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BROOKER: This is going to sound so tragic, but right now there’s a game called Balatro. It’s like poker, and it’s possibly the most addictive thing ever created. It’s currently on Nintendo Switch and Steam deck, but it’s going to be released on phones, and at that point I think humankind’s activity is going to drop about 25%. I play that in short bursts when I’m writing to reward myself. I do like Ghost of Tsushima and Dave the Diver too, but there’s loads more.

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] 12022081631@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

ok but my gf said this is a terrible episode and the game looks terrible and i never felt so deeply alone in the universe before

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

She's right, it was a terrible episode oooaaaaaaauhhh

[–] 12022081631@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

planet earth is blue and theres nothing i can do astronaut-2

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

planet earth is blue and theres nothing i can do

I may never stop being pissed off that my-hero was so blue curtain bazinga about that song that he had it playing for his government-subsidized car commercial in space with absolutely no fucking understanding of the song's meaning.

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

I was thinking about this episode a lot when I discovered Shapez and wouldn't fucking shut up about it for a week

it's so fucking fun omg, the last level I played had me delivering little watermelon slices to the hub 🤩

(there's a browser and mobile version too, but the controls aren't as intuitive, which makes it less enjoyable)

[–] Red_sun_in_the_sky@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wot if card games were addictive 🤯

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wot if yer mum was a Joker card

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

2 dimensional mothers and they're also the Joker

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

When Balatro releases on iOS I’m done for

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

o fuck

Gonna have to figure out how to make AltStore work, fuck you Apple for not enabling other app stores outside the EU

[–] RION@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

we're balatro girlies, of course we use it as extrinsic motivation

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately and unless I am mistaken, Brooker is a massive chauvinist

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago

well he is british lol

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

I just really hate him for being smug and making bad sci-fi

[–] OptimusSubprime@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago

After attending Wallingford School, Brooker attended the Polytechnic of Central London (which became the University of Westminster during his final year there) to study for a BA in Media Studies. He says that he did not graduate because his dissertation was written on video games, which was not considered an acceptable topic.

Critical support for the Brit*sh education system oppressing g*mers.

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago
[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Brooker can fuck all the way off about Dave the Diver. Don't you dare compare my beautiful giant adult son David to fucking Balatro. Is he stupid?

[–] largerfather@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

there was no comparison ??? it was just a name drop