Be the avenger you want to see in the world! The difficulty with stochastic terrorists is that mostly only kinda dumb people are up for it. I do admire Luigi, but let’s be real he’s a himbo. The fatal flaw here is that dumb people tend to be more conservative.

So, I guess I’m saying don’t wait for the Avengers. They’ve all got Punisher stickers on their cars.

Don’t make me beg

Know your roots!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F?wprov=sfla1

And yes, we’ve got one foot in the grave and the other in a toilet.

It’s one of my top five all timers, and my kid’s. Raising em right. I was just trying to figure out where this other fella was coming from.

I suppose you’re right, I guess I had a blind spot there. Haven’t played it.

I’ve never heard of B: AA described as a metroidvania… How do you figure that one?

I still haven’t gotten to Ori yet (a glaring omission I know). Never heard of the other one but I’ve wish listed it.

I’ve seen video essays about metroidvanias that talk about “getting lost”. The real point is to follow clues, feel immersed in a world, learn to find your way, and make interesting decisions.

In Hollow Knight, it’s no problem to use the compass if you find that aspect too burdensome. I really enjoyed my time with Axiom Verge, and I seem to recall it came with a compass as standard? Perhaps that’s wrong, it’s been a few years since I picked that one up.

More to the point, which metroidvanias did you like and what did they do differently?

I feel the need to chime in to agree with the people saying that you need a sudden and complete exit strategy ASAP, but also, I hope you’ll forget trying to diagnose them or figure them out. It could be part of a mental disorder, but everything you listed could just as easily be emotional immaturity. It’s not your problem, and leaving will be easier once you accept that.

I see parts of myself in him, like if I was born a balding ginger Masshole manchild who somehow liked sports and cigars.

…Small parts.

Okay so I think I’m ready to resub to his podcast. I wasn’t sure about him for a minute.

Time to lift

When my kid’s your age I’ll be 52, which is practically middle aged by modern standards… If you eat your veggies.

Have gone back to BG3, checking out mods.

Also, have started trying to get better at figure drawing. Trying to wrap my head around proportionality.

There’s no question about it.

I’m not here to split hairs, we’re both talking about the same problem. I’m still happy for them finding a way out.

Privileged. British by birth.

That said my wise card is still my daily driver.

Hahaha yeah

Not bad! It’s a dictatorship, but aside from that I hear it’s quite a good standard of living. And I hear the food scene is immense.

It’s never been more true, the old saying that freedom ain’t free.

I’ve become an immigrant in the UK a few years ago when I had the good luck to convince myself all of this would happen sooner or later. Kept my citizenship so far because I wanted to vote against him this time. What’s your story?

Have literally sent work emails from the back of a cab on a highway with roundabouts. I may have a serious problem.