I would like to give special thanks to @dylanwoods777 for helping me out with my assignment regarding mental health a couple months back. Th… moreanks to his assistance, the final interview, podcast and report was a success, and I managed to get a great mark on it
You the real MVP.
Until Dec. 1st, IndieBox is selling all their Collector's Editions for 75%-80% off. This brings them down to $4.99 USD (excluding pricey Covid international. shipping). Fantastic deal for Americans, Okay deal for everywhere else.
IndieBox is a company that makes (or used to) special physical PC Collector's Editions for indie games.
Now, they've stopped making new ones and are just selling the stock of what's left, but I recognize a few names of some popular cult-hit indies. Their boxes always come with a disc version and a steam code for the game, so you can always add it to your growing digital library.
Personally, I'd recommend Hand of Fate. Fun (if frustrating RNG) Dungeons&Dragons-type choose your own adventure.
I'd also recommend Galak-Z, a cool and stylish anime-inspired twin-stick shooter.
Playing Twin Mirror and I'm noticing an interesting amount of ideas taken out of the final game going by the previews from 2018. It's one thing to rewrite a scene but to take away more dynamic gameplay mechanics than what I've seen so far is hm....Makes me wonder if this was rushed out due to a threat of cancellation. Only 2 hrs in so this is a total stretch. Will play more tomorrow.
MetallicaRules' Financial Advice of the Day: Certificate of Deposits (or CD's) are a really smart and easy investment opportunity, and are an incredibly low risk one at that. CD's are a lot like savings accounts, but tend to have higher interest rates and last for a fixed term (1,3, or even 5 years) where the money sits and, at the end, you collect it and the interest accumulated. Find a bank, credit union, or any financial institution that offers CD's and ask what their rates and length of terms are. If you've got some money you're not using and are capable of setting it aside for a length of time, I'd encourage as its a small, but beginning step into investing for the future.
Oh God, I've become what I feared most...an adult.
MetallicaRules' Financial Advice of the Day: Certificate of Deposits (or CD's) are a really smart and easy investment opportunity, and are a… moren incredibly low risk one at that. CD's are a lot like savings accounts, but tend to have higher interest rates and last for a fixed term (1,3, or even 5 years) where the money sits and, at the end, you collect it and the interest accumulated. Find a bank, credit union, or any financial institution that offers CD's and ask what their rates and length of terms are. If you've got some money you're not using and are capable of setting it aside for a length of time, I'd encourage as its a small, but beginning step into investing for the future.
Oh God, I've become what I feared most...an adult.
Yep, they're very easy for anyone to get. Though where I'm from they're known as fixed deposit accounts and in Australia, advanced notice terms deposits. Recently had one end that's been going on for about five years now and it accumulated a pretty decent amount.
Oh God, I've become what I feared most...an adult.
MetallicaRules' Financial Advice of the Day: Certificate of Deposits (or CD's) are a really smart and easy investment opportunity, and are a… moren incredibly low risk one at that. CD's are a lot like savings accounts, but tend to have higher interest rates and last for a fixed term (1,3, or even 5 years) where the money sits and, at the end, you collect it and the interest accumulated. Find a bank, credit union, or any financial institution that offers CD's and ask what their rates and length of terms are. If you've got some money you're not using and are capable of setting it aside for a length of time, I'd encourage as its a small, but beginning step into investing for the future.
Oh God, I've become what I feared most...an adult.
Playing Twin Mirror and I'm noticing an interesting amount of ideas taken out of the final game going by the previews from 2018. It's one th… moreing to rewrite a scene but to take away more dynamic gameplay mechanics than what I've seen so far is hm....Makes me wonder if this was rushed out due to a threat of cancellation. Only 2 hrs in so this is a total stretch. Will play more tomorrow.
I'm as stunned as you are.
I knew there was a new, final release date but I totally forgot when that was. I also totally forgot about the game.
@freelancepolicefan11 It's one thing to rewrite a scene but to take away more dynamic gameplay mechanics than what I've seen so far is hm....
From one of the recent trailers I thought they'd added mechanics. With a new "solve the order of events" thing, rather than the stilted-looking "connect the clues" gameplay they showed around 2018.
I'm as stunned as you are.
