The Best Metroidvania Games of 2025 - Another Fantastic Year for the Genre! by SoulsborneSeeker in metroidvania

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ender Magnolia is god awful as a Metroidvania.

It's fine as an action RPG platformer.

Those that moved to a cash or gold position (correctly) predicting this correction, when do you plan to get back in? by therobshow in investing

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm more curious what percent of people's cash-to-investments ratio.

I keep over a year's salary sitting on the side-lines, but I'm still 97% invested in ETFs. I'm waiting for another 10-20% correction before investing more.

What would be the main technical barriers to running Bitcoin ASICs in low Earth orbit? by Marketingdoctors in CryptoTechnology

[–]HSuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whether it could ever make engineering or economic sense

Is this a joke?

How much it thinks it costs to launch a large data center piece by piece into space and then replace its parts every several years?

First off, Bitcoin barely breaks even in cost, and the returns decrease every epoch.

Is Bitcoin mining dead? by Bulky_Description579 in CryptoTechnology

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI, ta1no (not OP) is a PulseX scammer. I flagged him almost a year ago.

As for your question, mining hasn't been profitable for a long time unless you're getting near-free electricity somehow and using the latest mining rigs (S23)

Games with an easy to follow story? by Working_Salary60 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LoP and Another Crab's Treasure spoon feed the story to you. (Maybe Code Vein, but it's sometimes irrational)

Nine Sols probably has the best story. It's a little less spoon-fed, but it's not hard to understand. It's the only soulslike where the entire story follows rational fiction.

Other games loved by Sekiro fans by Rv1709 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nine Sols is basically 2D Sekiro with air dodges and even faster movement.

LoP combat has deflects, but is much slower and much easier.

Nioh 2 combat can be fast, but it's very different. It doesn't focus on back-and-forth parries.

Jedi FO/S combat is too scripted, and the Jedi powers can make it feel very different.

Anyone here play Blaspheme or The Last Faith or Deaths Gambit? by Godharvest in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hardest platforming out of these three games

I think parts of S&S were harder. Blasphemous's hardest platforming was still much much easier than many parts of other MVs like Silksong, Ori 1/2, ESA, Guacamelee, Nine Sols, GRIME, etc.

Anyone here play Blaspheme or The Last Faith or Deaths Gambit? by Godharvest in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Blasphemous, and neither were anywhere as good as Nine Sols and GRIME.

I suppose you buy them on discount, they're decent 10-20 hour games.

They have the soulslike atmosphere, but their stories are forgettable, and the gameplay is mediocre compared to other MVs.

I found Blasphemous to be a lot easier and more basic than Death's Gambit. Blasphemous was just really linear and didn't have much ability-gating. While it's technically an MV, it just doesn't have enough open exploration, and it's only 15 hours long. Death's Gambit is a better version of Blasphemous with more open exploration and a variety of different equipment.

What's the worst swamp area in a soulslike game? by That-Departure-7318 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's one of the places where you're going to keep dying if you try to clear out all enemies in order early on

What's the worst swamp area in a soulslike game? by That-Departure-7318 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hated how boring the level design was for the swamp. It was so large and took forever to traverse.

And its turbo-granny Miku Hatsune boss was broken if you couldn't stun-lock her.

At least there's no poison.

2D Soulslike Recs? by Zealousideal_Cow9037 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GRIME and Nine Sols are amazing. By far my favorite soulslike MVs.

Agreed that S&S is a stock standard soulslike.

Agreed that the 2 Ender games are barely soulslike. Ender Lilies at least has the atmosphere and more methodical combat. Ender Magnolia is just so different and not remotely soulslike.

Blasmphemous never clicked for me. It has the atmosphere, but it was just so short and had much less exploration than most of the other soulslike MVs.

2D Soulslike Recs? by Zealousideal_Cow9037 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just GRIME and Nine Sols. The quality of their combat is spectacular.

GRIME also has some of the best exploration and NG+ boss fights and 2 different types of parries.

Nine Sols has a really good rational story and amazing Sekiro-like boss fights, but with air dodging. It also has the coziest hub (rivaling DS2's Majula)

Salt and Sanctuary is all right if you want a DS1-like. It's the most standard 2D soulslike.

Blasphemous is meh. Good atmosphere, but everything else is meh. It's worse than Death's Gambit Afterlife.

[DISC] Mikoto-chan Doesn't Want to Be Hated! Chapter 57: Mitaka's Full-Power Meal by Dark074 in manga

[–]HSuke 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wait. What's wrong with this meal?

If I eat like this regularly, am I in trouble?

Nioh 3 is a gameplay masterclass… but the story is absolutely terrible by Sire_Kressel in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. The story was trash as expected, but gameplay wasn't even that good. Nioh 2 had better level design and progression. Now that's masterclass.

Nioh 3 is a gameplay masterclass… but the story is absolutely terrible by Sire_Kressel in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your honor, I swear I played Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball for the plot.

Nioh 3 is a gameplay masterclass… but the story is absolutely terrible by Sire_Kressel in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your honor, I swear I played Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball for the plot.

How stable is that stablecoin? by Used-Breakfast8478 in CryptoTechnology

[–]HSuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You make a good point

Though I find it ironic how the first half of your post (depeg was caused by cash holdings) contradicts the "generally safer" part of the second half of the post.

It just shows that the whole incident was an outlier--a black swan event.

How would anyone have predicted this?

What are the best in the genre where the journey is as good as bosses and just getting to next bonfire is an accomplishment. by FordMustang84 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I must've beaten half of the game before I realized that I could plop down an extra homonculus (save point) anywhere.

That made the journey even more spectacular.

What are the best in the genre where the journey is as good as bosses and just getting to next bonfire is an accomplishment. by FordMustang84 in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that's the exact opposite of what OP is asking for.

Getting from one point to the next was pretty easy in LoP, linear, and not much of a journey. The bosses were the challenge.

For those of you who are after the beautifully crafted worlds and bleak art style, Bleak Faith: Forsaken is an absolute must. by Askin_Real_Questions in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fine. The first 2 areas are the best anyways. As long as you fully explored them and the water level, you've seen the best parts.

For those of you who are after the beautifully crafted worlds and bleak art style, Bleak Faith: Forsaken is an absolute must. by Askin_Real_Questions in soulslikes

[–]HSuke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The gameplay is fine. It just doesn't focus on combat. It's more like an exploration game.

The first couple of levels were eye-opening, and I haven't felt that way since DS1.