Every time an aging cartoonist does some stupid shit in an attempt to stay relevant, I gain more admiration for Bill Watterson's conviction to disappear entirely right at the height of his career.
The Egyptian mythology influences in the original Alien are one of the most fascinating parts that got dropped immediately in the sequel and rarely get picked up again. Wish they'd go back to some of these concepts more often instead of just making new Aliens types so Neca can sell more toys.
"Hey we need a sound effect for when missiles blow up in our party game. Keep in mind there are four players spamming these, and some minigames let you fire eight of them at once so it should be subtle."
in bloodstained a villager solemnly asks you to retrieve mementos she can bury with her neighbors slain by demons. one such memento is a really good sword dropped by a specific enemy, and in exchange she gives you a pair of clown shoes that squeaks with every step. this is the essence of video games
gregor samsa awoke one morning to discover he had been transformed into a sickass beetle. fuck yeah he said scuttling all over the walls and ceiling like no dumbfuck traveling salesman could ever do. this is the best day of my life he said
new Epic Games Launcher in preview -
"Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher thatβs way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look."
store.epicgames.com/news/epic-ga...
The director's commentary for The VVitch is full of these! Just Robert Eggers hating on his own movie and calling himself a hack fraud because he used the wrong breed of livestock for the time period and other shit no one else would ever notice.
Or Gamers could play 20+ year old games for the next decade.
You should play 20+ year old games for the next decade imo.
Sorry to become that Uncle That Wants You To Like The Same Things but I do honestly believe games were, if not better, at least more respectful of your time 20+ years ago.
Cleaning up my hard drive and discovered some Doom wad I downloaded at some point had included nearly 5 GB of pretty much every iwad ever made. This is why I hate using ModDB.
Happy 15th Anniversary to my Standard Galactic Alphabet font being in #Minecraft! (On the Enchanting Table) #sga#standardgalacticalphabet#keen#commanderkeen
Not sure what's up with the operating systems on those #AdeptusMechanicus robots π€
#Warhammer#MiniaturePainting#PaintingWarhammer#WarhammerCommunity
A recomp you can play without fear of it being AI Bro slop. And it's rejecting those who write whole issue reports with GenAi. You love to see it. π
The first beta release of the MediEvil Recomp project is out now! This lets you play MediEvil with widescreen support, scaling aspect ratio, increased draw distance/render distance, increase FPS support, PGXP, Better Terrain, Frame Interpolation, and other things all natively running on your PC.
Hellraiser demo is super weird. Starts out great, nails the atmosphere, has a unique setting, introduces a puzzle mechanic, and then abandons all of that to become a Far Cry style FPS with crafting and upgradable weapons in a generic haunted house. Clive Barker videogames are a mixed bag.