Spyke

Replies

Comment on

patience

Reply in thread

You played Half Life 2; and part of the appreciation for it comes from how well it tells the story via showing without telling. There's no intro monologue which outright says "humanity is under the boot of alien invaders and Gordon Freeman is the only hope for humankind," instead you hear Dr. Breen welcoming you to City 17 over large screens, see everyone wearing plain blue jumpsuit, watch them get their food from a dispensary, see a massive creature accompany troops down the street.

The second reason that game is beloved is the source engine physics puzzles, which were revolutionary at the time.

196

Comment on

Rule of 400

Reply in thread

Bullet wounds Goreg, who spends his free time insulting people with guns and is shot 10,000 a day, was an outlier and should not have been counted.

Comment on

patience

Reply in thread

Maybe it's not your thing? IDK, I had a blast playing though those games (HalfLife 2 Episodes 1 & 2 as well,) they're actually still installed on my PC because I revisit them once a year or so. It's recommend giving it another spin if you can, there's a decent story in there.

movies

Comment on

[DISCUSSION] [SPOILERS] - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis - Dir. by Francis Lawrence

I was surprised, but instead of a lazy cash grab this was a very good movie. It respects the universe it's in and doesn't break cannon, the characters are interesting and engaging, the plot was easy to follow and I didn't immediately notice any problems with it that took me out of the movie. I rolled my eyes at the katniss "callback," but otherwise had a good time with it. 8/10.

linux

Comment on

Free select screenshot tool for Pop

Reply in thread

Thank you for this guide! I guess I wasn't clear about the functionality I was looking for. I want to be able to draw a shape, say a circle instead of a rectangle, and have the screenshot only be of what I've circled. Snipping tool in Windows had this functionality, you could select that instead of a rectangle or square it would be freeform. I wanted to know if there was any Linux equivalent, because I haven't been able to find one on my own.

dnd

Comment on

Do people run lower roleplay focused D&D?

Have you considered trying out some of the older editions? AD&D (1st edition) tends to be less focused on roleplay and more about cooperative problem solving and dungeon delving. Of course it comes down to your DM and how they run their game. If you want I can post a link to a public discord and you can see for yourself.

You reached the end