Absolute insanity what even is this shit.

EDIT: What it was was “clickbait”, it turns out.

Also some of the “non-lethal” fates you subject people to are way worse than just killing them.

Hope you’re all well, and enjoying gaming lately. Again, all apologies for my absence from Lemmy lately :)

I do miss you and your content dearly but please don’t apologise for looking after your health!

Interesting, it’s my absolute favourite personally. I don’t hear many people dislike it.

On the subject of pixel art retro styled RPGs though I want to make a case for Skald: Against the Black Priory. It doesn’t have voice acting, but otherwise should satisfy your demands given you say you tolerate pixel art. It’s very short for an RPG (16-20h) but that also means it’s very concise, has no filler and no grinding. Should play well on a Steam Deck too. I played it back in January I think and had an absolute blast with it. Cool story and world building, fun somewhat simple combat. Very enjoyable.

EDIT: though there is some dice rolling in dialogue, so maybe that’s a no go.

Games that I really enjoyed:

• Final Fantasy 7 through 10
• Final Fantasy 5

So… did you skip FF VI or did you specifically not like it?

While this was a fine comment I agree that maybe it wasn’t quite “Best of Lemmy”. That being said, the purpose of this sub was always just manually highlighting things people found high quality. I don’t think certain upvote counts were ever required.

That’s good looking out, sorry for posting the regular link. I’ve edited my comment.

If reading about this makes you sad, then this might give a small solace. Most of these animals are lost for good, but the Tasmanian Tiger is surprisingly close to being revived!

EDIT: Removed direct link to X

Also like, the whole selling point initially for making a Bloodlines 2 was getting Brian Mitsoda back to write the script. But they’ve thrown it out to make their own story and it will be like BG3 in that sense - a sequel in name only but no actual connection to the original game(s).

Saved you a click: it was due to the chemical treatment applied to the wood. The exact formula is not yet known, further research is needed.

The basic concept of Pyst was to show what Myst Island (from the best-selling game) would look like after four million people (that game’s players) had visited and “explored”.

(…)

With Bergman’s “seal of disapproval”, the concept is that the familiar Myst locations have been vandalized by millions of virtual players who have been trapped on the island, having “giv[en] up on trying to finish the damn thing”, and as a result have trashed the space, while a shady entrepreneur has built a “Dorian Grey money-making scheme”.

It’s a shame it sounds like it was poorly executed and didn’t stick the landing on neither the humour nor the gameplay because at first glance the setup and idea sounds kinda decent.

Same, all the Star Wars slop Disney has churned out has completely washed any lingering magic out of the fabric of the franchise for me. I don’t even feel the desire to watch supposedly good Star Wars products like Andor these days.

Here is where I was surprised. My second case the game makes me choose. Between placing Blame, Ascend or Descend the spirit and its most loved one. That shapes the game for you each case choice matters in the end.

What I want to know is: are the choices actually interesting, though? For so many games with choices like this they aren’t really choices. It’s just “do the right thing and get the good ending or don’t and get the bad ending”.

Can’t wait for the next serving of incomprehensible nonsense from the Nomura-Najima dream team…

I thought he beat cancer and was back to acting? He couldn’t do Sam Fisher in his prime anymore, but maybe an old Sam on his last legs? Though I guess the clock is ticking even for that.

Give us one last proper Splinter Cell send-off while Michael Ironside is still alive, you cowards. A “final job” with a retiring Sam Fisher would be an amazing setup for a game. Not that I trust Ubisoft to pull it off, mind. But we can dream.

Absolutely, just keep in mind one thing: try to find Let’s Players who take things slow and pay attention to the story. It makes a huge difference.

Oh, is it iOS only?

That’s the best thing to do with Clair Obscur. Don’t even watch a trailer, just play it. I bought it full price, but liked it so much I subsequently upgraded to the Deluxe Edition just because I wanted to support the devs.

Skald was a really great, concise experience that really worked for me. If you like a bit of Cthulu-esque cosmic horror you’ll enjoy the world building I think. I finished it in about 20h I think, and it was very nicely paced. No filler or grinding, just a flowing story. Definitely an indie positive surprise hit.

There are tons more indie darlings though depending on what genre you’re looking for. Tactical Breach Wizards, Vampire Survivors and Balatro are just a couple that are all very different from the ones I already listed.

Same. I’m also interested