TheCzarsHussar

22 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said:

He also carried the book for me in the first half. I guess Leto is just awesome no matter the iteration.  

Duke Leto was such a substantial threat to his cousin Shaddam IV because his Drip exceeded the Imperial family's.

10 hours ago, The Good Doctor said:

Speaking of, I’m going to miss Duke Leto. He was easily the standout of the first movie for me. Oscar Isaac killed that role.

Ironically I feel the same about both versions

Old and new had very good adaptations of Duke Leto.

3 hours ago, Celan said:

i'll take squeaking over that fake reverb they used in the Lynch movie.

It's strange how oddly low quality the new one's moment is though, they even added the literal bass boost sound

2 hours ago, The Good Doctor said:

The previous film had a really cool delay and layered effect whenever they used the Voice. Kinda weird if it’s not there anymore in part 2.

 

Woooow talk about a downgrade, that was a cool effect. Much better than the bass boost wimpy s i l e n c e

Old one: The Voice.

New One: The Squeak

Out of context dune spoiler.

Just now, BigBossBalrog said:

Beyond the preference debate, LOTR already has a leg up because it has a definite end  

Thank god Tolkien realized how dumb his LOTR sequel book was and scrapped it.

Just now, BigBossBalrog said:

I mean in terms of influence, I'd say George is comparable (lightly) to Tolkien; ASOIF's dark fantasy style has dominated fantasy for the last decade, and I don't think it's stopping.

Oh definitely, man wrote one of the greatest fantasy settings around. I may gravitate more to Tolkien (especially with how the series went ;-; but GRRM is up there)

4 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said:

Why’s that?

You ever seen the joke?

It goes something like this, usually accompanied with the Gigachad template

GRRM: Lol everyone is morally grey and there's no heroes or inherent goodness, pessimistic.(Which isn't being fair to GRRM but it's part of the meme)

Tolkien: The inherent goodness of man, inevitably triumphs over evil, heroic.

53 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said:

Conspiracy theory time:  George’s original plans for ASoIaF’s story entailed themes which are no longer allowed to have any place in his modern worldview.

He came up with this story before the internet, and his last entry was 2011. Very different times. And I’m sure that, whether he’d admit it or not, his beliefs and flexibility as a writer have been influenced by the changes in our culture.

I mean, the man demonizes half the country for voting Trump… but his main protagonist is literally a border patrol guard who kills a bunch of foreign invaders who are trying to get past The Wall.  Something tells me he might regret that choice. 

Reminds me of the joke comparison between him and Tolkien.

Lmao wow, glad I never got into Silent Hill or else I'd have yet another franchise die, get resurrected and ruined.

6 hours ago, BigBossBalrog said:

Robin was killed-off screen, Batman is executed by Harley after telling her, her speeches are shit. 

I looked it up, holy hell that is disrespectful.

Just now, The Good Doctor said:

Those Arkham games were honestly pretty fun.

I aught to play them some time then, but I also hear they're nightmare ports to PC.

3 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said:

Robin was killed-off screen, Batman is executed by Harley after telling her, her speeches are shit. 

Glad I stay in my own little bubble where I don't know anything past Batman Beyond

23 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said:

I love someone is commenting about enemy variety on a free work in progress demo that isn't releasing for like three years 

Fixed it for ya

1 hour ago, BigBossBalrog said:

Carthus looks beautiful even on the steam deck  

I love how the dev is getting salty at the constructive criticism, about the shitty enemy variety lmao

9 hours ago, BigBossBalrog said:

EVERYONE PUT ON YOUR MIRROR HELMETS TO WARD OFF INFLUENCE FROM THE FEDS/GREATER WILL IT'S TIME 

I don't believe it

17 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said:

@BigBossBalrog @TheCzarsHussar

Y’all were fans of Vermintide, weren’t you? Just read an interview where an Obsidian dev said it was their main inspiration for the melee combat in Avowed. Specifically the weightiness of the swings and impacts.

Vermintide 1 has the real weighty combat. While the sequel feels more like attacking through tofu but the combat is much smoother.

Take your pick

Man I really need to reinstall and continue BG3, I only uninstalled it because I had so little time to play it co-op with Nick.

Oh and lastly, Final Boss Joe Biden is on one of the old covers

39 minutes ago, Celan said:

I really like the short stories in Robot Dreams. Haven't been able to get into Foundation, though. I'm several chapters in and don't really know what's happening. Granted I'm not always listening with 100% attention.

I sorta blanked out after you asked about Asimov and didn't really read over this lmao

The first Foundation book is definitely the hardest read of the series. It jumps around a lot in the timeframe. The first book takes place over several hundred years if memory serves, only by the second and third books does it start slowing down. The forth and fifth are entirely within the same generation.

Also, completely ignore the books not written by Isaac Asimov that take place after Foundation and Earth. The prequel novel, Prelude to Foundation is pretty good as it's entirely fleshing out the final years of stability in the Galactic Empire, alongside showing the books most important character; Hari Seldon's story.

Foundation and Empire, the second in the original trilogy, being my favorite.

34 minutes ago, Celan said:

Have any of you read Isaac Asimov? I started listening to some of the audio books after I listened to Elon Musk's biography (lol). He is a big fan of Asimov and credits him for inspiring him.

I really like the short stories in Robot Dreams. Haven't been able to get into Foundation, though. I'm several chapters in and don't really know what's happening. Granted I'm not always listening with 100% attention.

Isaac Asimov is my favorite science fiction author. His Foundation novels (particularly the original three) are amazing. He was forced into writing sequels like thirty years after making the original, and the quality isn't quite the same. But Foundation and Earth, which was both the last he made, and the second to last in the series, was excellent. Too bad he died before finishing the final book.

I also highly recommend his short book, The End of Eternity. It can be read as a self contained story, but it ties in with with his Spacer, Robot, and Foundation books real heavily. Plus is an all around great time travel story.

1 hour ago, The Good Doctor said:

Forgot how damn early Mr. X shows up

Mr...who now? You must be referring to Chris Redfield.

41 minutes ago, Centurion said:

My nuts hurt

What did it cost?

Everything.