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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentI think that even in GAAS, studios rely on contractors and short-term employment a lot in order to cut costs, but I could be wrong. Bungie, for example, laid off 220 “roles”, 17% of their...I think that even in GAAS, studios rely on contractors and short-term employment a lot in order to cut costs, but I could be wrong.
Bungie, for example, laid off 220 “roles”, 17% of their workforce, in July 2024. More layoffs might be coming as the result of the end of Destiny 2’s development.
For anyone who worked on the game the entire time that it was being developed, who is now being laid off, this industry probably doesn’t feel stable. However, it’s (probably) true that this is the nature of video games and entertainment media in general.
We can’t expect Destiny to be there forever, of course, but the solution isn’t to lay these people off. It’s to give them new work to do. These aren’t seasonal agricultural jobs. If Destiny is ending, then start working on a new game and keep the people who have dedicated years of their life to the company around. They already have the experience too!
At the very least let them choose if they want to stay or move on.
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What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service?
Before I go into my rant I would like to ask you: Have you played Destiny or Destiny 2? What are your thoughts on Bungie, the imminent death of Destiny, their push for Marathon, and “games as a...
Before I go into my rant I would like to ask you: Have you played Destiny or Destiny 2? What are your thoughts on Bungie, the imminent death of Destiny, their push for Marathon, and “games as a service” in general?
As for my opinion, I think that the real problem is that (probably) most managers, CEOs, investors, and shareholders involved in live service games aren’t gamers. They don’t care about the quality of the games. A majority of them probably don’t even play what they publish.
What they care about is to maximize revenue with minimal effort, cost, and risk.
The programmers and artists suffer from low wages and job insecurity, and the gamers suffer from live service slop that eventually gets sunset even when it has a dedicated fan base (that could grow if the game was better).
We can’t win against this horde of managers, CEOs, investors, and shareholders. They got AAA in a chokehold, especially in live service.
We gotta continue to vote with our wallets and give our money to the companies who deliver quality games, and pull our money out when they don’t.
If Bungie dies, I’ll be sad because I have a long history with Halo (Combat Evolved, 2, 3, ODST, and Reach), but so be it. Something better may rise from their ashes.
We gotta resist the slop. It’s like fast food. We gotta resist it even if it’s addictive, and go get better quality grub elsewhere even if it costs more. If we keep eating the slop, they’ll continue frying more of it.
Edit: To make sure I don’t confuse anyone, I should add that Destiny 2 will receive one last content update this month, and will remain playable, just as its predecessor, for the time being. What I think most people are complaining about is that a game that could potentially be excellent, will be left in a messy state, designed mostly around maximizing revenue through micro-transactions, rather than offering a good experience. It has a large and passionate fanbase, but will basically abandoned by Bungie, in favor of their new game Marathon, which no one cares about
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentThe story and the combat mostly. I have to be honest, it’s my first action JRPG, but I’ve been loving it to death. The story and the characters are great. There’s a world building that keeps me...The story and the combat mostly.
I have to be honest, it’s my first action JRPG, but I’ve been loving it to death.
- The story and the characters are great. There’s a world building that keeps me excited to learn more about this universe. I love the many (optional) “panel cutscenes”. I also like that the story is easy to follow. This is not a Kingdom Hearts. The characters have clear motivations and the world has clear rules and structures. More JRPGs need to take a note from this one.
- The combat starts out slow, but at an early point you have unlocked so many abilities that you combo with the fury of a thousand suns. It’s frenetic and sometimes chaotic, but very satisfying when you manage to dodge, parry, string streaks, and unleash boosts, with nothing but your instinct moving your fingers.
- I also love the art style. It’s a cute anime style with a very detailed world. Runs pretty smooth on the Switch 2 and probably even better on other platforms.
