just a triple a threat (agender, asexual, aromantic) doin' their best.
I used to do emulation but stopped for a while. now it seems more difficult, but a family member just gave me quite a few old games (and I'm planning to ask for some others, like Banjo Kazooie and Pokemon SoulSilver hahaha) so I'm looking forward to getting back into that! I also miss the pokemon fangames that weren't actually for emulators, have some good memories of those.
I love modding things and appreciate the modding community for games a lot. most recently modded game I played was Stardew Valley, but it made me miss the steam workshop and auto updating mods :c
I still haven't touched Breath of the Wild but I own it for the switch.
in all honesty, I don't really want to have to spend all my time blocking and curating when I just want to contribute when I can. I usually don't visit a ton of other lemmy instances, and the ones I do I don't really comment in, either. maybe I'm overly anxious and skittish, but at the same time, I'm 1) very much already tired and don't want to spend a ton of time curating a block list and 2) just trying to find a community to fit in where I'm comfortable.
I know I'm not the most active by far, but I don't want this community to open up just so we can have more content. more content to me doesn't always equal good content, I guess.
trying out Mario Odyssey, since my main computer is down for the count. I don't know why console gaming has become difficult for me after I started gaming on pc.
then, I'm dipping my toes in with Caves of Qud, but I don't know if my brain is in the place right now to learn how to play. tutorial videos are likely in my future.
came from reddit here, too. I often am too anxious to comment for a variety of reasons, so I mostly read. I try to post things when I get the courage to.
thank you so much!! did you build a pc for just everyday use or are you a gamer as well? and thank you for the tips! I have everything now and I'm just waiting for my partner to not be busy so that hopefully today I can video call them and we'll do it together. they've been working on computers since they were 14, so, they'll be a lot of help! I'm replacing the motherboard, ram, cpu, and cpu cooler (and a fan hub but that's less important) so I have to strip everything out and start over, hahaha.
always nice seeing you around!
In our case, my partner's desktop had broken down completely (they later ended up with parts from my ex's computer that they could use to fix the issues) a while ago, and they had to use a very old laptop as well. I'm a really avid gamer and I'm learning to code, plus I stream for my partner everything from videos, to movies, to video games. Plus we play together. So I feel you!
Currently the remaining parts will be here Friday and then I have to figure out how to put them in. I didn't build my current desktop and have only done small things in it so far. There's also wiping things clean for the dual boot, and to help ensure the issues hopefully clear up on the software end. I did at least enjoy learning about different Linux distros.
Thank you for this message! It made me feel a bit better.
Having a rough one, unfortunately.
Power went out today, but it's not just us so I think that's at least promising that we don't have to have an electrician come out and fix something.
Currently struggling with a lot of anxiety over my computer. I spend a lot of time on it and I love playing video games, plus my queer platonic partner is long distance. But it's showing a lot of issues and some of the parts are really old, so I want to replace them. Gotta find the money for that somehow. I'm hoping to start fresh on it and wipe everything plus dual boot windows with pop!_os. I had already installed both before but starting anew sounds like a good idea.
I barely know how to use linux but I have a server so that's helped me understand more, at least. I'd swap completely but one of the games I love demands windows because of anti-cheat.
Birthday was as good as it could be. People close to me put in a lot of effort to make it nice, but trauma always comes in swinging. But it was nicer than other years have been, I'll count it as a win.
so mine is kind of situational, but while I have a really hard time taking care of myself, I'm always able to get up and do things for my dogs. they need to be let out, shown affection (which is also good for depression!), fed, etc. it helps that they like to lay in bed with me and are very forgiving when it comes to timing on, say, when they're fed.
honestly I just think having something to care for in these situations can be very helpful, but it also depends on the person.
Stardew Valley! but...extremely modded SDV. I'm playing multiplayer with my partner and we have almost 60 mods going. quite a few of them are aesthetic but we have some area expansions and stuff like that as well. I really like tweaking the game so that it's more difficult, I've played it so much (over 300 hours!) that it's more appealing to me that way.
I love modding games in general. it's my curse.
I don't talk here but I am a user and this community has helped me a whole hell of a lot. I'll see if I can get a donation heading your way when I next get paid! thanks for your hard work.
why no hope for Revolt? I had looked into it self hosting wise, but when I realized they had made it really difficult, I lost interest and haven't been following it since.
aaaaaaaa Persona 3's remake finally came out!!
