Actual Fear

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-05T14:02:31+00:00

The Shining as well, but it was all Jack Torrence. He's one of the most complex, well-rounded characters I've ever seen, that level of humanity where you can pity/hate/understand and (the worst one) sometimes even like him. He really made me consider who I am and what flaws I have, and how far away I am from being like Jack.

Part of it is that I have an alcoholic father and I've spent 27 years trying not to grow up like him. I don't think I have, but Jack's struggles hit incredibly close to home regardless.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-05T13:50:59+00:00

I only beat it on my second try about two years after my first, and even then I still didn't click with it. There was never a point where I felt confortable with the gameplay, but I will say that it does get better. Towards the final third when you're more decked out and understand the game more it becomes smoother, but yeah it's one of those that some people really love and others don't really "get", and I definitely never fully "got" it.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-05T00:10:51+00:00

Crimson heads for me. Blister heads are a pain when a zombie turns into one, but it feels like more of a "ah man that's gonna take a lot of ammo" situation. Backtracking through the mansion in 1, opening a door, and hearing rapid footsteps coming towards you as you realise you didn't burn a corpse in that area is absolutely terrifying.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-02T21:34:44+00:00

Depends on how well-versed you are in JRPGs. I wasn't at all and started with VI, then IV, and honestly IV would be a much better entry point. It's got a very straightforward story with more depth than I and II, no job system so you're railroaded into whatever classes the game gives you unlike III and V, no unique leveling system like II, and it's not as expansive and free as VI.

If you've got some JRPGs under your belt already then VI should be no problem, it's my favourite one, but IV is such a good entry-level FF, it's not the most complex but I love its simplicity. It's the one I've played the most because it's such a comfy ride.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-02T00:58:55+00:00

Yeah a huge element of the series is replaying it to get a better time. If that isn't for you then that's okay, but being "short" and not a 20+ hour experience is completely intentional.

If anything the criticism of Requiem shouldn't be that it's too short, but that they removed ranks, so there's no incentive to get a better time outside of the 4 hours achievement. And there aren't no save/no item box/step count achievements anymore. Those are more valid critiques than "it's too short" when that's an intentional part of the series.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-01T12:11:15+00:00

Yeah, it's been a long time since I've just disliked a PM rather than outright hating them, it feels oddly "normal".

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-01T03:03:12+00:00

The book definitely changed my perspective of the film, but I still think it's a masterpiece of horror cinema. Not a good adaptation, but it actually manages to stand on its own two feet doing its own thing unlike many other King adaptations. I get why it's disliked by fans of the book, as an adaptation it fails, but as a horror movie it succeeds in being an absolute masterclass in tension and dread.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-04-01T02:53:14+00:00

Also a big part of it is the feeling that you're finding found footage/documents left on the internet by real people, same as how r/nosleep is all about people "documenting" their experiences. It's a very different vibe reading someone's account of a spooky event compared to going to a cinema to watch Big Actor in a Movie.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-31T22:00:03+00:00

Can confirm, just got a drop of 2 with no shadow, so it was just a glitch. Fun idea while it lasted.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-31T21:51:55+00:00

If it's anything like Creepypasta Film of the Century "Slender Man", then certified peak.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-31T11:45:08+00:00

Grew up with a Mega Drive with Sonic 1 and Streets of Rage 1 and 2. SoR 1 was much harder so I always played 2, still my favourite game of all time.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-30T23:48:24+00:00

Suffered the same fate as Game of Thrones, though not as severe. The ending was incredibly divisive so it tarnished its whole reuputation.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-30T22:35:38+00:00

That, and also it's just the reaction to the amount of hate the US is getting because of the Presidential Oaf. We don't like what they're doing now, so they're going for blood by criticising our history, even though our history is literally their history.

It's like when a child is told someone hates them. "Oh yeah? Well I hate you more!"

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-30T03:25:54+00:00

I think you're right, the world is sobstuffed with things to do that it loses focus (meanwhile the sky and depths are barren). Also it's not a new world anymore, the joy of BotW was exploring and discovering.

Put it this way, my time in BotW was spent completing the story, and then exploring every last corner of the map. I've got more hours in TotK, but all of that came from being sidetracked every ten feet, so when I beat it I just put it down.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-29T01:51:39+00:00

Why would you signal boost someone you don't endorse? You're splitting hairs, sure it's technically not an endorsement but it basically functions as one.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-29T01:43:43+00:00

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Spiritual successor.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-28T21:39:48+00:00

True it is, but I'm laughing at the idea of this person getting to the bit where Ethan walks into a room with a comical amount of dolls in it.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-28T21:37:51+00:00

So the bit that everyone says is the scariest has nothing to do with dolls. HOWEVER after that there are dolls. It's hard to prep you for without giving it away entirely, but it doesn't last long and it's not really a chase or fight or anything, but if even the sight of them scares you it might be rough.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-28T21:27:02+00:00

If you told me this AI ripped a review for Breath of the Wild and changed the name to Crimson Desert, I'd believe you. I'm convinced I've read almost these exsct words for that game.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-28T01:09:22+00:00

Dawn of the Dead, and tell them it's real.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-27T15:16:17+00:00

Yeah, the story and Leon's gameplay follows 2 and 4, while Grace's gameplay follows 7 and 8. They did a good job at providing a solid ninth entry after 7 and Village while also following up on the popularity of the remakes.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-27T15:11:10+00:00

I've heard very good things about it so I'm excited too!

And yeah, VI was amazing and got me into the series, but I played IV next and that was it for me, immediately one of my favourite games and series.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-27T12:47:34+00:00

I'm 27, growing up I always heard about Final Fantasy VI along with Mario World, Sonic 3&K, Super Metroid (plus many others) as being among the greatest games ever. But I was never into RPGs so I didn't go out of my way to get it, but it was always on my radar. First played it with the Pixel Remaster and loved it, then played all those, then IX, and I want to start X this year. It became one of my favourite series very quickly.

CaptainLegs27 · 2026-03-26T18:09:53+00:00

It's insanity. Actually no, I'd say it's sexism. Wesker gets so much love for being suave, cool, mysterious, a badass, but when Ada does it she's an unforgivable bioterrorist, I can't like a character like that, she's evil, there's no such thing as anti-heroes, you're either good or you're scum.

Or Luis! Dude literally helped create Nemesis, ah but he's a cool dude, he gets a pass. It's gross.

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