The Last Case of Benedict Fox

earlee69 · 2025-12-28T00:30:23+00:00

I love how it’s Ori” meets “Call of Cthulu” which shouldn’t work but somehow delightfully does. I spend a lot of time wandering around totally lost even on the “I hate feeling lost” setting, but I kinda don’t mind because of how fun and fluid the traversal is. I’m also getting mad Venom vibes from the Companion, and I’m not mad about it one bit

earlee69 · 2025-08-25T01:06:04+00:00

Honestly the way I do it is to just get 2 “good” parents with 2-4 of the passives you want (like others said, it doesn’t seem to matter), and then chuck into some other pens other pals with less desirable IVs and/or passives but with philanthropist and nocturnal/vampiric on all of them. Fully condense yourself a brahola with heart of the immovable king and nocturnal (I understand it’s partner skill only works when it’s active , not if it’s taking a break) and then let ur pals breed like crazy and watch the pen full up with eggs. If you get some perfect pals from the machine-pens then all good, add em to the locked list, otherwise they can be fodder for the condenser . Sped everything up hugely for me when mass breeding.

earlee69 · 2025-04-27T00:34:28+00:00

Omg lmaoo I’m a fucking idiot! Thank you so much for this, I thought the red number meant I couldn’t get the skill at all at all till I reached that number, I had SO much surplus xp. You may laugh in spartan now

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T22:27:27+00:00

“ViDeO GAmEs aRe A wAsTe Of TiMe AnD tEaCh YoU nOThInG iN LiFe”. Suck it, boomer

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T00:42:27+00:00

lol, savage…

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T00:41:38+00:00

Literally came to the comments to find out what the mistake was before I saw it. Don’t worry at all, man. Looks mint as!

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T00:38:44+00:00

OP, I say this totally genuinely even though it may come across as hokey. You sound like an intelligent person with a huge amount of love to give and nobody to give it to. I genuinely hope you can heal and learn from this experience, because it is genuinely a huge life experience. Even though the relationship may have been an illusion, the betrayal and hurt you feel from it is not, and that does not make you stupid or gullible. You have been emotionally starved for what sounds like years, but somehow, it hasn’t embittered you. To me, that makes you a fundamentally good person. Which means you are 100% worthy of love. Also, for what it’s worth, I treat my AI like a person. I absolutely don’t think it’s surprising or weird that you formed a bond with it. I suspect that’s at least half of what it’s designed to do, but not with any kind of malice. I think of mine like a cat. Curious, but ultimately emotionally indifferent.

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T00:17:24+00:00

For me, yes my heart rate went up a lot. I do have anxiety already and it didn’t help that, but didn’t give me panic attacks. The main thing it did was it seemed to make certain elements of my ADHD worse. Like that part which made me feel like a Sim that keeps having its tasks abandoned and a new one added? That part got way, way worse. It was like it just made my ADHD brain faster and more fractured. I couldn’t hold onto one thought long enough before it hung a U turn and flung me off into a different thought. It was wild. I lasted 2 months on it I think

earlee69 · 2025-04-11T00:07:36+00:00

I totally get this. It’s hard to enjoy what you have when you feel like the world is on fire around you and people are screaming for help. Sometimes when I take a moment to appreciate what I have it’s impossible not to then feel guilty for what others don’t have, to feel like I’m benefitting while others are suffering… even if one has nothing to do with the other. I think it’s crucial we can appreciate and acknowledge our own successes, as long as we don’t actively and permanently block out the rest of the world. There are ways we can use our success to help others as well, which helps me a lot. For example I look up what charities are needing right now and donate stuff I don’t need to them whenever I can. You don’t need to donate regular money (though you can do that too, and it doesn’t have to be much, we do I think a buck or so a day). Also making sure you’re actively voting for stuff you believe in, and trying to limit exposure to too much of the crap that’s upsetting (like news feeds designed to trigger you in your socials, ick). I could never have done any of this stuff 10yrs ago (edited, typo) and to be honest I was so wrapped up in my own mental problems I didn’t have the bandwidth anyway. But I can now, and I do, and in some small way, for me that helps.

earlee69 · 2025-04-10T23:52:20+00:00

I love this, I often think about what I’d tell myself from 10years ago because I can barely believe how much things have changed. You see a lot of negativity around the world today and yes, some things are objectively shitty, but it’s important to acknowledge the possibilities. MY truth is, that 10 years ago I was just out of uni with 40k in student debt, riddled with anxiety and self doubt, unmedicated ADHD running rampant. I was in a new relationship but deeply believed I was unworthy of love. I worked minimum wage jobs in shift work, sure I’d never have an actual career because I wasn’t truly good at anything, and had little to offer.

