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LordMarshal posted...

Oh thank god at least one other person agrees.

Ill be honest i dont remember it but it seemed so grindy i just stopper playing. And i loved the GBA game....

Why would you think it's grindier?
I used to be a min/maxer in games - until I started playing TTRPGs. The leveling system in the PSP game was a min/maxer's total nightmare. The bonus stat gains, although minimal, were only given to the characters that were that class upon its level up. That meant that to maximize gains you had to have every character you want to use level up at the same time as the same class -- and it made me feel like I had to mono-class levels. It also made me feel like I had to rush through the game to get to the special characters I planned on using. Doing a speedrun or a mono-class run is fine if you want to do a challenge run or something -- but to feel like that's how the game is meant to be played is absurd.

I understand that the system is only problematic if you're a min/maxing, which I'm not anymore as much as I used to be. I also understand that there are tarot cards to raise stats (minimally in the remake) that you can still farm if you want to cheese everything even moreso.
But I still liked the connection you felt raising a character from level 1 and watching them progress -- seeing their stat gains, feeling good when you get a tarot card for your favorite character, etc. The game presents enough of a challenge at certain points (rescue missions for sure, like Selye in the N route or Haborymn depending upon your team setup) - that I think it's okay to have your characters slightly overpowered. That's the fun of RPGs. If I wanted to take away the ideas of unique character growth and development -- I'd play Advance Wars or an RTS or something.

greatest news ever still.
I love the graphics and music to the PSP remake -- but that leveling system was literally the worst mechanic I've EVER seen in a video game. Full stop. Periodt.

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I didn't get called out? And it does make sense?
People claim all vegans are super vocal -- when it's rarely vegans that are vocal, it's usually people complaining about vegans who are the most vocal.
Same thing here. Anti-circumcision activists are the ones constantly bringing up the topic online -- it's not like random guys are starting the conversation like, "GUESS WHAT? I'M CUT!"

31Veteran posted...

I thought of this classic

https://youtu.be/Y9KyBdPeKHg

lol

InTheEyesOfFire posted...

Theyre both excellent in their own rights.

Im genuinely surprised In the Mouth of Madness is not in that list in post 27.

If I had to pick a favorite Carpenter film it'd either be In the Mouth of Madness or Big Trouble in Little China -- but I don't think it's as effective or achieves its aims as well as the other films I listed.

Darkprince21 posted...

Im sorry, midsommar is not better than the thing lol. That whole wave of A24, 2 hour horror movies where nothing happens until the end, and the monster wasnt real. It was a figment of their imagination and really a metaphor for mental illness is not good

Midsommar was a fantastically directed and acted film, there have been slower horror films as long as horror's been around (and I don't even see how anybody says the Ari Aster films are slow? Especially when they turn around and say stuff like Halloween are their favorite films), and I don't know what film(s) you're referring to with monsters being a metaphor for mental illness other than The Babadook -- which isn't A24 and isn't that great of a film.

Ryven posted...

Alright, 5 dozen. Go. We're listening.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Haxan (1922)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Freaks (1932)
Rear Window (1954)
The Blob (1958)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Blood Feast (1963)
Repulsion (1965)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
The Devils (1971)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Wickerman (1973)
Black Christmas (1974)
Deathdream (1974)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Blood Sucking Freaks (1976)
Carrie (1976)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
House (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
I Spit on your Grave (1978)
Magic (1978)
Alien (1979)
Phantasm (1979)
Zombi 2 (1979)
Altered States (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Maniac (1980)
Motel Hell (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
Evil Dead (1981)
Possession (1981)
Scanners (1981)
Der Fan (1982)
The House on Sorority Row (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Videodrome (1983)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Dead Ringers (1988)
The Church (1989)
Society (1989)
Santa Sangre (1989)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Misery (1990)
The Reflecting Skin (1990)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Candyman (1992)
Dead Alive (1992)
Cemetary Man (1994)
Tales from the Hood (1995)
The Manson Family (1997)
Audition (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
High Tension (2003)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Martyrs (2008)
It Follows (2014)
The Lure (2015)
The Witch (2015)
The Love Witch (2016)
Raw (2016)
Get Out (2017)
Hereditary (2018)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Midsommar (2019)

I highlighted the important ones.

No.
People need to quit pretending The Thing is so great. I could literally list 5 dozen better horror films -- Alien included.

MrAndersonWb posted...

he also follows the likes of Shapiro on twitter

This is the dumbest argument ever that I keep seeing Zoomers on the left make.
Who the fuck cares who someone "follows"? I like to watch/read shit that I disagree with and find funny.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

A hooker that cheap would not be decent

Wtf you talking about? 130 is the higher end of average for a hooker

inb4 someone says gen 5 Pokemon because they didn't like Vanilluxe -- even though gen 5 was the best gameplay-wise

Like I'd never heard that mispronunciation before until recently on Youtube -- now I'm hearing people do it all the time, including coworkers.
Mandella?

