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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CannibalisticApple Link...You know, the fact this thread has gotten almost 200 comments so fast probably says something. What it says, I don't know, but it says something. My own thoughts: I don't know how many people......You know, the fact this thread has gotten almost 200 comments so fast probably says something. What it says, I don't know, but it says something.
My own thoughts: I don't know how many people will avidly discuss the show. Even without discussing Rowling, she has cast a dark shadow on it, particularly among demographics like here on Tildes. I still see fanfic crossovers regularly so I know it's still popular, but its "public" popularity (for lack of a better way to phrase it) has taken a massive hit. I expect most of the interest nowadays would just be to compare it to the original movies, rather than fanatically analyzing and raving about the world building.
......or they might watch to find more ammunition to critique Rowling based on what scenes and plotlines get adapted. I know there's some other controversial stuff involving the house elves at least.
So uh, you actually may have a valid point about how the threads could get more activity about criticizing Rowling than discussing Harry Potter. I don't think it would reach quite the level where Deimos would have to intervene though, since Tildes is usually fairly civil... But yeah, I could see the majority of comments being about her and her views, or about... well, whether people should just NOT talk about her given we're all very aware of her views. Basically, this topic but as a comment chain.
My own suggestion: have a reminder/disclaimer in the post that Rowling sucks and should not be given direct support, and leave it at that. At this point we're all very aware of that, so bringing it up wouldn't really add anything new unless she makes a new messed up statement directly in relation to the show. I do have some faith in the Tildes community to keep things civil and know when to just avoid a certain topic.
(Personal note: I'm not a fan, but I've previously gone on record about how I can't fully fault people for still liking the series given how pervasive it is in pop culture for my generation (tail-end Millennial, borderline Gen Z). MANY people were literally shaped into who they are today by the connections they made due to shared interests in Harry Potter, or by hobbies and interests they picked up due to being inspired by it. I genuinely don't think any other piece of modern media has had THIS powerful and widespread of an influence on people.
So, as much as I loathe Rowling, I don't want to demonize any and all discussion of Harry Potter. At this point, one of my reasons for loathing Rowling is how her bigotry has tainted an unfathomable amount of cherished memories. I'm not even a fan of Harry Potter myself, but as an avid fan of other media, I can sympathize with how hard it is to totally ditch all fondness for something that, again, helped shape you as a person. The vast majority of people can't permanently turn off an interest in one day, and in my experience, we'll always have a soft spot for some big piece of media from our childhoods no matter how long it's been since we saw it.
So... I don't want to demonize and censor talk of Harry Potter or people who still identify as fans so long as they acknowledge Rowling herself sucks. I genuinely hope for a day that official Harry Potter media uses the world building she created to celebrate and explore transgender identity and other identities she has denied, as a big middle finger to her bigoted views.)
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
CannibalisticApple LinkMy mom and I have been watching Will Trent and High Potential every Tuesday. Will Trent is an interesting case because we only started watching it just this season, so we're very dependent on the...My mom and I have been watching Will Trent and High Potential every Tuesday. Will Trent is an interesting case because we only started watching it just this season, so we're very dependent on the "previously on Will Trent" bits at the start to give us context. As such, I can confirm those bits are good at giving us the needed information! Also we really enjoy the editing.
High Potential meanwhile... We watched some of season 1 before stopping, and picked up watching the new season. This season started out kind of weird. It had a big confrontation with the big bad of Season 1 that felt WAY more fitting of a season finale on like, the second episode. It felt like a weird choice to all but open the season with it, and made me a bit wary.
But since then, the show's hit its groove with a new overarching plot. And one thing I really appreciate it is how creative the show is. They pull from all sorts of things for motives and murder methods. The latest episode had architecture as a key plot point, and I suspect it was partially inspired by the "death ray" buildings in London and Las Vegas.
We also really appreciate the complex relationships. Apparently a lot of people are rooting for Morgan and Karadec to get together since they're partners, but so far we haven't really felt any strong romantic tension between them. Heck, Karadec's ex-fiancee has come back in the picture and so far they haven't used that to set up a love triangle, Morgan is genuinely ecstatic for Karadec and his ex thanked Morgan for helping him become a bit more open with his feelings.