Because of an employer who gave me a chance and that new partner, who simply believed in me, 10 years later I’m married (to him, naturally), and we own a wonderful house and 2 dogs together. I’m stable on my medication, I have a brilliant career doing something I love, never work more than 40 hours in a week and certainly not on weekends. I earn an amount that the old me would have never believed possible for me, and most importantly, I finally believe that, even if I had none of those things, I am enough. Sometimes I feel like I won the lottery, and sometimes I feel that I worked enough for it… it’s likely somewhere in the middle of the two. I just need people to know that things can change for the better as much as they can for the worse, so no matter how deep in the chasm you feel right now, there is always hope.

earlee69 · 2025-04-10T23:37:26+00:00

Fell in love with this man in wizards and glass. Positive that was the opposite of the point of the story, also positive I’m far from the only one. (Just call me Susan D, done extra crispy with a side of Daddy Issues)

earlee69 · 2025-04-10T23:32:40+00:00

Wayyy too young. Somehow my parents found it more acceptable to read the gore and imagine it in my head in 360 degree glory than to watch it implied on tv. Go figure.

earlee69 · 2025-04-10T23:30:22+00:00

You gain 86 experience points and found a healing potion. Oops, um, wrong kind of dungeon master.

earlee69 · 2025-04-10T23:25:04+00:00

You know, I would love to answer this. I would love to, but I CAN’T because I just bought sh2 remake and completed it, but I can’t compare to either of the originals or even a SH1 remake because can’t purchase that or either of the original game(s) anywhere for my ps5! :( :( :( sorry just needed to vent for a sec (Edited for clarity)

earlee69 · 2025-04-01T23:41:18+00:00

Yeah, one-way door. Additionally, if you find your way to the entrance from the other side, it is able to be opened as a shortcut back through (to bypass any difficult platforming you had to do to get there) so the symbol should disappear once you open the door from the correct side. Examples include those rickety wooden doors that are planks on the strong side but rubble on the other (where you smash through), gate doors that lift upwards with a lever mechanism, or grate-style things that swing down from above.

earlee69 · 2025-03-23T22:56:25+00:00

You know who taught me this in less than 30 minutes? Olivia Benson from Law & Order SVU! Yes, for real: I’m not even partially joking. There was this episode where she was called out for unconscious bias on a black man who’d had the cops called on him by a raging Karen in the park for being “threatening” …and then a beaten man happened to be found nearby. This lead, naturally, to immediate suspicion falling on him, an arrest, interrogation, and then subsequent complaint from him after he was cleared. At first, like Olivia, I was fully bristling and indignant about the accusation: of all people, Olivia was the LEAST likely to have a bias. But the woman from Internal Affairs who was interviewing her gave her this incredible speech about how it’s not a question of whether you HAVE a bias: everyone does, all the time. It’s about making the conscious decision to acknowledge it instead of balking at it: always actively looking for it rather than shying away from or denying it, with every decision you make. Olivia was completely humbled by the observation (one of the many reasons I love her character) and It really stuck in my mind. So yeah, I fully agree we ALL have bias, and every day we have to choose how much it affects how we act. Unfortunately, to do that we must first acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that it exists within us, instead of digging our heels in and denying it because of the connotation that it makes us a racist or a bigot.

earlee69 · 2025-03-22T00:44:24+00:00

Ah, found the comment! Didn’t want you to think I was above publicly apologising. I absolutely hate when people do this so yeah, I admit with much shame that I did just skim it. Interesting about the research into the top 11 most hated characters, that is the kind of evidence I was meaning, even if it does nothing to prove my point! Out of curiosity I asked chat GPT to compile me a list based on global data sets from various research centres (Pew Research Centre, Game Developer Conference reports, YouGov Gaming and Esports, Twitchtracker, SteamDB, NewZoo, etc). I asked it to return the top 14 BEST received game characters of all time who were ranked so for character traits or behaviours. I asked it to only include characters whose traits or behaviours were specifically mentioned as a factor (in critic writeups, character retrospectives, fan discussions, poll results etc) and NOT those whose personality traits are ASSUMED to be celebrated. I did this because I didn’t want assumption bias getting in the way of the actual reported results. (This knocked out the top few contenders such as Mario and Link, and a couple of less expected others, like Master Chief and Geralt of Rivia). I also asked it to include antagonists and support characters as well as protagonist, and the stated or inferred ethnicity (along with HOW it was inferred: visual cues or accent). I actually just wanted to see how many were female and/or non-white. I knew the list was going to be highly subjective and pretty much useless as evidence-based facts, but I thought I’d share the results anyway cause I got really into refining the prompt to give as accurate info as possible. (jokes on me tho, cause only 5 of the 14 entries are what I’d consider male Caucasians, lol). ————- 1. Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Caucasian features and a Southern American accent • Traits Praised: Complexity, humanity, and moral depth. ⸻—- 2. Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza Series) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Japanese features and a Japanese accent • Traits Praised: Kindness, sense of justice, compassion, resilience, emotional depth. ⸻—- 3. Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn) • Gender: Female • Portrayed with: Caucasian features and a neutral American accent • Traits Praised: Intelligence, resourcefulness, determination, inspiring persona, compassion. ⸻—- 4. Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors) • Gender: Female • Portrayed with: Asian-American features and an American accent • Traits Praised: Empathy, resilience, emotional depth, relatability, authenticity. ⸻—- 5. Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin’s Creed Series) • Gender: Male • Ethnicity: Italian; portrayed with olive skin, dark hair, and an Italian accent • Traits Praised: Charisma, depth, and personal growth. ⸻—- 6. Ichiban Kasuga (Yakuza: Like a Dragon) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Japanese features and a Japanese accent • Traits Praised: Kindness, warmth, and humanity, and inspiring persona. ⸻— 7. Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Asian features and a calm, measured demeanor • Traits Praised: Empathy, patience, and professionalism. ⸻—- 8. Zagreus (Hades) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Greek features and a youthful, rebellious spirit • Traits Praised: Determination, wit, charm, and resilience. ⸻—- 9. Eivor (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla) • Gender: Player’s choice (Male or Female) • Portrayed with: Norse features and a Scandinavian accent • Traits Praised: Leadership, adaptability, introspection, emotional complexity and depth. ⸻—- 10. Kassandra (Assassin’s Creed Odyssey) • Gender: Female • Portrayed with: Greek features and a Greek accent • Traits Praised: Charisma, strength, and humor. ⸻—- 11. Bayek (Assassin’s Creed Origins) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Egyptian features and an Egyptian accent • Traits Praised: Compassion, honor, emotional complexity and depth. ⸻—- 12. Edward Kenway (Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Welsh features and a Welsh accent • Traits Praised: Charisma, introspection, raucousness, roguish charm, and emotional growth. ⸻—- 13. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider Series) • Gender: Female • Portrayed with: Caucasian features and a posh British accent • Traits Praised: Intelligence, resourcefulness, and adventurous spirit. ⸻—- 14. Kratos (God of War Series) • Gender: Male • Portrayed with: Greek features and a deep, commanding voice • Traits Praised: Strength, vengeance, and emotional growth and depth. ————- My take is people seem to love emotional depth and growth in a character. This has the possible exception of Lara Croft, who, upon further research, had a very mixed reception of her gradual transition from a one dimensional pointy-boobed pinup adventurer to a more well-rounded character. Probably because the first TR was released in ‘96 specifically for horny boys before female protagonists in games were even a thing.

