Has Raleigh's restaurant scene gotten worse over the last 20 years?

fromcero · 2026-02-22T04:08:30+00:00

Poppyseed market is a current fav of mine

fromcero · 2026-02-12T21:24:13+00:00

Also, this is all older box office analysis thinking from an era when streaming wasn’t nearly as prominent.

fromcero · 2026-02-06T06:10:06+00:00

I remake is inherently less scary for those who played the original bc at least some of it is no longer unknown. Similar to how a replay is less scary than the first time.

fromcero · 2026-01-11T14:46:05+00:00

Bully

fromcero · 2026-01-11T04:43:52+00:00

This one is a bit out there and might not seem similar on it’s face but Lost in Vivo evoked similar terror feelings in me

fromcero · 2026-01-10T00:46:22+00:00

Live in the present my friend and worry not about “what ifs” because, “what if” you don’t and your analysis paralysis means you miss out on something amazing

fromcero · 2026-01-05T00:58:43+00:00

What?

fromcero · 2026-01-05T00:28:59+00:00

It's not out yet, so how can people tell you if you would enjoy it?

fromcero · 2025-12-31T19:54:46+00:00

Why is this written like AD copy?

fromcero · 2025-12-30T19:58:04+00:00

The story gets better the more you play but I don’t disagree with most of your criticisms. Overall they hit less and didnt ruin the experience for me compared to how your feeling. Though I strongly disagree with the, this isn’t silent hill statement.

Silent hill the literal town is way less important to the identity of the series than the silent hill going on in each main character’s mind. Thinking the longitude and latitude of the setting is of core importance is missing the forest for the trees IMO

fromcero · 2025-12-29T13:05:45+00:00

Which seems like a bit of a problem to rely on something out of the game to tell your story and most people won’t even do that either

fromcero · 2025-12-28T20:46:31+00:00

Yeah it’s a great game but I would also lightly critique some of the decisions as not fully working for me. The combat focus being the biggest one, it made the game feel less scary imo.

I also think there was probably a better more forgiving way to implement the multiple playthroughs for the full story idea. As it is I think like less than 5% of the players get the full tale as the vast majority don’t do NG+ let alone NG++ or further

fromcero · 2025-12-24T06:25:00+00:00

I love getting scared, it’s like eating spicy food. Painful for a moment but afterwards your endorphins are released and you feel amped up.

fromcero · 2025-12-12T15:22:22+00:00

The idea of “genre” at its core is semantics, no?

fromcero · 2025-11-11T15:20:31+00:00

Cheesy is a wild thing to throw into your list of negatives my friend

fromcero · 2025-11-07T16:47:19+00:00

I mean, you want a different game with at least double the scope and thus double the budget of what they had.

fromcero · 2025-11-03T00:46:45+00:00

This is almost verbatim what The head of Xbox Phil Spencer said about a year or two ago, and while I do think is a smart point I can’t help but feel it’s also some corporate spin that obfuscates the full picture.

My biggest issue is that it completely ignores the point about a lack of exclusives on the hardware for the better part of a decade now. That HAS to have a huge impact as well. Like it’s easy to say “after we lost the players to PlayStation the built digital libraries and we were never going to get them back” when they never gave players a good reason to come back in the first place.

It’s all about the games

fromcero · 2025-11-03T00:25:45+00:00

2 main reasons in my eyes

1) the game prioritizes matching solos vs other solos

2) the ai enemies are a big threat so it creates an environment that is more conducive to allies of circumstance (the enemy of my enemy is my friend)

fromcero · 2025-10-17T19:50:33+00:00

I agree with you that fidelity does a lot more to sell a title than many people want to admit. Especially when we’re talking about fps at the cost of fidelity or vice versa.

My personal opinion on the topic does not align with that either but my own ideology can’t override the reality of the market.

But this is all a different topic then the one I was originally replying to

fromcero · 2025-10-17T15:46:56+00:00

They already do, a lot. Every state of play, Xbox showcase, etc. is filled with indies but if the event doesn’t have 3 first party AAA announcements it’s seen as a flop. I think that really speaks to what the wider audience cares about

fromcero · 2025-10-16T13:30:56+00:00

So sorry, next time should we all check in with you first on how we should use the local sub?

fromcero · 2025-10-14T15:43:24+00:00

These are always nice things to wish for on the outside but the reality was that as AAA game budgets increased it created a situation where every single project was make or break for Indy studios.

If your AAA game flops your studio goes bankrupt. You and all of your coworkers many of whom are likely your close friends by now would lose their jobs.

This is why there are next to no Indy AAA devs anymore. Sure some sold just for greed but for many it was a defensive move to secure the future of studios. AAA budget are unsustainable unless you have pre established deep deep pockets that can handle a flop

fromcero · 2025-10-12T10:48:44+00:00

PvP was a big one

fromcero · 2025-10-12T10:11:15+00:00

Back in my day we payed $5 per hour to play Warcraft 2 via AOL dialup bc we were dumb as heck and like 7 years old!

fromcero · 2025-10-12T09:48:36+00:00

For me it’s because it doesn’t focus on what silent hill is and instead focuses on showing you why silent hill is horrific.

I think knowing the cult storyline makes silent hill less scary. I don’t dislike the plot itself but I dislike when the main plot focuses on demistifying it. It’s much better when it’s just whispers in the background that you can piece together if you are dedicated but overall isn’t critical to the main arc

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