AkiraKurusu

AkiraKurusu

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  • AkiraKurusu
    One thing I do like about Metroid is how the "Varia Suit" has become practically integral to the series, despite the name originally being a mistranslation. It was meant to be "Barrier Suit", but someone screwed up...and it's become a mainstay ever since.

    Funny how things turn out, eh?
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    Nuclear power is WAY more "green" than fossil fuels, and far safer as well.
    "Safer", I say? Yes indeed - proper handling doesn't result in air pollution, and waste can be safely disposed of.
    Nuclear should be our main form of energy, alongside sun/wind/water. It does not deserve the bad rap it's gotten.
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    x65943
    "Nuclear power is WAY more 'green' than fossil fuels"

    Fossil fuel's aren't green at all so yes
    AncientBoi
    AncientBoi
    "Safer" My Azz
    "Easy to dispose of" My Azz

    [offers you a glass of water from near the plant] :D
    KleinesSinchen
    KleinesSinchen
    This is one of the instances where I can't resist answering on a profile post, while simultaneously suffering from the tight 420char limit. So I'll cheat by inserting an image (and still haven't covered a minimum).
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    AkiraKurusu
    2024 has been nothing but pure misery for me. Serious mental health issues, my two-year graduate-job contract expiring, can't find a new job, no new chuggaaconroy LPs or Death Battle vids to bring periodic happiness...at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if my grandparents or dog die at some point, just to further emotionally murder me.
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    AkiraKurusu
    I'm seeing a psychologist tomorrow, but right now I'm living for my family, and to play games. I'd survive solely for those two things, if I could, but apparently finding employment is important despite that being a major component of my depression and anxiety...
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    x65943
    sorry to hear it bud, hope you can find work and that the psych helps
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    AkiraKurusu
    Went for a walk today - and I just so happened to get drenched by a brief, but heavy, shower on the way back home.
    And I got a stitch from running, too.

    --__--
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    Got stuck in the rain the other day too

    I need to get better about checking the weather and packing an umbrella
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    I too got wet. But I wasn't under rain or something.
    AkiraKurusu
    IMO, having a passable English dub is always better than lacking one entirely, as being able to understand vocals helps *immensely* with immersion - especially in the thick of combat.
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    It helps if the English dub is great, but even a passable one is good enough in my book; I detest not being able to comprehend what's happening, and staring at subtitles isn't a good substitute for English VA.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Would I have loved Xenoblade, Persona, or Ghost of Tsushima if they lacked English VA? Do I like the Virtue's Last Reward 3D PAL release? Hell no - JPN-only is incredibly distracting, and the English dub allows me to be part of the cast. If the PC can understand his friends, why can't I, when I'm playing as the PC?
    AkiraKurusu
    Our dog is frickin' *addicted* to veal schnitzel - when my bro has it for dinner, he closes his bedroom door lest the dog beg him for it.
    Even with the door closed, the dog butts his snout against it, desperate to get the deliciousness. He only stops if he's given some, or the empty plate is taken to the kitchen.
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    The snout-on-door boops don't hurt him (he's too smart for that), but it has discoloured the white paint...
    Doggo is nutso, I swear.
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    AkiraKurusu
    Super Mario Odyssey would've been a much more fun game, if it had the sense to have a stricter limit on Moons, and give them out for *worthwhile* activities - instead of giving them out like Halloween candy.
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    AkiraKurusu
    For fuck's sake, it's possible to just BUY Moons from the stores - that's not special!
    Nintendo really should've taken a closer look at what made 64 (and 64 DS) so fun and replayable - each Star (aside from 100-Coin ones) is given for a unique task, and getting them feels rewarding and worthwhile.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Compared to Odyssey, where Moons are given out for a variety of tedious and/or unrewarding tasks, like tracing disappearing patterns on the floor, kicking sparkling rocks, or hidden in the mapless jungle basement. Or the bouncing yeti races.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    For the next 3D Mario game, Nintendo needs to do a hell of a lot better, is all - go back to their roots, so to speak.
    AkiraKurusu
    Just realised - Mario Kart 8 and SSB4 are now almost a decade old, being released in 2014.
    Where the hell has the time gone‽
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    Actually I'm more surprised Nintendo milked that game for so long.