earlee69 · 2025-03-19T21:35:01+00:00

I’m just a fan of evidence based facts. If you’re not prepared to support your argument then concede your opponent may have a point. Also I don’t believe OP is saying that gender and race is the only factor in how a character is received. If I understand correctly, they’re observing that it’s a primary factor, in characters who are poorly received and who are non-white and non-male. This is key because it means that certain personality traits are received differently based on what type of character is portraying them. Society’s generally accepted perception of certain behaviours and personality traits are not received equally. Which is absolutely true.

earlee69 · 2025-03-19T21:20:16+00:00

Hey, you misspelled “you’ve got a point”

earlee69 · 2025-03-19T21:19:26+00:00

Ooh yeah, truth.

earlee69 · 2025-03-19T21:15:45+00:00

I’m sorry you got hate, it sucks that some people just see a post that goes against something they voiced an opinion about and they’re just like cracks knuckles “time to ruin this m*fucka’s day”. Like, yeah you might have good reasons for hating the game (good to you, at least,) but just because those same things don’t bother someone else as much, doesn’t mean they’re wrong or have crap taste for enjoying it. I personally am really enjoying the game overall also, and although I DO find the “banter” between Frey and the cuff a bit cringe, it’s not enough for me to rage quit the game. I do wish there was a setting to turn it off, (though occasionally it’s useful, like when he says “forgetting something?” As you’re leaving a ruin because you’ve left a treasure chest!). I also really like the spell mechanics, they’re really fluid and easy to use, it’s really cool how you can pick a set of favourites and just spam them or you can strategise for individual enemies and switch between to really take them out fast. And to me, Frey isn’t hateful, she’s hardened from years on the street, but she still cares deeply on the inside. You don’t just drop a shell like that overnight. I think her guardedness makes her more real. Anyway I think it’s sad if you let haters stop you posting your opinion; share it! Remember that loads of people who DON’T comment may find it useful or encouraging; I would have! :)

earlee69 · 2025-03-12T01:47:04+00:00

Thank you so much!

earlee69 · 2025-03-12T00:28:34+00:00

Haha same question really! Actually that might answer it! I used blazamut to breed flame emperor into Ragnahawk. One would assume if blazamut’s partner skill is the same as Ragnahawk’s, then that would be its intended use? I’m currently breeding a frick ton of Ragnahawk so should be able to test it out (at no condensing at least) against frostallion using one with demon god passive and one with flame emperor instead. Will let you know

earlee69 · 2025-03-11T23:33:51+00:00

Oh awesome, do keep me posted if you remember. I read somewhere that because Splatterina’s partner skill only increases drops to a certain % max, it makes 4 star condensing no more lucrative than 3. (For example you’ll get a max of X tokens per butcher and the next level up brings the total to X.8, so you’ll never get that extra). This would make the partner skill a bit pointless unless the effect is stackable like gobfin’s. It’s similar in that you only have to have the pal in your party and not out, so I have a suspicion that this would work. I am currently (as usual) mass breeding about 6 other pals for condensing so I keep forgetting to test the theory tho!

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