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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
Grayscail Link ParentI remember doing the same when I played the games as a kid, but now I can hardly remember what it was I disliked about AC3. I just knew that the series started diverging farther away from the...I remember doing the same when I played the games as a kid, but now I can hardly remember what it was I disliked about AC3. I just knew that the series started diverging farther away from the stealth action stuff I liked.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Grayscail LinkI have been playing the Assassins Creed: Ezio Collection which consists of the 3 games in the Assassins Creed II trilogy(confusing, right?). I finished ACII a couple weeks ago and just finished...I have been playing the Assassins Creed: Ezio Collection which consists of the 3 games in the Assassins Creed II trilogy(confusing, right?).
I finished ACII a couple weeks ago and just finished AC:Brotherhood, which means Im onto the final game, AC:Revelations.
ACII was very fun and I enjoyed it a lot, but I felt the plot was hard to get into. Ezio wants to get revenge for his family, which is a good motivation, but most of the game is following breadcrumbs to unravel a conspiracy that you dont really understand the meaning of until near the end. So most of your assassination targets kind of end up not mattering much.
AC:Brotherhood was better in this regard, because you have a clear upfront goal of going to war with the Borgias, and everything makes sense in that context. I also liked how they fleshed out the side plots better. The stories concerning Ezios sister joining the assassins and Machiavelli being suspected as a traitor were interesting mini plots. I also liked the new ability to train assassin recruits, although I found myself not using the feature often.
The biggest change in AC:Brotherhood was the new kill streak mechanic, which allows you to rapidly chain kills if you manage to do a counter, which is made much easier in this game by widening the timing window for a counter. On the one hand, this does kind of trivialize combat, as even without most gear or armor you can easily take out a whole army with just the hidden blade. On the other hand, it really does amp up the badass factor for Ezio as an unstoppable master assassin. Plus it makes sense narratively, AC:II was Ezios story of learning to be an assassin, but Brotherhood is Ezio in his prime as the leader of the Order.
So far in AC:Revelations I havent seen much gameplay improvements. The hookblade and new bombs are decent additions but dont really feel like they add that much. Im still early on though, so more may come.
As it stands now I think Brotherhood is my favorite of the games, but AC2 still has good appeal with the older combat system, and I really like the aesthetics of the first one the most.
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Comment on Make everything okay in ~life
Grayscail LinkCompletely unrealistic. That loading bar went smoothly from 0 to 100% instead of going to 87% really quickly and then hanging there for 2 minutes.Completely unrealistic.
That loading bar went smoothly from 0 to 100% instead of going to 87% really quickly and then hanging there for 2 minutes.
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Comment on Minnesota's general strike on Friday Jan 23rd, 2026 in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in ~society
Grayscail LinkI mean its -20 out, I wasnt really planning on doing stuff today anyway.I mean its -20 out, I wasnt really planning on doing stuff today anyway.
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Comment on Star Wars shake-up: Kathleen Kennedy steps down as George Lucas protégé Dave Filoni, exec Lynwen Brennan take over Lucasfilm in ~movies
Grayscail Link ParentI agree that being overly fixated on lore is not always appealing, but I feel that when Disney acquired the Star Wars IP they already gave up on caring about lore and stuff as they discarded all...I agree that being overly fixated on lore is not always appealing, but I feel that when Disney acquired the Star Wars IP they already gave up on caring about lore and stuff as they discarded all the extended universe material as noncanon and decided they didnt really care about any of that.
...and then they made Palpatine the bad guy again anyway.
Rejecting geekery doesnt automatically serve as a substitute for creativity and vision.
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Comment on Script for the Superman movie released by James Gunn in ~movies
Grayscail Link ParentI dont remember all the dialogue but it seems more or less to be the same as the film.I dont remember all the dialogue but it seems more or less to be the same as the film.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Fantastic Four and Wakanda teaser in ~movies
Grayscail Link ParentI dont really mean anything other than that I think it looks bad. But thats just a personal opinion.I dont really mean anything other than that I think it looks bad. But thats just a personal opinion.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Fantastic Four and Wakanda teaser in ~movies
Grayscail LinkDamn they really arent doing any favors to Black Panther with that hair style. Im also surprised that theyre still doing these "_____ will return in Doomsday" promos like a year later. I still...Damn they really arent doing any favors to Black Panther with that hair style.
Im also surprised that theyre still doing these "_____ will return in Doomsday" promos like a year later.
I still have no idea what this movie is going to be about at all. Although the fact that Doom is in this and Wakanda is in this makes me hope that they adapt Doomwar #3 because thats one of my favorite Dr. Doom comics.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Grayscail LinkI have been replaying the Assassins Creed Ezio trilogy to prepare myself to play assassins creed Shadows. The Ezio games were a big part of my childhood so I wanted to revisit them before playing...I have been replaying the Assassins Creed Ezio trilogy to prepare myself to play assassins creed Shadows.
The Ezio games were a big part of my childhood so I wanted to revisit them before playing through the most recent game so I can compare them.
Assassins creed 2 was fantastic. The combat is a little undercooked and sometimes the parkour doesnt really do what I want it to do but its fun running around on rooftops and I am enjoying the plot.
Assassins Creed Brotherhood comes in amd now we get chain kills. I am loving this new mechanic, suddenly I feel like a real unstoppable badass.
