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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 Link ParentGrab every gwent spy card you can, look for them at shopkeepers. Can turn the tide of most matches. Skellige has an absolutely incredible soundtrack when wandering it's continent. Hope you enjoy!Grab every gwent spy card you can, look for them at shopkeepers. Can turn the tide of most matches.
Skellige has an absolutely incredible soundtrack when wandering it's continent. Hope you enjoy!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentTotally agree. I finished RE9 myself a couple days ago and loved it. I also preferred Grace's gameplay sequences over Leon's which is why I think RE7 came out a little on top for me. But RE9 looks...Totally agree. I finished RE9 myself a couple days ago and loved it.
I also preferred Grace's gameplay sequences over Leon's which is why I think RE7 came out a little on top for me. But RE9 looks absolutely dynamite and only gets me more excited for the future. Leon's scenes were fun and I enjoyed the way it gave room to breathe after a tense, breathless couple hours as Grace. I think I would have had Leon's inventory be a little more restrictive but ultimately it was fine because Leon at this point deserves to be OP.
I never played RE8 actually so I should probably get to playing...
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentEgo. I think also they know that they've hit the level of fame where a bad press cycle will make you more popular and drive more clicks and the net good is no longer seen beyond the net profit.Ego. I think also they know that they've hit the level of fame where a bad press cycle will make you more popular and drive more clicks and the net good is no longer seen beyond the net profit.
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentEgo is a helluva drugEgo is a helluva drug
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentIt felt to me that making them into caricatures who ring a little hollow was intentional. Wanton violence in the franchise is huge, they want people to empathize with some of the stories, but the...It felt to me that making them into caricatures who ring a little hollow was intentional. Wanton violence in the franchise is huge, they want people to empathize with some of the stories, but the open world mayhem of the game makes it hard to not immediately negate any goodwill acquired in a narrative with a stray killing spree. Rockstar actually does a great job with the humanization of the protagonist with something like Max Payne.
Also feels like it's just the product of the times - if the game reflects an anti social, dodgey and pessimistic view of its main protagonists, then I think it does a pretty good job holding its mirror to society.
It's okay to not like that kind of thing, but I think its staying power is warranted a little.
I'm sure GTAVI will do something similar, featuring raucous violence, pointed dialogue that can either make a leftist proud or a maga boy laugh, sex appeal, and a metropolitan simulation fantasy.
I will also wait. It'll be a good game, but it's still worth $60 imo
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentThe sheer cold fear I felt walking into that first void of darkness of the entryway to the house. Just absolutely magically pant shittingly brilliant.The sheer cold fear I felt walking into that first void of darkness of the entryway to the house. Just absolutely magically pant shittingly brilliant.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkI found a working crack of Resident Evil 9. For starts, there are two gaming experiences I would consider a tie for my favorite of all time, and that is both RE7 Biohazard and Alien Isolation...I found a working crack of Resident Evil 9.
For starts, there are two gaming experiences I would consider a tie for my favorite of all time, and that is both RE7 Biohazard and Alien Isolation played and completed in VR. The fear, the pacing, the technological breakthroughs that made it happen, all insane.
While I'm not playing RE9 in VR, it's very evident this game is a distillation of all the latest brilliance in horror games. Biohazard in VR was so amazing that I found myself enamored with staring into the sink at the maggots. RE9 is so beautiful that it achieves the same thing in flat, and I'm grateful it runs so well on my RTX 2060.
I skipped re8 but not on purpose, it just happened
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Comment on RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ star, dies at 34 in ~tv
The_Schield LinkDevastating. I was reading he just got engaged a year ago. And just had a red carpet premiere like a week or two ago. I wonder if TMZ has it right on the suicide bit, or if there's more at play?...Devastating. I was reading he just got engaged a year ago. And just had a red carpet premiere like a week or two ago.
I wonder if TMZ has it right on the suicide bit, or if there's more at play?
