Unless I'm not seeing something, game production is expensive. Most studios are 1-2 bad games away from closing their doors. Games are expensive as hell to produce and as much as it sucks the "going public" option is sometimes the only way to go.

It's easy to forget but most small (1-3 people) team indie devs probably aren't even working a salary. They split the earnings from the game and either live off of that or reinvest it into their company but the moment salaries need to get paid, or office space needs to be used (not really necessary for small teams) that's when expenses get insanely high. I'm not a business person but I can understand why you'd want to "trim the fat" (I don't support it at all but to play devil's advocate, I can see the logic despite the flaws). Growth means structure, and structure means expense.

I have a playdate and have seen this sentiment a lot.

Imo the charging mechanic would ruin the usability of the crank in many of the games. Some games require rapid cranking and having a charging mechanic would not only be another point of future mechanical failure, but also slow it down too much.

It's also worth noting that the device also has a gyroscope so it can detect tilting, shaking etc as well. It's very versatile for it's size. It's NOT an emulator (though it can run an emulator), it's a fully original handheld console.

$200 is a fair price because that includes something like 15-20 games. Every game for the playdate is original and hasn't existed before it came out.

"Done" doesn't always mean complete, generally that's where games go that I didn't finish, never returned, and don't plan on ever playing again.

But to answer your question

Far Cry: horrible update, AI is broken, don't care to fix it

Far Cry Primal: Didn't hate it but I didn't love it, caused major eye pain too so I couldn't play long.

Penumbra: Requiem: Abandoned the vibes of the previous two penumbra games which were the precursors to the amnesia games, didn't enjoy the puzzles either.

Planet Centauri: Development Hell, no interest anymore.

Sniper Elite: weird funky controls just not enjoyable for me got about midway through before tapping out.

We happy few: mostly abandoned by the devs, game suffered due to being rushed.

Out of those I beat 3, the rest I either didn't make the return window or kept for library collection reasons.

80's was peak change my mind

Oh it is lol, political cartoons?? There are entire chapters dedicated to those. Political memes are 100% going to be studied in the same vein

I think there's a difference between telling a therapist "I'm trans" vs "I think I'm trans"

A good therapist imo would lay on the questioning if you used "I think" because at that point it's too early to encourage hormones or anything beyond that. A good therapist would recommend simple things to try out different forms of gender expression.

"Are you sure?" is the most I'd expect from a therapist if you said you are trans tbh

It three times, fast.

We really don't need more podcasts

Soon the schizophrenics will become neuro-typical

Toddlers kill more than foreign terrorists

I KNEW there was a reason to support abortion!

Now if you don't mind me I'm going to go push pregnant women down the stairs to do my part for this country 🇺🇲

It also sucks if all the content is exclusively paywalled. I wouldn't know what is or isn't good without potentially wasting my hard earned money. I can't even afford rent let alone a series of patreon services. I support creators when I can, but I refuse to be a fucking product for simply being poor.

On a personal level, I'd realistically pass on both of these places. But the nice thing with the bottom option? 9/10 times there's another place with what I'd want within a reasonable walking distance, along with other options. Even in a small European village I've observed several places to eat within walking distance of each other.

My absolute disdain for traffic overpowers my disdain for crowds by far.