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The Xbox firm has launched a version of Quake powered by generative AI…
  • Riley@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    20 days ago

    Doesn’t surprise me at all after seeing the same thing done with Minecraft, but it’s still vaguely nightmarish experiencing gameplay elements morph in and out of existence, the level geometry changing after you look too far one way or another. Like a dream more than a game. A dream where you can die.

    • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
      8·
      20 days ago

      It’s funny, really, because game elements like that could make for a really neat game if it was done intentionally, but when it’s AI artifacts, it’s awful.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      53·
      20 days ago

      I found it super cool. It’s dreamlike… There’s no enemies so it didn’t feel like a nightmare, just like playing a game in a dream

      • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        19 days ago

        There’s no enemies so it didn’t feel like a nightmare

        Idk, some of the worst nightmares I’ve ever had had just me in them…