=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── gamers compulsively say "gg" after every match but I think the best games are the ones that are even - neck and neck - could go either way - always a tense struggle ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/97 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── @user-110 Exactly! I play games to practice strategy and empathy, not to stand triumphant over a virtual foe. Why should I care for the lessons of others when mine so often go unlearnt? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4894 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── if you play any of my favorite games, there's a chance we've played together ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3916 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── life isn't JUST a game, but it is a game. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2957 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 right, like the games the rest of us play aren't good enough for you? need to toy with our lives a bit to really get into the flow? yikes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 messages/1534 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── The "bad guys" are always the "bad" guys on the enemy team. And on your team. The "bad guys" are, unfortunately, often the "good" guys on the enemy team as well. But never on your team. There are significantly fewer bad guys than good guys, at all times and on all teams. The trouble, always, is finding out which is which. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════════───┘ --- #7 notes/20260713-083603.txt --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── You must always defeat your enemy at their own game. Otherwise, the game will never end. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ --- #8 messages/911 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── literally zero secret messages in the game titles. I just feel like playing one or another because of the *gameplay* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #9 notes/things-i-almost-posted --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I miss games where it was actually fun to play against the AI ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 messages/275 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Games where every time you play them it feels different, my beloved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2698 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "I could name the top 10 best strategy games of all time and each of them would shine in a different particular way and none of you would know a single one of them" - me talking about strategy games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1162 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── There are some games that I play where I am struck by the thought that "wow, this game was made by programmers" and often, they are among my favorite games to play. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2652 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── VIDEO GAMES, amiright? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5501 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── byyyyyyye more video game time I guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #15 messages/754 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── If you want to get to know me, play my games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1898 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The greatest game is an imagination shared with a friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5441 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── I just really like video games I guess?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #19 bluesky#29 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I praise victories more than losses. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3210 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1209 well, every boomer shooter is about moving as fast as possible and shooting with pinpoint accuracy, so... that's-the-game.jpg : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/1009 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-735 well yeah because I never turn it on unless someone asks me to. and so far nobody ever has. or did you mean club penguin? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/5692 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── video games yay! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/3863 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ *video games are better than ruminating* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4969 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── what if I played video games all day so everyone knew I was harmless maybe someday I'll give them up again for the... third time now? I think? heh maybe. I do enjoy the feeling of being unstoppable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/1716 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── if a game presents itself that you know you'll like, at a certain point your tastes are so refined and specific that you can think to yourself "... it's a sign, I gotta play this" because moments that you find a game you're really "into" are pretty rare. I've never been wowed by graphical technology beyond, like, a tech demo or. It's cool to see, but it never sold games to me. I was always into mechanics, because they were the kind of thing you could learn from when making your own games to play. I spent a lot of time outside because my mom would only let me use electronics for 1 hour per day. Ahhhhh it was always my favorite part of the day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/1374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-950 heh somehow I managed to die inbetween games? yeah that checks out ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/3917 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ people who don't play games are fucked in the afterlife, just sayin' ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/3909 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I don't really like singleplayer games sometimes a multiplayer game is too much effort to play with extra players, like Factorio where like anytime I'd play with other people they'd just kinda fuck off and do their own thing (whatever, I wanted to design a factory together, not play singleplayer together >.>) sometimes a multiplayer game has no players, RIP sometimes a multiplayer game has incredibly skilled players who shit on noobs and don't teach, RIP and sometimes a multiplayer game has no IRL friends that are into it, (personal RIP then) ... anyway, games are fun and we should play more of them. I wish I didn't have so much time to waste, but hey I guess that's where I'm comfortable, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 messages/1348 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── when people don't even look into the games I suggest for them, it kinda hurts my feelings. Like, I know so much about this, why wouldn't you check it out? too many times of "what games do you play? oh, gta? I know this great game that's just like it called cod" and idk it's like if you gave someone a pretty rock and they dropped it instead of putting it outside their apartment or in their garden or whatever. like okay, I guess I really don't mean anything to you, guess I'll just go be in heart-pain. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #30 fediverse/5517 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ... what was I thinking about again? oh yes video games are fun because they are a form of play, and all humans love to play. it is natural to their forms, just like it is natural to the form of a slinky to slink down stairs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #31 notes/hear-your-enemies-lose --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ if you hear your enemies lose, that means you should fight harder, not give up the fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #32 fediverse/135 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: algorithms and primed │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-95 back when games had more value because you only had like, 6 of them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/2564 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────┘ pretend like you're playing leap-frog one person goes up to a sightline, watches with bated breath, another cautiously advances through the area covered by their teammate, before covering their back-to-forth advancement. first one, then the other, watch out for flanks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ |