I'd say HeartGold/SoulSilver were the absolute peak, and the best entry point. Faithful to the spirit of the originals while feeling sufficiently modernized, and they went above and beyond with how much bonus content they packed into it.
missingno
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I play games that are so niche that 'matchmaking' consists of pinging people on Discord. I've played the same rivals often enough that I have a pretty good idea of who's close to my level and where the skill gaps lie.
I can play a long FT20 set with someone and there will be many individual rounds that look completely one-sided, for both of us. But because it's a long set and not just one-and-done, we can see how normal that really is when it keeps happening in both directions. That's something that will always be a part of games, and there's no magically flawless matchmaking algorithm that would prevent it.
Not sure if I would recommend the PS1 versions specifically, especially with the cheap foam pads they came with.
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Final Fantasy VII/IX (not VIII)
- Tales of Phantasia (has a PSP remake with a lot of extra content but that's JP-only...)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1/2
I don't understand what you're talking about. Balatro does not contain loot boxes/gacha. In a world where so many modern AAA games are exploiting all kinds of shady dark patterns, Balatro took off by not doing any of that shit. It's just a sincerely fun game, and it sounds like you're literally just complaining that it's too fun and that should somehow be policed.
No one CEO can ruin it.
Right now we're seeing a cycle of people jumping ship from one corporate-owned platform to another, until that new platform inevitably turns to shit. But as long as people keep doing that, corporate-owned platforms will inevitably turn to shit. The only true solution is to cut corporations out of the picture with platforms that are designed to be unruinable.
How would you even go about classifying this? It sounds like you're saying games aren't allowed to be too fun.
They do specifically say Gen[erative] AI here.
Besides the most obviously evil corporations everyone hates - Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, Nestle, etc?
I have a deeply personal grudge against Sega for how they repeatedly butchered my favorite series. I'm also carrying a grudge against Capcom for lying about SF5 on Linux, they posted that announcement and then just never mentioned it again, still to this day.
8BitDo Pro 2 is easily the best pad I've ever used.
As others have mentioned, mbin doesn't auto-upvote. I didn't even know that Lemmy does apparently. Seems like something that really ought to be standardized across platforms, because now it feels like mbin is at a 'disadvantage'.
IMO, ideally you just shouldn't be able to vote on your own posts/comments at all.
I don't think there's a bookie in the world who would bet against that.