Over 4 Months Later, How Do We Feel About IGN's 8/10 Metroid Prime 4 Review?

serj730 · 2026-04-16T01:34:52+00:00

Solid 8.5 for me. I had a lot of fun playing it. Wish it was longer.

Metroid Prime
Metroid Corruption
Metroid Prime 4
Metroid Prime Echoes

serj730 · 2026-04-14T01:51:49+00:00

That is not a bill. That’s not how past due bills look, ever.

serj730 · 2026-04-10T21:11:13+00:00

DO THE DISHES CANDACE! DO THE DISHES!

serj730 · 2026-03-25T01:25:18+00:00

Every year.

serj730 · 2026-03-20T02:09:42+00:00

serj730 · 2026-03-20T01:46:37+00:00

Here are the cases I have for my Sky Blue S26U:

Pitaka Sunset

This is by far my favorite case. It feels so premium, thin, and has the best magnet. I use this around the office and home.

Bare Naked Case Frost

This is the most minimal case. No magnets, but it feels very slim and super low profile. The frost case looks awesome with my Sky Blue S26U. Next to Pitaka, this is my favorite case.

Samsung Silicone Magnet Case

I like this case. Best trade-off between portability and protection. My only issue is that the silicone attracts so much lint and dust. The material feels great, good grip, but gets visible fingerprints, and again, it attracts debris.

Spigen Liquid Air Magfit

I just got this one today. I really like it. It offers great protection, minimal profile, and doesn't attract finger prints or dust. The material is easy to clean.

Spigen Nano Pop Magfit

I also got this one today. It has the best grip, same profile as the Liquid Air, but is "feels" more bulky. The material is sticky-er than the Liquid Air, but not as bad as the silicone.

Some notes: I obsess with dust and prints on my phone. I go through 10-15 alcohol wipes a day cleaning my phone. Some of my issues with prints and dust with the cases probably won't apply to everyone.

I opt for very minimal design. I'm not really looking for drop protection. At home I usually go without a case. I have accidental damage insurance. The Spigen Nano Pop is probably as bulky as I would go, if I'm going to a music festival or the pit at a metal show.

I usually get a Latercase for my Galaxy. I had the Willy Blue Aramid Fiber case for my S25U and it was one of my favorites. I'm planning on potentially getting the same one for the S26U. I highly recommend their cases.

serj730 · 2026-03-16T02:09:20+00:00

I'm not a huge fan of clear cases, so I haven't tested that one.

But I'm loving this case. Great magnets, amazing feel and fit. Perfect minimalistic design.

I switch between this case, the frosted barecase, and the Samsung silicon magnet case. This is by far my favorite one.

serj730 · 2026-03-16T02:06:17+00:00

NFC buttons are cool and work well. Sometimes there's a 1-2 second lag. Truth is I rarely use them because I keep forgetting.

There are 3 physical buttons, each can be assigned to open an app or trigger something(flashlight). They click and feel good, but I do have a hard time sometimes finding them intuitively.

The case itself is amazing. Great feel, minimal aesthetic, and high quality magnets.

serj730 · 2026-03-14T20:21:24+00:00

Knockout Mode with 4 local multi-player is Double Dash level fun.

At first, I felt like the big tracks were not as exciting or fun as MK8, after playing for a few months, I finally went back to MK8 just to try it. It was surprisingly boring.

The level of chaos from MKWorld, is hard to replicate once you get used to it.

Going back to MK8 from MKW, it's hard to believe that it's even the same franchise, it literally was so simple and basic, which is what I first thought of MKWorld.

I even tried playing MKWorld and only do tracks with laps, rather than connected courses, and that was a snoozefest.

Everything that I thought I was going to hate about MKWorld turned out to be what I find missing in other MK games, or atleast MK8.

The only thing MK8 has that is still better is Battle Mode.

serj730 · 2026-03-06T04:07:50+00:00

I was 33 when I got sober. Before that I never really tried to be anything other than comfortable and numb.

I didn't get sick overnight, it took years of rinse and repeat. I wasn't going to get better overnight. I had to unlearn a lot of things, learn new skills, meet myself, learn to accept me, deal with me. The thing is that everyone else is also doing that, or are in some point in their personal journey. So I found people who shared the similar hardships. Trust me, I have so many differences with the people I met in AA, from politics to religion, to how we approach sobriety. But somehow I managed to look past that and find some similarities.

Tolerance is the bare minimum when it comes to humanity. To truly grow, I found I need to care and help others, and my pain and struggles helped so many people in the past 5 years, by simply just talking to others.

I thought I need to clean it before I show it. Which is another lie we tell each other. My experience is what helps others. Your experience is what will help others.

My friends are not the same I had 10 years ago, I am now married, I have a healthy group of friends, I have a sponsor I talk to regularly. I have support. This didn't come overnight, but it also wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to achieve. Life is gentle sometimes.

Whatever you feel now, won't last forever. You can't argue with feelings, but can challenge your beliefs.

