There are people with so little imagination that they need achievements to add replayability and new challenges to a game, then there are guys like this.
@sandman89 Also, if you like steam, GOG occasionally offer the ability to obtain Steam games (that you own) for free on their store: https://www.gog.com/connect At the moment "Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown" is currently redeemable.
@sandman89 DRM = Digital Rights Management Basically anti-piracy measures. I think a suitable example would be NES/SNES online requiring the console to be connected to the internet every 7 days to maintain access to the games.
Because GOG sells games without these measures, you could buy a game, download it and that file would be guaranteed to work as long as there is a PC to install it on. The company could go bust or be bought out and it wouldn't impact your ability to play it.
@Silly_G They milked it, and milked it, and milked it. If it were a person a forensic examiner could be forgiven for thinking they had been attacked by a vampire. I'm a bit surprised that there doesn't seem to be any similar life simluators out there, I know they're a lot of work to make, but still there's a lot of money to be made.
@Silly_G I was about a quarter of the way through the expansions for the Sims 3 when I realised how stupid things had gotten. Good thing too. I pirated everything a few years back, all the extra content from the store slows it down an excrement load, later expansions break things from earlier expansions and remains unpatched to this day, it's all just poorly optimised and bloated.
I've still 3 installed, but every time I play it I see how much of a mess it is and just give up.
@Silly_G "Sounds funny, doesn't it? Ridiculously enough, idiots will defend the excision of content that was available as stock-standard in past games which is then sold as DLC after the fact."
I can already predict 3 expansion packs for The Sims 5: Pets University Vacations
The first couple of times were somewhat understandable, but from the third game onwards these things should have been standard. One of the reasons I don't bother with the series anymore.
@luke88 Yeah I was wondering about it when I read that so I looked it up. Would have saved a lot of grief if the article had said he had "allegedly been fired for financially supporting trump's campaign."
@luke88
Apparently he provided $10,000 to some group, although facebook says that he wasn't fired for his political views. But yeah being fired for supporting a legitimate political party isn't right, whether you support or not.
Microtransactions are definitely an unsavoury element being added to games and loot boxes (or whatever the developer is calling them) are a form of gambling and I would be happy to see both go. However you still have to take some responsibility for your own actions.
While the odds of him beating that many are low, it's still possible. I managed to finish 31 games in January last year (I think it was more but we'll stick with 31). That's with a full time job.
@Silly_G Isn't it great, shove a weapon up someone's bum and your fine, but showing someone using a crack pipe and you've gone too far.
@Heavyarms55 I've still got it installed at the moment and while I don't have any 4k textures installed with it (don't know if they exist), it only sits at 10gb.
@Silly_G One of Shaundi's missions was also cut because it showed "drug use" in a positive way. I just signed into GOG through Tor and bought the uncensored version for PC.
@datamonkey Nintendo haven't officially recognised it as an issue, all they've done is give a generic statement about contacting them for a repair if the user is experiencing any form of technical issue
@BarefootBowser Don't forget the poor bluetooth range on the joycons
@MagnaRoader
"I'd be shocked if some of those angry basement dwellers didn't attack me for this comment."
Considering you're putting people are on par with murderers, rapists and paedophiles (re. vilest), then it's no wonder your comment was attacked. If you don't want your comments challenged, then say nothing at all. Or express it in a less inflammatory way.
@BarefootBowser You can get a print of it. Just because it isn't the real thing doesn't mean you can't have a copy for your home. The same principal applies here. As I said, what's the point if it's going to sit in a vault forever?
"It is essential that games be collected alongside other audiovisual media, to ensure their continued preservation and access."
Good, it's a start. Now they need to arrange a way for these games to be accessible to the public once they are no longer sold my the devs. It's not preservation if it's being locked away, never to be seen again.
Yes the game picks up after you get your lightsaber back, but the first few missions are crucial to the story and are by no means unenjoyable. It's truly an amazing game. The only SW game that beats the lightsaber action in this game is the sequel, Jedi Academy.
"The problem though, is that although you can choose between single player and multiplayer in the main menu, the actual stages themselves are exactly the same regardless of whether you’re on your own or with a group of friends. It almost begs the question if you can clear the stages on your own, is there really much of an incentive to go through it all again with friends (and vice versa)?"
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Re: Video: The Animal Crossing Switch Is One Of The Most Beautiful Things Humankind Has Ever Created
Remember it's what's on the inside that counts; those joycons gonna drift
Re: Random: Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
More believable than buying a hundred Rosalina Amiibo. And plenty of pics to back it up.
XD
Such a wicked prank to play, I love it.
Re: Pooplers Is Splatoon With Pooping Babies, And It's Coming To Switch Next Week
@sikthvash
Day 2 purchase
Re: Random: Zelda Fan Beats Breath Of The Wild Without Link Taking A Single Step
There are people with so little imagination that they need achievements to add replayability and new challenges to a game, then there are guys like this.
