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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    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...

    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.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    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...

    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

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    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...

    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.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    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.

    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.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What is the most insane, tedious, difficult, and/or noteworthy gaming achievement you have completed or given up on? in ~games

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    "Flashbang thru the door!" Iconic Wait that was the opening tutorial run

    "Flashbang thru the door!" Iconic

    Wait that was the opening tutorial run

  6. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    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...

    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!

    4 votes

  7. Comment on What are some great actual comedies made in the last twenty years? in ~movies

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    This 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

    This 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

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    I watched Together last night. I saw a comment on a reddit thread that referenced it as beginner body horror, which I can agree with. Some uncomfortable scenes, some truly funny ones, and the...

    I watched Together last night.

    I saw a comment on a reddit thread that referenced it as beginner body horror, which I can agree with.

    Some uncomfortable scenes, some truly funny ones, and the performances by Brie and Franco are good. Thought the script was fine and many of the shots were simply okay.

    I think where it shines is in its pacing and sound design. Slow tracking shots, moments where the sound and theater of the mind play up the horror, all done pretty well. There are themes that I wish it maintained through to the end, but it ultimately made for an allegorical sweet treat that I could get behind.

    I do have a gripe with some parts of the soundtrack. There's this huge tendency in horror/thrillers in Hollywood lately to either show or imply some huge cerebral or horrific plot point/book end while using the soundtrack for another famous thriller. I have no idea how composers are getting away with this but I am bit insulted to be shown a gruesome scene and have directors think "they won't even notice it's the same track from that other fucked up movie that everyone loved."

    The Silo series on AppleTV did the same thing with the sound design from Dune, which is a little less obvious than Together/Hereditary:
    Silo: https://youtu.be/LEoLro2TlIM?t=40
    Dune: https://youtu.be/T0P6YDveLsM?t=15

    It's ridiculous!

    Edit:
    Hereditary ending: https://youtu.be/MVnSFj6XQZY?t=107

    Together ending: https://youtu.be/iUJjiWOECxk?t=28

    How interesting it is to create a movie and have me invested but in the final moments break my immersion because the score decided to be a little reductive and draw the same melodic drone from a 2018 movie. I'm insane right now haha.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Debate has erupted in Denmark over the fate of a mermaid statue that is to be removed from public view after being decried as “ugly and pornographic” in ~arts

  10. Comment on Debate has erupted in Denmark over the fate of a mermaid statue that is to be removed from public view after being decried as “ugly and pornographic” in ~arts

  11. Comment on Jay Kelly | Official teaser in ~movies

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    I can no longer hear George Clooney's name without thinking of the allegations against him putting some heat on Jack Black and cancelling the tenacious D tour a little ways back

    I can no longer hear George Clooney's name without thinking of the allegations against him putting some heat on Jack Black and cancelling the tenacious D tour a little ways back

  12. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

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    First time I ever heard of Bill Maher, I was watching a bunch of comedy central present standup comedy and Kyle Dunnigan did a fantastic set in which he does "an impression of Bill Maher doing an...

    First time I ever heard of Bill Maher, I was watching a bunch of comedy central present standup comedy and Kyle Dunnigan did a fantastic set in which he does "an impression of Bill Maher doing an impression of Jack Nicholson" and while I had no idea who Bill Maher was, I thought it was a great impression LOL

    It turned out to be a damn fine impression anyway, because Bill Maher turned into that guy shouting "you can't handle the truth, okay"

    I think many in my group took a long time to activate the political gene - we were learning our way out of toxic systems, parental shortcomings, and learning what the recession had done to us. But we got there, it just took a lot of conscious comedians like Chapelle to jump start it.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

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    Very well put. Relevance of Bill Maher? Meh. Not my demographic (31). Grew up with Chapelle, had a ton of respect for him. Had something to lose, Bill Maher did not, and sometimes it's just...

    Very well put.

    Relevance of Bill Maher? Meh. Not my demographic (31).

    Grew up with Chapelle, had a ton of respect for him. Had something to lose, Bill Maher did not, and sometimes it's just exhausting listening to a voice whom I did not grow up with whom I do not respect.

    15 votes

  14. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    So interesting how Friendship had me busting guts within the opening scene, and Happy Gilmore 2 I was like a petrified zombie trying to take it's medicine - I was just awestruck that the one bit...

    So interesting how Friendship had me busting guts within the opening scene, and Happy Gilmore 2 I was like a petrified zombie trying to take it's medicine - I was just awestruck that the one bit in the movie is just Happy opening various items and drinking the liquor he hid inside. Everything else felt like it had zero passion.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on One quirky anti AI technique I've used is leaving in the typos in ~tech

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    Punchy at work but I am absolutely losing my shit at this comment. Very good.

    Punchy at work but I am absolutely losing my shit at this comment. Very good.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Doom 2016 Bloody, straight forward, rockin. I'll be playing Doom Eternal next, and then stopping my play through of the series. Second Wind did a few reviews of Doom Dark Ages and it does not look...

    Doom 2016

    Bloody, straight forward, rockin.

    I'll be playing Doom Eternal next, and then stopping my play through of the series. Second Wind did a few reviews of Doom Dark Ages and it does not look like they kept the bag up

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Microsoft Movies & TV app will no longer let you purchase or rent content in ~movies

  18. Comment on Microsoft Movies & TV app will no longer let you purchase or rent content in ~movies

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    I feel so gaslit! I promise the link that I clicked 20 minutes ago didn't have the header, just 5-7 bullet points! On mobile at least. Maybe I was viewing an older version of the site, but that's...

    I feel so gaslit! I promise the link that I clicked 20 minutes ago didn't have the header, just 5-7 bullet points! On mobile at least. Maybe I was viewing an older version of the site, but that's still weird. That's where I got my quote from, I promise!! Lol thanks friend

    10 votes

  19. Comment on Microsoft Movies & TV app will no longer let you purchase or rent content in ~movies

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    What am I missing? Link says you can?

    Here are a few things you can do with the Microsoft Movies & TV app:

    Enjoy your video collection

    Rent and buy the newest movies

    Get the latest TV shows the day after they air

    What am I missing? Link says you can?

    5 votes

  20. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I just picked up Haste and wow! It's a blast. It's like Trials meets Sonic. And the music is just so much fun. Great buy from the steam summer sale.

    I just picked up Haste and wow! It's a blast. It's like Trials meets Sonic. And the music is just so much fun. Great buy from the steam summer sale.

    2 votes