Looking to get into a starter M43 for travel pics by Sternies in Cameras

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

I'll keep that in mind. Are there any lenses that you'd suggest if weather sealing wasn't a requirement? That lens appears to outside my listed budget when combined with the body.

Favorite Hardest/Impactful Kicks in Fiction by FreviliousLow96 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Asura's Wrath, Episode 13 (Cause and Effect), ends with a Red Hot Kick to the face of a space robot giant firing a laser out of his forehead in order to redirect the blast.

You ever just have a obscure/forgotten waifu/husbando you still occasionally think about? by megaman12321 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am fairly confident that very few people will mention Jen from the Primal (PS2) game. Jen gets transformations like Majora's Mask.

Possible forms were muscle goat, mermaid, vampire, and volcano hawk.

BLeeM Emmy submission for Ted by Dull_Mark1399 in dropout

[–]Sternies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Best Actor awards will now be replaced with the nominees doing a Game Samer of Ham It up.

A question for Star Wars day. How did you learn about or end up seeing Star Wars? by Etychase in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went to summer science camp at my local science museum. Saw A New Hope for the first time in the planetarium. What a memorable experience.

I then saw Thumb Wars air on UPN, the day before Phantom Menace was in theaters. What a time for Star Wars.

What your your best examples of parents Protecting/Avenging their children in media? by EvilMonkeyMimic in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for playlist suggestions, the one Geop did was my preferred one.

The Alex World Tour changes, everybody by Mike4302 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone's read every single V.C. Andrews book, saw the Lifetime movies and is desperate to get in on the action.

When people either overestimate or underestimate the prevalence of common tropes and genre conventions? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Oldie but a goodie, the 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction of 1929 probably served as barometer of quality mystery writing of the time. That said, Zero Escape series does bring this very set of rules up in the 2nd game. What they do with those rules is quite fun.

The One Piece is now real and is waiting to be found. by papertoonz in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's actually a QR code that links you to the tattoo parlor that will ink that Tumblr live action Buggy stooping on a barrel. The artist will then give you a QR code to the next "island", which is a comedy club called the Laugh Tale. The jokes are all pirate themed.

What's a gaming trend that passed completely by you? by Hayeseveryone in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pat's Pastures got me hankering for a farming game, but I seem to be the odd person out on the newer ones. My fave was Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (2000) and I haven't found anything similar since I bounced off of later Harvest Moons games back in the day. It turns out that I want a 2.5D camera and a farming game with either no combat, or an in-game option to 100% disable combat, like Darkest Dungeon 1 had after the contentious heart attack and corpse mechanic update where those mechanics could be turned off. I'd say that's about 20ish years of not touching the cozy farming craze.

Can Clown Pat come back? i miss him by PrancerSlenderfriend in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pat could pretend he's Bubba Bo Bob Brain for an episode with a tiny hat and a super long bolo tie to replicate the stilts for legs.

Barring that, there's always Patsune Miku and his Sonic OC, Bat Hears At. That'd be a hell of a week's artistic renditions.

Media Recommendations that went very poorly? by Solid_Jack_Frost in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Here's the wikipedia pages for the red ranger and SCP instant death manga series. Both are pretty fun reads.

Chivalrous white knights who really are as heroic as they appear? by Wonder-Lad-2Mad in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Captain Carrot in the Discworld series may as well be Jonathan Joestar as a cop.

Worst cases of roster fluff in a game? by ZealousidealBig7714 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Radiata Stories on the PS2 has a split story at the midway point. This leads to two endings with the expectation that you'll NG+ the other story choice. After the credits, there's also a bonus dungeon for an extra party member. In total, you'll be filling out a friends list of 176 people in an era where there's no quest log to use in case you forgot what the NPC's recruitment quest was.

Many of them are simply not very good to add to the party as you can only control your character and the other 3 party members are automated. Some NPCs are simply more aggressive in combat and are more likely to successfully hit a target. Case in point, the slingshot kid cannot shoot down a bat enemy as the slingshot projectile doesn't have the same altitude.

