video games – Page 15

inneskeeper:

inneskeeper:

I’m finally sitting dow and playing through Elden Ring and I don’t think any of you will be shocked nor surprised to learn that my new gender is Red Wolf of Radagon.

fuck estrogen i need hormones that turn me into a great hairy beast so i don’t have to go to work tomorrow

I happened upon both issues of A Profound Waste of Time, and wow. I’m in awe.

Scoop these up while you can because it’s not often we get print media like this about video games.

Time loop video games and why we love (or hate) them

Some essays about time loops in video games:

“Time Loop Narratives Are About Love” by katy (cw: incest)

“Growth is a genuine change in you. Growth is seeing the world differently than you did before because you’re someone different now.”

Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, DEATHLOOP, Twelve Minutes, Oxenfree

“Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time” by Jenna Stoeber and Polygon

“Part of why they’re regaining popularity is because the world is a mess and we either don’t know how or don’t have the power to fix it.”

Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Elsinore, Outer Wilds, Undertale, Inscryption, The Stanley Parable, The Forgotten City, Twelve Minutes

“Time Loop Nihilism” by Jacob Geller (cw: graphic violence and incest)

“I eventually came to realize, if I’m going to do this all again, if there are few real consequences for failure… why would I play in a way that’s so boring?”

Games highlighted: DEATHLOOP, Dishonored, Hitman 3, Bloodborne, Twelve Minutes

“Clockwork Games and Time Loops” by Game Maker’s Toolkit

“Every decision you make matters because you’re always spending your most precious currency: time.”

Games highlighted: Outer Wilds, Dead Rising, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Sexy Brutale, Elsinore, Minit, Vision Soft Reset, Twelve Minutes, DEATHLOOP, Hitman 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution

“Why Time Loops Work Best in Video Games” by Extra Credits

“Failure doesn’t feel like an inconvenience or a punishment, but is instead a natural and necessary part of the story.”

Games highlighted: Elsinore, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Undertale, DEATHLOOP, Returnal

“The Problem with Time Loop Games | 12 Minutes Analysis” by Ozzy II (cw: graphic violence and incest)

“This is the point I was talking about earlier, where the first half of the game is just worthless.”

Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Outer Wilds, Twelve Minutes, The Sexy Brutale

“Dying Rules in Time Loop Games” by Inside Gaming

“When the sun began to glow and implode, I knew I had no choice but to put down whatever I was doing and accept what was about to happen.”

Games highlighted: Outer Wilds, Into the Breach, Minit, Twelve Minutes, DEATHLOOP, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

“The Best Time Loop Games” by The Gadget Show

“Its black-and-white design and funny writing make this one memorable way longer than the minute it takes to complete a loop.”

Games highlighted: DEATHLOOP, Outer Wilds, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Minit, Elsinore

superfamiblog:

Earthbound (Nintendo, 1995)

mcnostril:

Landing your ship intact is a luxury reserved for people who have more than twenty minutes to live.

Outer Wilds is a videosgame masterpiece and everyone should play it. It is also the hardest game to talk about because the less you know going in, the better the experience. Don’t even watch the trailer, just go wilds out there.

The DLC that just came out is also ver’ good.

There’s a mechanic in it that a lot of people are complaining about (I did too) and my spoiler-free advice for Maximum Enjoyment® is that if you find yourself irritated because something seems poorly designed, it’s because you’re Doing It Wrong (I say this as someone who was Doing It Wrong and got unnecessarily frustrated as a result).