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Gaming / Re: Are there any deal breakers when getting a game?
« on: November 21, 2016, 10:02:19 AM »
Sports games get a 1/10 from me by default, no matter what it is.

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Gaming / Re: Pokemon Thread (Massive Spoilers Page 49 and Beyond!)
« on: November 21, 2016, 09:54:06 AM »
Those who have it, is it good?

As much as I liked ORAS it was a bit disappointing that it was just Kalos on Holiday.
I'm having a good ol' time. Plot-wise, they took a lot of liberties to make this one a totally unique and compelling experience--it really stands out from the other games in a lot of ways, namely with what they replaced the gyms with. X&Y were cool and all, but they kinda felt a bit soulless and superficial to me (it was based on France, after all). This game brings it back with a lot of charming yet subtle elements. The game's humor is some of the best in the series--Team Skull bringing the most of it in. I've cracked up laughing at least twice, which is very rare. Ultra Beasts take a while to show up, but when they do, they're pretty awesome.

Gameplay-wise, it's Pokémon. The new critters range from "fucking awesome" to "fucking godawful," but even the worst of the shitters still have a degree of charm to them. Many attack moves and smaller gameplay details have been revamped for the competitive folk, but you probably don't care too much about that. Z-moves, while still dumb, are a lot less dumb than I thought they'd be. They executed it in a surprisingly tasteful way.

The game's packed with features, and I only scraped the surface here. There's something in it for just about everybody. My issues have been sparse and minor: the beginning of the game is slow as fuck, and takes a bit of patience to plow through. All the characters are so fucking happy and sweet, you could get diabetes pretty easily. Collecting Zygarde pieces is lame and stupid (but I think Zygarde itself is lame and stupid).

Overall would recommend, it's pretty dope. Not close to beating it yet, but I've sunk my teeth in pretty deep.

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Gaming / Re: Pokemon Thread (Massive Spoilers Page 49 and Beyond!)
« on: November 21, 2016, 04:20:50 AM »
One of my friends managed to catch something with Pokérus, and now we're spreading it amongst ourselves.

Also, if you've already beaten the game you're a faggot. Taking it slow master race.

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The Flood / Re: Black Sabbath thread
« on: November 21, 2016, 12:59:01 AM »
solo ozzy =/= black sabbath
Solo Ozzy is great too
i don't deny that, but OP did say sabbath only

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The Flood / Re: I don't care about GMOs
« on: November 21, 2016, 12:53:56 AM »
Still don't care
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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 21, 2016, 12:49:55 AM »
If you're on Part 1, it's usually considered to be one of the worst ones (anime and manga).
Of course it is!

If the first part is shit, the whole thing is shit. As a writer, you have one job.

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The Flood / Re: I don't care about GMOs
« on: November 20, 2016, 08:30:43 PM »
the eating disorder thing was your sharkjump

assuming this isn't just all part of the act--i'm not terribly concerned either way

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The Flood / Re: I don't care about GMOs
« on: November 20, 2016, 08:21:22 PM »
And we should care...why?
*ELLIPSES FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT*

*I'M SUCH A SARDONIC GADFLY*

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Serious / Re: Hamilton Cast calls out Mike Pence
« on: November 20, 2016, 11:25:27 AM »


Defend this, Trump sycophants.
he's (successfully) fucking with you

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 10:24:32 AM »
The responsible parent, anyway. I realize there's none too many of those.

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 10:20:51 AM »
What in the fuck were you expecting?

It's one of those "it's retarded on purpose so you can't hate on it" shows.
Nah you're thinking of stephen universe. JJBA is one of those "It's a genre piece that should be held to it's genre's standards". You don't criticize a comedy for not being scary, that's stupid.
Its genre's standards is to be obnoxious and shitty.

This does not reprieve it from being obnoxious and shitty.
It's not obnoxious and shitty.
Definitely top 5 most obnoxious and shitty anime out there.
But that's wrong
Weeb opinions don't matter.
People that want all of human life to end aren't known to have good opinions either.
The parent does not concern herself with the opinions of her children--only that she knows what's best for them.

