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| Topic | How does TLOU 2 compare to Uncharted 4? |
| Darmik 07/08/20 7:42:12 PM #6 | Yeah check it out for sure. I liked the combat in TLOU2 better but it's still good in Uncharted 4. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | The New BATWOMAN has been found..and she's BLACK!! Is She Hot?? |
| Darmik 07/08/20 7:31:39 PM #26 | Zikten posted... I don't understand why they didn't just recast Kate Kane. Making a totally new character is stupid. the entire show is built around people close to Kate Kane. the main villain is her sister. the side characters are other people around her, her friends and family. now she just leaves and a stranger steps in. it makes no sense. and the most important thing is that Kate Kane is fucking Batwoman. this is like if in Gotham they had made someone else become Batman instead of Bruce I can't help but wonder if Ruby Rose is available to do the odd cameo or something. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Otacon is one of the most poorly written VG characters in a well-regarded series |
| Darmik 07/08/20 7:10:30 PM #25 | Tbh there's a few terribly written characters. Quiet Skull Face Most of the bosses in MGS2 and MGS4 That guy with the monkey in a diaper A lot of the stuff could be cut from MGS and no one would miss it. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Otacon is one of the most poorly written VG characters in a well-regarded series |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:41:23 PM #16 | UnfairRepresent posted... I think it pissed Hideo off that Huey in PW was just Hal from MGS1/2 again. Wouldn't that be on him? He did the same thing with Big Boss. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Remember the Stadia? |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:35:31 PM #15 | Imagine telling people 5 years ago that both Google and Amazon will enter the gaming industry in what they think is a big way and nobody will care. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Otacon is one of the most poorly written VG characters in a well-regarded series |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:31:17 PM #8 | UnfairRepresent posted... Eh Wait I thought it was --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | What is the Ready Player One of other media? |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:30:02 PM #20 | Aww I was gonna bring up Who Framed Roger Rabbit for cartoons but then I read the OP --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | The WONDER YEARS will be REBOOTED with an ALL BLACK Cast!! |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:26:10 PM #4 | I'm not sure if the people who whine about this sort of stuff can actually pretend to care about The Wonder Years. Then again I've been proven wrong before. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Otacon is one of the most poorly written VG characters in a well-regarded series |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:25:03 PM #3 | His plot in MGS2 is one of the worst things in the series and taints that game so much. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Is Heavy Rain still worth playing if I already know who the killer is? |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:24:04 PM #23 | It's an experience either way. I think it's still worth playing because it's still overall a fun ride even if it gets really, really silly. Same thing with Indigo Prophecy. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | I really liked The Last of Us Part 2 ending *major spoilers* |
| Darmik 07/08/20 6:22:16 PM #1 | I knew about the leaks and even the ending of Ellie unable to play her guitar due to losing fingers. This lead to me going into this game thinking it was going to be a misery-porn experience right up until the end. But actually experiencing the ending and how it tied the whole series together is just a whole other story. The dance scene being one of the first major scenes they showed from the game makes so much sense in retrospect because of how important that night ended up being in the game. You only hear about it in dialogue for the majority of the game. I was under the impression that Joel was being typical Joel and got over aggressive in an attempt to protect Ellie. Then when you see that night near the end of the game you find that isn't the case at all. Joel didn't do anything wrong. Ellie blew up at him because she still held resentment towards him for not letting her life be sacrificed for the greater good. The guy just looks heartbroken and that's their final interaction! Of course she's so driven for revenge. She feels guilty about how things were with Joel when he died. Throughout the game in her diary she can barely remember what Joel looks like. She doesn't really think about who he was. And of course this leads to the final confrontation when she finally gets the opportunity to murder Abby. Then it finally hits her that this isn't going to help anything. She remembers the real Joel. The Joel that loved her and made her happy. That moment wasn't just about letting Abby go. It was about realizing and understanding why Joel did what he did. It was for her. He loved her. She loves him. She doesn't need to do this. She needs to accept what their relationship was, how it ended and remember him for who he was in her life. After this she can finally draw him in her journal again. It all comes together when she goes back to her farmhouse and has her real last memory with Joel. It was a nice, bittersweet one. They were starting to mend their relationship. Unlike the final 'okay' in the first game that was filled with uncertainty and their relationship being stacked on a house of cards this was an 'okay' that was about forgiveness and optimism. Forgiveness and letting go lead to them both being happy and it's sad she didn't try sooner, The final scene with her guitar didn't end up being some sadsack ending. It was Ellie accepting her loss and going forward. Whatever that may be. I was super surprised that while Ellie was the heart of the first game, Joel ended up being the heart of the second game. Even the guilt of his murder lead to Abby and Owen attempting to be better people to make amends for what they have done. I guess leaks can tell you the facts of how an event plays out but not how you'll feel when they happen. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Remember how good the Halo 3 marketing was |
