something going for "different things" is only a rebuttal to a comparative criticism insofar as adopting more similarities to the point of comparison would actually undermine its objective

I think a big issue the odyssey Chris Nolan movie had was the fact it’s entire thing about Odysseus breaking Zeus’s law is sort of illogical since the film expects you to think Troy was the first time this happened. You’re really telling me trickery wasn’t used at all before?

I feel so validated whenever I see people shitting on checkpoints

Was thinking, because of bog’s post here, maybe save checkpoints would be most defensible if the material between checkpoints is effectively a robust run of its own that doesn’t structurally make sense to tie together with the following or preceding ones. But I’m struggling to think of examples.

I've been brainwashed by run based structure to such an extent that I was telling my friend I'd wanna make a checkpoint game at some point but was at a complete loss trying to think of which type of game even particularly benefits from checkpoints...

Dark ages dlc is so much better than the main campaign it’s insane

We need to make a new term called target prioritization slip

It should be studied how much more interesting the game is without the shield

I think why I’m liking dark ages dlc more than base game is because of the fact the parrying is more like sin and punishment rather than just a generic parry? Since when parrying with the spear your leave yourself open still unlike with the shield. Something that helps are arenas being more-

The best mobile game of all time

being at risk of hearing a souls player's dumbass framework about action games should legally be considered a human rights violation

the games industry might actually be fucking done bro

"you'll be able to keep downloading your purchased PS3 games for a *bit* longer" and "every future game you buy will have to be from a single and provably volatile source" are two wild ass things to drop on the same day

Son 😭🙏😭

Arcade discourse on twitter

Bald bull in a nutshell

I really like how bald bull forces you to use stars to knock him out, adds actual interesting resource management since you have to find good openings to use stars when he is on low enough health while not getting hit, while getting his health bar down enough for the ko

hate whenever people are hyping up a game as the savior of it's genre, it establishes a toxic expectation that one title cannot live up to

I have not seen a single person online excited about GTA6 and then I step outside and it's like the only video game anyone talks about

“Jump button in elden ring sucks” and it’s literally the most broken tool in the game

When it comes to GoW proper people either glaze it too hard or hate on it too hard. No, it doesn’t have the best grab system of all time(still pretty good though) but also no, it’s not a mindless button masher that requires to strategy. The combat is really good, but far from the best. Same applies-

How I feel after beating him by decision

This guy is a terrorist

Got some Gunbot mobility going

God I wish I could record in dolphin emulator

Did a ZerOranger run but lost the run at 2-2 but i wanted to show oomf the giant naked lady final boss I'm so rusty and bad at video games.

not being able to love a game regardless of a how visually shitty it is is a sign of weakness

The highlight of lunch out wii is definitely preserving all of the stars for quick KOs, also like how you can keep the bosses in a combo for a bit if you time stuff right. Also, game has been encouraging the different directional attacks more. Pretty fun stuff

I want to see people discuss the design of killing bosses fast enough before they can reach a certain phase. Underrated.

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Aight once I’m done with s&p2 final boss I’m going to try punch out wii

For some more serious thoughts about Matthewmatosis' game design vid, I think the big problem is that he's overestimating even the high level player's ability to read small distances. For example I pictured an overlap between a bullet & player hurtbox that'd count as a hit

Raising my children responsibly by telling them they're allowed to use social media freely as they please, but that I will also be posting on the same sites they're posting on. And that even though we won't know eachother's account names, we may see eachother's posts

Died right before the final boss in a 2-all run. I at least broke the 5 million point barrier and got to 6th in the leaderboards. I even no-missed the first loop.

>Talks to a souls/dmc fanboy >tells him that a take he has with the game is objectively wrong and gives objective evidence and reasons why it’s wrong >tells me I’m coping >leaves

Debating whether or not to let the player kill themselves via point blank rockets int he final ver of the game. It's the most frustratign shit ever but it's also EXTREMELY funny

WHY ARE THE ARREMERS SO CHEEKED UP HERE? LMFAOOOOOO

When the ragebait doesn’t work and you just look like a total idiot

trying to say hi to an oomf on discord but unfortunately they've fell for the latest bot scam and are now saying shit like "Me? I'm already half Mister Beast, @everyone i am pleased to announce the launch of my own cryptocur-"

I think a issue I have with resource management in games is that the game is completely beatable without them and all their existence does is make the game easier. I think that’s why I love games that force you to save a resource to avoid damage/death with that resource being the only way to avoid-

I FINALLY BEAT HIM FUCK YOU FUCK YOU BITCH HAHAHGAA

I hate this motherfucker so fucking much fuck him fuck him fuck him

Nishitani remains one of the handful of beat em up devs who actually played the games. I'd say it's useful to use him & Final Fight as an example but modern bmup devs don't even see why Final Fight was & still is good 🥀

Something I think is worth highlighting is that games are such a soup of multiple forms of media that even if you want to design-for-marketing, you can do that solely through the surface level elements. U can make a market friendly LOOKING game while keeping gameplay legit bsky.app/profile/mtrc...

The new Metal Slug thing is suicide fuel but this part is the funniest shit ever. It's a (prob AI generaetd) slogan tailor made to those people who think "depth" is when random rpg cruft. Replaces a substantive claim about difficulty with a completely meaningless buzzword

Sin and punishment Star successor biggest issue is how padded the game is with score boost sections or 1 note gimmick sections that detract from the strength of the game. Examples: the mines in the vehicle level, the elevator closing sequence in sky fortress, plane vehicle chase section, etc

I know most people probably know this but damn, it really is a issue I think where games have so many options and abilities that sooner or later, they don’t matter anymore because the game can’t be designed to combat or encourage you to use all of them since not all of them are required to beat the-