I’m mostly thinking about 8 bit games, and NES in particular, but it was a thing that continued at least into the 16-bit consoles. There were a lot of games that come to mind that did the perspective shift, sometimes blending genres in the process. Stuff like:...
ActRaiser blew my mind the first time I played it. Having the chance to descend into your creation for some sidescrolling action was absolutely a surprise.
This is my biggest hurdle most days. I live alone so that much effort for something that I'll probably consume in about 10-15 minutes, in the middle of the workday, is kinda hard for me to reconcile. Is it worth it? And I don't mean in the "self-care is always worth it" kind of way. 😂
Good insights! Yeah if it gives you a mental/emotional boost then it's pretty worth it, especially since that'll translate well to the rest of your day.
Why I asked my original question is because I'm currently on those meal kit things, and the one I'm subscribed to sends the food fully cooked and ready to eat, you just have to pop it in the microwave. And it's pretty tasty stuff, doesn't look too preprocessed. But it does get expensive. So I was considering the alternative of cooking daily to save money, which sounds funny because 99.9% of people probably do that.
And I'm kinda on the fence about meal prepping because the idea of eating the same thing a few days in a row doesn't really appeal to me.
I guess I'll find out this week which is more sustainable for my situation!
I was gonna say, it looks like the only thing they don't own when you say yes is your image and likeness, but they've probably already extracted that from your IG account too.
Good standard features, I like the extra functions on the power button. But it lacks oomph. It just looks... meh, for me.
I'm gonna wait for US carriers to fully support the Nothing Phone (2). I was tempted to replace my 4-year-old Galaxy S10+ early this year with the Phone (1) since I've been hearing stories of it working on T-Mobile, but I can wait a few more months for an upgrade (and a black colorway).
For me, the aesthetics. I've always thought the iPhone 4 looked GREAT with the flat front and back, and the straight-edged sides. The Phone (1) drew inspiration from that, and added transparent glass on top of it. Fast-forward to Phone (2), and although I'm not feeling the grey, I'm happy they're keeping the same ethos.
Based on what I've read, even though Valve had a real, public launch of the Steam Deck late last year, it didn't particularly sell too well as the Japanese market found it a bit expensive. But that information was early this year so sales probably picked up since then.
I know they roughly explained why, but it seems pretty insane they jumped the gun without having any of the users input and want people to go to another instance just for that community
At the very least, the admin of lemdro.id is already aware of the kbin federation issue, and is working on it as I type this. So expect to have this connection all sorted out soon.
Usually here on kbin, if content isn't federated yet, we have to explicity search for the magazine and its instance to make it federate for the first time, but even that is still showing nothing - https://kbin.social/search?q=android%40lemdro.id
And as a last resort, searching for the entire instance itself leads to a 404 at the moment - https://kbin.social/d/lemdro.id
Not sure how to proceed, but I'm sure the wrinkles will get smoothed out eventually.
When you said protocol, I think you were referring to the "type" of website kbin is, correct? If so, yes you're correct, it is a hybrid of both Lemmy and Mastodon. So both a link aggregator/discussion website, as well as a microblog.
Although, when people say "protocol" in the context of the Fediverse, they are almost always referring to the ActivityPub protocol which allows all these websites to interoperate with each other - they all use it, and that's what allows the users/content to flow from one place to another. So in that sense, no, kbin is not using a different protocol from the others.
I’ve seen lists of songs with deep lyrics, songs that are upbeat but depressing at the same time, songs not on the radio, and other things like that… But I have never seen a list of songs that are just super fun to sing....
A lot of great answers in here. Another one that I've never seen/heard fail to get crowd participation is "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi.
Basically any song that has a really catchy chorus and allows you to sing it whether you're on or off-key is a winner, because karaokes are all about having fun with it.
There's been talk that the upcoming expansion for the game (Phantom Liberty) will kinda overhaul some of the game's systems a bit, and make them closer to what was originally intended or hoped for. If you're still on the fence now, I suggest waiting a few more months, seeing if the DLC makes good on its hype, and grabbing everything then.
These are just my first 2 search results, but basically they all say the same thing:
I'll be honest I was kinda waiting for r/CyberpunkGame to do this, given the lean of the game (even if you went with the most Corpo-ish ending, it was still kinda anti-Corpo). Good on them for taking a stand.
The other endings are definitely worth going through! Thematically, I think the secret ending is actually the most possible to be canon (i.e., going out for all time in a blaze of glory), but in terms of character development, I agree, The Star ending with Judy and Panam is the most cohesive.
At least until we get Phantom Liberty. From the trailers, it definitely looks like there's gonna be a continuation or development in V's story. And I don't want to read too much into it, but if you remember the base game's launch, almost all the cinematics/graphic banners featured a male V. But he was switched out for female V in the marketing of the game sometime during CP2077's great fiasco. It's been all female V, even up to now.
