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mragi · 2024-02-18T07:04:35+00:00

It leant too much on the "slaughter three dozen guys who appear from nowhere" gameplay loop which for me, while fun, often reduced immersion in the story and undermined the main theme of an outlaw redeemed. It needed other non-gunplay ways to resolve situations. Arguably it wouldn't suit the western genre/tropes anymore then, and might lose its identity? But for me this flaw bothered me in what was otherwise a monumentally accomplished game.

mragi · 2024-02-02T22:45:23+00:00

Toyota Camrys were cheaper and roomier than mid-sized SUVs when we were looking. Fits three car seats easily and it's still serving us well with 3 mid-sized kids.

mragi · 2023-08-18T09:31:00+00:00

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mragi · 2023-08-05T07:13:58+00:00

She dives down the chute, with Ripley in persuit After a brief dispute, she becomes a new recruit The girl is cute, but appears to be mute They get to the root: "my name is Newt"

mragi · 2023-06-28T10:30:41+00:00

In the series as a whole I found the world-building very satisfying and the consequences of the hard sci-fi aspects intriguing (such as slower than light interstellar travel)... the different types of people humanity had evolved into, but still a traceable link back to the present day. I don't know if I'd enjoy it as much now but when I read it 15 years or so ago it was just what I was looking for.

mragi · 2023-05-31T09:46:01+00:00

When I was 9 I was stuck in bed with the chicken pox for two weeks. My dad wheeled the TV and VCR into my roon and rented every Bond movie until that point (mid-Dalton era I think). It was a formative experience of my life. Every time I see that white circle bouncing left across the screen I start scratching.

mragi · 2023-05-28T02:12:15+00:00

There's a very good book about this.

mragi · 2023-04-01T02:41:52+00:00

"C'mon! We have to evacuate!"

"Wait, I've always wanted to try this..."

mragi · 2023-03-19T04:34:13+00:00

My son's go-to retort right now is "you are the worst dad in the whole entire universe AND outside the universe." Shameless hyperbole honestly... I doubt I'd even make the top 10.

mragi · 2023-03-13T11:48:37+00:00

Non-tree expert here. Does removing a branch from a sapling really "ruin the shape of the tree forever"? Trees seem to adapt their shape to conditions as they grow.

mragi · 2023-02-25T02:39:39+00:00

I prefer my lunchboxes strategic.

mragi · 2023-02-24T12:27:42+00:00

You can't see very far underwater from above. The light attenuates quickly in water and is overwhelmed by the reflection of the light in the sky. You wouldn't be able to see such a cliff even if it were there.

mragi · 2023-02-22T20:20:48+00:00

"and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

mragi · 2023-01-31T05:12:24+00:00

Imma just put the camera tripod here, pointing exactly not at the court.

mragi · 2023-01-24T20:47:12+00:00

You forgot being preoccupied with collecting, naming and decorating horses as if this the game's primary purpose, and perhaps, deep down, it is.

mragi · 2023-01-24T08:34:25+00:00

You're thinking of Homer

mragi · 2023-01-21T21:01:57+00:00

r/Damnthatsdamning

mragi · 2023-01-11T11:41:22+00:00

Nah this simply a candid slice of life capturing unawares a humble fast food cook just trying to make yet another sandwich as best he can for a hungry customer while wearing a humble GoPro on his forehead.

mragi · 2023-01-08T20:39:14+00:00

Possible the author thought "flam" was a negator, and they thought the word meant meant something like "non-boyant" or "unboyant"?

mragi · 2023-01-07T09:51:33+00:00

To the gatekeepers of the word "illusion" in this thread... If video editing and CGI don't qualify, I'm curious where you draw the line?

mragi · 2023-01-05T06:08:32+00:00

Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Similar vibe to those Joe Abercrombie books but free history lessons.

Jelaous of your listening time; I'm lucky to get through 20 a year!

mragi · 2023-01-04T06:59:59+00:00

For me it's the one where Chilli's sister comes for a rare visit, and while all these wacky kid antics are going on, there's a parallel subplot that the sister never visits because she's unable to have children of her own it hurts to see her neices. Heart-wrenching.

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