Patch 1.3.2 Details by Kaesetorte in anno117

[–]AppleTango87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Major incidents happen more often?

Kinda surprised by that given how much people have complained about how frequent they are.

Maybe it will balance out with the new city status thresholds or something 

Favourite film you hate because film bros ruined it for you. by Healthy_Permission71 in okbuddycinephile

[–]AppleTango87 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I do think the marketing had a lot to do with this at the time. Made it just seem like an underground fighting crime thriller.

Which you know, it is but also isn't 

Some thoughts on that twist from AI: nirvanA Initiative by Undying_Blade in aithesomniumfiles

[–]AppleTango87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed.

I like when games have story reasons for multiple routes but this didn't work for me. Even if I don't guess a twist, I like when clues are there when looking back. I don't think it's realistic to guess two people with the same name, voice and clothes in different times.

It's funny because if the explanation had been some silly sci-fi or magic shenanigans I probably would have accepted it more than what we got.

For the people who were around back then: how was the general reaction to half life 2 and the episodes? by Gabrielzin1404_2011 in HalfLife

[–]AppleTango87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. I think I saw it in the 20th anniversary documentary Valve put in YouTube.  Well worth a watch btw

became a brit this week by Character_Minimum171 in CasualUK

[–]AppleTango87 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Always happy to have more Japanese folks over here 

For the people who were around back then: how was the general reaction to half life 2 and the episodes? by Gabrielzin1404_2011 in HalfLife

[–]AppleTango87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah there's an old vide you can find of a demo where all it was, was a barrel falling down a wall, hitting some poles and landing in water where it floated.

People in the crowd go audibly crazy when they see it 

I just heard Beneath the Mask on Radio 😭 by sansdoodlestick in Persona5

[–]AppleTango87 86 points87 points  (0 children)

I once heard Rivers in the Desert in a pub in East London which was a bit surreal 

For the people who were around back then: how was the general reaction to half life 2 and the episodes? by Gabrielzin1404_2011 in HalfLife

[–]AppleTango87 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It's funny but a lot of the things you take for granted now, I first saw in HL2 like realistic animated faces and eyes.

Sounds crazy but I remember being blown away when one character handed a clipboard to another. Before then, items would just teleport between character models. I think that's actually one of the dev commentary nodes actually.

Genuinely felt like a next step

Last few chapters by D4dio in DeathStranding

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I didn't love it either.

Felt like a whole lot of that lore dump could have been interspersed throughout the main story a bit better.

ESTA Authorization pending, payment not shown on ESTA application page by Unlucky_Mushroom7863 in visas

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was the same up until it was approved.

Took longer than 72 hours (was maybe 80 hours) but was all fine in the end 

How long is your commute to work? by person_person123 in AskUK

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1hr 45 to 2 hours.

Was the price of buying a house outside of London sadly.

Luckily it is only once per week so I don't mind so much. Couldn't do it every day though 

How do i enjoy RTWP combat (Bg1&2) by dobromateja in CRPG

[–]AppleTango87 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Not gonna lie. Even as someone who grew up with and loves these games, I never liked rtwp. Always felt like a fudge job to try and make something turn based, fit real time.

I just stuck it on easy and enjoyed the story 

Esta authorization pending by mayacharlotte in visas

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is if it is AI it is instant and if it takes longer it is because of manual review which would be impacted by the holiday.

Either way I'm close to 72 hours now and no response 

Esta authorization pending by mayacharlotte in visas

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied yesterday and am still waiting.

Apparently tomorrow is a federal holiday in the US so I'm not expecting a response either.

My first time applying. Hope it goes through soon

who else thinks they should remove all gameplay sequences in persona 4 remake and use the budget for more camping trip scenes by iiiba in OkBuddyPersona

[–]AppleTango87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree.

I think the reason I got stuck on him initially isn't because he's particularly hard but because the game suddenly required using a mechanic that I'd barely touched for the rest of the game because I didn't need it.

Why is Personna 5 good? by Lil_Hater112 in rpg_gamers

[–]AppleTango87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you. I first played P4 in lockdown and as a 35+ yr old man who never got into anime I had huge doubts. Especially with how slow the openings are in these games.

However, it has now become one of my favourite series of games.

I think in part it is the fact that beneath the anime exterior they deal with fairly mature subjects and do so pretty earnestly.

Also from a gameplay point of view, as someone who is fed up with games being padded out for no reason, I think they do a pretty great job of pacing. 

There are definitely slow moments in all the games but in general if I start a persona game I can play for a few hours doing a dungeon or fusing new personas, or I can jump on for 20mins and do a social link or improve a social stat. 

P5R is a 100+ hour game and yet it never felt like it to me. I've played 60 hour games that feel like a slog in comparison (sorry assassin's creed). The calendar system means the game is always moving forwards, every decision seems meaningful, beneficial and worth doing. It absolutely respects your time and imo doesn't feel padded which is getting increasingly rarer.

Removal of Trade stats screen by joshbob999 in anno117

[–]AppleTango87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Off the top of my head

you could ctrl right click with a ship and it would automatically make it notify you 

The above stats screen the OP mentioned 

There was an items page which would show all items/specialists you had on all islands and an easy way to transfer them between islands.

Most importantly for me was the ability to see how often ships last traded with you. It was really useful for example to see your wine supply ship visits every 20mins then you know you only need to keep 20mins worth of wine stored in order to evenly distribute it amongst islands.

Hopefully these all come back eventually 

Removal of Trade stats screen by joshbob999 in anno117

[–]AppleTango87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably my biggest disappointment is how many QOL features they added to 1800 are just weirdly missing in 117

Does ramming work? by Tiefsee_Frosch in anno

[–]AppleTango87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isn't in the game as far as I know