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by Raxivace
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

I didn't really like Drive My Car, though I may have gone into it with the wrong expectations. I saw people talk it up as this super hard to understand art film, but frankly it just seemed like another Oscar-bait film to me. Like whole time I was watching it I couldn't help but compare to stuff like...
by Raxivace
Tue Sep 13, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

Those are three of the last Godards I have yet to see, funnily enough. I always meant to finish his massive filmography before he died but it seems I've missed my chance. RIP to a legend.
by Raxivace
Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:01 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/7tTe3Xn.png Fate/Extra (2010) – Replayed this for the first time since 2019 , though I went with Archer this time as my selectable Servant instead of Saber. I tried to make opposite choices for the story in general than I did last time too. It’s still mostly the same game (The s...
by Raxivace
Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:36 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

I remember playing a little bit of the original Katamari Damacy back in the day and thinking it was like, a neat tech demo but not really understanding how you could build a full game out of that, let alone a series.
by Raxivace
Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo watches more movies in 2022
Replies: 117
Views: 5908

Re: Gendo watches more movies in 2022

I think the problem with Jersey Boys is that its Clint trying to ape Scorsese in his coked out Goodfellas mode, and their sensibilities are just not similar enough for it to work. The weird kinda stilted acting in Eastwood films just really clashes with the lively, energized tone he's trying to get ...
by Raxivace
Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Yeah I'm not sure what the issue was. It was running well enough for me before that big 1.5 update, but after that is when I started consistently getting major crashes and loading errors. I liked the general aesthetic and ambiance of Night City during the night (Which is true to the name I guess. Fo...
by Raxivace
Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Random news/topics/opinions(contribute your own if want)
Replies: 97
Views: 28934

Re: Random news/topics/opinions(contribute your own if want)

Meanwhile Indiana, the state I grew up in, just banned abortion.
by Raxivace
Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: New Paper Mario announced!
Replies: 13
Views: 2296

Re: New Paper Mario announced!

I kind of wonder what a Paper Mario game just with boss fights would be like now.
by Raxivace
Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/FnTF5O3l.jpg Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country (2018) - I replayed this DLC for Xenoblade 2. I still have pretty mixed feelings about this. The combat is still simpler than the base game's, and the overall amount of content is in a weird gray area for me where I...
by Raxivace
Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/TRao7VQl.jpg Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) - Been replaying this before XB3 comes out. I don't really have much new to say about it compared to the various posts I made about the game here when it was new- I still strongly prefer the story, characters, and combat system in this ...
by Raxivace
Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:49 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Finished up the remaining games in the Capcom Fighting Collection. https://i.imgur.com/ojgzQRCl.jpg Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (1995) – If anyone here ever played Marvel vs. Capcom, this is the game that Jin Saotome from that game originated from. For this fighting game the gimmick is piloted mech...
by Raxivace
Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Really looking forward to it! I 100%’d Cuphead after much grinding. I like stuff at that difficulty. Getting 100% in the DLC seems to be pretty meaty. After clearing the main story + all bosses (Including secret one in graveyard) I was only at 44% and I really don't know why. Even without whatever ...
by Raxivace
Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/vlQ8a3jl.jpg Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022) - Yeah this is basically more Cuphead. I think overall its probably not quite as hard as the endgame content of the base game, but I couldn't tell how much of this was skill from my original playthrough slowly returning to m...
by Raxivace
Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:21 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

The Cuphead DLC is out and I'm still very bad at Cuphead. :(

EDIT: I've beaten the first two "main" bosses, but the "lol you have to parry these guys to damage them" Chess piece bosses are terrible. Knight in particular is giving me a lot of trouble.
by Raxivace
Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/scrlg2bl.jpg Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1989/2021) - This is a prequel to The Missing Heir . Most of what I said about the general gameplay there applies here as well, though I will say Girl Who Stands Behind does generally seem to be a little more strea...
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:46 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Three more games from the Capcom Fighting Collection. https://i.imgur.com/VvqnhnNl.png Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (AKA Super Puzzle Fighter II X, 1996) - This gives off the appearance of a fighting game where you select characters and such, but "combat" is done through a puzzle game in ...
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:54 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

I gotta watch Angelopoulos movies sometimes, they always sound fascinating.
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

I played it on PS5 through the Sonic Origins collection. These games look great in their "Anniversary" mode too, having them in widescreen. When I was a kid I had a copy through one of those "Sega Smash Pack" collections for PC too, but for whatever reason I just could never get ...
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:50 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: New Paper Mario announced!
Replies: 13
Views: 2296

Re: New Paper Mario announced!

