• don@lemm.ee
    26·
    11 months ago

    I’m not interested unless I see “First transmitted via telegraph by the US Government, 1883.” in the about section of the game store.

  • Match!!English
    24·
    11 months ago

    Does dwarf fortress count as a modern game or a 20 year old game?

    • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Don’t forget to find one of those citizens that are temporarily immortal to punch and kick their shit for maximum physical experience. I loved doing that on that first city, after finishing the quest where the dude convinces you to change your hair and beard “for his daughter”.

  • irmoz@reddthat.com
    17·
    11 months ago

    Haha how weird and quirky! A game from 2013? No one’s ever played those before! You must be so special and unique! But not as special and unique as me, playing games from the 80s! Oh wait. There’s nothing special and unique about any of this.

      • irmoz@reddthat.com
        2·
        11 months ago

        Encouraging people to be themselves and not determine their worth based on the age of the games they play? Yes. People are more than this. It’s sad as hell to put yourself down just because the game is old.

        • boogetyboo@aussie.zone
          1·
          11 months ago

          It’s a joke. I chuckled. I don’t think anyone is putting themselves down due to seeing it. The joke works even if you take out the age of the game.

          You’ve come across aggressive and with the intent to put the poster down. So… That’s not very nice of you?

          • irmoz@reddthat.com
            1·
            11 months ago

            But I’m here saying that the age of the game doesn’t matter and that it doesn’t make them a loser like they imply

            • boogetyboo@aussie.zone
              0·
              11 months ago

              Where does it imply loser? It’s a light self deprecating joke. I recall making the same digs at myself because my Sims 3 character was doing really well and I felt like I was living vicariously through them. The age of the game is a fraction of the joke. Do you get this agitated when people joke in real life around you?

          • irmoz@reddthat.com
            1·
            11 months ago

            They’re presenting themselves as something “different” from other gamers… How is that not presenting yourself as unique and special? It gives “I’m not like other girls” energy.

            • Verat@sh.itjust.works
              8·
              11 months ago

              Last I checked the meme is saying the accomplishments are less impressive than they may seem at first, and I’m not seeing “Im not as impressive as I first look” as being “special”.

              • irmoz@reddthat.com
                2·
                11 months ago

                “Im not as impressive as I first look”

                It’s not impressive either way, so why are they bringing status into it whatsoever? Older games are not “less impressive” to play, and that mindset should not exist in the first place.

            • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              You’re the only one here interpreting this that way. Like I can’t tell if you’re an actual human or if you’re a bot powered by ChatGPT that didn’t correctly process the content of the image.

    • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br
      10·
      11 months ago

      I find it curious to see people having this sort of insecurity (in some cases, some sort of aversion) with playing older games, while they don’t have it with other media, like books or music.

    • bobor hrongar@lemmy.world
      6·
      11 months ago

      They probably posted it here specifically because they knew people would find it relatable, actually.

      I think it was more about the getting goals done in a game instead of real life, and the 10 years was tacked on because some people do like to keep up on the newer games.

  • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
    13·
    11 months ago

    My top two games played this year are over 10 years old each.

    My 3rd most played is Baldur’s Gate 3, weighing in at 250 hours, so I’ve got that going for me.

    • pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      11 months ago

      I’m still not sure how much I like BG3, but I have sunk 90h into it at this point, so it can’t be that bad.

      My game of the year for 2023 was probably the Q2 remaster, overall.

  • M137@lemm.ee
    12·
    11 months ago

    *while ignoring any real-life counterpart of any of those. (except goals, kinda, since your goal at the moment is doing those things in that game).

    • ivanafterall@kbin.social
      14·
      11 months ago

      The real-life mission system is totally broken. I’ve accomplished tons of goals and the rewards usually don’t even trigger, at all.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 months ago

        Plus the classes are ridiculously unbalanced! “Billionaire” and “loud religious idiot” need to be nerfed yesterday! Don’t even get me started on how game breaking playing a hybrid of those is!

        • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          Billionaire ain’t a class, it’s just an unpatched exploit. It’s really easy to pull if you already have at least some millions lying around.

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
    11·
    11 months ago

    I started playing Project Zomboid this year. Its about a decade old but they’re still adding features.

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
    7·
    11 months ago

    There’s only a few games I played before release, RimWorld and Stone Shard.

    Currently I’m playing Beneath a Steel Sky from 1994, and Fallout 4 is next.

    And I will celebrate with you each time you recover the Amulet of Yendor