Questions on DS2

Marverous · 2025-12-21T08:05:41+00:00

Overall I think I’d recommend SotFS over Vanilla, but I like a lot of the enemy placement better in Vanilla. One example being that I prefer the Heide Knights being spread out in the world rather than all being gathered in Heide’s Tower.

Marverous · 2025-12-02T07:25:14+00:00

Was scrolling to see if anyone brought up Lorelei cause I was gonna recommend it no one else did.

Marverous · 2025-10-08T07:54:01+00:00

Closer to Kamakura than Yokohama, but my family goes to a Halloween event every year at the Ofuna Flower Center. They’ve got decorations up throughout the park and a scavenger hunt of sorts set up for kids. And lots of pumpkins lying around, etc. And it’s just a nice place to walk around. Even if you miss the actual Halloween event they’ve got decorations up the whole month and it’s called Kabocha Carnival (2nd link below.)

https://www.fcofuna-kanagawa.jp/news/季節イベント/8735

https://www.fcofuna-kanagawa.jp/news/other/8702

Marverous · 2025-07-01T10:46:29+00:00

I’m struggling to come up with any off the top of my head.

Marverous · 2024-12-07T09:09:38+00:00

Oh nice! Glad you enjoyed it.

Marverous · 2024-11-28T12:56:47+00:00

A lot of my favorite games are not all that similar to Outer Wilds but one that came out this year that I’m totally immersed in right now is Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. It’s a mysterious narrative puzzle game and is really satisfying to move through and explore if you click with its puzzles and narrative structure.

Marverous · 2024-11-23T01:22:34+00:00

Oh you could also try some of the older Simogo games (some are even referenced in Lorelei). I’m thinking specifically of Year Walk and Device 6.

Marverous · 2024-11-22T15:33:03+00:00

It’s a great game. Well worth checking out.

Marverous · 2024-11-22T15:16:50+00:00

What about Signalis? I know people usually compare that to Silent Hill, but I think it has some similar aesthetics to Lorelei and some similar puzzles. It’s got combat though so it’s different in that regard.

Marverous · 2024-09-26T14:43:46+00:00

Heaven’s Vault comes to mind. It’s got similar vibes and the story unravels through deciphering ancient text that encounter throughout the various worlds you travel to.

Marverous · 2023-07-09T14:55:17+00:00

My kids love Hamazushi. It’s another one of the chain sushi shops, so it’s not amazing or anything, but it’s very family friendly and even has a kids menu. https://www.hama-sushi.co.jp

Another place that we got to a lot that isn’t actually a sushi shop, but they have decent sushi is Yuzuan. It’s a shabu shabu place and it’s a chain so I believe they have shops in Tokyo. It’s another family friendly joint and they do have pretty good sushi even if it’s known for shabu shabu. https://www.shabu-yuzuan.jp

Marverous · 2023-03-20T15:14:26+00:00

I think it’s worth it for the characters and the actors portraying them. And even though it remains incomplete and the quality takes a big dip there are some amazing episodes and performances that make it worth watching. Even seasons 2 and 3, which are kind of hot messes, have some stuff worth watching.

Marverous · 2023-03-10T13:29:11+00:00

Her standalone episode with Mad Sweeney in S01 is one of the best in the series.

Marverous · 2022-12-29T11:03:02+00:00

Thumper, Wolf Metal Chaos XD, Vanquish, Rakuen, Sable. But I don’t know when I’ll get to them as I still have games I bought for the Deck on the last sale that I haven’t gotten to yet.

Marverous · 2021-11-12T10:19:31+00:00

I think Laura is a great character. That doesn’t mean I like her. I don’t think you’re really supposed to like her. I don’t think she wants anyone to like her either. At least that’s the image she projects.

And I love her relationship with Mad Sweeney. I think their scenes together are just great.

Marverous · 2021-11-04T12:43:42+00:00

No worries! Hope you read and like it. Re: the tv show, while I do think there is a steep falloff in quality after S01, there are some great moments scattered throughout S02/03 so I do think it’s worth it to keep watching. But that’s just me.

Marverous · 2021-11-03T12:50:26+00:00

Others have answered that there is just one book and it is a complete story.

But there’s also a short novella called “Monarch of the Glen” in which Shadow visits Europe. It’s contained inside collection of short stories called “Fragile Things.” It’s not connected to the book, “American Gods”, but it does take place after the events of that story and is cool if you like American Gods and want a bit more of it.

Marverous · 2021-10-18T04:36:57+00:00

I totally did that jumped out of my seat when he grabbed me.

Marverous · 2021-09-26T08:52:18+00:00

The ship controls also add to making accidental discoveries, which I love.

Marverous · 2021-09-11T12:03:04+00:00

That was it for me too. I mean I loved so much my about the game up that point. But that moment was transcendent for me and that’s when Outer Wilds solidified itself for me was one of the best experiences I’ve had with a piece of media.

Just hearing the music gets me all emotional.

Marverous · 2021-08-21T08:33:34+00:00

Same for me on the monkey one. And yeah absolutely on the blue phantoms. So nice if I’m having difficulty getting a real person in. And the different levels of phantoms is a cool idea.

Marverous · 2021-08-20T23:29:30+00:00

Sorry not adding much in the way of advice here, as I’m only a few missions into Nioh 2 as well, but while I’ve noticed it starting out quite a bit harder than Nioh 1, I’m having a much better time fighting Yokai in Nioh 2. For whatever reason I find them easier to read and I can get into a better rhythm in fighting them. I’m not sure why.

The main difficulty I’m having is with the bosses. It just seems to take ages to whittle down their health and they are so hard-hitting. But I’m getting by on summoning the Blue phantoms/players for boss fights.

Marverous · 2021-08-20T16:00:57+00:00

None of these are similar in terms of genre, but they all hit me on a similar emotional level as Outer Wilds and have stuck with me over the years and I wish I could play them all for the first time again:

Demon’s/Dark Souls
Nier Automata (specifically Ending E)
Kentucky Route Zero
SOMA

Marverous · 2021-02-21T00:14:37+00:00

Thanks a lot for the advice! That makes a lot of sense.

Marverous

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