I honestly hope they don't get together because it's so damn rare to have a purely platonic partnership between two straight characters. Gets really tiring to see shows where half the characters have previously dated or had a "situationship". TV shows never really let go of that tension even when they move onto other relationships because it makes for easy drama.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
CannibalisticApple Link ParentHe's not writing it solo at least. I have no clue about his son's ability, but they're working with the screenwriter and director for the original trilogy. They say he approached Jackson about...He's not writing it solo at least. I have no clue about his son's ability, but they're working with the screenwriter and director for the original trilogy. They say he approached Jackson about this two years ago, so I'm assuming the others are fairly confident in this project's potential if they haven't pulled the plug yet.
Just saying... We actually have no clue what to expect. Colbert's career is built around comedy with a particular emphasis on political commentary, so all his works so far have been in those spheres. We can't really use it to gauge his ability to write a more serious fantasy story. Wouldn't be the first time a comedian broke into another genre, just look at Jordan Peele.
Fair chance it'll still turn out mediocre of course. I'm active in the fan fiction scene, and I know that passion alone isn't enough to make something good. But I'd take mediocre over a soulless cash grab that barely respects the original material any day. At least the fact he and his son are fans raises the chance they'll make something with a heart, something that feels increasingly rare in films these days.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
CannibalisticApple Link ParentSo, as a non-fan with minimal context, my first, very obviously wrong thought reading that snippet clearly meming him from the book: "Frodo left this guy hanging in a game of tag and this guy has...So, as a non-fan with minimal context, my first, very obviously wrong thought reading that snippet clearly meming him from the book: "Frodo left this guy hanging in a game of tag and this guy has been waiting for years to be caught so he can stop being 'it'." Obviously wrong, but made me snicker imagining the rest of the group griping about having to pick up Frodo's slack fourteen years after the guy died.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI don't think the "present" is the main plot, but a framing device to help adapt the early chapters that didn't get adapted. Stephen literally says he wants to adapt Chapters 3-8. The articles I'm...I don't think the "present" is the main plot, but a framing device to help adapt the early chapters that didn't get adapted. Stephen literally says he wants to adapt Chapters 3-8. The articles I'm finding are all a mix of quotes and some paraphrasing, and this one paraphrased a quote that I think is vital:
He added: "I started talking it over with my son Peter, who's also a screenwriter, and we worked out what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story."
So based on that, his priority seems to be adapting those early chapters. At a guess, they're going with a framing device rather than a straight adaptation to make the film feel more complete and capable of standing alone. I expect most of the movie would be flashbacks to the events of those chapters, and the "present" may involve some potential loose end. Maybe they'll need to save the daughter, but I figure she will mainly be used as a gateway to further re-explore the events as an "outsider", and perhaps probe at some details that weren't revealed to the greater cast.
I have admittedly never read the books nor seen the movies, so what that might entail all depends on what happens in Chapters 3-8. Like... Did anything happen in those chapters that none of the living characters would know? Was there a character from there who didn't make the cut for the film??
Either way, as a non-fan, I'm actually kind of optimistic. Stephen Colbert doesn't seem like the kind of name they'd pull for a cheap money grab, meaning he's working on this because he's a fan of the source material. And projects made by fans can be a lot better than those made just to earn money because really passionate fans will put their hearts into a chance to work on it in an official capacity.
Or... They can suck by choosing to ignore canon and shoehorn their own original characters into major roles, and/or their skill is just horrible and everyone is wildly out of character. Either outcome is possible. But at least this one comes from a place of passion rather than greed, and that alone makes me more optimistic for it.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThe article specifically called Peter a screenwriter, so I found this article that gives a bit more detail on Peter's background. Also saw one article mention he studied film in university. So,...The article specifically called Peter a screenwriter, so I found this article that gives a bit more detail on Peter's background.
After he appeared alongside Stephen and his younger brother John in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as hooded Laketown spies in 2013, Peter went on to work behind the scenes for several projects.
Five years later, he wrote and directed the short At the Crossroads Down Yonder, and the following year, he served as co-executive producer and director of the comedy series Where's Noah?.
Most recently, Peter worked in the sound department for the short film Those Who Move Mountains in 2020, and his next project will feature him in front of the camera: He's slated to star in the short film The Virgin, which is currently in post-production.
Also saw one article mention he studied film in university. So, his son isn't totally new. Neither is he. Also, based on what I'm seeing, they (or at least Colbert) will be co-writing the script with Boyens, and have been talking about development with Jackson for two years now. So seems a lot more involved than just being idea guys.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI think it's A) the rarity of the word's usage compared to the other examples you listed, and B) the apostrophe, that really throw people off with hors d'oeuvre. Not many English words have...I think it's A) the rarity of the word's usage compared to the other examples you listed, and B) the apostrophe, that really throw people off with hors d'oeuvre. Not many English words have apostrophes outside of contractions. Heck, I've read countless sci-fi stories that add apostrophes to make names or words sound more alien.
