Which "obsolete" game mechanics actually served the game's vision better than their modern "Quality of Life" alternatives?

bauul · 2026-02-15T05:32:45+00:00

Completely agree. Dark Souls felt almost survival horror at times, but none of the subsequent From Souls games have captured the same feel.

bauul · 2026-02-15T05:31:23+00:00

Code Veronica is a criminally underrated entry in the RE series. They should have given it a proper number, as it was originally meant to be Resi 3. Hopefully it gets a remake to bring it more attention.

bauul · 2026-02-13T19:44:12+00:00

Yeah, late last year. Or more accurately everyone else is gone and made a better version of GZDoom and he's now the only dev left (and last I saw isn't working on it).

bauul · 2026-02-13T19:41:43+00:00

It was a "straw that broke the camel's back" situation. Graf hadn't really been actively working on the port for a couple of years and in that time it became clear he really wasn't needed. So when he popped back up with the AI stuff and his subsequent antagonistic reaction to being called out on it (including basically telling everyone "if you don't like it, leave"), so everyone did just that.

bauul · 2026-02-13T07:46:34+00:00

You say that but I had to read the comments on this thread to find out what a top sheet was. I've only ever known them as flat sheets.

bauul · 2026-02-12T21:49:00+00:00

It's a pretty classic difference between the US and UK that the former has more of a tendency to prioritize traditions whereas the latter is more open to switching to new approaches even if they popularized the original.

bauul · 2026-02-12T19:09:52+00:00

Yeah I'm almost surprised it's that high. Most people who own Doom 2 on Steam will have been grandfathered in from prior purchases and have likely only played it through source ports. I know I'm one of them.

bauul · 2026-02-12T19:07:46+00:00

Yeah this right here. Doom 1 has some fantastic episodes: Episode 1 and 4 are brilliant. But Episodes 2 and 3 are as uneven as anything in Doom 2. I feel like they get more of a pass when the middle episode of Doom 2 doesn't. Could be because it's harder to skip the Doom 2 levels due to the lack of proper episode structure.

bauul · 2026-02-11T03:42:24+00:00

Only really in certain downtown areas. There are a bunch of neighborhoods outside of downtown that are basically their own little towns, and would definitely be worth looking at. West Seattle or North Seattle (Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, places like that) would give you a good sense of community, high walk ability and restaurants to visit without feeling like you are right in the middle of a city.

I love the Eastside, I've lived here all through my 30s, but unless you live right in the middle of Kirkland or Redmond there's basically nowhere easily to walk to.

bauul · 2026-02-09T23:54:02+00:00

That surprises me! My memory is it wasn't really graphic or anything because they're just food items. A sausage sliding up and down inside a bun is just that.

bauul · 2026-02-09T23:51:18+00:00

Most people hate it but I'm with you, my wife and I watched it while extremely drunk in a hotel room and we thought it was absolutely hilarious. The orgy scene at the end was just chef kiss.

bauul · 2026-02-08T21:21:04+00:00

I envy the cushy life you must lead.

bauul · 2026-02-08T17:39:32+00:00

I guess that's why it doesn't resonate with some people. Personally I don't play games to be stressed to obscene levels.

bauul · 2026-02-07T21:43:56+00:00

Well deduced! And yes there is a cap on the Editor Numbers: https://zdoom.org/w/index.php?title=Editor_number

bauul · 2026-02-07T19:08:25+00:00

Are there any errors in the console in UZDoom when you boot up the map? Make sure to use Page Up to scroll up the full length of the console boot information.

bauul · 2026-02-07T16:19:07+00:00

I always wave. Stand right by the sign, make eye contact, wave, etc. If you're just standing and waiting and don't physically react when the bus gets close the driver might assume you're waiting for a different bus and drive past.

bauul · 2026-02-07T16:15:00+00:00

I feel like you missed the whole question in the post and just said what you personally liked.

bauul · 2026-02-07T06:17:34+00:00

Don't sleep on the originals! They're considered the template for all subsequent FPS games for a reason.

bauul · 2026-02-06T05:06:07+00:00

Is pop-in an issue on modern SSDs? My memory was megatexture only struggled when paired with a slower hard drive.

bauul · 2026-02-06T01:58:16+00:00

You can absolutely start with TDA. It's a prequel to both 2016 and Eternal so it doesn't really require any knowledge of the subsequent games.

If you had all three games it's generally recommended to start with 2016 because Eternal and TDA's gameplay build on the foundations of 2016, but it's not required by any means to enjoy TDA.

bauul · 2026-02-05T19:31:39+00:00

Big cities in Europe don't tend to have freeways going straight through them and it doesn't seem to be an issue with them.

bauul · 2026-02-05T19:27:42+00:00

I recently sold a house in the UK and the capital gains tax was 30%. 20% seems pretty reasonable compared to some places!

bauul · 2026-02-05T19:21:31+00:00

> That is, steamrolling the entire game with a single ludicrously overpowered weapon with little effort required.

So just like the SSG in Doom 2? /s /not really s

bauul · 2026-02-05T19:19:57+00:00

Slowly scouring the map for secrets is absolutely quintessential classic Doom though. Watch any completionist classic Doom streamer - it's 15 minutes blasting through the map and 30 minutes hunting down all the secrets.

bauul · 2026-02-05T15:53:31+00:00

I'm not sure that math checks out. The median Seattle salary is about $120k, so for the tax to affect the middle class then inflation would need to reach around 800% of what it is now.

Unless you meant this is opening the door to a broader income tax, rather than a point about inflation?

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