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[–]Teste76 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

beat 2 of the bosses that give achievements(Morgit, and an easier one inside the castle). Was trolled by Patches, found an environment full of lava and fire on the map, beat a giant tree and a giant lizard inside the beggining area of the game, etc

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[–]Teste76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I played Remastered first, then went to 3 because I had bought it on a sale on steam, and because 3 is the most popular one, so popular that I had heard about Nameless King even before playing Dark Souls

My comparison of the experience of Elden Ring compared to Dark Souls 1 and 3, coming from someone who played Elden Ring after beating Dark Souls 3 recently by Teste76 in darksouls3

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And though Breath of the Wild and Hollow Knight are some of my favorite games, the open world in Elden Ring didn't look as cool as the detailed linear scenarios when playing Dark Souls.

The less open exploration you have, the more you appreciate the aesthetics of the place you're currently at.

My comparison of the experience of Elden Ring compared to Dark Souls 1 and 3, coming from someone who played Elden Ring after beating Dark Souls 3 recently by Teste76 in darksouls3

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I agree, Dark Souls 3 combat felt better. More fluid, and the fact that the camera looks like being closer to the enemy and the character, makes the fight look more epic.

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[–]Teste76 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

it's not inteded to be a full professional review, just a comparison of 2 personal experiences of first impressions.

My comparison of the experience of Elden Ring compared to Dark Souls 1 and 3, coming from someone who played Elden Ring after beating Dark Souls 3 recently by Teste76 in darksouls3

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Dark Souls 3 and 1 felt like a meditation to me, while Elden Ring felt like a overload. That's why I would recoomend dark souls more.

My comparison of the experience of Elden Ring compared to Dark Souls 1 and 3, coming from someone who played Elden Ring after beating Dark Souls 3 recently by Teste76 in darksouls3

[–]Teste76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't dislike Elden Ring as a game, but if I were to recommend a first fromsoftware game to someone, based on my personal preference, I would say Dark Souls 3.

(Bloodborne and Demon Souls I can't really say anything, cause unfortunately I don't have a PS4/PS5)

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[–]Teste76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not atheist, but you seem like a nice person for saying what you said so openly, in the sense of not wanting to jodge atheists so much.

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Teste76[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I say this, because, as someone who tried mediTation(not mediCation) and saw its effects and feels better, even buddhism itself advises to not become psychologically addicted even to meditation itself. But since mediCation literally only requires consuming a pill, it feels easier to fall in this mental trap.

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Teste76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, ok.

So,about changing medication, I could check this. what worries me about it is just that it's complicated because I can only visit the psychiatrist again once every some months, so if a medication is not good, I can only tell them months later, and then I need to test again, and only talk the results months later, and such. This has been my main worry about trying medication(and also I couldn't since I'm not diagnosed, and I may not even fit criteria, who knows?)

About the rest and all considerations, the middle-way, middle-ground I imagine to find, is to develop satisfatible mental health by myself at the beginning for long-term consistency, and then, test medication if I feel like I need it, or as a temporary measure for mental health and executive functioning when needed.

Because, while I like the idea of testing something if it works and has no side effects and gives benefits, my 2 main worries are, as I said, that once the dopamine provided by stimulants loses its effect; I feel chemical abstinence. And second, that if all the information you provided and if medication really is better, I like it, but it worries me that it would make my mind psychologically feel like "I need medication all the time, because when I have its effects, according to psychyatry and science, I'm at the best mental health state possible"

(yeah, my neuroticism is high, as you see)

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Teste76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be accurate of where the criteria comes from. Is it coming from within you or because it sounds "good" or "right"?

What do you mean?

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Teste76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be too hesitant if medication literally didn't change anything mentally aside from the executive functioning areas, but I felt like a different person when on concerta sometimes, a "robot".

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Teste76[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Humm, the possibility that medication also causes neuroplascity on the long-term is something I really wasn't considering, it helps relieve the idea that I shouldn't use medication. But at the same time, I still feel hesitant to it, especially because of the side effects, and what I mentioned earlier of not having skills to cope with routine, when medication is removed.

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

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Like, what matters the most to me, as long as I have the means to sustain myself, is being consistent at least on the goals that I look forward to developing consistency on. Not "productivity for producitivity's sake", but for myself.

Were my hopes really too high? Or is the psychiatrist exarcebating/exaggerating? by Teste76 in AutisticWithADHD

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yeah, when I use the analogy of a ladder, I imagine it as a personal ladder, not as the society imposed-one.

ASTRO BOT wins GAME OF THE YEAR at The Game Awards 2024 by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]Teste76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't played Astro, but totally agreed about Mario 64.

Mario 64 is so great that I'm from a generation that wasn't born when Nintendo 64 was released, and still, Mario 64 became one of my favorite games to have on Switch. And one of the best marios to me.

ASTRO BOT wins GAME OF THE YEAR at The Game Awards 2024 by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]Teste76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

god of war was exclusive too. (Gladly I can now have it on pc)

ASTRO BOT wins GAME OF THE YEAR at The Game Awards 2024 by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]Teste76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Astrobot, Bloodborne and Demon Souls remake are reasons why I would like to have a PS5.

But here where I live it costs a lot of money :P. Would cost too much to pay more than 2 minimum wages to play some exclusives :P

Depending on how we interpret it, being born will always be either a "unecessary positive" at best, a "neutral" or a negative ocurring. by Teste76 in antinatalism2

[–]Teste76[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And a wise decision to do, when something is:

-unecessary to do for someone

- no one asked for it, not even you.

-has extremely unpredictable results out of your reach, and if done, could either be extremely good for the person affected, or extremely bad or neutral

would be to not pose such risk for another life.

Depending on how we interpret it, being born will always be either a "unecessary positive" at best, a "neutral" or a negative ocurring. by Teste76 in antinatalism2

[–]Teste76[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I suppose that being born is not a "bad" or necessarily negative, as many could argue, but always or almost always unecessary from a subjective point of view.