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Comment on How many remakes have ever actually lived up to or surpassed the original? in ~movies
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Comment on Looking for surreal horror/mindbending in ~books
xothist Link ParentCame to post Library at Mount Char. Absolutely fantastic!Came to post Library at Mount Char. Absolutely fantastic!
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Comment on Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show in ~music
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
xothist Linki've been slowly trying to clear all the decks on gold stake in balatro. it's definitely been keeping me busy.i've been slowly trying to clear all the decks on gold stake in balatro. it's definitely been keeping me busy.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
xothist Linki finally finished the ancient gods part 2 dlc in doom eternal. the encounters were tedious and a huge slog, but the final boss was pretty fun. i've played through the main doom eternal campaign...i finally finished the ancient gods part 2 dlc in doom eternal. the encounters were tedious and a huge slog, but the final boss was pretty fun. i've played through the main doom eternal campaign multiple times and always have a blast with it, but i don't think i'd ever replay through either dlc's. they just introduced too much tediousness and annoying enemies.
i also recently finished my 112% steel soul run of hollow knight, the last milestone i had left incomplete. i am really excited for silksong and can't wait to get my hands on it. hollow knight overall is a great game and i think my favourite part is the godhome pantheons. i just love all the boss rush challenges.
since finishing those i've finally started a playthrough of undertale. very cute game but there isn't much to it aside from a funny story. i really have to be in the right mood for a game like this because i usually prefer games that are heavier on gameplay with limited story, not the other way around.
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Comment on What's your favorite music album to get high to? in ~music
xothist (edited )Linkthis could be a very, very long list so i'll just mention the first couple that pop into my head. panda bear - person pitch (2007) (psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia) frank zappa - hot rats (1969)...this could be a very, very long list so i'll just mention the first couple that pop into my head.
- panda bear - person pitch (2007) (psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia)
- frank zappa - hot rats (1969) (jazz fusion)
- nocturnus - the key (1990) (technical death metal)
- deltron 3030 - deltron 3030 (2000) (abstract hip-hop)
- joy division - closer (1980) (post-punk)
- bicep - bicep (2017) (ambient house, ambient techno, progressive house)
hope someone finds something they enjoy here :)
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
xothist Linkhuremic - seeking darkness - this is a new find for me and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite things i've heard this year. some good noisy post-rock with experimental flourishes. sepulchral...huremic - seeking darkness - this is a new find for me and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite things i've heard this year. some good noisy post-rock with experimental flourishes.
sepulchral curse - crimson moon evocations - if you like metal check this out, if not feel free to ignore
teitanblood - from the visceral abyss - more sweet death metal. killer album from some absolute legends.
backxwash - only dust remains - some nice abstract/conscious/experimental hip-hop.
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
xothist LinkWe're getting legally distinct bloodborne 2 next year. What a wild timeline. I thought the lineup looked great but 450USD is close to 650CAD so I'll be waiting for the price to drop before picking...We're getting legally distinct bloodborne 2 next year. What a wild timeline. I thought the lineup looked great but 450USD is close to 650CAD so I'll be waiting for the price to drop before picking it up.
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Comment on What are some favorite books with themes of grit, endurance, resilience, living through hostile circumstances? in ~books
xothist LinkMan's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Amazing book.Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Amazing book.
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Comment on November 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion in ~games
xothist (edited )Link ParentI just finished Outer Wilds this afternoon and I have to say I was kind of disappointed. So many people hyped this game up as some mind blowing experience that they wished they could play again...I just finished Outer Wilds this afternoon and I have to say I was kind of disappointed. So many people hyped this game up as some mind blowing experience that they wished they could play again for the first time.
I enjoyed the exploration aspect of the game but as you say the puzzles are pretty basic and usually spelled out for you just by reading the notes you find.
However, I found the time loop incredibly tedious. So many times I would be exploring an area only for me to hit the end and then just need to tediously repeat my steps to get back to where I was in order to continue exploring. I found the flight controls were also pretty cumbersome and detracted from how much I enjoyed exploration.
That said, it isn't a bad game. It has a cool story that you slowly piece together but some of the game design choices get in the way of fun. Let this be a warning to anyone buying into the hype.
