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popcar2

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  • Did anyone really think the Final Fantasy 7 remake was better than the original PS1 version?

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  • This might be a hot take but I don't think the original FF7 aged well. The combat gets really repetitive and I never finished it. The atmosphere and general story is awesome, but it's still very "of its time" when it comes to delivering that story and reading all the dialogue. Your head fills in the blanks in the story and gets over the shoddy translation.

    I loved Remake, honestly. We can all agree that the side quests were filler and the story isn't very well paced, but everything worked for me and I enjoyed it way more than the original. Rebirth felt bloated and I didn't care for the open world stuff. Screw that card game, too.

    One thing I will say is that they definitely overcooked the story in the remakes. The whole multiverse time travel dementors kingdom-hearts-ass confusing storyline was unnecessary. I guess they felt the need that they had to do something new to catch the old fans off guard.

  • I designed a board game (creative commons/open source)

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  • Pretty damn cool. I haven't read most of the rules but my first impressions from playing a game vs the bot is that the board feels a little too big. There's a lot of moving from A to B and a lot of downtime. I feel like if you could remove maybe 1/3rd of the spaces it could be much more engaging.

  • Fighting games have a product design problem

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  • It can be a problem if the company is trying to bring in and maintain new users, which is kinda why the article was made. 2XKO laid off most of their team and scaled back development because it wasn't successful. It's also hurting indies like Rivals of Aether 2 which seems to be doing OK but not as good as the first game.

  • Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel

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  • I haven't used XMPP in ages but there isn't a big enough community there to warrant switching to it.

  • Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel

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  • Appreciate the comment but the problem is that the FOSS community is often preaching to the choir. We're here because we already love open source, if you want the average person to switch then there needs to be an alternative that at least decent to use. XMPP and Matrix are not that. Nobody unless tech nerds are able to use them.

  • REANIMAL | Release Trailer

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  • As is tradition. People complained hard about Little Nightmares 2 being expensive for how short it was on release, too.

  • Control Resonant - Gameplay Reveal

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  • Super excited for this regardless, but the combat feels a bit floaty here. Feels like a lot of fighting has no impact, hopefully they can improve upon it by the time it launches.

  • "Spider-Noir" Teaser Trailer

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  • I have a feeling it was definitely going to be B/W only and the execs pushed back on it because too many people wouldn't like it. Looking at both trailers, the colored version is way too bright and has a couple of scenes with blown out colors - probably for better contrast when making it B/W. I mean, just look at the walls here:

  • “Spider-Noir” – Authentic Black & White Teaser Trailer | Prime Video

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  • Webs, I'm guessing

  • [ER] The true leader.

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  • Patricians use the Crystalien.

    Weird way to say Black Knife Tiche. Can I get an amen?

  • Remedy's new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'

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  • Epic must've given them a really good publishing deal to make it an exclusive though. If it were also on Steam it definitely would've moved more copies but I doubt they would end up with more money than what Epic paid.

  • Remedy's new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'

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  • They were already building lasting value.

    Not... Really. Alan Wake 2 under-performed and reportedly broke even 2 years after release. FBC Firebreak was a huge failure. It's not surprising to me that they're gonna pursue money harder. I hope Control 2 is good, at least.

  • [FS] Please explain

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  • Discord is about to require age verification for everyone

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  • This sucks ass and even worse that there isn't a competitor that's anywhere near Discord's level yet. And no, Matrix isn't a discord competitor.

    FWIW the title is wrong, they won't require age verification for everyone, you just won't be able to access 18+ servers and see porn unless you're verified. And according to Discord the verification videos stay on-device and never gets sent to servers. If this is true then at least it's better than the privacy nightmare of other platforms...

    This was already launched last year for the UK and Australia, and now it's going global.

    Screw you for pushing this, UK and Australia.

  • [DeS] Help a Demon Souls noob out

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  • I defeated flamelurker but noped out of Dragon God, didn’t attempt the fight, looked scary af.

    Without spoilers, dragon god is one of the easiest fights in the game actually. Not nearly as hard as you might think from the outside.

    But usually I would say go 1-1 and 1-2, then world 2, then world 3 and world 4 in any order, then world 5, then back to finish world 1.

    I’ve figured out that the world tendency is tied to progression, so maybe that’s the issue?

    World tendency can unlock a few optional path and a tiny amount of loot/optional NPCs, but the main path is always available. 3-1 is pretty confusing but you don't need any prerequisites to finish it.

  • Baldur’s Gate 3’s developers are not involved in the HBO adaptation

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  • And the last of us show wasn't as good as the game.

  • Release shadps4 v0.14.0 - codename JustShadow4 · shadps4-emu/shadPS4

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  • I guess I'll be the first to ask: is Bloodborne stable yet?

  • Iron Lung proves there's room for more indie game films

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  • Does it? Let's be honest, the biggest reason the movie succeeded was because Markiplier made it, one of the most popular gaming influencers. If it were a movie made by random people the internet doesn't know, it probably wouldn't have done too well. It's like saying the FNAF movie proves people want more 5/10 horror movies.

    I'm glad it worked out for him and I do want to see more indie movies, but this isn't indicative of much.

  • Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.5.2026 - Nintendo Official Site (Feb 5 6am PT)

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  • Pretty disappointed that Duskbloods didn't make an appearance. The direct was mostly more anime games and ports, I was hoping for more.