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Re: Video Games Have Never Been More Popular In The UK As 2020 Spending Hits £7bn

Mortenb

Though I'm sure it grew in 2020, it is not as simple as comparing numbers. A switch costs double the amount of a SNES, and then comes all the ridiculously expencive accessories one needs to play 2 player games, and games are more expensive, etc. And my controllers broke, so I had to buy new, which never happened to SNES controllers. And so on. Also, the fact that people throw money after something doesn't always mean it's more popular in real terms. I played probably 4 hours every day as a child, while now it's a lot less. But I have so much money that I just buy games I never even play.

Re: Review: Kaze And The Wild Masks - A Brilliant Homage To Donkey Kong Country

Mortenb

It doesnt't look interesting like DKC 1, 2 and 3 though. And is the music as good? I've come to the conclusion that the music is the primary reason why loved DKC and why I keep returning, and the levels and maps are enticing to walk through as well. Freeze had really irritating sounds that break the spell of the world you are in, which is why I abandoned it. It also lacked interesting graphics and maps. There is just sense of personality lacking in Freeze, and from my first impression it is also lacking in this game.

Re: Video: This Is What Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Looks Like Running At 8K With Ray Tracing Enabled

Mortenb

I don't really think it looks that much better to be honest. Perhaps even a bit worse at times. Some things look better, some worse. Though I'm sure if Nintendo were to make it for this kind of powerful hardware it would look good. But not by so much that it would get me to not play it on portable mode to be able to spot the difference. I'm perfectly happy with how it looks right now. The biggest improvement would be the constant frame rate.

Re: Soapbox: I Never Completed Breath Of The Wild, And I Never Will

Mortenb

I think I did this game wrong. I had the most wonderful time for a while, but suddenly I stopped playing. I never saw any more story unfolding since the very start of the game. I did 3 of the main dungeons, and am at the 4th. Is that how its supposed to be? Or am I responsible for triggering cut-scenes myself?

Re: Random: Twitter Just Defeated The Water-Type Gym Leader Misty In Pokémon Red

Mortenb

@clvr Well, the supreme Court has many times ruled that the 1st amendment does apply in private spheres open for the public on several occasions. One example was that a private community was not allowed to throw out people going door to door with religious messages. Regardless of the 1st, the government protections against responsibility for content is also meant to make it possible for private actors to have public spheres without being liable for everything that is said there, but only in so far as they actually are neutral to the content there. This is clearly being exploited, and the only guy who wants to make this actually work as intended is incidentally the president and is being thrown out from a supposedly neutral platform. It's long beyond the time to take away their protections, at the very least, and to start serious discussions if the 1st amendment shouldn't apply also in virtual public spaces, allthough I don't think that last one is actually necessary if just the protections are removed.

Re: Random: Twitter Just Defeated The Water-Type Gym Leader Misty In Pokémon Red

Mortenb

@clvr While you say that, tons of businesses are being forced to accept customers they don't like, and forced to enforce all kinds of rules towards their customers. Also, alternative platforms are experiencing being shut out of the internet. Amazon is kicking partners off their platform for no reason. Payment services are refusing to work with people who don't conform. And here is the real systemic problem. It all traces back to the central banking system, which basically makes it impossible to actually maintain a free market as government is maintaining that system. There has not been a functioning free market in a long while. It started dying with the Federal reserve and similar central banks, and was given a lethal injection with Bretton Woods. Huge supernational organisations have their hands in everything today. Also, these corporations like Twitter are protected by government from responsibility, because they are supposedly neutral platforms like the postal service. Guess who was trying to take that protection away from them?

Re: Fortnite Adds Free 'Wakanda Forever' Emote

Mortenb

@brandonbwii I didn't. Thanks. I just assumed, being called black panther it alluded to that organisation, and being a country by and for people of an ethnicity, that it would remain so, and that saying "wakanda forever", would be a sign of the virtues of such a nation. Haven't seen it actually. So, what happens?

Re: Hyper Light Drifter Publisher Abylight Slams Twitter's 'Dangerous And Careless Attitude' After Surprise Ban

Mortenb

@DeclanS98 I would agree with that, if it weren't for the fact that these companies evade liability laws by pretending to be an unbiased platform. Make them liable for what is posted, and I would agree that they can kick anyone out for whatever reason. But they enjoy the same protection that postal services and telephone companies have. This leads people to think they can trust them to remain neutral and be a stable platform to launch on, while they are not. It is basically fraud on such a high scale that we are getting used to it. Society is turning to a mental jail for everyone around us because of this.

Re: Of Course Scalpers Are Already Listing Fire Emblem's 30th Anniversary Edition

Mortenb

@Kid_Sickarus No worries. Perhaps I'm wrong, but this is how I see it. Because there are always scalpers, that means the suppliers notice more sales during their limited time windows, in general. Therefore they will in general have more supply. This means there will be more after market objects available for the future. Over time this means a lower price on average.

Re: Of Course Scalpers Are Already Listing Fire Emblem's 30th Anniversary Edition

Mortenb

The upshot is, that scalpers actually do increase demand, and as such over time these limited time offers will actually be available also for people in higher supply years later. Lots of people do not actually buy games during the initial supply, but might want them later. Scalpers (if successful) actually have analysed the market and seen that the item has higher demand than the supplier thought. The price over time will be lower because of (successful) scalpers, but they make the price be more even over time.

Re: Video: Here's A Look At All 24 Track Themes Available In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Mortenb

It's super cool. I really want to try. But I won't be buying it I think. Can't imagine I would actually enjoy it for anything but the initial awesome gimmick factor. It would probably annoy my wife if I play this for more than 5 minutes a week. And why do I want a car rushing about my living room actually? If there was some sort of other interaction with the environment, like chasing down people and pets, maybe it would work.

I imagine a drone AR game would work better. It would be outdoors, one could make lots of custom games of hide and seek, war, pilotwings, etc.

Re: Reports About Super Mario Bros. 35 Being A "Rip Off" Of Last Year's Fan-Made Battle Royale Simply "Not True"

Mortenb

If it was a rip off, that would be fine. If you use someone elses logo, characters, etc., in your game, in my mind you are saying that they own it, and your work is theirs.

If I make an electric car, and market it as a Tesla, I think Tesla should rightfully "rip off" any innovations I might have also put in the car (assuming I didn't rip off those as well)

Re: Michel Ancel Responds To Accusations Of Toxic Leadership During His Time At Ubisoft

Mortenb

@ivory_soul I've said and done horrible things in every walk of life, through my life. It's not my job nor my place to make judgements about every imperfect human out there. Even in personal relationships that is difficult business, without just making a lot of things worse. What do I know about this situation? Nothing. And in situations where I have infinitely more information, I yet make mistake after mistake, especially when I feel "in the rigth". Life is difficult, and people make mistakes all the time. All personality types have virtues and vices. It is forbearance for imperfection that makes life possible. The opposite of that is that all of the Internet buts in on every single thing, and pick some side and destroy the other.

Re: Here's The Resolution Of Each Game In Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Mortenb

I don't get why Mario 64 "obviously" has lower resolution. That could probably run at 4k on the switch, easily (if it could output that).

Also, I think Mario 64 still plays wonderfully. Sure, the camera system is not absolutely perfect, but it's pretty good still. And the game in general is so much fun just to play around in. I think it looks good. It has style. The world feels solid. The newer mario games, though a lot of fun, feel a little "fake" to me, like Mario is running around a movie set where nothing is solid. Most games feel like this tbh.