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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can't give precise numbers, but at least that I can notice, despite greatly filtering what I check, there's enough stuff to make running out of stuff to check rather unlikely. Besides, as I started using RSS feeds a lot recently, mainly for federated platforms (not just Lemmy ones), and the reader I use can hide posts marked as read, it's being a struggle to lower the number of posts to read in comparison to the sum of posts automatically pulled during the set up of each link.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An AI is as good as its sources, and skimming through the domains from the posts, quite a few of those don't seem like very reliable ones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

And if they're so vociferous against gambling, I can't help but wonder what they're doing regarding all the gacha on their platform.

 

From the developer's post:

Happy New Year everyone! Just three hours into 2025, I received an email from Google Play Support with the following subject line:

Action Required: Your app is not compliant with Google Play Policies (Luck be a Landlord)

Nothing has changed with Luck be a Landlord in the past few months, but for whatever reason, my game "contains gambling" now!

I've already gone through this song and dance multiple times with Google Play over the game being banned by them in 13 countries, so while this isn't exactly new, it's a lot scarier!

I genuinely think Luck be a Landlord deserves the equivalent of an E10+ rating across all regions, but at this point I've just given up and will deal with whatever inaccurate rating is slapped on the game.

I've now filled out the Google Play age rating questionnaire to "agree" that my game "contains gambling." I'm doing this in an attempt to stop my game from being banned globally on Google Play since every time I've tried to appeal these decisions I've simply been sent a screenshot of my game and was told "this is gambling."

Whatever happens, I hope you're still able to play my game on your Android device in 2025.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe take strolls on a local park or other scenic places, and take inspiration from what you see? Alternatively, maybe make things like short comics and fanarts?

Also, not directly related to your question, but keep your older doodles and drawings. Even if future you comes to find them ugly, it would still show you how much you changed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Doesn't appear to have a RSS feed either, and doesn't seem like Nitter supports it. 😔

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Or should be made available

Could, then, people here in the comments bring FOSS games from other sources too?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Just checked it.

For the empty spaces in the carousel, you could use this:

spoilergaming.amazon.com##a[href*="platform_specific_tag/"]:upward(li[class="grid-carousel__slide"])


And the platform_specific_tag is what appears in their links when you open their pages and that, from what I can observe, is specific to where they activate in.

For example, in Jurassic World Evolution and Electrician Simulator, the tag is the epic/ part of the link.

For Overcooked 2 and The Outer Worlds, it's gog/.

And though it should work without the /, maybe better keep it, as the lack thereof may trigger false positives, like if Legacy of Kain for GOG is available, but you block legacy results in case you want nothing from Legacy Games, you won't see Legacy of Kain due to its name appearing in the link.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I usually go directly to https://gaming.amazon.com/home?filter=Game so I'll need to check the all tab too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Maybe this?

codegaming.amazon.com##a[href*="platform_specific_tag/"]:upward(div[class="tw-block"])
It's the filter that is the least dependent on div blocks' structure that I can think, and unless Amazon changes either (or both) their links format and how they list stuff, at most I think you'd need to change the tw-block part every once in a while, as such bigger sites seem to change the divs' names some times.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Is your drive where you install games automatically mounted by the system? In case something changed in your system, does it have the same path as Steam expects it to? And is the drive a separated storage? And though it may sound like a stupid question, I think it's important to ask also, are you sure it's on the storage you think it is?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

From a quick look, it is on Bandcamp, for those that would rather have it DRM free (FLAC, MP3 and derivatives):
https://garoad.bandcamp.com/album/va-11-hall-a-prologue-ost-sounds-from-the-future

It's also on ITunes (only AAC and MP3), but worth noting getting to the store page is a bit cumbersome even with the link:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/va-11-hall-a-prologue-orignal-soundtrack-sounds/1190726465

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Iirc, it's a quote from iCarly, but I remember a character that is the archetype of being dumb and brute saying in awe, after reading a book, that "it's like a TV in your head", or something of the sort.

But worth noting places like Lemmy and Mbin support images too.

