[–] 7 points 1 day ago

On the contrary, I'd say we're in a golden age for PC gaming. Just not for AAA gaming. So much amazing indy and single A content recently.

Also, for decades there have been complaints about the AAA industry prioritising high-end graphics over everything else, because that's what sells. So the RAM shortage might actually level the playing field. If the customer base can no longer afford to play games with ultra-high graphics, then AAA studios will be forced to compete on something other than graphics.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    Some more cozy / slice of life power fantasies:

    • Bofuri - A scaredy cat signs for an MMO with her friend, and decides to invest all her stats into defense. This unique strategy turns into a game-breaker.
    • Slime 300 - After dying from overwork, a young woman is reincarnated into a fantasy world. She vows to take life slow this time. After 300 years of unintentional level grinding, she suddenly finds she is the strongest witch in the world.

    Dumb, silly fun power fantasies:

    • Classroom for Heroes - Your standard overpowered idiot shonen hero in a magical academy full of waifus. These shows are a dime a dozen, but this is one of the few I actually enjoyed.
    • Kemono Michi - A goofy, feelgood isekai where all problems can be solved with wrestling. No real plot, but the cast is fun and has good chemistry.

    Power fantasies which take themselves a bit more seriously:

    • Gate - A portal opens up in modern day Japan, and a fantasy army invades. The army is immediately routed by modern firearms and tactics, and Japan ends up counter-invading the fantasy world. Attempts to show a realistic first contact scenario, though the writing is sometimes grossly jingoistic and fetishistic.
    • So I'm A Spider, So What? - Character is reincarnated as a lowly spider in the world's most dangerous dungeon. Very satisfying to watch them progress from bottom of the food chain to world's strongest monster. There's a whole second half of the plot involving more conventional isekai'd highschoolers, but it's much less interesting and can probably be skipped.
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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Some good suggestions here already. I'll add FLCL to the mix. The Pillows' youthful, energetic, and sometimes wistful punk rock fits perfectly with the show's themes of childish rebellion and the pains of growing up.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)
    • Aliens: Peak James Cameron action and suspense, with lots of cool, iconic scifi elements.
    • Predator: A very different horror movie, originally disguised as a macho action movie. Still worth a rewatch now and again for its action and great jungle setting.
    • The Mummy: A fun action romp. The horror, comedy, and action all help to balance each other out.
    • Tremors: My go to example of the ideal B-horror movie. Not much budget or flashy effects, but great writing and escalating tension.
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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    The Greats

    • Gushing Over Magical Girls - Unexpectedly good comedy, character writing, action, and wholesome moments. While still being incredibly horny.
    • Interspecies Reviewers - Overtly horny, but the humour is strong enough to stand on its own. Also better worldbuilding and more respectful towards women than 95% of anime.

    Worth Checking Out

    • Classroom For Heroes - Standard shonen fanservice slop: overpowered idiot hero inadvertently collecting an admiring harem. Nothing original, but I felt it pulled it off better than most.
    • Immoral Guild - Sex comedy where monsters do naughty things to female adventurers. The male lead is a notable improvement over the the usual idiot horndog protagonist.
    • No Game No Life - Borderline ecchi? Has a lot of fanservice, but it's not the main focus. The non-ecchi content is quite good.
    • Prison School - Sex comedy thriller. It's pretty wild; incredibly kinky, but not always in a sexy way? You don't watch this show to be titillated; you watch it to see how many times it can cross the line.
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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
    • Bofuri - comfy, zero stakes adventure, with satisfying underdog-to-overpowered power fantasy.
    • Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - fast paced, silly, and sweet action rom-com.
    • Interspecies Reviewers - episodic sex comedy. Despite the brazen fanservice, it's actually more respectful towards women and body types than most anime.
    • Kaguya-sama - mostly episodic rom-com, very fun and sweet without much drama.
    • Konosuba - king of comedy isekais, but secretly has heart beneath all the snark.
    • Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - cozy, kid-friendly episodic fantasy comedy.
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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Congrats Nimi! Lovely news.

    Also happy that she's comfortable with sharing this. The v-tuber community needs to finally shrug off the last of this childish "v-tubers must be single!" mentality.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Limbo is the archetypal "scared little guy in big scary world dark artsy platform-puzzle indy game". Personally I found it overrated. Nice enough art style, but nothing of substance - extremely basic gameplay, no plot. Just a series of scary monsters killing you until you trial-and-error your way to the next section.

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