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Gmr Leon

@ gmr_leon @mstdn.social

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i ramble about video games. i like sharing & weird stuff. @ me with weird games.

  • "I've had this idea for 25 years": Solo dev behind single-player MMO with fake simulated players insists "I do not plan to add multiplayer" as it soars on Steam

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  • @cm0002 This puts me in the mind of the old .hack// series of single-player JRPGs, but from a Western perspective.

    If they take some creative liberties with it to give it its own distinct feel and narrative, as the .hack// games did in their day, it could be a pretty charming game once it's out of Early Access.

  • Game Informer Is Back

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  • @misk Seems nice until you look into the biz that acquired them: Gunzilla Games is another of these sketchy new development studios trying to build a game around blockchain nonsense.

    https://gunzillagames.com/en/news/41-G

    😔

  • What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

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  • Thanks for the suggestion!

    This is definitely in the vein of what I'm interested in, however real-time mechanics as you mention, "Each action (like sending a ship to a location) typically takes an hour or two to finish." are never to my tastes, even if the game is wholly built around them.

    Still, I've read some amusing stories produced from games of Subterfuge, so at least I've managed some secondhand entertainment from it!

  • What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

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  • @Rai ? I glanced at the store page for it and it says network connection not required, so it's not always online, which fits my preferences.

    However, that was the Steam version, maybe mobile is different & what you had in mind?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • I agree, and strive to remain cognizant of how both game size and digital only games serve to widen the digital divide.

    Appreciate your reply compelling me to elaborate, as without I see where it can read like, "why not redownload several 50+ GB games" which unfortunately is increasingly people's situation with games. 😟

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • It's decent enough to consider it, I'll give you that.

    Something worth adding, I think:

    I mainly play smaller games (like ≤ 10 GB, often below 5 GB at that), with few bigger ones in the mix, which is why I even considered this method.

    Also back when GOG Galaxy was being introduced, GOG had fewer big games, I think. If not then it's that I lean towards smaller and older games in general.

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • @JulesTheModest Er...How do you mean? The Galaxy app has its issues, but I've not run into this one.

    Biggest issue I ran into was years back trying to point it to my existing directory of GOG games from before Galaxy to get it to recognize them without reinstalling them, but eventually I just decided to reinstall whenever I felt like playing them again (and uninstall from old location).

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Online scifi space game Starbase resumes development after an extended pause!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • I think I may have it wishlisted, so I'm definitely trying to keep an eye on it. Waiting till it's fully released so I don't feel compelled to play it more like pseudo-QA and enjoy it less though

    Thanks for the suggestion!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • It sounds kinda familiar, but I don't know if I have or not. I'll have to look into it!

    I'm also bookmarking Worlds Apart to check out later, so thanks for both suggestions!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • These are solid suggestions for sure! I still need to get around to the rest of the Dishonored series past the first and finish Prey.

    Immersive sims I think are pretty close to what I might be wanting, but they're unfortunately not that common, and some have RPG elements I don't find enjoyable. The Arkane games you mention pretty much avoid them last I checked though, and I dig'em for it

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  • I have, a little, and have enjoyed those I've played, but I'm also fond of more visual art in games, so on the text heavy front I lean towards point and click adventures and visual novels more.

    However like yourself, I tend to think I should play more of them, see what they experiment with and push boundaries on.

    Btw you might check out The Trackless if you like interactive fiction. It mixes some light text parsing with a 3D adventure game, making for a unique experience.

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  • Right, as I mention though, from what I recall they didn't always have cheats, or necessarily the sort I might want like removing random battles for the games with them.

    I use Steam, but I also go for games outside of Steam, which is what my message was indicating. I'm into first/third-person puzzle games, for sure.

    Not much of a fan of Bethesda's style of RPGs (given you asked in another comment). They're too buggy/unstable in my experience, but also plainly RPGs.

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  • @Donjuanme Yeah, you're not wrong. The trick is, "games these days", which I enjoy a fair amount of, but I'm also interested in games from across time, so older titles as well.

    Those are a little iffier to play given some lack the settings or options, and sometimes also any cheats. Do you happen to know of any sites/resources advising how to use emulators to sorta do that for older titles?

    Alternatively may need to review which old titles I have that have cheats for that kinda thing...

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  • Yeah sorry, I ran into limits from where I'm posting (Mastodon).

    Some reference points might be like Outer Wilds (nice mix of story & interaction) and going back a bit, games like Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Mega Man Legends.

    Each have a certain sense of place and an enjoyable degree of interaction in terms of either roaming around or trying to figure out how to get around.

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Suggestions for a non-survival building game with a similar scale/level of detail to Lego Worlds?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Downpour - a tool for making simple games on mobile, and exportable to the web, is out now!