I_Jedi

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[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 29 minutes ago

If you're not greedy, the billionaires won't fund your campaign. Then you lose.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 31 minutes ago

I wonder how that works in solid color states. If you vote third party in a solid blue state, does that mean a vote for red? Or is it actually a vote for blue if you ask for a red voter's opinion on the matter?

Going off the theory that your vote is actually for the person a particular voter opposes, does that mean your protest vote is actually determined by the popular vote? For example, if you protest voted the 2024 election, does that mean you actually voted blue because red won the popular vote? Assuming that every color says the protest vote voted for their enemies.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 0 points 37 minutes ago

Staunch third party voter reporting in. Voting for the big two feels like an obligation given to me by the powerful. Third party is vastly more exciting!

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

I use a decision tree to determine which platform to buy from, by going down this list and selecting the first platform that fits my requirements.

  1. Steam: If the full game is on there, buy. If the game needs an extensive patch to provide all the content, buy from another platform.
  2. itch: If the full game is on there, buy.
  3. GOG: If the full game is on there, buy. If the game needs an extensive patch to provide all the content, buy from another platform.
  4. JAST USA: If the full game is on there, buy.
  5. DLSite: If the full game is on there, buy.
  6. DMM: This platform is annoying to buy from since they dislike foreigners. If the full game is on there, buy.
[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 8 hours ago

I nominate DLSite and JAST.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone for PC was pretty good.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

I've requested access. Looks promising.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And pass up the chance of doing what no one else is doing? I think not.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It is hard to summon the will to vote nationally.

Which is why I vote for third party/independent. The act of doing what no one else is doing has a certain allure, and gets me to the voting booth.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't really do racing games, but Distance is the best one I've played.

  • You get community maps from the workshop.
  • There are some very cool jumps to do.
  • You can also train your gripfly skills. Basically, it's where you flip your car and use the thrusters to fly. Gripfly is a useful technique, but hard to master.
  • An excellent soundtrack.
[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know of a major gameplay innovation in the past 5 years, though it's incredibly unpopular to many.

AI2U features NPCs that are run by Azure AI. The goal is to make the ChatGPT NPC do what you want so you can solve the escape room.

This gameplay feature hasn't really caught on, but I've only seen it be used recently.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago

Not officially. At least in Illinois, civil servants can get in deep shit with the Ethics Act if they start advocating for a political party in their capacity as a civil servant.

 

I tend to look around Steam for various games and demos that barely anyone knows about. Some of them are actually pretty good and innovative, so I'll list them here.

Demos

The Oversight Bureau

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There are some major Severance vibes with this one. The premise is this: For reasons unclear, you are a subject in a rehabilitation program, designed to help you fit in with society. There are some fun, simple Portal puzzles on Day 2, and a fun puzzle on Day 1 where you need to guide someone out of a burning building by telephone. A very unique part of this game is that you need to use your microphone to give commands and answer questions, and the bots you meet on Day 2 can handle commands pretty well.

Fractured Blooms

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In this one, you play as a woman in a rural area, dedicated to caring for plants on her property. Another part of her job is managing the bothersome SCP causing trouble. There are some weird entities on the loose, and keeping to the routine is how the MC keeps them placated (as far as I can tell).

Alice's World

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This demo is for a game that will be released later this year. The MC, Alice, finds herself in a dead world where bizarre creatures are on the loose. She also lets you pilot her around to investigate things, and comments on what's going on from time to time.

It should also be noted that this game is big on metafiction. The nature of it feels like a mixture of DDLC and Spec Ops The Line.

Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad

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It's a VN, yes, though this game is about a post-Soviet country facing an upcoming revolution in an alternate reality. The country is deeply divided, and if the start of the demo is any indication, there's also some funny business going on with the city's power plant. It feels like a mix between V for Vendetta, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and a dating sim.

Games

Redshift

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This one doesn't take very long, and it's free. Basically, you show up at a spooky radio tower to go turn the thing on, at which point you need to evade an entity that chases you. The premise is straightforward, though I like how you need your character to close his eyes to see the monster.

Ameshidama

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This is another free one. You'll like it if you're into escape room games. There are two sets of rooms to solve, and one chase to deal with at the end. The protagonist never actually talks (for certain reasons), though you do see her thoughts from time to time. In fact, the story is mainly told through picture books. An interesting puzzler that went under the radar.

Days Without Incident

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If you've ever played Nightmare House 2 or In Sound Mind, this is the small game that the devs of those two games made in between. It's a short game that mainly involves you exploring a creepy factory. I advise entering this one blind.

60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room

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This is the latest entry is a series of escape room games by mc2games. The games from these devs are all about the puzzles, and this one introduces a time limit. This game is easier than the other entries in the series, though I like the puzzles regardless.

Mods

vp_downcorridors Part 1

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This one is actually a mod for Gmod rather than a standalone game. This map, along with the other maps in this series (called voidplaces), are set inside a Backdoors-esque location with a strange pink Sun shining overhead. In this particular map, you make your way through some Portal-looking puzzles before you're let loose inside the downcorridors facility. Voidplaces is big on exploration, so be aware of that before trying this out; exploring all there is on this map will probably take awhile.

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