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Secret Invasion Episode 1:

well then [MAJOR SPOILERS]:

I guess that's why Cobie Smulders' name wasn't in the opening credits

fuck

You'd think with the Writer's Strike going on they'd hoard these things like water in a post-apocalyptic society. Only dispensing them out sporadically, only when necessary.

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Guardians 3 was fucking incredible. I wasn't expecting much after the last few MCU movies, and I even considered GotG2 to be bit on the mid-side, but this one really hit it out of the park.
- I loved just how WEIRD it was. The biological space station, Counter-Earth, all the bizarre creatures... it reminded me why I like this franchise more than other sci-fi.
- The High Evolutionary is one of the most despicable villains ever put on screen. Absolutely hateful. What a great job all-around. I was so looking forward to his defeat throughout the entire film.
- I cried. So BADLY. I was shaking. They hit me so hard. An absolute gut-punch. The other emotional scenes, even the positive ones were well done also.
- I liked how every character got some good moment to shine. Starlord and Drax in particular had been really too goofy and dumb too much in past projects and got some nice moments to show they can actually be capable in this one. Rocket's entire story arc was fantastic. I liked how Gamora's plotline wasn't just "have her become the old Gamora again" and she had her own path to follow. I think Adam Warlock got the short end of the stick out of everyone in this, but maybe they'll follow up with more things for him later.
- The way they balance the ratio of jokes and humorous moments in this was much better than in GotG2. My biggest complaints about that was how every single scene seemed like it needed to have a punchline afterwards, even during really dramatic moments. This movie knew how to dial it back when necessary, all while still being a really funny film. A huge improvement.

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Ez

I like how FFV's has "Obtain the secret job class" without naming it, I guess to avoid spoiling it, but the name of the trophy spoils it anyway...

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I didn't really like it that much. It had a great vibe, but the jokes and plot was terrible. I didn't hate it, but I thought it could be so much better.

They didn't re-translate anything, did they?

Probably one of the most poorly written movies I've ever seen. The plot and script were awful. But... the movie was still fun because it was true to the world, and all the little details and Easter Eggs were fantastic.

Little kids will love it. Hardcore Mario fans will probably enjoy it a lot too. Watching it with a big group of friends who love Mario was 100% a good decision and made the movie great for me.

azuarc posted...

Meanwhile Cities: Skylines turned 8, is going strong with an increasing playerbase, and just announced its sequel.

Funny how when SimCity 2013 was announced, the Cities: Skylines people were going "Well, we should pack it up. We're not going to be able to compete with that". Then when the SimCity launch shit the bed that gave them the confidence to finish their game, knowing it would be much better.

I you haven't seen Puss in Boots 2 then this seems random and unnecessary.

If you have seen Puss in Boots 2 then you saw it coming, and are probably looking forward to how awesome it could be.

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Easy

You can go to Hyrule Castle any time you feel like it, but when I played I just wanted to explore everything else and save it for last, even if I didn't need to. But on the other hand, by the time I made it there it felt obvious that you were encouraged to "raid" the castle throughout the game for loot and other supplies.

So I was curious on how other players did it. Did you save Hyrule Castle for the end of your journey too? Did you visit it once out of curiosity? Did you go there multiple times over the course of your adventure? Did you skip other parts of the game and go and beat it early?

https://youtu.be/iC8sIhr-z5I

(No, that wasn't a pun.)

There's not some sort of unusual monthly charge on any accounts you or your family have? Maybe someone accidentally signed up for a subscription that is just continuously running. That happened to me once with issues of Entertainment Weekly.

Or maybe someone is pranking you. Like, instead of sending a dozen pizzas to someone's address the new fad is to send... dog food.

I liked the weapon durability mechanic. People who asked "what did it add to the game" have no imagination. Combat in BotW was really fun when I was running around, switching weapons and attacks on the fly, hurling broken down weapons in enemy's faces for Critical Hits and cycling through new ones. It's like in an FPS when you swap weapons around to respond to different things in a fight. By encouraging that type of gameplay, it opened it up.

And yeah, it was mentioned in some interview that ideas for TotK started out as another wave of DLC, but it grew so much they decided to make a whole game out of it. That doesn't mean that the entire game will just feel like DLC. I'd assume at least that the concept of "there was too much for DLC" means that there will be a lot more than you would normally expect from DLC, especially since I'd assume they'd add more content after they decided it would be a sequel. That said, saying "Oh, it's just not different enough from BotW" isn't really a flaw. I have no problem with that. I could understand from a more limited game that a sequel being too similar would be a downside, but I distinctly remember when I was nearing completion of BotW thinking "Man, I wish there was another world like this to explore". Not every sequel needs to completely reinvent every single aspect about it, at least not immediately. People act like Zelda has never done this before, and somehow forgot about Majora's Mask, the Oracle games, Spirit Tracks, etc. Having one "follow-up" game is perfectly fine.