Edit: now his rep is confirming. Damn
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentI remember that boss, it definitely was a tad difficult. 3 different attack styles that are fought individually and then all at once at the end, iirc. Stay in the air, keep moving, and shoot! Some...I remember that boss, it definitely was a tad difficult. 3 different attack styles that are fought individually and then all at once at the end, iirc.
Stay in the air, keep moving, and shoot! Some more upgrades probably couldn't hurt though.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentI also found High on Life to be a lot of fun. A lot of moments had me just roaring with laughter. I think some of the funniest writing comes in the form of Gene texting you things while he lays up...I also found High on Life to be a lot of fun. A lot of moments had me just roaring with laughter. I think some of the funniest writing comes in the form of Gene texting you things while he lays up on your couch. Whoever was behind the keyboard to write those bits of traveling ambience made it worth every penny.
To be honest, I am not a big Rick and Morty fan, and Justin roiland being a big part of the voice cast was a little Hit or Miss for me, I usually used other cast of guns anyway, which features Tim Robinson, JB Smoove, Michael Crusack (pim from smiling friends), and besty sidaro.
I really want to play high on life 2, but my 2060 RTX does not want to optimize it, so I have to wait until I upgrade, pretty sad
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
The_Schield LinkKing Gizzard - Polygondwanaland (conceptual, polyrhythmic) Henge - DNA (polyrhythmic, colorful) The Dear Hunter - Antimai (conceptual, upbeat)King Gizzard - Polygondwanaland (conceptual, polyrhythmic)
Henge - DNA (polyrhythmic, colorful)
The Dear Hunter - Antimai (conceptual, upbeat)
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Comment on I'm having a glow up, but it sucks in ~life.men
The_Schield Link ParentFitness and money aren't the only goals to have mi amigo! Work on some arts, create something, put some goals on books or crafts. Knitting, coding, the ocarina. These can be achieved pretty...Fitness and money aren't the only goals to have mi amigo! Work on some arts, create something, put some goals on books or crafts. Knitting, coding, the ocarina. These can be achieved pretty cheaply! Don't forget to practice Gun Hold
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Comment on I'm having a glow up, but it sucks in ~life.men
The_Schield LinkYeah man I mean, set some new goals, keep working towards them. You're already crushing it, all it'll take is some time to find the right job and apartment. I fell into bank tellering cuz I needed...Yeah man I mean, set some new goals, keep working towards them. You're already crushing it, all it'll take is some time to find the right job and apartment. I fell into bank tellering cuz I needed something easy where I could play on my phone, develop soft skills and escape my own parents house, and the boon from having my own place has been awesome. But I'm not keeping in shape so no one is looking at me! And I'm 32!
A few things will change and you'll be in the money, keep on keeping on!
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Comment on ‘Digger’ majorly bombs with $8 million opening weekend, ‘Verity’ scores $32 million debut in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentI can't lie, Tom Cruise just feels like the most industry planted individual ever to grace the arts. His performances are the epitome of "good" but that means he's that pliable for the big movies...I can't lie, Tom Cruise just feels like the most industry planted individual ever to grace the arts. His performances are the epitome of "good" but that means he's that pliable for the big movies and crazy stunts but is he actually that great?
Trying to do my best to separate his cult relationship from his output, but it's difficult. How else could it be explained; like action stars who are handsome, fit, and outgoing, are we suggesting those folks can't be found?
Yeahhh, he's done a lot for films. But given his privilege and position, a lot of passionate players can and would do the same, have good acting chops, and also not be part of some shadowy cell.
Sigh, this got pretty emotionally charged. Perhaps I just hate the Cruiser.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkAC Valhalla I'm a Viking. I loot, I raid, I play dice. Beautiful to look at. Fun to kill in.AC Valhalla
I'm a Viking. I loot, I raid, I play dice.
Beautiful to look at. Fun to kill in.
