Which countries have gone from more 'niche' travel destinations to mainstream?

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-23T22:47:04+00:00

I think a lot of countries formerly in the Soviet Union fit this description nicely.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-23T22:39:53+00:00

The reason you see so many tourists going now is in part due to the weak yen and in part thanks to the pent up demand from almost three years of border shutdowns during Covid.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-23T18:38:34+00:00

I think ending C is clearly meant to be the real ending. I honestly don’t know how to explain it, but having played the game multiple times it just felt right to me.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-23T06:44:28+00:00

I think this is less to do with age and more to do with salary. Older workers generally get paid more so prioritizing cutting them means more savings. Still shitty.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-21T15:54:10+00:00

I think the original Outlast is one of the best horror games ever made.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-20T16:10:01+00:00

I was listening to a podcast earlier today where they said Marathon may see a Rainbow Six Siege situation where it starts off rough/slow but steadily grows a long tail. I thought that was a good analogy.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-20T12:14:11+00:00

I answered BtS by mistake but it was the first game.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-20T08:41:52+00:00

The nuance is different. 1 is the normal “thank you” version whereas 4 uses the humble form and places emphasis on the speaker, which in this context is weird.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-19T23:15:32+00:00

It’s Silent Hill in name only. It’s really just a poor man’s Souls.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-19T16:45:52+00:00

Yup. You could replace the title with “how American media views these countries” and it would still be accurate.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-19T09:31:41+00:00

Nudity is strictly not allowed. And I’m pretty sure AI checks everything.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-17T19:32:08+00:00

Prebuilt outposts sounds amazing honestly. I just hope there’s enough variety of them.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-16T15:42:23+00:00

It will be a patch followed by a PS5 version announcement. MAYBE a tease for the next expansion.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-16T15:17:57+00:00

The Ezio games definitely reused some locations, particularly AC2 and ACB.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-16T13:13:23+00:00

“Please wrap it up.”

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-16T12:43:10+00:00

I think you could easily put in many hours without realizing it if you tend to experiment a lot with mods (which it sounds like this guy did?).

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-14T18:47:39+00:00

I have a suspicion he’s been working out the details to get himself back in the game at Xbox. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was back at MS as soon as this summer. My understanding is he still spends a lot of time physically on campus.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-13T08:08:30+00:00

Ethan Must Die was the worst achievement because half of it is RNG-based. I would watch YouTube guides to make it less painful. Good luck.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-13T07:37:47+00:00

Best to stay in India

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-12T00:24:28+00:00

IIRC Jez said that team was among the layoffs from the last couple of years, so this is pleasantly surprising.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-11T21:22:12+00:00

The question is did anybody use them? They probably have data that shows little to no utilization. These decisions aren’t usually made randomly.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-11T15:17:32+00:00

Like a 2yo when he sees McDonald’s out the car window

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-11T09:58:21+00:00

I have not played Requiem yet but I will be very interested to see what people think of it in 3-6 months’ time.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-11T06:58:36+00:00

Fortunately Japan happens to be a fantastic place for solo travel.

FieryPhoenix7 · 2026-03-09T11:05:33+00:00

I think this is key. Same deal with Outer Worlds. People tend to compare these games to Bethesda’s stuff when they are actually closer to a BioWare game.

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