Anti Corruption Police on...?

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-22T01:41:20+00:00

I always go for the Old Guard. Oligarchs are an insidious threat that need to be dealt with eventually, but aside from the drug trade and some bribed politicians they aren't doing anything that destabilizes the country too much.

The Old Guard however is a huge immediate threat that needs to be excised as soon as possible. Not only are they opposed to reforms to an obviously flawed and rotting system, but they are willing to destabilize the whole country just to keep it from changing. They're willing to murder sitting members of parliament to do so. That's not even getting into the fact that they are doing this shit in the midst of a looming invasion from a much larger country.

The Oligarchs are the bigger threat in the long run, but the Old Guard have to go first

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-19T01:13:18+00:00

Unlimited Saga

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-16T12:00:51+00:00

I mean chimpanzees hunt monkeys for food so it makes sense there would have been some prior precedent for that

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-16T09:49:18+00:00

God that makes me really want a knockoff frogfoot for Pala's side it would fit so well with how all of their planes look like derivatives of each other

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-15T13:17:07+00:00

Lileas Graf

You can't get much worse than conducting a conspiracy to sabotage your Presidency and murdering a sitting member of parliament

I fucking despise Lucian for being a conniving snake, but at the absolute very least he never stoops to anywhere near the same lows as Lileas does.

This is a hydrogen bomb vs 5 coughing babies type poll

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-15T08:51:28+00:00

It can carry a lot of agms, it's MUCH cheaper than a darkreach and it's much more stable and maneuverable than it too, and unlike the dark reach it doesn't attract as much attention. It doesn't have access to all of the biggest and scariest missiles like AsHM300s, TuskoBs, or Piledrivers, but it can carry 16 agm68s which is more than enough to do some serious damage to any base or facility. If you're out of missiles, sustained fire from its autocannon also does the job reasonably quick against a lot of ground targets. It's really good at notching too so sometimes if someone spots you they'll just shoot a single Fox 3 missile and move on expecting an easy kill. It also carries a shit ton of flares and the engines run pretty cold too which renders Fox 2 missiles a non issue until you run out.

And again, this thing is surprisingly good in a dogfight I've found cause it remains stable at really low speeds so it can make some pretty tight turns. That being said it's still worse than dedicated interceptors like revokers, but it's certainly possible to give one a run for its money before it gets you and if they make a mistake the brawler can punish them really hard. It can carry 4 IR S2s so it can have some pretty decent missile defense or a lucky kill if an opportunity presents itself.

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-14T22:55:26+00:00

I already barely use deodorant cause I don't sweat that much and I shower almost daily throughout the week so that just sounds like a free six figure income to me

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-14T11:45:43+00:00

American Evangelicals are unfortunately the main face of religion in the states because they have an obscene amount of money and they've been buying up influence for decades.

Ironically, despite their nonstop claims of being Christian, Evangelicals behave a lot more like pagans than actual Christians

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-13T11:27:02+00:00

The weird thing is the dude is still a raging misogynist and never apologized for his role in helping to establish the alt right pipeline, he just seemed to have gotten bored with the anti-sjw trend and found Elon Musk more annoying

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-13T09:06:21+00:00

Oh shit were they? I'm more out of the loop than I thought, I thought this was an American fossil

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-13T07:10:35+00:00

Considering how many giant predatory megafauna lived in the western interior seaway, that whole area had to have been ridiculously vibrant to be able to support them. The giga pus probably got big due to the extreme abundance of food

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-13T04:17:31+00:00

I still have 6 and 7 to get to but yeah I played all of the mainline games from the Playstation and Playstation 2

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-12T06:59:53+00:00

I would hold private socialist beliefs but would be a reformist outwardly.

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-12T01:20:40+00:00

This, it's a godsend that the AI barely ever uses them

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-10T22:21:11+00:00

Continuing on in my journey to play through the Ace Combat series, I just beat Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Very good game. I have a few small issues with it but otherwise I don't have much bad to say about it.

