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@envinyon.bsky.social

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video game enjoyer. he/him I occasionally write longform things at fistfulofopinions.wordpress.com

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Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · Mar 30

Thanks to my raid leader @dapandabanda.bsky.social for this lovely drawing of my WoL!!

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 58m

oh yeah I saw a screenshot of this on one of the ffxiv subreddits

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 1h

This deep dungeon is really good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzVgJgo3pf4

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Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 1h

there's a robot character that has zero faith because they can't conceptualize the idea of a god

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 2h

wait really

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 2h

I do a little "kyahaha" type laugh whenever I talk about ffxvi

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 2h

even though FFXVI doesn't actually have much juggling, can we call it juggleslop

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 2h

yeah like I've actually lost friends over this, they'd just entirely 180 their own opinions because someone likes or doesn't like a thing and is mildly annoying about it

I just don't get it

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 2h

I get that people that say its the grand return of RPGs are annoying but I'd like it if there can be discussion about the game that doesn't start with "this group says ____ "

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

the only thing I gotta fault the 7 Remakes for is that "high level" play in Rebirth is....questionable

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

diverse enough kits to provide numerous ways of approaching combat

enemy gimmicks that require specific answers, but not so specific that you have to play in an extremely rigid way

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

Kingdom Hearts really hits an incredible balance between player kit and strong enemy design and I think the only thing that competes with it in the modern landscape is FF7R

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

he looks so studious

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

is

that game a beat em up

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

It's like Sonic in that way, where people kinda confuse "how the game is for most people" and "how the game is when you've played it for 400 hours"

Homesuga Ichistar @thathomestar.bsky.social · 3h

doing long combos in DMC is the reward for performing at a high level, actually trying to do donguri stuff usually just gets you killed unless you know precisely what you're doing

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

more people also need to play bump combat Ys games and realize the genuine decision making in an action game that has no inputs aside from movement, and how there's even like depth and more skill expression than you'd think

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

DMC being as influential as it is made people think that action games = doing really long combos

which is weird cuz you're really not doing that in DMC that much

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 3h

this is all to say that we need to go back to beat em ups where movesets were simple and there was a large focus on crowd control

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 4h

yeah I thought it was fine

didn't blow me away or anything, but I do not get the hate at all

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

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Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 6h

Beaver burger

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7h

also we got some added story for Titania/Feo Ul so ultimately its pretty 10/10 content

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7h

I also can't overstate how some of the environments being outdoors makes this SO much more appealing

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7h

Its also very obviously designed to be completed solo. I think world first solo happened on black mage? Which is crazy since it has no self-sustain of any kind.

But enemy health isn't so much that tanks will feel like a slog to play, which was a huge issue with orthos

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7h

I really dig how its balanced so far, its definitely easier than orthos, and maybe easier than HoH

but the reason its easier is you get more buffs that are just fun to use

Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 7h

there's no like instant kill bullshit (yet), its just "oh I actually have to do something"