themoken

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[–] themoken@startrek.website 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hitman wasn't really a sandbox until Freelancer mode was added. The story mode has always been pretty linear. Same level order, same objectives every time. I'm not expecting my choices to matter to the narrative, but I am expecting to be able to choose between quiet and loud, lethal and non-lethal etc. to finish the given mission which should be a pretty low bar.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If there isn't a ton of play style variety like Hitman then it will suck. Play your way is the fun part. I'm a SASO type player and that fits into a more realistic sim but Bond also goes loud and wacky a lot in the movies too.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 8 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I haven't watched a single trailer for this, but I'm hyped solely because IOI did great things with Hitman, and being a (movie) spy is similar except your objectives aren't always assassination.

Couldn't really care less about the Bond angle, but since it's a reboot of his story, don't really think that matters much.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago

It means making yourself more attractive by smashing your bones and micro dosing meth while receiving payouts from Peter Thiel

[–] themoken@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I haven't interviewed anywhere in nearly a decade, but damn, the human interaction part is so important. These are your potential future coworkers, a vibe check goes both ways.

I don't think I'd even do the first automated interview, tbh. If a human is going to be involved in hiring me down the line, they can damn well be present while I'm answering their questions.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, Rhea Seehorn is great. Carol is definitely intentionally abrasive (hence all of the other characters' reactions) and the show repeatedly under cuts her methods to make her seem slightly ridiculous, but her extreme stubbornness is what makes her such a good lens for the story.

Personally, I think it's very relatable to be an asshole in a smiling zombie apocalypse.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

I'm a couple years younger than you, but a lot of this resonated for me. Custom installers were some of my early inspirations for making apps that didn't have the traditional gray box aesthetic.

However, I will say that Kenshin was a thing in the US. Samurai X was only the name of the OG movies where he was still lethal AFAIK.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 5 points 5 months ago (5 children)

The big issue with this show is the writing isn't good enough to be better than GoT and it's trying to pull off the same epic scale story.

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a hundred times more fun. Westeros is a great setting and telling a smaller story with self-deprecating humor means the show isn't constantly getting compared to GoT.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The DNC made clear today that all Democrats, including millions who are AIPAC members, have the right to participate fully in the Democratic process, and we plan to do just that," AIPAC spokesperson Deryn Sousa told ABC News.

All those AIPAC members can fuck off, their money is going toward perpetuating war and genocide.

Citizens United, and PACs in general, have done nothing but make this country's politics more and more toxic and here the DNC couldn't even pass a symbolic resolution against one of the worst of them.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Also been enjoying Pokopia and have totally fallen prey to the "I'll just wander around and rebuild stuff" play style, completely ignoring the story until I feel like I have to get to the next zone.

10/10 would wander aimlessly spamming blocks with Pokemon friends in tow anytime. I can't express how happy I am to have something to do other than beat the shit out of cute animals to capture them.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 64 points 6 months ago

Death panels are a classic example of criticizing socialism by describing capitalism.

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