| Darmik 07/08/20 1:22:42 AM #14 | FunnyPies posted... Was this the whole I love bees thing? Oh shit I forgot about that. I think that was for Halo 2? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 1:20:57 AM #64 | Slayer_22 posted... Are you speaking of his Beyond Vietnam speech? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/01/20/dr-kings-radical-revolution-values The necessity of protests Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. The distribution of wealth Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all Gods children. Health care Dr. King also told the Medical Committee for Human Rights in 1966, Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. Labor movements and worker rights The two most dynamic and cohesive liberal forces in the country are the labor movement and the Negro freedom movement. Together we can be architects of democracy. End to the military We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation, for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers. I'm just not seeing anything where he would be opposed to the current movement. if anything you sound like someone who would oppose him with your comments in this topic. A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. I don't think he'd be happy with the current state of the US at all. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 1:10:32 AM #59 | Slayer_22 posted... No, I don't think BLM would have existed if it was for him. We'd have something much better, I feel, if he were alive today. And yes, he would say the same stuff Terry Crews said, as he has already said that. Not in the same words, of course. He'd be preaching acceptance, tolerance, and peace. As he always did. So you support his Revolution of Values for the US? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 1:01:34 AM #56 | Slayer_22 posted... You have the founders admitting to being 'trained marxists" which King was wholly against: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/communism Just want to make sure I get you. You think if MLK was alive today, saw what happened to George Floyd and what happened afterwards, he'd be backing up Terry Crews and saying not all black people are good and not all white people are bad and...that's about it? Like you know his son is out there backing up BLM yeah? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Remember how good the Halo 3 marketing was |
| Darmik 07/08/20 12:51:07 AM #8 | Tired-Insomniac posted... I really hope Infinite gets some kick-ass marketing I think it will. I went back to that video of the Chief being found in space and it actually impressed me more after the PS5 reveal. Those visuals seem like they will be possible. But yeah they'll be going full gear in a couple of weeks. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 12:48:13 AM #50 | Slayer_22 posted... Have you read what he said about love driving out hate, acceptance, his words against riots(yet understanding why they take place), and his wish for a world guided not by race but by character? Yes. And I don't see how any of it would lead to him hating BLM. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 12:42:29 AM #47 | Slayer_22 posted... Don't bring MLK into this. Have you read what he said about the white moderate --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Terry Crews is trying to win a spot next to Candnece Owens. |
| Darmik 07/08/20 12:11:09 AM #14 | I'm tired of people saying something dumb on the internet, being criticized for it, doubling down on it and acting like they're some wise pariah. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Ghislaine Maxwell, Ellen K. Pao, and the Kleiner holiday party |
| Darmik 07/07/20 10:01:57 PM #38 | M_Live posted... This whole entire situation is just so weird. I just cant wrap my head around why everyone who's rich and powerful is actually turning out to be like satanically illuminati evil. I think it makes a sad amount of sense. You've got the people in power who take advantage of their position for evil or selfish needs You've got the (potentially numerous) people who rely on those people who will do absolutely anything to keep them in power Then their peers who don't agree with it but know about it aren't going to risk their own hides to do anything about it and even if they were willing they probably don't have any evidence to do anything about it There's even smaller scale stories of this with people like priests and sports coaches. Hell even loads of people here have probably heard about creeps in their community before and did nothing about it. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Ghislaine Maxwell, Ellen K. Pao, and the Kleiner holiday party |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:47:43 PM #34 | parabola_master posted... I can get fired from my job and put in jail if I dont report a student who shows signs of abuse at home. If you're rich, famous or a priest not only would that not be your responsibility you'd have a crew of people who'd help you cover it up if you were responsible. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | July 15th Nintendo Online update gives us NATSUME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:44:49 PM #5 | Smashingpmkns posted... Maybe people can shut the fuck up about the DKC games coming to NSO for a few months now. Still two more to go. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Ghislaine Maxwell, Ellen K. Pao, and the Kleiner holiday party |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:41:22 PM #28 | The one upside to this is that the people who said they had no idea are obviously lying about it. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | I wonder what Michael J Fox's career would be like if he didn't have Parkinson's |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:13:43 PM #1 | He seemed like a guy who would have always been acting in big stuff since he was rather charismatic and likeable. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | racist told to leave restaurant after insulting Asian family |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:08:23 PM #33 | Kastrada posted... You know in all these clips of racist people being pieces of shit, I never really see employees/managers come to the defense of the victims. Not really at least. Yeah she was great. Houston posted... Do you feel people shouldn't apologize (or try to) in scenarios such as these? I'm not sure if I've ever seen an apology by someone in a similar situation that was ever deemed a good apology I think Michael Richards overall did a good apology that seemed very remorseful. Probably wasn't the best venue though. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Wow there are so many Tomb Raider games |
