Similarly, picking a difficulty option in Doom
Love this one from Carmageddon
What does it say?
I think it’s “Return to a life where you don’t get internal organs in your hair?”
Best I can do is “literal vegans in your hair”
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Press Y to concede with dignity
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Press N to let a game bully you
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There is an indy game called Barony that does this. I got this message when closing the game after getting smooshed by a boulder.
Max Payne “I was too tired to go on.” or “I was afraid to go on.”
Game over screens too like Arkham City with the villain mocking Batman. System Shock with the hopeless death animation. Sometimes the deaths can get elaborate and repetitive though like some horror games.
I remember some parents once sued a gaming company for making such messages with the claim that it was encouraging addiction. Or not as it the article making that claim?
I hate Ubisoft, but I love that Anno keeps reminding you to stop playing.
In Solasta: Crown of the Magister, if you miss your spell or your shot your party members will talk shit. It’s funny.
Old games had a soul. Modern games have microtransactions.
Only Indie games nowadays give me a feeling of getting into something that is made out of love, and not solely for money.
Embrace cowardice? Yes No
Not quite on topic but I miss one thing from Llamatron. When you paused it showed a small icon of a toilet or a cigarette.
