StringPotatoTheory

joined 1 year ago

I'm not them but...

Outer Wilds is a gem of a 3D first-person indie game. Other games might have you find required items so you can progress (like Pokemon or Zelda games), but in this game it's all about the knowledge you learn while playing (like Tunic). You explore, learn, and puzzle solve. By looking up anything about the game, or by looking up a solution to a puzzle, you essentially lock yourself out of experiencing that piece of content. It's all about the journey.

It's a game you can only really play once, but it is so worth it. It's my favorite video game and I wish I could forget everything about it so I can play it again for the first time.

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've been meaning to change my website from Hugo to Zola. It has a few good themes to choose from and it's easy to set up. Hugo has way more themes though.

You might want to check out a lot of SSGs to see what themes each has, and pick the one you like the most.

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

even when binging I watch the voyager intro every few episodes, I love the music too much

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope they don't make that update to windows 10 as well 😭 control panel feels faster to use than windows settings

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I have pihole as well and I find it doesn't block the promoted posts / reddit ads on mobile. But revanced fixes that.

 

I really like the lore behind the vaults in the Fallout games. The only book I know that's somewhat similar is Wool, are there any others?

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I use obsidian and syncthing, although I use it for just myself; as long as you aren't editing the same document at once it should work. If there is a file conflict, nothing will be deleted, just the conflicted file with have the word "conflict" in the name. So you can do a text compare between the original and that file to see what needs to be merged.

Syncthing is self hosted, obsidian has desktop and android apps. You can exclude certain files or folders from being synced on a certain device with syncthing. Obsidian uses markdown so that might take some getting used to, but the plus side being all your notes will be text so you aren't locked in to using obsidian.

You can also use another markdown / text editor as well, maybe one that supports wiki links for obsidian compatibility but obsidian works with the markdown link format as well.

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I find I'm mostly okay without a guide in the dungeons, but in the overworld to find the dungeons and items, I need it 😭

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've been playing the first Legend of Zelda game. I'm surprisingly having fun, but I think it's due to save states. The combat in the game is brutal.

It's inspired me to try making a 2D open world game in Godot.

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This looks very promising, I'll check it out!

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I'm bad at zombies but I play with friends that are much better than me and we have fun. I'm still learning how to get a good train of zombies going.

I guess this game is a time loop in the same way Hitman could be considered a time loop.

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You unlocked a memory for me: I remember playing one of the games in the series, I think it was Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands because I think I played it on DS. I'll check out a playthrough of Sands of Time, thank you!

[–] StringPotatoTheory@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I'll have a look at 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, thank you!

Years ago I played Undertale and Pony Island and I love them both so much. I have a soft spot for 4th wall breaking games.

 

I really enjoy time loop games where the player can explore and there's a story, and isn't just a puzzle game. I played Outer Wilds a few years ago and I loved everything about it, it's my favorite in the genre.

Ones I've played and liked / have on my list to play that look good:

  • Outer Wilds - (I still need to play the DLC)
  • Deathloop
  • Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
  • Undertale?
  • The Sexy Brutale
  • Zero Escape series (on my list to play)

Ones I don't like as much:

  • The Forgotten City - I liked the story (for the most part) but I felt it was spoiled far too early. I think by being a shorter non-linear game that was likely to happen. I got 3/4 endings in 6 hours. It was very hand-holdy which I didn't like. It had quests and quest markers which I felt didn't help the game at all. I wish it went the Outer Wilds approach and instead listed everything you learned, so the player would have to piece together what they needed to do next.
  • Twelve Minutes - I watched a playthrough of this game. The story was very interesting, but I don't think I would have the patience for the puzzles, it's a puzzle heavy game. I would like a game with more exploration.
  • Minit - Played it for ~3 hours, it was interesting but I would like a longer time loop.

These games have a time travel mechanic which I still enjoy but aren't really what I'm looking for:

  • Braid - The story is very interesting but it's a puzzle platformer with levels.
  • Life is Strange - I love this game but it's a time travel game rather than a time loop.
  • Chrono Trigger - I think this game has time travel instead of a time loop, it's still on my list to play.
  • Steins;gate (now on my list to rewatch rather than play, and it's more time travel rather than groundhog day time loop).

Are there any hidden gems I'm missing? Preferably looking for games I can play on PC but I also have a Switch, Wii U, and 3DS.

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