not a bad option, either.
Only reason I say let's plays is it can sometimes give a better feel for the gameplay, depending on the quality of the player.
You're far more likely to find a good gameplay loop by digging through the piles of cheap indie games on Steam and looking for someone's personal passion project.
absolutely true
woke devs don't actually play games and don't know what good gameplay is.
Also true, lol.
A good gameplay loop requires capturing lightning in a bottle,
or at the very least trial and error, lol. you don't have to be groundbreaking, just don't have me mashing the button like I'm playing track and field and praying I land more hits than I take, lol.
good point, I hadn't thought of that.
with a few niche exceptions, I feel like video game reviewing has become largely obsolete. the Lets Play crowd does a much better job of showcasing the good and the bad of a game in a way that gives you a feel for the quality of the game.
Heck, even if you're avoiding spoilers, you can watch only part of a let's play, and see the user's reactions in real time, then switch off before the plot gets going too far, especially if you watch reviews from multiple let's players...
regarding reviews, just pick a good let's play channel... better than any review honestly. You can actually see how the game plays in real time.
all I'm saying is dont assume a text wall is legit.
for instance, if the comments go into detail about problems with the rip, subs, etc., and there are other comments that corroborate (without being straight up copypasta), you can usually gage.
if the comments (if any) are generally favorable, it's usually a worthwhile torrent.
generally speaking, you just have to use a halfway decent torrent site (speaking of...is pirate bay still around? it's been a while...), and the comments will tell you before you even touch the magnet link whether it's worth your time or not.
Now, granted, you have to be able to spot legit vs bs comments (hint: you can't just see a tl;dr comment and assume it's legit, you have to actually read through it and gage the info according to the content of the text wall)
I use one of these when I wanna hook a regular usb device to my phone (it's an android) . as long as your phone supports OTG mode, you can go from that to a usb capable hard drive. (though you may need to plug the hard drive into the wall)
that and the whole people going along with nonsense because it's what's popular in the moment.
love the brother-in-law, though.🤣
by the dog he was screwing...
even if it was as bad as they're making it out to be, there's plenty of natural and (if you really wanna go that route) chemical repellents to keep skeeters at bay...
as an example, my family uses (real) vanilla extract. seems to work pretty well.
I was just thinking of Keeping up Appearances.
...am I overthinking things, or does it feel like that show's producers peeked into the future and tried to warn us of what would cause the nonsense we're dealing with in the west now?
keeping up appearances, red dwarf, basically anything with John Cleese in it...
sounds a lot like Green Acres, a show from around-ish that time from the states.
fair, lol.
honestly, the game kinda sucks, but the gimmick is fun. I'm just in a very immature mental state right now, apparently.
I'm just gonna throw this out there, because the idea grabbed a hold of me, dumb as it is, but have ever you given any thought to a spiritual successor to boogerman?
...yeah, I know I'm retarded😑
I forget what game it was, but somebody sold me a ps3 with it on, and for once in my life I actually bothered to customize the character.
by the time i was done, I was so sick of the game, I never actually bothered to play it...
well, If you ever need ideas, I've absolutely no skills and a handful of game ideas that've been floating around int he back of me head for years, lol.
as for a break on looking at the same code, why not crank out some shitposty game that doesn't need to look as good for a laugh?
hey, you could always go back a few years and play fnaf for the billionth time...
Why do you think they call it Rimworld?
...so he hates mexicans now too?
aww, you just learned how emoticons work☺️
wait till you put an equals sign and a closed parenthesis together... =P
No arguments there. I like a good story in a game. I just want the game to be fun enough that I don't have to force myself to keep playing to see that story play out, because the controls/gameplay loop is a greater enemy than whatever Big Bad the devs dreamed up.
Blood Omen: The Legacy of Kain is a prime example of this. (I said the last few decades for a reason, lmao). Fascinatingly dark, twisted story.
...aaaabbsolutely dogshit controls and repetitive gameplay. Took me five tries to actually get through the game without getting bored/tired of the nonsense.