I just bit the bullet and subscribed to a Linux VPS (virtual private server) at IONOS. I’m from Belgium, so I took the German datacenter. I’ll keep you updated on my experiments! I’ll be trying out a Luanti server, bit of it doesn’t work out I have other projects that I could use the server for :).
I just tried it myself, I can also not reject them. That’s not OK, worthy of a separate post even!
As I said in the other comment, another option is the open source Luanti (formerly MineTest). It is a base “engine” for which you can install different community made games. There are games that attempt to copy Minecraft as completely as possible (with survival mode etc.): https://content.luanti.org/packages/?type=game
Voxelibre and mineclonia seem promising.
There’s also minetest I believe, which is an open source Minecraft clone, but without compatibility with the actual game.
I am new to Minecraft, bit love this idea. What would I need to join this server? Is Minecraft paid or free?
The Wolf among us is a genuine masterpiece. The theme music is such a vibe.
The walking dead season 1 and 2 are amazing. 3 not so much. 4 I haven’t played yet but heard good things about.
Batman is in my backlog, but I heard the second season especially is unexpectedly good.
I have most of these in my library, but still tempted to buy it for the final season of The Walking Dead and the second season of batman.
The expanse I know nothing about. Tales from monkey island seems decent.
Yeah I believe so. But I’m 100% for it, the work they do deserves recognition.
I can understand that their priorities lie with Windows initially. I also prefer Steam for their amazing linux support, but for preservation Steam is also a mess: delisting of games / the fact that the games are not DRM free. A copy you buy on GOG is yours forever, a copy on Steam is less certain. Also know that GOG operates at a fraction of the budget that Steam has, so they don’t necessarily have the money to put someone on linux support too. But hopefully in the future this will change!
I love a good old over the top love song. Don’t get me wrong, realistic songs about real life romantic relations are awesome, but I love a world where something like this exists :).
Honestly, I am often a passionate little toddler explaining stuff that amazed me when I learned it.
There was an issue around male behaviour at an inclusive boxing gym where I train, and I was suddenly super conscious about this and afraid I was part of the problem. But luckily I had some super nice conversations with some of the women training there that explained me that this was not an issue. Of course I am no saint and have also made mistakes, but being passionate about stuff is not the same as mansplaining, and luckily others are able to tell the difference.
Something I did learn from that situation, is how women / non-men are often given less space to speak, and as a man who also loves to speak, I’ve been more conscious in giving space to everyone. Which is in fact a nice experience, as you learn way more about others and the world when you’re not talking :). It’s a peaceful experience.
This sounds fun! I don’t have access to Minecraft, but would love to know what my seed looks like :).
If you like challenging 2d platformers, I can highly recommend Rite (5 euros on Steam).
Completely matches your description of muscle memory, and once you get there it is so satisfying!
So yeah, as mentioned in the post, I’m currently playing Astro Bot and absolutely loving it.
The gameplay is fun and varied and everything is so playful and full of joy. The music is super wholesome and I love how tactile everything feels.
I’m going through a bit of a harder period mentally and I find that this game can bring moments of wonder and surprise like few others can.
I had a similar experience with Astro’s Playroom and Super Mario 3D World. Sometimes a simple, colorful world with happy music and fun mechanics is all you need!
Well, I personally have several “types” of game that help me feel comfortable when things are tough:
To be honest, for graphically intensive games, there isn’t that much battery life left to sacrifice :)
What are they going to do? Reduce my 2 hours of Kingdom Come Deliverance to 1 hour?
But still, I respect the hell out of their decision to only update the hardware if the performance is significantly improved.
Is it recommended to play the other Mother games before 3?
I’m waiting patiently on Astrobot to get within my feasible price range, I adored Playroom :).
I am probably in an extreme minority here, but my favorite final fantasy game is… XIII. I remember being so hyped when it came out, the graphics on my PS3 were unreal. This was at a time in my life where I was unable to finish any big game due to limited attention span, but I played the first hours of that game a lot and really enjoyed it. Since then I’ve tried getting into VII, IX, XII and XIV, and all of them I bounced off of. However, trying XIII again years later on PC, it just feels so comfy. I don’t need to think too hard were to go or what to do, just let the game guide me and enjoy the music and spectacle.
I’ve noticed lately that I absolutely love linear games: half-life, portal, uncharted… are all experiences I adored because of their simplicity. Just move forward! I feel that a lot of mainstream gaming has become about side objectives, open worlds and collecting 100% of collectibles, and it is honestly exhausting. If you have any linear game recommendations, please chime in :)!
I was unsure if choosing a specific visual novel would make the discussion too limited, so I decided to go with the genre as a whole for this thread.
Still, I sneakily used my favorite visual novel as the image: Steins;Gate! It was my first game in the genre. I bought it on a whim for PS Vita, after seeing the glowing review headlines that applauded it for its great story and music. Little did I know that this meant only story and music: there was barely any gameplay! This together with the fact that some of the tropes felt really strange to me at the time (I was not really into anime culture) made me regret my purchase and almost stop playing.
But somehow the story got its hooks in me. Only a tiny bit at first, but day after day I became more engrossed and looking forward to my play session. I read it mostly during the night while in bed, and it really took over my life for some time. Eventually I finished all routes and achieved the true ending, which is one of my favorite endings and stories in videogames as a whole.
Since then I’ve played lots of others. Some quick thoughts:
-999: a bit disappointing, the story felt very contrived and not as great as others experienced it.
-Virtue’s last reward: a real step up from the previous game, complex and satisfying story with a very meta twist to it!
-Zero Time Dilemma: often described as the worst in the series, but somehow this story really grabbed me from start to finish. The stakes were extremely high and while the story was very convoluted, the payoff worked for me.
-Danganronpa 1 and 2: very strange and over the top, but extremely well written mysteries with great presentation and soundtrack
-Ace Attorney: the first game in the series. I played it on switch and liked it, but didn’t love it. The humor felt to childlike for me at times.
-Planetarian: fantastic little gem of a game. Most visual novels will demand dozens of hours of your time, but this can be finished in less than 5 hours. Absolutely amazing.
-Muv-Luv Extra: I am currently finishing all routes for the first game in this trilogy, as I have heard multiple times that the 3rd one is incredible. I liked it most when it was just funny nonsense (it can be quite hilarious at times). The serious parts really didn’t hit home for me and a lot of the content feels a bit problematic and strange. I suppose some of this is culture, some of it satire and it was originally an erotic game so that might have something to do with it.
I’m glad that it seems sufficiently different from Ghost of Tsushima. I kind of dislike how most sequels these days are almost the same game with some small improvements in graphics and gameplay (Horizon Forbidden West, Spider-man 2). With the new character and time period, this seems like a more substantial change!
Femenism benefits men too. I am a man and while I primarily support feminist causes for women themselves, there’s no denying that patriarchy also damages my life as a man. All these toxic behavioral “rules”, the machoism, the competitiveness, the hiding of emotions.
That is the irony, a lot of incels and other misogynistic young men are suffering from that which they are siding with, and are fighting against what could ultimately help them.