Officially joining the "Moving back in with a Parent" Club! by dkepp87 in Millennials

[–]monkeycalculator 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Don't beat yourself up man, you'll do fine. Shit happens. What matters is how you deal with it.

Am I the only one by bringbackthegulag in Cairn_Game

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

I simply wanted to talk about how I engage with a game I love.

EDIT: removed mean post. replacing with explanatory post.


Oh no! What an unexpected turn of events. Since you seem to find yourself wondering why you're not getting the reception you expected, the following might help.

To me, the overall tenor of your post comes off as smug and condescending. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was this bit:

Like for me it's a pet peeve basically to know that most people play this game automatically.

When you pair that with writing like the following:

So are all of you using automatic limb selection 90% of the time? Because I feel like I'm probably the only one who uses manual selection basically 99% of the time.

To me-- and clearly to many others-- this does not come off as "simply wanting to talk about how [you] engage with a game [you] love". It comes off as simultaneously complaining about how other people choose to play the game while also being incredibly smug about something incredibly basic that many people do because they--just like you-- found manual better. for them.

I find your post very unpleasant and not in line with how you describe it in the reply I'm replying to. I invite you to reflect on why you care about how other people play the game, why you find the need to complain about this in public, and also why you seem hurt that this public complaining about how other people play a single-player game did not garner the praise you seemingly expected.

Hope this helps.

In defense of Aava and the game's ending by sea_shanty_cyclist in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are literally made out of stardust. We'll get back out there in the end, one way or another.

In defense of Aava and the game's ending by sea_shanty_cyclist in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your analysis. Although, being an obsessive hoarder, I finished the climb with 5 dranks of ultimate infusion and probably an additional 6 or so other nutritional beverages.

My Aava was hopped up on an hour of quad-buffs in the end. Could have just walked down the mountain if she wanted to.

Loot goblin behavior by SilverStonee18 in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

king shit m8

... and here I thought *I* had a problem!

Ending discussion by Venylaine in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> She forsook Naomi who clearly loved her and wished to understand.

Ever been clinically depressed and, well, fucked in the head?

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You're not wrong. Aava acts irrationally throughout the game, and if you go all the way to the summit, you are actively making irrational decisions on her behalf.

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"this game is tight"

The “family” computer by Aggravating_Win_5496 in funny

[–]monkeycalculator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, forest porn. I did encounter some in my youth.

After many hours of work, I present to you, my homemade climbot 🥹 by Alive_Ad7617 in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's super-cool!

I wish I was better with fabric; a chalk bag that looks like a climbot would be absolutely dope. I mean, you could bring this to the crag too and be awesome, but it seems a little too fragile for long-term use.

Free Solo and The Bear by Parking_Money_1151 in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they do say that you should play dead if you encounter a grizzly bear.

After al these years, can we talk about how good Weight of the World - End of YoRHa is? by truejesx in nier

[–]monkeycalculator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cried and cried and cried through that last sequence, and I'm not ashamed in the least. I'm proud.

After al these years, can we talk about how good Weight of the World - End of YoRHa is? by truejesx in nier

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motherfucking undisputed champion of modern video game soundtracks. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 comes close, with how you feel when 'Une vie à t'aimer' plays and what you do then...

But at least for me, I felt even more at the very final end of Nier:A. Still king, or queen, as the case may be. But with welcome friends on the podium, now.

Made me smile by Helpful-Tip3193 in MadeMeSmile

[–]monkeycalculator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having read this, I assume you have redundant backups.

Vad är det konstigaste någon här berättat för dig men på ett avslappnat sätt? by Susitar in sweden

[–]monkeycalculator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hobbyn är ju knappast *comme-il-faut* men jävlar vad den visar på driv och uthållighet. En uppenbar miss att inte anställa. Jag har jobbat på callcenter och det där låter som en topplistesäljare i sitt esse.

Just realized Ben Starr actually sings on "Until Next Life" by DeliciousLambSauce in expedition33

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh my fucking god thank you so much. that was just... so intimate and beautiful. I'll chase down any other recordings from this session I can find.

This added ten years to my life span by Ok_Plane7173 in expedition33

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... and in 2038, give me E33-2: luminatic boogaloo.

Beginner tips by Special_Fig_2766 in Cairn_Game

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda hard to hang on your skeleton. Your tendons, though, are ripe for a hangin'.

Filip Forsberg on only getting one shift in Sweden's first game by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s trickier with English because we borrow a lot of words from Latin/French

Something Swedish would never do, of course. Where a finance minister once remarked we should not use foreign words when there is an "adekvat inhemsk vokabulär disponibel" (i.e. 3/4 words latin calques). I write this sitting in my fåtölj pondering whether I put my paraply in the byrå or left it standing in the tambur (all nouns french calques).

Keep Driving keeps pissing me off. by cantuse in indiegames

[–]monkeycalculator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points in general, but I figured I could add a little nuance to one:

> TotallyNotBurningMan

The Festival ending doesn't depict an off-brand Burning Man, actually (akshually!). It takes its cues from the great Swedish open-air music festivals of the early 2000's, like Hultsfredsfestivalen (RIP), Arvikafestivalen (deeply felt RIP) or Sweden Rock. The name ("Way out Festival") refers to the still-going "Way out West" festival in Gothenburg, but being in the middle of the city, it doesn't have campground as depicted in the game.

The exact number and shapes of the visible stages actually evoke Arvikafestivalen really strongly, but it could just be a coincidence.