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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure Schedule: September 2025 - March 2026 in ~games
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure Schedule: September 2025 - March 2026 in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkLooking forward to pretty much all of these, especially Chrono Trigger, it's always such a joy to play through and hopefully it'll prompt a vote on Chrono Cross later down the line which is also,...Looking forward to pretty much all of these, especially Chrono Trigger, it's always such a joy to play through and hopefully it'll prompt a vote on Chrono Cross later down the line which is also, in my opinion, a fantastic game.
The Last Express is a ton of fun, played it via GOG about a decade ago with my youngest brother so I'm looking forward to diving back in again.
Also, I screwed up with my votes and didn't realise until it was too late so it's all good, at least I know for the next block of voting.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkLufia II - 5 The Way - 5 Chrono Trigger - 4 Castlevania Aria of Sorrow - 3 Secret of Monkey Island - 2 Beneath a Steel Sky - 1Lufia II - 5
The Way - 5
Chrono Trigger - 4
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow - 3
Secret of Monkey Island - 2
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentMy favourite game of all time, not even one I played as a kid on the SNES as I'm in the UK and it wasn't officially released in Europe until the DS port. I played it on an emulator when I was...My favourite game of all time, not even one I played as a kid on the SNES as I'm in the UK and it wasn't officially released in Europe until the DS port.
I played it on an emulator when I was about 17 or 18 and immediately fell in love.
Absolutely beautiful game.
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkMy nominations are two JRPG's. Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals. A fantastic, oft-overlooked SNES JRPG that features a pretty great story, kick-ass music, and even a sort-of optional roguelike...My nominations are two JRPG's.
Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals. A fantastic, oft-overlooked SNES JRPG that features a pretty great story, kick-ass music, and even a sort-of optional roguelike dungeon.
The Way - 6-part RPG Maker 2000 series made mostly by one guy, Luke Wacholtz. While the first one is probably the shortest of them all and maybe the slowest, the rest are great. It has a custom combat system, a secondary duelling system, multiple minigames, and some custom OST and tilesets. This game really broke the mould and was huge at the time but has been mostly forgotten amongst the Omoris, Lisa's, and To The Moons.
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Comment on Béla Fleck - Big Country (1998) in ~music
SpruceWillis Link ParentPhil was a common sight on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay show on well...Hogmanay.Phil was a common sight on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay show on well...Hogmanay.
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Comment on Made a free VTT prototype in ~games.tabletop
SpruceWillis Link ParentWow, love the idea of proximity chat in a VTT. I must say, my regular players are generally very good when it comes to, at the very least, basic role playing but they suck at moving their tokens....Wow, love the idea of proximity chat in a VTT.
I must say, my regular players are generally very good when it comes to, at the very least, basic role playing but they suck at moving their tokens.
Ones so bad I've just given control of their token to another player so they can move them too.
If I'm talking and they can barely hear me it might prompt them to actually engage with their token.
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Comment on Who’d be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkI'd be up for this. We did it on the old Smashing Pumpkins o-board phpBB forum back in the late 00's and it was great fun, think there were 6 of us doing it, lasted about a year before it ended....I'd be up for this. We did it on the old Smashing Pumpkins o-board phpBB forum back in the late 00's and it was great fun, think there were 6 of us doing it, lasted about a year before it ended.
Tried to get it off the ground with a couple friends a few months back but it didn't end up happening.
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Comment on Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show in ~music
SpruceWillis LinkRest in Peace Ozzy. I really enjoy Sabbath but I wouldn't say I was ever a huge fan. Without them however my life would invariably be incredibly different. I've made friends through metal music,...Rest in Peace Ozzy.
I really enjoy Sabbath but I wouldn't say I was ever a huge fan. Without them however my life would invariably be incredibly different.
I've made friends through metal music, been in metal bands, travelled all across the country to see metal shows, and metal music has given me an emotional outlet for teenage angst and adult stresses since my dad introduced me to Alice Coopers album "Trash" as a child.
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Comment on ‘Legend of Zelda’ live-action movie casts Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Zelda and Link in ~movies
SpruceWillis Link Parent7 years pass between child and adult Link in OoT. I don't think there's ever been concrete confirmation of his ages as a child and an adult but I believe dev comments over the years have suggested...7 years pass between child and adult Link in OoT. I don't think there's ever been concrete confirmation of his ages as a child and an adult but I believe dev comments over the years have suggested 10 and 17.
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Comment on MTG - Building a collection in ~games.tabletop
SpruceWillis Link ParentFor tracking what cards you own, Manabox is pretty great on mobile, it's what I use.For tracking what cards you own, Manabox is pretty great on mobile, it's what I use.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentI'm pretty sure there's a mod for PC to increase the dodge and parry timer in Expeditioner mode without changing enemy difficulty. I don't know what it's called as I didn't need it myself but I've...I'm pretty sure there's a mod for PC to increase the dodge and parry timer in Expeditioner mode without changing enemy difficulty. I don't know what it's called as I didn't need it myself but I've heard people talk about it on here and Reddit.
Wonderful game though, enjoy, absolutely my GOTY.
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2025, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs July 6 - July 12) in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentOh thanks, must've missed that, was just scanning the first word of each game looking for "Clair". Enjoy the rest of the game!Oh thanks, must've missed that, was just scanning the first word of each game looking for "Clair".
Enjoy the rest of the game!
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2025, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs July 6 - July 12) in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkLooking forward to it this year, schedule looks great. Working from home I tend to stick it on in the background, however the double edged sword is that being in the UK I tend to miss all the big,...Looking forward to it this year, schedule looks great. Working from home I tend to stick it on in the background, however the double edged sword is that being in the UK I tend to miss all the big, exciting, blockbuster runs but I do tend to get awful block which is always a ton of fun.
