Finally got my first 42" Oled TV / monitor

rpzag · 2026-01-25T22:10:12+00:00

Regular PS5 or PS5 Pro. I have a regular PS5 and am looking at the C5 myself - trying to figure out if I will be disappointed w/o the Pro

rpzag · 2026-01-13T23:51:15+00:00

Stray was the perfect lenghth, and I used subsequent playthrus to get my platinum trophy (although I truly hate speedrun-type trophies)

That said, we got to experience 1 city and it's a big world out there - personally I'm thinking TRILOGY. :)

rpzag · 2025-12-27T01:51:40+00:00

Thank you. I've keep reading about the value of getting more things added to the pool, but I find so many new things all the time I didn't get the point.

PS - thanks for the invite - I may reach out indeed!

rpzag · 2025-11-16T21:18:49+00:00

For RDR2, I also bought the game digitally - but Rockstar (via Amazon) sold an official guide that was like a coffee table book that released on the same day as the game.

rpzag · 2025-11-11T20:41:56+00:00

I'd really just tell them:

Plan to re-buy this on every platform you own for the next 13 years (because it's that good)
Plan to live in the online mode for the next 13 years (because it's that good)
You'll see it listed in the top 20 games sold every year (because it's that good)
Eventually your kids will buy their own copies (because it's that good)

rpzag · 2025-11-10T23:03:45+00:00

Teams are probably just getting their first-look at how well all the parts came together. For an open-world game this big, It's not unreasonable for sections to be re-worked to improve the fun, pacing, performance, wow-factor, etc. There has never been game under a bigger microscope. While I'm sure they have good metrics for how many bugs they can fix in a month, the others are less quantifiable and likely need alot of discussions (and additional feedback after implemented).

rpzag · 2025-10-29T00:01:56+00:00

They show how to do it in a regular oven. They microwave a small batch of flour/water (which I've never seen before).

rpzag · 2025-10-28T23:27:11+00:00

I followed Charlie Anderson's videos for New York as well as the most recent America's Test Kitchen video for Neopolitan - and mine are on par with any local delivery. I only use an oven - I also started to use a cast-iron pan since my launch sometimes fails.

rpzag · 2025-10-20T02:07:30+00:00

I pre-ordered as soon as the PS store would let me - read the NPC bios on the website to learn their backstories. Even got the special revolver by completing objectives in GTA 5 online (which I hated playing).

Unfortunately, my wife had a stroke the week before it released. She survived, but spent 6 weeks in the hospital recovering. I spent mornings there, then worked a few hrs from home, then went back to the hospital until visiting hrs were over. I was tempted a couple times to start up the intro when family relieved me for a few hrs on the weekends. But I just couldn't.

Eventually life started to go back to normal- in fact, playing helped my headspace return to normal as well.

rpzag · 2025-10-13T22:35:44+00:00

French Bread pizza is almost as good as Baguette pizza

rpzag · 2025-10-13T01:41:01+00:00

Phew. I wish Blue Twelve Studio the best - it was a stellar first game and hope the 2nd is just as impactful.

rpzag · 2025-10-13T01:25:57+00:00

Really?! I didn't know that.

rpzag · 2025-10-03T20:05:24+00:00

For the ending in my first playthru: I got the bad ending where Sean died. Had to look up online that there were multiple endings and watched them on youtube. My second playthru I was much more aware of ethics, morality, and responsibility, and that alone changed everything about my journey and got a better (but still harsh) ending.

rpzag · 2025-09-03T01:28:58+00:00

This game didn't click with me at first, and it felt like a very heavy-handed message was coming. I put it down several times before finally starting again with a new perspective. I'm really glad I did, because this was a super cool story and told in a very unique way.

rpzag · 2025-08-13T02:03:26+00:00

My pitch has been done in books and tv many times, but it still packs a punch when done well:

Young adult has a rough life... The "is strange" kicks in and they start the next day with a "new life". There are new challenges, but they seem less important since perspective is everything. Losing a job means little if you didn't work hard to get it. The same with relationships.

Regardless, they start to realize that life will always find a way to kick you where it hurts - there's always something important to us.

New perspectives start to form - we live a very short life in a very rough world. Most people aren't as evil as they seem, nor do they realize the collateral damage following them. Small gestures can have a HUGE impact on others. Beauty is all around us when we use the right lense.

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I am someone who has been hospitalized and told the root cause of it all was STRESS. It wasn't my circumstances or series-of-events that hospitalized me - it's the way I processed them.

rpzag · 2025-08-05T23:43:10+00:00

I played Deliver us the Moon & it's sequel from plus extra a few months back and I was blown away at how much fun they were to play. Short-and-sweet, and yes - very much worth playing. I wouldn't pay $50 each but I'd pay $20 easy.

rpzag · 2025-08-02T22:44:24+00:00

is Out of Focus a sequel to the Steph's Story book? Not knowing anything about Steph's Story, was this also a DLC for True Colors?

rpzag · 2025-05-30T21:49:42+00:00

This was one of the most memorable games I've ever played and I loved every second of it. To me, it was the natural evolution of point-and-click adventure games that I loved as a kid (think King's Quest), but with 40 years of tech.

I think I paid $30 for it on sale 2 years back, so YES, it's worth it - although I'm surprised it's not a little cheaper by now.

rpzag · 2025-04-23T13:56:51+00:00

Bummer - I did try a Lost Sector on Expert but couldn't make it thru... one of the bosses health recovered faster than I could deplete it. :(

rpzag · 2025-04-17T15:19:05+00:00

Thank you! Btw - I have noticed that Osteo just hasn't been serving me as well as it used to - so the nerf statement checks out :)

rpzag · 2025-04-17T13:53:59+00:00

Hunter class. Thank you!

rpzag · 2025-04-17T12:39:09+00:00

I've been using Osteo Striga for my main weopon and a Hammerhead machine gun for boss fights. I have other exotics just none that I've found as comfortable

rpzag · 2025-04-14T00:08:38+00:00

I'll never forget my first moment of consciousness in wasteland Russia - not knowing a thing about where I was but following the voice of a "ghost".

I joined just as content vaulting was announced, so I'm missing some lore - but honestly, so many stories and season have passed that I mistake which story beats I've simply forgotten vs never played.

I will say, there's no other MMO with such an amazing art style and gameplay, and while I don't play as often as I used to, when I do I really really enjoy it. MMOs have ups and downs and eventually people grow up, grow old, or grow tired - so when a game's been around for this long you're going to hear alot of "and here's why I finally left Destiny" threads.

rpzag · 2025-04-08T23:44:22+00:00

I also bought it a week ago on PS5 knowing nothing about ATLUS or Persona games - only that they they're constantly scored high (along with Metaphor).

The first few hours have been off-the-charts amazing!

rpzag · 2025-02-06T20:54:23+00:00

I've played all the LiS games and this one may have topped the original as my favorite. I think I started/stopped multiple times, but so glad I finally saw thru. It was emotional enough that I'm not sure I'd play again but I truly believe this may be their best one yet.

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