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Gaming, game dev, retro tech, and bad art!
Someone at Full Indie told me that we're about equidistant from Seattle, so if you turn the wrong way and really don't pay any attention, you won't realize your mistake until you hit a border. I have no idea if that's true but it sounds pithy.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I just went through a cycle of "wtf is Ken Sim doing in Washington" followed by "oh it must be the other Vancouver" followed by "wtf is Ken Sim doing in Washington"

(the answer is FIFA, I looked it up)
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It was called GITHMAP www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/a-...

The itch page is on archive.org if you dig around, but the download appears to be long gone. No idea if it was taken down over copyright concerns or for other reasons.
A super fan of Dungeons & Dragons' Githyanki made a Baldur's Gate 3-infused Doom map where you can just hang out and talk to them
Githmap is a cool little proof of concept, a Doom map that feels more like the beginning of an RPG.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I will say that I'm currently knee-deep in Act 3 and finding it rather overwhelming, though.
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I really wish I could dig up the original passage and its source, because although completely unintended it sounds like a perfect description of AI generated hallucinations
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I generally don't like to criticize the creators of a work without knowing the full story, but splitting Cobra Bubbles alone makes me think they didn't really understand the material they were working with. The reason they gave for changing it is why it was funny in the first place.
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Weirdly I kinda wish they'd broken MORE from the original, focusing on Nani and the weight on her, going for a more bittersweet "things don't always work out" approach. It pokes a few times in this direction but never commits to it and ends up just feeling confused.
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I think I'd be more positive if they weren't trying to hype it so much. If it was like "hey, we've got big things brewing but in the meantime here's a thing for the 25th anniversary" I'd probably be more receptive. Although personally, I'd still prefer a Halo 3 remaster.
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
AI has definitely made the contrast more pronounced, but pervasive low-effort slop and the (real or perceived) preference has been discussed before it entered the picture. I've had the feeling of "I coulda just made a predatory mobile game asset flip" since the mid-late 2010s.
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
To be clear, a post about AI, not a post written by AI.
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you're excited for Campaign Evolved, all the power to you, but I just can't muster up the enthusiasm. I personally find the first entry to be the weakest by far, with even Halo 2 holding up much better. It has a lot of shortcomings that I don't think can be fixed without fundamental changes.
October 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM