Crazy. The benchmark for age ratings should be based in the game design, not solely aesthetics. Balatro doesn’t tell you to enter your credit card details and use psychologically manipulative tactics to maximise player spend, like other games good for ages 3+.

Of course, then PEGI would need to do some actual research into the games they’re rating.

Cool, I’ll have to fire it up.

Does factorio play well on the deck? I thought kB+m was critical

Yes

That was really interesting.

I’ve got to admit that I felt that elation/rush that they felt when finishing off that guy on the field.

Horrible that the Russian is probably just a normal guy, but they are the invading force attacking a sovereign nation.

It’s an indication to the industry about how successful their IP has been.

Companies live and die because of sales, and to know how much something has sold is usually a pretty good indication that we will see more of it, or not.

SkillUp alleged that apparently the devs giving Troy Baker VA direction told him to sound a little less like Ford, potentially for copyright reasons.

Ikr, I suppose it can be just a couple of salty people to push you into the negative

A fine specimen

No idea, I don’t block people either. I do identify them with a tag if I read something interesting or peculiar from them.

A few key Sony exclusives came out on the PS4, but overall in the industry third party games were hitting pretty hard (e.g. Sekiro, Bloodborne, Doom 2016, many indie games) that I consider part of the generation.

There’s an argument that the PS4 generation was pretty great too, but Xbox had their last good console with the 360.

Nice! So vindicating when that happens.

All I can say is that you’ll need them within 6 - 12 months of getting rid of them.

My Dad’s a carpenter and growing up this essentially describes our backyard. So much timber that gets left over at the end of the job that he’d grab for a carton of beer. So much of it soaked and white-ant ridden.

Perfect example.

This is the one hobby where you actually might use the thing you’re hoarding just in case.

I don’t think that’s a fair assessment.

Baldur’s gate 3, Elden Ring, and Tears of the Kingdom are all triple A in regards to budget and hardly what I would call flops.

I think Avowed will definitely have its fans. Performance issues like stuttering look like they’ll be an issue though, but it’s all stuff that can improve.

Defeating the purpose would be more like washing your disposable cutlery that you’re just about to throw out. Cleaning the house is important.

Yes. Everything is pointless and nothing is forever. Might as well enjoy the life we’ve got. Non-existence is better for some people, but I think on the whole life is worth living for most people.