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  1. Comment on Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers in ~games

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    Old games were so hard they came with guides and magazines were written for them! Nowadays, finding a spoiler free guide is nigh impossible

    Old games were so hard they came with guides and magazines were written for them! Nowadays, finding a spoiler free guide is nigh impossible

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  2. Comment on Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers in ~games

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    Something happens if you kill worms in wormways?!

    Something happens if you kill worms in wormways?!

  3. Comment on Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers in ~games

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    I wish a mid game npc sold a vague map showing how many areas there are, or at least told us. Similarly for quests. And sometimes, npcs just chat for a couple of times until giving a quest. That...

    I wish a mid game npc sold a vague map showing how many areas there are, or at least told us. Similarly for quests. And sometimes, npcs just chat for a couple of times until giving a quest. That makes talking to npcs tedious rather than entertaining

  4. Comment on Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers in ~games

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    I can suggest Metroid dread!

    I can suggest Metroid dread!

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  5. Comment on Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers in ~games

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    70 hours, wow! How did you realize act 2 could not be the ending?

    70 hours, wow! How did you realize act 2 could not be the ending?

    2 votes

  6. Silksong should’ve came with a guide from developers

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    Warning: this post may contain spoilers

    This post is full of spoilers of Silksong

    I’m a married, working person so the time I can allocate for gaming is not much. I’ve been enjoying silksong very much and tried a spoiler free gameplay, having played hollow knight before and knowing how much team cherry loves secrets.

    I’ve followed the normal gameflow and beat the boss. After that I wanted to keep playing and following leads I had before the ending.

    Investigating missing parts, the boss runback in bilewater destroyed my nerves so I looked up if there was a bench closer to the fight - there had to be one since this was outright ridiculous. Turns out there’s a secret bench that’s so hidden I don’t know if anyone other than the most determined secret hunters could find. The boss was also as hard as it gets, felt kinda unfair.

    Looking up bilewater opened a can of worms for me. I kept seeing spoilers and continued looking up info. After a day I found out there are 3 other endings, a whole another act, and bunch of unlockables.

    I love when a game doesn’t handhold you and forces you to enjoy it. I get it. But I think this is too much, too obscure. It requires meticulous backtracking and there’s never an indication when you’re capable of taking on a new quest. Finding new items, you don’t know who should it be given to. You don’t even know if there are still areas you haven’t been to.

    I guess team cherry wanted the player to have a play log each session and we should’ve kept logs of weird stuff we’ve seen along the way so that we remember to go back. Well, as fun as that might’ve been, I did not keep a log and forgot a lot of early game stuff.

    I believe they should’ve prepared a guide themselves, spoiler free, which could include some info the game does not offer so the player can keep unlocking new stuff and would’ve known generally what to expect. Existence of act 3 honestly shocked me, and I don’t think I’m someone who doesn’t pay attention.

    In their quest to be anti-handholdy gaming, I believe team cherry went too far. Onerous backtracking and note taking shouldn’t be the solution.

    I loved the game and it’s easily GotY for me. I’ll keep playing it even after seeing spoilers but I can feel half the fun being gone now that I’ll just be chasing objectives I’ve seen online. If I hadn’t looked stuff up, I’d have switched to bananza or hades 2.

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  7. Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games

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    I bought 3 years of ultimate before, which is expiring in 9 months. Will not be renewing at this price point.

    I bought 3 years of ultimate before, which is expiring in 9 months. Will not be renewing at this price point.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech

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    Surprised he isn’t calling it Xipedia, he is obsessed with X after all. Is it because “xpedia” will sound too much like “Expedia”, which is an actual company?

    Surprised he isn’t calling it Xipedia, he is obsessed with X after all. Is it because “xpedia” will sound too much like “Expedia”, which is an actual company?

    2 votes

  9. Comment on JK Rowling dismisses Emma Watson as 'ignorant' over trans rights row in ~lgbt

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    Rowling digs a deeper grave. Blames Watson for supporting trans rights because she grew up famous. I believe it’s textbook ad-hominem.

    Rowling digs a deeper grave. Blames Watson for supporting trans rights because she grew up famous. I believe it’s textbook ad-hominem.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on What game is your personal "Silksong"? in ~games

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    Wow, I didn’t know Hyper Light Drifter had such a story, my respect greatly increased. I tried getting into it but I kept getting lost, it was really hard to read the map. Do you have any tips?

    Wow, I didn’t know Hyper Light Drifter had such a story, my respect greatly increased.

    I tried getting into it but I kept getting lost, it was really hard to read the map. Do you have any tips?

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Tron: Ares | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Curious to see what Tildes folk think about Jared Leto. Over on lemmy, it was all people hating him.

    Curious to see what Tildes folk think about Jared Leto. Over on lemmy, it was all people hating him.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech

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    Pirate cheap (not in budget but in taste) and low quality (not in production but in substance) movies and shows to contribute in their downfall. It’s one kind of activism imo. Go to cinema/buy...

    Pirate cheap (not in budget but in taste) and low quality (not in production but in substance) movies and shows to contribute in their downfall. It’s one kind of activism imo. Go to cinema/buy blu-rays for actual good stuff. I may be a pirate but I’m going to see Dune 3 and The Odyssey in cinema.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on It's official, Switch 2 Joy-Con will not feature Hall Effect sticks in ~games

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    Before the switch 2 direct, I was arguing with my wife on how this will be my first console preorder ever, and that Nintendo did right by its fans so far and I wanted to support them. Well, long...

    Before the switch 2 direct, I was arguing with my wife on how this will be my first console preorder ever, and that Nintendo did right by its fans so far and I wanted to support them.

    Well, long story short, I’m sitting this one out. It’s not about budget, I’m lucky enough that I can afford the console and the games. It’s about principles. There’s only so much shit I can take, and this is over the limit.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games

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    Some games will get free performance updates, like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If there’s a fee for upgrading, it’ll most likely include some new content

    Some games will get free performance updates, like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If there’s a fee for upgrading, it’ll most likely include some new content

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food

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    Rice with ketchup. Sometimes even with mayo.

    Rice with ketchup. Sometimes even with mayo.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Don't call it a Substack in ~tech

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    I’m pretty surprised to see the reception this article is getting, in tildes out of all places. I thought tildes userbase would understand the dangers of proprietary platforms normalized as public...

    I’m pretty surprised to see the reception this article is getting, in tildes out of all places. I thought tildes userbase would understand the dangers of proprietary platforms normalized as public services, but seems like even this take is too far left now. Funny how much the center has shifted right lately…

    7 votes

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I agree. Adidas dropping Bella Hadid is another example.

    I agree. Adidas dropping Bella Hadid is another example.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I believe having an office in Israel does not mean they’re supporting the current government. However, most companies punished employees when they stood in solidarity with Palestine, Google being...

    I believe having an office in Israel does not mean they’re supporting the current government. However, most companies punished employees when they stood in solidarity with Palestine, Google being the most prominent example.

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  19. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Most companies still use X, and pay for premium there. Musk got Trump elected. Although I don’t agree with Russia on many issues, I believe it’s a slippery slope to start boycotting companies...

    Most companies still use X, and pay for premium there. Musk got Trump elected.

    Although I don’t agree with Russia on many issues, I believe it’s a slippery slope to start boycotting companies based on where their headquarters are. Does Yandex itself have scandals? I’m more interested in that.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    The list would include most American companies.

    The list would include most American companies.

    11 votes