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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHa, 3/4 for my guesses ain't too bad. Thanks! And yeah who knew changing nearly every aspect of your life could be so monumental, lol. So much prep work but hopefully all worth it in the end. We...Ha, 3/4 for my guesses ain't too bad. Thanks!
And yeah who knew changing nearly every aspect of your life could be so monumental, lol. So much prep work but hopefully all worth it in the end. We are fortunate that we have family to rely on and the means to make this big life change, so I can't complain too much.
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk
fefellama Link ParentWith Caicedo anything is possible. They'll definitely make it out of their group, only Germany should give them real trouble. Then for the knock-outs I can definitely see them holding on to a few...With Caicedo anything is possible.
They'll definitely make it out of their group, only Germany should give them real trouble. Then for the knock-outs I can definitely see them holding on to a few 0-0s and 1-0s, so who knows!
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk
fefellama (edited )LinkMan looking through some of the previous threads, a lot of the stuff predicted naturally are related to the hot button issues of the day. But a ton of new/different/unexpected things dominate the...Man looking through some of the previous threads, a lot of the stuff predicted naturally are related to the hot button issues of the day. But a ton of new/different/unexpected things dominate the headlines in the following year, from covid to the rise of AI to trump to whatever. So my prediction for 2026 is that there will be some new development that none of us in this thread see coming that will absolutely dominate headlines next year. Super descriptive, I know (they call me Nostradamus).
Maybe it'll be a new war (unfortunately this doesn't seem all that unlikely), or some breakthrough tech/research (hopefully a cure to some major illness), a high profile assassination, some big natural disaster (actually given the state of the world I'm fairly confident of this one), or some sizeable economic development (maybe a recession, maybe Trump doubles down on tariffs, maybe health insurances just start dropping people from coverage en masse like homeowners insurances do after a big disaster). Or something completely different than anything I have here but that dominates the media discussion for a good chunk of the year.
Edit: forgot about the WC
My prediction for the world cup is that it goes off mostly without a major international incident. FIFA bends over backwards for Trump some more, the whole world laughs at the US (there'll definitely be posts about how beer at the stadiums will be like $15 or something), Americans stop paying too much attention after the US gets eliminated in the round of 16 or so, people still pay thousands of dollars for their tickets, and protests are mostly restricted to dissenting opinions online and some limited areas of the country like Seattle, LA, and NYC. The world will soon move on and FIFA will announce a new World Cup Winners Cup hosted in Saudi Arabia or the US with like the 10 previous winners of the World Cup
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
fefellama Link ParentSlay the Spire, Balatro, and Monster Train are my holy trinity of roguelike deckbuilders. I hope you stick with Slay the Spire because it's really incredible once you get more familiar with all...Slay the Spire: I got this game since I saw many people recommending it after I played Balatro. So far, I'm fairly ambivalent to the game, but I also haven't played it too much. I can see the potential though so I'll keep at it.
Slay the Spire, Balatro, and Monster Train are my holy trinity of roguelike deckbuilders. I hope you stick with Slay the Spire because it's really incredible once you get more familiar with all the cards and items and enemies. And if you like it, then definitely check out Monster Train next (or its sequel that recently came out).
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama (edited )Link ParentFunny, a couple days ago I was thinking of going with number 7 since that's my favorite number (my favorite soccer team since I was a kid had a big history of number 7 being the best player on the...Funny, a couple days ago I was thinking of going with number 7 since that's my favorite number (my favorite soccer team since I was a kid had a big history of number 7 being the best player on the team). But I figured I would wait and see what the others might be, plus let other people claim some.
Well now it's been a couple days and I see 7 is still available, and it sounds fantastic (love me some roguelites/roguelikes). So I'll definitely take it if that's alright.
Edit: oh whoops I had so much fun guessing what the games could be that I forgot to say something I was proud of. Well I've posted elsewhere that my wife and I are going through a big change in 2026, moving countries, starting new lives basically. And so this year we did A LOT of the prep work for that. Saving money, selling our house, visas, passports, research, etc. So much work that hopefully will pay off this coming year. So I'm proud of how far we've come compared to where we were when we first contemplated this move towards the end of 2024.
And in the spirit of the thread, I have some guesses as to what a few of the games might be. The description were helpful, but then the review scores really narrowed it down a ton:
Hiding it in case anyone wants to try and work it out for themselves
1 Dungeons of Hinterberg
7 Spiritfall (I first thought Hades but the review score didn't match up)
9 The Royal Writ
12 West of Dead
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentOh boy I've been trying to wrap my brain around some of these titles and am stumped, lol. I'm just going to list a bunch that sound interesting to me but please give them to others if they have...Oh boy I've been trying to wrap my brain around some of these titles and am stumped, lol. I'm just going to list a bunch that sound interesting to me but please give them to others if they have also requested them, I've gotten plenty already. I just love checking out random/silly games that I otherwise would have never heard of. I've discovered a few really neat little games from some previous giveaway threads. So thanks again for doing this!
