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| Topic | Jerry Seinfeld says comedy is dead and then launches a terrible comedy. |
| YoBlazer 05/03/24 7:20:37 PM #9 | I've only seen a few Seinfeld episodes and couldn't see what all the damn fuss was about. Guy was never funny imo.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Movies with sexual themes dropped by 40% according to survey. |
| YoBlazer 05/03/24 6:43:59 PM #8 | Not as much of a point in horny-films when porn is more easily accessible and less taboo than ever before. I've honestly never enjoyed sex scenes in movies so I don't mind this change at all.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | What's the worst game you've ever played? |
| YoBlazer 05/03/24 1:35:22 PM #109 | I don't think I've ever played the notorious jank from the Atari era, so I'll pick Superman 64 as a safe answer. I had no idea it was trash when I rented it, and boy oh boy, imagine going from Ocarina of Time to that. Decades later, however, I'm glad I experienced such a "landmark" game before it became so well known.
My personal most disappointing and offensive game, though, is probably Silent Hill Homecoming. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | You're playing Elden Ring, and one boss is giving you a lot of trouble. |
| YoBlazer 05/02/24 7:10:18 PM #16 | Usually option 2 unless it's clear that I'm so under-leveled that I'd need 3+ minutes of perfect play to win. Then I fuck off.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | What four contests are on the Bad GameFAQs Contests Mount Rushmore? |
| YoBlazer 05/02/24 5:25:55 PM #47 | HaRRicH posted...
2013 Character Battle --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Castlevania or Metroid |
| YoBlazer 05/01/24 9:38:32 PM #13 | 2D Castlevania and 3D Metroid
Overall Castlevania --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Remember when DR.Pepper had those win a free 20z. |
| YoBlazer 05/01/24 9:31:44 PM #14 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvic7VZ3_Dw
I remember this trivia game and how easy it was to win free food. Free (and surprisingly legit) swag has been around more recently, too. Does anyone remember that website Lockerz? I goofed around on that for a few minutes a day and won myself an Xbox 360. No downside or anything, I can't even recall if I needed to give them my phone number. Now that absolutely everything is monetized, those days are long gone. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | B8 Politics Containment Topic #1: Fuck Fandom |
| YoBlazer 04/30/24 5:30:16 PM #165 | Comparing this glacial process with the time Congress approved $600 extra per week for unemployment in like 20 minutes... it's maddening.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | B8 Politics Containment Topic #1: Fuck Fandom |
| YoBlazer 04/30/24 5:10:21 PM #161 | Who actually has the authority to reclassify? Congress?
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | The Big Mac is nasty now. What happened? |
| YoBlazer 04/30/24 3:22:54 PM #8 | Maybe you've just been consistently eating healthier foods? Congrats!
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | B8 Politics Containment Topic #1: Fuck Fandom |
| YoBlazer 04/30/24 3:08:39 PM #159 | I mean... he's not nearly as wrong as we'd like to hope. A large portion of any population would be happy with a dictator as long as he kind to them and unkind to those they dislike.
"Fuck you, got mine" runs really deep, probably deeper than a love for democracy. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | B8 Politics Containment Topic #1: Fuck Fandom |
| YoBlazer 04/30/24 12:02:55 AM #146 | Thorn posted...
I do think Trump can win this election, don't get me wrong. But if I had to guess I still would favor Biden. But Trump's chances are not nothing and that should motivate people to ensure they get out and vote. Same. I'd never think to write Trump off, but I'm voting for Biden, I tell people I plan to vote for Biden, and as the election draws closer, I will remind those around me (with whom I'm willing to talk politics) to vote for Biden as well. Unless a person is planning to volunteer for a campaign, that's about the most they can reasonably do. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Studios are caring less and less about China. Embracing sex and eroticism. |
| YoBlazer 04/29/24 3:33:25 PM #10 | Zendaya looks like a teenager and I refuse to sexualize her
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | The market sucks for buying a house. |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 11:55:18 PM #24 | My sister makes $285k as a pediatrician and her husband pulls in about $150k as a Federal Government employee, and they're seriously worried that they won't be able to afford a middle class life when they move to San Diego later this year. Affordability is bad in general, but it's asinine in some of the country's major cities. San Diego specifically has somehow become more expensive than LA.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | crazy how Bioshock 2 was the best one |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 10:11:45 PM #19 | Hexenherz posted...
