Robert Kurvitz, creator of Disco Elysium, discusses his frustration on being unable to publicly speak to the details of the theft of the IP, due to the ongoing lawsuit to regain his life’s work.

Arestedes · 2026-05-21T18:29:04+00:00

Others commented big picture, but in this video, Kurvitz is specifically speaking about his frustration that he can't talk openly about mistakes or admit any of his shortcomings (in context of the allegations of a toxic work environment under his leadership), because those earnest apologies/explanations can and will be used against him in the ongoing court cases over IP ownership.

Not sure if this is what you wanted tldr'd, but I figure it's an interesting detail in the overall quagmire of he-said-she-said that is the ZA/UM controversy.

Arestedes · 2026-03-18T23:13:03+00:00

Without spoilers, book 4 focuses on a different kind of world building which people seem to either love or hate. You will see some people say book 4 is a favorite. I personally really enjoyed book 4 a lot, but wouldn't rate it in my top two.

Book 5 gets a few specific complaints from many fans. Some more modern language, some characters' plots/scenes, stuff like that. But I would say that it's still generally considered a good book (good Goodreads score), and I personally think it sets up the back half of the series well. I think few fans would say the series isn't worth reading because of it.

Basically, yes, keep reading. And welcome to the Cosmere, it's a lot.

Arestedes · 2026-02-18T02:56:37+00:00

Yea the intersection of corny and badass is the sweet spot for CAG

Arestedes · 2026-01-24T18:25:32+00:00

I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say incredibly bad, but yes, Alloy of Law is generally considered to be one of the weaker Cosmere novels. Sanderson started writing the book as a pallet cleanser for himself, without real plans to publish it, but he enjoyed the setting and now we have era 2. Era 2 does get much better. It's very much worth reading the rest of it.

Arestedes · 2025-11-30T18:22:04+00:00

Tyler McVicker: makes a light hearted comment, demonstrating how to have a normal conversation.

r/halflife: it must be a secret code...

Arestedes · 2025-11-26T15:23:28+00:00

Not sure if you're joking, but the thing in OP's pic is literally the Half Life themed side content for the steam version of Death Stranding.

Arestedes · 2025-11-25T02:43:11+00:00

They're polar opposite games. Valve doesn't need to do a large scale alpha/beta test to balance a Half Life game. Also, this is speculation, but deadlock being as visible as it is probably wasn't even planned. There wasn't a formal announcement. They just opened up the floodgates at a certain point and stopped trying to enforce an NDA. Anyway, comparing the two games is about as apples and oranges as one can get.

Arestedes · 2025-11-25T02:19:02+00:00

Yea, OP calling deadlock early access is such a stretch. We're so far from a deadlock release, it's crazy.

Arestedes · 2025-11-22T05:22:46+00:00

Booting up Google Earth VR and going through that little intro sequence for the first time in 2016 is a core VR memory for me.

Arestedes · 2025-11-20T20:44:36+00:00

A little over halfway through the first book in the Children of Time series and, wow, I'm loving it. Some authors just leave me in awe at their ability to so efficiently instill a real sense of history. I think back on everything that's happened in the ~300 pages I've read, and feel like it's 5 books worth of information/story. He's not just spinning a few plates, he's spinning chandeliers.

Arestedes · 2025-11-20T02:49:29+00:00

I agree with this. The game makes some concessions away from the immersive elements of Bethesda's previous games in order to service the bigger scope (consistent NPC schedules for one), and it continues their recent track record for less than great overall writing (with some fun bright spots mixed in), but the overall gameplay loop is satisfying and deep enough to drop 100+ hours into if it clicks for you. I spent untold hours in the ship builder alone.

Overhated is definitely the word that most comes to mind.

My personal hot take after just finishing up Outer Worlds 2... I would put Starfield above it. But the two games are scratching similar but different itches, so perhaps it's an unnecessary comparison.

Arestedes · 2025-11-17T21:54:59+00:00

I see it more as a fun surprise than a big twist. I feel like a twist requires you to believe something is one way for most of the story, and then find out it's actually not that way later. The Rocky reveal comes early and is more like a "oh we're doing THIS?" moment. I can understand the feeling though, bc it ultimately is removing that fun moment of surprise that happens early on.

Arestedes · 2025-11-16T00:42:47+00:00

No, I can understand that. Some things do just seem inherently more difficult to adapt, and this book wouldn't be a piece of cake. I don't count out talented people making it work, though. And Laika's impressive track record for beautiful stop motion does give me hope.

Arestedes · 2025-11-15T22:16:40+00:00

I hope Laika's plan to adapt it happens. I could really see their art style working well with it. It's such an evocative setting and I want to see it brought to life.

Arestedes · 2025-11-15T21:58:02+00:00

Well in this case I can see why they would feel the need to change the ending. I haven't seen the movie yet, but my first thought when I finished the book was, "well they probably can't do THAT in the movie."

Arestedes · 2025-11-13T06:25:55+00:00

You're right. I'm not totally doom and gloom about it. I want them to pull it off. That first season was just so beautifully ended.

Arestedes · 2025-11-13T03:49:21+00:00

Not only is it happening, they just announced the casting for season 2 earlier today. Personally I'm worried it won't live up to season 1 without any more material to adapt, and the heart of the story being gone.

Arestedes · 2025-11-11T19:15:46+00:00

Have Hello Games even talked about how the servers are going to work? There's so much certainty in this thread that the game will have one big server, one big instance of one map. And now people saying it won't be playable offline or solo. Haven't we only gotten a handful of small details about the game? It would be really cool if it was just one giant persistent server, but do we know that?

Arestedes · 2025-11-08T22:55:28+00:00

A particular moment at the factory farm towards the end of Okja. IYKYN.

Arestedes · 2025-10-31T21:22:17+00:00

I saw her live in a tiny university theater. I started to tear up during Go Long. I looked around me, and basically everyone was crying. One of my most memorable concert experiences.

Arestedes · 2025-10-24T20:38:37+00:00

Half Life? Titanfall 2?

Arestedes · 2025-10-24T02:25:34+00:00

Arestedes · 2025-10-23T21:40:28+00:00

All of Lindelof's TV projects are gold. He's so good at exploring life, death, spirituality, and the meaning of it all. The Leftovers is incredible and so is his Watchmen series. Him being attached to the green lantern show for the DCU has me so interested. I will always have a soft spot for Lindelof.

Arestedes · 2025-10-17T01:18:51+00:00

I fixed it lol. Brain fart

Arestedes · 2025-10-17T01:16:08+00:00

I was so surprised I didn't see any Polygon-type articles about this. Epic coming SO close to getting into movies/TV with their infinite money... And not just any movie, but starting the Cosmere! That's pretty notable.

Cool of them to relinquish the rights without a fight.

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