gives me Goosebumps just thinking about it

where was Gondor when the Westfold swelled?

once you start to notice them, you’ll never stop seeing them everywhere.

this one is a magnetic nail, so it can be found more easily with a metal detector, which is pretty handy when there’s a foot or two of snow on the ground.

you’ll also see crosses, squares, and triangles carved out in stone, as well as the super common drill holes in concrete, which are typically only for temporary points.

I’ve found 100+ year old control points drilled into old stone walls, and they can still check within like ¼" of the new maps.

Yavanna gets the last word in

those bridges flipping upside down and the shapeshifting staircases were some next level platforming action back in the day! and that is also the song I go to most when going for sonic soundtracks. I jammed with a band for a while that played it, and also mystic cave zone.

run the whole trilogy, and keep those speakers cranked up

owls prey on mice, which makes them a humorous analogue for politicians, but also making them specifically a parliament of owls is comedic gold.

well played, robot

totally makes up for the detached tail and messed up eyes on every third bird

I never use prime, and stuff usually shows up in 2 or 3 days, anyway. They optimized their shipping abilities, and then convinced some people to pay more for it.

it seems like a pro-communist programming message to me. the red dude looks super cool and supportive.

nobody prayed hard enough, so it got altered even more

not with that attitude

check please!

Hype is the not-so-quiet killer of good movies, but it’s a paradox: good movie gets spread by word-of-mouth so much that people stop wanting to hear about it and create a negative opinion before ever engaging with it.

I do my best to recommend movies/tv/games with simple “I liked it” or “it’s worth watching” type statements. I try to avoid overly personal statements like “you would love this” or “you need to see this”, since it takes the autonomy away from the person who might choose to watch it. Additionally, I very often use the phrase “say no more” when getting recommendations, to let people know I’m convinced to try it, without the need for overbearing elaboration.

I have had things ruined by pre-judgment for the over-hyped, and all I can do now is try not to ruin things for anyone else. It’s natural to want to rave about something we really like, but it’s worth being conscious of how bias can set in and affect other people.

you only ever get one true blind playthrough. I would gladly blank all of my soulsborne knowledge to play through all of them again with fresh eyes.

it’s not the same, but if you’re playing on PC there are some decent mods for DS 1, 2, and 3 that make them a little more fresh. particularly, the randomizer for DS1 makes it a pretty hilarious challenge, since you can no longer plan your runs in advance, and have to roll with absolutely mismatched gear

if the MBTA ever gets its shit together, cars could disappear entirely in the city

don’t hold your breath for that one

dads everywhere agree: click those tongs and slap those bags

lol nice

I just assumed it said “it belongs in a museum”

you mean the people that were cheering on the glorious tanks during the Tiananmen square parade

don’t forget to add some stanky interest on that principal

makanoff with the goods