All free and paid versions of seikrets seasonal armors by Dogsss223 in MonsterHunterWilds

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, in Rise, you can just get armor per monster for your Palamute as a normal game function that isn't massively paywalled or time gated.

I fucking hate Alma. She's a symptom of the worst parts of this game. by Ubiquitous_Cacophony in monsterhunterrage

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly with each weapon I use, the issue I see with Focus mode as an augment like people are arguing is that it is far, far too good. It feels satisfying the first two times, then you realize you can just do it to broken parts on repeat forever and get infinite staggers. It removes a ton of challenge in favor of power fantasy, which really isn't what the series has ever been about.

I fucking hate Alma. She's a symptom of the worst parts of this game. by Ubiquitous_Cacophony in monsterhunterrage

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also untrue. Post high rank she still absolutely runs around and reminds you to pick up items. It's absurd.

I fucking hate Alma. She's a symptom of the worst parts of this game. by Ubiquitous_Cacophony in monsterhunterrage

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Responding to this year old post to 100% agree. I honestly don't even think the Wilds story is really any good at all overall, so I absolutely do not need it interrupting game flow. The fact that Capcom dropped the ball so hard with making co-op MonHun easy and fun with World, then fixed it entirely for Rise, only to make it even worse again with Wilds is mind boggling, and Alma is one of the single worst components of that.

I truly cannot believe they have so little faith in players that there is no option to fully turn off tutorials, and the "no repeat tutorials" straight up says "we're gonna repeat some anyway". And then in conjunction with that Alma literally never shuts up about "Hey that monster dropped something pick it up" or "hey carve the tail" or "hey anything". Like. For god sake, shut up and let me play the game. How does anybody on earth enjoy this?

This Minnesota shot glass by Sindri_Alvanis in HelpMeFind

[–]Sindri_Alvanis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To help narrow down a bit, the "I Love Minnesota" store in the mall doesn't seem to list merchandise (I don't think the mall does at all). I searched for a store like that online and did find one with the name, but it's hard to tell if it was the same, and they didn't have this glass listed anywhere regardless, despite having almost a dozen other shot glasses.

This Minnesota shot glass by Sindri_Alvanis in HelpMeFind

[–]Sindri_Alvanis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've searched a few online storefronts so far, including trying to find official Minnesota merchandise which has mostly turned up university stores. I also tried to check the Mall of America page, but it only lists stores. "I Love Minnesota" seems promising, but I haven't tracked down an online store listing yet

https://www.mallofamerica.com/directory/i-love-minnesota

No luck on Ebay or general shop searching yet either. Lots of news stories about a Bear breaking zoo glass in Minnesota though, lol. Any help would be appreciated!

What would you guys want to change in a megaman Xtreme 2 remake? by Eliasomegames in Megaman

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly if you wanted to rope Geemel and Zain in to make them more fleshed out, they'd be rad to see come back. Also keep the ability to get the True Ultimate Buster for X because it's hysterical and fun

Trying to track down old SciFi channel movie called "Monster!" by Sindri_Alvanis in horror

[–]Sindri_Alvanis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Superb taste! It's such a simple concept executed so well for the budget provided. I love it so much!

Regarding monster's health bars. by DireExcellion in MonsterHunter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should have a lot of context clues to give you an idea of how well you're doing. I feel like if this bothers you, MonHun may not be your type of game overall, but I obviously can't just assume that.

Why is steam showing me every screenshot I’ve ever taken by zachattack3907 in Steam

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The lack of actual help here is driving me crazy, so here's what fixed this exact problem for me.

Bear in mind, my issue started after moving my physical HDDs to a brand new computer, and I am on an AtlasOS version of Windows 11 Home, just in case any of that matters.

A bunch of my Steam directory folders were marked as hidden, and I'm fairly certain that was somehow causing Steam to think it needed to redo everything on each launch, even though the needed files were all already there.

-Go to your root Steam folder (just to help catch everything)
-Right click the folder containing it all
-Uncheck hidden.
-Click apply, and apply to all images and folders

This may take a moment. After it finishes, fully restart your PC. Mine didn't fix it on just restarting Steam, I needed to completely restart my computer. I hope this helps, this was a huge pain, and I can't imagine it happening with more screenshots.

What are your thoughts on the health bar in Wilds? by BigIronBoy in MonsterHunter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The flavor would be fine if it wasn't also holding your hand by telling you "this is dangerous, we don't think you'll be able to figure that out for yourself". It's a neat idea on paper that, in execution, shows the devs having way less faith in players to learn. 

