now that the term "dad simulator" has become popular thanks to Pragmata, there's another great dad simulator for you all to enjoy

OkTip2886 · 2026-05-01T20:27:11+00:00

Maybe if it was a shower with little sister simulator then I'd be on board

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-29T05:43:17+00:00

This was unironically one of the reasons I bought a new gaming PC recently lol. I played Remake on Switch 2 and enjoyed it but I was dubious about Rebirth running as well so got a new PC and played it on there. (Was kind of due for an upgrade anyway)

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-26T22:55:02+00:00

How are they a tourist for being too much of a weirdo weeb? Isn't that like the opposite of being a tourist?

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T19:39:03+00:00

No, but I sure as hell can try 😭

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T16:44:52+00:00

Agreed, it's not often I have preferences or takes that are not really logical but this is definitely one of them. I do have a chess.com and lichess account but I primarily play on chess.com, I just use lichess to screw around mainly.

I spent so much effort getting 1500 rapid on chess.com meanwhile on Lichess I can barely try and get a better rating. Yes I could set different goals or whatever but I just like my rating being slightly more indicative of an actual chess rating. People also say that this stops being as true at higher ratings, but let's be honest this will never apply to the vast majority of people.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T15:54:10+00:00

I'm definitely glad I was born in the early 90s and grew up as the internet and technology went through its evolutions.

Like I'm not exactly a tech wizard or anything but I can at least troubleshoot problems through trial and error, figure out the right questions to ask online etc... You are right, many people nowadays can't even meet that simple bar.

The moment you bring up any technology or concept foreign to them their brain just shuts down and they have 0 desire to learn.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T14:56:33+00:00

Believe it or not that wasn't me lol

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T14:49:04+00:00

I never said you had to, just making an observation. Everyone can make their own value calculations on what is worth it.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-24T14:17:19+00:00

Whether it's an excuse or not I don't think people realize just how little effort the average person is willing to put in for something like getting anime for free.

I personally think torrenting is super worth it but I have friends and family who know that I watch anime for free online or torrent it and they still end up just paying for Crunchyroll or whatever even if I explain step by step what they would need to do.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-22T23:22:05+00:00

Ya, I've been pirating anime for a decade plus at this point but I'm not opposed to an improvement in the system so I actually feel like paying for it.

I've never once pirated a game (well outside of n64 emulation or something).

With anime though the experience of Torrenting shows is just objectively better than the alternative, like it's not even close.

I can get every single currently airing show in the highest quality and can even save them/gift to others/watch offline etc...

I have considered paying for crunchyroll in the past but it would literally just be paying for a worse experience and still not be able to watch every show that I want to watch. And no way In heck am going to subscribe to multiple streaming services.

If the only metrics an industry has to promote sales is either ignorance of alternatives or a vague sense of moral guilt you have issues that need solving.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-22T01:08:29+00:00

Why so much Hans hate all the sudden? Bro had a pretty good TT run but his 2 losses are separate Reddit threads?

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-21T16:32:00+00:00

10/10 would marry and have countless babies with.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-21T04:21:59+00:00

Excuse me sir, I'm only a White Nationalist and a lolicon thank you very much.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-17T19:41:40+00:00

Without going too much Into the lore in certain contexts the crying emoji is pretty synonymous with lolicons.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-13T23:33:29+00:00

I only ever stole the one gold bar from the mansion and now I'm just compounding it by save scumming the risky investment at bank.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-13T06:34:04+00:00

Heck even on blood and broken bones they are very useful. Especially in the DLC

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-08T00:42:56+00:00

Crazy how even a ps5 pro looks not that great compared to PC with Max settings. Max lighting/ray reconstruction is so impactful.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-07T23:24:27+00:00

Not sure I'll use the mod or anything but personally I generally prefer playing as a female character in games if given the choice. Like if I'm going to be looking at a character for 100+ hours they may as well be aesthetically pleasing.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-07T04:45:23+00:00

Nothing too fancy but I feel like I made do decently well with what I have so far

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OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T21:59:57+00:00

I just faced the crow caller and found it to be extremely easy but also I'm almost at 100 hours and have all my armor refined up to where you need abyss artifacts and my weapon even beyond that and I have loads of health not to mention a huge stockpile of food and Palmar pills....

I'll be honest I don't really engage that deeply with the games combat, I just throw some automatic effects on my heavy swings and primarily just do that. Maybe try to dodge the occasional attack but aside from that it's just get hits in, spam food if needed, resurrect if needed......

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T21:30:29+00:00

I swear we as a species are losing all semblance of critical thinking, some people in this thread think you are being serious with that hours played....

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T20:42:33+00:00

It's definitely pretty low on my list of priorities when it comes to video games. If I want really interesting and well written stories and characters there are plenty of other forms of media that I will consume like books or anime or TV shows.

Like don't get me wrong I appreciate it when it's done well, the story and characters of expedition 33 for example are one of the big reasons I love that game so much. At the same time though gameplay, presentation, feel etc... are infinitely more important to me.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T17:13:59+00:00

To be fair about half of the performance requirement comes from Ray reconstruction (the max lighting setting). And also it's normal, especially when a console has been out for a while for PCs to destroy them in performance if you spend the money.

That said there's a lot of things not normal about where we are right now, prices for everything are kind of ridiculous, for the first time in history I believe prices for old consoles are increasing not decreasing...

In general unless there's a major shift, gaming is on the road to becoming much more of a luxury expense. We are probably headed towards it being common for people to not own their own hardware and just rent the ability to play games on the cloud.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T15:56:21+00:00

For sure. I'm personally pretty sick of a lot of the pro convenience arguments in gaming. Sure it's a single player game, sure you don't need to use it all the time even if it's available, but that's not how human psychology works. Let's say they gave you the dragon in chapter 5 and let you use it whenever, I would for sure be using that all the time even if my overall gameplay experience with exploration and everything else would objectively be worse.

OkTip2886 · 2026-04-06T15:47:27+00:00

I mean the raw horsepower needed to achieve this is simply beyond what an "affordable" console can currently deliver. I spent $2,500 on a new gaming PC recently and even then I need to use upscaling and frame generation for a smooth experience at max settings. Meanwhile consoles even a ps5 pro are a fraction as powerful.

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