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Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic in ~talk
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentI find it darkly funny that we've accidentally created a shared language of floppy corpses via bad physics. Watching this video thinking an option to enable or disable these improvements would be...I find it darkly funny that we've accidentally created a shared language of floppy corpses via bad physics. Watching this video thinking an option to enable or disable these improvements would be a comedy button.
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Comment on CGA-2026-11 đī¸đĒ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ Mother 3 in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentThere's a major tie and a bunch of oblique references. It's not absolutely necessary, from my understanding, but reading a summary or a cursory read/watch of a Let's Play might do you good if you...There's a major tie and a bunch of oblique references. It's not absolutely necessary, from my understanding, but reading a summary or a cursory read/watch of a Let's Play might do you good if you don't know the general plot of Earthbound. I read the playthrough on LPArchive a long while back and think it worked; nowadays I'm sure someone's got a "watch this before you play Mother 3" video that's quicker and better for that purpose.
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Comment on Scribbles: a small drawing canvas and a gallery of what visitors send in ~creative
Lapbunny LinkI don't know if it was ubiquitous through other schools in the US or not, but back when I was in like 6th grade or something the equivalent of a Cool S was drawing a pig by singing the Michael...I don't know if it was ubiquitous through other schools in the US or not, but back when I was in like 6th grade or something the equivalent of a Cool S was drawing a pig by singing the Michael Finnegan tune to the shapes that make it up, so I doodle that any chance I get on a public board. If I submitted a name on yours, that's why I called it something like "smallcirclesmallcirclebiggercirclesmallcirclesmallcirclebiggerciclehalfcirclehalfcirclewweeeee.jpg".
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Comment on CGA-2026-11 đī¸đĒ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ Mother 3 in ~games
Lapbunny LinkI've tried to play it twice and really enjoyed Chapter 1, but I never got past Chapter 2 since the miniboss got me. Will try to make a concerted effort this month! Being vague here, but the battle...I've tried to play it twice and really enjoyed Chapter 1, but I never got past Chapter 2 since the miniboss got me. Will try to make a concerted effort this month!
Being vague here, but the battle system always fucked me up. Way way back people were suggesting that certain emulators couldn't pick it up well, but playing on a Pocket - with probably as close to exact "emulation" possible - I still just don't get past like 2...
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Comment on CGA-2026-10 đšī¸đī¸ đĻđģ REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Spooky Mansion Adventures in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )LinkSo I did play a bit of 5 Days A Stranger! The concept was neat, but I very quickly fell into the adventure game hole of not knowing where exactly to click on things and I haven't tried it again....So I did play a bit of 5 Days A Stranger! The concept was neat, but I very quickly fell into the adventure game hole of not knowing where exactly to click on things and I haven't tried it again. It is neat to see a proper indie game circa 2003, less one by Yahtzee.
The other game I played was Alone in the Dark! ...2008! I only got one session in, but played a few hours with some friends. Game is funny as all hell. Plagiarizing my own Backloggd review here, but I don't think there's a joke in The Stanley Parable quite as funny as being told "Press [PrtSc] to jump" dead seriously. I stopped playing a little after James McCaffrey's big break because the combat mechanics were painful enough that it was a bit exhausting, but I've been tempted to jump back in... Especially because they had the novel feature to just let you skip portions of the game you don't want to play, since they thought it felt like a DVD. What a time to video games.
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Comment on How is your current TTRPG campaign going? in ~games.tabletop
Lapbunny LinkI'm in a Persona RPG which is going quite well. Mechanics balancing is a little odd, but man do all the assorted series tropes lend themselves to an RPG.I'm in a Persona RPG which is going quite well. Mechanics balancing is a little odd, but man do all the assorted series tropes lend themselves to an RPG.
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Comment on How do you handle being around other people? in ~life
Lapbunny LinkHave kids! You'll kill for logical adult interaction. /sHave kids! You'll kill for logical adult interaction. /s
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Comment on Asset flips and vibes: fifteen years of videogames as a preview of the LLM era in ~comp
Lapbunny Link ParentFittingly, that concept was so easy to copy and slop out the door that there are many of that game; finding the original one is difficult.Fittingly, that concept was so easy to copy and slop out the door that there are many of that game; finding the original one is difficult.
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Comment on Xbox making a big push into film and TV with XP in ~movies
Lapbunny LinkThere's some MS exec somewhere, who did stuff like this, snickering that they convinced the company to make Movie Maker on XP again.There's some MS exec somewhere, who did stuff like this, snickering that they convinced the company to make Movie Maker on XP again.
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Comment on Vib-Ribbon: An oral history in ~games
Lapbunny LinkI have to admit, I think this is the first time in my life I have ever thought "I legitimately may subscribe to look at this article."I have to admit, I think this is the first time in my life I have ever thought "I legitimately may subscribe to look at this article."
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Lapbunny Link ParentI used to have Safe Haven from VA-11 HALL-A as my morning alarm. I stopped using it because my wife had to wake me up while I was having a dream about dancing to the part where the snare kicks in.I used to have Safe Haven from VA-11 HALL-A as my morning alarm. I stopped using it because my wife had to wake me up while I was having a dream about dancing to the part where the snare kicks in.