DespondentDeity posted...

That shirt fuckin rules hard.

I love Midsommar so much.

Better than Final Fantasy?

There are weirdos who pick french fries, mashed potatoes, or rice -- even at breakfast time, which is why I'm including them.

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You're literally being the "vegans only talk about veganism and shove it down peoples' throats!" guy right now. Like omnivores and uncut people who think they're justice warriors are definitely the people dominating the conversations and directing the ire.

hockeybub89 posted...

Again, we'd flip shit if a parent bought a child a nose job because it would help their self-esteem.

People who are born with cleft palates usually undergo surgeries and it's mostly cosmetic.

hockeybub89 posted...

So does this mean you chose it and your parents didn't force cosmetic surgery on you because of some nonsense societal or religious reason with zero respect for common sense or bodily autonomy?

I have no problem at all with circumcision. I have a problem with volunteering children for elective procedures.

Again, we'd flip shit if a parent bought a child a nose job because it would help their self-esteem.

I'm very, very happy my parents chose it for me. I'd be pissed and bitter if they didn't -- and I'd be afraid to get the procedure as an adult.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/5/AAR5BmAADif3.jpg
my bb

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/1/AAR5BmAADifz.jpg
I haven't taken any new pictures in a long time.

I prefer my "mutilated" penis - thank you.

MrMallard posted...

Brad Taste in Music. I've watched Fantano for years, mostly just as background noise, because I like his voice and he comes across as a collected and knowledgeable professional. And when his personality shines through, it's a really fun channel to watch. That being said, the show is just him talking and giving really thought out opinions on music. There's only so much you can hear someone else describe how a song sounds.

Brad Taste in Music - while also a Fantano bro to a point - is a much more entertaining channel. He actually plays music in his videos and reacts to it, he's played both Phoebe Bridgers albums which is just a whole fucking trip to watch someone sit through. He also does themed videos where people leave song suggestions for the theme, i.e. worst songs ever or most.poorly aged songs ever. He goes at the music with a similar passion to a figure like Fantano, but he's not above giving shit a pass just because he really likes it, haters be damned. I'd recommend one of his themed videos, maybe something positive like Best Songs Ever. That, or look up an artist you like and see how Brad feels about their music.

Another music channel I'd recommend, despite being significantly more clickbaity and harder to recommend, is Justin Hawkins Rides Again. The lead singer of the Darkness has his own YouTube channel where he talks about music news and stuff like that. The video titles are pure clickbait bullshit, but I really like listening to what Justin Hawkins has to say about stuff.

And the thing about music youtubers like this is that the goal is never to hold them as a shining compass of objectivity in regards to music. Fantano doesn't know shit about ABBA. Brad Taste in Music is just vibing and having a good time. Justin Hawkins can be kind of kneejerk and smarmy. But all three channels are informative and entertaining in their own way, and enjoying them is one way to expand your musical palate. Hawkins recently spotlighted a Scottish singer named Paolo Nutini, and that shit is so far up my alley that I'm planning to do a deep dive into his music. Fantano's King Gizzard reviews are how I began to really keep up with their music, because Nonagon Infinity was a tough fucking nut to crack and seeing someone whose opinion I respected - whether I agreed with his takes or not - was one way to stay engaged with the band even when I was struggling with the music. Brad hosts these mediashare streams where you pay to send songs in for him to react to, and it's a great way to find new music. I found like a sci-fi hip hop group a while back, I didn't keep up with them but the music was pretty entertaining.

There's a whole new generation of music youtubers who are shaking up the formula, and I'm really into it.

The best music Youtuber is Punk Rock MBA by a large, large margin.

You must pick one.

Flockaveli posted...

Gotta let em know early on that People = Shit

I'm not a Slipknot fan in the slightest, and I think Nu Metal, Halloween costumes, and fanbases with names are all corny as fuck -- but how the hell aren't more people pointing out how the title of "People = shit" is a blatant rip-off of "Human = garbage" by Dystopia? Literally almost a decade earlier.

On men and women - yes. Anybody with super thin lips is immediately way less attractive. Anyone who says otherwise has some vanilla-ass taste.

I would say Ogre Battle - but there are only four games that I can play in English, a few fan patches that I can't figure out how to work, and very little in the way of memorabilia.

So I would have to say Dragon Warrior/Quest. I love the world and its monsters/characters, the art style, the traditionalist take on JRPGs -- and I can get behind nearly any spin-off. I love the Monsters games, the Torneko games, all the mobile games they've had, etc.

Yes.
There's no bigger turn off than some pencil thin lips - on women or men.

