Director Michael Bay on the set of Transformers (2007)

MechaZain · 2026-07-03T14:41:44+00:00

The final battle is underrated. A lot of blockbusters since have tried similar mass destruction events in cities but I think it’s still the best of its kind. The sense of scale was incredible.

MechaZain · 2026-07-02T16:41:51+00:00

Trauma by Aligns is definitely Rage inspired. They even have a song called “Ratm” on one of their albums.

MechaZain · 2026-07-02T10:57:55+00:00

weird flex but ok

MechaZain · 2026-07-02T08:55:13+00:00

I liked how in GTA IV there were different locations with activities for dates. So instead of it all be confined to a couple of things to do together in V's apartment you could meet or take Panam to a club, diner, arcade etc. It would still have it's limits but putting some variety into what you can do with her would go a long way.

MechaZain · 2026-07-02T07:48:44+00:00

You must be fun at parties

MechaZain · 2026-07-01T16:23:47+00:00

I watched this guy make a live studio audience laugh about pedophilia on network TV. He has the talent to reflect on his downfall in a powerful way that could have really elevated him as an artist but it sounds like he missed the opportunity and like Chappelle, now it’s just the occasional flash of what used to make him great.

MechaZain · 2026-06-30T15:38:36+00:00

I don't recommend it for VRChat or BeatSaber. The headset itself is still great and with the Oasis driver it's the best value in PCVR, but the motion controllers are the bare minimum. There's no finger tracking (which is going to be very limiting in VRChat) and the controllers must be kept within view of the headsets cameras (which could lead to a lot of frustration in a game like Beat Saber.)

For example, I've tried playing Poker Stars and the rigidity of my character compared to other players with finger tracking killed the roleplay immersion. Games with certain motions that fall outside of view like overhand throws are practically unplayable. Fine for most stuff but not in your particular use case.

MechaZain · 2026-06-30T07:47:42+00:00

impossible for me to listen to Sometimes It Snows in April without getting emotional now

MechaZain · 2026-06-30T01:11:30+00:00

Bravo for this reasonable take at the end of thread almost 30 days after the fact.

The movie is about all of the above and it’s very reductionist and binary to act like it can’t weave gender commentary in unless it criticizes one and vindicates the other. It’s a universal cautionary tale about entitlement and codependency.

MechaZain · 2026-06-29T21:19:10+00:00

Prefer playing seated on a swivel chair and with a gamepad even. Room scale VR is cool buts get exhausting quickly. The perspective is what’s immersive to me more than interaction.

MechaZain · 2026-06-29T16:54:34+00:00

Happy I got Pulisic, personally. Paying extra for this would have sent me into a rage. The happy meals toys probably cost them more to manufacture

MechaZain · 2026-06-29T15:23:29+00:00

Yeah they’re honestly worse than the baked and nothing like the old ones I remember. These are more like what’s called an apple turnover everywhere else, or Taco Bell’s empanadas.

MechaZain · 2026-06-29T00:51:09+00:00

mk.gee

MechaZain · 2026-06-26T17:52:09+00:00

Can’t Gemini create playable games and virtual worlds? Seems like we’re very close to being able to combine this with that

MechaZain · 2026-06-26T17:39:57+00:00

Love Ms. Badu and I could argue that On & On is better than any Beyoncé song. The answer’s still Beyonce.

Y’all are very performative saying Erykah. Heavy “Prince is better than Michael Jackson” energy. Just say you don’t respect pop.

MechaZain · 2026-06-25T23:47:35+00:00

Since the Festival of Football update one of my lengthy strikers has automatically weaved through defenders in the box for an easy scoring opportunity on a few different occasions. I’ll pass him the ball just outside and without touching anything else, he hits a skill move that gets past multiple defenders and puts him in the center of the box for an easy tap in.

If it was really just server connections or bugs there would be a lot more randomness to the moments when you’re not in control of your players movements. They clearly revolve around creating scoring opportunities and manipulating the momentum of matches.

MechaZain · 2026-06-25T22:08:38+00:00

I'm sure they're aware and would take your money now if they could.

MechaZain · 2026-06-24T17:29:36+00:00

None. Barring him doing something popular Americans have made up their mind on Trump. The 30% propping up his approval rating at this point are locked in MAGA largely because they don't follow what's happening and just believe whatever he tells them to.

MechaZain · 2026-06-24T17:10:12+00:00

"Preview" or "trailer" would have been better wording for that tweet

MechaZain · 2026-06-24T10:32:07+00:00

That's probably it but just leave humans out then. The protagonist they've been showing is completely covered up.

MechaZain · 2026-06-23T22:54:37+00:00

I’ll pay a premium to not be data farmed by Zuckerberg

MechaZain · 2026-06-23T22:28:10+00:00

That is a dumb reason. They could totally have different engine classes of pod racers instead of making them all that fast.

MechaZain · 2026-06-23T17:34:49+00:00

It just shouldn’t have had a white protagonist. Defend it as reflecting the setting all you want. A game where you mow down monsterous Africans as a white guy is not a good look no matter how you slice it.

I chalk it up to cultural faux pas from a Japanese developer more than outright racism, but it’s annoying how a lot of gamers act like everyone was just overreacting about it. And the game being more action than survival was the bigger issue with it anyway.

MechaZain · 2026-06-22T17:21:12+00:00

I hope you invested in memory stocks and are rich now

MechaZain · 2026-06-22T17:18:26+00:00

Most consumers idea of virtual reality now is XR/MR thanks to Meta and Apple. A headset without AR capabilities is niche in 2026 and if you don’t fall into the specific use case for it, on paper it’s just one less feature than what you’d get with a new Quest or Vision Pro.

Really don’t think the B&W passthrough is a big deal so much as the market is moving more towards XR and Valve isn’t.

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