Various video game stuff not deserving its own thread

[Segata]

Games with huge filesizes are an automatic nope for me. Yes, I have the space, yes, I have the bandwidth, no, I don't want to pay you for doing negative compression. There's no need to be wasteful, you might as well compel nations to make road lanes that are 100 meters (328 ft for you freedom lovers) wide. There's no ******* need. Compress your games, I'm not going to fill my disk with crap.

[rusty_shackleford]

Is there an example of a mobile port to PC that wasn't a complete trash game?
I see little reason for Steam to not outright ban these sorts of games. I can already read the kneejerk "censorship!", but it's not censorship anymore than Steam rejecting listing physical boardgames. These aren't PC games.

[rusty_shackleford]

"metroidvania" isn't a real genre. it's just one of those many examples of nintendo fans who exclusively play nintendo games or clones of nintendo games.
Basically,

[KnightoftheWind]

"metroidvania" isn't a real genre. it's just one of those many examples of nintendo fans who exclusively play nintendo games or clones of nintendo games.
Basically,

Should've at least been called "Metroid-like", Metroidvania just doesn't make any sense.

[rusty_shackleford]

I'm going to exclusively refer to them as Below-The-Root-Likes from now on just to annoy people who like nintendo tbh.

[Lich]

Nintendo likely makes better games than your favorite developer. I presume this is a source of butthurt for many.

[rusty_shackleford]

Nintendo likely makes better games than your favorite developer. I presume this is a source of butthurt for many.

Are you one of those Below-The-Root-Like genre enjoyers?

[Emphyrio]

Nintendo likely makes better games than your favorite developer. I presume this is a source of butthurt for many.

I don't want to play bing bing waHOO games.

[Lich]

Nintendo likely makes better games than your favorite developer. I presume this is a source of butthurt for many.

Are you one of those Below-The-Root-Like genre enjoyers?

Below the Root, looks like an interesting Metroidvania I hadn't heard of until now. Might give it a try later.

[rusty_shackleford]

Post your favorite pre-August 6, 1986 Below-The-Root-Likes

[WhiteShark]

"metroidvania" isn't a real genre. it's just one of those many examples of nintendo fans who exclusively play nintendo games or clones of nintendo games.
Basically,

Should've at least been called "Metroid-like", Metroidvania just doesn't make any sense.

Metroid-like and Metroidvania are different. Metroidvania comes from Symphony of the Night, which took the Metroid formula and added RPG elements like level, character stats, and itemization.

@rusty_shackleford do your Below-the-Root-likes have RPG elements, or are they just Metroid-likes?

[Segata]

"metroidvania" isn't a real genre. it's just one of those many examples of nintendo fans who exclusively play nintendo games or clones of nintendo games.

Metroidvanias usually lack the vania part almost invariably. They're Metroid-likes. Or like a bong would say, Jet Set Willy likes (willyvanias?).

[General Reign]

Plus the genre sucks.

[J1M]

Was expecting more discussion about where the key resellers get their keys. Isn't this problem almost exclusively the fault of the developers and publishers handing them out like candy to streamers and reviewers of questionable value?

[rusty_shackleford]

Was expecting more discussion about where the key resellers get their keys. Isn't this problem almost exclusively the fault of the developers and publishers handing them out like candy to streamers and reviewers of questionable value?

Steam allows developers/publishers to generate and sell keys for their games completely bypassing the Steam cut. ...Which makes the entire epic store argument kinda funny tbh.
e.g., GreenManGaming exclusively(?) sources its keys from publishers/developers
https://www.greenmangaming.com/
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/st ... dition-pc/
In the game info box:

Source
Bethesda Softworks

https://www.greenmangaming.com/who-we-are/

IS GREEN MAN GAMING LEGIT?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yesssssss.

Full answer: Every key we sell comes directly from game publishers, meaning when you purchase from us you know you aren’t getting a key from a dodgy source… We have contracts with over 1300 publishers making us an official source for PC and Xbox keys.

What does that mean for you? It means if you buy a key from us it supports developers and publishers so they can keep making the games you love. It means every purchase you make with us is official and legitimate, helping you shop in safety.

When purchasing with us you'll instantly get your key for games that have already been released. Pre-purchase keys are provided nearer to launch; you can check out more info on our support site. We sell games that activate on a wide variety of DRM platforms with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guides that help you activate your purchase straight away. Buying with us is quick, safe, and simple: it's never been easier to get into gaming than with Green Man Gaming.

[Dangerous_JB]

[KnightoftheWind]

Was expecting more discussion about where the key resellers get their keys. Isn't this problem almost exclusively the fault of the developers and publishers handing them out like candy to streamers and reviewers of questionable value?

Steam allows developers/publishers to generate and sell keys for their games completely bypassing the Steam cut. ...Which makes the entire epic store argument kinda funny tbh.
e.g., GreenManGaming exclusively(?) sources its keys from publishers/developers
https://www.greenmangaming.com/
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/st ... dition-pc/
In the game info box:

Source
Bethesda Softworks

https://www.greenmangaming.com/who-we-are/

IS GREEN MAN GAMING LEGIT?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yesssssss.