That, and the three consecutive vowels that comprise a single syllable. We have other words with that (beautiful), but the vowels in "d'oeuvres" are really weird even by English's weird and wildly inconsistent standards. I'm not sure there are any words that have "oe" outside of having "e" as part of another syllable like -ed or -ey, or have "eu" outside of other very clearly borrowed words or variations of "queue". And that's before getting into how "vres" is somehow pronounced "rv", directly swapping the two consonants. Pretty much the one letter where the pronunciation and spelling match is the "d" at the start.
It's the kind of spelling that English would typically simplify to be closer to the phonetic pronunciation because the spelling just does not match at all. At least we have other words with silent P's like coup even if in different places (psych and receipt), and a few silent s's because academics thought they seemed more "Latin" and sophisticated (island and aisle). And cul de sac actually matches the pronunciation.
But everything about "D'oeuvres" defies even our barely-existent rules, and we don't encounter it nearly often enough to really normalize it as part of the English language. It's pretty much used exclusively in relation to incredibly fancy, high-brow settings, or settings trying to appear that way. In fact, the context we use it is meant to emphasize its foreign origins to make the related event/setting seem more sophisticated. So of all the words we've borrowed and adopted from other languages, it's pretty much the one that remains the most distant.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
CannibalisticApple LinkGot 18/20. Actually it should have been 19, but I missed the extra "i" on the spelling I clicked for "mischievous" (the one I picked was was "mischievious"). On that note, this test's format has...Got 18/20. Actually it should have been 19, but I missed the extra "i" on the spelling I clicked for "mischievous" (the one I picked was was "mischievious"). On that note, this test's format has GOT to mess with dyslexic people. I second-guessed myself once or twice since some of them looked so similar. I would've had an easier time just writing out the words rather than going for multiple choice.
The other one I missed was hors d'oeuvres, which I have honestly only ever seen written out in for Harvest Moon: A(nother) Wonderful Life and... Actually, I don't think I've ever been to a restaurant or event fancy enough to use that instead of "appetizer" (and I'm not sure why Harvest Moon didn't go with that for the cooking menu; it's a rural farming game, we're not 5-star chefs). I'm not sure I've even heard it used outside of TV shows or movies, and those usually use it in the context to emphasize how fancy and upscale a restaurant or event is. That one feels like a trick question.
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus - Episode 8: hjsakldfhl in ~tv
CannibalisticApple Link...So, one episode left. Grand finale is on June 19th. And I felt like the newest episode is big enough to merit its own topic given... Everything. To quote Zooble: Holy shit....So, one episode left. Grand finale is on June 19th. And I felt like the newest episode is big enough to merit its own topic given... Everything.
To quote Zooble: Holy shit.
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The Amazing Digital Circus - Episode 8: hjsakldfhl
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Comment on Asia turns back to coal as war chokes off natural gas in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI think that's easier said than done. The title immediately reminded me of this very detailed comment explaining how messed up Japan's electrical grid is. It was specifically addressing why Japan...I think that's easier said than done. The title immediately reminded me of this very detailed comment explaining how messed up Japan's electrical grid is. It was specifically addressing why Japan is choosing to focus on converting to hydrogen, but the first point of the TL;DR is "Busted electrical grid that will cost trillions to renovate, severely limiting your ability to mass deploy renewables to benefit industry and major population centers". That one bullet point alone is a big enough obstacle against turning to renewables.
I don't know about the state of other countries' infrastructures, but I suspect most of them have also already long been investigating alternative energy options. There are probably similar economic barriers that aren't easy to overcome.
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Comment on Let's talk about tropes! in ~books
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI definitely got into it because of the isekai, particularly the villainess ones... Except these "villainesses" tend to have highly tragic backstories more befitting of heroines. I can accept the...I definitely got into it because of the isekai, particularly the villainess ones... Except these "villainesses" tend to have highly tragic backstories more befitting of heroines.
I can accept the hyper-competent servant trope more because they don't usually do literally everything and are typically still following orders at least. With the perfect savior male lead archetype, they do everything while the female lead questions "Do I really deserve this kindness after all the horrible things that happened?" Yeah... Those tend to have some of the more passive female leads.
