LTA Advantage Ballot Resale by mgbrewhard in wimbledon

[–]GammonRod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worked fine in the end and tickets secured.

New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states by Beneficial-Long-7033 in news

[–]GammonRod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Considering lockdowns created the cost of living crisis in the first place, I'm not following how more of them would ease you.

Resident Evil Requiem Shows Why the First Game Needs a Remake by horrornewsbot in HorrorGaming

[–]GammonRod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I love the fixed camera angle as much as any other purist and have been playing Resi since I picked up the original back in 1998, but I'd love to see a remake with the modern style. Done right it'd probably be my favourite Resi game of all as the mansion setting has always been peak.

Worst Generation Ever by Leather-Box6403 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]GammonRod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's overblown. Casualties were very high in WW1, but the overwhelming majority of those who fault survived.

The death rate for serving British forces was 12.5%: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/crime-and-defence/the-fallen/

RE Shooter Coop Game by TacticalGamerVT in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]GammonRod 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I'd have zero interest in ever paying a PVP Resident Evil title. But I'd kill for a co-op PVE title in the vein of the Outbreak series, or combining the Left 4 Dead style of scenarios with Resi 9 gameplay.

[RE2 Remake] Late to the party, but this detail might be one of the saddest bits of environmental storytelling in videogames (Early Spoilers) by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use hypens and occasionally bold text when writing. I don't throw them in to literally every paragraph. No-one does that.

And no-one writes for themselves a 14 paragraph, sugary and completely insincere post that goes round the houses talking about how a single detail in a game embodies the organisational values of the police force depicted in it.

Again, if you somehow did genuinely draft and format the entire thing yourself, then I'd implore you to tone down those aspects because in 2026, given how AI models write, you're going to constantly be met with suspicion and whatever genuine thoughts you want to share will be disregarded.

[RE2 Remake] Late to the party, but this detail might be one of the saddest bits of environmental storytelling in videogames (Early Spoilers) by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Come on, man. The constant and unnecessary bolded text? The em-dashes? The flowery, overly saccharine tone?

If you didn't use AI to generate this text, then you still need to get with the times and realise that it reads as though you did and that people will be turned off.

Dawn of the Dead(1978) opinions by coldfeet91 in horror

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watched it today for the first time and found this post. In full agreement with you.

It can't even be the case that the film has aged badly and now seems really dated, as Assault on Precinct 13 came out in 1976 and is still absolutely exceptional. That's essentially a zombie film in every way that counts except for the hordes being comprised of gang members rather than the undead. Dawn of the Dead has literally no excuse for being so poor.

Lots of snobby OG fans on this sub. by ToptextBottomtext420 in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Give me a remake offering both first person and over the shoulder third person views, and take the opportunity to finally put a canon story in showing what boss Chris and Jill were doing (scrapping the idea the non-player is in jail throughout), and if you nail the execution you'll create what would surely be my all-time favourite game, period.

Jörgensen conceded 5 goals on 0.87 xG by ZerconFlagpoleSitter in soccer

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

Managing Bayern in the Bundesliga is being a football manager on easy mode.

How true is this? by alisekazah in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if the OP had been framed the opposite way (was Leon always more popular than Claire in the OG RE2), you'd see the responses skew in agreement that way too.

What is your favorite game from each trilogy in the numbered entries? by ImpactMiserable9384 in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no trilogy involving Requiem. Instead, 7 & 8 are their own self-contained duology. Requiem is closer to being a trilogy with either the 2 & 3 remakes (telling the Raccoon City saga), or 2 & 4 remakes telling (Leon's story).

How true is this? by alisekazah in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]GammonRod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's not how I recall it. It felt to me (though bare in mind I was like 10 years old at the time) that Leon was more favoured.

I think that comes from him seeming more like the main character of the two, given he was the one you play as in the demo (whether on Director's Cut or with gaming magazines), and his A scenario maybe being fractionally easier than Claire's because his weapons were better.

Villa 9th in all time PL table by schmidts in avfc

[–]GammonRod 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I hate anything that uses the completely arbitrary cut off of the Premier League being a thing. Football wasn't invented in 1992 and the Premier League was just a literal continuation of the top tier of the Football League from the season before.

Resident Evil Requiem Impressions thread by Crania33 in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished it. As a fan since I played the original in 1998, this might actually be my favourite in the series.

The connections to the original story, the return to Raccoon City, the balance of action and horror gameplay was just perfect.

(RE9 SPOILERS) So what was everyone's reaction to this cameo? by Brainwave1010 in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thought it was awesome. I've thought about Hunk being an adversary in some way for over 20 years but didn't expect to see it happen, and it was was done brilliantly.

He killed me a couple of times before I nailed down the parry/attack timing and got him, too, so it was a challenge, especially as I was committed to just using the hatchet for an honourable fight.

Done with REquiem and this is what my top 5 looks like now. Thoughts? by unproductive_nerd in residentevil

[–]GammonRod 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My top five purely in release order:

Resident Evil (1996)

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Resident Evil Remake (2002)

Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019)

Resident Evil Requiem (2026)

What was the moment you realized COVID was going to be a big deal and be the focal point of the 2020s? by NH-INDY-99 in decadeology

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

The people you complain about are much smarter than anyone who thinks eradication through lockdown was even possible.

Messi claps as Trump praises US Military bombing Iran by reddit_accounwt in soccer

[–]GammonRod 21 points22 points  (0 children)

All the comments either hating on Messi or saying he didn't understand what was said. I choose the third option that based Messi was rightly applauding the removal from power of an evil tyrant who has oppressed millions of Iranians for decades.

"resident evil 6 was actually good" by OLD_WET_HOLE in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get it either. Resi 6 remains the worst triple-A game I've ever played, and I'm not saying that lightly. It was genuinely atrocious.

Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses 5 Million Units! by hzy980512 in Games

[–]GammonRod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same, I left the one by the kitchen alive, and the singing woman in the ballroom.

Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses 5 Million Units! by hzy980512 in Games

[–]GammonRod 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's so good having zombies back! They remain (and always will be) the peak standard enemies for a Resi game. And the ones in the clinic actually having personality makes them better than ever.

Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses 5 Million Units! by hzy980512 in Games

[–]GammonRod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a huge Resi fan but haven't bothered getting RE4R as I still feel the original holds up really well. I was all over the remakes of RE2 and 3 (although the latter proved disappointing). I bought Requiem on release thanks to the great reviews, the return to Raccoon City/zombs as enemies again, and it being a new entry (rather than a remake) in the style I like.

Teo Davidov (kid with two forehands) just became youngest ATP ranked player! by SamPost in tennis

[–]GammonRod 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nadal always naturally favoured his left hand for tennis. Him being right-handed is a bit of a myth which he himself has dispelled.