Lurker > Stalolin

Bought it this morning as it just came out today in Australia. So good so far - I love it! Can't wait for Prime 4 as well. I've always been a huge fan of this series.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

He's benched Brady in games, but I mean actually trade away, release, or bench for the long term behind Jimmy G.

WOULD HE BE A BAD ENOUGH DUDE
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Some said it was because I hate the Patriots with the fire of a thousand suns so I was just being butt hurt and contrarian. But I just said "We'll see."

Where are those people that doubted me now?

All dead.

Well not really. And I do normally suck at football picks, but I felt this one in my gut
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

ReedRothchiId posted...

Stalolin posted...

ReedRothchiId posted...

Stalolin posted...

I'd dunk on ya

good luck. Even if you can dunk, don't matter. I'll school you

1 v 1 me after skool see u on the court son ball dont lie

I have an unstoppable hook shot that hits 80% From anywhere inside the 3. And that's my backup shot. I play 1-2 hours everyday and I have for the last 10 years. I also lift weights everyday and I'm 6'2 with a 6'4 winspin, and I weigh 190-195 and I'm about 10% bf. You will not beat me.

That was a right pretty speech.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

ReedRothchiId posted...

Stalolin posted...

I'd dunk on ya

good luck. Even if you can dunk, don't matter. I'll school you

1 v 1 me after skool see u on the court son ball dont lie
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I'd dunk on ya
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Is she fine?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

It doesn't bother me. They never get it quite right though.

To me it's just another genre or type of game. Modern Metroidvania. I think it really speaks to how game-changing (hyuk hyuk) Demons Souls/Dark Souls was. I wouldn't say that one 2D fighter is copying another, or one FPS or JRPG. It's just the subgenre.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Ygritte
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

scar the 1 posted...

for your second question, I don't really care for the way they deleted so many of the major houses and players. It's very transparent and it indicates that they had no idea how to resolve the plots they started. The bombing of Baelor's Sept is perhaps the most egregious example of this, however not much higher up on the list is Ramsay offing Roose to make sure the Boltons are completely evil and can't be rooted for, Littlefinger being reduced to a pathetic sideline schemer, and Varys being reduced to a bald, frowning guy with nothing interesting to say.

You've got a really good point there haha.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

DoctorVader posted...

The timeline was intentionally ambiguous. This is what the director said.

“We’ve got Gendry running back, ravens flying a certain distance, dragons having to fly back a certain distance…In terms of the emotional experience, [Jon and company] sort of spent one dark night on the island in terms of storytelling moments. We tried to hedge it a little bit with the eternal twilight up there north of The Wall. I think there was some effort to fudge the timeline a little bit by not declaring exactly how long we were there. I think that worked for some people, for other people it didn’t. They seemed to be very concerned about how fast a raven can fly but there’s a thing called plausible impossibilities, which is what you try to achieve, rather than impossible plausibilities.”

Hmmmmmm.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

COVxy posted...

Stalolin posted...

Fair point. But what do you mean about that first part?

The entire episode reeked of generating plot elements only to ensure one or two later plot points were possible, and this was then confirmed by the after episode interviews where they said as much. At best, this produces writing that feels non natural, at worst as it happened in this particular episode, it breaks logical consistency. These things just pull the viewer out of the experience, destroy any immersion. For me, it makes the viewing experience much less enjoyable.

I see your point here - that's a fair criticism.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I'm basing that on the latest couple of seasons vs the first couple of seasons. They were more about political intrigue and barely had any action in them at all. In fact, a lot of the battles happened off-screen. Now there's barely any political intrigue and the seasons are centered on "epic" battles, while the plot is just a means to that end.

I hear what you're saying (although I think the battles thing was largely a budget limitation). BUT to you I ask again what I asked some other dude a minute ago:

The first scene of season 1 is about White Walkers. The dragons are build up from season 1 even before they actually hatch. It was very clearly established that this would be a big part of the story. In your opinion how should the show be handling this particular aspect/conflict of the story?

Also with most of the major houses and players gone, where is the political intrigue left to rest? Which parts of the story could be doing more in regards to political intrigue? Legit question - like, should Cercei be facing more opposition IN King's Landing? More Sansa showing off what she's learned? Dany talking to Westerosi houses and gauging their support?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

AlecSkorpio posted...

Stalolin posted...

AlecSkorpio posted...

Stalolin posted...

