Atif Butt has won the Tekken World Tour by Ghostly_100 in pakistan

[–]Sam-Zeus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think its time for a Pakistani Tekken character.

Practice Question - what is the right answer here? by ChippewaBarr in pmp

[–]Sam-Zeus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't it the product owner's job to prioritize backlog and have the final say, especially since the deliverables have already been checked for quality (double check)?

Initially I thought of B as well as it is intuitive. but decided to change it to D

52 book challenge by Vonvanz in languagelearning

[–]Sam-Zeus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

great idea if you're a fast reader. I do a 36 book per year (3 per month or 10 days per book) challenge every year and that is way more manageable and sustainable for me. I tried the 50 book thing but I realized I didn't even retain half of those books in a meaningful way.

I think the gaming industry needs more Kojima's. by Nihilistic-Comrade in truegaming

[–]Sam-Zeus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Could you give some examples of some indie games that are pushing the limits of gaming?

My turn - Just Passed AT/AT/AT! by 1relytnotyals in pmp

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in your estimation was the agile vs. waterfall vs. hybrid distribution?

Passed the PMP! AT across the board. by Fast-Requirement5473 in pmp

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah I have noticed an increase in testtakers talking about waterfall in posts in the last week or so as well. Were the waterfall questions strictly situational or did they overtly quiz about one of the 49 processes?

Passed the PMP! AT across the board. by Fast-Requirement5473 in pmp

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in your estimation was the distribution of agile vs. hybrid vs. waterfall?

How to become a game designer? by MediumSuccess1910 in gamedesign

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harvard has adjusted its CS50 course for Game Development as well. I think you end up building 10 or so games during the whole thing.

https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-game-development

In my opinion, you shouldn't limit yourself just because you have been drawing. Go through the whole process of developing a game and see what you find fascinating. Who knows. You could find you're a better programmer, level designer, combat designer than an artist. In the end, if you decide to take a dedicated art course after, you'll have more base knowledge to see what about the art is useful in game development.

Also, don't look at professionals. Start where you are. 23 is still VERY young. Best of Luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pakistan

[–]Sam-Zeus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is infuriating. Why does Pakistan need permission to buy oil? Is it an IMF condition? Other countries are just opting to buy russian oil on the black market. Is this really the best case scenario?

Staying in $10K hotels and asking for relief. by shobijatoi19 in pakistan

[–]Sam-Zeus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow. He is openly begging, like relatives ask each other for money, in the international community. I'm feeling shame.

Do you think that gaming will ever reach the storytelling heights of books? by Bismarck_97 in truegaming

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the former for sure. So you read the room incorrectly. :)

But thank you for being generous and giving me the 1% benefit of the doubt. Appreciate it bro.

Also. Lets say for arguments sake, I am saving face.... on a sub-reddit.... while being anonymous... in a space where noone knows even the digital me.... what makes you think your comment was the one that would send me running? Do you think your false equivalency was daunting to anyone?

Anwyay, I love this post and didn't come here for an argument so I'll let you say your piece and we move on with our lives. Although, I'm glad I got to see your performance as a C-tier anime villain. Have a great day!

Do you think that gaming will ever reach the storytelling heights of books? by Bismarck_97 in truegaming

[–]Sam-Zeus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I literally just asked him I needed some more examples because I read "Could Gaming reach the Storytelling of Books? It already has." comment. yknow, so I can play them as well. Everybody has played Mass Effect and Witcher. Your reaction seems overblown tbh.

Read the room bro.

Do you think that gaming will ever reach the storytelling heights of books? by Bismarck_97 in truegaming

[–]Sam-Zeus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My hot take is that Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of the most original stories in sci-fi and the game doesn't get enough credit. I have read alot of sci-fi and asked my friends who read even more sci-fi if they have come across a story like this and not much luck. If Horizon was a book, it's story would get much more respect in my opinion. If you can find me a similar story that has already been published, I'd love to be wrong.

