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| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/10/24 1:50:03 AM #56 | Xtlm posted...
Steak n' Shake (Even if they tried to come into the Northeast like 3 times and failed every time)One opened up near me a few years ago. It was great! Then COVID killed it. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | It's time. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker playthrough topic |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 10:00:20 PM #72 | Endwalker somehow making Zenos great was the greatest magic trick I've ever seen.
Although I think we're trending dangerously close to spoiler territory, so let's cool our jets. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | I'm starting Cyberpunk soon, what do I need to know? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 9:08:30 PM #129 | Now you get to be ambushed by random music from the anime as you play through the game.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 9:01:06 PM #27 | My tier ranking would be very different but I basically only eat cheeseburgers at restaurants like these. It would essentially be a burger & fries ranking list. If a place doesn't have cheeseburgers I just don't go. I am the embodiment of the American Dream
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Rate the Ace Attorney case: The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story (G1-5) |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 8:46:52 PM #2 | Not sure if anyone did this yes, but I averaged out the case ratings for each game:
Trials and Tribulations - 8.08 Ace Attorney 1 - 7.08 Spirit of Justice (without DLC) - 7 Dual Destinies (with DLC) - 6.77 Investigations 2 - 6.68 Spirit of Justice (with DLC) - 6.5 Dual Destinies (without DLC) - 6.36 Layton - 6.125 Justice For All - 5.8 Investigations 1 - 5.08 Apollo Justice - 4.275 Gave separate rankings for with/without DLC because I feel like people aren't going to consider those cases as strongly when ranking the games as a whole. Trial and Tribulations is a monster. Its worst case (at a 6.6) is better than half the series averaged out. Investigations 1 is the only game without a case that scored above 6/10. Truly a consistently underwhelming experience. Spirit of Justice's average really gets tanked by its DLC. Layton is propped up by its third case. lol AA4. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 8:30:38 PM #310 | WhiteLens posted...
On the topic of LN pricing. I'm not sure if it's an apt comparison, but it is a strange feeling that you get the entire Lord of the Rings + Hobbit box set for the price of like 2 LNs.The cost of one anime Blu-Ray set would pay for a kid's college fund. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Video Game Character of the 2010s - Cave Johnson vs. 2B |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 8:06:10 PM #13 | swirIdude posted...
It's not 2011 I don't have to pretend this is funny anymore! --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:34:52 PM #13 | Manny Falawano
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:32:11 PM #9 | Steak 'n Shake
Olive Garden Applebee's Dennys --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:30:27 PM #5 | Zork is fair, but Broken Sword too? ChatGPT really prioritizes the classics
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four restaurants are on the American Casual Chain Restaurant Mt. Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:26:01 PM #2 | Isn't Leisure Suit Larry just him repeatedly failing at picking up chicks? I think we should all be able to clear that easily HEYOOOO
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What's the most technically impressive VR game? (Day 34) + Arcade final |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:22:21 PM #7 | Half-Life: Alyx
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:18:22 PM #97 | --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Video Game Character of the 2010s - Cave Johnson vs. 2B |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 7:05:55 PM #3 | 2B
Cave Johnson beating Emet-Selch, Ellie, and Armstrong feels like a meme gone too far --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 6:48:26 PM #305 | Book -> Manga adaptations are tough. Due to limited panel real estate space, stories with a heavy focus on dialogue and introspection translate poorly. Cuts will need to be made, and liberties will need to be taken. Sometimes that works out fine, but it's tricky and requires a specific kind of writing skillset.
Source: someone whose work is currently being adapted to a comic format, and failed at properly condensing a scene when given the opportunity to try my hand at it. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Should I restat my Baldur's Gate character? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 6:09:03 PM #12 | Multiclassing is viable, but if this is your first foray into D&D systems sticking with one class would probably be easier.
