the entirety of an article is to prevent Tildes users from pretty much hosting copies of journalistic articles on pages here where the article gets...I think the spirit of the rule about not copying the entirety of an article is to prevent Tildes users from pretty much hosting copies of journalistic articles on pages here where the article gets no revenue or removing it from behind its paywall. This page on Steam is neither behind a paywall nor ad-supported so I think copying its text in full seems harmless in this case.
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Comment on HowLongToBeat: The Game in ~games
Kawa LinkThere was one called guessthe.game that I moved on from after some dumb AI round they did for April Fool's and a bunch of weird stuff they did on the site to make it worse. This doesn't function...There was one called guessthe.game that I moved on from after some dumb AI round they did for April Fool's and a bunch of weird stuff they did on the site to make it worse. This doesn't function the same way but it's kinda fun and could replace that for me.
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Comment on Nintendo 64-style platformer Corn Kidz 64 releases for Switch on April 19 in ~games
Kawa Link ParentThere's nothing to remember, this isn't an old game. It's a new game in the style of old games.I honestly don't even remember this game whatsoever
There's nothing to remember, this isn't an old game. It's a new game in the style of old games.
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Comment on Yuzu, popular Nintendo Switch emulator, settles with Nintendo for $2.4m and halts development and distribution indefinitely in ~games
Kawa Link ParentThere are DRM-free releases on Steam. Of course, you haven't necessarily indicated against knowing this, but just in case you wanted to know:...and Steam
There are DRM-free releases on Steam. Of course, you haven't necessarily indicated against knowing this, but just in case you wanted to know:
https://tildes.net/~games/16ea/what_gaming_rumor_just_wont_die#comment-8gy9
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Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games
Kawa Link ParentMentioning only one thing does not mean I want to go back to Linux over only one thing.Mentioning only one thing does not mean I want to go back to Linux over only one thing.
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Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games
Kawa LinkI've been unhappy with changes Microsoft has been making with Windows since 8 obviously, with the new copilot shit being the newest thing I don't really want. I've been thinking for some time...I've been unhappy with changes Microsoft has been making with Windows since 8 obviously, with the new copilot shit being the newest thing I don't really want. I've been thinking for some time (post-steam deck acquisition really) about moving back to linux on the desktop after Win 10 (my current OS) support ends. I've done it before, I've even daily drove linux before, I can do it again and probably have a better experience than ever before.
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Comment on Via: Solving the 100 GB problem in ~games
Kawa (edited )LinkOh my god, this is actually so cool. I might give this a shot tbh. Edit: I'm literally just flipping through games in my steam library like a fucking magazine this is incredible. This is probably...Oh my god, this is actually so cool. I might give this a shot tbh.
Edit: I'm literally just flipping through games in my steam library like a fucking magazine this is incredible. This is probably the coolest tech I've seen in gaming in a long while.
Edit 2: I ran it on a M.2 SATA drive and got downloads of only like 4-6 mB/s, dark souls remastered, borderlands 2, path of exile, trials of mana, monster hunter rise, and basically any indie game all ran well.
To stress test, I didnt expect it to work, but GTA V was basically unplayable with hitching and unloaded assets plus unbearably long load times. Counter-Strike 2 took forever to load and had unloaded assets in the main menu and seemed like it was going to be unplayable.
So if its kind of like a AA, older AAA, or indie, and maybe not open world, you can run it on pretty modest drive and connection.
If your connection is amazing and you use like an NVMe or Optane like the developer maybe you can do just about anything with it.
So the use case is either amazing internet and storage constrained, or poor internet and don't want to wait for a download and only playing relatively modest titles in terms of what they might load at a time.
One amazing use case that comes to mind is trying Steam Next Fest demos without downloading them all. Another would be Steam Deck, if the developer gets this running on linux and Deck (currently Windows only) which is pretty storage constrained, during times when you're at home or have access to a fast connection.
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Comment on Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the most inventive 2D Mario in decades in ~games
Kawa Link ParentI don't think a 2D Mario would ever really compare to something like Odyssey in playtime, the 3D games are kind of a different thing altogether in my view. It seems like it will compare fairly to...I don't think a 2D Mario would ever really compare to something like Odyssey in playtime, the 3D games are kind of a different thing altogether in my view.
It seems like it will compare fairly to like, SMB3, SMW, NSMB U types of playtimes like you mentioned and I'm happy enough with that in terms of getting my fill of the game. As for relative to price, well... we all know how fruitless trying to compare playtime:price ratios can be when people have thousands of hours in free games. It is what it is.
Played the playtest for Fellowship over the course of the Steam Next Fest. I think it's a good game but I think it's kind of glued at the hip to WoW and scared to take any divergent risks. Game heavily needs UI/UX work, I really hope the current iteration is not their idea of the HUD being far along in development.
Generally speaking, I do come from an MMO background but not from a WoW background, so a lot of things in Fellowship are just not to my taste, though. I'd say if the game wants to please me (and I'm just 1 potential customer so it really doesn't matter much what I think) they're at high risk of me not continuing to play the game when it releases without significant changes.
The biggest one for me is I seriously don't like how much important information is shown in nameplates in WoW and Fellowship, I really prefer FFXIV's Enmity List but I don't expect something like that to make it in as WoW itself banned an addon with similar functionality for being too easy to multi-DoT with, and of course Fellowship is sticking so close to WoW so I'm not optimistic.
Otherwise, I need to finish Futures Rewritten (Ultimate) in FFXIV. I'm like 17% remaining of Phase 4 out of 5 phases, so I'm nearly done, but I've severely dropped off from working on the fight after my static disbanded in January, so I just need to find some help from friends and make a sprint for the end.