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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentI actually really enjoyed Bioshock Infinite, much more so than Bioshock 2 weirdly enough. I played it near release and didn't have any bugs that I can recall. That all being said, it is not at ALL...I actually really enjoyed Bioshock Infinite, much more so than Bioshock 2 weirdly enough. I played it near release and didn't have any bugs that I can recall. That all being said, it is not at ALL the same game and probably shouldn't even have Bioshock in the name. That and the fact that it sounds like it didn't age well I am sure do it no favors.
The funny thing is, other than some strong story themes, I didn't think Bioshock was all that great either. I came in to Bioshock as a huge fan of System Shock 1 & 2, so I was expecting big things. The actual gameplay of Bioshock left me very disappointed and the story and theme are the only reason I relate to it positively. With Infinite, they gave up the pretense of trying to be like System Shock and just leaned into the action with a novel world and I think it ended up well in the end.
Funny enough, this is exactly what was done with the Mass Effect series, where each game became further and further from the Bioware KOTOR roots and just became an action Sci-Fi game. With Mass Effect, I disliked each further game in the series for this same reason. I think maybe I took the Bioshock rug pull a little personally. :)
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Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games
zod000 Link ParentOh god, I saw a video of that drum kit nonsense. Absolutely nuts! Yeah, I agree, I just didn't want someone going in thinking it would necessarily be a fun time rather than a "OMG I suck" time :DOh god, I saw a video of that drum kit nonsense. Absolutely nuts! Yeah, I agree, I just didn't want someone going in thinking it would necessarily be a fun time rather than a "OMG I suck" time :D
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Comment on SaGa Emerald Beyond joins Vampire Survivors in ~games
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Comment on What is one of the coolest museums you've visited? in ~travel
zod000 LinkMy wife has been wanting to visit the Mill City Museum, I guess we'll be going once it warms up a bit more.My wife has been wanting to visit the Mill City Museum, I guess we'll be going once it warms up a bit more.
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Comment on What is one of the coolest museums you've visited? in ~travel
zod000 Link ParentThe Dali Museum was one of my favorite local museums when I lived in FL.The Dali Museum was one of my favorite local museums when I lived in FL.
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Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games
zod000 Link ParentBy default yes, but I was only able to play it successfullyl when I used a gamepad. It is fairly trivial to map keyboard commands to a gamepad. Hollow Knight is IMO one of the most difficult...By default yes, but I was only able to play it successfullyl when I used a gamepad. It is fairly trivial to map keyboard commands to a gamepad. Hollow Knight is IMO one of the most difficult metroidvania games out there. I am the only one of my friends that was able to beat it and I just can't fathom playing it on a keyboard. And for the record, I love Hollow Knight, so I say this as not wanting OP to ruin their or their GF's experience with the game.
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Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games
zod000 Link ParentIf you can play Hollow Knight or Celeste well on a keyboard and trackpad you are some sort of superhuman.If you can play Hollow Knight or Celeste well on a keyboard and trackpad you are some sort of superhuman.
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Comment on Should I stay with Kingdom Come: Deliverance? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentThe only super difficult games I tend to enjoy are 2D platformers, like say Super Meat Boy or The Messenger. It is probably from growing up with NES games that had no qualms about crushing you.The only super difficult games I tend to enjoy are 2D platformers, like say Super Meat Boy or The Messenger. It is probably from growing up with NES games that had no qualms about crushing you.
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Comment on Should I stay with Kingdom Come: Deliverance? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentI strongly dislike Souls games, but I heard so much buzz about Elden Ring that I went for it... and strongly disliked it. Yes, it was more enjoyable than Demons Souls or the Dark Souls games, but...I strongly dislike Souls games, but I heard so much buzz about Elden Ring that I went for it... and strongly disliked it. Yes, it was more enjoyable than Demons Souls or the Dark Souls games, but I just realize that the Souls games, especially the From Software variety are just not for me.
As a side note, the only game in the genre that did click for me was Final Fantasy Origins. Maybe it was because I have always been a big Final Fantasy fan, but the heavy story focus as opposed to the barely any from the typical Souls game really pushed me to want to keep playing even when parts were unenjoyably difficult.
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Comment on Should I stay with Kingdom Come: Deliverance? in ~games
zod000 LinkI recently tried to play through this game too since I saw it on sale on steam. I had more or less the same experience as you did and I decided that I have far too many viable games to play if I...I recently tried to play through this game too since I saw it on sale on steam. I had more or less the same experience as you did and I decided that I have far too many viable games to play if I still wasn't enjoying myself after 8 hours of gameplay.