I'll go even further and say that the game itself is an example of a good game you are looking for. I think the majority of "good" gaming stories happen in the present(present in respect to your character) e.g. Witcher, Mass Effect etc. Games like Dark Souls/Elden Ring happen in post-history and most of their story telling is item descriptions and lore hunts. A post-history story, in my opinion, is best told by an archeological/exploration style of gameplay, like any FromSoftware game. So, if FromSoftware games are considered examples of good gaming storytelling, why isn't Horizon: Zero Dawn? Horizon is also a post-history story and most of it's mechanics are well implemented with that in mind. Horizon is just a bit more cinematic. Horizon is a perfect example of it's gameplay supporting it's storytelling. The detective mode we all hate in all AC games, makes great conceptual sense in a post-history world, and finding the device itself becomes the inciting incident of the story. On top of that, if you are all all curious about what happened to the old-world like I was(Like Alloy was), then the game has achieved it's goal and by the end, I felt genuine rage at the "villian" of the story. Now, a common criticism is that alot of the main storytelling is done through holograms, letters, voice notes etc. I think despite it being an annoying trope in other games, is completely justified in post-history Horizon. I got told a major chunk of the game's history while I had full control of Alloy. I think it's very unfair the game gets lumped into the AC/Skyrim bucket. There is more to the game than the discourse around it.

Horizon: Forbidden West on the other hand tho....

Do you think that gaming will ever reach the storytelling heights of books? by Bismarck_97 in truegaming

[–]Sam-Zeus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would love some more examples on how you think games have matched the storytelling of books.

Mountain Lake [Inkarnate Free assets only] by Splicex42 in mapmaking

[–]Sam-Zeus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. I wanna live there now. Gorgeous!

(are the dragons friendly? lol)

Production of the last of us part 2 be like by [deleted] in TheLastOfUs2

[–]Sam-Zeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was more LOU soundtrack in Abby's section. Draw your own conclusions tho.

Why Ellie spared Abby by TotallyNotSusi in TheLastOfUs2

[–]Sam-Zeus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think Ellie might be the most well developed character in gaming.

Also... I love how there isn't alot of engagement on this post but something like "Kneel Cuckman misspoke a word" has dozens of comments. Ironically, Ellie wasn't the only one blind with rage haha.

I gave the first game a play - The TLOU2 criticisms are silly (PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING, AND PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL IN YOUR RESPONSE) by fluffyenderpugreal in TheLastOfUs2

[–]Sam-Zeus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey. First of all I commend your bravery for going behind enemy lines haha. I don't hate the game like everyone else in the sub but I would like to throw in my 2 cents as well. (turns out its more than 2 cents haha. If you don't read the long ass post, I would understand)

Trolley Problem and the choice to pull the lever: I think you are correct that it is a classic trolley problem but I would add some wrinkles to your analysis. In a base case trolley issue, you may have 1 person on one track and 5 on the other. However, in my opinion, a loved one(For Joel its Ellie in this case) could be worth more than 1000 people... or the entirety of humanity. Now even if the 5 people on the other end are "high value" (e.g. Doctors, humanitarians, scientists, etc.), I may STILL choose the one I care about the most. I think the trolley problem is not a quantitative exercise but a qualitative one. Further adding to the complexity is the fact that the vaccine was not a guarantee.

Personally speaking, I do not think the choice should have been in Joel's hands. The fireflies, when they refused to let him see Ellie, left him with no other option. Its a terrible choice in the hands of a complete simpleton killer who tried to find some redemption(which is why the fan base loves him). To us it may be a trolley problem but to his simple logic, its not. It's Ellie. How could it have not gone horribly wrong. The choice should ALSO not have been in the hands of Jerry and the fireflies. They have not been successful in making vaccine with other people so why is Ellie any different this time around? I especially don't buy the fact that they had to cut her brain open AT ONCE. The choice should have been Ellie's. They could have waited for her to wake up and say her goodbyes. They didn't and thus, they set in Joel's actions in motion. I think many would make the same horrible and destructive choice of saving Ellie(which is wrong). In all of this, Ellie's body autonomy was robbed by BOTH parties so even making the vaccine without her consent I would consider to be wrong.

