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  • I didn’t say there aren’t any good games. I said I wish there were too many

    Are there too many quirky games like Jumping Flash and Katamari. Nope

    Are there too many games like Gran Tourismo that aren’t pay to win slop. Nope, and that sadly includes Gran Tourismo. As a matter of fact there are hardly any quality racing games at all

    Are there too many games like Dead or Alive/Soulcalibur? Big ol nope

    Are there too many games like the OG Jak and Daxter? Nope

    Are there too many games like Metal Gear Solid? Hard no

    Are there too many games like Advance Wars? Nope

    Are there too many games like MDK? No no and no

    Are there too many games like Fallout 3? No

    Are there too many games like Portal? No

    Are there too many games like Mass Effect? Nope

    Are there too many games like Wow? Nope, just a tiny selection of clones

    Are there too many games like Final Fantasy with turn-based combat? Nope, not even Final Fantasy, and the majority of good turn-based JRPGs are remakes

    I could easily go on. However, the point is made.

    So, as I was saying, I wish there were too many good games. Sadly, the majority is middle-of-the-road indies recycling and combining played-out genres, and AAA horseshit. And that’s why they aren’t selling or gaining traction; people don’t want them. That isn’t a problem of too many games; it’s an industry problem of pushing out too much junk. If they wanna make more sales, they should get back to making good games that aren’t a pale imitation of better games from decades past.




  • Track record, lol. You mean like sitting on a bunch of abuse stories, allowing more people to get abused by Blizzard’s higher-ups so he could publish and push his book? Or do you mean his support of grifter Sweet Baby Inc? Or do you mean his blatant racism, shaming a small dev team for having the same skin color? Or do you mean his soyboy aversion to titties as he shat all over the masterpiece Dragon’s Crown? Or do you mean his participation in the private Gamejournopros mailing list, where he and his colleagues colluded and schemed against gamers?

    The dude is a joke, straight up, a known liar and utter piece of shit fearmongering for clicks.



















  • If you can’t afford it, it isn’t for you, basically. It literally is a fashion accessory with a leather bed for the fancy pen, precisely what Montblanc is known for, and you’re arguing about a couple hundred bucks difference. Die on that hill if you like, but it’s telling how you’re convinced of its quality having never used it and zero reviews available.

    Personally I think it’s compelling, somewhat, and am curious how it was designed and what parts are used. I won’t buy one, but there is clearly a place in the market, as Supernote has proven.

    By the by, you ever wonder why nobody bothers posting to Lemmy? I sure don’t, pedantic semantics looks to be the main sport here, but hey why discuss the subject of this sub when the main feed can be filled with the inane questions of the lazy instead, amirite ;)



  • not that far off, especially compared to Montblanc’s typical pricing.

    Like if you wanna ignore that part, sure. This company sells $500 ballpoint pens, their watches are $3k and up. Last I looked they have a fancy pen that comes with the tablet. This is all very on brand for them, so like I said it’s surprising it doesn’t cost more. So yes I’d say similar ballpark to competitors, it ain’t like this is $3k or something, it’s under a grand, like all E Ink note taking tablets.

    And this isn’t even the first company to come up with selling a fancy pen for an E Ink note-taking device. Supernote has been selling fancy stylus pens for years now, including Lammy. All Montblanc is doing here is riding their coattails with their own branding.