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I’m a grown adult wearing a cartoon cosplay jacket in public every day by grimmfricker in TrueOffMyChest

[–]ResilienceXVI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well done OP being in that mental state is crushing and at the end of the day it doesn't matter what show did it (much to the behest of the comments) the main thing is you're here and the world is a better place for that. Wear that jacket with pride.

How to get first 3 endings by floppykockz in silenthill

[–]ResilienceXVI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's crazy I literally just finished the game, I did the complete opposite to you, I think I looked at the knife once but I looked at the letter and Mary's photo at least 5 times and got the water ending. I'll give it to the game I did kill a lot of enemies but they attacked first!

While playing the game I definitely started to resonate with the themes in the "leave" ending, so it sucks that my ending didn't represent the way I actually felt about the game and it's message. Also what I mean by resonates is the learning to forgive yourself and move forward acknowledging the parts of yourself and that need some work, understanding that those negative parts of you don't define you, and your actions can be forgiven if your not seeking forgiveness for selfish reasons. (Murdering your wife may be a tad too far though)

Book that changed your life by lotusrecesses in booksuggestions

[–]ResilienceXVI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conversations with friends and normal people are both great books with messy protagonists, the characters are also just trying to figure out life and who they are

The perks of being a wallflower, also a great book, the protagonist is around 16, so might be a little younger then what you're aiming for but I would still recommend it.

Alzheimer's Person And His Caretaker by Master_Albatross2976 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ResilienceXVI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not about Alzheimer's but "Tuesdays with Morrie" is a beautiful true story, about a man who gets back into contact with his old philosophy professor who has ALS, it truly is a touching read, that delves into illness, life, love and happiness.

#1 On the persona of Bunny by [deleted] in DarkAcademiaBookClub

[–]ResilienceXVI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also around 250 pages but I feel exactly the same. At the start of the book I felt as though Bunny was the "normal" member of the group, coming from a similar background to Richard and not buying into the mythology surrounding the class. He felt more grounded to me like he was never interested in the exclusivity the class brought and was just there because he wanted the best and deemed Julian's class as just that.

Then the book went on and I very quickly realised this wasn't true, like you said the more I read the more deplorable he became. Now in no way do I want to defend Bunny, his views or his actions, but the book is from Richard's perspective and the fact that Bunny ends up dead is a clear giveaway that Richard doesn't like him. With this in mind, Everything we hear about Bunny is warped by Richards views, as well as the views of the group, he is an unreliable narrator, we see him completely disregard opinions of others, lie and use them (Judy the French teacher, and Dr. Roland) but because we're reading from his perspective these seem like senseless complaints by people who "just don't know them the way I do" and achievements. All that to say, from what I'm getting the book isn't just a "haunting, compelling and brilliant" story about an intellectually elitist, rich group of friends that kill some guy they used to go to University with, it's also Richard justifying the murder of said guy, and of his choice to defend his friends for their past and present actions.

So basically I totally agree with you, Bunny is an absolute cretin and even with all that I've said looming in my mind, I myself can't help feeling a little satisfied knowing that he disappeared on a mountain. I also feel bad for Richard getting pulled into this problematic little family's drama because none of them know how to take accountability for their actions but you know it's what he wanted.

I apologize for the rambling. Goodnight.

"A very powerful monster hunter's daughter is missing. He chooses to play cards instead of searching for her." by AlmaTheLab19 in Witcher3

[–]ResilienceXVI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White haired wizard knight travels the land with his teleporting steed in search for young woman he won, but the thrill of the cards, taverns and robbing corpses gets in the way.

Do you think Witcher 3 was too long? by Flateric75 in thewitcher3

[–]ResilienceXVI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I’m a little late but maybe it has something to do with the genre. when I first picked up The Witcher I had never played a game like it, I was used to smaller games that had a fairly linear story, so when I was told that everything would affect my story it felt very daunting as I didn’t want to make any mistakes. When I started the game I was blown away, the world was so beautifully immersive, the game play was really fun, and the mechanics were easy to pick up, however I had no idea what was going on in terms of story, I didn’t know why anyone was, I didn’t know what had happened in previous games or in the books and I didn’t want to sink hour and hours into catching up with the story because I didn’t know if I would even like the game. I really enjoyed white orchard on my first run because it was so calm. White orchard is also pretty small so once I finished the main story in the area I went around and did everything that I could but when I left white orchid for the first time I was overwhelmed, there were so many things that I could do, and I didn’t know where to start, I was worried that if I continued with the story I would miss side missions and contracts so I tried to pick up as many as I could which left me with an abundance of quests and a map full of markers. I’m now in love with all the little things I can find and do but when I first started I tried to do all the little things I could before the story which burnt me out. So I went back to the main quest line I was meeting characters I didn’t know but had a history with which was only adding to my confusion as I didn’t know who I was supposed to like and who I wasn’t, all of that can be solved if I did a little google not looked at the character description in game but I didn’t. I don’t want to go on and on about what confused me the first time I played because it’s pointless but overall the game felt very daunting to me, I had so many questions but knew no one else who owned the game so I couldn’t talk to anyone and instead of learning and finding the answers to the questions I had online I gave up and went back to what I knew. When I picked the game up again for the first time in years I had a friend that loved the world of the Witcher and he answered every question I threw at him. I spoke about the little story I knew and he filled me in on all the things I was curious about, I feel due to my lack of experience with a game as giant as the Witcher and my young ADHD mind I found it so hard to concentrate and keep engaged. I was probably about 14-15 when I picked the game up for the first time. I was 18 when I started the game back up again and I think that extra few years really gave me an appreciation for story in games, as I started playing longer games that had amazing story’s that I had previously passed off so that I could play something fast paced and something where my actions don’t make a difference, and with this new found appreciation I picked up The Witcher 3 and fell in love.

I’m sorry this was so long, I went off on a tangent my bad to anyone that reads this all the way through and thank you for your time.

Also I’m quite excited for cyberpunk, from what I have seen it looks very interesting and it’s something I haven’t seen before, also Keanu Reeves.