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In house movie theaters.

It's a good show. I'm still on season 1, episode 18.

I really enjoyed the first Last of Us game. I think the story was perfect, but at times the game play was lacking a bit. However, overall, I would rate the first game a 10/10. I would give it an A+ for the story and a B for the game play.

Now to the second game. I'm not finished with it, so maybe my opinion could change once I've completed it.

Here's what I like and dislike.

The second game improves a lot on the game play. It's way more fun to play and there's a little more variety on how you can take out your foes. The levels are also a lot larger. If you've played Uncharted 4 or Uncharted The Lost Legacy then you'll be familiar with how these mini open worlds work. Basically, you're put in this extremely large map giving you the feel of freedom. It's fun to explore and find items, but there are times when there's nothing interesting to find. You're just in this large map and walking around with really nothing interesting to see, so it works and at times it doesn't.

There are more chances to stealth kill enemies and although I've never tried, I'm sure you can sneak past some without even engaging in combat.

The story is a downgrade from the first game. There's just to much happening. Naughty Dog should have followed the KISS method. Keep It Simple Stupid.

The problem I have is they drop in these new characters who kill Joel, but there's no explanation. Joel's death didn't have an impact because you're just like what's going on? Who are these people? Oh, I have to play in order to find out. I really don't like those sort of stories. In my opinion, Naughty Dog should have just made the Last of Us 2 all about Abby and the WLF. The enemy in the game should have been the Scars and the focus should have been on building up Abby and giving her more of a background. I would have eliminated Joel and Ellie from the second story. I would have mentioned Abby's dad's death at the hands of a "mad man," but kept it on the down low until the end where we learn that Abby's dad was killed by Joel. Then in part 3 I would have started the game with Abby killing Joel and concluding the game with Abby vs Ellie. If I was really ambitious, maybe gamers get to choose a side Abby or Ellie in the third game. Anyway, I also hate the use of flashbacks in this game or any story. It especially gets pretty tiring in this story. It worked perfectly when Ellie and Joel wander the museum. That was a perfect moment to use one. And then it gets used with Abby. It goes back to about a few days ago and then it goes back 4 years ago and then it returns you back to 3 days ago and then it goes back to 6 months ago. Then it goes back to a few days ago then it goes back 3 months ago. Back and forth, back and forth. Which is why I think Abby should have just had her story told in part 2 instead of cramming all the information in a few hours.

Overall, the story isn't too bad. I feel like the Last of Us and the Last of Us 2 flipped. While the first Last of Us had an A+ story and B game play, in the Last of Us 2 the game play is an A, but the story is a B.

I would definitely play this game again and would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first game. Even if you didn't play the first game and you just love horror then you'll enjoy this game. I can't count how many times I felt tense and terrified after getting swarmed by a hoard of infected and didn't know which way to go because everything was so dark and some of the places look like mazes. It's so freaky when you're in a dark building and you hear the infected, but the only light you have is your flashlight which only shines light about 2 feet ahead of you. Then you check your ammo and you realize you're screwed.

https://people.com/parents/bernie-ecclestone-welcomes-son-ace-with-wife-fabiana-flosi/

Bernie Ecclestone just became a father again at the age of 89.
The former Formula 1 chief welcomed a son named Ace with his wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Ecclestone confirmed to CNN.
The child is the first for the couple. Ecclestone is also dad to daughters Petra, 31, Tamara, 36, and Deborah, 65.
Flosi, a Brazilian marketing director, told Swiss newspaper Blick that the birth was "easy," saying that it "was over after 25 minutes," Hello! reported.

...then we are living the Book of Revelations.

They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it? The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernaclethose who dwell in heaven.

Literally three and a half months on the dot:


Then...

I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[e] to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

Trump would be the first beast that was wounded, (maybe because of the way he handled everything; his reputation was put to shame) now Trump's presidency paved way for other celebs to take the mantle. The next crazy, Kanye West acts like a lamb, but speaks like a dragon and forces people to worship his friend Donald Trump.

Kanye's tweet:
We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112

Now we just need an asteroid to slam into earth.

Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

They should do the Secret Wars and have all the villains team up this time against the Avengers.

I wouldn't say it was scary like Exorcist scary, but the part in Last of Us when you "fight" David.

I played it on Grounded and you only have one chance to get it right or start over. Basically you have to sneak up on David and stab him three times. The first two are easy, but on the third try he hides from you. It's hard because if he shoots you once then you are dead and at the same time he's running around hiding, waiting to sneak up on you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwSDgG3xiiw

Bad_Mojo posted...

