Bristlecone

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[–] Bristlecone 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, I don't want to sound insensitive but that's what happens when you marry conservatives

[–] Bristlecone 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Bristlecone 3 points 1 year ago

I agree that, theoretically, chipping hit points is not accurate battle simulation. I also agree that lore is not story, and basically unless you look up stuff online in most from software games, the story essentially doesn't exist or is so obtuse and hidden that it's unfollowable. However, these are still, to me, some of the greatest games ever made just based on the fun of the combat and the sheer beauty of the game & world design. I'm currently playing through Sekiro and it is gorgeous and intriguing, the story is also there and presented better than many of the other games in my opinion. However, this game is also so unrelentingly (realistically) difficult, and lacks viable alternative progression routes that I think most people would just give up on it, to be honest. This kind of defeats the purpose of being such an enjoyable and beautiful game in many cases. So, I think what makes a good game is also very much determined by individual human context.

I'm totally not disagreeing with you by the way, except for the "Chipping hit points... is dumb as shit" piece, which Sekiro actually still kind of features.

[–] Bristlecone 66 points 1 year ago (15 children)

I am actually really torn about this one, on one hand I had one episode of back pain that lasted nearly a year, swearing up and down the whole time that chiropractors were basically witch doctors and that I would never go to one. However, when I finally caved and went to one he fixed my issue after two sessions. On the other hand, my more recent back pain was not helped after I saw my chiropractor four times. In addition, I work as a nurse and have now seen at least three patients come in with vertebral dissections, essentially a stroke, that occurred literally right after they had seen a chiropractor for neck pain. Anecdotally, I would say it isn't worth the risk. Had I done physical therapy and used bought a tens unit the first time I'm sure it would have also fixed it without the chiro, but I was lazy

[–] Bristlecone 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is fuckin gross & weird

[–] Bristlecone 22 points 1 year ago

Also, why the fuck do we need all the lascivious details? Headline should read cheerleading coach turned rapist, arrested.

[–] Bristlecone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah wonderful! Thanks so much

[–] Bristlecone 4 points 1 year ago

That whole area is abandoned porn! Truly one of the strangest places I've ever seen

[–] Bristlecone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this just from The VVitch? Or is there a deeper context?

[–] Bristlecone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Personally, I feel that maybe the apps suck (Try some new ones, I really liked hinge}. But, the fact that you can meet people online these days is a huge boon to human coupling. I am a liberal living in a mostly Republican area, so trying to meet people in real life kind of felt like a landmine situation. Additionally, I have an anxiety disorder and I'm not sure I ever would have got enough experience dating to build up the emotional calluses that allowed me to win over my fiance! It also allows for a far wider pool of dating. You could spend all day every day trying to meet people in person and unless you're already confident enough, I am not, you're going to have more interactions online. My disorder is really not that severe, So I have major sympathy for people with worse symptoms than mine. For those people, online dating could be, functionally, their only way.

[–] Bristlecone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of similar sounding, I want saw a movie about a guy who jumps over the side of a freeway to try and commit suicide and then ends up getting trapped on a little island under the freeway. He ends up like needing to do a little farm or something down there if I'm remembering correctly. I actually really enjoyed the premise now that I'm thinking about it

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