SpruceWillis's recent activity
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Comment on What are your favourite let's plays? in ~games
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Comment on David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78 in ~movies
SpruceWillis LinkA shame, I enjoyed a few of his films and Twin Peaks was great! I first looked into him in my late teens when he interviewed Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, my favourite band. I'd heard of...A shame, I enjoyed a few of his films and Twin Peaks was great!
I first looked into him in my late teens when he interviewed Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, my favourite band. I'd heard of him but that interview was what got me to look into his work.
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Comment on An update from Nintendo (Nintendo Switch 2 announcement) in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkYeah, I'm cool with this, nice to just see an incremental upgrade for once considering how much I love what the Switch offers. The backwards compatibility with Switch games is nice as well....Yeah, I'm cool with this, nice to just see an incremental upgrade for once considering how much I love what the Switch offers.
The backwards compatibility with Switch games is nice as well. Haven't played my Switch in about a year since my daughter got sentient and grabby enough to find it interesting so I'll grab the Switch 2 and finish Tears of the Kingdom on it I reckon.
Also, I love Mario Kart so I'm excited for that.
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Comment on Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs January 5 - January 11) in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkThis Batman Forever run is incredibly fun! Gotta love when the runner and their couch knows a game is just pure insanity and just has a ton of fun with it. It was Wild Guns at SGDQ 2023,...This Batman Forever run is incredibly fun! Gotta love when the runner and their couch knows a game is just pure insanity and just has a ton of fun with it.
It was Wild Guns at SGDQ 2023, definitely Batman Forever for me at AGDQ 2024.
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Comment on Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs January 5 - January 11) in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkBeen waiting for this to start, always a good way to start my first week back at work after Christmas and New Year, stick it on in the background while I get on with my job.Been waiting for this to start, always a good way to start my first week back at work after Christmas and New Year, stick it on in the background while I get on with my job.
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Comment on Integrate? Europe’s Muslims are damned if we do and damned if we don’t. in ~society
SpruceWillis Link ParentYeah, growing up in Scotland it's very obvious to everyone here how much of a shitstain Sectarianism and sectarian violence is, especially in Glasgow. Protestants and Catholics, villifying, hating...Yeah, growing up in Scotland it's very obvious to everyone here how much of a shitstain Sectarianism and sectarian violence is, especially in Glasgow.
Protestants and Catholics, villifying, hating and committing violence against one another because of what flavour of Christianity they follow/if they're Republicans or Monarchists/whether they support Rangers FC or Celtic FC. (I can tell you a majority of the sectarian violence in Scotland is due to what football team people support).
It's ugly, kids being raised to think the other side are worse than animals, areas of the city you wouldn't dare set foot in wearing blue or green.
I've even got a friend who makes cakes for a living and she had someone request a cake for their 4 or 5 year olds birthday. They wanted an icing likeness of their child playing football on top of the cake and asked for the icing grass to be blue because they're a Rangers house and they can't have the colour green on a birthday cake, it's bonkers, these people's brains are mush.
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Comment on Happy new year! in ~talk
SpruceWillis LinkHappy New Year! Last night was the first Hogmanay in a long, long time that I didn't make the bells. Me, my partner and daughter have all managed to catch this horrible flu thing that's doing the...Happy New Year!
Last night was the first Hogmanay in a long, long time that I didn't make the bells. Me, my partner and daughter have all managed to catch this horrible flu thing that's doing the rounds so I was asleep by half eight last night and now I've woken up feeling a lot better but with no voice whatsoever so I'm struggling to catch a break.
Kids are horrendous germ factories.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
SpruceWillis LinkI've been reading Project Hail Mary and I've been enjoying it. Wasn't expecting the... Second extraterrestrial race ...so that's been cool. I'm always a bit gutted to hit a flashback as I want to...I've been reading Project Hail Mary and I've been enjoying it. Wasn't expecting the...
Second extraterrestrial race...so that's been cool. I'm always a bit gutted to hit a flashback as I want to get back to the present day.
I do find the main characters dialogue a bit stilted at times, it's got that "I'm a super intelligent school teacher but don't forget how nerdy AND cool I am as well." vibe to it.
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Comment on Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Universal reveals in ~movies
SpruceWillis LinkI'm very much into this. I've been running a Greco-Roman D&D campaign called "Odyssey of the Dragonlords" for the past couple of years with a couple of groups and I've been having a blast with the...I'm very much into this.