I knew there was a new, final release date but I totally forgot when that was. I also totally forgot about the g… moreame.
@freelancepolicefan11 It's one thing to rewrite a scene but to take away more dynamic gameplay mechanics than what I've seen so far is hm....
From one of the recent trailers I thought they'd added mechanics. With a new "solve the order of events" thing, rather than the stilted-looking "connect the clues" gameplay they showed around 2018.
@lupinb0y Me when I had my will written out.
Suddenly, Lupin seems a lot older than I thought they'd be.
Yeah there was feedback suggesting that I should have used more of my own analysis or research findings to break up certain elements but other than that it was pretty well received.
Just finished reading the extra thicc, 320 paged, graphic novel titled, 'Are You Listening?' by Tillie Walden. A story following two women, Bea and Lou, and a mysterious cat on a road trip through Texas. Along the way they come upon the strange town(?) of West Texas, a place that shouldn't exist, where nothing and no one seems to make sense.
Not gonna go very in depth on it, I just wanted to ramble about it for a bit.
First of all, I love the way everything is coloured. It's all very vivid and ethereal, with the best description I can think of being like if a printer ran out of specific colours of ink and replaced them with something else. This is the best description I could think of lmao. The art in general is very good, with the colours and panels changing as a representation of the characters emotions (kind of like Waves, another graphic novel I talked about on here a few months back which I also highly recommend). While it isn't exactly a unique concept, it's hardly derivative.
Much of the book deals with Bea and Lou learning to overcome their own personal trauma and finding friendship and comfort within each other. In terms of character background, you don't really know much about their history aside from specific details. They are kind of "everyman" characters, Lou more so than the Bea, that I think anyone (but not everyone) can relate to or understand, at least to a certain degree. Bea is a little stubborn and untrusting and Lou is blunt and cold and you get to see them slowly change bit by bit. As I've said, much of the book deals with the characters dealing with their trauma and the story does touch upon the subject of rape. Nothing is shown or described in incredibly detail but when it does get brought up my stomach couldn't help but turn. The subject is treated as seriously and respectfully as it should be and I applaud it for that.
The town(?) of West Texas is very 'Night Vale.' It's a place that doesn't follow the rules of reality, a place of impossible space and seemingly endless roads and bridges. It's as whimsical as it is terrifying as certain residents of West Texas don't take too kindly to Bea and Lou's presence. Very little about it is explained and much of how it functions is very much left to the imagination.
I have very little in terms of criticism, but despite its length, the book kind of ends a little quicker than I'd like, also I wish they went a bit more in depth on how West Texas works. It also has a bit of a slow start.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. The author, Tillie Walden, does a great job of making the characters relatable and understandable without feeling like blank slates to act as conduits for the reader. While their histories aren't particularly detailed, they are very much fully realised characters, each with their own sets of quirks and problems. The book is sad and tragic, but at the same time can be pretty funny and surprisingly creepy, with an ending that got me pretty close to shedding a tear. I highly recommend it. I'll probably end up checking out some of her other work sometime down the line.
Finished Twin Mirror. I...liked it, but its got issues. Like very obvious this game was rushed out the door. Its got all the pieces to be a really good game, but like every dontnod game it's pacing is its biggest downfall. You spend 2 of the 5-ish hrs interacting with this decently sized cast of characters in this rundown town, but after the 2 hr mark the cast shrinks down to like a consistent 3 people (counting your double). The games mind palace sections have so much potential...but there's 3 in the entire game and one of them takes a max 2-3 mins to finish. It's a dumbed down version of the memory remix sections from Remember Me tbh. I liked them but I wanted like at least 2 more.
However, they do a really cool thing with it in the climax of the game and its surprisingly intense and interesting, which really made me wish that your decisions in these sections mattered for the others. I'm happy I came out of it content enough, but the potential this game had really bums me out. This could have actually been dontnods best if it was the episodic series planned, but as is, its an okay detective "thriller" (using it loose here) with a fun concept and design. I hope it gets a sequel or successor of some kind cause there's something really smart here, its just missing that time it needed in the oven.
Yeah there was feedback suggesting that I should have used more of my own analysis or research findings to break up certain elements but other than that it was pretty well received.
