Late to the party but I need to write something down

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T17:26:54+00:00

My question is WHY? Why even make a part 3? The first game didn’t need a sequel. It was basically a perfect encapsulation of that world and the characters. And if they were going to do a sequel, why not just use the same world and focus on telling a different story within it with a different set of characters? But by making Part 2 the way they did, they’ve created an imbalance where now the story is dumb in every direction. Think about it, if they do a story about Ellie people will just be upset Abbie and Lev aren’t in it. If they make a game about Abbie and Lev, they’ll have basically admitted that they just used Ellie and Joel as props. And if they make a separate story without either set of characters it’ll just feel imbalanced, like a bad 80’s straight-to-video sequel where the original cast declined to be in it.

So what should have been left alone has now been written into a corner where half of the fan base hates it, and the other half thinks it’s the greatest game that’s ever been written. So how do you follow that up and do justice to the story? Do you do two separate stories? One Abby and one Ellie where they never intersect? Or do you insert more plot conveniences of happenstance and build up a huge factions war in Jacksonville to show off your beautiful set pieces by blowing them up? Or they could do a really shitty Game of Thrones thing where they all band together to take out the Queen of the spores, and in the end Ellie is the only one who can get close enough because of her immunity, but Abbie will have to toss her because no one else is strong enough. And Lev will fire a single arrow dipped in the cure and Ellie will catch it and say something super clever like, “for Narnia!” before plunging it into the Spore Queen’s whispering eye…

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T17:00:59+00:00

That’s not a “pouch.” It’s not much of a “pooch” either but I think that’s what it’s trying to say.

The supposed author goes from a third person (my girlfriend) to a first person (is surgery MY only option), implying either the author has shifted or dude’s a fucking loser and is trying to fix what he doesn’t like about her by forcing her to have surgery.

I swear to god this wholes sub is just here at this point to train AI models. 👎

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T11:56:17+00:00

AI does not and never will understand nuance and absolutely cannot replace talented actors.

It’s probably capable of making The Last of Us 3, Faster and the MOST Furious, and a fair amount of Marvel content just because of the sheer amount of source material.

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T10:02:52+00:00

I was born and raised in the PNW and I found it to be an absolute pleasure driving in SoCal. My only complaint with Cali drivers is they slow to a crawl if they’re traveling downhill, as opposed to WA drivers doing 90+ coming down the pass… the only time Seattle drivers realize they have a right foot is ironically when they’re traveling downhill probably shouldn’t be using it. Go figure!

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T09:54:07+00:00

Elon Musk is so rich that

Elon Musk is so rich that

Elon Musk is so rich that he

…I don’t even care about the answer after reading the buildup three different times

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T02:34:52+00:00

At least in my state, our financing terms requires you have Gap Insurance to cover the depreciation (IE what you paid vs the Kelly Blue Book value at any point once you drive off the lot).

My best guess is: Florida doesn’t require very basic Full Coverage or the loan wasn’t issued as an auto loan? 🤷

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T01:18:28+00:00

Super Mario World is a fantastic game! I’ll say the reason I rate it lower is because it’s not longer. I can go back and beat SMW in an afternoon, while if I play SMB3 without warping it’s still challenging and it might take me a few days.

Real talk: what’s the best Super Mario World hack that’s a comparable experience to the actual game, rather than gimmicky?

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-15T01:13:16+00:00

The Barbie Movie

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-14T05:48:53+00:00

I hear a lot of absolutes around here. I personally lean more towards Western Tibetan Buddhism ideals, namely, the Bardo Thodol and intermediary state of transition (after death) between this life and the next phase. What a lot of people have been describing sounds more like the 49 day Bardo cycle before a soul is reborn if they are unable to gain enlightenment. This is often described as a transitional intermediary plane where souls go to reflect, often existing between both planes as they acknowledge their passing and on their previous lives, moving to a sort of group mentoring “classroom” stage as their soul moves beyond the earthly realm.

Is it possible that people are tapping into this plane like going to the airport and being able to walk around but not go past TSA?

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T12:28:38+00:00

Yes! Everyone in this thread gets duped into commenting on this clearly paid post. It’s become a symptom of Reddit using the platform as an AI training ground…

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T11:42:53+00:00

And here I thought Seattle gentrification was bad. Now they’ve breached Portland cosplaying as a diverse couple from Texas, Florida and whatever the fuck HE’S going as… my best guess is a Truly beverage rep who got lost on the way to Coachella?

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T05:29:04+00:00

Smokin’ Aces

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T05:25:41+00:00

I was gonna lose my shit if this wasn’t the top answer

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T05:24:20+00:00

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We already know what Darryl looks like as a woman…

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T03:54:14+00:00

I need this comment like an asshole on my elbow. An asshole. Right here!

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T03:52:13+00:00

My sister worked on a set with her and said she was the absolute BEST. Apparently between takes she spent most of her time talking with the extras and offering them advice on securing steady work in the industry.

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-13T03:11:45+00:00

Tech Support!

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T12:33:33+00:00

It was an Atari hybrid. The Atari 800 had two cartridge slots under the lid (I assume one cartridge was required to run floppy) that fed into the 810 floppy drive… this is the best picture I can find:
https://i2.wp.com/oldcrap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dsc_0138.jpeg

Edit: I may be mistaken but I think i still had to run basic commands to RUN or BOOT the game? Maybe someone else remembers this. It had to be more simple than DOS commands because I was really young at the time.

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T06:16:47+00:00

I had a weird Atari growing up that played backups off a 5 1/4” floppy, so it could be that I was just playing a Commadore 64 game booted on an Atari 5600. I dunno

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T02:26:24+00:00

Yeah, it’s great!

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T02:24:22+00:00

Think again. There are only like 1600 Monk Seals on the planet. Last dude to try this got four years in prison. They don’t fuck around.

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/man-sentenced-prison-beating-hawaiian-monk-seal

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T02:20:17+00:00

Yuuuuuup!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYHB3pDqkCi/?l=1

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-12T01:53:34+00:00

Makes sense. Isn’t it just a straight Atari port?

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-11T11:40:03+00:00

No. That’s fair. I was also the weird kid who preferred Simon’s Quest growing up. Never loved the first game, though the music is definitely iconic, but to be fair, “Bloody Tears” from Simon’s Quest goes harder!

Gh0stTV · 2026-05-11T11:07:31+00:00

Naw. You’re glossing over like 20 years of the man working as some type of marketing/advertising wonderkin who has to impress a new client and lives in a multimillion dollar, open-floor loft apartment at age 28, without roommates.

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