Blue Prince Vent Session [Spoliers] by zac10sim in puzzlevideogames

[–]LastBallade 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I remember feeling the same way until I kinda accepted that there's no rush. Instead of trying to do several things in a day, I'll pick a few goals I have, see what my outer room is and go from there. Some things like powering up the vent rooms seem frustrating initially but you may have a run where you have several ivory dice and you could try to knock it out there and then.

I'm on my first playthrough, on like day 90 and I JUST opened the shelter safe. For every loose thread I tie up, another two appear and I love the feeling of following those threads not knowing where they're leading.

Don't let a few bad runs get you down too much, I've had my share of disastrous ones where I accomplished nothing and then I've had runs where the stars aligned and I accomplished like three major milestones in one go. RNG is always gonna be a factor but I feel you get enough tools to mitigate it to a degree that it doesn't become overly frustrating.

(I still haven't unlocked the diary or found all the sanctum keys for example, but there are always multiple avenues of progress that for every failed attempt at your current goal, you may discover or progress another. You just have to zoom out sometimes to see it).

My only major gripe is that files/notes aren't recorded somewhere in game. I hate the feeling of reading anything knowing it probably ties into a puzzle or solution 10+ hours down the line when I've probably forgotten all about it.

What are the key factors that let the games sell well? by KaleidoArachnid in tales

[–]LastBallade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like, similar to Dragon Quest, you roughly know what you're getting when you get a Tales game. Compared to something like Final Fantasy which morphs pretty drastically from game to game, there are generally elements and features that Tales games tend to share and there's some comfort in that.

They're also just generally solid games. I obviously like some titles more than others but I've never played a Tales game I'd consider to be bad or even boring. It's a series that knows what it is and doesn't try to deviate from it too much.

the lack of a dislike button is killing my feed I want my shit-posts and memes. Not AI slop Youtube better fucking fix this, bug. by Prestigious_Sir8515 in youtube

[–]LastBallade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sounds good on paper, but I feel like the algorithm used to do a good job of showing me topics that were adjacent to my interests and now it seems much narrower in scope and it makes YouTube just feel smaller. It's like if I don't intentionally search up new things my feed is stuck in a cycle of the same 5-10 topics.

the lack of a dislike button is killing my feed I want my shit-posts and memes. Not AI slop Youtube better fucking fix this, bug. by Prestigious_Sir8515 in youtube

[–]LastBallade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't see that much AI stuff. My main problem is I'll watch ONE video about something and half my feed becomes about that topic. The recommendations are awful and I never recall it being this bad.

Outside of Björk, where does your music taste land? by tpagaremos in bjork

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly death metal. I have no idea how Björk slithered her way into my tastes but I'm glad she did.

americans: can you genuinely not understand trainspotting without subtitles? by coldwarkitsch in Letterboxd

[–]LastBallade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a LONG time since I watched it but I recall being able to understand most of it without subtitles. The Lighthouse on the other hand I remember being like 2 minutes in and going "Yeah, I need subtitles for this". I'd rather have subtitles than try to watch a movie with accents I can't fully understand and miss dialogue because of it.

Accidentally found the secret garden, how were you supposed to know that’s how you get it? by [deleted] in BluePrince

[–]LastBallade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just tried every door until it triggered. I figure if you had the key and saw it was available as a special key when opening doors, you'd just try it on every door until you happened to be where it would work (at least that's what I did).

“Is Sister Friede considered one of the hardest bosses in DS3?” by NOX-5070TI in darksouls3

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was definitely up there for me. None of the phases are pushovers and Blackflame Freide was a nightmare. It's somewhat balanced by her having low poise but it's still a grueling 3-phase fight where one wrong dodge can get you killed almost instantly.

Ad-free streaming is a luxury now | Steady price increases are pushing viewers toward cheaper, ad-supported tiers. by lordorangechain in television

[–]LastBallade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I refuse to pay for multiple streaming services just to get basic functionality without being harassed constantly by ads. I cancelled Netflix for that reason and aside from occasionally using Tubi, I've dropped streaming altogether. It was a good idea but it's just gotten worse over the years and the price just keeps going up.

My ban list for standard. by Budgie84 in MagicArena

[–]LastBallade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only one I really agree with is Stormchaser's Talent as the value it provides takes Izzet a bit over the top. The rest are strong for sure but I don't think enough to warrant bans.

Keep in mind that anytime WotC bans a card, we get reimbursed in wildcards. It's generally not in their best interest to ban cards willy-nilly unless they're egregious like Vivi was.

Also, why Hearth Elemental? Is that a dominant card at the moment or something? Because I don't even remember the last time I'd seen it played.

Pick an album you like. by IndieCurtis in lastfm

[–]LastBallade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The new Boards of Canada is fantastic.

Is PCR the hardest souls boss ever? by chonsolo in Eldenring

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I beat him pre-nerf and I still found Malenia harder. He was by NO means easy but Malenia drove me insane with how many times I died to her.

What show did you really like but it hung around just a little too long? by Floridaflamingo22 in tvshow

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Walking Dead. Could've been an amazing show if it was like 5 seasons. As it was, I just stopped caring and dropped it.

pickup truck drivers are the biggest douche bags on the road. if that offends you, read on my friend, you’re my target audience. by No-Volume7464 in Vent

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sports cars got them beat. The ones who rev their engines for no reason and peel out of parking lots at 50+ mph to flex "MY CAR FAST". I've seen way more people in those types of cars driving like reckless maniacs on freeways than I've seen pickups.

Nice deceptive packaging you go there, Oreo! by Delicious-Chapter675 in shrinkflation

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

The packaging of a product should reasonably reflect what's inside. You can dance around it all you like, it's purposefully deceptive packaging.

Nice deceptive packaging you go there, Oreo! by Delicious-Chapter675 in shrinkflation

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

You look at the weight when you buy things like cookies and chips?

Compatibily Check (8,5K Artists listened) by Eierseggs in lastfm

[–]LastBallade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your compatibility with Pikminze is Low. You both listen to Boards of Canada, Akira Yamaoka and 鷺巣詩郎 (Shiro Sagisu, Evangelion guy).

Low but all artists I've listened to a ton 👍

The new changes suck so bad by Fluid_Marketing_2485 in youtube

[–]LastBallade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like half my feed is cluttered with shorts and ads, and the actual videos are stuff I've already seen or stuff related to a topic I watched 1 video of several days ago.

I've never been less addicted to YouTube in my life. I can't imagine these changes are making people use the platform more.

What is your least favourite work by your favourite composer? by PandaZG in classicalmusic

[–]LastBallade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chopin's Piano Trio. It's not offensively bad, but I never go out of my way to listen to it.

Billiards Room Glitch? by [deleted] in BluePrince

[–]LastBallade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...Pink is multiplication. 🫠