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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
Ryl (edited )LinkI've been playing an absolute ton of SULFUR recently, and actually beat the game for the first time, which was very gratifying. I really love the Endless Mode that comes after that, too, plus you...I've been playing an absolute ton of SULFUR recently, and actually beat the game for the first time, which was very gratifying. I really love the Endless Mode that comes after that, too, plus you can still play the regular stages, which I appreciate.
I don't know why more people aren't talking about SULFUR. It's an offline solo extraction shooter, with extreme gun customization and old school difficult boomer-shooter FPS gameplay. That's kind of a grail game for me, and I feel like a lot of people I talk to are looking for something similar too.
I just can't think of any other game where you can rebore your pistol to take shotgun shells, then oil it with massive +spread and +projectile count modifiers, and finally enchant it with poison, resulting in a small automatic handcannon that shoots a massive suppressing poison cloud that covers the whole screen. And then also lets you display this abomination on a variety of gun racks and pull it out for just the right occasion. It's beautiful.
In terms of board games, I got a copy of Tax the Rich while traveling, and I really enjoyed it, for more than just the premise. I think it'll need a dedicated group of devotees to trick taking games for it to really shine, since it's full of bidding, team play, turnarounds, and basically everything else that makes a classic trick taker a bit obtuse. It's nice to see a relatively old school design like this in a more approachable modern box, though.
I think my favorite mechanical flourish is how you can kick off multiple different types of revolutions, but never two at once, and that affects how your opponents can respond. Like, if you hold the cards for it, you get to decide if you're causing a class revolution to reverse all ranks in the deck, or a feminist revolution to make all the cards with women on them suddenly overpowered, and your opponents will simply have to go along with what you choose. I think that's really neat.
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Comment on New worlds, and what was your "Future Shock" moment? in ~life
Ryl Link ParentIf there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that any real future tech will create the most convenient outcome, because that's kinda all any consumer cares about. If it involves more...If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that any real future tech will create the most convenient outcome, because that's kinda all any consumer cares about. If it involves more effort from the user instead of less, we will straight up never have it in a meaningful way.
So, when I read a sci-fi setting like the Android Netrunner universe, I'm like, yeah, PADs, absolutely! They're just foldable phones that can fold out as wide as a TV and then stick to a wall so you can use them like a monitor. We're clearly on our way to those, it's just a matter of time, unless the species dies first. But then right next to them, I see hovercars, and let's be real, that just means there's even more congestion (we use any space more frequently as it's expanded, as has been proven with existing megahighways), even more cars, and even more difficult driving tests. There's zero benefit other than the cool factor, it'll never happen.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
Ryl LinkDungeon Crawl Stone Soup. It's probably the only game I deeply adore that I'm also nowhere close to beating. I've been playing it for like a decade and a half, so I really should have managed it...Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. It's probably the only game I deeply adore that I'm also nowhere close to beating. I've been playing it for like a decade and a half, so I really should have managed it by now, but, eh 🤷🏻♀️
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Comment on Suggestions for a LAN party in ~games
Ryl LinkScreencheat is my go-to game for these scenarios.Screencheat is my go-to game for these scenarios.
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Comment on Finland's women-only taxis gain traction – two new taxi companies are catering solely to women and children in ~transport
Ryl LinkGrab has had this feature for a while. It's nice. I've only felt the need to click it like, once, but it's cool that it's there.Grab has had this feature for a while. It's nice. I've only felt the need to click it like, once, but it's cool that it's there.
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Comment on Tidles Minecraft Weekly - Big Farts Edition (26.2 Update) in ~games
Ryl LinkI am going to capture an army of sulfur cubes and overtake the server possibly.I am going to capture an army of sulfur cubes and overtake the server possibly.
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Comment on My parent is a bad person [rant] in ~life
Ryl (edited )LinkThere are many of us in similar situations, since there is absolutely nothing about parenthood that requires being a decent person. Just know that you don't owe them - what they did to raise you...There are many of us in similar situations, since there is absolutely nothing about parenthood that requires being a decent person. Just know that you don't owe them - what they did to raise you was a requirement of them, not a debt - and you should leave if it ever feels like you should for your mental health.
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
Ryl Link ParentI still have trouble with grip strength sometimes, it can be a surprisingly hard skill to maintain. I highly recommend looking up specialized exercises for anything you may be having trouble with,...I still have trouble with grip strength sometimes, it can be a surprisingly hard skill to maintain. I highly recommend looking up specialized exercises for anything you may be having trouble with, they can be life-changing.
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
Ryl Link ParentI've always wanted to try cubing, but I'm terrible at puzzles, even ones with understood solutions like that 😅I've always wanted to try cubing, but I'm terrible at puzzles, even ones with understood solutions like that 😅
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
Ryl Link ParentI have a set that magnetizes into a bracelet, but mostly I just keep them in my pocket and/or bag. They take up almost no space so it's easy to carry multiple sets around if I feel like it.I have a set that magnetizes into a bracelet, but mostly I just keep them in my pocket and/or bag. They take up almost no space so it's easy to carry multiple sets around if I feel like it.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
Ryl Link ParentAhh, I was curious why my recent sessions were truly alone instead of with your afk account ominously keeping me company in the background. I hope your life stuff goes well.Ahh, I was curious why my recent sessions were truly alone instead of with your afk account ominously keeping me company in the background. I hope your life stuff goes well.
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
Ryl LinkI'm always using a begleri, which, as far as I can tell, is kind of a weird thing for anyone to do unless they're some cool skater or an old greek man, instead of an american woman in her...I'm always using a begleri, which, as far as I can tell, is kind of a weird thing for anyone to do unless they're some cool skater or an old greek man, instead of an american woman in her thirties.
I picked it up in occupational therapy, though. My hands lost most of their strength and coordination after an accident, so I had to build that back up. It's the same thing that got me into putty/slime, lol - it's all tools my therapist gave me to train my hands back then. Plus, I've always been an anxious person, and it's nice to have something to passively focus on.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Ryl LinkI've been playing a lot of Fear and Hunger 2: Termina recently. I'm normally not into turn based RPGs, since the whole idea of just standing around in a liminal space trading attacks seems weird...I've been playing a lot of Fear and Hunger 2: Termina recently. I'm normally not into turn based RPGs, since the whole idea of just standing around in a liminal space trading attacks seems weird and awkward to me, but this one has proved that the system works in the right context, for me.
I'm surprised it isn't done more often, but the way it uses survival horror to heighten everything is genius. Suddenly you're actually using the items in your inventory that nobody ever uses in these games, because they're the difference between life and death. Life and death feels like an important distinction for a change because saving the game is not done lightly, and you could lose hours of progress. This also means that if you end up in a bad situation but you made progress, you'll probably choose to keep your progress even if it means you now have to deal with the problems that came along with that progress, like having lost both arms and now you're reliant on magic to get by because you can't hold a weapon. In the future, if you want to avoid attacks that instantly dismember, you'll have to take care to choose your fights carefully, use special abilities, status moves, etc.
Basically, it forces you to interact with it the way I imagine devs want you to interact with turn based RPGs, but no one ever does.
The story and characters also have me hooked, especially since you can play as so many different characters with their own specialties and stories. I've beat it once, after 27 hours, felt amazing, and now I'm in my second playthrough as a different character who plays totally differently. I don't think I'll stop til I've been everyone, and even then I'll be back later, I'm sure. I really, really love this game.
Recent updates added difficulty modes that change how much you lose on death, now ranging anywhere from nothing at all to the whole save file, if that was one of the things that didn't click with you.
But yeah, I get it, it is a very unique game so there are naturally a lot of potential problems to be had depending on one's preferences.