And yeah, prioritize INT over every other stat for a Wizard. If the game lets you increase INT, then do so immediately. To give some examples for other classes: if you were a Rogue you would be doing the same for DEX, and if you were a Sorcerer you would be focusing on CHA. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 5:51:47 PM #301 | LNs generally have a better/more complete story, but the quality of the prose is usually not great, so if you're used to reading actual books it can be a struggle.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Should I restat my Baldur's Gate character? |
| KamikazePotato 05/09/24 12:09:12 AM #3 | I'm not familiar with Wizard, but most D&D classes are all about mixmaxing. You put your key stats as high as you possibly can and ignore everything else. Strength on a Wizard seems like a complete waste - if you need someone to move a rock, have another party member do it. If you get into a situation where you're alone and there's a rock you can't move, then that's just how it is. No class can do everything.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 9:43:38 PM #82 | https://twitter.com/Theswweet/status/1788309030638899265
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 8:56:08 PM #79 | MacArrowny posted...
Hi-Fi Rush was a AAA game that took five years to make and had a team of over 100 devs.I've also seen people claiming the opposite! I think Ghostwire Tokyo was the main focus of Tango. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four games are on the Adventure Games Mount Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 8:28:33 PM #20 | I considered voting for PW here.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four games are on the Adventure Games Mount Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 7:24:44 PM #13 | Myst
The Secret of Monkey Island Telltale's The Walking Dead Grim Fandango --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Video Game Character of the 2010s - Sans vs. Cuphead |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 7:12:12 PM #6 | Sans
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 4:57:31 PM #73 | LightningStrikes posted...
There are great looking realistic style games coming out still, but whats happened is the rate of improvement has gotten slower and slower while costs have kept going up at the same rate. To be honest if AAA gaming stayed at the level of fidelity high end console games are at now if even where they were five years ago thats enough, but the problem is publishers and quite possibly the audience are locked into a mentality where these things need to just get better and better without ever stopping.To piggyback on Spiderman 2 - that had triple the budget of the original and people's general response was "doesn't look better than what I remember of Spiderman 1". --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 4:38:42 PM #70 | I mean I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 right now and that has realistic graphics which look fantastic. That was never the issue for that game!
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | I'm starting Cyberpunk soon, what do I need to know? |
| KamikazePotato 05/08/24 3:42:04 AM #123 | KanzarisKelshen posted...
-If something is gonna send you to the Voodoo Boys, do this absolutely last. It leads to the DLC and that one is best experienced as one of the last few things before endgame.Question, I just --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four teachers are on the Fictional Teacher Mount Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 10:17:34 PM #47 | Add:
John Keating (Dead Poets Society) Mr. Miyagi (Karate Kid) Trying to go for choices that primarily act as teachers in the narrative. Walter White doesn't fit. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four teachers are on the Fictional Teacher Mount Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 8:08:58 PM #13 | "Quick, Edgeworth! Von Karma has escaped! We need to recruit a team of lawyers with attitude!"
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four teachers are on the Fictional Teacher Mount Rushmore? |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 7:52:02 PM #5 | ChatGPT missing Fate/Stay Night is kind of wild. I guess that really is just an anime or a gacha to most people these days...
Ms. Frizzle (The Magic School Bus) More later. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Video Game Character of the 2010s - Missile v. Shovel Knight |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 7:07:41 PM #7 | Missile
Yeah Round 3 was bad but what can you do. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 5:38:36 PM #44 | I don't know man, ask whoever made that gif years ago
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 5:25:50 PM #42 | Dinga Bakaba, studio director of Arkane Lyon:
"This is absolutely terrible. Permission to be human: to any executive reading this, friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment/cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists/entertainers and help them create value for you. https://twitter.com/DBakaba/status/1787839169588265251 --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 4:05:36 PM #37 | https://media1.tenor.com/m/QdaZqNfbaZgAAAAd/mario-party.gif
This gif is over a decade old and still relevant. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 4:04:24 PM #80 | ZenOfThunder posted...
(there are no votes on page 2 lmao)You wanted discourse, you got discourse! --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Microsoft shuts down several studios, including Tango and Arkane Austin. |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 3:43:39 PM #36 | I'm so goddamn upset.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 3:42:50 PM #75 | MacArrowny posted...