I am looking forward to what comes next in these games.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
Grayscail Link ParentIf you dont want people to emulate your grim vision of the future then you shouldnt make your grim vision of the future look rad as hell.If you dont want people to emulate your grim vision of the future then you shouldnt make your grim vision of the future look rad as hell.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
Grayscail Link ParentPretty sure the reason everyone dunks on Holden Caufield is that Catcher in the Rye is a commonly assigned book in school. Yeah, a lot of other books have douchey protagonists too, but if I get...Pretty sure the reason everyone dunks on Holden Caufield is that Catcher in the Rye is a commonly assigned book in school.
Yeah, a lot of other books have douchey protagonists too, but if I get annoyed I can always just stop reading.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
Grayscail Link Parent"Woke" was originally a term used by progressives, which is probably where you are deriving the meaning from, but over time people opposed to progressives latched onto the word and started using..."Woke" was originally a term used by progressives, which is probably where you are deriving the meaning from, but over time people opposed to progressives latched onto the word and started using it as a derogatory term and have overused it so much that it is now taken as derogatory by default for many people.
I wouldnt think its really worth changing a title over, that seems rather tone-policing to me. But the votes show that lots of people found it concerning, so it is what it is.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
Grayscail Link ParentWell Asia is adjacent to Europe, so I guess theyre not wrong.Well Asia is adjacent to Europe, so I guess theyre not wrong.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
Grayscail LinkAfter George Floyds death there was a lot of discussion around "anti-racism", and one of the big public commentators who emerged from that was Ibram X Kendi, who was a scholar of African American...After George Floyds death there was a lot of discussion around "anti-racism", and one of the big public commentators who emerged from that was Ibram X Kendi, who was a scholar of African American studies. His book, "How to be an Antiracist" was one of the most popular at the time regarding the subject.
Admittedly, I didnt read the book. I read some articles about the philosophy and didnt think I liked the idea, but reading a whole book about something I wasnt into just to prove to myself that I wasnt into it felt like too much work.
However, other people who were not me bought and read the book in droves, and the guy became very popular and raised tens of millions of dollars to continue his antiracist research at a new institution he founded called the Center for Antiracist research.
Unfortunately, within a few years the institution was forced to undergo layoffs and reduce staff despite producing very little published research for their efforts. The CAR was shut down after Boston University opted not to renew their charter and Kendi left for a new position elsewhere. This also coincided with a general petering out of support and reduced visibility for "anti-racist" ideas in general.
Personally I think its no big loss, but it is a bit sad as far as being emblematic of the broader issue of people moving on from the George Floyd controversy without having really made significant changes in response.
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Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
Grayscail LinkIve been playing a phone game called Brickmania, which is one of those Breakout style games. There are 4 level tiers each with 520 levels. Im currently about 6 levels away from completing all 2080...Ive been playing a phone game called Brickmania, which is one of those Breakout style games. There are 4 level tiers each with 520 levels. Im currently about 6 levels away from completing all 2080 levels in the game with 3 stars.
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Comment on Greed is destroying the world in ~society
Grayscail (edited )LinkFeels like a very "early to mid 20s, heavily online" kind of take, tbh. By which I mean there are lots of young adults who spent their childhoods having adults be optimistic and positive towards...Feels like a very "early to mid 20s, heavily online" kind of take, tbh.
By which I mean there are lots of young adults who spent their childhoods having adults be optimistic and positive towards them, because dumping all your anxieties about the world onto a child is frowned upon. Then at some point they start learning about the world and realizing there are problems, and because its the first time they are hearing about it they think its some revelation that the general public doesnt realize. So because of that, they think it is insightful and interesting to call out all the problems they see in the world.
This in itself is not a bad thing, but its a level of intellectual engagement that a lot of people seem to get trapped in and never rise above. Its kind of like when someone points out that pro wrestling is fake, and they think that makes them look smart and logical, but to other people it just comes across as immature. Its not untrue, its just also not very impressive that you figured it out, so you dont need to spend 30 minutes talking about it if you dont have anything else to add.
But fr this is just reddit economics distilled into video format
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Comment on Merry Christmas! in ~talk
Grayscail Link ParentThanks! Thats some impressive calligraphy =)Thanks!
Thats some impressive calligraphy =)
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Comment on Merry Christmas! in ~talk
Grayscail LinkI don't have any plan for today. I live alone and wasn't intending to visit anyone so its just like any other day. Which is pretty great honestly.I don't have any plan for today. I live alone and wasn't intending to visit anyone so its just like any other day.
Which is pretty great honestly.
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Comment on I don't care much for symbolism in ~creative
Grayscail LinkMy favorite kind of art is when something is presented which can be interpreted in multiple equally valid ways. To this end, symbolism can be a great addition to art. The ability of one thing to...My favorite kind of art is when something is presented which can be interpreted in multiple equally valid ways. To this end, symbolism can be a great addition to art. The ability of one thing to represent another idea contributes to an artists capacity to layer multiple different meanings into the same scene or act.
Conversely, though, I dislike art that is not intended to be interpreted in any more than one singular way. Art that has a definitive point and is just some thinly veiled lecture with a veneer of storytelling or aesthetic. As such I dont enjoy symbolism when it is heavy handed and you are supposed to do a "find and replace" in your head with whatever the obvious thing you are supposed to substitute.
That does ring a bell. I seem to remember there being a lot of exposition that took up a lot of time in 3.
I was thinking of playing some of the rest of the series after I finish this game, but Im not sure which one I would want to play next because the series has a reputation of having fallen off as time went on. I know the most recent game AC:Shadows is about ninjas, which sounds like exactly what I wanted an assassin game to be, but Ive heard very mixed reviews on that one.
I was thinking I might play Odyssey or Unity next, as those seem to be pretty well regarded games in the newer style.