The redo/revenge ones are still hit or miss in terms of how much the female lead actually takes control. I can think of a couple where the heroine's biggest advantage ends up being ditching her bad partner for one of those savior archetypes who can help shield her as she facilitates her revenge. And a few where they know so many hyper-specific details to take advantage of that it's ridiculous. (Though shout-out to "The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass" for being probably the best one I've seen. The lead actually lives up to the title with how far she's willing to go for revenge without becoming totally ruthless, and she succeeds largely through her own wit and effort rather than relying on others' power to bolster her. Don't know how much of the novel is translated, but I can recommend the webcomic adaptation at least.)
Also, the one you mentioned about multiple bad husbands could be June Peach? I only remember the title because the peach in question turned out to be cursed and doomed all her relationships to end in tragedy before going back in time. It ended with breaking the curse and finally having a happy marriage with the true male lead. And... Yeah, I can accept that. Bit fluffy for my tastes, but it's built off of an actually tragic romance rather than trying to make out a clearly awful husband to just be "misunderstood". Would like to see one end without marrying anyone for once though!
And thought you'd appreciate that manhua panel. Funny story, that panel was my introduction to the series after someone posted it in a comment on another story with a far too-forgiving female lead towards an absolute asshole. Another person then replied to clarify it came from an arc specifically lambasting that whole formula and exaggerating the tropes, because several people found it all too believable that that line was written seriously... Really says a lot about the state of the genre. The bar is really low, and many stories still do not pass.
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Comment on Let's talk about tropes! in ~books
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI think I know the exact kind of trashy romance fiction you're talking about, since it sounds like a lot of the comic adaptations of Korean romance fantasy web novels I read during the pandemic....I think I know the exact kind of trashy romance fiction you're talking about, since it sounds like a lot of the comic adaptations of Korean romance fantasy web novels I read during the pandemic. For some reason, that genre is just over-saturated with male leads full of endless red flags and scummy behavior. It's especially bad in stories that have time travel involved, and yet the female lead still ends up with the same bad spouse after initially resolving to get away under the thin veil of "misunderstandings in the first life".
This comic panel sums up way too many female leads' mindsets in this genre. Source is "Cheating Men Must Die", a series that's all about hijacking bodies of characters in romance web novels to deal with these exact sort of male leads.
Then there's the alternative trope from that genre: the "perfect savior" who swoops in to save the female lead from an abusive family or spouse, and fixes everything with his massive political (or physical) power and wealth. He gets revenge on all those who wronged her, sometimes giving her the chance to confront them, and basically just worships the ground she walks on.
And... that's it. The guy's whole character and sole motivation revolves around lavishing the abused female lead with love and affection. Sometimes he has a secret dark and murderous side towards those who hurt her, but is still always like a puppy around her.
There's practically nothing in between those two options. You either have a horrible awful asshole, or a one-dimensional savior. Weirdly, the exceptions I can think of are primarily comedies and satires...
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Comment on Let's talk about tropes! in ~books
CannibalisticApple LinkOne trope I hate in all forms of fiction is just really bad communication. Which is funny because one of my favorite tropes when reading fan fiction is misunderstandings. It all boils down to...One trope I hate in all forms of fiction is just really bad communication. Which is funny because one of my favorite tropes when reading fan fiction is misunderstandings. It all boils down to characters just NOT telling others about very vital, basic information about ongoing events for no good reason besides adding drama. Not a book, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the prime example to come to mind. Literally the whole movie's plot stems from the commanding officers NOT telling one character there was indeed an escape plan, prompting him and others to go rogue and launch their own plan.
Aside from that: when it comes to novels, I particularly like the mystery genre but don't have many particular tropes I can name from that genre besides the grand reveal. The denouement where the detectives reveal everything in a "deduction show" is always pretty fun.
I honestly read more fan fiction than novels these days though, and the tropes I like for that are different since I go in knowing the typical character dynamics and settings. One of my favorite tropes is something that doesn't quite have a name. To sum it up, I like when typically close characters fight where one gets really frustrated with the other but bottles it up, and tension building between them until there's a big blowout moment where it all comes out. The catharsis of them finally releasing all their thoughts so they can all start to make amends is just so good.
One more trope I really like is just found family. Maybe it's because I'm an only child, but I love seeing all these family-like bonds arise between characters with no blood relation. I love people becoming practically siblings, I love adults all but adopting a child... It's fun to see the types of bonds that can form.
Also, I love seeing tropes and story formulas get subverted or twisted in some way. I like it when media can genuinely surprise me (might be why I like mysteries so much?), or when characters have some trait that defies their archetype. I particularly remember being surprised by one book I read in high school that defied my expectations by NOT having the main character develop romantic feelings for a girl he just met. It made me realize most of the other books I'd read at that time would have new friends of the opposite sex become a love interest, even though it was never the focal point.
On that note, shout out to Neal Shusterman's works for often subverting tropes and twisting formulas. His first books I read were the "Dark Fusion" trilogy which used classic fairy tales as the basis and twisted them in horror-adjacent ways. I think most of his works subvert tropes even while following formulas. Took me years to realize Unwind is a dystopian novel because it had the typical formula of running away and being hunted by the government, but it had none of the usual tropes of micromanaging people's lives or restricting free thought.
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Comment on Meet Kit: Firefox's new mascot in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThat first post was on my mind when writing the comment since it was reposted so recently, so makes sense. I've had this general thought for a while though. Really came to the forefront when I...That first post was on my mind when writing the comment since it was reposted so recently, so makes sense. I've had this general thought for a while though. Really came to the forefront when I watched Austin Powers for the first time recently, the opening scene jn the 60's showed such a colorful world compared to even the "present" of the early 2000's. Everything just feels increasingly drab and utilitarian, and I feel like that's impacting people's psyches on a massive scale.
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Comment on Meet Kit: Firefox's new mascot in ~tech
CannibalisticApple LinkKit is adorable and I love them. Honestly I think we need more cute mascots like Kit. Right now, literally all design and branding is just too cold and sterile. Overly sleek and minimalist logos,...Kit is adorable and I love them.
Honestly I think we need more cute mascots like Kit. Right now, literally all design and branding is just too cold and sterile. Overly sleek and minimalist logos, corporate architecture that rely heavily on neutral color palettes... Everything is blending together in the worst ways, it feels like even all the corporations are losing any individual identity. I've been saying for a while now the world needs more color because going outside can honestly be kinda depressing with how droll everything is. A rise of cute mascots would be a nice step away from the current cold landscape of corporate design.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI've been playing it too and came here to rave about it! I finished the main story a couple days ago, and am now just building whatever I want. (Related: I suggest saving REALLY big projects for...I've been playing it too and came here to rave about it! I finished the main story a couple days ago, and am now just building whatever I want. (Related: I suggest saving REALLY big projects for after completing the main story and unlocking all abilities. The last one is VERY helpful.) Mainly I'm working on fixing up part of the last area, which is absolutely my favorite.
You've hit the main notes on why I like the game. There's a lot to do and see, the game has some of the best exploration I've seen in a long while. Heck, I think I'm still missing one "human record" from the final area somehow despite all the work I'm doing, so I need to do some more serious exploring to find it. And it's always neat (and a bit jarring) to recognize landmarks and realize where we are. We can still see the basic shape of familiar towns, though some are genuinely unrecognizable... But we also have a lot of freedom on how to rebuild them. We can restore what remains, or just totally reshape the maps to our liking. (I miiiiiight build a giant faux-spaceship in Rocky Ridges...)
I will confirm now that storage sadly does not get linked in any way, so best we can do is organize it. I've seen people use frames to mark the contents of chests, and I should probably do that. And just... Set up an actual organization system rather than "put building stuff and furniture in the big Wasteland chests, oh and put anything meant for specific areas in THESE chests in said areas". Honestly, I'd love if the PCs could be used to access all chests from all areas. Would be a great homage to the item storage in older games, too.
That said, one neat thing is that all chests in the same level of a prefab house will be connected to any worktables inside it, so may be worth building yourself a dedicated workshop.
And to your last point about FOMO, I don't think the design is really like that. A lot of games have some shop or other element that changes daily just to keep things fresh for players (though today I confirmed the daily shop's rotation can include recipes you've already learned). The stamp rally and daily missions, meanwhile, were most likely implemented as ways to guarantee players will always have a way to earn coins for the shop as they gradually complete the regular missions. And the daily missions are simple enough that I usually complete them just playing normally. So far I've seen only one that would genuinely require going out of my way to complete it.
The seasonal events are the only things that really give potential FOMO vibes, but... Well, I'm an Animal Crossing fan so I'm used to those sort of events. No clue if the events will be an annual recurrence, but they seem to be hard-coded into the game. Time travelers have already confirmed a second event for the end of April.
