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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall LinkPut some more hours into Starrupture and I have a nice and very compact omni-factory that can make every item currently available, the only issue being it's basically impossible to scale up any...Put some more hours into Starrupture and I have a nice and very compact omni-factory that can make every item currently available, the only issue being it's basically impossible to scale up any individual item's production because of how densely packed it is, so I'll probably end up making a whole new, much more spread out factory later on. I think I've otherwise exhausted all the content currently available, which is pretty good considering I put a couple dozen hours into it. Looking forward to more updates.
Also tried No Rest For the Wicked since they had a free weekend and sale to celebrate the launch of their co-op mode, been playing that with a friend and it's been a pretty good time so far. This one's a third person soulslike (yes I know that term's overused but this game really does lean into the difficulty) from the studio that made the Ori series. There's a good weight to attacking and moving, stamina usage is hefty and enemies are punishing. Haven't run into too many bugs yet, mainly loading issue things. The game also recommends you play with a controller, and after trying KBM and controller out I can confirm that controller is indeed a much better experience.
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Comment on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum in ~society
Flashfall Link ParentI know basically nothing about Mark Carney and this might just be an overreaction due to the grade-school quality of dialogue being provided by our current head of state, but damn if that isn't...I know basically nothing about Mark Carney and this might just be an overreaction due to the grade-school quality of dialogue being provided by our current head of state, but damn if that isn't some poetic writing that nails the point. Whoever's writing this guy's speeches deserves a raise.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentIf you already cleared Sinner's Road then you clearly didn't remember the most important rule in a Team Cherry game - hit every single wall, ceiling, and floor that even looks remotely suspicious....If you already cleared Sinner's Road then you clearly didn't remember the most important rule in a Team Cherry game - hit every single wall, ceiling, and floor that even looks remotely suspicious. I recommend you give it a revisit, since that pathway into the Citadel also comes with one of the best fights in the game.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentThat's not too surprising, Bilewater's pretty out of the way and just getting to it in Act 1 requires going through another rather painful zone that I'm sure is meant to act as a deterrent for...That's not too surprising, Bilewater's pretty out of the way and just getting to it in Act 1 requires going through another rather painful zone that I'm sure is meant to act as a deterrent for most players anyway.
Also minor spoilers of sorts, I found the final boss of Act 2 to be similar to the Radiance in many ways but definitely easier, especially once you get the hang of all the new mobility options Hornet has. You'll see what I mean once you unlock Clawline.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentIf you're looking for another RPG specifically, I can strongly recommend the FF7 remakes. There's an option to choose between real-time and more turn-based (classic) combat so the pacing doesn't...If you're looking for another RPG specifically, I can strongly recommend the FF7 remakes. There's an option to choose between real-time and more turn-based (classic) combat so the pacing doesn't have to be overly intense if you don't want it to be. The maps, characters, music, side quests, minigames (my god there's so many minigames), and story are also all excellent. I personally found Remake to be a bit too linear for my preferences but Rebirth is a lot more open and flexible, so if you want to start from Rebirth that's totally fine, the game provides a recap of past events to catch you up.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentThis is probably just the nostalgia blinders talking but reflecting on Bilewater several months after beating the game, I think it's kind of brilliant thematically and also difficulty-wise at the...This is probably just the nostalgia blinders talking but reflecting on Bilewater several months after beating the game, I think it's kind of brilliant thematically and also difficulty-wise at the point you discover it (unless you decide you want to explore every inch of map available before fighting Last Judge and end up wandering there by accident while still in Act 1). Bilewater serves as a sort of optional final challenge of Act 2, being a notable increase in combat and platforming difficulty that's reflective lore-wise of how awfully the place was treated and how much the locals want to kill everybody else as a result.
It's also a decent warmup for the absolute CBT that is Act 3, so enjoy those moments of bliss while they last haha. I'm serious though, do as much as you can on the map before Act 3, Team Cherry really makes people earn their true endings and this is no exception.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall LinkBought the early access of Starrupture which launched last Wednesday and it's probably my first proper factory-style game (not including Minecraft tech modpacks, though I've made some mighty...Bought the early access of Starrupture which launched last Wednesday and it's probably my first proper factory-style game (not including Minecraft tech modpacks, though I've made some mighty conveyor systems there). So as someone with no experience with Satisfactory, Factorio, etc, I'm having a pretty good time exploring and redesigning my production line to be more efficient while trying to keep it as neat as reasonable.