Was hoping for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to be run. I just finished it last week so I'd love to see it torn apart and beaten in an hour or two but it's not to be, maybe someone will run it at AGDQ 2026.
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Comment on The Naked Gun | Official trailer in ~movies
SpruceWillis LinkThe Spirit Halloween part got a legitimate belly laugh out of me. I think part of the fun of Naked Gun is that not every joke lands for every person, but there's so many of them that you really...The Spirit Halloween part got a legitimate belly laugh out of me.
I think part of the fun of Naked Gun is that not every joke lands for every person, but there's so many of them that you really only have to wait a minute or two before another joke will get you so hopefully they do the same here.
Also, I'm convinced there's a sort of meta joke around Liam Neeson replacing Leslie Nielsen and their names sounding similar.
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Comment on Eight years ago, IO Interactive was bleeding money. Now it's one of the biggest privately owned video game companies in the world. in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkBeen a fan of the Hitman series since my parents bought me Silent Assassin on Xbox and I've played through the rest of the games since. Happy for the to be doing well and as a huge fan of the Bond...Been a fan of the Hitman series since my parents bought me Silent Assassin on Xbox and I've played through the rest of the games since. Happy for the to be doing well and as a huge fan of the Bond novels, movies, games and comics, I'm very excited for 007 First Light.
Always a fan of a Bond origin story and since they've designed their own Bond I can only assume they want to have a character and story arc.
I loved reading the books and seeing Fleming's Bond start out as a young man, confident and cool, jet setting around the world fighting evil and his eventual descent into a cynical worn-out older man reflecting on how his retirement is only likely at the end of the barrel of a gun. His body and mind deteriorating as each of his missions and the countless lives he's taken chips away at his morality.
Also, if Bond doesn't fight a giant squid at some point in the game I will be disappointed.
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Comment on 007 First Light announced (Gameplay reveal next week) in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentIn the earlier novels Bond was fresh into the 00-programme and was a pretty young man, very early 30's if I remember right in Casino Royale, with Bond in his early 40's by the time of The Man with...In the earlier novels Bond was fresh into the 00-programme and was a pretty young man, very early 30's if I remember right in Casino Royale, with Bond in his early 40's by the time of The Man with the Golden Gun. Bond even explains in Moonraker I think, that he'll be forcibly retired from the 00-programme in his mid-40's if he hasn't died by then and given a cushy senior civil service job. Although some of the post-Fleming novels, Colonel Sun, With a Mind to Kill, Devil May Care, and Solo have taken place after Fleming's novels and dealt with an older Bond, with Bond in Devil May Care directly talking about how his body is old, battered, and covered in scars.
The Anthony Horowitz novel Forever and a Day actually deals with am even younger Bond just before Casino Royale where he earns his 00 rank and goes on his very first mission.
He definitely has his vices in Fleming's novels, even using Benzedrine inhalers to give him a kick during missions but these vices become more pronounced during the mid-late Fleming novels as Bond becomes more cynical and jaded that he'll ever see retirement. I'd say Bonds worst trait right from the first novel Casino Royale is his absolutely rampant bigotry, homophobia, misogyny and racism, he's not a particularly nice person, but it's obvious why they won't include these traits in the game.
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Comment on 007 First Light announced (Gameplay reveal next week) in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentBond actually seems to resemble Fleming's description with the blue eyes, the scar on the cheek and the thin young Hoagie Charmichael face.Bond actually seems to resemble Fleming's description with the blue eyes, the scar on the cheek and the thin young Hoagie Charmichael face.
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Comment on 007 First Light announced (Gameplay reveal next week) in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkThis looks great! Very excited for a new Bond game. Seems like they've based their Bond on Fleming's description with the blue eyes and scar on his cheek. Since it's an original story I wonder if...This looks great! Very excited for a new Bond game.
Seems like they've based their Bond on Fleming's description with the blue eyes and scar on his cheek. Since it's an original story I wonder if they'll pull from any of the novels (Fleming or continuation authors) for inspiration, there's some great ideas in those books.
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Comment on What in your opinion is the greatest guitar solo? in ~music
SpruceWillis LinkI truly believe that Billy Corgan is one of the most underrated guitarists in history. I might be biased as an enormous Smashing Pumpkins fan but I truly believe he's one of the greatest. Soma is...I truly believe that Billy Corgan is one of the most underrated guitarists in history. I might be biased as an enormous Smashing Pumpkins fan but I truly believe he's one of the greatest.
Soma is a beautiful song but the guitar solo that starts around 4:20 is a shredder, that guitar is screaming!
Geek USA is a high energy rocker with a guitar solo to match that starts around 2:50.
The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right) is a dark, broody alt-rock b-side from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and it's epic guitar solo starts around 4:45 and runs through the final chorus and then gets some space of its own to truly rip for a couple minutes.
Starla (Live) is a great rendition of a Siamese Dream b-side released on Pisces Iscariot. The solo is a dreamy, psychedelic monster starting around 5:30.
Untitled was the last song released by the Pumpkins in 2000 before they initially broke up. It was a drastic change from the dark rock and metal infused concept album Machina and Machina 2 (released for free on the internet, quite a revolutionary concept for the year 2000). It harkened a return to dreamy Siamese Dream pop/arena-rock which we then found in Billy Corgans next project, the supergroup Zwan. The guitar solo here is catchy, shreddy and a ton of fun, starting at 3:00.
Tarantula is the lead single from the first album released after the Pumpkins reformed in 2006, Zeitgeist. This song rocks hard, full of sick riffs, tight drums and some crazy fun guitar solos at 1:30, 2:10, 2:30, and 3:10.
And a bonus non-Pumpkins solo
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls is one of the best there is, unbelievable.
Thanks and sorry for the bother. I'll make sure it's all parsed correctly next time.