It really is. Cobra Kai is a really great show

It's the only show that made me interested in getting Youtube Premium, but I didn't want to sign up for another streaming service.

Bad_Mojo posted...

In related news, Season 3 of Cobra Kai will be on Netflix

That is some good news.

Unit7 posted...

I dont remember the last time I actually saw Karate Kid. Might have to watch them.

Also so same with Back to the Future. So should probably watch that before it leaves.

Mask of the Phantasm? That scene with the cops and Batman always had me so on edge/upset as a little kid. Dont they realize who he is? Going through my head.

I wish Netflix would just own the entire DC catalog including Batman the Animated Series.

That way it would be Netflix - DC and Disney - Marvel.

For documentary fans, New York vs the Mafia might be a good one to check out. It's based on the mob families who ruled New York during the 70s. That one comes out July 22.

LameFAQs posted...

Oh Im so dumb I missed that lol

It's actually part my fault because the title just says new.

This one's with Charlize Theron.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-X2d0lJ_s

This one might be a hit, but it's hard to tell. It's like one of those TLC reality shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_k3tSHwQd0

LameFAQs posted...

Weird theyre getting Solo again. I thought all Disney content was going to Disney+

Actually, starting from Solo and going down, all those movies are being removed from Netflix in July.

Bad_Mojo posted...

Really hyped for the new season of Unsolved Mysteries. Do you know if they're going to have the old episodes as well?

No, Hulu should have the entire old Unsolved Mysteries episodes right now. I think you can also watch it on Prime.

Cornmuffins posted...

That's it? Usually there's a fair bit more

There's more, but most are Netflix originals. I mostly picked that ones that stood out.

Full list:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-everything-coming-to-netflix-in-july-2020-and-whats-leaving-2020-06-24

There's another Netflix original called Warrior Nun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An0bZpuhiBE

teepan95 posted...

TC, do you know where I could find the list for Netflix in other countries (eg Germany)?

The site below might help, but I couldn't find the entire releases for July. It only shows for each day.
https://whatsnewonnetflix.com/germany

New

July 1
Airplane!
Ali
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Donnie Brasco
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Paranormal Activity
Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepy Hollow
Spaceballs
Stand and Deliver
Starsky and Hutch
The Karate Kid I, II, III
The Witches
Total Recall
Unsolved Mysteries

July 3
The Baby-Sitters Club

July 10
Dating Around Brazil

July 16
Fatal Affair (Netflix Original)
MILF (Netflix Original)

July 17
Cursed (Netflix Original)

There's a lot of Netflix originals, but it's hard to see which ones will be really good and which ones will be duds.

Leaving

July 8
Solo: A Star Wars Story

July 12
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

July 21
Inglorious Bastards

July 28
Ant-Man and the Wasp

July 29
The Incredibles 2

July 31
Back to the Future I, II, III
Can't Hardly Wait
Casper
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Hancock
Hitch
Resident Evil:Extinction
Scary Movie 2

The other two hours were pretty fun. I see Naughty Dog is starting to grow the maps to allow more exploring like Uncharted 4 and Uncharted Lost Legacy.

I'm picking up where I left off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGBw6Wz4DE

This is coming from someone who loved the first game and would rate the first game 10/10.

Here's my impression of the game so far.

If you liked the game play of the first game then you'll like the second. It plays pretty much the same. The combat didn't change much. They did add a dodge option when your fighting fist to cuffs which I find annoying. I had a system in the first game where I would punch out an enemy then run circles around them. It was also easy just to hit triangle right when they were about to hit me too. The second game has a dodge feature that -- for me at least -- makes it harder to not get hit. I would compare the combat change to Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3. It's not a major change, but it will make you change your strategy from the first game.

MAJOR SPOILERS
Alright, now for the story. I had already seen the spoiler saying Joel dies in the game, but I didn't know by who or when. I immediately stopped reading spoilers after learning that. Now, I just got to the part where Joel gets beat to hell and dies. Here's my problem with it. Joel is then baddest man on the apocalyptic planet. He survives getting shanked and who knows what else. He's Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry or whatever else. However, the creators of the game fed the baddest man on the planet to these guys:

Maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit. Let me explain, the impression I got from the first game was that the world was shit and everyone was just tired as fuck. Nobody has nice clothes in the first game. Everyone looks like they haven't taken a shower in weeks. The Hunters look like all bearded homeless. The only groups that looked somewhat normal were the military and some of the Fireflies, but even they looked like shit. Their eyes looked all dark and crazy.

