VerilyFemme
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- Comment on The movie cars is crazy 1 hour ago:
Well, the whole act of tripping would be entirely different. Cars don’t topple over like we do because they have a wider base. So stumbling on the curb isn’t going to kill you.
I don’t think much would change in day to day life. Cars can go fast, but they can also go quite slow. And cars travelling on the interstate would be going about the top speed of a cheetah, which is not an animal that generally falls over and cracks its skull while running. Plus, having your entire body be the car would definitely help you notice and prevent the hazards that would cause that.
Also if we take deleted scenes into account, there’s a scene where the townspeople of Radiator Springs transplant Lightning McQueen’s consciousness into a steamroller - so clearly their society is advanced enough medically for it not to be a problem, or the cars’ consciousness is a specific part that can be changed out.
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The only major change due to that specific factor I can think of would be people would probably try to commit suicide by running into walls, realistically.
- Comment on The movie cars is crazy 1 hour ago:
Please, be pedantic! I’m ashamed I got that wrong. Serves me right for being on Lemmy instead of sleeping.
- Comment on The movie cars is crazy 11 hours ago:
We’re watching a blood sport in real life, too. NASCAR viewership declined as the sport got safer over the years following the death of Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt dying at Talledega is like if Tom Brady got his spinal cord fractured by a rough tackle at the Super Bowl, but deaths on the track were common enough that you expected to hear of a few. After that, they really invested in safety and hardly anyone dies - and hardly anyone watches.
- Comment on Please do not the horse 1 day ago:
It’s so good it’s unreal. I just took to making a modlist for Daggerfall. I think this one will stay on my load order, once I have my fun using DREAM and other mods to overhaul the visuals and scope.
- Comment on Please do not the horse 1 day ago:
Daggerfall
- Comment on Peak masculinity 5 days ago:
Dude looks like he’s dripped out for his trial at The Hague
- Comment on I won a key code for life of p does anyone want it? 1 week ago:
I’m definitely interested in a Steam key!
- Comment on Moonbase Alpha: That time NASA made a meme video game 1 week ago:
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- Comment on GTA: Liberty City Stories for PSP running on my 2020 iPhone SE with 2x resolution and MSAA antialiasing. Yes, I took this photo with a potato. 1 week ago:
Shakedown Hawaii is stellar. Don’t know if you played The Godfather II game but it has a similar property acquiring mechanic.
- Comment on What Is Love? Scientists Have Answers—But They Don’t All Agree 1 week ago:
Baby, don’t hurt me
- Comment on The chocolate cake featured in the 1996 film *Matilda* is the canonical chocolate cake for all 90's kids. 1 week ago:
I don’t have to say the name
- Comment on Outstanding work 2 weeks ago:
Took me forever, this one is sly
- Comment on This is unfair! 1 month ago:
Truly, every line in the clip is delivered with the bravado and conviction of an experienced thespian.
“Gentlemen, this is democ_rrr_acy manifest!”
This is the bloke that got me on the penis be_foaaa._
“Ooh, that’s a nice headlock sir! Ahhh, yes, I see that you know your judo well.”
“And you sir! Are you waiting to recieve my limp penis?”
This interview was three years ago. I sincerely hope he is in good health and has many more succulent meals in his future.
- Comment on This is unfair! 1 month ago:
HANDS OFF MY PENIS
- Comment on In the JFK Files 2 months ago:
I can see and hear the full video for this as I read
and why is he here? HE LOST!
- Comment on Favourite 90s platformer? 2 months ago:
Super Mario Bros 3. It barely makes the cutoff, releasing jn 1990 in North America. But man, it is something special. I completely understand why people prefer Mario World, but Mario 3 feels like the peak of the 2d franchise for me, and everything after that is just reiterating what it perfected.
Sonic 2 and Crash Bandicoot 3 are up there, too. The first time I played Crash especially, my mind was blown. There are several games that scratch the same itch as Mario and Sonic, but I’ve not found a single game that feels like Crash Bandicoot. Gamers were spoiled in the 90s. …unless you bought from a company that wasn’t Nintendo or Sony.
- Comment on First Gaming PC 2 months ago:
I think the decisions in NV are all grey enough to prevent decision fatigue. Oftimes, you’re picking the best of several bad options.
