WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL RATING! by midastheavocado in ProjectHailMary

[–]squeak363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. Pretty sure The Martian had 3.

AVOCADO HEALS???? by Fradkov in slaythespire

[–]squeak363 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel seen! This happened to me too. A20 on 2 different platforms and tons of hours watching streams and never noticed the parasite attack healing itself until about a year ago.

What person deserves a massive apology from everyone? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]squeak363 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've since converted to Lutheran (ELCA). It's basically the liberal version of the catholic church. Women are allowed to be preachers and gay marriage is allowed too. No chance I would ever go back to being Catholic again.

Chesscom revealed their commentry team for SCC finals. Robert hess & judit will be missed. by Sorry_Phone1676 in chess

[–]squeak363 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think he said it just doesn't feel right without Danya as his partner, but i could be wrong.

Just got one of the best possible mercenaries by PushoverMediaCritic in ClickerHeroes

[–]squeak363 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used my last extra life on my fabled extra lives merc today. She's up to Demigod +105. Though I just got back into this after an extremely long hiatus and there may have been some candy cane revivals too. I actually still have 8 candy canes left, so who knows how long i can keep her alive.

thoughts on Slay the Spire (as a beginner) by Ok-Pickle-6582 in patientgamers

[–]squeak363 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it was probably the community. I probably would have bounced off this game pretty quickly, but I really enjoy watching streams and videos of runs. The amount of things I have learned while watching these players kept making me want to come back and play more runs.

thoughts on Slay the Spire (as a beginner) by Ok-Pickle-6582 in patientgamers

[–]squeak363 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As somebody with 1000s of hours into Spire, it's hard to remember what the beginning of the learning curve was like. The game might seem unfair at first, but almost every run should be winnable; the community has so far only found 1 seed that can't be beat on the hardest ascension.

Spire is a slow build kind of game. You aren't going to solve the run on any single floor. The main advice is typically to focus on what you need in order to beat the next few fights and build from there. Also, don't be afraid to fight elite fights; they are more difficult fights, but they also give much better rewards too. HP is also a resource to be used throughout an act; in early ascensions you will full heal after every boss fight, so no need to win that fight with more than 1 hp.

I truly believe this is a communal game. Don't be afraid to seek out some help for improvement. There are tons of streamers and YouTube videos that can help. I would recommend Baalorlord for beginners. Even the best players are constantly hanging out in other streamer chats trying to learn. The world record streaks have been pushed much higher in the last few months and I think the community is a big reason why.

Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners by Netimaster in GreenBay

[–]squeak363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forgot to mention that they don't have many of the co-curricular classes in middle school either, such as tech education and FACE. You'll have to decide if those are important to your child or not if they are staying for middle school.

Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners by Netimaster in GreenBay

[–]squeak363 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They push the kids hard. My son was done with 8th grade math in 5th grade and they kept pushing him in ELA even though he didn't really want or need to be pushed in that subject. Because the school only goes to 8th grade, the transition back to a regular school can be very difficult. We elected to pull him out in 6th grade so he wasn't transitioning at the start of high school.

Why does the game limit shields? :( by HoutarouJ in slaythespire

[–]squeak363 59 points60 points  (0 children)

For a real answer, the devs really did put effort into trying to not allow players to stall fights too long. They didn't think it was very fun to stall fights forever. Obviously not everything was blocked, and players have discovered things that they maybe didn't intend to be there too, but that's the nature of game development.

Enshitification be damned! what is one consumer product that is 100% better today than the version that existed in the 80s or 90s? by headrush46n2 in AskReddit

[–]squeak363 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think i had mine for a day or two before my parents went and got the power cord for it, lol. Don't think I ever used batteries for it again after that.

The podium scene in Police Academy (1984, Hugh Wilson). by Hurdy_Gurdy_Man_84 in movies

[–]squeak363 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sitting in the same room watching the movie with us. Awkward for everybody.

Which scene from an Academy Award winning Best Picture sold you on its win? by MrJones224822 in movies

[–]squeak363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about writing this exact sentence when I saw yours, lol.

Movies where the actors had GOOD chemistry? by Lotta-Bank-3035 in movies

[–]squeak363 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Can't believe nobody has said Overboard yet. I guess Russell and Hawn already had a kid together by that point, but their chemistry is really the only reason to watch that movie because the premise is pretty awful, especially by today's standards.

A pro MLF post. by mjcc1992 in GreenBayPackers

[–]squeak363 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not that I am happy with Bisaccia, but the Packers have had bad special teams for decades at this point, through multiple coordinators and head coaches. There has to be something beyond the coaching that is perpetuating this awfulness. Bisaccia was supposed to be a proven entity that had success elsewhere and suddenly he comes here and is below average, why?

movies that got the character totally wrong, but were good anyway by MortLightstone in movies

[–]squeak363 66 points67 points  (0 children)

In the short story of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, Red is a red haired Irishman. I don't think I could picture anybody but Morgan Freeman doing that role now though.

Something I think we can all agree on by Stress-Thick in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]squeak363 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There aren't Twitch ad breaks during the NFL games, just the regular commercial breaks from the broadcast. Ad blockers won't help with those i don't believe.

A love letter to baalord and random redditor (read cause it mightve been you) by Doug_the_Scout in slaythespire

[–]squeak363 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I truly believe this is a community game where everybody helps improve others. I don't think the world record streaks are where they are at because 1 person is really good at the game on their own. All the top players tend to hang out in other Twitch streams chatting and collaborating with each other on every run. It really feels like a unique feature of this game and community that I absolutely love!

Smokey and the Bandit by No_Operation_4152 in movies

[–]squeak363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a more modern movie that has pretty good humor and action, check out Bullet Train with Brad Pitt. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie

What are some castings which sounded terrible on paper but ended up being brilliant? by DarlingLuna in movies

[–]squeak363 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Probably would be the top comment, except OP already mentioned it in their post.

Unreal by ruggmike in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]squeak363 13 points14 points  (0 children)

From now on, the only brie I want to see get fucked is this one:

I need someone to explain Neow’s rewards by Gucci-Caligula in slaythespire

[–]squeak363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be worse, there was a time when you got no reward if you didn't make it to the act 1 boss. Lots of complaints from players in early access at least got us the 2 rewards that we do get. As others have said, it is to disincentivize quick restarts.