I didn't read the whole of Torvalds' post as I zoned out from the technical details, but the apology basically oozes Finnishness at every point. Lack of emotional intelligence or plain old disagreeableness is not by any means a national characteristic, but a brand of earnestness and directness is.

They should streamline the process to let people dovorce in-game.

Tries? Nails it. Cast Larry in The Legend of Sonic: Pet Cemetery Zone Chronicles.

This was even better haha

Yeah I am definitely pretty much the same. For example much like the article mentioned, I have difficult time tuning out background music during conversations, which sucks boinkydoinkers. I think it definitely played into my childhood obsessions with comics, books, legos and video games.

It's kind of amazing though how much you need to fight other people to let them give some peace, even people I've known for a long time.

The nice thing is that you get to make your own scheduling. The show pretty much gets better monotonically until the end, I realized it was something special that could have staying power during the third season.

Spoilers aren't a huge deal for this ending because even if you see some frame it's going to be difficult to contextualize - there's lots going in the finale. Avoid spoilers if you wanna, but nothing will be ruined so there's no need for fear, that's all what I'm saying.

I cried buckets lol

I'd really like to know what makes graphorrheics tick. Like the mere ugliness of it really ought to be a reason to doubt it, right?

OMG BMO HOW PRECIOUS

Check the Reddit thread and its Discord for available streams. Some of the Rab.bit rooms are full.

I heard the finale will be bittersweet in universe... I have the vibes, based on nothing, that it will be sorta elegic, disenchantment of the world type of narrative. A bit like Mother 3, maybe? Something of a "they still adventured together sometimes" type of story.

I'm hoping that Cinnamon Bun gets to be a hero - that would be cool and amazing end to his character arc.

Predictions:

• Bubbline will finally be canon in present and through all of future, not just in the past. (Or has it become in universe present canon? If it did, I can't remember, the weird scheduling has killed my information retention capabilities.)

• the tree house will be destroyed.

The folks over at Reddit will be setting their own stream, see for details here. You need to register an account at https://www.rabb.it/ before joining. I did it myself and it was a painless process. IDK if it's any good though, I'll see tonight.

That's one real interesting building.

You should like watch her videos in reverse chronological order whenever you can, she's like the best political content creator on YouTube.

It was a clip of funny animal pictures set to a dramatic soundtrack and the juxtaposition was most hilarious.

Also rip content

I'll never stop posting

It was not created in vain

That content

title is a quote lmao

This was certainly a thorough investigation.

;_;

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That was actually pretty good video.

I mean they're gamers so some bad takes are to be expected, my most controversial comment on Reddit ever has been saying that video game review judgments shouldn't be taken as objective. But honestly the chill tone helps a lot compared to other gaming boards.

Literati refers to either intellectuals or literature - more the highbrow stuff - junkies. It's often ironic or somewhat mocking in contemporary usage.

There's a pretty good community on Reddit, /r/patientgamers, that is all about visiting past gaming titles. It's probably a good idea to read a bit of their opinions before delving into a new game, you can find little tips and whether the game has actually aged well there. (Contemporary reviews can't tell that.)

The Secret of Monkey Island (c. 8-16 hours, idk lmao)

It's a pretty rare game in that it's genuinely humorous and is honestly really sweet. Guybrush Threepwood is just a boy who wants to be a pirate! And the game universe takes this seriously enough to set a tone that this is indeed a legitimate pursuit. It's pretty close to the ideal introduction to the adventure genre. If you hate it, you probably won't like the rest of them either. Some points in favor:

1. There's a remastered edition that works on modern systems that lets you also choose old presentation. Secondly there's a great software that lets you play these old adventure games named ScummVM. You can actually play these on modern systems with minimal hassle!
2. The first act is like a god tier tutorial into how the game systems work. Thus the real game gets to begin straight on and you don't need to consult shit like manuals and maps that were the norm for, say, really old school RPGs.
3. It was so influential on graphic adventure games that if you enjoy it you can find plenty of similar titles.
4. The biggest problem of adventure gaming, poor puzzle design, is mostly absent here. The creator wrote an essay on the topic and it shows.

EarthBound (c. 20 hours)

This game has sort of a weird reputation. There's too much emphasis on how bizarre and odd the game is in lieu of conveying what the point even is. On one level, it's one Japanese man's take on Americana and the way America sees the rest of the world. On others it's a game that is quite cognizant that it's a game (it's like anti-immersion), it's a growing up story, a road trip. It's pretty cool in how it uses game mechanics to convey characterization. It's sort of a mash up between science fiction and magical realism. I feel it's general viewpoint is like genuinely good and valuable. Some points:

1. If you're aware of the general RPG mechanics, you get many of the meta aspects. No need to play other 8bit or 16bit RPGs before hand. It's imo the best 8 or 16 bit rpg so it makes a good enough introduction to them.
2. The soundtrack is real solid and the graphics are solid among 16bit rpgs - I think people mistaked the art style for laziness, but it's clearly quite deliberate.
3. One of the most famous boss fights in all of games.
4. I honestly prefer the Blues Brothers parody to the original thing. They are a joy! The references the game does aren't just Family Guyesque jokes, there's some amount of respect for source material at play.
5. It's not a difficult game and the battle system isn't very central. Which is good, because I don't think RPG battle systems are that interesting really. There's hardly any grinding in the game save for the first town.
6. It was created by a non-gamer and honestly it shows positively.
7. There's a good sequel Mother 3, if you like the game and want more Shigesato Itoi goodness. Actually Mother 1 is pretty good too.

Nethack

This is perhaps the most dubious choice on this list. If someone knows a clearly superior roguelike, that's probably the thing to choose instead. You should totally read a whole lot of spoilers, it's how everyone plays the game.

Honorable yet possibly dubious mentions:

1. The Incredible Machine was a great puzzle game back in the day. The task is to construct Rube Goldberg contraptions.
2. Some GTA game. I've never finished any of these, but have played lots of four of them. Just driving around and doing random shit was fun enough on its own.
3. One Civilization-like game is totally worth a try. My favorite is Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. It's one of those titles where the whole is better than the sum of its parts. After a planetfall, competing ideologies group into factions and duke it out for survival on a hostile planet. Curiously there's also a plot to this game that plays out to completion if you manage to transcend to the next level of being, that is, the technology victory. Also a shout out to when game covers were cool: 1, 2
4. Canabalt. An infinite runner web game that was incredible back in 2009. It's a good example how simple a good game can be yet use setting, audio and graphics to great effect. You can sense the hopelessness and desperation (and feel these yourself) as you play the game, but the game has no lore (thank god).

What I should try out

Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 are the biggest gaming omissions that I probably should get around to play. I watched a hbomberguy video dunking on Fallout 3 and the man came hard in favor of the earlier titles.

Xcoms and Jagged Alliance 2.

Rocket League is a lot of fun.