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Skylines was a really solid game but, as with all PDX games, you have to wonder if they'll stick half of their content behind $200 of DLC or push you into their subscription service.

It's so fun to watch people play D. I absolutely hated playing it but it's great watching someone else deal with it.

Seems to be an unpopular opinion here, but you're probably better off using Xenia to emulate it.

1/10 is far worse because it keeps people from playing games. If you think something is 10/10, then you'll likely play it and although you may be disappointed, you may also like it.

But both are great reasons to not pay attention to user reviews and you're better off watching long-form gameplay videos.

Edit: I just realized that I misinterpreted the poll question and voted, "No," thinking that meant that 1/10 was worse. Oh well.

Like all crime, it's only illegal if you get caught.

It was good as a console release in 1997, but was kind of underwhelming when compared to PC shooters at that time, and it certainly did not age well since. I liked it when all I had was Nintendo consoles, but I've since become more aware of gaming as a whole, since then. I also used to think that Doom was bad because I had only played it on SNES, until years later. Turns out the original PC version was way better than the SNES port!

It's worth maybe playing for a few minutes for the nostalgia, but outside of that, meh.

There are a lot of games that I don't feel like are worth spending the time to finish. I may spend more attention on something more if it was expensive but outside of trying to justify my purchase, there are too many other games that I can play and actually have fun playing.

@shindig Why would you let a middleman take money away from you when you could just do everything yourself? Especially if all you really do is play games on stream and make podcasts.

I stopped paying attention to reviews. There are a lot of voices out there with no real perspective on gaming as a whole and only play what the hype or the algorithms make trending at that moment. It makes reviews really difficult to listen to or read. Long-form gameplay videos is a far better way to see if a game is right for you.

I wouldn't say that you need a headphone amp, but it can help them sound better, as an audiophile. If loudness is the only concern, then Windows' audio can be changed. If it's still too quiet, then a cheap amp would be a solution. If there is unwanted noise or static, an amp will help with that.

An amp can also help enhance the sound more to one's preference but I think that's more of something that someone doesn't really need to worry about without really spending some time and understanding what they're working with. That's more of a step 2 for the curious.