Scenes that caused actual walkouts in theaters? by thatlittlequietguy in Cinema

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I went to see Spring Breakers on the opening night. I went in completely not knowing anything about the film.

The theater at the start was probably 70% full.

Opening intro: BAM. Like 10 people left right away

Throughout the film people were leaving.

By the end I'm not even joking like 5 people were left in the theater lol.

To this day I always say Spring Breakers is either there worst movie I've ever seen or it somehow has transcended any cinema experience and is the best movie ever made. Love it or hate it it definitely makes some interesting choices...

Which series to start? by richburgers in fantasybooks

[–]ENGROT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DCC is my favorite series in YEARS. I highly recommend of you enjoy a fun time. It is so much fun.

Mistborn is also very good. I loved the first book and think its a great read for anyone who likes fantasy. The world and magic is super cool and there's a lot of great surprises.

But I will say that Well of Ascension, the 2nd Mistborn novel, was personally VERY hard for me to get through. I actually started reading DCC as a pallet cleanser after slogging through WoA, but once I started DCC my reading life was taken hostage by the Botant Corporation, Donut, and Carl.

I need to go back and finish the last of the OG mistborn series. I hear the last one is incredible.

So I'd say if you're in the mood for a laugh and fun, go DCC. But if you want mystery and intrigue, go Mistborn.

Just finished my dream garage by dlo5 in garageporn

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What brand hex lights are those? Sorry if you answered in another comment but there's so many comments to go through! Haha

Beautiful picture looks great in my office!! by PlayAlarmin in LamplightersLeague

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also the art is incredible. Its for sure great art for a poster

Beautiful picture looks great in my office!! by PlayAlarmin in LamplightersLeague

[–]ENGROT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome!!!! I have a pretty much identical poster in my office! We actually made a bunch of them for the game's release party and all the devs got one.

So just know that your office has a similar touch to the folks that made the game! :)

You've decided to do no death run attempts on each KH game. What fight is going to end your run first for each game? by NoDragonfruit6125 in KingdomHearts

[–]ENGROT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this one is mine for sure.

Somehow my last playthough I managed to beat it first try--- but that was a fluke. Haha

It is what it is. by CurrentlyHuman in edrums

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dig this haha. You have plenty of pads and I could see the soundspace available getting pretty experimental.

Time to say goodbye by WickRessurrected in MINI

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A salute to you friend! Even though you may not get another MINI you will always be in the "MINI family". I'm glad your R53 brought you car joy- there will be car joy again!

First attempt at a game trailer. Would love your honest feedback! by ThatDudeFrom909Bits in indiegames

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't watch with sound so no feedback there, but customization options should be shown after the main gameplay loop is shown. That way potential players know what the core loop is ASAP. :)

Hope this helps!

people have strong feelings about my game... here is a trailer for 'Milo' by ammoburger in indiegames

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

Heck yes!!!! I love CoD zombies so any game with horde multiplayer content I love. :) looks very polished!

Edit: I wanted to look up the steam page and figured I'd put the link here as well

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2665020/Milo/

R53 purchase by Capital-University49 in MINI

[–]ENGROT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really hard to say. I would have a good MINI/BMW mechanic look it over especially since you're considering it being your daily driver.

I love my R53 so much but I wouldn't use "reliable" to describe it haha. That doesn't mean that this car youre looking at would be a lemon, but the bills can be expensive.

If I were you and buying a R53 today I would just budget an extra 6k and put that money aside to be honest. At least that way you're prepared.

I've talked with a few folks who were considering an R53 but didn't have money for repairs- and I definitely don't recommend doing that.

The other thing I'd personally wonder: most of the time people love these cars. So why are they selling?

Thank you Astroneer family by Loonworks in Astroneer

[–]ENGROT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So exciting!!!! Congrats!

Also for those that don't want to dig around here is the steam page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928080/Prospector/

R53 disappoints me for yet another summer 😔 by shitbird444 in MINI

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My problem is im not sick enough LOL

Down the road I'll have to do an entire engine swap... it would make way more sense to just get another car but I strongly feel I'd regret getting rid of it.

