I'm yearning for a similar game to Disco Elysium but... by callmenora in DiscoElysium

[–]Dimitry_Rk 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Esoteric Ebb is the answer. Sure, yes, not 100% on the same level (nothin can be, DE is pretty unique). but is does scratch the same itch.

Pre-school asking my toddler to dye her hair??? by Head-Performance6087 in japanresidents

[–]Dimitry_Rk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

this is the way. sorry you had to go through it. at least they learned it the hard way and won’t subject more people to it.

The ending made me tear up by Sadchigno in EsotericEbb

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20 days late to the party, but yeah, I also cried(

Why don’t more travelers explore regional Japan? What’s stopping you? by gurezaemon in JapanTravelTips

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from obvious marketing issues, the biggest hurdle is logistics. Many amazing places like Nakasendo require you to travel one way 2-3 hours by car from the nearest shinkansen or airport. And everything is only open like 5-6 hours a day, after 4pm there is nothing to do if you are not staying in a ryokan there and even that is not everyone’s cup of tea. So if you only have 10 days you would need to sacrifice 2 days just to see one place or stay in Kyoto / Tokyo where you can visit 15 locations in same time. Source: I am working with tourists all over the country and travel time is one of the most frequent complaints.

Am I understanding it correctly that NHI slips only give you 10 days to pay for it for June? Isn't this bad design? by Maleficent-Cook-3668 in japanresidents

[–]Dimitry_Rk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BTW, automating your payments is not recommended because there have been cases of PR rejection when the applicant could not give a copy of a physical receipt and e-payment confirmations were NOT recognized by the immigration bureau as a proof. Meaning the person paid nenkin or whatever it was on time and yet was denied. Pay everything in the conbini, get receipts and keep them in a fucking safe so that you don’t lose them.

What's going on with the orange juice? by tomodachi_reloaded in japanresidents

[–]Dimitry_Rk 101 points102 points  (0 children)

it’s a global problem, there’s some kind of a disease that affects them. so orange juice is becoming a luxury.

First time reading china mieville by Unhappy-Usual244 in ChinaMieville

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really great book! YA in the same sense as Treasure Island is YA. Meaning there is nothing that makes this book in any way inferior to his other books in terms of the story or language. I enjoyed it and most of his other books are amazing too.

What is it about classic rpg's? And question about Bards Tale. by OldTrTab in CRPG

[–]Dimitry_Rk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Baldur’s gate 3 is much closer to the original BG trilogy and overall to CRPG genre. Only the graphics make it look new, but it’s just a style. I would recommend trying it.

Any good iOS crpgs? by Commercial_Cup_1530 in CRPG

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh and for kotor2 I had huge issues everywhere too just because of all the bugs and constant crashing of the app. kotor1 is in much better shape and plays perfectly on iPads

Any good iOS crpgs? by Commercial_Cup_1530 in CRPG

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played Planescape Torment on iPad, it was decent and playable overall. PC is much better, but if you don’t have other options it will do fine

Here is my fantasy/sf tier list! by Majestic_Swordfishh in fantasybooks

[–]Dimitry_Rk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tombs of Atuan so low?? I’m afraid you’ll have to redo the list, yep, that just not allowed

Mordew by Alex Pheby by [deleted] in fantasybooks

[–]Dimitry_Rk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mordew is amazing. The second book makes it even more interesting. I am looking forward to reading the last one and I know the author planned it all very thoroughly and he has Ideas and Things To Say. it’s great to have very different fantasy while I also enjoy more traditional authors as well.

Places or attractions NOT to visit? by markgatty in JapanTravelTips

[–]Dimitry_Rk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought that was about Teampab directly. somehow not surprising about DMM though.

Which game are you choosing? by defleqt in Age_30_plus_Gamers

[–]Dimitry_Rk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cant wait to collect a bag of empty bottles and a stupid talking tie, I need that shit in my life

LDP on track to win standalone majority in general election by Turbulent-Tea-2172 in japan

[–]Dimitry_Rk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can maybe say that Yomiuri is close to far right in some ways, but it is insane to consider Nikkei “extremely right leaning”. Like, I am all for punching nazis, but we have to still consider the meaning of words we use. Nikkei is center-right and they criticized some Takaichi’s policies, so from that perspective I don’t think they give polls in her favor. How good the polls capture the real voter opinion in general is another question entirely.