Video Games and Gaming Technology (In A Positive Light)
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Polygon is dead. It looks like the closure of USAID was the final nail in the coffin.
Someone made this joke in reference to the modern AAA gaming industry
A Dutch and a Japanese company organized a rowing race against each other. This was on the Maas River with eight-man rowing boats. Both teams trained extensively. They both arrived at the start in top condition, but the Japanese won by a kilometer. The Dutch were severely beaten, and to uncover the cause of the defeat, top management appointed a project team to conduct research and make recommendations.
After lengthy and intensive research, it turned out that the Japanese had seven men rowing and one helmsman. In the Dutch boat, seven men were steering and one was rowing. Management hired a consulting firm to investigate the structure of the Dutch team. After another lengthy study, the consultants concluded that too many people were steering and too few were rowing. To prevent another defeat, they drastically changed the team structure: there were now four helmsmen, two chief helmsmen, one helmsman manager, and one rower.
A performance appraisal system was introduced for the rower to further motivate him. The following year, the Japanese won by a two-kilometer lead. Management fired the rower for poor performance, sold the oars, and invested in a new boat. The consulting firm was praised.
A Dutch and a Japanese company organized a rowing race against each other. This was on the Maas River with eight-man rowing boats. Both teams trained extensively. They both arrived at the start in top condition, but the Japanese won by a kilometer. The Dutch were severely beaten, and to uncover the cause of the defeat, top management appointed a project team to conduct research and make recommendations.
After lengthy and intensive research, it turned out that the Japanese had seven men rowing and one helmsman. In the Dutch boat, seven men were steering and one was rowing. Management hired a consulting firm to investigate the structure of the Dutch team. After another lengthy study, the consultants concluded that too many people were steering and too few were rowing. To prevent another defeat, they drastically changed the team structure: there were now four helmsmen, two chief helmsmen, one helmsman manager, and one rower.
A performance appraisal system was introduced for the rower to further motivate him. The following year, the Japanese won by a two-kilometer lead. Management fired the rower for poor performance, sold the oars, and invested in a new boat. The consulting firm was praised.
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I played Return of the Obra Dinn recently, I recommend it. It's a detective/puzzle style game where you investigate an early 19th century trading ship whose 60-member crew all vanished or died. When you examine a corpse, you are transported into a 3D snapshot of the exact moment that person died, and you have to piece together what happened, and the identities and fates of each crew member.
I don't normally play a lot of puzzle games but I really enjoyed how this game made you use your brain and think laterally to make deductions. I also thought the setting of the trade ship was quite cool and fairly realistic as well.
I don't normally play a lot of puzzle games but I really enjoyed how this game made you use your brain and think laterally to make deductions. I also thought the setting of the trade ship was quite cool and fairly realistic as well.
It turns out that the old 360 version of Gears 1 looks way better than the newly released Reloaded version. Reloaded changes the art style, is too bright and totally loses the dark gritty atmosphere. The rain storm, which is a big part of act 3, is a joke. The devs that made Reloaded have no idea what made the original so great.
I have bought a Series X to go back through my old 360 disks, but with much better performance. Far more preferable than playing any modern slop.
I have bought a Series X to go back through my old 360 disks, but with much better performance. Far more preferable than playing any modern slop.
I feel like this is directed at me and I should report this to the mods for insulting another member here...
Been playing this with the homies since it came to Xbox. It's great, it's basically Starship Troopers reborn as a amazing video game. It is one of the most cinematic games I have played since Red Dead 2. The chaos of it all flows so smooth it makes it feel super engaging and rewarding.
Been playing a new co-op run of Baldur's Gate 3 with a few friends since the final content patch came out. Loving the new subclasses, Bladesinger and Stars Druid especially.
PEAK has also been a hilariously good time, is up to 4 players normally but can be modded to have as many as you like.
Space Marine 2 is now on a decent discount and has a new update, going to try that next.
PEAK has also been a hilariously good time, is up to 4 players normally but can be modded to have as many as you like.
Space Marine 2 is now on a decent discount and has a new update, going to try that next.
After much consideration I went ahead and bought the top of the range steam deck recently.
It's absolutely great. Plays games fine, great screen, easy to hold, reasonable battery.
Streaming from my pc I can play any game with the graphics at full, while on the sofa in front of the fire.
What convinced me to buy was the amount of reviews saying it's perfect for new parents.
As the father of a toddler I have about 3 seconds spare a day for fun.
The steam deck is perfect for a bit of gaming when I have a few spare minutes.
I also have a load of TV shows on it that I can watch in work while doing shitty paperwork (it tucks just under a monitor perfect) or I just connect it to the TV in my gym in my garage.
I was really surprised how useful and fun it's been.
It's absolutely great. Plays games fine, great screen, easy to hold, reasonable battery.
Streaming from my pc I can play any game with the graphics at full, while on the sofa in front of the fire.
What convinced me to buy was the amount of reviews saying it's perfect for new parents.
As the father of a toddler I have about 3 seconds spare a day for fun.
The steam deck is perfect for a bit of gaming when I have a few spare minutes.
I also have a load of TV shows on it that I can watch in work while doing shitty paperwork (it tucks just under a monitor perfect) or I just connect it to the TV in my gym in my garage.
I was really surprised how useful and fun it's been.