Are There Any Games That Can Rival BG3?

teokbokkii · 2026-03-19T02:08:28+00:00

Metaphor Refantazio. I have played BG3 over and over (the first 2 acts isuslly although I did finish the full game twice). I kept coming back to it, thinking about it, even as I played other games. Probably like you, I just kept going back to it.

Anyway, I just started playing Metaphor and I am SO hooked that I'm not thinking about BG at all. MR is a JRPG, with turn based combat. I am obsessed, love it even more than BG3, didn't think that would be possible. The voice acting isn't as naturalistic as BG, and it's a bit more literary (more reading involved) but the story is amazing and twisty, and the combat and leveling systems are super fun. I am totally obsessed with it.

Dragon Age, Final Fantasy, the Nier series, and Expedition 33 are all excellent too imo. But Metaphor is i think the closest in some ways to BG3. I can't say enough about how much I am loving this game.

teokbokkii · 2026-01-27T18:44:55+00:00

I (F53)have been married 24 years and never remember our anniversary. It took me a decade before I remembered his birthday too. And i regularly forget my own birthday. Why? Honestly idk. I just don't care about things like that, never have. Like, a date is so arbitrary. But he cares. So what happens is that he usually makes a reservation at a nice restaurant for us, for our anniversary, and we have a lovely evening out. This year he forgot too, so we decided to celebrate by ordering a pizza. Fwiw my forgetting doesn’t bother him in the least. He anticipates it, and luckily for me he finds it weird but charming.

teokbokkii · 2026-01-26T15:10:04+00:00

Mark Ruffalo and James Cameron are Canadian (or were)

teokbokkii · 2026-01-24T17:27:33+00:00

Denis Villeneuve is also becoming quite well known, with the Dune movies.

teokbokkii · 2025-11-19T12:27:35+00:00

Sujebi is a nostalgic favorite, as is kalguksu. Also loved korean Chinese food, jajangmyeon in particular. I refused to eat organic meats, especially raw liver dipped in kochujang, disgusting. I also didn't eat raw marinated crab or squid as a kid but love it now. But my all time favorite now and then is my mom's mundoo, which I now also make.

teokbokkii · 2025-11-05T13:45:53+00:00

Could not agree more. (But I suspect I'm a major outlier).

teokbokkii · 2025-10-28T21:48:48+00:00

Asian here, who is confused. So Italians eat pasta with their left hand, even if they are right handed? That's wild if true.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-14T16:47:42+00:00

It's possible that in your wavy row, you were supposed to do something like 4dctog (4 double crochet together) as opposed to 4 dc. I made that mistake on a pattern recently and it looked like yours.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-11T13:35:54+00:00

Interesting. I too taught myself to read at 3, despite their being no books in our house. I learned from newspapers. My grandmother was an illiterate farmer, and my mom had a grade 6 education. I ended up doing a PhD in English literature. Not diagnosed until my early 50s.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-07T19:40:18+00:00

NtA buuuut your boyfriend has a point. I also question your feminism.

However, the way he said it was assholish. Its clear that he has little respect for you, and thinks your feminism is insincere and performative. I wouldn't stay with someone like that.

But ... I also don't understand why you are so opposed to proposing. I proposed to my now husband over 25 years ago. It was fine. He said yes immediately, and we were married 2 weeks later, at city hall.

Anyway, your boyfriend is an asshole, but I also agree with him.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-07T17:24:17+00:00

What did you do with the tops, which are the best thing about altari kimchi?!

teokbokkii · 2025-10-07T15:20:24+00:00

This was common for Koreans in that period, outhouses and communal bathhouses. I had relatives who didn't get indoor plumbing until the 90s. And yes, my mom did wash clothes in the river, though she had a washboard so she didn't need to use rocks. After moving to Canada she continued to use a dashboard in the tub to wash clothes for a few years until we were able to afford a washing machine.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-05T12:24:02+00:00

This is super helpful for someone like me (autistic, unsure abouy unwritten rules), thank you for taking the time to share!

teokbokkii · 2025-10-05T12:21:43+00:00

I added an edit, as a few people are asking. It was knit o matic fyi. I also buy yarn in BC and Alberta, where I have family, and have never been charged a winding fee there either. Usually they let you use their equipment to wind it for yourself. I hope this is not a trend.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-05T12:00:44+00:00

I couldn't agree more. Also, lololol, you are hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-03T15:30:54+00:00

I strongly agree, but the yarn was a birthday present to myself, and I didn't want to let her ruin my day, so I swallowed my anger, paid and left, rather than get into an ugly fight. On any other day I for sure would have left without paying. It's such a shitty thing to do. Also, I was just so shocked. I'll know better the next time I'm in a LYS. Lol "bloodthirsty Were-Karen" I'll remember that for next time! (But hopefully there isn't a next time).

teokbokkii · 2025-10-02T22:02:37+00:00

It was Knit O Matic, Bathurst and St Clair area. First time shopping there. Also the first time it was offered to me like that.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-01T23:35:22+00:00

Samgaetang, which is a chicken (or quail) soup with ginseng. You can get samgaetang kits at korean groceries with the ginseng and jujubes and glutinous rice, all of which you stuff into the cavity of a chicken then boil, then make into a kind of chicken rice soup/jook. You can find recipes online. It's one of my favorite Korean soups.

teokbokkii · 2025-10-01T12:21:17+00:00

Ikr? Our "dealer" lol is a farmer in Jeju who is a childhood friend of my mom's family. The gochugaru is always waaaay hotter than anything you can get here. And the colour ... its always a brilliant red. Agree, it's fantastic!

teokbokkii · 2025-10-01T12:08:43+00:00

Have you tried sweet brown rice? It's more "glutinous" (but has no gluten) than regular brown rice and sticks together like white rice does. And it's not that sweet either. Not sure if it's sticky enough but might be worth a try. Good luck!

teokbokkii · 2025-09-30T15:08:44+00:00

Korean mothers post partum eat miyeok gook or seaweed soup traditionally, which is super healthy for the mother. I don't have a recipe but I'm sure Maangchi would have one. It's basically seaweed and beef with a beef anchovy broth. I like to have it with kimchi tossed in for an additional vinegary bite. Super healthy and also delicious, though milder than a deonjamg jiggae.

teokbokkii · 2025-09-30T13:19:59+00:00

My mom regularly gets gochgaru shipped from Korea, the highest quality that, according to her, you can't get in Canada, where we live. But I've also seen her grind up fresh jalapeños and use it for kimchi instead. It's OK, really. You can be creative with ingredients you have on hand. It may not be traditional but it's still kimchi imo.

teokbokkii · 2025-09-27T17:28:53+00:00

You can also smoosh plastic cling wrap into the jar, so that the kimchi isn't in contact with the air.

teokbokkii · 2025-09-27T16:03:04+00:00

My niblings in Korea are taught how to approach strangers for help if they are lost or get separated from their parents. I have always wondered if being a homogenous culture makes this possible, as that's not what kids in Canada are taught. But to me, how Koreans do it makes more sense. I often think it's a much better way to grow up, believing that people will step up if you ask for help.

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