I am not at all confident that anyone, least of all these two chuckleheads, are capable of adapting this series faithfully. IMO this is a story best kept to the page, at least for now.

I'm expecting original Dune (1984) levels bad.

This book seems to have an equal measure of haters to fans but I loved the entire series. As it goes on it gets weird but imo was soo worth the read. Enjoy!

Has to be The Sims. I remember going into Toys R Us with my best friend and we each picked up copies of the base game with the Livin Large expansion (remember toy stores and when you had to go and pick up physical copies of games?!)

Say what you will about The Sims but it was my first real exposure to just how expansive, creative, and immersive games could be. The possibilities felt endless!

Never Ending Song by Conan Gray

It's a complete ear worm for me!

I personally couldn't get past the camp, but I will give you this - it's a real vibe.

I had a feeling what I was walking into with this question.. Can't say i expected the draw it's turned into though!

Well by the standards you've set this is positively modern, but I'd say my favorite 'old' book (indeed one of my favorite overall) has to be Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

I love how bold the story felt playing with the idea of gender and power in the Victorian English countryside. It was also surprisingly sweet, and I hold the storm scene after Bathsheba's marriage to Troy in my hall of fame romantic hero moments.

The book is just pure comfort for me, like a blanket and a warm mug of cocoa by the fireplace. Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak were such good characters and i couldn't help but cheer them on, I just loved it.

I also just find it so interesting that Hardy, who is in my opinion, author of some of the most bleak and hopeless stuff out there, is responsible for such a tender tale.

Jackdaw is great! I am a (relatively) late joiner to the DA fandom (introduced through DAI, Mass Effect is my great love) and I was obsessed in my first playthrough. In my most recent replay, yeah, some of it's sparkle has definitely faded. It's funny because I remember hating DAO gameplay when I first tried it but the style has grown on me a lot - I also have been habitually trying to pause BG3 so I feel your pain!

Very nice! I see he wrote the Jason Bourne novels. My partner is a total ham for those types of books, do you have any specific recommendations or is the Bourne series perhaps the best way to go for Ludlum?

Another member of the "this may be inappropriate for my age" club - nice! I'd agree, I think Palahniuk definitely falls into this category.

Circumstance really! We've just built a new pc and that was my convenient excuse to get the game to "test the system out." I didn't realize until the summer games fest last week that it will be releasing for consoles as well (tbh though I think I prefer the pc for this type of gameplay).

Best answer yet, esp since I imagine you have plenty of fun colloquialisms with an Aussie partner!

Oh wow OK you win the thread! Those magazines are wonderful, what fun items to have in your collection.

I think it can sometimes be difficult to consume media from periods where the common belief systems were just so antithetical to today's way of thinking (especially older pulp) but it sounds like you have a fair way of handing the dated ideologies 😊

We went with the GTX4070TI since that was what was available locally when we wanted to do the build lol. I am curious to see how the choice plays out down the line with the VRAM limitations but currently (and certainly for the types of games I play) it is more than sufficient.

I've not tried to get into any fantasy pulp fiction, but I have been on a big fantasy kick overall this year so I may have to check this out - thanks!

Whelp, as someone who is currently on a Baldur's Gate binge, you've sold me - will add to my TBR!

I'm my unqualified opinion, two for sure. How do you even say it otherwise? Caff?

Good shout, wouldn't want to embarrass myself when I make my way out there after the new museum opens.

I have only read a few Stephen King books so I can't really recommend any deep cuts (although I will say I do really enjoy his depiction of central Maine in Cell - he gets it), but lucky you if you find you really enjoy his work! King is so prolific you will have enough stories to keep you busy for the forseeable future.

What I really enjoy in his books I've read is how well he captures the mundane horror of the every day. My favorite book of his is The Stand and the section that has stuck with me for years afterwards is this one, almost random chapter where he outlines the fates of several unimportant and otherwise unmentioned people who avoided geing killed by captain trips.

I'm sure you've also been recommended The Dark Tower a bunch as well, to which I will only add - the audiobooks are great if you choose to delve into the series!

I know the series is not everyone's cup of tea for totally legitimate reasons - there are definitely a few easy wins but I just think the producers will double down on the worst parts of the book and will screw up the best parts. We shall see!