Re: Random: Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
@Slasher
I hope you'd be banning the people who derailed the comment section by posting that they liked the movie as well.
I liked the Captain Marvel movie, Zachary Levi was great as the title character.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Switch Turns 3: Challenges Await, But What A Ride So Far
Three years of mediocrity. By this point I had a lot more out of the Wii U.
Re: So, Who Owns The Wonderful 101 IP Now? PlatinumGames Refuses To Say
@ShinEon
At least they're not doing an article every time something "happens" with fortnite.
Re: Watch Out, Ubisoft - Witcher Studio CD Projekt Is After Your Crown
@sandman89
Also, if you like steam, GOG occasionally offer the ability to obtain Steam games (that you own) for free on their store:
https://www.gog.com/connect
At the moment "Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown" is currently redeemable.
Re: Watch Out, Ubisoft - Witcher Studio CD Projekt Is After Your Crown
@sandman89
DRM = Digital Rights Management
Basically anti-piracy measures. I think a suitable example would be NES/SNES online requiring the console to be connected to the internet every 7 days to maintain access to the games.
Because GOG sells games without these measures, you could buy a game, download it and that file would be guaranteed to work as long as there is a PC to install it on. The company could go bust or be bought out and it wouldn't impact your ability to play it.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Contain In-Game Purchases
@Silly_G
They milked it, and milked it, and milked it. If it were a person a forensic examiner could be forgiven for thinking they had been attacked by a vampire. I'm a bit surprised that there doesn't seem to be any similar life simluators out there, I know they're a lot of work to make, but still there's a lot of money to be made.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Contain In-Game Purchases
@Silly_G
I was about a quarter of the way through the expansions for the Sims 3 when I realised how stupid things had gotten. Good thing too. I pirated everything a few years back, all the extra content from the store slows it down an excrement load, later expansions break things from earlier expansions and remains unpatched to this day, it's all just poorly optimised and bloated.
I've still 3 installed, but every time I play it I see how much of a mess it is and just give up.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Contain In-Game Purchases
@Silly_G
"Sounds funny, doesn't it? Ridiculously enough, idiots will defend the excision of content that was available as stock-standard in past games which is then sold as DLC after the fact."
I can already predict 3 expansion packs for The Sims 5:
Pets
University
Vacations
The first couple of times were somewhat understandable, but from the third game onwards these things should have been standard. One of the reasons I don't bother with the series anymore.
Re: Oculus VR Founder Claims He's Winning The Auction For The Nintendo PlayStation
@luke88
Yeah I was wondering about it when I read that so I looked it up. Would have saved a lot of grief if the article had said he had "allegedly been fired for financially supporting trump's campaign."
Re: Oculus VR Founder Claims He's Winning The Auction For The Nintendo PlayStation
@luke88
Apparently he provided $10,000 to some group, although facebook says that he wasn't fired for his political views. But yeah being fired for supporting a legitimate political party isn't right, whether you support or not.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #29 - International Superstar Soccer 64
I'm looking at the article picture and all I'm seeing is this:

Shave the dude's head a paint him silver and it would be a match
Re: New Lawsuits Claim FIFA Is Built On "Illusionary And Addictive" Pay-To-Win Mechanics
Microtransactions are definitely an unsavoury element being added to games and loot boxes (or whatever the developer is calling them) are a form of gambling and I would be happy to see both go. However you still have to take some responsibility for your own actions.
Re: Untitled Goose Dev Will Give "At Least" 1% Of Its Income To Indigenous Australian Groups
@Kirby_Girl
Not sure why you're calling me a creep, but okay.
Re: Untitled Goose Dev Will Give "At Least" 1% Of Its Income To Indigenous Australian Groups
Not how I'd spend my money, but it's not my money.
Re: This Untitled Goose Game LEGO Set Could Be Yours, But You'll Have To Vote For It
@Nintyfan
Voting no isn't an option. If people didn't want it, it wouldn't reach 10,000 supporters.
Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Make The 'Switch Sacrifice'?
Cheapest first, which means PC wins out every time.
Re: This Untitled Goose Game LEGO Set Could Be Yours, But You'll Have To Vote For It
More likely to happen than a Legend of Zelda set
Re: Random: Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Played 242 PlayStation Games Last Year
While the odds of him beating that many are low, it's still possible. I managed to finish 31 games in January last year (I think it was more but we'll stick with 31). That's with a full time job.
Re: Feature: Game Of The Decade Staff Picks: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
I've played better this decade.
Re: Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Might Also Be Coming To The Nintendo Switch
@Silly_G
Isn't it great, shove a weapon up someone's bum and your fine, but showing someone using a crack pipe and you've gone too far.
@Heavyarms55
I've still got it installed at the moment and while I don't have any 4k textures installed with it (don't know if they exist), it only sits at 10gb.
Re: Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Might Also Be Coming To The Nintendo Switch
@Silly_G
One of Shaundi's missions was also cut because it showed "drug use" in a positive way. I just signed into GOG through Tor and bought the uncensored version for PC.
