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    lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month

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  • I'm migrating to lemmy.zip, at least for the short term. They also have public instance reports, which was the major reason I joined lemm.ee. Transparency and accountability is essential. I guess the fact that those reports got more and more sparse at lemm.ee was a canary in the coal mine here....

  • PC gamers, what was the last upgrade you made to your system?

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  • It's been a while. I usually leapfrog upgrade, but I did it all last time: i5-10600k, 3060Ti, an m.2 SSD. Was amazed at the size of the SSD.

    I overclocked the CPU and it's held up way better than I had expected, but as raytracing stops being optional more and more, I don't know how much time my GPU has left.

  • The Witcher 4 | Gameplay Tech Demo

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  • Ugh, I can already tell this is my deadline for my getting a GPU upgrade.

    Hopefully the switch to a third-party engine means I won't have to wait a year after release like I did with CP2077. I imagine this game has to be super important to Epic.

  • The Witcher 4 | Gameplay Tech Demo

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  • This is in Kovir.

  • What's a TV series you've tried repeatedly to get into, but can't?

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  • Farscape.

    I had a roommate that loved the show and some of the later season stuff seemed really interesting when I caught it by chance, but I just couldn't get into it every time I tried to sit through the first season. I think it's a lost cause now with how much sci-fi TV has evolved.

    The funny thing is Claudia Black's character was my favorite part of Stargate SG-1, and I also liked Ben Browder on it too. At least I saw enough of Farscape to catch the little wink-and-nod there.

  • What's a TV series you've tried repeatedly to get into, but can't?

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  • This was the show that taught me cringe-inducing humor is not at all for me.

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  • Still the best synthesis of story and gameplay I've seen. The game's phenomenal at attaching you to characters through gameplay (and it tells you early what exactly it's gonna do with that, too).

    The sequel does it too, but in a very different (and very bold) way.

  • What JRPGs will you be playing in June? What games did you finish in May?

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  • None completed this month for me. I played a little Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance and will likely continue to do so this month. I keep trying Atelier Escha & Logy but it's just not grabbing me. Not unusual for me with Atelier but feels worse this time somehow.

    Might try Breath of Fire IV. Also have had my eye on Fantasian: Neo Dimension, could pick it up if it's on sale this month.

  • Had a take about Supergiant Games that recieved a lot of pushback fromy two longest running best friends.

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  • If I'm being honest, before Hades, I wasn't sure how much of a future Supergiant had in game dev. They clearly have talent for making beautiful looking worlds with great soundtracks and writing, but their gameplay was not exceptional for the genres they dabbled in. They didn't try to iterate either, flitting from genre to genre.

    Hades was the result of them taking what they learned from Bastion and Pyre and applying it to a trend. They really nailed the gameplay this time. I think Hades 2 is even better, and I suspect it will be again be a GOTY contender when it comes out.

    That said, I think they could very well end up branching out again from roguelites after this.

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  • Has happened multiple times in Australia.

    Very similar to that for films, the rating board process mostly regulates games in development. In the US, for example, the AO rating will prevent your game from being sold at mass market storefronts. When your game has borderline content, it's a back-and-forth process that's resolved before release.

  • Whats a useful moneysaving tip you want to share?

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  • Freezing diced veggies was a game-changer for me. Sometimes I just want to get it all done at once so I don't have to pull out the board and wash everything every time.

    It's like I'm a sous chef for future me.

  • Whats a useful moneysaving tip you want to share?

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  • A lot of cards have other fringe perks like insurance on rental cars, for example. Absolutely worth flipping through your benefits package sometime.

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  • Game content rating boards work (ESRB, PEGI, CERO, etc.). The difference here is there's no pressure from the digital storefronts. They don't have the same taboos on gambling that brick-and-mortar stores had on sex and violence in video games back when they started up.

  • What TV series has the best intro song or sequence? What TV series have the worst intro song or sequence?

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  • I can hear it in my head.

  • What TV series has the best intro song or sequence? What TV series have the worst intro song or sequence?

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  • The Expanse is one I never skipped once on watch or rewatch (I was even annoyed that it wasn't regular until season 2).

