It’s a hyped language because it solves many problems that has persisted with C and C++ - without having to rely on garbage collection.
If anything, it’s underused. Not that I believe everything should be rewritten in Rust. That’s just stupid.
I would also have a crisis if I still lived with my parents and unable to find a job at 25.
I can already hear Fromsoft fans say “it’s for lore reasons”, “it’s Miyazaki’s vision”, “git gud”, etc.
Usually it goes like this:
”Hey I have this problem. I tried this solution, but it didn’t work. Any ideas?”
”The fix is easy: just do the thing you said you already done”
And then radio silence.
It’s a surprisingly good game even it’s just a clicker game based on HTML forms.
Elden Ring. Even after finishing the final boss there was so many areas I’ve not been to. And all those areas are unique - some with unique enemy types. It’s the game that dares to hide a secret area behind a secret area.
But Bitcoin only use excess energy that otherwise wouldn’t be used! /s
(Yes, this is a real argument they make)
Without the Naughty Dog reveal I wouldn’t have remembered the trailer 10 seconds after it ended.
Everyone gets some sort of income, but wouldn’t companies just subside the income by raising their prices?
Not necessarily. Companies need to set prices they can compete with. Customers might just go to the competitor otherwise.
This is provided that there is competition. Monopolies can set the prices how they want, because there’s no competition.
Now the question has been asked and universe has no longer a purpose. The end stage of the universe is starting now.
It’s also deliberately poorly dubbed, which adds to the fun
You’re right
Shadow of the Erdtree would be my pick. Mostly because I haven’t played that many other games from 2024.
And I think it deserves to be nominated even if it’s DLC. The amount of new content is more than most games.
A favorite from this year is the trailer for Doom: Dark Ages. Excellent pacing. Weapons I’m waiting to get my hands on. It makes it clear how it’s going to set itself apart from the previous entries, and I’m hyped for it.
An all-time classic will forever be the first trailer for Zelda: Twilight Princess. At the time it was the right trailer for a new Zelda. People wanted a ”proper” Zelda after Wind Waker, and what they presented was just mind blowing. In the end I didn’t enjoy TP as much as I wanted, but that first trailer still gives me goose bumps. At least TP made me find a new appreciation for WW.
I’m impressed someone thought about this question
It’s easy to win arguments against straw men.
I think most of the criticism about “wokeness” is unwarranted. I don’t know of any video game or movie that has been ruined because of “wokeness”.
Is Suicide Squad a bad video game? Probably. I haven’t played it myself.
Is Suicide Squad bad because the DLC has an old tired lesbian stereotype? No, I don’t think so. Even if it was a good game, I don’t think it would’ve mattered much.
It’s kind of like Jar Jar Binks. People use him as a scapegoat for why Episode I is bad. It’s a character who’s easy to attack, but he’s far from the reason why anyone would think Episode I is a bad movie. They would still dislike the movie even if he had been removed.
People are often good at telling when something is bad, but rarely understand why it’s bad.
As much as I despise the “anti-woke” crowd, this is not a good argument and completely misunderstands what they’re angry about.
They are angry about what they perceive as “forced diversity” that destroys modern media and that corporates like Disney are pushing a “woke agenda”.
I disagree with this view. I think representation in media is good. Games and movies usually turn bad for unrelated reasons (like rushed production or poor management).
From a professional perspective I’d say: don’t rewrite if you’re unsure about it. Rewrite if there’s a particular problem you need to solve and a rewrite is the only way to do it.
For example, you need to make major changes in the tech stack. Like switching from PHP to NodeJS. This is difficult to do without a complete rewrite.
Rewrite for the sake of rewrite is usually a waste of time, and it’s not certain that the code will turn out better in the end. You might end up with a similarly convoluted system either way. And the worst part is: now you have two systems to maintain at the same time.
Likewise, refactor if there’s a particular problem you want to solve. Don’t refactor just for the sake of refactoring. If you don’t have a clear goal, then you’re just scrambling the code around.
From a hobbyist perspective: do whatever you feel like. A complete rewrite can be a good learning experience.