Lootboxes and similar chance-based reward schemes in games exploit the same quirks of human psychology that gambling does.

I fear that our casual dismissal of these practices because "they're just games" or focusing on them being "optional" is ignoring the normalisation of an insidious danger.

Tracklisting for last night's #dj set. Hit me up if you'd like the recording!

There's so much digital history that is rapidly slipping away from us, and I feel an urgency to experience it before it's gone forever.

#gaming #gamehistory

Graphical fidelity has become more of an aesthetic choice, and isn't the deal-breaker it used to be. I remember games like Arcanum being criticised for looking dated, but that sort of argument holds less sway now, as it's often a conscious choice. It also means older games get a look in now.

I discussed this a little in a Superjump article. Graphical fidelity is sort of on a logarithmic scale, we're in the era of incremental updates rather than drastic leaps. On the plus side, I think it somewhat take graphics out of the equation.

www.superjumpmagazine.com/what-is-prog...

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Wait, why didn't that give me all your artwork?

We'll see who makes more honey.

Beads?!?

It's far from a disaster, but something to consider before investing full price. Best recommendation, wait for a sale. And if you can't wait, subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for a month and try it out before committing to AAA pricing.

#Oblivion #OblivionRemastered #CRPG #ElderScrolls #Gaming

Both options have their benefits and drawbacks, but both are showing commitment to a design philosophy.

Oblivion Remastered is just Oblivion with new graphics, and that's it. What little it adds for veterans will be short-lived, and its shortcomings will not win new lifelong fans.