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Serious / Re: Hamilton Cast calls out Mike Pence
« on: November 20, 2016, 10:17:03 AM »


Defend this, Trump sycophants.

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 10:03:46 AM »
What in the fuck were you expecting?

It's one of those "it's retarded on purpose so you can't hate on it" shows.
Nah you're thinking of stephen universe. JJBA is one of those "It's a genre piece that should be held to it's genre's standards". You don't criticize a comedy for not being scary, that's stupid.
Its genre's standards is to be obnoxious and shitty.

This does not reprieve it from being obnoxious and shitty.
It's not obnoxious and shitty.
Definitely top 5 most obnoxious and shitty anime out there.
But that's wrong
Weeb opinions don't matter.

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Serious / Re: UK lawmakers approve 'most sweeping' surveillance powers
« on: November 20, 2016, 10:01:35 AM »
This is good.

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 09:58:33 AM »
What in the fuck were you expecting?

It's one of those "it's retarded on purpose so you can't hate on it" shows.
Nah you're thinking of stephen universe. JJBA is one of those "It's a genre piece that should be held to it's genre's standards". You don't criticize a comedy for not being scary, that's stupid.
Its genre's standards is to be obnoxious and shitty.

This does not reprieve it from being obnoxious and shitty.
It's not obnoxious and shitty.
Definitely top 5 most obnoxious and shitty anime out there.

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 01:58:05 AM »
What in the fuck were you expecting?

It's one of those "it's retarded on purpose so you can't hate on it" shows.
Nah you're thinking of stephen universe. JJBA is one of those "It's a genre piece that should be held to it's genre's standards". You don't criticize a comedy for not being scary, that's stupid.
Its genre's standards is to be obnoxious and shitty.

This does not reprieve it from being obnoxious and shitty.

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The Flood / Re: Not impressed by JJBA
« on: November 20, 2016, 01:28:51 AM »
What in the fuck were you expecting?

It's one of those "it's retarded on purpose so you can't hate on it" shows.

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The Flood / Re: Black Sabbath thread
« on: November 20, 2016, 01:27:35 AM »
Oops
YouTube

solo ozzy =/= black sabbath

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Gaming / Re: You won't last five minutes playing this game.
« on: November 19, 2016, 07:19:35 PM »
you fucking idiots actually bought MW2?

it'll be 2016 and people will still be playing CoD, how pathetic

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Serious / Re: Hamilton Cast calls out Mike Pence
« on: November 19, 2016, 07:10:36 PM »
Regardless whether or not they're correct, Hamilton is still trash that pretends to care about history.
LMAO dude fuck off

Hamilton is the best musical ever
"I have seen exactly 1 musical"

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The Flood / Re: Mr. Eacker, how was the rest of your show?
« on: November 19, 2016, 07:03:30 PM »
it's pretty cringe when you try to act it out over text

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The Flood / Re: If you still don't want to accept Trump
« on: November 19, 2016, 04:16:25 PM »
But that's a bad thing.

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The Flood / Re: I just wanna beat the fuck out of a republican
« on: November 19, 2016, 12:57:29 PM »
Pretty much.

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boys pls
nice avatar

i like when gifs loop perfectly

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Gaming / Re: Skyrim playthrough
« on: November 19, 2016, 11:47:18 AM »
I do intend to try out some mods after beating the game normally, by the way. Just gonna get some achievements first.

Also, Verb, do you feel the same way about authorized mods? I'm not going to get into the debate because it'll change fuck all, but do you consider them any different? If the developers of the game give people the tools to mod and actually provide an official platform where everyone can download and share mods? Is that still unacceptable or is it fine when they explicitly encourage people to mod their game?
Not really a "debate," I thought we were having a pleasant conversation. Albeit with big blocky messages.

If the developer supports mods, or finds a mod and gives it their blessing, then by all means--use it. I still wouldn't, though.

