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Comment on The ethics of buying, playing military, war or games inspired by them? in ~games
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The ethics of buying, playing military, war or games inspired by them?
I liked playing Ace Combat since I've been a kid, Ace Combat 2 was one of my favorite PS1 games alongside Crash Team Racing at the time, and I did play AC3 as well but don't remember much of it. I...
I liked playing Ace Combat since I've been a kid, Ace Combat 2 was one of my favorite PS1 games alongside Crash Team Racing at the time, and I did play AC3 as well but don't remember much of it.
I completely skipped PS2 generations since I was on handhelds instead, so my first interaction with Ace Combat since 3 was ACAH(Yuck) on PS3, but I ended up buying Ace Combat 7 since that was actually a good game, but being bad at committing to one game hasn't allowed me to finish it, with AC8 being announced to come out soon, I decided I should try and focus on clearing AC7.
I never gave it a mind at the mind but since now I'm aware of what Lockheed Martin is, I noticed it when I started up the game the past few days at one of the splash screens at the start of the game, and given that Lockheed Martin's involvement with the current ongoing wars, it's safe to assume that Bandai Namco have had an agreement that most likely has had financial and monetary incentives to license their planes.
licensing weapons and arms aren't particularly a new thing afaik in games, I'm not much of an FPS person myself since I stick with Doom and Bioshock if I want a more "traditional" FPS experience (But prefer things like Ultrakill or Metal Hellsinger) and never been into CoD or other military shooters.
So depending on their license agreement, they either have paid the royalties upfront(Unaware of how licensing typically goes but I assume it's most likely to be this one?) just to have their arms in the game, or they get a portion of their sales. If it is the former then sales of the game do not directly(as in unless sequels or relicensing occur) contribute to their bottom lines, if it is the latter then every sale contributes to wars.
Posting this in places like reddit or other gamer spaces I'd imagine would elicit a "Don't bring politics to my games" kind of response.
I'm curious what Tildes users would think of this, I think that would make pirating these games or buying them secondhand(impossible on Steam though Steam family could count) be more ethical than buying them in a way, though I imagine some may advocating for separating the art from... whom the artist pays?
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI used to be the exact same, now I have my tabs go to auto sleep or close and open the browser to have them to go to sleep when needed.I used to be the exact same, now I have my tabs go to auto sleep or close and open the browser to have them to go to sleep when needed.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego Link ParentI’m still wishing we’d get Destiny DC remastered and localized on modern platforms, at least Vesperia is actually accessible now with its additional content outside of Japan. And Graces f isn’t...I’m still wishing we’d get Destiny DC remastered and localized on modern platforms, at least Vesperia is actually accessible now with its additional content outside of Japan. And Graces f isn’t locked to the PS3 anymore.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego Link ParentIf by Destiny you meant the first Destiny on PS1, then absolutely. Eternia(Destiny II on PS1, not Destiny 2 on PS2/PSP, name changes in localization are fun) is my personal favorite Tales despite...If by Destiny you meant the first Destiny on PS1, then absolutely.
Eternia(Destiny II on PS1, not Destiny 2 on PS2/PSP, name changes in localization are fun) is my personal favorite Tales despite not being one of my first Tales, got general gameplay improvements over Destiny in that spells no longer stop time, gameplay is faster overall and the world map is more polished than Destiny’s.
Then you got Destiny’s remake on PS2, JP only but those that played it love it, I intend to play it, one day.
Symphonia is a bit rough if you played the newer games that have a full 3D battle field, but I think it still holds up if you keep that it’s kind of 2.5D in mind. Its sequel, Dawn of the New World isn’t popular, I think it’s a hit or miss for most people but it gets more hate than it deserves.
Abyss is good, not as big of a fan of it as most people, but it is pretty good.
Vesperia has the most fun gameplay/battle system of all the Tales I played, I’ve got Graces but I’ve yet to actually start a run in it.
Xillia and Xillia 2 are most likely fine, I played the start of both, I like Xillia 1 more than 2 merely because of the story’s gimmick(Debt system in 2 is annoying).
I completely skipped Zestiria, most people aren’t fond of it.
Berseria is apparently good, I also haven’t played it, but see people actually liking it unlike Zestiria.
Arise is the only game I played after the Xillias, one of my friends described it as “Star Ocean at home”, I really didn’t like it.
There are other games and spinoffs like Legendia and Radiant Mythology games but I covered the more relevant/talked about games in my post. I’d check out Eternia, Symphonia, Abyss and Vesperia in particular.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentIt’s kind of impressive how affordable this is compared to its performance. My M1Air does everything I want from it, sure, gaming cooks up the chassis because of passive cooling but I tried to...It’s kind of impressive how affordable this is compared to its performance.
