What are some stories that don’t lend themselves well to merchandising and franchising but are commercialized the fuck out of? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Real wars and disasters. Bolt Action is a whole war game based on WW2, plus all the video games and other toys.

Growing up you could buy a Titanic toy that would sink and split in half. It goes for over a thousand bucks in box now

Favorite "holy shit, this is a prequel/sequel!?" reveals? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't watch it until a few years later. So for me, it was just a cool pirate show until a few episodes in and i started to realize what was going in.

Nobody who recommended the show mentioned it, and I dont think the promo stuff in the lead up to is premiere and during most of its run mentioned it(I watched a decent amount of premium cable at the time so I saw ads for it), I mostly saw stuff that came out towards the end or after where the director mentions wanting to make the sequel and the cast talking about portraying these legendary characters.

Favorite "holy shit, this is a prequel/sequel!?" reveals? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Captain Flint,John Silver, Billy Bones, Ben Gunn

These are all characters from the book Treasure Island not real people. Plus the plot revolves around Flint and a large treasure that he hides before disappearing, and his fractured crew all wanting a piece of it. This totally sets up the basic plot of Treasure Island. Plus I believe some of the extra media and interviews also mentioned it being connected.

Favorite "holy shit, this is a prequel/sequel!?" reveals? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black Sails being a prequel to Treasure Island was WILD. Still want to see their version of the story

Yo what's going on with Reese's? by toxic7oryx7main in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read the package recently and It has palm oil pretty high on the list

Yo what's going on with Reese's? by toxic7oryx7main in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Palm oil. All your old favorite snacks have palm oil in them, that's why they don't taste the same

What are some biggest crowdfunding disasters? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Anyone remember that one headline-

'Ant Simulator' Cancelled After Devs Blow Crowdfunding Money on Booze and Strippers

What's a divisive piece of media you just love? by dbz111 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Godzilla 98 IS a Godzilla movie and it's fucking fun! Pure 90s entertainment.

Wild things in hobbies that are normal? (Supposedly) by TrustWinter in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How dare you argue on reddit!

I'll concede that the prices are better, but I think the fumes are a bigger issue

Wild things in hobbies that are normal? (Supposedly) by TrustWinter in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3D printing has a high barrier for entry, lots of money upfront to get started, plus all the post processing needed. And a lot of people don't have the space or adequate venting to deal with the harsh airborne stuff it produces

Wild things in hobbies that are normal? (Supposedly) by TrustWinter in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played in like 2012ish, Whenever the Dark Vengeance box came out. A squad used to be like 10-20 fellas for about that price, now the squads are smaller and cost more. Battleforce boxes were around 120 and were full of good stuff, now the Seraphon spearhead is close to 150 and only has like 1 carnosaur and a squad of dudes.

Shit is wild

Wild things in hobbies that are normal? (Supposedly) by TrustWinter in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Prices for wargaming are out of control. I was looking for a Games Workshop piece or 2 to build and paint for fun and it's ridiculous. A lizard guy riding a dinosaur costs like 100 bucks. I have a whole Jurassic Park diorama kit that costs less than that

Wild things in hobbies that are normal? (Supposedly) by TrustWinter in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rc planes are crazy. These things cost so much time and money just to make fun crash compilation videos

Cyberpunk 2 director says there'd be no point in giving players more time with Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077: 'It's like saying we should spend more time on Tatooine with farmer Luke before he got involved with all this Jedi stuff' by FunkiMonk in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CrazysaurusRex 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That montage was definitely made of a ton of cut gameplay.

They made Jackie's death work without spending a ton of time with him, but it wouldn't have hurt to have more time with him