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Gmr Leon

@ gmr_leon @mstdn.social

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i ramble about video games. i like sharing & weird stuff. @ me with weird games.

  • Tower Unite Release Trailer

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  • @simple What a coincidence! I've been getting back into this lately.

    This game is fantastic if you enjoy VRChat/Webfishing/etc. It's like those but with a ridiculous amount more in terms of minigames, microgames (see: arcade), and custom spaces/places (condos).

    You can load all manner of custom player models, object models, images, etc.

    It provides plenty for solo players & groups of players, both with coop & competitive options. Well worth checking out!

  • "I've had this idea for 25 years": Solo dev behind single-player MMO with fake simulated players insists "I do not plan to add multiplayer" as it soars on Steam

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  • @cm0002 This puts me in the mind of the old .hack// series of single-player JRPGs, but from a Western perspective.

    If they take some creative liberties with it to give it its own distinct feel and narrative, as the .hack// games did in their day, it could be a pretty charming game once it's out of Early Access.

  • Doom (2016) now DRM free on GOG

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  • @spizzat2 It is, the cosmetics were unlockables via SnapMap, providing some ways you can customize the look of the Doom Guy/Doom Slayer.

    SnapMap was Doom 2016's limited level creator basically. Not proper mod tools unfortunately, but an okay compromise compared to nothing at all.

    It was what sold me on the game, but I'm a sucker for accessible level editing and the like tools in games.

  • Doom (2016) now DRM free on GOG

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  • @ampersandrew More annoying to my mind than the lack of MP is lack of SnapMap. Like you said, may not have been the selling point for most, but given Doom's legacy is as much courtesy of user created stuff as it is its technical contributions, it's a big loss to not have that.

    Tempted to see if there's a way to hack SnapMap back in to a degree so people could still play backed up custom maps (which exist thanks to dedicated modders hacking & extending SnapMap functionality).

  • Game Development News @programming.dev
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Solarus 2.0 - open source 2D game engine - has arrived!

  • Game Informer Is Back

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  • @misk Seems nice until you look into the biz that acquired them: Gunzilla Games is another of these sketchy new development studios trying to build a game around blockchain nonsense.

    https://gunzillagames.com/en/news/41-G

    😔

  • What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

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  • Thanks for the suggestion!

    This is definitely in the vein of what I'm interested in, however real-time mechanics as you mention, "Each action (like sending a ship to a location) typically takes an hour or two to finish." are never to my tastes, even if the game is wholly built around them.

    Still, I've read some amusing stories produced from games of Subterfuge, so at least I've managed some secondhand entertainment from it!

  • What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

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  • @Rai ? I glanced at the store page for it and it says network connection not required, so it's not always online, which fits my preferences.

    However, that was the Steam version, maybe mobile is different & what you had in mind?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
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    What asynchronous games, or games with asynchronous features would you recommend?

  • What demos have you played today? | DAY 1

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  • @ItalianSkeletonGaming @games not sure how well alt text federates, so for those wondering the games in the image are Jump4 (top) and ParaPerspective (bottom)

    Haven't gotten around to trying any demos yet personally, but ParaPerspective looks like my kinda game as someone that enjoyed Echochrome

  • How do you like to approach writing about games?

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  • Heya, I dig the walls of text sometimes! I also tend to bounce around a variety of games, so I like the idea of short notes about each. Until recently I was writing similar notes digitally as separate notepad files and littering them throughout my computer, but I've been trying to make a habit of using stuff like Zim or Joplin to keep them better organized. 😅

    Also right there with you on covering weird jank and "subpar" games, so thanks for writing about them!

  • How do you like to approach writing about games?

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  • Hey yeah, appreciate the detail in how you go about it! I'm kinda surprised by the responses saying they don't tend to write anything until further in and/or completion, but it's reassuring in a way, as that's been my approach too for some time.

    I also dig that you try to engage with the "soul idea" as you call it of games. It resembles what I've read elsewhere of a reviewer trying to evaluate in part on whether a game achieved what it set out to do or not, which I thought was interesting.

  • How do you like to approach writing about games?

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  • Interesting approach, and I get it for those more involved or longer games, as some don't even have all their systems in play till awhile into the game (which is worth noting in itself!).

    Thanks for your perspective!

    Oh yeah, and here's to Outer Wilds! Absolutely a game for the ages!

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    How do you like to approach writing about games?

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • I agree, and strive to remain cognizant of how both game size and digital only games serve to widen the digital divide.

    Appreciate your reply compelling me to elaborate, as without I see where it can read like, "why not redownload several 50+ GB games" which unfortunately is increasingly people's situation with games. 😟

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • It's decent enough to consider it, I'll give you that.

    Something worth adding, I think:

    I mainly play smaller games (like ≤ 10 GB, often below 5 GB at that), with few bigger ones in the mix, which is why I even considered this method.

    Also back when GOG Galaxy was being introduced, GOG had fewer big games, I think. If not then it's that I lean towards smaller and older games in general.

  • Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today

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  • @JulesTheModest Er...How do you mean? The Galaxy app has its issues, but I've not run into this one.

    Biggest issue I ran into was years back trying to point it to my existing directory of GOG games from before Galaxy to get it to recognize them without reinstalling them, but eventually I just decided to reinstall whenever I felt like playing them again (and uninstall from old location).

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Online scifi space game Starbase resumes development after an extended pause!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • I think I may have it wishlisted, so I'm definitely trying to keep an eye on it. Waiting till it's fully released so I don't feel compelled to play it more like pseudo-QA and enjoy it less though

    Thanks for the suggestion!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • It sounds kinda familiar, but I don't know if I have or not. I'll have to look into it!

    I'm also bookmarking Worlds Apart to check out later, so thanks for both suggestions!

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • These are solid suggestions for sure! I still need to get around to the rest of the Dishonored series past the first and finish Prey.

    Immersive sims I think are pretty close to what I might be wanting, but they're unfortunately not that common, and some have RPG elements I don't find enjoyable. The Arkane games you mention pretty much avoid them last I checked though, and I dig'em for it

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • I have, a little, and have enjoyed those I've played, but I'm also fond of more visual art in games, so on the text heavy front I lean towards point and click adventures and visual novels more.

    However like yourself, I tend to think I should play more of them, see what they experiment with and push boundaries on.

    Btw you might check out The Trackless if you like interactive fiction. It mixes some light text parsing with a 3D adventure game, making for a unique experience.

  • What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

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  • I did enjoy Control! It was one of the last few big budget games from the past few years that I've really enjoyed.

    Although it could have played around with the powers more, for sure, and the setting was very constrained. Still, at least it had that element of the strange to it.

    So I should note here that I also kinda enjoyed Death Stranding (as another of the few big budget titles I enjoyed), but it's not really inspired many other games yet to make a distinct kind.

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    What kinds of games might you recommend with deep worldbuilding and interaction that aren't RPGs?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Suggestions for a non-survival building game with a similar scale/level of detail to Lego Worlds?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Downpour - a tool for making simple games on mobile, and exportable to the web, is out now!

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Which video games have been trapped on a hardware platform (console/handheld/headset/etc.) that you wish would be ported well?

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    What online multiplayer games play well over wifi/higher latency?

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Is there a site/tool to help browse consoles' digital stores by exclusives?

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Does Playnite have a year in review setting/feature?

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    What games would you suggest that have LAN support these days?

  • test @lemmy.ml
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    Checking how hashtag inclusion appears on Lemmy

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    Gmr Leon @mstdn.social

    The metaverse was to be for businesses what the fediverse is for people.