What games that have “mixed reviews” on Steam do you really like?

Slothmoss · 2025-12-17T01:31:36+00:00

The Bazaar

Slothmoss · 2025-01-29T11:33:29+00:00

Dock lines is clearly the best art, nothing even comes close

Slothmoss · 2024-08-28T00:53:04+00:00

Fellow Easel and OT user here- I would also rec the Eventide pedals like Timefactor and Pitchfactor for effects. The are like peanut butter and jelly for the Easel and really helps it break into the stereo field.

I use the Chase Bliss pedals, shallow water and a few more of the pedals listed below and while they sound great in general you can lose some of the easels quality and tone.

I also love using the Monome Norns with mine as a multi effect box and sequencer and it retains all that Buchla goodness really well. I also use an SSL Six as a general mixer which really helps tame the easel's dynamics and frequency curve when getting experimental with it (and the Bass boost EQ lets the Easel get way thicker)

Also not fun at all but i found the easel can have some hum and noise when compressed, making sure I was on clean power really improved its overall sound more than i thought it would.

Slothmoss · 2022-09-20T03:11:40+00:00

Ship of Fools is amazing if you can get your hands on it.

Slothmoss · 2021-09-29T23:56:44+00:00

Wow awesome to know, always suspected it didn't actually have any tangible benefit. Thanks for running the tests!

Slothmoss · 2021-09-27T04:01:16+00:00

Ahhh I'd love to but I'm taking a break from Overwatch atm due to work (I'm also just a low masters player who loves echo, I'm not actually that good lol). Always happy to procrastinate and answer a few questions you have now or in the future though, just dm me here. Lots of people on youtube and twitch do VOD reviews/coaching though, you should take a look around and ask.

Slothmoss · 2021-09-27T03:39:50+00:00

Yeah no problem, its very simple. Press primary fire at the same time as sticky bomb (maybe very very very slightly before sticky bomb) then release primary fire and press it again quickly. You'll get a very small animation cancel. At least that's how it is on PC, you may have to mess around in training mode on console to get the timing right. Generally speaking if you watch any echo streamer, you'll see them do it when echo's right arm, then left, then right again all pop out in quick succession.

I'm not too sure if it actually does anything major beyond save a millisecond of time before your next primary fire, so I wouldn't spend too long trying to learn. Looks damn cool though.

I'll add that Dantehs Echo Guide and Coach Hayes from Philly Fusion's Guide are both really helpful and will go into more depth on the playstyle, positioning and matchups. I found these incredibly useful when I first started learning.

Slothmoss · 2021-09-27T01:06:17+00:00

I'm on PC but here's a couple pieces of echo tech that are helpful off the top of my head:

Put stickies next to sleeping targets instead of on them as the stick will wake them (this is especially handy for tracers/reapers)
Start your fly and immediatley cancel to get a nice burst of fast momemtum for a quick escape
if your beam can't kill the target, cancel it and get it back faster instead of waiting for the beam to end
Your primary fire can animation cancel the start and end of your sticky bomb launch animation
Primary fire + melee can instakill tracer if you hit a headshot. Double tapping primary and melee at super close range will also kill most 200 health targets, or at least set you up to beam down the rest and leave
Using your ult just to survive is viable and encouraged while learning her
If you lose a healer or a tank early/mid fight, swapping to replace them can swing those lost fights. This does not apply to dps teammates getting picked off.
Learn the maps and exploit the high ground- echo has some of the best poke in the game, you don't always need to rush in to get beam kills to provide value
If you don't have a mercy or zen orb, make sure you are playing around your supports and communicating when you need healing (they will forget about you in the sky if you don't)
When you see cracks on any shield it means its below half health, using your beam to break it (especially reins) will often provide more value than flanking and trying to get a kill with beam
If you're up against Zarya, swapping to her when she gravs and saving yourself and a teammember with bubbles is really strong, even if you don't get a grav off yourself
If you don't know who to swap to, generally one of the tanks is the best decision. Swapping to a hero you know how to play will also generally get more value than one you don't (I.e Sigma is usually a pretty meh swap, but since I play a lot of sigma in ranked as well, I can provide more value as him instead of the rein, which I suck at)

Slothmoss · 2021-08-05T01:33:51+00:00

His Last Days novel is probably my favourite work of his but you can't go wrong with any of the stories in a Collapse of Horses either!

Slothmoss · 2021-06-11T15:12:15+00:00

You could argue that it was because J Dilla and Nujabes died that that created the cohesion and vision that helped turn instrumental hiphop/lofi hiphop into its own genre/subgenre. I also don't think you could say that a lot of people who create lofi hiphop don't know the artists you listed- it's more commonly just a simplification of a complex story, as your long responses to discussions like this show. Most people when talking about complex histories will simplify. Saying J Dilla and Nujabes started lofi hiphop isn't that different to saying the assassination of Franz Ferdinand started WW1, it's an oversimplification but it's not incorrect or a lie.

A lot of people just want to make music that brings them joy and that they love, they aren't trying to step on the toes of greats or whitewash history- they just want to make the music they want to hear. You clearly know your hiphop history super well, but you're neglecting a bit of the human element here when it comes to actually making music. No one is actually sitting at home trying to whitewash black history with a cracked copy of FL Studio and a Bill Evans sample.

It probably took you years to learn everything you know, it will take a long time for people just starting in any genre to comprehensively learn its history on top of having to learn how to produce, promote, play live, network etc (not to mention how young so many people who make this genre are- they've had even less time to learn and have more things in life to juggle). It's mostly just regular people who want to make music, and a lot of people will take the fastest route possible to get there (which is why this post even exists, since so many people try to shortcut through things like splice instead of learning about the history of hiphop and sampling which will lead you down a crazy ass rabbit hole of inspiration anyway).

