• bricklove@midwest.socialEnglish
    25·
    6 days ago

    Dwarf Fortress is 20 years old and still only has half the planned features. Tarn will be working on it until he croaks. Bless that man.

    • sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyzOP
      10·
      6 days ago

      It’s kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World’s similar how it started development in like the 90’s and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them

    • DerEnder@lemmus.orgEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.

      The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with “Lazy Newb Pack”, but it is still !!FUN!!.

  • DupaCycki@lemmy.world
    27·
    7 days ago

    Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there’s little to improve in them at this point.

    Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.

    I’ve genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I’m so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.

    Highly recommend to all gamers.

    You can check out what handheld console would fit you best here: https://retrocatalog.com/

    And see what people’s experience is in various games here: https://www.emuready.com/

  • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
    13·
    6 days ago

    yet another shout out for Space Station 14, a fully open source almost-massively multiplayer game with tons of forks being actively developed with lots of cross pollination of ideas and mechanics between them.

    outrageously fun gameplay, totally free, easily modified, decently easy to set up ones own server

    also totally cross platform between linux, mac, and windows

    https://spacestation14.com/

    • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org
      2·
      6 days ago

      :o

      that sounds like an amazing project. i have literally been thinking just yesterday whether i could ever get back the nostalgic (and often crappily made xD) flash games of my youth.

      xD and the video on the project website is so iconic xD literally uses music from redacted (guess the game yourself :)).

      question: does anyone have a backup of the flashpoint archive itself? in case that one goes down (so, double backup)

  • Yeller_king@reddthat.com
    5·
    6 days ago

    There are so many new games coming out that even if you don’t want 99% of them you could never play everything you want.

    What’s really going on here is that most of us are getting old and busy enough to where we genuinely prefer something familiar regardless of the quality of new games.

  • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 days ago

    I’m excited for all the disposable AAA gaming income that can now go to indie developers…

    You guys are going to monetarily support indie developers right?

  • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
    7·
    7 days ago

    Everyone about that GTAVI life while I’m in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more 🫩

    Japan…please…stop…I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.

  • JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    I’d still miss the culturally/socially relevant and intellectual games like Life is strange and Silent Hill.

    Do I actually have time and energy to play them? No.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      i tried so hard to get them to work on my ps2. those damn gold discs.

      i can emulate a ps2 now. thanks for the idea.

        • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          i was a fool and went xbox that generation because of the online bullshit. i had to “make a point with my wallet” it’s not like i enjoy online games anyways.

          i should boot mine up and play costume quest tho, that was fun