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| Topic | "Top 10 Greatest Video Game Bosses From the 2010s" |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/13/21 6:32:57 PM #15 | kuwab0 posted... I'd say Ludwig was more iconicSame, Ludwig felt more hyped since his namesake sword is featured in the main game (and is the easiest way to cheese the game for novice players), and the storytelling in his boss fight is possibly the best I've ever seen. It may be my favorite boss ever, though Maria is no slouch. --- Yoblazer http://i.imgur.com/gByqgPg.gif |
| Topic | My brother committed suicide and passed last night. |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/10/21 4:28:22 PM #20 | Reading his note is making me teary eyed. Even from the little you've shared in your post, it seems like you guys had a beautiful relationship - I'm so sorry for your loss. --- Yoblazer http://i.imgur.com/gByqgPg.gif |
| Topic | The Game Awards 2021 - 12/9 @8PM ET #keighleys |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/09/21 11:03:00 PM #188 | I just tuned in now to see if a 2D Metroid can possibly win GotY in 2021 from a western presenter --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | How much money would you need to retire? |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/09/21 3:48:23 PM #20 | Robazoid posted... You guys who need millions are crazy to me,Different lifestyles. I'm frugal like you (I'm a rice and beans guy, and I prefer cheap vacations to lavish ones - the cheap ones are usually funner anyway), but I've seen the type of lifestyle changes that can lead to insanely different spending habits - big city dual-income couples with kids pretty much have no option but to earn like crazy because their expenses will be ridiculous. My sister and brother-in-law aren't going out for weekly steak dinners, but they are spending like $1,000 a month on their dog. Thousands and thousands a month on their two kids. Their costs are beyond the pale to me, but their daily quality of life is hardly different than mine. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | How much money would you need to retire? |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/09/21 2:25:03 PM #14 | 500k is more than enough to ensure I never seek out a "gotta pay the bills" job and make money doing only things I enjoy. I know that may not fit the traditional definition of "retire," but I'd probably do the same even if I was given $10m. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | How many platforms do you own Resident Evil 4 on? |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/05/21 10:00:36 PM #2 | |
| Topic | Do you have any secrets, that you are taking to the grave? |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/04/21 4:19:57 PM #14 | Not really. I was more secretive when I was younger, guarded, and more ashamed of my mistakes and bad decisions. As I've matured and realized that just about everyone has a litany of fuck-ups and improprieties to their history, I've become much more willing to admit those same truths about myself. It often invites others to do the same, and understanding/acceptance is given and shared. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Teaching is BY FAR the most rewarding job I've ever had. |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/04/21 2:15:54 PM #4 | HanOfTheNekos posted... Be glad you're not in high school and such thoI doubt I'd be able to hack it. Those teachers are my heroes. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Teaching is BY FAR the most rewarding job I've ever had. |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/04/21 2:12:28 PM #1 | Granted, I think it's much easier to do so at the collegiate level (where I'm lucky enough to find myself), but regardless, no other job has ever given me the sense of warmth and fulfillment that I routinely get when working with my students. This card almost made me cry. Just wanted to share. =)  edit: stupid GameFAQs photo upload system rotating my heartfelt shit --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | who are the best squad mates for a soldier in mass effect 1? |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/03/21 1:49:37 AM #2 | I think Liara is considered the best gameplay squad mate regardless of Shepard's specs. Her biotics are broken. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | If Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie, then why do... (Minor Spoilers) |
| CaptainOfCrush 12/03/21 1:41:19 AM #43 | |
| Topic | Summoning Salt: Wii Sports World Records |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/25/21 10:10:59 AM #16 | jcgamer107 posted... For me I think he's too stubborn with the video format. Like, starting this one with slo-mo Wii Sports footage & the epic spacey music is kind of sillyI actually love that. It adds a level of grandeur to accomplishments that should, at least in our small little niche, be celebrated. Geeky or not, relevant or not, these people are the best in the world at what they do. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Summoning Salt: Wii Sports World Records |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/22/21 10:24:23 AM #11 | I love how speedrunning combines the excitement of sudden innovation/breakthrough with the toil of repetitious work, and I think Salt's videos showcase both of those things very well. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | 3...2...1... Let's jam. |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/19/21 12:09:14 PM #10 | |
| Topic | Is there any reason not to play KOTOR on Switch over PC? |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/19/21 12:08:46 PM #6 | I believe the Switch version has the Yavin DLC content which wasn't on the original Xbox (it may have been one of the first console DLCs), so there should be no difference in terms of content. I've thought about getting the Switch version myself, but $35 for a game that old is really pushing the limit. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | GOPer: There should be only one Religion in America... |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/13/21 7:45:21 PM #17 | aaaand he proposed that biblical scripture foreshadowed the United States. Pretty impressive stream of bullshit in 26 seconds. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Which of these options is WORSE? |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/12/21 2:29:55 AM #1 | Which option below would be worse/more terrifying for you?
