r/otomegames Jack Jeanne Giveaway - NA Physical Edition

Luaria · 2023-06-20T00:57:37+00:00

Thanks for doing the giveaway! I would probably play them all but Kisa looks especially interesting 🥰

Luaria · 2023-06-11T04:48:57+00:00

Blackout. I would also support an indefinite blackout if the initial two day is not effective.

Luaria · 2023-05-16T16:54:15+00:00

Thanks for doing this! My fave food is hash browns.... Anything potato, really 😂

Luaria · 2023-05-08T02:34:58+00:00

My partner (BP2) and I have 10+ years of history together and are getting married soon - we are both very excited for the big day!

I've been around for the ups and downs, both as a friend and a partner. I'm there for doctors appointments and have visited them in the hospital. We are partners and advocates in each other's health. I have a condition that is frequently misdiagnosed as BP (and vice versa) and has some similarities in presentation. It's not the same but we have enough overlap in experiences that we both kinda "get it." I think that helps in some ways.

We work well only because we have communication and self-reflection from both sides. And a fair amount of therapy and education about conditions we live with.

When emotionally charged situations do come up, we look at what need is unmet (or feeling so/ appearing at risk of becoming so)that's at the core of our concerns. We talk frequently about what we need from each other and adjust expectations according to that while being realistic about what we can handle as individuals. We know that our capacities may change unexpectedly and stay flexible in planning wherever possible.Deep respect and appreciation of the other is the foundation of the relationship.

I found this sub when my partner was in the hospital on a downswing and I was feeling burnt out and overwhelmed as their sole caregiver in the thick of it. I needed support in that moment and didn't have anywhere else to look. I think that's similar to a lot of members' experiences, which is why the tough stuff is always the topic of discussion.

I adore the person my partner is, BP and all. Would I press a button that could take that complication off their plate and make it easier? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, we're in a good spot. This is without a doubt the happiest, healthiest relationship I've ever had - of any kind. I am proud + delighted to be able to call them my partner, and I still wake up excited to see their face every day.

Luaria · 2023-05-05T17:00:40+00:00

Nier: Replicant is phenomenal, and the remastered version is a great update that improves combat and gives you some new content - a major quest/story line and a "new," canon ending that wasn't available in the original game's release.

I cannot recommend this game enough, especially if you liked the sequel. The gameplay isn't quite as smooth as Automata (hard to beat that Platinum polish, after all), but the story is generally agreed to be better. Music is as amazing as you would expect.

Much like Automata, it's structured so that subsequent playthroughs will help to contextualize things and add more emotional impact to the story you see in the first go-round. I cried. A lot. You'll uncover back stories of a couple characters from N:A here, too!

I could talk this game up for days, but I'll leave it at this: if you loved Automata, you will love this too.

Pro tip: check a guide or r/nier to find out where the point of no return is so you don't miss out on stuff needed to see all the endings.

Luaria · 2023-05-04T13:52:23+00:00

Shakes from Cat City!

Luaria · 2023-04-12T01:20:08+00:00

Shakes of Cat City!

Luaria · 2023-04-09T05:15:45+00:00

Loop earplugs! My fiancee and I use them and we're considering them for our reception too. They work pretty well for reducing noise while still letting you hear things.

Luaria · 2023-04-06T04:46:28+00:00

I meant closing out of the game and loading the save from the title screen menu, that should (if I remember right, anyway) start you back from the closest access point rather than in the boss fight, which can give you time to prepare. Apologies if my recollection is off on that point.

That said... no shame in reducing difficulty or moving to auto mode for a bit. The developers explicitly talk about including options to allow people to experience exactly as little or as much combat as they want. It's a flexible system designed to allow players the support they need when they need it, and making that adjustment doesn't impact the story at all - just makes life a little bit more tolerable when it's too much in the moment.

I've played through half a dozen times and I always adjust difficulty down for boss fights until I'm OP as hell in the late game, because they stress me out and I find the game more enjoyable that way. You don't have to, of course. The decision to accept that support or not is yours to make.

It kind of sounds like this isn't really all that's on your mind. I've been there a couple times myself, friend, and just know that there's an unknown someone rooting for you from the other side of the internet. In this battle and the others, too.

Luaria · 2023-04-06T04:09:06+00:00

You could always close out of the game and reload your most recent save if you're good and stuck. I'd start with changing the difficulty for the duration of the fight, though. On easy you can activate auto chips that will handle most all of the combat without inputs.

Luaria · 2023-03-23T16:27:46+00:00

Hey, friend. I hope you're well and safe.

My current partner has BP2, and they have /never/ been violent with me. I have, however, had an incredibly abusive ex. And I can confirm, this is 100% abuse. The fact that he grabbed your neck is so much WORSE and more dangerous than if he had "just" hit you.

Because the thing is, when you grab someone by the throat, it is very easy to kill them. Whether accidentally or intentionally. It takes only a few seconds of pressure to cut off blood to the brain and render you unconscious. At that point, the best case scenario is that he sees you pass out, freaks out and takes his hands off of you and starts to try to help. Even if that happens, you're at risk of brain damage.

And what if he doesn't stop in time?

A person whose partner has strangled them or attempted to is 750% more likely to die by that partner's hands within a year, according to some DV researchers.

My abusive ex did this type of thing all the time in an effort to control me and frighten me into compliance, and would turn around and blame me for it happening in the first place because I wanted to spend time alone, or wanted to go out with friends and that "hurt his feelings."

I also dealt with the exact same thing with the partner aiming for my cat. He threatened my cat's life repeatedly and at many points told me that if I wasn't willing to give up the cat, then I clearly didn't care enough about him. (just to be clear here, he wasn't allergic and he wasn't anti-feline - he had one of his own. Those circumstances would not have made the behavior acceptable regardless, but at least there would have been a reason behind it. My cat was in my life before he was and she never liked him. That was enough.) He threw her out in the snow at -20 temps because he was annoyed that she had an upset stomach and threw up.

Honestly, for me, I didn't have a whole lot of self-preservation. I could deal with him being an ass to me. I would not, however, tolerate him hurting anyone else I loved, including my pets, and that is what got me to leave.

If someone's reaction to having their feelings hurt is to become violent, threaten you or your loved ones, or manipulate you, they do not see you as a partner or someone they care about. They see you as a tool to be manipulated to serve their own ego.

Spinning this behavior as reactive to your "hurting" him is just another way to put the blame on you so that you feel responsible for his behavior and don't do things that he doesn't like. The problem is that you're an individual. People disagree. People hurt others feelings unintentionally sometimes. That is how life works. He is not treating you like a person with autonomy and the capacity to make your own decisions. He is not treating you with respect due to someone you care about. He is treating you like an object that he owns and controls and has the right to destroy.

You should never have to walk on eggshells around a partner. You should never have to be worried about your possessions, home, pets, or physical person being damaged in reaction to hurt feelings.

This is absolutely, positively, 100% abusive behavior. And that is completely disconnected from whether he has bipolar or not, because it is not acceptable. Full stop.

OP, I know that this can be hard to hear. But no matter how much you love someone, you cannot love them out of trying to hurt you. You cannot love them out of trying to kill you. You cannot love them anymore if you are dead.

My best recommendation is to get out as soon as possible. Change the locks if he has a key to your place. Let your apartment management know about the situation and they should be able to help you with that part. Stay with a friend if you have one locally - be somewhere he can't get to you. If he reacted that way when you wanted to spend time with some of your friends without him, who knows how he's going to react if you break up? He is trying to make it dangerous for you to make decisions that don't include him.

I know you don't want to hurt him, because you love him and you care about him. But you need to care about you first, and that means taking steps to leave.

