ModdedInkling

This past Thursday, I decided to start another replay of The Legend of #Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. This was my very first 3DS game. I'm amazed at how well designed this remaster is, while also still being very easily exploited with pre-existing glitches from the original and GC Master Quest.

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My girlfriend was talking about how the #ESRB game ratings arguably have the best designs, compared to the likes of CERO, PEGI, and other video game age rating systems. I took a look at it further, and not only do they have a nice, slightly fun design, but they also have the best usage of space.

What's really egregious is USK, Germany's age rating system. Germans are very lucky not to require BOTH PEGI and USK for the box art, but that's not saying much. USK's age ratings are HUGE. They take up way too much real estate to the point where a game's logo can be offset, or the art gets changed

My girlfriend was talking about how the #ESRB game ratings arguably have the best designs, compared to the likes of CERO, PEGI, and other video game age rating systems. I took a look at it further, and not only do they have a nice, slightly fun design, but they also have the best usage of space.

Currently on a bit of a break from playing through Xenoblade games. I decided to play a #Rockstar game I've been holding off for over a decade now. #RedDeadRedemption #NintendoSwitch 2 Edition. Probably the last good thing Rockstar ever did before the mess that is #GrandTheftAuto VI.

I didn't ask for this to be escalated, so I'll put a stop to it. I blocked them and I'm not putting up with their bs any longer. This all started with a debate about physical media. I criticized them by saying their line of thinking was similar to ideas that leads to tech enshittification.

But their behaviour makes me question their legitimacy. Thinking that everyone in the world has reliable access to modern technology. Thinking that better digital rights is the only path forward, instead of leaving physical media as an option for consumers. Thinking that my age matters.

I didn't ask for this to be escalated, so I'll put a stop to it. I blocked them and I'm not putting up with their bs any longer. This all started with a debate about physical media. I criticized them by saying their line of thinking was similar to ideas that leads to tech enshittification.

They claimed I was "larping as an adult" and I should leave Bsky. I don't specify my age that often, and I don't need to. I've already gave indicators that I am not a minor. The rest isn't something I want to openly advertise, because I don't need to.

I didn't ask for this to be escalated, so I'll put a stop to it. I blocked them and I'm not putting up with their bs any longer. This all started with a debate about physical media. I criticized them by saying their line of thinking was similar to ideas that leads to tech enshittification.

Future Connected was not quite the follow-up to #Xenoblade that I was hoping for. It feels kinda like a filler episode that sets up a plot point more important than what is presented. The gameplay changes weren't drastic either. Riki's children were just carbon copies of Reyn and Sharla.

I've been in the process of de-Googling my #Android phone as much as possible without rooting. The amount of depth and control that #Google Play Services goes to is insane. Epic Games was right to challenge Google. If it's not a monopoly in storefronts, it's a monopoly in digital rights management.

This is all manufactured inconvenience. Android is nowhere near as open of a platform as #Linux. Android is designed to give the illusion of choice to the consumer under the restrictive lens of Google. The alternatives are made to feel less convenient and less enticing to keep users within Google.

I've been in the process of de-Googling my #Android phone as much as possible without rooting. The amount of depth and control that #Google Play Services goes to is insane. Epic Games was right to challenge Google. If it's not a monopoly in storefronts, it's a monopoly in digital rights management.

Another issue is app maintenance. Not every 3rd party storefront supports the apps you have, and not every 3rd party storefront has good alternatives. There's all this talk about F-Droid, but it's full of junk alternatives. Updating apps is a pain in the ass to do manually.

I've been in the process of de-Googling my #Android phone as much as possible without rooting. The amount of depth and control that #Google Play Services goes to is insane. Epic Games was right to challenge Google. If it's not a monopoly in storefronts, it's a monopoly in digital rights management.

De-Googling Android devices also becomes a challenge when some alternatives simply DO NOT EXIST. If there was, search engines have certainly made them impossible to find. In some cases, Google themselves allegedly forced developers NOT to support RCS in their apps, citing "policy" as justification.

I've been in the process of de-Googling my #Android phone as much as possible without rooting. The amount of depth and control that #Google Play Services goes to is insane. Epic Games was right to challenge Google. If it's not a monopoly in storefronts, it's a monopoly in digital rights management.

Not saying Epic Games is any better, but just bringing the issue to light was already a big step forwards to exposing how bad Android has become over the year. I've also discovered that #Twitter was just as bad as Facebook when it comes to installation. Now I need to figure out how to get rid of it

3 out of 6 main Xenoblade games completed. Xenoblade 2 and Torna have broken me. Torna is how a proper prequel should be made. It doesn't hold hesitate to take risks where it needs to, but it also properly fills in the gaps.

The whole entire game pretty much encapsulates the definition of "romanticism" and reinterprets what was framed to be a tragedy to be only a fraction of the story. Tragedy can also happen in an instant, and when people least expect it.

#Xenoblade Torna feels like a super condensed Xenoblade 2. Character progression feels unusually fast and exploration is much shorter. But because of that, it makes the side content so much more rewarding. It doesn't feel like I have to commit 100 hours before fighting a high level enemy.

Now of course, part of it comes from having a character roster that isn't reliant on gacha mechanics. More importantly though, they streamlined the characters to work well with each other. It feels deliberately set up so you don't have to waste time picking and choosing the correct Drivers/Blades.