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Entry #4
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(You can easily replace DND players for Fandom execs)

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Entry #3
Not so much a meme, as a random stat - I've put a couple hours into that one D&D idle game
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My D&D meme supply has run low after the last few topics, but I do have a few leftover
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One final chance at Baldur's Gate 3!
(Thanks again for doing so many of these giveaways)

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TroutPaste posted...

1) You cannot have visitors, only the people that naturally arrive
2) You have a good amount of groceries, but not a full kitchen
3) Bathroom items are provided
4) You cannot go outside
5) Medical / dentist is provided on location
6) You have TV, computer, video games, books

Honestly, that's not too different from my life now. Hell it's an improvement in some ways.
I've lived alone for 15 years, single for the vast majority of it (no visitors). The only time I go out these days is for groceries, so that would actually save me some gas money. And easy access to doctors is something I'm severely lacking right now.
All that plus $1mil? Sign me up

I heard it from very high authority that 68,116 users had access to CE. I'm sure the remaining 67,947 will come flooding in at any moment

Any moment

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buddah86 posted...

The Playstation stars thing is kinda doing thing. Not specifically tied to trophies and it's own little thing.....and what you earn from completing the requirements is pretty small. But you can redeem the points for certain games and psn credit.

It has a long way to go

There actually used to be a PSN program years ago that would give you store credit for trophies. They ended up discontinuing it in favor of the new Stars thing though. I think the issue was that a bunch of cheap games starting popping up that abused the system (ones that only took ~5 minutes for a platinum)

https://www.vg247.com/your-hard-earned-playstation-trophies-can-now-earn-you-playstation-credit

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Had to walk away for a bit on this one (and that was after the filler word)

Just had one hell of a run, managing 400+mil points. The star was definitely the Vegabond+clone combo, giving me a constant stream of tarot cards - so many modified kings. RNGesus was definitely smiling on me with all those multipliers too. Finally taken down by the "cards played this ante don't count" boss (15 kings just wasn't enough)https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/816c7e93.jpg

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Thought I had back-to-back twofers

#9 - Pom Poko

Much to my surprise, I absolutely loved this movie. It tells an interesting story about the conflict between an encroaching threat on Tanuki-ty, and the choices they have to contend with it...

Sorry, flashback to Nausicaa, but the premise is very similar. The tanuki have just taken the role of the humans, whereas the humans have tagged in for the insects/spores, overtaking the land of what once belonged to our protagonists. It doesn't take long for the story to branch off into a different direction, however. Aside from now being a comedy, this telling of the story has the Tanuki actually willing to fight to keep their land intact. Occasionally they go about it in violent ways, but more often than not, their actions are simply mischievous, leading to some of the film's funnier scenes. Though, even some of the "violent" ones were also quite humorous (ex: Chopping off the head of a cop statue)

Sadly, their pranks were no real match for the indifference of humanity, and what was a once fun-filled movie took a turn towards the end, with our furry friends losing many of their own (RIP Gonta). They didn't suffer a complete failure, as they did get some parks to live in, but not all cities are that accommodating. 90s Japan may have cared enough to keep some parks up for the wildlife, but here in modern America, it's all about commerce growth. I can't begin to tell you how much land has been bulldozed near where I love to make way for unnecessary retail outlets or shopping centers.

Pom Poko - 9.5/10

Side note: Out of the 9 movies I've seen so far, this one rated the lowest on Rotten Tomatoes (86%), which is odd since I found it to be one of the better ones. I have to wonder if it's because of western audiences being confused over "racoons" with giant balls/powers

Darkest Dungeon 2

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2 and 5. So, For Honor?

Only a couple, but as TMOG said, just indies.
ex: Dead Cells and Vampire Survivors. Loved them both, and respected their constant free updates. Never touched the DLCs, but still bought them just to toss the devs an extra few bucks.

#8 - Ocean Waves

This was a much shorter film, at just over an hour, and yet it still lasted for 10 minutes longer than it should have. The final few scenes focused on a reunion of characters that were never introduced or given any sort of screen time in the rest of the movie, which made the "growth"/feelings of chubby-dude and short-haired female towards the main cast completely meaningless. It then devolved into what I assume had to be unintentional comedy when Taku began to fondly reminisce about Yutaka, only to have memories of her complaining and berating him.

The rest of the film wasn't that great either, as 2 of the 3 cast members were downright unlikable;
Taku loved the idea of Rikako, but only because of how much she stood out. When she spent time with anyone else, he showed just immature he really was, first by sulking when his "best friend" spent any time with her, and then later by storming off when he met her ex.

Rikako isn't much better, as she was a very self-centered character, dragging down those who got near her (nearly taking that one friend to Tokyo against her will!)

Yutaka was the only character I liked, and that was due to a complete misread of his character on my part. Throughout the film, he is shown as very close to Taku, doing things like calling him up just to see him, or talking him up to Rikako. There was even a line early on where Taku says "From that day, I saw Yutaka differently from my other friends". I know this was made in 1993, but I swear, there was some yaoi undertones there, and I was all for it. Near the end, when Yutaka was talking to Taku and said "I'm in love with you", I 100% thought they had confirmed it, but alas, it quickly cut to him talking to Rikako. Deliberate? Hard to say watching it through a modern lens. But those two would have made a much better pairing than Taku/Rikako

I wouldn't say it's the worst anime movies I've seen, but it has set a new low bar for Ghibli
Ocean Waves - 5/10

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Yea, haha, crazy, right? >_>

Look, I have a lot of things still registered to my first email, and I'm too lazy to switch them over to my gmail. Some sites won't even allow for a change of address, and I don't want to create a new account.