My M1Air does everything I want from it, sure, gaming cooks up the chassis because of passive cooling but I tried to game on it for a day or two, and No Man’s Sky ran, I think at 30FPS but it did.
Apple Silicon is something I’d call revolutionary for laptops, but it’s a shame that it’s stuck on Apple hardware and only M1/2 can run Linux.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentAsahi Linux exists if you have an M1 or M2, at least.Asahi Linux exists if you have an M1 or M2, at least.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego LinkThe fact that I paid a crapton to get my M1 Air to 16/512 still hurts. But I wonder how this laptop compares to a stock 8/256 GB M1 Chip.The fact that I paid a crapton to get my M1 Air to 16/512 still hurts. But I wonder how this laptop compares to a stock 8/256 GB M1 Chip.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego LinkTales series is the first thing that came to mind, feels like after Vesperia and Graces the series nosedived. Atlus too just occurred to me, I love Devil Survivor, Etrian Odyssey is one of my...Tales series is the first thing that came to mind, feels like after Vesperia and Graces the series nosedived.
Atlus too just occurred to me, I love Devil Survivor, Etrian Odyssey is one of my favorite series, but I think I got burnt by SMT and how often Atlus remade/remastered games. Persona was a gateway drug to SMT, which was a gateway drug to both EO and DS.
I guess I’m inclined to say Pokemon since it was mentioned but it’s more apathy than dislike.
Consoles, I feel like they peaked with the PS360 era, and since it’s been a downhill. Handhelds died with the Vita imo, it was the last “real” handheld to me, the Switch is more of a portable console than a handheld.
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Comment on Humble Choice - March 2026 in ~games
Nihilego LinkEtrian odyssey III is considered by many, myself included, to be the best Etrian of the bunch, including the 3DS games.Etrian odyssey III is considered by many, myself included, to be the best Etrian of the bunch, including the 3DS games.
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Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI see. I actually was considering getting a Pixel 9a myself from an iPhone 13 specifically for GrapheneOS, and reading that article made me pause whether the 9a will get updates for more than 1/2...I see.
I actually was considering getting a Pixel 9a myself from an iPhone 13 specifically for GrapheneOS, and reading that article made me pause whether the 9a will get updates for more than 1/2 years or not.
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Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentDoes that mean that you should avoid Pixels now if you want to go with GrapheneOS or that the newer pixels will get the same support as they usually do?Does that mean that you should avoid Pixels now if you want to go with GrapheneOS or that the newer pixels will get the same support as they usually do?
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Comment on Anyone get into caffeine (coffee/tea) as an adult? in ~food
Nihilego (edited )LinkI’ve always enjoyed some tea, even as a kid. I find drinking a warm beverage, even if it is just hot water(i.e. very weak flavor mint or tea) to be soothing or comforting. I’ve always avoided...I’ve always enjoyed some tea, even as a kid.
I find drinking a warm beverage, even if it is just hot water(i.e. very weak flavor mint or tea) to be soothing or comforting.I’ve always avoided plan/black coffee unless it is mixed with milk and sugar, I find black and instant coffee very distasteful, I sometimes stomach it just because it’s there or because it’s part of a combo in a Dunkin Donuts.
I did drink Mocha and Cappuccino as a teenager but I think they were more on rarer occasions.
I’ve started recently however to enjoy drip coffee. It doesn’t taste like a rush of bitter unpleasantness like black coffee, and has more flavor aside from the bitterness.
I’d say I still prefer tea but I have more coffee because I find decent enough coffee more easily available than tea. That and at home I find drip feeding coffee also comforting/meditative at times.
I find that caffeine has no effect on me in terms of alertness, but apparently even if it doesn’t affect you that way, it does affect your quality of sleep even if you can sleep after drinking an energy drink or coffee even after an hour or two.
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Comment on New accounts on Hacker News ten times more likely to use em-dashes in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI haven’t used it for a long time but I had it an an RSS feed. Every time I open it I feel like it’s just as astroturfed as some people claim reddit is, I stopped going on there after a while.I haven’t used it for a long time but I had it an an RSS feed.
Every time I open it I feel like it’s just as astroturfed as some people claim reddit is, I stopped going on there after a while. -
Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI expected the capacitive properties(if any) of Banana and Mud to distort the signal, so I was surprised that their effects are inaudible, the distortion could be very minimal that it is...I expected the capacitive properties(if any) of Banana and Mud to distort the signal, so I was surprised that their effects are inaudible, the distortion could be very minimal that it is inaudible.