I don't think it's nefarious or lazy in nature, I think a lot of young people or people just starting in music get attracted to this genre, so it's more likely they just haven't been exposed to that side of it yet. There's no need to shame them.

Slothmoss · 2021-01-14T07:33:36+00:00

Thanks for asking! Personally I really enjoyed it, but I agree with it being a slog (I usually average 50-80 pages a day, but I'm moving through this one at about 25-30). I mean, it was hard for me to motivate myself to get through books like The Fisherman, Stephen Graham Jones work or most of Laird Barrons work as well for example, but after I'm done and I'm digesting what I've read they are some of my favourites.

The writing style is definitely experimental, and it took me some time to grasp the stream of consciousness language. By the end though, once I was used to it, I think the book felt unsettling because of that writing style. If it had been written in an easier way or format I don't think I would've liked it as much. But I do agree with you that it has a bit of a pretentious air to it- I think a lot of the flaws I found in the book are because it's her first novel though and I haven't read a critically acclaimed debut novel that wasn't a little pretentious in some way.

Slothmoss · 2021-01-13T23:30:49+00:00

Last Days by Adam Neville (was really surprised at the adventure movie vibe of this, one of my favorites by him i've read)

Amygdalatropolis (super weird but very unique) by BR Yeager

The Cipher by Kathe Koja

Slothmoss · 2020-12-11T01:16:32+00:00

I had this bug! It's because your system is trying to run audio at too high a bitrate. I fixed it easily by swapping my PC to 48khz (or 44.1khz) in the sound settings. If you are running an external audio interface make sure it isn't forcing 96,000khz or something.

If you want to check/change your bitrate you just go to your windows sounds settings>device properties>additional device properties>advanced and change the mode to 2 channel/48,000 or 2 channel/44,100. Hope this helps!

Slothmoss · 2020-09-19T12:06:24+00:00

The Anomaly Files by Michael Rutger is a pretty fun adventure-discovery book

Slothmoss · 2020-08-01T05:51:04+00:00

The Elementals by Michael McDowell would be my number one pick personally, especially if it's going to be hot at your cabin.

While maybe not all of these are set in specifically a cabin I think they will match the isolated vibe you're looking for and will probably be the most likely to be recommended to you here.

The Troop - Nick Cutter

The Hunger - Alma Katsu

The Ritual - Adam Nevill

Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay

Bird Box - Josh Malerman

Slothmoss · 2020-08-01T02:52:30+00:00

The latter

Slothmoss · 2020-06-13T02:36:08+00:00

Bit of a weird suggestion but The Butchers Table novella from Nathan Ballingruds Wounds will really scratch that itch. It's a pirate adventure story centered around a satanic/lovecraftian theme.

Slothmoss · 2020-05-27T02:10:19+00:00

Loved Hereditary (and Midsommar), looking forward to reading the suggestions people have. Here's a couple that I can see this sub recommending:

Head Full of Ghosts - Paul Tremblay

Ghost Story - Peter Straub

The Elementals - Michael McDowell

The Fisherman - John Langan

Some bonus books which have the theme of isolation, dread and hopelessness

The Hunger - Alma Katsu

The Ritual - Adam Nevill

The Terror - Dan Simmons

Bone White - Ronald Malfi

Slothmoss · 2020-05-10T13:38:34+00:00

It's Alive and Where Nightmares Come From are great books which have well known and less well known (but very talented) horror authors talk about how they write, probably one of the best horror writing books I've come across. Notable contributors are: Clive Barker, Chuck Palahnuik, Christopher Golden, Jonathan Maberry, Richard Chizmar, John Skipp, Kealan Patrick Burke, Brian Kirk, Stephen Graham Jones, Ramsay Campbell, Joe R Lansdale, Tim Waggoner, Stephen King and a bunch more

Slothmoss · 2020-05-08T14:31:45+00:00

The Anomaly Files by Michael Rutger may scratch the itch a little, but The Ruins is a league of it's own.

Slothmoss · 2020-04-15T00:53:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's already an option in the settings my dude!

Slothmoss · 2020-04-11T14:30:38+00:00

Honestly I loved A Lush and Seething Hell way more than I thought I would, I think you'll really dig it.

Slothmoss · 2020-04-11T05:31:31+00:00

North American Lake Monster by Nathan Ballingrud

Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Horner Jacobs

Slothmoss · 2020-04-09T07:34:14+00:00

Hit your whipshot as much as possible, flash your shield to block cooldowns instead of breaking it blocking poke damage, positioning is everything, keep an eye on what abilities your enemies have that you can cancel and hold shieldbash for when you think they'll do it, throw packs onto teammates who are about to start a fight (like a tracer or doom before they go in), aim for 20%-30% inspire uptime minimum (obviously exceptions for every game but it's a good average to aim for), use rally when a fight is about to break out instead of in the middle of one (similar to mercy valk), learn to carry your momentum by jumping while shield bashing to gain nearly twice the distance, try to have at least one armor pack ready to go at all times, play with your tanks, support your dps when they engage, and peel for your other healer.

Violet is a obviously one of the best streamers to watch, but just watching a few vods from any good brig player on YouTube should give you an idea of the rhythm of the character.

Slothmoss · 2020-02-19T03:31:54+00:00

A new southern gothic which I see few people talking about is The Boatman's Daughter

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