@LoadingReadyRun Thank you @Graham_LRR and @beej for your commentary on Mastodon. I've had this app installed on my phone for over a year with no idea whomst to follow.
@mariyadelano I like them because the ones I like to play (mainly truck and racing sims) are something I can jump in and play. If life and kids keep me from playing for weeks, I’m not having to scratch my head and stress about what I was doing last. Animal Crossing was great because it was something I had total control of, and made money to do the things I could do within the game.
@mariyadelano I agree! Let me add that it feels like stacking similarly sized legos together, but with the freedom to do it however you would like.
The outcome might be the same, but you can stack any color in any order at any speed in any stacking configuration. It's like having a framework without rigid constraints if that makes sense.
@antoniav House of the Dead is an old arcade shooter - those games where zombies jump right at you and you just jump in with a gun-- I tried to get more into Resident Evil games but they're so weird, so much hunting around for stuff, basically like point and click or adventure stuff- but I just wanna jump in and shoot! Hahaha. I've heard good things about Ratchet & Clank, had a friend who was really into those. Yeah, I was playing a little Diablo IV recently too. But that's just normal, some kind of Diablo haha
1 year ago, #MstdnGames launched on Mastodon. It's been an incredible journey so far and I'm so grateful to the community here for making this - without a doubt - the most inclusive, friendly, and fun gaming community on the Fedi! :pikawave: :lgbtq_flag:
Your support means so much as it helps us keep the lights on. My sincere thanks to everyone who donates to the Patreon and Ko-Fi. :sonic_run: :verified_root:
@britt I’m so so glad I took my time to find the right place. I definitely wouldn’t feel at home anywhere else. :cat_heart: :blobcatgamer: :game_boy_advance: :heart_bi:
And lets not forget costs for #licensing stuff and/or tools needed and the hardware required.
Just a mid-range Workstation can easily cost €5k, add to that another €5k just in Software to be licensed (whether perpetual or per annum is not relevant at setup) and also the fact that people still need to make rent and afford food in the meantime...
The (tragically under-watched) show "Halt and Catch Fire" did a terrific job of conveying that sense of wonder people felt about video games from the mid-80s to the mid-90s.
From text adventures to the single-dev games at Atari, from Mario Bros to DOOM.
Why don't I feel that anymore?
Last night, as I was playing the newest Ratchet & Clank, seeing the world's rich detail and astounding graphics, I wondered: Is it because our imaginations did most of the work back then?
@ward True story: I just binged the entire series in the last 2 weeks (for the first time), and after the series finale's credits rolled, I just started over at Season 1.
If I have, this is an updated version for 2023. Here's mine, in no particular order.
Centipede (my favorite game ever. Arcade version! Lemme shoot those bugs!)
Black Widow (also the arcade version - I'm totally hooked on this one too, and it was a more recent discovery. When I go to an arcade with retro machines, I basically just want to play this and Centipede the whole time.)
Wolfenstein 3D (a classic, still playable. Who doesn't love killing digital Nazis?)
Diablo (1, 2, 3, 4, Immortal, any. Just choose one and I love it. What a series. Hooked.)
Gun Nac (my favorite technical [ship based] shootemup-- if you don't count Centipede as a shootemup. A rare one for the NES. If you like shooters and get the chance to play this, even emulated, don't miss it.)
Wizodd (I love roguelikes and indie games, and this one is both. Just a cool, simple game that's definitely beatable and replayable. But you won't beat it every time!)
Mario Kart (another that it doesn't really matter the series, although the Wii one might be my favorite, closely followed by the SNES one. I definitely play the Wii one the most.)
Doom (1 or 2, preferably. I feel like those are most classic, and those are the ones that got me hooked. More recent ones I'm not as much about, but those first two.. wow.)
Beam Rider (I'm throwing this in because it's an amazing game for the Atari 2600. Maybe one of the best ones. I feel like it gets overlooked with all the other great ones on the system, River Raid, etc.)
Beekyr Reloaded (okay, this is a weird one. I was tempted to put Neko Navy or Q-Yo Blaster or another modern indie shootemup that I love in here somewhere instead, but Beekyr is too rad. I love bees and I love shooters, so this one was definitely for me, despite its creator not really being happy with its port.)
Those are my ten, and I'm sticking with them. (At least for today 😂). There are SO MANY other games I love, but these ten are huge.
@jake4480 Haven't played it (yet)! But I'm a massive fan of Adam's original games – especially Diamo XL!
I checked his steam page a few days ago and saw that I'd entirely missed that he made all those recharged versions with Atari! 🤯 Certainly piqued my interest!
@njamster oh nice- it is GOOD. I played a LOT of it, and maybe even more Black Widow Recharged, which is ALSO awesome! They both get pretty tough too haha
So, I started playing World of Warcraft again this weekend ... 😁
I've been playing it on and off since just after its European release in 2005. My oldest characters have reached legal drinking age. 😅
I stopped playing in 2021 as I really disliked the Shadowlands expansion. The one before was excellent, and I'm now playing Dragonflight from 2022, which also seems good so far. There is a new one coming after the summer or thereabouts. We'll see how long I last this time!
Heute gibt es über den Tag verteilt meine Games of the Year. Wobei das keine Auszeichnung ist, sondern lediglich die Spiele sind, die ich dieses Jahr durchgespielt (oder zuende gespielt) habe. Dazu kurze Erläuterungen von mir. Wer nicht möchte, dass ich die Timeline vollspamme, kann die folgenden Hashtags stummschalten:
Kaum zu glauben, dass ich das Spiel erst heute vor einem Jahr zum ersten Mal gestartet habe. Es ist eines dieser Endlosspiele, man kann immer einen neuen Spielstand anfangen. Man sucht sich eine nette Kachel, baut eine Basis, versucht eigenwillige Figuren am Leben zu erhalten und schon ist man im Game Loop gefangen (wobei die Lernkurve zu Beginn schon steil ist).
Die Modding-Community ist der Wahnsinn und der Soundtrack ist unfassbar gut gelungen!
In Vorbereitung auf Diablo 4 habe ich kurzerhand den 2. Teil noch einmal gespielt. Das Prinzip, Monster zu töten und zu looten ist einfach, aber kein anderes Spiel hat es meiner Meinung nach so gut umgesetzt. Da fällt nicht mal auf, dass die Story sehr dünn ist. Die Grafik ist beim Remake sehr schön gelungen und man kann jederzeit zwischen alt und neu wechseln. Möglicherweise bewerte ich das Spiel so hoch, weil ich damit Erinnerungen verbinde.
You're trying to enjoy a nice evening of wargaming with your horse, then some guy in a fluffy-fronted shirt walks in, threatens you with a pencil and steals your whiskey.
Dragon Quest VIII. Not just peak #dragonquest , but probably one of my favorite #rpg . It wasn't ashamed of being a turn based RPG like so many series that tried modernizing during that time. It was Dragon Quest, but in 3D, and for the western version, fully orchestrated and voice acted.
It's still a beautiful game, and the cell shading lets it stand the test of time better than many games from the #ps2
Apparently the simple act of not logging into an Ubisoft account for merely 30 days is enough to trigger the process of permanently account closure including losing access to all associated paid content.