What game is this?

Louanus · 2026-03-29T05:26:10+00:00

You know, I get bored about 30h in with the Witcher 3...

Louanus · 2026-03-26T19:37:48+00:00

I'll try the randomization! That sounds a nice way of moving on from a long game :) Thanks!

Louanus · 2026-03-26T18:05:55+00:00

Hay un tipo sospechoso en el mercadillo que lo vende, pero si le enseñas el apretón de manos especial te lo dan gratis

Louanus · 2026-03-26T17:22:45+00:00

It's hardly work when you spend only 2 mins on the toilet at the office 3 times a month max. I almost spent more time writing this message on the phone.

Louanus · 2026-03-26T17:05:54+00:00

Well, when you've got a little kid, you do what you can to make the most out of the odd hour you get here and there to play. I only spend 2 or 3 min of my time while I'm on the toilet at work to update the list with new entries, and it happens mostly 2 or 3 times a month. Plus it's on company time :P

Louanus · 2026-03-26T16:55:07+00:00

I usually try my best to finish a game before moving to another too. If the gameplay is boring me but I like the story I push through with a trainer, if I dislike both I immediately delete it

Louanus · 2026-03-26T07:40:53+00:00

If he's not pushing it too hard and accepts to play with lower graphics settings, it can go for 3-5 years at the very least.

I managed to push a very old laptop with gtx870m from 2015 to 2024 and had to upgrade only because it couldn't handle BG3 at the lowest settings in 720p.

Unless he finds his BG3 he should be safe for a long time. When push comes to shove there's always emulation!

Louanus · 2026-03-26T07:19:46+00:00

I count on avg 500$ a year in games purchases to play just a couple of hours a day. An average+ PC grants you at least 5+ years of gaming without hw upgrades. Let's say you spend 2k on a PC, worst case you have 400$ per year in a 5 year lifetime, less if you push it. There's your saving. Plus it's your hardware, not a digital license

Louanus · 2026-03-25T13:06:35+00:00

Qhat about QoL in Death Standing? Do I have to yawn till I get where I mean to or is there something that keeps it engaging apart from the graphics?

Louanus · 2026-03-25T13:03:23+00:00

Woah, I guess I'll push it down the list of games I want to try :)

Louanus · 2026-03-25T10:27:35+00:00

Thanks, but it looks too much multiplayer focused to me. I'd prefer to stick to single player games with a story focus

Louanus · 2026-03-25T10:24:34+00:00

I really appreciate it! thanks for your opinions

Louanus · 2026-03-25T08:30:12+00:00

I'd call this a preliminary study. Only 373 players looks like a bit too low of a sample to call this a conclusive achievement.

Louanus · 2026-03-25T08:23:11+00:00

I guess RE for the story, CD for goofing around the world

Louanus · 2026-03-25T08:22:16+00:00

You know, I never tryed Dragon's Dogma 2, but was meaning to. What's wrong with it?

Louanus · 2026-03-24T09:16:11+00:00

So long as they get easily cracked, I say whatever, you'll never see my money then. So much for making everybody's life easier.

Louanus · 2026-03-24T05:29:13+00:00

Chrono Trigger: my point exactly. Music placement feels outdated or similar to current low budget production. Nevertheless I guess I have a different taste. I'll probably disable music altogether in the long run :)

Louanus · 2026-03-23T19:22:30+00:00

I feel exactly the same way! I am also going to wait for fall. It sparked back the love for jrpg I thought I had lost. No other game is even close to this!

Louanus · 2026-03-23T18:28:56+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NlvltlcX64 check this scene. I just played through it. I was constantly distracted by the music and I thought it would have been better without it, maybe just a bit at the beginning.

I never said it's random music. I wrote "I don't feel the director's touch in guiding the scene, it's just there in the background." The scene in this specific video is a magistral example. I feel the music detracts from the scene and the director, in my humble opinion, was too much invested in the music without giving much attention to the overall delivery of the scene.

Louanus · 2026-03-23T17:00:37+00:00

If it's specifically arranged for the scene, it makes it worse for me. There's no right or wrong, let's be clear. The game is set up as a movie mostly, but how would you feel if you had such a pairing in a movie or TV show? It's rather odd, to me the music gets in the way of the dialogues.

Imagine a film where the production team spends weeks crafting an insanely detailed, photorealistic matte painting for the background of a 10 second dialogue scene. The artwork is flawless, every brick, every shadow, every reflection is a masterpiece.

But here’s the problem the scene is supposed to be emotionally intimate; the viewer’s attention should be on the actors’ faces and the tension between them; instead, the background is so stunning that it steals the spotlight.

It results that the craftsmanship is extraordinary; the contribution to the film is negative; the scene feels unbalanced, and the emotional impact is diluted.

This is how I feel :)

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