starmannwc.bsky.social
Science Teacher, D&D DM, Board and Video Game Enthusiast, SWFC fan, Husband and Doggie Daddy.
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Never played WoW for the same reason. MMOs are a bad idea for me.
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That’s because knowledge is a threat to them. It is easier to spread propaganda when people don’t have the intelligence to know how to question it.
They make them feel intelligent by making them feel like they’re in on something the rest of us don’t know, when the rest of us just see it as BS.
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Dom as TNA champion would be mega heat.
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When EA created ultimate team on FIFA and then kept fine tuning ways to get money out of their user base, it changed them. They make more money each year from that mode than all the franchises above, so they keep following the money instead of focusing on making great games.
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The best way to describe Balatro is “as if someone distilled every addictive drug in the world and turned it into a video game.”
I won’t be happy until I have every deck, won with each and got gold with most.
At the cost it is, any gamer should have this in their collection.
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172, a few of them annoyed me but some of them were just forgettable.
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And in other news, the pope lives in the Vatican, the sky is up and water is wet.
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I haven’t played either so couldn’t comment, but the notion of a single label for games is really outdated now which is why steam have started listing games with tags of key features such as “story based”, “open world” turn based” “strategy” etc.
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I would argue that Punch-Out is more of a rhythm/puzzle game than an RPG as there is no skill or level up mechanic to it. Mac has the same moves when he finishes the game as when he starts and he doesn’t level up, only the difficulty changes. It’s closer to Guitar Hero than other RPGs
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Technically, couldn’t you class any game where you take the role of a character in that world as an RPG by definition of the words?
We all know that RPGs are effectively story based games with battle mechanics and advancement systems, essentially in the mould of D&D and every other TTRPG.
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The only games that “die” are those that are intended to do so in order for their makers to take in more money, such as the FIFA or 2k games that bring out a new version every year. People who say these tend to be “fad gamers” and only play the new game being hyped on YouTube and twitch.
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Ah the Super Bowl. A giant advertisement periodically interrupted by a short pop concert and some occasional American Football. 🏈
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Describe the political structure in each nation along with 3 or 4 of their most notable towns or cities. Describe the mix of races in each nation and the major climate and environmental features.
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This was the command I gave it, feel free to adjust it to meet what you have in mind:
Design a game world for a dungeons and dragons campaign with 7 nations spread over three continents although there may be some small islands under their control.
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If it helps, I used ChatGPT to help name and identify key settlements, geographical features and historical interactions between nations. It helped me flesh out the world, even if only as a guide.
On a side note, if you squint slightly at those continents they look like Beavis and Butthead. 😂
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I just put in my own UK address and put armed forces Europe (you could put North America) and it goes through fine. Used the same thing for the Christmas freebies.
It’s a very US centric system though given it’s a global platform.
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Persona 5 Royal and Balatro.
Starting to really get into P5R now.
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Canada:
Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Kenny Omega
Edge
Chris Jericho
(Managed by Don Callis)
UK:
British Bulldog
Dynamite Kid
Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre Jr.
Drew McIntyre
(Managed by William Regal)
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In summary, if you can share gaming, it’s worth it.
If you can tell stories of how you and your friends did something amazing decades after it happened, it’s worth it.
We give so much of ourselves and our lives to these games, it should leave us with a sense of joy. These games did for me. (6/6)
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If I never see paid DLC again, I’ll be happy. If a game makes you feel that you have to grind and work, only to realise that you could pay cash to bypass it all, it’s not worth the time or effort.
Mana, Zelda, Goldeneye, SWOS, FM. These games let you grow and learn and enjoy. (5/6)
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I think gaming lost its way for a while, but I have hope with the likes of undertale, bolatro, BG3 and more showing a new generation that games can hit hardest where it hits your heart, not your wallet.
The best thing I did in gaming was abandon FIFA and its loot box, pay to win system. (4/?)
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BG3 was a fitting end to this as it wasn’t about profit, or making you work or pay through the nose to experience it. It was about creating a genuinely enjoyable and replayable narrative that allowed you to use the most powerful processor of all time, your imagination. (3/?)
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The games on my list are those that made me feel a connection to family, my brothers, my dad, my grandad, my friends, my wife and adoptive daughter. They’re experiences that live in my memory decades after they happened, not because of anything other than the moments they made me feel and share. 2/?
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39, congrats to anyone who gets 2013 or 2015.
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32. Though I was pleased at remembering 93, 95 and 96.
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If the TV hall of fame exists for people’s contribution to TV through particular programming, why should an entertainment company like WWE not have a hall of fame and it be classed as valid?
But just like what you like mate, don’t be an a-hole about it. If you want arguments for 0 reason, there’s x
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And all the top TV programmes in history have been scripted entertainment with a known outcome when it was filmed. Yet there’s a TV hall of fame.
What’s your point?
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All 44 with 5:25 remaining but that’s on a phone screen and having to scroll to double check that I was at the right year. I did almost forget the redacted winner from #1 but I guess that’s the point.
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Rougelike management simulation balancing mental health with others health needs and the intricacies of the education system. Where every 5 seconds you get asked “why do we need to learn this?”
Game is won if you manage to make retirement without your character snapping on someone.
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You’d be surprised at how frequent that sentiment gets when you get into your mid 40s. You remember things from 25 years earlier and people go, “wow, I wasn’t even alive then”
I teach in a room next to someone born 2 months before I started teaching.
It’ll come to all you young ‘uns soon enough.
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It’s one of the best ever for sure. The fact that you could make custom leagues and tournaments to play with mates and the computer was awesome.
My front 3 of Chapuisat, Suker and Shearer just was SO OP.