Its pretty nuts here in Tennessee. I wouldnt say people here are progressive or pro democrats, but they are very tired of Republicans, at least when I talk to my coworkers, thats what I hear from them.
Except the Boomers who want to live in Techno feudalism.
I think DS2 has been getting more appreciation in recent years, it got slandered hard by a content hate train back in the 2010s with people like Mauler and in the early 2020s by FeebleKing. I think most people now acknowledge that its a good game, just not most people's favorite.
It is my personal favorite tho. Way more chill than 3 or Elden Ring imo.
Dark Souls 3. I have all these huge build plans and want to revisit it, but I always lose interest super quickly after thinking about all the mediocre areas i gotta get through and frustrastion of the enemies that almost encourage you to just run past all of them. Really sucks too, cuz the endgame stuff is great, I just cant be bothered with the tedium of everything between Undead Settlement and Irythil or whats its name.
When a game rereleases with an enhanced version or remake and it ruins the atmosphere. Been playing SMT Strange Journey Redux, and the new artstyle feels so generic and bland compared to the OG Strange Journey. The original had this kind of dark and oppressive atmosphere that Redux is sort of missing. Its really minor, since Redux does add a ton of stuff, so its probably still the better way to play, but that original tone just isnt the same.
While I typically dont mind most heroes having a costume that doubles as advanced armor or the like, such as Spidey or Batman (Tho i like when Spidey has more makeshift stuff,) I do prefer the more corny, fun look for Superman. As much as I like Absolute Superman, I do like his hopeful colorful look the most.
I play Stellaris and Terra Invicta in easy modes basically, cuz I just enjoy nation building and the game mechanics. Tho Easy in Terra Invicta can still be a pain if you ignore certain things.
I don't think they aren't smart in a logical sense, I think its more of a lack of critical thinking and a focus on short term gains (which i would argue aren't even that good lol)
Thats the thing! They most definitely are not! My dad has a degree in computer science, (never did anything with it) and my mom has a degree in ... well accounting, but she is smart, I promise. I think they are just so incredibly gullible. You know that saying, its easy to trick someone with a lie but impossible to convince someone of the truth, or something like that. I think deep down, they know they are wrong, but they dont want to admit that they part of the problem.
I love Half Life 1, more than Half Life 2, infact. Until the platforming. A small amount of platforming is fine, especially if its optional and used to give you more options in a combat scenario. But when you NEED to make precision jumps with the floaty controls, its very frustrating. I usually stop after Surface Tension.
I mean, I've watched gameplay of it, watched friends play it and it doesn't look appealing to me. It looks like Assassins Creed with somewhat better combat.
Oh I loved Cyberpunk, I thought it was fantastic but I played it after 2.0. I can totally see why someone wouldn't get into it though, especially before 2.0.
Seperate gendered esports makes zero fuckin sense what the actual fuck.