I just hit 10 hours in Earthbound on my Anbernic RG280V. I’m looking forward to trying some more SNES games once I’m finished (Super Mario World, Street Fighter Turbo II, Zelda: Link to the Past, etc.)....
ooooo if you enjoyed Earthbound, may I recommend Undertale next? Not exactly retro, but similar vibes (and there’s some fun fan theories about these two universes)
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The gaming industry is designed to fail in this economy. The objectives of “maximize return” and “make something fun” rarely overlap. Best they can do is trick people into habitual play and hope they can’t distinguish between an occasional dopamine drip and fun.
Games with narratives, no financial gimmicks, and good old-fashioned fun mechanics (subjective) will always get my attention. Fuck EA, Activision, ubisoft, Bethesda. Got too big. Priorities got twisted. I pity the designers and creators with passion there.
What's everyone playing?
I just hit 10 hours in Earthbound on my Anbernic RG280V. I’m looking forward to trying some more SNES games once I’m finished (Super Mario World, Street Fighter Turbo II, Zelda: Link to the Past, etc.)....
Get ready for shitty games from WB next year that are full of always-on and battlepass
This is from earlier this month. But it didn’t really hit until seeing more Suicide Squad details....
Starfield dev says some of the space RPG's "planets are empty by design - but that's not boring" (www.yahoo.com)
A tale as old as time (i.imgur.com)
Legend of Zelda: Nintendo, Sony making live-action movie of classic video game (www.bbc.com)
It's Been A Bad Year For The Video Game Industry, But A Good One For Unions (aftermath.site)
Nintendo is helping retirees in Japan tear it up in Mario Kart (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Ok then (lemmings.world)
If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be? (i.ytimg.com)
(Saw this question asked on another popular link aggregation website and it got me thinking)...
Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal after Britain's nod (www.reuters.com)
It's official, Microsoft now owns ABK (news.xbox.com)
Microsoft expected to finally buy Activision Blizzard next week (www.eurogamer.net)
Why do they worship crosses (feddit.de)
The modder behind Burps of Skyrim and Snores of Skyrim has made a breakthrough in the field of customizable flatulence with Farts of Skyrim (www.pcgamer.com)
Microsoft is planning to sell the streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft (www.gamescensor.com)
Larian's unfair advantage (credistick.com)
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