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Random video game news... Games are the most elevated form of investigation

MrBrown
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16 hours ago, Keyrock said:

If it were up to me they'd remake Persona 2, but that ain't gonna happen so I'll take what I can get.

 

Are 1 and 2 purchasable digitally anywhere?

28 minutes ago, the_dog_days said:

You'll know if you hear the buzzing of fans.

That's just my video card.:-

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1 hour ago, Theonlygarby said:

Are 1 and 2 purchasable digitally anywhere?

Not that I'm aware of.

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    "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks

    Wow, are the sales dropping so hard that they finally put a game out on Steam? Looks like Diablo slow but steadily done for as a franchise.

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    21 minutes ago, Lexx said:

    Wow, are the sales dropping so hard that they finally put a game out on Steam? Looks like Diablo slow but steadily done for as a franchise.

    They already put OW2, so they may be just putting all of their stuff. Might be something Microsoft asked them to do.

    D4 sold really well AFAIK, on release at least.

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    Saw that too, but the ratings are atrocious. 😄 Maybe that's why it landed on Steam as well.

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    Maybe now they'll finally make Blackthorne 2

    The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.

    10 hours ago, Lexx said:

    Wow, are the sales dropping so hard that they finally put a game out on Steam? Looks like Diablo slow but steadily done for as a franchise.

    Seems to be a strategic thing. D4 made a lot of money.  The new changes look positive, although scratch my head as to why they do it late, heh.

    Steam reviews on D4 will just remind me why I don't bother with them

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    The only thing Steam reviews is any good for these days is identifying small-time indie games possibly worth playing. If there's an indie game with 100 reviews that no basically no-one has ever heard of much less played that you're considering, seeing >95% positive is surely a lot more encouraging than <50%. But that's pretty much it.

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    Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.

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    14 hours ago, MrBrown said:

    They already put OW2, so they may be just putting all of their stuff. Might be something Microsoft asked them to do.

    D4 sold really well AFAIK, on release at least.

    As they moved on to microtransactions filled live services it only makes sense to bring their games to a platform with a wider audience.

    20 hours ago, Bartimaeus said:

    The only thing Steam reviews is any good for these days is identifying small-time indie games possibly worth playing. If there's an indie game with 100 reviews that no basically no-one has ever heard of much less played that you're considering, seeing >95% positive is surely a lot more encouraging than <50%. But that's pretty much it.

    Yes this is exactly how I operate as well. The thousands of Steam reviews for big/AAA games mean absolutely nothing to me, but Steam reviews for a small indie game I will take into my consideration.

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    I like that Steam reviews put people on my friends list at the top. @melkathi has reviewed everything. :p

    But seriously, I usually just read a few and can get a pretty decent idea if the reviews are any use. Of course the AAA just gets a lot of random haters, but it's not like those games don't have enough exposure to overcome that. 

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    I don't read reviews at all, at most I'll take recs from people I know and whose taste can align with mine.

    Anyways....Bioware is getting sued for not paying enough severance.

    I'd say I'd boycott anything Bioware puts out until they pay up, but everything they've put out for a decade or so has been mediocre bargin bin bait at best so it's not like I'd be buying it in the first place.

    4 hours ago, Hurlshort said:

    Of course the AAA just gets a lot of random haters

    Excuse you, I'm a (semi-)pro hater. Like The Monarch.

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    7 hours ago, MrBrown said:

    Those layoffs seem to have been mostly about union-busting too.

    Yeah that's what makes it worse than if they were just laid off.

    "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic

    "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus

    "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander

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    4 hours ago, PK htiw klaw eriF said:

    Yeah that's what makes it worse than if they were just laid off.

    There were 2 separate instances - the one mentioned in the article where the severance was inadequate (not related to unions) and another one where a contract with another company (Keyword Studios) was not renewed, then that company fired their unionised employees.

    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/canadas-first-ever-unionised-game-staff-working-on-dragon-age-dreadwolf-have-all-been-fired

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     Just last year, QA contractors working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf voted unanimously to become Canada’s first-ever video game industry union. Now, sadly, the Keyword Studios employees working on the RPG have all been laid off after developer BioWare decided not to renew their contract.

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    Speaking to Polygon, a UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union) representative confirmed that all 13 QA workers who were assisting BioWare lost their jobs in late September. Keyword’s head of marketing, Liz Corless, then said the terminations were due to “the end of a fixed term client contract.”

    I hope that the people affected will be able to protect their rights and find new employment.

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    On 10/6/2023 at 6:47 PM, Hurlshort said:

    I like that Steam reviews put people on my friends list at the top. @melkathi has reviewed everything. :p

    What games were you looking at?

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    13 minutes ago, melkathi said:

    What games were you looking at?

    I think it was Troubleshooter, but I checked into it, and you've reviewed 51 games! You are prolific. :)

    @Tale Might have you beat. He's reviewed 90 games. I see him a lot too.

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    Troubleshooter is a good game, if you can stand some of the Asian approach to RPGs.

    It is a good xcom jrpg blend

    Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).

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    pretty high score

    most player seem to hate this one moment it was announced

    very sad to see people still asking horrible mistake of older game like navel battle population number and family tree 

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