  • Persona 4 Remake Is Apparently Happening, As Voice Actor Confirms He's Not Coming Back For It

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  • Yuri's original post has since been deleted. Erin Fitzgerald, the (second) voice of Chie, also said on Bluesky that she won't be returning, along with Amanda Winn Lee, the voice of Yukiko, elsewhere:

    I don't know if Sega or Atlus did something to piss everyone off, if it's some bizarre marketing stunt, or if the others just decided to pile on after Yuri went scorched earth on this. The whole thing's pretty weird.

  • Persona 4 Remake Is Apparently Happening, As Voice Actor Confirms He's Not Coming Back For It

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  • Are you saying that Hashino himself was responsible for the problematic content, or that he would have stood in the way of revising it?

  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Persona 4 Remake Is Apparently Happening, As Voice Actor Confirms He's Not Coming Back For It

    www.ign.com /articles/persona-4-remake-is-apparently-happening-as-voice-actor-confirms-hes-not-coming-back-for-it

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Skyward Sword was a weird one for me. The motion controls drove me nuts almost all the time, except when they didn't and I was having a blast. Unfortunately, that wasn't super often, and when I finally did get into a groove, it was the very end of the game. The final boss felt really good. But then it was over.

    The third dungeon is also one of my favorites in the series and the story has one of my favorite Zeldas (the character) in the series, too. At the same time, there were also large stretches I hated. So many ups and downs for me.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • I started a HG/SS Nuzlocke recently--first time I've done one--and ran into the same trouble I always do on hardcore/high-risk runs: as soon as it starts to get easy or too predictable, I completely lose interest.

    Miss that era of Pokémon something fierce, though.

  • 40+ Exclusive Indie JRPG Reveals & Trailers | Indie Quest 2025

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  • I wishlisted Tactics Returners and Last Moon. Last Moon isn't typically my kind of gameplay but it looks gorgeous enough that I'd like to follow it.

    I was impressed with Runa when I first saw it a few months ago, still looks good too.

  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Pokemon Legends: Z-A launches October 16

    www.gematsu.com /2025/05/pokemon-legends-z-a-launches-october-16
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Final Fantasy: Universes Beyond set for Magic: the Gathering

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/rpg/even-starfields-community-patch-modders-are-growing-disenchanted-with-the-sci-fi-rpg-as-volunteers-depart-in-droves-if-nobody-comes-forward-we-may-have-to-retire-the-project/
  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Mewgenics Is One of the Most Exciting Roguelikes I’ve Played in Years

    www.ign.com /articles/mewgenics-is-one-of-the-most-exciting-roguelikes-ive-played-in-years
  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee
    Koji Kondo

    BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets - Soundtrack

  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter details more characters, battle system

    www.gematsu.com /2025/05/trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-details-more-characters-battle-system
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter launches September 19

    www.gematsu.com /2025/05/trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-launches-september-19
  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game

    www.bloomberg.com /news/newsletters/2025-05-02/players-have-too-many-options-to-spend-80-on-a-video-game
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee
    Update: Probably Not

    Chrono Trigger Remake Seemingly Confirmed By Yuji Horii

    insider-gaming.com /chrono-trigger-remake-seemingly-confirmed-by-yuji-horii/
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Expedition 33 is an impressive first release from Sandfall, and its soundtrack is an incredible achievement

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
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    Lorien Testard

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - World Map - Déchire la Toile

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    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review Thread

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee
    Borislav Slavov

    Baldur's Gate 3 - Harpy Song

  • Witches VS Patriarchy @lemmy.ca
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    I finally managed to remember to reply to a "Happy Easter!" with a "Blessed Ostara!" but...

  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Yoko Taro jokingly calls The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy a “Danganronpa spin-off” – then clarifies it's not

    automaton-media.com /en/news/yoko-taro-jokingly-calls-the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-a-danganronpa-spin-off-then-clarifies-its-not/
  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @lemm.ee
    Ashley Johnson & Chris Rondinella

    The Last of Us Part II - Take on Me

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Final Fantasy XVI - Sometimes you just want to turn your brain off and punch big, dumb monsters

  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade coming to Switch 2

    www.gematsu.com /2025/04/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-coming-to-switch-2
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    Ashtear @lemm.ee

    Yakuza 0 Director's Cut coming first to Nintendo Switch on June 5 | RPG Site

    www.rpgsite.net /news/17127-yakuza-0-directors-cut-nintendo-switch-2-release-date-launch-title