@Yousef- You remind me that I really need to get back in the habit of using my Portal again. I was good about taking advantage of it to ‘multitask’ and play a game while watching sports on the TV, but after the last firmware update I seem to have a less stable connection and so then I just got out of the habit.
As for Pro Wrestling, I’ve never quite understood the allure… 😅 but there’s clearly an audience!
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution oh you’re not obligated to “understand it”, I was merely relating your experiences to mine, it sounded spookily similar, is all. >.>
I’m really jelly of people who can multitask like that, I have a switch, a psp, a steam deck and an NDS and yet I’ll never see myself “play a game while watching something”, I can only fixate on one. Hell, I even try to dock everything, even have a dock for my psp! It’s third party, there’s no Sony-licensed docks as far as I’m aware.
I would presume you mean like, play stuff during bits you’re not interested in.
I hope you and I will become free more, I enjoy these chats, they’re quite relaxing, but the offline world calls for me a lot. >.>
At least I have good news. My uncle, who works in the same field that I do, (huh, feels weird to give a “my dad works at Sony” kinda comment and be sincere) and he’s been walking me through the ropes often and he’s now taught me how to “apply a vacation form”. (I’m using quotations because I dunno what I’m supposed to write there, technical English is my weakness, as you may be acquainted)
I ran into my uncle while visiting my grandma. She commented on my looks, saying I wasn’t properly groomed for my age and need to take better care of my hair. I guess I finally reached that age you where grandmas stop spoiling you. >.>
But it was all in good humor, so don’t worry I actually really had a fantastic time. I love visiting her. xDD
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@Yousef- The multitasking is often hard for me also. I don’t try and watch a movie and play a game, or anything like that. Mainly it would be during sports like NFL, NBA, MLB games. There’s a lot of downtime in those, especially with commercial breaks, halftime shows, timeouts, and just the general slow pace of some of the games between plays (less of a problem with NBA). I think it will work well with Olympics because there’s often down time between events that I’m interested in. So for example I probably could have knocked out 30 minutes of grinding on a video game whilst they showed the Chinese diving team just methodically destroy the entire competition (seriously, they are like precision robots for their craft, and I mean that as a compliment. So dominant) and so it’s actually not as interesting to watch because you know they will just consistently get 8’s and 9’s. It’s all very predictable, so easy to tune out for that section.
But the video game also needs to be a game that doesn’t require heavy concentration. So it seems to work well for farming sessions, turn based combat, and walking sim type exploration games or sequences in games between major story points. I would think a musou could fit well because the gameplay is somewhat repetitive between larger story moments (….? Maybe?).
And as far as the English, “apply a vacation form” I think maybe you would mean “submit a request for vacation time” or “apply for time off” or “apply for leave time”. Lol, so in other words, there’s no one way to say it so that’s fine.
And grandmas can be that way. I know my grandma has given me feedback on my appearance before. I think she probably means well. Just be careful. They usually just expect us all to look and dress like we still live in the 1970’s.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Well, I pre-pro’d like a madman for two months only to have the project fall apart twice. We’re now going ahead with it at less than a quarter of the intended budget, so hopefully what we lack in production value is made up for with heart 😂 In other words, things are going well, with all of the usual ups and downs of independent filmmaking.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
@Jimmer-jammer I wish you all the best with it, and also congratulations on your countrymen's recent achievements in the Olympics. I haven't been following them as closely as Sol, but someone told me Canada have been doing well (relay win).
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Thank you, and thank you! I’ve actually been watching quite a bit of the olympics this year so it’s been cool to see Canada doing well in something other than winter sports. Apparently we’re a hammer throwing nation, who knew? 😂
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
I don’t generally gravitate towards live service games but I’ve never really put my finger on why. Sure, there’s the somewhat predatory nature of their structure, or the inescapable feeling that they exist only to chase gold at the end of the hypothetical rainbow all the while talented developers are being forced to gamble with their studios’ future…but none of these things are substantial or outright true enough for me to hang my hat on.
