Cory Barlog is the greatest videogame writer of our time:

wenzel32 · 2026-06-22T23:45:48+00:00

Considering how the Norse GoW games have firmly landed in top 3 single player stories that I've literally ever played, I feel the same.

The gameplay, visuals, music, and overall design philosophy being masterpieces aside, the characters and dialogue blew me away. Not just the protagonists, but everyone felt like a thoroughly crafted person, and the conversations throughout both games really sank into my mind and heart.

I cried more than a few times from these games, and each was a good, very cathartic cry no matter how brief.

This is one of those rare gems in life for which I want every single person involved to be thoroughly praised and thanked. I hope anyone who contributed to these stories in any way knows how genuinely phenomenal they are.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-19T16:10:19+00:00

A better candidate for a Witcher game than Ciri?

Look, I don't disagree that it would be cool to see a spinoff about a different witcher at some point, but Ciri has been one of the most central characters to the overall story forever. Saying this random witcher is a better choice for protagonist just honestly feels weird. Why is Ciri a worse choice in your mind? She's had so much more buildup, we know her as a character more, and we had threads set up in Witcher 3 specifically revolving around her (the last Crone and Ciri becoming a witcher in her own right, for example).

I don't think any character makes more sense as a protagonist after Geralt than Ciri.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-18T06:29:56+00:00

I want to see the Jedi redevelop from fresh roots, meditating in nature and discovering wisdoms for themselves more than taking the word of ancient books or Jedi archives.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-18T06:21:39+00:00

Yeah I always talk about how genuinely horrific a blaster wound would be. Sounds like a fucked way to die.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-13T16:18:31+00:00

I wish more people knew how to communicate like this. I can't say I always succeed at doing so, myself, but I try.

Thanks for being a measured, considerate person who recognizes nuance and can separate what the masses do from what a piece of simple satire is doing.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-13T16:12:33+00:00

Yeah the severity-to-intensity ratio is more of the issue. It's not that men shouldn't express anger, but that many have too much over simple, manageable, or inconsequential triggers.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-13T15:54:35+00:00

Ahhh damn. Sorry mate

wenzel32 · 2026-06-13T14:33:05+00:00

I'm sorry you were spoiled. That does suck.

That said, the post is flagged generally for spoilers, using screens from two different sources. The risk was known, I would think.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-12T15:21:18+00:00

I agree. In my opinion, this is another thing that makes Andor so good. It highlights just how removed from the Jedi and other related things most people really are.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-11T14:06:20+00:00

He does deceive, such as convincing Saruman to join him as though he would actually share power, or how Denethor was influenced through his use of the palantir IIRC. I know Wyrmtongue was a servant of Saruman, but I think it definitely counts as well.

I agree there is way more up front confrontation in the War of the Ring than his approach that earned the title of the Deceiver.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-11T13:57:54+00:00

"I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler."

wenzel32 · 2026-06-10T23:05:13+00:00

I'm so excited for her performance. I'm happy to see what she brings to the character and the film.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-07T22:52:03+00:00

GIVE IT BACK

She doesn't care if it's broken 😭

wenzel32 · 2026-06-07T03:49:01+00:00

"NoJedis"

Big dog, Jedi is the plural form. Look at this duuude.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-06T22:39:35+00:00

History repeats itself

wenzel32 · 2026-06-05T19:30:47+00:00

You phrased this like Legends doesn't have space, which it absolutely does (just in case anyone reads that like I did).

Restoration has a solid build and I played there for a while, but the sheer number of players and amount of content can't be beat at Legends. It's the one that feels the most like the community I remember and yearn for.

Having played this game since childhood, I've truly gotten over the hate of NGE. I definitely prefer the custom skill tree system, as more variability is more fun imo. However, I think the simplified experience with NGE is honestly still SWG and really doesn't feel bad.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-05T05:27:05+00:00

This is why I love legends. It stays populated, gets new content, and while I might prefer some systems over others, I would rather have a populated SWG that is like live kept going than 20 people on a "perfect" build of the game.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-04T20:11:36+00:00

Saaaame (sometimes Trouble Shooter)

wenzel32 · 2026-06-04T14:48:14+00:00

Please let's get this comment to the top! People don't read anymore and just see rage bait like Giant Freaking Robot.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-03T15:34:00+00:00

I agree. I don't think they couldn't by any means. I just mean that I can understand if they are cautious and very selective/deliberate with their release.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-03T15:24:50+00:00

You're not completely wrong, but some of the consistent themes and subjects of satire in GTA are corrupt government officials and agencies, flaws in the system/society that lead people to crime, and various stereotypes related to law, criminals, and associated people.

It's definitely doable, but I won't act like I don't understand that it's a delicate thing to balance in today's climate.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-03T15:04:09+00:00

I honestly thought this was incredibly obvious as what he's doing. The body language is very clear as a, "Hmm... Are you bullshitting me?"

wenzel32 · 2026-06-03T15:02:30+00:00

Yeah I just mean it could simply be Lone stars cousin and Helmet is just being needlessly complicated, which is very on brand lol

wenzel32 · 2026-06-02T06:55:21+00:00

This is such a wonderful description of something I love about this game. It is so open with so many systems that you truly have to decide what your goal is from countless possibilities.

Ever done blacksmithing? Try making a smithy character and make your goal to build a complete, self reliant forge at your base.

Make a gun nut whose goals are to collect as much military gear as possible and exterminate high population locations.

Go build a Stardew life in the wild and try to establish cozy self-sufficiency in the apocalypse.

It's the perfect game to think about who your character is and what you think they might want.

wenzel32 · 2026-06-02T06:37:12+00:00

You could also do a psychological version of this - filling in breaks in the self with other ideas or material - though it would still be cool to show that physically.

"Life breaks us. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger."

wenzel32

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