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Even the music in Prime 4 felt weird, like they were forcing nostalgic riffs in there to elicit a reaction. I'm sure it'll look better on the successor console, though I worry that the game's potential is capped by forcing it on the Switch (more so than with more artsy games like Zelda and Mario).

More than anything, I can't help but compare it to the original Prime, which absolutely obliterated everything on the market when it released. To rip off the words of a reviewer back then, it felt like the best game from five years in the future fell through a time warp and landed in our laps. Prime was that cutting-edge with its presentation and aesthetics. After so much time under wraps, I'm hoping Prime 4 can capture just a sliver of that feeling, but it won't be easy.

Based on that trailer alone, I really think they should have saved MP4 for the next console. It looks really dated.

Still, surprise Zelda makes for a great Direct.

What about SECOND BREAKFAST

Murphiroth posted...

Prime 4's gotta be the closer, right?

Not sure what else gets the curtain call over Zelda.

what

Alpha kids are being raised by Millennial parents with Millennial philosophy/tech... and they're still just kids. Any shit we fling their way really oughta be aimed at ourselves instead.

Can't really fault the guy - if you were 72, single, and getting attention from a woman like this, don't you think you'd at least be tempted to pursue a romantic relationship?

Hell, for all we know, she's the one who pursued him.

Not a ton of sympathy here. His mother raised him into that.

Silent Hill 2 is all about story, mood, characters, music, and sound design. While the gameplay and certain aspects of the visuals are dated, those other aspects still hold up, and since they are so critical to the game as a whole, there's never been that pressing a need (or even a desire) for a remake. Also, much of the remake footage that's been shown hasn't really been that good, so that'll lower expectations immediately.

I read "praised Hannibal Lecter again" and laughed out loud in the gym

I thought so at first, but some forms of gambling are more popular among women, like lottery tickets and slot machines. Things like sports betting and speculative day trading are still male dominated, but the number of women dabbling in those is growing as well (after all, there are a ton of single women with disposable incomes as well, just not as many as men).

Without doing any research, I intuitively feel men are MUCH more likely to do something insane like bet their shirts, and also far more likely to turn violent when they lose.

While gambling might not be as male-dominated as some other vices, it's still a larger issue for men, who are significantly more likely to develop an addiction and risk huge sums of money. I think it will only become more endemic in the US as the percentage of "forever alone" men with disposable income grows. While I haven't taken the time to think up (or support) any solutions myself, I do think it's a festering societal problem that will eventually blow up.

BignutzisBack posted...

I need to know the easiest/fewest amount of exercises to pump my upper body, focusing on arm chest and shoulder mass more than tone.

If I had to narrow it down to one exercise based on your criteria and the tools you have, it would probably be

incline dumbell press

That'll build the chest (especially the upper pecs) as well as strengthen the shoulders. Other great exercises with dumbells are flat dumbell press, shoulder press, side and front lat raises, bicep curls, shrugs, and dumbell skull crushers. Those lifts will target all the major muscles in your arms/shoulders/chest.

I do regret my "None of these candidates" vote in 2016.

This is just another example of a larger social shift that's been happening for at least a generation: kids are staying kids longer. I don't have an opinion on whether it's good or bad, it just is what it is.

Yeah, nearly two decades go by between Bilbo's party and Frodo beginning his quest. Frodo doesn't start until he's 50. It's definitely a deviation from the book, but I think Peter Jackson made the right choice by keeping all the Hobbits young and around the same age.

ClayGuida posted...

I had 2 issues with the movie, for one, only like 2 actors looked tall, these dudes were like 6'4-7'1 and they're portrayed by dudes that are like 5'7

This was an immediate issue for me as well, but upon some more thought, I gave it a pass. It honestly gave me more respect for pro wrestlers as the larger-than-life characters they are. Seriously, the only man in Hollywood who could physically hold a candle to some of the actual people portrayed in this movie is The Rock. Who else has anywhere near the size and athleticism of a Kerry von Erich? Who can pull off Harley Race? I groaned when I first saw them get a normal looking dude to play Bruiser Brody (for the one quick scene he's in), but how many people on planet earth can pull off a convincing BRUISER BRODY? Yeah, some of the scenes broke the suspension of disbelief, especially when compared to the actual match clips in the movie, but I give the actors a pass. Wrestlers are just incredibly tough to portray unless you get actual wrestlers.

I've been sitting on this show since it premiered like nine months ago, but I always forget about it before committing. What's the general consensus on it here? Feels like it barely generated a sliver of the original series' hype.

As a kid, it was easily Gambit. Now it's hard to pick between Gambit, Rogue, and Storm. All three are just so cool.

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Verdekal posted...

Visited The local CVS and there's an aisle full of whiskey lol.

As someone who's only lived in SoCal and Vegas, I was so surprised to learn that this *isn't* the case in many parts of the country. Seriously, when I first visited Virginia and learned liquor stores were the only places to get liquor, I was in disbelief.

