Auggie_Otter

joined 1 year ago
[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I like Metal Gear Solid a lot. Metal Gear Solid 2 was okay but the bait and switch from Solid Snake to Raiden was just aggravating and the plot started getting more crazy than I cared for. By the time Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater came out I was just done. I know I'm in the minority here but it just isn't for me. The first Metal Gear Solid for the PS1 was about the right balance of game play and funky off the wall story for me.

Hideo Kojima needs someone to tell him when enough is enough.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

When people say AC games I just think of Armored Core.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's funny because to me Skyrim wasn't punishing enough. The game literally lets you get away with murder. I would've liked more lasting consequences for your actions in the game.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I actually feel like Harvest Moon was more chill and relaxing. Stardew Valley stressed me out because I felt like if I didn't manage my time properly I was doing it wrong which felt weird given the game's message about leaving the demanding stressful work life of the city behind.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree. People were raving about this game and it was just a complete miss with me.

For one thing it was marketed as an RPG but really it felt more like some kind of point and click adventure which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing but the writing style just didn't click with me anyways. And, yeah, a lot of the choices in the game are just false anyways. After a few different starts experimenting with the different choices you just get railroaded into the same thing no matter what.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

“Lemmy is a selfhosted social link aggregation and discussion platform”

Okay seriously, this was my first issue. Someone on Reddit recommended Lemmy to me and I saw that and immediately went back to them and was like "WTF?".

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Honestly I'm tired of every website trying to annoy or force me to download an app. Mobile web design is perfectly capable of doing the vast majority of the functionality you get with an app. It's all about gaining greater access to your device's functionality and data.

If someone told me you'd be expected to install a separate piece of software on your device for each website you frequently visit back in 2010 I'd have said that sounds like a stupid idea and it'd never catch on.

[–] Auggie_Otter@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never experienced the limited comments but it does constantly send an intrusive popup at the bottom of the screen that forces me to respond if I want to continue on my browser or go to download the app.

Also I have to switch to desktop mode to access certain features such as uploading a picture or a video when creating a new post. The Reddit mobile site only lets you make text or link posts.

All of this functionality could easily be added to the mobile site but it's clear they're hobbling the mobile site to annoy people into downloading the official Reddit app where they will have greater access to your personal data.