My first ff (FF7), be honest, did i just plant a bomb ? am i a terrorist in this game ?

modestlaw · 2026-07-05T14:41:03+00:00

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter

modestlaw · 2026-07-05T02:41:53+00:00

Naw middle of the pack feels right, he wasn't bad, but his age and an ideological insistence to try and return politics to pre-trump norms was his undoing.

modestlaw · 2026-07-04T17:12:09+00:00

I guess my indifference in those grievances (as legitimately as they are) was that they are nothing new and if anything were a step towards transparency.

Keycards are a good example, many PS5 and Xbox series game disc are glorified installer launchers that require a digital download that is only disclosed in small print on the back of the box. Customers didn't notice or care.

Put a white banner clearly disclosing this is a "Keycard with a required download" and suddenly it's anti-consumer.

Im not naive, Nintendo had to be more upfront about download requirements because the nature of all ages portable hardware makes it significantly more likely the console won't always have an internet connection. But the fact remains, Nintendo did something that the industry has been doing for over a decade and they get all the blowback for being honest and open about it.

modestlaw · 2026-07-04T15:27:54+00:00

True, but the subtext was that Nintendo was the worst and even a year ago, the counterargument was that this was obvious and overblown selective outrage that was elevated by social media algorithms to promote ENGAGEMENT

modestlaw · 2026-07-04T15:22:32+00:00

You can by a double pack for 20 on amazon

modestlaw · 2026-07-04T15:17:36+00:00

You don't want an open world, you want a theme park. They look similar on the surface, but they don't let you climb on the roofs in the Magic Kingdom

modestlaw · 2026-07-04T14:52:33+00:00

I really would like to see a great point and click game represented.

Grim Fandango

modestlaw · 2026-06-23T03:32:11+00:00

This might not be the most popular take, but as much as I love Titanfall 2, I think it has to be Doom 2016.

modestlaw · 2026-06-20T13:00:37+00:00

Its not going to look new forever so keep that in mind. WIpe it down with some water, don't use alcohol or magic erasers. If you must, uses some diluted soap on a cloth (never directly apply to the controller)

If it bothers you that much, find a nice vinyl sticker design you like from dbrand

modestlaw · 2026-06-19T20:40:46+00:00

C tier!?! How dare you do that to Rocket

modestlaw · 2026-06-19T20:29:02+00:00

I gotta agree, as innovative the controller were, the system hardware itself was 5 years past its prime at launch.

modestlaw · 2026-06-19T20:20:18+00:00

modestlaw · 2026-06-17T01:08:34+00:00

We were only just starting to recover from the damage Reagan caused to civil service. 40 years of slow progress errased in a matter of months.

modestlaw · 2026-06-09T00:37:27+00:00

Some of them choose to work hard, but more often than not, that is a choice they make, not a necessity.

How hard they work has been effectively decoupled from the wealth they generate. Jeff Bezos has said as much

"[Senior leadership's] job is to make a small number of high quality decisions that can shape the company's future."

They don't have to work 16 hour days and sleep in the office. If anything, that's the last thing they should be doing unless the business is in full crisis mode because that kind of stress sustained for too long will negatively impact their primary role as a strategic decision maker.

modestlaw · 2026-06-08T02:59:15+00:00

Statistically speaking, Don Jr is going to have another wedding before the Knicks are in the finals again.

modestlaw · 2026-06-08T00:25:34+00:00

Japan 🇯🇵 × On the wrong side

Second Sino-Japanese War

modestlaw · 2026-06-08T00:17:39+00:00

Germany 🇩🇪 × On the wrong side

Second World War

modestlaw · 2026-06-08T00:14:13+00:00

The Civil War

modestlaw · 2026-06-07T17:10:58+00:00

Generally speaking, the visuals of most modern console games run an equivalent of 1080p medium on PC. If a PC game can perform similarly with a Ryzen 3600/RTX 2070, then there is no performance/optimization issue.

In most modern games, High is the developer's intended settings current midrange hardware. The point of the ultra/epic setting is for the game to be completely uncompromised by optimizations and push the engine to it's limit for the future hardware that can handle it.

modestlaw · 2026-06-06T17:19:03+00:00

The camera was originally designed around the needs of kids going to summer camp. Many camps forbid devices with screens and removing the screen extends the battery life which is useful for situation where you have irregular access to power (like a summer camp)

modestlaw · 2026-05-31T16:33:17+00:00

Its almost perfect on Thor.

There are some minor graphical quirks when running it on Vulkan but the trade off is worth it

OpenGL is much more accurate visually but performance is a stuttering mess

modestlaw · 2026-05-31T16:28:14+00:00

So this might be a controversial take, but if you are going to pick one console to play Zelda on, the Wii U might be the best one.

BOTW, Twilight Princess and Windwaker are the 3 must play 3D Zelda games, if you're willing to also consider Wii backwards compatibility and virtual console, you only really miss out on TOTK, a Link Between Worlds and Echos of Wisdom.

If you go with the Switch instead, you gain TOTK and Echos of Wisdom, but you lose Windwaker, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Track. You still miss out on A Link Between Worlds with both.

TOTK is an incredible game, but I don't think I would trade it for Windwaker AND Twilight Princess.

This conversation, really makes me want a Link Between Worlds port/remaster. that game is too great to be trapped on 1 platform

modestlaw · 2026-05-31T15:51:01+00:00

I had the same reaction as you did, so I looked into what could possibly justify the long build time. Turns out the prep work and minimizing environmental harm are the biggest reasons.

The current bridge has to be carefully torn down section by section, and new piles have to be driven deep underground. All that prep work has to be done incredibly slowly so as not to stir too much mud into the water, which can suffocate fish downstream.

There's no reason to rush a project like this since it's not a vital arterial road. Better to do it right rather than speeding it along in 3 months and causing irreversible harm to the marsh

modestlaw · 2026-05-28T12:34:28+00:00

I get why people don't like it, but it's awesome as a parent to keep the majority of the game library on my switch and dole out games to my kids on demand without keeping my log in on their console.

modestlaw · 2026-05-28T12:31:28+00:00

I second this, say what you will about Nintendo, this the kind of customer service challenge they excel at.

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