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  1. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of March 9 in ~games

  2. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of March 9 in ~games

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    Pizza Tower is $13.39, and I have no idea if that's a good deal or not. My brain and my fingers are fighting me with all their strength, not to buy the game, but my heart yearns for it Seriously...

    Pizza Tower is $13.39, and I have no idea if that's a good deal or not. My brain and my fingers are fighting me with all their strength, not to buy the game, but my heart yearns for it

    Seriously though, is it worth $13.39? Overwhelmingly Positive tells me yes, but...

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  4. Comment on itch.io: California Fire Relief Bundle in ~games

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    Itch guide on how to play their games on Steam Deck It's not the most streamlined, and I didn't see a way on Heroic, but it's better than nothing And thanks for posting this bundle, OP!

    Itch guide on how to play their games on Steam Deck

    It's not the most streamlined, and I didn't see a way on Heroic, but it's better than nothing

    And thanks for posting this bundle, OP!

    8 votes

  5. Comment on 'Ne Zha 2' is highest-grossing animated movie worldwide, tops $1.7B in ~movies

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    The first Ne Zha is available for streaming with ads, at least in the US https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/a63a196f095a5aa2a26c8a12dba4319f/ne-zha We didn't need an account to stream, but it...

    The first Ne Zha is available for streaming with ads, at least in the US https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/a63a196f095a5aa2a26c8a12dba4319f/ne-zha

    We didn't need an account to stream, but it could be US region locked, I don't know

    The first movie is okay... It gives some nice background on the main characters, but the pacing is slower, and the movie doesn't hold a candle to the second one when it comes to action, tension and emotional investment. Personally I say give it a pass and see the second one, the second one rehashes enough from the first that we followed it and loved it, without having seen the first one at the time

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Fourteen states sue Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump, calling billionaire’s role unconstitutional in ~society

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    From what I've read online, it's already too late for that, and the melon hackers might have already installed backdoors in the systems and copied all the data? I'm not criticizing the states for...

    The states — Arizona, Michigan, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington in addition to New Mexico — are asking the court to bar Musk and his DOGE team from taking a wide range of actions.

    They seek to prevent the Tesla CEO and his aides from making changes to the disbursement of public funds, government contracts, regulations or personnel, as well as receiving access to or altering data systems.

    From what I've read online, it's already too late for that, and the melon hackers might have already installed backdoors in the systems and copied all the data?

    I'm not criticizing the states for acting, it's good they're trying something, it's better than nothing.

    Only 14 states though?...

    8 votes

  8. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    Those are definitely fair criticisms, I'm glad you did enjoy the movie overall, and I'm realizing I probably over hyped it in my OP. We liked it coming in with zero expectations, so my gushing...

    Those are definitely fair criticisms, I'm glad you did enjoy the movie overall, and I'm realizing I probably over hyped it in my OP. We liked it coming in with zero expectations, so my gushing might have set the bar too high, in hindsight

    I'm sorry about the audience, I think we've all been through bad theater experiences like that, sucks

    1 vote

  9. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    Yep we saw it in the theater, but like most foreign films the showtimes are limited I heard a rumor the Captain America movie bought out all the IMAX contracts so other movies can't show on those...

    Yep we saw it in the theater, but like most foreign films the showtimes are limited

    I heard a rumor the Captain America movie bought out all the IMAX contracts so other movies can't show on those big screens starting tomorrow, lol bummer

    1 vote

  10. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    I was trying to think about why I feel so sure that seeing the first movie felt unimportant, I realized the fantasy mythology backdrop carries a lot there. So many of the characters are gods and...

    I was trying to think about why I feel so sure that seeing the first movie felt unimportant, I realized the fantasy mythology backdrop carries a lot there. So many of the characters are gods and dragons and other beings that have been around for thousands of years, and each movie is like a snapshot in time of their very long "lives" so it's like, I don't need to hear every detail, this movie is its own snapshot and tells a complete story as is.

    That said, I have heard that the first story is based on a well known folk mythology and adds its own twists, so specifically the first movie is targeted at a Chinese audience that is familiar with that Ne Zha folk story, so it can undermine their expectations in an interesting way

    So for anyone wanting to find the first movie, maybe go read the original folk story first?

  11. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    Are you planning on seeing the new one? I'd be curious to hear opinions from someone who's seen both. There is at least one fart joke, sorry spoilers

    Are you planning on seeing the new one? I'd be curious to hear opinions from someone who's seen both. There is at least one fart joke, sorry spoilers

  12. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    Lol well in that case, yeah, seeing the first one would give some insight into the protagonists' relationships, and I'd imagine it gives context as to why some of the villains and side characters...

    Lol well in that case, yeah, seeing the first one would give some insight into the protagonists' relationships, and I'd imagine it gives context as to why some of the villains and side characters are in the positions that they're in at the start of the second movie, and it could make someone more invested in the emotional moments in this new movie, maybe?

