LordSteev wrote on Jun 6, 2024, 14:58:
It aint XCOM 3, but for free, it's definitely worth the asking price.

Yeah, it’s a card game for people who like card games and deck builders. It’s nothing like XCOM aside from some minor tactical and research elements.

The comparisons to XCOM probably resulted in a lot of disappointed gamers and contributed to the poor sales.

Great game by the makers of the Firaxis XCOMs. The downtime exploration and the superhero relationship simulator can be hit or miss though. Very unfortunate that it sold like shit and we will never get a sequel, or better yet, a similar game set in the x-mansion featuring all the x-men.

The DLC is also pretty good and worth getting on sale.

DarkCntry wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 15:41:
While I understand the sentiment, you're just switching from an American conglomerate to a Chinese conglomerate...and honestly, the fewer things Tencent owns, the far better than Hasbro.

You're not just switching from an American conglomerate to a Chinese conglomerate. From Hasbro/WotC trying to fuck over all 3rd party content creators with the OGL changes, to raiding the home of some poor unsuspecting MtG youtuber, to firing hundreds of employees right before Christmas, it's really hard to argue that Tencent will be nearly as bad as Hasbro.

eRe4s3r wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 13:06:

Prez wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 12:47:
FML please no.

It would be a good thing imo. The less things Hasbro owns the better

Yeah, Tencent have been pretty hands off with their purchases. Way better than the clusterfuck of bad decisions that Hasbro/WotC has been making on behalf of DnD.

Also, WotC already denied this rumor.

I’ve never understood the love for Bethesda games. Skyrim was pretty and fun to explore in the beginning, but after running the same looking dungeon with the same 3 stone puzzle looting the same worthless randomized junk in the end, the game got real boring real fast. I suppose mods can make a game great, but then the credit goes to the mod makers.

And don’t get me started on Fallout 3. It’s been a long time and I don’t remember too many details, but the writing was so stupid it was insulting. Like walking up to a random stranger in the wasteland and the first thing you ask is “Are you my father?” Or during the intro “Hey Vault Dweller, let’s step on some landmines and then get radiated so we can show you how healing works!” It’s like the game was made by idiots for idiots.

RedEye9 wrote on Oct 9, 2023, 13:26:
They’re are gonna sell a shit ton of these.

Some analyst just drastically lowered their sales estimates due to weak demand.

LordSteev wrote on Jul 19, 2023, 17:44:
Is Silo based on Wool, by any chance? I'm not too current on tv, mostly gaming with my free time. If it IS, I might want to look into it. Unless it's uniformly bad.

Yes, it’s based on Wool.

Dacote wrote on Jul 14, 2023, 15:45:
I don’t think they change the story with when they release enhanced versions.

I guess he’ll continue to whine about how the game sucks in every remotely related thread then.

Prez wrote on Jul 14, 2023, 13:08:
Are they enhancing it to not completely suck?

I don’t think they care to change the game to be more appealing to incels and hypocrites.

bhcompy wrote on Jul 14, 2023, 12:35:
Is this series any good? What games would compare to it?

JA2 is one of the best turn based tactical games ever made. This is a totally different developer though, but reviews are promising.

I preordered from GoG but I’ll probably wait for some mods and more polish before playing.

Prez wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 18:06:

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Hypocrisy much?

Prez wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 17:47:
Differing opinions is one thing, but what you just said is supremely arrogant and you are now ignored. I could just suck it up and let you be insulting and arrogant. But you know what? I don't have to. Good riddance.

Nah, differing opinions is one thing, but you thinking you know better than the creators of the games, the same people who toiled for years creating these characters whom they cherish and love, and call their work “disrespectful” and “nonsensical”, now that is supreme arrogance.

Saying you don’t like the characters or plot is fine as opinions differ, but what you said is arrogant, wrong, and disrespectful. Good riddance.

Prez wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 15:02:
The utter disrespect of characters and their nonsensical, unbelievable motivations and behaviors is my problem.

Yeahhh… no. There’s nothing disrespectful or nonsensical at all about the game. If you feel that way then you should re-examine how much or how little you actually know about these characters and their motives.

Prez wrote on Jul 12, 2023, 03:44:
Chernobyl was one of most brilliant mini-series ever made, so I trust this guy. I'm disheartened to hear that they will be sticking closely to the plot of the game sequel in his TLOU series, but while that would be an instant write-off for any other showrunner, I am still willing to give him a chance.

He’s sticking with it because it’s a great story and Craig Mazin knows it.

Last of Us 2 was great, as good if not better than the first. Looking forward to season 2 of the show, but yeah, Bella will have to make some huge changes.

RogueSix wrote on Jul 5, 2023, 20:24:
In gaming, the power consumption is pretty much a non-issue if you e.g. play at 4K and limit your fps to 120/144 to stay within the sync range of your monitor. You will never even come close to 200W in gaming.

If you’re gaming at 4K you’re going to be GPU bound even on a 4090, unless you’re playing older less graphically demanding games. There’s like 0% difference in Cyberpunk at 4K between a 13600k and a 13900k. I don’t do any production work and I’m pretty happy with my 7600x and 4090.

VaranDragon wrote on Jul 5, 2023, 10:06:
Spoiler alert (hidden text):

Why is there no Diablo in Diablo 4? To me this is even metaphorically indicative of the problems with this game. Why not learn from the previous games, why do developers insist on developing in a vacuum instead of using proven systems from older games, and iterating on them?

Why the hell do people want to fight Diablo again? Him showing up in D3 was already boring. At this point, if he shows up again in D4, then it would have the narrative gravitas and significance of me removing the dandelions in my yard this weekend. He’s turning into a joke of a Saturday morning cartoon villain, more like a mild case of shingles than a Prime Evil. Give it a break FFS

Saboth wrote on Jul 4, 2023, 20:24:
To boot, not sure I'm a fan of the auto-leveling mobs. While it ensures a challenge, it also ensures you never get to feel like all your work paid off, because you never feel overpowered or strong.

Don’t really agree with that. Any decent build at level 50+ would be steamrolling mobs at the same level as you. Really need to do nightmare dungeons or capstone dungeons that are significantly higher level to get any sort of a challenge.

Yeah, the whole protest was about the exorbitant prices that Reddit was charging and the extremely limited timeline Reddit gave apps to adapt. Reddit made unrealistic demands to blatantly destroy all competition for its app, and only an ignorant idiot would think the protesting apps weren’t willing to pay.

LordSteev wrote on Jun 26, 2023, 16:34:

Tom wrote on Jun 26, 2023, 15:36:
Folks who try to call this a single player game are stuck living in the past. Those days are long gone.

The Diablo I knew and loved was a single player game. If you or any other "Mr. New Future" want to rewrite the past to make yourself a "forward seeking go-getter", maybe save that junk for your resume.

He’s saying Diablo 4 is not a single player game. No one is talking about the previous Diablo games. No one is trying to “rewrite the past” FFS.