My own big complaint: you run out of PP so fast in the post-game. That post-game skill can eat it up within a couple minutes of use. You'll want to keep a LOT of food on hand to replenish it.
But it also incentivizes me to just... Walk normally rather than using abilities to zip around the map constantly. That lets me actually see the town I'm building. The area I'm currently working on was a bunch of disjointed, disconnected areas on an isolated part of the map, so I've spent most of the time just restoring infrastructure. It's really cool to see Pokémon actively using the infrastructure I spent all that time setting up just for them, and using it myself makes me feel like I'm also part of the town.
I had an awesome moment last night when I saw the local Pokémon really moving around far from their habitats for the first time. They'd go up and down stairs to talk to other Pokémon, Murkrow just ignored doors and used windows... Taking my time to traverse the town the way a non-Ditto would, and seeing the local Pokémon moving normally, makes the town really feel alive in a way not many games accomplish.
Overall, it's definitely a really solid and well-made game. The developers put a ton of clear thought into the mechanics and how to make sure it lasts. A lot of games, once you complete the main story and side quests, have very little to do besides grinding and/or chore-like tasks. Even more sandbox-style games can run out of incentives to play after players reach a certain point in progression. I can already tell Pokopia is really designed with the long haul in mind, doing its best to give players even little things to look forward to every day.
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Comment on Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThe lottery (specifically tickets, not scratch cards) feels very different to me, even though it technically is gambling, since it has a delay before finding the results. So it's not actively...The lottery (specifically tickets, not scratch cards) feels very different to me, even though it technically is gambling, since it has a delay before finding the results. So it's not actively targeting people's impulses the same way casinos and other gambling options do, making it easier to limit yourself.
That, and people buy lottery tickets knowing they most likely won't win at all. The odds of winning are low enough that extended periods can pass with zero winners. With other forms of gambling though, people are more likely to expect to gain something because you CAN win in small increments. I went to a casino for the first time recently, and the first machine I tried gave me a few jackpots so I went from $10 to $15 worth of credits... And I then wasted all those credits on more plays on that machine until they got too low to continue.
I can really see now how people get so addicted to gambling. You win once and feel a high from it, and you become convinced it can happen again. The impulse targeting is stronger at casinos (pressing that button or lever was so easy), but that same high from victory applies to all gambling. Minus lottery tickets, because again, we don't really expect to win.
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Comment on Pokémon Pokopia | Gameplay video in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI've been playing it since release, and have not been this absorbed in a game in a long time. I keep losing track of time even though it technically uses real time (no clock shows up in-game, and...I've been playing it since release, and have not been this absorbed in a game in a long time. I keep losing track of time even though it technically uses real time (no clock shows up in-game, and you can change time on your system easily to change the time in-game). I am a lifelong fan of Pokémon and Animal Crossing (I cite those two franchises as the reason I'll always eventually buy Nintendo consoles), and I can already tell I'll easily put in hundreds of hours into this game just because of how versatile the building options are.
And from what I know, most players agree. One of my friends is also playing it, and we just talk about Pokopia every day right now because we're both having a blast just building stuff and decorating. Cozy gamer content shows up on my Youtube feed a lot, and based on thumbnails alone everyone really likes it. Most cozy games are indie projects which often means they can be a bit buggy and unpolished (especially 3D games), so having a AAA-level game for once is really refreshing. It's raising my standards for cozy games a bit, which is probably a good thing. (Actually, I'm now realizing my like for pixel games is because they tend to be more well-polished and are less buggy...)
If anything, your niece and nephew might have trouble sharing it. Thankfully it doesn't have the "shared world" problem that Animal Crossing has where all profiles use the same world, so they won't fight over the builds or progressing the story.
I have no interest in FIFA or sports in general, and had no clue that it even has official songs, yet even I can tell this is a really weird and unfitting choice. That's just a country rock song. The lyrics literally include "broke down Chevy", that's as country as you can get. It doesn't even have decent energy to it, the song feels like it's just constantly building up to something but never actually gets there.
The Spanish bits have better energy, but they feel so out of place with the rest of the song. And also feel like they're teasing that same peak the rest of the song never reaches, but instead just... Falls off and back into the original "monotone"? Just never actually hits the peak?
I should really learn music terminology at some point. All I know is that some music can give me a boost of energy, and this song does absolutely nothing for my energy levels. Best way I can describe this song is "high tension leading to a big confrontation, but without reaching resolution in the song".