Kotaku has published an article that's perfect for people with a huge backlog of games (like myself) and how that backlog can be tackled, I recommend giving it a read, it's actually motivated me to go head on with Red Dead Redemption II:
In interesting news, there's a Fortnite leak going around about an official Kratos skin being added soon.
The official Playstation Twitter has confirmed this with an audio teaser of someone who "has vanquished gods with his bare hands in an uncontrollable rage". Ooh. Spicy.
This is now the third Mature-type character added to Fortnite. The first being John Wick and the second being The Psycho from Borderlands last year.
(There's also other "hunters" that will be added throughout the season, so I'm interested if any others are going to be some violent-type murder machines (Terminator? Predator? Samus Aran?... Idk, this is just interesting for a game aimed at kids.)
So it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 is coming out on a few days and I can't wait for it come out! It is going to be awesome. But,i am obviously picking Corporate lifepath on both female and male Vs. Third time will be street kid.
So who's picking what exactly? I hope someone can make a poll on this. Maybe the mods can help with that. Still i am excited for this game. Pls let it be awesome. Also it is also interesting that Best Buy kinda of fucked up when they deliver the game to ppl before it came out in a few days. Ugh those lucky bastards.
I'm probably gonna have to wait a few more days to play it as i want my experience to be special and play it on my new pc and not my ps4 like Miles Morales (although i still had a great fucking time with Miles Morales on ps4) but i'm definitely excited to play this.
I'm not sure on what i'm going to pick yet maybe Corporate as that sounds really interesting but either way i'm really really hoping the "lifepath" backstories are similar to what Dragon Age Origins did with different starts for each one and as the game keeps going your backstory ties with the main story somehow,that would really make me want to replay the game.
I think we haven't seen a game being this big since Gta V i can't wait.
So it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 is coming out on a few days and I can't wait for it come out! It is going to be awesome. But,i am obviously … morepicking Corporate lifepath on both female and male Vs. Third time will be street kid.
So who's picking what exactly? I hope someone can make a poll on this. Maybe the mods can help with that. Still i am excited for this game. Pls let it be awesome. Also it is also interesting that Best Buy kinda of fucked up when they deliver the game to ppl before it came out in a few days. Ugh those lucky bastards.
Me watching the Cyberpunk 2077 Johnny Silverhand trailer where all the citizens talk about how Johnny is an evil guy who tried to destroy all of Night City who accidently had an AI version of him uploaded into your head and now he wants to take over your body
I'm probably gonna have to wait a few more days to play it as i want my experience to be special and play it on my new pc and not my ps4 lik… moree Miles Morales (although i still had a great fucking time with Miles Morales on ps4) but i'm definitely excited to play this.
I'm not sure on what i'm going to pick yet maybe Corporate as that sounds really interesting but either way i'm really really hoping the "lifepath" backstories are similar to what Dragon Age Origins did with different starts for each one and as the game keeps going your backstory ties with the main story somehow,that would really make me want to replay the game.
I think we haven't seen a game being this big since Gta V i can't wait.
Me watching the Cyberpunk 2077 Johnny Silverhand trailer where all the citizens talk about how Johnny is an evil guy who tried to destroy al… morel of Night City who accidently had an AI version of him uploaded into your head and now he wants to take over your body
RDR2 is a great game. It looks beautiful and the gameplay looks awesome. But,this is a big CDPR game and based on news of pre-orders digital and physical copies. It is a big game for CDPR since The Witcher 3 came out.
Also RDR2 will always be a good damn game. So will Cyberpunk 2077.
Yeah...I doubt this is going to affect Dragon Age 4 but this is probably not a good thing for their future games,it's even worse when you know that this is happening literally the day before Dragon Age's day,strange timing really makes you wonder what the hell is happening over there.
Didn't Casey Hudson just come back to BioWare like a couple of years ago? Now he's already out again. Something tells me there's a lot of drama going on behind the scenes and BioWare is even more of a mess than we thought.
Something tells me there's a lot of drama going on behind the scenes and BioWare is even more of a mess than we thought.
Probably problems within the development team or infighting like what happened with Anthem? Cause the team didn't like working on Anthem that much and the development team felt like their was no magic anymore. So possibly no ME 4 or anything. Those games might no be happening. Dragon Age 4? Well that remains to be seen. Still bad news for BioWare.
