I talk a lot of shit about the Forza Horizon series for someone who is going to buy 6 as soon as it goes on sale for under 70 bucks
It's one of those things where you critique the things you love the most because you see how they could be Even Better
@coriander critiquing my Beloved Thing is one of my favorite pasttimes
No one has talked more shit about Battlefield 1 than me
@coriander wrong I am objectively autistic
@wallhackio Then play better video games
@coriander WHAT THE FUCK
@coriander YOU LITERALLY PLAY FORZA
@wallhackio Technically I play Forza Horizon, which is different
Plus I also play EYE Divine Cybermancy
@coriander eurojank is refined taste that is acceptable
@coriander also I think The Long Dark is one of the best games ever made which means I have objectively good taste
@wallhackio @coriander Dear Dr Clod, I just recently bought The Long Dark.
What should I know to have a good experience? (I've played less than an hour so far.)
@rockario @coriander I don't recommend the story mode I thought it was very bad.
I enjoy the experience of fucking around and finding and don't mind extremely harsh punishments for my mistakes out so jumping straight into survival mode without looking up anything was a transcendent experience for me. If you prefer a little guidance then watching some of Zaknafein's advice on YouTube would be good (his various "10 tips" videos are really good for gitting gud)
Otherwise, prioritize shelter, then fire, then food in that order. Use death as learning experience, it will happen to you. Weapons are the best way to get long term sources of food since you can hunt, and find the spotting flare if you can it's a get out of jail free card for any wildlife encounter
@wallhackio @rockario It's a classic case of Losing Is Fun™
@coriander @rockario also in Joseph Anderson's video titled something like "three alternatives to no man's sky" or something like that he has a section on The Long Dark and his description of the game will make it very clear to you whether or not you will like the game (I bought the game because of that video)
Pixel a Day's video on Subnautica, The Long Dark, and the sublime is also, fittingly, a sublime viewing experience
@wallhackio @rockario Back when Joe Anderson was still an actual game critic and not a hack
@coriander @rockario why do you say he's a hack?
@wallhackio @rockario In hindsight a lot of his "critiques" turned more and more into just summarizing things that happen in a game without ever engaging meaningfully with the games either mechanically or narratively. There's the entire debacle around his Witcher videos, which, honestly, weren't even very good unless you like a lot of racist jokes made under the guise of sarcasm and "elves aren't real so it's okay." He's just burned so much good will and his videos don't hold up.
@coriander @rockario I lost a lot of respect for Anderson when he spent five minutes of a review defending Joel's final decision in The Last Us
@coriander @rockario what's frustrating with Anderson is that he's still good at critiquing games when he approaches them mechanically. But whenever he talks about story or themes I kind of want him to just stop talking please
@wallhackio @rockario This is why I just watch NCG instead
@wallhackio @rockario Oh gross I didn't know he did that