we're free to express our disdain for it, and I'm free to point out that the folks wasting their energy complaining are indeed, wasting their energy complaining are indeed, wasting their energy. And cringey to boot.
Oh, so you're free to complain, but when others do it it's cringey? Got it.
For me it’s first person puzzle games. I can think of maybe a dozen off the top of my head that came out in the last decade. I especially enjoy when they’re open world. The ability to just quit a puzzle that’s stumped you and go try something else for a little bit is incredibly refreshing.
But that was when shooters were getting worse the fastest. It's when we started getting chest-high walls everywhere, regenerating health, auto aim, and a general slow down of the action.
Most of the US population centers (which is different than where most people live) are an ugly stroad. Obviously there's natural beauty, and the US national parks program and the national forest service are amazing at preserving this, but most of the built US is ugly, by area.
One of the best things about reddit was looking for answers or other users with the same problem as you, and since Google didn’t really help with that anymore and instead insisted on giving you business results, the best practice was to put your search terms in followed by ‘reddit’ and you’d find your answer.
Not the way Google works. It's probably indexing most medium size instances and up. They just need to get better Pagerank along with the other metrics google uses now to show up more prominently
By default, even if it looks like a TTY, DF renders to a graphical buffer. Most TTYs are too slow to play dwarf fortress, but you can actually configure it to render to a terminal. It's just not the default.
I want to buy a game controller that will work with Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows. (Big bonus points if it will work with old OS versions.) I want it to be able to physically clip on with my phones....
2023 is shaping up to be one of the best years for gaming in ages. From Tears of the Kingdom to Diablo IV to Street Fighter 6, it's already been a pretty great year, with quite a few big-budget releases coming later this year...
Not all dependencies are packaged by the dev. Flatpacks run on top of runtimes which are basically bundles of libraries (most of the important common ones) that are updated independently. A dev only needs to include libraries not in the runtimes.
The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot (www.eurogamer.net)
The executive producer on Netflix's The Witcher has blamed American audiences and social media sites such as TikTok for…
What are some game genres / styles you like that aren't being made anymore, or are being mde but not very often?
For me it’s first person puzzle games. I can think of maybe a dozen off the top of my head that came out in the last decade. I especially enjoy when they’re open world. The ability to just quit a puzzle that’s stumped you and go try something else for a little bit is incredibly refreshing.
Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)
Inundated with complaints, Tesla created "Diversion Team" to cancel appointments.
Omnilingualism (lemmy.world)
Linux has nearly half of the desktop OS Linux market (www.theregister.com)
"The US is Ugly. THIS is Why." (hint: it's car-centric development) (youtu.be)
What are we all playing this weekend? (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Hunt: Showdown, Minecraft, and Dordogne are in our weekend gaming rotation - what are you playing?
Peter Molyneux teases new project with idea that's "never been seen in a game" before (www.eurogamer.net)
Legendary game developer - and game development tease - Peter Molyneux has discussed his next project, and talked up it…
PSA: You Can't Delete Your Threads Account Without Also Deleting Instagram (www.makeuseof.com)
Meta's Threads app has a major flaw: you can't delete your Threads account without deleting your Instagram account.
Can Lemmy posts be indexed by Google or other search engines?
One of the best things about reddit was looking for answers or other users with the same problem as you, and since Google didn’t really help with that anymore and instead insisted on giving you business results, the best practice was to put your search terms in followed by ‘reddit’ and you’d find your answer.
Dwarf Fortress: We have Linux compiling and playable (store.steampowered.com)
OC Which Bluetooth game controller is great for all devices?
I want to buy a game controller that will work with Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows. (Big bonus points if it will work with old OS versions.) I want it to be able to physically clip on with my phones....
Animation smears in the Mario game (expressional.social)
Is this the first Mario platformer that has animation smearing?...
Which upcoming games are you most excited for?
2023 is shaping up to be one of the best years for gaming in ages. From Tears of the Kingdom to Diablo IV to Street Fighter 6, it's already been a pretty great year, with quite a few big-budget releases coming later this year...
My thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for) (akselmo.dev)