April 2025 General Game Discussion

[Pifanjr]

Are you talking about combat? Did you play Minecraft before the combat update? Before the combat update. I almost never died and played for months on a hardcore game before finally getting knocked off of a ledge in the Nether and falling into lava. However, one reason I stopped playing was the combat update. Suddenly I was terrible at it. I was constantly running out of stamina. To be fair, I've only played it a handful of times since that update, and I probably would have gotten a little better, but I felt like it changed the game too much for me.

Yeah, mostly the combat, though a lot of the worlds that were generated were amplified and I took a lot of falling damage as well.

I did play before the combat update and it's definitely harder now. In Blightfall I also avoid combat as much as I can. I did get end-game level armour by pure luck from a loot bag which has helped a ton in keeping me alive, but even then I avoid combat as much as possible. I've probably missed a lot of good loot because I'm too scared of running into enemies.

 

[March's Ghost]

Can you make a major mistake when naming your game and still be successful? Apparently so. Schedule 1 is not actually what the game is named. The game is named Schedule I (the Roman numeral for 1).

Well, a Google search of "Schedule I" and "Schedule 1" doesn't seem to care. With a "Schedule I" search, the link to the game on Steam is the first result. With a "Schedule 1" search, the link to the game on Steam is the second result (2024 Schedule 1 (Form 1040) is the first in case you're curious).

That tells me there probably isn't a lot of confusion among people looking for the game.

 

[ZedClampet]

Well, a Google search of "Schedule I" and "Schedule 1" doesn't seem to care. With a "Schedule I" search, the link to the game on Steam is the first result. With a "Schedule 1" search, the link to the game on Steam is the second result (2024 Schedule 1 (Form 1040) is the first in case you're curious).

That tells me there probably isn't a lot of confusion among people looking for the game.

Believe it or not, this has actually changed since yesterday when I was searching for stuff. Yesterday, if I used the numeral, all I got were TikTok videos and government listings.

But the problem isn't with finding the game itself. The problem is when you are looking for something more complicated, like figuring something out in the game.

 

[March's Ghost]

Believe it or not, this has actually changed since yesterday when I was searching for stuff. Yesterday, if I used the numeral, all I got were TikTok videos and government listings.

Maybe it's we have different search profiles that Google considers.

But the problem isn't with finding the game itself. The problem is when you are looking for something more complicated, like figuring something out in the game.

You mean something like "How do I get the door in the alley unlocked" or something? I can't not get any Schedule I related pages with any kind of search that includes either phrasing of the title, so I'm not sure what you mean.

 

[ZedClampet]

Maybe it's we have different search profiles that Google considers.


You mean something like "How do I get the door in the alley unlocked" or something? I can't not get any Schedule I related pages with any kind of search that includes either phrasing of the title, so I'm not sure what you mean.

Just give it up already. It wasn't like this when I was searching, but it is now. Something has been updated on Google's side. I should have checked again before I posted.

 

[Colif]

maybe the fishbowl is too small and you keep running into each other.

I was going to suggest ignore but perhaps it is a time thing...

 

[Frindis]

We had some drama on the forums and it is never fun to see people leave because of it. I hope stuff cool down and that both will come back. These things happen unfortunately.

 

[Colif]

Googles results are based on your location/search history/profile. So someone who isn't in the USA isn't going to get a schedule 1 form, I just get offered the game regardless of if I search Schedule 1 or Schedule I in quotes.

Its hardly Googles fault, most of the videos titles and articles also have the wrong name. It just shows the results it finds. Now that it does link them shows potential human intervention linking them together in results. I have no idea how Google does it. Undoubtedly something actively has to do this or no links would ever be formed between stories on the same topic.

 

[Colif]

I spent 11 hours of the last two days watching someone play Blue Prince. He hasn't reached the end yet but its not a game I would play without spoiling it first... lol.. already seen end on another video. Spoilers don't bother me, I don't like surprises.

Seeing end doesn't mean anything, need to get to the right places to even use the knowledge.
There are restrictions to stop you finding everything on one day and each day, the house resets and you have to redraw the rooms again. Rooms aren't always in the same place. You have to get the right combo of rooms to achieve some things.

