Hunches and gut feelings. Dreams in waking life.
I really think they shot themselves in the feet by going from a pve online coop game like Helldivers to whatever this is trying to be, that plus the pricing chance (it was supposed to be f2p and is now 40)…
Then again, I don’t know what’s up internally, they probably know what they’re doing, it still feels like it’s not going to be popular
Just read your update, you made a new friend !
I use MiniReview (https://minireview.io/) to have better sorting options for games on Google’s Play Store, you can specifically sort for screen orientation, monetisation (or lack of), genre, ads or not, etc
Offering cookies does not sound like a sign or romantic interest if that’s what you mean, if I had some snacks I would definitely share them with some comrades, especially in the context of volunteering
Publishing a roadmap for bugfixing a released dlc was not on my bingo card
I’m a weird Deck gamer, in that I often start games and come back once in a while, which I never do on PC, where I try to finish one game at a time
It’s not really gameplay but : not rendering me deaf when launching the game for the first time, games need to have their volume down to 50% by default
Yes I believe they have received buffs on blood moon maps
The Finals changed some in-game props into jack o lanterns you can throw at opponents to deal damage, and the maps have a spooky variant with spiderwebs and whatnot.
Phasmophobia is running a Halloween event amidst its console release, but it’s mostly just playing the map to make a counter go up, kind of disappointed.
Deep Rock Galactic has the usual lobby reskin, and extra cosmetics, always fun to go back to !
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There’s only a few that have managed to be praised despite being so far detached from previous iterations, I can only think or Prey, Spec Ops
Indeed but being able to dispose of something by selling it does not automatically means you owned it
Oh that’s funny, it’s the second time I get ‘caught’ lol
It’s a french punctuation rule (I’m francophone), which differs from the usual english one where no space is needed before the exclamation mark. basically if any symbol takes the full line height, we add spaces before and after. It’s fun to figure out if someone is francophone or not by the way they type.
I think either of these will be regarded as works of art, and jump up in rankings :
Not necessarily, I think Steam only allows demos that have not previously been featured in Next Fest, but some have demos that were available before the event started.
Demos can totally be available outside, but some devs prefer to feature their demo during the event, it’s kind of a marketing step before release
For events/sales on Steam in general, it’s an opportunity for Publishers to showcase their games through events disguised as “sales”.
For the Steam Next Fest in particular, it’s an opportunity for Developers to show their upcoming games, and you get an absurd amount of demos available to play, for free!
For me, the Next Fest is a nice way to find interesting games, see what the indie scene has to offer, and have access to free games I can play in short sessions. Every edition, I download around 50 demos, and try to play them throughout the week (and the following week because some are still available after the event ends)
Thank you !!
(Sorry btw I was too lazy to make a numbered list and order them correctly)
I’m 10 years younger and I feel the same, granted, I still game a lot, but I find myself more excited about the ideas and potential of a game, than actually playing it.
I think it’s a normal thing, you gotta get tired of a hobby after so many years, and it’s a healthy thing to cycle it out and pick up something else, and maybe come back to it some time later