    It worked really well already though, I don't think audiences are expected to have seen the first one, the film director did everything they needed to to get the messages across to a general audience

    Personally I'm not feeling the urge to go back and see the first one just yet, I know I'll be somewhat disappointed after seeing this one, I hadn't heard too much about the first, and I'm assuming the production values were noticeably lower for that one

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  13. Comment on I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it in ~movies

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    Whenever a character felt like a recurring one, I felt like I got the broad strokes of it, and it didn't detract from my experience, personally. Any characters with any bearing on the story got...

    Whenever a character felt like a recurring one, I felt like I got the broad strokes of it, and it didn't detract from my experience, personally. Any characters with any bearing on the story got plenty of screen time. I looked it up, and the first one came out in 2019, so I think most people would have forgot the first story by now anyway

    3 votes

  14. I'm shocked how much I enjoyed Ne Zha 2, and I honestly think a lot of people here would feel the same about it

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    My partner and I have friends from China, and they pushed us to watch Ne Zha 2, the animated movie produced over there. It's pronounced "nuh zah" by the way. We had no idea what the fuss was...

    My partner and I have friends from China, and they pushed us to watch Ne Zha 2, the animated movie produced over there. It's pronounced "nuh zah" by the way. We had no idea what the fuss was about, and we were skeptical since it has literally no marketing in the US, and we hadn't seen the first movie either. All we heard is that it's insanely popular in China, and making records in the domestic box office there.

    Now, I can say I was honestly blown away. It's like, ruined other animated movies for me, for a while. Again, I had no expectations going in, and the first ten minutes of the movie, I thought this was not the movie for me, it looked like a kids' movie, I was almost rolling my eyes in the beginning of the movie tbh.

    We didn't look at any clips on the Internet beforehand, and I'm glad, because they would not do the movie justice!

    What got me, I think it was the visuals, the nonstop action that looks like it was made with an insane budget, and animators working way beyond healthy hours to produce. Oh, and the sound production with the deep bass, so I could feel every impact, I have to thank the theater for that lol. I didn't even know it was an action movie, so it caught me off guard just how many scenes they crammed in there! Once it started, it really felt almost nonstop, no time to breathe like most movies would do

    The story is actually good too, and there are definitely parts where people could cry

    I'm also not used to seeing much of Chinese fantasy settings, so that part was entertaining for me. I don't know how much was out of the director's imagination, or coming from Chinese mythology, or Chinese video games, it all came together so well though

    If you like action, and fantasy, and animation or video games, and are okay reading subtitles, please do yourself a favor, watch this one!

    Disclaimer: I'm a US citizen, I'm not affiliated with Chinese media, I'm not a marketer, I really genuinely loved the movie

    21 votes

  15. Comment on What are some traditional internet forums that you still use? in ~tech

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    I check ResetEra sometimes, it's the gaming forum that spun off from NeoGAF years ago. They post the latest info there, and it's a chill and casual place and it feels super active, it almost feels...

    I check ResetEra sometimes, it's the gaming forum that spun off from NeoGAF years ago. They post the latest info there, and it's a chill and casual place and it feels super active, it almost feels like a Discord in that sense, but it's a forum. I'm surprised no one mentioned it yet!

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  16. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    I'm pretty sure the umbrella term for those phenomena is "very anime" lol. I'll just leave these here... https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeriousWorkComedicScene...

    I'm pretty sure the umbrella term for those phenomena is "very anime" lol.

    I'll just leave these here...

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeriousWorkComedicScene

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoodWhiplash

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BefriendingTheEnemy

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DefeatMeansFriendship

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Uses for retired 2009 MacBook Pro? [Specifically, when I already own an RPi4] in ~tech

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    Another screen might be cool, if you're only using one? I have an old Mac sitting around too, and I've been wanting to try freshening it up, and using it as a multi-tasking enhancement, I could...

    Another screen might be cool, if you're only using one? I have an old Mac sitting around too, and I've been wanting to try freshening it up, and using it as a distraction multi-tasking enhancement, I could keep my AI helper open there, or play videos on the side. I think there are a bunch of apps that control another screen using the same touch pad and keyboard

  18. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Lol, since you asked, it happened because we took down the VR over the holidays, because we had guests. I was too lazy to get that all back where it was, for my VR exercise, so I decided to do...

    Lol, since you asked, it happened because we took down the VR over the holidays, because we had guests. I was too lazy to get that all back where it was, for my VR exercise, so I decided to do some squats, which turned into lunges, when I needed to walk to the kitchen. And history was made

    I'm glad your own fitness journey is going really well, and it's a whole other level of serious compared to mine, by the looks of it! Great work on that, keep it up!

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    I've been incorporating a silly walk into my daily habits, in the privacy of my home, and I'm sure it'll only last a couple days max, but it's good exercise lol It's the cartoon character walk...

    I've been incorporating a silly walk into my daily habits, in the privacy of my home, and I'm sure it'll only last a couple days max, but it's good exercise lol

    It's the cartoon character walk where they confidently swing their elbows forward and take exaggerated steps, almost like I'm doing lunges

    4 votes