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Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkA weird thing thats been bugging me. Slight spoilers for a pretty early moment. Spoilers So back in the early days of the internet, I'd often seen it said that the trial scene is a direct...A weird thing thats been bugging me.
Slight spoilers for a pretty early moment.
Spoilers
So back in the early days of the internet, I'd often seen it said that the trial scene is a direct reference to or inspired by Franz Kafka's "The Trial". Like before I knew who Kafka was, or that things could be "kafkaesque" I knew he was somehow related to this trial in Chrono Trigger. I swear this comparison was all over the place whenever you saw people talking about this game.
But now it's like this whole idea is forgotten. Even if it's not true, does anyone else remember seeing this as a wide spread "fact about this game?"
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentA tip that really helped me: In a lot of older JRPGs it's often necessary to conserve magic for bosses or other particularly hard enemies. In Chrono Trigger, it's pretty easy to get more mp. The...A tip that really helped me:
In a lot of older JRPGs it's often necessary to conserve magic for bosses or other particularly hard enemies.
In Chrono Trigger, it's pretty easy to get more mp. The item that refills everything at save points is relatively cheap. Once you get past the first few sections, you're free to use magic/techs pretty much as often as you want.
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Comment on ‘Simpsons’ movie sequel sets summer 2027 release date in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentChalk me up as another person surprised to see how old it was. I seriously would have guessed it came out in like 2017.Chalk me up as another person surprised to see how old it was. I seriously would have guessed it came out in like 2017.
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Comment on Will an AI actress really become ‘the next Scarlett Johansson’? in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI don't really see this working until the tech gets a lot better, but I also don't really see it as this huge deal that everyone needs to be upset about.I don't really see this working until the tech gets a lot better, but I also don't really see it as this huge deal that everyone needs to be upset about.
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Comment on Making DND maps in ~games.tabletop
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI did a fight like this in a Starfinder game. There was a mcguffin in this ancient tomb at the bottom of a deep shaft. They get in there at the same time as mercenaries hired by the big bad guys...I did a fight like this in a Starfinder game. There was a mcguffin in this ancient tomb at the bottom of a deep shaft. They get in there at the same time as mercenaries hired by the big bad guys and a group of space pirates who are also after it.
The shaft starts filling with lava and there's a running three way fight as everyone is trying to survive while also trying to steal the artifact from whomever currently has it.
I built a 3d battle mat out of cardboard boxes covered in graph paper. I'll try to dig up a picture of it
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Comment on Marvel’s Wolverine | Gameplay trailer in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkThis looks cool, but I have to say that is a really small amount of gameplay for a "gameplay trailer"This looks cool, but I have to say that is a really small amount of gameplay for a "gameplay trailer"
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Comment on I made a tool to generate AI powered recaps of TTRPG sessions in ~games.tabletop
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkI tried doing this once using premire pro's auto captions pasted into chatGPT. Then told it to summarize in the tone of a fantasy novel. It couldn't do a whole session at once, but the sections...I tried doing this once using premire pro's auto captions pasted into chatGPT. Then told it to summarize in the tone of a fantasy novel.
It couldn't do a whole session at once, but the sections came out ok. But I got a lot of passages like:
"With a final fireball, the powerful wizard killed the evil lich. The heroes began searching the room, bravely checking for dangerous traps. The search was rewarded with a powerful magic sword. The heros cleverly discussed how to unlock the sword's true potential. Would it be given to the fighter or sold for money. The players shrewedly looked up the rules to removing an enchantment from one weapon and transferring it to another. At last a wise decision was reached. They would hang on to the sword for now and make a decision at a later time."
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI feel like we have this same conversation every time a terrible person dies. Can't we accept that people can simultaneously be against violence in principle, while also accepting that in this...I feel like we have this same conversation every time a terrible person dies.
Can't we accept that people can simultaneously be against violence in principle, while also accepting that in this specific case people like that a terrible person is no longer doing his usual terrible things?
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentHe was pretty supportive of the genocide in Palestine.He was pretty supportive of the genocide in Palestine.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt's incredible how easily his own words are encouraging people to make light of his death. "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of...It's incredible how easily his own words are encouraging people to make light of his death.
"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage."
and
"Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation...What age should you start to see public executions?"
seem like such perfect setups, that I almost didn't believe them at first.
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Comment on The CRPG Book in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentOriginally a CRPG was just any RPG played on a computer, so it's technically a really wide category. I'd say FTL is closer to a real time strategy game than an RPG though.Originally a CRPG was just any RPG played on a computer, so it's technically a really wide category.
I'd say FTL is closer to a real time strategy game than an RPG though.
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Comment on Looking for some video game suggestions based off some specific parameters in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI 2nd this recommendation (or it's sequel Fights in Knight Spaces) I also really liked "Cobalt Core" as another deck builderI 2nd this recommendation (or it's sequel Fights in Knight Spaces)
I also really liked "Cobalt Core" as another deck builder
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Comment on ‘Call of Duty’ movie in the works under major Paramount Skydance, Microsoft’s Activision pact in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI feel like you could take any random script about a bunch of special forces guys saving the world, and slap the Call of Duty logo on it.I feel like you could take any random script about a bunch of special forces guys saving the world, and slap the Call of Duty logo on it.
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkNever played WoW, but way back when Ultima Online was pretty new, I only ever played it on private shards. (Shout out to "The Alter Realm") I just kind of assumed Orgin was cool with it, but now...Never played WoW, but way back when Ultima Online was pretty new, I only ever played it on private shards. (Shout out to "The Alter Realm")
I just kind of assumed Orgin was cool with it, but now I'm not sure.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentFor me it was the disks that came with PC Gamer magazineFor me it was the disks that came with PC Gamer magazine
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI was just thinking the other day, how there were all these games where I played the shareware or the demo over and over again, but never actually played the full game. Excited to maybe take a...I was just thinking the other day, how there were all these games where I played the shareware or the demo over and over again, but never actually played the full game.
Excited to maybe take a crack at what comes next for The Duke.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkChrono Trigger (5) The Secret of Monkey Island (5) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5) Duke Nukem 3D (5)Chrono Trigger (5)
The Secret of Monkey Island (5)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5)
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentUnlink is a game I want to like because I love the idea and the general presentation. But I always find the actual process of playing it kind of boring.Unlink is a game I want to like because I love the idea and the general presentation. But I always find the actual process of playing it kind of boring.
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Comment on Retro Video Game Club brainstorming and planning topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkCam I get my name in the mix for whenever this starts upCam I get my name in the mix for whenever this starts up
I got completely lost about halfway through when the 3rd or 4th layer of people came in to call everyone pedophiles. I'm not even sure what point he was trying to make.