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@jrhudepohl's Labyrinth of the Demon King is an atmospheric, beautifully grotesque dungeon crawler set in a ruined alt-history Japan With gorgeous lo-fi horror visuals and visceral combat reminiscent of Condemned: Criminal Origins, LotDK is one to watch gamerant.com/labyrinth-of-d…

Video games' place in the art world has long been discussed - and @dreamingmethods' Andy Campbell shared his thoughts on it, AI, and VR experiences, with @WriterFinnH in a recent interview. cultfollowing.co.uk/2024/10/28/dre…

@Spectrathegame Like a lot of gameplay that big AAA games reduce to 'press X to do thing', there's an itch.io classic just waiting to be made about slowly approaching and pspspspsing cats so you can successfully pet them.

@Spectrathegame I hate that the animals are always so docile. Part of the thrill of successfully petting a wild animal is being accepted by it. 'Press F to Pet Cat' misses the point completely. The world's most amenable stray cat, acting solely as a static interactable object, just feels false.

The film is also just frequently beautiful, (mostly) without being showy or reverting to the usual collection of 'art-film' shots you see cropping up in every A24 release regardless of context. It's an assured piece with the unpretentious visual command of a Lynch or Cronenberg.

A meditation on ageing, nostalgia, truth, and memory unlike anything else in movies. You still have time, but you think your time is up, so you keep wasting time. You think your time is up because you've been wasting time. The TV feels more real than your memories because it is.

I Saw the TV Glow is the first film in years that feels like it was made by an actual human. Exploring themes that are both universal and deeply, profoundly personal, it's a messy, uneven, even occasionally amateurish piece that excels because of (not in spite of) its flaws.

@BrynnFW2489 @nuttybabypookie @Spectrathegame Neither is particularly appealing, but I'll take the nightmare 'Everyone Has a God in their Pocket' William Burroughs social anarchy over the inescapable lie-fueled Leviathan where our behaviours are tracked and predicted with an accuracy that asks whether we're even still alive.

@BrynnFW2489 @nuttybabypookie @Spectrathegame This really does seem like our only two options now are 'The Cat Is Out of the Bag' or 'The Cat is in the Hands of a Powerful Few Who Resent Our Existence and See Us As Little More Than a Resource.'

They call them indie games because you control a guy in de game

@DascuMaru The original God of War games scratched this itch for me. Linear PS2/PS3 action games with strong, straightforward revenge focused storytelling. No extraneous systems, beautiful world design, and some of the best boss fights in all of gaming. Elegant and brutal in equal measure.

where is the video game equivalent to CONAN THE BARBARIAN or THE NORTHMAN? an epic revenge quest, minimal dialogue & systems, beautiful vistas and memorable boss fights? in other words, where is the indie Elden Ring with the design mentality of Team Ico or thatgamecompany?

was playing ICO last night and decided to check on yorda (the girl you escort) after a long puzzle only to catch her playing with some of the birds that are seen throughout the game I had no idea this could happen, I can't believe this is from 2001- this video game is magical

i legitimately forgot i had this on my os requirements when i sent it for steam approval

I do remember, it was Pseudoregalia.

I don't remember the last time new movement tech felt this good. Maybe Mario Odyssey, though there's far more potential for chaos (good) with how aggressive 500CC's sniping, hopping, and spinning based movement is.

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@SirProdigle @CaptainShoxman @parismarx Eth is volatile, but still follows broad trends. While there was a bubble in the sense that people thought they'd be able to predict spikes and profit, most major coins have been solid long-term investments. Most major investment firms still have significant crypto portfolios.

@SirProdigle @CaptainShoxman @parismarx I've got no stake in crypto, but the crypto collapse is mostly a meme. Spikes in 2021 and 22 saw a bunch of people jump on btc as get rich quick scheme, who then lost money when it renormalised. It didn't collapse, it just went back to its pre-spike trend. Other coins saw similar

@merlino_games Real JG Ballard vibes.