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Saturday, 24th of July 2021, 21:54:58 UTC
21:56:07
gingerale
It's also divided into "episodes" which makes nice cut-off points. The downside is that you have to play it through twice to get all the story.
21:56:38
gingerale
It has these manuscript pages to collect and some of them aren't even in the game unless you're playing in Hard Mode, which unlocks after beating Normal.
21:57:34
shinmera
I'm not a fan of gating stuff behind difficulty modes
21:57:48
gingerale
Yeah, I don't think they ever did that again with the later games.
21:58:08
PincerAttack
If it's optional it's okay
21:58:34
PincerAttack
Nobody forces you to do it
21:58:56
shinmera
That's the wrong end of the argument.
21:59:03
shinmera
Nobody forces you to do anything or play any game
21:59:41
gingerale
This was a good review. I should watch RLM someday.
22:00:16
PincerAttack
But yeah, nice review
22:00:19
Mithent
I only tend to feel motivated to play things again if there's going to be something different enough about another playthrough, I guess, like with Undertale and NieR: Automata
22:00:23
shinmera
A reward a lot of people cannot get.
22:00:28
Mithent
And yeah, it was good to hear a discussion on that
22:01:16
gingerale
Yeaah, you can't really just tell people to "git gud" if they want the rest of the actual main content in the game.
22:01:17
PincerAttack
So you don't want a reward for people that seek a challenge, okay
22:01:34
shinmera
PincerAttack: don't be a cheap fuck and put words in my mouth.
22:01:36
shinmera
you're better than that.
22:01:40
PincerAttack
I'm talking about extra things here
22:01:50
PincerAttack
Costumes or cheats or whatever
22:02:03
PincerAttack
Yeah, I don't think story things should be gated
22:02:17
shinmera
Okey, good, then we're on the same page, cause that's what we were talking about.
22:02:31
PincerAttack
That's why I said optional stuff, I don't consider story optional
22:02:50
shinmera
Story pages that you can or cannot read is optional content, too.
22:03:27
shinmera
I found a recipe for donuts. I'll try that tomorrow.
22:03:37
PincerAttack
We sure disagree a lot of games huh
22:03:38
shinmera
Don't have a deep fryer, but I hope I can get something edible with a pan.
22:03:44
PincerAttack
We sure disagree a lot about games huh
22:04:00
shinmera
I've also learned of the existence of air fryers
22:04:13
gingerale
Oh yeah, please be careful with boiling oil.
22:04:54
Mithent
And apparently don't microwave eggs. I don't think that'll be a problem in this recipe though
22:06:44
shinmera
I don't have a microwave
22:06:53
Mithent
That will also help avoid that problem
22:07:11
Mithent
It seems that eggs explode in microwaves a lot (didn't find out from personal experience, fortunately)
22:08:31
shinmera
I also don't like to eat eggs raw, so
22:09:36
shinmera
apparently it's like a mini oven with very hot air and optional oil infusion
22:09:52
shinmera
can get the same effect as deep frying with the waste and huge mess.
22:10:29
gingerale
I've been considering an air fryer and a slow cooker for a long while but I don't have any space for such things.
22:10:59
shinmera
that, and not being sure how often I'd use it, are why I haven't bought one.
22:11:04
PincerAttack
Hope you will let us know about how satisfied you will be with it
22:11:05
gingerale
But teeth are now brushed.
22:11:50
gingerale
Also, I could stream the first part of Alan Wake tomorrow and you could tell me if you're interested in seeing the rest of it or not.
22:12:26
gingerale
The first part is a bit over an hour in length.
22:12:34
shinmera
Also re next week: I'll be uploading the torrent & eps of the first season of x-files.
22:12:51
shinmera
depending on how we feel about it after a few eps we can decide to continue or stop
22:14:13
PincerAttack
And then it's onto Columbo
22:14:48
gingerale
Seems X Files is 218 episodes across eleven seasons.
22:16:40
gingerale
Hmm.. It's owned by Disney now and there might be more X-Files coming, just not with the original cast.
22:17:16
PincerAttack
So it'll suck, right?
22:17:43
shinmera
anyway, I'm off to sleep
22:17:54
PincerAttack
Have a pleasant sleep
9:09:40
gingerale
Alright, actually heating lunch.
9:16:06
isoraqathedh
I got recommended a pinball machine in Japan called "Smart Ball" which looks really good and I want to make my own.
9:16:46
isoraqathedh
It's like a common ancestor between modern Western-style pinball machines and modern Japanese pachinko machines.
9:17:23
isoraqathedh
You don't have flippers and you fire balls as often as you please, but the machine isn't excessively stingy and you can actually rack up a good score with them.
9:19:37
PincerAttack
I feel as if I were doing contortions in my sleep
9:38:16
gingerale
shinmera: PincerAttack: When would you two be free for Alan Wake?
9:39:06
shinmera
about an hour from now?
9:39:18
shinmera
Still waiting on the donut dough to rise, n then have to actually fry em.
9:41:39
gingerale
I'll start it at 13:00 your time.
9:41:45
PincerAttack
Can't wait to see pics of your donuts
Sunday, 25th of July 2021, 9:54:58 UTC