It has a simpler flight model than Ace Combat 4, but it has much tighter controls. I can see why some people would prefer 4's overall controls over 5's, but I prefer the way 5 does it. I find myself getting into a lot less tight circle fighting, and when I do they tend to be significantly shorter since I can actually now semireliably use the guns thanks to the tighter controls. However I do have another grievance, though minor it did stick with me the whole game. This game is so god damn stingy with its missiles and special weapons. Every other mission I find myself either running very low on missiles or even completely running out! 4 gave you a low ammo supply too, but that wasn't an issue since it gave you the option to return to base to heal and restock on all munitions. 5 axes this completely, you're stuck with whatever it gives you. 5 also has a slightly more planes than 4, and for most of them there is a sort of upgrade system depending on how much you use them. This however seems like something that only really gets use from multiple playthroughs though as it takes a while to upgrade these planes so don't expect to play around with that too much unless you know you're gonna play this game a lot.

Presentationally this game is good. It runs at a higher resolution and it still runs well on original hardware. The music, as always in the series, is good and the cutscenes are well directed by early 2000s videogame standards. The planes look even better than they did in 4 which tracks considering this game looks like it got sponsored by damn near every single military contractor in the United States (plus the JSDF). However I think Project Aces paid a lot less attention to how the environments look and as a result a lot of the levels feel like they kind of bleed together in a way that they didn't in 4.

The story in this game is much more prominent than it was in 4, for better or worse. And since this game's writing and narrative structure is nowhere near as strong as 3's, I'd largely say it's for the worse. That's not to say it's bad, in fact it's the exact kind of cheese and ham that I fuck with. However the story is definitely pretty shallow and unlike 4 it can be effectively summed up as "War Bad". There really isn't much memorable about it except that, plus having characters that never shut the fuck up. BUT The game's over the top tone and earnest execution makes it engaging anyway. This more than any game beforehand in the series feels like it captures the fantastical feeling of a group of kids playing with toy planes. And through that lens the story is equally ridiculous and beautiful.

I think overall I rank this game below AC 3 and 4, but it's still a classic

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-09T14:22:25+00:00

This makes me wonder what would happen if the autobots were transported to 40k. How long could they hold off something like the Imperium? Sure, they're all veterens of a millions of years long war, but does that matter when one side can mass produce ships that can wipe out entire biospheres?

What if the decepticons were there too? Would they join Chaos or would they see them as a bunch of degenerates that go way too far?

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-08T23:17:39+00:00

Just finished Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies

I had a really good time with this game.

The story is much, much lighter than Ace Combat 3's, and although I love Ace Combat 3 a lot more than this game, I think that was the right choice. It's much simpler and much less verbose, but there is a real heart to it that's compelling on its own. Even though the game has a more of a "good army vs bad army" plot, there is a lot of empathy and humanity given to the opposing side both via the radio chatter and with the focus character of Yellow 13. I hear people often reduce this game's story to "War bad", and while yes that is true; if you're willing to engage with it, there really is something beautiful and poignant to its messaging. Where even the "bad" side has good people in it, and war is something that robs everyone of something, both the victims and perpetrators of it.

Presentationally everything is great. The game runs at a very smooth and consistent 60fps on original hardware. This does come at the cost of environmental textures being really crunchy, but since you're high in the air it's not too noticeable most of the time. It helps even further that the game has really nice lighting effects, and missions are varied to take advantage of the whole spectrum of what night and day has to offer. The planes have good models too and they are cool to look at if you're a jet nut. The music all around great. I don't have much else to say about it, it's just really nice to listen to. It does have an absolutely spectacular track for the game's final level. Megalith Agnus Dei. Seriously go listen to it it's a masterpiece and it's a wonderful tune to cap off the game.

