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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkI had a game I started a couple of months ago but sort of stopped after clocking in 8 hours for a bit. But yesterday I finally finished Million Depth's true ending, it's the best game I played in...I had a game I started a couple of months ago but sort of stopped after clocking in 8 hours for a bit.
But yesterday I finally finished Million Depth's true ending, it's the best game I played in 2026, and likely will stay my favorite throughout 2026.It's a roguelike game with some progressive elements, like unlockables that can randomly appear in later runs.
The battle system is a bit weird, like Super Hot, everything moves only when you move or attack/control your weapons.
And your weapon is a "morphing mallet", you use blocks you find during your run to improve that mallet by placing them in a grid, certain combination gives you offensive or defensive effects, so you can end up with weird combinations like a hilt in between 2 blades with a shield attach to the side of a blade.Both the battle system and weapons work better than they sound.
What makes it stand out to me are the music and atmosphere, with some plot elements.
The game starts with you controlling a girl in a spaceship contacting a person on earth, because her entire spaceship is now dead people, and because she wants to see why the person she contacted stopped replying, she decides to descend to earth.The places you go through are underground caves with some notable special event floors.
The music is fantastic, and I got the soundtrack, but have yet to give it a listen (outside of game).
I think this captures the feeling and vibes of Made in Abyss way better than the official game, despite the official game being more "" accurate"" by being more tedious.
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Comment on Thoughts on graphene OS? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkRunning it on a Pixel 9a (base model) for a couple of months now. It's what you'd expect in that it basically works like Android, just stripped down and hardened. I use it as my main phone but I...Running it on a Pixel 9a (base model) for a couple of months now.
It's what you'd expect in that it basically works like Android, just stripped down and hardened.
I use it as my main phone but I keep carrying a secondary phone for Discord, WhatsApp(Use this instead of SMS for communication) and bank, I tried installing WhatsApp but it complained about RCL.
By going to GrapheneOS I understand that basically I'm being a bit paranoid, but because I don't understand the implications of enabling RCL, I decided to keep it disabled, so I need my previous phone to run WhatsApp.
For banking I didn't try, but it goes back to hearing that Aurora's (cached?) Apps can be compromised, ignoring the fact that I'd probably run into RCL issues as well.
Discord I don't trust enough to want on my GOS phone.The caveat really is whether you'd have another phone when needed or not.
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Comment on A music theory tutorial built with PICO-8 in ~music
Nihilego LinkI initially thought this would be a Pico-8 Cartridge that has a music theory tutorial in it. But it seems to be HTML-5 based and has no way to download cartridge (On mobile).I initially thought this would be a Pico-8 Cartridge that has a music theory tutorial in it. But it seems to be HTML-5 based and has no way to download cartridge (On mobile).
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI didn’t want to take too much considering I will likely leave them in backlog but Aaero 2 seems interesting. Could take Inertial Drift as well. Space Freeks mostly to put alongside the other W40K...I didn’t want to take too much considering I will likely leave them in backlog but
Aaero 2 seems interesting.
Could take Inertial Drift as well.
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Comment on I made a satirical AI detector in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentAlongside the URL being “generic”, if you try to read the text you will find that 1-It repeats the same points multiple times. “The sun is hot” “The sun’s temperature is <Whatever> C” “The sun...Alongside the URL being “generic”, if you try to read the text you will find that
1-It repeats the same points multiple times.
“The sun is hot”
“The sun’s temperature is <Whatever> C”
“The sun runs on nuclear energy”
“The sun’s state of matter is plasma”
Except they’ll be fragmented across multiple sections.2-While it is something a human may do, saying so little using so many words.
I sometimes used to open up these sites because sometimes reading the URL isn’t enough.
1 can be either SEO spam or AI written.
2 is just a low quality article.Edit: I kinda missed that you addressed 1 already.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI tried playing Torchlight 2 on SteamDeck before, the controller support seemed weird/off.I tried playing Torchlight 2 on SteamDeck before, the controller support seemed weird/off.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI don’t consider OEM/Official hardware when I count these kind of devices. I got something Similar to the Odin 2(Retroid Pocket 6) and it’s a neat one. I would emulate on it rather than a...I don’t consider OEM/Official hardware when I count these kind of devices.
I got something Similar to the Odin 2(Retroid Pocket 6) and it’s a neat one.
I would emulate on it rather than a SteamDeck where reasonabe, because the wattage the SteamDeck can sometimes use during emulation can feel like overkill. Plus some of these devices can run PC games reasonably well, provided you keep your expectations in check.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI didn’t know they made Aragami 2, I got to finish the first one at some point.I didn’t know they made Aragami 2, I got to finish the first one at some point.
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Comment on Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI got mine with the plan of getting Asahi or a Linux distro on it down the line too. But I have been enjoying most of the MacOS experience, even 26’s liquid glass though I think it’s overdone and...I got mine with the plan of getting Asahi or a Linux distro on it down the line too. But I have been enjoying most of the MacOS experience, even 26’s liquid glass though I think it’s overdone and I’m the kind of people that miss Frutiger Aero.