2) Has it been established that Bran even knew where they were or what they were doing? He's not omnipotent. Close though, I think?

It has literally been established that Bran is specifically keeping tabs on the army of the dead in order to keep Jon and everyone else updated. It is far more reasonable to believe that he would have simply seen them in need of help during one of his many raven wargs than Gendry running and getting help like he did.

That's a good point.

But then I wonder, is it MORE or LESS believable that Bran would happen to be warging at that exact moment or seeing that exact part of the army? Just when they needed help. I think at one point he flies ravens near the Night King and he explodes them or something. OR is it better that the magnificent seven survive of their own accord? Through sending Gendry and him overcoming obstacles to help save them? Instead of just Bran sending a text to Dany somehow. People complain about coincidental timing but turn around and suggest that?

I don't complain about coincidental timing because it's a TV show, I complain that Gendry being able to make that trek in that amount of time doesn't follow the logic that the show previously had.

I get the point you're trying to make but can you be more specific with this line of thought?

Also what amount of time? Does it say specifically?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

AlecSkorpio posted...

And I get that they wanted a big battle action sequence, but there were still better ways to do it. They're completely surrounded on that lake, but they could have simply made it so that even after the ice froze back over they still didn't attack, leaving Jon and them to wonder what the hell they are planning.

Truuuue, I can dig that.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

AlecSkorpio posted...

Stalolin posted...

2) Has it been established that Bran even knew where they were or what they were doing? He's not omnipotent. Close though, I think?

It has literally been established that Bran is specifically keeping tabs on the army of the dead in order to keep Jon and everyone else updated. It is far more reasonable to believe that he would have simply seen them in need of help during one of his many raven wargs than Gendry running and getting help like he did.

That's a good point.

But then I wonder, is it MORE or LESS believable that Bran would happen to be warging at that exact moment or seeing that exact part of the army? Just when they needed help. I think at one point he flies ravens near the Night King and he explodes them or something. OR is it better that the magnificent seven survive of their own accord? Through sending Gendry and him overcoming obstacles to help save them? Instead of just Bran sending a text to Dany somehow. People complain about coincidental timing but turn around and suggest that?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Perascamin posted...

Dues Ex Machina moments and the show writers don't know what they're doing

There haven't been any of those.

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COVxy posted...

It was just a clear demonstration of the drop in writing quality this season.

Also, the people complaining about slowness in the beginning are most likely different people then those complaining now.

Fair point. But what do you mean about that first part? In what way was it a clear demonstration? Which part?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

AlecSkorpio posted...

It's just really fucking stupid if you put any amount of thought into what happened.

Like, the Night King can apparently throw spears like javlin missiles, but he literally just watches the dude from across a small bond for days without chucking anything at them.

But wait, his plan was to lure Dany out there to get her dragon you say? They had to be alive for that to happen? Then why the fuck did he have his entire fucking horde swarm them the second he could?

Why did we have to have this ridiculous scene where Gendry ran days worth of blizzard terrain in hours to call for help when we could have just had Bran see them in need of help and use his powers to alert Dany?

Then you have the stuff that makes it even dumber after episode 7? Why did Beric and Tormund have to live through that horde rush if they were just going to possibly die offscreen when the wall fell?

Shit was dumb

1) Because there'd be nothing stopping them from just dipping out and not needing rescue? Haha. Can't steal a dragon if he doesn't need to show up.

2) Has it been established that Bran even knew where they were or what they were doing? He's not omnipotent. Close though, I think?

3) I don't think they dead they weren't on the part of the wall that fell down? Who knows.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

clearaflagrantj posted...

Stalolin posted...

clearaflagrantj posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Because it used to be House of Cards meets Lord of the Rings, now it's fantasy Transformers.

Yup.

Robb died because he wanted a bridge, now we have Daenyrus YAS QUEEN SLAY riding around on a cgi dragon and nobody is dying because all the main characters gained Daryl from the Walking Dead plot armor.

Here's what I don't understand about this complaint though.

The first scene of season 1 is about White Walkers. The dragons are build up from season 1 even before they actually hatch. It was very clearly established that this would be a big part of the story. So what exactly is the issue? In your opinion how should the show be handling this particular aspect/conflict of the story?

People need to die

Why? What specific purpose would that serve in this instance?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

clearaflagrantj posted...

scar the 1 posted...

Because it used to be House of Cards meets Lord of the Rings, now it's fantasy Transformers.

Yup.