Some progress points can be saved so you don't have to start from the beginning all the time. You just need to reach them. And know what to do.

I don't know everything yet. (story of life)

Anyway, now have to wait a week for more videos from this guy. As at least he played the demo so isn't going in completely blind, he just hasn't seen past one point.

There are puzzles within puzzles. Rooms can have a puzzle to solve within them, you have to be observant. One room reveals a puzzle that would be hidden if you weren't observant. One guy I normally watch for puzzle games completely missed it.

 

[BeardyHat]

Sorry I missed the drama, dang. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and both Zed and Ghost return here, cause no one wants to read my inane posting. Pretty sure I just write for my own fulfillment anyway.

I spent 11 hours of the last two days watching someone play Blue Prince. He hasn't reached the end yet but its not a game I would play without spoiling it first... lol.. already seen end on another video. Spoilers don't bother me, I don't like surprises.

Seeing end doesn't mean anything, need to get to the right places to even use the knowledge.
There are restrictions to stop you finding everything on one day and each day, the house resets and you have to redraw the rooms again. Rooms aren't always in the same place. You have to get the right combo of rooms to achieve some things.

Some progress points can be saved so you don't have to start from the beginning all the time. You just need to reach them. And know what to do.

I don't know everything yet. (story of life)

Anyway, now have to wait a week for more videos from this guy. As at least he played the demo so isn't going in completely blind, he just hasn't seen past one point.

There are puzzles within puzzles. Rooms can have a puzzle to solve within them, you have to be observant. One room reveals a puzzle that would be hidden if you weren't observant. One guy I normally watch for puzzle games completely missed it.

This seems intriguing. I've been seeing a bunch of stuff about it on the PC Gamer front page, but haven't bothered to look at it, because...well I dunno. But if it's something akin to Obra Dinn or something, this seems like it could be up my alley; especially the first person exploration/puzzling.

I think I'm kind of done with Cyberpunk for right now. I played around 20-hours in the last two weeks and thoroughly enjoyed myself, but I'm just done listening to people talk and watching cutscenes for right now and need to move on to something else more immediate. Which makes me feel silly, given I did buy Kingdom Come 2 last week for about $65 for the Gold edition, knowing full well I was going to burn out on the style of game before I got around to playing it and it would just make more sense to wait for a better price. But here we are. Still failing at my spending less money this year...

Amusingly, now that I'm feeling done with Cyberpunk, I'm already feeling a bit tired of playing on a normal PC and so I haven't been using my new laptop all that much and instead, picked-up my Steam Deck again. But this is how these things go for me, in cycles where I find myself in the mood for a certain platform or style of play and do that for several weeks before going to a different one.

At any rate, I spent about 3-hours between Friday and Saturday night playing REPO with my buddies and it was a great time. The game is just hilarious and I really do love the proximity voice chat to it, it really lends something to the game when you and all your friends run away from a creature, only to be calling to each other from the next room over and trying to figure out if anyone else is still alive.

I also started Sonic A.I.R., which is kind of a recomplication or reimagining of the original Sonic 3 with Knuckles. I've played a load of Sonic 3 Complete, which is similar, but works on more platforms (given it's just a ROM, unlike A.I.R.) and never A.I.R., so it's nice to do something a little different, even if it's pretty fundamentally the same game. And honestly, I think Sonic 3 with Knuckles is a better game than Sonic Mania. Mania has some interesting levels, but they're mostly rehash, the exploration doesn't feel as good--seems like you're much more often funneled certain directions--and the boss fights are pretty tedious and annoying.

Also, I bought Schedule I (or 1...) over the weekend in a drunken stupor--only a little. I still haven't tried it yet, but I should probably play Blood West a little more before I jump into Schedule 1, given I bought it several weeks earlier and did like what I played, but then haven't gone back to it yet. But Schedule I might be more of what I'm feeling right now, since it looks like it's relatively relaxed gameplay, not needing to really pay attention or be on my toes like I might be in Blood West, sneaking around and trying to take down enemies. We'll see. Nothing has really sparked my interest yet since losing interest in Cyberpunk.