Mononon

joined 1 year ago
[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago (17 children)

My partner and I just played through this together in co-op and had a great time. We thought it was a good game.

I read the whole discord drama stuff, and I'm more on Crema's side. I think they've made the mistake of trying to talk to a fanbase like they are just a group of reasonable people that will understand and empathize if you just lay out the facts. But they aren't. They're just going to pick apart anything you say and relentlessly shit on you because they are, collectively, not able to be reasoned with.

They released an MMO in its final state, minus some Kickstarter promised stuff, that they have said they will deliver. They tried to monetize the game how they felt was best, it didn't work out, so they've moved on and left a functioning, small-scope MMO. You can argue the quality of it or whether you agree with their decisions, but they made what they said they were going to make.

And they are still releasing small updates to a community that is, frankly, awful. The subreddit is just a hivemind of asshole armchair developers.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You keep saying "it doesn't hurt anyone". But, I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out who this mod would help? Like, what kind of person is so put out by this that they would seek outside help to have it removed? It's very difficult to imagine a version of this that doesn't involve some pretty hurtful stuff.

Nexusmods is very clear that they will not platform mods that promote any sort of hatred. You may say this doesn't do that, but I think it's pretty clear that this would do nothing except foster hateful discussion. It's a harmless disclaimer that can already be disabled without a mod. The only reason to host a mod for this is to promote the idea that it's wrong and encourage the types of people that think that to do what they always do, be hateful. It's inevitable, and it breaks Nexusmods ToS pretty obviously.

On the topic of making them "look weak": I think it's very clear that if you're the type of person that wants this content, then they do not care about your opinion and do not want you to use their platform.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

On the flip side, I've never used the touchpads in a game outside of Aperture Desk Job.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Emudeck also installs EmulationStation. You can choose to access your games and not by integrating then into Steam. Just like Retrodeck.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

They are shipping the orders from crowdfunding now. When that's done they'll ship orders from their website. So, I guess it's technically a preorder. But the devices are being shipped now, just in a specific order.

I've had mine for a couple weeks. It's killer. The SD8G2 is an absolute monster for emulation and gaming, especially with the active cooling.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Posted today and already out of date. At least on the top pick. The AYN Odin2 is out already, and it's a huge upgrade over the original in every way. The Odin Pro is still a good device, but the Odin2 is so so much better.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

This thing looks like a beast. I have the first Odin, and it's a very competent device, but not a powerhouse. They basically threw all the specs at this one and made meaningful improvements to the rest of the hardware. I'm pretty excited to get one.

[–] Mononon@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, I'm on my ROG Ally at the moment because of Game Pass, but I just finished up Cocoon. Can't recommend it enough. If it has a story, I couldn't tell you what it is, but as a puzzle game, it's fantastic. I think it strikes that balance where you feel smart without it being frustrating. Portal does that too. This was my favorite puzzle game of the year, easily.