{"id":54477,"date":"2022-06-13T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=54477"},"modified":"2022-06-12T18:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:27:41","slug":"diecast-384-mythic-tier-cyberpunk-spire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=54477","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #384: Mythic Tier Cyberpunk Spire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Summer Game Fest happened this weekend. That&#8217;s like eight different events: Day of Devs, Devolver Digital Showcase, Future Games Show, Netflix Geeked Week, Epic Store Showcase, Tribeca Games Spotlight, Xbox + Bethesda Showcase, and the PC Gaming Show.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been&#8230; a lot. I don&#8217;t know if anyone is interested in a wrap-up post, but I might do one of those.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast384.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast384.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast384.mp3' download='diecast384.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast384.ogg' download='diecast384.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast384.mp3\">Diecast384<\/a><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4E1nCafPNHI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4E1nCafPNHI'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><br \/>\nShow notes: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>00:00 Ren Faire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, is there a hard line between Ren Faire and SCA stuff? Or do the two hobbies bleed into each other?<\/p>\n<p><strong>06:59 Summer Game Fest 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use the term &#8220;punch drunk&#8221; to describe someone who&#8217;s feeling a little scrambled on account of taking a few blows to the head. I think we need an equivalent term for when you&#8217;ve just sat and watched 90 minutes of videogame trailers and their constant stream of screaming, strobing, rushing, flying, exploding, punching, dubstepping, climbing, crafting, and gunfire. <\/p>\n<p><strong>11:35 Diablo Immortal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here I spend 8 minutes explaining why I&#8217;m not going to waste time on the topic? Anyway, <a href=\"?p=50394\">here is the post I wrote a couple of years<\/a> ago where I predicted the &#8220;lootboss&#8221; idea so a publisher can route around anti-lootbox legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of the game&#8217;s monetization system:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o17lBUZgjTs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o17lBUZgjTs'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>19:18 Amazing Cultivation Simulator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dwarf Fortress but based on wuxia instead of medieval fantasy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>22:30 Midnight Fight Express<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I still haven&#8217;t figured out which way this game is going to go. Maybe this game is like Batman and I&#8217;ll learn to master it with time. Maybe the game is about to ramp up the difficulty to insane levels and I should get out now. <\/p>\n<p><strong>26:59 Mythic Tier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What other bits of recent gaming jargon have you heard from children that don&#8217;t understand the original context?<\/p>\n<p><strong>29:47 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t really fault the designers. They retained the vast open space and thoughtful pacing of the original games. But forwatever reason, that pace just doesn&#8217;t work for me in a ground-based game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39:20 Cyberpunk spire<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/diecast384_cyber.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>How <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Joseph%27s_Church,_Le_Havre\">unexpected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>41:20 Mailbag: Collectibles and Unlockables<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>What do you think makes collectibles and unlockables satisfying or unsatisfying? Any Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t&#8217;s you have when it comes to video games putting in things to find and pick up, and\/or for reward systems in relation to the player&#8217;s behaviour? <\/p>\n<p>If you were designing a game and had to have collectibles in it, how would you know if you&#8217;re offering the player an engaging activity or a dull chore? How might you lessen the odds of the latter?<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<br \/>\nAndrew<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>52:26 Mailbag: New experience increases appreciation of old thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast, <\/p>\n<p>Excitement tends to come from new, novel experiences but sometimes a new thing can show why an old thing is great. I tried Master of Orion 2016 out and found it slow and claustrophobic in its menu-heaviness. 40 minutes later I bailed out and hopped back onto good old MOO2&#8230;but with new appreciation for some things. Of particular note were the drag-and-drop interface and flexibility of the game&#8217;s systems. To put it simply: I realized that MOO2 was designed to be played. It facilitates play almost to the point of feeling tactile, like a physical board game. I hadn&#8217;t fully realized this. <\/p>\n<p>Have you had an experience where a new game or software made you see something old in a new way? <\/p>\n<p>Reinvigoratedly,<br \/>\nChris P. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Summer Game Fest happened this weekend. That&#8217;s like eight different events: Day of Devs, Devolver Digital Showcase, Future Games Show, Netflix Geeked Week, Epic Store Showcase, Tribeca Games Spotlight, Xbox + Bethesda Showcase, and the PC Gaming Show. It&#8217;s been&#8230; a lot. 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