That's a damn shame to hear. I guess that's why a lot of other JRPG's just heal you and/or restore MP after every single fight now though, so even if you just get EXP or whatever from an encounter it doesn't feel wasted.
by Raxivace
Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/gfX2yey.png Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge (1995) – Seems to be largely similar to Darkstalkers 1. The only differences seem to be a few additional characters and more traditional supers (Whereas in Darkstalkers 1 your “super” was just a stronger version of a regular spec...
by Raxivace
Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

Ah I liked Ali. Made for really interesting contrast with All That Heaven Allows and Far From Heaven.
by Raxivace
Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:43 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

I beat two visual novels over the last few weeks. These ended up pairing fairly well together since they had similar ideas presented in very different ways. https://i.imgur.com/McsSE7tl.jpg Cross†Channel (2003) Cross†Channel: Tower of Friends (200?) - Oh boy here we fucking go. Back when I was first...
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:13 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

I'm gonna try and rewatch Evil Dead 1 and 2 (And Army of Darkness) this year. I love all three of course but its been so many years since I've seen them (And watching the TV show genuinely scratched that itch for me for the several years it was on). I've also been going through the Raimi features I ...
by Raxivace
Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:09 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo watches more movies in 2022
Replies: 117
Views: 5908

Re: Gendo watches more movies in 2022

Have you seen Pain & Gain? I know people try and place that as a second good Michael Bay movie.
by Raxivace
Tue May 31, 2022 5:32 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Oh, you finally got to Cyberpunk! It's weird, I was really crazy about the game when it came out but my enthusiasm for it has waned a bit recently. I still think that it is a solid game with a great ambiance, the story/choices were interesting, but for some reason, it falls short of their previous ...
by Raxivace
Tue May 31, 2022 5:29 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/wvBmoMkl.jpg Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) - Real mixed feelings about this. I don't have strong feelings on the story itself one way or another. I think its mostly unexceptional, neither very good nor very bad, though generally less open-ended than I was really expecting. I know some h...
by Raxivace
Wed May 25, 2022 6:53 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

BTW I've been playing a little game called Cyberpunk 2077...

I'm going to have things to say about this one, but shockingly not nearly as much as I thought I was going to.
by Raxivace
Wed May 25, 2022 6:52 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Oh cool, glad to see someone else checked this out. Yeah my guy was a spellcaster so I couldn't exactly buff my way through the Maneaters lol. Perhaps tankier physical builds have an easier time with them. Yeah I think I also could not get that Dragon Bone Sword thing on my last playthrough because ...
by Raxivace
Wed May 25, 2022 6:39 am
Forum: Literature
Topic: Crime and Punishment
Replies: 5
Views: 2032

Re: Crime and Punishment

Yeah apparently everything with Raskolnikov in prison and such at the end and him finding Jesus is based pretty directly on Dostoevsky's own life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtkv3-endYc ^This is a kind of neat animation that talks about it somewhat. I think the intro or explanatory notes to my ...
by Raxivace
Sat May 21, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo watches more movies in 2022
Replies: 117
Views: 5908

