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knokelmaat

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  • What is your Game of the Year?

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  • Seems right down my alley. Does it feature any triggering subjects? (Mainly severe mental health stuff and suicide is stuff I avoid for the time being)

    Do you have recommendations for similar games?

  • Our first new Framework Laptop 16 Expansion Bay module - the Dual M.2 Adapter, enabling you to add additional storage drives or other high speed devices.

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  • I am am continuing to extend the life of my 6 years old laptop for as long as possible, hopefully I will be able to buy a framework when it does eventually die on me. (It's a semi-shitty clevo model but I recently replaced the battery and it's kind of decent again)

  • The Two Genders

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  • I looked it up, the horrible sub is TheLastOfUs2 (avoid!), the normal one is LastOfUsPart2

  • The Two Genders

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  • I completely agree with your last part, the story would have been perfect if it was switched.

    To counter your other argument, the surrogate lesbian daughter is still more visually stereotypically attractive though. The number of hate posts for Abby that even go into transfobic territory and misgendering was massive. I made the mistake of wanting to read some discussion on part 2 after playing it on reddit: the whole sub is just hate (there probably is an alternative but I didn't look further, I was to disgusted by it).

    But your opinion on Joel vs Abby is valid, it's actually annoying that actual discussion about storytelling gets overshadowed by bigots.

    On a similar note, I had issues with the change in direction of Doctor Who which accidently coincided with the casting of the first female Doctor, and it was so hard to have genuinely critical discussions without misogynists taking over or being accused of being one myself.

  • The Two Genders

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  • I also cannot understand how you could play the Last of Us Part 1 and not realise how horrible Joel is.

    Spoilers for both games ahead.

    The ending of 1 was super difficult for me to play and super powerful in its delivery. It was horrible to decide to "save" Ellie by literally murdering everyone in the research station and destroying all hope for a cure. I was really impressed that they went there storywise, but then when in 2 Joel gets killed, all these so-called "fans" are angry because their lovely protagonist was killed. It's like they willfully ignore the complicated morals that were already present in the first game. When Abby does horrible stuff, they hate her. When Joel does horrible stuff in 1, it's fine. Part 2 had some problems, but I hugely respect what they were going for and how it polarised the community.

  • The Two Genders

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  • The bad reactions to this seemed minimal to me, but my god the woman in the Galactic trailer is driving them nuts.

    Which I really don't understand, because I find her look and vibe the good part of that trailer. The slurping drink and forced pop song on the other hand...

  • Is there any (single player playable) game with $10 which has made you point any go "haha" or given you an equivalent feeling because it was that enjoyable for every moment you played it?

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  • What are good starting points for the Deus ex series? I've got the original on Steam, but haven't really gotten into it yet, feels very intimidating every time I start. Should I just push through or are there other entry points?

    Btw, I loved dishonored 1 but somehow stopped playing, thanks for reminding me to get back to it :).

  • are you spiritual? religious? tell me about your practice :3

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  • I would describe myself as a pantheist: I see the existence of the universe as a whole and the multifaceted consciousness in it as divine. So science is as much a technical as a spiritual journey for me, and love / amazement / experience of the world seems the highest form of living.

    I also feel that children often embody this in a very pure form, and it is only when society and social constructs kick in that we seem to forget our purpose and get all tangled up in imaginary goals and obligations.

  • What do we think will be GoTY and which game do we think should be GoTY?

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  • I think it will be Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

    I think it should be Astro Bot or UFO 50.

  • TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal

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  • While technically correct, they do have it in China itself, it's a modified version called Douyin. It is more restricted, censored and tightly controlled.

    I agree that it is a cyberweapon, but don't think that it's only used against foreigners, they use it just as much to observe and influence their own population.

    Finally, I would like to point out that to a lesser extent this is also the case for a lot of USA owned social media and tech companies. Edward Snowden's revelations for example indicate this. While the extent of government control and influence is much larger in China, I wouldn't underestimate the influences of Meta, Google and Microsoft for example.

  • Side-view game recs?

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  • Journey of the Broken Circle! Played this on switch and it deserves more attention.

    A short, side scrolling platformer about connection and love.

  • Side-view game recs?

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  • "but won't trow me into a pit of emotional despair"

    Your suggestions are both amazing games, but I would like to confirm to OP that these games are quite distopian and feature some body horror.

  • Let's discuss: UFO 50

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  • Could you elaborate? I have no idea what you are talking about.

  • Let's discuss: UFO 50

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  • I think that is a bit the conceit of the collection: classic games in looks / features, but taking into account the progress that has been made in game design and mechanics. I actually prefer it this way, like an alternate timeline in which computers didn't get more powerful and people were forced to iterate on ideas within these constraints.

  • Let's discuss: UFO 50

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  • I've only just started today, so these are my first impressions of the initial 10 games:

    • Barbuta: such a strange little game! First impression is very hostile and strange, but it keeps luring me in with it's puzzle-like complexity. Discovering new stuff in this one is super satisfying.
    • Bug Hunter: seems interesting, but did not want to hurt my brain with the strategy aspect, so on hold for now
    • Ninpek: precision platformer auto-scroller, I am really bad at this so not really for me
    • Paint Chase: amazing little game, really fun paint battler with cool powerups
    • Magic Garden: this one got its hooks in me, a great twist on snake and pacman with a risk-reward mechanic. Highly recommend!
    • Mortol: this is so creative! Still at the start, but using your own body as a tool to be used by your next "lives" is amazing.
    • Velgress: made me think of playing Doodle Jump on my Nokia Slider phone, good times.
    • Planet Zoldath: spend literally 1 minute in this, something on a planet, then my brain wanted another impulse :)
    • Attactics: really cool, sort of real time strategy game. I really like it, but feel like I need to play it more to understand the strategies better.
    • Devilition: chain reactions of blowing up demons! Quite a head-scratcher, but really satisfying when you start your demolition and everything goes as planned!

    (edit: formatting)

  • Sony reportedly prepping PlayStation 5 portable, plans to battle Nintendo's handheld dominance

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  • No problem, nice of you to correct your previous comment! Have a nice day :)

  • Sony reportedly prepping PlayStation 5 portable, plans to battle Nintendo's handheld dominance

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  • 4/5 8/10 5/5 7/10

    A lot of the initial criticisms have been fixed in further updates. Now the connection is very stable, works with outside networks. They just implemented PS Plus PS5 streaming (so without connecting to a console).

    They are selling unexpectedly well.

    It might not be your cup of tea, but I would hardly call this an embrasement.

  • Sony reportedly prepping PlayStation 5 portable, plans to battle Nintendo's handheld dominance

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  • I'm sorry, but that is just not true. Even 5g hotspot from smartphone allows people to have access to their PS5.

  • Sony reportedly prepping PlayStation 5 portable, plans to battle Nintendo's handheld dominance

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  • If all you want to do is remote play, the PlayStation Portal is already out and well received.