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  1. MarkB

    Computer games and the save checkpoint system

    I can't think of any recent games which had obnoxiously ungenerous save checkpoints, and some modern consoles make things even easier in that respect (if you put the PS5 into Sleep mode instead of shutting it down completely it'll preserve your game state in memory so you can pick up exactly...
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    Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025)

    The other trick, as I recall, was doing the damage over a greater duration rather than all at once. It worked out cheaper, and an enemy hit with high enough damage would go into a stunned animation and wouldn't recover before they died, so it was just as effective at taking an enemy out of the...
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    Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025)

    I just hope they still have the same five voice actors with occasional OOC line readings accidentally left in.
  4. MarkB

    Best superhero movie of all time? (Nominations thread)

    Yeah, the effects aren't great these days, but Reeve's physical performance is what sells it. Not just how he changes mannerisms in each persona, which is borderline magical in itself, but the way he transitions from walking to flying and vice versa looks so natural that you hardly question that...
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    Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025)

    Hopefully, yeah - Oblivion is an interesting middle-ground between the bonkers do-anything energy of Morrowind and the simplifications of Skyrim, its customisable class system is a definite asset. Wouldn't mind if they scaled up the map a bit, though - that Imperial capital city that you can...
  6. MarkB

    D&D 5E (2014) BG3: The Final Patch - An Animated Short

    It's not all it's cracked up to be.
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    What videogames are you playing in 2025?

    Yeah, turning off the QTEs was an accessibility feature they patched in after release. You can also disable the puzzles in DocOck's lab, but I enjoyed those so never did. This is one of the few games I've 100%ed. The only parts I found a drag were the Taskmaster traversal challenges - I never...
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    What videogames are you playing in 2025?

    As a game I prefer this one to either of the follow-ups, web swinging still feels fresh and it does a great job of ramping up the stakes and tension. The enforced-stealth side character missions are clunky, but I don't have the antipathy to them that a lot of people do. I do turn off the...
  9. MarkB

    Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]

    I meant the ones in the other flats within the house.
  10. MarkB

    Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]

    Yeah, even the neighbours seemed kinda cool with it after the initial shock.
  11. MarkB

    Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]

    Since 24th May is a Saturday and will coincide with the seventh episode of the series, I'm guessing they'll resolve the issue in that episode.
  12. MarkB

    Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]

    Probably that whole "crossing my own timeline" thing that's always an important issue except when it isn't.
  13. MarkB

    What videogames are you playing in 2025?

    Currently playing through Subnautica for the nth time, mainly because once you're familiar with it it's a fairly chill game to play while listening to podcasts (aside from when you get turned around in a cave system and absolutely fail to find your way back out to your sub before your air runs out).
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    Spoilers Doctor Who s15 (or 2) [[spoilers!]]

    In this time, having generative AI turn out not to be the villain feels like a genuine twist.
  15. MarkB

    What Is A Superhero?

    I suppose that does highlight one thing specific to this genre that hasn't been brought up: Action and physical combat. None of the examples and counter-examples touted about in these threads that I can recall have lacked those aspects. Indeed, none of the people discussed as being superheroes...
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    D&D General Dwarves Domesticated Bears!

    Yeah, nobody has that much marmalade.
  17. MarkB

    What Is A Superhero?

    In this context, are the Guardians of the Galaxy movies superhero movies or just sci-fi movies? They feature exceptional individuals, but not to the extent of being out of scale with others around them. Peter Quill's gadgets are mostly off-the-shelf Ravager gear.
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    Best superhero movie of all time? (Nominations thread)

    I'm trying to think of anything that would disqualify Sonic 3 from being a superhero movie, and I'm drawing a blank. It certainly seems to check all the boxes, moreso than many that are explicitly marketed as superhero movies.
  19. MarkB

    What videogames are you playing in 2025?

    Not sure on the technicalities, but it might be simpler to use an emulator.
  20. MarkB

    In real life, Dire Wolves, resurrected from the dead

    Indeed. An alien race with the capacity and outlook to develop such safety measures prior to introducing automobiles into society would most likely never have needed them in the first place.
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