NotTheOnlyGamer

I wonder what this means for Sega now. I hope it’s not predicting a pivot to mobile-first.

Cool. Now I really want to play Smite. If only it were available without DRM.

Makes me glad I don’t play shooters.

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Huh. If it’s running on a new engine, do you think John Romero could remaster Daikatana on the new engine?

Well, that’s an interesting development. I hope Capcom takes notice of this.

Works for me.

That’s what the Unsubscribe button is for in the email, after the promotion is over. Or setting up a filter in your email to dump everything from Sega into its own folder.

Unless it comes with the old fishing controller (and that controller is also compatible with the Big sections of Sonic Adventure), I’m not interested. Half the fun of fishing games is using a goofy controller.

I’ve cared about animated works, and I still care a little bit about the product/franchise/etc… I have never cared about the specifics of the people behind the microphones, or the artist drawing it or using CGI/CAD to create it. The “human factor” is totally unimportant to me, only the end product.

Why should the government step in for a private business? Especially if it’s one that can be done better and more effectively without humans in the loop? Other jobs get automated - weavers, construction workers, and more. We shouldn’t surrender to Luddism.

Cool. If the AI voices are an acceptable quality, cheaper for production, and faster to implement, then I’m in favor. I’m not super attached to a person or a specific voice in new animation or voice-acted media. Reducing costs and speed of media creation is a good thing.

I don’t believe in ordering. I’m thinking I want the GOTY or the complete version.

Looking forward to it.

First they left Reddit; now they’re leaving Fandom. Do they believe they’re too big to be overshadowed by Google algorithms?

You have a point. But it would be interesting to have that kind of a database open to users.

I have no problem with a blockchain used in non-monetary context. Consider, for example, a competitive RTS/TBS which recorded RNG events or keystrokes to the blockchain, which helps show if there was lag, and helps to verify that the RNG is fair, and that both players aren’t cheating. Or a game with a “Speedrun” mode, recording input as blocks, and making sure it’s all publicly verifiable. Think of a Doom demo file, but encompassing all attempts from all connected players; new routes can be discovered quicker and cheaters can be outed near-instantly.

Blockchain as a concept is of great value to anything where public auditing is wanted. We’ve associated it to scams and money, and that bugs me. Including more aggressive monetization, speculation, and a profit motive makes a game less fun. Including a publicly auditable log of past events in a game built for multiplayer feels like it would be a value-add.

@eggie I would suggest Industry, Battle for Wesnoth, OpenTTD, OpenXCOM, and OpenRCT2. Probably also Minetest.

@eggie III DS, hands down.

Did JoshStrifeHayes do a video on it recently that I missed?