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| Topic | Bought Disney+ what should I watch |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/11/21 12:20:59 AM #9 | X-Men Animated Series for the intro theme, then switch to whatever you want. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Mass effect 2 on Insanity is so much harder than ME1 on insanity wtf |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/09/21 8:20:45 PM #20 | Hmm... I don't think I've ever done an Insanity run as my initial playthrough - I've always done it as a NG+ run, which obviously makes things much easier. In fact, Infiltrator is probably the easiest ME2 class when you're starting fully spec'd and packin a Widowmaker. But generally speaking, Miranda and Kasumi are considered the best squadmates. Miranda is, IIRC, the only character who can buff the entire squad's weapon damage, and Kasumi has Frag Grenade and Shadow Strike, both of which can be broken. I'd stick with them for... pretty much every main mission. I'd also do Kasumi's loyalty mission asap to hook her (and yourself) up with the game's best submachine gun. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Nintendo Switch now only 9 million units away from surpassing Wii |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/04/21 4:06:33 PM #24 | CasanovaZelos posted... Is Breath of the Wild the first Zelda game to outsell the equivalent Mario platformer?Yep, and it was actually trailing Odyssey in sales for a while before re-taking it and building some distance. For a game with no multi-player, no online, and hardly any DLC, BotW's longevity is amazing. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Do you expect an inheritance from your parents? |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/04/21 8:58:02 AM #1 | Barring any unforeseen, life-changing circumstances, do you expect (or have you already received) an inheritance from your parents?
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| Topic | 27 percent of 18-30 year old American men are sexless |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/03/21 8:53:32 PM #13 | Kevin Nash's famous trinity of advice would unironically help these guys. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | What's the last game you played without playing the previous games? |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/03/21 8:03:06 PM #38 | |
| Topic | So Long, Gary Bowser |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/03/21 12:01:48 AM #2 | |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 380: Manchin Ease Theater |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/02/21 11:33:27 PM #121 | The issue of DC statehood is the all-capped, bolded, underlined, highlighted proof that most Congressional Dems don't want any meaningful economic progressive change and are quite content with the way things currently are. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 380: Manchin Ease Theater |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/02/21 9:43:08 PM #87 | ChaosTonyV4 posted... https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1455705503464673282?s=21Who the fuck is this guy --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 380: Manchin Ease Theater |
| CaptainOfCrush 11/01/21 11:35:14 AM #25 | Kingfrost posted... Virginia was still once part of the confederacy, and you can still see confederate flags flying.I was so surprised - almost shocked - when driving through rural Virginia in 2019 and seeing the Confederate flag proudly flying outside like a third of the homes. Considering I've spent most of my life in big west-coast cities, it was an eye-opening moment like "god damn, it's actually real." --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Is it ok to go a prostitute in a legalized country when visiting? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/30/21 11:42:39 AM #23 | Mistere Man posted... It is legal in Las Vegas. I mean if you live in the USA.Don't mean to nitpick, but it isn't. It's legal only in the Nevada counties where no one lives - it's illegal in the few big cities like Vegas/Henderson/Reno. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Is The Legend of Zelda an "RPG franchise"? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/30/21 6:10:09 AM #14 | Nanis23 posted... RPG is the most idiotic video game genre and applies to so many different kind of games that it has no meaningThe biggest agreed-upon "constant" I've seen is the requirements of stats and XP. Basically, the playable characters have numerically denoted traits (Vitality, strength, stamina) that can be incrementally increased by defeating enemies or completing quests. To that end, I'd say Zelda isn't an RPG series, though certain entries - namely Zelda II - clearly are, and others are close enough that they could be arguable. I'd say that BotW is pretty damn close... to the extent that most people would consider it an RPG if Link's health and stamina were denoted with numerical Hit Points and Endurance Points instead of hearts and a stamina wheel. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Who are the most universally-liked Pokemon? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/28/21 9:47:10 PM #31 | |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 379: Kabulshit |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/28/21 7:33:56 AM #493 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave The United States, Suriname, Papua New Guinea, and a few island countries in the Pacific Ocean are the only countries in the United Nations that do not require employers to provide paid time off for new parents. According to my mom, new mothers got at least six months off in the 80s. In Iraq. During the Iran-Iraq war. We're behind bro. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | How faithful are you? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/28/21 7:24:56 AM #20 | 97 I've taken a few vacations where I'm too preoccupied to remember refreshing B8 for a day. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Reminder: Dune is out today |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/27/21 4:58:39 PM #60 | KamikazePotato posted... People rag on shitty CGI, but I feel like sound mixing is the movie production field that consistently screws up the most. Whisper-quiet dialogue followed by super loud music/sound effects is both inexcusable and very common.100%, and one of the reasons I'm also in the "mandatory subtitles" club. There's something so uniquely annoying/frustrating about trying to love a clearly good movie but getting pissed off because you can barely hear the characters talking. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Reminder: Dune is out today |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/26/21 12:01:28 AM #46 | Yeah, I probably should have said that I'm very unfamiliar, not just "somewhat." Aside from Paul, the only thing I really remembered about the Lynch version is that the Harkonnens - especially the Baron - were gross. So there really wasn't anything in this new movie that felt missing to me - I never gave one thought about the lack of computers, for example, and I doubt many other casual viewers would question something like that or ponder an answer for it. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Reminder: Dune is out today |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/25/21 11:50:50 PM #44 | HeroDelTiempo17 posted... I've just got zero clue what people who are unfamiliar with the series are gonna take from thisI'm somewhat unfamiliar (I've seen the David Lynch film but never read a word of the books) and felt this new iteration did a great job introducing and explaining the world. There was never so much exposition that I felt I was being lectured, but enough that I never felt lost with the plot, characters, or world culture. This is in stark contrast to the Lynch version, where I remember being pretty damn confused (and yeah, I'm sure that's largely because he only had 2-3 hours to communicate the first book's story, while this new one has the luxury of 2-3 hours to show us just a chunk of it). --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Reminder: Dune is out today |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/23/21 8:30:36 PM #15 | Loved it. Probably the best big-budget blockbuster I've seen in years. One thing I particularly enjoyed (without even consciously realizing it until my gf pointed it out) is the --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 11:29:19 PM #33 | LeonhartFour posted... Man creates alternate timeline when he kills the person in charge before dying tooThe Butterfly Effect? --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 11:23:47 PM #32 | |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 8:03:26 PM #28 | Nope - I should also note that I'm probably the worst person to play this game with >_> --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 9:36:13 AM #24 | Brayze_II posted... falling downNope. MarkS222222222222222 posted... There's a chamber of secrets and it stars Harry PotterDon't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 1:13:22 AM #19 | |
| Topic | Describe a movie poorly, others guess what it is - the return |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/20/21 12:55:52 AM #17 | Despite being a respected, educated member of society, a man neglects to attend his young daughter's birthday, fails to have a present for her at the party, and even has trouble using the restroom without guidance. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Netflix Cowboy Bebop Teaser |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/19/21 11:18:25 PM #22 | I applaud the creators for trying (because they clearly are - this doesn't appear to be a "soulless cash grab" by any standard)... but I still expect this to be a lame take on a masterpiece of source material. Still, it might get a lot of people to check out the original. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | What to get at Jersey Mike's? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/19/21 12:35:21 PM #4 | IIRC, their pepper relish is amazing and isn't something you'll find at other sandwich shops (at least not at Subway). So get whatever cold cuts/veggies you like and pair them with that relish, oil, and vinegar. Ignore mustard and mayo obv. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Were any of you dudes bullied back when you were in school? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/17/21 4:37:18 PM #6 | |
| Topic | Has anyone here experienced their superiors being racist? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/16/21 11:44:48 PM #5 | Yeah, one of the senior managers at my old accounting firm job was a pretty xenophobic Republican (president of her college's Young Republicans, would only take island vacations to Hawaii because she was afraid of the Caribbean/Mexico... that type). One day, I was showing some coworkers an old picture of me in my high school football uniform. They got a kick out of it since I looked so much different back then, so when I asked her if she wanted to see, she actually asked "you're not gonna look like a terrorist, are you?" Then she saw the pic and said, disappointingly, "you look like a terrorist." I never brought it up to anyone, but I sometimes wonder how much shit I could have gotten her in had I complained to HR. Also, this ain't a superior, but one of the most lucrative clients at my first accounting firm was a super racist old white man. I heard him drop the N-word about Obama when he was visiting the office, and I didn't have the balls to say anything because I was a nobody and he was a wealthy VIP. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | So what Resident Evil games are worth playing after 4? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/15/21 8:25:15 PM #16 | REmake2 is it I don't regret playing through most of the others (5, 7, 8, REmake3), but 2 is in a whole other ballpark of quality. Perfect time of the year to be playing it as well - one of the scariest games in the series. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | I'm about to inherit just over 300k. |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/13/21 10:29:48 AM #33 | What's your mortgage interest rate? Assuming it's a 30-year loan and you got it 11 years ago, I'm guessing around 4.5-5%? If so, it may be worth paying that off before you invest the rest. The peace of mind knowing you're debt-free will be worth a lot. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | So who got the Switch OLED? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/12/21 5:21:25 PM #16 | There's no added value in this version if I play exclusively in docked mode, right? --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Do you have a Costco membership? |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/10/21 10:09:11 PM #5 | Yeah, I don't even go that often, but it still pays for itself. Gas alone may accomplish that, honestly. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
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