Also chiming in here to say I'm not a fan of the new design. It's too... cute I think? It takes the "PG rating" edge away from how the original looks and looks more like a Minions movie.
Dread. The movement feels incredible and I feel like its map naturally leads players to the next relevant area the best without as much backtracking and getting lost. Brilliant game.
The J6 Prison Choir will reportedly perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, after Donald Trump appointed himself as chairman.
I'm normally good at separating art from the artist but I just can't do it anymore. I used to be such a huge fan of his music but the lows he's been hitting the last few years are just too much. I can't even read his name without thinking "pathetic Nazi loser".
He needs help. I get that, and genuinely wish he gets it. I don't have faith that he will though. The brain rot runs too deep. It's very sad but he's also responsible for his actions and I'm just done with him. People must stop giving him attention.
Nine Inch Nails, Newfound Interest in Connecticut, Sunny Day Real Estate, Brittany Spears, Akiko Yano, Hank Williams III.
I've been playing Like a Dragon 8 the past few weeks and am blown away by good it is. I love this series.
A game starring the Mad Dog in Hawaii? Inject it into my veins.
Sysadmin for a living here - Teams breaks constantly in our office. Multiple people report issues with Teams not starting or not functioning properly on a weekly basis.
This is true for Windows 11 as a whole, truthfully. Windows 11 can eat my ass for many reasons.
I'd love to see an R-rated survival horror Metroid movie.
Nintendo will never let it happen but I can dream.
I agree that people are resistant to change. This is a tough problem to overcome... change comes from within.
I also agree that the fediverse doesn't necessarily need how it works overexplained to a new users. Many car-owners probably don't even have a basic understanding of how a motor vehicle works and yet in the US it's hard to imagine living without one. What matter is that it's intuitive to use and isn't too complicated to learn.
I think if I can take a stab at tying both of these points together regarding growing the fediverse it's that continued development of the fediverse applications are essential. Give people an intuitive product that works and the masses will want to come use it. Give people products that are easy to learn and function properly. And of course the beauty of open source projects are that anyone and everyone with programming know-how can help with this. Lemmy has gotten way better since I first joined but of course there's still room for improvement.
Tech literacy is definitely a problem. I see laziness from from fellow sysadmins on making the switch to Lemmy because "it's too confusing". I've seen some decent graphics people have made attempting to simplify how this all works - I bet having one handy when convincing a friend to join would be helpful.
On a similar note - patience and understanding will be big. If a newbie makes an honest question and they get met with "RTFM" or anything similar then I think it risks a bad first impression of the community which could turn away someone that could've been a long time user. My philosophy will be to address any question, big or small, with respect. We should be happy someone is interested in learning more!
Dalvin Cook is planning to sign a one-year deal worth up to $8.6 million with the New York Jets, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter
Aldi's brand of bagels is better than Thomas for me and are about half the price. There's something that tastes oddly "sugary" about Thomas bagels in comparison.
Dang, Spelunky 2 is a loss for me. Glad I got to try it on the service at all though. I've never come close to beating it lol
My favorite cheap + delicious+ filling meal is eggs and toast.
Peanut butter and banana sandwich is also dirt cheap and delicious.
In 1999, Stephin Merritt released his magnum opus. Merritt and his Magnetic Fields might’ve considered the triple-disc masterpiece 69 Love Songs to be an experiment in sentimentality and factory-style songwriting, but the songs themselves are so good that they’ve continued to resonate for the past q...
I love the way they've shaken up the formula with this one. Upgrades to your moveset to make navigating more fun could be a game-changer. I hope it sells well so Nintendo keeps making these.
The musician, also known as Teresa Nervosa, had been living with lung disease
I think the graphics and the art look fine. What I really want is for this game to be Obsidian's big comeback and for the RPG elements to feel fully realized and fleshed out. I'm not sure if I'm totally sold from the trailer but I have Game Pass and look forward to trying it anyway.
What would you like to see out of Like A Dragon 8?
What are your expectations for the new Yakuza/Like A Dragon game? What would you like to see added/removed from previous entries?
I hope they go all in on variety between the two protagonists and the way their gameplay goes. There's a lot of potential there for surpassing Yakuza 0 in this regard by having more distinct settings (Kiryu in Japan, Ichiban in Hawaii) and combat. I'd love to them each keep their own gameplay styles too; switching between Kiryu and Ichiban as well as beat-em-up and turn-based combat respectively could make the gameplay loop feel super fresh and crazy addicting.
With that being said, I think I'd like to see Ichiban's half of gameplay scaled back a little bit in some areas. I'd like the total party to be four with no one on the bench - this would make it easier balancing RPG elements for only one half of the game and easier to revisit after breaks with Kiryu. I also hope they make tough fights a little less frustrating and make turn-based combat overall less grindy compared to Yakuza 7.
What are your thoughts?
What would you like to see out of Like A Dragon 8?
What expectations do you have for the new Yakuza/Like A Dragon game next year? What would you like to added or removed from previous entries?
It's known that the story will include both Ichiban and Kiryu. According to the trailer released recently it looks like Ichiban will be sent to Hawaii which is an exciting idea. We have to assume Kiryu will get Japan to himself then. I think this idea of a dual setting is exciting for sure.
I also think the dual protagonist role can work really well with this one with potential to be better than Yakuza 0 in this regard. If Ichiban's half has turn-based gameplay and Kiryu's stays with a traditional beat em up then I think the gameplay loop could get very addicting and feel fresh switching between the two.
Because of the two protagonists mechanic I'd like to see this as an excuse to downsize Ichi's party to four total which will make the RPG elements a little more manageable and will hopefully scale nicely with sharing a game with Kiryu. I love Yakuza 7 but I hope they make the turn-based side of this new game is a little easier/less frustrating as well as make it less grindy.
What are your thoughts?
I really enjoyed my first listen. Definitely a different beast than Infest the Rats Nest. This new album almost seems like a mixture of that album and Ice, Death, etc since this is much proggier. These guys don't miss!