can anyone help me remember: a while back, a game dev or studio had made t-shirt kind of embracing the concept of walking sims, rather than the term being a put down on games.
I’ve tried searching but with only “walking sim” and “t shirt” not a whole lot comes up 😅
I want to say they had made one of their own but I can’t recall which. Pretty sure it was after Firewatch but don’t know for sure
@ramiro
For 1, maybe look into the Atelier series? I haven't played them myself but they seem to fit the niche of low-stakes plot with combination of RPG combat and Vocational Sim elements
In 2023, McDonald's in China released a special Tetris LCD handheld that is shaped like a chicken nugget. For some reason, this was the tie-in for the 40th anniversary of the Chicken McNugget.
I wanted it immediately.
But, as I did not live in China and knew no one who could import such things for me at the time, I could not. So, I waited.
At Magfest, earlier this year, I saw this prize sitting on a shelf, mocking me. At nearly 50 bucks, I was tempted, but unwilling to buy it.
I forgot about it for a while when 7-Eleven announced their own new Tetris tie-in handheld, this time on a Slurpee cup. It reminded me of my long wanted chicken nugget handheld.
I went to eBay and found someone with a relatively high rating, selling them for less than 15 USD including shipping. So, I bought one. That was early April.
It arrived this week.
It's as beautiful as I expected.
No, but seriously, it's a functional LCD handheld that you can play Tetris on. It's adorable. It is literally easier to play Tetris on this, than on my phone.
Also, it's classic mode so if there is not space for the Tetromino block to do spin - it won't spin.
Anyway - short version: I imported for myself the Chicken McNugget Tetris game and it's silly fun.
There's a moment when all old things
Become new again
But that moment might have been here and gone
All I have and all I know
Is this dream of you
Which keeps me living on
@andycarolan Helldivers 2 is absolutely not my kind of game, I have terrible reflexes. But my son hangs out with a regular crew for co-operative chaos and comedy, having a great time. It does seem like an excellent platform for emergent gameplay.
Watched this great video about the feeling of "the sublime" (awe mixed with fear) in #VideoGames. Here they discuss it in #Subnautica & #TheLongDark. Makes me realize that this is that je-ne-sais-quoi that I really look for in #games. 🤩
@syntaxseed Just remember that every loop is 22 minutes long (you'll discover why in the game 😁), don't expect to come back, feel free to accept losing your ship if it ever happens, after all, it all restarts at the same place anyway :)
@PixelBandits Loved what I played of this @ GDC this year. It was a surprise to see it as I was just talking to friends about whether or not the PS1/N64 aesthetic is redeemable and I think this game highlights that there are things to like about the art style for sure.
@ronald it's early access so there are definitely bugs and things. Not quite ready to give a difinitive yes / no but am enjoying it from what I've played so far! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeC6UdQb/
If you're a fan of Horizon Zero Dawn then you. Might like this screenshot. Perfect for mobile wallpapers and lock screens. Thought I'd share it with the world ❤️
What is your definition of a #VideoGames CONSOLE? What makes it a console, which traits does it need to have and which ones it should not have in order to be classified as a console?
@darth Connected to TV, focused purely on gaming and primarily played on with a gamepad
I eg wouldn’t call the Apple TV a video game console even though it’s quite a capable one
And I wouldn’t call the Nintendo Switch Lite a video game console, I would call it a video game handheld (just like the Game Boy and 3DS were never consoles)
Steam Deck is a tricky one. I would say that it’s a handheld, not a console, as it’s primarily meant to be used in hand
@realFedix@darth So if Valve launched a Steam OS device in a similar form factor as the Apple TV, then it wouldn’t count as a console as it wouldn’t be closed?
Happy 29th anniversary of the Sega Saturn's U.S. launch! Did you play one of the launch titles today?
As we remember the Saturn's history, we'll keep celebrating the exciting here and now as fans make new memories. It's time to change the narrative — Saturn is our future!
Make sure to check out my fellow SHIRO! member SaturnDave's great writeup reflecting on the Saturn on its 29th U.S. birthday, featuring the hype video he created earlier this week:
First #screenshotsaturday for Pinball Spire! I recently updated the screenshots on Steam to show off some of the new stuff I've been adding to the game. Check it out if you're into old-school action games!
#StopKillingGames petition update:
🇬🇧 : The UK Petition is now 20% towards requiring a parliamentary debate. With an election looming, an optimistic view would be that opposition parties could recognise this as an issue and make pledges. That might be unlikely, but still worth trying to push for 80K more signatures, and there's many months to achieve this. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071/
🇦🇺 : The Australian petition is now live. Their site says petitions need at least 50 for referral. It's met that already, but the more the better. It closes in just over a week. https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
I really get the feeling that AAA games are dying.
Layoffs everywhere, huge budgets, too big to fail; indie devs are eating their lunch and ex-McKinsey MBAs are leading the Xbox division into their disaster. It was cool while it lasted… but maybe its a good thing.
I wonder why Valve is not laying off people. Maybe it's because they understand gamers and keep career-centric managers out?
@obrhoff Valve haven’t created much in terms of notable AAA games since Portal 2 in 2011. There’s Alyx and CS2, but compare that to what they did the in the 13 years before starting with Half-Life 1. Steam really has taken over. Kinda proves your point. It’s not layoffs but a change in focus, where resources go, and similar drop in output.
@PixelBandits Got The Colonists in a current humble bundle. Think a manor lords like thing but 11 times cuter and also they’re all robots who can print more robots.
