Which are totally badass ultimately lol

Great game that is a horror shooter, but I wouldn’t call it a MilSim though. MilSims are usually games like Arma or Squad.

This is the fallout from the technology industry shrinking and coming to terms with itself. See the crash of the Silicon Bank recently as an example. Basically as the positive outlook toward these kind of businesses and pursuits continues to mellow out we’ll see these companies look inward to squeeze as much money out of their products as possible.

Sweet, like 30 years to late and for a dying industry.

Super cool and great find. I always wanted one of these

I think it can encourage unintended behaviors like karma farming.

I’ve seen similar trends in some FPS games in which during immediate game play your kill to death ratio is hidden to keep people engaged with the main loop instead of getting worked up over their stats.

This is super cool! Question though, can you play through different levels each attempt or does it always start at liberty island?

Super cool. Its out of scope for my field but the tool is great

Totally agree on 8 and even 11 appears to be busy despite their intent for the contrary. That being said I feel like 10 will go down in history with XP and 7 as being simple and usable. I could have blinders on though because I’ve been using it for like a decade now.

How much did you pause? I felt like I just kinda let it go at full speed and paused as needed which I know put me in rough spots.

This game gave me a stress that I can’t really express in words. Something about getting so close to the end and barely hanging on. They really nailed the anxiety and pressure that comes with a situation like that.

It’s the pray emoji bro

Praise be 🙏

Strongly smells of clickbait for boomers

Big yes on this one. Especially if you include the mods that that combine the maps of all three games. It becomes an amazing open world survival experience.

This is the best way to look at it imo

With modern (non-multiplayer) games it always seems as though there’s a clear “main” chunk of the game. I usually try to complete that bit to feel as though I “beat” the game.

Main chunks are main story, levels, or getting beyond the main obstacle. Sandbox games are a good example of something outside this sphere and with those I simply enjoy the experience and don’t sweat completion.

I find myself playing more sandbox style games as things go due to time and skill commitments which has been an interesting change from when I was younger.

Check out all the old “immersive sims” like Deus Ex, Arx Fatalis, System Shock 2, and Thief.

If you’re cool with emulators, PSX has a metric ton of JRPGs that will absolutely devour your life.

The reality is that there was/is no reddit alternative and right now we’re all in this transitory phase where we’re all looking for a new home. We’ll all just have to wait for the dust to settle. Lemmy isn’t perfect but is improving and additionally other alternatives like kbin and tildes are in the works.

To your larger point, much of what you’re feeling is the abrupt break in habits. I’ve been using the gap to develop more positives ones, and it’s been great.

Holy shit, just casually dropping that they’re working on a new Perfect Dark is crazy.