Btw? EA will always be the most stupid gaming and worst company ever. They ruin gaming companies like Visceral games and now BioWare. Yea looks like it bye bye to BioWare, I guess
Didn't Casey Hudson just come back to BioWare like a couple of years ago? Now he's already out again. Something tells me there's a lot of drama going on behind the scenes and BioWare is even more of a mess than we thought.
Forget Wonder Woman, now ALL movies from Warner Bros that will release in theatres next year will also release on HBO MAX for a month.
Wa… morerner Bros. Will Debut All Its 2021 Films on HBO Max
I'm so dang jealous of you Americans.
This currently includes:
* Wonder Woman 1984 (December 25, 2020)
* The Little Things (January 29, 2021)
* Tom & Jerry (March 5, 2021)
* The Many Saints of Newark (March 12, 2021)
* Reminiscence (April 16, 2021)
* Godzilla vs. Kong (May 21, 2021)
* The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (June 4, 2021)
* In the Heights (June 18, 2021)
* Space Jam: A New Legacy (July 16, 2021)
* The Suicide Squad (August 6, 2021)
* Dune (October 1, 2021)
* Elvis (November 5, 2021)
* King Richard (November 19, 2021)
* The Matrix 4 (December 22, 2021)
* Sherlock Holmes 3 (December 22, 2021)
* Judas and the Black Messiah (TBA 2021)
* MACRO (TBA 2021)
* Malignant (TBA 2021)
* Mortal Kombat (TBA 2021)
Wow, can't say I understand much on that page, but... Yeah, that is weird.
If Telltale's publishing again, I gotta get them on the phone and tell them to re-publish Night School's Mr. Robot Mobile game.
I unfortunately missed out on that before their demise...
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Ah I didn't do much, I gave a few questions to use but the rest was all you man, I'm glad to hear you got a great mark
Regardless of whether you think your contribution was big or small, you were still a big help and I just want to give my thanks.
Until Dec. 1st, IndieBox is selling all their Collector's Editions for 75%-80% off. This brings them down to $4.99 USD (excluding pricey Covid international. shipping). Fantastic deal for Americans, Okay deal for everywhere else.
https://theindiebox.com/collections/black-friday-sale
IndieBox is a company that makes (or used to) special physical PC Collector's Editions for indie games.
Now, they've stopped making new ones and are just selling the stock of what's left, but I recognize a few names of some popular cult-hit indies. Their boxes always come with a disc version and a steam code for the game, so you can always add it to your growing digital library.
Personally, I'd recommend Hand of Fate. Fun (if frustrating RNG) Dungeons&Dragons-type choose your own adventure.
I'd also recommend Galak-Z, a cool and stylish anime-inspired twin-stick shooter.
Aw yeeeeeeeeeee
ohhh this is gonna be fun. gimme aaaaall that wholesomeness. i've really missed this show...
Playing Twin Mirror and I'm noticing an interesting amount of ideas taken out of the final game going by the previews from 2018. It's one thing to rewrite a scene but to take away more dynamic gameplay mechanics than what I've seen so far is hm....Makes me wonder if this was rushed out due to a threat of cancellation. Only 2 hrs in so this is a total stretch. Will play more tomorrow.
MetallicaRules' Financial Advice of the Day: Certificate of Deposits (or CD's) are a really smart and easy investment opportunity, and are an incredibly low risk one at that. CD's are a lot like savings accounts, but tend to have higher interest rates and last for a fixed term (1,3, or even 5 years) where the money sits and, at the end, you collect it and the interest accumulated. Find a bank, credit union, or any financial institution that offers CD's and ask what their rates and length of terms are. If you've got some money you're not using and are capable of setting it aside for a length of time, I'd encourage as its a small, but beginning step into investing for the future.
Oh God, I've become what I feared most...an adult.
If that isn't the truest sentence ever said, then I dunno what it is.
Yep, they're very easy for anyone to get. Though where I'm from they're known as fixed deposit accounts and in Australia, advanced notice terms deposits. Recently had one end that's been going on for about five years now and it accumulated a pretty decent amount.
Me when I had my will written out.
Wait what? That released?
I'm as stunned as you are.