    Mario Kart Wii was awesome and it lasted less than MK8.
    Now I wonder if they're keeping that trend to release consoles with a longer time span.
    Weirdly enough, the Switch didn't even got it's own MK game.
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    What the hell is this big ugly thing on the home page?
    Eh, it'll be gone tomorrow, so it doesn't really matter.
    AkiraKurusu
    I'm probably feeling cynical lately, but...just as everything has a beginning, everything also has an eventual end.
    When will the MCU end? Or Nintendo? Tesla and Elon Musk? The constant push for DEI/EGS scores? Heck, modern society as we know it?
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    Quore
    Want some hug, mate?
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Nah; just casually wondering how long we've got left until today's titans become historical footnotes, is all.
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    "Modern Society" ≠ Murican "culture".
    AkiraKurusu
    It's really unfortunate that many YouTubers are either leaving or facing difficulties this year; Tom Scott stopped on 1 Jan, Death Battle's future is unknown after RoosterTeeth failed, MatPat retired, and Chuggaaconroy has been accused, among others.
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    sarkwalvein
    It is sad, but also a reminder that everything in life is transitory and you should enjoy it while it lasts and learn to move forward.
    PrincessLillie
    PrincessLillie
    The one that pisses me off the most is Chuggaaconroy, I used to watch that guy all the time
    AkiraKurusu
    After recently learning about just how much Unicorn Overlord's English script has changed from the JPN original, I absolutely refuse to ever play it, no matter how good it may be.

    There is NO excuse for a "localisation" job this botched.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Sure, some touching up is to be expected, but making every single character so needlessly verbose, using overly-complex language? Eliminating the possibility of female characters being shocked or scared, in favour of making them more stoic and 'less vulnerable'? Fuck right off with that.
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Those changes are far too drastic, and the second example (the one about female characters) means they're not as emotionally varied - and good, well-liked characters tend to express a series of emotions. Instead, they're far more flat and one-note, which kills their characterisation appeal.
    AkiraKurusu
    I've never watched a single Studio Ghibli movie - never knew about them as a kid.
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    DragonMals
    DragonMals
    Oh damn, I guess I'll have to see it for myself.
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    AkiraKurusu
    According to TV Tropes, Grave of the Fireflies was released theatrically as a double-feature - the other one being My Neighbour Totoro. So that's interesting; @impeeza, would you consider that the best double-feature ever?
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    humm to my knowledge for Ghibli a double-feature is not enough you can see 10 one after other with no problem at all!!!

    as my granma used to say: Ghibli es como kokoriko, ¡no tiene presa mala!

    (kokoriko is a local fried and roasted chicken chain, which traidtionally is the best, so the people used to say there is no bad piece of Kokoriko chicken) so Ghibli, like Kokoriko have no bad piece!!
    AkiraKurusu
    P3R is getting The Answer! Making it the definitive P3 release!

    On a sad note, those who watch Scott's Thoughts (a Pokémon 'speedrunner' of sorts) will know that GameHook has *also* been deleted from GitHub. GameHook, well, hooked into the code of RBY and Crystal, allowing for easy RAM watching and editing.
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    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    Yeah, true enough - even if Lua scripting isn't as beginner-friendly as an app - but with the recent several takedowns I thought it was worth bringing up.
    poughstings
    poughstings
    I bet your glad they took out the femc:rofl2:
    AkiraKurusu
    AkiraKurusu
    @poughstings There's already a mod for it, for the base game, so who cares?
    Besides, The Answer also has a female PC in the form of Aigis, so either way there IS a "feMC".
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    AkiraKurusu
    I just realised - the "Switch 2" (official name TBD) is supposedly coming out next year.
    Nintendo certainly doesn't want it to be exploited as easily as the Switch, or for "Switch 2" emulators to be made so quickly.