Edit: I just wanted to clarify because I feel this post came off more negative than I intended; I did enjoy this game. It has an amazing concept with mediocre to good execution. I just think the hype did it a disservice (as is usually the case with all things that get hyped up).
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Comment on I am looking for 100% ad-free apps for older adults with dementia. Things like jigsaw puzzles, coloring and the like. Paid is fine. in ~health.mental
xothist LinkCracking the Cryptic has a great Sudoku app on Android/iOS called Classic Sudoku. They have another app that supports variant sudoku and other puzzle type apps, all made by Studio Goya. I can't...Cracking the Cryptic has a great Sudoku app on Android/iOS called Classic Sudoku. They have another app that supports variant sudoku and other puzzle type apps, all made by Studio Goya. I can't speak for their other apps but the classic sudoku app has no ads.
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Comment on The Game Awards nominees 2024: Controversially, DLCs/expansions can now compete for GOTY in ~games
xothist LinkI think in the past something like Phantom Liberty or Shadow of the Erdtree would have been classified as expansions like StarCraft Brood War. We just call it all DLC now whether it's a 5$...I think in the past something like Phantom Liberty or Shadow of the Erdtree would have been classified as expansions like StarCraft Brood War. We just call it all DLC now whether it's a 5$ cosmetic skin or a 50hr expansion to the game.
That being said, I think DLCs that are more like expansions with a full story and substantial content with sufficient scope should definitely be allowed to be nominated for GOTY.
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Comment on November 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 2 Discussion in ~games
xothist LinkControl: I had started a play-through of this game a few years ago with my partner but we didn't get super far before we just dropped it for whatever reason (I can't even remember). This time I'm...Control:
I had started a play-through of this game a few years ago with my partner but we didn't get super far before we just dropped it for whatever reason (I can't even remember).
This time I'm just playing solo and really sinking my teeth into the story more than we had the first time around. This is such a wonderful narrative game with some fun abilities and superpowers. It gives off real X-Files/Twin Peaks vibes to me. Also very reminiscent of New Weird Lit.
At this point I've finish the main story which was really fun and gone through the Alan Wake DLC and now working my way through the final DLC. At this point I'm just really excited to see where they go with the story next. Really looking forward to Control 2.
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Comment on Recommend some new(ish) metal bands in ~music
xothist LinkOh boy, I am excited to respond to a thread like this! I love Havuukruunu and agree they are one of the best black metal bands around these days. Black metal was my entry into "trve/kvlt" metal,...Oh boy, I am excited to respond to a thread like this! I love Havuukruunu and agree they are one of the best black metal bands around these days. Black metal was my entry into "trve/kvlt" metal, so it is definitely the genre I have spent the most time exploring.
I think you're going to love these rec's:
Malokarpatan: These guys are like a black metal/heavy metal sonic assault with a side of Slavic folk influence. Listen to the first track off this album and if you don't absolutely love the riffage then maybe get your head checked :PFunereal Presence: Another phenomenal black metal band with speed metal influence. The riffs and songwriting on here are so so so so good. Got some really epic songwriting on this album.
Akhlys: FAIR WARNING, this artist has really shitty politics and is someone I would never recommend financially supporting. That said, the music doesn't contain any shitty politics, and is in fact awesome. Do with that what you will. They are an atmospheric black metal band much in the same vein as Havuukruunu. I think you will love this stuff. Very evil sounding.
Aosoth: Some really grimy dissonant black metal mixed with a little prog metal in there. They're no longer together but this album from 10 years ago is something I still throw on regularly. The riffs go hard.
Faidra: This is straight up Burzum worship without the baggage of having anything to do with that shitbag Varg. Very enjoyable traditional atmospheric black metal.
Blood Incantation: This is the first death metal rec I'm gonna give. They have a new one that just dropped today but in all honesty its kind of a mess. Their last full length from 2019 has better riffs and is far more coherent in its songwriting.
Civerous: another death metal rec with some hints of doom metal in there. I just discovered these guys this year with this release. Definitely one of my top picks for metal albums of the year. Just really cavernous and crushing riffs.
Defacement: some really dissonant black/death metal here. The album alternates between weird spacey electronic interludes and then pure, suffocating, death metal. Give it a whirl!
