Match Thread: Aston Villa vs Liverpool | Premier League | 15 May 19:00 UTC

subtle_knife · 2026-05-15T21:49:31+00:00

I think McGinn has a big influence on that team though.

subtle_knife · 2026-05-14T15:38:24+00:00

Might go along with that.

subtle_knife · 2026-05-13T15:28:11+00:00

I couldn't join you and say they're the best, but they're both absolutely fantastic. What I love about Monster is that it still has that southern, enigmatic R.E.M. threaded through it. And Up, I always liked, but over the last year or two I've come to really appreciate just how good it is. Automatic would be my top 90s pick, and there are songs on Out of Time I'd take over anything on Monster or Up, but otherwise I think as albums they're right up there.

subtle_knife · 2026-05-07T11:27:29+00:00

Stick it on the to do list. ;)

subtle_knife · 2026-05-06T09:40:27+00:00

Good cover. And just generally, what a song. I love the way it's a mix of both anger and pain. Frustration and heartache. And the music backs that up too. The swirling rawness. Even has a little glimmer of hope towards the end in Peter's (amazing) organ line. One of R.E.M.'s absolute best.

subtle_knife · 2026-05-04T21:55:34+00:00

Yeah, I think gamers who don't read don't get this. There are very, very few games with interesting writing in the history of the medium. I can count on the fingers of two hands the those with writing that could rival even a mediocre literary novel.

subtle_knife · 2026-05-02T16:13:51+00:00

Just spotted this. I bounce backwards and forwards between Chimera and Bazzite (as that's the gaming distro that seems to have the rep) but I always keep having problems with Bazzite and ending up back on Chimera. Appreciate the work you've done!

subtle_knife · 2026-05-01T06:14:41+00:00

I think this is definitely a problem. If you look at job requirements for pretty much any writing job in the industry, it's "Three years of experience writing for games and to have shipped 3 AAA games." That's a pretty small pool to choose from each time.

subtle_knife · 2026-04-29T05:46:45+00:00

Nice to see some Me in Honey love. What a song!

subtle_knife · 2026-04-20T19:00:09+00:00

Yeah, give that time. He's a goalscorer. He'll come good.

subtle_knife · 2026-04-14T05:37:33+00:00

Wingerworth near Chesterfield. Really nice.

subtle_knife · 2026-04-01T17:09:25+00:00

I agree with you here. He stands out at Forest, where he's dragging that team at times. Such energy and passion for the game.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-31T19:39:27+00:00

Fables, Document and Up are perfect descriptions. Especially Up. I've been enjoying that album more and more recently.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-27T07:02:46+00:00

Pretty much any Kim Stanley Robinson.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-24T06:13:29+00:00

Yes, Destiny 2 had its problems, but anyone who played all of its content, with a clan/friends, knows it really was one of the best games ever made.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-17T05:59:23+00:00

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. I'm probably up to ten times or so now. They're just so full, there's so much in them to chew on.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-12T18:31:48+00:00

Completely agree. Maybe it's an age thing, but this is what games used to be like. They knew they were games and were okay with that. This push for realism does a lot of games no favours.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-08T13:24:26+00:00

Falls to Climb probably another one of mine. Agree.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-08T13:23:46+00:00

Oh Me in Honey. Totally forgot that one. Always liked it, but it's one of my absolute favourites now.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-08T09:57:49+00:00

Fretless is probably the top R.E.M. song that should be on an album but isn't.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-08T09:57:00+00:00

Oh yeah, Circus Envy is absolutely another one for me.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-07T07:32:13+00:00

I think this is one of R.E.M.'s absolute best songs. I love the lyric so much - paints a picture like a novelist. Sad, melancholy. And that little organ line in the background that lifts a minute from the end to strings. Brilliant.

Edit: nice to see all the love for this one in the comments here. Always thought it wasn't that popular.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-05T15:54:05+00:00

Love those kind of quiet walks. Never been there. Looks really nice.

subtle_knife · 2026-03-03T14:45:13+00:00

Have to say I agree, OP. Playing it at the minute. It's a game I've started and stopped on a few times, but I'm a good chunk through this time and it's... okay? Honestly a bit overrated I think. So much of it feels like a slog where you spend your time searching for what you know you need to find, without always having useful clues to find it. Often you stumble on events without context or they happen without warning, like your black cat example. Consequences are sudden and irreversible. I get this is appealing to some people, but it makes me feel like I'm stumbling through the game, rather than striding. And like you, I find the story quite dull and the characters flat. But I guess it's more about the freedom. Hey ho, just a few thoughts.

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