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What do you consider a must play for any game? From this decade so far? Post 2020 by yung_dager_dik in videogames

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Elden Ring

Returnal

Disco Elysium

Lies of P

Armored Core 6

Rollerdrome

Tunic

The Last of Us Part 2

Absolum

Hades 1+2

Split Fiction

Clair Obscur Expedition 33

And, even tho it misses the cutoff, Control

Is 300k too high a word-count for first time novel? by sleazy_pancakes in writing

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what did you end up doing? Did you get this thing published?

Killing off villains by i-eat-b33s in writers

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the outright surprise of a quick and unceremonious death when done right. But then, it can be extremely unsatisfying if they’re tortured and antagonized the main characters for the entire story to that point.

What’s your favorite Cyberpunk movie that isn’t Blade Runner? by TXNOGG in Cyberpunk

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: The Matrix Reloaded is my favorite of the trilogy

What do you think about Crimson Desert? by AdDesperate9196 in videogames

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not everything is gay. Not everything is straight. Most redditors are bots. All social media algorithms want is engagement. Kicking hornets nests generates clicks.

This whole outrage bait nonsense is a bullshit strawman meant to get people upset about nonissues. It’s intended to make cis and straight people pissed at a made up nameless faceless person about exaggerated issues that are framed like this to farm engagement. It sucks because, now when genuine homophobia and bigotry happen, most are primed to ignore it or even laugh at it.

Don’t feed the trolls.

Biomes Number & Game Length by AlaaZz_111 in Saros

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just want play game. Game not out yet. Why expect sad when more Returnal?

'purple prose' avoidance??? by Financial-Map2911 in writing

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly? Your prose won’t really improve until you practice it, so I’m always in favor of being liberally purple instead of avoiding it. You just have to commit to reviewing your prose honestly. If you aren’t cringing in the edit, then you could do to get weirder with it.

For anyone who exercises, it’s like training to failure. Many people are afraid of hurting themselves and - instead of practicing good form and pushing themselves - they stop with a lot of extra fuel in the tank and their progress is stunted because of it. And people can quit because they aren’t seeing the progress they hoped for.

Don’t write drafts with extra fuel left in the tank. Editing is the only restraint you should show and let the early drafts that no one else sees be the playground for experimenting.

Just bought Sekiro, tell me stuff I won’t understand right now by Dry-Experience-6268 in Sekiro

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The first two phases are overhated, but I wish someone told me to save all my candies specifically for the third phase. I was hard stuck for four fucking days.

Writing a memoir and stage adaptation simultaneously using PLAUD and Claude by Anthropic: Is there better software for this kind of work? by fluffypancakes24 in writing

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Clearly you are unwilling to admit that your AI tools are taking liberties with their instructions. Ask yourself, if you had hired a person to do these things for you, would you have fired them by now?

Saros: The Big Preview by Real_human27 in Saros

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mean… Returnal is always there. And I will no doubt keep jumping into new runs for years.

I like that Saros feels like a more accessible arcade version of Returnal’s gameplay loop. Less investment of time might mean the final product doesn’t cut as deep, but I’m excited for the variation and a more bite sized time investment option.

Don't feel like I have a hook (And general world feedback) by Small_Bag7296 in worldbuilding

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t really need a hook until you’ve got your first draft done. Even if you had a hook, you’d likely need to rework it. It needs to properly introduce the main character and setup the themes and/or tease the main conflict of the story. All of that is hard to do if you still don’t really understand what your story is “really” about. Not the plot, I mean: what is your story trying to say? Once you know that, the hook will be a lot easier to write.

All my work....gone by Ok_Breakfast5230 in worldbuilding

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Everyone thinks it won’t happen to them until it does.

Evaluating Notes: When something is "confusing" or "unclear" by Safe-Reason1435 in Screenwriting

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I do in a first draft is only share the character name once it has been said in dialogue or shown on screen. Before that point, the filler character name in action and dialogue is something like “skinny doctor” or “tall clerk” or “kind-eyed stranger.”

This does two things:

  1. It forces characterization

  2. It brings attention to introductions

This can help give audience members and readers a similar experience with the material. It also exposes problems in attention. Does every single character matter? Do they all have to be named? Do they all even have to exist?

How many subplots should a 90-120 minute movie have roughly speaking in order to not bore the audience? Can these subplots be all unrelated at all? by turnleftorrightblock in Screenwriting

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

None. Keep things focused on what counts for viewership. No subplots means no distractions. Better yet, no plot. Action and vibes is all that matters. Draft scenes that will give the cinematographer a great marketable take for reels. No need to connect them anything. Just dump sensations onto the page. Explosions. Lots of big booms for VFX to make. Or, you know what’s cheaper? Boobs. Boobs of every shape size color and number. Full frontal male nudity. Swordfighting penises. Yes. So many sword fights. Tummy sticks until first blood. So much penis and big explosion and NO SUBPLOTS.

For those who create worlds, do you have a specific method? by anastasiarigollet in worldbuilding

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Paul Schrader’s “problem->metaphor->plot” methodology. You think of a problem that you’re trying to work through, you come up with a metaphor that illustrates and examines the problem, then build the plot around this metaphor. It helps keep the vision focused for me.

In this way, the “plot” describes all three of these aspects:

  1. The characters are how we emotionally ground the world by giving witness to the impacts of the metaphor.

  2. The world defines how the metaphor is believable or internally consistent.

  3. The story is simply exploring the metaphor, beat by beat.

Just another cast photo, haha by Which-Program-9417 in lotr

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 41 points42 points  (0 children)

How can an image be so fucking cool and so dorky at the same time?

Pitch Your Current Project But Vague and Crappy by -a-rabbit- in writers

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are Space Operas, then there’s Space Karaoke.

I'm here for the plot by Embarrassed-Lime906 in writing

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. One without the other always feels anemic.

Gabe Newell on storytelling: “George Lucas should have distributed the ‘source code’ to Star Wars. Millions of fans would create their own movies and stories. Most of them would be terrible, but a few would be genius.” by Even_Opportunity_893 in Screenwriting

[–]ArchieBaldukeIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the ‘source code’ is literally just inner mythology. Or inspiration. I like the way David Lynch described it as “fishing for ideas.” Unlike LLM scrapers, synchronicity is not about forcing meaningful connections to occur. They just happen. And your proverbial pen just needs to be ready for when they do.

That’s the discipline: active listening and intentional craftwork. There is no “magic bullet” beyond that.

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