I actually did play it for like 150 hours so I got quite a bit of playtime out of it but I really hit a WALL with what I felt like I could do with the game, I was just completely done with it afterwards and I don't think I'll ever return to it (maybe after like 10 years or something). Like, it was a good game and I enjoyed it a lot, and the good aspects of the game will stick with me for a while, but it never quite hit that next level for me.Yeah, I kinda agree with this. Although honestly, the gameplay was satisfying enough to keep me hooked, and I kept pushing to constantly improve my times and push the heat up, until the game became a little less fun at around the 30 heat/120 hour barrier and I've just never had reason to go back. I'd already unlocked literally everything at that point, so I was just done, but 120 hours is a very, very good number out of what's intended to be a short-ish game. Games like this which just feel inherently satisfying are always the ones which keep me wanting to play more. I think intrinsic motivation is definitely what keeps me going in games, rather than actual in-game progression. That said, more variety and more lategame progression in the sequel would be very welcome.
Sheep you have a pretty good list! Very similar to mine! :)Aw yea someone who agrees with my Pokmon hot takes :D
Do people dislike Gothitelle? I always assumed she was popularI think it's some spillover from people understandably disliking the lolita kinda thing that Gothita has going on. Also the fact that it's probably the most bland Psychic type ingame, aside from having Shadow Tag. Which is banned everywhere in competitive anyway.
11th, sitting behind Bournemouth right now is def not what was expected imo11th and a decent European run is a solid enough season, and Bournemouth are the only team ahead of them I didn't expect to be in the same vicinity or comfortably above them. They're a decent team but without the resources to compete higher up the table consistently. Look at who they lost and who they brought in, as well as some of their important players (Mitoma, Estupinan, March) that have been injured most of the season.
Yeah, I really don't get the design criticisms all too much, but I'm very much the kind of person who can get attached to a Pokemon through prolonged exposure and uh.......Yeah, I have zero chance to ever get attached to Zeraora since I'm not watching the movies or playing spinoffs. Probably another reason why I don't like most legendaries. I don't think it has a bad design but it's one of the least interesting additions to the series for me.
Making your Pokemon almost impossible to get isn't exactly making that easier
Of course Ireland is odd because in the Republic there isnt really a big far-right or right wing populist party or movement but a lot of these same views still exist. The people who hold them just vote for Sinn Fein or independents instead of a big right wing party.Interesting that people with right-wing populist beliefs tend to go to Sinn Fein! I would have thought Fianna Fail would try and draw them in as we've seen a lot globally with the centre-right, although I'm not super clued in on Irish politics so I've probably missed something. Regardless of the many, many problems in the UK (again, I can't speak for Ireland but as far as I'm aware it's not quite so messy there right now?), the ultra-right have generally managed to be kept out of power, even though the Tories keep leaning in and flirting with them.
I have been summoned! Alas I need to now have CE in my posting history lol but it is what it is!My knowledge of Scottish politics isn't the best, but from what I know I'm inclined to think Regan will fall in line - the SNP knew who they would need onside when deciding to piss off the greens and presumably knew they were willing to offer something she'd like. Surely needing to appeal specifically to a mega-transphobe will not have any repercussions. I didn't know Sinn Fein had a similar split re: the more conservative side, but it tracks. Plaid Cymru have a pretty conservative voter base of rural Welsh speakers and I assume it's a similar case for Sinn Fein?
Yeah the Scottish government stuff is pretty interesting. Its quite the gamble by the SNP as there will now be a confidence vote that is going to be extremely close. Assuming nobody jumps ship the opposition has it by a single vote but theres a wrinkle. Now Labour, the Conservatives, and the Lib Dems are all voting against the government of course, and the Greens have indicated they will as well. However, there is one MSP called Ash Regan who was elected for the SNP and even stood for the leadership last year but left for a small nationalist party called Alba (the reason being shes a transphobic crackpot and wanted to make a big deal out of that by defecting). Now if she votes with the government, itll be a tie, the Presiding Officer will break the tie and presumably vote with the government. It seems she has said she hasnt made her mind up yet so the SNP will presumably be lobbying her pretty hard.
Now what is very apparent is a recent rightwards shift in the SNP, which is in part due to them trying to keep their big conservative faction in check. The SNP are basically split down the middle between the left-leaning progressives usually from Scotlands central belt and the conservatives usually from the rural areas, all united by support of independence. They seem to be about equal in number, though the left-leaning faction has been dominant for years and years. So my assessment is that the SNP are facing the same problem as parties like Sinn Fein in Ireland where they have two diametrically opposed factions tearing the party apart.
If it does go through it will most likely lead to an election with Labour as the big winners as theyve peeled off both moderate unionists from the Tories and Lib Dems and left-leaning nationalists who are fed up with the SNP. Of course paradoxically this could hurt Labour in the general election due some time this year by making them spend money on a whole other campaign. So yeah, quite an interesting situation!
Not sure if I can do this but Ill try. Sheep, Im in Ireland but would probably still benefit from a UK list as streaming-wise theyre 99% the same, that would be a huge help thank you!Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) - BFI
Oh man. I feel like half the battle here is going to be finding half of these.Funnily enough, I think most of them seem very accessible to me via one service, moreso than the usual lists! Looks like the BFI have the majority of the movies from before the 90s due to their "artsy" nature, and those after are simple for me to find on streaming or pick up on DVD, but unfortunately the BFI is not accessible internationally. Vive L'Amour seems the odd one out which I couldn't find a stream or digital "rent" for. It's not available on any services in the UK, and it looks to be upwards of 30 to get physically (50 for the blu-ray). Thankfully, I can watch the movie on Kanopy using my... university library card? Think it might be available for local library cards as well.
When I'm trying hard not to vomit, repeating the litany against fear seems to be very effective. It kind of makes me feel like a jackass but if it works it worksI feel like it's one of those things, like counting sheep, where you need literally any simple process to take your mind off the task at hand to help you succeed at it. There's plenty of lamer self-empowerment monologues out there than the litany against fear, anyway.
Pollyanna (I Believe in You ) from EarthBound Beginnings/Mother by Catherine WarwickI adore this song to an indescribable extent