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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkLess conventional: I have been looking for a decent tetris android APK that has comfortable controls, satisfying UI, and most damn importantly, NO ADS. Found it in Falling Lightblocks. You can...Less conventional: I have been looking for a decent tetris android APK that has comfortable controls, satisfying UI, and most damn importantly, NO ADS.
Found it in Falling Lightblocks.
You can also download custom themes or make your own.
The blocks move a bit quicker than the app store equivalents from level 1, but I don't mind.
Never cared for tetris but someone said it helps trauma survivors and I'll admit, I do like how it takes me outta my dark spots sometimes.
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Comment on Lord of the Rings Extended Editions returning to theaters with a 4D twist in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentI feel so seen. I thought I was the only one. Those puffy headrests extrude so much, it really does misalign your back after several hours. I find myself messing with the leg rest just to find a...I feel so seen. I thought I was the only one. Those puffy headrests extrude so much, it really does misalign your back after several hours. I find myself messing with the leg rest just to find a little relief.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
The_Schield LinkI just wrapped up series 19 of taskmaster. Absolute riot. Jason Matzoukas was the perfect wildcard for the season. Him destroying sets regularly had me dying. Everyone on the cast absolutely...I just wrapped up series 19 of taskmaster. Absolute riot.
Jason Matzoukas was the perfect wildcard for the season. Him destroying sets regularly had me dying. Everyone on the cast absolutely killed it!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link Parent@jamfox said it best. I'll add a little bit more that the progression system is fine imo. The idea that you have to work a little to really perfect a gun you like is a good way to make gameplay...@jamfox said it best.
I'll add a little bit more that the progression system is fine imo. The idea that you have to work a little to really perfect a gun you like is a good way to make gameplay more varied and interesting.
The grit of playing and measuring the feel of the gunplay--"nope, I need a better scope" "a bit bigger of a magazine size and this would be perfect!"-- gives my fried little brain a nice little goal to work towards. It's well designed. They're not all locked behind too many walls, and I can really stretch my legs if I want to.
I worked really hard at getting better with the L110. Unlocked thermal sight for it. Oh baby, I felt like a new man. So many kills. With thermal I could see enemies on the battlefield like I was Superman.
But if everyone had thermal on every gun, it wouldn't have been as fun or rewarding to work towards; and it likely would have made matches even more unbalanced if skilled players immediately had their cups fill.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield LinkLemme know if this should be music only, but I've been listening to the Heinrich Himmler podcast series by Last Podcast on the Left. It is by no means the most informative way to digest history...Lemme know if this should be music only, but I've been listening to the Heinrich Himmler podcast series by Last Podcast on the Left. It is by no means the most informative way to digest history but consider me "infotained" enough to hear about the germans filling mass graves, the precursors to the Holocaust, and the Einsatzgruppen.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkBattlefield 6 Sharing my buddy's recent text: Lot to love, though. Best BF in the franchise for me, thus far. But I'm a new recruit!Battlefield 6
Sharing my buddy's recent text:
One thing that does annoy me is that a lot of the weapon unlocks seem so arbitrary Imao
I know you'd love that thermal scope, but can I quickly show you 30 variations of a 4x?
Lot to love, though. Best BF in the franchise for me, thus far. But I'm a new recruit!
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Comment on Taylor Sheridan, Peter Berg team on ‘Call of Duty’ movie for Paramount in ~movies
The_Schield LinkOnly thing id give a shit about was some kind of take on the black ops universe they built. Soldier drama? Man, battlefield 6 has me covered. If you want to take me out of the driver's seat, it's...Only thing id give a shit about was some kind of take on the black ops universe they built.
Soldier drama? Man, battlefield 6 has me covered. If you want to take me out of the driver's seat, it's gonna have to be something actually interesting.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
The_Schield LinkI've been rewatching South Park from the beginning, currently on season 10. It's so interesting how these episodes do such an amazing job with the social commentary while also being just plain...I've been rewatching South Park from the beginning, currently on season 10.
It's so interesting how these episodes do such an amazing job with the social commentary while also being just plain stupid in concept. The satire is always right on. The absurdity is such a reprieve from the seriousness of life constantly thrust upon us.
Lots of examples to choose from. The episode where everyone gets a Prius and the whole town almost causes a supercell formed of Smug instead of smog. There's always a fun little moral to the story, notably Kyle remarks that owning a Prius is good and will probably save the planet some day, but those who have one shouldn't act better than other people who don't.