I knew there was a new, final release date but I totally forgot when that was. I also totally forgot about the game.
From one of the recent trailers I thought they'd added mechanics. With a new "solve the order of events" thing, rather than the stilted-looking "connect the clues" gameplay they showed around 2018.
Suddenly, Lupin seems a lot older than I thought they'd be.
Lol I'm 24, so still a whippersnapper technically. I just had to get one because of financial reasons.
I appreciate it! Did you receive any feedback on the project or were you given a grade?
Yeah there was feedback suggesting that I should have used more of my own analysis or research findings to break up certain elements but other than that it was pretty well received.
So it seems we'll be getting an Uncharted Movie Trailer at the Game Awards
Just finished reading the extra thicc, 320 paged, graphic novel titled, 'Are You Listening?' by Tillie Walden. A story following two women, Bea and Lou, and a mysterious cat on a road trip through Texas. Along the way they come upon the strange town(?) of West Texas, a place that shouldn't exist, where nothing and no one seems to make sense.
Not gonna go very in depth on it, I just wanted to ramble about it for a bit.
First of all, I love the way everything is coloured. It's all very vivid and ethereal, with the best description I can think of being like if a printer ran out of specific colours of ink and replaced them with something else. This is the best description I could think of lmao. The art in general is very good, with the colours and panels changing as a representation of the characters emotions (kind of like Waves, another graphic novel I talked about on here a few months back which I also highly recommend). While it isn't exactly a unique concept, it's hardly derivative.
Much of the book deals with Bea and Lou learning to overcome their own personal trauma and finding friendship and comfort within each other. In terms of character background, you don't really know much about their history aside from specific details. They are kind of "everyman" characters, Lou more so than the Bea, that I think anyone (but not everyone) can relate to or understand, at least to a certain degree. Bea is a little stubborn and untrusting and Lou is blunt and cold and you get to see them slowly change bit by bit. As I've said, much of the book deals with the characters dealing with their trauma and the story does touch upon the subject of rape. Nothing is shown or described in incredibly detail but when it does get brought up my stomach couldn't help but turn. The subject is treated as seriously and respectfully as it should be and I applaud it for that.
The town(?) of West Texas is very 'Night Vale.' It's a place that doesn't follow the rules of reality, a place of impossible space and seemingly endless roads and bridges. It's as whimsical as it is terrifying as certain residents of West Texas don't take too kindly to Bea and Lou's presence. Very little about it is explained and much of how it functions is very much left to the imagination.
I have very little in terms of criticism, but despite its length, the book kind of ends a little quicker than I'd like, also I wish they went a bit more in depth on how West Texas works. It also has a bit of a slow start.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. The author, Tillie Walden, does a great job of making the characters relatable and understandable without feeling like blank slates to act as conduits for the reader. While their histories aren't particularly detailed, they are very much fully realised characters, each with their own sets of quirks and problems. The book is sad and tragic, but at the same time can be pretty funny and surprisingly creepy, with an ending that got me pretty close to shedding a tear. I highly recommend it. I'll probably end up checking out some of her other work sometime down the line.
Finished Twin Mirror. I...liked it, but its got issues. Like very obvious this game was rushed out the door. Its got all the pieces to be a really good game, but like every dontnod game it's pacing is its biggest downfall. You spend 2 of the 5-ish hrs interacting with this decently sized cast of characters in this rundown town, but after the 2 hr mark the cast shrinks down to like a consistent 3 people (counting your double). The games mind palace sections have so much potential...but there's 3 in the entire game and one of them takes a max 2-3 mins to finish. It's a dumbed down version of the memory remix sections from Remember Me tbh. I liked them but I wanted like at least 2 more.
However, they do a really cool thing with it in the climax of the game and its surprisingly intense and interesting, which really made me wish that your decisions in these sections mattered for the others. I'm happy I came out of it content enough, but the potential this game had really bums me out. This could have actually been dontnods best if it was the episodic series planned, but as is, its an okay detective "thriller" (using it loose here) with a fun concept and design. I hope it gets a sequel or successor of some kind cause there's something really smart here, its just missing that time it needed in the oven.
That's... Weirdly specific. I wonder why.
I see, you still did pretty well so fantastic job!
