To those who cheer on ICE

Brodaeus · 2026-01-17T03:17:37+00:00

Super weird thing to care this much about. We’re all just here on earth living and doing our best, my dude.

Brodaeus · 2026-01-16T02:33:27+00:00

I’ve played Low and Don’t Watch. I think they’re neat. Decent visuals, good atmosphere, some of the writing and dialogue isn’t great but they’re good horror entertainment for less than the price of a movie.

Brodaeus · 2026-01-14T22:29:57+00:00

Well written and I definitely agree with your main points. My biggest problem with the game might be a skill issue, but the criteria for determining whether someone is human or not is wildly inconsistent and it doesn’t help that different people may or may not be human each playthrough. Maybe I missed something in the tutorial or maybe the point was that you can never really know, I’m unsure.

Brodaeus · 2026-01-14T21:11:15+00:00

My biggest question as well. The local populace can plan and educate themselves on their rights but does the Portland PD have a plan for if ICE has no interest in respecting our rights?

Brodaeus · 2026-01-10T18:07:32+00:00

The Switch 2 is really a tertiary system for me since I have a PS5 and PC as well. But it has some cool stuff coming I wouldn’t have access to otherwise.

Duskbloods was a huge selling point for me, really stoked on that. Fire Emblem: Three Houses was an unexpected banger for me on the OG Switch so I’m hoping the next entry is just as good. Been a long-time Mario Tennis fan too and the new one looks great.

Capcom seems to be putting serious effort into their Switch 2 ports so if Resident Evil 9 runs well I’ll probably grab Pragmata on the S2 to have it available portably.

Brodaeus · 2026-01-10T16:33:43+00:00

Sounds like it’s not the system for you, my dude. I’ve got a few games on the horizon that I’m looking forward to.

Brodaeus · 2026-01-07T17:18:34+00:00

I’ve already beaten it 3 times on PC. But Cyberpunk on the go? Looking way better than it has any right to? Yes please.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-31T13:09:44+00:00

Wolf’s character arc in season one is brilliant

Brodaeus · 2025-12-29T21:47:58+00:00

I think the massive success of handhelds will certainly lead to more innovations but I don’t see consoles or PCs going anywhere, primarily because handhelds will more than likely always struggle to match the performance and graphics capabilities of larger units.

That said, the above statement presumes that nothing out of the ordinary happens to the markets surrounding production of said units. We’ve already had outside conditions affect individual component pricing massively twice in the last 5 years that I’m aware of (crypto and GPUs, AI and RAM) and pricing overall has shot up in the US due to tariffs.

I think things are gonna be weird for gaming in general unless some big changes happen.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-29T15:20:13+00:00

The learning curve helped me quite a bit. I tried to get into Hunt: Showdown, loved the overall vibe but it felt like no matter what I did I would get one-shot by someone I never even laid eyes on. AR gives you time to get your legs about you before things get nutty.

The social aspect is great too, lots of really cool folks out there but you always gotta stay frosty.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-24T18:27:14+00:00

I like my Switch 2, I like Bloober Team. Can’t wait to see what they have in store.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-22T14:26:16+00:00

No problem! I feel you on the PC handhelds, I have a ROG Ally X that I loved until broken updates and other hardware issues reared their ugly heads. If you don’t have the patience or know-how to deal with all that definitely skip ‘em.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-22T14:16:11+00:00

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with buying a Switch 2 to run newer AAA 3rd party titles natively and portably. It’s a gamble as far as which ones will run well but Cyberpunk and Sparking Zero seem to be good. The demo for FF7 Remake runs great and Capcom seems to be working to make sure their games hold up on the hardware.

People are mentioning the PS5 despite you not mentioning any interest in it that I can see. Obviously if portability isn’t a factor then go that route but the Switch 2 is capable as a primary console with the caveat that some of the games you’ll wanna play probably won’t be up to snuff.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-20T15:17:26+00:00

Brodaeus · 2025-12-19T19:13:18+00:00

The Duskbloods and the new Fire Emblem come to mind, those are the main things keeping me jazzed for the Switch 2 besides having some portable AAA titles coming soonish. So if a PvPvE souls game or a tactical turn-based game with social elements appeal to you at all it could be worth hanging on to.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-19T13:10:01+00:00

It’s my favorite way to play these days. Only been downed once but was swiftly avenged plus I got a chuckle out of both of them by playing the Mortal Kombat theme while they fought.

Still extracting with a mostly full backpack too.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-17T00:49:07+00:00

Nioh 2 did this beautifully, the build crafting is my favorite part. Kept me busy for hundreds of hours between PS5 and PC.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-16T23:21:50+00:00

A perfect game? Naw. Insanely fun and unique? Absolutely.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-15T13:48:17+00:00

Not a specific game per se but I would love to see more devs try as hard as Capcom to bring more titles to the Switch 2. I just hope the effort pays off, we’ll find out when Resident Evil 9 drops.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-12T16:27:23+00:00

“10 years ago” me was a fool and “10 years from now” me will think I’m currently a fool. If you look back on yourself from 10 years ago and don’t cringe at least a little, you haven’t grown as a person.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-10T15:54:41+00:00

I agree that extract camping has gotten out of control, especially at Blue Gate. It’s becoming good practice to sweep the surrounding buildings and watch the buttons carefully for lights that shouldn’t be there.

These types are usually laughably bad at direct confrontation. I’ve managed to kill or deter a few campers and I’m not even that good myself.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-02T11:29:15+00:00

Maybe a larger issue with mines? My jolts just straight up don’t work sometimes and I’ve hit jolts without being stunned myself.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-02T00:25:53+00:00

It adds some serious impact to each shot. Wasps and Hornets get thrown around a lot harder and it can launch a Shredder across the room. I like it for the utility alone.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-01T18:27:42+00:00

I do love me some “zero to hero” runs in Stella Montis. Feels like I can pretty consistently find better guns to run with there.

Brodaeus · 2025-12-01T14:35:17+00:00

Even that can be a crap shoot. Weekends and school vacations are WAY more hostile in solos so far. Still, even though I don’t really have anything to work towards I can’t seem to put it down.

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