8 a large prison (prison architect would be too obvious, right?)
26 appearance of dahlias (dahlia view, this one seems fairly straightforward compared to the rest)
36 destroy the knights (gotham knights?)
38 difficult (lmao dark souls? ha not sure but imagine a game just called Difficult)
39 down (downwell?)
40 easily angry (is there a video game adaptation of 12 Angry Men cuz that would be my guess)
53 he has to swim (why? is he drowning? subnautica would make sense but I don't think it's that easy)
54 he is lonely (maybe because he drowned? lol no clue on this one)
80 no crown 2 (kingdom 2 thrones maybe?)
85 play like a crocodile (lil gator game?)
123 try to kill (maybe one of the hitman games?)
127 well my hand is known (some card game maybe? idk but love deckbuilders) -
Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentLMAO Many of these are hilarious but for some reason I found that one with just the first letter swapped especially hilarious. Like gee I wonder what game Mitcher 3: The Wild Hunt could be....MEMPEST: PIRATE RPG has to be Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
LMAO
Many of these are hilarious but for some reason I found that one with just the first letter swapped especially hilarious. Like gee I wonder what game Mitcher 3: The Wild Hunt could be....
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey thanks for the ping. Of the available games I'd love to check out Evil West and Jagged Alliance 3. Thanks again and happy holidays!Hey thanks for the ping. Of the available games I'd love to check out Evil West and Jagged Alliance 3.
Thanks again and happy holidays!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentI had not seen this game previously but it looks like it would be great on the Steam Deck, so I'll gladly accept! Reminds me of some of the 3D sonic games (like Sonic Adventure 2 Battle).Haste
I had not seen this game previously but it looks like it would be great on the Steam Deck, so I'll gladly accept! Reminds me of some of the 3D sonic games (like Sonic Adventure 2 Battle).
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
fefellama Link ParentI've tried the pizza on cast iron thing and can vouch for how great it is! I'll have to test out that stale bread in the microwave one, thanks!I've tried the pizza on cast iron thing and can vouch for how great it is! I'll have to test out that stale bread in the microwave one, thanks!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHmm I'd love Humanki.... just kidding! Saw u/chocobean's comment and think they totally deserve it for being such a positive contributor to the site! I would love High on Life and Desperados 3...Hmm I'd love Humanki.... just kidding! Saw u/chocobean's comment and think they totally deserve it for being such a positive contributor to the site!
I would love High on Life and Desperados 3 though if that's alright!
In exchange, tell me about some kind thoughts or hopes you have: they can be for yourself in the new year, for people in your personal life, for people here on Tildes, or for the world at large.
Well 2024 was a very stressful year for me for various reasons, so much so that my wife and I decided on some big life changes together (leaving our jobs, selling our house, moving, etc.). Then 2025 has been sort of a transitional year, got the ball rolling on a lot of those big life changes, but still a few left to do to wrap it all up. And 2026 is the year where we'll do them in. So the kind thoughts and hopes that I have is that this last year of planning, working hard, and saving pays off.
I've posted a bit about it before on Tildes, and found the community here extremely understanding and supportive. Those mental health threads and just various threads that come and go where someone asks a general question to the audience are very helpful to read through. Even on the threads where I don't post or comment, it's helpful to see the stuff that other people are going through, as often times the comments for those people feel like they could apply to me as well, and it's reassuring to see that other people are facing some of the same issues in this crazy world we all live in (though obviously I'd prefer if none of us had to deal with those issues at all).
So thanks to everyone on this site for being so wholesome and uplifting. Made these last couple years easier to get through, which is more than can be said for most sites out there.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentThanks a ton! And if you like that, there's also this house nearby where I work that has a manatee mailbox (like the entire mailbox and post is shaped like a manatee holding the actual mailbox in...Thanks a ton!
And if you like that, there's also this house nearby where I work that has a manatee mailbox (like the entire mailbox and post is shaped like a manatee holding the actual mailbox in its flippers), and every holiday they decorate him in appropriate gear. Like the santa hat is the obvious once, but I've seen him with a cupid bow for valentines day, with a green hat and four-leaf clover for St. Patrick's Day, and some local sports gear before/after big games. I've never met the owners of the house, but I appreciate their dedication over the last 6 years or so that I've been driving by their house.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentThanks again! And yeah I might take you up on that one day. My experience in web dev primarily consists of creating some barebones html pages in middle school computer class, lol. I'm sure things...Thanks again! And yeah I might take you up on that one day. My experience in web dev primarily consists of creating some barebones html pages in middle school computer class, lol. I'm sure things have come a long way since...