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Comment on CGA-2026-10 đšī¸đī¸ đĻđģ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ Spooky Mansion Adventures in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentSounds like the perfect reboot! :^)I beat a zombie to death with a soup ladle in a very uncoordinated and protracted manner.
Sounds like the perfect reboot! :^)
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Comment on CGA-2026-10 đšī¸đī¸ đĻđģ INSERT CARTRIDGE đĸ Spooky Mansion Adventures in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentI may take some creative liberty on that last challenge - mixed with the spirit of CGA - and finally try out Alone in the Dark (2008), which I hear is a wonderful trainwreck of very creative ideas...I may take some creative liberty on that last challenge - mixed with the spirit of CGA - and finally try out Alone in the Dark (2008), which I hear is a wonderful trainwreck of very creative ideas implemented as poorly as possible by overambitious driving game developers to the level of ludonarrative comedy. Will post results if I do!
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Comment on CGA-2026-09 đšī¸đââī¸đš REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentI grew up renting THPS2 but owning THPS3 on my GameCube. (Got that and Melee rated T before I was 10, ooh ooh saucy.) While 2 was definitely a sweet spot, 3 is fantastic. 4 was enjoyable too, I...I grew up renting THPS2 but owning THPS3 on my GameCube. (Got that and Melee rated T before I was 10, ooh ooh saucy.) While 2 was definitely a sweet spot, 3 is fantastic.
4 was enjoyable too, I played a decent bit since it was a MacBook pack-in. Thought it was clear they were starting to run thin with new ideas, but I also hear plenty of love for THUG and THUG 2, so... What do I know.
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Comment on CGA-2026-09 đšī¸đââī¸đš REMOVE CARTRIDGE âī¸ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )LinkFor various reasons I only got one run of Hangar done this month, in which I basically just ate shit. Very reminiscent from when I played THPS2 at like 7, tried to learn how to skate, and...For various reasons I only got one run of Hangar done this month, in which I basically just ate shit. Very reminiscent from when I played THPS2 at like 7, tried to learn how to skate, and basically just ate shit.
But I did learn how obscenely easy it is to play stuff like 2X on an OG Xbox nowadays! You straight-up compile the raw game files, and that results in an ISO that burns straight to a DVD. Crazy.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
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Comment on Wikipedia's list of the best video games: how many have you played, and what's missing? in ~games
Lapbunny LinkThere are a few Backloggd lists with around 336 of the games (notably missing BG3 lol) if anyone likes the game cover visual view. This is only what matches up with entries on IGDB, so I'm not...There are a few Backloggd lists with around 336 of the games (notably missing BG3 lol) if anyone likes the game cover visual view. This is only what matches up with entries on IGDB, so I'm not sure what's missing.
My account is matching 130/336 games. I'm kinda curious how these match up to my ratings - there are a lot of games on here I dropped or which I thought were fine but don't hold in terribly high regard. (I submitted a request to see if you can export them or sort them on your own stats rather than just the list creator's stats...) It's not a bad list, though; I don't think any of these don't deserve to be on here.
...Except Fire Emblem Awakening, which I pretty viscerally dislike. I swear Chrom is giving me side-eye.
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Comment on I want an RPG with reverse leveling in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentIt's kind of impossible to pace combative design against scale, player skill, and player preference in a largely acceptable way. I agree with you on some level, but you have to contend against a...It's kind of impossible to pace combative design against scale, player skill, and player preference in a largely acceptable way. I agree with you on some level, but you have to contend against a wide playerbase who will not find this appealing. Fallout 1 has a time pressure element so your player isn't technically supposed to dick around; even though it has a solid narrative function (and it's fairly generous!), there's a very vocal group of people who hate that kind of thing and find it's more aggravating than a fun vehicle for tension. You can find dozens of posts asking how to mod it out.
Alternatively, you've gotta make the flavor come across with little actual disruption to the player. Tellah loses physical stats on level in FFIV because he's old and tired, but it's not like you're using him for that...
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Comment on Spotify now lets parents block kids' music from polluting their recommendations in ~music
Lapbunny Link ParentI'd been railing on YouTube Music's UI in support tickets and whenever the auto survey prompts came up since they did the transition, but I've stuck with it as the only service I'm aware of with a...I'd been railing on YouTube Music's UI in support tickets and whenever the auto survey prompts came up since they did the transition, but I've stuck with it as the only service I'm aware of with a mix of paid streaming and cloud uploads. At this point it's pretty cromulent. It's still very bloated, but it is a lot better than before and they have a lot of functional stuff that they've improved on, especially in playlists. (I had fun dealing with the 1000 song limit in GPM, but you can actually just make an ultimate shuffle playlist now...) The integration into YouTube to bring up stuff that isn't traditionally streamed, like video game soundtracks or public video playlists, is also nice.
On the downside, though, it's expensive af at this point. It also gets a little stupid when you turn off personalized tracking from a YouTube/Google level, like it forgets what song I was playing after 8ish hours... I'd simultaneously recommend it again if it fits your feature set, and I'd also switch in a heartbeat if another service did what it does and cost less. The easy cloud upload/download piece is really make or break for me.
The Mass Production Eva fight in End of Evangelion is probably my favorite piece of animation and action. For what's happening on an obscene scale of size and gore, it's presented so matter-of-factly and with such vigorous missteps from Asuka's unbridled anger. The gravity of her hair still knocks me out of my seat in motion.