▲ 211 ▼ $70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet (www.eurogamer.net) submitted 2 years ago by geosoco@kbin.social to c/games@sh.itjust.works 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments Fans have taken to the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok to question NetherRealm's decision to market Mortal Kombat 1 as a $70 Switch release. It has been called "robbery" and "disrespectful" to users.
[+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago The hardware the game is running is painfully terrible in 2023. permalink fedilink source parent [–] else@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago While the OP meant it the way he answered you, the way I see it used most often colloquially is that when someone or something does the heavy lifting especially in gaming, they are providing the bulk of the work. Like doing the heavy lifting in a team game equates to carrying the team, or saying a character does the heavy lifting instead of the player, means the character is overpowered and carrying the player (or vice versa). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago The hardware the game is running is painfully terrible in 2023. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] else@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago While the OP meant it the way he answered you, the way I see it used most often colloquially is that when someone or something does the heavy lifting especially in gaming, they are providing the bulk of the work. Like doing the heavy lifting in a team game equates to carrying the team, or saying a character does the heavy lifting instead of the player, means the character is overpowered and carrying the player (or vice versa). permalink fedilink source parent