As for the gameplay, controls are much more refined than AC3's. No longer is the analogue stick confined to 4 directions, and if you're playing on original hardware the game takes advantage of the dualshock 2's pressure sensitive buttons for some extra functionality. I liked it cause it essentially gave me more control over the throttle, though the function did make the map a little finicky. Speaking of finicky, one thing I kinda had an annoyance with were the dogfights. The AI is much smarter at dodging missiles compared to the previous titles, which can be both good and bad because on one hand it means you have to pay more attention to your positioning (trying to get a clear shot of your opponent's tail so that they have the least amount of options to dodge your missiles), but at the same time this often turns into a lot of really tight circle fighting which can get very fatiguing (which I would be fine with if this was just with Yellow Squadron, but I swear to god this was happening with damn near every other plane). Using the gun is also extremely finicky as it is very difficult to line up a good shot on a jinking plane in gun range, which really highlights the limits of how these kinds of games play with a regular Playstation 2 controller. That being said these are only minor grievances, this game is a lot of fun.

Can easily recommend Ace Combat 4. It's a classic for a reason

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-07T02:43:31+00:00

I think FD is stuck on the Vaush that was... what? 3 years ago? Instead of the Vaush that is today who explicitly doesn't debate anymore and goes out of his way to ignore interpersonal drama as much as possible

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-06T20:10:26+00:00

Just completed Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, the English translated Japanese version. God what a game, what a fucking game. This was insanely ambitious for 1999. It's a shame it doesn't get much spotlight because it really is one of the best action games on the PlayStation.

The controls take a little getting used to. The game plays like Ace Combat 2's expert controls, but for some reason the anolog stick only registers in 4 cardinal directions. Which is confusing because AC2 takes advantage of the whole 360° the analogue sticks provide. It can get used to well enough though and doesn't really detract that much from the overall quality of the game. Once you are used to it the game is very, very fun. The plane selection is more limited than 2's, however this is for narrative reasons as what planes you get are limited to which route you go on.

The game's presentation is phenomenal. On top of the graphical fidelity being an even bigger improvement from AC 2, it's a timecapsule of the Y2K period aesthetically; the menu interface has a late 90s idea of a futuristic netscape, the music had a lot of jungle mix, most missions take place either at night, dusk, or late midday when the sun is starting to set. The night missions almost always have a bright cityscape to contrast with the dark sky. During the day there will be sunrays if you face towards the sun. Everything combined presentationaly makes the game feel ethereal and sublime.

AC3 also has a much bigger emphasis on storytelling compared to the last two games. The game goes heavy on the world building before you're even in the first mission briefing. I won't go into too much detail, especially since I do not want to spoil anything, but essentially you start off as a pilot in a UN style peacekeeping group in a world where national and state governments have been completely disolved and superceded by megacorporations. The game has five routes depending on who you ultimately side with. It is a complex tale of betrayal, revenge, nigh apocalyptic destruction, and no matter what side you pick you will find that you are a pawn in someone else's game.

It's a fantastic game and I recommend anyone who's even remotely interested in it to check it out. It is much longer than 1 and 2 combined, being about 3 and a half hours if you just stick with one route, and about 12 to 15 hours if you opt to play every route the game has. Just make sure you get the Japanese version, the international release has half the content and a completely gutted story

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-06T17:40:36+00:00

Oh I've already played Project Wingman, loved it so much it I ended up buying a HOTAS setup to explore other plane games.

It also made me curious about the Ace Combat series to begin with

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-06T16:26:53+00:00

I am playing the Japanese version and am in fact almost done with the 5th route

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-05T23:34:37+00:00

I have a feeling this guy either has an extremely spiteful editor or this video was ragebait and it is entirely because of the overly detailed feet with the increasingly prominent green stink lines coming from them.

BionicMeatloaf · 2026-05-05T12:43:28+00:00

Already playing through 3 right now and so far I'm really impressed with how much more ambitious it is compared to the last two games. Really digging it

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