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I'm not dreading it's release and this isn’t about the quality of GTA VI itself I’m sure it’s going to be at the very least a solid experience it has less to do with the quality of the game and more to do with the world of GTA itself.

I'm not the biggest fan of American culture and pop culture. While there are aspects I like about American culture there is a lot more I dislike about Americana than like and the GTA Games are a parody and satire of America and American culture that amplifies the stereotypes of Americana. I get it's a lot of it is in critique and mockery but to me such world mostly has that and little warmth as a result an ugly reflection of America.

I'm just really fatigued of this Hollywood satire as that's all there is and little appeal to the human condition and heart and re watching The LOTR made me realize how much of that was missing in modern media and boy is GTA IV a big offender in this it's not a bad game but I don't think I'm gonna play it again for the foreseeable future.

I also just know that the release of GTA VI is going to spawn some of the most insufferable culture wars when it comes out and while the game itself can’t really be blamed for that it still doesn’t make it any less annoying. You’re going to see some Jim Crow era cartoon level of a stereotypical depiction of some minority demographic (probably homosexuals) and you’re going to get the most annoying culture war out of it with both sides acting like it’s progressive and woke (look at some of the new discourse about Florian for example to show how “woke” gta iv was)

I was having a discussion with my friend he WHOLEHEARTEDLY believes that the entire Uncharted franchise is better in terms of depth, storytelling and characters. What do you guys think?

So, I'll start by trying to clarify what specific genre I'm talking about here, and I'm not 100% sure it HAS an actual name yet.

The games I'm talking about are similar rougelike/rougelite games, typically with some type of "deck builder" aspect (even when there's no cards), "relics" and other similar aspects, but instead of being a fantasy setting, they're typically based around some sort of IRL game of luck or skill, such as cards, dice or arcade games.

The one people are likely most familiar with, is Balatro.

That said, there's seems to have recently been a huge boom in this type of game.

Luck Be A Landlord,

Peglin (which I could have sworn was older than Balatro)

CloverPit

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers

RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

Dice A Million

etc etc etc.

There are earlier ones, of course, and more still being made.

My point is, this newer, budding 'subgenre' of rougelites are becoming a lot more popular recently.

Where did it all start?

Was it really just Balatro's popularity that sparked it off?

Was there earlier precursors?

Or did it just get people making them more and some game along the way really lit the fire.

Anyone know?

I played it with high hopes due to the previous games and the character creation but the gameplay leaves something to be desired. I'm wondering if it's worth investing more time into because I really enjoyed the previous titles.

I'm playing the Resident Evil 4 remaster right now and finding myself enjoying the upgrade/treasure hunting system more than I expected. Each build path is more different than I imagined it would be. Something like Skyrim is known for this, but what are some games with really good upgrade mechanics that aren't commonly mentioned?

I recently played through Splinter Cell Blacklist and it’s given my brain this itch for more. The game is so short and I don’t want to just replay it again, not so soon anyway. So I was wondering if anyone had any other stealth games that were similar. I love games that allow you to move through an area without forced combat sections, literally going through the game like a ghost. Completing a section leaving enemies completely untouched is like a drug my brain can’t get enough of, so any game recs that allow you to do that would be great. Forced combat sections are fine, as long as it isn’t every level

Is a pc still worth it if you don’t need it for school/work and don’t play competetive games like at all?

Qwest:Turbo Racing was a game made by WildTangent that was only avalible to play online on MSN Zone from August 2005 to January 2006.The link where the game was playable is here along with a forum post on the game. Qwest Turbo Racing - MSN Games - Free Online Games web.archive.org/web/20181031155818/https://honda-tech.com/forums/general-discussion-debate-40/qwest-turbo-racing-"spirit-service"-free-pc-racing-game-1444727/

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