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
The_Schield LinkAs a child, I longed for a first person Pokemon. I didn't know how game designed worked, so I'm not sure how that would be translated today. Crawling thru grass and random chance encounters just...As a child, I longed for a first person Pokemon. I didn't know how game designed worked, so I'm not sure how that would be translated today. Crawling thru grass and random chance encounters just seems to get cheesy the more realistic it gets.
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Comment on Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ finally breaks Mariah Carey’s all-time record for weeks at US no. 1, eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentI work at a credit union and it plays every hour. I imagine the all radio plays at my one credit union would explain the chart topping, but it's clearly playing on the public radio at every other...I work at a credit union and it plays every hour.
I imagine the all radio plays at my one credit union would explain the chart topping, but it's clearly playing on the public radio at every other public junction like mine.
I'm the same way though, just a country hit that came from nowhere and didn't notice it until it was already a part of my every day.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield (edited )LinkAssasins Creed Valhalla I am pretty engrossed in right now. Eivor the male protagonist, portrayed by Magnus Bruun, feels a lot closer to Geralt of Rivia than I expected. He's smart and eloquent...Assasins Creed Valhalla I am pretty engrossed in right now.
Eivor the male protagonist, portrayed by Magnus Bruun, feels a lot closer to Geralt of Rivia than I expected. He's smart and eloquent and courageous. There is a much different vibe to this game than previous ones.
The HUD was reduced from Oddysey and no longer feels like I'm looking at a cockpit.
The villages and monasteries look and feel different from each other, less like copy/pasted Greek communes.
The design of the game tries to keep you in one region but it is not at all required. I felt in oddysey there was like "go, explore all of Greece!" But this game learned that is painfully daunting, and you can enter into "pledges" at your base camp to complete a set of story quests in one region first before moving onto the next.
The old English spoken by anglo Saxons is fun.
Vikings are just so much more interesting than ancient greece, and despite the cool sequences in oddysey with Medusa and fire trolls and minotaurs it just felt stiff compared to how breathable Valhalla is.
A few tweaks make this game a little more engaging:
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I can't craft or auto craft arrows, you have to reclaim from bodies or pick up from stumps or ammo cases. Which also means you aren't scowering the open world for iron or wood all the time either like in oddysey. If I run out of arrows, well I'll have to adapt. And that's cool.
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Forts contain wealth and gear and ability books but clearing the fort of every loot and enemy is not some pop up objective tied to the big XP payout. It was kind of automatic to me in Oddysey to go for any fort and 100% it for the XP it would give. But then I'm spending so much time on one fort and the game becomes a fort simulator. Valhalla let's you spot the wealth/spots of interest, sneak or massacre your way there and then leave without a threat of XP FOMO.
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Side missions: these are a lot more like stranger missions in GTA, honestly. They're written so affable and native to the world. And maybe it's the navigation settings I have saved, but the side missions keep their waypoints very minimal, which means if I look away and the npc I was supposed to follow walks off, then I genuinely won't know where to go and it's like the world continues on. Granted, they'll return to start over if you leave without completing the "world event" but there is a lack of handholding that feels so tight, so refreshing.
Also it has a bureau featuring actual assassins and I'm looking forward to how these factions intertwine. Edit: how the Assasins story and the volatile story happening under the Vikings intertwines, that is.
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Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentRobert Kraft was like "yeah macklemore can't play here because he's just like harshing the vibe of what concerts should be." /s For sure. I consume art to feel, I don't go to the 3hr Art Making...Robert Kraft was like "yeah macklemore can't play here because he's just like harshing the vibe of what concerts should be." /s
For sure. I consume art to feel, I don't go to the 3hr Art Making Arena and lose all my vibes when someone gives a speech about something I'm also passionate for, or says simply "free Palestine"
I'm dipping my toe into Stellar Blade.
It's big and beautiful and has a satisfying combat system. Looking forward to improving my parrying and dodge skills. I suuuuuck right now.
But there's enough challenge and gear to unlock to have me locked in.
Game is crazy for gooners though, it's like 90% outfits on Nexus mods