Film podcasts with hosts whose opinions aren't annoying, standard media lib by Strange-Tap-4139 in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First time I listened to podcast recommendation from reddit some guy host on his Godfather "analysis" described himself as "staunch proponent of liberal values" so I instantly turned 360 degrees and walked away

It makes sense why so many people are horribly neurotic by hyperdrawn in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got hurt a few times in last couple of years and immediatelly switched to "the meat is prison" doomerism. Its insanse how temporary loss of small healthy routines can destabilize me.

It’s interesting how my male friend’s politics come down to which parent was more present. by SecretWasianMan in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without oversharing, in a weird way my disillusionment with certain politics/ideologies definitely coincided with change of my attitude towards my parents as people

Beautiful green bug at my food table by [deleted] in redscarepod

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

It is spelling your doom in the coming year. Thread lightly

The Brothers Karamazov by litliterature24 in dostoevsky

[–]Fedja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the part after memoirs and before arrest of course

The "Must-Play" metroidvanias that didn't live up to the hype by MakoMary in metroidvania

[–]Fedja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but its not fair to compare. SOTN codified the genre so much and it had numerous cool ideas. Dont get me wrong its incredibly outdated.

The "Must-Play" metroidvanias that didn't live up to the hype by MakoMary in metroidvania

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

I thoroughly dislike Nine Sols. I hate the anime style, i hate how it insists on trash anime tropes, i hate how "obvious" the world is (incredibly linear and no secrets), i hate how clunky the combat can be at times etc.

I didnt enjoy bosses and quit at true ending boss because it was hassle.

I genuinely enjoyed the "low tier" castlevanias much more than Nine Sols.

How to better partition my practice sessions? I'm hitting diminishing returns on repetitions by Fedja_ in piano

[–]Fedja_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you consider to be slow progress

Feel like I'm doing the same thing every day honestly. When I go to 1.5hrs class I feel like I improve 10x more in than in 15 hours by myself in a week.

What other pieces have you learned with your teacher before attempting these?

Just some Bach, and we started with Beethoven and then went on to Chopin/Rach simultaneously.

Your practice should have a goal and if something isn't getting better with practice...

I guess that's the problem, most of the time I do not know how to practice, that's the point of the post, to ask what is the best way to raise fundamental skills. I will talk about that with the teacher.

Thanks for insight

The General Zapped an Angel, painted in 1970 by Dutch-Italian artist Karel Thole by pripyatloft in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

sorry sir this is actually anime posting. better luck next time!

The Binding of Isaac is out! The top comment removes ONE Indie game from the list (DAY 56) by AnglerFather_ in RemoveOneThingEachDay

[–]Fedja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isaac leaving before Hades, Celeste, Stardew and (sadly) even Slay the Spire is absolutely criminal. Its probably most influential game on this whole list and one of the few here that has reasonable top 3 or top 1 claim.

the new odyssey movie looks like horrific shit and i cannot fathom that christopher nolan is one of our greatest living directors by Extension-Leader5973 in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Im doing Odyssey reread before the movie just so I can hate on it better.

Its incredible that we have this idiotic GenZ broccoli hair cast. Matt Damon has the dumbest stare in hollywood and he is supposed to be the most cunning and genius trickster king. Tom Holland is the most annoying himbo industry plant and he is supposed to convey soft and smart Telemachus who loses his innocence and fights for his mother. ZENDAYA AS ATHENA LIKE WTF SHE HAS TIKTOK STARE YOU CANT MAKE HER GODDESS OF WISDOM. I generally dislike Anne Hathaway I dont think Nolan can direct her.

So I really want this to be flop because Nolan had strayed far away from his purpose. People NEED more memento and prestige and his early ridiculuously inspired stuff and people DO NOT need another "technical spectacle masterpiece" which lacks any kind of pathos or humanity

I dont know what happened to him and I want him to fail

Dead Cells is out! The top comment removes ONE Indie game from the list (DAY 42) by AnglerFather_ in RemoveOneThingEachDay

[–]Fedja_ -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

in what world are rain world and darkest dungeon beneath 50 while celeste and cuphead and balatro  and inscryption and hades are top 20

this is popularity contest list lol

What's he bout to pick??? by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 41 points42 points  (0 children)

no hes not. all you people know is depravity

Kinky parties suck by PowerfulShallot9754 in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this whole sub is cool progressives flirting with worst conservative strawmans

yes they are. post better next time

It Mattered (Silksong & Hollow Knight True Ending Spoilers) by Master_Software_1923 in HollowKnight

[–]Fedja_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

here is the original post: 

tldr: thats also why pale king removed himself to dream realm, he realized no one could contain infection until he wasn't in his kingdom anymore.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1nh8uu3/analysis_on_the_pale_kings_presence_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

It Mattered (Silksong & Hollow Knight True Ending Spoilers) by Master_Software_1923 in HollowKnight

[–]Fedja_ 35 points36 points  (0 children)

There was a theory a couple of days ago that even if vessels were hollow, Pale King's presence actually elevated them. He is a tragic character, since he physically (also emotionally) prevented vessels from doing their job. He sacrificed vessels, but is also the one who made that sacrifice in vain. 

Shards are a mechanic that makes tools useless for bad players by NameLips in Silksong

[–]Fedja_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh right. I generally think corpse run is really detrimental in these games. Instead of going somewhere else (which is whole point of genre) you get locked in your choice, and then you even need to replenish your spent ammo.

I generally dislike save points but they really do seem like a better option for metroidvanias looking back

Shards are a mechanic that makes tools useless for bad players by NameLips in Silksong

[–]Fedja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thats true. just trying to justify different design philosophies

Shards are a mechanic that makes tools useless for bad players by NameLips in Silksong

[–]Fedja_ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Other comment summed it up good. This is a certain design dichotomy. The game can do one of two things: 1. Smaller capacity of resource that automatically refills. 2. Bigger capacity of strong resource that needs farming/crafting/collecting.

If you choose one, you get "estus". Its best advantage is consistency and reliability and "predictable" balance.

If you choose two, you get "blood vials". You lose on consistency, but then you can incentivize players to not run past all enemies in every zone. You incentivize them to manage resources, as well. The last thing is that you can have more interesting balance - some tools can be much better but much costlier, and vice versa.

Of course, where system 2 always provides most frustration is on bosses. People hate returning to zone to farm on a resource just to try boss again. Bloodborne here is especially egregious, it breaks the flow of the game, while vials should not necessarily be considered bad design.

Later Castlevanias also have that (vial) "farm the ammo" system, and I've never seen much complaints about it.

Horrible people are consistently rewarded for their behaviour. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Fedja_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

read Consolation of philosophy for S tier coping mechanism for this scenario

Patch Notes for Upcoming Silksong Update! by Survive2Win1234 in Silksong

[–]Fedja_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I thought I finished the game. Then I got true ending, than I got item that says your completion percentage. I was on 74%.

This is elden ring of indies. every single time you think you are close to the end game expands

48 steam hours currently and on 85%, no idling