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DarkKirby2500 posted...

For this, it's possible to complete cases without doing everything, but you need to do everything to achieve a perfect score.

If I realized I missed something, I want to go back and do it. I don't want to finish the case and be forced to fumble through all the interrogations due to not having the correct evidence. (Regardless of whether it's still possible to "win") To me that feels like punishment for not doing things perfectly.

It means your PS3 controller is now free of insects! :p

No, I stopped playing it during the first mission after you become a detective.

To try and be fair, it's basically an adventure / visual novel which isn't really my genre. Having said that, there are definitely some things the game could have improved upon or things I had issues with.

- hints are displayed while characters are talking or emoting. You're supposed to do it one at a time. First the hint then the dialogue, or vice versa.

- things like the following a suspect in the car (without driving too close) feels a little goofy/unrealistic and like a stereotypical videogame, and it's weird to have to do it when normally you can skip driving by just letting your partner drive. (Test Drive Unlimited 2 has missions like these, and I like them, but it's a racing game and the game is not story based and rather silly tonally. GTA series is also kind of tongue in cheek and heavily involves driving gameplay)

- if you realize that you missed a clue or forgot to interview someone when you had the chance, you can't go back and do it without having to restart the entire case from the beginning.

Night at the Museum

That sounds awful for the kid who scored the touchdown.

As for the losing team. Sucks to lose and all and I can understand the desire not to hurt the kids feelings or self esteem. But if you lost 0-30 anyway does it really make a difference if you lost 0-36? Jeez..

SNES
HyperZone
Ren & Stimpy: Veediots!
Top Gear 2

NES
SMB2 if that counts. Otherwise none.

The OVA blows everything else out of the water.

Too much detail is distracting. I think a lot of 7th gen games tried to be so saturated with detail, effects, bloom that it ends up being completely detrimental to the experience. (Making environments confusing, enemies harder to track, etc) Glad to see that 4K is more focused on reducing bluriness rather than filling every square inch with detail. Somehow the games seem more calming.

Maybe belief in death is as irrational as belief in an afterlife. It's a type of afterlife in a way, albeit one in which you're not conscious. I think existing is permanent. As soon as you die you are recincarnated as something or someone else.

Because power is everything right?

Who needs things like keyboard.. multitasking.. productivity.. these are all overrated.

Midnight Club 3, but obviously I could not find them all.

NFS Carbon for PSP. I found all but 2. Funny thing is, on a later playthrough I believe to have accidentally found one of the two I was missing before.

Not a bad thing you didn't have room for Black Ops 3. I was told it does not include a campaign unless it's the PS4/XBO version. I think it actually says online-only on the box.

Anyway, I was in a similar situation as you OP. I got a PS3 this year and wanted to give CoD a try, so I got the Modern Warfare Trilogy. Didn't really like it though, it's way too linear and flawed. I decided not to try any other CoD games as a result. That said, I voted Modern Warfare 3 because that one I actually kind of liked and it seemed that each mission was memorable.

If you haven't played FEAR 3 maybe check that out, I thought it was better than CoD.

Race Driver Grid

I have a headphone question of my own.. if I buy a headphone splitter and leave it plugged in my TV, can I still listen to the TV speakers even if no headphones are plugged into the splitter? Or does that not work?

Eating is a weird thing. The more you eat the more hungry you are. But if you deprive yourself a little bit your body stops craving food, like it entered fasting mode or something. Or is it just me?

Anyway, someone I know online said he used to be fat in high school but lost the weight by simply eating less. Perhaps it really is that simple.

We shouldn't judge others though. Upbringing can play a huge factor.

The topic title is conflating Link's Awakening with any random GB game. xD

OP should launch his own chess set pieces company. =D

No ice, not only that I find that fountain soda is often too cold for me to drink which sucks because I love soda.

Mead posted...

final_lap posted...

Vaping was becoming way too popular with teens/children. I guess the ban is another case of "we can't have nice things because kids exist". Though in this case the "nice" thing in question is nicotine addiction with the bonus chance for lung infection.

So lets ban vapes so those kids just go back to smoking cigarettes

By the sound of it, vaping was causing more young people to smoke than just cigarettes. That is to say, not every child vaper would have been a cigarette smoker. But maybe I am wrong.

Vaping was becoming way too popular with teens/children. I guess the ban is another case of "we can't have nice things because kids exist". Though in this case the "nice" thing in question is nicotine addiction with the bonus chance for lung infection.

VioletMassacre posted...

