Onystri
1mo ago
I've managed to listen to your review and I think I can sympathize with the idea that first book is such a great pull into the fantasy universe that you just compelled to see how it will turn out. But I quit somewhere at start of book 3.
Onystri
1mo ago
Another theory is that after ungodly amount of years of "writers" marinating in the fanfic cesspool of AO3 this is what they consider normal and appropriate.
Onystri
1mo ago
Quick question for you and @Mantergeistmann - I remember reading the Princess of Mars(like 20 years ago or smth, ancient history) but after the trilogy with the main character John Carter I remember the following one or two books being a letdown, in your opinion is it worth finishing the series?
Onystri
1mo ago
Can I add a description of the type of gameplay a person will be subjected to while playing DA2? Here it is: you walk through a town street and you are ambushed by the enemies. No worries, you have all your abilities ready and quickly dispatch them, BUT WAIT, there is a second wave incoming, literally teleporting behind your backline. Okay, you didn't want to have your mage/archer involved in melee but you can deal with this wave even if some abilities are on cooldown, BUT WAIT, we have another wave of enemies incoming..... You might ask what is going on with the teleporting enemies in the city, but the only real question you are going to ask yourself repeatedly is "surely there won't be a 4th wave, right?".
Onystri
1mo ago
I'm on biome 6 and feel like Saros is a downgrade from Returnal. In Returnal the progression is tied to artifacts, parasites and weapon trait unlocks while in Saros the only progression is the upgrade tree (artifacts are very underwhelming). As soon as I realized that doing the "long run" catapults you into 50+ proficiency level (plus buttload of money) and makes you so overpowered that the bosses melt in 2 minutes I was severely disappointed.
Onystri
2mo ago
Damn this Street Fighter trailer looks dope, crank the hamminess all the way.
My mother got a kitten that recently has gotten sick. I spent few days with her to keep company (we live close by) but maaan...... I know her greatest trick is to "talk loudly that ensures everyone is listening" when she tries to be passive-aggresive or spiteful, but to witness this technique being used non-stop to cope with stress of a sick animal for 4 hours straight was also close to torture. (She was not bad-mouthing anyone, just speaking aloud whatever was in her head at the time)
Onystri
3mo ago
The motte against the internet for kids is them infinity-scrolling Tiktok all day and subsequent decrease in motivation and overall participation in everyday life. Similar to the most common result from weed - apathy. Afroman was right about this a long time ago.
Onystri
5mo ago
It's also funny that USS Valor is where you get the pulse rifle which when upgraded is one of the best weapons in the first game (extremely ammo efficient).
I'm still convinced that the original Dead Space still holds up and the changes in the remake just makes it worse. I think they are really screwed up with repeating "make us whole" 100 times through the game and even mentioning it so early. There was no need for extended scenes with the wife or Mercer. And surprisingly they almost didn't touch the whole "hey we spaced 1 necromorph and he took over the entire battleship full of military in an hour".
Onystri
7mo ago
I recently came by a quote about comparing gambling to drugs - "Even at the height of my using I could never blow $10k in 20 minutes on drugs."
When the Heroes of Olden Era was announced I was apprehensive and concerned, but when they announced that Paul Romero was in it, I got hope. But looking at the demo I was disappointed. I did not expect the return of kick ass ost to carry the game forevermore in the memories of the kid who really loved the game. But for the love of god, Kings Bounty games were way better than this stuff. Yes, I play HoMM3 for stronghold music and early rush behemoths with Crag Hack, sue me.
Onystri
8mo ago
6 years ago Riot Games released KDA kpop song. I liked it way more than Golden.
Onystri
8mo ago
How about interpreting the question as calibrating of my personal moral compass and if I should reflect on that?
Onystri
8mo ago
I want to check with you people what do you think about situation in NFL between Arizona Cardinals players dropping the ball before the finish line and following altercation with head coach Jonathan Gannon.
I was browsing Reddit and noticing huge influx of comments condemning Gannon to the tune on "he should've never put a hand on him" (even though it was a punch to shoulder pads). And I don't really seem to able to arrive to the same conclusion. It feels to me the product of office environment where even if you massively fuck up in your workplace to the tune of inflicting damages to the project the only thing that would happen to you is being fired. I worked in landscaping for a few months and the temperament of the foreman was entirely different and I would say some physical reminder is needed if you fuck up the entire day of work.
What is the current year answer to this type of situation?
Once a week or so I come by /r/foxholegame subreddit to harvest the crying and the bitching.
Onystri
8mo ago
It just feels like an excuse for FromSoftware to develop crazy anime-jumping-all-across-the-arena bosses with crazy moves. "Oh no, the player has so many bullshit combinations now, we need to create more bullshit bosses to combat this." And that way we have dlc with bosses dancing all over the floor, goddamn sunflower. The worst part of course is that even with the stakes of Marika you will spend 2 minutes buffing yourself and after a certain point I started to despise this cycle.
Onystri
8mo ago
Anyone knows good games with top-down action gameplay like Last Stand Aftermath, Ruiner or The Ascent?
Onystri
8mo ago
My first introduction to Soulslike games was Bloodborne. And it was a very short introduction due to me selecting the cane starting weapon and trying to make sense of it for several hours. Cane is an ASS of a starting weapon for someone not familiar with the gameplay. I was very pissed that day. Especially when I complained to a friend and he basically said "Yeah, everyone knows the saw is way better starting weapon, DUH".
The have licenses for most major sports titles? FIFA, Madden, NHL, CFB, F1. (Think of that microtransaction money flow)
That is also without mentioning the Star Wars license.
In regards to current gaming trends I can safely say that all of my predictions are wrong recently.
I thought RE9 is most mediocre game in the series and even worse than RE8, yet even after two months since release everyone keeps telling me that it's masterpiece 10/10. Mediocre location that very heavily borrows from RE2 two-wings police station but smaller and almost no back-tracking, with puzzles that can be solved in the same room, and dumbed-down crafting mechanic that gives mountain of resources is apparently enough to "wow" the players so they can say "this is the best RE evaaaah!!!".
Pragmata is even worse, since that game has no adequate enemies, just victims waiting in line for you to complete this weird mini-game that feels completely unnecessary.
Which just gives me an idea that current gaming market is just vibes and marketing. GTA6 will break records.
Recently I was speaking to a friend about this and his interpretation of current games can be summarized as such:
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