I only hate it because most of the time the reason for censoring them is monetization, and that reminds me that the Internet nowadays is not authentic but driven by that and algorithms (not here thankfully).
One stupid trend word that I see on social media (LATAM) that replaced the word “sex” is “detonate” I feel like everyone is talking like a stupid LMAO.
That cliffhanger though! I can’t wait for the next episode!
They are doing this on purpose aren’t they?
I read a comment that said that manga chapters end similarly.
lol, it seems about the same as my Galaxy S20 gets… Fuck Exynos 🤣
the hardware is completely underpowered
It depends, compared with a gaming rig? Yes, it has been more powerful than a Nintendo Switch since ages ago and although this is not a biggest achievement, remember Switch 1 has a decent lineup almost since its conception (oh, and some even emulate Switch games there).
the display is absolutely tiny
It depends on the phone model, I have been doing fine with my Poco F2 Pro with a 6,67 inches screen, destiny has taken me to a Samsung Galaxy S20 with 6,2 inches and I have been doing just fine, I still prefer the Poco as it didn’t have any notch or camera hole whatsoever.
the display resolution is too high
Not sure if I am following this correctly, but AFAIK you can tweak that from settings or developer settings.
the battery is tiny
For smaller devices yeah, it tends to be the norm, but batteries are becoming bigger, so I expect more 3D gaming time if games are optimized.
you’re constantly taken out of the game by annoying interruptions
I mean, this is easily fixable with 3rd party or system inbuilt apps… Both of my devices have a gaming mode and it can enable do not disturb any time I open a game, now if you really can’t allow to use that feature I understand, I could care less about somebody not been able to reach me by a phone call lol.
going in and out is a pain because the system will kill the app
This depends a lot of the phone, again, and that is correct for my case with the F2 Pro as it only had 6 GB of RAM, the S20 has 8 GB of RAM and I haven’t noticed this in a while, and nowadays phones are been shipped with crazy amounts of RAM so yeah…
and worst of all, pretty much every mobile app I’ve ever seen, as well as the stores that provide them, are absolutely riddled with ads and microtransactions. Back in the day we had Angry Birds, and it was legitimately a fun, excellent, and simple game that I really enjoyed, but that game, and the entire industry as a whole, has been absolutely ruined by exploitation.
This is no secret for anyone, and this only happened because people allowed it and that’s why mobile gaming is so popular, for good and bad reasons alike.
That’s why in my previous comment I said some companies have been putting games for mobile with quality.
Is there another store that exists that isn’t like that where you can find actually fun games to play?
Not sure if it counts as a store, but both Android and Apple offer a subscription tier model which let’s you play lots of games without ads or dark patterns, there is also the Netflix subscription games which operate similarly…
Now talking about stores I heard there are some interesting games in Fdroid, and we now have the Epic Game Store, both on Android.
Like I said, I don’t really game that much on the phone, but I keep good games in my radar from time to time, and we have some good ones like Balatro, Vampire Survivors, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, etc, I still prefer emulation on Android.
I hop in some Android subreddits on Reddit and you can get a lot of recommendations there (or ask here in Lemmy I guess), gaming on mobile shouldn’t be just plain bad, we the users have the last decision whether or not engage with it, some decide no, and some decide to dive in a little just to see what they can find, but just going to the official stores will not help you as the games with the dark patterns proliferate there.
Not sure if you are really serious, AFAIK mobile gaming is like the one that takes the biggest slice of the cake.
Yes, not everyone will be playing Cyberpunk 2077 on their phones, but the gaming industry has adapted a lot of games to be played for mobiles.
And yes, the touchscreen argument is still strong, but this is easily fixable for me, and lots of people with a telescopic controller.
I am not even the most mobile gamer myself, (I don’t play GaaS with it) I play a lot of more casual games there (touchscreen friendly games) but for emulation with a telescopic controller you are kinda in heaven.
No need to pay for extra hardware (aside the telescopic controller) because most of our phones are already powerful enough to support a good bunch of emulators, no need to un-dust my PS1 or PS2 just to get some retro gaming, and a very personal one: no need to fight with PSPs that die on me so I can finally finish Persona 3 Portable on the go with my own hardware this time (all PSPs I own end up dying if they are not used, mostly battery issues, but my 3000 unit died because the freaking CMOS battery and I can’t fix it and don’t trust repair men here).