Full answer: Every key we sell comes directly from game publishers, meaning when you purchase from us you know you aren’t getting a key from a dodgy source… We have contracts with over 1300 publishers making us an official source for PC and Xbox keys.

What does that mean for you? It means if you buy a key from us it supports developers and publishers so they can keep making the games you love. It means every purchase you make with us is official and legitimate, helping you shop in safety.

When purchasing with us you'll instantly get your key for games that have already been released. Pre-purchase keys are provided nearer to launch; you can check out more info on our support site. We sell games that activate on a wide variety of DRM platforms with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guides that help you activate your purchase straight away. Buying with us is quick, safe, and simple: it's never been easier to get into gaming than with Green Man Gaming.

But that's more of a grey area, and I don't think Valve would appreciate developers and publishers shining light on it. They want their 30% cut, regardless if they allow the possibility for third party sales to occur. The Epic Games Store makes it an official policy, and even pays devs/publishers for exclusivity.

[rusty_shackleford]

Was expecting more discussion about where the key resellers get their keys. Isn't this problem almost exclusively the fault of the developers and publishers handing them out like candy to streamers and reviewers of questionable value?

Steam allows developers/publishers to generate and sell keys for their games completely bypassing the Steam cut. ...Which makes the entire epic store argument kinda funny tbh.
e.g., GreenManGaming exclusively(?) sources its keys from publishers/developers
https://www.greenmangaming.com/
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/st ... dition-pc/
In the game info box:

Source
Bethesda Softworks

https://www.greenmangaming.com/who-we-are/

IS GREEN MAN GAMING LEGIT?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yesssssss.

Full answer: Every key we sell comes directly from game publishers, meaning when you purchase from us you know you aren’t getting a key from a dodgy source… We have contracts with over 1300 publishers making us an official source for PC and Xbox keys.

What does that mean for you? It means if you buy a key from us it supports developers and publishers so they can keep making the games you love. It means every purchase you make with us is official and legitimate, helping you shop in safety.

When purchasing with us you'll instantly get your key for games that have already been released. Pre-purchase keys are provided nearer to launch; you can check out more info on our support site. We sell games that activate on a wide variety of DRM platforms with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guides that help you activate your purchase straight away. Buying with us is quick, safe, and simple: it's never been easier to get into gaming than with Green Man Gaming.

But that's more of a grey area, and I don't think Valve would appreciate developers and publishers shining light on it. They want their 30% cut, regardless if they allow the possibility for third party sales to occur. The Epic Games Store makes it an official policy, and even pays devs/publishers for exclusivity.

No it's not, they explicitly support it.
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys

[KnightoftheWind]

Steam allows developers/publishers to generate and sell keys for their games completely bypassing the Steam cut. ...Which makes the entire epic store argument kinda funny tbh.
e.g., GreenManGaming exclusively(?) sources its keys from publishers/developers
https://www.greenmangaming.com/
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/st ... dition-pc/
In the game info box:


https://www.greenmangaming.com/who-we-are/

But that's more of a grey area, and I don't think Valve would appreciate developers and publishers shining light on it. They want their 30% cut, regardless if they allow the possibility for third party sales to occur. The Epic Games Store makes it an official policy, and even pays devs/publishers for exclusivity.

No it's not, they explicitly support it.
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys

But if most users suddenly switched to buying third party keys, I think they'll change their tune really quick. This, to me, seems like more of a courtesy.

[J1M]

But that's more of a grey area, and I don't think Valve would appreciate developers and publishers shining light on it. They want their 30% cut, regardless if they allow the possibility for third party sales to occur. The Epic Games Store makes it an official policy, and even pays devs/publishers for exclusivity.

No it's not, they explicitly support it.
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys

But if most users suddenly switched to buying third party keys, I think they'll change their tune really quick. This, to me, seems like more of a courtesy.

It is an application of loss leader strategy.

[General Reign]

I did not buy anything during the steam sale but I did use synchtrayzor to get 100 gigs of gog games from a friend. That means in 2023 I got about 8 or 9 games from him.

[General Reign]

I did not want to make a thread just to ask anybody if they have used any mods for The Witcher 1? Perhaps a general RPG thread would be required or it just got pushed to the bottom and I did not see it.

[rusty_shackleford]

I did not want to make a thread just to ask anybody if they have used any mods for The Witcher 1? Perhaps a general RPG thread would be required or it just got pushed to the bottom and I did not see it.

nexusmods says I downloaded these mods when I last played it


Don't know if I actually used them or not though

[General Reign]

I did not want to make a thread just to ask anybody if they have used any mods for The Witcher 1? Perhaps a general RPG thread would be required or it just got pushed to the bottom and I did not see it.

nexusmods says I downloaded these mods when I last played it


Don't know if I actually used them or not though

Thanks for the effort brother. Better than nothing.

[rusty_shackleford]

Was there ever a CRPG based on Warhammer Fantasy RP?

[rusty_shackleford]

[Acrux]

Low skill cheap vastly overpaid labor

[Segata]

"Millennial writing"

It's Josh Whedon writing.

[maidenhaver]

"Millennial writing"

It's Josh Whedon writing.

Nobody can even agree what a millennial is, but they've been to blame for every latest bad thing since the financial crisis.

[General Reign]