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  1. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion Making a game and wanted to ask people here a question...

    Tagging your game is very important for visibility purposes. Particularly on storefronts like Steam, where you can filter out entire genres by the tags. On a more general level, if you're a new developer, people will probably be very unfamiliar with your style of games. Most people will rely on...
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    News Squadron 42 Will Release in 2026 for PC with 30-40 Hours of Campaign, Prologue Gameplay Revealed

    I'm not saying it's bad, but my take is more of a lack of understanding what this game is other than the short segment they featured with the space combat.
  3. DarkLordOtaku

    News Squadron 42 Will Release in 2026 for PC with 30-40 Hours of Campaign, Prologue Gameplay Revealed

    I'm definitely a whale, but I only buy games once they're finished.
  4. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion Women gamers have some explaining to do... - "Love and Deepspace"

    It just depends on the context, and target audience. This game is very obviously marketing itself as an erotic game, so it's to be expected that the focus is on eroticism. Some people, not myself personally, take ire when they observe erotic content in major game releases, which they feel is...
  5. DarkLordOtaku

    News Squadron 42 Will Release in 2026 for PC with 30-40 Hours of Campaign, Prologue Gameplay Revealed

    There's a trailer for this game too. I'm not really feeling like I'm getting a good sense for its identity, other than "space."
  6. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion FFVII Rebirth is a far better game than Metaphor Refantazio

    I think that the edits to the story needed to be done, as it's really the only way to split the story of the first across three games. If they did an actual remake, which I'm not saying they shouldn't have, it would've only been a single game worth of content. Given it's not really a remake, I...
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    Discussion [Gamespot] Blooper studio admits it's made "shitty" games in the past. Now, it's out to prove Silent Hill 2 Remake wasn't a one-hit wonder.

    I really wasn't feeling Fallout 4. I made the foolish decision of playing on the game mode which disables fast travel, only to learn the harsh reality that all the quests in the game would equate to talking to person A on one side of the map, then running to the opposite side of the map to talk...
  8. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion FFVII Rebirth is a far better game than Metaphor Refantazio

    Which aspects of the story and gameplay did you dislike about the FF7 Remake?
  9. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion I said that Steam doesn't have State of Plays or Showcases: I was wrong

    The whole thing about Next Fests are they're a time when a bunch of games get put up for demos. For some people, who really like previewing games before playing, this is a good event. Personally, I'd rather just watch a few trailers, and read some reviews before buying and going in with fresh...
  10. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion Spooky Season: The Halloween thread

    Horror games are a personal favorite of mine. I make it a policy of stocking up on them throughout the year, and playing them in bulk for the Halloween season. So far, I've played the following this October: Darkwood The Evil Within Fran Bow Silent Hill 2 (remake) Mundaun I'm about to launch...
  11. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion Women gamers have some explaining to do... - "Love and Deepspace"

    The otome games genre has always been a staple of the gaming industry. Women are an extremely reliable consumer base, and often show up for games which speak to them. While it doesn't seem that this game contains any yaoi, the subset of women (fujoshi) who prefer that pairing are even more...
  12. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion What genres or types of games do you miss, that are not made anymore?

    I'm very glad CRPGs are experiencing something of a renaissance right now. Growing up on BG1 & BG2, Icewindale, etc. it's felt so quiet in that space until Larian came along and started knocking it out of the park.
  13. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion What Are You Playing Right Now?

    Performance aside, how are you liking Hellblade 2? I've got it wish listed, and enjoyed the first game.
  14. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion What Are You Playing Right Now?

    I just finished Mundaun. It's a fun little walking simulator which places you in the Swiss alps (I think?). While I wouldn't call it a scary game, it's certainly in the right genre for anybody looking to pick up some spooky games this Halloween season.
  15. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion FFVII Rebirth is a far better game than Metaphor Refantazio

    Are you more excited for the third entry in the FFVII trilogy, or the next Atlus project?
  16. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion The AA Problem: Gamers don't want to buy AA games

    It's supposed to be the production costs of the game. However, there is not a generally agreed upon range which defines Indie vs. AA, vs. AAA vs. AAAA (smirk). Very generally, one might assign the following ranges: <$1M -> Indie $1M ~ $100M -> AA >$100M AAA With rising production costs, I...
  17. DarkLordOtaku

    Discussion [Gamespot] Blooper studio admits it's made "shitty" games in the past. Now, it's out to prove Silent Hill 2 Remake wasn't a one-hit wonder.

    I see this story more as an example of a developer recognizing they were still figuring things out with their previous releases, and now feel like they can release games which meet their ideals on a more consistent basis.
  18. DarkLordOtaku

    News Black Myth: Wukong has been rated for Xbox Series by ESRB

    I don't know that this is a totally fair assumption. Last I read, dual ownership of Xbox and PS, was only about a third of console owners. While it's true that most households will own a PC, it's not guaranteed that the specs will be tuned for gaming. In theory, porting it to iOS, Android, or...
  19. DarkLordOtaku

    PC ‘Unknown 9: Awakening’ Arrives To 200 Steam Players, Poor Reviews

    Yeah, not too much to say about this one. The trailers did not generate significant hype, and reviews pre and post launch were not glowing. I wouldn't say this is an example of a game harkening the "death of AA games." It's just another game, like the thousands of others which launch each year...
  20. DarkLordOtaku

    News Subnautica 2 Announced - Coming Early 2025

    I think you can do it either way. The downside of mandatory coop is you have to find another person to play with. I didn't think solo play really detracted from the experience of the first game in any meaningful way.
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