2023 Reddit Refugee
On Decentralization:
“We no longer have choice. We no longer have voice. And what is left when you have no choice and no voice? Exit.” - Andreas Antonopoulos
- 62 Posts
- 1.37K Comments
CatZoomiesto Games•Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AIEnglish21·2 days ago
CatZoomiesto Games•Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AIEnglish82·2 days ago“They literally make games for the lowest common denominator and everything on the Switch 1 and 2 is so much worse than anything they’ve ever made prior to these systems. They look nice, but they are pretty brainless to play, geared toward young children, the elderly, and people who have never ever played a video game before.”
Sounds to me like you haven’t played any of the new Nintendo first-party games that are highly revered. Tears of the Kingdom as an example, is a gut-wrenching and dramatic game. I prefer the older Zelda games (having grown up on them starting with SNES), but I would be laughably naive to deny that the latest two Zelda’s have been ground breaking, or claim that they’re “made for people who never played a video game/lowest common denominator”. Mario Odyssey is charming and fun, and one of the best platformers I played (top title goes to Astro Bot on PS5 for me). The Xenoblade games are top tier. DK Bananza is endearing, touching, and incredibly fun. Pokopia, I already commented above - one of the best Pokémon games to have come out (given that GameFreak churns out games so quickly and refuse to innovate). Pokopia was developed by someone else, and boy does that game put the other mainline Pokémon games to shame. Lots of other examples, but I’m tired of typing on mobile.
Edit: I still love Nintendo first party games, but I’m a gamer. I play primarily PC, Nintendo, and then PS5 and Xbox Series for the occasional first party game I can’t get anywhere else - like Astro Bot. I regret the Xbox but man do I love Astro Bot on PS5 - best platformer I’ve ever played (for gameplay, not story).
CatZoomiesto Games•Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AIEnglish41·2 days ago“Nintendo fans are smooth-brained thesedays though. I dont think its console specific, it’s Nintendo specific.”
This looks to me like the person commenting suggests that Nintendo fans in general are smooth-brained.
CatZoomiesto Games•Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AIEnglish102·2 days agoI disagree on the smooth brained comment. Nintendo first party games (the reason to buy their consoles) are always top-notch.
The ones I’ve bought on Switch 2:
- Mario Kart World - wonderful game with excellent driving mechanics. Open world and lots of fun.
- DK Bananza - endearing game with a heartfelt story, great music, fun gameplay. Really enjoyed my time 100%ing this game.
- pokemon Legends Z-A: good game overall. Nothing groundbreaking but fun.
- Pokemon Pokopia - I’m absolutely obsessed. Heartfelt story, hits so many nostalgic beats, tackles a difficult subject of humans destroying the environment. What happens to our Pokes when we humans have to leave them behind? Amazing game with deep breadth, excellent quality of life that builds upon typical sandbox games, and the music is so nice. When I first heard the Pokémon healing melody adapted into one song, or when I reached a destroyed Palette Town and heard all the original Pokémon Red/Blue musical beats embedded in the overarching musical theme, I was so moved. Very touching game, too. One of the best Pokémon spin offs I’ve played, and this game is canon.
Still waiting on more first-party games that are on the horizon - the potential Ocarina of Time remake if the rumors are true, Pokémon Winds/Waves, and the new 3D Mario game.
Any other game I haven’t picked up because I would rather play it on PC.
CatZoomiesto World News•JUST IN: Iran Ends Direct Talks With US After Trump Threatens to Destroy ‘Whole Civilization’English15·2 days agoThe Art of the Deal: Letting your fragile self be easily manipulated into getting nothing that you wanted.
That’s at least a happy ending after being sad reading Part 1!
The problem is that you made a special stew. It’s a stew that blinds someone, but only for a day.
That space between them is not enough to escape the aromatic loaded diaper.
CatZoomiesto Technology•“It feels like Squid Game”: China’s workers scramble to keep up in the AI race— Employees are rushing to learn new tools as layoffs and automation fuel widespread AI anxiety.English11·21 days agoI don’t need help finding a job, but I do need some advice. I have a structured settlement and I need cash now. What should I do?
CatZoomiesto News•Trump calls Gavin Newsom ‘the President of the US’ while insulting his intelligenceEnglish81·23 days agoCan you imagine being that elderly while trying to hold yourself up, talk, and keep your bowel movement inside?
Here is what I do: Host your friends at your place for sports, grilling, video games, playing touch football or soccer in your backyard, etc. Much better activities, make memories, and a lot cheaper, more intimate, and better for everyone’s relationship.
I enjoy Vivaldi and Ungoogled Chromium when things don’t work in Gecko engine.
I primarily use LibreWolf. Mullvad for scenarios when I need privacy, and Tor + VPN when I need maximum privacy and anonymity.
CatZoomiesto Not The Onion•Trump Admin Quietly Brings Back Migrant Workers to Fix the Farm Labour Shortage It CreatedEnglish2·25 days agoWhat? NIMBY is quietly evolving!
Pokémon evolution melody
Congratulations! “Not in my backyard” evolved into “Now in my backyard”!
Good game overall. I kept saying the ref wasn’t calling anything the whole game and that he’d lose control later on. And like clockwork, the players get much more physical and the yellow cards come flying, setting an NWSL record if I remember right. I forget who was ejected for that push, but it was a dumb thing for her to do when she was already sitting on a yellow. You don’t make a play like that when you’re at danger risk of getting ejected. Good competitive premiere game nonetheless!
CatZoomiesto Technology•‘Pokémon Go’ players have been unknowingly training delivery robotsEnglish18·25 days agoWhen I played I just spoiled the data. I found out that you can just hold a white piece of paper in front of the camera and bounce your phone lightly up and down to simulate movement (since they want you to walk around the real world location you’re photographing). Other persons I played with just photographed their shoes, so Niantic only had useless photos.
I’d guess the majority of players properly adhered to guidelines when doing AR field research. A small minority probably uploaded useless data.
deleted by creator
When the final test for the real download button has a Fast Download and Slow Download option.
PANIC
Barely accomplish a thing?
What are you talking about?! Didn’t you see that the Dow was over 50,000 for a time period? Why are you laughing?
Trump was also gifted a glorious jumbo jet that we are using as Air Force One for the remainder of his term! And afterward, they said (on record by the way) it will be donated to the Trump Library! That’s how much they respect us!
And also, we ended the Iran war that they started! Look what they made us do to them! And we got— uh… what did we get again for winning? Anyway, we won and the straight thingie, the thing that we need to open? Hormel reopened (and they’re great by the way), where we put the oil is now ready to oil for us less price gas for all Americans now hence. We’re winning for days, so the Catholic Church needs to pick a side - and from my point of view, the Jedi are evil!