Every episode has just been so silly and I'm grateful Trey and Matt worked so hard the last few decades to not pull punches.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentMy rtx 2060 can play small scale modes but anything bigger than that and it's like my controller movements are seemingly lagged down with 100lbs of inertia. Too many players for the workload on my...My rtx 2060 can play small scale modes but anything bigger than that and it's like my controller movements are seemingly lagged down with 100lbs of inertia. Too many players for the workload on my PC, I suppose.
Should've gotten it on PS5 but it's too late now!
Small scale is a lot of fucking fun though, I can't lie. It's tight and it's fast and it's accessible and it makes COD feel like a Saturday cartoon.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
The_Schield Link ParentThe playful policing of everyone's generosity has me dying lmao. Great thread, NotAFaeThe playful policing of everyone's generosity has me dying lmao. Great thread, NotAFae
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Comment on Gianmarco Soresi: Thief of Joy in ~tv
The_Schield LinkGianmarco is one of those guys I expect to be big in the next 10 years. He's young, he's quick, and he's got my values.Gianmarco is one of those guys I expect to be big in the next 10 years. He's young, he's quick, and he's got my values.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkGot into a bike accident so I've been curled up at home chipping away at The Outer Wilds. I'm loving it. Like if No Man's Sky were designed to be a beautiful ship in a bottle.Got into a bike accident so I've been curled up at home chipping away at The Outer Wilds.
I'm loving it.
Like if No Man's Sky were designed to be a beautiful ship in a bottle.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkHaven't beaten a single Dark Souls, but I will be beating Hollow Knight I really love this game. It's difficult if you're not used to soulslike metroidvanias but man is the ambience and game...Haven't beaten a single Dark Souls, but I will be beating Hollow Knight
I really love this game. It's difficult if you're not used to soulslike metroidvanias but man is the ambience and game design fantastic.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentYour appreciation for the franchise is noted and admired. I wish I had a better grasp on how Battlefield has evolved over the years and could give a more encompassing comparison, but I always...Your appreciation for the franchise is noted and admired. I wish I had a better grasp on how Battlefield has evolved over the years and could give a more encompassing comparison, but I always considered myself too impatient to commit.
Damn, did the mid-range warfare feel like a homecoming for which I didn't earn, though, haha
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkBeen on the Battlefield 6 open beta. Good fun. Admittedly, I haven't played a battlefield game since Bad Company 2 (LOL) and the last COD I played seriously was Ghosts. It feels as good as I could...Been on the Battlefield 6 open beta.
Good fun. Admittedly, I haven't played a battlefield game since Bad Company 2 (LOL) and the last COD I played seriously was Ghosts.
It feels as good as I could hope for. The theater is there, the sound design is there. The gunplay feels quick but not comical. The physics feel grounded but not stiff.
My computer wasn't particularly fast enough to run larger ground wars--but that's okay, I prefer a smaller lobby anyway.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentThe rockabilly mania of Flight b741 inspires me too. I can't help but get misty listening to Mirage City or Daily Blues, both so positive in their message of escaping the, well, blues.The rockabilly mania of Flight b741 inspires me too. I can't help but get misty listening to Mirage City or Daily Blues, both so positive in their message of escaping the, well, blues.
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Comment on What is the most insane, tedious, difficult, and/or noteworthy gaming achievement you have completed or given up on? in ~games
The_Schield Link Parent"Flashbang thru the door!" Iconic Wait that was the opening tutorial run"Flashbang thru the door!" Iconic
Wait that was the opening tutorial run
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield LinkKing Gizzard's Phantom Island - their first record with a full orchestra. It's good. If you're a diehard you'll probably feel like it doesn't have the legs to stand up next to Nonagon or BF3000...King Gizzard's Phantom Island - their first record with a full orchestra.
It's good. If you're a diehard you'll probably feel like it doesn't have the legs to stand up next to Nonagon or BF3000 but honestly it's fantastic and a little closer to the guitar riffing I'd expect from the Dead. It's a little more contained, a little more sobering. But a sonic achievement that really doesn't disappoint.
Keep the gizzard train running!
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Comment on What are some great actual comedies made in the last twenty years? in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentThis is such a breakout movie, I absolutely loved it. Every pitch and bit is so gleefully funny and whip cracking - definitely a modern comfort movieThis is such a breakout movie, I absolutely loved it. Every pitch and bit is so gleefully funny and whip cracking - definitely a modern comfort movie
@Evie said it best!
District 19 is one of their showcase themes and I like it enough for now! The game's default settings also lets you change the opacity of the grid lines and I found the perfect combo.
Glad you checked it out :)