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Kaliesto posted...

New fan or old fan? Combat systems at the time was the norm for most RPGs due to how they had to get it to work; PS1 wasn't overly powerful on processing high action unless it was a straight up action game and even then those games had issues.

I try not to knock it down for that because "you had to be there" kind of deal with PS1 games; that is why I think they added those speed boosters for the remasters.

I played it at the time and also recently (well about 3 years ago) and whilst at the time it was alright (but still kinda slow!) these days it's just too much of a chore. I think square(enix) realised this was the case with 7, 8 & 9 so like you say the boosters were added but imo 9 really does need it. Sort of in the same way 12 needed it. Not so much for 7 & 8 but still nice to have.

I disagree personally, because of the (imo) dreadful combat, but it definitely had great characters and story (for the most part anyway). I know the devs loved going back to the series roots with it. Good soundtrack too.

UBI has never worked, so what are they doing that'll make it work this time?

thebatz posted...

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Most people can differentiate real life from pornography.

Except they can't, which is why there is such a skewed sense of what sex, relationships and women should be like. Especially amongst the young.

I don't think it should be banned but there does need to be education to combat unrealistic or toxic expectations.

Two things I can take from this thread. One, having a police force that is less a police force and more a paramilitary is a problem. Two, dollar bills need updating to more modern anti counterfeit standards and the old bills taken out of circulation.

Nothing really wrong with it but people rush into it then wonder why it's not working a year later. It's only sensible to live with someone for a few years before committing because once that initial lust phase wears off do you truly love them and love being with them? Do you really want to spend the rest of your life with them? It's a massive commitment that I think is approached far too casually.

Also couples need to do what they want to do - not what others think and not what society expects them to do.

Farming
Microchip
CRISPR

Season 1 was a real gem so defo looking forward to S2!

It's a real shame how it developed because the first episode was great and it really should have kept going in the same direction.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

And yes here in the states, you get drug tested for everything. Even if you're applying to be a cashier at Target.

Ah ok well I agree that testing for every job going is pointless and should be abolished. Certain jobs should have testing of course but if you're going to be in an office then I don't get it.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

So then why do these same employers not care about alcohol then?

They do, I mentioned that.

I do want some clarification though, being a non American, when these tests are being applied. Do you mean like for nearly every job or just for ones that really require it e.g. truck drivers etc? Because if it's for everything then I agree that it is pointless.

Bad_Mojo posted...

I indulge in something that is now 100% legal

Whether it's legal or not is irrelevant. No business wants employees high or drunk at work. Legalisation isn't the removal of responsibility.

If your job requires you to be clean then you've got to be clean. If you don't like it then find another job. Simple as that really.

SpaceBear_ posted...

Spoken like a guy who has never had his meme stolen.

I think season 5 of red dwarf was probably the best, particularly liked the inquisitor episode for the philosophy as much as the comedy. With reboots decades later it's often a case of be careful what you wish for but the new seasons were really good actually.

Shotgunnova posted...

I assume the Crystal Skull one is the worst, but I never watched it

If it wasn't part of the Indiana Jones series then people I think would like it a lot more. Because in isolation it's not a bad film, it's just a terrible Indy film.

Solid 8/10. First time I played it was the DS version which I enjoyed a lot. I've since played the NES version which I liked though not as much. Definitely the best of the NES trilogy.

I guess because people see it as an extreme diet that threatens the existence of their moderate diet.

Do you live together? Because that is the true test of a relationship and whether it'll work in the long term or not.

Remember Windows XP though? Good old days.

Teleportation and it's not even close.

I reckon reading minds would get very tiresome very quickly.

SpoiltTrouser posted...

Hoping brexiters get completely fucked over.

cmiller4642 posted...

Personally I think the EU should shut the UK completely off.

I hope it fucking ruins the economy

Good job for the UK then that the EU is run, by and large, by decent, rational and objective technocrats and not bitter and spiteful people like you two.

Whether you like it or not, it's happening, and the best thing everyone can do is try and make it work.