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Entry #10 - ten(tacles)... Yea, I can't think of any big significance with 10 in D&D

My last entry though. I'm sure it will hit 500 before I wake up, so good luck y'all!

Entry #9
By the 9 Hells!
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Entry #8. (8 schools of magic in 5e)

I loved the original Undermine, put nearly 100 hours into it. A very underrated rogue-lite.

Lot of good games announced/had trailers released in the Triple-I today
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/triple-i-initiative

Including, a new Prince of Persia game by the Dead Cells team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzOxEK7hXo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhZAvXILI4
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/

Entry #7. Come on lucky 7 feat

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Entry #6

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Just got done with my Ghibli movie for the night, so here's Entry #5!

#7 - Porco Rosso

As a kid, one of the few games that I played with my dad was Wings 2, so there was some clear bias in favor of the movie. In fact, if not for that nostalgia, I wonder if I would have been able to overlook the film's lack of a plot, to enjoy it as much as I did

It was charming, funny, and beautifully done, but severely lacked in the story-department. Marco starts off with wanting to repair his plane, only to get shot down mid-flight, and then declare a rematch against the American who did it (someone he doesn't show any real animosity towards). We get a single line about how he was cursed into becoming a pig, hinting that this isn't just a world where animal-people co-mingle with humans, but instead one where actual curses exist... And that's it. Sure, he gets "cured" at the end, but having never shown any struggle with the curse, it feels completely unnecessary.

The real strength comes from the comedy and characters: Children who are excited about pirates, and see a kidnapping as an adventure; Marco, who chooses to no-sell his pig-self, and instead whip out puns about his appearance; An antagonist who wishes he was Gaston. It's a film with little plot, but great comedic moments (especially what the final dogfight devolved in to). Could it have been better, certainly, but it wasn't a bad film.

Porco Rosso - 8.5/10

Side note: One hell of a coincidence, in that Ghibli once again casts a future Straw Hat (Nami-swaaan~), to interact with pirates and brings out their softer, friendly side.

Entry #4.
I changed my mind about changing my mind. I said Baldur's Gate 3 the previous 2 giveaways, I'm going back to that being my game of choice. Yes, I'd be running it at low resolution, but I'd regret not going for it. Infinite Wealth will easily go on sale during Black Friday, BG3, probably not.

AuthenticZac posted...

Let's go, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth!

Oor, maybe not? Apparently the PSN sale going on right now that saw Infinite Wealth discounted ends tonight. It would still fall under the $70 mark, but I don't like the idea of paying full price for something >_>. Not like there isn't a treasure trove of other awesome indies though.

Anyway, entry #3

Entry #2
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Ooh, another one of these. The last two times, I did D&D memes (hoping for Baldur's Gate 3), but I'm going to switch it up this time. (Honestly, my GPU is so old, I would have had to run the game at 720/30fps anyways)

Let's go, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth!
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SocialistGamer posted...

Wrong IP Konami >__>

Gotta spread out the IPs. They already loaned out that game to Dead Cells last year

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ThePieReborn posted...

It will never not be funny to me that the dude occupies literally the entirety of Doom 3.

Blum was everywhere in the mid-200s. From Toonami to Adult Swim, to tons of different games. He was that era's Troy Baker

Compsognathus posted...

It's kinda wild to me that someone like Matthew Mercer still takes roles as minor background characters to begin with.

A lot of big names still do background actors. Nolan North and Steve Blum can be heard doing the voices of random thugs in the Arhkam games.

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With all that yellow, the final word just figuring out what spots were left each letter.

Zeeak4444 posted...

one question, have you gone back and watched the first 5 min of grave of fireflies after finishing it yet? If you havent, you should.

Yep! As soon as I finished it, I went back to see what was in that fruit drop tin. Like I said, I'm so glad they didn't try to stretch out the movie with his final days, so it relied on the viewer remembering what they saw, or simply going back to re-watch it.

Nothing on Sunday night due to Wrestlemania, but movie night returns tonight with;

#6 - Only Yesterday

Easily the weakest entry in the series of films. I can maybe see some people enjoying it as a coming of age story, but to me, most of Taeko's memories just felt disconnected from what she was doing in the present day. Flashbacks to her troubles with math (the only time I had more than a slight chuckle), or her time wanting to act could have just as easily be left on the cutting room floor without affecting the rest of film.

The movie also had a tendency to hang on certain scenes for way too long. The 5-ish minutes spent cutting/eating the pineapple was bad, but the strongest example would have to be the car ride to the farm, where Toshio spent close to 10 minutes just talking about his love of farming. Which was then followed up by some long still-framed shots of the people working in the field. Establishing shots are one thing, but this almost felt like a gag with the way it was presented. Honestly, if this was a series, those extended shots would get called out as "filler".

The animation style, one of Ghibli's biggest strengths, even felt off in this film. Taeko is supposed to be in her mid-20s in the present-day, and yet, anytime she is seen laughing or smiling, her dimples and facial lines make her appear just as old as the older women she is working with.

Sadly, I have to give Only Yesterday a 6/10

I... am not Authentic at all! My real name isn't even Zac, it's zachary!

I live a life of lies!

1337toothbrush posted...

I don't know why Liquid Death is being included. Isn't it just selling at concerts and other venues where it's often the only option for water?

Apparently not. I just saw it in my weekly sales ad for the first time the other day. Never heard of it before that.
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^Seth was there. He was mostly just in the background

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At least his facial reaction improved from the last time he took a Rock Bottom
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