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Comment on Nintendo President on the new Switch 2, tariffs and what's next for the company in ~games
zod000 Link ParentYour main point was fine, but everything after was ridiculous. No one has claimed prices need to stay frozen forever and no one claimed developers shouldn't get paid. Also, games were not $60 in...Your main point was fine, but everything after was ridiculous. No one has claimed prices need to stay frozen forever and no one claimed developers shouldn't get paid.
Also, games were not $60 in 1985, they didn't hit that price commonly until the 2000s in the late Playstation 2 era and became the actual standard for the PS3. The highest price I had ever seen on a game by 1987 was $52 (Zelda 2), and it was a standout at that price with only specific games that needed copious extra amounts of memory chips going higher (Very late NES game Dragon Quest 4 for example was nearly $60). Games of that time also saw much lower selling quantities and had to pay for the carts themselves which were not cheap and generally were tightly controlled by the console maker. Nintendo was infamous for how much they charged companies for them and sued anyone that tried to circumvent them. Then the retailers has to add their cut on top which is totally fair.
The standard price for games for the Playstation 1, which launched in 1995, was $49.99. Disc based games were cheaper to make, but it once again disproves what you had said.
Today, the vast majority of games are sold digitally which is nearly free for the companies since there is no media cost at all, no instruction booklet printing, no shipping and logistics costs. The digital stores still charge an arguably too high amount, but it is still less than retail.
If the argument was simply that physical games come with a surcharge to cover the difference, that would be completely understandable.
The $70 price point only came a couple of years ago, but was probably overdue, raising again and then also charging extra for the physical games is just Nintendo being greedy. I would not be surprised if this was also to help kill off physical games completely so they no longer have to tolerate the evils of sharing games you own and reselling game you no longer want.
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Comment on Tron: Ares | Official trailer in ~movies
zod000 LinkWhile I don't think this movie will live up to the origin Tron or Tron: Legacy, I'm cautiously excited. Also as much as I loved Daft Punk in Legacy, I am a life long NIN fan so I am pretty...While I don't think this movie will live up to the origin Tron or Tron: Legacy, I'm cautiously excited. Also as much as I loved Daft Punk in Legacy, I am a life long NIN fan so I am pretty psyched. Also NIN is touring this year which I am definitely going to. I was under the impression Trent had basically bowed out from NIN because it took him away from his family too much, which I respect, but was a bummer. Maybe his kids are old enough he felt he could handle a tour now.
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Comment on Minneapolis local bookstores in ~books
zod000 Link ParentI had never heard of Uncle Hugo's, it sounds like my kind of place.I had never heard of Uncle Hugo's, it sounds like my kind of place.
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Comment on Minneapolis local bookstores in ~books
zod000 LinkMy family's favorites are Magers and Quinn and Eat My WordsMy family's favorites are Magers and Quinn and Eat My Words
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Comment on What would your past self say about your current self? in ~life
zod000 LinkTo keep it short and sweet, my past self would be impressed at what I have done and also critical that I didn't do more.To keep it short and sweet, my past self would be impressed at what I have done and also critical that I didn't do more.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
zod000 Link ParentAt the very least you may find out if anyone actually reads these emails!At the very least you may find out if anyone actually reads these emails!
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
zod000 Link ParentThis and the similar "green tea" were a yearly classic with my kids.This and the similar "green tea" were a yearly classic with my kids.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
zod000 Link ParentYeah, I bought way too many items from both of those places. I had totally forgotten about their caffeine obsession on that site. i actually got their original caffeinated soap "shower shock" as a...Yeah, I bought way too many items from both of those places. I had totally forgotten about their caffeine obsession on that site. i actually got their original caffeinated soap "shower shock" as a gift. Unsurprisingly, it didn't actually perk you up at all.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk
zod000 Link ParentThis used to happen with Thinkgeek's April Fools Day products all the time. People (myself included) would get excited for some of these wacky items and they would get pressured to really make them.This used to happen with Thinkgeek's April Fools Day products all the time. People (myself included) would get excited for some of these wacky items and they would get pressured to really make them.
Whoa there is a sequel to Ender Lilies? I am intrigued!
I am also playing XenoBlade Chronicales X, about 75 hours in. There is WAY too much to do in this game, even compared to the crazy number of missions/quests in XBC 3. I may have to give up on my completionist tendencies for this one.
I feel you on the skell/mech things, it does feel weird to get a mech and feel so powered, then 10 levels later you're stronger. It is also weird that the mechs have "insurance" and that you can't buy more. Once you use it up (by dying), you basically need to buy a new mech. Just seems to encourage you to bails out of your mechs when things look rough because normal dying is free.