Pinging those that were here before.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Exactly, the game has to be engaging.
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).
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. :)