I’m out of the loop here. What happened?

Any Scandinavian country should have a population ranging from proficient to fluent in English.

The creepy/dark atmosphere is actually the thing that appeals to me about them! It’s the platforming and puzzles I am worried about.

Both look really cool, but I am really not a big platformer guy so I’m unsure. Inside is 90% off on GOG though so might pick it up for a dollar and a half. Limbo is full price and even though it’s just $10 I don’t know that I’d like it enough. How hard is the platforming and the puzzles?

How good are these games? Are they worth buying before the delisting just to have them?

I don’t know that I think that’s a 1-to-1 comparison. If you looked at this picture with no foreknowledge of where it was from or what it was like uncropped you’d think it’s a perfectly innocent headshot of a woman. It’s not like strapless tops or dresses don’t exist, and the hat suggests she’s clothed so there is no reason for the mind to jump to the idea that she’s naked unless you already know it’s from Playboy.

But I don’t know, I might just not get it. I had no idea the shoulder was such a big deal so it might just be me there’s something wrong with. I feel like I missed a memo. Which does happen a lot, to be honest.

The image has attracted controversy in recent years because of its subject matter, and many journals have deemed it inappropriate and discouraged its use, while others have banned it from publication outright.

Brother, it’s a cropped image. Who the fuck cares where it’s from? What are we upset about here, a bare naked shoulder? That’s some Victorian era level puritanism.

You and me both :(

Don’t leave us hanging, where did you end up on your hermitage?

Oh wow, that’s super interesting!

I’d watch it.

“Coming this fall: ten billionaires are locked in a house with a murderous psychopath. Who will be the first victim, and who make it to the end? Use your phone to vote each week on what weapons the murderer will have access to! Introducing: Bigger Brother! Only on cable!”

Interesting. I don’t know that this particular solution seems great but English is a complete mess when it comes to knowing the pronunciation of a word from reading it alone for sure.

Neoliberals tend to at least outwardly claim they feel iffy about the idea of privatised police departments.

Could also take the neoliberalism->ancap pipeline.

Yes, hydroelectric is the primary source. Nuclear is still number 2, however.

In many ways billionaires are worse than the other disasters listed.

Nice! I gravitate to DEX builds too as it’s just so nice to have bow access. My favourite stylish build is probably dual wielding the Tracers, but that’s basically NG+ only.

Finishing up Pentiment probably later today, and it will be nice to have it over and done with. I will appreciate having played it, but I can’t say actually playing it was all that fun. It’s beautiful, it’s well-researched and it has some interesting plots and characters in it but… god damn is it ever slow. Between the laboriously slow and often banal and uninteresting conversations and the lack of fast travel leading to half your playing time being watching your character slowly waddling across Tassing the game feels like an absolute slog to play.

I’ve been breaking up the tedium with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. I’ve had my eye on it as it’s written by Bloodlines-writer Brian Mitsoda, and at 25% off on the summer sale I thought why not.

It’s a Metroidvania Soulslike with a skill tree inspired by Path of Exile, and I’m really liking what I’m seeing so far. The combat has been solid, the build diversity seems great and the bosses have been good. The game is beautiful with a lovely art style and the level design is really good too.

From what I’ve seen so far I recommend checking it out if you like these types of games!

What’s your favourite build?