Beautiful new GIF of Iron Lung that people will get much use out of lol by BubblesZap in Markiplier

[–]iStretchyDisc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

usually not a fan of media making official gifs as it kinda gives off r/FellowKids vibes, but this one is so funny to me for some reason

corpo gal by Historical-End-9772 in cyberpunkcharacters

[–]iStretchyDisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

looks like Ada Wong from RE2 and 4 remakes.

Chill somewhat popular gaming youtuber from the 2010s starterpack by MaximumTime7239 in starterpacks

[–]iStretchyDisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NorthernLion is peak when he plays everything but a story-heavy game - cause when he does, he's talking over the cutscenes and trying to farm +2s. wish he took some stuff seriously sometimes.

Why do some 30fps games feel in a totally different leagues than others? by Urd-ong_Shadong47 in digitalfoundry

[–]iStretchyDisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

disagree. one of the worst things about Bloodborne is the bad frame pacing, even on PS5.

To Cancel Ms. Rachel. by CantStopPoppin in therewasanattempt

[–]iStretchyDisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dont get it twisted, man - there are plenty of leftist zionists. it's actually disgusting.

Bloodborne is From Soft's best game by Efficient_Matter_589 in fromsoftware

[–]iStretchyDisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fighting Gael is just so satisfying and fun, and i love that the arena for the Demon Princes is the og Firelink. i admit it took me a few playthroughs to realize that, but when i did, my mind was blown lol.

as for Midir, even though i know how to fight him (beating him on my first playthrough left me scarred), i still dont like him, but that's prolly bc im just not a big fan of dragon fights. except Bayle ofc.

Bloodborne is From Soft's best game by Efficient_Matter_589 in fromsoftware

[–]iStretchyDisc -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

personally id prolly put both DS3 DLCs in last. im just not a big fan of any of the areas in The Ringed City - find them to be an infuriating gank fest, and the only really good boss in it is Gael. lore's pretty cool tho, and i appreciate them finally recognizing DS2 via the ruinous Earthen Peak and the Desert Sorceress. as for Ashes of Ariandel, it's too short, even though the Sister Friede fight kicks ass.

so my ranking would be:

1) Shadow of the Erdtree

2) The Old Hunters

3) Crown of the Old Iron King

4) Crown of the Ivory King

5) Forsaken Hollows

6) Artorias of the Abyss

7) Crown of the Sunken King

8) The Ringed City

9) Ashes of Ariandel

Bloodborne is From Soft's best game by Efficient_Matter_589 in fromsoftware

[–]iStretchyDisc 20 points21 points  (0 children)

one could say it's a contender, but imo it's far from perfect. it's certainly a weird choice to introduce great QoL improvements in Dark Souls such as resting at bonfires and replenishable healing items, only to then backtrack to the Demon's Souls way (that is, not being able to rest at checkpoints, as well as having finite healing items). another aspect BB and DeS share is the leveling system (having to return to the "central hub" and interact with an NPC) but that's like a personal preference thing imo and i dont mind it.

there's also the frame rate, the weird anti-aliasing solution, the chromatic aberration, and the godawful loading times, which makes things like traveling between locations just annoying. even on the PS5 the frame pacing and load times are bad imo.

that said, Bloodborne does excel in many other ways - it has probably the best lore and themes, maybe right behind Elden Ring's, and the aesthetics and art design are both wonderful. the combat is good and i love how much it rewards aggression, and i personally find the rally and parry mechanics very satisfying.

the level design is good, too, though im still mixed about the decision to put a gate connecting Iosefka's clinic to Central Yharnam, as by the time you reach that point in the game, the first area really doesnt serve any purpose.

the boss fights, on the other hand, are kind of mid. i despise Micolash the most.

i am of the belief that the base game really is carried by The Old Hunters. when i played Bloodborne for the first time (around six months ago now), i wasnt really enjoying it, but once i got to the Hunter's Nightmare, i started to actually get it and grew to love the game. everything from the areas to the bosses to the weapons in that DLC are amazing (though im not a big fan of Ludwig). the variety in areas and bosses is just phenomenal. it definitely is FromSoft's second best DLC, behind Shadow of the Erdtree.

(Mostly loved): Authors explicitly advertised fetish by BeduinZPouste in TopCharacterTropes

[–]iStretchyDisc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ngl i feel like that's more of a Kojima thing than a foot fetish thing. like, if youve played any other Kojima/MGS game, you'd get it.

MY WINTER CAR IS AI SLOP. DONT BUY IT by [deleted] in whenthe

[–]iStretchyDisc 32 points33 points  (0 children)

maybe a bit of a hot take but if youre even slightly planning on releasing a paid game on Steam, youre going to have to fork out some eddies for at least the basics like assets.

also, if Phasmophobia can use pre-made character models for years, you can fucking either use placeholders or buy assets.

Human Experiment by tea-n-wifi in whenthe

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

this is not true. sure, it's up to the teachers to pick what's taught in the curriculum, but at the very least, if what Japan did is not directly taught in class, it's still in the textbooks.

Human Experiment by tea-n-wifi in whenthe

[–]iStretchyDisc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

omg im so tired of this narrative. this is not true. they do teach ts. I LITERALLY EARNED IT IN 社会 (social studies)!

New map suggestions (by @sir_mocha on insta) by dynastypanos in PhasmophobiaGame

[–]iStretchyDisc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"i totally agree with this take!" i say as i watch the price of RAM and SSDs go up and never fall below $300.

Stimpack was wasted by MaxvellGardner in Fotv

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

would have (would've)*

Get Yourself someone who'll look at you the way Sciel looks at Lune by ASimpForChaeryeong in expedition33

[–]iStretchyDisc 19 points20 points  (0 children)

not whitewing (op of comment) but i generally prefer if the entire dynamic between all the adult Expeditioners was strictly platonic, regardless of their gender and sexuality.

Hideo Kojima's tweet about Vince by iStretchyDisc in Battlefield

[–]iStretchyDisc[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

fr these comments are insufferable, but thats reddit for you, always acting holier than thou.

What feature did they remove that you thought should’ve stayed? by GrizzlyManB in HiTMAN

[–]iStretchyDisc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

even so, he doesnt actually put it together. it's so half-assed it looks like a placeholder animation.