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Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
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#942Stadia, the initial reviews were actually pretty bad, but I'm blown away by how good it is. There's something undeniably cool about playing cyberpunk on a macbook air with full graphical detail, and then switching over to play on my TV exactly where I left off. The latency is virtually imperceptible to me, and I love that I don't need a 50 GB download just to try out a new game. Everytime I use it I'm honestly impres…
I just went down a rabbit hole of streaming for a couple of hours. I tried out Stadia, Moonlight, and GeForce Now. I want is a service that: * Lets me play my existing library of games (what I own on Steam, Origin, Battle.net) * Has League of Legends * Streams in 1440p 144fps I haven't found anything that does this.
At least as far as Steam goes, I've had reasonable success using Steam Link over Wireguard (since it's designed to be used locally); though I don't play games where lag is critical (like FPS's).
You could try wrangling 1440p144 from your hardware, not sure how high quality it can get
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#943The Sopranos - even though the end was controversial it was the consistently the best TV ever created. Ken Burns Docs Series - especially Civil War and Vietnam Nassim Taleb's - Incerto - so much interesting and useful info int those books. Really eye-opening stuff. Robert Caro's Biographies - I am not finished with all of them yet but the ones I have read are excellent
If you like the Burns/Novack Vietnam, I highly recommend WGBH's Vietnam: A Television Series
cool thanks!
Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
#944Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
#945Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agreed. I remember when I read it I was like "wait, so modern epic blockbusters are actually > 2,000 years old". It's not "almost" as good as modern stuff, it's better than most.
It's kinda like the Western equivalent of how many of the tropes that make anime anime come from kabuki and other traditional forms of Japanese theater.
or kurosawa
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#946Factorio!!! (It wasn't really hyped, but if it was, it would have lived up to it.) Actual video from the game doesn't qualify as hype! And the code is rock solid and wicked efficient. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR01YdFtWFI&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvXv1Z6EY8&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqaAjgpsoW8&ab_channel=Facto...
After I launched a rocket, it was a bit of a letdown. (I mean I was sad it ended)
Before that, it was amazing.
"Do I fumble my way forward with my current way of doing things or try this new thing? (struggle struggle) Oh wow!"
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#947Virtual reality. Now don't get me wrong, the games ecosystem is still quite limited, but I think Half-Life: Alyx really showed what kind of phenomenal experiences the technology can provide when given a huge budget. If it ever becomes economically viable then there's going to be a ton more experiences like this on the market one day. Against all odds, these super expensive bulky headsets with only a few games has shi…
I was hyped for a new Half-Life game for the past ~13 years. Half-Life: Alyx delivered. Granted, it was my first VR experience so that definitely contributed to my enjoyment.
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#948Every national park I've visited in North America seems to not only live up to hype but surpass expectations once visited. I've been to many parks in the U.S and Canada. I don't have a favorite. My favorite usually winds up the park that I last visited. So, currently that would be the rainforest, beaches and mountains of the Olympic peninsula in Washington. Camping inside the parks makes a big difference. Backpacking…
Sometimes you have to be careful with your timing.
I went to Yosemite once mid-summer and it was crowded. Slightly off-season (after school starts for example) and it's a much different experience.
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#949Earlier quoted context omitted.
So I tried it for 5 minutes and didn’t get into it. How much time do I need to spend to make it to fall for it? Or am I the minority who didn’t vibe off it at the beginning?
Same here. For me I find the UI very poor and this breaks everything.
I forgot that. Yes, I really hated it when I first played it. I got attacked and couldn't select things quickly and I died and couldn't get to my stuff anymore. I almost gave up.
It turns out the UI is fairly configurable and after I made it so right click cancels I sort of adapted.
But yes, when I first played it the UI was horrible. It needs some sane defaults like more common RTS games.
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#950Retina displays. Not sure they were hyped (depends on the definition of hype of course), but I could never set my eyes on regular low DPI displays (e.g. 1080p at 27’’) again, ever, after working with one for a few days.
I personally immediately go into settings to get the maximum space out of a screen rather than using it at retina resolutions (for computer displays, not phone size). I guess I just prefer more pixels to prettier ones.