It is probably been said, but roll with the failures in disco elysium, sometimes the failures bring out a better result. It systems do a great job commenting on your decisions and whether you do your job as a cop or not, it still drives across a very human story

In regards to a game with a good story, I can say OneShot surprised me. It breaks the 4th wall by having you be the character that guides the protagonist through the world as they wake up in another world and go on a journey trying to get back. Simple graphics and one has to read everything, but by the story’s end was I left feeling some emotions in regards to its conclusion.

Had to look it up to check its dates as a kid they only sold rip-off NES machines here, but the oldest game, i enjoyed playing, I found by date was Dig Dug, 2D game where you dig tunnels to get to all the enemies and defeat them by what I can only describe as throwing a bicycle pump nozzle into their mouths and pumping it until the enemy pops like a balloon.

There is the usual like Super Mario Brothers, Contra and I recall playing something where I think Diddy Kong throws barrels and “mario” has to avoid it to save the tied up princess behind diddy can’t recall the name

There is also Bomberman, Lode Runner, Double Dragon( specifically 2), Arkanoid, Ice climber (co-op) and a game I really enjoyed called Operation Wolf

Oldest original game is most probably Pac Man, but prefered the “3D”-like one which allowed pac man to jump in the maze which is newer.

Edit:

My bad, oldest game played in 2024, hmmm, Heroes of Might and Magic 1

Renegade Shepard can be pragmatic on the Tuchunka incident although that requires a commitment from the player through all three games to have been “renegade” on their choices on the matter - sets in motion events where your choice saves one, but ultimately ruined another’s future.

Renegade Shepard does feel less screwed around with as their demeanour “demanding” respect, and mass effect 2 onwards refocuses renegade away from stupid “evil” choices and leans heavier to a " ends justify the means" with a slice of self importance and arrogance

First thing that came to mind and I see others are here are of the same mind with platinum trauma response.

So leaves me to wonder how far are we from the cyberware then?

I started a blog this month and happy I got 20 posts published

Not sure where it is from, misquoting and probably butchering the quote:

“If you think a headache is bad, break your arm then the headache doesn’t feel so bad anymore”

Basically if something is bad, but something worse comes along, then the bad thing doesn’t seem so bad anymore

Update:

Because this has got me thinking, going to update when I quote source ( also don’t want to double post)

Heard in Mass Effect 2, Thane quoting:

“When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.” Thomas Hobbes

Thank you for everyone for sharing, I am probably seeming all over the place, but yeah the comments do help add other aspects to think about and consider.

It helps conceptualize how much bigger the conundrum I thought to myself was. It adds some dimension to an issue I was not considering.

One thing I think I condense my frustration at is the monopoly on power and how A.I. can help in that concern. Whether regulated or not, bad actors will find a way to do what they want to and then manipulate context to allow them to do it.

I guess it is only humanity’s role to safeguard humanity, however or whatever that is

I think the piece about corporate monopoly is probably my greatest fear and if everyone has knowledge about something so that a few can’t trademark and hold it hostage then that can be a viable alternative.

You are right about a pandora’s box every option has its pros and cons. Everything I think about with my limited knowledge reaches an impasse at what will humanity do with the technology.

And on both sides have their demons and angels

I think that would be a good step to provide a good middle ground yes. Allow it to exist and develop its own identity instead of it being meld together and replacing things outright.

So there can be an A.I. genre and provide transparency to help keep it from going too far