There’s a reason audiophiles get nicknamed audiofools sometimes.
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Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games
Nihilego (edited )Link ParentMy experience with magic in DS3 has been that the early game was good, mid-game it fell off a bit but was still useful to singularly pick out single enemies from range but I ended up being super...My experience with magic in DS3 has been that the early game was good, mid-game it fell off a bit but was still useful to singularly pick out single enemies from range but I ended up being super squishy that I ended up investing in defenses so that I can survive a hit, then late game with Sorcerer's Staff and spells like Soul Stream, it picked up again. Sword of Judgement and Moonlight Greatsword did make my melee attacks stay comparable to who I played with, despite it registering as 580 in my status menu while they had 900.
We finished the final boss yesterday but none of the bosses ended up sticking to memory because they all died from the first battle(and there’s the whole getting one/two shot in the middle of the game but seamless co-op doesn’t kick everyone out of the boss arena), but Nameless King and the Dragonarch Peak were both the most memorable parts of DS3 despite that.
We’re supposed to start the DLC areas today but we’ll say how that’ll pan out, since I may not have as much free time today.
I don't remember rally in BB but I could've simply forgotten it, if it was mentioned in game.
I only remember Saw Cleaver from BB, not the weapons you mentioned, sorry.
Though yeah I'll probably keep the Chikage for new runs or NG+ perhaps? And go with Strength instead as you suggested and see where I'd go with BB when I get to it. -
Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentKeeping a personal journey sounds like it could be helpful, never thought about using a map either, I'll consider these for whenever I decide to play Bloodborne. I think my version of the game is...Keeping a personal journey sounds like it could be helpful, never thought about using a map either, I'll consider these for whenever I decide to play Bloodborne.
I think my version of the game is up to date enough in terms of content, I actually played something on my PS4 in like 4 to 5 years, and BB even longer.
Difficulty is a weird and messy subject, most people that I brought up the subject of difficulty to seem to agree that it's subjective, though the line between "Hard for the sake of being hard/frustrating" and "Hard for the sake of being challenging" is something we wouldn't agree on. Demon Souls not having quick ways to get back to the boss like Bonfires and general lack of shortcuts to makes it tedious and frustrating, others think it's part of the challenge.
You could argue that having hidden enemies behind corners or falling from ceilings is users hostile, but you could argue just as much that it's meant to teach you to keep your guard up at all times. -
I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne
I typically don't play these kind of games, the few times I've played Souls games, I found issues I had with every game I've played more or less, I've tried Demon Souls around the time where Dark...
I typically don't play these kind of games, the few times I've played Souls games, I found issues I had with every game I've played more or less, I've tried Demon Souls around the time where Dark Souls was a thing on PS3, it didn't take too long to get used to the general idea and flow of the game, slowish/sluggish controls on purpose, overall being very difficult, parrying being something that could make or break battles, healing items are consumables that you need to farm, dying makes you lose souls, EXP is the currency, etc.
It's been so long since I've played it, but I recall it being an interesting enough experience to stick around for a little bit, Bolterian Palace being somewhat memorable from the first 2 zones or so including the first area, but I absolutely did not finish it.
I've played the first part of the game by myself, but ended up watching my friends play it more than I did play it, so I ended up knowing that Shrine of Storms has that weapon that makes farming souls super easy, I ended up going there.
Then I encountered the rolling skeletons, I don't think I was aware at the time that Turpentine is how you fight them ,so I had miserable experience there, I think at the end I got tired of it that I ended up just quitting the game to reload to not lose my souls and halve my HP, which in hindsight, I didn't know that. you take half damage as a soul(iirc) at the time and compounded with the PS3's insanely long loading times, which eventually made me to simply quit and never return to it, not having shortcuts also doesn't help, killing the same mobs over and over just to try fighting a boss once isn't fun.
I've not played Dark Souls 1 or 2 myself, so I have nothing to say aside from that I've seen my friends play PvP a lot in DS2, and that Bed of Chaos apparently is a rushed boss by the devs to complete the game, and it shows.
Despite what the title may imply, I did play Bloodborne a little bit, I did get to the first boss(Father Cosguine?) and getting a parry on him was one of those memorable moments for me playing the game, but phase 2 happened, and I'm going to blame the camera or locking-on for my death because 3D games from that era had dogshit cameras.
