It’s not going to be putting a number into a box. That is abusable and is functionally no different than what we already have now. It will be proper age verification similar to what social media is already starting to use.

This is also not about “child safety” either. There are already tools for providing parental controls. Improving and making these options more accessible should be the priority, not enforcing it upon everyone. That is why we are calling it out for what it is, thinly veiled invasion of our privacy.

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I use reddit to lurk in niche communities that have zero to no presence here.

“Games as art” isn’t about pretty pictures. At that point, games are no different from movies. A Tale of Two Brothers is a short puzzle game that uses the contols as a way to directly enrich the story. I consider that game as “games as art” way before considering any of the cinematic AAA games that have come out in recent years.

I prefer wired accessories. They don’t need to be charged, and I don’t have to worry about them having connection issues.

Piratebay is still around, but it lacks good moderation. I’ve heard that it’s still fine to use for non-executable files such as media.

In case you haven’t deciphered where the cut off points are:

• Cassette Beasts
• Pseudoregalia
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Chants of Sennar
• Gloomwood

Here are my recommendations then:

CrossCode is a personal favorite of mine. An action RPG heavily inspired by retro games.

Library of Ruina is a great non-roguelike deckbuilder. Technically it’s a sequel, but it’s not necessary to know anything about Lobotomy Corporation to get the full enjoyment of its story. At most you can just look up LC’s true ending if you aren’t interested in brutally hard management sims.

Tactical Breach Wizards is a really intertesting mix between a turn-based tactical game and a puzzle game.

Never even heard of it till now, so it probably didn’t work the way they wanted it to.

That argument is stupid for anyone who understands how games utilize DRM and DLC. As long as DRM is not involved, there is literally nothing stopping you from getting the DLC from somewhere else. Things are slightly trickier with DRM, but not impossible.

If I’m remembering correctly, price parity only applies to keys sold off platform, rather than the game itself because they don’t profit from the keys being generated.