On a second thought, this could be a personal or regional experience, for example, I am shocked people use SMS on a phone in 2025 lol, where I live it is WhatsApp (or meta apps) or nothing, not even iMessage is used among iPhone users generally, the only use we have for SMS are confirmation messages and such, nobody knows what RCS is, and just thinking about SMS takes you back to early 2000s lol.
If only the Pixel was shipped with a Snapdragon processor I’d consider it as my next phone, I like gaming without generating unnecessary heat, and also emulation over all.
they’re shutting down all the streaming sites
This is the biggest lie I’ll read today… Possibly.
I like it, it looks more modern, I haven’t given a proper though about the layout, but honestly seeing UI changes is good, I have been using FF as my main since a while now and I don’t think it hasn’t changed a bit, for example I’d like that it adopted material you UI (yes I like it), but what I would like the most is that it begins to support tab grouping just like the desktop browser… But hey, baby steps.
And here is me that Adam Sandler movies are my guilty pleasure, as a manner of speak I guess (I don’t hide it haha).
Hollywood overuse. “People like him let’s put him in everything!”
I mean, I blame the audience more than Hollywood, the same reason why we get a lot of reboots and sequels instead of new movies, or the same reason why Netflix account sharing killing strategy worked.
The dislike shouldn’t be completely headed to the actor nor Hollywood.
Also you got me thinking, would people that didn’t see him in the older stuff like those you mentioned and are tired of him will roll their eyes if they decide to watch them just now?
FIFA 20? lol.
I am patiently waiting until somebody manages to crack the GCN app package to work with the Switch 1 so I can use it on my hacked and overclocked one 🙃
Bastion OST
I have only played the game briefly but as I am not a native English speaker I can’t really focus on the gameplay, enjoying the track and the narration =(
I have a similar issue with Kid Icarus for 3DS :/
Probably Stickerbush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2.
I didn’t play the game back in the days, heck until now I have only played the 1st title, but this song sounds so good and I have 0 nostalgia googles about it (although weirdly it emits some nostalgia to me regardless).
They definitely cooked with the DKC OST.
Damn, we really have a brief time to make smart decisions.
What touched you about Journey? I finished the games about 3 times and honestly can’t recall that much about it but the art/graphic design being top notch.
Regarding OP’s question I also don’t recall a game that has made me cry yet, but I wouldn’t say I am a senseless being lol, some anime scenes get me from time to time… Is just that with games it feels different.
I didn’t know about this game, but honestly it is so good that others experience the same as I, of course I don’t think that I am the only one in the world that Chrono Trigger is not for him (not even sure about this myself), but definitely is so scarce to read comments of people struggling with the title compared with praises for it gets!
after being living in the map marker era for so long.
Jeez, this is totally it!
Thanks for putting it in simpler words for me 😅
Definitely gonna check in taking notes.
Jump Ultimate Stars, this is the dream game for any Otaku, the fact that we can still play it in 2025 thanks to custom servers is a blessing.
God Of War 2018, I was having a bad streak gaming related due to personal and work life, but when this game was released I got it immediately, something that I rarely do (patient gamer gang), anyway, this game kept me awake late nights, I know this is not something that one should brag about, but I was enjoying it completely thus the nights felt that happened too quickly.
Toy Story 2, this game will never age for me, I honestly don’t know if it should deserve this spot, but if there is a game that I have replayed the most in my life, this would be it, the platform mechanics and graphics are top notch for me (and hey, PS1 graphics are making a comeback, so no shame at all with that style).
Maybe another game deserves that last spot, but those 3 games were the 1st ones that came to my mind.
Honorable mentions:
Mario Kart DS
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy
Hotel Dusk & The Last Window (can you guess my favorite console by this point?)
Pokémon Soul Silver
TWEWY
Time Hollow
All the other God of War games (even Ascension)
Batman Arkham saga (even Origins)
The Witcher 3
Xenoblade
And a bunch others that would make this list absurdly big, which is not the main point of this post.
Chili con Carnage mentioned? And on Lemmy? The weirdest thing I’ll see today here 🤣
I love this game, I have finished it like 3 times I guess, and yes the humor is top notch, even when it is a 3rd person shooter I don’t think I faced any issues with the controls while playing it on the PSP.