I am surprised but glad to see a lot of unpopular opinions about Infinite. I feel like Infinite's reputation has really soured over the years. I played it maybe five years after release, thought it was a big letdown compared to the first two, and found that a ton of people online agreed with me. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | crazy how Bioshock 2 was the best one |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 9:35:34 PM #9 | It may have had some better gameplay implementations (the biggest one that jumps out to me is the improved camera/research system), but that wasn't nearly enough to overshadow the introduction to Rapture that the original gave us. The atmosphere in the original was unforgettable and the main reason why it will always be my favorite. Plus, it's difficult for me to suspend the disbelief that the sequel's villain, a character who they portray as Ryan's very vocal and public antithesis, was never once mentioned in the original.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Gets invited to a wedding in Hawaii. Hotel rooms for the location...$750 |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 6:09:19 PM #13 | Couples who plan destination weddings typically expect a very small turnout, but if the host hotel is that expensive, they've gotta be expecting an even smaller one than usual. Unless you're close family or a VERY close friend, they're probably not expecting you to go.
I did use a friend's wedding as an excuse to see Hawaii (Kauai) a decade ago, and it was fucking amazing, but I was able to secure a great studio for like $150 a night. $750 is steep af. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Rate of female teachers charged with raping young boys in America on the rise |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 5:36:38 PM #35 | Tangentially related moral question: which of the following two scenarios is morally worse to you, or are they equally bad?
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ranking 69 NPC's from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (plus minigames) (spoilers) |
| YoBlazer 04/28/24 12:10:36 AM #332 | Aerith has been the star of both games imo. Probably the most perfect waifu to ever exist.
Anyway, I don't mind that Square is taking this remake trilogy in new directions. I don't mind that the multiverse plot is complicated, abstract, and upsetting to some fans. I don't really mind how confusing it is, and I honestly *barely* care if I wind up understanding it at all. Instead, I mainly want to see that the characters (and the love that fans hold for said characters) are treated with care, and that the remakes pack the same emotional heft of the original. That's one of the things Remake did so well in 2020, and what Rebirth was crushing in 2024... until Chapter 14. By leaning so hard on the multi-verse and multiple versions of every character, and by robbing us of the gutpunch that is masamune impalement, Square siphoned every bit of emotion out of one of gaming's most iconic scenes. An off-screen "kinda-death," a dozen boss phases, and several ending cutscenes later... and the only two emotions I felt were confusion and disappointment. They really could not have fucked that up any worse. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Are you mostly okay with your *Appearance*? |
| YoBlazer 04/27/24 11:31:41 PM #32 | Very so-so, as I have a lot of both good and bad going for me.
My height (5'10") is about as average as it gets, but I have broad shoulders. My facial features are masculine and generally attractive, but I'm bald at 38. I'm more muscular than the average guy and am on the fitter side, but I have confidence-killing gynecomastia that can only be removed with cosmetic surgery. So yeah, good and bad, but I always try to be thankful for my health. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | B8 Politics Containment Topic #1: Fuck Fandom |
| YoBlazer 04/27/24 9:23:11 PM #126 | Reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalQ3ABWIZA Weaponized victimhood is sinister as fuck. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | New York DA flees traffic stop and gets off with just a speeding ticket |
| YoBlazer 04/27/24 5:18:51 PM #3 | Solid_Snake07 posted...
Guarantee you at worst shell be pressured to resign. I'd be (pleasantly) surprised if even that happened. Resignation from a job that probably took years, if not decades, to get is a big deal. It's an actual consequence. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Official B8 Political Containment Topic - Fuck Fandom Edition #1 |
| YoBlazer 04/27/24 12:11:34 PM #54 | FFDragon posted...
(but thank you for at least confirming the mod staff also agrees about Fuck Fandom) Of the remaining GameFAQs regulars (there are probably still a few thousand of us left), I'd be surprised if a single non-troll *didn't* share in this opinion. Even the couple of people on the Fandom payroll like DToast probably wish they were working with another community. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | It's my birthday, should I treat myself to Elden Ring at full price? |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 10:57:55 PM #7 | I love both games, so if it were up to me, I'd prioritize the one on sale. Hell, by the time you're done with Remake, Rebirth might be getting its first sales!
