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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 8h

Prison on Fire (Ringo Lam) is a testament to the power of just executing perfectly on a totally bog standard no frills concept

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 11h

hell she's not my first choice but if she asked i'd let her run over my balls with a Toyota Hilux

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 14h

exactly, as far as johnny roguelike is concerned it's all the same- that being said the niche for racers is still a large niche, so catering to it can pay off with some luck, vs say shmups where you will probably never make a return

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 14h

there has also just been a large cultural turn against any kind of 'sports' game, it used to be very normal for someone to have both like Final Fantasy X and the latest Madden but that's not the case anymore

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 14h

the issue with racing games is that since the xbox 360 era- despite once having broad appeal- it's become almost impossible to convince people who aren't racing fans in general to play anything besides kart racers, it's a huge uphill battle to try to capture mass audiences

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 15h

i think this game would literally kill me

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 15h

something like a visual novel style could also work- it can definitely be done with limited resources but its probably only worth it if there's a story you want to tell, especially because a lot of people will just skip through it because its a racing game so in terms of return its not worth it

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 15h

if you haven't checked out the ridge racer type 4 campaign i really recommend it's super economical- just some portraits and sentences between races- but each team has their own plot that links together with the other teams and it all ties to the idea of a new beginning in year 2000

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 16h

predator ratio stays winning

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 16h

the worst part of always working saturdays at my job is not being aware that other people are out there living life, it's that as a direct consequence they aren't posting as much so it's harder to kill time

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 16h

yeah I wouldn't say 'dont ever do this'. Racing Lagoon has intrigued me for years but I haven't gotten around to playing it. R4 has understated but well executed storytelling and it makes me want more racing games with some storytelling

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 17h

i know in the context of the genre 'arcade' just means 'not a sim' but to me that clean structure is much more important; F-355 challenge scratches the itch way more than Need For Stats

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 17h

one of the freshest, coolest most vibrant and extensive genres of 90s and 00s and it's down to a couple games pretending to be sega games from the 90s now

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 17h

what about touge? that's gotta be yuri right?

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 18h

horny gamer 2005: hummina hummina what a dame!!! look at those assets!!! gimme a lil tasty baby doll!!!
horny gamer 2025: i'd let her run over my balls with a Toyota Hilux

Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 22h

I sometimes read old gaming magazines and stumbled upon this "babe of the year" section from Playstation: The Official Magazine.

If I was the editor I would have gently suggested this writer be put down like a rabid dog

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 19h

backloggd.com/u/Herbert/re... in retrospect this was one of my all time great bits

Herbert's review of Super Street Fighter II Turbo | Backloggd

The most fundamental aspect of Super Street Fighter II Turbo is balance; do not mistake me, I am not some aged quack peddling bunkum about Street Fighter II being a living fossil from the hyperborean ...

backloggd.com

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 20h

Crazy how video game genre discourse is so lame and yet movies still managed to lap videogames thanks singlehandedly to 'elevated horror'

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Khayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 21h

When someone only played NES Ghosts n Goblins so you put them onto the Arcade version

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

obviously the correct term is ludonaut

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

I can tell all the grinding in Akai Katana Shin, Batgreg and Gradius is starting to pay off in Legacy skills because when spinning random shmups on the mister i am much more consistently able to reach the inevitable midgame noob killer stage (whereupon i get killed)

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

Tidus voice:

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

university course idea:
the confrontational ontology of battle garegga

800 page textbook written by me that you have to buy

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

game surfing is still my favorite way to just relax a bit rather than playing a particular comfort game... I have played hundreds and hundreds of games this way...

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 1d

I think the definitive videogaming of my early youth is not A Game but these shareware discs you'd get for like 5 bucks at like discount general stores and you'd just roll the dice with each game on if it even worked at all

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K'eeg @armormodekeeg.blacksky.app · 2d

may you attain enlightenment

top half of image is text that reads:
I'm addicted to this Buddhism game. Think Duolingo, but instead of learning a language, you're becoming a Buddhism expert. It's fun, fast, and literally built by game designers and teachers. I finally feel like I'm finding some peace in my everyday life.

bottom half is two screenshots of indie shoot-em-up ZeroRanger, showcasing various spaceships and robots shooting in a two-tone green and orange color scheme

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