A sequel was recently announced so it’s probably good to stir up some interest.

Thank you for doing this. I’m sure it’s taken a decent amount of time, but it seems like you’re headed in the right direction.

And he fuckin LOVES NieR

I didn’t know Chris Plante is on Lemmy.

It’s episodic and each episode is its own self-contained thing. You don’t build bases, but find shelter and your gear changes for each episode. You’ll still need to scavenge and craft, but it’s not

It’s been a problem for awhile. The media needs clicks so saying something is 7.5/10 doesn’t really drive engagement. Gamers have especially fed into this narrative because the media surrounding new products is always filled with hype and billed as the next greatest thing. It’s caused justified pushback from the community, but I think the pendulum has swung a bit in the other direction now. It’s tough feeling lukewarm about something when you’ve been told it’s supposed to be great. Additionally, the publishers, and some developers, in this industry are greedy cutthroats, which has made them easy targets for people’s frustration. The problem is now that frustration is focused on EVERYTHING involving the games industry.

I disagree with part 2 “jumping the shark”. The first game starts out with

which was much more “twist the narrative just for shock value”. The game itself is an enjoyable playthrough, it’s just a depressing story. Joel deserved what he got.

I love these games but I jokingly called part 2 a depression simulator. It’s intensely emotional at points and lingered in my thoughts after finishing it. It’s an incredible piece of storytelling and art.

There was a perk for one-hit knockouts and it would crack me up just running around and bonking people with a mace.

Dead Space. The remake looks great and the sound design is bonkers. I love the utilitarian design of the tech as well. Headphones are recommended.

It’s worth trying out just for the weirdness of it all.

This game is weird as fuck, but I also still think about it on a semi-regular basis. I really enjoyed it and would lose myself trying to all the complete deliveries. It’s worth playing if you have any interest.

I played this about a month ago after it was on sale. I genuinely like the survival/crafting genre and this was a fun way to experience settings from a series I’ve loved. I also had a lot of fun playing through this even with the “floaty” combat and optimization issues. As long as the developers continue to update the game to help it run a little easier, it’s definitely worth picking up if you’d like a new spin on the genre. Played on PS5 and it got very warm.

Your Netflix subscription allows you to download the games separately. It’s a licensing deal.