I know it's going to be small on mobile, but if you click the image icon on the main feed beside the "X comments" link, it'll still show you the image without loading in the full thread.
I got curious so I checked out m/railgun. That's the first real skinned magazine I've seen! The previous ones I saw only had a tiled background image. The orange pops even more with Tokyo Night. Great job!
I tried looking around for a changelog but I couldn't find one anywhere (let me know if you know where it is, I know you can look at the commits/merged PRs on Codeberg but there's a lot to dig through)....
I was kinda obsessed with this game as a kid, and played it enough that I memorized every puzzle and solution. I would go through a playthrough in about half an hour. That's still long compared to most speedrunners these days... but isn't it funny how we used to play the same story-driven games over and over even though most of them never had alternate endings?
Hi there, the Artemis private beta rollout has just started! @hariette will be emailing 50 signup sheet users, while @lilkev will be adding 50 users from Artemis Discord. The order will be based on the submissions to the private beta signup form, as well as general activity within the Artemis community....
All three games are on sale on steam for the first time since January 2022 (to the best of my knowledge). If you’ve never given them a shot, now is the best time to do so as they don’t go on sale very often at all
To answer your question, no, you're probably not the only one. But just like Metroidvania means something immediately understandable in terms of genre, so does the term "Soulslike"; and that's because the mechanical, punishing-but-rewarding combat, little to no handholding, and storytelling not through exposition but through lore drops here and there was something quite innovative. Audiences were not used to it, so the games piqued (and kept!) the interest of so many.
And in order to stay rich, you have to play your role and participate in a society that oppresses the poor which in turn maintains your wealth. Are you really still capable of being a good person?
It's a complex topic, but this is the crux of the matter I think. If we're talking about today's world, then I don't think there is a billionaire who is not complicit with participating in a system that is rigged (for lack of a better term) in their favor, and profits in an unfair scale from the work of others.
On the other hand, I also don't think you need to disown your material wealth and start living paycheck to paycheck to be able to qualify as a good person. So... in my head, there's definitely millionaires who are good people, who earned their riches with authentic hard work and some genius ideas/inventions/services, and pay the people they employ well, or keep good relations with the people they work with.
Old games with interesting perspective switches were neat.
I’m mostly thinking about 8 bit games, and NES in particular, but it was a thing that continued at least into the 16-bit consoles. There were a lot of games that come to mind that did the perspective shift, sometimes blending genres in the process. Stuff like:...
Seared Salmon, Summer Salad (lemmy.ca)
Delicious alliteration...
OC Full, expanded list of all the data points and their purposes that Meta's Threads collect and link to user accounts. It's even more insane than you might've thought.
This Phone is Nearly Perfect! (Zenfone 10) - MKBHD (www.youtube.com)
He has nothing bad to say about the phone and it’s the same price as last year, plus a 512gb of storage option.
ELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?
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Japanese Steam User Number Reaches Record High (www.serkantoto.com)
There are different types of showers…
Normal...
Why exactly did the android community's mods decide to basically leave world? (lemmy.world)
I know they roughly explained why, but it seems pretty insane they jumped the gun without having any of the users input and want people to go to another instance just for that community
A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon (www.washingtonpost.com)
How to get started on social-media site Mastodon, whether you’re leaving Twitter or just looking for people who have.
What are some fun songs to sing karaoke to?
I’ve seen lists of songs with deep lyrics, songs that are upbeat but depressing at the same time, songs not on the radio, and other things like that… But I have never seen a list of songs that are just super fun to sing....
Reddit threatens the mods of r/CyberpunkGame (the main subreddit for Cyberpunk 2077). Mods decide to go down in a blaze of glory, whole sub agrees. (old.reddit.com)
Surprising nobody, Reddit Corp threatening a gaming sub of a fanatically anti-corporate video game doesn't go as they'd hoped....
Can we just appreciate the new design
This new design looks so much cleaner and polished. As a huge fan of the catppuccin theme, I really enjoy the newly added Tokyo Night theme....
Loving the new updates, but what all has changed?
I tried looking around for a changelog but I couldn't find one anywhere (let me know if you know where it is, I know you can look at the commits/merged PRs on Codeberg but there's a lot to dig through)....
The Making of Day of the Tentacle (30th Anniversary Documentary) (youtu.be)
Artemis private beta rollouts have begun!
Hi there, the Artemis private beta rollout has just started! @hariette will be emailing 50 signup sheet users, while @lilkev will be adding 50 users from Artemis Discord. The order will be based on the submissions to the private beta signup form, as well as general activity within the Artemis community....
Dark Souls trilogy are all brilliant games, and are finally on a steam sale for the first time in a year and a half (i.imgur.com)
All three games are on sale on steam for the first time since January 2022 (to the best of my knowledge). If you’ve never given them a shot, now is the best time to do so as they don’t go on sale very often at all
Can a rich person be a good person?
I don't mean doctor-making-150k-a-year rich, I mean properly rich with millions to billions of dollars....