I disagree on that one. If you listen to Adrenaline and then skip forward to Private music there’s barely any resemblance left.

I will agree though that their overall vibe has remained consistent, but I think that speaks to their vision of the band instead of a lack of creativity.

I have played and beaten both games too often to count, and while they’re both excellent the way Mario controls in SMW always throws me off for the first couple of minutes. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but SMB3 just feels better, more weighty I guess.

That is the most important bit here. Valve, effectively, launched a new gaming console that just so happens to be compatible with more games than any console out there. If they can use the install base of this platform to force developers to build compatibility like what they’ve done for the steam deck, this is going to be huge.

What on earth are you talking about? It’s on the 370Z chassis, one of the most loved enthusiast platforms out there.

Anyone wrapping it around a tree has a case of driver error to blame. Having owned every generation of Z since the 300ZX, I found it to handle excellently.

Haven’t played any of the custom campaigns, but the game is very fun in terms of it’s mechanics (I’d argue it’s superior to even BG3 in that specific regard).

I didn’t create a new party for the expansion, but that’s largely because I set up the team to have abilities that all feed off each other for some truly disgusting amounts of damage.

Let the community know which ones of the custom campaigns you liked best. I’d love a reason to jump back into the game :-)

PSVR I guess? If so, I feel you. Was super stoked to play Skyrim, and had a similar experience.

Managed to pick up a cheap PC vr headset and Skyrim VR on A Steam sale a bit later and gave it another shot. It’s now one of my favourite VR worlds to just hang out in and walk around, chop some wood, etc.

The vanilla console experience was just very Bethesda. I swear they forgot how to make a good game right after Skyrim came out. Everything since then is them stumbling on even the most banal things like a UI that doesn’t hate you.

Agree on all points, but for a long time that game had the most realistic looking fire effects of any game. Not that it was worth owning it for that, but still, it shows some love went into it.

Just about all mod packs swap out the cart ride for an alternative start, which makes the game a lot more enjoyable. If you’re willing to give it another try, get the FUS modpack on Wabbajack (and set it to Ro Dah for more quality of life improvements).

Killzone is actually an interesting take on the shooter genre, but it was marketed to be something it isn’t. Here’s a great video that breaks down how well the gameplay and story aligned: https://youtu.be/Ko8WgF0XVLc

I agree with the sentiment, but in going to “uhm acksually” you on the size of the nuclear stockpile. Russia still holds more nukes officially: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons

Can you link the series? Really curious to read the rest.

I love these kings of threads because there’s always some unknown to me gem in there. I had never heard of this game, but your comment and the glowing reviews have me sold and excited to go check it out. Thank you, kind internet stranger.

Don’t be surprised if the answer is “both”. He’s a stupid man obsessed with the optics of looking strong and successful. Boasting about this while completely oblivious to the obvious consequences fits right in his M.O.

There are legitimate uses of the words used in the sentence, but when used in this exact format it’s indeed very clearly intentionally evocative of ww2 era propaganda.

Honestly, it’s pretty sad how creatively bankrupt they are that they’re reusing these slogans and imagery.

I was hyped as hell when I saw this, only for the comments to skewer it before I even had a chance to see the video. I’ll remain cautiously optimistic this will shock the company into stepping up their efforts to do this classic the dignity it deserves.

For some reason this made me feel much older than knowing GTA V launched 11 years ago. I grew up with an NES.

Since nobody mentioned them yet, Strapping Young Lad - Detox.

Honestly though, anything that Devin Townshend touches is gold.

I was going g to comment how I have the thing pictured, but that it comes with several real drawbacks. Not just mosquitoes either. Imagine having to buy and operate your own snow plow to leave the house in winter. Or buying groceries in bulk because the nearest Walmart is a three hour drive.

And that’s why I am in favour of abolishing the Nobel peace prize. It’s a clearly politically charged award that rewards an individual’s or group’s actions during a particular snapshot in time, which they then get to have as their accolades for the rest of their lives.

And yes, you could make that argument for every Nobel prize, but unlike rewarding peace efforts that the nominee could undermine or even undo the next day after receiving the award, you can’t un-invent a scientific breakthrough.

Fine, I’ll concede that on a new outlet type B has a decent grip on the plug. Sadly, the majority of outlets I’ve interacted with over the years are worn to the point of being just as bad. Plus, the fact that you can have an appliance plugged in and working with part of the prongs exposed is just a safety issue that should’ve been fixed decades ago.

But okay, I suppose that goes for type A as well on top of it being an inferior design so I’ll retract my statement.