I have also seen some of my friends play the game, and the weapons BB has looked so fun, of note is the Chikage, which I wanted to use when I played BB, but apparently it's not a good weapon to get on your first run of the game.Might be worth noting that I gave Little Witch Nobeta a try to see how non Fromsoft Souls-likes are like, I also didn't really go back to it after defeating the first boss.
Then a year or two ago I decided to give Elden Ring a go, being pushed to it by an irl friend.
I rarely get a game and go "Wow I regret buying this", but ER was exactly that.
As usual, I did see a friend stream it in discord or play it while I'm at their house, so it's not that I didn't know what I was into, but I assumed it would be similar to my previous experience with souls games.
I picked up a Sorcerer, so my spells are barely better than hitting things with bare fists, my melee weapon is adequate at best, and my base stats were sort of gimped, I leveled up Intelligence to make my spells do more damage and for mobs, they are ok. I leveled up Dexterity as my main source of damage and that was... ok enough, at first.
I didn't get to Margit until a couple of hours in, I was wandering around and activating Lost Graces, just to avoid combat.
When I got to Margit, I died a lot but I did have some fun, it didn't feel unfair as much as it felt like my weapon limiting me and my spells barely tickling the boss.
Similar to how my previous Souls attempts went, I stopped playing, until one day I did accept my friends assisting me with the game instead of trying to do everything solo, and we felled Margit but with minimal intervention from my friends, we then got to Godrick and I don't remember much aside from the stairs and the stupid hitboxes.
After Godrick though, my lack of damage was even more apparent in the overworld areas after him, I can't really pick most battles in the world by myself because almost everything there is a group of enemies that notice you when you start attacking one of their group.
They handed me these souls giving item to level up my stats but despite leveling up a fair bit, my damage still felt pitiful and I didn't want to over level. When we called it a day that day, I never really returned to Elden Ring and I don't plan to, I "got" Souls games even less after that. Nightreign however seems to be a much more interesting game in general.
I think you'd need to be a big fan of Dark Souls in the first place to even find fun with ER.
This leads us to the past week or two where the same friend that got me to buy ER convinced me to play Dark Souls 3 with seamless co-op in memory of a recently deceased friend who has played the PC Souls games except DS3.
And I'm having fun, for change? I'm getting, guided, sure, and I'm not having the full experience by hitting the noob traps, and the bosses seem to get mowed down by playing with more experienced players.
Maybe it's a change in mindset, or maybe I'd only enjoy Souls games co-op.
My issue with DS3 however, is that everything looks the same to me, as in I'd get lost very easily because of how similar everything looks, which is in contrast of what I remember Demon Souls being like.
Not having a map of sorts makes me it difficult to navigate areas in games like these.
Given my struggles with the other Souls games, the fact that I really like what I've seen from BB's gameplay, the weapons, the fact that you can parry at range, what I've read of the story and lore that makes it very compelling. Are there any tips or ways that I can change my perspective so that when/if I undust my PS4 and my friend's copy of BB, I can have fun? I get that I don't need to like Souls games, but this feels like it'd be my best shot.
I don't intend to play it co-op because of both wanting the "full experience" and my PS4 can be modded on its current firmware.24 votes -
Comment on Wired vs. wireless mouse and keyboard? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkA mouse with rechargeable(via usb) battery and a wired keyboard is how my current setup works. As long as you don’t use bluetooth, and use the 2.4GHz dongle, the latency should be effectively...A mouse with rechargeable(via usb) battery and a wired keyboard is how my current setup works.
As long as you don’t use bluetooth, and use the 2.4GHz dongle, the latency should be effectively barely worse(As in it can probably be measured but not perceived) than wired. Whether you want to use AA batteries or a rechargeable internal battery is up to you, though. AA batteries means that there is no battery to worry about getting kaput, but rechargable batteries are infinitely more convenient, though.
Keyboard is usually heavy and bulky so it being wireless has no real benefit unless you move around or want to switch devices.
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentMine were Rattlesnake Dodo Whale Orca Dolphin I got 70 on my first try, I consider turtles and tortoises to be different, but this game doesn’t.Mine were
ViperRattlesnake- Dodo
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I got 70 on my first try, I consider turtles and tortoises to be different, but this game doesn’t.
Never heard of that game until you mentioned it, It's going on my wishlist, thanks. Reviews are mostly positive but they seem kind of mixed on Steam reviews though.
I don't get what they were going with Assault Horizon, coming to it from AC2 and AC3 is quite a shock, basically just CoD in sky. But I want to eventually go play 4,5 and 6 if 360 emulation for it good nowadays.