Symlink each individual file, obviously.

I feel like Lemmy is substantially less combative. Reddit has become so very hostile over the years and every thread felt like someone was about to start a fight. Not that there isn’t any here, but there feels like a normal amount, rather than an over-representation of people spoiling for a fight.

They don’t have the same problem for me at all. I really enjoyed Freelancer, for example.

It’d legitimately be easier to fit an arcade cabinet in my house than space for proper VR play.

It’s an odd one for me. I think it’s related to how I like to spend my relaxation time. I don’t want any significant challenge (I have lots of other stuff in my life that scratches that itch, often too much…) and I don’t want to be particularly uncomfortable. I hate games that try to grade my performance (league tables, onscreen timers, ranking systems). I’m not necessarily bad at them - I just do not like the approach.

I’ve not played Baldur’s Gate 3, unfortunately, so I can’t comment on that.

I’m trying to figure out why I don’t find The Binding of Isaac uncomfortable. It might be because I disable the oppressive soundtrack and know that the maps are actually quite sprawling, often with many ways to approach problems. Hmmm…

I still cannot fathom how anyone justifies paying so much for phones. My most recent one was a Pixel 4A, £100. I’ve not seen anything exciting in a smartphone in a decade or more.

I’d also struggle to find anyone to play co-op with anyway!

I’ve long been skeptical about VR as a mainstream platform. I think the technology is quite cool, but much like those people who used to say “In ten years everyone will have a 3D printer!” and the like, no, I just don’t see it happening. The hassle factor is too great for it to be for everyone. Hell, most people seem to be fine with stereo sound, even though surround sound setups have been available for decades.

Whether it’s space, cost, or lack of software support, it all seems to combine to make it a bit of hobbyist kit at best. If your goal is to sell millions of copies then you need to target a broader market than hobbyists, and it looks like a lot of companies have ploughed enough cash into this that hobbyist sales aren’t going to be enough.

Not really, no. I think it’s the overall “vibe” that grates on me. Spending time somewhere dingey actively repels me.

Hard to say. Perhaps I don’t like having my back (literally) against the wall. I associate being outside with the space to approach a task on my own terms.

There’s perhaps also an element of growing up in places like Wales and Scotland where sunlight is at a bit of a premium!

In the real world I quite like caves…

The French do not fuck around when it comes to strike action. Hang those execs out to dry.

How long are they planning to be hamstrung by the tech debt they’ve accrued? Sooner or later they’re going to have to do something about it, surely?

Their games all look the same, in that it’s always obvious that it’s a Bethesda-engine game (whatever they’re calling it this week). They’re always janky, usually at least a console generation behind their contemporaries, and they always feel held together with duct tape and prayers.

Playing their games is an exercise in sighing and trying to ignore the jank. Everything always feels like it’s wheezing along and trying to do anything beyond the obviously intended actions is likely to cause instability in the quest scripting.

I’m reminded of how Deus Ex players would try something only to find that the game was built to take that into account and allow for it. It’s the opposite of how it feels playing Bethesda’s games.

This takes me back to How to Kill a Brand in the PS3 era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfmBzllkbUM

I played through it on my Xbox One X some years ago and had fun with it. It didn’t run at 60 fps, but 2160p30 was a very cinematic experience regardless.

Edit - here’s a screenshot:

https://i.imgur.com/nQcge1u.jpeg

Software development as a service?

I got excited and then I saw the new art style. I’m afraid I prefer the original art style - glorious isometric loveliness. The new one would be fine if the old one wasn’t so gorgeous.

Do not connect this device to the internet, no matter how much it begs.

It’s still doing better than Krita - which I had to bail on because its levels tool doesn’t support setting the white point.

This is a consequence of your actions, is that not clear to you?

Something that supposedly doesn’t bother you causes this reaction? That’s hilarious.