Reading the comments on the Concord article today, I’ve determined that what I actually dislike about the live service model is that, as a player, your experience is completely beholden to public opinion in a way not found in other games. A single player experience stands on its own. I can love it for the reasons that I love it even if everyone else hates it and it doesn’t really alter my experience with the game. Also, if it’s determined to be a financial failure, it doesn’t just disappear. I don’t think I like the idea of my own personal thoughts and convictions on what I find appealing being so directly influenced and decided by forces so outside of my control when it comes to games.
Beyond that, the discourse around these releases seem to devolve into simple wars of words on whether or not they should live or die within the most shallow of contexts, eschewing any enriching discussion on what they do or don’t bring to the table. I can’t help but shake my head at all the comments vying for Concord to fail - live service sucks, what a waste of resources, when will Sony learn - yet in the same breath decry the canceling of Factions - a sure fire hit, what were Sony thinking? Neither of these games has released, yet their fate is already sealed amongst the court of public opinion.
Unfortunately, it’s the nature of the live service beast. From the outside looking in, and as a potential player, I’m burnt out before I’ve even picked up a controller.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
It is not just for live service games, I read the other day someone was glad a single player game had not been successful and that the developer was not getting any profit. Just because they didn't like the game.
I don't get that mentality, wishing ill on others simply because a game didn't gel with you. Not a good look.
Edit: And the game is highly rated too, so was not like it was a complete dud either.
@JohnnyShoulder That was me in the unpopular (the game was, as you pointed out, highly rated) opinions thread - I thought the little emoji thingy at the end of the post would've indicated I was being a tad facetious! I'm never buying a digital only game at full price ever again, though - lesson learnt on that front. I'm just bitter because I felt ripped off with no way to recoup any of my hard earned due to the game's much vaunted digital only status then it turned out a physical version (which I could've resold) was coming out after all. 🤣.
@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Thanks, mate. I hadn’t seen that yet. I’ll surely drop some comments over on the article about my thoughts since I’m currently playing it.
Edit: Indeed, I left some expanded thoughts over there if you’re interested.
@Th3solution I read your comments/thoughts on the game and thought it was a very accurate summary of my brief experience/what I have heard about the game. Your welcome for the link and Thanks for your thoughts, mate!
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
Good morning.
Today is our 79th anniversary of Independence Day in my country Indonesia. ☺
I used the screenshot from ACNH to celebrate Independence Day.
Whittled down my previous list in PS4 Backloggery & Most Wanted to this lot;
Resident Evil 2 Remake Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition Silent Hill 2 Remake Deluxe Edition Death Stranding Director's Cut Digital Deluxe Edition Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Edition Elden Ring SOTE Deluxe Edition (aim to plat) Lords of the Fallen Death Stranding 2 : On the Beach Black Myth: Wukong Resident Evil 7 Biohazard :Gold Edition
Bringing the list over here as I wanted to add that I don't intend to play games forever, as I have an interest in exploring other things in life as I get older. and intend to take an interest in/research black art and literature after I stop gaming, (after completing the games on that list) it just doesn't make sense to me to do the same thing, outside of a vocation (counselling psychology) that I'm interested in, employment-wise, in terms of a hobby or interest, in my spare time, for the rest of my life.
@Jimmer-jammer Hey man. How are you? Do you think you will be playing Black Myth: Wukong? If so, will that be in the next couple of days when it's out? I'd be interested to know your impressions, if you do play.
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
I've realised today that my interest in gaming is starting to wane. Usually during the weekends, I just stay home and play games. But today I felt like going out on a walk, enjoying the warm weather and listening to some music. I even walked one mile today, i.e. a Scandinavian mile (10 km). It just feels nice to get exercise and enjoy life rather than being cooped up at home. I guess I'm getting too old for games lol. I'm even starting to lose interest for cartoonish/childish games. I wanted to play Sly Cooper 3 this weekend but I've been mostly playing Red Dead Redemption II. It's weird to experience changes like these considering how I've lived like this for such a long time.
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