!g*mers are you HYPED?

WE'RE SO FRICKING BACK - 13 votes

Cautiously optimistic - 23 votes

It's gonna be shit - 3 votes

I'm not a tendie and I don't care - 17 votes

I'm mainly talking about multiplayer strategy or casual games.

Shooters like hunt: showdown rock because they're deliberately slow but still arcadey enough to be fun and not a sim.

Among Us was simple but it actually got shit moving. If you died you still had stuff to do or you could watch your friends for entertainment. The whole thing was done in like ten minutes.

My thesis is weak I'm pivoting to card games.

Marvel Snap is appealing because most games are like five minutes long. Even that has a ton of wasted time though. But compared to other card games it's not even close. In a mid-long game of hearthstone you'd be spending at least ten minutes waiting for your opponent to make a move over the course of a game. Why the frick is a turn 75 seconds. What calculations could you possibly be doing on turns 1-3 that take more than 15 seconds of deliberation. Lets not forget all the bonus time that gets added to watch the stimmy animations and sounds.

Oh but MTGA has a time bank system! Okay, the turns are still too long to begin with. And all of the benefit of the timebank is lost five-fold because you're given an extra 10 seconds to deliberate fricking everything. "The opponent is casting a spell, do you do anything? The spell triggered an effect, do you do anything? The effect triggered your own effect, what are you doing? Your effect was reacted to by their ability, do you react? Their ability triggered another ability, do you react? Okay... they played their Pelican. Uh oh, the opponent is casting another Pelican spell, do you do anything? The spell triggered an effect, do you do any-" Shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up. Holy frick I don't care. They have an auto-pass turn button that from what I can tell does literally nothing as I am still asked to manually click resolve 20 times in a row. I alt-f4'd specifically because of that.

Blood Bowl was one of my favorite games ever. The ranked mode cut the turn timers in half. People whined, then got told to shut the frick up because nobody wants to sit and watch another player move pieces around a board for 3 minutes with no opportunity for interactivity.

Have you played multiplayer civ as an adult? Woo hoo so fun even on the fastest mode nothing happens after 2 hours then someone starts logging off every 15 minutes because the game fricking sucks in a multiplayer environment. Dune: Spice Wars was interesting but that game is like 2.5 hours long on average and it could easily be 1.5.

CS2 is like simultaneously too fast and a total drag. Search and Destroy in CoD was fun because you got to make "people" mad for a few rounds by doing belligerent plays then everyone went home. You did not spend 80 out of 90 minutes spectating or staring at the walls waiting for something to happen.

I legitimately spend more time watching clouds than playing multiplayer slop these days but maybe I'm just

I used to troll on Miiverse even got perma banned after enough shit !zoomers

In this roguelike platformer () you have to bing-bing-wahoo your way through cyberpunk dystopia (x2) while fighting against globohomo goons to save EVROPA, personified as a somewhat-ugly looking woman.

Steam rating sits at 98% positive with several hundred reviews, and I found it through a Youtube sponsorship shill so I think it's safe to say that whatever subset of chuds this was marketed to swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

Oh also it's apparently banned in Germany but this doesn't really mean much since it's probably easier to list things that aren't yet banned in Germany than the other way around.

My one idea to make this game even better is to introduce youtuber cameos as paid DLCs. I'd looooove to have an Armoured Skeptic skin whilst saving EVROPA which was voiced over by Lauren Southern.

Anyways make sure to buy the game goy , maybe this will finally save the white race for good

Starfield Tops 14 Million Players, 40 Hour Average Playtime Per Playerhttps://t.co/ZC45KyP6XZ pic.twitter.com/TlMCFUUDP9

— VGChartz (@VGChartz) June 16, 2024

>but muh gamepass!!! it was supposed to flop, mr. sawyer save meeeee

!g*mers how long did you play starfield before getting bored?

i'm still enjoying todd's masterpiece - 3 votes

play starfield? - 73 votes

>muh heckin piss filter!!!

