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  • What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ?

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  • The Outer Wilds. Completely not for me.

    I'm not big on puzzle games in general and I found the ship controls infuriating.

  • What favorite food has changed or isn't available anymore that you enjoyed as a kid?

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  • Old El Paso taco seasoning. I think they changed it a long time ago. I'm sure it was cost considerations, and not broader appeal.

    I've tried making my own but I can never get it quite right.

  • What favorite food has changed or isn't available anymore that you enjoyed as a kid?

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  • This is me with berries, at least at my local supermarkets. I didn't even realize how bad it was until I had blackberries right off the bush at a friend's house. Now I only ever get them frozen or (when I can splurge a little) at a farmer's market.

  • What's up with all the captions on short form videos?

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  • The unrelated ones I don't get, but the closed caption-style stuff makes it more likely someone on the endless scroll will stop on your video when they have their apps set not to play audio unless the video is focused.

  • PS5 Exclusive Saros Has Reportedly Only Sold 300K Copies

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  • I mean, if I didn't have a standing appointment to watch game showcases with some friends, I could definitely see a scenario where I missed this. It's not the kind of thing that would pop up at all in my regular gaming feeds.

    The funny thing is that I was genuinely tired of seeing it at every single State of Play for however long it's been now. It was heavily marketed within a specific media channel, and didn't stir up any controversy or buzz that reached my eyes or ears.

  • What's an interesting etymology for a common term?

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  • The word "tycoon" was brought into English from the Japanese word taikun (大君), one of the words for "lord." The Japanese word itself would have been brought over from China a long time before.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Started up Final Fantasy VI T-Edition this week, very early in. Mog absolutely wrecked face on the guard boss fight, that was funny. It'll be fun to use chars in different ways, and I don't even know what all is different yet.

  • How many of these "What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?" replies have aged like milk, and which have aged like wine?

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  • The amount of "The [clearly disproportionate response] was completely justified here" I used to see in the comments on that genre is terrifying.

  • What game has the weirdest/nicest/meanest fandom?

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  • It happened again in the newest game, too. I was so disappointed. Thought we were past this 😭

  • What game has the weirdest/nicest/meanest fandom?

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  • I think that's just the hardcore raiding crowd everywhere. I've seen it across multiple MMOs. When you're that highly invested in something, any changes are going to get under your skin. Especially so if competition for seats is involved.

    What I wish was more universal was the dungeon etiquette. It's been a few years since I was in World of Warcraft, but the pick-up group dungeon experience there had the most toxic people I've ever seen in gaming by a long way. And I've solo queued in League of Legends!

  • What game has the weirdest/nicest/meanest fandom?

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  • Based on years of experience moderating a public Discord server:

    • Weirdest - Trails. Unfortunately, this is weird in the problematic way; think Pragmata. Some of the most well-known names in the fandom are that kind of weird. The series doesn't do itself any favors leaning into it a bit, too. Adding to it is the perception that series fans are gatekeeping when they tell you to play the series in order when in reality, yes, the developers are insane enough to keep building a continuous narrative that's gone 20 years, One Piece-style. Hard to convince people of that when video game series just don't do that.

    • Nicest - Stardew Valley. I agree with the others here on that.

    • Meanest - Fire Emblem. I've seen some wars, holy hell. Aside from general fandom insularity from out-groups, there are intense, internecine wars going on within the fandom over the newer parasocial elements in the series. And then there are waifu wars on top of that within the part of the fandom that's embraced the parasocial stuff. It's a fandom crucible.

  • What game has the weirdest/nicest/meanest fandom?

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  • You're welcome to join us over at Seventh Heaven. It's a generalist JRPG server but we do have a small cadre of Trails fans.

    That said, Trails was going to be my vote for weirdest, heh.

  • What tv show has the best theme song?

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  • The Expanse is the only show I've never once skipped the opening credits on, even on rewatch. The song's a pitch-perfect mood throughout the whole series, and a great length, too. Doesn't overstay its welcome.

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    What's a good website builder?

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  • If you're willing to spend a little time learning the editor and some general web hosting basics, you can get up and running fairly quickly with Wordpress. Just stick to the templates and don't try to stretch the design too much, that's where you'll fall into a really deep rabbit hole.

    For tips on how to use it, whatever you do, don't use traditional web search. It's beyond bad for this topic. Use AI search. If it hallucinates on you, you'll know. Just try again with a different prompt.

  • NES composer Masanori Miyamoto uploaded original synth compositions before they're converted

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  • Nice! I hear some familiar soundfonts in there, I wonder if Japanese composers back then had a lot of the same ones.

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    Japan’s biggest “ghost developer” known for working for Atlus and Square Enix sees significant growth in console sector following shift away from mobile games - AUTOMATON WEST

    automaton-media.com /en/news/japans-biggest-ghost-developer-known-for-working-for-atlus-and-square-enix-sees-significant-growth-in-console-sector-following-shift-away-from-mobile-games/

  • Pragmata reviews!

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  • 87 on OpenCritic. If I'm being honest, that's quite a bit higher than I was expecting after playing the demo. The gameplay felt novel for about three fights before it quickly started to feel like extruded third-person shooter product.

    Unless I start hearing really strong things about the story, I'll probably be waiting for a sale.

  • Pragmata reviews!

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  • I have never understood this. Heard it with Undertale, too. One can always just ignore the weirdos in the fanbase?

  • Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 12th

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  • I got absolutely sucked into Mewgenics the past month, still playing that. It doesn't help that no other recent releases have caught my eye, and there aren't really any on the horizon other than Mina the Hollower, which still doesn't even have a release date.

  • Don't Starve Elsewhere - World Premiere Trailer

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  • Nice, best gaming news so far this year for me. I played the crap out of the original.

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    Strategies for active listening in adult learning? (struggling with language learning)

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    New Tomb Raider Games Recast Lara Croft With A Gaming Veteran

    www.gamespot.com /articles/new-tomb-raider-games-recast-lara-croft-with-a-gaming-veteran/1100-6536948/
  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff

    www.npr.org /2025/12/03/nx-s1-5627036/best-games-2025-npr
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    The Like a Dragon series still can’t be called mainstream in the West, developers say. “There's an audience, but we still have a long way to go”  - AUTOMATON WEST

    automaton-media.com /en/interviews/the-like-a-dragon-series-still-cant-be-called-mainstream-in-the-west-developers-say-theres-an-audience-but-we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go/
  • Games @lemmy.world
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    Alberto Mielgo defends the Marathon cinematic as "not AI," denies his team touched Bungie’s plagiarized material and calls the art theft incident a genuine mistake that was "blown out of proportion"

    thegamepost.com /alberto-mielgo-marathon-cinematic-ai-bungie-plagiarized-material/
  • World of JRPGs @lemmy.zip
    Ashtear @piefed.social

    Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter saw the biggest response on Steam, Nihon Falcom CEO says. “The Steam demo’s impact was enormous”

    automaton-media.com /en/news/trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-saw-the-biggest-response-on-steam-nihon-falcom-ceo-says-the-steam-demos-impact-was-enormous/