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jens, to random
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I've been catching up with some games I buy for the kids, and recently played Planet of Lana and Gris on the switch. Both show an interesting trend, in that they're very beautiful games, but strangely empty.

I notice this in particular with the first, because it reminds me a lot in how the character steers of @jmechner 's Prince of Persia, or Flashback. And compared to either of these games, there is very little going on in each screen in terms of obstacles or puzzles.

And then there are...

Theriac,
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@jens
I think you might like it - it's an rpg but in the same vein as the games you described part art, part experience.

jens,
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@Theriac Hmm. I do also like the crunchiness of the older games, though.

I'll check it out, thank you!

jens, to random
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Not so long ago, I finished parking about 900 computing related papers, books and magazines in my paperless instance. I felt like I'd finally finished the annoying work of fixing titles and tagging stuff.

Then I remembered the ca. 400 RPG related PDFs.

smallcircles,
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@jens

> Then I remembered the ca. 400 RPG related PDFs.

👀

jens,
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@smallcircles 🤷‍♂️ :d20:

jens, to random
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So I finally finished reading The Expanse with book 9. It took me a while, as I'm generally not reading as much as I'd like to these days.

Anyway, I think it was a good end to the series. Really good, actually.

geekischade,
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@jens I just re-read the series. Good stuff.

If you're looking for a lightweight space gaming system, you could check out Stars Without Number: Revised Edition. The full rules are free on drivethrurpg. I never played Traveler, but others have described it as Traveler without baggage.

jens,
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@geekischade I'm not really looking for systems, except that I'm always looking for systems. I've bought more systems than I've played, because it's an area of interest to me from a game design point of view.

Realistically, I'd probably play Traveller, GURPS or possibly Space Master (this one mostly because I know RM rather well).

jens, to random
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Funny, I visited this place a lot over the years, but this is the first time I noticed this.

jens, to random
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Yeah, we had our own insurrection attempt. Luckily, it didn't amount to much. The trials started today.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/the-prince-the-plotters-and-the-would-be-putsch-germany-to-try-far-right-coup-gang

jens, to random
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This is a "ugh, techbros" kind of morning.

qqmrichter,
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@jens So ... a morning?

jens,
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@qqmrichter yeah, but this one particularly.

jens, to random
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Rewatched Colossal again, because we'd forgotten most of the plot. Fun film! So much better than... /me gestures vaguely at everything.

jens, to random
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So we finished watching the Fallout TV show the other day, and... well let's just say it's a stark reminder that the main plots are not the strength of the game series.

Without wanting to spoiler anything, the show follows a similar-ish thread as the main quest of Fallout 3 for one character, but adds in the perspectives of two other characters - which the games might have provided in side quests or message logs you might have found, etc.

Regarding themes, both in terms of design and...

geist,
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@jens oof thanks for the feedback, I’m still trying to stay interested throughout the 1.5 hours of character exposition in ep1 :blob_melt_sob:

jens,
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@geist ah, well, then I have good news for you: the exposition is mostly over now!

What you get instead are flashbacks.

I'm not sure if that's better, but at least it somehow matches reading all those scattered logs you encounter in the games.

jens, to random
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Antenne Bayern so: In Garmisch-Partenkirchen gab's schwere Unwetter, weswegen überlegt wird, Silberjodid vom Flugzeug auf Unwetterwolken zu sprühen. Ist toxisch, aber net so wild.

Experten so: ist schwierig, weil man die richtige Menge an den richtigen Ort zum richtigen Zeitpunkt bringen muss, und das mit oft nur 10 Min Vorwarnung.

Anderer Typ: kostet weniger als der Schaden, der entstehen könnte.

Antenne Bayern: ja cool, klingt doch gut.

Wie kommt man darauf?

jens, to random
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jens, to random
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Recent LinkedIn experience.

Them: OMG kids these days!

Me: yeah, well, we've been degenerating at least since Plato.

Them: OK.

Me: well, he also complained about the youth of his day.

Them: yes, I know, it was the topic of an episode of Mad Men.


I mean, sarcasm in writing is a difficult thing to catch, but I don't really see how I can make it more obvious.

Good illustration of the difference between knowing and understanding, I guess?

jens,
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I'm not going to make fun of learning about Plato from Mad Men, though. I learned about the Mona Lisa from Mickey Mouse.

jens, to random
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I love that my kids enjoy Dino Dana, and I share their enjoyment. For some reason this spin-off is so much better than the original Dino Dan.

But then there are a bunch of cameos for Dan. He's grown too old, it's clear why they made the new series. But they continuously establish the relationship to the original.

Anyway, Sunday mornings.

jens, (edited ) to random
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Unpopular opinion: If your hobby is responsible for running the modern world, you deserve to be paid a living wage for running it.

jens,
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@loke @tfb I had an account, or rather @interpeer did, but it turned out to be useless - and very shortly after, it went to shit.

jens,
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@usul Yes, if you're paid it's not a hobby :P

jens, to random
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Kids: with one hand they giveth, with the other they taketh away. My kids only giveth.

Yesterday, they giveth me a huge mess in the kitchen.

Today, they giveth the cake they made yesterday.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

jens,
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Also, TIL that what I know as "marble cake" (Marmorkuchen) is zebra cake in Italy, apparently.

jens, to random
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This morning I'm reminded of a person I knew, who would treat everything as an attack, or the potential for one.

You might say "good morning" to them, and their reply would be a snapped "what do you want?".

It's rather difficult to deal with, because any reply to this would get twisted out of shape in similar way.

So what do you do? Ignore them? Seems like the only way.

Except... it must be hell to live like this. And nobody chooses this kind of hell for themselves. This is trauma...

jens,
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@reinhilde I think everybody can be like that. I certainly have those moments. I guess it comes down to how much one is like that.

jens,
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This person, by the way, is somewhat made up in that it's a distillation of a bunch of people's hedgehog moments (roll into a ball, spikes out). But I've certainly known people who were predominantly that.

And no, I have no clear answer other than plenty of time, and sort of... living a different example next to them. Which I can't do with everybody.

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