The most unique feature of the game is the regular ruptures that occur, which is when the star in this system briefly scorches the entire surface of the planet you're on, killing any living creatures not in the safety of a habitat and overheating all the machinery outside the range of a functional cooling tower. There are certain resources available only shortly after a rupture occurs, and vegetation and water quickly regenerates after 10 minutes or so, along with the resources that appear during the planet's lush stage. It's an interesting feature so far, giving a very clear indicator of when resources respawn and adding some tension to exploration while encouraging the construction of little safe houses across the map to ensure you're not totally without nearby shelter. However, it does get annoying when I'm in the middle of just working on my megafactory since it interrupts me for several minutes, usually when I'm in the middle of building or planning.
There's also combat in the game, with the enemy being some crawly aliens of a few different varieties, and currently there's a pistol, AR, shotgun, and machine gun available as self-defense options. The gunplay's fine and doesn't feel jank, the enemies go down pretty easily and usually rely on sheer number to present a threat. It makes exploration a bit more interesting and sometimes a few waves of them will attack your base after you've upgraded your base core once so you need to take a bit of time to set up some basic defenses there too.
Currently the game has a decent level of polish but it is a fresh early access title, so naturally there's some bugs that need fixing and not a huge amount of content in terms of story progression, but the factory building alone should last you a few dozen hours if building bigger, better factories is what you're into. Lots of potential here.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentThe story for Space Marine 2 is largely fan service for fans of the first game. Titus is still an incorruptible badass that's just terrible at communication, Gadriel is a subversion of Leandros,...The story for Space Marine 2 is largely fan service for fans of the first game. Titus is still an incorruptible badass that's just terrible at communication, Gadriel is a subversion of Leandros, Leandros is still, well, Leandros, and we get to see an animated Marneus Calgar being an absolute unit, not to mention that one dreadnought that really hates Magnus. It's good B-movie popcorn action that serves its purpose of making Titus relevant again and little else.
As for the whole parrying and blocking, it's VERY weapon dependent, especially in Operations when you can choose your loadout and unlock higher quality weapons. It's awkward to do in the campaign but if you pick the right weapons and/or class you can parry like crazy and massacre everything around you in melee while taking little to no damage.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Flashfall Link ParentHave you read the latest work by the author of Red Hood? It's called Otr of the Flame, currently serialized in weekly jump. Feels like it's got more lore and runtime than Red Hood while keeping...Have you read the latest work by the author of Red Hood? It's called Otr of the Flame, currently serialized in weekly jump. Feels like it's got more lore and runtime than Red Hood while keeping the author's narrative style, though it's still far from a long-running series.
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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
Flashfall LinkRed Dead Redemption 2, especially if you get the high honor ending. Arthur Morgan might be one of the most well written characters in gaming, though the rest of the van der Linde gang aren't...- Exemplary
Red Dead Redemption 2, especially if you get the high honor ending. Arthur Morgan might be one of the most well written characters in gaming, though the rest of the van der Linde gang aren't lazily written at all by any measure. It's a real emotional journey to follow a man who struggles to hold his dysfunctional found family together while knowing there's no longer a place where they belong in the current age.
All of the mainline Yakuza/Like a Dragon games are also great. Kiryu's a legendary character at this point but Ichiban, the protagonist of the 2 most recent titles, is also fantastic. The plots can be somewhat contrived at times and there's goofy things going on especially in the side stories, but they all tell a solid and emotional story in one way or another.
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Comment on Anime: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~anime
Flashfall LinkMedalist - It's cute, it's wholesome, it's very inspiring, and it's getting another season this winter. Also kind of a surprise, had never heard of it nor read the manga before, but this is some...Medalist - It's cute, it's wholesome, it's very inspiring, and it's getting another season this winter. Also kind of a surprise, had never heard of it nor read the manga before, but this is some gourmet stuff.
Call of the Night Season 2 - Better than I expected, it starts off kinda slow but redeems itself in the last few episodes when everything finally comes together. Would still say the absolute banger of an opening is doing half the work though, Creepy Nuts are legends.
To Be Hero X - I don't really follow donghua but this one was highly recommended to me. The story itself is alright but the animation's really good. Like, mixing multiple styles even within the same episode, good looking 3D CG characters and movement, and it's all clean as hell. A fun and easy watch.
City the Animation - I love Kyoani. I love Keiichi Arawi's humor and art style. I love Nichijou. This show is so much fun. They really go all out with the creativity in it too, you can FEEL the love.
Dan Da Dan Season 2 - It's great how wacky this show can get while somehow still telling a cute and unforced high school romance. You can tell the director and animators were going all out on this one too. It's wild it aired at the same time as City, man that was a reaaally good season.
