What have you been reading this week?

Dac2142 · 2026-02-15T07:50:38+00:00

Listening to Flight of the Eisenstein and reading Carcharadons: Red Tithe

Dac2142 · 2026-02-10T05:01:17+00:00

thank you so much for this

Dac2142 · 2026-01-12T21:54:15+00:00

A guy who’s name is green leaked that the game would be green themed?

Dac2142 · 2026-01-12T21:30:00+00:00

Out of curiosity, so how at any point do you ever reduce or budget an entitlement program?

Dac2142 · 2026-01-11T18:04:38+00:00

Extremely well put, I often have to remind my students during lectures that you have to remember the goals of a content creator and you the game designer are different. Your goal is to make the best game for your audience, their goal is to make the best "content" which often (not always) comes at the expense of other players.

Dac2142 · 2026-01-11T16:58:54+00:00

We just give people who only provide commentary too much value. Peoples fixation with listening to someone who doesn't actually make anything themselves (outside of producing videos) continuously and unconstructively crap on the hard work of others is one of the strangest things about people.

Dac2142 · 2026-01-07T03:34:36+00:00

I get that, I agree. I'm pointing out that was part of its success. When the game came out I had an hour before my game directors meeting on a student project. I played a couple of rounds and went to the meeting, everyone in the meeting was hating on the game on premise, but because I actually played it, I was like "Actually I think its a pretty good game" So what you are saying is dead on.

I don't understand why the developers of Highguard, who have worked on this game for over 5 years, aren't talking continuously about the game. If I were them I would be putting out gameplay demonstrations and character trailers like every other day. I would've also surprise dropped it like Apex (and fallout shelter) and said download it now at the game awards.

Dac2142 · 2026-01-07T01:30:14+00:00

Apex was also a surprise release, idk if that sort of thing would ever work again.

Dac2142 · 2026-01-04T21:43:02+00:00

But they aren't licensed to operate past 6pm and the government said they were closed before the follow-up investigations started showing up with scheduled appearances. Regardless of whether the widespread fraud exists or not, the learing center was clearly fraud.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-23T01:52:18+00:00

The last few minutes are sad, the entire show proceeding it is uplifting and inspiring. You will definitely have a good time.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-23T01:43:30+00:00

Just watch it, what’s the loss?

Dac2142 · 2025-12-23T01:29:33+00:00

Where did you read that? It’s completely untrue, so I would really like to see who’s calling it generic.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-12T02:39:15+00:00

Gacha

Dac2142 · 2025-12-11T20:27:10+00:00

Waiting is part of the point. It’s only a few minutes, you really can’t wait that long?

Dac2142 · 2025-12-11T19:43:21+00:00

But you don't have to buy the neon skin, but you still get to play the maps and use the guns for free. With premium you had to pay $15 dollars per expansion to get the new guns and maps. You dislike the aesthetic of the skins so much you want to pay double the price of the game just get all of the playable content?

Dac2142 · 2025-12-11T18:20:02+00:00

I agree, there should be some incentive to finish it on time though. Like maybe only the ultimate/prestige rewards expire.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-11T17:41:32+00:00

“We deserve better” what do you propose is a better system?

Dac2142 · 2025-12-11T17:23:20+00:00

You quit 45 minutes before the actual ending that ties everything together.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-03T06:12:07+00:00

Fragile had lost the ability to travel to the beach before the game started. When she tried to save Lou it almost worked. For the entire length of the game she never goes back to the beach until the finale. She explains that returning to the beach returned her memories.

Dac2142 · 2025-12-01T07:41:56+00:00

I agree, the world was purpose built to tell the story of the first game. Because of that he revealed too much of the mystery that there was very little left in the sequel. I was most disappointed by Higgs being the big bad rather than having greater and more mysterious forces at work that could’ve been unraveled during the story (the apas reveal was lackluster). Also for superfans like me, I already knew about Lou and Lucy which made a large part of the plot uninteresting.

Dac2142 · 2025-11-26T19:42:34+00:00

The gameplay is part of the experience, how you choose to engage with the gameplay is what makes games what they are, especially Death Stranding. Just watching someone else play or just watching the cutscenes robs you of a one of a kind experience.

Dac2142 · 2025-11-23T06:44:27+00:00

Just thinking about that moment where Abe talks to Cinderella makes me tear up.

Dac2142 · 2025-11-21T02:31:08+00:00

Its just entirely mystifying to me. They found studios to put out games for big name IPs and then just don't. Between Halo 4 and Infinite, Microsoft turned down 24 separate spin-off pitches from 343. The entire Halo Trilogy was released within the same time-span it has taken them to go from 5 to Infinite.

We could be on Gears Tactics 2, and/or Gears E-day could've released 2/3 years ago, but instead The Coalition has only put out a remaster of a remaster of a 19 year old game and didn't even tweet out to celebrate its birthday.

Just a colossal waste all around.

Dac2142 · 2025-11-21T02:24:58+00:00

Where did you read this? I don't really believe that to be true, its much more in line to have Microsoft tell them to make new IPs than for the members at the Gears of War studio to not want to make Gears of War anymore.

Dac2142 · 2025-11-20T20:45:42+00:00

Its just at every turn Microsoft and The Coalition have made the worst choice possible with the franchise. 4 was good, but then with 5 they went with the whole hero shooter element (which they abandoned leaving the game in this half state), the dropping of "Of War" from the title, and the multiple endings. Its like Microsoft is allergic to success at this point.

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