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  • Polysics@lemmy.worldtoGames@sh.itjust.works•53% of gamers prefer single-player gamesEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ll take a wonderful experience over a repetitive “make rank number go up” game any day of the week.

    Don’t get me wrong, I played all the online multiplayer stuff, many MMOs, all the FPS games, RTS, you name it. But even in those universes I preferred something like Left 4 Dead over something like Counter Strike. At least with a co-op game like L4D the gameplay was more interesting and felt more immersive. CS, Overwatch, even good old Quake in multiplayer mode just felt so repetitive that I got tired of them after 15 minutes of “get flag, kill enemy, twitch around the map like a hyena on meth”

    An old single player rpg with a great story was always going to capture my interest more than those online games. An MMORPG is more like an MMO and less like an RPG. And for games with less of a story to tell, a great platformer or adventure game where there was actual progression and new mechanics/challenges to discover level by level, was just more engaging than running Dust 2 a hundred times a night.

    Now a days with games like Witcher 3, BG3, Cyberpunk, Hades, and the like, I just can’t bring myself to plug into those perpetually repetitive online experiences. Especially when if I do want to do some multiplayer, a game like BG3 has a wonderful implementation of it. Something like that is the kind of multiplayer I can get down with.

    And also, plenty of others have said it already but I’m old and I got shit to do man. I can’t be gaming on someone else’s clock. Steam Deck has really helped get me back into gaming through. That thing has been a godsend. Knock out a chapter in Justice before I go to bed, it’s like reading a bit of a good book before bedtime. Love it.

    Justice is great by the way if you like the Yakuza series but want something a little less goofy. Same studio.

  • Polysics@lemmy.worldto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•If you bought a 3D printer for personal use, was it worth it?English
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    3 months ago

    I’d say definitely. The first useful thing I printed was during the pandemic where all the paper towels you could get were those z fold ones you see in office building bathrooms. Suffice to say, most people don’t have a container at home for those types of paper towels, so I mocked one up that was like a home tissue box and printed it out. Saved myself 80+$ on making one instead of buying one on Amazon (also they’re all wall mounted and I didn’t want to do that)

    Since then I’ve printed toilet paper roll holders, plant pots, catch all bowls, insulated drink holders, tie racks, jewelry racks and boxes, all manner of things I use almost every day, and I’ve learned about 3d modeling as a result (not really good yet but still) so win win.

    Edit: I’d say at this point I’ve definitely printed more than how much the printer costed in terms of things I use. Printing mini figures and scenery for tabletop games alone has exceeded the cost it would have been to buy that stuff.

    Yes I have an fdm and a resin printer, but they’ve both got a lot of good use and yes absolutely worth it.

  • Polysics@lemmy.worldtoGaming@lemmy.world•Gamers Above 30, What Older Games Would You Still Recommend to Younger Gamers?English
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    3 months ago

    RPG: Star Ocean 2, Breath of Fire 3, Grandia 1 and 2, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, Zelda link to the past, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy 9, Skies of Arcadia, Legend of Heroes series (start with trails in the sky), Persona series (start with 4), FF Tactics series, Tactics Ogre series, Phantom Brave series

    Fighting: Tekken 3, Soul Calibur, Rival Schools, Power Stone 1 and 2, SNK vs. Capcom

    Racing: Ridge Racer series, Tokyo Xtreme racer series, Colin McRae rally series, Burnout Paradise, FlatOut series

    Shooters: Mars Matrix, Einhander, Cotton series, Ikaruga, Bangai-o, Rez

    Fps: Time splitters 2, Red Faction series, Quake series, anything in Orange Box, Rise of the Triad

    Adventure: Beyond good and evil, Devil May Cry series, Gurumin, Sleeping Dogs, Syberia series

    Platformer: Klonoa Series

    I ran out of brain but maybe I’ll add more when I wake up.