Some might find this game familiar to Movie Grid, which started in 2023.

I think more accurately, it is not for people like us, or probably much of this websites audience.

This thread is pretty much my view, but it is interesting the way this movie comes up somewhat frequently and starts a “you don’t understand” discourse.

Wrong take. Crunch is a thing. The humans making these games have actual lives and they don’t want to spend three months sleeping under their desks and pulling 18 hours days. It’s a goddamn videogame, it’s not worth devs not seeing their families for months on end over.

Having your home base just chuffing about the map at all times is one of those generally inconsequential but incredibly fun immersive details that elevate games from a pasttime to an experience. :)

It really is an interesting phenomenon, I think it speaks to our desire to understand things and have answers. Maybe it stems from a primal fear of the unknown. I think people are hoping or believing that by expanding an image with AI it will add context to a piece of art so that they may better understand and enjoy…

Always worth remembering that the Writer’s Guild concerns over streaming back when they striked in 2007 (I think?) turned out to be 100% accurate: streaming was going to be used to cut out writers from pay almost entirely.

Agreed. There’s plenty of reviewers who take the tact of attempting to examine things from as objective a perspective as they can manage. Which is great for finding out “why” you should experience something, or doing deeper dives into things you have already experienced and are looking to better understand in some way.

Ms. Marvel: oh hey, f**k you!

“Looks like the most popular choice is to say the episode had no purpose.”

Despite what they say, I think the author doesn’t realize this is a TV show and not an interactive game.  Nobody watching a dramatic TV show wants to see Joel craft a bomb or a shiv.  They can throw things like that in as easter eggs for players, but Joe Shmoe wants to see a story, feel for the characters, and watch…

“Come on! A woman has needs”

spoken like a person who’s never had to work a food service job. 

I’m kind of surprised that the article only covers the use case of buying games, and doesn’t address the more obvious demographic that this actually benefits: Game Pass subscribers.

This came to mind when reading “going too soft” was included. Breaking the ice on exercise is actually a huge roadblock for many people, so just starting to move without worrying about metrics or even goals at first is a big first step for some. Even if you’re barely technically “exercising”, getting out there are…

Well then he’s not going to like the way he looks. 

Counterpoint: if you don’t move every year, and have more than a room or two worth of stuff (i.e. you’re not in your 20s anymore) then pay for a mover.

can i get marisa tomei to explain it to me?

oof, definitely a bad move, but I have a little bit of sympathy. I cook a lot so every once in a while I do a dumb.

This article exists solely because Rob Bricken wanted to write this sentence. And I have to agree, it was worth it.