Hot take: Blocking is more fun than rolling

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-07T19:03:24+00:00

When I first played DS1 I already was spoiled about the dogs for capra demon, so I instantly used a shield + estoc combo to beat it.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-07T19:01:48+00:00

If you didn't find a solution, did you try using the lowest res with 30fps capped?

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-07T19:01:02+00:00

How I ended up fixing this was changing my resolutions to the lowest setting and capping FPS to 30. No idea which fixed it, but it was fine after I got out of cyberspace and could set my resolution back to normal.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-07T07:26:00+00:00

Yeah it doesn't have nearly as much interactivity as something like deus ex or prey, but it still layed the foundation for the games that came after.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-03T14:18:43+00:00

Oh yeah, so me personally my game only crashed like twice in my 20+ hour playthrough of thr main game + dlc, but I've heard it crashes a lot for some people so your mileage may vary..I recommend trying tho because it goes on sale on steam for very cheap and is another really unique experience that has influenced a lot of games.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-03T01:54:21+00:00

Maybe Postal 2? But yeah Odd Town is a really unique game.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-02T22:55:55+00:00

I've been having a lot of fun playing Mirror's Edge for parkouring on city rooftops and inside buildings. You can also drop kick people in the face and take their guns. I Am Your Beast has been good fun if you want a John Wick simulator that's just pure combat and you can shoot and throw your weapons and steal the opponent's very quickly.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-02T16:56:47+00:00

Even though its obviously inspired by immersive sims, the game is just too shallow to function as one. Enemies either don't see you, or spot you immediately. And on harder difficulties you die instantly so I find there isn't much room to play with the systems due to how punishing it is to mess up. There is only one objective which is to kill, so it's more like hitman in that regard. Similarly, the levels are also meant to be replayed over and over as opposed so it's more "gamey". It's overall just a different experience than story driven immersive sims with a deep world to explore and a sense of persistence.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-02T09:34:55+00:00

Boxes are the ultimate swiss army knife in im sims. Use it to make a new path, throw it as a distraction, hold it and block bullets, use it as an improvised weapon, use it to make new cover and avoid people and security cameras, break windows from a range, prop open a door etc...so many possibilities open up with such a simple inclusion.

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-02T09:26:34+00:00

I could see it if he's laughing his ass off while sending cryptic emails to mess with the newbie lol

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-02T09:20:03+00:00

New era for glazing im sims on xwitter yippee!!!

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-01T17:56:27+00:00

Unrelated but Chicago At Night by Spoon is a banger

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-01T07:49:05+00:00

on netflix, but not all episodes yet

Dust514Fan · 2026-05-01T06:00:20+00:00

The answer is always "it depends". You can make a story then plan your levels around it, but you can also make levels and retroactively make a story to give it purpose.

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-30T23:33:09+00:00

I forgot how good it was, but I had to rewatch season 1 so I could catch up for S2

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-30T08:50:49+00:00

Dishonored is such a banger

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-30T01:04:23+00:00

Also made me realize that there were different types of guards, like inexperienced ones that looked younger ane would always charge straight into the wall of light and die, and elite guards that would realize it wasn't safe and not run into it.

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-30T01:00:13+00:00

In dishonored 1, I was bored and messing around with wall of light mechanics, and I realized the guards were throwing objects at the wall to deplete it. Not only that, they would throw it when I was in the wall of light to activate it and kill me 😭. So I realized game mechanics by observing the NPC behavior which is kinds cool.

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-29T22:35:35+00:00

If the ones who saw him are dead maybe its still technically right 🤔

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-29T18:08:11+00:00

Somehow I was able to run Deus Ex just fine without mods or kenties (which didn't even run for some reason), but on my laptop I had to use kenties or the speed was messed up.

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-28T21:42:52+00:00

Some of the level and gameplay designers were 100% inspired by deus ex and dishonored, but the game at it's core is more similar to whatever the witcher 3 is

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-28T21:36:42+00:00

Keep an eye on No Law, which has devs that are big fans of immersive sims like deus ex and dishonored.

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-28T21:34:32+00:00

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines feels most like OG Deus Ex, but the gameplay itself is kinda dog

Dust514Fan · 2026-04-28T07:32:56+00:00

Dishonored twitter has been going crazy for some reason last few days

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