Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 I think we also need to remember how BAD a lot of early 2000s 3rd person action games were though
i think a lot of them in a way had their merit though
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Friday, April 3, 2026
but I just don't like that every game bakes combat rolls into everything, which I blame DS2+ for
before DS, combat rolling was a joke
idk, maybe it was just because it was pre-meme
but DS1, everyone played shield or parry builds
and it wasn't until DS2 I remember people starting to click with modern soulslike combat
and after then, the idea you'd play without rolling was insane
not glazing dragons dogma but just using it as an example, only one class has a dodge roll and it fucking sucks, melee classes you just tank and strafe a bit and you have the hp to take the hits
strider/assassin you use the shitty dodge roll or your movement to jump and leap around everything ((or climb on the boss))
and casters run around from afar casting
sekiro is technically the same "press 1 button to avoid damage" but it at least feels different because instead of taking control away from your character and disengaging you you stay intwined in the flow
I think all modern 3rd person combat systems we get now are one of:
dodge spam - Soulslike systems
cinematic attack spam - Spectacle fighters, muso games, and stuff like Batman
flashy parry systems - Sekiro, etc.
ik there are a couple others that fall into that
where it's fast and is more rhythm based
There's less than 1 AAA game a year that I even feel compelled to call good
Expedition 33, Wukong, Baldurs Gate 3, and before that probably Death Stranding 1
and most of those other than Death Stranding, are just getting by on production value
the game underneath is pretty basic
Replying to Polar_ #polar_ Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Xbox
yeah we should get games like this again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09T8U91JWgU
I miss games where they just kind of accepted that the combat systems was to serve some other part of the game (usually story)
and didn't need to be these le epic encounters
doubt people care, but free real? Steam game
ik this wasn't the first Simulator game, but it's one of the major early ones
and it was decent in its time
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fanatical bundles should have some sort of pitty system
they're probably still the best *real* game lottery site, but their key pools are sorta a mess
I finished Rogue Legacy 2's super bosses
I think the post game stuff is way better than the first games, but there are just winning strats that are objectively way better
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 Fanatical bundles should have some sort of pitty system they're probably still the best *real* game lottery site, but their key pools are sorta a mess
so how likely is it you get anything decent
uh, if you don't own many games, you'll probably get something playable
issue is a lot of the "wins" are good indie games from 5-10 years ago
so higher odds its something you've already played/tried
as far as the odds of winning a new $70 game, probably 0.1-0.5%
idk if they publish odds anywhere
Replying to Dialga #god_of_time so how likely is it you get anything decent
They got maybe 3 okay indie games among 75 total games