Edit: And happy birthday =) --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | It's my birthday, should I treat myself to Elden Ring at full price? |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 10:50:43 PM #2 | I'm conflicted on what to recommend. On the one hand, it's an enormous and spectacular game, well worth $60 or $70. On the other hand, it'd be hard for me to justify full price to myself for a game over two years old.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | why hate rich people when you can hate politicians |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 10:46:46 PM #5 | Politicians are like Human Resource Reps - disliked and spineless, but ultimately shills of the much more powerful executives (the rich) that run the company.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Newly footage shows cuffed black man killed by police after kneeling on his neck |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 6:44:01 PM #72 | Samurai_Man posted...
Half of these losers were just bullied in high school and are taking out their frustrations on the general public. Cops are much more likely to have been the high school bullies themselves, bullies who never grew up and instead found a lucrative career path to utilize their "abilities." The biggest, most vile bully of my graduating class now works for ICE. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Newly footage shows cuffed black man killed by police after kneeling on his neck |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 6:30:22 PM #70 | They're standing there shooting the shit with bar patrons while this man is face-down and completely motionless at their feet. For several minutes.
Fuck all of these people, including the miserable drunks at the bar. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | It's crazy how Ellen DeGeneres was basically deleted overnight |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 2:23:10 PM #23 | ai123 posted...
As long as they are doing the job competently, it doesn't matter. You don't get the 'real' person, you get showbiz. Not when the persona is a big part of the entertainment they're selling. If we all suddenly learned that Fred Rogers was secretly a surly, abusive drunk, it would stain every episode of television he ever created. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | It's crazy how Ellen DeGeneres was basically deleted overnight |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 2:16:17 PM #16 | Baron_Ox posted...
https://pagesix.com/2024/04/26/entertainment/ellen-degeneres-on-being-kicked-out-of-show-business-for-being-mean/ "The Finding Dory voice actor reminded viewers that she also got the boot from TV when she came out as gay, thus ending her eponymous sitcom Ellen in the late 90s. Eventually theyre going to kick me out for a third time because Im mean, old, and gay, she quipped." Gotta admit, that's a good joke lol --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Let me see that thong |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 2:12:34 PM #8 | For a song/video called "Thong Song," there was hardly any thong'd booty in it. Horny 14-year-old me was immeasurably disappointed.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ranking 69 NPC's from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (plus minigames) (spoilers) |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 1:56:53 PM #314 | Apart from Chapter 14, I thought Rebirth was pretty consistent in its (excellent) quality, with no "high points" that really stood out. This is in contrast to Remake, where Wall Market distinguished itself as an all-time-great caliber level.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Millennials, the lost economic generation? Top 10% are way ahead of boomers. |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 12:24:43 PM #17 | I do think that the wealth Millennials are expected to inherit over the next couple decades will cause a greater political shift in the generation than anything else. Nothing turns a person into a steadfast Republican vote quite as fast as safeguarding unearned money.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Millennials, the lost economic generation? Top 10% are way ahead of boomers. |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 12:18:12 PM #9 | bigblu89 posted...
Millennials are in their 30s now. I know, but I'm specifically responding to the claim that Google is paying 500k to "new grads." That's not a common starting salary anywhere, even San Francisco tech. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Millennials, the lost economic generation? Top 10% are way ahead of boomers. |
| YoBlazer 04/26/24 12:12:16 PM #4 | iGenesis posted...
even singles, making over $500,000/year. Working in technology (Google alone pays that much to new grads) Come on now. New grads aren't making 500k in any field short of medical doctors, post-residency. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Doom Eternal vs Doom 2016 |
| YoBlazer 04/25/24 2:49:56 PM #37 | Never bothered with Eternal because I found myself getting tired of 2016 by the end. I was loving it early on, but it felt like the gameplay loop got stale a few chapters too soon.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Simpson character Larry Dalrymple killed off by show. |
| YoBlazer 04/24/24 8:43:18 PM #16 | I saw some recent clips online, and the voice actors are sounding rough. Marge sounds like Patty or Selma after throat cancer.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | FFVII Rebirth SPOILERS AHOY |
| YoBlazer 04/23/24 7:15:39 PM #289 | Thanks! I just got through all the character-specific Legendaries, leaving only the final two trials to go. They're also the last hurdles I need to clear in order to complete Johnny's hotel (WHAT'S IN THE BOX) and earn the plat.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | FFVII Rebirth SPOILERS AHOY |
| YoBlazer 04/21/24 8:49:16 PM #287 | Yeah, I was using the Yuffie ATB strat and still hitting a wall with the final round. I'd get caught in the first Shadowy Chains, which I was prepared for, but would then immediately get hit with another. I didn't even think to parry it until I watch a YouTube vid last night, but lo and behold, everything clicked this morning and I beat it on my first attempt!
