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Discussion questions:

What video games have you played recently?

What are your favorite video game genres?

Question of the week:

What are you most looking forward to in the rest of 2025 in terms of gaming?

and

Are you excited for the Nintendo Switch 2? Why or why not?

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml
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    16 hours ago

    Exactly, and Nintendo just tend to put out like same 5 games over and over. While the details are new, it’s more or less the same game you’ve already played many times.

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      16 hours ago

      Same IPs, and only Splatoon is the newest IP from them.

      On another note, they are taking their sweet-ass time releasing their next system.

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          16 hours ago

          One thing is for sure:

          Nintendo is very efficient with their hardware and software.

          They make every gigabyte of information count on their devices.

          Meanwhile, Bethesda’s Skyrim can’t compress files for shit.

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            11 hours ago

            Yeah they do manage to squeeze a lot out of their hardware. I also like how they don’t focus on raw power for their consoles, but rather try to make the actual gameplay good.

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              11 hours ago

              Frankly, if the gameplay isn’t good, then I may not stick with a game all that much; I love storytelling and presentation, but I need it to be more than jut a “cinematic movie” where you just press buttons to progress and that’s it.

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                  11 hours ago

                  I used to be “story-telling and presentation” first when it came to games, but frankly, a game is meant to be played, otherwise you might as well be playing a “visual novel” (like wht Japan has where you just click dialogue box after dialogue box).

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                    10 hours ago

                    Honestly, I don’t mind stuff like Detroit Become Human, if the story is really good and it’s well acted, it’s like watching a movie where you have a bit of control over the direction of events. It’s just a different kind of experience. Ultimately, the question is whether I’m enjoying myself or not. :)