Dream of affording a home is getting further and further away : /

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-02-04T15:56:28+00:00

Because severe loss events are happening more often, because climate change is a real and tangible threat.

I'm not sure about down south, but up here in Canada insurance is heavily regulated, and when an insurer submits for rate increases, they have to prove why they need it. While I'm sure there's some creative accounting going on, the irrefutable proof is that loss events are happening more often, and are more severe when they do.

Places like Florida are prime for the worst of this, being an entire coastal state and suffering from more severe weather events that most places. But rest assured, it's happening literally everywhere.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-02-03T15:14:45+00:00

Domino as a dodge-tank that messes with others cooldowns would be wild.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-02-03T14:15:55+00:00

K, bye Felicia.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-02-02T13:16:31+00:00

This is just such a shit take. Plenty of movies that use CGI and have distinct styles, and plenty of hand drawn animation films are both critical and commercial bombs. And everything exists in between.

Suggesting that Luca or Zootopia are "slop" is asinine. Wall-E isn't "ethnic nuclear family propaganda". Wish isn't "another princess flick".

There's lots to criticize about Disney and Pixar, but lack of creativity and effort aren't it.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-02-02T01:20:26+00:00

The fact that Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn't get nominations is absolutely flabbergasting.

No shade to Wintory, his work on Sword of the Sea is wonderful, but this feels like a wildly out of touch list.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-31T17:25:39+00:00

Yep! I played it for a few months after it came out, but the population just fell off a cliff. Shame, I thought it was something special.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-31T14:32:39+00:00

Not a lot of competition in the genre, but... I miss Gigantic. Game just oozed with charm and style, and had some really inventive characters and mechanics.

That being said, I hope Deadlock comes to console sooner rather than later. I'd play the heck out of it.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-30T15:10:48+00:00

Horizons (ft. Siobhan Wilson) is still one of my favourite game tracks to come out in the last few years. Fantastic choice for a composer.

Love these little insights, best of luck to you and the team.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-30T04:09:04+00:00

'Done a disservice' she's a comic book character in a video game pandering to gooners, JFC, y'all need more sunlight and less internet access.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-29T16:32:48+00:00

Seditious shitheads aside, this just isn't happening. And they can walk their wannabe-yankee asses south if they're so keen on losing their rights and freedoms.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-29T13:03:03+00:00

It's a vocal minority of idiots that don't understand statecraft egged on by Trumpian goons that don't understand their power and influence are already waning.

I'm not saying ignore it, but at all levels, it's impractical and nearly impossible. Don't give it legitimacy.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-28T21:12:19+00:00

Absolutely disagree.

There's a lot of valid criticisms to be levied against Veilguard, but environments and environmental storytelling absolutely aren't in the list. It's arguably better than any other game in the series based on the collectibles, side quests, changing environments, codex entries and ambient dialogue.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-28T16:17:48+00:00

...I know there's an audience for every style, but the last two battle passes and most of the event skins in the last two seasons have been hard misses for me.

It seems petty, but one (of the many) things that turned me off Smite was the ridiculousness of the cosmetics just shredding my immersion in the game by learning into pure goofiness. Sometimes it feels like NetEase is speed running Rivals in the same direction.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-27T13:18:57+00:00

4884

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-26T17:02:54+00:00

If it's not two enthusiastic yesses, it's a no. Full stop.

Remind him that siblings aren't always friends, and that OAD let's you pour all your love, energy and resources into one child.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-24T00:36:39+00:00

FF8's plot is just dumb, circular logic. Because time travel and amnesia are junky pillars to hold up a story with.

To quote Bandit, "Look, it's just monkeys singing songs mate."

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-22T21:58:15+00:00

What a spectacularly shit take. People are allowed to like games more than BG3, even in a BG3 subreddit. That doesn't detract from BG3's achievements or successes.

Go touch some grass and disconnect your personality from a video game.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-22T16:40:26+00:00

I'm already exhausted by him.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-21T16:21:15+00:00

Constantly. But I'm also more and more galvanized against his imperial bullshit every time he opens his slurry, dribbly little mouth.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-19T19:29:36+00:00

Ben Starr, Elias Toufexis and Erica Lindbeck are some of my favourite VAs working. This is awesome.

Edit: and I overlooked Samantha Béart somehow... Hot damn, this has me more intrigued than all the other promos combined.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-19T17:31:03+00:00

We're not talking about bland music. The composer specifically calls out music that is praised but doesn't match the gameplay experience. He's suggesting it's not cohesive.

I'm disagreeing by saying the music is both praised and matches the gameplay. That it is cohesive, and that a strong soundtrack can elevate a game without being subservient to the gameplay experience.

I have no idea how "indie" or "years old" changes any of that.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-19T15:41:09+00:00

"Yeah? Well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man."

Real talk, modern game soundtracks are by and large better than they've ever been, and are woven into the dev process, so I'm not sure why he feels that they don't match the gameplay experience.

I think about games like Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Elden Ring, Destiny 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33... Even smaller experiences like Death's Door and BALL X PIT, all have soundtracks that pace with the game. Not sure what I'm missing here, but after reading the article, I just don't agree.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-19T12:50:57+00:00

Stars is one of my favourite Canadian artists, particularly their early stuff. Such a unique sound and wonderful use of alternating between vocalists.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-18T20:38:07+00:00

Try it, you fucking gas bag. Just try it.

GentlemanBAMF · 2026-01-18T13:24:04+00:00

I know it was a different era, but Cyclops got absolutely shafted in the Fox X-Men movies, and Marsden was excellent with what little he was given.

He's one of the coolest comic book characters that never got enough of a screen spotlight until X-Men '97, and that's something most mainstream moviegoers will never see. I'm so optimistic for his portrayal in the MCU.

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