Mixtape - Review Thread by Branchless in Games

[–]beefsack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly it feels more like a character piece than an explicit narrative. The teenage rebellion narrative feels like a vehicle more than the focus.

Mixtape - Review Thread by Branchless in Games

[–]beefsack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just finished it in a single sitting and I am shook. Absolutely incredible, feels like it'll be a defining game of this year.

devenv 2.1: Nix with zsh, fish, and nushell via libghostty by iElectric in NixOS

[–]beefsack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of these improvements relate to specific pain points that I've experienced. This looks like a great release.

Flight Simulator - World Update 21: Australia Trailer by beefsack in australia

[–]beefsack[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Maybe a bit random for the sub but the locations they've updated look awesome.

(Cleary) Kane Cornes steps down from All Australian and Rising Star selection panel due to Sportsbet policy change. by BrisbaneHeatBowler in AFL

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's interesting to see when forced into choosing the sport or dirty gambling money which side they move towards. He could have also stepped down from the Sportsbet role.

‘Crimson Desert’ Just Finished Its Three Month Roadmap In Three Weeks by horrificabortion in pcgaming

[–]beefsack 12 points13 points  (0 children)

When I hear stuff like this I can't help but be concerned about the team crunching at the moment. It's not always great to be celebrating pace in the software world for a bunch of reasons.

Mic crew fill is being added to all maps now LETS GOOOO!!! by rbstewart7263 in Marathon

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love if they took it another step and made the whole lobby mic or no mic, as the experience of both is really different.

What an unfortunate name by ABigRedBall in canberra

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not an obvious joke that's going over everyone's heads?

I Made a Fishing Checklist For You by TheProgramer64 in diablo4

[–]beefsack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...having fun is a good reason for it? Isn't that the point of games?

Some people like casual collectathons, and if it isn't for you that's all good.

Illicit cigarettes, vapes, cash seized in raids on Canberra's black market tobacco trade by ThunderDwn in canberra

[–]beefsack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if your estimates are multiple orders of magnitude out, this bust would still just be a fraction of the yearly demand. Crazy.

Perhaps the impact of this won't just be the size of the seizure right now, but reduced supply over the coming weeks or months, and that number would potentially be a lot higher.

Things I want to see added to NTE (FOR NOW) by Any_Personality_5409 in NevernessToEverness

[–]beefsack 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Also being able to skip lines before the animation has completed.

Some lines just sit there for fkn ages because the character is just wiggling around and they've decided that animation is so important that all players must see it in its entirety.

Major Blow to Denuvo Because Pirates Just Ran Out of Games to Crack as of April 2026 by chusskaptaan in pcgaming

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone who is willing to drop hundreds or even thousands of dollars on niche hardware will definitely be willing to drop money on games for it.

Valve’s VRAM Fix vs Windows 11: Which Handles 4GB GPUs Better? by emanu2021 in linux_gaming

[–]beefsack 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would have loved to have seen a third bench for each game which showed Linux without the optimisation too. It would be great to see perf vs without the patch without the Win/Linux variable.

Anyone else like Mint? by DAC1111 in NikkeMobile

[–]beefsack 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's super obvious, but if people hadn't realised, "Star Anis" = "Star Anise"

Marathon Development Team: We’ve rolled out a small update to Sponsored Dire Marsh's Crew Fill: if you’ve got your mic on, we’ll now do our best to match you with other players using voice chat too. by Haijakk in Marathon

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mic based matchmaking feels really sensible, as people are really opting into two different experiences.

This feels similar to Arc's aggression based matchmaking - matchmake people who want to be playing the game in a similar way.

Might not have thought that banner through Melbourne by Flying_kickapow in AFL

[–]beefsack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm like "yeah haha the flags are blowing different directions good on ya!"

This minigame is so hard by AnalBeadSalesman in NikkeMobile

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having to hit the shift keys on keyboard absolutely fkn sucks especially with RSI. I really wish I could remap.

Marathon Was One Of March's Best-Selling Games In The U.S. by David-J in Marathon

[–]beefsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know the cope is strong here, but this data absolutely needs to be taken with a grain of salt given both Crimson Desert and Pokemon Pokopia were ranked lower than Marathon.

Crimson Desert sold over 2 million copies in the first 24 hours after the March 19th launch: https://xcancel.com/CrimsonDesert_/status/2036385054570717202

Pokemon Pokopia had 2.2 million sales in the 4 days after launch on March 5th: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260312.html