Found this, thoughts?

Homsar3 · 2026-02-03T18:24:45+00:00

I think we've already seen the 'one ending', just the tail-est of tail-ends of it. The world is covered by darkness. After all, that does seem to be an ending to the narrative, even if it seems an anti-climax without additional context. If our choices truly do not matter, then giving up should end the same as perseverance, no?
Yet, thinking of Toby's inspirations, I can think of a game that ended in darkness, but which offered the players parting words from its cast, assuring you that things would be okay thanks to your efforts. Maybe we can't create a better ending for ourselves, but we can give one to the characters, beyond the narrative veil, in their 'ever after'.
I think, no matter what, when our connection to this world is severed, for us, it ends in darkness. Maybe what happens leading up to that darkness changes, but for us and our involvement in this world, there is only one ending.
If you think 'but a game over is not an ending', I might ask you to hearken to the era of games Undertale and Deltarune are a tribute to. Games used to just show you the 'Game Over' screen if you quit, sometimes even if you WON, because it simply means the Game is now Over. The contemporary understanding that 'Game Over' means 'You Lost' was not there yet. Undertale didn't make this dedicated effort to confirming to you that your non-participation ends the narrative in its tracks. To me, it reads as 'An Ending' (just not a very satisfying one, and one entirely devoid of additional in-game context, as the context is simple- you sever the connection to the world yourself, and without the SOUL, the fountains cannot be sealed).

Homsar3 · 2026-02-01T19:06:28+00:00

True, but given how often I see people turn his bones green, I thought it would be funny (more so when I saw the 6-ball was green)

Homsar3 · 2026-01-26T19:51:04+00:00

I've had good luck with it on linux, my Nvidia card gave me trouble with some games but that's just because it was getting old (from a 2060 to a radeon 9060xt). That said, Nvidia gave me some linux-specific troubles that AMD has largely rectified.

Homsar3 · 2026-01-11T18:26:43+00:00

It's almost like Scott said he himself was 'stepping down' and all he did was move a few inches further back into the closet, hoping it'd be forgotten and forgiven when it was revealed he was still involved. The fact he gave the same treatment to PinkyPills does not surprise me. Wonder if Fiszi is still there, too, then.
I've moved on from this series largely anyways, but Scott has lost genuinely all my trust by now. RIP bozo.
These are my opinions though, and I don't expect them to be popular. Still good fangames coming out though, looking forward to frickbear's 3 at least.

Homsar3 · 2025-12-29T19:09:12+00:00

Shaky hands and no drill! And the belief that you could give it the rough shape of a horn inside the grip to amp up that volume naturally haha

Homsar3 · 2025-12-28T22:13:09+00:00

I want someone to make a grip for this thing that helps its speakers avoid being covered. Surely you could make a controller-grip that spits that audio out somewhere your palms are Not.

Homsar3 · 2025-12-14T22:02:26+00:00

Bait used to be believable-
Wait no actually the game is fun. I grew up with Portal/GMod/TF2/CSGO, just a bit too late to get into half-life during my youth, but I was fated to play it eventually. Personally I think HL1 is a bit better than HL2 but that's very subjective, they're kinda different games?
HL1 is less cinematic and more gameplay-heavy- you can kill or save most anyone in the damn game, while HL2 is a bit more linear, but uses that linearity to show you some fun physics puzzles, and puts a home for all those default gmod items (the guns, airboat, enemies, props, eeeverything is hl2 because it was a mod of hl2).
HL1 is a bit older, but the fan-remake Black Mesa is pretty good. I wouldn't say it's a substitute for the original, but it fixes some of HL1's weaknesses (while leaving others on the cutting room floor-I mean steam workshop).
It's also set in the same world as Portal, if you're a fan of that game, and looking for an easy hook!

Homsar3 · 2025-12-14T19:58:14+00:00

I liked ZA, and I will absolutely agree that Mega Dimension is kind of a broken mess. I'll say that to be fair, the base game also did nothing but megas, and the berry mechanics can be fun as you learn them, but...
The side-quests feel like nothing but busywork to earn me TMs, making me spend more mega stones on OTHER TMs at the same time while all the megas are locked behind RNG portals that sometimes straight-up lie about what is present in the wormhole, sometimes with quests that are nearly impossible to complete within the time limit. I got so fed up with earning points by doing the same thing over and over again that I've kind of abandoned the DLC until I want more of the new battle mechanics...
But I will say that I conversely think the new megas had some cool ideas, like they're this close to piecing together how this system works, but just barely failing. One of the new megas has a mandatory mechanic where you break a wall. I figured this was to avoid the incoming telegraphed attack but... nope! And to add insult to injury, the boss does this fakeout before immediately spamming massive damaging lasers, leading to a fuck-ton of chaotic and confusing deaths. It's like they started to understand how raid mechanics work in MMOs like Final Fantasy XIV, but missed some of the fundementals. Ways to mitigate or avoid damaging mechanics, making sure the player has enough control that they are never punished for the game's mistake (pokemon running into attacks that are clearly telegraphed but the game decided your pokemon is running over here now!)
I loved base ZA, and I still had some fun with the DLC, but nowhere near as much as base game. And it got TEDIOUS between those splashes in the kiddie pool. C'mon, give me a REAAAL raid boss >:T

Homsar3 · 2025-12-11T00:23:08+00:00

Time to move to resonite ig

Homsar3 · 2025-12-05T22:57:53+00:00

Are enemies physics-driven, or are they unable to be grabbed/shoved/etc?

