As far as i know the full game is entirely playable without spending a dime more than the price of the game.

That’s not the point, they took something that was free and community-driven and locked it down so you can only install things from the store where everything costs money. Only specific people even have access to make mods in that version.

as it is what bankrolls the studio to keep pumping out free updates every year.

They’re not a small indie company. Mojang earns hundreds of millions of dollars per year. They can afford to do something with the game other than pumping out dozens of microtransactions a month. They could optimize the good version of the game but actively choose not to. They promised a proper modding toolkit for the game but never made it because it would harm their paid store. The game practically lives off its modding community and in the last 10 years they’ve done nothing for them.

Nothing that bad, but the updates are insanely slow and the roadmap of things they promised in 2021 took 3-4 years instead of one. At this rate the game could spend a decade in early access.

Minecraft is a special case. They promise a lot and what we got is a version of the game that’s microtransaction hell. Texture packs, mods, maps, etc all cost outrageous amounts of money in the console/windows10 version of the game. The community is mad because they’re clearly spending way more money on making content for the store than doing any actual updates for the game. The most we get is something like a new mob every six months…

Is the first Rolling Sparks change just removing that bug where you free aim it at the ground to cause it to deal all it’s damage at once?

Yup. They also apparently nerfed how it works, so even aiming in a straight line won’t deal much damage to large enemies.

It’ll be delisted but should still be downloadable to anyone who owns it IIRC

It’s not really setting a precedent, hosting pirated content has always been illegal and it doesn’t help that he bragged about being a pirate.

I hate Nintendo’s practices as much as anyone else, but honestly, play stupid games and win stupid prizes. If you sell modded consoles with pirated games on them without even trying to be anonymous, of course they’re going to sue you and win.

I really enjoyed this one. It’s a bite-sized Metroidvania that isn’t super special, but it has some fun gimmicks and doesn’t overstay its welcome.

The greatest tower defense game ever made, really. It’s seriously impressive how it appeals to very casual users and the most extreme fans that want a challenge. I also really respect that, while the game has some mictrotransactions, you can’t use any of them on the hardest difficulty.

I’m still missing AI and Metaverse on mine

I’ve been eyeing Quest Master lately. This game is essentially “Zelda Maker” with an in-depth level creator and a lot of heart. Unfortunately, it’s not discounted this summer sale.

Yeah the final boss is seriously overturned. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next patch nerfs that second phase, or at least makes it easier to see.

That’s a great list, Spyro trilogy alone can last you a really long time.

Celeste is 90% off, Kingdom Come Deliverance is 80% off, Braid Anniversary Edition is 75% off. All worth it imo.

Yeah, their sales haven’t had events for a while now. You can get trading cards and stickers by browsing around I think, but that’s it.

A lot of their tech issues are weird. For example, the game actually DOES render at ultrawide, but they put black bars at the side to hide it. Just bizarre decisions that feel like they don’t want the PC version to be better.

Lol. If you really want a challenge, play without blessings.

I haven’t had much issue with him. Using heavy weapons every attack staggers him, so you can pretty much stunlock him. Running right or left dodges most of his projectiles, his only dangerous attack is when he summons the fat enemy.

You can ignore his summons, they go away after some time. Just rush the boss down.

A lot of people are waiting for the game to be fixed to jump in.

It’s already been a year? I remember seeing ads for this and then nothing. It honestly looks like a forgettable genshin clone.