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Onimusha 2 (and possibly other games in the series, 2 was the only one I remember having it), had "Issen mode", which only allowed you to damage/kill enemies with super hard to pull off counter attacks which were pretty much instant kills for monsters and bosses. For context, I think in my average playthough I was lucky to pull the move off 3 or 4 times. Beating Issen mode would require you to do it hundreds of times.

Shinobi and Nightshade on the PS2 also had a pretty cool combo system which, if done correctly, one-hit kills most bosses. It requires you to slash and kill enemies, building up power with each kill until after a few your slashes can essentially one-hit kill them. Eventually, you slash the boss and do tons of damage, which in most cases kills them instantly. Really fun when you can pull it off.

wwinterj25 posted...

Don't you still need to put dishes under a tap before going into the dishwasher?

Not really, as long as you use your dishwasher properly. Problem is most people don't.

ReturnOfFa posted...

I'm over on Vancouver Island, so we just get whiffs of smoke right now. Are you West or East US?

I lived in Kelowna for a couple of years, and it's supposed to be a 'woo hoo summer!!!' kinda town. Hard to enjoy it when 3/4 of the summer you're being choked by the air.

East, I am pretty close to the border, although it technically takes me over an hour to get to a "crossing" since I am on Lake Ontario. I can actually see the Toronto skyline from the beach on a clear day.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

And rampant greed consumes another corporation.

I really don't understand the end game for these billionaires. Once they hold the entirety of the world's wealth, where do they go from there? What do they do when they can't extract any more money from the working class? Would that just lead to a total financial meltdown that ends civilization as we know it?

Gamers are obsessed with getting a high score in some useless game, billionaires are obsessed with getting a high amount of wealth that they can never reasonably spend in their lifetime.

Ultimately it comes down to our puritan roots where we either abstain from something or overindulge in it to the point of addiction. Most people can't handle a middle ground where we enjoy something, but only a little bit of it. Dieting, Politics, Money, Drugs, etc. Everything is made worse due to this philosophy.

Normally that just means high humidity and "heavy" air, but everything is just hazy and the air smells like smoke and gets stuck in your throat. My allergies are going nuts from it. Keep your crappy air to yourself Canada!!

Seriously though, I hope all our Canadian PotDers are staying safe and aren't being hurt directly by these wildfires.

I have fired a variety of guns, all in controlled settings. AK-47, AR-15, .45 revolver, 12 gauge shotgun, but the scariest one was a Glock 19. Thing will also shred your hand if you don't hold it right.

I can also understand why the AR-15 is so popular, super easy gun to use. The AK-47 is just ridiculous and really only viable if you burst fire. Otherwise your shots go all over the place.

This is a case of Reddit not being smart with their licensing.

Want to restrict people making third-party apps? Close off your API from the start. Want to avoid people making money off of third-party apps? Slap a GNU license on your API.

Reddit were just idiots and are trying to fix it now that they are only making $550m a year instead of $600m.

Technically they are (I guess), but the ones in my house are so small you can't fit anything in them. They basically just exist to connect rooms together.

grimhilde00 posted...

idk how modern heating is here in Scotland lol

it's gas, wall radiator units I can control per room. there's no a/c, I don't have central heating.

but I keep it low for cost

not on at all since it's warmer obvs

I would imagine they will get replaced eventually since the push is to do away with gas entirely, due to the environmental impact. Not sure if it will be soon since I don't know Scotland, but here at least I won't be able to buy a gas heating system after 2035.

Edit: There are also duct-less heat pumps that can replace radiators: https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/ductless-mini-split-heat-pumps

The Fandom side business is selling sex toys over the Internet. That is the real reason they bought GameFAQs.

Yep, played one with some former co-workers. We were originally playing during lunch about 2 times a week, then after about 2 years we switched to playing for about 4 hours on a night every other week since we didn't work together anymore. I think we did that for another 2 years. We technically played another quest or two after hitting level 20 to finish out our character's storyline.

So about 4 years total.

Our current game is a level 1-12 I believe, and we are currently at level 10. Been playing for about a year and a half so far. This one is much more goal oriented though so it is going faster.