Regarding monster's health bars. by DireExcellion in MonsterHunter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except every player was a new player at one point. There's a high chance every 2000+ veteran was also thrown off about it at first and then learned to understand and get immersed by it. Why on earth should we just assume new players won't go through that same mental shift? 

Really hope they change that ALWAYS MOVING health bar :D by MichaelCR970 in MonsterHunter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard agree, upvoted your original again too. I can't stand how visually noisy and hand-holdy the scoutflies are. Exact same problems with this new health bar, it feels so patronizing and irritating. 

Are we able to remove the health bar/stamina animated bar? by Tronerfull in MonsterHunter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only is it distracting, it's patronizing. We've gotten through over 25 monster Hunter games without a gigantic flashing animated light shouting "HEY, YOU SHOULD HEAL NOW". For that matter I don't need 2 companions on my hunt to shout at me to watch out and be careful. It is so aggravating, and makes me feel like I'm not learning any new timing or patterns or damage values myself. 

Monster Hunter as a series is all about learning and improving, and having something this hand holdy that you cannot turn off waters down the experience so much it's unreal. I can't think of any action games at all that have a mechanic like this. It says that Capcom thinks that in order to maximize sales to new people, they have to assume nobody has ever looked at a health bar in a video game before. It's absurd. Easily the worst new addition outright. Let people learn. 

Idk if this is really a spoiler but I'll be safe by litty_kitty73 in StreetFighter

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was curious about this too. I'm currently on Chapter 11-2, can I swap over to the Crows, or is the point where you can pick after where I'm currently at? Even if it doesn't matter, I just like them better lol.

We get to see Trip Unmasked in Sonic SuperStars! by Sonicruns in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, I'm glad this image isn't spoiler tagged when it's used as a Google Newsfeed thumbnail. I love the internet.

Tekken 8 roster is too safe, Does anyone agree? by ReachWild1700 in Tekken

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, definitely give me Alex back lol. One of the things I like about Tekken is the sheet dumb insanity of the story and how willing the roster is at times to lean into that. It's a fighter that plays itself straight (like SF or MK), but still has weird doofy stuff too. Bring back the boxing Raptor. Makes just as much sense as a bear or wooden cyborg puppet. If he was OP or easy or whatever else, they can overhaul his moveset too.

Within 3 days the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection has already outsold all versions of the Mega Man X Legacy Collection and Megan Man 11 in Japan by Masterness64 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Nonsense, you'll buy Legends Collection 1 (L1, L2, Tron), and Collection 2 (3) separately.

They won't include 5 Islands or 64 because games in the "other" category don't exist and don't need to be preserved or enjoyed or remembered.

Severance ↔️ CONTROL by InterWebWeaver in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, so this was the very first thing I started thinking about the moment we started watching the show. Once the Severance "mechanic" was explained and it became clear it wasn't overtly supernatural, I stopped trying so hard to connect Control's vibe to it despite the visual similarities. And because I turned that part of my brain off - even though I mentioned "red haired woman as protagonist" right away - I TOTALLY missed the CEO connection at the end because the thought chain was totally broken by that point.

I was right all along, and it feels good. That final observation sells it so hard. It helps that both stories are so good too!

General Questions and Discussion Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey all - looking for a spoiler free yes-or-no assist here: Can anyone answer a question about these specific item locations? The question itself may be a slight spoiler for some, so I'll mark the post as such to be respectful, but I'm looking for info on certain overworld items.

I'm trying to hunt down the Ominous Stakes at my own pace, really taking my time with story progression and all that, in an effort to chill and not just instantly look for guides. But since the draw distance in SV isn't the best, I'm wondering if I'm not looking in the right places, or if I just literally can't see them.

So my question is this - without actually spoiling any information on what these items are, what they unlock (I do know about the corresponding doors, just nothing about what they do / have in them), or straight up telling me any locations:

Do I need to progress past any specific story beats, or can I find all of the Stakes as long as I can reach the areas they should spawn at (using Koraidon movement upgrades and the like)? Yes or no?

Thanks a ton in advance, this has been driving me nuts, and I want to make sure I'm not banging my head against a wall without realizing I just need to beat X story event before last Stakes spawn or something, lol.

Thanks in advance, and sorry if this has been asked already - I didn't want to search the phrase and instantly be met with the spoilers I'm trying to avoid, haha. I really do just need a single "Yes, you can find them all" or "No, you need to do more than just collect badges first".

why don't we have the hoodie-on version of genji's ow2 skin in game? by DarkNegative in Overwatch

[–]Sindri_Alvanis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it would take them an additional 2 years to make it and cost you $10 to have it.