I've been running a Greco-Roman D&D campaign called "Odyssey of the Dragonlords" for the past couple of years with a couple of groups and I've been having a blast with the Ancient Greek tropes.
I also love Nolan's films, have done since I first saw Batman Begins, so I'll always look forward to his future projects.
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Comment on What are your favorite special kitchen ingredients? in ~food
SpruceWillis LinkMSG Furikake (amazing lightly sprinkled on some buttered toast) Dashi powder Mirin Zaatar Dukkah Rose Harissa paste Home grown garlic (incredible in comparison to store bought and it keeps for...MSG
Furikake (amazing lightly sprinkled on some buttered toast)
Dashi powder
Mirin
Zaatar
Dukkah
Rose Harissa paste
Home grown garlic (incredible in comparison to store bought and it keeps for months and months)
Nutmeg
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Comment on What are your Christmas movies? in ~movies
SpruceWillis LinkDie Hard is my number one, me and my partner both love it and we tend to watch it once over the Christmas period. We also watch Elf, Love Actually, Home Alone 1&2, and Muppets Christmas Carol. I...Die Hard is my number one, me and my partner both love it and we tend to watch it once over the Christmas period.
We also watch Elf, Love Actually, Home Alone 1&2, and Muppets Christmas Carol.
I also enjoy watching non-Christmas Christmas movies, those films that were always shown over Christmas and New Year that aren't Christmas films but I've got great memories of watching on Boxing Day while eating an entire Terry's Chocolate Orange or Cadbury's Selection Box.
Films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hook, the Connery, Lazenby or Moore James Bond films, Groundhog Day, or the first few Harry Potter films.
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Comment on What's something new you started doing this year? in ~talk
SpruceWillis Link ParentYeah, the NHS may currently be on its knees and it can take months to see a dentist or doctor but even when you have to pay for certain treatments it's heavily subsidised and relatively cheap.Yeah, the NHS may currently be on its knees and it can take months to see a dentist or doctor but even when you have to pay for certain treatments it's heavily subsidised and relatively cheap.
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Comment on What's something new you started doing this year? in ~talk
SpruceWillis Link ParentNot every day but most days, it really helps scrub those gaps in my teeth, maybe gets some of the stuff the water flosser doesn't.Not every day but most days, it really helps scrub those gaps in my teeth, maybe gets some of the stuff the water flosser doesn't.
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Comment on What's something new you started doing this year? in ~talk
SpruceWillis LinkHow strange, I also went to the dentist for the first time since before Covid. My dental hygiene is pretty good, I brush twice a day, rinse with alcohol free mouthwash, and floss a couple times a...How strange, I also went to the dentist for the first time since before Covid. My dental hygiene is pretty good, I brush twice a day, rinse with alcohol free mouthwash, and floss a couple times a week but even with all that you can't really avoid build up of crap over time.
Covid really did a number on my dental routine as I normally went for a check up along with a scale and polish once a year but I just kept forgetting. I eventually went back after 5 years of no dental checkups in February this year to find out that my incisors were thinning at the edges, and I had very mild tooth decay in hard to reach places so I needed multiple bouts of dental work over 6 months and fillings to sort my mouth out which cost me £300 in total.
My dentist also suggested an electric toothbrush, interdental brushes and a water flosser to help keep my teeth as clean as possible so I've been using those for around 6 months now and my mouth feels so much cleaner than just using a normal brush and floss.
Otherwise I've started collecting Magic cards, my poor wallet. I played Commander with a couple friends a few times earlier in the year and enjoyed myself so decided to buy cards and build my own Commander deck over time.
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
SpruceWillis Link ParentThey're quite common in Europe, me and my partner had one in our old house which was quite small. I think unless you splash out they don't dry as well as a dedicated dryer but it always did a...They're quite common in Europe, me and my partner had one in our old house which was quite small. I think unless you splash out they don't dry as well as a dedicated dryer but it always did a pretty decent job for most things.
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Comment on Mystery drones over New Jersey spark concerns as FBI investigates in ~transport
SpruceWillis LinkWe've had a slew of these sightings above US manned military bases in the UK recently as well, strange. I enjoy putting on my Mulder tinfoil hat as much as the next person but I imagine for the...We've had a slew of these sightings above US manned military bases in the UK recently as well, strange. I enjoy putting on my Mulder tinfoil hat as much as the next person but I imagine for the ones that aren't just a mistaken Sirius, Jupiter, hobbyist drone, or plane of some sort it's maybe some sort of military drone being tested.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
SpruceWillis Link ParentI say this as someone who didn't mind StS but the characters and animations always gave me vibes of those cheap children's animations my daughter sometimes watches on YouTube or the old Flash...I say this as someone who didn't mind StS but the characters and animations always gave me vibes of those cheap children's animations my daughter sometimes watches on YouTube or the old Flash games from the early-mid 00's and not in a good way.
