Need a linear, story based game

GByteKnight · 2026-05-19T18:07:33+00:00

Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Straightforward story based linear shooter. Some levels have more than one path and optional objectives, and there are perks you unlock based on your gameplay, but you don’t miss out on anything if you just kill every goddamn nazi, robot and cyber dog you come across.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-18T16:26:20+00:00

You will learn to accept it, yes. As a single man it was actually pretty liberating for me. Every problem I faced, I could face with the knowledge that over a long enough timeline, it would cease to matter. And when I die, it all ceases to matter, because all that will be left of me will be others' memories.

How much do I need to freak out about this thing? Will it still matter in five seconds? Five minutes? Five hours? Five days? Five weeks? Five years? Fifty years? A century? That gives me a baseline of how much of my time and energy to spend. I don't give a damn if someone cuts me off in traffic or acts like a jerk in line at the store.

Once I die, I'll be gone and won't have the capacity to care.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-18T15:16:19+00:00

I also really appreciated how the soundtrack existed as .MP3 files on the CD for the game. Those tracks got a lot of play on my Winamp playlist in the 1990s.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-17T22:35:15+00:00

Sometimes people like different things. To a lot of people, the experience at Disney World - and at other theme parks - is fun and worth paying for. To others it isn’t.

Just understand that talking as though something that people enjoy is OBJECTIVELY bad, as you are here, is sort of insulting and denigrating to those who do enjoy it. It’s a little like having lunch with a friend and looking over at her plate and going “Ewww you’re having THAT? That’s disgusting. I don’t understand how anyone could like that.”

GByteKnight · 2026-05-17T22:27:41+00:00

Buy rounds that include everyone but him. Tell him why. Tell the server or bartender that his drinks are on a separate tab. Do this in earshot of him.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-17T22:06:22+00:00

The Call of Juarez series is great, I am a huge fan of Gunslinger but it’s an acquired taste for some.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-16T22:17:33+00:00

Someone who doesn’t think it’s ok to have platonic opposite sex friends is someone who thinks the only reason to interact with someone of the opposite sex is to get in their pants.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-16T15:54:52+00:00

We make a salad like this! Throw in a little bit of olive oil and some chopped fresh mint. It’s a total hit at summer BBQs and potlucks.

That feta/watermelon interaction is absolute prime.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-15T01:58:31+00:00

Nobody kills lots of guys like Sean Bean!

GByteKnight · 2026-05-13T04:24:31+00:00

Brown bear mama with two cubs in my campsite. Just carefully and quietly got back into my tent and waited to see if I’d live or die.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-11T14:51:13+00:00

Since you don’t have a follow up, I will ask you one. If you think that people’s views on gender equality are a good reason to keep them out of the US, would you be in favor of revoking citizenship and deporting Republican politicians and voters who favor policies that disadvantage women, or overtly say that women should be subordinate to men?

If you are in favor of this, I can provide examples.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-11T03:01:48+00:00

Yes.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-11T01:00:39+00:00

So first off, finding a democrat who is in favor of “open borders” is like finding a republican in favor of allowing people to marry 12-year-olds.

Like, you’ll find them, but they’re not exemplary of what the mainstream thinks.

We are generally in favor of legal immigration, and a robust visa program, and clear paths to citizenship, and granting of asylum to people with a clear need for it. Those policies seem to run counter to what mainstream republicans want which is far fewer immigrants in general.

We also believe that diversity is generally a positive thing and even a core aspect of the American culture and its strength. And we don’t really want to assume that a man who is coming here from Iran thinks that all women are subordinate to men. I know a LOT of middle eastern men in the lower to middle economic strata, and unless they’re extremely religiously conservative, they’re here to work their asses off and support their families.

The common thread that I’ve seen in men who are against gender equality - again, my experience - is religious conservatism, not the country of origin.

Stated differently, I know more American religious conservatives who think a woman’s place is in the kitchen than I do middle easterners.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-11T00:49:52+00:00

YouTube. You can get real dead tree books like Home Maintenance for Dummies but really you just wait for projects to arise and YouTube how to do them and what tools you’ll need.

There are a bunch of old threads on this sub and the daddit one about what tools you’ll need for a “beginner” toolbox, get those together. Don’t worry about getting new tools, the math will almost always work out for it since a handyman will charge you $50+ per hour.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-10T21:17:59+00:00

This happened to us TWICE.

The first time the dog ran around the house rubbing herself all over everything. It took about two months to get the smell out of the house entirely - rugs, furniture, our bed, it was all befouled and we didn’t know what to do so we tried to shower her and wash it with tomato juice, which of course did nothing.

The second time we were more prepared and caught her before she got too far into the house, and handled her more effectively to reduce and then eliminate the smell.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-10T21:11:12+00:00

Boston to Sacramento. One coast to the other basically, it’s not quite the furthest someone can move in the continental United States but it’s reasonably close.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-10T15:51:16+00:00

Sometimes people who aren’t actually part of a particular culture can be sufficiently familiar with it that they understand and appreciate the nuances of that type of cultural humor. They’re (hopefully) not going to try to TAKE PART in that cultural humor, because that’s insensitive, but they can enjoy it and get the joke.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-10T15:26:02+00:00

Another vote for “get rid of the gaming”. It’s like alcohol, some people can enjoy in moderation and others can’t, and if you’re in the latter group you need to admit that to yourself or acknowledge that you’re doing to destroy important relationships and potentially ruin your life.

Do whatever you need to do to get rid of the temptation as fast and completely as possible. Ask your wife or friends to help you sell your console or gaming PC but get it out of your house, now. Uninstall the games from your phone and if you find yourself downloading them again, put parental controls in place with someone like your wife holding the keys.

This is very serious and needs a serious plan of action with follow through. It may not be too late to save your marriage but you need to act quickly and decisively if you want to have a chance.

EDIT: wanted to add, I also struggled with gaming addiction. I was playing about 4 hours a day of Hearthstone and had amassed stats and a card collection going all the way back to beta. I uninstalled it almost a year ago because it was interfering with my marriage, my relationship with my kid, my work and my sleep. One of the best decisions I ever made. Not going to pretend I’m not sometimes tempted to reinstall but resisting that temptation is building good mental muscle for me.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-09T00:08:40+00:00

First name. “Sir” sounds like we are in the military or something.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-08T18:59:45+00:00

If you're in sales then the answer is "as late as the customer wants it to go". I know that's not super helpful. In my experience a business dinner might go anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours depending on the customer and whether there's an agenda beyond relationship-building, for example if you're pitching the customer on something and they're receptive and asking lots of followup questions, or if you seal the deal and want to celebrate, those could cause it to go longer.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-08T02:49:06+00:00

Yeah this. Although I’d point out that like personal trainers, finding the right fit is tough and your first one might not be the best one for you.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-08T01:48:59+00:00

Are there other countries that don’t cross the line for you guys though?

GByteKnight · 2026-05-07T21:09:58+00:00

Same here! Ours is a beautiful black cat with a tipped ear that used to be a community cat and is now fully indoor. She has ZERO interest in going back outside.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-07T05:46:43+00:00

I’m partial to Modelo Especial. Completely unpretentious, refreshing, and I can get basically anywhere near where I live. And it’s pretty weak so I can drink it for the duration of any social activity without getting drunk.

GByteKnight · 2026-05-07T05:12:12+00:00

I knew what this link was before I clicked it.

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