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  1. Comment on What are your favorite music videos? in ~music

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Ohh, right, forgot about that. Getting the A-side hearts was another thing I ended up looking up how to do (one of them I always have to look up in re-playthroughs too, you can probably guess...

    Ohh, right, forgot about that. Getting the A-side hearts was another thing I ended up looking up how to do (one of them I always have to look up in re-playthroughs too, you can probably guess which haha).

    The difficulty is organized pretty well, I think. There were a few times I hit a wall and decided to stop, but came back later to it when I felt ready to challenge myself further. But Farewell did catch me off guard with how long it was, even by chapter 3/9.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Just in case you're not emotionally prepared, Farewell itself is almost as long as the rest of the game. Also at the halfway point you need to have 15 hearts to advance - once you finish the...

    Just in case you're not emotionally prepared, Farewell itself is almost as long as the rest of the game. Also at the halfway point you need to have 15 hearts to advance - once you finish the B-sides you'll have at least 8, but you'll need to find some hidden blue ones from the A-sides and/or finish a bunch of C-sides.

    It's fun but can be extra challenging and sometimes confusing. There were some parts I couldn't figure out and watched a playthrough to see how they did it. The final room is much longer than the others and it was really cathartic to finally clear it. (Then I found out about the moon berry which was also really tough to get but somehow didn't feel as good when I got it).

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Feed Me - One Click Headshot (Grafix Remix) (2012, 2024) in ~music

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    Been a while since I heard the angelic voice of fps_doug sweetly singing n00bs to their rest. I have never been able to get into the high pitched vocals :( One of the only downsides to this type...

    Been a while since I heard the angelic voice of fps_doug sweetly singing n00bs to their rest.

    I have never been able to get into the high pitched vocals :( One of the only downsides to this type of music for me.

  5. Comment on BABYMETAL - from me to u (feat. Poppy) (2025) in ~music

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    As a fan of both, I am pretty disappointed with the video. Needs more Poppy (and maybe she could move a little?), more interaction between them, less green screen CGI scene. Especially after...

    As a fan of both, I am pretty disappointed with the video. Needs more Poppy (and maybe she could move a little?), more interaction between them, less green screen CGI scene.
    Especially after seeing the fun collab with Electric Callboy.

    I like the song. Only thing bugging me a bit is I could do without the autotune effect in the chorus.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Spontaneous fractals appear when you pull things apart. Viscous fingering (Saffman–Taylor instability) occurs when a less viscous fluid is pushed into a more viscous fluid. in ~science

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    And so, the bulge grows.

    ...the front bulges outwards.

    ...This one's nice cause you can do it at home.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games

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    I usually am drawn to a small number of games that I think are exemplary and have a hard time getting into their competitors. Was really into Blizzard RTS (sc1, wc3, sc2), Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach for...

    I usually am drawn to a small number of games that I think are exemplary and have a hard time getting into their competitors. Was really into Blizzard RTS (sc1, wc3, sc2), Halo 1, 2, 3, Reach for multiplayer FPS. After a certain point a switch in my head seemed to flip. I think partly because it seemed like those series had run out of ideas (good ideas at least) and it felt like all they could do was remake the same stuff with better graphics. I had almost no interest in video games anymore. While I did play and enjoy a few other games like Gears of War and Bioshock, I was just kind of done with the gameplay loops.

    At that point I got way into Magic: the Gathering. Spent tons of time reading MTG subreddits, made and moderated an MTG "circlejerk" subreddit to make fun of the bad takes on the other subs. Bought cards to play Modern and started playing every week at the local game store. In 2019 they power leapt the game. With the pandemic I couldn't play much in 2020-21 but following online, each new Standard set was printing problematic cards that needed to be banned, and they were slow to acknowledge and take action. 2021's Modern Horizons 2 set introduced a bunch of powerful cards that I hate, and I decided to stop playing in 2022 (keeping an eye on the format in case they could bring it back to something I could enjoy again, but they haven't).

