I don’t track or rank joy like that, but discovering the dark world in The Legend of Zelda a Link to the Past is definitely up there. Just realising the world had this whole extra dimension to it.
I still love dimensionality / hidden depth in games.
I mean, who doesn’t?
Wow that does sound incredible
Reminds me of the advertisements for DVDs that would play on VHS tapes, like… I’m watching this on a VHS.
I’m still sore that column -nts, doesn’t work anymore. My mnemonic for remembering it was “unts, unts, unts” like a dance club beat.
Actually looking at the usage text I’m not sure how the -n flag ever worked for me… Maybe I’m misremembering.
It’s so hard to tell sometimes. Thinking of a bipolar chap I knew back when. Decent hang most of the time, but really thoughtless and possessive at other times.
I still think he was mostly a jerk. Mostly.
That hasn’t been my experience but the demographic I hang about still has some stigma associated with being ND, so they wouldn’t “admit” to it unless it was relevant/apparent.
I heard one video essayist identify it as a “metroidbrainia” - a game where progression is gated not simply by items/keys, but by knowledge of systems, many of them hidden.
Haha I’m not familiar with that stereotype, but that’s understandable. My family is full of more of the out-of-sight out-of-mind types.
Apologies on my “infiltrate” joke. I meant it in like an anti establishment way rather than an antisemitic way!
Damnn are you folks trying to infiltrate every Commonwealth country or what? Impressive spread you got there.
Yeah that’s what I was trying to imply: that he’s not supporting a bigot empowering fascist leader to save his actual skin, but to keep his personal business running smoothly.
Whereas queer folk without money are existentialy threatened by this administration and those it emboldens.
Finally someone said it
Heard that. I hear people complaining about being forced to use WhatsApp to keep in touch with “boomer relatives.” Man I wish WhatsApp was the worse tool I was compelled to keep an account on.
I’m really not sure what the threat to him is though. Does “die” in this case mean lose out on money? One would think he already has his walk away money.
I’d prefer to keep the guillotine at work honestly, where it can be safely locked up when not in use. Maybe something to bring up with the union.
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Mainstream will always be compromised. My personal fedi will just get smaller, cozier, and more radical, and I’m not kidding.
I’m still waiting for a steal
Also, interactivity. Both games you mentioned have unparalleled interactivity when compared with the triple A space.
Not saying it’s necessary, but at a certain level of fidelity/realism it starts to look really weird when the world doesn’t meaningfully react to your actions.
Increasingly, I find the answer is in the comments, or not at all