Data on search engine market share is available, but I wonder what that looks like for Lemmy users in particular, who I would assume lean more technical than the average user, so probably use DuckDuckGo and alternates more than Google....
Combined shipments for Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, and Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key hav…
I was playing some Everspace 2 and while it sure is pretty and feels pretty good there was something lacking that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I’m only 20 hours or so into it but I just felt like it wasn’t quite living up to my memories of Freelancer....
Freelancer and Freespace 2 were also peak space sim for me.
Getting about 10 hours in before dropping it, I had two big issues with Everspace 2: experience level progression and immersion.
Once I got to a new system, everything was high level, and in ES2, the level scaling means it's more of a wall than a slaughter. There's also no experience point rubber banding to make it worth your while.
I really enjoyed the story so far, more than Freelancer (not exactly a high bar), but I'm at a point now where I have to grind levels to continue. The above already makes me not want to, and then there are immersion problems on top of that.
In Freelancer, the whole system was loading screen free as long as I wasn't docking. I don't think I realized how big a deal that was until now. The transitions in and out of "jump drive space" in ES2 are a stark reminder that you're flying from node to node, and not cruising through a star system. Other little things when off the main questline like lack of radio chatter, no consequences for looting stations, and low traffic add to the immersion problem.
I'll probably come back to it eventually as it's good enough, but that's only because virtually no one is making this kind of game anymore. It feels like it wouldn't much to surpass this game.
I think the one I have the most nostalgia for is Destiny of an Emperor. The main boss theme is instantly transporting for me. That 8-bit Capcom sound is so iconic.
Final Fantasy IV is what truly got me to fall in love with the genre, though. It was one of my first 16-bit games, so I was blown away by the graphics and especially the music.
Silent Hope, an action RPG that was previously announced at yesterday's Nintendo Direct, had an interesting trailer showing some rather familiar elements,
This fall's looking as crowded as last year's was for me. The rest of the year is looking stacked, not even counting a half dozen games outside the genre I'm interested in....
Publisher Square Enix and developer Gemdrops have announced Star Ocean: The Second Story R for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch both physically and digitally on …
Here, it just depends on what's on the front page. A week was too long for most anywhere on reddit, but here there are still some places where I think a week would be fine.
Super Mario RPG is releasing for Nintendo Switch on November 17, 2023! Looks like a full remake in 3d with an updated soundtrack. Though the original still ages well and looks great when played on modern emulation, I'm excited to see this as a full remake!
Looks like it'll shake out to the best scores for the mainline series since FF12. Curious about
how sales are going to be, was a lot of hype around this and it got in early before a very crowded upcoming release schedule.
Sounds like the sidequests are bad, again. JRPGs are way behind on this front.
Is how easily mods have caved in once the admins threatened to remove them. I had thought we'd see quite a few cases where Reddit would have to step in an replace entire mod teams (effectively killing the community). But it seems like that hasn't happened at all - the closest we've got is mods being reordered....
They had better be. The mods at the larger subreddits clearly aren't safe as long as Reddit is this profit-driven. If it helps their bottom line, they will step in and reorganize mod teams one at a time.
I've been a user of GGapp.io for a good few years now, and whilst the service has always been pretty solid, I'm wondering if maybe it's worth taking a look at an app called Questlog.app....
I've been using Grouvee for a while and I'm still happy with it.
Taking a quick look at Questlog, the term "backlog" doesn't seem to appear anywhere, which I appreciate. It's a work term and isn't great for mental health when used with a hobby that should be relaxing.
Looks like their "similar games" algorithm needs work, though.
This pace is down quite a bit from the original. With this and Live A Live having a relatively poor showing in Japan, I have to wonder if the future of the HD-2D experiment hinges on the performance of Dragon Quest III.
What search engine do you use?
Data on search engine market share is available, but I wonder what that looks like for Lemmy users in particular, who I would assume lean more technical than the average user, so probably use DuckDuckGo and alternates more than Google....
Atelier Ryza series shipments top two million (www.gematsu.com)
Combined shipments for Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, and Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key hav…
Why is Freelancer still the best? (slrpnk.net)
I was playing some Everspace 2 and while it sure is pretty and feels pretty good there was something lacking that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I’m only 20 hours or so into it but I just felt like it wasn’t quite living up to my memories of Freelancer....
What game is "that" game for you?
I know everyone has that one RPG they fell in love with that will always have a special place for them....
New XSEED Action RPG ‘Silent Hope’ is Connected to the Rune Factory Universe (noisypixel.net)
Silent Hope, an action RPG that was previously announced at yesterday's Nintendo Direct, had an interesting trailer showing some rather familiar elements,
FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal (arstechnica.com)
"Microsoft's actions following... acquisition of ZeniMax speak louder than... words."
What's everyone looking forward to on the upcoming release schedule?
This fall's looking as crowded as last year's was for me. The rest of the year is looking stacked, not even counting a half dozen games outside the genre I'm interested in....
Star Ocean: The Second Story R announced for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC (www.gematsu.com)
Publisher Square Enix and developer Gemdrops have announced Star Ocean: The Second Story R for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch both physically and digitally on …
How long is too long?
At what point do y'all decide not to comment on a thread? Is 1 week+ too ’old’?
Super Mario RPG Announced during Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (www.youtube.com)
Super Mario RPG is releasing for Nintendo Switch on November 17, 2023! Looks like a full remake in 3d with an updated soundtrack. Though the original still ages well and looks great when played on modern emulation, I'm excited to see this as a full remake!
Final Fantasy XVI Review Thread
Game Information...
Favourite game music?
Ok continuing on from my last thread, he's a different question....
One thing that's surprised me about the Reddit shitshow
Is how easily mods have caved in once the admins threatened to remove them. I had thought we'd see quite a few cases where Reddit would have to step in an replace entire mod teams (effectively killing the community). But it seems like that hasn't happened at all - the closest we've got is mods being reordered....
Videogame tracking question.
I've been a user of GGapp.io for a good few years now, and whilst the service has always been pretty solid, I'm wondering if maybe it's worth taking a look at an app called Questlog.app....
Octopath Traveler 2 Has Sold 1 Million Units (gameluster.com)
The latest title in Square Enix's series of "HD-2D" pixel games has officially hit one million units downloaded across all platforms.