Reposted by NeedlessAngersanimal jayson ⭐️👁️ @animaljayson.bsky.social · 9hnever doubt me ever again, oomfies 1514
Reposted by NeedlessAngersvivian @radiantsilvergal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i guess that's not a super useful line of thought, but the way people talk about things...it's always waiting for another breakout hit to show everyone what can be Commercially Viable. E33 Will Save Turn Based Rpgs. The Dark Souls Of Whatever. the market craves innovation. in a safe and familiar way 2291
Reposted by NeedlessAngersvivian @radiantsilvergal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026there's also this widespread dream of finding like...the philosopher's stone of games. the game that does everything. setting aside the issues of resource management during dev and stuff that's just not possible. like it's insane on its face. it's like asking for a movie that would be in every genre 4557
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Oh and the whole character-study aspect of the weird route being just repeatedly ignored and twisted to actually be about how EVIL the player is and how we're making Kris and Noelle EVIL as if Kris and Noelle's complicated feelings about the route aren't repeatedly made clear all throughout 000
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026-alongside a new phase, new dialogue, and new ACTs for Kris. The route skipping 5+6 being punishment is also really funny, especially when it's in the context of a route exclusive chapter being revealed, and there is still a quasi-weird route for chapter 5 if you fail the lake skip lmao 100
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The way in which the weird route is said to "punish" you aren't even punishments, Spamton's Palace is a cool alternate scenario that changes rooms and introduces a new quasi-enemy in pipis, the new Spamton Neo also makes the fight way more interesting through forcing you to fight him alone- 100
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The weird route has the player committing ethical lapses sure, but maybe, just maybe, it serves to make a more nuanced point about player interaction, how we react to characters, and suspension of disbelief, than just what is basically just "Gaster remembers your snowgraves" but unironically 110
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It in no way holds up to scrutiny, you have to botch and misconstrue the events of the route and everything surrounding it to reach that conclusion, like not even in deep analysis but in surface-level comparisons between the two, they are NOTHING alike and clearly have different endgoals 100
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Gonna give an unpopular #deltarune opinion but I actually think it'd be really dumb for the weird route's core message to just be the same as the geno route, like I keep seeing "weird route is geno but you can't blame chara and don't get fun stuff" and it's driving me insane 120
Reposted by NeedlessAngersBig Joel @bigjoel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026one thing I don't like is when people talk about hypothetical automated futures where nobody has to work, and say they could be bad because their lives would be "sapped of meaning." like get over it big dog, get a hobby 3594474
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026People really do have this strange, end of history-esque view of storytelling being the end-goal of a given artform, like despite whatever the characteristics of the artform may be the ability to convey narrative is taken as the ultimate judge of artistic worth 030
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you make a game that's hard, you run the risk of the game becoming self aware and evil, where it will then use telekinesis to munch your quarters 020
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I saw the sentiment justified as "they turned from wasting quarters to wasting your time" gamers will say anything to rationalize being a sore loser lol 040
Reposted by NeedlessAngersHerbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026making up guys is a psychological shield because actual video game opinions are the elephant's foot and cannot be looked at directly 06718
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Finding out that the bomb attack I thought was really manageable compared to one later in the fight was the one everyone was complaining about was quite a surprise 020
Reposted by NeedlessAngersULTRAKILL @ultrakill-game.bsky.social · 03/10/20268-S? Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. I've never heard of it. Oh, my ride's here. #screenshotsaturday 12988213
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hours-long action games should not hide high difficulties through multiple playthroughs, especially if their readily available difficulties are super tame because then it ends up being a slog 000
Reposted by NeedlessAngersMaddison Baek @maddisonbaek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026store.steampowered.com/app/2109060/... I'm gonna be an annoying fuck again because it's the Steam sales season babyyyyyyyyyyy For the action gamers seeking extreme capital C Challenge: buy it, play it, you won't regret it.store.steampowered.comSave 50% on Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest on SteamMagenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to dest... 25332
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not to to mention that a lot of the time it's either projection or purely hypothetical, like you are making up people in your head for an argument, even if there is some truth in the fact that players get discouraged easily 120
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I grew up with the Wii consoles and also have Mario ingrained into childhood memories, but I guess being annoyed at the way Mario fans talked about linear Mario games before Odyssey came out was enough to break the spell 001
