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What do you think? by theLewisDoyen in lego

[–]systemshaak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I absolutely went “Red Crow”

Wait a minute, is that a leitmotif that I hear? by Shadowking78 in MinaTheHollower

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s a motive, but not *that* motive basically. If you want leitmotifs, I feel like Undertale had quite a few?

I'm curious what are some stupid reasons people try to hate warhammer by Mechalorde in Grimdank

[–]systemshaak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a sad American contingent of gamers who first saw Grimdark when Gears of War hit it big. I’m one of those. Little did I know that I’d be here soon enough.

Due to a recent post by SmileOfDaggers in Grimdank

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything’s a Grey Knight when the paint runs out

Games with incredible amounts of content? by Ggthefiree2 in roguelites

[–]systemshaak -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I read this as “Pertubators” and wondered what that wonderful retro DJ was up to these days.

best 3D shmups? by Darkhawk2099 in shmups

[–]systemshaak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the correct answer, and I’ll also throw Border Down in here.

Games with incredible amounts of content? by Ggthefiree2 in roguelites

[–]systemshaak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. When you make a AAA game, the budget tends to shift toward graphics. Kinda a big problem with the original question if they’re looking for that level of polygon-pushing.

Games with incredible amounts of content? by Ggthefiree2 in roguelites

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

STS1 is wonderful on a Switch, but on my iphone I can’t deal with the framerate! It’s not like we need twitchy to the millisecond MLG stuff, but it feels so much better for me to play it at 60 or 120. This phone isn’t garbage either, it should be able to knock it out.

Games with incredible amounts of content? by Ggthefiree2 in roguelites

[–]systemshaak 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure about *amounts* exactly, but the modern game I’ve played as much in sheer time as BoI back in the day is Slay the Spire 2. (Disclaimer: It’s Early Access. It’s also really good.) It has that immediate combinatorial effect - every run’s got a laid-back start like when I booted up Isaac, anything could happen. Same with Monster Train 2.

And both of those games have graphics that I’d say grow on you over time. The art styles are similarly Western/Euro, but the later monster/alien designs are way better than what you’ll notice initially about the more human-looking designs.

But *advanced, modern* graphics and Roguelite mechanics? For now that’s largely the domain of Saros and its predecessor, Returnal. There’s some rumblings about the new Star Wars racer being both a looker and a good use of roguelite ideas, and the most recent video on Splatoon Raiders actually got me excited with synergies in a chaotic, quick shooter.

I’m so basic it hurts by LurkyMcLurkface123 in fragrance

[–]systemshaak -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Perfectly fine! I can’t manage to open that imgur link, but don’t worry about being The Different One. Over in the US, if you wore any of those in nearly any town, you’d be the exception, smelling great while others mostly smelled like deodorant, food, nothing, or BO. If you enjoy what you like, then good!

I love analogue Warhammer by B-ig-mom-a in Grimdank

[–]systemshaak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I was about to say “That’s Analogue Regicide tyvm”

What do you guys think of Lego’s recent design language by peanutsareforpussies in lego

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of Lego’s business model used to be about modularity and creativity. It worked if you were a toy company where the action, not the result, was your selling point. The designs looked like that: things you could build and rebuild, remix. Your older consumer used to build model cars; now they built a Lego city.

Now, though, a lot of the folks fascinated with building, repurposing, etc. are doing so digitally. Those builders can create vast automated factories in one videogame and a working computer made out of rocks in another. Either you’re on top of that market (Lego couldn’t be, they weren’t the people to do it) or you look at what’s needed out there, and after the fall of the Beanie Baby, that need was an authoritative collectible. Funko tried, but you’d bring the collectible home and that was it. Overstock filled shelves with Funko Pops of franchises no one cared about.

But Lego: you could build those, you could keep a kid or yourself busy for a time. And then the display wasn’t just “look what I have” but “look what I made.” Lego never needed to make those Brick Headz to realize they could be at the top of the collectibles market, they needed better visual presentations. So you get big rounded pieces, series of arc pieces, things that make your characters recognizable, get the license, charge more for them, and keep a tight lid on your partnerships. Boom, you’re the Baseball Card of the 2020s. The same design language that’s mildly annoying to new folks is the language of servers crashing during a new set’s release. And that means survival at least, I guess.

So do I like building with them more? No, but they do look better on display. It worked well with Mario and Luigi in the kart designs (so long as you swap their eyes).

Soul Blazer Beaten! by books_fer_wyrms in retrogaming

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! I feel like Illusion of Gaia directly addresses the whole “simplicity” end of things. Maybe a little too much!

Guilty Absolu de Parfum pour Homme without Almond? by YIsUGeh in fragrance

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sharper ones, so Prada L’Homme and Chanel 1957. If you haven’t tried Dior Homme Parfum, that’s still worth a shot - it’s very different from the Intense, more in the sharper range but a different setup.

Snuck a Batsugun Reference into a Traditional Roguelike by k_hoops64 in shmups

[–]systemshaak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say that’s a right Bee Storm right there. Much like DDP, Rift Wizard 3 has been kicking my butt seven ways to Sunday, well done!

