lmao

Dark Souls is one of those games I'd love to enjoy and get to grips with but I don't play games for difficulty and to get peed off. The Dark Souls community tells us to "git gud" but I say get a life because if you want to keep eating a spicy curry and enjoy it as your face bloats in redness and sweat then good for you and keep it to yourself-some of us play games for pleasure not pain.

Mmmmmm that artificial scarcity....

Don't know if there are a good amount of people who are interested in books about the industry, but I posted this as a correction to last week's podcast and it didn't get mentioned. Thought I'd post it here in case people were interested! I just wanted to recommend "Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation" by Blake J Harris. It's written in more of a dramatization fashion, from character perspectives rather than a historical memoir, but was based on real interviews, events, people and situations that happened during the 90s from the sides of both Sega and Nintendo. It primarily follows Tom Kalinske as he began as CEO of Sega of America and the struggles of the company battling with Nintendo being the juggernaut it grew into at the time, but pretty fairly looks at both sides and the struggles of marketing, multinational company cultural disagreements, courtroom battles and more. It's a pretty thick read, but I loved every bit of it and would recommend it to anyone hoping to learn more about the era and the people behind the decisions that were made then, as well as why certain events transpired. https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Blake-J-Harris-audiobook/dp/B00K0M8TR4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=console+wars&qid=1600551240&sr=8-1 The book is actually being made into a documentary from CBS All Access, and the trailer dropped just a few hours after I made the last comment. You can watch the trailer here: Youtube Video I still very highly recommend the book!

I have a few hours in to episode 1 and have to get back to it. Seems compelling so far. I notice they have another one on the horizon, Twin Mirror, I believe? I think its out next month. Presumably someone is also working on LiS3 as well. I hope Dont Nod doesn't overextend themselves the way Telltale did.

Hopefully they reveal how to expand the memory soon

@scotty Not bad at all.

I bought it the day early access started. I have played it intermittently over the past year and have marveled at how it has developed. Now that version 1.0 is out, I'm diving back in. It's great. Definitely phenomenal gameplay and marriage of story telling, art design, music with a rogue-lite. If you are a fan of Supergiant's other games (Bastion, Transistor, Pyre) know that this one is the first to put gameplay first, story second which is fitting since its a rogue-lite. Personally, I prefer their other works slightly because its precisely the emphasis on story and music that makes them stand out but Hades is definitely one of the best games you will play this year either way.

@oscillator said in So, there's this Kyle Bosman guy on Twitch...: Just released - a well-produced, half-hour Final Bosman Holy shit!!! retrospective Oh.

Spoiler for Majora's Mask: Youtube Video I don't listen to it on a regular basis, so it's not on my top VGM list. Nonetheless, it's an incredibly powerful track.

I made the right decision waiting to play this game. As usual.

@TokyoSlim Thanks for the answer.

Realistically, i could probably do 3440x1440 RTX with decent frame rates with a 2080 Super. But IMO, that's the bare minimum. Let's not forget that the launch of TW3 was kind of a mess, even after several polish (not Polish, though technically also correct) delays. They needed a few months to sort out frame rates and bugs and such. Even wizards need a bunch of extra time.

@dmcmaster Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't 14 borrow heavily from 3's mythology/world at some point? I'm not an MMO guy so I never played, but I love 3 and remember hearing a sick rendition of its main theme in some of the marketing material for 14 (which also always has insane trailers).

It occurs to me now, after having finished the LP, that I'm probably not pronouncing "Incompeta" correctly and I didn't ever stop to look at that word more carefully to notice. :) Also, I thought it was easily understood that the kingdom name was a joke on the word "incompetent" -- as in, referring to the drunken drawbridge and the horsey knights and all -- but now I think this is just what felt obvious to me in my own head.