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  1. Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life

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

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    The time of Bloodborne PC emulation is FINALLY at hand!!! I have been replaying Bloodborne for the last week - I still have a PS4 sitting around, mainly in case i feel the need to play Bloodborne....

    The time of Bloodborne PC emulation is FINALLY at hand!!!

    I have been replaying Bloodborne for the last week - I still have a PS4 sitting around, mainly in case i feel the need to play Bloodborne. If you haven't played this one before, I would highly recommend trying out emulation if you have a high end GPU. Upon revisiting, I honestly think I prefer it to Elden Ring, mainly due to the fact that the world design is less sprawling and more purposeful. Also the whole cosmic/eldritch horror theme is superb.

    Besides Bloodborne I have also been trying to finally beat GTA 4, which is honestly darker than I remember. It lacks the comedic relief of GTA 5, which makes Niko Bellic come across as a bit of a sociopath. Still a great game though.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Nvidia CEO declares AI could start, grow, and run a successful technology company worth more than a billion dollars—excerpt from Lex Fridman Podcast in ~tech

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    I'm tired of this guy and his jacket, either fix your GPU drivers or go away.

    I'm tired of this guy and his jacket, either fix your GPU drivers or go away.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life

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    I think I've finally hit the age of cantankerousness, as any word that includes _maxxing immediately fills me with annoyance and condescension. Back in my day, you could min/max stats in video...

    I think I've finally hit the age of cantankerousness, as any word that includes _maxxing immediately fills me with annoyance and condescension.

    Back in my day, you could min/max stats in video games. Now I keep seeing mouth breathers calling people out for "goymaxxing". I would be willing to bet my life that anyone who has ever said this is A) not jewish and B) regularly spends time on 4chan (the site filled with child porn and gore, that was apparently partially inspired by a conversation between moot and Jeffrey Epstein).

    "Looksmaxxing" is pure cancer as well. I'm pretty sure the venn diagram of people who say looksmaxxing and goymaxxing is 2 concentric circles. I watched a video about Clavicular a few weeks ago. The fact that there are people like that in the world, and that they are POPULAR, makes me wish for some sort of nuclear Armageddon. Maybe I'm overreacting though...

    10 votes

  5. Comment on CGA-2026-02 🕹️🚗 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Racing Lagoon in ~games

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    Hey everyone, sorry for the slow reply. I actually completely failed to play this one, despite it sounding really interesting. The version i sourced was definitely not in English, so i didn't make...

    Hey everyone, sorry for the slow reply.

    I actually completely failed to play this one, despite it sounding really interesting. The version i sourced was definitely not in English, so i didn't make it much beyond the main menu. I am definitely interested in checking out a translation at some point - I was still feeling burned out from December and January last month, so my motivation was pretty much bottomed out.

    Hoping to do better with the Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls!

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  6. Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: February 2026 Voting Topic in ~games

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    Red Dead Redemption (5) Back in a Flash (5) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3) Another World (2) Beneath a Steel Sky (2) Descent (1) Tetris (2)

    Red Dead Redemption (5)
    Back in a Flash (5)
    The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3)
    Another World (2)
    Beneath a Steel Sky (2)
    Descent (1)
    Tetris (2)

  7. Comment on The US Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? in ~society

  8. Comment on The US Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? in ~society

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    Incels made their own word originally, then people started using it to mock them (and lots of other people who weren't incels). In my mind there are 2 reasons why 4chan lingo is being used in the...

    Incels made their own word originally, then people started using it to mock them (and lots of other people who weren't incels).

    In my mind there are 2 reasons why 4chan lingo is being used in the mainstream now - Elon Musk and JD Vance.

    12 votes

  9. Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: February 2026 Voting Topic in ~games

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    Random question, what year am I allowed to nominate dark souls?

    Random question, what year am I allowed to nominate dark souls?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: February 2026 Nominations Topic in ~games

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    Boost: Back in a Flash Edit: I just realized I was supposed to write something... I don't really have much to say, but I loved these games back in middle/high school when burning time, so I think...

    Boost: Back in a Flash

    Edit: I just realized I was supposed to write something... I don't really have much to say, but I loved these games back in middle/high school when burning time, so I think they would be fun to revisit!