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | FFVII Rebirth SPOILERS AHOY |
| YoBlazer 04/21/24 1:25:42 PM #285 | I've been stuck on the final Brutal Challenge for like a week. The last fight is such a wall.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | When did AVGN fall off so hard? |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 11:47:36 PM #52 | I give James a ton of credit for likely being the first online video creator to hit 20 years of relevance - that's a huge accomplishment. It's not a surprise that his reviews have lost their humor as we've grown older, but one thing I wish he'd do more is just evolve the character.
He's perfectly capable of doing that. For example, his Earthbound video is arguably his best ever, and it's one where he reviews a good game he genuinely likes, and the AVGN character doesn't suffer a single shit-flinging tantrum. I think his fanbase would prefer seeing more videos like that as well, but the problem is... they take a ton of effort. You can tell James really poured his heart into the Earthbound video, taking time to analyze the game's themes and communicate them in an emotionally resonant way. But ss a father in his mid-40s, he'd probably much rather make low-quality content for the steady income. --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Vietnamese woman sentenced to death for $44 billion bank fraud |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 8:57:57 PM #28 | Crimsoness posted...
We should start punishing white collar crimes like this in the US I'm not a big supporter of capital punishment, but I'd be less opposed to it in cases like this than I would for the people who usually get it. How many innocent people lose everything and decide to kill themselves as a direct result of these white collar thieves? How many communities are sucked dry? White collar criminals are fucking heinous, and they are insulated enough from the consequences of their crimes that they can sleep like babies forever. Fuck em. George Carlin said it well decades ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXYWxdwh9g --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon. |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 8:51:57 PM #15 | Please tell us about the beef, including restaurant prices. I'm being sincere - that's definitely one of the reasons I'd ever choose to visit Argentina, and I'm not even *that* big of a steak guy.
Also, have fun! --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ranking 69 NPC's from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (plus minigames) (spoilers) |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 8:05:16 PM #265 | Snake5555555555 posted...
Don't count Sheva as a dual female lead? LOL. Sorry, I don't. How many times does the main villain even acknowledge her? Might honestly be zero. She's not a bad character or offensive or anything, she was just clearly shoehorned in and definitely not a "lead" the same way Chris is. Snake5555555555 posted... Don't count Sheva as a dual female lead? Or RE6 with Sherry & Ada getting full campaigns? Maybe I should backtrack this one a bit since 6 is the only one I haven't played, but I thought Sherry shared her campaign with a male co-lead, one who is far more important to the overall narrative than Leon's female co-lead? RE6 may be a game with playable female characters, but I always figured that, like 5, it was a game that never elevated them to the level of the male stars. This is in contrast to the first six years of the franchise, where the female characters really were "leading ladies." --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ranking 69 NPC's from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (plus minigames) (spoilers) |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 7:49:11 PM #263 | Kotetsu534 posted...
It is somewhat odd that FF games had more agentic and prominent female characters 25 years ago than they do now (see FFXV and XVI). I don't want to hijack the topic, but Resident Evil fans have been complaining about this exact thing for at least 15 years. Being a pretty big fan, a part of me has always resented how Western Hollywood Action Explosion-Time rotted what was such a cool part of the franchise. Resident Evil 1 - dual female/male leads, female character way more popular Resident Evil 2 - dual female/male leads, about equally popular Resident Evil 3 - female lead Code Veronica - dual female/male leads, female character more popular Resident Evil 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - male leads --- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | I am so sick of good TV being cancelled |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 7:12:22 PM #23 | Better Call Saul might have been the only weekly TV show I bothered keeping up with over the last decade (Breaking Bad was over ten years ago), and in all that time, it feels like the only culturally relevant thing I missed was Game of Thrones.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
| Topic | Ranking 69 NPC's from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (plus minigames) (spoilers) |
| YoBlazer 04/20/24 6:55:57 PM #259 | Queen's Blood is on the shortlist for greatest minigame of all time, imo. The more I think about it, the more impressed I am.
--- Burnin, Blazin |
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