moakley
@moakley@lemmy.world
- Comment on Disco Panic! 2 hours ago:
I’ve never heard of a disco clam before, but it makes sense if you think about Sam Clam’s Disco.
- Comment on The average age of Disney princesses is 505y. 3 days ago:
Esmeralda from Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Jane from Tarzan.
- Comment on Has cancel culture gone too far? 1 week ago:
Depends where you are. Louisiana? Still pretty good. Houston? They changed their suppliers years ago so now instead of getting tenders they just get gristle. 100% gristle. Totally unchewable.
Layne’s is better. Same concept, but executed well.
- Comment on Anyone else guilty of this? 1 week ago:
I assumed my kids would love games, but they’re just not that interested. I got my six-year-old obsessing over one of the UFO 50 games, at least until she couldn’t progress any further, but for the most part toys are just way more exciting.
- Comment on Why is the abusive parent always portrayed as being the father, why is the mother never portrayed as abusive? 1 week ago:
Tangled
- Comment on 100% vegetarian 1 week ago:
It wouldn’t shut up about it.
- Comment on I could use some serious advice as to whether or not to do this 1 week ago:
I’d clear it with the couple. It’s their day.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 weeks ago:
The high cost is an issue, but I don’t know what you’re talking about with declining quality. It’s still fantastic quality.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 weeks ago:
The plastic used to make Lego is a byproduct of fossil fuels. It won’t stop being added to the environment until we get off of fossil fuels. It’s not like Lego is digging up oil just to make toys.
They’re also actively searching for renewable plastic alternatives. Like, it’s a huge initiative for them.
In the meantime they just recently started a recycling program where they buy back old bricks, with the stated purpose being their concern for what happens to the plastic when it’s no longer being used.
If you’re looking for a toy company that’s conscientious about their impact on the environment, you’d have a hard time finding better than Lego.
- Comment on YSK that despite being outside of US jurisdiction, Lego has dropped diversity and inclusion terminology from its annual report 2 weeks ago:
This isn’t a great look, but calling Lego “evil” is a bit of a stretch. This was one report that has no bearing on how they run their company or how they interact with their customers.
They still support and promote diversity in their products, which is where it matters.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 2 weeks ago:
I like tipping. The service is better, and servers are paid more than they would be without it.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 2 weeks ago:
I like prompt refills. I’m happy to tip for that.
- Comment on what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time? 2 weeks ago:
Phantasy Star Online: Episodes I & II
What the hell was it about that game? There was just something addictive. I barely even played it online, but I could just sink hours into it.
- Comment on F*ck off Arnie, you're out of your element! 2 weeks ago:
Preventing Republicans from keeping control of congress is likely essential to preserving whatever is left of democracy in the US. If it’s not already too late.
Further gerrymandering in blue states could be walked back. Maybe it never will be. But the longer Republicans are in control, the more damage they’ll do to democracy.
- Comment on So glad I suck dick 2 weeks ago:
That’s ridiculous.
- Comment on So glad I suck dick 2 weeks ago:
My new hobby is emphatically uncensoring memes.
- Comment on Expert here. 3 weeks ago:
There’s a Disco Elysium joke here, but I can’t think of how to phrase it. Just pretend I made a perfectly worded reference.
- Comment on The curse of ‘Disco Elysium’, the greatest RPG ever made 3 weeks ago:
That’s fair. I guess what I’m saying is that describing it as “an RPG” doesn’t do nearly enough to convey what the game actually is. Like I can see the argument to say Elden Ring is an RPG, because it definitely has RPG elements, but you’d never describe it as an RPG without also mentioning that it’s an action game. You also wouldn’t describe Expedition 33 without mentioning that it’s a turn-based RPG.
In the same way, I find it misleading to label Disco Elysium as an RPG without mentioning that it’s an adventure game. It’s at least as much of an adventure game as it is an RPG, and most importantly: it lacks combat. Combat isn’t necessarily a requirement of the genre, but if you asked a random gamer to name 10 RPGs, he’d either name 10 games with combat systems, or he’d name 9 games with combat and Disco Elysium.
