TheOgreChef

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨25 years ago, Mad TV was shitting on Steven Seagal before shitting on Steven Seagal was cool⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of it came from Fox being the young upstart network that wanted to make waves. They started green lighting shows that no other network would put on air and it let the writers cut loose and even make fun of Fox as a network. It made them cool and less stuffy, while letting them grab onto the Gen X/Millennial core audience group. Lots of other channels did the same thing and were successful, but rarely to the degree of late 80s - early 90s Fox.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review to access the playtest⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate these filthy Neutrals Kiff. With enemies you know where they stand, but with Neutrals, who knows. It sickens me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Balatro Hits One Million Copies Sold In Less Than A Month, Mobile Port Incoming⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know there’s maybe a 5% chance of it happening soon, but I’d kill for this to hit before I go on vacation in July. Balatro would be outstanding to play on my iPad during a long flight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨King shit⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Literally one guy: Man this is good whiskey, I could drink 2 or 3 of these…

  John (Jack) Mackintosh: ANTE UP MOTHERFUCKER, YOUR ASS IS GRASS!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just got to Act III in Baldur’s Gate 3, and god damnit is it good. I played and loved the original 2 games when they came out, but I didn’t have the time to devote time to it when it came out on consoles in the summer. Glad I waited, and even more pleased that it lived up to the hype (and then some)!

  I also started the Valhalla DLC for God of War Ragnarok, and it’s OUTSTANDING. it’s a great palette cleanser in between BG3 or if I just want a short play session since the runs are only 20 minutes or so. The Roguelite formula is perfect for GoW, and I’m really hoping more AAA games try something similar to extend their lifespan. I highly recommend checking it out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Harebrained Schemes relases the last update for The Lamplighters League "The Final Patch"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually really liked it, but I stopped playing a month or so ago because it was buggy as hell and had several instances of crashes that would cause you to lose an entire mission’s progress (sometimes up to an hour’s worth of investment). Also, the framerate is insanely bad, and for no discernible reason since the graphics don’t seem to be that intense. There is a good game hidden in it, and I’m hoping the patch helps, but I’m not holding my breath.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were the best and worst games you played in 2023?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It may not be my top game, but it’s up there! I really glad to hear you liked it that much though, I can’t wait to see what the DLCs will look like. There’s already a lot of variety, but more stuff to do is always great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were the best and worst games you played in 2023?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I will agree with the other poster that already replied and say it’s MUCH better in Remnant 2. Variety in stages, story, and enemies are all much better, and the bosses/mini-bosses are more fun than the first. I loved the first game as it was a really great small party game to play online, but the second is better in almost all aspects. If you have Xbox, it just went on gamepass, and I think it’s worth your time to check it out.

  As a side note, I will say that the final bosses in both games are absolute bullshit. It’s the one thing that they didn’t seem to listen to as far as criticisms from the first game. If you have a party you’ll be fine, but soloing can be tough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were the best and worst games you played in 2023?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I really loved:

  • Sea of Stars
  • Roboquest
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Dredge
  • Lies of P
  • Remnant 2

  I really DIDN’T love:

  • Rollerdrome
  • Starfield
  • Hogwarts Legacy

  I think there were some middling games and some really great games this year, and even the ones I didn’t enjoy were just not for me, as opposed to actively being bad games. I’m not going to board the hyperbole train and say it’s the best year for games ever, but I think it was very strong and had a lot of variety which is good for everyone. Looking forward to 2024 when I get to play everyone else’s favorites in this thread :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda confirms they are working on releasing new features you asked for, from city maps, to mod support, to all new ways of traveling next year for Starfield⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the most precise presentation about what I hated about Starfield. I gave up about 5ish hours in when the 3rd planet I landed on to explore was literally the same as the first two. Maybe it was just me, maybe it was unlucky lottery, but the fast travel to multiple boxes with the same ingredients shaken up slightly was enough to make me walk away. If people liked it, I’m very happy for them, it just didn’t do it for me and I feel like it’s starting to be diminishing returns with Bethesda after Fallout 3/Skyrim (though I’m sure someone will correct me with an older drop off point).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The fashion industry is still pushing crazy thin body images⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet surprisingly, not a “growth” industry. I’ll see myself out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommend a game for me to play with my partner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair enough. There’s a ton of other good suggestions in this thread, I hope you both find something that you can enjoy together!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommend a game for me to play with my partner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As an outside the box option, have you thought about a single player turn based RPG as an option?something like Persona 5 for instance would have a good story, cute cat, and you could trade off on the battles while your partner would have input on the story beats and battle selections. I know it’s not 2-player really, but it might give you both a chance to steer the narrative and the choices together and you wouldn’t need to worry about them being overwhelm with complicated actions and inputs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨apple users in a nutshell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Hell, just turning wifi or Bluetooth on and off is a hassle on the iPhone versus a single swipe and tap on Android.

  What on earth are you talking about? I’m not going to claim Apple invented it (because they likely stole it from another os like android) but they’ve had the single swipe down control panel on iOS to turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, airplane mode, etc for like a decade+. I have Apple devices, and trust me, there’s plenty to shit on without making stuff up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weird 🤔⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  [ad hominem attack]

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Abortion Rights: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  When a man does it, it’s genocide. Trial would have to take place at The Hague first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you been playing recently⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a ton of fun, and I hope you check it out! As an fyi on the combat, it is very perfect block centric like Seikiro, which I know is not everyone’s favorite Fromsoft game. I think the demo that’s out there gives you a pretty substantial preview though, so feel free to judge for yourself :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you been playing recently⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I started Starfield and dropped it after about 3ish hours (happy for you if you liked it, I just couldn’t find anything interesting there), beat Lies of P (could be the best of the non-Bandai soulsbourne games), and just started up The Lamplighters League (a fun X-com style game that’s good, but REALLY poorly optimized, so buyer beware).

  Looking forward to Spider-man 2 though, only a few more weeks!