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  1. 1981

    Zero Punctuation: Hunt Down the Freeman

    I've forgotten all of the things I wanted games and gaming to be. One of the perks of not being a reviewer, I guess. When it comes to overstaying your welcome... it happens to everyone. A company or individual may start as a visionary and evolve into an authority, but eventually they'll...
  2. 1981

    Zero Punctuation: Hot Coffee

    ...I don't get it.
  3. 1981

    Zero Punctuation: Persona 5

    Mass Effect never did a swimsuit episode? Not sure about that... (note the "Sold Out - Not Available :( notice") [https://blackmilkclothing.com/products/mass-effect-n7-swimsuit]
  4. 1981

    8 Ralph Wiggum Quotes For Any Occasion

    The one I use the most is "I like glue".
  5. 1981

    Top 5 Most Played Games in Your Steam Library?

    1. 7 Days to Die - 2349 hours 2. Don't Starve - 196 hours 3. Borderlands 2 - 132 hours 4. Don't Starve Together - 127 hours 5. The Long Dark - 67 hours Honorable mentions (games I never thought I'd play that long): 9. Reus - 50 hours 10. Plague Inc Evolved - 47 hours Best newcomer...
  6. 1981

    Overwatch and ludonarrative dissonance

    I've played two kinds of multiplayer games. Game A: I run around the same few maps shooting everything that moves. Game B: Cold, tired, hungry and thirsty, I stumble upon a lovely cabin that probably once served as a hunting lodge or ski resort. Knowing that these once-inhabited places...
  7. 1981

    Why is the TV landscape so boring?

    True, it's about money. But you don't need 10 000 orcs to make a good TV show. In Treatment is about people sitting in an office talking. I happened to catch a few episodes of a documentary about haunted houses. Based on some googling, it was probably A Haunting. It was scarier than many...
  8. 1981

    People need to stop thinking that preferring male leads is a problem.

    What would happen if someone who doesn't like eating anything but fries tried to have a rational conversation with a 3-star Michelin chef? The chef would probably tell this person that cooking is a form of art, and that in order to gain insight into it, this person would have to train their...
  9. 1981

    Are there any real-life issues that fiction SHOULDN'T address?

    "Too soon." [https://www.google.com/search?q=united+93+too+soon] I wasn't planning on watching it, but since I brought it up, I had to. I still think it was too soon.
  10. 1981

    Are there any real-life issues that fiction SHOULDN'T address?

    No. But timing is important. I agree with what's said about e.g. United 93.
  11. 1981

    Judging By The Cover: Judging Pokemon X and Y

    I would like to see Tim and Molestatron reproduce. 'Cause, you know, SCIENCE!
  12. 1981

    Zero Punctuation: Furi & Song of the Deep

    I've played Aquaria, so I guess I owe you a thank you.
  13. 1981

    Poll: Sound of Silence...Which Version is Better?

    The cover is okay, but I got a boybandish pop song feel from the later parts of it. And I wouldn't say I'm biased. I like many covers. Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is on par with Cohen's. Some are even better than the originals. And of course Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire and Metallica's...
  14. 1981

    Poll: Do you turn on the subtitles?

    Yes, always. With movies and TV shows too. I listen to the audio, even if it's in a language I don't know, but often I can't make out what they're saying.
  15. 1981

    Your favorite song from a video game

    I don't usually pay attention to music in games, but two that I remember are The Poet and the Muse from Alan Wake and Oh the Joy from Year Walk (though I'm not sure if it was written for the game).