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6-panel Loading Artist comic. 1: “The world just ended. And I couldn’t be happier!” Blue shirt guy grins at a nuclear blast outside his bunker. 2: “Fuel? Plenty.” He admires his fuel barrels. 3: “Snacks? Stocked.” He opens a soda beside shelves of junk food. 4: “Responsibilities? None.” He relaxes into a beanbag with headphones. 5: “Finally! The perfect gaming session begins now!” 6: Screen says: “Failed to authenticate. Check your Internet connection.”

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  • Avicenna@programming.dev
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    13 days ago

    Eh there are enough good offline games that you could download through GOG that you wouldn’t be able to finish in a life time. Which reminds me time to download all my games to a harddrive, you never know.

    • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      13 days ago

      And yet there are many games that despite offering offline play still require an internet connection or require online download.

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Not much today, at least not with the expensive / interesting stuff. And you’ll have to live with the bugs and crashes, as nobody will fix the betas they are selling as products today.

      • FelixCress@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        Depends how you define interesting. Out of all the games I have there is just one where I must have an Internet connection to play. Others only need it to update.

        • hayvan@piefed.worldEnglish
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          13 days ago

          Thank you! This is my pet peeve. “Gaming sucks these days”. No, the babes you okay, the companies you give your money suck. There are plenty of good games. Supporting toxic companies is a choice they are making.

    • Tenderizer@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      11 days ago

      GOG exists. You can literally buy games DRM free online and for the same price as on Steam.

      Games aren’t like movies. You can own the games you buy if you’re willing to put in the effort.

      • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz
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        11 days ago

        I got so many offline installers from gog and it feels so good. I don’t have to worry about a game disappearing on me or getting a patch that ruins mod compatibility years after release. And even if my internet goes down it’s available.

    • REDACTED@infosec.pub
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      13 days ago

      I made my own doomsday gaming stick. A one terabyte HP 911 pro stick filled with all sorts of games that are plug and play, all neatly categorized. I had an idea to start making copies and selling them on dark web markets, but honestly not worth the risk.

      • moonshadow@slrpnk.net
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        13 days ago

        I might reevaluate my risk assessment and consider including other media. It’s right in there with weed in terms of both risk and reward, in that you’ll probably have fun/make a lot of people happy but definitely still need other means of support. There’s a guy doing exactly what you’re talking about at pretty much every educational institution for starters, and the risk is essentially being told to stop

      • BehindetheClouds@reddthat.comEnglish
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        12 days ago

        What are some of the highlights on the stick? Are you going you make us wait until the world ends? The suspense is killing me!

      • Ech@lemmy.ca
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        13 days ago

        Maybe you’re already aware, but even digital storage decays over time, both SSD and HDD. Granted, it’s a decently long time, but worth keeping in mind for an “In case of Apocalypse” media storage device.

  • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    13 days ago

    It’s fine, he’s got the generator inside, he’ll die from carbon monoxide in like an hour.

  • Harmonious@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    That’s where the classics come in. Original FF7, the Metal Gear series, Burnout, Republic Commando. Hoard classics and you’ll never be bored.

    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      13 days ago

      *laughs in DRM*

      Just because a game is single player doesn’t mean squat these days. If your computer cannot connect to server to authenticate the license at least periodically then you’re fucked.

      Unless you pirate or get it from GOG or other DRM-free sources. Steam DRM is at least indefinite so long as you have launched the game at least once though.

      • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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        13 days ago

        Yeah i wouldn’t know i dont play any games that require login to play singleplayer, if i buy one without realizing on steam it’s an instant refund and uninstall

      • ttyybb@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        I’ve heard that devs can disable steams DRM haven’t looked into it though, safer to just go with GOG when possible. Also why I haven’t gotten slay the spire 2 yet