Lazarus - Worth mentioning just because of Shinichiro Watanabe. Is it anything close to Cowboy Bebop in terms of storytelling, character development, or vibes? No. Is it still a good show? Yes, just not super memorable.
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Comment on Anime: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~anime
Flashfall Link ParentSomebody else knows this show exists?? It's been a while since I saw this one, but Kakushigoto was kind of charming and sad at times. Note that it's a comedy first so it'll have a lot of gags, but...Somali to Mori no Kami-sama
Somebody else knows this show exists??
It's been a while since I saw this one, but Kakushigoto was kind of charming and sad at times. Note that it's a comedy first so it'll have a lot of gags, but it's still a sweet story.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall LinkHopped back on Monster Hunter: Wilds after a half-year break to check out the performance improvements and Gogmazios and here's my impressions after a dozen hours and a decent number of hunts:...Hopped back on Monster Hunter: Wilds after a half-year break to check out the performance improvements and Gogmazios and here's my impressions after a dozen hours and a decent number of hunts:
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Performance is definitely a little better than before on my machine (5600x, 3070, 32gb RAM), especially in the camps where it used to sometimes tank to below 20. Now it'll usually sit pretty solidly between 50-70 on mostly medium settings, which still isn't ideal but it's acceptable.
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Gogmazios is a cool fight, pretty straightforward once you learn the mechanics of it though it's not hard to cart on it if you're careless or underprepared, especially if you're using a ranged weapon. Last phase gets pretty cinematic, a little slinger-heavy though.
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Gogma artian upgrading adds yet another layer of RNG for min-maxing. On the one hand, it gives people super rare god rolls to chase. On the other hand, all the monster weapons are totally left in the dust. Artian IS the endgame, and even when the expansion rolls around I expect they'll have some upgrade for artian there too.
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I still hate flying wyverns (swaxe main). Stupid rathalos land you dumb lizard, I only have so many flashpods to knock your ass to the ground.
Also picked up The Alters on sale and I've got about a dozen hours in that too, currently mostly through Act 2. I'm enjoying the writing so far, mostly the interactions between the alters themselves. It's an interesting thought experiment, seeing how you'd interact with different versions of yourself that went down different paths in life, and I think the game does a reasonably good job of portraying that. As for the gameplay outside of the narrative stuff, it's a pretty simple but polished resource management game with a little bit of exploration and some hazards. It's definitely not for everyone but having put a lot of hours into Frostpunk 1 and 2, it suits me just fine.
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Comment on Half way through the 2020's. What's your favorite games so far? in ~games
Flashfall LinkNot particular ranking and not at all comprehensive but here's a few off the top of my head that stood out as particularly fun or special: Inscryption - It was short and the gameplay itself wasn't...Not particular ranking and not at all comprehensive but here's a few off the top of my head that stood out as particularly fun or special:
Inscryption - It was short and the gameplay itself wasn't particularly challenging, but I really love the atmosphere and storytelling in this one. Does quite a bit in a relatively small space and remarkably few characters.
Helldivers 2 - One of the most fun co-op games I've played hands down. It's just so easy to hop in with friends and end up goofing around even when you're trying to play seriously due to how ridiculous things can get, and the over the top satire theme hasn't gotten old yet.
Warhammer 40K: Darktide - I was only really aware of 40k through some memes before I played this but this got me considerably more into the lore and books (not the tabletop though, that's too much for me). This is like the polar opposite of Helldivers, when you want to knuckle down and test the limits of your mechanical skill while under considerable duress, and maybe there's a tiny bit of teamwork sometimes.
Elden Ring - My first actual FromSoft game and damn was it worth the tough boss fights. Just a real work of art in so many aspects, the lore, the environments, the characters, what a complete package this is.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Flashfall LinkStarted a rewatch of The Ancient Magus' Bride while I wait for the absolutely stacked Winter 2026 season to start. I really love how magic is portrayed in this world: it feels very natural, as...Started a rewatch of The Ancient Magus' Bride while I wait for the absolutely stacked Winter 2026 season to start. I really love how magic is portrayed in this world: it feels very natural, as magical creatures, phenomena, and spells never feel immersion-breaking, but also believably interwoven into a modern world and society. Magic exists everywhere, even in cities with modern technology, but is invisible to those without the gift or training to perceive it. Mages and sorcerers aren't constantly training to become stronger and battling each other or facing off existential threats, but rather just deal with small magic-related requests as part of their day-to-day work, and otherwise live normal lives alongside everyone else. Magical creatures themselves simply exist like any other living beings do - they don't have to serve any purpose to drive the story forward, though a number of them do have useful powers that do help the protagonist. The soundtrack also puts in a huge amount of work to enhance the atmosphere - it makes brilliant use of piano, woodwinds, and strings in most scenes to convey playful, gentle, and somber moods, but when they break out a flashier scene then the brass gets to show off, but still in tandem with the other instruments to maintain that magical theme. There's some vocal tracks made just for certain scenes as well and I can't really describe how they fit accurately, but they're beautiful tracks that'll stick around either in your head or your heart.