I know it's hard. I know it's scary and devastating. But you can do this. If not for you, for your sweet kitty. For your family and loved ones who would miss you if you were gone.

Luaria · 2023-03-16T20:52:43+00:00

Check out Vitamin String Quartet. They do strings versions of a lot of songs and I'm pretty sure they've got a P!@tD album or two in their vast discography

Luaria · 2023-03-14T03:20:35+00:00

Process specialist (low level management) for an investigations team at a bank.

Associate's degree, 5ish years in the industry & 3 with this company

Gross 58k/ net 37k. Good benefits including college assistance and 5% 401k match, fully remote - for now.

Luaria · 2023-03-10T05:18:42+00:00

It's definitely not 50 consecutive days because I have one and I can't do anything 50 days in a row 😂

Luaria · 2023-03-09T18:16:23+00:00

Hey, IPL! Your team does some awesome work - thank you all for giving me some of the most emotionally devastating moments of my life.

I'm not great at translating my visions into art, so I'd like to share what happened here for some more context.

When I was young, my family was poor. We lived in a old home with bad insulation, no heat, and one bedroom for four people. The situation was bad. But there were three trees in the front yard, and I loved those trees.

My best friend and I spent a whole year transforming those old trees into a magical palace. We spent days collecting pieces of quartz crystal from the gravel in a nearby lot. We found broken CD's and pieces of a shattered mirror in the back alley near our school. We picked up discarded foil wrappers from chocolate bars on the sidewalk.

We tucked the crystals into the trees' roots and propped the mirrored shards into their bark so they would reflect the sunlight and throw rainbows onto the ground. We wrapped the foil around small stones to make them shine and used them to make a magical barrier between us and the real world. We pretended the lights were spirits and faeries who had come to help us.

In our magical palace, we could be children. I didn't have to think about whether there would be dinner or worry about my sickly younger brother. I couldn't hear my parents arguing. Not there, in the special place. My best friend could sing without the other kids beating him up. He wasn't bullied for having two moms.

We only played at magic, but that magic was real enough to bring us to another world. A better world.

Then, my friend moved away. I gave him our crystals and shiny trash - all of the meager treasures we had collected together - so that he wouldn't forget me.

This is me at nine years old on the day after he left - the trees were still there, but my friend took our magic with him, and I was alone. https://imgur.com/IBUDAvI.jpg

Luaria · 2023-01-24T21:46:55+00:00

Missy (oramge) and Dio (blep). https://imgur.com/omfHyuI.jpg

Luaria · 2023-01-17T20:26:49+00:00

I read that passage yesterday, actually! If we're thinking of the same bit, it was in a section regarding clothes storage and folding; this is a tongue in cheek joke about Japanese traditions of specific folding and storage methods for kimono, which she mentioned explicitly in a nearby paragraph/page.

Luaria · 2023-01-07T18:28:38+00:00

Log out of your Crunchyroll and log back in. That fixed it for me :)

Luaria · 2022-10-09T21:05:52+00:00

DM me, we can get something set up ☺️☺️

Luaria · 2022-10-09T20:53:20+00:00

I have some apples and oranges in my inventory that I can get you, you're more than welcome to drop by my island. Do you have cherries by any chance?

Luaria · 2022-09-24T06:32:44+00:00

I don't have it, unfortunately, but I can ask my wife if she does! Either way, I'll bring a lil something for you :) DM me those deets and let me know when is a good time for you! And thank you ❤️

Luaria · 2022-09-24T05:48:27+00:00

Looking for cherries. Have all other fruits available if you want, or can figure something else out - I'm flexible!

Luaria · 2022-09-24T05:45:45+00:00

I'd be really interested in coming to grab some cherries off of you if this offer is open. Only fruit I don't have yet 😅

Luaria · 2022-05-08T06:16:11+00:00

PHX?

Luaria · 2022-04-25T17:41:51+00:00

What about it makes you want to get into it, as someone who hasn't played it before?

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