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  1. Comment on Alternatives to Umeboshi? in ~food

  2. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Oops, somehow missed this comment. I'm all for unforgiving difficulty, and I particularly enjoy roleplaying so the "consequences" aspect sounds perfect. Thank you!

    Oops, somehow missed this comment. I'm all for unforgiving difficulty, and I particularly enjoy roleplaying so the "consequences" aspect sounds perfect. Thank you!

    2 votes

  3. Alternatives to Umeboshi?

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    So, I bought some umeboshi because I heard that they were supposedly really sour. Unfortunately, when I tasted one, it was not sour whatsoever. It literally tasted like salt with no other...

    So, I bought some umeboshi because I heard that they were supposedly really sour. Unfortunately, when I tasted one, it was not sour whatsoever. It literally tasted like salt with no other flavoring. I get that they're pickled, but it was like eating pure salt. Does anyone know any good alternatives for umeboshi?

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  4. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Oh that's definitely true, but organizing a game where we can all make it takes a bit, whereas with a videogame I can just load it up anytime I have freetime and want to play.

    Oh that's definitely true, but organizing a game where we can all make it takes a bit, whereas with a videogame I can just load it up anytime I have freetime and want to play.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    It looks pretty good, for some reason it reminds me of the frost mod for Fallout 4. Thanks!

    It looks pretty good, for some reason it reminds me of the frost mod for Fallout 4. Thanks!

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Just watched the IGN review of it, they weren't too kind on the designs of the dungeons but praised it for converting the p&p mechanics into a videogame. Does it have player made maps like...

    Just watched the IGN review of it, they weren't too kind on the designs of the dungeons but praised it for converting the p&p mechanics into a videogame. Does it have player made maps like Neverwinter Nights' vault? If so, looks like something I'd definitely be interested in

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  7. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Pretty interesting. Also, looking at that list, Kicktraq seems to have a theme...

    Pretty interesting. Also, looking at that list, Kicktraq seems to have a theme...

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    True, especially with Christmas coming up. Though 10$ is pretty good on its own

    True, especially with Christmas coming up. Though 10$ is pretty good on its own

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    I guess one of the reasons videogames can thrive on kickstarter is that a) you can send out unfinished builds to contributers to prove that you're actually working on it and b) once you've...

    I guess one of the reasons videogames can thrive on kickstarter is that a) you can send out unfinished builds to contributers to prove that you're actually working on it and b) once you've finished the game you don't need to really worry about producing enough copies because a lot of the sales are purely digital.
    Also, not really video game related but you might like this video, it's pretty funny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dEuEkf0ezI

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    I haven't actually! I've played New Vegas (and I have Fallout 4, but for whatever reason it crashes on launch. No idea what's going on there) but didn't write it in my original post for some...

    I haven't actually! I've played New Vegas (and I have Fallout 4, but for whatever reason it crashes on launch. No idea what's going on there) but didn't write it in my original post for some reason. I've heard good things about them, thanks for reminding me :)

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Thanks for the heads up about Boston Lockdown. It's funny, the only successful kickstarter stories I can think of have been video games. Undertale, Shovel Knight, Darkest Dungeons, PoE, and...

    Thanks for the heads up about Boston Lockdown. It's funny, the only successful kickstarter stories I can think of have been video games. Undertale, Shovel Knight, Darkest Dungeons, PoE, and apparently Shadowrun. I'm sure other products have actually delivered, but you hear about so many scams that it just muddies the waters till I associate it with basically burning money.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    You know, my parents still play Ultima Online. I'll be sure to show them the Underworld port, would make for a good Christmas gift. Arx Fatalis looks good too, and the best part of all these old...

    You know, my parents still play Ultima Online. I'll be sure to show them the Underworld port, would make for a good Christmas gift. Arx Fatalis looks good too, and the best part of all these old games is that they're cheap to buy! Thanks :)

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Thanks for the advice, yeah one of the first things I do is go looking for some sort of unofficial patch, even on modern games. Though from what I've seen gog is pretty good at ironing out old...

    Thanks for the advice, yeah one of the first things I do is go looking for some sort of unofficial patch, even on modern games. Though from what I've seen gog is pretty good at ironing out old games to be less glitchy.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Thank you for the list! I've actually been meaning to play Pillar of Eternity for a while now, but the others ones are new to me. Didn't know they were still making shadowrun games. Anyway, I...

    Thank you for the list! I've actually been meaning to play Pillar of Eternity for a while now, but the others ones are new to me. Didn't know they were still making shadowrun games. Anyway, I meant old school style, in fact I prefer newer ones if only to avoid crashing and playing surgeon with various settings to get them to work. Once again, thanks, that list will hold me off for a while

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Recommendations for old school style RPG games? in ~games

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    Hey, that looks pretty awesome actually. Now that I think about it, it's kind of odd that there's not that many industrial/steampunk rpgs. Seems like a good break from generic medieval worlds anyway.

    Hey, that looks pretty awesome actually. Now that I think about it, it's kind of odd that there's not that many industrial/steampunk rpgs. Seems like a good break from generic medieval worlds anyway.

    2 votes

  16. Recommendations for old school style RPG games?

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    I've played and enjoyed Neverwinters Nights, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment. I was wondering if you guys could recommend some games in a similar style that I've overlooked....

    I've played and enjoyed Neverwinters Nights, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment. I was wondering if you guys could recommend some games in a similar style that I've overlooked. Thanks!

    12 votes