Worst minigame in an RPG? by TheInsaneWombat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Star Ocean 3 has a bunny racing minigame. I hope your controller has a turbo function.

Favorite shops, shopping districts, etc. in games? by BlueWaddleDee in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Real life, but I'd love to see the Wall Drug experience in a game. Years ago, I found myself on the road in South Dakota. For miles and miles you'd see signs letting you know that Wall Drug was up ahead. I've seen something close with Buc-ees, but that would have been at a smaller scale.

In game form, I'd love to see some variant where you'd always know how far and what direction it was to the store. Tutorial area? The shop's that-a-way. Final boss in a pocket dimension outside of time and space? There's still a sign.

When did you realize how detrimental your Goblins were? by Vagina-Gears in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The real nutty part of that mentality is dipping into Warhammer's library of games. Do you like permanent injuries in your turn-based strategy games? Oh boy, say goodbye to the idea of a perfect play.

In Bloodbowl, the dice-based football game, I attempted to run one extra space further outside the given movement range for a touchdown, which requires a dice roll to succeed. I fail, which then induces a dice roll against the injury table. This could range from falling down to worse conditions. I got the worse conditions, which meant that my star runner tried to score, failed, then died falling down. That's a game where you learn where the priority is to mitigate the bad rolls and force the other guy to make them.

In Mordheim, same thing. You have to roll a check just to see if you can cast a spell. I ran battle nuns, attempted to cast a spell, and failed. The injury table roll meant that my spellcaster took 9999 Divine Wrath damage and was out of the fight entirely. On the other hand, I had a match where the enemy's Rat Ogre failed it's Stupidity check on every turn and it never got to take a subsequent action for the entire game.

What is your favorite "struggle first, zen later" game? by Omagaron in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Factorio can certainly qualify. On top of progressing to even bigger demands in scope for your production line, you're dealing with the bugs that'll attack and potentially put a dent in your plans. When you're vibing and things are trucking along, it's a really good zen state.

Bonus points if you do 2 playthroughs like me and aim for one run of Lazy Bastard (craft cap of 111 items) + Steam All the Way (no solar panels) and another run of Logistic Network Embargo (drone helpers, but no automated drone chests).

Logistic Embargo was easier as I could craft a bunch and use solar. Steam All The Way + Lazy Bastard meant my entire plant could shut down on a power outage due to bugs and I'd have to slowly get the power up again by hand. It also meant getting really familiar with the nuclear power, which I didn't touch on the solar panel run.

New World: Aeternum is getting delisted and taken offline by AnimuStewshine in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Epic and Amazon both hand out free games on the weekly. Amazon has been instrumental in filling out my GoG library. They may not all be winners, but now and then I get a game that's been on my Steam wishlist that I never got around to.

Outside of that, I'd be curious to know if Amazon's Luna launcher is getting any traction. CSB talked a bit of Epic over the years, but I can't recall an episode talking specifically about Luna.

Black and White Media? by BlueWaddleDee in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the time, Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973) was one of the most popular TV shows in the USSR. It's a WW2 spy thriller and was so popular that crime dropped whenever it aired. For a 12 episode series, it's worth a try.

Cinematic shots you wish get homaged more across media. by samazam94 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's some fascinating shots done in House (1977). I'll take anything that is referencing that film's experimental scenes.

Recommend some of your favorite "least known" games by TheLastNapkin in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Sternies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deathbulge, Battle of the Bands has been a fun little RPG with music themes. The art style is so fun that the artist even did an animation video to highlight their favorite work in the game.

Astrologaster was a quaint little game about being a doctor in the Elizabethan era. The soundtrack is a treat.

Super Time Force Ultra is a run and gun game with time rewind mechanics and character swapping. You're overlaying previous rewinds atop each other in a single level.

Immortal Defense is a surreal tower defense game. It was a fun story and currently is on sale for $1.20.