The Safe haven thread: Talk about anything

[Casual Shinji]

I recently saw the new Godzilla.

That movie would've been pretty awesome if Aaron Taylor-Johnson wasn't the main character.

I think there was not enough Godzilla-ing. And it took too long to get to the Godzilla-ing.

I didn't mind that too much, but you know how in Jaws when the shark wasn't doing something we'd have Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw being interesting a handsome devils? Godzilla could've used some of that.

I think that would have meant pretty much rewriting the entire script, since the military stuff is so front and center in that film. I agree though, and I thought Godzilla 2014 sucked. I almost fell asleep during the last 30 minutes, which is supposed to be the most exciting part of the film.

You mean, they would've actually had to write a script. After Cranston leaves I can't really remember much of the story apart from Kick-Ass being a walking occasionally talking piece of felt, and Ken Watanabe talking about how hard he's crushing on Godzilla.

 

[maidenm]

I think I'm having my first-ever caffeine crash after drinking a large monster energy drink on relatively empty stomach hours ago. I didn't see much alternative since I only slept three hours and started studying again just last week. I'm freaking out a bit and think I need a hug

 

[farscythe]

I think I'm having my first-ever caffeine crash after drinking a large monster energy drink on relatively empty stomach hours ago. I didn't see much alternative since I only slept three hours and started studying again just last week. I'm freaking out a bit and think I need a hug

(}) i think that was a hug...my msn speak is rusty....

(course youre welcome to a proper hug..but i suspect your not within walking distance...and probably wouldnt want some haggard hippy viking hybrid turning up at your doorstep un anounced)

 

[Fat Hippo]

Since people were talking a bunch about Silent Hill after that "playable trailer" came out, I decided to finally play one of them, and finished Silent Hill 1 rather quickly. My thoughts: atmospheric, creepy, but also surprisingly easy and somewhat repetitive. Also, I got the bad ending. At first that sort of pissed me off, but in a way it's also very fitting for the kind of game that it is, so I've made my peace with it. Also, even though I could probably get through it in 4 hours on a second go, I was already getting a bit bored by the end, so I don't think I will. Maybe some other time. I did like it enough to make me want to try Silent Hill 2 at some point.

Also, got a test on political sciences tomorrow. Really weird lecture, and I've got no idea if I've got a grip on the material or not. Could be fantastic, could be disastrous. But since a friend who by all rights probably SHOULDN'T have passed did so a few months ago, I would be surprised if I failed it. So yay.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Well, I'm seriously considering investing in a trip to visit Loading Ready Run in Victoria at some point.

Preferably when an Aussie makes his way here.

 

[Story]

I have an interview at the local GameStop tomorrow.
I'm excited, but you know, knock on wood.

 

[Someone Depressing]

I was raking through my neighbors' bins (you know, as usual) and I found a dead cat.

I was all like, "What the fuck, I was only looking through a stranger's garbage, why do I deserve this?" It's eyes were glassy and hollow, and the body was positioned in such a way that its decaying face was staring right at me, flies infesting the hollow flesh, amidst the rotting grass cuttings and consumer waste.

Skipped lunch today.

Went home, read some bad erotic fanfiction, day instantly made amazing.

 

[Poetic Nova]

Recently finished Saints Row 2 for a second time. Still one of the best sandbox games around.
On the topic of SR, I odn't gett why IV is hated, I really like it and I think it's way better than The Third, which I stopped caring for halfway through.

 

[Inglorious891]

Mario Kart 8.

God damnit Mario Kart 8.

You make me feel anger I haven't felt in a long time. But damnit are you fun when you're not building up my hopes with piss easy races then smashing them down by making that last race Hell itself, then placing me for all four races in 4th place; behind the 3rd place asshole by 2 fucking points.

I've never played a Mario Kart game before, so part of the reason for my pain is the fact that I'm pretty terrible, but is common to get hit by 4 shells in a row, then bumped off the track damn near once every prix?

I still play you because when you're fun you're really fun, but the fact that there are a whole lot of unlocks hidden behind a wall of frustration and random BS infuriates me.

 

[EeveeElectro]

I'm just putting finished touches to my treehouse for lesbians in Minecraft so I can kiss all the girls in it (men are being a bit silly recently) I'm trying to build a nice roaring fire without setting fire to the whole thing because it's made of wood. There's a line up of about 10 beds with cake at the end of each bed and creeper masks just above.

I had a pretty bad day today but my friend rang me and chewed my ear off for an hour so I feel a bit better. I'm going to Newcastle tomorrow to visit her and we're going to a museum to see some dead people expedition and going to Yo! Sushi.
I've eaten sushi for like, the past 6 days in a row and it's getting a pretty bad addiction.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Well, I recently got around to watching Sword Art Online II.

And wow, it's way better than the first season, and I actually liked the first season (I thought both the SAO arc and the ALO arc has their equal share of pros and cons.) I'd even go as far to say if you didn't like the first season, you might like this one better, or at the very least you might hate it less. Well, if you hate Kirito than it might not change your mind about him, but I'm perfectly fine with him and enjoys seeing him fight and win, and Sinon is probably my favorite female character in the entire series.

