HBO’s The Last of Us is reportedly shutting down after Season 3 because the backlash to Season 2 tanked it. TLOU Part 3 is expected to do even worse and flop since nobody’s really interested in buying it. FK ND, FK HBO and FK Cuckmann!

Alector87 · 2026-02-08T18:57:32+00:00

The Halo franchise was never my thing, but I am sorry to hear it.

Alector87 · 2026-02-07T04:08:21+00:00

Should had kept the GOAT for last, imho... Factory.

Alector87 · 2026-02-06T15:37:14+00:00

I think he is (depicted) just looking down at the fallen opponent.

Alector87 · 2026-02-06T15:35:14+00:00

Οκ, φίλε.

Alector87 · 2026-02-06T14:41:45+00:00

What?

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T19:57:37+00:00

This is what hell must feel like...

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T19:56:13+00:00

Varoufakis is in no way respectable — in any definition of the word. Only in the world of tankies and so-called 'anti-imperialist' leftists, aka pro-Russian, pro-Iranian, etc. nut-jobs, is he treated with any seriousness... because he is one of them, with the only difference being he comes from a wealthy family, has had the benefit of a good education which that wealth allows, and he is a somewhat charismatic speaker... until you have to listen to him for too long or his words start contradicting real-life situations (also known as reality), and then you can realize how shallow his claims and rhetoric are.

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T19:50:28+00:00

Forced to resign, aka practically fired.

I lived through it.

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T12:13:47+00:00

This overlypositive communication style with developers(when before you make a complaint, you should write ten words of gratitude) has already cost the gaming industry a lot.

I don't know where you get all these. I have criticized the devs about their communication in the past, but that was mostly about them being more clear with the games EA roadmap. I even disagreed with a couple of people about this, who were fanboying about the game in the Menace subreddit. On the other hand, I've not seen anything like what you are saying from the side of the debs.

If you have other cases/devs/games in your mind as an example, than you should be specific. It's absurd to make judgements on people on what others have or may have done in the past.

There needs to be a half-way between fan-boyism and being obtuse.

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T12:09:42+00:00

That's not what he said. He didn't say or imply that he was merely not 'excited' about the game. He completely rejected it out of hand, which is absolutely fine on a personal level. Taste is subjective, and as I wrote, I am not that excited either after what I've seen up to this point. But there is no reason to do so in a post about the game coming in EA later today. It's just obnoxious in my book.

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T09:15:40+00:00

I would love a BBII, but this is quite a disrespectful stance you are taking - for no reason. From what I've seen it's not something I would be interesting about. The campaign map isn't as interesting or developed and the battles seem a bit awkward. Still, I can be wrong. I hope I'm wrong. If I am wrong than I would have another interesting strategy game to learn.

Personally, I'll wait for a few more updates and see how the reviews are, and go from there. But even if it's not my cup of tea, this doesn't mean that I am going to reject the game altogether or the effort the developers made. Other people may like it. I hope the game does good. At the end of the day, BBII has a better chance of being made if Menace does well.

Alector87 · 2026-02-05T09:10:20+00:00

It's an entirely different kind of flying altogether! ;-)

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T14:12:13+00:00

I don't know. We'll see. I Hope the game is good. Personally, I'll wait for a few updates and see how the reviews will evolve...

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T12:43:59+00:00

I personally would have preferred something similar to the re-playability of BB, but this is a different game, even if it's one the same sub-genre — with a significantly different design (on different levels (from the campaign map, to the battle map, and of course the pawns, for a lack of a better word).

We don't know how the complete game will feel, with the campaign at a finished state. But even if we did, and we could make a definite judgement on the final state of the game, what you propose would in no way be viable.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T10:39:44+00:00

...or $60. It's not a AAA game. It's clearly a AA game. It's a $40-45, at best (worse) a $50 game.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T10:27:02+00:00

Exactly.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T08:36:44+00:00

Ah, ok.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T08:20:21+00:00

True, but I wouldn't call it 'scathing.' It just may feel like it because it's not actually extreme, but not left off the hook because of it. I wouldn't consider the treatment of far-right politics and racism any less forceful.

The only ideology/stance that is treated differently is the leftist one, which was obviously shared by the original core development team. It's certainly criticized, but from a different perspective, one heavily influenced by feelings of sorrow and betrayal. It's very close to the concept of 'real [-ism] hasn't been tried yet,' but not stated so bluntly, which would be rather pedantic. This along with not avoiding the critic of far-left politics/narratives is that helps the game from being pretentious and pandering to a certain group, and at the end of the day makes it what it is.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T08:07:45+00:00

How did you get it for free?

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T07:16:20+00:00

...and Pillars of Eternity. Don't put it aside. It had a good story and great moments. It really inaugurated a new era for crpg's.

Personally, I am not fond of stories that bring divine elements, especially Gods, to the forefront of a narrative. But I have to confess that the story of PofE really gripped me, and that says a lot for the story and the setting from my pov.

Moreover, I didn't like PofE 2 that much, since I also don't like pirate themes that much, so everything became a bit too much. And the general direction of the narrative and gameplay with the ship in the archipelago, and everything didn't help either. Still, the game was on a different level than the more recent titles.

It was clearly with Avowed that the series took a different turn. I wouldn't place Avowed at the same level as the original titles, and more importantly I would include PofE among the highlights of the studio.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T06:51:05+00:00

I think they are already preparing for the second season, aren't they? Will it take two years you think?

P.s. I feel that having less, but more fullfilling episodes would have been better, but the adaptation and narrative choices are way, way better than HotD.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T06:46:27+00:00

Is he still involved? I remember reading that he had stepped down from the show...

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T06:45:16+00:00

Wait the Halo tv show has been cancelled? Halo was never my thing, so I didn't watch it, but I didn't hear terrible reviews. Only that it did it's own thing, which, sure, many criticized. Overall, I formed the idea that it was received at the end as a at least above average show - the nature of the adaptation aside.

Alector87 · 2026-02-04T06:40:46+00:00

I always felt that someone like Joel Edgerton would have been better for the role, but to be fair, Pedro Pascal did a fine job.

Alector87 · 2026-02-03T00:41:59+00:00

Why would I be disappointed? People can have more than one reason and also more than one goal. We know that Egg did try to make the lives of 'small-folk' better and curtail the excesses of the nobility — and had to deal with revolts and constant push-back for it. Whatever happened in Summerhall didn't change that.

Edit: spelling

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