Robb died because he wanted a bridge, now we have Daenyrus YAS QUEEN SLAY riding around on a cgi dragon and nobody is dying because all the main characters gained Daryl from the Walking Dead plot armor.

Here's what I don't understand about this complaint though.

The first scene of season 1 is about White Walkers. The dragons are build up from season 1 even before they actually hatch. It was very clearly established that this would be a big part of the story. So what exactly is the issue? In your opinion how should the show be handling this particular aspect/conflict of the story?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

scar the 1 posted...

Because it used to be House of Cards meets Lord of the Rings, now it's fantasy Transformers.

What are you basing that on? Can you be more specific?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Genuine question.

Because Benjen showed up? Because Tormund didn't die? I mean it wasn't perfect - like how they didn't establish the randoms traveling with them who kept dying randomly. But people act like it's the worst episode of the series and the show has jumped the shark.

Remember when people were like "This show is too slow, it's been like 17 seasons and Dany still hasn't gotten to Westeros."? Now they're like "Why didn't a title card come up saying two weeks later? Why didn't they show some pointless travel scenes? I complained in season 5 about filler but now I want more. MORE I SAY."
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Tag.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

What do they have in common?

I feel like more games need to do this. When you've already spent so much time and resources making the engine and graphics, it can become easier to make another game just re-using the same stuff but putting a new spin on it, and focusing on the writing and doing cool stuff with the mechanics.

Of course there's always the danger of it just being a boring rehash of the same thing.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Was it because you tried your dis dat doe gimmick over there?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Damn. I would have really loved Half Life 3. CURSE YOU VALVE. CURSE YOU GABE.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

poop_corn posted...

cuz of that scene where he drinks that dude's drink and demands some chicken

A true inspiration.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Ving_Rhames posted...

The Hound is just typical damaged edgy dude with no real depth to him. Can do without.

bruh
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Topic.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I enjoy the Abyss Watchers fight because of the third wild card Watcher who attacks both you and the boss.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Marginally.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Who are we? THE WILDCATS!

Who are we gonna beat?
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Joseph Anderson
Noah Caldwell Gervais
Matthewmatosis
Psychotrip
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

AKA Indigo Prophecy. It's on sale on the PS Store for like 8 dollars Australian ... so probably like 99 cents in America lol.

I've heard it's good. I enjoyed Heavy Rain a lot.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Is there a fast way to add all my music? I feel like this would take forever browsing and adding to my library. I go to local files but half the time nothing even loads up even though I have thousands of songs.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

My girlfriend and I got a shared/family account or whatever. So it's Spotify Premium.

I don't know if it's just my computer, but this thang is slower than iTunes, and that's saying something. And it's confusing and weird. I don't like change.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Confirm.

Oh you wanted different, original bosses? This is identical to the others but with LIGHTNING! NEW AND EXCITING!

Oh you didn't get that obscure outfit from a random shrine? Enjoy taking a ton of damage.

Oh you want to be able to SEE the boss when you're holding up the metal lightning rod? Enjoy a janky camera.

Oh you wanted to lock on? Enjoy the boss flying around everywhere and screwing it up.

Not to mention the dungeon itself is horrible.

I LOVE BotW to pieces but some of the design decisions are baffling.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

One of my favourite movies. So good.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

The Buccaneers!
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

That is all.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I haven't seen the new episode, but I'm sure it's more like top 5. But still amazing. So I would think.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Post!
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I love trends, women, culture and interesting things.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

pegusus123456 posted...

RedLetterMedia pointed out that the comedic parts of movies like this is that the male character is pretending to be a woman, but this movie just has a female character that's mannish. So it's not really funny.

I recommend that video to everyone. Funniest RLM video since the Plinkett prequel reviews. They have a lot of fun pointing out that this movie is basically a scam.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

I only have Zelda (bought my Switch like a week or two ago) but... yes!
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

Noice.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

So. Good. omg
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

_Goggalor_ posted...

You know, it might be too long to post, but I could try to post one of the stories from my collection I'm releasing in October if anyone would like to read it. It's kind of an odd one, called "Oscar French's Descent (Bubbles)", a kind of circular tale of a man diving to an underwater cavern to be alone and reflect on how to live a better life before realizing he has no oxygen with which to reach the surface.

Do it.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

That mascot is a bro.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman

A lot of the big wigs are very... old school I guess. Just look at how they've had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the online gaming world.
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"I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman