weirdo_from_space

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No true Scotsman, capitalist edition in c/socialism@lemmy.ml
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Do you know of a report / article detailing the decline of Nordic Social Democracy? I've seen a Nordic comrade or two say the same thing but didn't go into detail. It would be good to have it on hand to explain why Social Democracy isn't a solution along with Second Thought's video.

The Victims in c/socialism@lemmy.ml
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how many of those "victims" are just Nazis.

GOG seemingly shares that they are considering physical PC 'big box' games. Maybe? in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago

It's just a collectible for the perpetually nostalgic, nothing really newsworthy. The entire mainstream gaming industry exists for the perpetually nostalgic as is.

I can't justify spending $80 on a game I won't own. in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

This, but small indies can't even justify that low of a price tag most of the time. There is a reason that a game like Zorch costing only five bucks surprises people, it's just not that common.

Hell, it's less surprising when a game is free since either you are Fortnite and you'll squeeze your player dry through mtx anyway, or you are Shattered Pixel Dungeon and you just don't care that much. Those who love it so much can toss you a few bucks on Patreon if they'd like.

Look, all I'm saying is that you need to stop reading this and start playing Shattered Pixel Dungeon right now.

I can't justify spending $80 on a game I won't own. in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Indie games are dirt in cheap in comparison to AAA budgets and they can't even justify a ten dollar price tag usually, you may as well give it away at that point.

Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Oh, sorry for the moderately aggressive language then.

I'm just really sick of gaming media at large just ignoring that newer developers exist. Indie games aren't a silverbullet (the variety in smaller releases has plummated and a small set of genres are heavily oversaturated with no signs of stopping) but my word they care a lot more than AAA ever did.

I don't get why mainstream gaming discussion still hasn't moved over yet, it makes no sense. Indie games are lightweight, cheap and thus far more accessible for most gamers. You'd think people would fully shift their attention to that segment by now, even if most indies are almost as risk averse as AAA are these days.

Rockstar accused of ignoring pay inequity, mandating crunch, and weaponizing bonuses in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unions need to make a comeback.

Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, why are we so focused on an ass company's just as ass subsidiary then? We get more games per year than ever before, insisting on talking about the rotten corpse of the old guard is pointless.

Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Who cares about the IP they own? Whatever they funded or bought over the years had their time in the spotlight and the world moved on. Even if Xbox was doing well they were never gonna be making another Blinx the Cat or Voodoo Vince. They were going to pump out the slop they put out in a more refined form like Sony does. So get over it already. Gaming moved past the 360, it's about time you do the same.

Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I'm so sick of hearing about Xbox. You know they haven't done anything that interest people for over a decade now, you know their consoles aren't worth it if you care about exclusives, you know Game Pass ruined their platform and you know they are incapable of putting out good games. And even if they made a push to get stuff out few IPs Xbox is still pushing are washed up relics from late 2000s that only appeal to the perpetually nostalgic 360 crowd. They have nothing to offer to 90% of gamers. So why oh why are we still talking about them?

Trigger Post 👁️👄👁️ (warning highly toxic 💀, do not read if you are a Linux user 🔥) in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't get Vim, at all. If I have to sit down and study it how efficent is it really? I am a fan of Vim inspired software though. Qutebrowser was really nice.

Trigger Post 👁️👄👁️ (warning highly toxic 💀, do not read if you are a Linux user 🔥) in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago
  • Yes.
  • Micro is better than both.
  • Maybe it is, I dunno.
  • Don't care.
  • Don't care.
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Can you recommend me a Matrix instance using a rust based server? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm trying to get away from Discord's nonsense, but from what I can see it seems like Synapse is still very slow.

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It's not about Highguard itself. (sh.itjust.works)
 

I believe it's not about whether the game is actually any good or not. It's about what Highguard represents.

Let's be honest, hero shooter isn't an oversaturated genre in any sense. Upon looking up what hero shooters are available right now I managed to find around five of them: Overwatch 2, Fragpunk, Valorant, Apex Legends, Paladins. If Highguard survives it will be the sixth.

That number is a joke compared to boomer shooters (which itself I'd argue isn't oversaturated in the first place) and downright sad compared to metroidvanias or deckbuilders. Don't even think about incrementals. But those releases don't get this near unanimous levels of animosity from the community.

The fact is liveservice games completely lost any goodwill they once might have had. 90% of the time nobody is excited when a new one is announced because almost nobody respects this genre. It's primarily seen as a soulless, corporate product made for maximum profit potential, and nine times out of ten that is true. Even if you give one a shot it can disappear a few years later (or two weeks in case of Concord), so all the money and time you've invested is down the drain. It's no wonder people look at this game and immediately start thinking about the apology tweet and the end of service announcement.

I believe if hero shooter devs want to be taken seriously by the community they need to adopt the Xonotic model. Xonotic is a community developed open source arena shooter. In Xonotic hosting and moderating the servers is the community's job. This immediately solves everything and is the reason a game with a playerbase measured in dozens can be sustained with effectively zero monetization. Translating this to a commerical title can be quite tricky but I think it has great potential.

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Are there still options for phone VR? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works to c/virtualreality@lemmy.world
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I know it's very limited but I don't care. As long as it allows me to forget about the outside world for a moment it's fine by me. What can you do with phone VR in 2025 and what are the options out there?

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What happens if you go to about phone, detailed info and tap on the processor a number of times? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I accidentally did this while trying to unlock developer mode a while back. Thankfully you have to tap a whole bunch of times so you can't do it by accident, I remember it telling me something about breaking the processor? I'm most likely misremembering, what would have happened if kept tapping the processor model?

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Why did PinePhone fail? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Six years ago the entire Linux enthusiast space was super excited for the PinePhone, then everything fell apart. What went wrong? Was PINE64's favoritism towards Manjaro the sole issue or were there other problems?

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Is Nova Roma a good choice for a casual experience? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I randomly decided it'd be nice to have a casual city builder to have in the library. If you've played Nova Roma, is it a good choice for that? Currently I don't want to get into something more advanced like SimCity 3000.

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ADACA is incredibly good. (sh.itjust.works)
 

ADACA is a half-like. I'm seven hours into it and everything about it is just perfect. I love the low poly art style, the story and the world are pretty interesting, the guns are all great, combat is very satisfying, you have a gravity arm with a crazy amount of range, it's just an incredible game.

If you are a fan of 2000s first person shooter games you have got to play ADACA. I used to think boomer shooters were better but I get it now, we need more shooters like this.

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Slay the Princess is so good guys. (sh.itjust.works)
 

If you haven't played it, you really should give it a try. It is one of the most creative games I have ever played and is now one of my favorite pieces of fiction ever. This game is the game that made me take visual novels seriously. Before this I just though they were all typical, anime-esque romance stuff. I want to try more of this stuff.

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Marvel scares up 'Crypt of Shadows' #1 anthology for Halloween • AIPT (aiptcomics.com)
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Western recommendations from the silent era? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film
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I've started watching Westerns lately. I've watched the first hour of The Outlaw Josey Wales, very good stuff. So I have some sound films my list like Stagecoach, Searchers, Once Upon a Time in West, Lawman and Dodge City; but what about the silent era? I've only seen The Great Train Robbery from that part, what else would you recommend?

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Among Us is being turned into an animated series (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film
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I think I have lost a piece of my soul upon hearing Owen Dennis is the one working on it. From Infinity Train to this...

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Spider-Boy is getting his very first ongoing series (twitter.com)
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