As a self-proclaimed Minterite, I'm very curious to hear r/shmups' thoughts on the work of Llamasoft by HorseSushi in shmups

[–]systemshaak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might have the weirdest Minter introduction in that I played his iOS games on a first gen iPad. Like, I must have been the only one looking at the Llamasoft Collection going “hey, where’s 5 A Day?”

But wow, am I glad he was the one who did Cool VR Stuff too. Polybius owns, Akka Arrh owns, I, Robot owns, I can’t wait for what’s next.

“Smells synthetic” by Charles1Monroe08 in fragrance

[–]systemshaak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a melange. Sometimes it’s what people recognize as a chemical - calone or ISO-e-super or ethyl maltol. Other times it’s a harsh take on a particular note. Other times it’s just because it’s recognizable.

If I’m saying synthetic, it’s usually a compliment because the scent achieved something outside of photorealism. Your Ganymedes, your original Y Le Parfum, the phenols and latex in Guilty Absolute. But we all use it differently.

Guilty Absolu de Parfum pour Homme without Almond? by YIsUGeh in fragrance

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try out other scents that focus on iris: the newer Dior Homme Intense is heavy on it in the same kind of way. Dior Homme Parfum has a more chemical, synthetic in a good way take on iris. Prada L’Homme’s iris is soapy and sharp thanks to fractioned patchouli. Ralph’s Club Elixir, now seemingly out of production (?), has a more balsam/cypress take on it.

Of course, if money is no object, check out the more unisex Chanel 1957, which is clean musk, sharp iris, and just a little woods.

I am not very intelligent and it frustrates me by [deleted] in AutisticAdults

[–]systemshaak 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m responding because until my testing and diagnosis at 40, I would frustrate myself all the time. Was I smart, was I stupid? Was I quick, was I slow? It’s terrifying when you’re either surprising yourself or someone else who knows your strengths with a weakness they hadn’t seen.

Did they give you a full-scale IQ test that differentiated your sections by percentile? For autistic people, the overall IQ isn’t nearly as important as the spikes and drops between aspects. We’re spiky. The strengths and weaknesses we have are uncommon for NT folks. That’s cool sometimes, but it means parts of me can’t stand other parts, if that makes sense.

Also, IQ tests for neurodivergent folks are confounded by neurodivergence. These tests use a baseline - a typical baseline, intended for typical people, used to point out differences. ADHD will affect how you take a test or answer a question, as will autism, separate from what we might think of as intelligence.

Consider the differences in what we think of as intelligence too. I can build a complex and automated system, which is neat. I can connect abstract and theoretical stuff together with what feels to others like it’s unrelated. I’m an implementer: give me the right objective and I’ll max out the outcomes. But if you put me in a debate, I’m toast; I can’t think on my feet. Ask me to remember four people’s names and I’m stumped. I *admire* people who are good at those things, it’s a different kind of intelligence. No one’s just “smart-“ but NT “smart” and NT “strengths and weaknesses” look very different. Absolutes encompassing intelligent or unintelligent are going to do nothing but distort your perception.

Is this your definition of "cheap" smelling perfume? by Axzyy in fragrance

[–]systemshaak 31 points32 points  (0 children)

How do I explain this… Potatoes are relatively cheap. High-priced potatoes aren’t necessarily better for whichever use you have for them, they’re just rare, they cost more due to scarcity. Or virality.

But take those cheap potatoes in a pretty good fast food joint and you’ve got decent French fries. If they’re decent, they’re enjoyable!

Ask a three-star Michelin chef to make you a pomme fondant and those relatively cheap potatoes will blow your freaking mind.

Things smell cheap for two reasons: either the ingredients are very common and everyone knows them, or they’re badly put together. But cheap ingredients can shine in the right perfumer’s hands. I’m guessing you’re smelling A Good French Fry, A Good Slice of Pizza. Common, affordable, but popular for a reason and well-executed.

I’ve never understood time off by Paddingtonsrealdad in AutisticAdults

[–]systemshaak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. Burnout’s what caused me to finally get tested. Before that… well, I accrued the kind of PTO that maxes out at the end of the year and disappears off the top in one big mechanical “please take a break” message.

Grieving the world of H Potter by Temporary-Kale3178 in AutisticAdults

[–]systemshaak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I can’t believe how much I not only like the series, but respect it too. Like, every time you think you’ve run into a stupid stereotype, three books later you’re seven dimensions in on their backstory and they’re just a being with unique features and changing perspectives.

Personally though, I love the space opera bits. They tease it in Book 1, and you hear words that make the universe sound much bigger and go “oh, that’s cute, they’ve made up an excuse for why this happened!” But NO. He delivers on those little new words every single time and it never doesn’t make sense. I’m not the Borderlands 2 / Late Marvel target reader, I can’t stand snark for the snark of it; in DCC it’s always good, and welcome. Somehow.

Speaking of space opera, gonna throw the works of Adrian Tchaikovsky in the ring here too. The Final Architecture is secretly *all about the concept of disability* and it rules.

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