=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 It wasn't too long. I'm used to paragraphs from Reddit. It sounds like you enjoy the themes of Dark Souls. When people say "soulslike" they usually mean the gameplay mechanics. The theme could be completely different - like, ninjas VS mafia for example. Completely different theme, but I could see it working. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/20 --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 What does "just like dark souls" mean to you? When people say that they usually mean it's timing/reflex based, kinda hardcore, and based on memorizing boss patterns. Which imho isn't all that useful of a description because lots of games are like that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/24 --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 Well maybe that's okay :) Dark Souls is a hell of a game that has stood the test of time. It's a classic now. It's okay if you're not much of a gamer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/23 --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 Interesting! What you described seems to me like exactly what I'd associate with souls-like games. I wonder why the disconnect? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/22 --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 That makes sense to me. Would you say most "soulslike" games don't scratch those gameplay itches you have? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4554 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ can't fucking wait till we're done eating the rich and I can go back to a simple life of playing with my cat, making video games, writing poetry (bad poetry, but I like it) and hanging out with my friends. gotta build the social infrastructure to get through this phase first, though. something something echo chambers exist IRL too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/240 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I realized the reason it's so difficult for me to get into a new video game is because my perfect game existed at one point, but no longer, and all else pales in comparison. The make-believe games of children are without equal. They represent our inner truth and desires, cast upon the canvas of our experience through the outputs of imagination and physical exertion. I'd spend my time as a child wandering through the forest with a stick in hand, climbing on things and exploring. I grew up in Wyoming, and the forests there look like this: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3302 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "this game is too hard" she whined, as she played on the hardest difficulty setting "this game is too long" she pleaded, as she failed to get absorbed by the story and characters "this game is too fast" she avoided, as life comes at ya once and then it's gone "I'll never get another chance to be who I am right now" she remarked, as she considered how society is designed not to have the best life, but to extract labor from us. That's not what our ideal should be, she thinks to me, and I'm like... bro figure your shit out you're harshing my mellow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5636 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I think it's ironic how I ended up posting a "things I almost posted" screenshot directory somewhere other than where I almost posted them. and all they saw were the outtakes. I bet they'd see a completely different point of me, but they never talk to me so they don't know me. oh well, alas, it's fine I'm sure I'm being designed. who can say, I am but at productive play, please react so I can do ongoing story. I learn from each and every encounter I encounterate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1880 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I decide against playing a Steam game because I don't want it to jump to the top of my "recently played" list Wish I could have like, a heatmap of when I played which game. I think that'd be useful for the archival process of my life. ... how pathetic, she measures her life in gameplay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5793 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── I posted my words text file all over the c it y today. not sure why. maybe I'm tired of this course and I don't want to let anyone down? Maybe I don't know what to do yet. Maybe nobody works with me because everyone's keeping it on the DL or whateverr? ... anyway enough typing, I'm going to go play a video game. like god intended. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3008 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── when I play games, the theme only matters when it's being sold to me. after, once I start playing, I stick around if the mechanics are good. hence, why I loooooove video games but spend like 30$ on them every 6 months ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5933 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── @user-217 the darkness how resplendent would be incomplete without that present ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4608 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── every time a game developer makes a game where the world is in peril and the main character must save it, for every successful playthrough where the good guy wins there are thousands of doomed worlds where the player got distracted or bored and left the people to rot. how tragic. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse_boost/96 --- ◀─╔════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════──────────────────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I'm an old school gamer, so avoid looking up min/max combos or character builds for games on the internet. The whole POINT is to find what works yourself, and what you enjoy. It's what gives a sense of achievement. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But I don't mind taking real-world advice from people. Sharing tips is fun. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #15 messages/1388 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I spend time on Reddit because it feels like a conversation. Well, it used to. Now it's... different. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #16 fediverse/3917 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ people who don't play games are fucked in the afterlife, just sayin' ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4388 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm sorry, but you can't play any more video games for a while. No more spending time on hobbies. When you meet, discuss what needs you see and how to fulfill them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/610 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm sorry, but you can't play any more video games for a while. No more spending time on hobbies. When you meet, discuss what needs you see and how to fulfill them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4072 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I like games that test my reflexes I also like games that test my wit but most of all I like games that test my patience with strategy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/411 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I feel like I play roughly the same amount of video games during the work day as the average software developer. Does that mean I'm qualified? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ |