I'm also a caseless phone user and I see you.

I'm sure they meant something super rude & incendiary here, but from my PoV & with more peaceful intent, I kinda get it?

I don't usually let voiceover complete lines if I've already read them, except for the really climactic moments or full motion cutscenes (as opposed to voiced dialogue boxes)

Agreed, I can't think of many scenarios where I don't keep my thumb on the stick and just release pressure to return to neutral. It would have to be a game with an esoteric and unusual use of analog sticks for that. Plus in a context where this bounce-back actually matters in-game? Seems unlikely...

I agree with Leo's compliment. I shared the article elsewhere and in the process said "The article itself, almost as if it demonstrates the same values, is presented and formatted in a really pleasing way"

I feel like it really sells you as practising what you preach, in different medium.

Thanks!

I almost mentioned Fortnite's takeover of PUBG, but character limit made me leave it out.

I think it's still possible to dethrone Tarkov, I've witnessed tons of negative sentiment about the developer and it's a relatively new genre that probably has room for some genre-evolving ideas still. I don't think it's quite the same situation yet as MMOs vs. WoW.

What does this mean in specific?

I think it rubs me the wrong way so much because of how many times I've seen audiences behave that way in the FFXIV community (also Souls, regarding builds).

It's being overly controlling of how streamers should experience games. "Do it how I did!" It's the same obsessive chat behaviours yet again.

yeah it's cool

it looks like something GW2 would sell as a (warclaw) mount skin

I think the SO2 remake is the best looking of any "HD-2D" games, although it didn't actually get that label, and it was sprites on 3D more like the DQ trilogy and less like Octopath. It's my preference they do it this way, the pixel style textures in Octopath look a little rougher than I prefer.

Power does not matter in the face of missing basic functionality.