I've tried "meat"balls (plantballs?) once that were so similar to actual meat that it made me feel sick and I literally couldn't eat it.

Speaking of which the vegan meatballs occasionally found at WFM seem indistinguishable from animal based meatballs, but I wouldn't recommend eating them. Plant based meat can be hit or miss with me. I avoid almond milk and vegan ice cream as well. And beet burgers are just pathetic. But the good stuff tends to be REALLY GOOD imo. I've loved tofu dogs, basically anything asian, (mock duck, soy protein, etc) and the soy nuggets at WFM, and various seitan. These are probably not essential foods but I'll be damned if they aren't really enjoyable. Oh, and shiitake bacon / eggplant bacon are to die for. Those get extra points for not really being fake anything, just plant/fungus prepared a certain way.

I can guess all of those except the third SMB.

The bbq protest was cancelled over logistical concerns (since thousands were planning to attend) and the fact it constituted harassment/trespassing.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/bbq-protest-near-home-of-australian-vegan-who-complained-about-neighbors-grilling-fish-canned-of-legal-threats.amp

Glad to see it was cancelled, it was poised to become yet another instance of the internet mob trying to ruin someone's life just because. (Though it may still happen and the fact a second event was formed shows they may still be trying)

I like bread, goes great with veggies or slaw, and very filling. But hardly seems like an essential food. It's dehydrating also (since it's basically a sponge) and makes me drowsy. I can probably never eat it again and my body won't miss it, if anything I'll probably be healthier. (Isn't it processed food, by the way?)

It's good to have it with food that has a lot of oil or broth since it absorbs some of it. But you might as well avoid those foods to begin with or just use another method like rice.

I took a great interest in this story. I like to think my diet is way better than his, but the thing is there's no way to really know. According to the article he appeared to be perfectly fine. So how does one really know if their diet is any better than his? I mostly just go by intuition and what feels right. I can tell if I'm lacking in something because I start craving it or by how much I liked it. (For example fruit tastes much better if you hadn't had any in a while, and not as good if you had plenty of it. So you can use this to gauge the right amount of something to have in your diet.) But who knows, in fifteen years I might end up like him. Eerie stuff.

I hate hate HATE the smell/smoke of barbecue. I can't even leave the window to the backyard because then the smell comes in and the entire apartment ends up smelling like it. Makes my hair stand on end. For me it has nothing to do with meat. Vegan or not you're setting things on fire outside other people's homes and windows. (and probably ruining air conditioners in the process) So everyone has to suffer through an odor cocktail of smoke, burnt charcoal and burnt bbq sauce. (Do people even manually extinguish the fire after they're finished cooking?) I've literally stopped walking past a certain block in my neighborhood because I walk past people's barbecue smoke and my clothes end up smelling like it when I get home. Anyway I feel sorry that the court ruled against her.

Making a game in RPG Maker VX Ace.
https://imgur.com/a/jgIUH

Working on it isn't exactly pleasant but it's more than half complete, so I'm pretty much forced to complete it.

Link would have one for apps that store owners would require him to get in order to receive discounts/promotions such. here's also probably at least one side quest involving it, such as one where someone hid AR codes throughout the world and you have to scan any that you find. Maybe there's a game like Pokemon Go where you use the camera find poes or something and try to catch them.

Lara Croft probably since she's literally livestreaming at the beginning of Tomb Raider Legend. (i.e. the demo stage)

If these characters existed in the present in real life, most of them would own smartphones unless they couldn't afford one or are luddite. (which Kratos might be)

1. It didn't become yours just because you use it more frequently. Everyone else working there is still entitled to use it.

2. How can you ascertain that nobody else uses it? Are you monitoring it 24/7?

3. By putting lemons in, you'd introducing a lot of x factors such as the water being contaminated, the lemons going bad, or the internals or the spout becoming unsanitary. Or as was pointed out, it could become clogged.

If you're speedrunning then aren't you already not playing the game as the developers intended? Unless the game displays you final playtime at the end or has rewards for beating it faster, it could be said that you were never meant to rush through it.

I dunno guys. The "the way the developer intended" argument just seems like it extend to all sorts of things besides glitches, such as using invincibility frames to avoid taking damage from worse attacks, or a whole slew of other things. Might as well ban sequence breaking in general, the phrase itself implies that the devs had a specific sequence in mind and you've went against their intent by doing things in the wrong order. (And doing so knowingly)

Zeus posted...

I'm not sure why beards are a thing among any humanoids. They don't seem to convey any real benefit (unless it's just to make their heads look bigger and disguise where the neck begins?)