In that case, Fate/Grand Order absolutely deserves to be on here more than DDLC, since you could call it the most popular VN of all time. :pI mean if people are going to vote for Phoenix Wright, sure why not! FGO is pretty much in the same ballpark. Here's my thought experiment: can Blazblue be counted as a VN? --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 3:23:35 PM #71 | dowolf posted...
I also do think genre impact needs to matter, which it sounds like you disagree with me on.It matters, but popularity matters just as much, and DDLC is such an insane outlier in terms of widespread VN popularity that a Rushmore list wouldn't make sense without it. MacArrowny posted... And how many of those are from VN fans, the community I was talking about?Excluding fans of DDLC as being 'real' fans because they weren't down in the trenches patching Fate/Stay Night in 2006 is a bit too elitist for my tastes. A piece of media managing to break its genre's glass ceiling and bring in a new audience is good. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 3:04:39 PM #65 | dowolf posted...
Like Steam vs. VNDB is exactly that: steam reviews from people who've never read anything like it and are blown away, VNDB reviews from people who know other things in its genre to compare it against.Setting quality aside (I think the game is good but don't feel like debating it), DDLC earns a Rushmore spot through sheer popularity alone and helping to introduce new fans. I don't think it really matters whether the original VN core fanbase spurned DDLC because that fanbase is miniscule. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 2:49:34 PM #61 | MacArrowny posted...
I mean, it's not like it's that well regarded by western VN fans either. Ranked 4057 on vndb.200k Steam reviews with an Overwhelmingly Positive rating matters a lot more than VNDB. Which doesn't even count the tons of people that experienced it through a Lets Play. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 2:42:59 PM #60 | DDLC is by far the most popular VN in the west. Highest playrate + very well-regarded.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Switch 2 officially confirmed |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 6:39:58 AM #13 | LightningStrikes posted...
And that is something that probably can only be reversed by a more radical change,I think it would take systemic societal change. Like, the economy improves and there's another pandemic, at the same time somehow. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | I'm starting Cyberpunk soon, what do I need to know? |
| KamikazePotato 05/07/24 6:36:51 AM #121 | Gotta say, I've been very impressed with the overall quality of the writing. It remains very high even during minor side quests.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Helldivers 2 currently collapsing like no game I've ever seen. |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 7:38:45 PM #84 | BK_Sheikah00 posted...
I really don't think the reviews or refunds had anything to do with it. Someone there figured they could actually get in trouble for fraud or something and decided they had to let it go.If gamers hadn't made a big deal out of this, legal action would never have been a concern in the first place. Also, more than the revenue of one game, what Sony wanted to avoid was continual PR backlash. That has long-reaching consequences. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 7:34:58 PM #8 | The House in Fata Morgana
Fate/Stay Night Doki Doki Literature Club! Umineko no Naku Koro ni Sticking with more 'pure' Visual Novels because the Phoenix Wright types don't really fit the spirit. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | Video Game Character of the 2010s - Mordin v Joel / Lee Everett v John Marston |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 7:10:07 PM #4 | Joel
Lee Joel/Lee would also be a fun matchup, hope it happens. --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | David Corenswet Superman |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 7:04:34 PM #16 | Punnyz posted...
that pic gives off a very cynical vibe like "eh"This is my main issue yeah --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | David Corenswet Superman |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 6:10:00 PM #6 | colliding posted...
what a weird choice for a first official photo --- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | I'm starting Cyberpunk soon, what do I need to know? |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 5:19:25 PM #119 | Edgerunners is such a good show that it made the internet reconsider Cyberpunk (the game) when it was knee-deep in controversy and gamer rage. The game may have recovered anyway after years of patches, but the show certainly made the rehabilitation process much easier.
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | It's time. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker playthrough topic |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 3:35:23 PM #54 | Garlemald is an extremely well-written section, loved it for a lot of reasons
--- It's Reyn Time. |
| Topic | I'm starting Cyberpunk soon, what do I need to know? |
| KamikazePotato 05/06/24 5:00:09 AM #115 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0c105604.jpg
I'm impressed at how much dystopia this packed into two shorts paragraphs. Every sentence was a little worse than the one before it. --- It's Reyn Time. |
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