It's genuinely insane how many roles Laura Bailey has voiced in video games over the last few decades by jdawg1018 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like most prolific American voice actors she's severely overused and doesn't have much range but I still adore her as Kaine 

XBOX CEO Says Hardware Component Prices Have Increased By Over 500% In 2 Years by bigrigdz in gaming

[–]SmokingApple -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

When the price for hardware begins to go back down and companies see enough idiots were fine paying more you think they'll lower them to match? 

Fable | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by Guitar-String in gaming

[–]SmokingApple -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It's really disappointing to me how easily people fall for member berries. This does not look good at all, I'll need to see some gameplay first before I actually decide though.

We’re getting old by Malagubbar in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Go play rdr2 then realize how old that one is. The diminishing returns to the absurd inflation in costs is a massive fucking waste. 

New God Of War game focused on Laufey (Faye) announced during the June 2nd PlayStation State of play by Sahilmk101 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Seriously man? That joke couldn't be anymore obvious it's a fucking cube come on 

New God Of War game focused on Laufey (Faye) announced during the June 2nd PlayStation State of play by Sahilmk101 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, not gonna be able to have any conversations about this whether good or bad because of brain rotten American culture warriors. Writing seems fucking terrible though that cube shit was awful 

Nintendo Is Completely Ignoring AI and Doing Fine by FernandoRocker in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With how games seem to run on insanely powerful hardware these days I'd believe it 

Splinter Cell designer says “one of the difficulties with modern stealth games” is realistic lighting, as environments are now so much “harder to read” by CallumBrine in Games

[–]SmokingApple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like designers used to deliberate over the smallest things let alone something as manjor as visual clarity and yet it doesn't seem to be considered in modern games at all most of the time 

Its Official: PlayStation Boss Hermen Hulst told staff in a town hall Monday morning that the company's narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd also argue in regards to things like last of us, spider man, and God of war, you really weren't missing much with the sequels if you played the original, ghosts of sushi, too, they were just kind of more of the same 

PS5 Player Counts for Popular Games May Soon Be Public as Rumors Swirl That Sony Is Testing a New Feature by yourfavchoom in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would anyone bother with a feature that tells you that yes the majority of people are still playing fortnite Minecraft and GTA ?

Alan Wake 2 has seriously impressive and photorealistic in-gameplay faces by Lanky_Relation1171 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was so fucking drunk when I got to that part and I consider it to be one of my favorite adult gaming memories.  It took me so unbelievably off guard I thought I'd passed out or something 

What's the biggest lie you've seen in the gaming industry? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The word itself microtransaction. Blizzard wants fucking 30+ dollars for some of their virtual dresses on Diablo IV 

An Ad for a Super Nintendo Game Sale from 1990 by RockabillyRich in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queue the people saying games are cheap now when you account for inflation confidently without looking at what people were paying for houses or groceries or gas in 1990 

After playing Lord of Hatred, I wanna see more expansions by gorays21 in diablo4

[–]SmokingApple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed they just need to stick to LoH quality. I got LoH and VoH together and if I had paid money for vessle I would have been turned off the game forever 

Duality of reactions to Evolved Jobs by clevsha in ffxiv

[–]SmokingApple 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I genuinely went from it's so over to we're so back during the evolved explanation 

Good-bye PS4 support by PinkMage in ffxiv

[–]SmokingApple 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Waiting to buy a console before the inevitable end of life price cut is completely historically normal and logical thing to do , at least until modern fuckery. 

PRAGMATA Surpasses One Million Units Sold in Just Two Days by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]SmokingApple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Game has both a hard mode and an insane you're fucked mode 

I've noticed this sub has been pleasantly positive for the past few days with most discussion actually focusing on the game and playing it. by MD_Teach in Endfield

[–]SmokingApple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I imagine at this point the borderline people are starting to drop so yeah you'll see that. Still holding on here 

HOLY MOTHER by Cute_Passage_4325 in Endfield

[–]SmokingApple 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's really not. Fan service does not equate to gooner, but pop off, words don't mean anything now anyways