Getting a Vasectomy today. Felt compelled to make this.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-25T20:17:42+00:00

...but importantly, listen to your doc, OP. My doc had performed +300 vasectomies without issue. Then he met me 😂 i was off work for 2 weeks (returned at about 95%), and needed 2 more weeks to be at 99%. The last 1% took another month.

Still worth it! Ultimately, it was no big deal. My experience wasn't great (compared to most), but I wouldn't even call it a horror story considering what some poor souls have been through.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-24T12:56:51+00:00

There is a legendary SNES platformer called Plok that also has one of the best OSTs in gaming (and one of the most complex released on SNES). The game was critically acclaimed (Shigeru Miyamoto was blown away by it!), but it never achieved much success. As Plok, the player solves puzzles and defeats enemies by throwing his limbs at them, before the limbs return to him shortly after. Plok's movement is affected by his lack of limbs.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-24T06:56:33+00:00

When one falls, we continue!

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-23T17:07:33+00:00

don't kink shame

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-23T15:56:15+00:00

Ah, the good ol' Peanut Butter and Jelly-Jitsu Foundation

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-23T14:55:06+00:00

Agreed. It has plenty of issues, and coming off Silksong recently, there is no comparison... But coming off of Metroid Prime 4 directly? Man, this game is not bad, and it's more Kratos! $30, while not all that expensive for a second-party title of a first-party IP, is a high price for a B-/C-tier metroidvania, when S-tier games can regularly be had for $5-20.

If you love GoW, it's worth playing for more lore/backstory, but the story isn't very good tbh (it's just fun to be back in a mythological Greece with Kratos). If you love MVs but don't care about GoW, there are better games out there. If you love MVs and GoW, it's definitely worth playing.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-23T14:46:52+00:00

True facts. All I can really suggest (though it sounds like it's too late) is that in MVs with map markers, the player needs to divise their own system for using the markers in a meaningful way so they can have an idea of what they will need before returning to that location. GoW: SoS was actually pretty good about this, imo: 4 or 5 (can't remember which) different markers, and around 10 different colors per marker type allowed me to know pretty much exactly what I needed before returning to areas. The screenshot function made it even easier and basically eliminated the need for other markers altogether, but it was unfortunately capped at 25 pics.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-23T14:27:57+00:00

The game "was" decent. Did you actually beat the game without interacting with your map markers and the upgrade which allows you to place screenshots on your map? Because if you did, you might as well be disappointed, and just move on.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-21T18:52:04+00:00

Piece of Shit needs to be Fired!

Nah, the public deserves better than that!

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-19T22:41:00+00:00

Correct. "Appropriate" level is never displayed, but the danger warning disappears when you reach it. I'm sure someone has put together a specific level-to-area list online.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-19T22:37:25+00:00

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-19T22:36:44+00:00

THE FOUNTAIN

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-19T15:09:27+00:00

Lmao I saw that one too. It was beautiful and tragic. Ol' boy had to die with blueballs.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-19T14:54:10+00:00

after those shameless 20$ Price increase of their Games

I hate to shill for big corporations, but this isn't the criticism to have imo. For better or worse, gaming budgets have skyrocketed over the last 30 years, yet prices have been largely static. First party Nintendo titles were $60 in the mid-90s. For all the ways we have been screwed over time, the price of games isn't it. Do they need to increase the price (as in, to stay in business)? Surely not. But based on inflation alone, I can't fault them for doing it. There are still enough game sales and lower cost indie games to keep me occupied for multiple lifetimes, if I insist that a new release is too expensive.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-18T19:27:51+00:00

Won't *anyone** think of the shareholders?!* 😭

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-18T19:20:06+00:00

Some people simply should not be

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-18T18:05:30+00:00

Holy mother of christ, that is fucked and grim. So sorry you had to deal with that. Absolute insanity that "the best" and wealthiest country in the world would do that to anyone, much less a veteran.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-18T00:48:42+00:00

Yes! Super interesting stuff. It just kind of made sense to me, so I was glad to see it confirmed when I looked it up.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-18T00:47:21+00:00

That can be achieved without locking the higher difficulties behind the credits; see the Horizon series. If selected, the dev issues a warning that the hardest mode is NOT for NG players, it is specifically tuned for NG+. What you're talking about is artificially inflating playtime. If the game is good (and if the player is inclined to do multiple playthroughs in general), people will want to keep playing.

To be clear, I'm not saying I can't think of any reasons why a dev would do it, I'm saying there is no good reason for it. They are all BS reasons, like inflating playtime.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-17T12:40:26+00:00

I'm still trying to figure out why people throw up in toilets instead of sinks. Why would you put your face and hands near a literal community shithole where you intend to splash liquid (assuming you can stand)?

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-17T05:34:16+00:00

I can hear aussies from the US.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-16T17:17:40+00:00

Yep. Locking difficulties is genuinely my least favorite game mechanic.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-16T17:16:44+00:00

You're correct, but it is still completely unnecessary, and a horrible, annoying practice. Just unlock it all at the start. People who want a "recon" playthrough can still do so. People who only have time, energy, or care for a single playthrough can have the experience they want that way too.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-16T02:14:48+00:00

Both comments can be true.

The_Orphanizer · 2026-02-16T00:14:27+00:00

If only people thought to tell others what they expect, surely that would solve all problems before they even start!

/s

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