| Darmik 07/07/20 9:05:56 PM #9 | St0rmFury posted... Is this the correct sequence to play them? Yep. There's also the Lara Croft games which are the lower budget coop entries. Apparently quite good. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Wow there are so many Tomb Raider games |
| Darmik 07/07/20 8:57:12 PM #2 | Tomb Raider was one of the big breakout hits of the PS1 era. Still one of the most famous game franchises overall. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Remember how good the Halo 3 marketing was |
| Darmik 07/07/20 8:56:06 PM #5 | I think the thing I like about the Halo commercials like that is they give a glimpse of some other stuff in the Halo universe outside of being in the war. It's a pretty interesting universe overall but the games are rather narrow in scope. I really liked the Hunt the Truth podcast leading up to Halo 5 for the same reason. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Remember how good the Halo 3 marketing was |
| Darmik 07/07/20 8:33:04 PM #1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Ezd2FqxAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rridXskgWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KTc2aZEaeg It was so epic. I still don't really think anything compared to it personally. I think the marketing for Halo is better than the stories within the games themselves lol --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Playing Tomb Raider 2013 for the first time |
| Darmik 07/07/20 8:29:27 PM #13 | It's okay. It's peak 2013 AAA video game. Basically takes everything that was popular up to that point and makes a game out of it. Even the concept of being a gritty reboot. I liked the sequels better but that also depends on what you like about 2013. Garioshi posted... By the way, what happened to the fucking rebar spike in Lara's abdomen? Did that wound just magically patch itself up? Yes. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Paris Hilton is running for president |
| Darmik 07/07/20 7:31:44 PM #17 | I'd watch that season of The Simple Life --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Playstation vs Xbox summarized in one meme |
| Darmik 07/07/20 7:23:06 PM #7 | The funny thing about being the runner-up console is you have a more chill community. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 7:19:12 PM #92 | nemu posted... Breakout films are particularly rare, and it's super unlikely to happen within this specific genre. The point of a famous actor is to potentially bring in people who go in on starpower alone, widening the reach way more than the simple premise ever would have done. Maybe her portrayal would have been absolute tripe and ruined the film, but the chances of it making any real impact or profit is pretty low without her or another major star. I can understand if someone really thinks integrity is more important than reach, but I feel the same people would want more people to see such a film as well. The people complaining don't need to worry about how this movie makes money. Halle Berry hasn't done anything that wasn't a supporting role in an action movie or a leading role in a generic thriller for years anyway. Which probably isn't what people want from this movie regardless. If the trans community already dislike the lead star and how she talks about the movie this movie is failing before it has even really begun. If it's an oscar bait movie I don't think they need a big star but again I don't even know if this is that movie. This could be a Direct to Walmart movie for all I know. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning Trailer |
| Darmik 07/07/20 7:03:04 PM #18 | solosnake posted... lol, the game sucked. One of the blandest most generic games ive ever played I played the demo and already was bored --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:51:16 PM #87 | nemu posted... She's not some $20 million per film actor, but I doubt it would have been chump change either. You don't go in on an actor like her and expect nothing from the film. Ultimately, if someone wants to make a film about a transperson that reaches a wider audience, they're not going to get it with a trans actor at this point in time. The smartest thing would have been to have her as the lead and get smaller trans actors as secondary characters to get their names more out there. We don't know because as far as I know it just hasn't happened. We're in a new era of streaming services and people barely going to the cinemas unless it's for a comic book movie. There has been movies that have had an unknown lead that found huge success. I don't know what the goal of this movie is never mind the budget. Notice how neither of us or anyone debating it have still used the name of the movie. Halle Berry who has been a sex symbol isn't necessarily the best pick to play a trans man just because she's famous. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:36:18 PM #84 | Heavy_D_Forever posted... The only interesting part was Halle Berry playing a trans man, but without that there's literally nothing interesting about it. lmao Keep me posted on your thoughts about Bruised later this year. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:34:02 PM #82 | nemu posted... You realize that it's obvious more people are going to want to watch a film with a big name over an unknown, right? Plenty of critical flops still make money on starpower alone. If you want to make a wide reaching film, you hire a big budget actor. They can still be commercial failures, but you at least have a shot at making money over some barely known D-list actor. The name of the movie isn't even name dropped in the tweets in the OP so I don't think they're making some wide reaching film. Halle Berry isn't some huge draw in 2020 anyway. You have now heard about this movie because of the controversy regardless. So if you're interested in it you will watch it either way no? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:26:20 PM #78 | CrimsonRage posted... lmao there was a less than zero chance of you nerds watching this movie with or without halle shut up I'm sure they are looking forward to uhh Bruised later this year. Maybe we'll get a CE topic about it so we can all discuss what we think instead of pretending to care about a news story about a movie because it's political. Heavy_D_Forever posted... lol trying to shit the focus there eh? Yes I'm sure the trans community are kicking themselves over missing out on Halle Berry playing a transgendered role. What a missed opportunity that would have truly improved humanity. Probably could have made a billion if they only kept Halle Berry. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:23:21 PM #74 | BudDupree48 posted... As opposed to someone I never heard of. I'm more inclined yes Heavy_D_Forever posted... I would have been interested in checking it out, but now I have absolutely no desire to see it because it feels like a Trans movie for Trans people. Good luck making a profit when you only cater to a small group of people. Damn two Halle Berry fans! How many movies of hers have you seen recently? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | ITT: The last physical game(s) you purchased. |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:22:24 PM #25 | Iron Man VR --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Halle Berry apologizes for wanting to play transgender man following outrage |
| Darmik 07/07/20 6:19:25 PM #70 | Heavy_D_Forever posted... The crazy thing is with Halle Berry in the lead role the movie would have gotten attention and a large audience being educated on trans issues. Would you have watched the movie if it starred Halle Berry? --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Victoria, Australia moves to 6 week lockdown. 4 reasons allowed to leave home |
| Darmik 07/07/20 2:12:34 AM #10 | ExtremeLuchador posted... How did the security guards get international women to sleep with them? What else are they gonna do in quarantine --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Where's the hype for Ghost of Tsushima" |
| Darmik 07/07/20 2:00:25 AM #5 | I'm a bit unsure about it. Sucker Punch has never really blown me away. Days Gone wasn't hyped on the internet at all and sold a shitload so what do we know. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | Victoria, Australia moves to 6 week lockdown. 4 reasons allowed to leave home |
| Darmik 07/07/20 1:54:49 AM #5 | HiddenRoar posted... How they (at least those in Victoria) **** up to where they have hundred times increase over their neighboring state? International travelers were being quarantined in a hotel. The security they hired didn't take it seriously and kept going to the shops during shifts, had sex with the arrivals etc. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | to those who say "all lives matter", does that include black lives? |
| Darmik 07/07/20 1:41:07 AM #44 | Solid Snake07 posted... Okay, but that aside do you see the obvious problem that you almost immediately jumped on the stance that I'm deflecting when I'm clearly not? I was talking about the sentiment of "They should have worded their movement better" in general. It doesn't change anything. A guy kneels during the American Anthem and he's disrespecting the troops. There's always a way to spin negativity for any protest. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | to those who say "all lives matter", does that include black lives? |
| Darmik 07/07/20 1:18:10 AM #41 | Solid Snake07 posted... My initial point was to avoid defection..... There is no way to avoid it because there's no way to actually word issues in a way that pleases everyone or force them to understand a perspective that isn't their own. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | to those who say "all lives matter", does that include black lives? |
| Darmik 07/07/20 1:10:52 AM #37 | Solid Snake07 posted... Well, I take small issue with that. For one, the people who "arent willling to listen" arent going anywhere. And second, the kids growing up today are drawing their views from the messages and events around them. I think everyone knows they're not going anywhere. Which is why these campaigns exist to begin with. The "You're wording your message wrong!" is just deflecting away from the issue at hand. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | to those who say "all lives matter", does that include black lives? |
| Darmik 07/07/20 12:14:29 AM #31 | Solid Snake07 posted... Well, it's also looking at events years ago in retrospect with the perspective of knowing future reactions Sure but it's always said. Why is it called feminism and not humanism. Why is it called MeToo when it's NotAllMen There's no point pandering to people who aren't interested in listening. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
| Topic | to those who say "all lives matter", does that include black lives? |
| Darmik 07/07/20 12:04:01 AM #21 | Solid Snake07 posted... I always felt like "our lives matter" or "black lives matter too" would have been much more powerful messaging and sidestepped a lot of the dumb arguements while still getting the point across I feel like these sort of arguments are raised for every protest or movement ever. That is they somehow worded it better nobody would have an issue. But this is never going to be the case. --- Kind Regards, Darmik |
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