- It’s got a pretty extensive glossary, so that you can properly learn about almost all (some things I haven’t seen a proper explanation for yet) of the many systems and mechanics, which felt overwhelming at first, but I was able to understand after doing some reading.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
crissequeira LinkStill on Tales of Arise, which I love more and more. Also deleted my 150+ hour save game on Pokopium. lol I couldn’t take it anymore. The blank canvas feels so good. Now that I know how all the...Still on Tales of Arise, which I love more and more.
Also deleted my 150+ hour save game on Pokopium. lol I couldn’t take it anymore.
The blank canvas feels so good. Now that I know how all the mechanics work, I know exactly how I want to play and not mess up the landscape so I don’t get annoyed again. I’m also “catching” them all much quicker. Of course. Took me only one afternoon to get like a couple dozen of them and finish the first area.
I’m going for reconstruction of the environment, as close to what it seems to me that the environment looked like as I can.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentDang. I’ve always wanted to play that game. Hope it releases on Switch 2 someday.Dang. I’ve always wanted to play that game. Hope it releases on Switch 2 someday.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentYou know what’s funny? I have a second user profile with another save, probably 30+ hours... but that irritates me for another reason, which is that those hours don’t count towards my Nintendo...You know what’s funny?
I have a second user profile with another save, probably 30+ hours... but that irritates me for another reason, which is that those hours don’t count towards my Nintendo account Play Activity. What I did on that save is exactly that: minimal to no changes to the landscape. Just rebuilding stuff and turning everything into a nature reserve.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
crissequeira LinkI think it was last Sunday that I bought my wife a skipping rope upon her requesting me to get her one. We live in a studio apartment, so it was a bit of a challenge to find the right spot where...I think it was last Sunday that I bought my wife a skipping rope upon her requesting me to get her one. We live in a studio apartment, so it was a bit of a challenge to find the right spot where to use it, but we did, and she loves. Then I suddenly remembered that there was a random period in my mid-teens (14/15 maybe), where I was skipping all the time, for nothing but my personal amusement. I even taught myself some tricks. All these long-forgotten memories came back to me. I even demonstrated my skills to my wife. Dang. I’ve been using the skipping ropes myself as well since then. lol
Ah, I also invented a minestrone recipe for my wife this week (which she loved), and tried an improved version of my carob salame recipe today, which we’ll eat tomorrow.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentInteresting that you mentioned Pokopium. May I “poke-ope-you” on that? Sorry for the bad puns. I got it on launch because I knew that I would love it. I did. In fact, I loved it so much, It’s my...Interesting that you mentioned Pokopium. May I “poke-ope-you” on that? Sorry for the bad puns.
I got it on launch because I knew that I would love it. I did. In fact, I loved it so much, It’s my most-played Switch 2 game to date. 150+ hours. Half of the critters caught.
There’s one thing that I hate about it though and it’s what always put me off from getting far in games like Minecraft:
It’s almost inevitable that you’ll change a lot of the landscape as you play. Unfortunately I did that, and I hate it. I don’t know how to explain why I hate it. I just prefer a landscape that looks “untouched”, you know what I mean? Natural, wild, green. This game doesn’t lend itself to that though because you do need habitats and all, and they are happier to live inside homes and buildings, for whatever reason, than just in tall grass.
It would be so nice if I could reset the areas to what they were like when I first entered them (minus the relevant story bits), so that I could just basically transform all of them into lush, green forests with minimal manmade-looking objects, but I can’t. I know that this is all in my head, but it bothers me and makes me dread returning to the game... even though I desperately want to because I love it so much.
I’m honestly at the point where I consider restarting it... but all those hours will be completely lost. It’s such a shame. I don’t know what to do. It’s so hard to just forget about this game and move on.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentI hadn’t heard the term “content bloat” before, but it makes total sense. Thanks for that. I hate it too.I hadn’t heard the term “content bloat” before, but it makes total sense. Thanks for that. I hate it too.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link Parent“If it stops being fun, then the game is done.” That’s also a good mantra. Thank you for that inspiration!“If it stops being fun, then the game is done.”
That’s also a good mantra. Thank you for that inspiration!
