Just played through the demo, and I think the gameplay is fun and entertaining, but I agree. It's not that they're physically hard to read - you can right click on the cards and blow them up big - but the language is imprecise and unclear in places. It's not always obvious what a card does or what specific abilities do, even with the tooltips. I did wishlist it, but I'll wait until it's on sale or in a bundle.
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D'oh! Somehow I didn't log into lemmy in over a month and totally missed this. Sorry to waste your time and I hope the person who did win is very happy.
"In Tartarus" - The Night Eternal
Elden Ring. I've never really played a souls game, and it looks really great.
Not a lot of joy this year, got laid off last year and now find myself in a job where I'm making less and commuting more, but there were a couple of bright spots. I've been running a D&D game set in Mythic Greece, and it's been the best TTRPG I've run or played in years - my players have been absolutely loving it. Plus, I recently spoke to a retirement advisor and found that I'm in very good shape to retire in 10 years, and that makes me very happy.
Thanks for doing this. Happy Holidays!
In Enderal (an absolutely amazing, totally free game that runs on the Skyrim engine - if you own Skyrim you owe it to yourself to play Enderal), at the end of Esme's questline, sitting on top of the lighthouse and discussing the events of her story.
Esme quest spoilers
If you've ever had a loved one who struggled with mental illness or depression, and you just couldn't help them, it hits like a ton of bricks
Gods yes. What a brilliant piece of writing that DLC was - simultaneously hilarious and deeply poignant.
Can't log in or view the site with liftoff, sadly.
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I have a Greenpan 10?-inch skillet that I really like and use a lot. I've had it for several years - pretty sure I bought it before the start of the pandemic, so it's definitely seen plenty of action. On the stove I primarily use cast iron, but for fish and eggs I break out the ceramic non-stick. It works great for those applications and I really like it. That said, it has started to develop one spot along the side where the coating is wearing off. I actually suspect that was my fault for letting something burn onto it and not cleaning it right away. It any case, I still use it and it still works great on the bottom of the pan, just need to avoid that one spot. I give it a thumbs-up.
Summary:
Just tried the salmon hot dogs, and they weren't bad at all. I would definitely eat them again. Flavor-wise, they basically just taste like generic supermarket hot dogs (with a very subtle fishiness depending on preparation, see below), and if you didn't know before biting into one, you might not know they were made from salmon. That said, they are a little bit different from most dogs texturally, which I didn't mind but might put off true "purists" I guess.
To go into more detail:
First, I forgot to pick up hot dog buns, so I just ate them with a fork. Honestly, for a taste test that's probably better anyway, as I was focused solely on the experience of the hot dogs themselves. I had read a review online that suggested that cooking them with direct heat (grilling, pan frying, etc) resulted in a "fishier" taste than boiling or steaming them, so I decided to boil one and pan fry the other and compare.
Pan-frying:
I did this one first while waiting for the water to boil. Note that these are caseless franks - they are molded into shape and do not have any sort of casing on them. This is important because while the pan-fried salmon dogs do brown nicely, they won't get that "snap" that you get with a casing. In the end, the texture was a little bit spongier than a typical dog, though not unpleasantly so especially with the browning along the outside. The flavor, as I said, is very typical of any supermarket hot dog, but there definitely is a slight salmon-y flavor that comes through. I'm not sure if you'd notice if you didn't already know, though. You might notice something a little weird and not quite be able to place it. Anyway, I like salmon, so it didn't bother me, but it's important to note it. When I ate the dog with pickle relish (my condiment of choice), I couldn't taste the salmon flavor at all. I think it's just too subtle to stand up to any standard condiment.
Boiling:
No fishiness/salmon-y flavor AT ALL. Very interesting. I wonder if it's because the frying/browning intensifies the flavor, or if the boiling water leaches it out. In any case, if you boil these dogs it goes away entirely. Unfortunately, for my taste the texture is notably less pleasant than with pan frying. There's no browning, of course, so you don't get any part of the hot dog firming up, and the end result is noticeably spongier than when pan fried. Almost, but not quite, like a fish cake that you might get in high quality hot pot or ramen.
Overall, I would eat these again. I prefer the pan fried version, as I think the texture is much better than with boiling. And the salmon flavor doesn't bother me and is subtle enough to disappear under any condiments. So long as you don't hate/aren't allergic to salmon, I'd say give these a try. I haven't compared the nutritional information to other hot dogs, but I imagine they are a bit healthier, and are a good substitute if you are avoiding pork or beef.
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Nice. I boil mine in milk (almond milk these days), then add dried cranberries, toasted chopped pecans, and maple syrup.