@Timcast Google asked who I was voting for in some survey. I told them Democrat

(I'm voting down ticket Republican)

It's not proof. Just a fun coincidence

@Dr.Wol go into a casino and look at those addicted.

there were 8 types of fun thought up
Sensation. Game as sense-pleasure. Evoking of emotions in the player. ...
Fantasy. Game as make-believe.
Narrative. Game as unfolding story.
Challenge. Game as obstacle course.
Fellowship. Game as social framework.
Discovery. Game as uncharted territory.
Expression. Game as soap box.
Submission. Game as mindless pastime.

and yes, addiction is also a method for games

mobile games do this a lot

when they give you a daily limit to play

and they are often not fun

with the daily limit, people can't get their "hit" as much as they want

and they keep wanting that hit more the next day

they can't play themselves into exhaustion

My ordeal is that I honestly like high-end graphics and big worlds

Discovery. Game as uncharted territory. 😉

big worlds

Hence, my mission is to make that stuff cheaper

@velvitonator i'm in a similar boat. although less graphics. which is why i like ubisoft games, despite me fully admitting their games are very very very similar these days,

the only way to make stuff cheaper is really to support smaller studios where you can

I think part of it is that we're right on the edge of the uncanny valley

let the bloat kill itself

Like, if you took your high-end renderer and animations systems and stuff

And used it to do less

Things would actually look worse than if you had a shittier renderer or animation system

I think smaller studios usually don't get it either, though

They either want to make Uncharted or whatever their favorite NES game was

Most of the small handful of small studios I _do_ know that are trying something else tend to be full of expat veterans from some large studio

And that sometimes has associated baggage

i go out of my way to search for small, unknown studios with a decent game.

Well Helleau Grenade 😛

Factorio is a great game, with good gameplay, that didn't focus on graphics

I _am_ a big fan of Dark Souls

It's never clear what exactly they spend money on

Dark Souls sucks ass 😛

ah, so you are a masochist

More DkS for me!

"let me roll around, record the boss's steps, and find that one built in flaw in his rotation" - The game

isn't that like old games like mega man?

Dirty secret: that's every enemy in video games

thats where you're wrong kiddo

😛

i dont have time for dark souls lol