- Comment on What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks? 3 weeks ago:
That sounds interesting, but it looks like it’s not available on any of my platforms, so I’ll have to take your word for it.
- Comment on What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks? 3 weeks ago:
Thank you for providing all these links.
- Comment on What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks? 3 weeks ago:
Bastion. It’s Bastion. Holy shit the answer to this question is Bastion.
I’m assuming you know that Hades’ soundtrack is fucking amazing, but before that came Bastion (from the same developer), and it has possibly the most powerful soundtrack I’ve ever experienced. The way it’s integrated into the story genuinely blows my mind. Every track is a banger, but then you’ll start to get used to it, and then you’ll hear a song that’s so different, and it’s because something unexpected and beautiful is about to happen.
Then you’ll get to the end and you’ll have a choice to make. Except it won’t feel like a choice, because you’ll feel compelled to do exactly what the game wants you to do, and then you’re rewarded with one of the most beautiful sequences I’ve ever seen in a game, accompanied by a haunting song that I still sing fourteen years later.
I can’t stress this enough: if you want a game where the music is an essential part of the experience and is just so fucking amazing on its own that you’ll want to play it on repeat, the answer is Bastion.
I also really loved the soundtrack to Baldur’s Gate 3.
- Comment on What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks? 3 weeks ago:
Seconding this for the co-op play. It just captures the feeling of a heist so perfectly in a bite-sized package. In a matter of seconds you’ll go from everyone calm and knowing their role, to full panic mode as soon as someone makes a mistake, to a wary sense of relief as you manage to barely get to safety but still have to complete your mission.
I didn’t know about the sequel. Now I’m tempted to try it…
- Comment on The curse of ‘Disco Elysium’, the greatest RPG ever made 3 weeks ago:
I think the problem is that it kind of isn’t an RPG.
It’s an adventure game with heavy RPG elements. Like the core gameplay clearly resembles old point and click adventure games. It’s just the experience and leveling system are also so central to the gameplay that it wouldn’t work without also being an RPG.
- Comment on Bat flies into woman's mouth in Arizona, costing her nearly $21,000 in medical bills 3 weeks ago:
I can’t read the article because I have an ad blocker, so I’ll assume this means she’s been crowned the new Ozzy, and being a rockstar will help her with the bills.
- Comment on This is a real machine in Romania. Do 20 squats in front of it, and it prints you a free bus ticket. 3 weeks ago:
And it’s all paid for by one pervert who sits across from the machine.
- Comment on How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop. 3 weeks ago:
Average user here. I don’t have time to take up PCs as a hobby. When I need a computer, I need it to just do what I want so I can be done with it.
PC hobbyists always discount the amount of time and effort it takes to be a PC hobbyist. Like a recipe writer who completely ignores prep time and says a complicated recipe will only take 45 minutes.
- Comment on Avatar (the one with the blue aliens) is such a weird franchise 3 weeks ago:
The second one is the third highest grossing movie of all time. So clearly some people wanted more.
- Comment on Avatar (the one with the blue aliens) is such a weird franchise 4 weeks ago:
I don’t understand the appeal of Avatar. I really don’t. The writing is beyond lazy, and while the visuals may be impressive or whatever, the things they’re depicting just look weird and unappealing to me.
But even I can’t pretend that its success is only due to hype. There are plenty of successful movies that don’t deserve their success, but you don’t get as successful as Avatar without giving the audience something. People aren’t that dumb.
- Comment on Avatar (the one with the blue aliens) is such a weird franchise 4 weeks ago:
Ah, but before Avatar came along it was never quite so poorly written!
- Comment on High quality sticker though 4 weeks ago:
Always be wary of sticker packs bought online. They’ll literally just do a Google image search and print off everyone’s weird fan art of whatever you’re looking for. Nudity, drugs, fetish stuff, doesn’t matter.
I made the mistake of buying a Sonic the Hedgehog sticker pack off Amazon for my kids. Honestly it could have been worse, given how hard Sonic “fan art” goes.
