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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Games that require persistent internet are baffling to me... I mean the hitman games cannot store your mission achievements offline...

But games are games... if my stove and fridge and showers (fucking showers with wifi?) Need internet connectivity then that is bullshit. They are being too fucking optimistic about everything.

[–] melfie@lemy.lol 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Knowing a game is spying on me ruins the fun. My Steam Deck is blocked from the internet for that reason, but a fair number of games on Steam won’t work without connectivity. I seem to remember hearing about some girl who shares a huge collection of games that don’t require connectivity, though.

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love fitgirls.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago

some girl who shares a huge collection of games that don’t require connectivity

Dunno her, https://www.mensxp.com/technology/gaming/171080-best-offline-games-without-internet.html

Well it ultimately just keeps score snd achievements... but why the fuck do the achievements need to be cloud based? None of the other games I have are like that.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Games like that are also baffling to me, thankfully I've not purchased one but I would return it as soon as I discovered the limitation if that were to happen

I bought just the hitman game because I am a completionist and I just want that one. I don't care for many other games.