Depends on what you’re looking for I think. For a lot of people (me included) 27" 1440p 144hz is the sweet spot. You get good DPI for your viewing distance, not too taxing on your hardware, the price point isn’t ridiculous and you can fit the whole screen in your field of view without having to move your head.

I could definitely see going slightly bigger for immersive games, but I’d have to start making compromises I’m not sure I’d be willing to.

Cass is great, and a lovely nod to Fallout 2 as well which I loved. She was the first companion designed for F:NV so she wasn’t as rushed as all the others. I wish every companion had as much to say as Cass does.

I guess they wanted a change after Keshiks and Camel Archers being completely busted in Civ V.

I’m wary against the game becoming too snowbally. Dying one time on lane before was no big deal, it was often like a limit test reality check. You could afford to get caught out once and the consequence being more or less “alright damn, gotta be more careful this game”. Now it feels like one death can lose you the lane. Probably not an issue in high MMR lobbies but I’m afraid it will lead to swingier games in low MMR.

Good video. Definitely have mixed feelings about the changes to early laning. I’m sadly out of town for a few days now but will have to see what the meta is like when I come back. Initial impressions post patch was that it felt a bit too punishing when it comes to early laning. Might well be the devs wanted a push in a certain direction and that the meta will have to adjust. Extra Regen + Restorative Shot seems very attractive in lane now instead of a greedier build.

If you’re worried about bugs I think you should be able to get Mod Organizer 2 running on Steam Deck, and with all the various stability mods installed New Vegas runs fairly well. The Viva New Vegas mod guide is a great place to start, it should have most of what you need to get going.

Alex Casey (the detective from Alan Wake’s books) is essentially Max Payne - they had to change the name when making Alan Wake 1 because Rockstar had bought the IP.

There are callbacks in AW2 in both narration, atmosphere and character design that I really enjoyed, but you won’t miss out on anything story-relevant if you haven’t played it. Watching a couple of minutes of cutscenes from Max Payne 1 on YouTube is probably enough to get most of the references.

To be honest, when Nintendo has gotten to the point where this story sounds perfectly plausible you can’t say they don’t deserve all the hate they get (and more, frankly).

The only thing keeping them below Disney on my shit list is that Nintendo seem to act more like the grumpy out-of-touch old man, while Disney is fine being just overtly evil (see the recent wrongful death lawsuit debacle).

Love it! The level designs are so cool in Lonesome Road, and I agree that the final battle felt very cinematic in a way that a lot of other New Vegas fights don’t.

People love or hate Ulysses but I enjoy him as a character. I think the story as it ties through all the DLCs is very cool and the climactic, desolate journey through LR to cap it off was great for me.

I was planning on picking up Lily but I can’t remember how to get her as a companion.

I think all you need to do is finish the sidequest for the doctor in Jacobstown.

Funding is important, especially if you want to self-publish like they seem to intend to (thank god for no more Epic Exclusives) but I can’t help but feel a bit sad about these news. I hope Tencent won’t be a large enough shareholder to exert any influence over Remedy creatively.

Alan Wake 2 is amazing, but with the interconnected Remedyverse being what it is it also sort of wants you to “do your homework” - the experience is definitely enriched by having played Max Payne and Control before (with the AWE DLC of the latter being a direct bridge to AW2). The Quantum Break overlap is much more minor as they don’t own the rights to its IP. It’s fun for those who played it, but not necessary and not important.

If going by viewers I can’t imagine it’s anything other than League of Legends. Which is funny because people tell me it’s a fairly shit spectator sport (stale meta, low kills etc).

Glad you found the toaster! It’s probably my favourite too, though I also loved the jukebox having an affair with the light switches. I hope you’ll enjoy Lonesome Road, it’s my personal favourite DLC I think, though objectively OWB is probably better. I just love the vibes and the levels in LR.

Two very different games in the pipeline after. Alan Wake II was my GOTY last year so hard not to recommend it here. Have you played the preceding Remedy games?

Lots of big changes, very interested to see how it shakes out. Rejuvenator even more important than ever, now.

Hoping the nerfs to Haze are enough, she was clearly out of hand. The Unstoppable nerf will force her to commit, but it looks like some other item interactions might work now which could end up being a buff?

Both Torment Pulse and Escalating Exposure buffed, love that as I am basically a one-trick with those builds.

Very. Sadly he’s in one of his MIA periods but the best we can do is ping @ljdawson@lemmy.world and hope he is aware of it next time he does an update.

Can confirm this bug happening for me as well. I know it’s a client issue because other apps (and the web interface) works normally.

The article itself brings up viewer retention, which would be a fair comparison if there were actually more than one Penguin episode available. Otherwise while context will be important I do think comparing viewership-to-budget is fair.

I’m assuming the jumpscare characters are Dr. Marmont & Marmont.

There is so much that happens at the 10 minute mark 😅

Noodle soup. I know it’s a cliche but there is just something about eating it piping hot with a nice ceramic spoon.