So sorry about your friend. Loss can make some things too hard to revisit. I’d not dare to speak for your loved one, but I would say that if I were to pass away, I’d certainly hope my friends played my favorite game. I’d probably take some time off from whatever afterlife there is just to watch.
- Comment on The Wipeout-like racer BallisticNG gets Steam Deck Verified 2 months ago:
It’s extremely good. It feels like it was created by fans of all the high-speed racers (F-Zero, wipEout, Extreme G, Star Wars Episode I Podracer, etc), but it’s also very much its own game. Not exactly a 1:1 replication of Extreme G, especially with its focus on four-“wheeled” vehicles (it also has hover options), but it’s probably as close as you’re going to get nowadays.
- Comment on The Wipeout-like racer BallisticNG gets Steam Deck Verified 2 months ago:
Have you ever tried GRIP: Combat Racing?
- Comment on First Gaming PC 3 months ago:
I’ll chime in with the obligatory New Vegas recommendation.
It’s so different than Fallout 4 it’s really hard to describe. No looter shooter stuff, no focus on clearing the next dungeon. The world is there, it’s alive, it’s reactive, and you decide what to do and where to go. I’ve spent many hours scouring the world, and I always find something new. And when I say something new, I’m not talking about a copy/pasted skill magazine or bobblehead. I mean new quests, new lore, new perspectives It’s the closest I’ve ever seen a video game come to emulating real-world ideological conflict, and I adore it. The player freedom is off the chain, too. Hell, you can kill every NPC and still beat the game. Love it, rant over.
You can play New Vegas without mods, and I’d say it actually functions well (everyone’s machine handles the game differently though, tbh), but I recommend following this guide, at least the base version, to mod your game. Not strictly necessary, though. I’d hate to recommend you a game you have to spend hours fixing before you can play it.
As for Fable, there’s two versions on Steam. Fable: The Lost Chapters is the original Xbox release, and Fable Anniversary is the 360-era remaster. The only real differences between the two are:
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Fable Anniversary has remastered graphics. (As for if they’re better, that comes down to personal preference. I personally like the way Fable: TLC looks more)
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Fable Anniversary has controller support.
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Fable Anniversary has an added hard mode.
The controller support makes Anniversary my preferred way to play on Steam, but the remaster kinda destroyed the game’s atmosphere. I’d still rather just boot up my Xbox copy of Fable TLC so I can have my cake and, furthermore, eat it as well.
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- Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 3 months ago:
I count Dark Souls as a Metroidvania in my head, honestly.
But I think the actual defining feature is unlocking new abilities to reach new locations.
DS1 has you unlocking new areas that are interconnected with ones previously explored, but you don’t really unlock new moves to get to a new place, it usually just happens after you beat a boss or buy an item.
- Comment on Heh heh, Ass. 3 months ago:
- Comment on The Last of Us totally blew me away 3 months ago:
TLOU has some of the most satisfying gameplay I have ever experienced. I have to wait a while between playthroughs, because it’s almost like playing a movie. But it’s so much more than a walking sim. The stealth segments kept me incredibly engaged, and looting for craftable materials is addictive in that game. I got to play the DLC, Left Behind, for the first time recently as well, and it was spectacular.
As far as linear, story-based games go, it’s among the best.
- Comment on It's Never too Late 3 months ago:
…dude Musk’d the fuck outta McDonald’s?
- Comment on It's Never too Late 3 months ago:
It’s crazy to me that Ray Kroc was already in the unedited version of this image… Dude Edison’d the fuck outta McDonald’s.
- Comment on YSK, that on most smartphones, if you press the power button 5 (or more) times in quick succession, you can quickly call emergency services. 3 months ago:
It’s a Motorola running (I believe) the most recent Android update.
- Comment on YSK, that on most smartphones, if you press the power button 5 (or more) times in quick succession, you can quickly call emergency services. 3 months ago:
Had to try it ASAP, didn’t work.
My phone lets me hold the button down, then gives the option for emergency call next to the power off, restart, and lockdown buttons.
- Comment on *poke 3 months ago:
Whaaaat are you, a wise guy?
- Comment on great 3 months ago:
Star of Ellen and Never Been Kissed!
- Comment on May I offer you a Big Chungus in these trying times? 3 months ago:
Didn’t the original artist draw it as a cel?