    After that point I've been getting back into video games. I got a Steam Deck, which felt like a device I've been waiting for forever (fuck console exclusivity!). I also got way into Slay the Spire (becoming obsessed with getting A20 heart kills with each character) and Celeste (bouncing off at certain difficult things and being drawn back later to overcome them due to how much I like the movement). I have been trying out a bunch of other games that I "missed" while MTG was all-consuming. It's also just so nice that you can get old games for really good discounts on Steam and free stuff on Epic. I was also a bit obsessed with Balatro, but the itch is not so strong anymore after getting Completionist++ on android.

    tl;dr: I do tend to have favourites that I play a lot. Had a huge period of my life (around a decade) where I was pretty much only interested in MTG, but came back to video games recently. Still have some favourites I get obsessed with, but overall trying a lot more things.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk

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    The front page of https://scryfall.com (a Magic card search tool) usually has a few cards shown on it around a certain theme. For this April Fools, they display from a random selection of a few...

    The front page of https://scryfall.com (a Magic card search tool) usually has a few cards shown on it around a certain theme. For this April Fools, they display from a random selection of a few Balatro jokers (fools) and Magic cards adapted into jokers. More info here.

    21 votes

  9. Comment on Magic: the Gathering banned and restricted announcement – March 31, 2025 in ~games.tabletop

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    Modern: Underworld Breach is banned. Legacy: Sowing Mycospawn is banned. Troll of Khazad-dûm is banned. Pauper: Basking Broodscale is banned. Kuldotha Rebirth is banned. Deadly Dispute is banned....

    Modern:
    Underworld Breach is banned.

    Legacy:
    Sowing Mycospawn is banned.
    Troll of Khazad-dûm is banned.

    Pauper:
    Basking Broodscale is banned.
    Kuldotha Rebirth is banned.
    Deadly Dispute is banned.

    Prophetic Prism is unbanned.
    High Tide is unbanned.

    As someone who mostly follows modern, the Underworld Breach ban seemed like the expected outcome. There were some tournaments where the Temur Breach deck was taking 6 of the top 8 spots. Mox Opal is probably the other strongest candidate card for banning, but they just unbanned it in the last announcement, and other artifact decks haven't shone particularly brightly in this environment, so it seems fine to keep it around. Underworld Breach has also been banned in Legacy and Pioneer.

    Here's an except of an article by Frank Karsten from February:

    The archetype posted an astounding 58.2% win rate across both Regional Championships in non-mirror, non-bye, non-draw matches. In the United States alone, sixteen of the Top 32 players were leveraging Grinding Station loops to secure their wins, solidifying Temur Breach as the defining Modern deck.

    It's not as if opponents weren't prepared. Sideboards were brimming with hate cards like Stony Silence , Drannith Magistrate , Surgical Extraction , Wrath of the Skies , The Stone Brain , Force of Vigor , Wear // Tear , Soulless Jailer , Leyline of the Void , and beyond. Many competitors dedicated half their sideboards to disrupting the combo. Yet, it wasn't enough to keep the deck from dominating.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on 'Avengers: Doomsday' cast released in ~movies

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    The livestream is the pinnacle of "this could have been an email". FIVE AND A HALF HOURS to show 27 names.

    The livestream is the pinnacle of "this could have been an email". FIVE AND A HALF HOURS to show 27 names.

    9 votes

  12. Comment on Rameses B - Old School (2025) in ~music

  13. Comment on Rameses B - Old School (2025) in ~music

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    I like it. I've had a much harder time following MonsterCat releases since they stopped doing the compilation albums. Even on the Uncaged label they seem to put out a bunch of stuff that doesn't...

    I like it. I've had a much harder time following MonsterCat releases since they stopped doing the compilation albums. Even on the Uncaged label they seem to put out a bunch of stuff that doesn't have the high energy feel I'm looking for.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on LocalSend: a free, open-source, cross-platform app to share files to nearby devices in ~tech

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    I was fully expecting crypto, so when they mentioned AI first it made me lol.

    I was fully expecting crypto, so when they mentioned AI first it made me lol.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 I tried playing the original N64 version on an emulator but it kind of hurt my eyes to look at (wasn't an issue with a bunch of other N64 games I've revisited). I also...

