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gmr_leon

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

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gmr_leon, to gaming
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If GameFAQs doesn't have cheats for a PS1 game, where else do you look? Alternatively are there cheat files for PS1 emulators to load in? 🤔

gmr_leon, to random
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One of my favorite parts of finding old parts of the web that are still online is when you go to their links and they're still online as well.

It's like finding a treasure chamber with open passages to more treasure chambers which in turn may lead to even more.

gmr_leon, to gaming
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As I was doing a little more digging around for discussions of note-taking and games, I found a forum that was still online, and one of the posters mentioning they'd written on their blog about their habit of note-taking in games.

Despite the thread only being 13 years old, I expected the link to be dead. To my pleasant surprise?

It's still alive! And behold this glorious, somewhat broken, old school site:
http://www.rvgfanatic.com/7443/78601.html

#Gaming #VideoGames #Blogging #Blog

gmr_leon,
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Okay, I said it was somewhat broken and that's true, because it takes a little while to render properly.

However give it that time and you have an intact old school site that somebody put some love into!

gmr_leon,
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Also in case anyone else happens upon this thread somewhen down the line, I've found where the person writing RVGFanatic is still around!

They've since switched their blogging over to Wordpress, which is a mild bummer (none of that classic web style, sadly), but cool to see they're still active!

http://rvgfanatic.com/wordpress/

#Gaming #RetroGaming #Blogging

gmr_leon, to patientgamers
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How do you like to approach writing about games?

I've noticed there are some folks writing at length here on their experiences playing games, so this felt like a good place to ask. Do you take notes as you play, and/or after each session, then write out full thoughts upon completing a game?

Or are your reflections compiled only after finishing a game, no notes?

I've dabbled with different approaches, and haven't really settled on a consistent process personally.

@patientgamers

gmr_leon, (edited )
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Interesting approach, and I get it for those more involved or longer games, as some don't even have all their systems in play till awhile into the game (which is worth noting in itself!).

Thanks for your perspective!

Oh yeah, and here's to Outer Wilds! Absolutely a game for the ages!

gmr_leon,
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Hey yeah, appreciate the detail in how you go about it! I'm kinda surprised by the responses saying they don't tend to write anything until further in and/or completion, but it's reassuring in a way, as that's been my approach too for some time.

I also dig that you try to engage with the "soul idea" as you call it of games. It resembles what I've read elsewhere of a reviewer trying to evaluate in part on whether a game achieved what it set out to do or not, which I thought was interesting.

gmr_leon, (edited )
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Heya, I dig the walls of text sometimes! I also tend to bounce around a variety of games, so I like the idea of short notes about each. Until recently I was writing similar notes digitally as separate notepad files and littering them throughout my computer, but I've been trying to make a habit of using stuff like Zim or Joplin to keep them better organized. 😅

Also right there with you on covering weird jank and "subpar" games, so thanks for writing about them!

darkghosthunter, to VideoGames
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I bet someone thought that selling on the most hated store on the PC realm, without physical copies, sold exclusively for current gen consoles on their exclusive storefronts, would never lead to unprofitability.

https://tech4gamers.com/alan-wake-2-still-not-profitable-nearly-six-months-later/

gmr_leon,
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@darkghosthunter Another detail I'd add to this are the PC system requirements, which further limited the game's reach on top of the store exclusivity.

I really enjoyed Alan Wake and Control, but I couldn't run Alan Wake 2 with my hardware and I'm not about to upgrade for a single game (or even a few games).

gmr_leon, to gaming
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Hmm. CostGames or CostlyGames for a short, distinct tag for commercial games, and GratisGames for noncommercial games?

I'd say Paid instead but that feels like it overlaps too much with Sponsored, and doesn't clearly indicate Commercial aspect that's meant.

#Gaming #VideoGames

gmr_leon,
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May not really be worth making the distinctions, but a part of me likes drawing attention to the cost of many (most?) games.

#Gaming #VideoGames #Blogging

KazuShuSora, to SeaOfThieves
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Ngl, sometimes the "Sea of Thieves" community sucks pure and utter ass.

I get that it's a pirate game and part of the experience is pvp and robbing and killing each other.

BUT chasing an empty ship across the whole map, just to make others feel miserable and destroy their experience, goes too far, imo.

Those are the exact people who were whining about the implementation of the "Safer Seas" feature, complaining there would be less players in the open seas, then.

gmr_leon,
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@KazuShuSora Yeah...I've never really understood the appeal of doing that. Part of the appeal of PvP is supposed to be a fight, not some drawn out hunt and execution, or griefing.

I don't know how those players don't get bored of those antics personally. Might as well just farm easy AI enemies with that approach.

fallenhitokiri, to Games
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I finally figured out why I don’t like the last Doom games. It’s not necessarily the lack of ammo but the glory kills slowing down gameplay. That took me a while to realize…

gmr_leon,
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@fallenhitokiri something kinda cool to check out while they're still easily accessible are SnapMap levels people made that didn't rely on or emphasize glory kills.

The SnapMap levels that did this and tuned things right had a much faster pacing to their gameplay that may feel closer to its predecessors.

I'd recommend some, but I honestly can't remember them off-hand. Sorry!

gmr_leon, to gaming
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For anyone around that keeps a log as they play games, how do you go about it? Take notes during play, and/or after?

Written, or audio notes, to transcribe later?

gmr_leon,
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It may seem simple, but if taking notes during play, the stop and start of it seems distracting, and it's not really viable with many online games.

So I'd guess for those writing about their experiences with games it's probably primarily reflective with few notes from during play depending on the games involved?

gmr_leon, to gaming
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Tower Unite now has bumper cars!

If you've not heard of Tower Unite, it's a unique game made up of a multitude of games and mini-games that you can play online with others. It has a kart racer, a couple first-person shooter modes, a topdown zombie shooter, an asymmetrical dragon slayer game, minigolf, a Monkey ball-esque racer, and more.

Plus to wind down you can chill in your customizable condo space with friends.

It's weird and fun!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/394690/view/4205875095237099154?l=english

gmr_leon, to VideoGames
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Posted about World of Padman before, but felt like posting about it again, this time with a video of gameplay.

If you like lighthearted games and arena shooters, it's well worth giving a look. Also I love the attention to detail on the first map in this video, putting jump pads on the mouse traps is so good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgHstoJ2x1c

#VideoGames #Gaming #FOSSGaming #FOSSGames #ArenaShooters #WorldofPadman

gmr_leon,
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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).

gmr_leon,
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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.

gmr_leon,
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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. 😟

gmr_leon, to games
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Online scifi space game Starbase resumes development after an extended pause!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmEXGaBSmk

For those unfamiliar, Starbase is an ambitious in-development online multiplayer game that has a mixture of first-person on-foot, and vehicular gameplay, with the ability to build ships and stations.

Awhile back its development was paused as the studio had to focus their resources on a different game, but now they're back to working on Starbase.

@games

gmr_leon,
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p.s. this would be a link post directly to the video but I don't think I can do that when posting via microblog/Mastodon to Lemmy, sorry about that!

gmr_leon, (edited ) to scifi
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This is a surprise, Starbase's development has resumed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmEXGaBSmk

gmr_leon, to gaming
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As much as I understand it mainly comes down to different preferences, I still find it difficult to understand what's involved in enjoying leveling progression systems in some games.

I wouldn't dwell on it so much except that it appears in so many games, and increasingly so. Plus my experiences with them have mostly been of frustration as they, ironically, halt my progression in various games.

Why would I want to stop following the story & exploring the world to do busywork?

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