I believe it is overpopulated. It's all very well saying "it can support 12 billion" but the question is should it have to? At what cost? Do we cut down all the rainforests for farmland? Do we cram a 100 million at a time into megacities?

That all sounds dystopian to me. People need space. We live closer and more connected than ever but people are increasingly reclusive. I'm not surprised.

We are already a verminous plague on this earth. At some point it will boil over, not in our lifetimes but eventually, if we don't control population growth, things will get really bad imho.

My two cents on the issue.

World is the best for me. Everything about it is basically perfect. The thing that really sets it apart are the controls, so precise and responsive. If you play allstars you can really tell the difference in control.

Florida man rides manatee, dares police to arrest him, gets arrested

Haha! This all reminds me of cox n crendor.

nevershine posted...

Dont computers have their own language, too, though?

I think the comparison there is DNA rather than a spoken language.

They don't think, they simply do. Inputs and outputs. Like a computer program.

Orlando_Jordan posted...

lmao @ Britain still having kings.

Meh. They generate billions for the economy because most people (in particular the tourists) love all that stuff. People overlook it but they do make more than they cost the taxpayer.

I think Harry could see echoes of Diana in the unrelenting media circus and wanted to get away from it all to live a quiet life. He wasn't realistically in line for the throne anyway so probably felt he could leave it all for William.

Good luck to them.

Gotta have that sharp edge.

Wow, how to even choose? I guess having seen it recently, the end of the Whale Whores episode because it makes such a great point when the Japanese start killing cows and chickens and Randy says something like "Look son, now they're normal like us". Brilliant.

Apu essentially removed because of stereotypes even though every character is a stereotype. Best cancel the whole show then. I mean it should've ended 10 years ago (or more) anyway but now there's a reason beyond it being awful.

Something has to die or be exploited so you can live. Be it animals or plants. That's the reality. That's nature.

Just cut back on meat and food consumption in general and then we'd move to a better situation for everyone.

spikethedevil posted...

Yea no it was racist he showed a picture of a fucking chimp and said it was the royal baby. Their is no other way to take that.

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Oh...

I can see why it could be taken that way and it was clearly a bad idea but I believe it was innocently done. I think the "outrage" that followed was OTT.

Sorry what do my user stats have to do with anything? That's creepy...

BeantownHero posted...

Their baby was compared to a literal chimp

Only if you ignore context and intent which apparently don't matter if it can be contrived to be something bad in some way. People "waiting to be offended" comes to mind with this one. I felt kinda sorry for danny baker here. Shouty people on the internet foamed at the mouth, BBC panicked, guy's career goes down the drain.

spanky1 posted...

Why?

Because it has a considerable risk of perforation of the eardrum and permanent hearing loss. It is a high pressure water jet after all.

Do you mean syringing? If so, I'd advise you don't get it done unless you seriously need it.

I think what some have said is true in that they were around for an extremely long time - if prof. google is correct - about 170 million years and no sort of higher intelligence ever developed. In comparison, human ancestry goes back a mere 6 million with a fraction of that, about 200k years, being modern humans.

I think this leads us on to another question - is intelligence seen as the "endgame" here? I don't think it is. I mean, having large brain's isn't very efficient biologically. How it even happened for humans in the first place is kinda baffling but here we are.

Perhaps it could have happened eventually but I don't think in all probability it ever would have done because it just wouldn't be necessary or efficient to develop that way.

Still, a t-rex in a top hat is funny to think about!

Hinxray posted...

Skyrim is the only correct answer.

Wow can't believe so many missed that one. Maybe they misread the question!

Nope, people did read it correctly, it said RPG so naturally Morrowind is winning.

Starcraft
C&C Red Alert
Heroes 2 & 3
Holiday Lemmings '93
Indy Last Crusade

That was about it, the ol' family PC wasn't great. I do remember using dial up internet to play red alert with the people across the street - it did work but not reliably. But the fact you could even do it back then was amazing, especially cuz we were kids and working out each others IP addresses was like hacking the mainframe to us haha!

What they don't realise is thoughts and prayers only work for guns.