I have an Alexa, but I never talk to it. I got it free with my last phone from Verizon. I just use it as a bluetooth speaker.

grimhilde00 posted...

glad I live somewhere where that's unnecessary

heating is more the thing, but I got used to keeping it at 16.5c (~62f) so not the worst. my other friend keeps hers at 23c (75f) and her bills are terrible lol...

but yeah. the effect on the climate isn't great but people would die of heat stroke without it in certain places..

Technically impacts you as well since modern heat solutions are air conditioners with reversing valves (heat pumps).

I have no issue with nor care what two consenting adults do with each other. Thinking this is wrong is no different than being homophobic or transphobic. In all cases, you are trying to dictate what two consenting adults should do.

I had Nintendo Power from 1988 - 1997. Also had EGM for a couple of years in college.

Those were the only subscriptions. I had a few issues of PC Accelerator I bought as a horny teenage gamer back in high school. I should see if I can find the whole print run online because despite the fact that it was basically PC Gamer with Maxim bikini models, their actual reviews were pretty awesome (and they came with demo disks with a dozen or so games).

Every time I eat mac and cheese with some kind of protean in it, I always feel gross after. Like everything I ever ate in the last 40 years is going to shoot out of my ass, rip through my pants, and splatter onto the wall behind me like a Jackson Pollock painting

Painkiller is probably their best album, but Screaming for Vengeance is a close second. Even their newer stuff is pretty damn good now that Rob has found a great balance between his baritone and high notes.

I literally live in the home town of Wegmans, so my options are Wegmans and not much else.

Which I am fine with, because Wegmans is awesome.

Isn't it an Indie game? Not surprised they don't want to make a physical release for a game that will probably sell 5 copies.

Texas is literally the only state I walked out of the airport after landing in, went "nope!" and walked back in to catch a flight the fuck out of there.

Why not both?

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And create a board for everyone under 30, and call it "Shitpost central"

wwinterj25 posted...

Better than locking it up indoors and have it barking away all the time.

I would rather it be barking indoors then outdoors. People who leave their dog outside for hours on end and let it bark and cry all day are the worst.

I always consider that there are probably people out and about who are deathly allergic to animal hair so I tend to avoid brining them into grocery stores and restaurants.

You kind of have no leg to stand on when it comes to pet stores or parks though.

I had a double whiskey sour last Wednesday (not double strength, just 2 in one glass). Surprisingly that was the only time I have had any alcohol in the last month.

ForteEXE3850 posted...

It was always going to go through.

There is too much money involved, from big companies no less.

When's the last time you heard about a well known big company trying to buy another company and it was actually stopped.

When's the last time you've heard big government trying to stop big companies from becoming too big, or approaching becoming monopolies by buying other big companies?

It's been quite a while.

I'll be honest, when it comes to companies that deal with non-essential industries, I don't care about them being "too big" or "monopolies". It they start doing things that I deem anti-consumer practices, I just won't support them. Is it the end of the world if Microsoft becomes the only video game company and they suck? No. I'll just move on to one of the hundreds of other time-wasting activities I could be doing.

I am much more concerned with stuff you can't live without being owned by one company. Like groceries, utilities, ISPs, etc.

Cost? How much does a bidet cost to install in a public toilet vs buying the sandpaper that most public bathrooms use?

sveksii posted...

And the third poll option is a cop out.

It isn't a cop-out, it is simply that someone is going to challenge it and it is going to be ruled unconstitutional. I am not going to complain about a law that obviously has no chance of sticking around long enough to matter.

Yes, on top of my investment funds like Roth IRA, 401K and (technically) my house which I could take a second mortgage on if I really needed to.

I am the kind of person who can drink an energy drink than immediately go to sleep for 8 hours. But to be honest, I do have a glass of unsweetened iced tea every morning (except Saturday and Sunday). But it is more for intermittent fasting purposes than anything since I have been skipping breakfast. If I didn't have it my mind would convince me I need to eat something.

MabinogiFan posted...

It wasn't 4chan, but very 4chan esque.

