This is purely because Twitter changed their pricing structure to charge out the nose for API calls so Nintendo and other don’t wanna pay big money for a worthless feature.
I think you can patient gamer it but it only works if you’re heavily familiar with that time.
I was really into COD4 and grew up during the Bush administration so I knew exactly what Spec Ops was critiquing. If you don’t have that experience though I agree it does not land.
IMO a lot of the subtlety comes from the imagery and symbols around you as you progress through the game. The vibrant tree that you pass that burns up when you look back, etc.
As far as gameplay goes it is very linear. The only “choice” is to stop playing. If I remember correctly the development behind Spec Ops was very rushed so they didn’t have time to so any of those branching paths.
I appreciate it like I would a visual novel more than I do an interactive game.
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Persona 3 Reload. Only played a bit of the original but I’m loving this remake. The QoL updates make it feel more fun and less of a slog. And I love the newer graphic style.
Did a bit of helldivers 2 with friends. Good fun but between work and kids I don’t have a lot of multi-player game time anymore.
Just started this one but Afterimage is becoming a big favorite of mine. A really great Metroidvania game.
Older, but also played Frostpunk. It’s a really great twist on a city building game. Highly recommended.
One odd ball I’ll throw out is Last Case of Benedict Fox. It’s a complete mess of a game, but the exploration and puzzles are a lot of fun. I never realized how much I want a metroidvania where you go around just solving puzzles. If LCBF just dropped all combat and focused on puzzle-solving it would have been a lot better.
Epic Store Database entries reveal Final Fantasy 16 PC and what appears to be Final Fantasy 9 (www.rpgsite.net)
Nintendo, Xbox, And PlayStation Have All Now Abandoned Twitter/X Integration (www.gamespot.com)
Octopath Traveler Now Available On PlayStation; Octopath Traveler II Now Available On Xbox (noisypixel.net)
Seems like it’s part of Square’s new strategy to make their games more cross-platform
Todd Howard says Fallout renaissance is "beyond anything" he's seen in his career (www.eurogamer.net)
Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets | Game World Observer (gameworldobserver.com)
Why People Don’t Catch The Politics In Their Favorite Games (aftermath.site)
No Starch HumbleBundle includes "How Linux Works", THE SysAdmin fundamentals book, 3rd edition. (www.humblebundle.com)
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IGN immediately lays off every non-UK person at their newly bought sites, including some key members like deputy editor Alice Bell (aftermath.site)
Welp, this didn’t take long....
Baldur's Gate 3 studio confirms two new projects: "Will be our best work ever" (www.eurogamer.net)
Why there are 861 roguelike deckbuilders on Steam all of a sudden (arstechnica.com)
[Skill Up] Here's how Judas is trying to be more than just 'Bioshock in space' (Hands-on Overview) (www.youtube.com)
Helldivers 2 maximum player cap has been increased, but Arrowhead still expects queues (www.pcgamer.com)
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion (lemmy.world)
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Unity is laying off 25% of its workforce in what it's calling a 'company reset' (www.pcgamer.com)
Roughly 1,800 people are being put out of work, but hey, at least the share price is going up.
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