Addfwyn

joined 2 years ago
[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Well, brightside is it saves you a few thousand dollars on renouncing your citizenship. It isn't a cheap or easy process normally.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I like SMTV, but if you are coming from Persona it is a VERY different experience. Persona is a much more narrative spinoff series from the original SMT franchise. SMT games you are typically alone, with just a party of the monsters you recruit to help you. Consequently there isn't a whole lot of dialog. There is some story, but in most SMT games it tends to be very back-heavy.

SMT games do tend towards bleak, depressing and extremely difficult. They usually do have multiple narrative paths/endings to give it some replay value. They are really for people who enjoy those kinds of gameplay systems first and foremost.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Because that would probably involve them reading non-fiction, too much work.

For the record, I have absolutely nothing against fiction itself.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Haven't done either.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good to know, may gave it a shot later and see. Cheers

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

That 17th sanction package is really going to finally seal the deal. Just you wait!

Imagine trying the same thing sixteen times, with it backfiring basically every time, and going for the same thing again.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Does this hold up pretty well if you've never seen any star wars? I have heard good things but usually from people who have consumed star wars content for like 20 years.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 month ago

The absolute easiest way for me in general is Stremio + a Debrid service (ala Real-Debrid). Not only is it super safe and simple, but the UI of Stremio is way more user friendly than most actual streaming platforms.

Admittedly there is a fee for a debrid service, but it pays for itself in about 45 minutes.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month ago

We all know that to be truly free, you must be free of the evils of literacy and uh...education. That's why America is so free with their 21% illiteracy rate! That is 21% more freedom!

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If I had 700k in savings I could probably retire right now, nevermind when I was 67.
Says he still has an outstanding mortgage, but how much could he possibly have left to pay off??

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 month ago

Man, this Six Degrees of Russia's Fault game is way too easy. Literally everything bad that has ever happened? Turns out, Russia!

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Some of my favourite games were JRPGs growing up. I always had the impression that while CRPGs gave the player a lot more freedom, I found JRPGs were more about telling one really good curated story.

Games like the early Final Fantasies, Chrono Trigger, and basically anything Squaresoft put out "back in the day" were among my favourite gaming experience.

These days, whether due to my tastes changing, more limited time, or just the genre shifting in a way that doesn't appeal to me, I play very very few JRPGs. A lot have gone the route of the heavily anime-inspired fanservice vehicles that just aren't really what I ever liked about the genre.

I still will play the heck out of a Persona game though.

 

That is really all I have to say, but Astrobot is just one of the most delightful games I have played in years. Nothing deep or life-changing, just pure simple fun. Very much in the Nintendo school of design philosophy, but I enjoy it more than anything Nintendo has put out recently.

Looks visually great, fantastic music, and a lot of interesting mechanics that never overstay their welcome. They are still the only studio who has really leveraged all the PS5 haptics well too. My partner won't let me play it by myself because she just enjoys watching it that much.

Basically, if you have a PS5 I strongly recommend it.

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