Probably 8chan. It makes 4chan look like pre-school daycare.

Looks like I got out of the mod game just in time, LOL.

Can't imagine how bad the queue is going to fill up without the majority of the shit posters being confined to 261.

Link's Awakening

There has been one that shows up about once or twice a year, but I doubt it gets much business. Doesn't help that it isn't a traditional looking "Ice Cream Truck", but instead a pick-up with an ice chest in the back which is...weird and kind of creepy.

Judgmenl posted...

There is no such thing as $500 bill.

https://www.usa.gov/currency#:~:text=Paper%20money,may%20still%20be%20in%20circulation.

Paper money
American paper currency comes in seven denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
The United States no longer issues bills in larger denominations, such as $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills. But they are still legal tender and may still be in circulation.

https://www.investopedia.com/6-famous-discontinued-and-uncommon-u-s-currency-denominations-4773302#toc-500-bill

SilentSeph posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/3/9/AAZ6OdAAEeYv.jpg

He should also mention how they gender swapped Metroid just to make a "Badass" woman. He was fine as a space marine.

Freaking NintendWOKE.

Revelation34 posted...

Good luck.

I remember the thing that made me stop using Hulu was they implemented an anti-ad-blocker that instead of watching a 30 second commercial every 10 minutes, they would put up a 90 second splash screen telling you to disable your ad-blocker. If Hulu could do that over 10 years go, then Google could easily do it today.

Most videos have sponsorships and brand deals that you can't block anyways, so it doesn't really matter. Although to be fair I would rather the money go directly to the creators anyways then get funneled through Youtube first.

papercup posted...

Oh actually the bottom of the bottle says it expired in 2017 :X probably shouldn't use it anyway.

As long as you aren't using it to clean cuts, that will be fine. I have had my bottle for almost 10 years, I just use it exclusively for cleaning cartridges.

The main reason you use alcohol over water is because it evaporates quicker, therefore reducing the chance of corroding the contacts and damaging your system. That is literally it. It doesn't really clean "better" then water. It is just safer to use on cartridges.

I use 91% for my cartridges, but I imagine 70% is fine. Try rubbing a small amount on a non-sensitive surface and see how long it takes to evaporate. If it is pretty quick, it is safe. If it takes a while, then avoid it.

Provolone, I am a basic bitch.

Double Dragon got a Remake/Reboot over 10 years ago with Neon, and to be honest I think it was better than this looks. If only for the fact it had it's own art style rather then going for "retro throwback" that looks nothing like the original.

Damn, now I want to go play Neon again...

As long as you don't boil them, they are usually pretty good.

I was procrastinating on disposing of the dead squirrel that someone ran over on the street in front of my house. I figured my neighbor would do it if I waited until night. Nope! Whatever, I scraped it off the road and threw it into the creek behind my house.

Now I am just procrastinating on going to bed.

The other part of that interview that no ones mentioned is that Microsoft said that they are transitioning to cloud gaming. Which is what I have been saying for a while: Microsoft does not want to be in the hardware business anymore. It isn't as profitable as being a games "service".

wpot posted...

Beating it was pretty anticlimactic. You could go do it, but the ending was...brief and non-interesting. Considering the time it took to beat Ganon/watch credits it was generally more fun just to quest around some more.

I was honestly fine with that because if you have seen the ending to one Zelda game, you have seen them all. They really don't differ by that much. Considering this game was the one to try and change the formula for Zelda, having a brief ending worked out better than seeing the same one for the 1000th time.

I have the same plan I did for Metroid Dread, but less crazy. I'll pick the game up on my lunch break along with enough food to last me the weekend, then play it once I log-off from work. Unlike Metroid Dread, I don't plan to play it from start to finish in one sitting. If it is anything like Breath of the Wild, I'll probably play it for a few hours a day.

ConfusedTorchic posted...

uh, no

do you have a particular law you'd like to reference, perhaps?

https://tinyurl.com/mu6erntt

(5) in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to display the copyrighted work publicly; and

ConfusedTorchic posted...

which isn't a crime anywhere in the world, incidentally

It is if the copyright owner doesn't want you playing it.