Buy Canadian

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42408763

So, some friends of mine tried "Fragpunk" last night and dragged me into trying it. Short version - don't bother, I didn't last 2 hours. It's insanely jam packed with currencies and predatory micro-transactions, the most boring character designs I've ever seen in the genre, AI Slop art, insanely ugly weapon models, and it's published by NetEase. That's like a hundred red flags for what is, at best, a competent 5v5 hero shooter.

But one of the ways they talked me into at least giving it a shot was one friend was convinced (by AI lying to him) that Bad Guitar Studios was Canadian. Upon scrutiny that wasn't even a little true but it DID get me thinking, are we making any cool games up here in the North?

I found some stuff with basic Googling. Compulsion games just released South of Midnight and that looks pretty good, though it's owned by Microsoft. Pheonix Labs made Dauntless, I didn't know they were Canadian. There's a bunch of tiny mobile developers. But I thought maybe other people might have more insight. Does anybody have an awesome game made by Canadians that they can point me towards?

It's confusing trying to buy Canadian with all the variations of made in, assembled in, grown in, packaged in, etc. Can we copy the Australian food labeling system, perhaps replacing the kangeroo with a maple leaf? I find this much clearer.

Originally from northern Italy, this made in Canada Nougat brand is by far my absolute favourite and go to for a treat. I have fond memories of my grandmother having these in a little candy dish and eating all of them! If you want a delicious snack, I definitely recommend these.

If you really want to showcase your love for Canada, they have a Maple Leaf collection too

All made in Canada, all made individually. As such they sell out rather quickly, but you can sign up for emails whenever a new one drops

I don’t own any personally, but I know several people with their skinning knives (both for skinning and general knife use) and they all swear by them

These guys are out of Quebec and have been making some of the best bike bags (panniers) for the last 35 years!

I personally own several, and I'm proud to see that "Made in Canada" label!

They have other games as well, and they also have a few games on Apple Arcade too

Up to 40% off leather goods hand-stitched in BC using USA full-grain leather and tiger stitching, backed by a lifetime guarantee

If you’ve never been, you really should try it. Their first restaurant was in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and all their food is 100% Canadian (to the best of my knowledge). It’s easily my favourite fast food place. Their Big Mary is the best fast food chicken sandwich I’ve ever had, and they’ve got my favourite taters too. Damn good food that I’d recommend to anyone