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

    I tried playing the original N64 version on an emulator but it kind of hurt my eyes to look at (wasn't an issue with a bunch of other N64 games I've revisited). I also gave #3 on PS2 emulator a little spin but the constant prompts to save to the memory card were super annoying.

    I remember not being interested in the remake when it was announced because of the price and "I can just emulate." But with the revelation that I really wanted the benefits of the remake coupled with the Steam sale discount, I went for it.

    It's good! I played through the tutorial (even though I didn't really need to) and the first few levels. So far it's given me everything I wanted. It's interesting that they back-ported some of the tricks from newer games to the old ones (reverts, manuals, lip tricks, maybe more?). They make chaining really big combos together much easier. They're fun, and the fact they're here means I probably won't feel compelled to pick up 3+4 for quite a while.

    They've added a bunch of unlockable cosmetics and challenges that I don't really want to interact with, but I have a hard time ignoring orange ⚠️'s in the menus. Maybe great for others, not great for nostalgia "simpler times" gamers like me. But it's only a minor complaint.

    Returnal

    It lived up to its name (I refunded it).

    Was interested in it since I like some roguelikes, shooters, sci fi, and it got good reviews. Was also on big discount in Steam sale. Initial launch was botched by some Epic Games online detection service getting stuck installing. After playing for about an hour (visuals were good, liked the boost mechanic and active reload, enemy designs reminded me of Edge of Tomorrow), I suspended my run and quit the game. It crashed in the process then wouldn't launch. Spent a while trouble-shooting, could get it to boot if I used a -nosound flag but I don't want to play without audio...apparently there were crashing issues on the PS5 as well for some people. It hasn't been updated in a while so unfortunately I don't know if it will ever be stable enough for me to play another time.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Yeah from what I can tell Watcher is the least-liked character by a fair margin for people who play the game a lot. She is glass cannon-y a lot of the time. When I was first learning the game it...

    Yeah from what I can tell Watcher is the least-liked character by a fair margin for people who play the game a lot. She is glass cannon-y a lot of the time. When I was first learning the game it took me a really long time to get my first Heart kill with her because I was avoiding leaning into "stance dancing" because I was so afraid of getting stuck in Wrath and taking too much damage.

    And at higher ascension levels it feels like pretty much the only viable strat is to try to assemble an infinite combo (usually with Rushdown), which are tedious to execute and require you to just ignore almost all the card rewards. I've spent some time specifically trying to make non-combo builds work. And while they're more fun, I die a whole lot more.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    In the very early game it makes sense to go for flushes with every deck cause it lets you clear Blind 1 in one hand and is very likely to be obtainable vs straights or full houses etc. I find a...

    In the very early game it makes sense to go for flushes with every deck cause it lets you clear Blind 1 in one hand and is very likely to be obtainable vs straights or full houses etc. I find a lot of times I just don't pivot out of it if I don't find jokers that care about hand type. You can scale with them pretty well if you find a blue seal from a card/spectral pack and copy the card with Death. Bonus if you can make it steel first. There are a lot of other viable jokers to go with it, Castle and Ancient Joker (the GOAT) to name a couple. You do need to find some kind of powerful joker no matter what type of hand you're going for though.

    That's funny that you made a face card strat work with Abandoned deck. My last memory of going for face cards was on Plasma deck where I somehow cloned 2 jokers so I had double Hanging Chad and double Scary Face and then I face-plant-ed into the boss that debuffs face cards.

  18. Comment on What's a feeling you sometimes experience that you don't have a name for? in ~talk

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    I wonder if this sockless phenomenon is related to the pro gamer urge to remove their shoes - "foot prisons", is what they call them.

    I wonder if this sockless phenomenon is related to the pro gamer urge to remove their shoes - "foot prisons", is what they call them.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Xbox's new hardware plans begin with a gaming handheld in 2025 in ~games

  20. Comment on The Deckmaster Game || Friday Nights S9E03 in ~games.tabletop

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    A Wes Anderson-style rendition of what it's like to try to get adults together for a Magic booster draft.

    A Wes Anderson-style rendition of what it's like to try to get adults together for a Magic booster draft.

    3 votes