Yep, tropes are that for a reason - there are basic bones to a good story, especially ones that hew close to reality (i.e. this applies less to sci-fi/fantasy, but even those genres tend to have common themes). “Unlikely hero saves the world” might be a story element that’s as old as humanity itself, but that doesn’t…

I wouldn’t know generally, but when I was in college I was fairly sure that the women’s team could annihilate the men’s team. *shrug*

I’ve been out of the jRPG game for years and I’ve been wanting to jump back in. FF XV notwithstanding (I got a copy coming in today thanks to that crazy $35 sale Amazon did the other day), is there any one jRPG you guys recommend over others? Xbox One or PS4 only, I don’t have a Vita or a 3DS. I feel like a huge…

My wife has only one, and she generally prefers not to carry it at all if she can get away with it (i.e., she has pockets). But I know that’s a bit unusual.

We thought that was the case when we bought it but there’s no actual pocket there. If we did that, it would just have a hole...

Yes, I’m usually the one carrying around my wife’s stuff in my pockets.

After reading this, I have come to the conclusion that you would legitimately be surprised at how many companies still rely on tape backups for data archival, and yes even have robotic arms to grab them and hook them up for reading. Granted, AFAIK, the computers on these can automatically go and grab the tape you want…

No joke. Humble truth time, I honestly had no idea it was a thing until a female friend pointed it out to me just after college. Now I see it everywhere, and it’s the one thing my wife complains about more than anything in women’s clothing. My current pants - just my pants - have 9 pockets one of which is large enough…

So true, white people do a lot of weird things...

That sounds pretty awesome, I’d love to get a card like that. I think everyone needs a good laugh especially at this time of year.

It’s 85 degrees F here, I don’t think performance cars are getting any discounts here. :)

“Women don’t need pockets! Pockets are for people with jobs that leave the home! What do you need pockets for, when you’re home baking and cleaning house all day??”

Your wife plays civ with you? That’s awesome, I’m jealous.

That’s the other thing. Playing the first mission/tutorial it tells me to use a melee attack to incapacitate a guy and I’m thinking “Cool, non-lethal melee takedowns so I have more than the stun gun to take guys down”. Nope. He straight up strangles the guy with a neon green bungee cord thing. Totally killed the fun…

I totally agree that this game would be a lot better without guns - when the first one came out, I was totally hoping for just that. A game where you solve your problems with creative hacking. However, I will point out that Watch Dogs 2 has one big advantage over the first one in that at least so far, there have been…

Yep, pretty much. To add insult to injury most of them won’t let you play (at least, online) without updating so you end up waiting for something to download anyway. It’s basically a wash. The only upside is that the discs will be around if something crazy happens and (xbox live and/or playstation network) shut down.

Yep, pretty much. To add insult to injury most of them won’t let you play (at least, online) without updating so you…

Hi!

To Ms. UnDatable - Don’t do it! He might be a great guy, but getting into a relationship because you don’t feel like you have any other choice is always a bad idea. Take it from me; citing the very same reasons you do, I ended up in a very unhealthy relationship that lasted 7 years. Yes, I stayed with someone that…

My sister is in her mid-thirties and still doesn’t know how to drive... We live in a sprawling city, too - not dense like NYC - so while there are buses to take you places, they take a VERY long time to get from point A to point B. We’re talking in the order of hours to get a couple of miles down the street. But you…

The bit about having to plant the Switch next to a ficus had me giggling for several minutes at work - thanks Kirk!