I hate megas/gigas/this new mechanic -- and the new legendaries are straight up some of the ugliest Pokemon designs ever with the big wheels.
Otherwise it looks cool.

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Fuck yeah I did. It's funny that it happened, even if it sucked initially.

DespondentDeity posted...

Did you tell your supervisor you shit yourself? Hows they respond?

I called my coworker and told her, and let her know I'd be like 30 minutes later. I was already coming in early due to poor staffing -- so it was whatever.

a-c-a-b posted...

Did you still go to work or turn around and go back home?

I thought about still going to work -- but I stopped at a gas station and checked if I could just clean it off, and it was kind of unsalvageable. Straight up looked textured and had bumps in the streak.
I called my gf, drove home, washed my ass, and changed my underwear and pants.

First time I've sharted as an adult. I have something in common with Nikocado now

Seaman_Prime posted...

What are you guys gonna do, Chaos route or Law route?

I prefer Chaos. It feels more organic to me -- like I strongly feel like it's what most people playing the game without any foresight would pick.
Plus Aloser, Selye, and Forcas are my favorite characters.

masterpug53 posted...

So my knowledge of this series is lacking, is this the same game as Let Us Cling Together? I tried that on the PSP and wanted so badly to like it, but it started absolutely cuh-rushing me to an insurmountable degree, and I never returned to it.

Yes, and the PSP version was kind of whack because of the class-leveling system instead of the unit leveling. They're changing that dire, dire mistake in this remake, though. The PSP version was borderline unplayable for me -- and I literally bought the pre-order, bought a PSP JUST for the game, etc. Like I'd never been more excited for a game in my life.

This sounds like it'll be the best parts of the original with the best parts of the PSP version (the soundtrack, the sprites, etc.) fused together.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Ive never played any of these. Are they good? Im about to play FFT and heard these are basically just worse than it

What the fuck kind of opinion is this?
The original TO is so much better than FFT. Whoever told you that is a turd.

MrToothHasYou posted...

Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen

Broooo my first was technically Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen
But we didn't own Clouds -- so the game was incredibly difficult for someone who didn't know what they were doing, since they meant to be paired.

Then my second RPG/first JRPG was Dragon Warrior 3 on a Nesticle emulator my older brother put on our computer.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/3/AAR5BmAADhgF.jpg
More hot takes.

Calwings posted...

Here's mine:

https://i.imgur.com/P3rJ5qb.jpg

Based fellow Starmie/Chandelure line lovers

I love Chandelure, too -- but that little pumpkin is so cute. I like your list for the most part. I love Leafeon, Articuno, and Breloom. I considered Articuno for ice -- it's my favorite legendary, for sure.

DeadBankerDream posted...

Blaziken literally looks amazing.

Seviper is trash.

Blaziken is among the ugliest Pokemon ever IMO. Like I'm taking Jynx, Stunfisk, and any other garbage over Blaziken. He's atrocious.

I'm happy to see so much Archeops love. I think his design is seriously so colorful and perfect -- and dude is a total monster in standard single-player playthroughs. Who tf cares about defeatist when you've got 140 ATK and 110 SPD? You kill shit before you're even hit. Literally the quickest win button in BW after Excadrill.

DeadBankerDream posted...

I refuse to accept anyone likes Primarina.

Why? Most final evolutions are hideous.
Hot take:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/4/AAR5BmAADhfo.jpg

NeonOctopus posted...

When is foreskin!?!?!?

This will be HEAVILY skewed since this is a website with a larger density of nerd population and nerds LOVE foreskin.

KainWind posted...

More medical but it's usually based on BMI which is problematic itself.

Similar to what I was going to say.
It's definitely a medical term - but its importance is kind of fading with time. In dietetics they no longer use "morbidly," but instead use stages -- and BMI is far, far less important nowadays than UBW or unexpected/unplanned weight gain/loss. BMI will get used for PES statements just to satisfy TJC requirements or whatever - but it's not as much of a concern as it used to be.

It's funny that in dietetics there's a big shift in those regards, but bro-scientists will still fat shame and act like that's the norm in the whole medical community.

Not attractive on men or women to me.

gunplagirl posted...

Can you post the link to make one?

https://www.cpokemon.com/seccion/herramientas/tipos/en/

Were_Wyrm posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/2/AAN_UDAADhfS.jpg

I don't hate yours.
Vaporeon is a great choice, I love that panda -- but Machamp has been my favorite Pokemon since Pokemon came out and before I even played it, Golurk was a serious consideration for my ghost - and I like the tree you picked for your ghost, that gen 8 dragon is one of my favorite dragons, and I don't have any connection to the fairy type - but I strongly considered having the same pick as you.

bump

Literally the second cutest Pokemon cat after Shinx.

Neither. I don't like dogs and I'd feel weird saving someone else's kid.
If it was cats it'd be a different story.