Also, for the people who complained about the length of time this game is taking to come out, I'm going to remind once again there was a GLOBAL PANDEMIC that hurt game development. Absolutely absurd how people somehow forget about that...

The problems with this game and other Smash clones becomes a lot clearer after watching Sakurai's youtube channel and see just how much detail he puts into every little element of SSB; from the animations, to the special effects, to the way hitstun works, etc. The action in Multiversus just doesn't have a good feeling "weight" to it. It doesn't have that same level of attention, and that just makes it feel less fun to play.

The Zero series is the best out of all the platformers.

Zero 3 is better than Mega Man 2

Well, at the least I'm pretty sure it's obvious why it took six years to develop...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/4/0/AABtbFAAEUq4.jpg

I mean, I kind of don't want to watch this. I already know the game's going to be good. I don't NEED a preview. And the best part about BotW was discovering things on my own.

The interesting thing is, if you have your mirrors set up in the traditional method, then you'll have a portion of your view in the rear view mirror visible in the side view mirrors as well. It's redundant information, and that's what causes the blind spot area by your side to exist; it's because you have your mirrors' viewing ranges overlapping each other. This new method sets your mirrors so that they cover each other's limitations; where the view from rear mirror ends, that's where the side mirror view begins. It gives you more visibility and control over what you see, let's you see everything that's around your car without having to physically look behind you, and you lose no viewing coverage because you're simply adjusting out of the range that is already covered by your rear view mirror.

guffguy89 posted...

regardless of any mirror method or car warning features, I'm always going to continue checking my blind spot manually. Way too many times have I almost gone into a lane only to check and see a car that appeared out of nowhere. I would always recommend manually checking regardless of whatever "life hack" you have set up.

Hmm, it's interesting you say that, because I think this mirror method is WAY more helpful in that regard. Being able to always see cars around you in your mirrors helps you keep an eye on cars that show up or try to pass you suddenly when you weren't expecting it.

I'll give a real life example that happened to me: I was once on a freeway on-ramp that had two lengthy lanes that merged into one before you reached the freeway. As I was getting closer to the merge point I checked my mirrors and saw there was a car way behind me in my rear view mirror. I signaled and was preparing to merge and when I checked my mirrors again I saw that asshole that was behind me speeding at like 70mph to pass me at the same point the lanes merged. I actually had to brake and let him pass because if I hadn't I wouldn't have had any room left on the road to drive in. It could have been a terrible accident, and it was EXTREMELY helpful to have been able to see him speeding clearly in my side view mirror. Maybe I would have still seen him passing with a shoulder check, but the problem is you would only see that area for that fraction of time that you're checking, and he sped by so fast it was so much better to have been able to keep track of his position fully at all times. To be clear, when using this method your mirror will show you everything you can see when you shoulder check, so it's the same information you would see with your eyes either way.

But yeah, people can still use this method AND still shoulder check if it makes them feel more comfortable. It's just that having the blind spot viewable in your mirrors makes it so much easier, faster, and safer to keep track of it and check it.

MarkS2222222222 posted...

My mirrors are set up this way and there is still a blind spot immediately next to my vehicle that I definitely need to manually check. I also think it's necessary if you live somewhere with motorcycles or bikes

Where is the blind spot exactly? Because once something leaves the rear view mirror it should immediately show up in the side view mirror. Once it leaves the side view mirror it will be right next to you and you can see it just by looking at it right next to you. The only spot on the side that isn't going to show up in your mirrors is what's DIRECTLY next to or ahead of your front doors which you can see with your own eyes easily.

If you still have a blind spot behind you this way, you probably need to re-adjust. A good way to test if you have it set right before going on the road is to look at something stationary next to your car near where you park, like other parked cars, signs, trash bins, etc. Drive slowly past them and check their position. The object next to you will disappear from your window as you pass and show up in the side view mirror. The moment it leaves the side view mirror, it should show up in the rear view mirror. If it still has a moment where it vanishes and isn't visible anywhere without shoulder checking then you still need to re-adjust. Another way to test it out is to have someone you know walk past the side of your car while you're parked. They should show up in your mirrors in the same way, and never have a moment where they're aren't visible.

