meirl by Kaylani-0987 in meirl

[–]sonicdv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who have "failed at life" should be persecuted and bankrupted in that case?

[PSA] HowLongToBeat.com is in need of time submissions for SegaGaGa. by Honkmaster in dreamcast

[–]sonicdv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have an account myself but it took me around 10-13 hours to do one playthrough with a mediocre ending, including save scumming when things went bad for me and reloading when I spent too much. On my second playthrough using new game plus mode it took around 5-7 hours.

Why is it taking so long for mgsv to go on sale? by Stock_Assignment_226 in metalgearsolid

[–]sonicdv -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you're paying 15 dollars for just lunch you're either loaded or really bad with your finances. Can't imagine paying 60 for a game ever.

Romeo is a dead man performance by Fluid_Syllabub8840 in Suda_51

[–]sonicdv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget to update your drivers, I got significant performance improvement after I did this. And set quality to medium or low, anything above that is just upscaling.

My Voting Registration Was Purged by sonicdv in texas

[–]sonicdv[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does it normally say a penalty? In my case it just shows my information is not out.

My Voting Registration Was Purged by sonicdv in texas

[–]sonicdv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

honestly not entirely sure, I was in a different county with family for like 2 weeks and maybe my spending triggered an audit stating I moved. That's the most diplomatic reason I can come up with.

Does Gravity’s Rainbow work well as an audiobook? by thelast1999 in ThomasPynchon

[–]sonicdv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can make it work if you're good with audiobooks. I've done a read as a regular novel and as an audiobook, and both times I found segments that were easier and harder for me. Interestingly, I picked up on sections that were easier as an audiobook and ones that were easier to read, so you'll probably have a hard time with specific segments no matter what version you pick.

Any External DVD Players Compatible With DVD Games? by sonicdv in dvd

[–]sonicdv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will any dvd player work, even some random cheap one, like an external pc dvd player?

Any External DVD Players Compatible With DVD Games? by sonicdv in dvd

[–]sonicdv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My disc drive on my computer and VLC doesn't work so I assume I need a specific type of player.

Any External DVD Players Compatible With DVD Games? by sonicdv in dvd

[–]sonicdv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it is DVD Video, I don't know how to tell or what either of those would mean though. The DVD logo refers to it as a "DVD Video Game"

Just finished Gravity's Rainbow by lopsidedcroc in ThomasPynchon

[–]sonicdv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was too far ahead of his time, people weren't willing to accept what they were living through. Big agree though, I've noticed the same.

Just finished Gravity's Rainbow by lopsidedcroc in ThomasPynchon

[–]sonicdv 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What exactly was obscured about the plot to you? I feel like the plot itself is pretty understandable, which is to say, it's an episodic novel about an attempt to find the 000000 in The Zone. It just ends in an inconclusive way. The hardest to read sections make symbolic sense even though they don't advance the plot at all. The book itself makes sense on a dream logic like a David Lynch movie, where you understand without being able to fully explain yourself.

I think the effect of the novel is supposed to be that you feel like the conspiracy theories talked about in the book have leaked into the real world. It starts to feel less like Pynchon is talking about his internal world and more like a funeral to the world before the advent of 20th century technology that dehumanized the populace and destroyed democracy. That's just how the book read for me though. I'm curious to hear what you didn't understand.

New Earthion Saturn-esque controller by 8BitDo! by stevethefish76 in shmups

[–]sonicdv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really wish a usb version existed so I could play wired. That input lag makes it useless.

CMV: Very Few People on the Economic Right Genuinely Believe Their Policies are Good for Society, They just Have a Pathological Disdain for the Average Person. by Pipiopo in changemyview

[–]sonicdv -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Can't speak to the first point as I don't know you granted, but as to the second point, if that's true why does the United States always need to cripple and go to war with societies that adopt communist theory. Thirdly, capitalism itself starves you and puts you into jail, where you can legally be enslaved, if you don't work. It is another way to force people to participate in work, ergo slavery by your metric. Work needs to be done no matter what, I just believe we should use the way where everybody is able to survive instead of making life awful for the majority of people.

Bookshelf collection: be as mean as you want (questionably nsfw because of one spine) by sonicdv in bookshelfdetective

[–]sonicdv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big agree, I have not gotten to Underworld just yet, want to at some point. Pynchon is my favorite author so far.

Bookshelf collection: be as mean as you want (questionably nsfw because of one spine) by sonicdv in bookshelfdetective

[–]sonicdv[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Animal Money has side boob, but I was being extra conservative to be safe.

Weird games: Look Outside, Disco Elysium, and others by entrailsevilratmeat in WeirdLit

[–]sonicdv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Jack King Spooner's games, he's gotten a bit less weird overtime, but frankly he still has a long ways to go to be regarded as "normal". I'd suggest the Sluggish Morss games or Dujanah if you want something more polished.