It's a few years into the future and the night of our wedding... passionate kissing evolves as the supressed sexual urges that have been building up since the relationship's inception finally come to the surface.

Something like that.

Tywin. Everyone save Cersei is great, though. Best house in Westeros.

God, I just adore Shinkawa's style. Nothing like it.

Disagree. If you're playing on "crushing" difficulty, expect to get crushed. That's kinda the idea.

Either get better, or lower the difficulty

Well, I also take issue with the concept of varying difficulty levels, too. There's always one difficulty level the game was designed to be played on -- so fucking play it on that. Unless each level is hand-crafted to actually be more or less challenging with genuine, tangible differences, I just think it's lazy. Making enemies do more damage, have higher accuracy, higher awareness, or take more hits before dying doesn't actually improve the game in any meaningful way.

--or play a game you actually like, for that matter.

I was only using Uncharted as a reference. See below.

If playing at higher difficulties isn't fun for you, then just don't bother. That's precisely why there are difficulty options in the first place. I just hate this notion that games need to be made easier for people who suck, when, no, they shouldn't.

I'm not against hard games, or, making games harder. The Last of Us is a million times more fun to play on Grounded because

1) there is no cheap, see-through-walls button
2) resources are painfully scarce, making item management and scavenging an integral part of the game
3) because resources are so minimal, and it takes so much effort to acquire the small amounts you do have, head-on combat is subtely discouraged by the game in favour of extensively-planned and perfectly-executed stealth gameplay that, if you fuck up, the game will punish you for. It's painful but rewarding in the best possible way.

All of these things are important to the overall experience and lend an almost inexplicable feeling to the game that, on top of it's incredible narrative, really bring it all together. That's how you do difficulty.

But see, the game should be played on Grounded to begin with -- that should be the only option available, because it is undoubtedly the best way to play the game.


I don't criticise Uncharted for it's difficulty -- I criticise it for how it becomes more difficult: with bullshit and laziness.

Games shouldn't be made to be "easier" or "harder" for anyone -- they should reflect the desires of the creator, and what she envisioned. I assume we're on the same page with that one.

Colossus, but only barely.

Did this nigga just say "peepee," bro?

Is it possible for you to get  a loan? Even a small one to make halves with whatever you already have.

I'd rather not take out a loan if I can avoid it.

Also look for used cars online. Dont go to a dealership for god sake.

Those used cars you find online are sold at dealerships... pre-owned or something like that.

Plus you don't often need to worry about problems with your vehicle at a dealership.

That hurts. Alot.

In what way?

I just turned 18 last month so it isn't like I had a long time to build up credit...

The more you put down, the less you have to finance.

So I'd be paying a smaller amount every two weeks for the same amount of time.

you get reports on used cars there, to make sure there's no lying going on

Oh, I see. That makes sense.

Still, I'd rather have some sort of bi-weekly payment plan like I would have through a dealership that allows me to not have to front a shit ton of cash right now.

Due to current circumstances, I'm in need of a car. I'd like to get something that's good on gas and reliable, so feel free to suggest stuff, too. I was thinking Ford Focus or Hyundai Elantra/Accent.

I don't know the first thing about buying a car. I don't have anybody willing to help me out IRL with this. Do I absolutely need to make a downpayment? If so, what's the minimum I can put forward? I have virtually no money right now so that's also an issue. Any help is appreciated.

I care a lot less now. Pokemon is a game I'm comfortable playing casually.

Litten's looks stupid as hell.

Popplio the best looking.

God, I miss the Metal Gear hype.

Your notifications don't show up for me.

Weird.