FurtiveFugitive
@FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee
- Comment on Half-Life 2 is currently 100% for its 20th anniversary 1 hour ago:
I just finished watching the documentary this afternoon. I already own the game since it released but this is all a great excuse to okay through it again.
- Comment on Classic shooters Unreal and Unreal Tournament are now free and preserved on the Internet Archive 3 days ago:
Yes, I bought all of the Unreal games. However a lot of people got them bundled with new graphics cards also.
- Comment on Disney-styled classic horror game Bye Sweet Carole looks great in the recent trailer 1 week ago:
Looks fantastic. I’m not sure I would call the animation Disney-styled. Nothing from the trailer made me think it looked like anything particularly “Disney”.
- Comment on Vivaldi polishes its browser, adds a dashboard • The Register 3 weeks ago:
I am familiar with the phrase. And I was correct assuming you were referring to chromium as the culprit.
In case anyone didn’t know, you actually can polish a turd.
- Comment on Vivaldi polishes its browser, adds a dashboard • The Register 3 weeks ago:
How would you say it’s a turd? I assume because it’s still chromium based, but I don’t want to put words in your mouth.
It’s my browser of choice for my work computer but I do run Firefox at home and on mobile.
- Comment on Cynthia Erivo calls out fans who made their own Wicked poster 4 weeks ago:
That article, which does highlight a valid criticism of society and Hollywood, doesn’t really apply to this scenario. The fan edit isn’t about sexing up the characters. The edit is doing a more effective job of recreating the original poster than the movie studio did.
I don’t fault the actors or even the studio for wanting to feature their high paid actors on the movie poster but by trying to recreate the original but failing to capture the mood, of course fans are going to want to put their spin on it. There is probably even a middle ground that could have been struck to make her face mysterious but still mostly visible.
Is it rude and offensive when fans edit the Lord of the Rings films to better reflect the original story as told in the books?
In the end, I’m pretty sure this whole thing is a PR stunt to stir up word of mouth. Which of course is working because we all like to argue.
- Comment on Wait until they find out about chickens! 4 weeks ago:
Came here to post this. Watch this for 50th time. Up vote it. Watch it again.
- Comment on I hope this counts. Where my Debian users at 1 month ago:
Your ducks look like riff on the old ViewSonic logo that was on my CRTs growing up.
- Comment on Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button? 1 month ago:
That’s the one!
- Comment on Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button? 1 month ago:
For a while, there was a patent on it, at least in he US. I remember having to root a Sony phone to enable the fingerprint reader on the power button about 10 years ago.
- Comment on Braid: Anniversary Edition has sold so poorly that "the future is uncertain" for Jonathan Blow's company 3 months ago:
Two years on Lemmy and 2/3 of this guy’s “hot takes” are that people suck.
If you don’t have anything constructive to add to the conversation then maybe consider just keeping those thoughts to yourself.
- Comment on Jumblie #252 5 months ago:
I had a much easier time today. It would have been even better if I didn’t misspell the long word.
- Comment on Jumblie #251 5 months ago:
Not words I would have picked for the category. Obviously.
- Comment on Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line 5 months ago:
Even with nostalgia glasses on I had a hard time enjoying the really old ones. That said, I think there’s a lot of charm in sq4 and kq5 5/6.
- Comment on Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line 5 months ago:
Another old fart here. Some of my first gaming memories are Kings Quest 1 and Space Quest 1. I remember having to go all my parents how to spell certain words to do what I needed to do.
I played both of those originals but then missed out on the sequels until they went vga - sq4 and kq5. Of course as an adult I bought all the collections so I could finally see what I missed in 2-4.
All that to say, thanks for posting this. I’ll always watch another documentary on Sierra.
- Comment on science 5 months ago:
- Comment on Jumblie #240 5 months ago:
Jumblie #240 🟢🔵🟠🔴 6 guesses in 1m 55s jumblie.com
- Comment on Ghibli Studio Food always looks so satisfying ♥ 6 months ago:
Jebus! I scrolled past this post two days in a row. But today I thought, my morning could use the relaxing mood of some classic Ghibli.
Fuck you.
(And take your upvote)
- Comment on attack on titan 7 months ago:
Anyone have more pictograms (is that the right word?) for other animes?
- Comment on Will Smith Zombie Game No One Has Heard Of Bombs 7 months ago:
I wouldn’t say 5 pieces of dlc totalling $20 is a lot. Not these days at least. Looks like they’re things you’d normally get in the “deluxe edition” of games past.
Wouldn’t tempt me to open my wallet but it’s not as grotesque as a lot of dlc these days.
- Comment on [Discussion] What's your "this has bothered me for way too long" movie moment? 7 months ago:
The water in those sprinklers is disgusting too! It’s been sitting, stagnant in that pipe for years. It won’t be clear water like from the tap and it will stink.
- Comment on Sea of Stars is adding co-op multiplayer to the dazzling Chrono Trigger-inspired RPG 8 months ago:
This just went from an “interested in” title to “patch day purchase”.
The more co-op games to play with the family, the better.
- Comment on Streaming services are spoiling the Super Bowl 8 months ago:
Here’s an idea. Stop reading up to the second social media posts while you’re supposed to be enjoying the game.
Also, stop playing on your phone when you go to a movie theater or a concert.
- Comment on Vision Pro teardown part 2: What’s the display resolution? 9 months ago:
It’s mind blowing how dense those pixels are but in the end it’s still lower res when you factor in the distance you usually view your phone or a television from.
- Comment on Frostpunk 2 and its rowdy citizens will be storming the gates of Game Pass day one on PC 9 months ago:
I’m excited to revisit this frozen hellscape. Hopefully they can bring that same feeling of desperation I experienced in the first one.
- Comment on On Dec 11 NASA used lasers to transmit this ultra high definition video from deep space 10 months ago:
This is an article about the transmission with more details for those interested. jpl.nasa.gov/…/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-vide…
- Comment on A handy guide this holiday season. 10 months ago:
He does? At least in America, I feel like “ho ho ho” is the traditional number of hoes.
- Comment on What are some of your favourite TV intros sequences and soundtracks? 11 months ago:
The actual show has been really hit or miss, even when you consider it’s cheese factor, but I always liked the song and intros for American Horror Story.
- Comment on Facepalm 1 year ago:
Once upon a time it was worth it for me too. But since every service is running up the rates, I had to decide which, if any, deserved my money. Google didn’t make the cut. I have a feeling nobody will by the end of year
- Comment on Halfsies 1 year ago:
1st attempt - 93% and 3 perfects.
I don’t think I’ll beat that.
