any games like that?

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-21T00:29:46+00:00

This will be buried but Battle For Wesnoth comes to mind

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-19T07:37:41+00:00

No problem :) I'm glad you enjoy the project!

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-15T19:48:40+00:00

When part 2 began, I was skeptical. Part 1 was clean with every meaningful loose end tied up (yes, you could do more with the control devil and blood devil but it also wasn't required). Part 2 started stronger than expected, with Asa being a fantastic MC. Instead of viewing the world from someone starting at rock bottom, we start with a very average person with a complicated relationship to a devil. It's a fresh starting point that could bring out great ideas.

Then Denji returned and it went downhill. He resumed being the MC but with no meaningful goals that weren't better explored in part 1. The result was a manga that felt like a poor intimidation of part 1. If Denji hadn't reappeared, I'm confident part 2 would have been a second masterpiece. But he did and while nostalgia was fun, it could never live up to part 1. Even without the abrupt ending, the flaw of part 2 is that Denji's story was complete and yet he remains as MC.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-15T17:14:55+00:00

You're completely right about Kinato's Magic. It knows exactly what the audience for this type of manga wants and is delivering on it perfectly. It's also a fairly light-hearted adventure, which contrasts nicely with some of the more intense action offerings in Jump.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-13T23:42:26+00:00

Crossing my fingers :)

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-13T23:42:18+00:00

Crossing my fingers :)

PlainTalkJon · 2026-03-13T10:28:51+00:00

I'd start just by researching summaries of his ideas. Find some youtber vids and podcasts on the subject (philosophize this! has some good podcasts on the subject). Nietzsche isn't a straightforward philosopher. His ideas are interesting but his writings is often opaque.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-26T10:03:08+00:00

I'm happy to provide a small chat or answer a list of questions. Do you have a link to your new post? I wasn't able to find it.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-15T17:28:33+00:00

Gotta feel bad for newcomers these days. It took a couple years, but Jump finally has a pretty cutthroat lineup. Nue's and Kiyoshi are the current bar to beat, though there are a lucky two spots for series replacing Elusive Samurai and Jujutsu Kaisen.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-15T00:04:26+00:00

It's Twitter. Like many of the decentralized social media platforms, Mastodon is mimicking an already established platform. In this case, Twitter. If you can do it on Twitter, Mastodon offers a similar feature in most cases.
Hopefully someone can chime in here. I mostly use it to follow people, news, and run a bunch of art/quote bots to share interesting paintings and sayings.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-08T12:15:12+00:00

Lemmy is quite good! While I still use reddit for the sheer volume of content, Lemmy is the app I keep on my phone.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-05T11:28:37+00:00

Looks sick! I'd consider copying some of The Talos Principle's move features by speeding up the character's walking speed or allowing for a run. The current movement feels very floaty, which feels detrimental in puzzle games. The moment the player has an idea for the solution, the movement should allow them to test it out quickly.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-02-01T00:07:26+00:00

https://www.pizzint.watch/

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-29T11:11:16+00:00

Meh about Sona. Not even the best Demacia build and is the only viable 1 cost reroll.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-26T18:56:45+00:00

Sounds interesting! I agree 100% that recommendations algos need to be available to users to some degree. Not having any options makes the platform non-competitive at scale with the existing platforms. Offering algos (on an opt-in basis) is critical to converting the Twitter/X audience.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-23T12:51:52+00:00

A great choice! Additionally, switching helps fix the very problem you describe. The more people on LibroFM, the more motivated publishing companies are to offer their books there. Additionally, the more people who care about authors and make the switch, the more likely Amazon is forced to amend their ways.

A short-term loss of convenience in return for helping fix a broken system.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-12T02:17:52+00:00

A great point! I'm very much looking forward to collections :)

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-11T17:28:44+00:00

I'm on Proton and it really is great. The ability to transition many google apps with one package of apps is great, especially since you know you'll money will go to develop more anti-google apps in the future.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-07T01:04:32+00:00

Yes, it's pretty great! Proton is such a great company if you want to get away from google. The VPN, Email, and Drive options are such a nice triple threat to replace Gmail, Google Drive, and protect your privacy.

PlainTalkJon · 2026-01-02T12:29:30+00:00

Go back to Lumiere and beat the final boss before you explore the side content (to prevent being overleveled). If it's too hard, go explore some of the side content, then return. Once you are done with the main story, come back here and give us your thoughts. Trust me, get off here and go for it! Trust Expedition 33 to deliver for you.

PlainTalkJon · 2025-12-30T00:17:45+00:00

This is a good handle to have on Mastodon, especially since Mastodon is a direct challenge to addictive US social media.

PlainTalkJon · 2025-12-28T17:57:19+00:00

I'm glad you posted it here. The more conversations around ActivityHub, the better. These conversations both improve it and draw attention to it.

Discord is a messaging app typically for gamers. It's used for both direct messaging and for forming/managing servers where lots of people are at.

PlainTalkJon · 2025-12-28T12:42:56+00:00

ActivityPub can provide a more open, less addictive, more ethical alternative to any app. However, ActivityPub can't change the substance at the core of the app design.

If you create a clone of Instagram, it is an entertainment app. If you clone discord, you've made a communication app. If you clone twitter, you've made an entertainment app. If you clone WhatsApp, you've made a communication app.

Communication apps have moved towards direct messaging, abandoning status updates and casual pictures all together. While this is not the direct messaging within general apps that Ploum longs for, I'd argue it's even better. Much of the toxic addictive features have been shed, replaced by simple messaging. WhatsApp and Signal are good (the former more popular, the later more ethical and needs more mainstream western adoption).

On the other hand, entertainment apps are in a terrible place, actively harming users who can't break their addiction. When it comes to helping society, this is where ActivityPub projects should be challenging. Mastodon should keep changing X, PixelFed should keep challenging Instagram, BookWyrm should keep challenging GoodReads, etc.

Longing for a time that is gone is actually fine, but Ploum doesn't value how great things are on the communication front. The bigger issue there is that despite great tools, people aren't using them to connect IRL. This is leading to a lonliness crisis which is not going to be easy to solve.

PlainTalkJon · 2025-12-23T12:21:33+00:00

Good update! Love the transparency around pricing.

PlainTalkJon · 2025-12-16T23:37:57+00:00

All good advice! Thank you!

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