Upgrading to 16/512 stung, and it still does, but it’s almost something you forget while using the thing.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentAndro Dunos 2 I suck at shmups but I like to play them from time to time.Andro Dunos 2
I suck at shmups but I like to play them from time to time.
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Comment on Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more in ~tech
Nihilego LinkThe M1 chip is fortunately the last chip I’d ever need from a laptop. My M1 MBA barring something getting broken will have still a long life ahead of it. I’ve contemplated getting a Mac Mini a...The M1 chip is fortunately the last chip I’d ever need from a laptop.
My M1 MBA barring something getting broken will have still a long life ahead of it.
I’ve contemplated getting a Mac Mini a couple of times but had no reason to tbf, it would’ve been just a neat thing to have.
This RAM and storage situation makes it hard to determine if you’re getting FOMO’d, or if buying anything that is “normally priced” you may not need is a good investment.
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026: Hidden gems in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentFor Cosmic Collapse I’d recommend getting it from the itch of the developer. https://johanpeitz.itch.io/cosmic-collapse The steam copy doesn’t come with the cartridge file in case you want to play...For Cosmic Collapse I’d recommend getting it from the itch of the developer.
https://johanpeitz.itch.io/cosmic-collapse
The steam copy doesn’t come with the cartridge file in case you want to play it on a retro handheld or a Pico-8 port elsewhere.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
Nihilego LinkI sometimes tend to give myself a budget of like $20 and try and add in as many things in my wishlist as I can. Then either wait until the sale is over(lol) or actually buy what I put in my cart....I sometimes tend to give myself a budget of like $20 and try and add in as many things in my wishlist as I can. Then either wait until the sale is over(lol) or actually buy what I put in my cart.
I see Sanabi a mentioned a lot in comparison to Katana Zero, they do sure similar visuals but I like the gameplay of Katana Zero.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentIf you want to be even smaller, you can make one of those Jonsbo (and Velka I think?) SFF PCs, though at that point researching what fits and what not is on you, and ITX tax is more prominent when...If you want to be even smaller, you can make one of those Jonsbo (and Velka I think?) SFF PCs, though at that point researching what fits and what not is on you, and ITX tax is more prominent when you go to such extreme sizes.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI’d say more 2024-2025, when I made/started ordering parts of my last PC build. The “inflated” GPU prices are “normal” and MSRPs are fake, but SSDs were reasonable, you still would rather wait for...I’d say more 2024-2025, when I made/started ordering parts of my last PC build. The “inflated” GPU prices are “normal” and MSRPs are fake, but SSDs were reasonable, you still would rather wait for a deal than immediately buy one, and RAM is pretty much a buy once and forget thing, unless it stops working.
But yeah $450 is what I was hoping for, $750 is what I valued it at.
Valve saying it will be priced at PC prices, not consoles killed any chance of it ever being that low, but a few videos looking at comparable parts ended up ranging from $600 to $800, I think one concentrating on BOM estimates(I forgot by who) had it on the lower end, not factoring in bulk savings and b2b deals.
I think if you want to game nowadays just stick with your last gen consoles/parts or maybe look into retro handhelds, mostly old games but newer Retroid and AYN devices are a fraction of the cost of a Steamdeck and Gamenative/Windows emulation is advancing, but ymmv with that.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #10: How often do you visit/read Tildes? (Results) in ~talk
Nihilego LinkUsed to be daily but nowadays a few times per week. For better or worse(mostly better) this place doesn’t have the reddit level of activity. I opened it recently because I was sure I’ll see...Used to be daily but nowadays a few times per week.
For better or worse(mostly better) this place doesn’t have the reddit level of activity.
I opened it recently because I was sure I’ll see discussion about the Steam Machine.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Nihilego LinkAnything north of $800 and it is severely overvalued tbh. $750 is the price I was expecting, $450 is what I was hoping for(More so to have an excuse to buy one as a console/living room). Sure...Anything north of $800 and it is severely overvalued tbh.
$750 is the price I was expecting, $450 is what I was hoping for(More so to have an excuse to buy one as a console/living room).
Sure considering the current shortage, it being $1000+ makes sense but at that price point, my interest in is lukewarm aside from the initial hype news/benchmarks, not something long lasting like the Deck.
Anyway, good luck to anyone actually trying to buy this, in case the store crashes or the stock is too low.
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Comment on Humble Choice - June 2026 in ~games
Nihilego LinkOctopath Traveler 2 is good. The first one wasn’t good time for me but a friend of mine convinced to give 2 a go and I can recommend it.Octopath Traveler 2 is good.
The first one wasn’t good time for me but a friend of mine convinced to give 2 a go and I can recommend it.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
Nihilego Link ParentYeah, the topping. Pineapple sauce sounds unhinged. I want someone to try that. Never tried grilled pineapples now that I think about it.Yeah, the topping.
Pineapple sauce sounds unhinged. I want someone to try that.
Never tried grilled pineapples now that I think about it.
I mostly lurk around and post on occasions, though I'm using/posting on Tildes again more often nowadays.
A general rule of thumb is that unlike on Reddit for example, "low effort" posts are to be avoided here.