GamingOnLinux has been on Mastodon for ages, Nov 21 2016 in fact!
But with the recent migration to Mastodon, I guess it couldn't hurt to let people know you're there already.
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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I've been following him since joining linux.pizza a while back. Interesting (I'm a new user) that Lemmy is part of the Fediverse.
Fair enough, I don’t use Mastodon at all, I just hopped in to see what all the fuss was about and saw this funny post.
In our current unparalleled enterprise, refusal to switch platforms is simply a refusal to grow—an insistence on watching ads, if you will. Did the Digg user refuse to Reddit? It did not. It crept forth boldly while its brethren remained in the blackest ocean abyss, with lidless eyes forever staring at the dark, ignorant and doomed despite their eternal vigilance. Would we model ourselves on the Facebook user?
As long as someone replies "Hey, you're finally awake..."
The joke has probably gone over my head, but great to see.
Its basically the intro to the original Half-Life game. If you haven’t I’d highly suggest playing the original or getting Black Mesa which is a remake of the original by a third-party company but with Valve’s blessing to do so.
This is the intro to Half-Life 2, but the original and Black Mesa are great games as well.
Not my cup of tea. Preferred RTS etc. Not really bothered other than GoldenEye, Quake 2 and a little timesplitters with friends. FPS doesn't interest me.
My brother in Christ you are talking about games that came out over twenty years ago.
Yes, and since then there has not been one FPS that has interested me, so why would I know the intricate details of them?
Must suck to be you I guess.
Not at all. Shooting things with guns repeatedly is somewhat boring to me.
You are a rare person, who does'nt like a hood FPS shooter?
I hate FPS games. They're probably my least favorite genre. I really enjoyed HL2.
Although, I was playing through the series to get ready for Alyx, so that may have colored my perception.
It's a parody of Dr. Breen's "Welcome to City 17" speech from the start of Half-Life 2. If you've never played Half-Life 2, then it's a very, very, very strong recommend from me.
If you haven't played half life 2 you should stop what you're doing right now and do that.
Iunno, man. I am an old-school FPS head; but I'd never recommend a playthrough of HL2 to anyone who hadn't before because it really just feels like a tech demo with bare connective tissue for story. HL1? Black Mesa? Yeah, sure; but not 2.
Agree to disagree on HL2.
HL1/Black Mesa also excellent though.
Not a fan of AAA and don't like FPS. Played 20 mins of Halo and it wasn't for me.
Edit: wrong game, still point stands.
My brother. They are no where near the same game. I understand not liking first person but halo and half life are not comparable past first person.
There's a reason Valve can't make a third and it's because 2 can't be topped.
My mistake. Still FPS? Still get gun, shoot folk?
Haha this must be a troll gotcha 😂
No. You do realise there is lots of gaming genres? I understand it isn't obvious if you have been gaming 10 years and only play AAA.
if you have been gaming 10 years and only play AAA.
Half Life 2: A 2013 classic.
We're 2024 already?
The point was more about AAA only seem to be pushing FPS nowadays.
We’re 2024 already?
So we are. That kind of makes the 10 year statement a little more silly, no?
Half Life 2 is just shy of being 20 years old.
Anyways, I enjoyed how old you made me feel with this comment 😅
How am I supposed to know that if I don't follow the genre? Someone said 2013, I trusted that information.
"I don't follow FPS" "As if you didn't know this FPS trivia"
People who like to shoot polygons repeatedly are a little tetchy.
I understand you are in other arguments in this thread. This wasn't meant to be one of them. I just got a kick out of you using "10 years", "nowadays" etc for a game that is 20 years old.
It's the same energy as these kinds of memes
Ha, touche. Loved Ocarina of Time. Oh gosh. I'm old.
Yep a troll. A rude one at that.
Absolutely not. You call me a troll and then call me rude? Getting bashed for not knowing a FPS game then getting bashed for it is really something. Check my first post, it was positive despite not knowing the reference.
If you don't expect there to be frustration when franchises like Bullfrog got swallowed and killed and folk don't want to play the only types of genres being pushed?
Are we not free to like what we like?
Can we not have a different opinion...
Oh gosh, is this reddit again?
Ok troll, calm down or maybe follow your own words and go back to Reddit. Never did I bash you for not knowing the game, I bashed you for comparing it to halo and then subsequently saying all fps are the same.
We can have different opinions you're the one attempting to attack me bud. All I am telling you is halo and half-life shouldn't be compared past the fact that they are played in first person. Which is what I said in my first comment.
And yes you are fucking rude as shit assuming a bunch of bullshit. Condescending little troll baby
A troll is someone that disagrees with you? You've been in echo chambers too long, buddy.
For people that don't like FPS won't see differences, those that love it, they all seem different... Can you not accept that people won't like your favourite games? Not very tolerant, no?!
I didn't attack you, I attacked the gaming industry and the the view that everyone should know FPS. You're a little defensive.
Swearing and insulting me. If only you could look in the mirror. You're the rudest person I've come across here yet. Congratulations.
Ok troll. Just don't engage with me, condescending fragile little troll baby. Again assuming bullshit, attempting to put words in my mouth. Can't handle a little curse word. Cry more.
Done with you. You're clearly a prick and ironically a troll.
Being nice doesn't cost you anything, child.
Haha again with the condescending comments.
Bro just go back to reddit. Do yourself a favour,
I mean if you want to simplify those two, lets go a step further: Its no different from the games you actually like to play: click, see flashy lights!
RTS, survival or factory games are very different. I get that AAA went nuts on FPS and it made money, but it doesn't mean it is all of gaming. Fortunately indie games companies are killing it right now.
Halo is a totally different game though...
You don't get a gun and shoot people?
Mostly no. And anyways that's the same as saying that all sports that include a roughly sphere shaped prop are the same.
Hey if yous got a problem with sports ball, yous got a problem with me!
Your balls disappoint me.
Mom?
You know a game has firmly cemented itself in your memory when you read this post and suddenly hear it in Breen's voice and pacing.
I really like Mastodon but it's so hard to find other people that you have on Twitter. Lemmy is closer but i'm still gonna miss out on some small communities from Reddit
Yeah, I feel like Lemmy is easier to get started with due to the more community-centric nature
Yep, Mastodon takes some effort to get going. You need to find people who are interesting for you yourself, in order to seed your feed with interesting stuff. And it goes much smoother if you also interact yourself, which is where many lurkers, used to Twitter and its algorithm feeding them content, hit a wall. It's just a completely different world in there.
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