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  • [ER] [META] Do you mod your games?

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  • Okay, I should have known I guess but... there is both a straight up Farron Greatsword port and a version that gives you the full Abyss Watchers moveset.

    Getting me tempted to try this out now even though I thought I wasn't going to play Elden Ring again...

  • "A curated list of UI clients for accessing the ActivityPub Fediverse social network"

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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.

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    Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • 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.

  • Can you draw us a beautiful picture?

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

  • As The Division 3 development continues, Ubisoft announces layoffs at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm as part of 'a proposed organizational restructure'

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  • 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.

  • As The Division 3 development continues, Ubisoft announces layoffs at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm as part of 'a proposed organizational restructure'

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  • 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.

  • As The Division 3 development continues, Ubisoft announces layoffs at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm as part of 'a proposed organizational restructure'

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  • 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.

  • Epic Games Store Users Have Grown by 173% in Six Years, But Revenue Only by 1.6%

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  • 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.

  • Magnetosphere

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  • 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.

  • Bathtub Thoughts - for slightly longer Shower Thoughts

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

  • [Steam] Save 90% on GreedFall on Steam

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  • 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.

  • Pet Peeves with Games?

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  • 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.

  • [Discussion] Which Soulslike will you be playing this weekend and which NPC from any Soulslike would you most like to hang out with IRL?

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  • First of all as an all-powerful interdimensional hyperbeing he's got to have some pretty interesting stories to tell. And secondly as evidenced by DS3 and ER he actually has a good heart in there.

    Maybe this is just Stockholm Syndrome after letting him boot me in the ass every game willingly, but I think he'd be surprisingly fun to chat with.

  • [Discussion] Which Soulslike will you be playing this weekend and which NPC from any Soulslike would you most like to hang out with IRL?

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  • Genuinely would probably pick Patches. Am I insane for that?

  • Day 539 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • That's part of it sure, but it just... doesn't feel right. Someone else pointed out how it is almost an "alternate universe Max Payne 2" with how it feels narratively like a more follow-up to the first game than the second. It also just has a very different tone and style in the writing. It doesn't have that Remedy vibe. Everything from the characters and main story to the TV bits, which feel very different compared to Lords and Ladies and Adress Unknown.

    It's by no means a bad game, and the action bits are awesome. It just doesn't feel like a Max Payne game to me.

  • I genuinely care about my friends but forgot stay in touch

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  • Me too. Don't think there is a single relationship I've been able to maintain in my life.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Ah, that makes sense! Damn I wish Itagaki was still with us. That might make me actually wishlist this game, though. I played Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time recently (also by Soleil, the last game Itagaki was involved in) and was pretty positively surprised by it.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Gives me Ninja Gaiden 2 vibes, only with less aggressive enemies.

  • Day 539 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • Remedy are doing a connected universe, kind of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. People are calling it the Remedyverse. They've started blending their IPs into each other, even IPs they no longer own like Max Payne and Quantum Break (where they just change the names pretty much so "Alex Casey" becomes "legally distinct Max Payne"). It's very cool and really comes to its head in Alan Wake 2, which really is enhanced quite a bit by playing the other Remedy games in order first.

    Max Payne 3 isn't bad at all - it's a very tight 3rd person shooter. It's just that it was made by Rockstar and not Remedy (Rockstar had bought the IP after Max Payne 2). So Max Payne 3 doesn't really "feel" like a Max Payne game. It's still a good game though, I just kind of wish it was independent of the Max Payne franchise.

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    "I Told Him I Loved Him, Because I Do" - A Tribute To The Late Dead Or Alive Creator Tomonobu Itagaki

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  • Dota 2 @lemmy.ml
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    The International 2025 - Main Event Day 1

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    The International 2025 - Day 4 Discussion Thread

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    The International 2025 - Day 3 Discussion Thread

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    The International 2025 - Day 2 Discussion Thread

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    The International 2025 - Day 1 Discussion Thread

  • Formula 1 @lemmy.world
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    Pirelli

    Possible race strategies for the 2025 Jeddah GP

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    Aston Martin lapping slower than last year at Jeddah: Lap time data

    www.racefans.net /2025/04/19/aston-martin-lap-jeddah-slower-than-they-did-last-year-lap-time-data/
  • Summit @lemmy.world
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    BUG

    Long user and/or instance names obscure additional comment info

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    More feedback and feature requests

  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca
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    !guitarporn@sfw.community - For pictures of beautiful and/or rad guitars

  • Formuladank – The No.1 source for motorsports news since 1837 @lemmy.world
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    Certified Ferrari Weekend

  • Thunder App @lemmy.world
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    Bug

    Swiping from left to to back after having used the search function opens the keyboard

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Disco Elysium

    Argo Tuulik interviewed on the Human Can Opener podcast

  • Dota 2 @lemmy.ml
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    "Stories of Dota" YouTube channel publishes one last video before shutting down production - The Entire Story of Dota

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    The International 2024 - Main Event Discussion Thread

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    Dota 2 - come discuss the ongoing The International tournament!

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    The International 2024 - Group Stage Discussion Thread

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - World & Locations