 

From the announcement post:

Hey guys! So, on November 25th, at 3 PM UTC, Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th (no GOG page yet) will be released on our platform. Having said that, the publisher decided that with it, the "original" version will be no longer available to buy, which is:

Sin Slayers + all its DLCs + The First Sin (the game's demo).

The removal will happen on the same date as the release of Reign of The 8th. If someone would like to grab this original version (the new version will have some new enemies, but also changes to the game's flow, balance, and optimization) then please do so before the release happens.

 

From the announcement post:

Hello everyone, unfortunately, we'll be removing SpaceEngine and its DLCs from the store.

The delisting will happen on: November 22th, 2024, at 2 PM UTC.

No chance of a last-minute discount. We'll try to bring it back, maybe when the game receives the full release.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

Titles to be delisted from Steam

  • Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
  • Alien Soldier
  • Alien Storm
  • Altered Beast
  • Beyond Oasis
  • Bio-Hazard Battle
  • Bonanza Bros
  • Columns
  • Columns III
  • Comix Zone
  • Crack Down
  • Crazy Taxi
  • Decap Attack
  • Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
  • Dreamcast Collection Bundle
  • Dynamite Headdy
  • Ecco Jr.
  • Ecco the Dolphin
  • Ecco: The Tides of Time
  • ESWAT: City Under Siege
  • Eternal Champions
  • Fatal Labyrinth
  • Flicky
  • Galaxy Force II
  • Gain Ground
  • Golden Axe
  • Golden Axe II
  • Golden Axe III
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • Jet Set Radio
  • Kid Chameleon
  • Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
  • Light Crusader
  • Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle
  • NiGHTS into Dreams
  • Phantasy Star II
  • Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
  • Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
  • Ristar
  • SEGA Bass Fishing
  • Shadow Dancer
  • Shining Force
  • Shining Force II
  • Shining in the Darkness
  • Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
  • Sonic 3D Blast
  • Sonic Spinball
  • Space Channel 5: Part 2
  • Space Harrier II
  • Streets of Rage
  • Streets of Rage 2
  • Streets of Rage 3
  • Super Thunder Blade
  • Sword of Vermilion
  • The Revenge of Shinobi
  • ToeJam & Earl
  • ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton
  • VectorMan
  • VectorMan 2
  • Virtua Fighter 2
  • Wonder Boy in Monster World
  • Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Titles to be delisted from Xbox

  • Altered Beast
  • Crazy Taxi
  • SEGA® Genesis Classics™
  • Golden Axe
  • Monster World
  • NiGHTS into Dreams
  • SEGA Bass Fishing
  • Shinobi
  • Sonic the Fighters
  • Streets of Rage
  • SVC: ToeJam & Earl
  • Virtua Fighter 2

::: spoiler Titles to be delisted from Nintendo Switch and PlayStation

  • SEGA® Genesis Classics™
 

Playing Final Fantasy VI once more, now modded because I'd been curious about this mod for years.
Also, I know there's an English version of the mod, but why make it easier when it can be harder? e.e"

Regarding the mod itself, I get a feeling even normal enemies were made stronger, with how much I was getting "kicked in the spleen" (Paine: "...spleen?") during the tutorial boss. This will be fun.

 

Wasn't in the mood to play yesterday. But in exchange, was so much in the mood earlier today that I got to finish it twice (somehow), first with the secret character, and then with Marion, the girl in the screenshot. Great game, specially when you don't need to burn through the money ~~you were to buy dairy with~~, and glad I used a sturdier controller, else I'd be with a broken action button like with Celeste on the Switch. 😅

 

This game is hectic

Taking a screenshot was a challenge on its own. =P
Also the first boss here on Gunbird 2 took me a few too many tries, and I'm fairly sure I picked the easier difficulty. (chuckles) I'm in danger

 

Just got through the stage. Overall fun, but I might have a few colorful words about that spinning wheel near the end. e.e"
Also luckily I managed to save the electric state til the end. Made the boss far easier.

Unrelated, but changed the title format because I thought the previous one was too visually polluted. Hopefully it looks better now.

 

Bad pun is still bad. =P

And Gunbird 2 seems to play a bit better than the first game.

 

Loving how each new stage is an extension of the previous one.

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