Head hair serves no benefit either. It's just for looks. :p

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/deadly-superbug-outbreak-in-humans-linked-to-antibiotic-spike-in-cows/?amp=1

Cleaning after cows is hard.. easier to just pump 'em with more antibiotics. Capitalism at work!

Afterwards just wash the meat off with some chlorine before shipping it out to stores. Sanitizes while adding that distinct flavor profile. Yummy.

I'm guessing this is now "the vegan thread" to replace the other one. Well played OP.

Funny how the other thread took off like that though. It would be one thing if it was only vegan users that were bumping it, for the attention or whatever, but it genuinely looked everyone wanted to get in on the action. :p Thread was like a magnet.

I predict this thread will have even greater success, thanks to its catchy and simultaneously instigating opening post.

I heard a good way to get better at drawing is to draw the exact same thing multiple times in succession. This sounds like a great idea and I actually thought of the idea myself. (But rarely do it because I tend to jump around drawing different things before feeling burned out and deciding to take a break. I guess I have ADD or something lol) Because, just think of this, even if you draw pretty well, if you were to draw the same thing twice or more, each version would look invariably look slightly different. That's intriguing is it not? It's easier to spot those subtle differences that make it better so that you could emulate it in the future.

If you're not that good at drawing though then my advice is to absorb and surround yourself with drawings you like whether it be comic books or manga style artwork. (Or whatever floats your boat if it's neither of the above)

Well if we have to vote to decide, it couldn't be THAT bad could it? OP made it sound like we were facing the end of the world or something. But if it's something like, celebrities passing away, then I don't care.

Just because a game is perfect does not mean it is good/fun/interesting. That's the problem with using a rating scale to denote a game's proximity to perfection.

Atlantis The Lost Empire - really bad movie
Treasure Planet - good (maybe very good)
Brother Bear - good

The rest I either haven't seen or saw once when I was little and barely remember it.

I get where op is coming from, it is honestly kind of strange that Pikachu is at the same time the series mascot (to say the least) but basically just a stepping stone before becoming Raichu in the actual games at least the main series.

But personally I don't think it's a big deal and disconnects like this can be fun in a way.

Besides, it's not like anyone actually plays the games, right?? I thought we are so over random battles since three decades ago.

The state of things are so bad that I think people tune it out. Like our brains are just not conditioned to accept that something so horrible can be going on, unimpeded, on such a wide scale. If we see even a piece of it, we assume that it must be an isolated incident, (which is a common excuse doled out in defense of eating meat) and that the normal situation is much more idyllic. To me though that's like believing in Santa Claus.

We are kept far away from it for good reason. Things like ag gag laws and the like, and brilliant marketing.

Reminds me of an old exchange between Bill O Reilly and Jon Stewart, where Bill said the left should support the police. Jon snapped back, I do, which is why I support gun control. It kind of caught O'Reilly by surprise.

Light Yagami in Death Note.

Sora from No Game No Life.

Angelo from 91 Days. (Maybe)

See also episode 5 (iirc) of Joker Game.

Doctor Foxx posted...

I honestly wish I knew more open vegans sooner so I would have considered the change sooner.

Same here.

They walk you through it.. :I
The only semi complicated part is the final station. I had to pick up on the fact that the tomatoes is actually the mild salsa. But nothing bad happens if I say tomatoes. :p

Imo the actual scary part of going to chipotle is going to throw away your container and find out the wastebin is full/overflowing. But, lots of places have this problem constantly. It is easily one of the greatest problems facing the restaurant sector. I already stopped going to several places I otherwise liked simply because nobody working there was emptying the bin, or at least not nearly as frequently as they ought to be. "Hey, should I just take my paper plate home with me? Sweet! A souvenir!"

I assume he is saying that you should never need to justify making a character gay, because by that logic there needs to be a reason for making a character straight.

I hate special ordering in general.
By the same logic I could order the beef whopper and ask them to hold the beef. On paper, that works too.

Gaming is supposed to be casual isn't it? As I got older I actually started making an effort to be more casual. That's part of the reason I banned myself looking at walkthroughs. Although I'm pretty die hard about it, which arguably isn't very casual. It would be more casual to not mind one way of the other.

I had no idea it uses normal mayo. I thought it was bad enough it shares the same grill as beef. Everyone is talking about that and not the mayo. Looks like I definitely shouldn't go out of my way to try it.

I'd try it but there isn't a BK close by. Someday, though!