Recent content by Nocturnia

Well, admittedly I have probably spent too long isolated from the real. These days, I spend a lot more time going out and trying to interact with real people, because I have indeed realized that the majority of modern gaming culture is not for me and I'm happier when I get out. I also make...

I'm not convinced AI could make a great game, even if was advanced AI. Ultimately, AI functions by copying things. It doesn't put them together in new and meaningful ways. However, it could theoretically provide an endless supply of new content for tried-and-true gameplay. I'm more interested...

This is not exactly what I meant, but it's close enough that if people actually understand if they read your post, then that's fine. To be honest, I was not even planning on coming back to this after the initial response. In fact, I didn't even write it planning to discuss anything. I just wrote...

Forgive me, but I need to vent a bit. I’m so tired of modern games and modern gamers. When was it that games became nothing but business? What happened to games that weren’t made for profit? And, most importantly, when did gamers become slaves to corporate game design? Although the odd gem...

I'm currently back into action combat stuff, specifically Vindictus and am struggling to find people to play with. The remaining player base is small and is focused on attaining elite gear and speed farming the latest raids... though admittedly there isn't much content in a playable state...

I don't remember exactly which one was first. I was an early RuneScape uptaker, but before that I think there was Pokemon Red, which I believe was the first game I actually owned. And before that, I got interested in games by playing them at my piano teacher's house, I think. The only one I...

So, I guess when I eventually get a new computer, I should get fewer cores, but more powerful ones? I suppose for my purposes, CPU is probably much more important than GPU, since I really don't play that many GPU-heavy games. Although it's always a little hard to tell. I generally don't play a...

I was playing Grounded in offline mode, single player. However, I agree that it is probably a CPU/bottleneck issue. I'm not sure why, exactly, since I think my CPU is supposed to be on par with my GPU. I was even less knowledgeable when I bought this PC, though. Also, it's a laptop. And if I had...

I'm not knowledgeable about tech, but I certain use my tech to play a lot of games. And... Is it just me, or are games running worse these days, even stuff that doesn't seem GPU-intensive (i.e. stylized stuff, not just hyperrealism)? My computer is dated now, and has serious throttling issues...

I try to look for well-written negative reviews and compare that to some of the positive ones that actually have substance. I'm also very cautious of fads. In fact, I have a pretty serious bias against popularity. If a game is popular, it immediately turns me off. That doesn't mean I won't like...

It depends on how it's implemented, and on how the game's combat works. DoT is most impactful when you are able to tag enemies that are otherwise difficult to hit with it. Entire classes in PvP games are built around this. The kinds of classes that run circles around enemies or flit in and out...

I have long thought of trying it, actually. It's not necessarily my aesthetic, but I like what it's going for. I'm die-hard into Raft at the moment, but I'll let you know when I get around to trying Warframe.

L4D sounds like it has the same problem that Risk of Rain and Gunfire Reborn do. My friends would die and get stuck waiting until the next stage, or until I have enough time to revive them. I'd need to see exactly how it works to be sure, though. That said, L4D is honestly not the aesthetic I go...

Thanks for these suggestions! I passed them on to the group after checking them out myself. They look interesting, and aren't overly expensive, either. Monaco might be a bit chaotic since my friends are likely to set off alarms and stuff, but Magicka looks very doable. I may take you up on the...

Hmm, I've never played Crusader Kings, so it'd be a heavy learning curve even for me. I'll definitely raise the option with them, though. We tried Don't Starve Together recently, but found it really brutal in terms of just surviving and even learning how things work. That was playing the...