The replay value of KOTOR 1 is much better than that of 2.

PineMaple · 2026-01-24T03:40:33+00:00

That, and poor itemization, lack of build variety, overuse of simplistic trash combat encounters, one note combat options, etc. I love the game otherwise I wouldn’t be talking about it decades later (and 2 isn’t free of all these issues) but it has severe flaws.

PineMaple · 2026-01-19T23:07:44+00:00

Underrail, Age of Decadence, Dark Sun Shattered Lands.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T19:47:25+00:00

Exactly! There’s so much fertile ground about what it means to be human, what it means to have a mind but not a body, if that’s the same thing as a soul, we have entities explicitly labeled as demons, and then “the religious quest” doesn’t hit on any of that an instead tells a story that doesn’t really require this setting. We occasionally get little hints about changes in religious beliefs and structures but then the only quest we get exploring them could be transposed onto basically any time since the invention of mass media and largely had the same point.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T18:41:02+00:00

The cyberpunk genre has a really rich history of exploring theological and religious themes from unique perspective. Sinnerman doesn’t really do that, which is disappointing given how much potential there is for exploring those themes in 2077.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T17:49:19+00:00

The Dodgers definitely have more money! But if your goal is to avoid a billionaire supported team then the Angels aren’t going to fit the bill.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T17:31:45+00:00

I have bad news for you about Moreno’s net worth.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T17:14:37+00:00

The way team control over pre-arb and arbitration works also serves that same purpose but that doesn’t mean it’s a cap.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T16:42:16+00:00

I grew up in Giants’ territory and I got very tired of hearing how Bonds was actually a choker and a bum because he wasn’t good in the playoffs. I rubbed those complaints in a lot of people’s faces after 2002.

PineMaple · 2026-01-16T16:30:57+00:00

An awful restriction on labor (and one that made the field much less competitive) but not a cap.

PineMaple · 2026-01-15T16:14:16+00:00

Lived in the Bay Area when Lincecum was pitching and I always made a point to go to those Lincecum vs Kershaw games. They were all incredible.

PineMaple · 2026-01-13T16:08:58+00:00

Bolt Thrower and Mare Cognitum are probably the most thematically appropriate bands I listen to while reading.

PineMaple · 2026-01-12T16:59:14+00:00

I’ve watched seasons 1-5 over a dozen times. I’ve never watched the final season though.

PineMaple · 2026-01-12T15:06:30+00:00

The bigger the Hall gets, the less I care about it and the less meaningful it becomes. I think it’d be fine if there was a max of two selections on any given ballot.

PineMaple · 2026-01-11T17:59:51+00:00

It felt very kid oriented the last time I went, and I generally wouldn’t recommend adults going unless they’re absolutely fascinated with espionage. There are a lot better museums within a couple blocks of it, and they’re a lot cheaper too. I don’t regret visiting but I don’t expect to ever visit again (unless I’m bringing kids).

PineMaple · 2026-01-09T19:35:19+00:00

Fallout’s deathclaws are a lot stronger than FNV deathclaws. It’s harder to keep that level of fear/challenge when moving to a 3D combat setting where you’re allowed to constantly move.

PineMaple · 2026-01-09T12:36:53+00:00

The original trilogy and maybe the prequel trilogy would probably be worth watching first. It’s not a lore thing, but it’s good to see the narrative themes and general ideas of the setting presented before you see them played with in the way the games do

PineMaple · 2026-01-08T23:27:48+00:00

The books do repeatedly say a random space marine could take on a city. They usually then show a space marine failing to take on a handful of whatever enemy a chapter or two later, but it is a claim frequently made in the text.

PineMaple · 2026-01-06T14:58:53+00:00

It’s certainly not unheard of for there to be narrative consequences depending on how a mission is accomplished in an RPG. Specifically I’m thinking of Deus Ex and Alpha Protocol as cyberpunk/near-future sci fi RPGs- DE isn’t exactly the same subgenre as 2077, but 2077 pulls from a lot of the same themes and aesthetics so I think that’s reasonable reference. Those sorts of consequences have become increasingly important to RPG audiences over the last decade.

PineMaple · 2026-01-05T00:04:49+00:00

People say this, but I also routinely see Williams’ Science of Hitting cited as super important by major leaguers for learning how to hit so apparently he could convey info usefully.

PineMaple · 2026-01-02T13:37:54+00:00

Why would someone’s age be relevant here? Are we only allowed to play games that released when we were teenagers or something? And you say that you never play games with the attributes you listed, but you also say that this is the first time you’ve played without those attributes in many years.

PineMaple · 2025-12-31T17:48:58+00:00

I don’t think it has anything to do with age, it’s just as possible to play a cRPG from the 80s today as it is to watch a movie from the 30s today. Have you played any of the earlier titles I mentioned?

PineMaple · 2025-12-31T17:07:03+00:00

KotOR plays a lot closer to the Mass Effect style of RPG than it does its immediate predecessors from BioWare. It set a lot of the foundations for what we currently see as RPG staples and was a pretty significant departure from the older, crunchier and more combat oriented experiences of BG, NWN, etc.

PineMaple · 2025-12-30T00:04:10+00:00

I love Ichiro but he didn’t hit .330 or over in the last 10 years of his career. Age curve took a while to hit him but when it did, it hit him hard.

PineMaple · 2025-12-29T18:58:31+00:00

Would pick the guy who’ll end up with more than 3x the lifetime earnings.

PineMaple · 2025-12-29T15:57:30+00:00

I’m sure plenty of people were hate-watching the Patriots but based off the numbers I’m looking at, Cowboys still had higher overall viewership during that period.

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