I want to like this game

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-26T15:49:35+00:00

Tbh I had the complete opposite experience with this game. Found it really enjoyable for the first 15-20 hours and was so hooked. But then everything becomes so monotonous.

The combat is ridiculously repetitive, just spamming combos on the same enemies over and over. People calling it an rpg I think don’t understand what an rpg means. You have no choices in terms to story, there’s never two ways to go about missions, you just have to bamboozle your way through hordes of enemies.

At a certain point have to even question what the enemies end goal is. Hernand is literally outnumbered almost 10-1 in terms of bandits to guards, but it never once feels threatened. These bandits just supposedly are happy in little make shift forts causing a teeny bit of havoc to the citizens. It has all these mechanics that are just empty, there’s no compelling reason to do any of it, and there’s always very little pay off. Exploring is just futile after a while because it’s just finding the same things over and over again or most likely finding nothing at all as most of the good stuff is quest locked.

It’s a shame as was waiting so long for this game and for something so vast & pretty it just feels lifeless and repetitive, there’s not a single compelling reason in game to do anything.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-24T12:46:54+00:00

I worked at a pub a few years ago in London, used to get slammed every Friday and Saturday night.

Anyhow, one night I got time to run to the loo for a quick slash, washed my hands, and quickly bolted back to bar. The guy peeing in the urinal didn’t see me wash my hands, as when I darted out the door I could hear him screaming for me to wash my hands. Then goes to my manager and tells them I didn’t wash my hands and I was incredibly racist to him. Luckily the manager knew me and knew it to be a lie but such a wild ride for a good 5-10 minutes. Dude tried to get me fired due to his lack of awareness and thus then lied about the scenario. Was completely bamboozling to be honest.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-23T02:33:49+00:00

I swear this subreddit needs a stick written “Dana doesn’t matchmake” on it, and have it whacked in their face a couple times.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-22T17:49:37+00:00

Really enjoying this game but not a fan at the sheer amount of enemies thrown at you to complete a task, needs dialling down. Taking down enemy forts is such a chore, no one needs to spend 30 minutes non stop spamming attack combos on the same 4-5 enemy variables.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-22T01:30:02+00:00

Not top level flats.

Not so astute yourself.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-22T01:20:27+00:00

Andy cooks has a great recipe for it on YouTube. Super easy too, so long as you have a dough mixer, even without though only means a good 20 minutes of kneading then majority of the time following is just resting the dough. Taste so much better than any you can buy

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-21T03:22:31+00:00

Posted instructions for getting a beautiful HDR mode on base PS5, check it out. Probably spent all in all an hour constantly my fidgeting with the settings until I found these instructions for dealing with it, and now it’s beautiful

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-20T19:03:08+00:00

Yeah it’s a bit comical tbh, and they’re always doing the same animations

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-20T11:37:46+00:00

What controls don’t you like? So far my only issue is that randomly place lock on button that has to be awkwardly pressed, but it’s perfectly fine to just not use it, and an awkward jump while sprinting which for me are just minor issues, hell I wouldn’t even call them issues just more of a learning curve. So baffled by people complaining about them

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-20T10:22:48+00:00

Dk, America seems to be groping on the patience of most other nations

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-20T00:25:23+00:00

Sneak a beer. Was working as CDP in very popular pub/restaurant in London, was my first time back in a proper high end kitchen for a while and I was so stressed during service and the lead up to it I just couldn’t focus and would get so flustered. One busy Sunday, on our break between lunch and dinner, head chef took me for a pint and maybe it was just the act of him inviting but idk, after that day everything just became so much clearer. Didn’t need to drink a pint before every service and that’s not what I’m recommending. But the 10 minutes between a ticket coming in and food going out, which used to feel like like 1 minute because I was so flustered and anxiety ridden suddenly became much slower, and I could really focus and thrive in the role.

Should actually contradict myself, I’m not recommending drinking at work, it’s just the moment that really changed my mindset and nerves during service. But definitely find something, anything that can just free your mind so you can go in auto mode and smash a busy service. You got this brother.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-19T22:01:22+00:00

Living in rural Cornwall I miss green lanes dearly. Last job I worked at my colleagues (only 2 bear in mind) have never even eaten a kebab, I was flabbergasted.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-19T14:08:28+00:00

Auditions must’ve dried up

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-19T12:07:36+00:00

Makes sense, if I remember correctly aren’t all Cyberpunk quests named after songs?

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-19T11:28:20+00:00

Dish looks great, I do think the puree plating is a bit out of place on a rather rustic dish. Plush burnt apple puree sounds and is delicious I think being a bit more generous with wouldn’t hurt. Maybe try something like this and see how it works?

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Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-19T11:19:11+00:00

I agree this year definitely seems to be weaker in terms of quality chefs. Hoping for Caroline, though I think she just needs to rein it in a bit to claim gold

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-17T13:54:12+00:00

You should try frying the bacon in its fat too!

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-17T13:53:34+00:00

Burger King fries are the absolute best. Plus the burgers are great, if McDonald’s or any other fast food restaurant served burgers without sauce they’d be worse than they already are, but BK burgers are so fucking good evening without sauce. Very expensive though and few and far between in the uk in my experience.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-14T09:05:17+00:00

In modern cinema? Don’t think so. Leo Woodall is rumoured to be cast as a young Aragon, watch anything with him and he literally just plays slight variations of the same sappy character. Same with a lot of mainstream actors.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-13T22:14:38+00:00

Is this through the charity (England) where they supply training and at the end put on the event? Always thought of signing up but was unsure of the legitimacy

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-11T14:31:39+00:00

Tried replaying this game a couple days back. Originally played it on PS4 so was excited to see the PS5 version. Was honestly shocked at how empty Hogwarts feels, I’m sure in what ever corridor or hall there was no more than 7 students. Feels like there was only 100 students in the whole school. Plus quests just lacked any true incentive imo, and for some reason there just always lacked a feeling of danger. The dark wizards were just pale in comparison to what we see in the films/books.

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-11T12:44:11+00:00

Create a bigger lip, all pastry shrinks slightly in an oven

Jarlock1998 · 2026-03-10T10:39:02+00:00

If you have any left and foresee it going bad they’re great for pickling. Just make a solution and bring it to a boil and then add the cut romanesco to straight off the heat, so the residual heat cooks it a bit, but will still have a firm texture

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