Reposted by NeedlessAngersCyriak @cyriak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Been messing around with Doom Builder 431949589
Reposted by NeedlessAngersHerbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026everyone is doing it so I can have one for a treat: random encounters are cool (in theory not always in execution) and free infinite XP is actually the devil in this image which undermines all of the really great stuff in JRPGs and creates perverse incentives for players (who are not agents) 10674
Reposted by NeedlessAngersMoth (Comms Open!) @bloodcrisis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026few things in this world as beautiful as a PS2 action game that retails for $20 USD used 1224
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I mean their perspective makes sense, "don't run into the enemy mindlessly" is an extreme ask when the only strategy is to just brute-force everything until you make it through 020
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Have you ever considered that it shows the bad guys being mean to the good guys? and then the good guys beat the bad guys? sounds pretty woke to me 010
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026People who argue that Halo is leftist because the good guys beat the bad guys 050
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Like I wouldn't be surprised if the reason that this happens so often instead of just moving to games that focus on the good 20% is because that 80% is viewed as necessary or even good, like the idea that gameplay-focused games would never be enjoyed if not for a gimmick or framing device 000
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Or better yet, the claim "that 80% was actually good the whole time, and is actually the true heart of (thing)" I just LOVE that one 100
Reposted by NeedlessAngersheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 23/09/2026object lesson in the dangers of lolcow posting this cannot possibly be the order of importance of these events 221218187
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I get to the Blucher fight and proceed to solemnly check all boxes 100
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's amazing just how corpo-centric gaming communities are, like nowhere is it so common to see devout progressives tying themselves into knots to defend the artistic integrity of some of the most blatantly cynical and corporate products that you can find 010
Reposted by NeedlessAngersheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22/09/2026halo and doom should be public domain. the first person shooter belongs to the people 272716455
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From my experience the thing remake audiences care about most is memorable moments from the original spat back at them in high fidelity, everything else is just fluff 000
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's difficult because most of the time the remake is treated as the best option by default, even if there is a case to be made for the remake being not as good or just an entirely different game, like even if it's insisted as a two cakes scenario the original isn't really treated as a good option 100
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I mean sure but if it the themes of the route still come across I don't think that would be a problem Yet again this is a hypothetical, I'm not suggesting this should be in the game I'm just consideting it if it was in the game 000
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I mean I still agree with your above statement I'm just exploring the hypothetical here 000
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I seriously like this design, like you just know that is a serious enemy, that poses a serious threat, that should be seriously taken down as soon as possible, lest you let it create serious consequences 190
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026True, but in this case it's cheevos with a purpose 000
Reposted by NeedlessAngersFIX MOJANG BEDROCK ANTI VIRAL SPIRAL @adventurewetpaint.bsky.social · 20/09/2026 1153101104
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even though I do like the series this is pretty much the core issue with Kirby except for like, the games Sakurai was a major influence in 031
Reposted by NeedlessAngersgamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater 80169615737
Reposted by NeedlessAngerschrista lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"control resonant is a melee action game where you press square six times and then press triangle to do a finisher animation" ninja gaiden II has returned......but.....it's tainted...... perverted, somehow......... no beauty remains 3322
Reposted by NeedlessAngersThe Azure Guardian 🔵🛡️ @theazureguard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Firefox literally just doing this right now by announcing this shit... 4265172660
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Probably him being harsh to popular games lol 010
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Those communities are so weird, like you have a whole community just to be mad about some online personality, like why? you gotta form a coalition to be miserable about someone you don't even know? 110
NeedlessAngers @needlessangers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RE has its flaws but it's pretty clear the popular sentiment is just a carryover from how people viewed the original release 111
Reposted by NeedlessAngersKhayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Just remembered one of the greatest X-Men posts of all time 3360691389
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SOUP MAGNETO: There’s something different about you today. New haircut?
GUARD: Nope.
SOUP MAGNETO: Ah yes… you had a big bowl of Soup for lunch.
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