Ultimately though, the gameplay was good enough to look past that.
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Comment on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet | Official reveal trailer in ~games
SpruceWillis LinkI continue to not vibe with Naughty Dog games post Jak and Daxter. Uncharted did nothing for me, neither did The Last of Us (although the show is great) and this continues that streak (although I...I continue to not vibe with Naughty Dog games post Jak and Daxter. Uncharted did nothing for me, neither did The Last of Us (although the show is great) and this continues that streak (although I am aware there's no gameplay shown so I'll at least check it out closer to release).
The snarky wink-wink Marvel-esque dialogue reminded me of a book I severely disliked for the same reason, The Punch Escrow. The nauseating amount of product placement in such a short trailer was a bit much, and the overused 80's retrofuturism thing with the CRT TV's, 80's anime, CD player and 80's New Wave soundtrack had my eyes rolling.
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Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music
SpruceWillis LinkArtists Bring Me The Horizon Trivium The Smashing Pumpkins Currents Bilmuri Songs AmEN! - Bring Me The Horizon Unfamiliar - Currents Kool-Aid - Bring Me The Horizon Fade - Alien Ant Farm Sighommi...Artists
- Bring Me The Horizon
- Trivium
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Currents
- Bilmuri
Songs
- AmEN! - Bring Me The Horizon
- Unfamiliar - Currents
- Kool-Aid - Bring Me The Horizon
- Fade - Alien Ant Farm
- Sighommi - The Smashing Pumpkins
Total Minutes Listened - 14,995
My listen time is down drastically this year compared to the 50,000 I clocked last year! I listened to a ton of video game soundtracks while working at home last year, so Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda were my most listened to artists then. I've mostly watched YouTube videos in the background while working this year rather than listen to music.
My list doesn't surprise me this year though. Bring Me The Horizons newest album "Post Human: Nex Gen" is my album of the year this year, it's absolutely incredible in my opinion.
The Pumpkins latest album "Aghori Mhori Mei" was a ton of fun this year. I'm a huge Pumpkins fan, they're my favourite band of all time, so it's nice to see they can still crack my top 5 even 18 years after I fell in love with them as a starry-eyed 16-year old.
I've got tickets to go see Trivium in January do I've been listening to them a lot the past 4 or 5 months.
I loved Bilmuri's album "American Motor Sports", some amazing music on there so I'm always happy to CRANK MY HOG TO BILMURI!
Unfamiliar being in the list isn't a surprise either. Currents latest album "The Death We Seek" was my album of the year last year and Unfamiliar was my favourite song from the album. I still listen to it fairly regularly and I'm going to see Currents this Sunday so I've probably been spinning it more than usual over the past few weeks.
The only one that caught me a little off guard was "Fade" by Alien Ant Farm. I loved the song and I know I listened to it a lot but I didn't think I listened to it that much.
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Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv
SpruceWillis Link ParentAbsolutely incredible show, watched it at the beginning of the year and I still think of that garage scene and the final shot, so good.Absolutely incredible show, watched it at the beginning of the year and I still think of that garage scene and the final shot, so good.
I very much enjoy HCBailly, he's been Let's Playing for like 14 or 15 years. Mostly JRPG's but he does play other older games.
His playthroughs of Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Majora's Mask, Final Fantasy 6, 7, 8, and 9 are fantastic.
His playthroughs are well practiced, he knows a ton about the games, how to beat them efficiently, along with a lot of secrets and Easter Eggs.
He's a bit of a nerd, his humour can be hit or miss but he's an old school LP'er and I still like coming back to his content now and again.
Another one I've recently started watching is Mapocolops. An Australian LP'er who does Blind Playthroughs.
He's a decent gamer and he tends to get through most games without too much issue (although he seriously sucks at stealth games). His strength lies in how involved he gets in game lore, he really dives into appendices, codexes, ingame books, newspapers etc.
His playthrough of Deus Ex is great (although any attempt at stealth generally ends up a failure). His playthroughs of the Soulsbourne games are fantastic, and his playthroughs of the 3D Zelda games, which he's recently started, are great.