The key words here being “I bet…”

OP is just raging at no one in particular.

Yes, but it’s by choice. Big companies aren’t trying to impress nerds. Their demographic is everyone that is easily fascinated by “shiny” things.

The hardware it was made for also prioritized resolution over frames per second. So hyper realism became a focal point of many of the AAA games created. And hyper realism is a one-way street (aesthetically speaking).

It culminates in Hellblade. With ridiculously stunning visuals, but little else going for it.

At what point would you say that a game isn’t a game anymore, but closer to an interactive movie?

Ofcause it does. What part of a game that gets attention is a choice.

From visuals to gameplay to sound design and so on. Everything has a priority.

And with priority comes allocation of resources.

I don’t know about Elden Ring. Never got into the Souls games.

But yeah, quest markers in open world games is lazy.

“So I was Duckduckgoing my adhd…”

To fair, the “peach fuzz” was a superfluous addition.

As much as I enjoyed Horizon, it was very much a ‘one and done’ game for me. I would have liked more emphasis on replayability than skin textures and raytracing.

But that’s just me. I’m old-school.

Remember the days when it was music?

Nice

Avowed is an established world, while The Outer Worlds was a new IP.

Vastly different scopes.

I expect TOW2 is going to be bigger in scale and depth.

Well, your taste is your own.

I’ve been burned by the bigger media companies before. But I seldomly buy anything at launch, anyway.

So you’re gonna go of the word of IGN, Pcgamer and the like?

Because I’m pretty sure they are gonna praise it to high heaven even if it sucks.

I don’t think there’s a set age for that. It’s probably more of a mindset thing.

I drink, smoke and eat what I want, when I want. Gave up on chasing a new relationship and although it does get a bit lonely and I miss intimacy, I’d say I’m pretty happy where I am.

But yeah, I am in my 40’s and have been around the block a few times, so it’s not like I’ve missed out on anything.

But who knows? I might change my mind at some point. I was never too good with monotony and even this level careless freedom might grow stale in time.

Didn’t Beth’ update F4 just before F:London dropped, redering the Mod partly incompatible?

The bar is pretty low, we’re talking Bethesda.

That being said, I have yet to hear anything negative about F: London.

I’ve heard Finland is on the up and up with clean cities.

Apparently the popo there are quite heavy-handed when it comes to littering and such.

I switched from Windows to Mint. Best thing I ever did for myself as It’s extremely user friendly.

Is it the best choice for you? That depends on what you’re looking for in Linux.

Personally I was just fed up with Microsoft and all the corporate shenanigans. But I’m too old and dumb to learn how to properly utilize Linux (not gonna kid myself on that front), and Mint has proven a great “Baby’s First Linux” for me.

I will say this, the quality of what goes in has improved quite a bit from my younger years.

As a 40 year old, I regret to inform you that a serious night out now comes with a full 48 hours of necessary restitution.

May not be deep, but it’s pretty accurate.

It’s actually 20% off right now and until the 11/11-24.