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idk the whole story but SoH development is circa 2021 and ai code wasn't very usable? So technically not the whole time, i mean they had it open source people would have noticed sooner me thinks

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it's odd because i distinctly remember SoH not using Ai for the first few years? So what gives? lol why even do it? Clout?

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That feeling of figuring out what the dev intended path was through understanding the level on their terms was really fun. And yes they're optional, but technically playing the game is optional too. 2/2

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Tangent: Friction in games has been dying. Difficulty alongside it, and overcoming difficulty is one of the greatest feelings in video games. I played through Sly 1 recently, and the Time Trials are insanely difficult. I attempted the first time trial for literally 30 minutes until I got it. 1/2

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I wont start a dialogue on Ai specifically, I think a lot of people in my circle already are on the same page here. This old game decomp "gold rush" is just kinda gross to watch. Zero regard for the game/artistry itself, its just "LOOK WHAT I TOLD THE COMPUTER TO DO!" Then they dont even play it.

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The rush to recomp old games (Using Ai) reminds me of the people who purchase those emu handhelds and never getting past the title screen. It's just gimme-now mentality, no thought/love involved. It's not even about ethics anymore. No one is stopping to ask "Do we need this" and the answer is No.

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seeing if people read my patch notes on the playtest, dont tell em...

Joke patch notes for the GearGrit playtest

(Real patch note)
Made it so traps during boss fight 2 reset after 30 seconds

(joke)
Fixed a bug that soft locked the player if you were damaged while Ice fishing
Fixed a bug that set all collected nuts to reset to 0 if you invested in the wrong stock
Fixed a bug where Arbane would erase your generational debt if you defeated him
Fixed a bug where the devs test if anyone reads patch notes

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True, i mean i have some variety in GearGrit as well, i think they'd be so good if they were optional Some of the variety levels like the Murray racing levels, or the swamp hovercraft ones were irritating lol

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She's really big! (literally her model is 2x the size of sly in the shooting sections) xD

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yeah i purchased Sly 2 just now, so ill play that one next and probably stop there (i dont have infinite time) xd

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I completed it 👍 Great game, held back a bit by the "variety" levels, like the racing, shooting levels, etc But otherwise really fun, and pretty game.

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its okay... rollercoaster tycoon 2 understands it's still there for u

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World of Warcraft for world building, aesthetics Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 for approachable intuitive design Bioshock & Oblivion Blah blah

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Pandan | GearGrit @westonmitchell.com · 25/09/2026

My 9 ended up mostly ultra basic gamer tier of my era for sure I dont have a quirky game to include on this

3x3 grid of games representing "My 9 games". From top left to bottom right: World of Warcraft, Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion, BioShock, Jak II, Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy IX

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I knew I recognized that purple dude

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Yeah exactly, like porting that is only impressive if someone figured it out Not if a cloud of stolen knowledge did

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Also the entirety of Shadow of the Colossus lol

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SONIC 3D's Intro Sequence Is Impossible To Fit On A Cartridge - Right?

so many "impossible" games shipped on hardware you wouldnt think could run it because of artful code youtu.be/IehwV2K60r8?... stuff like this is only possible with love 2/2

youtu.be

YouTube video by GameHut

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its upsetting because a lot of seasoned programmers that i know in the industry consider good code art, but they use the ai code anyway... just so many people are apathetic about it they just cave in because "its just work" 1/2

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I still maintain that the best game ever made is out there somewhere but no one knows about it Thats the paradox of game dev i guess :(

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sometimes ill just draw a character i like and know nothing about it, just to exercise the drawing muscles i used to have 10 years ago when i was in college... oof

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also been trying to draw during engine compiles

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