stochastictrebuchet

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

slither.io 🐍 Become the longest snek in the multiplayer pit by tripping up other players and feasting on the dead – until the inevitable moment when the same happens to you. Nothing like thinking you’re the very biggest, only to discover you’ve slowly been completely encircled by a much, much bigger snake and no amount of coiling is going to change the outcome.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Such a beautiful game but I couldn’t stand being on edge the whole time. I’m stressed enough as it is.

Playing on the Nintendo Switch was an interesting experience, with a rendering distance so short that by the time anything dangerous pops into view it’s already too late.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I visited that island way too early in the game

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just my two cents: I prefer the way it is. The Hacker News way always trips me up, especially when switching from Apollo – where post titles link to the post. I realize how bad this is going to sound, but the OP and the comments are what I’m here for. I judge whether the linked content is worth visiting based on the comments, so that’s where I prefer to start.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For All Mankind and Foundation's are both incredible. Didn't skip them once. Someone over at Apple TV really cares about strong openings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nicolas Jaar’s Space Is Only Noise and Olafur Arnalds’ For Now I Am Winter (slightly more neo-classical/acoustic) are two I regularly revisit precisely for how cohesively the tracks fit together. Oh, and anything by Floating Points.

Mind, none of these use 100% electronic/synthesized sounds, so I don’t know if they count.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Taking a page out of OpenAI’s book, I see