I legitimately feel like the most popular games of the past ten years have all been in some way difficult to figure out without resorting to asking people or third party resources.

And I don't think that's coincidence.

I think on some level it's easy to kinda just forget that humans are humans, and trying to shave off all the rough edges to create a nice clean experience for them only takes away from that humanizing aspect of them.

you've been a good friend for a long time and you've put up with a lot of my nonsense for longer than i deserve, be kind to yourself~

steve ballmer popping up to tell you that you can't cut back on game pass. you will regret this!

another way to phrase this is that a programmer who is primarily concerned with producing as much code as possible is bad at programming.

Winning all the time doesn't feel great. If I feel like I'm just going through the motions, then the characters are the ones having fun, not me.

For it to be a game, I have to feel like it enriches me, the weak, fragile player, in some way, not the one doing the cool stuff.

you're right. need the subliminal advertising.

fighting games got me past my complete lack of self-confidence back in the 00s. i needed something with a concrete "yes, i am correct/wrong" in an era where i had people quite literally gaslighting me into questioning myself.

the other skills are just gravy on top.

MINE

i think there are other things going on in the world right now but i am in contented bliss atm

cottage cheese being the main binder there is interesting, as is the choice of honey. I stick to a roux usually which is heavier on milk; cheese ends up sticking to the pasta a lot better so it's nice and thick without using a massive amount of it.

i am curious about this too so keeping an eye here hehe