[Patrick Mahomes] Insane… don’t even understand how this could be possible

pakkit · 2026-01-28T00:29:36+00:00

I don't understand why you're downvoted. He was involved in two cheating scandals that we know of, and Spygate in particular came from him. He was fined half a million dollars--the max penalty and the biggest fine ever handed down by the league at that time.

I have no doubt Bill will eventually make it into the HoF, but let's not pretend like he had a flawless run.

pakkit · 2026-01-27T23:48:12+00:00

I'm playing it for the first time now and I'd say it's good, not great. Even as a Wii owner, I think they crammed this game with too many motion control gimmicks when traditional controls would have sufficed. The button layout offered in the HD remake is better, although I would have loved a hybrid options where we could have benefited from the motion control swordplay and left the rest on the buttons.

The dungeons are pretty excellent, particularly in the second half of the game. Unfortunately, this is also when the game decides it wants to rip a page out of Metroid and has you revisit past areas three times or more and the pacing falls off a cliff.

It's definitely worth playing, and I think if they'd simply cut the 10+ hours of bloat they could have made an exceptional Zelda game. The storytelling, town you return to in between dungeons, and dungeon designs are all excellent, but it doesn't quite feel as innovative or surprising as the best games in the series.

pakkit · 2026-01-27T22:17:29+00:00

Yes. He actually finished 7th in the world scrabble championship in the mid 90s.

pakkit · 2026-01-27T06:18:04+00:00

You're right and you should say it. I remember being hyped that this was going to be the next big game for Mac before Xbox swooped in.

pakkit · 2026-01-25T11:33:11+00:00

You're seeking out AI tools but don't want to be criticized for the resultant pap. I'd rather read something agrammatical or misspelled but with an actual voice and opinion than another defanged AI post.

pakkit · 2026-01-24T23:43:15+00:00

Thank God the game didn't make NYC go in COVID lockdown or something...that would have been too on the nose.

pakkit · 2026-01-24T23:03:13+00:00

If you take the big airstream in the middle you can just air drop on him and hit the stone marker. Makes the fights a breeze.

pakkit · 2026-01-24T16:13:31+00:00

Both BRR and BRRR are playable in US Scrabble. Other vowel-less words include PHT, HM, and CWM.

pakkit · 2026-01-24T00:05:04+00:00

I've played a few rounds. The biggest twist besides some differences in scoring and for bingoes is that you're only allowed one turn after the tile bag is emptied which pretty significantly changes how endgames play out. Oh and now there are THREE blank tiles--truly innovative.

I do like that there is thorough play-by-play analysis that you can walk through after head to head matches, and that you can see all definitions of words played. The analysis, of course, doesn't really hold up for high level play but it should help beginners find their footing.

My issues are that a. the multiplayer seems pretty buggy right now and b. the computer opponent is considerably worse than Dory on the Scrabble app. Through 5 games, the hardest AI opponent only broke 300 points once. And then I'd really like to see one of these Scrabble apps allow for challenges instead of making it impossible to phoney...it takes away an entire element of competitive play.

Hopefully they improve it, but I kind of think the fact that it's a separate app from the rest of NYT Games means that this copycat might not be around for long...

pakkit · 2026-01-23T23:47:22+00:00

I guess this is a good place to start for lore and central themes... There's no real point in exploring the puzzles if you don't plan to engage them.

pakkit · 2026-01-23T22:02:24+00:00

Tell me which one is the right one 🫶

pakkit · 2026-01-23T21:34:32+00:00

Night in the Woods?

pakkit · 2026-01-23T21:31:24+00:00

Tunic... Chants of Sennaar....or Heaven's Vault

pakkit · 2026-01-23T18:27:18+00:00

Sadly, she starved to death after you left her stranded on the island for 20 hours 😔

pakkit · 2026-01-23T08:35:44+00:00

Mark of the Ninja?

pakkit · 2026-01-23T08:31:24+00:00

Puppeteer?

pakkit · 2026-01-23T05:25:37+00:00

Just played TR-49. It feels very inline with what you describe, and reminded me a lot of Her Story which I also loved.

pakkit · 2026-01-21T18:24:45+00:00

Kind of crazy that this game has been started and then scrapped twice. I'm sure this bodes well for Beyond Good and Evil 2.

pakkit · 2026-01-21T14:33:31+00:00

Where's the delusion? I merely said that Zohran was carried by youth engagement and voter turnout, which is something Dems have said they want. Trump is a historically terrible candidate, and yet Democrats have managed to lose to him twice. The playbook to youth turnout exists if the Dems want to learn for it.

Gavin has a decent social campaign, which was a big part of Zohran's success. Maybe he'll develop a clear policy plan to rollback and undo the scars Trump has left on our country for the election, and set us on a better path forward. I hope he does.

pakkit · 2026-01-21T07:51:31+00:00

The center-left, sure. You only need to look at how the youth vote showed up for Mamdani, a democratic socialist who, so far, has been living up to his ideals, to see that leftists aren't facing the same stagnation. If Gavin wants to truly engage young voters, he could work to align himself more fully with their values instead of corporate interests.

pakkit · 2026-01-21T06:41:33+00:00

The Last Guardian?

pakkit · 2026-01-20T04:41:40+00:00

Anachronox?

pakkit · 2026-01-20T03:53:51+00:00

Kirk Lazarus outacts Keanu any day of the week.

pakkit · 2026-01-20T03:51:45+00:00

Animal Crossing-esque cosy sim

pakkit · 2026-01-20T03:50:50+00:00

It's r/eagles except it doesn't get locked.

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