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
fefellama Link ParentI forgot exactly where I saw it (probably a YouTube video) but I think marshmallows might work for this purpose too and could be even better than bread because they don’t go bad nearly as quickly...If you want soft cookies or your cookies have gotten hard over time throw a piece of bread in the container. The cookies steal the moisture from the bread and have the perfect level of softness.
I forgot exactly where I saw it (probably a YouTube video) but I think marshmallows might work for this purpose too and could be even better than bread because they don’t go bad nearly as quickly so you can leave them in there for much longer. I think the original hack I saw was for brown sugar rather than cookies, but I think the principle was the same (moisture wicking basically).
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey wow great list! I'd like to enter the Persona 5 raffle please! As for winter decorations, my favorite non-traditional one is a neighbor of mine that has one of those giant Halloween skeletons...Hey wow great list! I'd like to enter the Persona 5 raffle please!
As for winter decorations, my favorite non-traditional one is a neighbor of mine that has one of those giant Halloween skeletons out front.... and just leaves it there year-round. So after October they put up a Santa hat on it and some lights to make it festive, lol. For Easter it gets some bunny ears, etc.
There's also a community center near me that does a similar thing. They decorated for the holidays, but left some of their Halloween decorations like a big skeleton and some bats, and just gave the bats little Santa hats and gave the skeleton a white cloth over him and a carrot for a nose and now he's a very lean snowman. Went to go take pictures with Santa there recently with my family and loved that 'snowman'.
As for the other games, I would love to check out The Unexplored 2 and Let's School if possible.
Thanks for contributing!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey I'd love to check out This War of Mine if possible. Thanks for doing this!Hey I'd love to check out This War of Mine if possible.
Thanks for doing this!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentHey it's the guy with the cool review site. I'm glad you still keep up with it! I've thought about trying to learn web development by doing something similar, so thanks for explaining things on...Hey it's the guy with the cool review site. I'm glad you still keep up with it! I've thought about trying to learn web development by doing something similar, so thanks for explaining things on your about page!
I'd like to check out West of Dead if it's still available.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama (edited )Link ParentThis is hilarious! Gonna guess a few now without looking at what other people might have guessed. If someone else claimed them first please give it to them instead, I just wanted to guess a few...This is hilarious! Gonna guess a few now without looking at what other people might have guessed. If someone else claimed them first please give it to them instead, I just wanted to guess a few for the fun of it.
13 Airport Director Dr. (Airport CEO?)
24 Catalytic Development (Potionomics?)
71 Lucky to Be a Homeowner (Luck be a Landlord?)
108 The Devil (Hades/Diablo?)
121 Train Station (Mini Metro?)A bunch of the other ones sound like anime/isekai titles to me (Oh no! I've been "Transform Hero Game Online" and now "The Singer’s Mirror Has Been Reworked"), lol.
Edit: Ha, 2/5 not sure if I should be pleased with myself of not. Anyways thanks for the games and thanks for everything you do for the site, u/kfwyre!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
fefellama Link ParentBack when I was in grad school I really wanted a Switch, but I new that if I got one it would distract the hell out of me and I was so close to finishing my Master's. So I was due to graduate in...Is there any game that's been particularly memorable for you during past holiday seasons? It could be a game you binged while you had so much free time, something you were waiting for, a game you played from the giveaway...
Back when I was in grad school I really wanted a Switch, but I new that if I got one it would distract the hell out of me and I was so close to finishing my Master's. So I was due to graduate in December, and my girlfriend at the time (now wife) decided to get me a Switch with BoTW for Christmas. She told me about it beforehand, as a sort of motivation to get me through my few remaining 25-page papers I had to write. And then graciously allowed me to open and play it like a week early once I had graduated. So I have some fond memories of BoTW right around Christmas, being a welcome reprieve between the hustle of writing papers and the agony of submitting resumes after.
A game that you've put off purchasing until the next holiday season, when you suspect that the sale price will drop low enough.
Oh man too many to list. The older I get the more /r/patientgamers I become. There are tons of great games that I'm looking forward to playing that I just don't even bother looking at until like a year or two after release, both because of price and also because by then they've had a lot of bugs fixed and balance patches and whatever. Sometimes they'll already have a goty version with some dlc, lol.
Anyways, thanks for your generosity, I've been looking into Roadwarden for a while so I would definitely take you up on your offer if still available.
Woah that is impressive, congrats!