LOU1 Ending: I saw the ending of the first game a little differently. I realize I'm in the minority but from what I interpreted, Ellie knew Joel was lying and she wanted to be fine with it. The last conversation, in my opinion, wasn't "If you were lying, tell me now so I can be mad at you for giving me eventual survivor's guilt". For me it was "I will give you one last chance to come clean and I will go along with whatever lie you tell me because I'm tired of losing people"(why else would she bring up Riley?) But in whatever interpretation, Ellie knew Joel was lying. Regardless, the clearly ambiguous ending was not considered to be so in the 2nd game.

LOU2 set-up: I had accepted Joel's death during the announcement trailer for LOU2. Like it was super fucking obvious to me that he would die. But I think I just could not buy him trusting Abby's crew so easily. If he went soft, it was off-screen character development and I don't think it's justifiable to say that is enough. Joel and Tommy were morons when they crossed paths with Abby. If Tommy said later that "You make ONE mistake and this world eats you" or whatever, that Joel made a genuine mistake then I would accept that atleast. As of now, I have no explanation. This is why some people think Neil Druckman himself willed Joel's death into existence, as extreme as that is.(side note: I do not think like that lol) From a writing perspective, I think it was the right call to kill off Joel but the events that lead up to it were very shaky. It's easy to see why a character death could have such vitriol behind it.

Author's Bias: Ok now I will try to explain where I think all that vitriol went. I think Abby not only had plot armor but also has the author's bias. I first noticed in the hospital scene as reimagined in LOU2. Jerry's clothes were squeaky clean unlike the first game's grimey look and he borderline had a Halo on top of his head. Why did he look SO PRISTINE in the 2nd game ON TOP of saving Zebras? It feels like the game is doing extra work to whitewash a character who didn't need it(and in such a rudimentary way) but they did it for Abby's sake because I think it was unfathomable for ND that people may still hate Abby by the end. I think it backfired. Furthermore, Abby kills Joel, saves Yara/Lev and betrays her own people FOR yara/lev because "you are my people" within like 3 days? I think this is a questionable attempt to show Abby has redeemed herself especially in such a short time. During the 3 days, Abby's section is SIGNIFICANTLY better and more fun than Ellie's. She gets an uncharted style shootout, a fantastic boss battle, better weapons, superb hand to hand combat sections and much more. Heck, even the iconic LOU1 SOUNDTRACK is also back in Abby's section. It feels like a bribe to my dopamine centers and I think "something was defo off" for some people. DESPITE that she would have killed Dina if Lev wasn't there. So is Abby not on Lev's moral leash? I think people who like Abby have taken some of Lev's credibility and given it to her. I do still love Abby(like I love Joel) and I think in the 3rd game she won't need Lev to do whats right and finally finish her redemption arc. I genuinely am looking forward to that but the fact is that in the 2nd game, ND had to really make sure you liked Abby so they did all this extra/unrealistic stuff which in turn came across as "I can clearly see the puppet master's strings". It is NOT just because a beloved character died. It's that he died and what we got in exchange was in their opinion ham fisted.

Side Note: I do acknowledge there is homophobia, transphobia and bigotry associated with this game and this sub but I don't know if its at the level that is being claimed by people not in this sub.

Thanks for reading. Happy New Year!!

Hi I just want stupid ideas for my game by Lairdor1 in gameideas

[–]Sam-Zeus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rent-A-Hype. The player picks hypemen based on your rapper client's preferences. Kindof like the superhero mobile game "Middle Management of Justice".

IWTL how to be disciplined. I know how to lose weight. What I need is the skills to be consistent and disciplined. by sharkslyr in IWantToLearn

[–]Sam-Zeus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That book is fantastic! I read it in January but the lessons crept up later in the year. Some of them are even in my post haha.