it's one of those books that I really like in theory (since I like the whole banality/capitalism/psychosis thing) but would never be able to read in practice (the Extreme Content is, well, extreme).
hang on, is this how the monologue actually goes in the book
this was bugging me so i looked it up. there are a lot of russian sites where you can just read pirated books.
yes, the book is stream-of-consciousness and there is an entire chapter cal…
Just installed Gunpoint (someone bought it for me on steam a while back). It's a million years old by industry standards but it's a lot of fun. I also appreciate that the humour isn't Internet Standard.
It's hard, but the manual-ness of everything is what makes it fun! Besides, as a properly-designed big-team-game, you can flounder around your base/the enemy base and that'll generally be helpful regardless.
my philosophy in a nutshell right there
related: i started playing Insurgency because I hate myself, and i'm downloading counter-strike because i hate people who play insurgency (and insurgency does some weird shit for "authenticity" that I don'…
Why the fuck was Pacific Rim supposed to be a multicultural feminist masterpiece anyway?
Whiplash from Hollywood standards and how people normally talk about movies.
I know people who think the newest Bond was shit because Bond alludes to being f…
smug wonka i think may be the most obnoxious meme in terms of its users
what about Unpopular Opinion Puffin
Well, Wonka's used with an air of superiority. The Puffin is just used to be a frank racist.
I still think the most obnoxious meme ever w…
I gotta leave to make an event but i do have thoughts about this.
Something I might talk about in the Examination is game objective versus narrative world, or something like that; as well as how a game's theme/aesthetic/story/whatever may play a pa…
Brigador entered early access. It's a nicely put together isometric shooter with a lot of care put into making sure the "isometric" part doesn't get in the way of things. Has stealth elements, including avoiding excessive aggro in-game. I love the a…
It might be worth watching if you're interested in seeing far mainstream sitcoms have pushed Seinfeld's "the cast is incompetent and/or sociopathic" shtick.
On the "sociopathic" side, Curb your Enthusiasm is by (and stars) the guy Costanza is based…