I was a little too young to be playing the game when it first came out, but it really left a mark on me and I've always wanted Atlus to update the game. I started with FES on the playstation 2. and when I tell you I was so excited for Persona 4 that I called every video game retail store in the city until they said they had a copy and immediately went and bought it, I'm not lying.
so far really loving the remake! I've been busy with another hobby so I haven't gotten to finish it. the voice acting is great (Akihiko is really the voice I felt strongly about out of the entire cast that I liked, and I know the voice actor from work in Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, and of course he knocked it out of the park. so did Allegra Clark, as my favorite character in the game, Mitsuru) and while I know reviewers complained about Tartarus being copy paste environments with the same enemies over and over, it really hit good for me and brought back memories.
other than that, playing Honkai: Star Rail (taking a long break from Genshin, because I'm really frustrated with how it's being handled overall) and trying to pace myself with the content since Sparkle's banner is going to last for another ten years. I'm so excited for Acheron (also voiced by Allegra Clark!) that I've prefarmed almost everything for her, short of her relics. there's a reason my Discord status is "I love you in every universe" with a Raiden Ei emoji, hahaha.
having come from reddit, where I was ignored or didn't feel safe commenting, Beehaw is a breath of fresh air. and it makes me hopeful.
I don't really participate in Discord servers anymore (after watching several explode) so this is a lot of my social interaction. I'm still not super confident in my ability to engage (especially on topics I don't know a lot about, but I like learning, so I like to read those threads regardless) because similar to what someone else mentioned in the thread, I don't know that I have a lot of value to add.
I really enjoy my time here, is what I'm trying to say. I told my partner immediately after reading this "wherever they go, I'll follow" and I meant it. this is also my first experience with Lemmy, but I'm not attached to the software. what works for the community works for me.
just trying to offer words of support! you guys 1000% deserve it. so happy I came back.
welcome! what kind of video essays, if I can ask?
I stand by Persona being my favorite game series of all time (3 was my first one, but 4 is very good too) but those are available on Steam now so aren't a great recommendation. but if you're taking games that are in other places as well, I would say Disgaea (2 was my favorite) and Devil May Cry (3 was my favorite.)
I would echo what someone else said here about Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank. I know it wasn't as popular as some of the other games in the series, but Ratchet: Deadlocked was the first game I beat multiple times in a row.
I also played a bit of Dark Cloud 2 and never got too far in, but heard a lot of good things.
I'm going to tentatively poke my head back in here after being gone for a while.
I play two gacha games and have managed to set down the one I've played the longest in favor of the one I enjoy more, so I'll count that as a win. I've started getting back into a hobby I started last year, but I got really overwhelmed and burned out. so now I'm back, hopefully, trying to take that slow.
I started writing fanfiction again recently after almost two decades out of spite because I didn't like where the game's writing went. and I think lastly I'm just grateful my dogs are healthy, one had a bacterial infection that just cleared up last week.
I hope everyone else's week is going well so far!
maybe ME! (Brenden Urie and Taylor Swift, probably only kinda counts) and Just Give Me A Reason (P!nk and Nate Ruess)? I think Like I'm Gonna Lose You (Meghan Trainor, John Legend) might also work?
the lovely thing about writing is "good" is extremely subjective, and only matters to the reader. if you're only writing for yourself, you're not there to people please, you're just there for you. I don't share my writing much anymore, aside from writing with my partner, or in some cases, for them.
I threw out some of my old writing too, and desperately wish I could have it back. but, there's never a bad time to start up again and create something new, even if it's just to test the waters. just something to think about. I always support people using writing as a coping mechanism.
as my profile states, I'm a triple A threat (agender, aromantic, asexual) and it's only been recently that I've figured out that...genders just aren't for me.
I like to joke that for me, gender is a prison (but any pronouns are fine) and I've seen things like non-binary people saying "she/her but like you'd say about an old car" which is funny to me, but I know it bothers some people, and I respect that. I still struggle myself with saying "guys" a lot, but I hang out with friends younger than me and am trying to use "y'all" more, I've never quite grasped using "folks". I also try using "feminine" and "masculine" instead of "male" and "female" for things that might potentially reference a binary gender. like "masculine pronouns", for example.
I used to identify as genderfluid, for a long time, but I've never dressed in a typical feminine fashion, as an afab person, and while I like some masculine clothing, I really just don't want to bother trying to tie myself to a particular style. t-shirts and hoodies are great and comfy, thanks.
non-binary means having freedom to breathe, and not be subjected to having to find something I specifically identify with and making it ironclad. my partner is also non-binary, and we've been on the journey together, which has been nice, but they more identify with having, what they call, "too much gender".
It's a process for everyone, and one that never stops.
this is such a mood. I was playing Mario Odyssey earlier on a big screen tv, and... it still didn't feel great, hahahaha. even though my monitors are smaller, I just prefer it.