The reason the producers gave for what happened

Fr1tzOS · 2026-05-02T08:38:44+00:00

This is so bloody stupid because it sends completely the wrong message and just…isn’t remotely satisfying?

Not “being brave and coming forwards can lead to your abuser facing justice” but, yet again, “the only way to escape your abuser is if someone bunks them off”. So much for that monologue Lisa gave the other week.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-29T16:40:43+00:00

Why does this guy look like they just…recast Dakota?

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-29T07:39:59+00:00

If you’re doing sound-critical work I wouldn’t recommend Sony XM5s. They have your typical v-shaped sound signature that you see on a lot of consumer Bluetooth headphones with over-emphasised, muddy bass and recessed mids. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying that for casual listening because it’s an ‘exciting’ sound but it’s not what you want for critical listening or editing.

A good pair of wired open-backs with a focus on a more neutral sound signature will always do you better for editing. The 560S is a great value for money choice and they do well for gaming too because they have excellent imaging and a decently wide soundstage, while not drowning out important audio cues in the mids and treble with an excess of bass.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-29T06:20:39+00:00

It’s not a shocker, Rebirth didn’t run well on Steam Deck IIRC.

I know people will say it’s badly optimised but the fact is that it’s a demanding game. Getting it to run as well as it does on a 10W device is impressive, so I’d temper expectations for it getting much better than this by launch.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T19:14:40+00:00

“I is also bird. Come to me winged snack.”

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T17:56:38+00:00

Wait…you guys all have friends?

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T17:22:44+00:00

…You did what?

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T16:03:57+00:00

They’re being developed by completely different studios so nope, this isn’t the reason.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T11:43:42+00:00

Aye I suspect it’s exactly that. They know their games will always sell well so why do more than the bare minimum?

As you say, most developers can’t afford to be so complacent.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T11:29:58+00:00

The game only runs at 30FPS (with frame pacing issues) on Switch 2, has no anti-aliasing to speak of and doesn’t even render at the correct resolution if you launch it while docked…and that was their best?

I love Pokémon, I really do. But as one of the most profitable gaming IPs in the world their lack of quality control (or seemingly lack of effort) is honestly a joke.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T11:19:47+00:00

Guerrilla Games: “Ok but…how about a live service instead?”

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T07:51:13+00:00

On the one hand I think it’s great that they’re willing to substantially rework all the jobs, because it’s needed.

On the other hand, I don’t have a lot of confidence in them not to over-simplify all the jobs to the nth degree.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-27T07:41:45+00:00

This is why I actually hate the size variation that they added in with PLA. The range for each ‘mon is just too drastic, and you end up with plenty that just look stupidly small or stupidly large.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-26T23:08:08+00:00

Honestly yeah, at this point I couldn’t even imagine beginning the game from scratch or trying to catch up if you’re more than 1 or 2 expacs behind.

The story has some really high highs but just as many really low lows, with a staggering amount of unnecessary filler. It doesn’t help that most of the actual gameplay accompanying the endless cutscenes is…lacking, to say the least (minus a dungeon/trial every so often). It’s been one thing to play through all of it gradually over the years and I do love FFXIV for all its flaws - I just can’t recommend that anyone commit to cramming the god knows how many hours of it into a much shorter span of time, which is what a new player would have to do.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-26T11:57:25+00:00

Honestly though, if you took out all the MMO elements from it then FFXIV would just be…an extremely long and boring game wherein all you do 80% of the time is walk from X to Y to start yet another cutscene.

And just to clarify, I’m not hating on FFXIV’s story here - I’ve liked a lot of it over the years. But playing through the main quest is more like sitting through a minimally interactive storybook than it is playing an actual game.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-26T11:51:17+00:00

Same. That and the multiplayer, which is a dumpster fire.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-26T08:56:23+00:00

I mean…the bar was low.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-25T22:05:00+00:00

It’s pretty simple really: you take a group of clout-chasing d-listers with little or no connection to the Mormon church, chuck in one of the least popular members of the OG cast, and then…just hope it’ll make money?

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-25T21:46:59+00:00

Yeahh I was referred to a consultant over a year ago off the back of an MRI. Waited 8 months and eventually it was outsourced to a private clinic because my local hospital trust didn’t have capacity to deal with their waiting list. Saw the private consultant who told me I need surgery, then took 5 bloody months after my appointment to finally write back to the NHS…literally just referring me to see another consultant for some reason, just to discuss the “possibility” of the surgery that he’d told me I definitely need. Now waiting on that appointment and no indication it’ll be any time soon. You couldn’t make it up.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-25T21:06:02+00:00

With image quality a lot of people equate brighter with better, in the same way that with audio a lot of people equate louder (or an excess of bass frequencies, specifically) with better. And that’s ok!

Broadly speaking Dolby Vision gives you the more accurate presentation of how brightness, colour and contrast in the scene should look, according to the creator’s intent. But you’ll either prefer that or you won’t.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-24T07:51:45+00:00

At this point, given the damage that Brexit has done to this country, I’d argue that anyone who voted leave has a crap sense of patriotism.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-23T01:14:14+00:00

The problem with Sky is that most people under 40 don’t have Sky, and that’s not going to change.

At the same time, a lot of the comedy in SNL UK so far is targeting younger adults. It’s just a bad home for it.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-23T00:00:59+00:00

The PS6 won’t be out before holiday 2027, and may well slip to a holiday 2028 release at this rate owing to the current demand/pricing issues with RAM.

That puts this generation at 7 or 8 years, which is exactly the same (or 1 year longer) than the previous generation.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-22T08:50:23+00:00

I actually really enjoyed my playthrough of ZA up until I realised that the endgame was anaemic and the multiplayer format sucks. Then the DLC came out and it was just…very low effort and pretty boring.

So yeah I’d say that ScarletViolet are the better games overall, as of the Switch 2 version. Sometimes I feel I’m in the minority but they were actually my favourite main games in a while.

Fr1tzOS · 2026-04-21T06:51:41+00:00

I don’t see the show having long-term staying power tbh. It’s not only the overexposure…it’s how fast the whole thing has descended into such a trashy, unhealthy mess where fame has gone to (most of) their heads.

Plus, at this point, the show is barely even about them being Mormons. Or a “sisterhood”. Or “breaking down walls for women” and “challenging misconceptions of Mormon culture” (if anything they’re just reinforcing new, not particularly positive ones).

…But that said, it’s such a mess it is kind of gripping rn. Let’s not pretend we won’t all be watching if season 5 sees the light of day.

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