FF7 Rebirth. I’m sort of struggling to push through. I just got to chapter 10, figure if I’m this far to just mainline the story to completion. I fully completed the first two open world areas but have been ignoring most of the others after that. The open world traversal seems bolted on to the hallway simulator that Remake was. That and the quests in the open world don’t feel substantial or consequential. Find this Spring, fight this legendary enemy, rinse and repeat. The campiness of the story is also getting to me.
For full disclosure, I didn’t play the original on PSX but was always intrigued by the art style and aesthetic back when it released. Alas, I only had a N64 at the time and never played it in the later years through emulation. I’m not sure if the original has the same level of camp, but would like to hear if that’s only in these games or in the series overall. The feeling I got from various advertisements was the game was more mature in tone than I’ve experienced so far.
I did finish Remake earlier this year, after initially trying it when it launched in 2020. The campiness of it turned me off a few years back but I really wanted to understand the hype.
I guess the only thing I’m getting out of it at the moment are the visuals. It’s gorgeous, but I don’t think I’m appreciating the story/lore like all the fans are.
Seabike says the prop turns slowly enough that you can safely use it at the local pool – although you’ll certainly cop some dirty looks from the Speedo brigade in the fast lane.
You’re going to get dirty looks because you can’t do a flip turn and block the rest of us. This is cool in the open water but not for lap swimming in a pool.
This is not the first partscaster I’ve built but it is the first Telecaster-styled partscaster I’ve attempted. I have learned the following lessons:...
Mind if I ask you how much of a pain in the ass is it to swap out pick ups? I recently started playing again and have been paying more attention to some of the gear some bands I listen to use. I was thinking about swapping out the pickups in a Squire Tele I bought, because why not tinker around - www.mk-guitar.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=22_…
Might do the bridge as well.
I’m good with cracking open computers and changing out components. I could probably use some practice on soldering though.
All you need to know is that he labeled himself as a consultant. Which reminds me of this joke.
Once upon a time there was a shepherd tending his sheep at the edge of a country road. A brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee screeches to a halt next to him.
The driver, a young man dressed in a Brioni suit, Cerrutti shoes, Ray-Ban glasses, Jovial Swiss wrist watch and a BHS tie gets out and asks the shepherd: “If I guess how many sheep you have, will you give me one of them?” The shepherd looks at the young man, then looks at the sprawling field of sheep and says: “Okay.”
The young man parks the SUV, connects his notebook and wireless modem, enters a NASA site, scans the ground using his GPS, opens a database and 60 Excel tables filled with algorithms, then prints a 150 page report on his high tech mini printer. He then turns to the shepherd and says:"You have exactly 1,586 sheep here. "
The shepherd answers: "That’s correct, you can have your sheep."The young man takes one of the animals and puts it in the back of his vehicle. The shepherd looks at him and asks: “Now, if I guess your profession, will you pay me back in kind?” The young man answers: “Sure.” The shepherd says: “You are a consultant.” “Exactly! How did you know,” asks the young man? Very simple, answers the shepherd. “First, you came here without being called. Second, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew. Third, you do not understand anything about my business and I’d really like to have my dog back.”
Netflix absolutely enforced this in the US last year. I was sharing an account with my sister and we started getting notices about choosing a “home base” for our devices so Netflix could register it on their side to enforce if anyone outside of that initial IP began leveraging it.
You can, as long as you check in that device at the “home base” with your other devices every 30 days. At least that’s what I remember from the fuzzy details.
We unsubscribed when it happened, only recently subbed again to watch some stuff, but I think we’ll pause again since we’re all caught up.
This is kinda stupid, and just for “culture” but I sometimes see women wearing overall or jumpsuit are fashion accessories, but when male do so it’s professional clothe (and sometimes sport clothe)....
Nope, it’s a bug with how Nightdive coded the save path. Since they made a native Linux version of the game, Steam is using that as opposed to doing Proton compatibility. So that means the save paths in the Linux version and the Windows version aren’t the same, hence not syncing properly.
For sure! I once dual booted Windows on a Steam Deck just so I could get access to PC Gamepass and it was a miserable experience. The two top annoyances in Windows were:
Having to install a 3rd party apps to get the controls to be recognized.
The APU drivers weren’t being maintained for new releases (maybe that’s AMD/Valve’s fault), so I couldn’t boot a new release (at the time) like Cocoon.
Right there with you. I had like 25 hours in the game and realized I just spent most of that time save scumming a single battle over and over. I tried another 15 hours and it felt like that’s all I was doing. I felt I was under leveled, I rerolled a new character on the easiest difficulty but was still finding myself doing the same shit and battles weren’t getting easier.
I’m sure there’s a great game there, but I don’t have the time for it.
TL;DR: Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home. Minimum.
Maybe in the middle of nowhere America. Meanwhile my wife and I make well above that in Los Angeles and we can’t afford the monthly on a two bedroom house in a sketchy neighborhood.
Capcom rumored to be working on a remake of the first Resident Evil game on the REX Engine (www.dsogaming.com)
Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of May 13th, 2024
'Underwater bicycle' propels swimmers forward at superhuman speed (newatlas.com)
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Telecaster build (lemmy.world)
This is not the first partscaster I’ve built but it is the first Telecaster-styled partscaster I’ve attempted. I have learned the following lessons:...
evangelism (mander.xyz)
ReBoot on YTV with commercials (My Old VHS Tapes) (www.youtube.com)
Episode is Season 3, Episode 1 “To Mend and Defend”. This recording is from a VHS tape from 2002.
The year is 2001, what CD are you playing on your Walkman? (dormi.zone)
The Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown starts in June (www.theverge.com)
How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ?
This is kinda stupid, and just for “culture” but I sometimes see women wearing overall or jumpsuit are fashion accessories, but when male do so it’s professional clothe (and sometimes sport clothe)....
The System Shock remake is getting a massive patch with a revised ending, choice of female player character '8 years in the making', and a significant quality of life improvement (www.pcgamer.com)
Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not?
If you’re in the US, register here: registerme.org
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New and Improved (midwest.social)
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Nightdive's acclaimed System Shock remake heading to consoles in May (www.eurogamer.net)
The ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap years (www.bbc.com)
I edited the title because my grammar is terrible
Your username has suddenly become your only means of staying alive. How bad is it?
Jesus * Guns * Babies (lemmy.world)
Phil Spencer says Game Pass now has 34m "fully paid" subscribers (www.eurogamer.net)
What recent video game do you have buyer remorse for?
Anon observes a zoomer (sh.itjust.works)
Did you also have one of those? (discuss.online)
The 'old American Dream died,' Realtor details salary needed to buy a home, afford a middle class life in 2024 (finance.yahoo.com)
TL;DR: Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home. Minimum.