BirdEnjoyer

IMO that was super sudden.

Usually these things come with a lot of wind up, and I say this as a consumer.

Even without the context of this mod drama, I did a double take when I heard about the new stuff because its release date was so soon from the announcement

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The mockingbirds are so lucky the hummingbirds don’t care, because they are shimmery little warrior badasses.

I mean more in the broad sense- to hope that there’s going to be any action at all towards something one personally likes.

My standards are pretty low I guess.

Its a vague undulation in a direction I think most folks here would probably prefer?

That’s kinda all you can realistically hope for a lot of the time

Oh, I meant IRL.
The worst was when I got treated like I was stupid for not just assuming that someone with atypical facial features had some kind of mental disability.
I mean, it was apparent that they did once I began talking to them, but like Hell am I just going to assume that based on someone’s looks.

I haven’t interacted with Christians around here.

I honestly do try to live by WWJD. Its a pretty legit way of thinking.

But the problem is, trying to give a chance to everybody tends to earn a lot of “tsk tsk” from many Christians around here.

Very robust post, covered most of what I’d say in a far more verbose manner than I have the gumption for right now.
Kudos

Pathos NetHack (The OG Roguelike’s very newbie friendly fork and UI)

Rogue Saga (A simple, bare bones Roguelike, nice for a casual run)

Orna (If old school Final Fantasy were Pokemon Go, and didn’t have predatory monetization schemes) Heroes of Aethric is its non-GPS sibling.

Most of my free android games came from when Amazon did its Amazon Underground thing years ago, so you’re kinda SoL on that, sorry.

Lol try being a Roguelike fan.

You correctly tell people that Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is a Roguelike and they look at you like you’ve grown a second head.

Sometimes this stuff happens, and there’s basically nothing you can do about it.

I like the interpretation that the dog is an allegorical representation for a sort of goofus bodyguard.

The point of security detail is that they just chill and stand by, right? All discrete and such, like the ancient version of the Agent 47-lookin’ dude with an earpiece who fades into the background.

But because this schmuck is loyal but a dumbass like an ancient Golden Retriever, he opens things up to try and get a better view, so he can find and subsequently protect his peeps like a Good Boi.
…In a space that historically likely could also function as a brothel.

NSFW Dudley Do-Right kinda shenanigans.

IIRC, this is the video that more or less had that interpretation in it:
https://youtu.be/9HJH6C0yp2I

I, too, was bothered by the joke for years, and this is the first explanation that has adequately satisfied me.

Depends, really. Some just feel squicky about breaking copyright law.

NGL I kinda feel a bit obligated to be extra careful out of deference to a relative’s relationship to a lawyer, haha.

But in general, I try to conduct myself in the model of the ideal world I want to live in, if I can.

In the best world, there’s no piracy because everyone gets their fair dues, and users get fair access to their purchased goods. But I also ain’t judging others who do pirate or do other stuff with their own things, because we definitely don’t live in that world, and corporations do not deserve to have a monopoly on access to media like that.

And, really, its just not right. As a fan of classic, old games, I can’t respect not technically pirating entirely, when it means the loss of amazing games. Like the amazing 3DS Virtual Boy emulation projects! Or just soooo many classic, otherwise lost adventure games.

I’m probably not going to wind up playing those, but the world is worse if not for people technically pirating.

Buahaha, that got a laugh outta me

I mean, I would unironically dig that aesthetic updated with the bluejeans meme. The coat could be super comfy if it didn’t get paired with aweful breeches/bloomers or whatever you call those janky ass knickers.

…But the meme would probably just Jeg up the lawn and wig

I actually paid someone to rip my WiiU BotW for me years ago because I like being legit legit, but most people either feel like its morally 100% fine to download a copy if they bought one, or don’t even know that its technically not legal.

Ripping your own ROMs tends to put your system at risk of bricking or being banned from online play. Its just not a desirable thing to do, so fans who care enough about the game to see it run at q higher quality or with lovingly crafted mods are very likely the ones who already purchased the game and are downloading a new copy.

I would love to see Yuzu run a poll to see how many people already purchased the game. Even if its anecdotal, maybe it would prove a point that people are crying out for more content and will go to illegal means to get it

I choose to try not to pirate, and thus this kinda thing absolutely pisses me off because this is so disingenuous, because I dig into the nitty gritty of how to do all this stuff legit.

Randomizers alone make Nintendo games in particular so much more alive, and all but require the use of ripping software and quite often emulators.
These emulators can make even current titles look even more beautiful and play more smoothly than their native platform, too.

Yeah, people are going to pirate using this stuff, but its wrong to treating the tools themselves as being inherently bad. They are quite often used by people who care very much about these games, and do give fair financial support to Nintendo.