[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 3 points 6 days ago

I've been replaying Dragon Quest Builders 2. The game isn't voiced, most of dialogues are classic RPG text boxes that you can speed up and skip, BUT. There are special lines of dialogue that are "voices" in a character's head.

They are unskippable, and they're like a dozen words each that stay on screen for about 20 seconds or more. Some of those dialogues have about 6-7 of those. It's unbearable, and it's genuinely the worst part of starting a game again. Hell, it was the worst part of doing it the first time, too.

Somehow English localisation created this, in Japanese the messages go a lot faster. Though even those couldn't be skipped, because... fuck you that's why.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 9 points 6 days ago

Bayonetta games do. Opens a specific pause menu with skipping option.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 3 points 6 days ago

If we're complaining about bad UX, and speaking about Soul Reaver, games with no subtitle option. Or bad, unreadable subtitles that spoil 2 minutes of dialogue at once (and that one's for you, Bioshock).

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 7 points 6 days ago

The availability of old stuff is not and has never been their problem. Not any more than for books or music or whatever. Lost media happens, but by accident and/or lack of interest, not by design.

Beyond some video game companies I can't think of any that would dare claim that old works should expire.

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submitted 8 months ago by brsrklf@jlai.lu to c/nomanssky@lemmy.world

I think this is a bug? I read that this apparently happened to some people with some previous expedition reward ships, but it's the first I've seen it. Steam version.

When I tried to claim the ship, my only claim option was to buy it for 1400 nanites. I hadn't that much left, I basically spent all my nanites on minotaur AI and upgrades (because fuck having to fight yourself in this game). Since I couldn't buy, I had a warning I would not be able to claim it later, and even though I cancelled, while I was trying to farm for nanites that game switched to normal save and I couldn't claim anymore (even from Anomaly).

I've confirmed in another save that the reward is available, but since I don't have that much nanites, I haven't try claiming yet, just in case it got eaten up again.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 100 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Making the world a better place by brutally murdering anyone who's slightly misbehaving, one at a time.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 101 points 1 year ago

Obligatory what the fuck is wrong with how the US pays service people.

Tipping is for special appreciation, not basic sustenance.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 131 points 1 year ago

Okay, I'm all for good, complete education, but blaming people not understanding media on "too much STEM" is a bit ridiculous.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 99 points 1 year ago

I am surprised the reason for blocking ads doessn't include making sites somewhat readable. I guess faster loading could be it? But generally it's more of a layout problem than a bandwidth one.

I tend to not use adblockers, or when I do it's on a black list system for worst offenders rather than by default. However, I absolutely refuse tracking, and if it's the only option I go to firefox reader mode immediately.

The usual false dichotomy of "personalised ads or you're killing us!" is not acceptable.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 109 points 1 year ago

Fucking YouTube shorts.

Every content creator has to partake in the stupidity because it's that or becoming an algorithm outcast, so they awkwardly cut bits of their videos just to post a couple of those.

And then YouTube forces them in everyone's throat, with absolutely no regard for the medium and no option to filter them out.

No, YouTube, I won't watch your stupidly formatted 10-second bits of nothing on my TV.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 108 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, but you know, danger in the pokémon world is relative.

The worst thing that can happen when you face mafia/terrorists/wannabe dictators is they will make your rat fight theirs. I guess they'll take your lunch money every time you lose, so that's a thing.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 121 points 2 years ago

"If we can't get money from targeted far-right fake news anymore, we are going to pretend an achievement of basic social equality from a century ago is now a controversial opinion too"

Meta, probably.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 87 points 2 years ago

People that are completely desensitized to that kind of stuff would probably not be very good at moderating it really.

Also this is a terrible job and I'd be very worried if a company was paying and enabling people who find that fun. It's horrible, but trauma is the normal outcome.

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