Anyway, SD is beautiful and you can't go wrong just walking around Gaslamp and taking in the vibes. My food recommendation might not seem unique, but check out Hodad's for a great burger and the most delicious, decadent milkshake I've ever had. I have a big appetite and sweet tooth, and my gf and I couldn't tag team a single milkshake. We took it to-go in a soda cup, and it nearly filled the thing up.

I'm not really a steak guy, but I've had a few different cuts, and cap steak (two portions of the ribeye cap removed and wrapped together) is probably my favorite.

He was known for having near-mythical strength. Even among the human mountains that are NFL linemen, Allen was special.

This one sucks. RIP.

Yeah, even when completely ignoring the story, the final chapter was shit because it forces usage of all seven party members without any warning. I find it almost impossible to believe that the average player has the entire party properly equipped at all times, so the player is guaranteed to be gimped. It's either restart to re-spec or force your way through at least ELEVEN BOSS PHASES without having fun. Chapter 14 was a clusterfuck of bad design choices.

The larger party does highlight some of the limitations of the materia level-up system. The final game should include the option to purchase maxed out versions of the non-unique (HP UP, MP Up, Steadfast Block) materia as soon as the player has manually maxed them out one time.

Older, always have. In high school, the other guys on the football team would ask me to buy em beer because they figured I was the one guy who wouldn't get carded, but I was always too afraid to try.

One thing that's bummed me out the last few years is how many of my friends have come to prefer culinary experiences like this. They've become very successful and grossly out-earn me, and I just can't keep up with the lifestyle creep they have volunteered themselves into. I'm very happy for them, but I miss the days when we'd scour for the best happy hour dives, and I just can't afford these posh places where appetizers are $30.

Honest and kind. I wish her well, whoever she is.

KamikazePotato posted...

Is jail time on the table for the specific charges he was convicted of? Theoretically speaking.

Yes, and a surprising amount of it, from what I've read. Merchan can conceivably sentence him for up to 20 years in jail. To me, it doesn't make sense that a max sentence of 20 years somehow correlates to an opinion among legal experts of "even if he's guilty, jail time is practically impossible" but I'll obviously defer to them.

Thorn posted...

Sentencing date will be July 11

I know the legal heads have stated jail time would be incredibly unlikely, but my dream headcanon can't help but imagining Judge Merchan becoming an American hero and locking him up for just a week. Just IMAGINE Republicans delaying their national convention because their candidate is sitting in a NY jail cell. So fucking delicious I can practically eat these thoughts with chocolate ganache.

It's coming in GUILTY on at least the first 13 counts according to MSNBC.

CLEAN SWEEP INCOMING. IT'S SNAKE VS TANNER BOYS

It was approximately... 10 hours of jury deliberations, right? This is way outside my wheelhouse, but I'm under the impression that this is considered somewhat brisk, and that it bodes well for a bunch of guilty verdicts?

Regardless of typical courtroom standards and expectations, it's hard to believe that a couple secret Trumpers in the jury could convince the rest of em to vote Not Guilty in under 10 hours.

voldothegr8 posted...

$250 lol. They charge by the ounce in most cases, that meal was upper hundreds if not 4 figures.

It wasn't wagyu though. The Japanese wagyu was something like $60 an ounce, but their "normal" cuts were way less expensive. From my brief recollection of the menu and pricing, there's no way the steak was more than $400.

Regardless, it wasn't worth it even for $200. Surprised at just how tender it wasn't.

Some in-laws treated me to an expensive dinner at Jose Andres's Bazaar Meats in Vegas. We ordered a two-pound steak to share, and while they refused to even let me glance at the bill, I have to assume it was at least $250. Not worth the (presumed) price at all, but maybe that's partly because they ordered it rare. I enjoy a medium rare steak, but rare is too much.

The remastered collection is awesome. It features all the content and DLCs of all three games (apart from a throwaway DLC from the original that no one cared about) and is usually steeply discounted. I've seen it on sale on the PS store for like $6.

Probably someone from India. I could be wrong, but it seems like film popularity is still more actor-driven and less franchise-driven in Bollywood.

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They could, but they'd have to convince Gabe, who owns over 50% of the shares. If Valve were publicly traded and owned by tons of people with no single majority owner, they could offer a sweeter and sweeter premium until enough shareholders voted for the buyout. Here, there's really only one person to convince, but if he's a hard no, then they have no other options.

Look at the shape and size of the rhino's head - bro is built for bruisin.

solosnake posted...

Its a great game, but they made a lot of improvements for the SWITCH, id definitely try to play it on there if you can

Yeah, the Switch version has some really good QoL improvements. The side quests are considerably less aggravating.

REMake 2002 essentially perfected the fixed camera angle, classic survival horror style of the series. It's pointless to try and outdo that game using the same style, but there's still tons of potential for re-imagining the first game using the latest remakes' visuals and style. The original game has arguably the most iconic location and character roster in the series, and it deserves to be revisited.

So yeah, RE-REMake has me way more pumped than a new version of RE5 or CV would.

It's sad that we still get these topics where a long-time user digs themselves deeper and deeper into a pit of embarrassment.

The footage makes me want to beat the shit out of him. What a shitbag.

Southernfatman posted...

Lake of Rot

They got the Malenia butterfly and everything lol