gizmonicus @ gizmonicus @sh.itjust.works

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Graphics used to be the hallmark of a great game. Back in the early days, if your game didn't come with improved graphics, it was trash (like, '90s era games I'm talking about). These days, good graphics can be achieved pretty easily, so it's not nearly as important as it used to be when trying to stand out from the crowd. If I had to pick the tipping point for this trend, I would have to say Minecraft was the game that proved definitively that graphics < gameplay.

I am sincerely hoping that makes it to the US. The only thing available now is the Fair Phone 4.

The only way it becomes standard is when it isn't profitable. We can scream all we want, but people still buy that crap.

Games aren't objectively better or worse than they used to be. AAA devs can release unfinished trash and patch it later, which I think is super annoying, but we enable this behavior when we pre-order games simply because it's the next iteration of our favorite series instead of just waiting to hear the impressions of other gamers.

Also, as an adult I lack the time and patience to play the same kinds of games I used to play, so I've had to adjust my play style to suit my schedule better. That means I enjoy casual singleplayer games more than what I used to play growing up. It also means you have to avoid the temptation to buy games you like, but you know damn well you won't ever actually play.

A lot of games have always been shit, that's not new. It's easy to look back at the games of old with nostalgia and think "wow, games were better back then", but really you just don't remember the mountains of trash games that came out.

Also, you have to reckon with the fact that you may still want to play the same types of titles, but you don't have the time anymore to dedicate to actually enjoying it. So you have to adapt your game choices. For example, I really love turn based strategy games like Civ, but I've bought a few recently that I haven't played for more than 10 minutes. I realized that I just can't spend the hours it would take to learn the strategies and controls like I used to when I was a kid.

This is why I keep turning to old games like Alpha Centauri or the original Fallout games: I already know the rules, I know what to do, and I can just jump right in for an hour and not have to spend the first 55 minutes figuring out how that shit works.

It's not a waste of time if you enjoy it.

No, it's a great analogy. For the purposes of electrical conductivity, the gender of the socket is really just an expression of the cultural norms where they were made. There are hundreds of different socket genders, and you can easily convert one type to another depending on what you want to accomplish. Sounds like they're really just advocating for gender affirming care.

The same idiot that thinks an omniscient, omnipotent being created you and gets mad about your sexuality.

Assuming you plug it into the same receptacle or one that is on the same phase, nothing happens. Stupid for sure, don't do that, but it's already wired that way in the wall, you aren't short circuiting anything with a cable like that (also assuming you didn't mix up the neutral/hot wires when you made the cable). USA outlets at least. I don't know about the rest of the world.

Who?

Wait till they find out that's not what the movie was about.

https://youtu.be/WNpo-V9NqI4

If you've ever seen comments on gay porn videos, this isn't too far off. It kills me all the "repent sinner" comments. Hey, buddy, we all know you're here for the throbbing cocks. It's a safe space.

I didn't read past the first three words in your comment. BORING.

Until you get carpal tunnel in your feet.

Funny, that's exactly what I want in a car.

Trichoplax be like 🤷

How is it that billionaires have such shitty haircuts? You could literally hire someone to live in your closet and give you a fresh trim every morning, yet you look you went to Great Clips and the trainee guy fresh out of cosmetology school fucked up your head with a 5 guard.

When the water goes down the front of your wetsuit.

This is an excellent way to get everyone looking at your comment/post history. You played yourself.