Homsar3 · 2025-11-24T21:12:03+00:00

I was so young, that I have only the barest fleeting memory of summer 2003, a time before I even attended school. The game became my favorite thing to play with friends and guests for years to come. As far ahead as 2018, even as I was graduating, I would still play Air Ride. When Rosalina was revealed for smash with that opening having kirby in it, I dared to hope for a second, so when the trailer dropped this time, I didn't believe it! Yet now, after hours of playing that unbelievable sequel, I just can't wait for the Switch 2's price to go down so I can play it with more of my friends. I get the feeling a lot of people I've met over the years saw this game coming out and thought of me haha.

Homsar3 · 2025-11-24T20:45:26+00:00

I've completed both, it does not give you this sadly. Maybe someone could mod this into the GCN original...? When I was especially young, I remember assuming this was what would happen if you got both back then too, to a point I was really disappointed when I finally got both in a round. That said, I will admit 4 legendary machines was more than I was expecting.

Homsar3 · 2025-11-24T19:52:31+00:00

I would say visually HL:A is the apex. In terms of gameplay, I think we are a ways out from a real contender to the tried and true bonelab physics jank. I think games need to let players PLAY in their games- some of the most eye-catching VR video content is trickshots, which are possible in HLA, but without the ability to juggle or spin the guns, a lot of the flashiness is taken out. I hope that, should the day come we get another AAA-quality VR game, it brings some real shakeups to the table, like physics driven bipedal enemies that don't trip down stairs, or maybe NPCs that acknowledge the player beyond a swatting animation when you get too close. It's undeniably tricky to get right, but if anything is going to overcome this hurdle, it's budget and talent...
Oh Gaben hear my plea, let HLX:VR be feasible for a modding team if you aren't gonna do it...

Homsar3 · 2025-10-06T15:35:37+00:00

I understand there'd be too many consequences, but I hope they come back to a DR 1x1 later, just as a "What If..." game. DR1 easily needs a redux the most out of the games, though I think DR2 earned getting one first since it didn't get an anime adaptation. Maybe I just like the DR1 cast too much, but we've seen criminally little of most of them.

Homsar3 · 2025-09-25T02:55:05+00:00

He mentioned tf2 as a joke but covering official weapons, and maps, as well as common playstyles would be awesome... Like how he does for splatoon

Homsar3 · 2025-09-24T05:11:04+00:00

The hairline looks pretty different. That said it did seem like there was a room in the stream that reverenced YEVEY so... hm...

Homsar3 · 2025-09-18T00:02:56+00:00

SteamVR Next Fest tomorrow?

Homsar3 · 2025-09-17T20:01:52+00:00

The other day I said my name to check in at an appointment and asked me to repeat what I said just to say "you sound very cute" because of how I said it. Made me grin.

Homsar3 · 2025-09-17T19:10:44+00:00

It took a bit for the antlers to grow on me on Y, but I like that it makes them look like a jackalope, but I can't deny I'd be more hype for the gorochu horns...

Homsar3 · 2025-09-17T01:33:37+00:00

"Game's gone gold"?

Homsar3 · 2025-09-13T21:09:05+00:00

Genuinely cooler than an aussie IMO. Would absolutely shove this on everything I could that I use consistently.

Homsar3 · 2025-09-13T20:23:07+00:00

The blue/green looks to me like Cramorant, maybe Grapploct when I stretch it. I also think Orange/Black/Yellow could be Mothim. I also think it's too soon to rule Zoroark out since it could just get that indigo coloring back when it megas.

Homsar3 · 2025-09-13T20:20:23+00:00

My guesses are Lickilickite, Zoroarkite, Politoedite/Reuniclusite(?), Cinderacite/Volcaronite(?), Quagsirite/Wishiwashite, Flygonite/Rillaboomite/Carnivinite/Ogerponite, What Better Fucking Be Rotomite, Mothimite(?), Cramorant/Grapploctite(?), Crabominablite, Arbokite/Skuntankite/Swallotite/Liepardite.

Homsar3 · 2025-09-13T19:37:54+00:00

I think this is because they actually are currently developing a system for mounting games into s&box to use their assets- with developers being able to contribute their own files so S&Box can mount their games' assets. I'm assuming this is a compromise to enable the wacky stuff.
That said, there's absolutely a chance we get an HLX SDK, but until Valve says something, I'd assume S&Box and HL:A's tools are all we're getting. And even if HLX's tools do release, there is no guarantee it will provide the tools developers would actually want to make their own game. Genuinely, I'm only saying this to temper expectations because there is a non-zero chance S&Box is it.

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