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Comment on Can’t generate invite codes in ~tildes
crissequeira Link ParentOh, wonderful! Thank you so much! That’s very kind!Oh, wonderful! Thank you so much! That’s very kind!
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Can’t generate invite codes
Dear Tildes team, I’ve been on here for a year now, I think, and after praising Tildes to a friend for a long time, he recently asked me for an invite code. I had never invited anyone before, but...
Dear Tildes team,
I’ve been on here for a year now, I think, and after praising Tildes to a friend for a long time, he recently asked me for an invite code.
I had never invited anyone before, but when I went to the invite page, it read: “You aren't able to generate more invite links right now.”
Any idea what the issue might be?
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentDang. That sounds like a dream marriage. Congratulations! 🥰Dang. That sounds like a dream marriage. Congratulations! 🥰
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentIt’s the opposite, but you brought up something that I had never thought about before: My first or second game (I can’t remember for sure) was Super Mario 64, at age 8, in 1997, which I 100%ed...It’s the opposite, but you brought up something that I had never thought about before:
My first or second game (I can’t remember for sure) was Super Mario 64, at age 8, in 1997, which I 100%ed multiple times throughout the years. My gaming tastes were early on defined by other such games like Banjo-Kazooie and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. You can see how I became someone who loves a good action-adventure game with a definite beginning and end.
The third game I played this year, during March and April, was Pokémon Pokopia. Sure, there are dozens of checklist items to be completed, but the post-game is completely open. You can decorate and shape your environment to your hearts desire... and that killed the game for me.
I stuck with it for a little over 150 hours because the gameplay is just that much fun, but unless there comes a time in the future where I have nothing else that I’m dying to play, then I don’t think that I’ll return to it, because again, the endlessness of playtime and possibilities completely overwhelms me at some point, always.
Thank you. That was an interesting thought you shared.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentI never played Wonder, but I did play Sunshine and Odyssey, and the reasons why I never 100%ed either of them are a good example of what I complained about. With Sunshine, my issue were the blue...I never played Wonder, but I did play Sunshine and Odyssey, and the reasons why I never 100%ed either of them are a good example of what I complained about.
With Sunshine, my issue were the blue coins. They were not distributed per level but per course (if I remember correctly), meaning that you had to comb the same level multiple times to find them all. Maybe it’s just me, but that process was so tedious and difficult for me that I gave up. There isn’t even an in-game checklist of sorts. I had to rely on an online guide, and when I have to consult an online guide, when I have to “pause the game to complete the game”, that’s usually when I say to myself: “Yeah. No. This has become a checklist. Time to move on.”
The checklist aspect was even stronger with Odyssey, but even more so the scope. I rolled the credits with close to or more than 650 moons, I think. That was because, on the way to the final battle, I actually made an effort to find everything. I would only move on if I couldn’t find more. This is also how I became aware that the game was intentionally hiding moons from me until the post-game, which frustrated me a lot. I then rolled the credits and just lost all motivation to continue to grind that checklist. 999 moons is too much. I’ll give the game credit for the hint system at least, and the table that we could look up. That made the process a lot easier and I didn’t have to check any online guides.
I should make mention of Donkey Kong Bananza here, because I played it this year. It was my second game this year. I played it in February, and I 100%ed it at around 52 hours. I didn’t get the DLC because I looked it up and it didn’t seem enticing to me. Either way, the game was a lot of fun, and felt a lot more reasonable than Odyssey. 52 hours is overstaying its welcome just a tad little bit for me, but the elephant “Bananza” digging up maps and the hints that you can buy combined, made it trivial to find everything. I only really needed help with an online guide a couple of times, and also for the boss and minion rush modes (I couldn’t figure out a good enough strategy). The gameplay mechanics are a big part of what made it pleasant to continue the search. I sometimes got distracted just destroying stuff for the sake of it, whereas in Odyssey, I always felt that I was always rushing to the next item on the checklist. Bananza somehow just nailed it, and 777 bananas is a far better number.
Then there’s my favorite 3D Mario of all time: Galaxy.