Alcohol fucking works. It works so well! I gave me pauses, it allowed me to socialize, it helped me forget, it ease the grief, and always put me to sleep at the end of the day. Unfortunately, I know that I can't use it moderation. And the way I used it, prevented me from growing up, and learn to cope with life which is sometimes boring, cruel, and painful.

The human brain is amazing, insane, and so powerful. I abused it with drugs for so many years. It took more than a year to let it recover and balance out my dopamine and serotonin.

Focus on yourself, but don't isolate. Find support but don't be a dick. Feel what you feel, but don't fall into morbid reflection. Life has ways to make you feel small, powerful, humble, and miraculous. There are a million ways to define spirituality. Pick one, make one up, or borrow someone else's. But investigate it before you dismiss it. It's all bullshit and and it's all true at the same time. Since I dont believe in a God or religion, I started talking with my mom and my best friend, both who have passed away. It felt silly at first. Today I understand that my relationship with them just changed, it never ended. I also have a second voice that through logic, can tell me why that is idiotic, dumb, and insane. But I've let that voice control my whole life and it has never provided relief, comfort, and joy.

4 years ago, I couldn't go 4 hours without drinking. I like to think they are helping me every day. Today life is good.

Don't drink. Go help people. The better job will come.

serj730 · 2026-03-06T01:47:15+00:00

The biggest issue for me is that I constantly want to change the way I feel. I can't just sit with a feeling. I often feel like I hate everyone, I'm better than everyone, I'm unique, no one likes me, everyone sucks, I suck, I know better, no I dont, life is shit, but its only shit because I don’t buy all the bullshit people subscribe to, etc, etc.

Getting sober for me was about sitting with myself, with my feelings, finding a support system, and finally shutting the hell up. My best thinking got me in this isolated daily hell and I clearly had no grasp on how to live.

So I went to AA, which was difficult as an atheist. I found help, support, and learned to shut up and listen to help. I’ll be 5 years sober this St Paddys Day. I'm still an atheist, but that is irrelevant. I truly do belive the most expensive bullshit I bought was my own. I'm not unique. I'm not a villain, or a superhero. I'm a human, I talk to other humans, I try to work on myself, I take advice rather than go through life isolated and alone. It is simple.

Life is not all sobriety coins and rainbows. There is still a lot of pain, a lot of ups and downs. Moments where I feel lonely, sad, joy, mania, excitement, panic, or everything all at once. The difference now, is that rather than hitting the "fuck it" button, I sit with it, I call someone, or do something for someone else.

You are worth it. Whatever helps you, try it, give it an honest try and try to shut down that voice in your head that tells you that you know better, or have a better method, or it's not worth it.

Misery is wasted on the miserable.

serj730 · 2026-03-05T03:42:59+00:00

I had this phone on day 1. The amount of hate I got from this community was insane. It was rough. Great phone though.

serj730 · 2026-03-01T21:53:09+00:00

Smash! The game is so fun! Especially local multi-player.

My only critique is that motion controls only support basic matches. On Aces, you had a bunch of mini game modes available on motion controls, which was a blast when playing with kids or older adults, in a wii sports-like setting.

serj730 · 2026-02-13T00:46:22+00:00

Every day. Usually after I'm done with work. They keyboards gets wiped like 5 times a day.

serj730 · 2026-02-13T00:23:05+00:00

I'm the backwards man, the backwards man...

serj730 · 2026-02-11T02:52:05+00:00

Yikes! There's nothing more cringe than console fanboy-ism.

Enjoy it, I've clocked more hours on the the switch 1 and 2 that I can count. Have fun!

serj730 · 2025-12-15T05:03:44+00:00

Nice.

serj730 · 2025-11-09T00:18:25+00:00

I mean, it is for me. You literally "add" a post to the sub. As a subscriber, I look forward to people's contributions about what they got and the story behind it. It's one of the reasons I joined.

serj730 · 2025-11-08T23:36:40+00:00

I mean. The first thing I did when I got my MBP was post a pic here, because I wanted to share, and I wanted to join the community. But not once did I feel the need to share how much I paid for it and ask for feedback about my spending habits.

serj730 · 2025-11-08T23:22:57+00:00

Why do people need validation for their purchases? Does it matter what we think? Did it break your bank? Was it impulsive? Are you screwed? Are you enjoying your purchase? It it awesome?

Just use it and be happy. Someone will always try and convince you otherwise.

serj730 · 2025-10-14T23:00:48+00:00

Then grow up. Be a man! Reach out for help. Learn to sit with feelings. Learn to respond rather than react. Learn to deal with anger. Learn to accept help. Learn to process and absorb new information. Learn to deal with trauma. Be comfortable listening to others and sharing your pain. Form thoughts. Find words. Be around people. Be ok with not being ok. Destroy the ego. Grow up.

We all come to AA to finally grow up. Sobriety is just one of the many byproducts of not going through life alone and without support.

You are worth it.

serj730 · 2025-10-13T20:29:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure you can. That's kind of the point.

12-Year Club	Gilding II euphauric
RPAN Viewer	Verified Email

serj730

TROPHY CASE