Kotaku has published an article that's perfect for people with a huge backlog of games (like myself) and how that backlog can be tackled, I recommend giving it a read, it's actually motivated me to go head on with Red Dead Redemption II:
https://kotaku.com/how-to-chip-away-at-a-massive-games-backlog-1845794480?utm_campaign=Kotaku&utm_content=1606947350&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook
In interesting news, there's a Fortnite leak going around about an official Kratos skin being added soon.
The official Playstation Twitter has confirmed this with an audio teaser of someone who "has vanquished gods with his bare hands in an uncontrollable rage". Ooh. Spicy.
This is now the third Mature-type character added to Fortnite. The first being John Wick and the second being The Psycho from Borderlands last year.
(There's also other "hunters" that will be added throughout the season, so I'm interested if any others are going to be some violent-type murder machines (Terminator? Predator? Samus Aran?... Idk, this is just interesting for a game aimed at kids.)
Awesome art and wholesome art all at once.
So...
I had a strange dream. Some dude broke into my house in it, and I went fucking beserk on him...
For visual representation, this is basically what happened in my head.
Tears
Wow...
So it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 is coming out on a few days and I can't wait for it come out! It is going to be awesome. But,i am obviously picking Corporate lifepath on both female and male Vs. Third time will be street kid.
So who's picking what exactly? I hope someone can make a poll on this. Maybe the mods can help with that. Still i am excited for this game. Pls let it be awesome. Also it is also interesting that Best Buy kinda of fucked up when they deliver the game to ppl before it came out in a few days. Ugh those lucky bastards.
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I'm probably gonna have to wait a few more days to play it as i want my experience to be special and play it on my new pc and not my ps4 like Miles Morales (although i still had a great fucking time with Miles Morales on ps4) but i'm definitely excited to play this.
I'm not sure on what i'm going to pick yet maybe Corporate as that sounds really interesting but either way i'm really really hoping the "lifepath" backstories are similar to what Dragon Age Origins did with different starts for each one and as the game keeps going your backstory ties with the main story somehow,that would really make me want to replay the game.
I think we haven't seen a game being this big since Gta V i can't wait.
Me watching the Cyberpunk 2077 Johnny Silverhand trailer where all the citizens talk about how Johnny is an evil guy who tried to destroy all of Night City who accidently had an AI version of him uploaded into your head and now he wants to take over your body
Is RDR2 a joke to ya?
Lol pretty much the same tbh
RDR2 is a great game. It looks beautiful and the gameplay looks awesome. But,this is a big CDPR game and based on news of pre-orders digital and physical copies. It is a big game for CDPR since The Witcher 3 came out.
Also RDR2 will always be a good damn game. So will Cyberpunk 2077.
Forget Wonder Woman, now ALL movies from Warner Bros that will release in theatres next year will also release on HBO MAX for a month.
Warner Bros. Will Debut All Its 2021 Films on HBO Max
I'm so dang jealous of you Americans.
This currently includes:
https://www.ign.com/articles/bioware-casey-hudson-mark-darrah-to-leave-studio-all-current-projects-planned-to-continue
Well There Goes BioWare
Yeah...I doubt this is going to affect Dragon Age 4 but this is probably not a good thing for their future games,it's even worse when you know that this is happening literally the day before Dragon Age's day,strange timing really makes you wonder what the hell is happening over there.
Didn't Casey Hudson just come back to BioWare like a couple of years ago? Now he's already out again. Something tells me there's a lot of drama going on behind the scenes and BioWare is even more of a mess than we thought.
Probably problems within the development team or infighting like what happened with Anthem? Cause the team didn't like working on Anthem that much and the development team felt like their was no magic anymore. So possibly no ME 4 or anything. Those games might no be happening. Dragon Age 4? Well that remains to be seen. Still bad news for BioWare.
Btw? EA will always be the most stupid gaming and worst company ever. They ruin gaming companies like Visceral games and now BioWare. Yea looks like it bye bye to BioWare, I guess
Christopher Nolan sheds a tear as I play the worlds smallest violin.
Wow, can't say I understand much on that page, but... Yeah, that is weird.
If Telltale's publishing again, I gotta get them on the phone and tell them to re-publish Night School's Mr. Robot Mobile game.
I unfortunately missed out on that before their demise...