OT I found SR3 to be the better game.
Re: Feature: Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Super Mario Galaxy 2
I'd happily replay the first one again, this one, not so much.
Re: Switch Named Most Fragile Product Of The Year By French Consumer's Association
@datamonkey
Nintendo haven't officially recognised it as an issue, all they've done is give a generic statement about contacting them for a repair if the user is experiencing any form of technical issue
@BarefootBowser
Don't forget the poor bluetooth range on the joycons
Re: Random: Pokémon Sword And Shield's Ending Has A Pretty Embarrassing Mistake
@JayJ
The answer is right there in the article.
Re: Chinese Video Game Giant Tencent Wants To "Create Console Games With Nintendo Characters"
@Bondi_Surfer
Why make your own IP when you can pay to use an already established IP? They like their money too much to invest in building a brand.
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@DinnerAndWine
You do realise that statement qualifies as an opinion
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@MagnaRoader
"I think the fanbois of the Pokémon series are some of the most vilest creatures on the planet."
Re: Soapbox: Attacking Pokémon Creator Game Freak Isn't Cool, But Biting Back Isn't The Answer
@MagnaRoader
"I'd be shocked if some of those angry basement dwellers didn't attack me for this comment."
Considering you're putting people are on par with murderers, rapists and paedophiles (re. vilest), then it's no wonder your comment was attacked. If you don't want your comments challenged, then say nothing at all. Or express it in a less inflammatory way.
Re: Negative Feedback Gets Us Down But Must Be Taken On Board, Says Pokémon's Junichi Masuda
@Forgotten_Arctic
If you didn't want people tearing into you, you shouldn't post at all. Stop being soft, make the joke
Re: Review: Call Of Cthulhu - Oppressive Cosmic Horror That's Plagued By Problems
"Doesn't do anything that we've not seen before."
Made by Nintendo: 10/10
Made by other: 5/10
Re: Fortnite "Ruined Our Child's Life", Claims Family At The Centre Of New Class-Action Lawsuit
I don't know about the child's life being ruined, but their taste in games certainly is.
Re: Junichi Masuda Says Cut Pokémon Will "Definitely" Return In Future Games
@ThatNyteDaez
I mean they don't need to produce a new game every year. They could take two to have both the pokemon and a new experience.
Re: Australia's National Film And Sound Archive To Preserve Locally Made Games
@BarefootBowser
You can get a print of it. Just because it isn't the real thing doesn't mean you can't have a copy for your home. The same principal applies here. As I said, what's the point if it's going to sit in a vault forever?
"It is essential that games be collected alongside other audiovisual media, to ensure their continued preservation and access."
Re: Australia's National Film And Sound Archive To Preserve Locally Made Games
Good, it's a start. Now they need to arrange a way for these games to be accessible to the public once they are no longer sold my the devs. It's not preservation if it's being locked away, never to be seen again.
Re: Epic Is Adding Bots To Fortnite, To Help Players "Grow In Skill"
@Jonasty198460
I bet it helps that UT was actually good.
Re: Review: Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Amazing Lightsaber Combat Ruined By A Terrible First Act
Yes the game picks up after you get your lightsaber back, but the first few missions are crucial to the story and are by no means unenjoyable. It's truly an amazing game. The only SW game that beats the lightsaber action in this game is the sequel, Jedi Academy.
Re: Review: Overland - A Survival Roguelike That's Often Too Frustrating For Its Own Good
@Eddster
It's also a roguelike so add one more. Roguelikes don't review well here.
Re: Video: Untitled Goose Game Gets New Gameplay Trailer, And You Know You Want To Watch It
This is why I like indie games, they dare to be different.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Aren't Happy With New Online Tournament Rules
@Xelha
Apparently they don't want people posting with the intention of getting thumbs downs XD. All I know is you've got six or more.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Aren't Happy With New Online Tournament Rules
@Xelha
Lol, they're not happy with your comment either.
Re: Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Soul Knight Comes To Switch With All Characters Included
@clvr
Actually that would be the bare minimum required to make it a roguelite.
Re: Nicalis Investigation Reveals Tales Of Ghosting, Slurs And Mistreatment Of Staff
This changes nothing for me, I've been boycotting Nicalis for a while now.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@icerzerocool
I'll ask forgiveness for that too.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@icerzerocool
As long as I ask Gawd for forgiveness for my sins I should be fine.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
Like the hydra, another two sites will pop up to take its place.
Re: Review: Heave Ho - Hauls Itself Up With The Best Couch Co-op Games On Switch
"The problem though, is that although you can choose between single player and multiplayer in the main menu, the actual stages themselves are exactly the same regardless of whether you’re on your own or with a group of friends. It almost begs the question if you can clear the stages on your own, is there really much of an incentive to go through it all again with friends (and vice versa)?"
It has never been an issue with the Mario games.