    What computer class would be complete without trying to hide the fact that you are actually just playing line rider. Everyone in class would test each other's tracks, great times were had. Naturally all the tracks featured some incredibly horny artwork

    2 votes

  11. Comment on How many Hosers are there on Tildes? in ~talk

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    Hosership confirmed 😞

    Hosership confirmed 😞

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Taylor Swift’s obsession with self-mythologising makes for boring art in ~music

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    I only entered this thread to see your defense

    I only entered this thread to see your defense

    6 votes

  13. Comment on How many Hosers are there on Tildes? in ~talk

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    Speak for yourself ya hoser! As a Canadian I am determined to win this hockey game

    Speak for yourself ya hoser! As a Canadian I am determined to win this hockey game

    2 votes

  14. Comment on How many Hosers are there on Tildes? in ~talk

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    I thought a hoser was someone who can't play hockey?

    I thought a hoser was someone who can't play hockey?

    6 votes

  15. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    For me, the best thing was definitely the world and the exploration. I loved exploring all the little islands with their unique setups. Skill challenges were more or less non-existent, and I can...

    For me, the best thing was definitely the world and the exploration. I loved exploring all the little islands with their unique setups. Skill challenges were more or less non-existent, and I can only think of one box sliding puzzle that was hard. I've always been a fan of Zelda combat however, even if it is easy. The music has also always been a high point for me with Zelda.

    Weirdly I think I need to add aesthetics to the list as well, even though I initially hated it. Now the graphics seem warm and inviting to me.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    Thanks for sharing that Spaceworld demo, very cool to see how things could have gone.

    Thanks for sharing that Spaceworld demo, very cool to see how things could have gone.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    For someone who was a huge Zelda fan at the time, I remember surprisingly little about Wind Waker's release. Pretty much the only think I remember is hating the graphics!

    For someone who was a huge Zelda fan at the time, I remember surprisingly little about Wind Waker's release. Pretty much the only think I remember is hating the graphics!

    1 vote

  18. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    I really love it when Zelda games bring back old musical themes - Breath of the Wild has some reductionist hitters.

    I really love it when Zelda games bring back old musical themes - Breath of the Wild has some reductionist hitters.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    I am going to add a few more thoughts to my original post: Overall, I really enjoyed this game, and was excited to get back to it when I wasn't playing. I loved the exploration, even though the...

    I am going to add a few more thoughts to my original post:

    Overall, I really enjoyed this game, and was excited to get back to it when I wasn't playing. I loved the exploration, even though the sailing did take a while at the beginning. The dungeons required a little bit of thinking, and were varied enough to stay interesting. I enjoyed all the game's characters (except for the absolutely disgusting snot kid, no idea wtf Nintendo was thinking with that one... why is there a picture of him elsewhere? ffs!), and found the setting and main story pretty entertaining as well. I'm still a big fan of the underwater kingdom and the angular link statue as well.

    That being said, I do have 2 main complaints about this game (three if you count the dragon in the ceiling in Ganon's Tower). I can't say for sure if these are remastered problems, however.

    My primary issue was difficulty. I died one time during the whole game, and it was to the village pig. I highly regret not playing on hero mode, as the whole experience was too easy. I assume that's because this was supposed to be for children under 10 - but Nintendo still makes kids games, but has also learned about difficulty since then. I died SO many times in Tears of the Kingdom, possibly due to the stupid order i did things in. And as I mentioned elsewhere, I am currently re-attempting the Trials of the Sword in BOTW in Master Mode, which seems to be approaching Sekiro levels of difficulty.

    My second gripe is another feature in Ganon's Tower. I truly hope this was only in the remastered version, because it is some embarrassingly stupid game design. In the main foyer in Ganon's tower, there are 2 rooms opposite one another that require you light torches in a given order. When you first walk into the room with the order you need to copy, it slowly zooms in on each of the extremely obviously marked things, in order. Okay, I guess, maybe people were getting stuck there in the original because it was too obscure... i can forgive that once. But then you walk to the opposite room with the torches, and it zooms in on all of them again, in order? Seriously?!? Is there even anyone alive who made it to the final dungeon who isn't smart enough to figure that out?

    4 votes

  20. Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games

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    My main question is why the dragon in the ceiling is still present when re-fighting the centipede in Ganon's Tower... I was struggling to explain that one! I quite enjoyed that winged girl dungeon...

    My main question is why the dragon in the ceiling is still present when re-fighting the centipede in Ganon's Tower... I was struggling to explain that one!

    I quite enjoyed that winged girl dungeon as well, even if it was a bit close to Jabu Jabu's belly from Ocarina. I was less into the carry gimmick with the Korok though, wish they didn't do 2 of those dungeons in a row.

    After actually playing the game, I can appreciate the art style as well. Although I do kind of wish I had played it on GameCube now so I could have seen the original style.