Okay, enjoy your soulless GTA V "aesthetics"

And of course, the sixth game seems to be going for the same mediocrity at a higher fidelity

Piss filters were never bad, just overused.

!g*mers thots?

!g*mers

Why is it so hard to get a modern city sim that actually puts some effort into simulating growth over time instead of letting you paint whatever wholesome 100 city you want or having stupid level-up gimmicks? Total Cities: Skylines death.

!g*mers

Nobody posted this today so here's another thread from me

What are you playing currently?

!g*mers

@kaamrev @kaamrev @kaamrev @kaamrev

Previous Iterations:

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2023

Other rDrama vidya content

Last week's game: Dragon Age Origins

Final Score: (10*3+9*5+8*18+7*5+6*8+5*2+4*1+3*1+2*1+1*2)/(3+5+18+8+2+1+1+1+1+2) = 7.69

Because @RWBYGayPride didn't bother to calculate the scores for the games that have been posted since my last thread, I've included the calculations for their scores below.

Warthunder: (10*1+9*0+8*0+7*7+6*2+5*2+4*3+3*1+2*1+1*10)/(1+0+0+7+2+2+3+1+1+10) = 3.63

Crusader Kings 3: (10*1+9*2+8*9+7*15+6*5+5*1+4*0+3*0+2*0+1*3)/(1+2+9+15+5+1+0+0+0+3) = 6.75

All Previous Games:

Game to Discuss?

This week, let's discuss Halo Your roll (1-3): 1 Please give your r-slurred fanboy cope about why this game was good, how Bungie isn't a trash developer, why 343 ruined the franchise etc etc etc... below in the pinned comment.

carp, capy, geto, donger pin please

Anyone else in the beta for this crap? No way this game goes anywhere

She's my fave streamer and I can't wait to see this dlc!

The June Xbox Showcase revealed plenty of exciting upcoming titles, including Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Like prior games in the series, it'll feature a murder mystery and it's up to Max Caulfield to solve it. However, she's older now and she has new powers to help her out.

The use of music has always been a staple in the franchise, and it helps to highlight emotional moments and make them memorable. This is something the upcoming game should embrace as well, so long as it's used effectively.

Life is Strange Double Exposure Reveals Another Murder Mystery

The lastest upcoming game in the cult classic series is Life is Strange: Double Exposure. There's a lot to be excited about, as it sees the return of Max Caulfield from the first game in the franchise. This time around she has a new power that allows her to jump between timelines.

There is a murder mystery afoot, as she finds her friend Tzafi dead in the woods in one timeline. The race is on to solve the mystery and prevent the murder from occurring in the other timeline. It's complicated, but Max's powers have never been known to be simple.

Welcome to Caledon University

The upcoming game takes place in Caledon University, Vermont where Max is a photographer-in-residence. This shouldn't be unexpected for fans of the series who are familiar with Max's love of photography. It appears that much like Life is Strange: True Colors, players will have a small environment to explore and familiarize themselves with.

How Music Was Used Effectively in Life is Strange

In the first Life is Strange game, music played a huge role in setting the tone and general feeling of the game. This is made apparent in the first episode where Max Caulfield walks down the main hallway of Blackwell Academy. A nostalgic guitar tune plays which instantly transports players back to high school along with all the cliques and cliches that come with it.

Music is used effectively yet again when Max and her friend Chloe Price wake up together and some soft guitar music plays, perfectly encapsulating the calm and peacefulness of the moment. It's even more fitting if players choose to kiss Chloe during the scene.

The Role of Music in Life is Strange: Double Exposure

There'll be plenty of emotional moments in Life is Strange: Double Exposure if it's anything like its predecessors. Max has a new friend named Tzafi and they're bound to have touching moments together as they try to prevent Tzafi's murder. There's also the horror of the murder mystery to consider. With the right music, these moments will hit harder and have a greater impact on the player.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is set to release on October 29 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. A Switch port is also in the works though details are still to be announced. It won't be much longer until players are reunited with Max Caulfield and are desperately attempting to prevent the murder of Tzafi using supernatural powers.

