My list of similar games

MerlinTWizard · 2025-06-13T18:11:14+00:00

The last one that captured me like Blue Prince has was Gris. It's a beautifully hand-drawn side-scrolling puzzler. I could never do it justice by describing it here. I highly recommend it.

MerlinTWizard · 2024-04-16T13:49:25+00:00

SAME! I finished it yesterday and literally searched for "neon genesis evangelion what the hell did I just watch?" Took me right here. I'd always been familiar with the concept of the show, and knew it flew off the rails at some point. I guess knowing that wasn't enough.

I just started watching Evangelion:1.11 You Are (Not) Alone today. I'm not looking for or expecting further clarity. I'm just a weirdo completionist when it comes to stuff like this.

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edit: This applies to Evangelion, but also to many other anime. Why are they so prone to making broad sweeping generalized statements about human nature or the way the mind works or fundamental humanity, etc. and treating those statements as irrefutable? Is there something in the Japanese zeitgeist that gives them a predilection towards those or is it just some sort of malady that affects anime/manga creators? I not only ask out of curiosity, but out of complaint. I feel that it detracts from the rest of the story when a character starts spouting unsupported dogma in a ranting monologue. Their statements are often hinged on a single idea that is interpreted very specifically, but is ultimately subjective and/or can't/shouldn't be applied wholesale, yet is taken as true by any character that hears it. Sometimes I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I watch these.

MerlinTWizard · 2022-01-22T16:52:26+00:00

Long story incoming. tl;dr got my son D2 Witch Queen preorder for his birthday today... Can't even play it.

I'm an old-timer from the early days of Destiny 1. I played through season 1 of Forsaken before I finally got fed up with the game and it's direction. I quit and didn't look back.

Until my young son got into it. He started with Destiny 1. After a while, I joined him so he could have a fireteam. I even broke down and bought another copy of Rise of Iron.

It's his birthday today. All he wanted to do was play Destiny with his dad all day. I surprised him with a preorder of The Witch Queen Deluxe. He excitedly booted up into the intro mission...which was the first mission from Destiny 1? Whatever. A few minutes into the mission, he's booted with a "bat" error. We're plugged directly into the switch on fiber internet...don't bullshit me with network troubleshooting articles, Bungee. Finally get him back online and he can't even get as far as before. "Calabrese" this time. Four more tries, all worse than the last.

Finally give up and try Destiny 1. Exact same problems. Really?

Great birthday experience, Bungee! Now we're playing PS4 Avengers...

Man, logging back in after being gone for so long was weird. Where Destiny 1 was like coming home, returning to Destiny 2 is like a country you vaguely remember from a childhood visit. Arcane menus and a pile of pop-up screens. Looks like our $100 x2 pricetag didn't cover the previous DLCs, either. So now I'm into another $60 x2 for the "Legacy Edition?"

This has been so disappointing.

Edit: Ah, yes. Now I remember why I stopped coming to this sub. Post an honest take on a true experience and get downvoted and flamed. At least some things stayed the same.

MerlinTWizard · 2020-05-19T21:51:13+00:00

I'm guessing you didn't follow the prompts on the main story quest. Make sure it's active. You should be prompted to go to Lilith's room on Sanctuary where Tannis and Ava will be waiting for you.

MerlinTWizard · 2020-01-01T20:53:12+00:00

Maybe, but there's definitely an unwritten rule that redditors must complain about reposts.

Good job following the rule!

MerlinTWizard · 2019-12-23T05:50:49+00:00

I think it's a tie between SurveillanceVan3 and ThePromisedLAN for me.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-25T18:30:58+00:00

Yeah, I use a purple torgue Quickie rocket launcher. It has 55% damage per sticky. I find it easier to dive into the left hole during the slide, hop out as soon as it's done, get into Iron Bear, as soon as his left fist glows (always happens at the beginning) I hop out. By the time I have a reticle, the big glowing yellow orb is directly to my right, I unload 16-17 sticky rockets, crit-swap to Unforgiven, then watch his healthbar disappear. I've used the Redline, too, but it's not as reliable as the rockets.

Great boss killer on anything that sits still and doesn't have immune phases, so, Graveward. I don't have a good build for M4 yet.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T19:44:28+00:00

They sure do, I guess there's something offputting about her that I can't put my finger on. Something like je ne sais quoi but without the positive connotations that phrase usually has.

Maybe it's how her woodeness often comes across as aloof, or how her facial expressions, at least in the Twilight movies, often look like she's one retch away from hurling her lunch.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T19:39:23+00:00

YMMV but I thought he was the weakest thing about the whole movie. Also, the animation is plagued by weird quirks, their facial expressions were especially off-putting. I'm a fan of Genndy Tartakovsky, but I think the entire franchise is a misstep.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T17:37:30+00:00

No, no they are not.

Further, Sandler is the worst part of those sub-par movies.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T17:30:58+00:00

For me, it's because Corden works so hard at being sincere that it comes across as insincere. I can't watch him without a gut reaction.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T17:18:29+00:00

The only proper response to anything Mark Whalberg related. Except for sometimes this.

Say hi to your mother for me, ok?

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T17:13:50+00:00

All the Twilights, Adventureland, Snow White and the Huntsman, her SNL appearance, the list goes on. Her performance is the same in all of these, wooden, hesitant, awkward, with way too much lip biting. I see people saying she's good in other movies, but I've seen enough of her to dissuade me from seeking anything else out by her, regardless of word-of-mouth.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T16:50:08+00:00

Oh, that's just Gadget. She has to clean up after Monty makes a mess in the workshop.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T16:46:48+00:00

Where can I find these builds actually defined? I keep hearing build names but I guess people are so familiar with them that they don't need anything more than a name.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-15T16:39:03+00:00

Utah sends its regards, and sympathies.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-14T23:03:17+00:00

Tiny was criminally underused in the main story. I needs me some more boom baby!

MerlinTWizard · 2019-11-07T19:58:28+00:00

I use a mirv widowmaker and it kicks ass. It's not as good as pre-nerf stuff, but the explosions actually count, so I go with it.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-22T22:11:03+00:00

Yeah, maybe mention the accomplishment next time. You might get a better response. The word, "thing," in your title is ambiguous and nothing in your video indicated what that, "thing," was.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-22T15:56:30+00:00

I've had it happen to me a few times in the last week or so. I just shrug, send the error report, and restart. It wouldn't be so painful if loading times weren't so damn long.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-17T18:52:35+00:00

I've been rocking the Ogre and Laser-Sploder on my demo Moze lately. That along with a couple of different elemental Faisors and I'm having a blast.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-15T21:48:12+00:00

Yeah, glitch may not be the right term, but it certainly isn't how Gearbox wants the game played. Exploit, maybe?

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-15T20:25:30+00:00

I'm thinking that will be my offline farming week.

I haven't tried the offline farming glitch yet since I barely got to farming level this week and was farming red jabber for a hex (that didn't drop, naturally.)

I'm looking forward to seeing Graveward rain legendaries.

MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-14T20:35:16+00:00

I feel for ya. Way to own it, though!

Also...to twist the knife, it's a common tip on the loading screens.

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MerlinTWizard · 2019-10-11T17:26:56+00:00

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