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I bought it yesterday. Hope to play it in a few days.

This summer I've been having lazy weeks with active weekends. Skipping on the gym which I feelt guilty about but hiking a lot so that's good.
Last weekend, we did one of 3 heavy hikes we plan each year. We actually climbed an active volcano! 900 m up in about 3 hours, the descent was even tougher for the first hour.…

Losing a pet is always terrible. So sorry for your loss.

That's heartbreaking.
We had a similar experience with our dog. He stopped eating, could barely walk and his breath reeked of death. We called the vet and he said it wouldn't get any better and it would be a slow death so we took the decision on the spot and put him to rest. It was a tough moment and I lost my shit…

With the risk of embarrassing myself, this place has been a real haven for me but I still don't know if I'm just tolerated or accepted. I don't want to assume too much friendliness from people cause I feel like I'm being too "thirsty" (someone said that the other day and it resonated) but when you lurk for a long…

After a rough break-up, I learned to do the same thing as ShulkieSmash says. Learned how to not feel like I had to be dating or be in a relationship to be normal. I was in a pretty deep hole but afterwards, I felt more confident in myself and as a result, could face the outside world more confidently. I'm pretty sure…

I know North-Korea mentioned just the US as a target but still, it's getting dang hot here in Japan right about now. And not just because the summer is torture.

Unfortunately, after that comment I read you can't edit or delete posts and can't delete your profile or set it to private. Are these all accurate?
(will still give it a shot but that information hit hard)

I told one of the staff, Laura, I'd give it an honest try thinking the lack of nesting was the biggest issue. But then I read you can't edit posts anymore after 15 minutes, you can't make your profile private and you can't even delete it? What the fuck? How is that an improvement over anything?

I've had this game on my wish-list for a while. Reading it's not just a hack 'n slash-fest but a considerate exploration of mental illness, makes this a must-buy. I might break my no-new-games-rule seeing as this is a triple A worthy game sold at a very reasonable price.

I believe that and appreciate your comments here as well. Hopefully you actually believe that because I'm having the feeling it's a lot of corporate mandated spin and you're just toeing the line. (I've been there and it sucks)
Eclaire's comment seems to completely miss the point and has the opposite effect of assuaging…

But going off-topic and engaging in discussions with other commenters is what most of us are here for. Some writers engage in those comments as well which is great but just "stating an opinion about the article above" gets old and is very one-sided. It's not dynamic and doesn't breed any interesting conversation…

It seems to be more nuanced like that but if that's your response, a game like this with a thoughtful approach to mental illness might not be for you anyway.

I've always wanted to play that one but they've not brought it over to PS4. I didn't know it was Serkis as the protagonist, that's interesting. His movements were memorable as I only remember the platforming and vibrant colours from footage I've seen.

Grew up with CGI as well. For me, saying "I'm not impressed with CGI action sequences" is akin to saying "I'm not impressed with costumes and make-up in action sequences".
When done badly, it sucks. When done well, it can be amazing. It's a tool to enhance the scene. Making if the begin all, end all purpose of a scene…

I remember being very hyped for that first game in the day cause you know, dragons! The actual gameplay was tedious, switching between musou-battlefield action and dragon-riding. Then there's a lot of endings and looking up the alternative ones, I thought I must have played a different game. Not that memorable.

Congratulations on making it through, I really hope to get there too, just for the feeling of relief after all those tragedies.
Rain collectors and rat traps are time consuming but essential, I've noticed.

It does and the game chooses for you the first time. After you play it once, you then get the option to create your own story and modifying everything from character selection to length to intensity of conflict and winter etc… It does make it so you can choose an "easier" playthrough.

Especially cause that second time around, I was progressing really well and it felt like "this group can make it" until suddenly, a random looter shot me. Finishing the game with two characters and making it through the winter seems hard, with a kid in the mix, downright impossible.