However, in the second game this new group of villains that jump Joel and his brother look like they just came out of 2020. One guy has a manbun another has a GQ style haircut. They look all fit like they've been eating right and working out.

I also feel as if this story lost its maturity There's people smoking weed, having sex, and making out in bars. The first game felt more focused on survival and trying to live in this new fucked up world with hardly any supplies for anyone. The second game is like alright things are somewhat normal now. There's movies, smoking weed, and other stuff to do. It feels weird to me.

I stopped playing for the night after Joel's death and I will see where the story goes from here. It's not the worst game so far, but story wise... they really should have used other characters for this new game. Joel and Ellie's story were done in my opinion. I feel like Naughty Dog just wanted to make a point that they could kill off any of their characters they wanted, but Joel's death didn't even feel natural in this game. I feel like it backfired.

When I heard the news about the name change and all that I was like eh.

Then a news station posted it on Facebook and some people were whining about it. The worst thing is that they were like all 50 something year old people.



It's fucking pancake mix! Who gives a shit what people call it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mysterious-deep-space-radio-burst-sends-signals-every-157-days/ar-BB15fMXi?ocid=uxbndlbing

Astronomers announced this weekend that they've detected a mysterious fast radio burst coming from a dwarf galaxy three billion light-years away. The burst known as an FRB appears to be transmitting signals that reach Earth in a repeating, 157-day pattern, the group said.

The discovery marks just the second time ever that scientists have identified an FRB that repeats in a pattern. In February, scientists revealed that an object 500 million light-years away appeared to be transmitting signals every 16 days.

FRBs are bursts of radio waves in space that last just a millisecond. Some have been traced back to their home galaxies, but astronomers have yet to figure out what causes them.

...

The signals have mystified scientists ever since the first FRB was found in 2007. Some have wondered if FRB's could be a message from aliens and without more research, there's no way to know. Hundreds have been spotted, but only a handful have ever repeated themselves and they appear to come from locations all over the universe.

Solid Snake07 posted...

I dont think so. But what are you going to tell them you've been doing?

I had a transition job before I went to the new one. I was going to just mention that one.

Like even if I don't tell them, can they still check out my history?

Why would I want to hide my work history?

Well, I used to work for this company and got tired of their BS, and went to a rival company and have settled, but now I'm dealing with the same BS and a crappy schedule. It's been about two years since I last left and the company I used to work for posted another job that's paying more money than the one I have and the schedule is better too.

I would like to apply for it. I left on good terms, but I know they'd be bitter if they found out I left to go to a rival company and wouldn't hire me.

thebatz posted...

Holy shit. I just finished watching the wrong missy and this was the first thread that came up on ce

;)

NeonOctopus posted...

Is Click a good movie? My only memory is seeing a commercial where he slows down time to look at bouncing boobies >_>

It's not going to win any awards, but it's a good late-night movie.

The man created one of the saddest scenes in the film industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDj1GM3RRWs

"The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months."

Trump 3-and-a-half-years later.

https://imgur.com/a/nHTc6ht

COVID did half the job and rioters finished it.

Businesses gone. Everyone broke. Life upended.

The president got marked for inciting violence.

What if dreams are actually spirit glimpses into other universes.

There's a billion of them, so you'll see a lot of weird shit.

Freddy Kruger fake in this universe? Well in another he actually exists.

Those nightmares you had are your ability to view those other universes and see what yourself is thinking in that other world.

SapphireClassic posted...

Masks don't do anything but disperse your nasty breath in ways worse than without one.

If that's true then why do they tell people with contagious diseases like tuberculosis to wear a mask?

For years people have known that TB is very contagious and there have been stories about people with TB not wearing a mask and people would get pissed.

All of a sudden because of extreme right ideas, now these masks don't work.

Well TB patients, might as well take off your masks. They don't work. Happy spreading.

The Masked Mutant reveals himself.

Love Fool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI6aOFI7hms

How Do I Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFasKZcH_c

Breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCmsZUN4r_s

2 Become 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA5jsa1lR9c

Stay (I Missed You)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HGwRbMiVY

Barely Breathing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-oh-tP6RvA

Take My Picture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8MAHQhKe7Q

You Wanted More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z04VDnr5k4I

Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdbQLXpmPQ