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I believe main goal of China investing in green tech is to show middle finger to oil and gas producers. China has virtually none of both oil and gas and so is reliant on import. With mostly green cars and electricity from water, sun and wind, they will have much, much better leverage in global say.

Thanks for pointing out at my sausage fingers typing error. Corrected.

Bloodlines is one of my all time favourite games. It’s not perfect gameplay wise, but it has probably the best world, characters and atmosphere I’ve encountered. I just love it.

Whenever Bloodlines 2 was announced I got excited. Then it went through developer hell and my expectations dropped to zero. Nowadays after I’ve seen and read couple previews and hands-ons, my hopes went up a notch and I started to get excited again.

Then release date and price got announced and I was like WTF? Cold shower. I know, it’s Paradox and the have billions of DLCs for everything, but still… Day one DLC should be a crime! If you feel the game is worth more or you have so much content you need a DLC (lol), either pack all in and rise a price bit or release that DLC later, not day one.

I’m a patient gamer with huge back log, so I probably wouldn’t buy at release anyway and wait for sale, but it still sucks to hear such a bullshit. I hope it’s going to be good game, or at least okish game with good story, characters and atmosphere, but it feels like they’re already tripping their legs with such moves.

Glad to hear I’m not the only “weirdo” here.

Well, I was never really thinking about this. But when I look back now, I’d say my dad. I feel like there won’t be many like this here on fediverse, because whenever I stumble upon family related topic it looks like nearly everyone here comes from dysfunctional families. I’m really glad I have parents that were caring, but also firm when needed, that shaped me to become normal (I hope so) functioning person.

What are you people doing with your PCs? I don’t mean it rude, I’m just curious. I admit I’m just regular home PC user, playing games, watching videos, doing some lame audio editing, nothing too serious. I just installed opensuse with btrfs some 4-5 years ago and never had single FS related problem since then. On the other hand it saved my ass multiple times either when I fucked something up or couple times when certain OS update didn’t work well with my PC.

I’m not saying it’s bulletproof, shit happens all the time, it’s just… Maybe I’m lucky? Just a fun fact: My PC at work with windows had way more problems (including filesystem ones) than I’ve had at home during said time.

Too late, piefed took the crown already. I don’t want to be associated with assholes like Dessalines.

Voyager on android, which is kind of beta-ish, but works good enough. And default web UI which I really like on desktop PC. The only feature I miss in Voyager so far is that “aggregated” threads on desktop, which is an awesome feature.

Those fines are always pocket money for these companies. Until it’s % of revenue based, it’s destined to be a joke.

Can you imagine Apple break down in foreseeable future? Because I can not.

But it’s good for bussines, isn’t it?

You can export your Lemmy preferences and subscriptions, then create new account at piefed and import the Lemmy stuff.

Official Remaster is meh, so I hope this will be the “remaster” everyone wants.

I’m also very much interested in Skywind. Even more than this one, as Morrowind is one of my favorite games of all times.

Amazing list. I personally would add couple games, that defined my “gaming hobby”:

• XCOM/UFO: Enemy Unknown - not sure how this fits in the list, but it was ground breaking for me: perfect blend of micro- and macro management, strategical decisions, tactical battles, what a great game and so much memories of it (and I’d put honorable mention of Jagged Alliance 1&2 here, 'cause they are very similar concept)
• Civilization - genius idea, one of the 4X pioneers, easy to pick up, hard to master, and so much replay value; its overall depth is quite a feat, especially given it’s from 1991, no wonder the franchise is still alive and well now
• Fallout - esp. 1 & 2 might not be the best gameplay-wise, but their world building, characters and atmosphere are excellent… and everyone knows the legendary intro “War, war never changes…”
• Planescape: Torment - similar to above, amazing world, unbelievable story, one of a kind game
• Gothic - mainly 1&2 were simply awesome, there are no barriers (ahem), the world is your to explore, but it’s deadly so you have to plan your progress, nothing is streamlined for you; I can’t remember different game with such a vibe (other than piranha bytes later production)
• VtM: Bloodlines - kind of similar to Deus Ex, but also taking from the table top; and in my book it has THE best atmosphere of all the games I’ve played
• Witcher - this might be just European thing, but playing especially W1 felt kind of like folklore fairy tale from childhood turned into pretty grim adult game
• Disco Elysium - this is probably the only “sort of new” game that I’ve played and which definitely deserves a place in the list, great characters, amazing story and writing

there are plenty of others too, but my brain farts

Nah, just bury that shit into desert… /s

The reason it was such a hit at the time was mainly its visuals, IMO. Story might be predictable and shallow, but you can’t deny it looks beautiful. All the colorful jungle, alien species, green mountain peaks and needle rocks, it’s all just very pleasant to look at. What also helped it being directed by big Hollywood name.

PS: unrelated, but it has amazing OST.

This is an interesting idea, but I find their catalogue to be quite terrible for me (so far). Service like this really, really needs big names and much broader catalogue to attract people and start moving. Even though I’m far far from listening to mainstream I literally could not find a single interpret I looked for, and believe me I tried.

It’s still not possible, according to the FAQ: Q: Can I download music I own on Resonate? A: In the future, we intend to offer the ability to download tracks that you own on Resonate to your local device. This feature is not yet available.

So for now, it’s just streaming.

OK, makes sense. Even though it’s definitely not my cup of tea. Thank you.

I looks great, not going to lie.

But…

This is more of a general question. I don’t get why people are attracted to horror games (or movies). As a working father and husband with couple non-gaming hobbies, my computer time is limited and I only get to gaming late(ish) in the evening before bed time. With all the shit that today world offers IRL, playing stressful horror game isn’t something I’d want. I’d much rather relax play something with simple mechanics or with very simple premise behind it, like e.g. wolfenstein: nazis are bad, you are good, shoot all the nazis, the end. It’s just… my mind can’t comprehend this. Who plays these games?