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4 votes
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Tell your hopes and experiences with cloud gaming
So I just upgraded to an M1 Mac Mini. I was a little iffy on it, part of me wanted to build a PC just to play games but I really like MacOS and I mostly play on PS5 and the Switch with the PC only...
So I just upgraded to an M1 Mac Mini. I was a little iffy on it, part of me wanted to build a PC just to play games but I really like MacOS and I mostly play on PS5 and the Switch with the PC only being for indie titles and stuff that only works with a keyboard and mouse like RTS, 4x, or city builders. I just don't play PC games enough to prioritize gaming as a use case in buying a computer, but I also really like RTS and city builder games.
I figured WINE and Parallels would meet most of my gaming needs but my forays into WINE have been frustrating and buggy, and this reddit thread about what works on Parallels is, frankly, just kind of sad to look at. What's worse, apparently the new Age of Empires has some kind of pathfinding instruction set that ONLY works with x86 architecture. So it won't work under any kind of virtualization or emulation.
Enter Cloud gaming. It seems the big contenders right now are ShadowPC, GeForce Now, and Paperspace. Has anyone tried these? When I last costed these out Shadow was only around $15-$20 a month which was almost a no-brainer. But it seems to have gone up to $30 a month now, which gets costly enough to where it almost seems like I'd rather get a Steam Deck. Paperspace is like $10 per month plus another ~$1 per hour of play, which would probably end up cheapest for how little I play. But how it is in terms of configuration and latency I have no idea.
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Capablanca: How I learned to play chess (1916)
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Pop star Zara Larsson says she's made a seven-figure sum by selling merchandise on the video game platform Roblox
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Elden Ring | Gameplay reveal
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Age of Empires IV - The IGN review
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The Metaverse is already here - It's Minecraft
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The importance of button prompts
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How long does it take ordinary people to "get good" at chess?
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I'm looking for a (fairly) accurate "caveman" game
A cursory search found only comedic, light-hearted, fantastical options. I want something set in the late Pleistocene or early Holocene, roughly 50,000-8,000 years BCE. At least somewhat...
A cursory search found only comedic, light-hearted, fantastical options.
I want something set in the late Pleistocene or early Holocene, roughly 50,000-8,000 years BCE. At least somewhat (pre-)historically accurate (no dinosaurs or wizards, only 2001-esque aliens, at most), incorporating at least the basics of what we now know of that era.
Either a single character or a small group (I'm envisioning something like Skyrim, or a Baldur's Gate style, or some kind of community-planner, like RimWorld or Dwarf Fortress).
Alternately, if anyone still remembers the The Clan of the Cave Bear (novel or movie), I want that, in game form.
Bonus points if it runs on Linux w/o Wine.
Does anything like this exist, or should I just sit down and make it? Danke
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Why you didn't get lost in Metroid Dread
8 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
15 votes -
How Twilight Princess's 25-hour low% speedrun works
9 votes -
The anatomy of Portal - How Portal's puzzles trick you into being smart
5 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
11 votes -
Simon from Cracking the Cryptic attempts The Witness challenge area
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GeForce Now cloud gaming service adds new RTX 3080 membership tier, supporting streaming at up to 1440p and 120 FPS
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ConcernedApe's Haunted Chocolatier - The next game from the creator of Stardew Valley
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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Remastered versions of GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas releasing on consoles and PC later this year
16 votes -
Wesley So wins 2021 US Chess Championship
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Fightcade 2 - One of the best things to happen to the fighting game community
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God of War | Announce trailer (PC)
9 votes -
1819 Singapore
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Simon plays The Witness
16 votes -
Why emulating Nintendo games is good, probably
8 votes -
DELTARUNE Status Update (September 2021)
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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Splitgate | Official season 0 trailer
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Details ($50/year)
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Texture Archaeology, Cobblestone, and the most overused texture from the 90s
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What are some engrossing self-contained iPhone games?
In about 20 days I'll be taking a cruise and will effectively have no internet access. It's going to be a long trip with many sea days, so I'm looking for something that I can pick up on moments...
In about 20 days I'll be taking a cruise and will effectively have no internet access. It's going to be a long trip with many sea days, so I'm looking for something that I can pick up on moments when I just want a bit more stimulation. The last time I took a trip like this I ended up playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
I do have a preference for action-based titles since they tend to be easy to pick up and stop, but I also like games that require a bit of thought.
I was considering subscribing to Apple Arcade again since it would let me access a number of games I would enjoy, but I'm not sure how often it would need to contact Apple to confirm the status of my subscription. Data will be extremely expensive on this trip, especially when out at sea.
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The increasingly absurd story of a never-solved 1980s puzzle with a $1,000,000 prize
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Goryachkina’s dream start to Russian "Men’s" Superfinal
3 votes -
The Tamagotchi cemetery
6 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
10 votes -
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel: The Terminator gambit (Game review)
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The two types of gamers (honers vs. innovators)
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What is chess hustling and how much do chess hustlers make?
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So I wanna talk about Klonoa 2
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Systemic problems that cause games to have low-quality writing
11 votes -
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Pack
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The third coming of Bobby Fischer?
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ChessCoach – A neural network-based chess engine capable of natural language commentary
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Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate – Battling with Sora – Nintendo Switch
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Tildes Game Review Journal - October 2021
Thanks to all who posted to or read last month's trial run of this topic. Let's try another month! This thread is for when you're done with a game and you want to give your finalized overview of...
Thanks to all who posted to or read last month's trial run of this topic. Let's try another month!
This thread is for when you're done with a game and you want to give your finalized overview of it. Did you enjoy it? What did it do well? What were some of its frustrations? Would you recommend it to others? That sort of thing.
For ease of readability, please bold the title for the game you're reviewing.
Also, please mark all spoilers as well using the following formatting:
<details> <summary>Spoilers</summary> Spoiler text goes here. </details>
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Mathematician answers chess problem about attacking queens
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Konami is inviting indie developers to make new games based on some of its classic series
10 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
15 votes -
Fide sparks anger with ‘gross’ breast enlargement sponsor for women’s chess
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Wanderhome: A pastoral fantasy RPG
13 votes