Conclusion

I've quit my bipolar meds and while I felt a slight mood dip, my thoughts feel much more fluid and I feel more like myself. I feel a desire to write and all I need is a good topic. I'll be honest - I haven't started my piece on Sodom and Gomorrah but I'll get to it eventually.

“That tweet generated emotions, that…the first thing I wanted to do was go back on X—that I had deleted—and just tweet back,” he told Game File. “And I just took a step back. I have a mindfulness app on my phone. And I did a bit of mindfulness to try to explore the emotions that this tweet created. For me, Elon, it's sad, he's just feeding hatred. I had a lot of three-word replies that came to mind.”

These are the people making mainstream media now

I have a mindfulness app on my phone. And I did a bit of mindfulness to try to explore the emotions that this tweet created.

!nooticers

“Write what you know” is a popular piece of advice for authors and other creators. But what happens when your audience wants something that you don't know much about? Well, you have to tell your fans on Steam that, no, you can't add dating to your anime-themed tactical RPG because you and your team don't have the real-life “experience” needed to create such a system.

Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children is a tactical RPG that was released in 2020 and has remained fairly popular since then. It currently has over 8,000 positive reviews on Steam and a fairly active community. And while the game might look like a JRPG, it lacks one important feature seen in many of those games: A robust dating system. And according to the developers behind Troubleshooter, it's unlikely to get one in a future update.

As first reported by Gamesradar on June 11, a review for Troubleshooter on Steam praised the game for being more complex than X-COM and called it a “really good game.” However, the short review did include one negative note. “Only complaint is no waifu dating system,” said the reviewer. In response to this short review, Troubleshooter developer Dandylion replied and explained why this was the case:

“Dating system...It's a feature that a lot of people wanted, but my team members...have no experience with it, even in real life,” replied the developer, “Thanks for this review.”

Comments have been turned off for the review, but about 90 people have labeled the review and its reply as “Funny.” That's a bit rude, but maybe they are just laughing at the silly review and not the honest answer from the developers behind the game.

While I know some might immediately laugh at the situation, I do appreciate the honesty and transparency from Korean developer Dandylion. Dating is hard, it's maybe harder today than ever thanks to everyone being overworked, filled with anxiety, and terrified that your next minor mistake or blunder will end up on TikTok or Twitter.

So I don't laugh at Dandylion and its single devs. Instead, I hope they find happiness in the future. Oh, and maybe a modder who has been on a few dates can help add a dating system to Troubleshooter in the future. Then everyone wins.

Gearbox Cuts Ties With Embracer

Gearbox, the studio known for titles such as Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, has officially cut ties with the Swedish gaming giant Embracer. This comes after the announcement was made In March 2024. The studio now sits in the hands of Take-Two Interactive.

Embracer purchased Gearbox for an eyebrow-raising $1.3 billion in 2021 during a rapid worldwide buying spree. However, things changed when the company changed strategy to become a “heavy-investment-mode to a highly cash-flow generative business,” and this would require “closing or divestments of some studios and the termination or pausing of some ongoing game development projects.” Studios closed by Embracer include Volition and Campfire Cabal.

The transfer didn't come out of the blue, as a staff email in September 2023 stated that the studio is looking to either transfer or go independent, as Bloomberg reports. Following the transfer, Take-Two Interactive now possesses Duke Nukem and Borderlands among other franchises, while Embracer retains ownership of Gearbox San Francisco, Gearbox Shanghai, Lost Boys Interactive, Captured Dimensions, Cryptic Studios, and publishing rights to Remnant, Hyper Light Breaker, and various unannounced titles.