Also, I always watch this Christmas scene from Ping Pong the Animation every year. Even out of context you can sorta feel what's going on, it's a great scene from a great show.
Merry Christmas, watch Ping Pong and Ancient Magus' Bride.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall LinkPut another dozen hours or so into the Fractured Utopias DLC for Frostpunk 2 and now that I've tried out each of the new hubs and skill trees for all the factions I gotta say 11-bit did a good job...Put another dozen hours or so into the Fractured Utopias DLC for Frostpunk 2 and now that I've tried out each of the new hubs and skill trees for all the factions I gotta say 11-bit did a good job with this one. Just one faction's hub and skill tree can drastically change city planning and policy, but the fact that you can also invest in the opposing faction's hub and skill tree at the same time adds a whole extra layer of options and complexity since investing deep in one faction will inevitably anger and stall progress with the other, but both have huge potential benefits to take advantage of. Out of all the factions, the one that I had the most fun with was probably the Venturers (libertarian hyper capitalists basically), where my personal goal was to create an economic bubble by artificially driving up goods demand as much as possible. My approach on the run very quickly went from "I have a heatstamps problem" to "How can I make this a heatstamps problem", and true to life, you CAN solve most problems with overwhelming amounts of capital.
Think I'm done with FP2 again til the next DLC comes out though, I've gotten way too much mileage out of it already. Title update 4 for Monster Hunter: Wilds recently dropped and supposedly they fixed some of the devastating performance issues, so maybe I'll shake the rust off my artian switch axe. Can't believe they're adding even more layers of RNG to artian weapons though, Capcom really wants people to be rolling the monhun slot machine forever.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Flashfall LinkStill playing Arc Raiders, I've settled into a rhythm of very casually looting or doing easy trials solo, and then throwing away actually good gear in duos/trios with friends where kill-on-sight...Still playing Arc Raiders, I've settled into a rhythm of very casually looting or doing easy trials solo, and then throwing away actually good gear in duos/trios with friends where kill-on-sight is more or less the norm now. The expedition to wipe progress in exchange for some minor permanent boosts is coming up but I quite like having some decent blueprints and don't play enough to justify needing to get lucky with them again. There's another update coming tomorrow which will introduce a snowy weather condition, and I love snowy maps in post-apocalyptic settings (I still miss you Division 1 Survival) so that should be a good time.
Also played some of the content in the Fractured Utopias DLC for Frostpunk 2, which adds a fair bit of content to the endless Utopia mode of the game by giving every faction its own progression tree and hub building which can drastically alter the way you develop your city. I admit I wasn't expecting much since I went through the trouble of getting all the achievements prior to this update but it's actually pretty refreshing.
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Comment on Highguard | Official reveal trailer in ~games
Flashfall LinkNot gonna lie, I was initially a little excited when they were showcasing gunplay, movement, and abilities against PVE enemies. Was giving off some Destiny vibes, which wouldn't be an unwelcome...Not gonna lie, I was initially a little excited when they were showcasing gunplay, movement, and abilities against PVE enemies. Was giving off some Destiny vibes, which wouldn't be an unwelcome thing seeing as how Bungie is just unravelling right now. Then the arena shooter gameplay started and I instantly lost all interest. I hope they find some success in such a brutally competitive genre but I won't be following this one at all.
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Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 becomes first indie game to win Game of the Year at The Game Awards in ~games
Flashfall Link ParentHey, at least it won Best Action/Adventure game. KC:D2 didn't even have a chance since E33 was nominated for Best RPG too.Hey, at least it won Best Action/Adventure game. KC:D2 didn't even have a chance since E33 was nominated for Best RPG too.
Saw the Cosmic Princess Kaguya movie and I'm not a big Vocaloid fan but it was a pretty good time. Great animation, simple story, fun characters, and modern covers of a bunch of fan-favorite songs as well as some solid originals. If you're into Vocaloid then it's a must-watch just for Saori Hayami's cover of World is Mine alone, if you're not then it's just a fun movie.