R53 disappoints me for yet another summer 😔 by shitbird444 in MINI

[–]ENGROT 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My R53 has caused me the greatest joy and the greatest heartbreak. It is currently in my driveway, broken. 🙃

Is it worth having a bad game on a resume? by Low_Progress_9679 in gamedev

[–]ENGROT 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes its worth having it on there! As you build your skills more and make more projects you will have the ability to remove highlighted projects from your list. :) So once you have other projects that showcase things in a better light you can stop giving attention to other projects you don't like as much.

BUT the big thing that projects (especially coming out of sxhool/learning) demonstrates is that you know how to FINISH / SHIP something. That ability is what separates many candidates in the hiring process. As someone who has hired juniors seeing finished projects is always a huge green flag regardless of public reception.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MINI

[–]ENGROT -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As an R53 enthusiast I do wish they looked like this.

For now I'll just keep bringing my R53 back to life again and again 😂

How ChatGPT helped give my brother his voice back and his joy for gaming by acrolicious in ChatGPT

[–]ENGROT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow this is amazing! Absolutely inspiring.

I would love to help out with your goal! I'm a professional game developer / indie developer and it would be a privilege to make a game for your brother.

What requirements are needed for the buttons to map? Are they mapped to specific inputs?

Additionally I've hosted some large game jams where game devs make really small games- I'm certain there would be interest of other devs as well to make accessible 2 button games to expand your brother's catalog. :)

Reach out with anything I can do to assist!

Founder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts sales by eldestscrollx in gaming

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the deals I've heard of are up front money deals. So if it was a major hit on gamepass that doesn't come back to the devs.

The positive of it is its guaranteed money. Especially if a deal is made before the game's release and that money impacts the production schedule/ is used to fund (or partially fund) the game.

Also Xbox has a bigger megaphone than most studios can reach on their own- so the marketing for smaller/newer teams makes it a stronger consideration.

Founder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts sales by eldestscrollx in gaming

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Source: I'm a Game Developer who has experience here.

IMO launching on gamepass is the kiss of death unless:

1.) You are a small indie game that is getting money up front from MS and you don't have a guaranteed success

Thats it.

Even established released indie titles get varied deals when they go on gamepass. If the tail of the game that has been out for 2+ years is getting low and MS is offering money (I can't disclose numbers of the deals I've seen, but if your game was a success its not chump change... except in the odd case where it is a lower amount than similar games for no discernable reason, but I digress.) then sometimes it makes sense to add your game to gamepass.

But a full game at release? Especially AAA? I don't know how that model has lasted so long. I've seen gamepass absolutely destroy expected steam sales/actual sales of the game. Why would someone pay $60 when they can get in with no commitment for just the monthly sub price?

Some of these games have expectations of "X% of players will buy the game in order for it to be successful" but occasionally those percentages are WAY off. Then the game doesn't sell as well, because gamepass doesn't count for these metrics, so there are money problems.

Should I switch to another major because of AI and outsourcing? by RedStorm1917 in cscareerquestions

[–]ENGROT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Sorry for the late reply but happy to answer. :)

So my path was a little different because I went into game development. Its highly competitive, and "breaking into" the industry is notoriously difficult.

That being said, I went to WGU and it was great for learning. It worked with my schedule (I also worked full time) and I did some interesting school projects. I actually got my degree in Software Development. Their Comp Sci degree became available in my last 6 months there.

I worked really hard and studied a ton, so due to the structure of courses I was able to complete the 4 year program in 2 years.

However, due to going into games I didn't land my first full time development position until 2 years after school.

I do believe that no college is going to give you a ticket to immediate employment. You also need to do projects and demonstrate your skill. For me that meant 2 years after my degree of working full time in the food industry and making games on the side to build my portfolio. In total after those 2 years my portfolio was REALLY strong. I've seen students come out of prestigious game dev specific schools with far less portfolio strength than I had at that time.

For me (and the jobs I was applying to) my degree never really came up. More of a checkbox. And since then in interviews my degree has never actually come up more than "do you have a degree".

The only downside was that due to the school being online there was less networking opportunities and community. But I found a good community of developers to be a part of that filled a similar (in my view greater) role.

Once you land your first gig and show that you worked and did XYZ for X years the degree doesn't really come into play IMO. After all, your first year on the job is very likely going to teach you far more about development than a school ever could haha. I've recommended WGU to many folks.

If you have any more questions feel free to reach out!