With the sale of Gearbox comes the end of the company's restructuring, and it has no short-term goals of restarting mergers or acquisitions, it announced in March 2024. According to CEO Lars Wingefors, the current plan is “to increase profitability and cashflow generation” by “simply making better products and games.”

conclusion

I'm going off my bipolar meds because I feel like they're cutting into my creativity and writing ability. I used to be able to type out pages of shit no problem, now I struggle with a few paragraphs. I even have problems expressing how I feel and what's going on inside my head which used to not be a problem at all. I want the old me back, the one who had a million ideas to write about and didn't feel the slightest resistance to writing about all of them. Tune in next time when I discuss Sodom and Gomorrah.

wishlist my game on steam "chudman" pic.twitter.com/G2xNjZiPBH

— MACHO MAN (@MachoHonkler) June 12, 2024

!chuds

does this mean fallout 4 (forces you into a straight relationship at the start btw) is chud ludokino?

Original post:

Microsoft deleted my Minecraft account. This is why I pirate

A surfer of the high seas makes a post about his Minecraft account getting locked because they didn't migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account.

Mods say:

Comments locked because it's just a battle of the "this was an easy thing to do and you had plenty of warning" crowd VS "you should be able to keep the game no matter what if you paid for it" crowd.

Both have merits, and yet everyone is now slinging insults and getting personal. Just ridiculous.

some threads:

-Strawman:

The way they rolled out this change out was super fair, actually. I think they gave people well over a year to migrate their accounts

They deny access to a game you have bought. That is never fair no matter how many strawmen you throw at it.

-Whiny idiot:

It's literally a simple web server, dirt cheap especially for a company like Microsoft. They just stopped giving a frick and realized legally they could get away with screwing over the millions of unmigrated players.

You could not be more wrong... They gave you AMPLE time to migrate your account... It just makes you a whiny idiot.

-Dumbshit:

They gave you a lot of time to migrate. they warned people multiple times that it would happen both in email and inside the launcher. if it took this long for you to realize this was happening, you deserve to pay the $30 again.

What if someone had quit the game and decided to come back to the game? Dumbshit argument

Don't ignore emails/the hundreds of reminders that were all over the internet?

-Pirating:

others already commented on whether or not ur reason is a good one but you really dont need to justify yourself. just pirate if you want to, theres not much more to it

-Peepeeriding:

The company peepeeriding here's very crazy. Sucks for you man! Maybe try sending them an email

Peepeeriding a company that gives you spyware for free on windows 11 insane.

Its not peepeeriding microsoft... Despite microsoft is a shit, in this case OP just cant complain, they warned a lot of times for ~2 years in diferent ways, and he realized like 1 year late. Dont blame microsoft for being lazy for years... Does OP want to pirate games? Go ahead, but dont use this to justify himself

If OP has a life, he would be reading their emails as their job probably needs them to keep up to date with it. It's not defending the practice, it's defending fricking common sense.

-Cuckery:

so much cuckery in replies on a piracy subreddit of all places

it's a digital game they can always ask for proof of purchase or something like that to validate a genuine customer

Comments are really split nearly 50/50, with highly upmarseyd and downmarseyd posts on each side. it seems like the juiciest ones may have been deleted, but the arguments and multi-paragraphs responses are strong with this one.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1deh5qe/comments_locked_as_users_on_rpiratedgames_argue/

In reality the real problem is that they put some cool armor that was heavily advertised behind a mission that only the hardcore no-life g*mers would bother doing, and the beta solo players always use social anxiety as their scapegoat instead of admitting they just don't want to use a mic to communicate to randoms while doing an r-slured puzzle.

I don't know if you, dear viewer, have played destiny 2 endgame but it 90% revolves around you doing OBNOXIOUS puzzles cooked up in your average computer scientists goon sessions/math bowls. They mostly involve you standing around on a plate and yelling "TRIANGLE" at the top of your lungs over the mexican's mic feedback as their mom screams at them in spanish and vaccums in the background.