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It's a simple thing, but one good way to make games memorable is for the developers to leave you words of encouragement in the pack-in material. (slrpnk.net)
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(Obligatory "I wish we still got pack-in material in the new games" "Oh, I wish we still got - you know - packaging these days")

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[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I love this sort of thing! I experienced the reverse lately; I downloaded Diablo 4, closed the blinds, and got drawn into the intro cinematic. Genuinely awesome, moody, atmospheric. I was IN, so ready to play some dark and brooding spooky shit! The cinematic ends...

DLC! BUY OUR COSMETICS! HERE'S A BAJILLION DIABLO CREDIT$$! totally killed the mood. Turns out the game is always-online, even when playing solo, and I was experiencing laggy movement so I just uninstalled. Left a huge bad taste in my mouth.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Turns out the game is always-online

Just like the game before it. Which also had tacky micro-transactions.

I'll let you guess what Diablo 5 will be like.

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Wait, was it? :o I played that for a few hours and don't remember experiencing any lag! It was a few years ago mind 😂

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

First diablo game I played was 3 years ago, and I thought it was fine. Booted it up for a couple hours then never again

Currently playing through diablo 2, and holy moly is it good