Discussion questions:

What video games have you played recently?

What are your favorite video game genres?

Question of the week:

What game have you completed recently and what are your thoughts on it?

  • Makan@lemmygrad.mlOPMEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Noice. Dyson Sphere Program sounds 'ight. Right up my alley, even. Tbh, strategy games don’t do it for me, but that one sounds good. Also, damn, Super Mario Odyssey is also a great game! Glad for your kid.

    • Addfwyn@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I feel like automation games strike a very different itch than traditional strategy games. The goal is (generally) not to build up to defeat some enemy but just to build for the sake of building even more. As a kid I always loved strategy games for the base building, but never liked the fighting my enemy part so much. I think that is why I really enjoy the automation and city builder genres.

      Some have combat, but they are almost always secondary to the core of the game. Dyson has no combat yet, but it is coming in the near future. Still will be totally optional though.

    • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I have mentioned DSP in the past on here. Elevator pitch: if you like automation and fine tuning systems and machines and also like space and planets then it’s worth checking out. It’s Factorio… IN SPAAAAAAAAACE!!!

      I’ve have issues with Mario games in the past(looking at you Mario 64) and I also think Nintendo kind of sucks with their more questionable decisions in the industry involving old games and online but I think Odyssey really is something special. The movement is great and the platforming is very approachable. It really does a lot of things right.

      • Makan@lemmygrad.mlOPMEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Nintendo isn’t even the worse in the business; it’s just particularly their stinginess when it comes to their past games that’s more noticable (whereas their anti-union practices go unnoticed). But of course, I don’t care about the “fandom;” I care about the workers. And the workers don’t get it so nice at Nintendo…

        But again: they aren’t the worst game company to grace “consumers.”

        • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Tbh I wasn’t even aware of their anti-union practices so you are correct about that going unnoticed.

          And like I have their entire catalog up to N64 downloaded for my emulators so that isn’t even really an issue. I should focus my removed and energy to their approach to unions methinks.

            • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Wow, that’s a bit sus. I don’t remember what it was since I was pretty chatty today but I don’t think it was anything worth censoring me over? Wasn’t expecting that from this server. Do they have a bot that does that based on a white/blacklist?

              • Makan@lemmygrad.mlOPMEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                You’re good, I think. I think that they think that you’ve already learned your lesson. You’ve done the time, so to speak. No need to drag it out.