Posts by The Self Taught Man

1. 2017-03-08 at 2:20 PM UTC in I met a dyslexic KKK member
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   He really, really hated gingers
2. 2017-03-08 at 1:30 PM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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   I haven't even had my first coffee yet. Your long wall of text there was pretty good I will watch some more videos tonight, it seems like a good game but watching shitty youtube videos doesn't do it justice.
3. 2017-03-08 at 1:22 PM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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   Originally posted by SCronaldo_J_Trump That doesn't make it good that just means you have poor time management and no life.

   
   You're trying pretty hard to be edgy, so okay ebag.
4. 2017-03-08 at 1:22 PM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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   You can't repair them but I think the weapons being fragile is actually a good thing. It's a bit of a shock if you're used to being a hoarder in games, like I am. But eventually you stop getting too attached to them, and it keeps you trying different weapons, and it makes you save and treasure the important shit. Like I always save up the Guardian weapons you get from the shrines that have combat trials.
   
   The thing that really impressed me is how the game never has "hard" downtime, where you're not having any fun. They made it so traversing the terrain itself is a challenge without being annoying, and they really made a mechanic out of simple observation. So even when you aren't fighting or doing a shrine (sort of like a mini dungeon), you're "playing". It's a break from the stresses of the game while still being a fun challenge. You're encouraged to look around your environment and unlike other open world games, that makes it feel like you're a part of it, so to speak.
   
   There is AFAIK only one type of marker icon the game itself places on your map, which is shrines you have already visited and activated. Even when you go to a tower and activate the map for the area, all it gives you is the topographical view. The game has you observing your surroundings to, for example, scope out ledges and shallow inclines in order to figure out how to make it to the top of a tall mountain or something while minding your stamina meter. Then from there, you use it as an actual vantage point; you look around for shrines and other interesting shit. The "binoculars" have a feature where you can place a beacon in the real world that is reflected on your map (up to 5 at a time), which you can replace with a little sticker on your map unless you urgently want to go there. You look at cliffs and shit to figure out the easiest way to get to your destination, or see if you find ssomething interesting, like a shrine you haven't done yet, or a map tower in the distance. In this way, it makes you actively engage with the world.
   
   I know it's high praise, but it's one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played a lot. A lot of thought and care went into crafting the systems, and make all the gameplay loops feed into each other.
   
   Edit: one more thing about observation as a mechanic, and a alck of "hard" downtime; the world has these little hidden leaf dudes called Koroks. They are hidden in simple environmental puzzles that are just like, for example, you'll see a ring of rocks with one rock missing. So you know that's odd, and you put a rock in the missing space. This solves the puzzle, and a Korok pops out and gives you a golden seed (which you can use for additional inventory slots). There are like 900 of them in total littered around the world, but you only need to find less than half to get all the slots. This is basically a direct reward for simple exploration and observation, and it's a big part of what makes the world feel so populated despite not being "dense".
   
   Post last edited by Captain Falcon at 2017-03-08T14:08:05.647140+00:00
5. 2017-03-08 at 1:13 PM UTC in We need more Iron John threads, obviously.
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   Tungsten Charlie.
6. 2017-03-08 at 1:13 PM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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   Originally posted by Captain Falcon It's more about the fact that I have like thousands of hours in CS across different accounts, and I never play other games. I have literally bought dozens of games in the past 3 years that I've just never finished. And this is one I intend to finish. Take that as you will.

   
   That doesn't make it good that just means you have poor time management and no life.
   
7. 2017-03-08 at 1:12 PM UTC in teh retraded thred herppppp slober fuk glum editshin
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   Originally posted by SCronaldo_J_Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu6wUrCNYlQ

   
   Good morning all , may you all be blessed with tech and tendies and NOTHING ELSE.
8. 2017-03-08 at 1:12 PM UTC in Totalled the bimmer
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   Cuz hes a tosser of the highest order.
9. 2017-03-08 at 1:11 PM UTC in The plight of the nigger faggot
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   So he's you?.
10. 2017-03-08 at 1:11 PM UTC in Why Japan is better than America.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o&
11. 2017-03-08 at 1:10 PM UTC in Bong Screens
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    Originally posted by Malice I just use stainless steel fiber. Look up the guide for making "the machine", a dmt smoking device. You essentially get a certain type of scouring pad, like a chore boy, and then burn the coating off, maybe even dip it in a bit of acetone if you really want to get it clean.

    
    This is also what you do to smoke crack.
12. 2017-03-08 at 1:09 PM UTC in Im fucking conflicted you cucks
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvjpwmPo1VI
13. 2017-03-08 at 1:08 PM UTC in sexual orientation and identity
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    lgbbtqqiaap
14. 2017-03-08 at 12:47 PM UTC in We need more Iron John threads, obviously.
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    Originally posted by Dargo I don't get why people still debate the Holocaust. If you're a white nationalist just say, "Yeah. We killed 6 million jedis. Top that, fucker. YOU'RE WELCOME."
    
    Why try to discredit one of your greatest accomplishments?

    
    Because truth matters?
15. 2017-03-08 at 12:33 PM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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    Originally posted by Captain Falcon To be 100%, I wasn't super sold by the footage either but I bought it anyway due to the rave reviews and… Bro I'm not joking, this might be one of the best games ever made. It's very simple in terms of "systems", but the way they interact make it varied, fresh and exciting.

    
    My sister got it and I played it on sunday for a few hours. Didn't get much of the story but the gameplay is pretty cool. There's lots of stuff to do that's fun. I like the RPG elements with the different armours but I don't like how easily weapons break and I don't know if you can repair them. Combat is nice.
    
    Feels a bit like Witcher-Light to me. They kinda just made that into a Zelda game wich is not a bad thing.
16. 2017-03-08 at 12:21 PM UTC in teh retraded thred herppppp slober fuk glum editshin
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    Originally posted by Hash Slinging Slasher

    
    Lul pretty much sums me up.
    
    
17. 2017-03-08 at 11:57 AM UTC in teh retraded thred herppppp slober fuk glum editshin
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    Originally posted by Captain Falcon Idk, I wanted to test out the insult "worn out prison fuckdoll", nothing personal.

    
    
18. 2017-03-08 at 11:51 AM UTC in New Zelda is surprisingly good as fuck, AMA
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    Originally posted by SCronaldo_J_Trump Counterstrike isn't that good, I'm not convinced.

    
    It's more about the fact that I have like thousands of hours in CS across different accounts, and I never play other games. I have literally bought dozens of games in the past 3 years that I've just never finished. And this is one I intend to finish. Take that as you will.
19. 2017-03-08 at 11:48 AM UTC in Totalled the bimmer
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    Clonazolam isn't that strong, either. It is a nice Benzo, though.
    
    Why didn't you get some Flubro?
20. 2017-03-08 at 11:08 AM UTC in The plight of the nigger faggot
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    The plight of the nigger faggot is twofold.
    
    He's a nigger, and a faggot. Fucked by life twice.
    
    Discuss.