I like it better than 2, just because it was the first one and it felt more epic and new to me, especially with Rosalina being present in the game from start to finish.
I may be misremembering because I played it shortly after launch all those years ago, but I was able to 100% it on the first playthrough. I got all 120 stars (I think it was). You could then play through the game as Luigi, which I also did. It didn’t take long to complete both, and again, the gameplay made it easy. I vastly prefer “course clear 3D Mario” over “sandbox 3D Mario”. No single course took too long to complete, even if a few of them were a bit more challenging than others, and the amount of content and time needed to 100% it just felt perfect. These and other reasons is why Galaxy remains my favorite 3D Mario, and why I wish they would give us a third one.
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Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences?
Once more I come to you with this eternal annoyance of mine, that just won’t go away, with regard to 100%ing games: I own a Switch 2. It’s my one and only entertainment device (I don’t watch...
Once more I come to you with this eternal annoyance of mine, that just won’t go away, with regard to 100%ing games:
I own a Switch 2. It’s my one and only entertainment device (I don’t watch shows, movies, or do anything else).
I already limit myself to only buying Switch 2 games (meaning, no Switch 1 or classics on NSO), so I don’t get overwhelmed with all the options, but good new games come out so quickly now, and there’s so many that I am dying to play, that I’m still feeling like I can barely keep up.
I never buy a new game (even if on discount) before I roll the credits on the one that I am currently playing. That would kill me, to just have them sitting there, on my digital shelf, collecting dust.
For me, anywhere between 20 to 40 hours with one game is ideal, but many of the kinds of games that I enjoy and buy take more than 50 or even 100 or more hours to 100%. I don’t buy them because they’re huge. I buy them because I like their worlds, their stories, and/or their mechanics. If I chose my games based on how long it takes to roll the credits or 100% them, then I’d probably not play almost any modern games.
By the time I roll the credits, I usually feel ready to move on, I feel satisfied with how much I got to experience that world, story, and/or mechanic, but if I do move on, then I also feel bad for not 100%ing the game. It’s some kind of OCD or “all-or-nothing” mental issue that I have. I don’t know.
I guess there’s nothing that I can do about it, because I’m even less interested in grinding for hundreds of hours to 100% a game. The magic and newness of whatever world, story, and/or mechanics a game has to offer have usually worn off by the time I roll the credits, so I would just be forcing myself to check off a list of chores and that’s not fun at all for me.
By that time, there’s also usually a new game that I am dying to play anyway.
So, the choice is between leaving games behind without 100%ing them, or playing two or three games a year, slowly and tediously chipping away at them. The new experiences tip the scale for me.
How about you?
I just wish that I could make this nagging feeling in the back of my head go away and accept that moving on from a game that I didn’t 100%, is OK.
That being said, on occasion, I play a game that is designed to be 100%able on the first playthrough, and those are by far my favorites. Very few games are like that anymore though, which I find sad.
Edit: A short poem I made (with some inspiration from ChatGPT) to help me get over my desire to 100% games. I entitle it, “An OCD Gamer’s Mantra”.
Credits rolled, story told.
New adventures shall unfold.
Rolled the credits, closed the quest.
Move on and discard the rest.
Credits rolled, I’ve seen the end.
Loose threads I need not to mend.
Rolled the credits, let it be.
The next great game is calling me.28 votes -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
crissequeira Link ParentIt does. You got me excited. I just experienced... Warning: spoilers! ...Zephyr’s death, which was tragic and really moved me. The story in this game is something else. I’m over 13h in.It does. You got me excited.
I just experienced...
Warning: spoilers!
...Zephyr’s death, which was tragic and really moved me. The story in this game is something else.I’m over 13h in.
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
crissequeira LinkMany years ago, on the day I became aware that I have the rare ability to listen to understand, rather than listen to reply. 99% of the people around me do the exact opposite.Many years ago, on the day I became aware that I have the rare ability to listen to understand, rather than listen to reply.
99% of the people around me do the exact opposite.
Dang. This made me emotional.