490
All hail the mighty butt. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
26 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Philip Rebohle, DXVK's founding developer, stated in an interview that he started the project "to get one specific game to work". Later, he explained in a forum post that he was a bit of a Nier fanboy, and that it was a relatively simple game to use as a test subject for DXVK.

Rebohle was later contacted and hired by Valve. Wine already had a D3D11 compatibility layer, but it wasn't nearly as far ahead as DXVK at the time. It's fair to say that Linux gaming wouldn't exist in its current form if not for one guy's appreciation for Nier Automata. Rebohle still works at Valve, currently conributing to VKD3D-Proton.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 78 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

People make jokes about the oversexualization of 2B...

But Nier Automata is truly the most humanist and deeply thoughtful game I have ever played.

Further, it has almost pitch perfect ludonarrative harmony and I have deep respect for Yoko Taro eschewing the three act arc of plays and films, recognizing that video games are a different medium and must define their own narrative rules that fit the medium.

Can we hear it for good gameplay, top tier writing, and flipping basically every anime trope on its head?

[-] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago

ah i see, a fellow eloquent butt enjoyer

[-] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

We're classy horny weirdos.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

It is truly a masterpiece of games as a medium.

Cannot listen to the end of yorha without tearing up when the choruses collide.

Games as art prime example. Think about it daily. (Not just the ass i promise)

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Best game of all time in my books, and with its success they were even able to give Replicant the glow-up it truly deserves (and fully finish it including Ending E).

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

You do you, I'm just here for the soundtrack.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The soundtrack is similarly fucking amazing, honestly. Top tier world-building with an orchestral score that has a made-up language meant to mimic what a future language that is a mashup of all human languages might be like. Valid thing to just be here for.

this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
490 points (98.2% liked)

linuxmemes

25706 readers
533 users here now

Hint: :q!

Sister communities:

Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack users for any reason. This includes using blanket terms, like "every user of thing".
  • Don't get baited into back-and-forth insults. We are not animals.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
    • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn, no politics, no trolling or ragebaiting.
    • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, <loves/tolerates/hates> systemd, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
    • 5. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Language/ัะทั‹ะบ/Sprache
  • This is primarily an English-speaking community. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Comments written in other languages are allowed.
  • The substance of a post should be comprehensible for people who only speak English.
  • Titles and post bodies written in other languages will be allowed, but only as long as the above rule is observed.
    • 6. (NEW!) Regarding public figuresWe all have our opinions, and certain public figures can be divisive. Keep in mind that this is a community for memes and light-hearted fun, not for airing grievances or leveling accusations.
  • Keep discussions polite and free of disparagement.
  • We are never in possession of all of the facts. Defamatory comments will not be tolerated.
  • Discussions that get too heated will be locked and offending comments removed.
    • ย 

    Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

    Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don't understand or can't verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community -- even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don't remove France.

    founded 2 years ago
    MODERATORS
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]