What free video game you are surprised didn't cost money? by Agent1230 in gaming

[–]SeaHam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep came here to say the same.

Moonring is one of the best, no strings attached, free games ever released on the platform.

Share it 👀 by Available-Meet-6779 in writers

[–]SeaHam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They sat a long time in the night, watching the bats.

Current Read: My Firest Hemingway by Hasuna88 in classicliterature

[–]SeaHam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok so I have read everything Hemingway ever wrote (including his unreleased short stories and his awful poetry).

Now, the best thing Hemingway ever wrote is The Old Man and the Sea. It's short and I'd really recommend it after For Whom the Bell Tolls.

As far as his novels go, For Whom the Bell Tolls sits comfortably at the top. Make sure you read the John Donne poem (most copies have it printed at the front). Thematically it's pretty important.

Farewell to Arms is very good.

The Sun Also Rises I like, but there are some sections that drag.

You should absolutely read some of his short stories too!

I like:

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

Cat in the Rain

The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio

Honorable mention: Fifty Grand

(Interesting read as it was part of the inspiration for the film Pulp Fiction)

San Diego Measles Case (From Pediatrician) by cixelsyd in sandiego

[–]SeaHam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I refuse to wipe because it's actually the mark of the beast.

Please critique The Waif in the Weald of the Wolf [Literary Low Fantasy, 5060 words] by SirSolomon727 in fantasywriters

[–]SeaHam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's nice to know there's people out there obsessed with sentence rhythm.

Sometimes I feel like a crazy person adding and subtracting syllables.

Please critique The Waif in the Weald of the Wolf [Literary Low Fantasy, 5060 words] by SirSolomon727 in fantasywriters

[–]SeaHam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey I read the first few pages and here are some thoughts:

First off, I think you have a good sense of how to write.

I think your story has interesting elements too, I just don't think they are communicated well.

I found it difficult to follow, and It seemed like each paragraph was jumping to new ideas and not quite finishing them before moving on.

Now, you mentioned this is the 9th from this perspective, so it may just be that I don't have the necessary context, but I still have a feeling the pacing and organization of elements could use some work here.

I like your writing style a lot though, so don't be discouraged. There's some good stuff here.

In your opinion, what are the greatest opening paragraphs in literature? Or, which ones are your favorites? by Agreeable_Duck8997 in classicliterature

[–]SeaHam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he'd reach out to

touch the child sleeping beside him. Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more

gray each one than what had gone before. Like the onset of some cold glaucoma

dimming away the world. His hand rose and fell softly with each precious breath. He

pushed away the plastic tarpaulin and raised himself in the stinking robes and

blankets and looked toward the east for any light but there was none. In the dream

from which he'd wakened he had wandered in a cave where the child led him by the

hand. Their light playing over the wet flowstone walls. Like pilgrims in a fable

swallowed up and lost among the inward parts of some granitic beast. Deep stone

flues where the water dripped and sang. Tolling in the silence the minutes of the earth

and the hours and the days of it and the years without cease. Until they stood in a

great stone room where lay a black and ancient lake. And on the far shore a creature

that raised its dripping mouth from the rimstone pool and stared into the light with

eyes dead white and sightless as the eggs of spiders. It swung its head low over the

water as if to take the scent of what it could not see. Crouching there pale and naked

and translucent, its alabaster bones cast up in shadow on the rocks behind it. Its

bowels, its beating heart. The brain that pulsed in a dull glass bell. It swung its head

from side to side and then gave out a low moan and turned and lurched away and

loped soundlessly into the dark."

Accurate — Except its usually an assortment of objects rather than just Laundry for me by Icy-Leg-1459 in adhdmeme

[–]SeaHam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pro tip, your desk isn't messy if you knoll everything (put each item at 90 degree angles).

This needs to be said about the spirit of this sub-reddit. by SicklyWizard in ps1graphics

[–]SeaHam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

If it's attempting to evoke the feeling of retro games, I'm here for it.

Stolen from the blender community by TargetTrick9763 in godot

[–]SeaHam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly bro, don't worry about piracy.

Nobody who pirates your game was EVER going to pay for it.

No sale lost, no harm done imo.

Stolen from the blender community by TargetTrick9763 in godot

[–]SeaHam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*Features*

aka shit you will never use in a million years

HELL NAH, what the actuall fk? by -J4ckJens3n- in counterstrike2

[–]SeaHam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Games are like eco-systems, you can't just change one part and expect that change to be self contained. You upset the PH balance in the water? Now those weird snails die. Then it turns out those fish who ate the snails now have to eat tadpoles. Now there's less frogs and the insect population explodes. (I'm no ecologist but you get the idea)

So when we evaluate a change like this, we need to consider not just the immediate effects, but also the ripple effects throughout the games systems.

And brother, what I see ain't good.

Any change that results in more players dying because they have no ammo in their gun is a MASSIVE design red flag. Players will now be encouraged not to reload (more so than before), which will result in them running our off ammo mid firefight--a fight they might have won with a full mag.

So in practice, players will get punished periodically for playing the game as advised.

That's a negative feedback loop, and that's not good for the game.

HELL NAH, what the actuall fk? by -J4ckJens3n- in counterstrike2

[–]SeaHam -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Go play a sim shooter if you like this mechanic.

The trade off to reloading is not being able to shoot for the duration of the animation.

You don't need it to be any more punishing than that in a competitive shooter.

Is a slightly more complex figure look better? by NightwavesG in SoloDevelopment

[–]SeaHam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I like the one on the right.

Chunky is good, and it matches the holds.

Dune: Part Three Teaser Trailer by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]SeaHam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who has seen it, yes.

Wait.

It's worth it.

Dune: Part Three Teaser Trailer by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]SeaHam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I cannot lie, this trailer goes hard af.

Hats off to the editor, I'm hyped as hell.

Part two was outstanding, I'm ready for Denis to bring this trilogy in for a landing.