overview for Paranomaly

Firewalk Studios: Concord has been in development for around 8 years in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Interestingly, 8 years ago was 2016, the year Overwatch came out, so I have a hunch I know what got the dev train moving.

Borderlands 4 - Official Teaser Trailer in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

People complain a lot about Borderlands 3, many very rightfully so, but I find the actual moment to moment quite fun. I'll be interested in seeing how this looks so far as Randy Pitchford hasn't scared off whatever staff learned lessons from the several weak points of 3, as was the case for 2. It's a shame that the studio is plagued by such an inoperable hemorrhoid.

Anon checks out mobile gaming in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 69 points 11 months ago (23 children)

This really upsets me and periodically bums me out. I used to like trawling through the top lists to see the various games that were on mobile. This is back in like 2011-2013. Typically monetization was either a free/premium version split, or an energy system. Now it's beyond 99% garbage with 99% of the last 1% being ports. The 1 of 1? Slice and Dice, that game rocks.

I know this is PatientGamers, but can we discuss how even the current generation of consoles seems to ask for patience as they aren't that many games 4 years after their release? in c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

As someone who hates talking on the phone, I do not mind a bit that we're moving away from voice communications

Anon goes out with friends in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 47 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This is a good saying and sometimes true, but mental illness is usually a forever problem. I don't say that to disparage it either; depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and internalized abuse fucking suck and it takes a while to tear down the self preservation instinct to the point where an ending can seem appealing, even if just for a moment.

A woman brought her own snacks to Despicable Me 4. Then the police arrived in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Unfortunately they're trapped. If they lowered the price of food and raised the price of admission to compensate people wouldn't notice. In fact, they wouldn't even make it to the food to see, they'd just know that one cinema has $10 admission and the other has $20.

They could advertise that they have lower concession cost to attract people, but there would be enough people thinking "I'll just go to the cheap one and bring my own food/not buy food." that momentum wouldn't move into their favor.