Coelacanth @ Coelacanth @feddit.nu

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How many MAUs does Mbin have, like 1000 combined across all the instances? One single app makes sense to me. I'm sure more will add compatibility if Mbin ever takes off, but it sounds like a lot of work at the moment for very marginal gains or demand.

Finished the Alan Wake 2 DLCs. Enjoyed them very much. The first two Night Springs episodes I thought were kind of so-so, but the third one was great and really had Remedy stretch their creative legs and both flex some mixed media usage and fully signal that Quantum Break is a part of the Remedyverse, at least in spirit. The Lake House DLC was just an excellent little horror episode, amazing atmosphere and gameplay while also being a very sharp criticism of AI art, which while perhaps not subtle I can still agree with and appreciate.

I also played through about 70% of the first Banner Saga. I have very mixed feelings about this game. The art, music, story, writing and world building are all excellent. It's a very pretty game. I just... I don't really vibe with the combat. The way the turn based system works and the way the damage stat and HP stat being unified plays out just makes fights end up kind of... weird. It's very different from most games and I'm not really finding it that enjoyable. I haven't played it in a few days now but I might just turn it down to Easy and breeze through it so I can see how the story goes.

Has a look like you just caught it in the middle of making mischief!

Ah, now I remember your username from a Deadlock thread the other day. Yeah if you vehemently hate third-person perspective in a shooter then there is no saving it, I guess.

Bad news: the plague was never fully eradicated and there are still like a thousand reported cases every year (mostly in Madagascar I think).

I mean, I don't know. You have to watch it with 2013 eyes. Sure, if you only look at it like "oh, cover-based shooting" then sure. But what's suggested by the trailer (seamless world, PvE and PvP simultaneously in the open world, proximity-based voice, some kind of mobile-app integration for drone support, faithfully rendered New York environment, extraction shooter gameplay YEARS before it was cool or even a thing...) still kind of looks like an appealing package imo and back then it truly did look mind blowing.

Of course I'm well aware of how it turned out, but I even watching it back I get why I was so hyped for it once.

I remember watching one of the early gameplay trailers for the first Division and thinking it looked like the coolest game ever. Wonder if third time is the charm for the series.

EDIT: trailer I was thinking about for those who haven't seen it, E3 2013 trailer.. 13 years ago, fuck me.

I am all for Hanlon's Razor usually, but in this case I'm not sure we can settle for "stupid". I think "evil" is sadly more apt.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Same. Was extremely confused for a second.

I don't mean that it's sad for his sake, I mean that it's sad in the sense that it shows how people just adopt an opinion and then stick to it regardless of whether or not it matches the events that are actually transpiring in front of them.

I don't know if Russel being called "Osama Bin Russel" the whole season while collecting a grand total of 0 penalty points is funny or sad, to be honest. Feels like the real terrorists of the grid last season were Lawson and Bearman.

Alan Wake 2 is the only title I ever bought on Epic too. Do not regret it, despite my dislike of Epic and EGS. My desire to support Remedy was magnitudes larger than any desire to protest Tim Sweeny.

Yes, this is it right here. The whole point of art is communication and connection with another human being.

That word always makes me think of the first dream in Disco Elysium. Can't think of it without hearing it in Mikee W. Goodman's Ancient Reptilian Brain voice.

The name is enough for me to subscribe and give it a chance.

I have a special fondness for 7/10 games that feel better than the 7/10 they objectively are. I recently played Enotria and would put it in the same bucket as Greedfall in that regard. Janky AA game that isn't objectively excellent but has a lot of heart if you can tolerate its flaws.

There are a lot of imperfections in Greedfall. It's a janky game, and if you're accustomed to either large scale AAA polish or tight indie games with reduced scope that nail one thing well then you might be bothered by some things. This was definitely a small budget AA studio being a little overambitious with their skill and resources at times.

That being said I actually had a really good time with it, and still think back fondly on it. I appreciate Spider's heart and effort. It's also nice to have a fake language implemented with a clear voice acting direction so that each native NPC speaks with a consistent accent - something larger studios have failed at (looking at you, CDPR with TW3 - Blood & Wine).

All in all for the price of €3.50 I think you'll get a good deal out of it if you enjoy the genre and can tolerate a bit of jank.

I really hate the trope of having a mission around the 50-75% mark where you are stripped of all your gear and unlocked abilities. I know it must be popular because it keeps popping up in games but I just don't enjoy it personally.

If you can't find an invite there I can probably sort you out.

I thought so too at first, but I actually don't think the movement aspect of Deadlock would feel as good in first person.