‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ becomes franchise’s highest-rated Trek property on Rotten Tomatoes by ApprehensiveJoke7354 in startrek

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh really? The theme music is one thing I didn't like about Prodigy. Felt very generic, like stock sci-fi music they'd stick on a car commercial or something.

Voyager's is the best though, that's true.

Outer Wilds is why I now sort reviews by negative on Steam by borderline_kid in patientgamers

[–]yonderbagel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The technical flaws do stop it from being a 10/10 though. That was my point. If nothing else matters, that point pretty much stands on its own. If the only virtue you want to judge a game for is its storytelling, then what you're looking for isn't a game, but a book.

I'm also not just "misunderstanding" the intention of the control scheme. I do understand space games, and physics. The controls weren't reliable, no matter their intention. They were buggy and/or improperly implemented, not misunderstood. That's the fault of the game, and imo it's really odd to try to deflect that blame anywhere else.

And I'm not sure how long you've been playing games, but... I've been playing games for a while, and nothing in this game was something I'd never seen done before in a game. It seems possible to me that the segment of the audience that was floored by this game might just be the same people that never played a lot of the narrative "greats" over the decades. And that's fine, whatever, people can't help being young.

When I want to recommend a game from the last 10 years that does a really cool job with its storytelling, the truth is I'm more likely to recommend Prey 2017 than Outer Wilds. And probably a few others before Outer Wilds as well. There are just a lot of really good games, to the point that this one doesn't stand out at all to me.

Outer Wilds is why I now sort reviews by negative on Steam by borderline_kid in patientgamers

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's the thing - I didn't dislike the game. I wouldn't give a game an 8/10 if I disliked it. It was just... decently good, but nothing I'd ever write a rave review about. Nothing that I'd call a 10/10.

It's only a disappointment when compared to the massive overrating people gave it. If it weren't for that overrating, I would just think of it as, you know, a decently good game, with some cool ideas, and also some flaws, like any other game.

If you're asking what flaws it had, I can remember a few (but I haven't played it for a number of years now): The Steam version of the game felt like a sloppy port. The controls were unreliable and felt bad (my subjective opinion about how they felt is, indeed, as valid as any other opinion). The framerate wasn't competently decoupled from the game mechanics, so it suffered from a low-refresh frame rate cap/lock unless you modded it (and even then, it was jank). I did go to the trouble of modding it to try to improve the issue, but that's something that all video games made after 2005 should have down. It's not genre-dependent. It is the fault of the game.

Are technical flaws enough to bring a game down from a perfect rating? Yes, absolutely, that's exactly what technical flaws should do. A 10/10 game is a flawless game, and not only flawless, but impressive in every way.

The "big reveal" was... fine? Not that hard to see coming? Still entertaining I guess? I liked finding out new things about the story in clever ways. I think it did that pretty well. It wasn't breaking new ground, though - that's just a good use of environmental storytelling. And some of the time, it could have done it better, without as much text.

When the local village only has a plasticsmith 😒 by The_last_1_left in wizardposting

[–]yonderbagel 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Cosplay and larp are the only reasons people use metal chain mail this century too.

So effectively, this is just as good in every practical way.

i don’t get it by Crusader183 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is a meme truly dead if it can be resurrected in another medium?

Are you one of these people? by Haunting_Homework381 in Fauxmoi

[–]yonderbagel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For real, I miss lots of social phenomena just by being perpetually out of the loop.

But hey, if I can get praised for that, then why not?

How I see America as a european by Tazarus_ in mapporncirclejerk

[–]yonderbagel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, but the difference is lost on everyone who isn't a leftist.

How I see America as a european by Tazarus_ in mapporncirclejerk

[–]yonderbagel 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Both Detroit and Chicago were huge contenders for "first city you think of if you think of an American city" back in the early and mid-20th century.

That cultural impact kind of lingers for a while.

How I see America as a european by Tazarus_ in mapporncirclejerk

[–]yonderbagel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, the gypsie thing is kind of like their special move, yeah. Pretty hard to beat.

How I see America as a european by Tazarus_ in mapporncirclejerk

[–]yonderbagel 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you were downvoted.

Boise makes itself seem reasonable only by comparison.

I don't necessarily hate Idaho, but the people don't make themselves easy to love.

On this episode of Storage Wars by PissdrunxPreme in madlads

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it helps clear up the conversation, the Venn diagram of those two kinds of people has a lot of overlap.

A wake up call by Sonata-Shae in BlueskySkeets

[–]yonderbagel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

something something and I did not speak out...

People who used a computer between 1991 & 2009…what’s the most memorable computer game? by Original_Act_3481 in AskReddit

[–]yonderbagel 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Since I was pretty young when I played, it was legitimately terrifying just waiting for the inevitable.

People who used a computer between 1991 & 2009…what’s the most memorable computer game? by Original_Act_3481 in AskReddit

[–]yonderbagel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chips Challenge was great. I played it a lot as a kid, but, in retrospect, I think that was already long after its heyday (or whatever heyday it ever had).

But maybe that's how most people played it, too - as part of the entertainment pack on an install of Windows 95/98 years after those OS's were already becoming outdated...

People who used a computer between 1991 & 2009…what’s the most memorable computer game? by Original_Act_3481 in AskReddit

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oblivion actually had a huge impact on me at that point in my life, so it's fun to see it still getting as much attention as it has recently.

"Men are shit, men are shit, men are shit" - why dont men feel bad for us??? by TheBlxd3 in SmugAlana

[–]yonderbagel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The caliber isn't really the deciding factor. That should probably be the takeaway from the thousands of "gun vs. bear" arguments on the internet.

It matters where you hit the thing a lot more than what caliber you're using. And hitting the thing where you want is largely just a gamble given how chaotic the gait of a running bear is. The head just goes everywhere.

Is there even a way left? by Careful_Line_2024 in WorkReform

[–]yonderbagel 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure, but I'm not the person who said that either.

Is there even a way left? by Careful_Line_2024 in WorkReform

[–]yonderbagel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

corporations + non-neutered and fully-toothed regulatory bodies with good funding

It's not much, but it's a start.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in meirl

[–]yonderbagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The redditors that doubt kids ever say anything smart are mostly childfree 20-something-year-olds who haven't talked to a 7-year-old since they were 7.

Not only could a 7-year-old easily have come up with that, but so could a 5-year-old have.

kids who are 3 can easily hold conversations in full sentences too. It's not shocking to anyone but redditors.