Demoniac: technical thrash out of chile. really refreshing stuff. The riffs are so good and is definitely one of the best thrash records of the last 10 years.
Nekromantheon: A totally unhinged blackened thrash assault that goes full tilt off the jump and doesn't let up until the album is over. These riffs go hard.
Qrixkuor: blackened death metal (or is it dead black metal? :P) this album is haunting, evil, crushing, and relentless. Once it gets going it will have you hooked.
Spirit Possession: black, speed with splash of technical thrash. This album from last year really stood out to me among metal albums of the last 10 years. Definitely give it a go since you are big into black metal.
Tchornobog: Super aggro black/death/avantgarde metal mish-mash that explodes right out of the gate. DO NOT SKIP THIS ONE. One of the most inventive metal albums I've heard this decade.
Teitanblood: If you somehow haven't heard Teitanblood prepare to have your world turned upside down. Absolutely unrelenting war/death metal that is full of some of the most spine chilling riffs. Absolute modern classic.
Tomb Mold: old school death metal out of Toronto. My favourite of theirs, but if you like this check out all their other albums. Also, the vocalist is the drummer, always gotta give props to drummers who can somehow do vocals at the same time.
Wayfarer: this atmospheric black metal album has a bit of a gothic country feel to it. The intro track sounds like it could have come straight out of Westworld or Red Dead Redemption. Definitely a unique vibe on this one without being a gimmick.
These are just off the top of my head, feel free to PM me if you want more rec's. I love talking metal and I don't have anyone I know in real life to talk about it with.
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Comment on Which debut albums from the 2020s do you recommend? in ~music
xothist LinkCharlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul's Topical Dancer (2022) This record is just so much fun. Really just incredibly inventive pop music that gives food for thought at the same time. Definitely...Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul's Topical Dancer (2022)
This record is just so much fun. Really just incredibly inventive pop music that gives food for thought at the same time. Definitely contender for album of the decade for me. -
Comment on ‘Ted Lasso’ heads toward Season 4 greenlight with options pickup for three core cast members in ~tv
xothist Link ParentI just recently watched Skins for the first time, and as soon as we got to S3 episode 1 my partner and I just dropped it. The new cast were awful, just a bunch of total skeeves.I just recently watched Skins for the first time, and as soon as we got to S3 episode 1 my partner and I just dropped it. The new cast were awful, just a bunch of total skeeves.
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Comment on What are your ten favourite movies of all time? in ~movies
xothist (edited )LinkAlien Mulholland Drive Perfect Blue Clueless Mandy Blade Runner 2049 Breakfast At Tiffany's Pulp Fiction The VVitch Dr Strangelove- Alien
- Mulholland Drive
- Perfect Blue
- Clueless
- Mandy
- Blade Runner 2049
- Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Pulp Fiction
- The VVitch
- Dr Strangelove
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Comment on The old games that still hold up incredibly well in ~games
xothist Link ParentStarCraft: Brood War is the game I thought of first when I read the title to this thread. Arguably the first eSport, and one that still has a thriving pro scene. Brood War was my childhood, and it...StarCraft: Brood War is the game I thought of first when I read the title to this thread. Arguably the first eSport, and one that still has a thriving pro scene. Brood War was my childhood, and it still holds up to this day. I think the remaster that Blizzard put out a few years ago was one of the best things they have ever done for StarCraft, definitely better than the dumpster fire that was WC3:Reforged.
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Comment on Cyberpunk 2077 — Update 2.1 overview in ~games
xothist Link ParentStealth is tons of fun. There are really cool quick hacks, awesome silenced guns, katanas, daggers, amazing map design, and later on you can get optical camo to move around more easily while...Stealth is tons of fun. There are really cool quick hacks, awesome silenced guns, katanas, daggers, amazing map design, and later on you can get optical camo to move around more easily while staying undetected.
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Comment on Development of a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda to start in ~movies
xothist Link ParentLifelong Mario fan chiming in to say I thought the movie was great.Lifelong Mario fan chiming in to say I thought the movie was great.
I loved the 2018 Suspiria remake. I like the original but enjoy the remake much more.