Chaeix posted...

mostly the latter (which is what the article you linked describes? i didn't see the lean mentioned in it)

the lean may sound more 'strictly effective' but it has two potential practicality issues that pop up off the top of my head?
* if i'm leaning that far over the center console for the right mirror, i'm probably turning my hips already and at that point i can see into the blind spot without the mirror?
* if i'm leaning towards a mirror to use it, it means i have to move around to actually get into a position to use another mirror well. like you can't peek at the right and then the left quickly to get a sense of what's going on around you. you have to lean, look, lean over, look. that sounds slow and janky.

I think there's a bit of confusion here. You're leaning over while adjusting your mirrors; before you start driving. That sets them up so that they're in the right position to see what's at your side at a glance while you sit in your seat normally when driving.

Here's a video that might make things clearer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkQX2gkwJoE

Chaeix posted...

that's how i was taught - adjust them so you have a sliver of your door visible

While leaning over? Or while sitting in your seat? Because that's the big difference.

Admittedly I feel like it's mainly older people who were taught to adjust their mirrors that original way and have just never updated. The new standard isn't really that new, it's been around since the mid-90s, but that's still too recent for a lot of people who have been driving for a long time, and they'll have a tendency to teach their children the way they were taught, so it's a gradual shift.

(Secretly a PSA)
There's a way to adjust your side mirrors to eliminate your blind spot and ensure you can see what's all around you in every mirror that a lot of people don't seem to do:

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15131074/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots/

Basically, while sitting in the driver's seat, lean over so that your head is by the left window and adjust the left mirror until you only see a sliver of your car in it. For the right mirror, adjust it so that you see a sliver of your car while leaning over the center console. (The rear view mirror should be adjusted in the common way, where you see the entire back window from where you sit normally).

If you do this correctly your side mirrors will now show the lanes to your sides and show any car that's in your blind spot. That means any car around you will be visible at all times without shoulder checking. When a car in your rear view mirror gets closer to you and vanishes from it, it will appear in your side view mirrors. When it vanishes from your side view mirrors, it will be visible right next to you in your peripheral vision. Instead of fully shoulder checking you can just turn towards the mirror; any car right next to you will either be in your mirror, or visible in the window you're looking at.

For whatever reason a lot of people don't set their mirrors like this. It seems mostly because even if they've heard of it, they're too used to the older way and don't like change if they have had it set that way for a long time. And admittedly it does make parking a bit harder since you can't see the sides of your vehicle well (although I'd vastly prefer to have more visibility while turning and lane changing while at speed on the road, as opposed to when parking when I'm moving slower and can take my time anyway). But overall this is a much safer and easier way to know what's around you, and I wish more people understood this.

Never

He stood up and proclaimed it like he was Moses at the foot of the mountain.

After the movie was over some guy in the theater stood up and said the movie was "an insult to filmmaking".

So, yeah.

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thisis like 100 percent given away in shot 3

Another (possible) hidden thing, some people are saying the shadowy figure that runs away as Joel goes on his rampage was Abby. There's pictures that show the figure with a backpack and a hair braid.

Yeah. It wasn't as good as it could have been (and I mean good in the way I expected it to be a silly dumb fun movie), but I enjoyed it. It was best watching it with friends so we could laugh at it together. Definitely a film more enjoyable with a good crowd that has the right energy for it.

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Barney may have dinosaurs, but they're cuddly wussy dinosaurs, so them.

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I mean, it didn't help for Cyberpunk...

It gets to the point where with games like these the delays don't feel like "Oh, we need a little more time to polish it" and more like, "This thing is held together with gum and string, and we need time to add more gum"

This thing is going to be barely playable on release, huh?

Arthur has the Tough Customers. Gotta give it to Reading Rainbow.

Nathan For You has Jack Garbarino, so I gotta give it to The Rehearsal.

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Invisiballs

Jeopardy.
As much as I want to beat up the people at Fox News, I'd have to go with Wonder Showzen

LMAO Monday Night Football going up against Frasier ("...the thumb goes on the OUTSIDE of your fist! The outside!")

I have no clue about a lot of the other round, but the people in I Think You Should Leave look pretty wimpy I guess.

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Could I get Ticket to Ride?

Milf Manor is an easy win.
I never finished Owl House. I know they're all magic users, but I feel like they wouldn't be as good in a Fist Fight, so I'll go with that.

Zim - So many of those characters are completely pathetic. The only one who would be even a remote challenge is Professor Membrane
Bluey - I guess...? They're like puppies, right?

The Price is Right. Drew's kind of up there in years.
The West Wing. Assuming they don't have like, the secret service backing them up.

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Frasier