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Gaming / Re: Skyrim playthrough
« on: November 19, 2016, 04:35:09 AM »
[snip]

Believe me when I say I understand where you come from, and even how I approached it at first could give you the notion of what I was on about. When it comes to challenges, I want to do it fairly, with no cheating, otherwise I don't get the sense of accomplishment. If I cheated on the Mile High Club achievement on CoD 4, or beating World at War on veteran while cheating, I wouldn't feel good about it at all. Because believe me, I still think beating WaW on veteran was one of the hardest things I've ever done ever in a video game, and it took some determination to do it. But I digress.

Skyrim to me is a game I can sit back, put on my headphones, and bask in the world around me. Not worry about challenges (anymore, though I do have a mod that makes the combat harder via better AI, but fair), or how to make the best min/max build. For me it's role playing the character I made. A thief who was down on her luck (her home got destroyed in Morrowind via the Red Mountain) explosion, life hit her hard.)so she joined the Thieves Guild, not knowing she is even the Dragonborn yet (got an alternate start mod so I didn't do the beginning bit. Started in a tavern, after a night of drinking), and instead just trying to make a living, albeit an immoral one.

That's basically what it is to me. Living another life that isn't my own.
Yeah, I can definitely see the appeal of that--especially if you've already beaten the game normally and want to try out something new. It's why I exclusively do nuzlocke challenges when playing older Pokémon games, because playing the game normally is frankly just boring as fuck now. Setting restrictions on the number of Pokémon you can catch, releasing them when they faint, etc. tends to add an interesting take on the game to increase its shelf life, so I absolutely understand the need to try out new things every once in awhile. And I appreciate the imagination that goes into your role-playing and such, too--and if mods help with that, then that's cool.

I can do all that stuff without mods, though. They're just not for me. I can spin a neat little story for my avatar in my head, and if the game doesn't allow me to see his breath fuming when he's out in the elements or whatever, I can deal with that. It's not gonna adversely affect my immersion if I can't see the individual veins on all the leaves of this low-res, low-poly tree that's barricaded by a set of invisible walls. It's very easy for me to look past that stuff. Adding hyper-realistic shit in for the sole purpose of immersion would paradoxically make it less immersive for me, because (like I said) I tend to find it so very inconsistent with the rest of the game's design. If your goal is total immersion, I think you should go all out--but there comes a point where you're not really playing Skyrim anymore.

Not to mention, there are various aspects of the real world that don't translate well to video games. If you wanted to make Fallout 3 more immersive, you'd have to install a mod that alters the mechanics of limb-breaking. That is, if you break your legs, you'll be rendered completely immobile, and you'll just bleed out and die. Because that's what would happen--that's the authentic, hyper-realistic breaking-your-legs-in-the-middle-of-nowhere experience. I don't really know where you modders draw the line between "immersive" and "fun," but that would be a huge conundrum for me.

It would be hard for me to justify cherrypicking the little aspects and nuances of nature and physics without also adding the ones that would likely make the game less fun to play--because consistency matters to me when it comes to immersion. You shouldn't be able to set a campfire if there's no danger of burning your tent down, for example. Not the best example, but you see what I mean.

So, ultimately, when it comes to games, there's just something about the idea of working with the tools you've been given that I just value and hold sacrosanct. For me, mods just needlessly complicate things, at best. A lot of that is my own attitude, but I think my attitude is justified, if a bit fastidious.

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The Flood / Re: Did you know Nathan Fillan is in Saving Private Ryan?
« on: November 19, 2016, 01:34:45 AM »
Did you know that Nathan Fillion supported the million dollar scam SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADWAYS?
YouTube

I cringed.

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The Flood / Re: Drivers license exam / test tomorrow
« on: November 18, 2016, 09:36:17 PM »
So what should they do?
They either need to relearn fucking everything they thought they knew about driving, or hand in their license and sell their car. Public transport is still a thing and the inconvenience is better than wrapping your friends around a tree.
Public transport is only if you have an income, or someone nice enough to lend you enough money for the bus fare.

Suppose you don't. I'm just saying--I don't think people think very hard about these things.

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The Flood / Re: Drivers license exam / test tomorrow
« on: November 18, 2016, 09:28:21 PM »
Driving is easy as fuck but there are people out there who shouldn't come near a steering wheel.
So what should they do?

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