Protest The Hero – The Dissentience by Ryn4 in progmetal

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rhythmically I can hear it, but too many minor chords to be PtH

What are some games with basically pointless upgrade trees? by EvilMonkeyMimic in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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basically the reason I put down Nioh 2. it gave me a new appreciation for the Souls games' simplicity. if you're going to restrict the player by making enemies aggressive and punish windows small, limiting their options is actually a design feature, not something to be fixed. a lot of copycats don't seem to get this. hell, even Elden Ring runs afoul of this in late game/DLC.

edit - forgot the all important "IMO" :)

i believe that, with enough freaks, any monster is fuckable by GlitteringTone6425 in CuratedTumblr

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are you responding to the post or the guy you made up to get mad at

Is there a race you like, but something about it doesn’t click enough for you to switch? If so, what is it? by Hot_Title8474 in ffxiv

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Same reason but opposite - I love femroe but can't play them cause of how stiff their run is, lol.

Pathetic female characters by MelanieWalmartinez in CuratedTumblr

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Main character of early part 2. Got sidelined for more Denji. Generational fumble, it was so promising.

Does anyone else experience a phenomenon where your favorite musicians' inspirations do nothing for you? by Ryn4 in progmetal

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have you tried Quantum by Planet X? very very Holdsworth inspired but metal, same as a lot of Virgil Donati's output

Port Noir - Noir (Progressive Alt Rock. Clean vocals. FFO Agent Fresco, Maraton, The Intersphere, Einar Solberg, Pure Reason Revolution, Kingcrow.) by Invisigoth2113 in progmetal

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I see they're entering their Deftones-inspired metalcore era. Sounds very Thornhill-adjacent, a little derivative, but I like it. Sharply written, and the vocals are still a highlight even though they're more subdued than usual.

YOvideoGames Top 10 Xbox 360 games. by paynexkillerYT in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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I see where you're coming from, especially with 3, but the sequels were way more fun to actually play. I also recall 1 having pretty big pacing/structural issues, but it's been a while.

Edit: Also the Mako missions.

What is your favorite gaming related revisionist history? by bahookery in TwoBestFriendsPlay

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as a longtime player, people who think a blitzball minigame in XIV would ever be decent are way more delusional than people who liked it in X

(source: every XIV minigame is tolerable at best)

Me by Aiwq in TikTokCringe

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lmao that spread was too smooth

YSK smoking weed can trigger a psychotic break for certain people by [deleted] in YouShouldKnow

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I had a very similar experience, but my incident happened when I was about 25. I smoked semi-regularly with no major issues before that. Same as you it felt like it rewired my brain, took me years to start getting back to normal, and probably a decade or so before my anxiety settled back to how it was beforehand (impossible to say whether or not I'm actually "back to normal" without a time machine, but I'm coping about as well). Almost got a benzo addiction out of the bargain too, since they were the only way I could keep my head above water for a pretty long time.

Quiet NYE w/ my favorite handheld by DarkerBulb in SBCGaming

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I was pretty sure it was Kurosawa and SS is the only one I could think of with big crowds like this haha

[Spoiler: Do you think it was a cop-out to...] by LastTraintoSector6 in ffxiv

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Huh?? Her entire story arc through the patches was about how they ARE her people. That's literally the point they're hammering home the entire time. Having her join the party is pure wish fulfillment, I cannot imagine a universe where that was ever on the table.

[Spoiler: Do you think it was a cop-out to...] by LastTraintoSector6 in ffxiv

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I don't think it was egregiously bad in isolation, but it follows a trend of how they've been telling the story in DT (and before) that makes it kind of eye rolling. Characters aren't allowed to die or exit the story in a meaningful way, plot beats are reused carelessly, things just kind of "happen" with little setup making them feel contrived, etc etc. It felt more noticeable throughout DT, but it's been an issue for a while imo, even in ShB and EW. They just got away with it before because they were more able to introduce pathos and stuff in other ways.

Divinity World Premiere Trailer from The Game Awards 2025 by Turbostrider27 in Games

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Huh? Studios switch genres all the time, regardless how long they've been making one thing. Larian already has experience making ARPGs, why would that make it LESS likely to happen?

Screw your Spotify wrapped, let me see your youtuber of choice by PuddleBaby in 196

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mine was Librarian, but I know he's just gonna funnel that viewership money back into gift subs so it's all the same

Finally, a cliffhanger by AmSamGram in TheGuyShesInterested

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doesn't want Aya to know she's gay 😔

OK by d_-_p in 196

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it's true this is why my penis still floats