 

[Dandark]

I just got Bound by fire while it was on sale on Steam and i've been enjoying it so far. I can already see some of the flaws that i'd seen people complain about but i've been enjoying it decently so far.
I heard various complaints about the combat but I find myself enjoying it even if it can be a bit frustrating at times. Im just worried about the length as i've heard it's quite short and despite only just finishing the tutorial I am already halfway through one of the skill trees and I worry that it will end too soon.

 

[Qage]

I've got my very first day of University coming up in just less than 2 weeks, so I'm both pumped and nervous for that. The time between then and now is going teeth grindingly slowly, however. So to try and fill the void I've been doing a few things:

1 - I just started reading [I/]Ready Player One[/I] by Ernest Cline. I am only about 20 pages in, so not far enough to have any strong opinions on it yet, but it's opened quite nicely.

2 - After browsing around for games that I can really sink time into, I decided to acquire [I/]Civilisation 5[/I] as it seemed like my sort of thing. So far I'm really enjoying it. I very much like the "Marathon" setting, which means that your matches will be about 4x as long as the "Standard" setting, as that's more my speed. No pun intended.

3 - As well as Civ. 5, I also recently downloaded [I/]Smite[/I]. Ever since growing weary of [I/]League of Legends[/I]' rigidly enforced meta that I've never been so fond of and the community around it, I've been interested in trying other games of the same genre. Since playing it, I've found I quite like it. It's a lot more fast paced, which is how I like my action. I have a few quibbles with it in that I'm not sure how fond I am of not being able to walk through other characters, especially my own teammates, but I guess I can adjust to that.

At the end of the day, being able to play as Chaac, the Mayan deity of rain, and stove in the back of Poseidon's beardy head with my lightning axe is hours of entertainment.

 

[Sea Sponge]

I recently saw the new Godzilla.

That movie would've been pretty awesome if Aaron Taylor-Johnson wasn't the main character.

Ignore the soldiers for a second (that actually served no purpose whatsoever) and that movie is pretty close to the Godzilla movies of old.

Godzilla kicking the ass of whichever monster happens to annoy him.

Anywhoooo....

Currently got into Warframe.

Tried it once a while ago and couldn't get into it at all. For some reason i'm loving it this time round.

 

[Prime_Hunter_H01]

I hop on this site to day and see the announcement about Dragon Quest Heroes and a thread with the new Persona 5 trailer.

One is bittersweet because Square often keeps Dragon Quest stuff Japan only, especially so as of late.

But more about Persona 5 is a good thing, especially the PS4 announcement, so my future purchase is locked in.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

I don't know why, but I cannot stop listening to No Quarter by LZ.

Though probably, just in saying that, I will stop listening to it

Oh yeah, I also have a friend who won't shut up about Star Citizen being The Second Coming Of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ. Can't blame him, since I do the same thing for The Witcher 3, but he keeps pestering me to buy it, and I don't know this 'Chris Roberts' person or if the enterprise isn't just a massive money laundering scheme(implying that I don't preorder unless I have enjoyed a dev's previous games).

 

[Darks63]

I recently fell of the Wagon and got back into MMO's via Swtors FTP model. I have been playing like 10 hours a day again and my poor Steam and PS3 game have been collecting dust in the meantime.

The only good thing about this is that I have knocked down my Netflix backlog since i multi task while I play and watch TV at the same time.

 

[Saltyk]

Well, I've lost almost 20 pounds so far in the last 2 months. So, that's going well. Another 20 should actually have me at my ideal weight.

Honestly wish things were going a bit better, but they could certainly be worse.

Has anyone heard anything about Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain, Kingdom Hearts, or FFXV? Those are a few of the games I am looking forward to/cautiously optimistic to, but I don't think there are any information of note just yet.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I finished my new rig.

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ed130/saved/Cv7wrH

Oh, I also started playing Planetside 2, I doubt I'll continue playing as it's monetization system isn't terrific but I lucked out platoon-wise. The Platoon Leader was a real pro, knowing what to do, when to retreat, what bases to bypass.

Then he said 'fuck it we're doing a Gull run' (gull is short of Galaxy, a transport aircraft armed with turrets but by no means a dedicated ground attack unit). After a few strafing runs deep within enemy territory we all were blown up and scattered amongst a hill overlooking an enemy base when the plan 'The Hills Have Eyes' came into being. In short the next few hours were spent harassing the base, destroying the armoured columns sent up to dislodge us, shooting down aircraft out of a stream sent to attack some other outpost and basically fooling around.

 

[JagermanXcell]

I did 3 note worthy things this weekend:

1. I finished Dark Souls 2's Crown of the Old Iron King DLC. A once again reminder that everything post-vanilla Dark Souls 2 is superior to vanilla Dark Souls 2. Why? I honestly just do not know, so i'm just going to assume they brought Miyazaki in to make good level and boss design. On that note, I and very much looking forward to Crown of the Ivory King's Winter Wonderland.

2. I got my girlfriend to watch me play MGS3 as her second metal gear experience (the first being Revengeance). So has anyone else also done this? Because seeing someone's blind reaction to the Cobra Unit reveal is the cutest most hilarious thing ever, like watching a kid eat ice cream for the first time.
"WHY IS HE COVERED IN BEEEEEEEEEEEES?!"

3. Gushed over the new Persona 5 trailer for about 3 hours.