    Maybe that's why they're scaring people off the topics right now.
    JuanMena
    JuanMena
    It's the reason why they're hiring "hackerz" and pay them to find vulnerabilities, just like with the "Switch 1". Because Nintendo wants people to know that a non-exploitable console is more exciting than one with emulation capabilities.
    AkiraKurusu
    I swear, this has to be the Anti-Emulator Week.
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    Tuhr
    It's a feeling of impending doom with the Doomsday Clock at seconds to midnight and not just emulation.
    DragonMals
    DragonMals
    Even Tuhr gets what I mean lol, with the controversies of Q1 2024 happening, now we just have to wait until the world finally puts an end to itself. teehehee!
    Tuhr
    Tuhr
    The only fate worse than an apocalypse is surviving one and dying in the end anyway.
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AkiraKurusu

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  • Quincy @ Quincy:
    Usually when such a big title leaks the Temp will be the first to report about it (going off of historical reports here, Pokemon SV being the latest one I can recall seeing pop up here)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    I still like how a freaking mp3 file hacks webos all that security defeated by text yet again
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    They have simulators for everything nowdays, cray cray. How about a sim that shows you playing the Switch.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    That's called yuzu
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  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    https://www.verizon.com/home/intern...0a82b82a&vendorid=CJM&PID=552179&AID=11365093 can I cancel and keep the switch lol
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  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I want a 120hz 4k tv but crazy how more expensive the 120hz over the 60hz are. Or even more crazy is the price of 8k's.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    No real point since movies are 30fps
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Not a big movie buff, more of a gamer tbh. And Series X is 120hz 8k ready, but yea only 120hz 4k games out right now, but thinking of in the future.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Mostly why you never see TV manufacturers going post 60hz
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I only watch tv when i goto bed, it puts me to sleep, and I have a nas drive filled w my fav shows so i can watch them in order, commercial free. I usually watch Married w Children, or South Park
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Stremio ruined my need for nas
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I stream from Nas to firestick, one on every tv, and use Kodi. I'm happy w it, plays everything. (I pirate/torrent shows/movies on pc, and put on nas)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Kodi repost are still pretty popular
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    What the hell is Kodi reposts? what do you mean, or "Wut?" -xdqwerty
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Google them basically web crawlers to movie sites
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    oh you mean the 3rd party apps on Kodi, yea i know what you mean, yea there are still a few cool ones, in fact watched the new planet of the apes movie other night w wifey thru one, was good pic surprisingly, not a cam
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...acdffdfd18f8a017742186da306980d9cf365d&gclid= lol ali
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  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Damn, only $2.06 and free shipping. Gotta cost more for them to ship than $2.06
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  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I got my Dad a firestick for Xmas and showed him those 3rd party sites on Kodi, he loves it, all he watches anymore. He said he has got 3 letters from AT&T already about pirating, but he says f them, let them shut my internet off (He wants out of his AT&T contract anyways)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    That's where stremio comes to play never got a letter about it
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I just use a VPN, even give him my login and password so can use it also, and he refuses, he's funny.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I had to find and get him an old style flip phone even without text, cause thats what he wanted. No text, no internet, only phone calls. Old, old school.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    https://youtu.be/z9E_uv5IT-o?si=0qMdVEnRK8mmclzS
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    @BigOnYa, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJog...com/&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
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  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    @BigOnYa, Lol I bought a new USB card reader thing on AliExpress last month for I think like 87 cents. Free shipping from China... It arrived it works and honestly I don't understand how it was so cheap.
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    Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo: @BigOnYa, Lol I bought a new USB card reader thing on AliExpress last month for I think like 87... +1