Re: Gendo watches more movies in 2022

I've never been a big fan of Death Proof either, though I wonder if the shorter "Grindhouse" cut is better.
by Raxivace
Thu May 19, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/qpiCbu7m.jpg Golden Axe (1989) - I've never understood what the appeal of 2D beat-em-ups is supposed to be and I still don't get it. They always seem like simplistic games where enemies that are just too tanky gang up on you and try to stunlock you to death (While you only have ...
by Raxivace
Thu May 19, 2022 10:38 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Yeah I know speedrunner types and such can be very good at these games, but that's a time commitment that's just too much for me lol.
by Raxivace
Mon May 16, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/i1jqDut.jpg Ninja Gaiden (1988) - Yeah there's no way in hell I would have had the patience to beat this without save states. This is a very good game and pretty fun, but between the rapid respawning of enemies (Especially birds and such that fly in weird patterns) and Ryu's bas...
by Raxivace
Mon May 16, 2022 2:26 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

One thing I do have to give DKC2 though is credit for this track.



One of the best in its era IMHO. The levels it played in were all ass but the track is good.
by Raxivace
Sun May 15, 2022 11:02 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/dcMxHoOl.jpg Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (2017) - Of course there was another SF2 variation. Of course. From what I can tell this is basically just a modified Super Street Fighter II Turbo, which is fine by me since that was the best version anyways. The game ...
by Raxivace
Thu May 12, 2022 11:37 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/6xg4PErl.jpg Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (2010/2020) - When I first played Xenoblade 1 I found the game to be fairly overrated , but shockingly I really liked Xenoblade 2 despite flaws that game does have. I'd since wondered if I'd dislike Xenoblade 1 so much if I w...
by Raxivace
Tue May 10, 2022 11:02 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

I like FMJ well enough, though I think as far as Kubrick goes I prefer 2001, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. Sin City I like well enough, though I think I prefer the sequel tbh. I need to rewatch Batman Begins. I remember liking it well enough, but not enough to say how it compares to...
by Raxivace
Tue May 10, 2022 10:58 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo watches more movies in 2022
Replies: 117
Views: 5908

Re: Gendo watches more movies in 2022

He's good in Fences but directorially I think he struggles to make what is obviously a play feel like much of a movie.
by Raxivace
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:26 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

I've also got a fairly large backlog of Switch games at this point. Over the last year or two my Switch library has really boomed in a way I didn't honestly expect, and it will only be increasing this year with stuff like Xenoblade 3, Cuphead DLC etc. coming out.
by Raxivace
Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Some games I've played in the past few months: https://i.imgur.com/jOkjATB.jpg Tales of Zestiria (2015) Alisha's Conviction (2015) - I've been curious about Zestiria for a while now since it probably has the most mixed reception of any modern Tales game (And I generally find modern Tales to be decen...
by Raxivace
Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:56 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Gendo watches more movies in 2022
Replies: 117
Views: 5908

Re: Gendo watches more movies in 2022

Prince of Egypt is pretty easily in the top 10 or so Judaeo-Christian movies. Just one of the best.
by Raxivace
Fri Apr 08, 2022 4:43 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

Yeah I do like Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook too. I should mention that I did watch the 1947 Nightmare Alley right before the Del Toro version, so I knew where Blanchett's character was going to go already- but even with that in mind, I just think she needed to restrain her performance somewhat....
by Raxivace
Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:53 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Lyndon in 2022
Replies: 84
Views: 3936

Re: Lyndon in 2022

Glad to hear you turned around on Hollywood, Lyndon.

I liked Cooper fine in Nightmare Alley, but I felt like Cate Blanchett leaned way too hard into being an obvious femme fatale.
by Raxivace
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

So I recently had Covid. I'm fine now but I took the time to beeline through Skyrim's mainstory while I was sick. https://i.imgur.com/Chd5MKXl.jpg The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) Dawnguard (2012) Hearthstone (2012) Dragonborn (2012) - I don't really have much more to add to this then what I said ...
by Raxivace
Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:34 am
Forum: Literature
Topic: Crime and Punishment
Replies: 5
Views: 2032

Re: Crime and Punishment

In general I think I have a lot more respect for Dostoevsky the social realist novelist than I do Dostoevsky the moral philosopher and Christian apologist, and they kind of feel at war to me in the novel. Like he's at his strongest in this book when he's exploring the conflict between Theory and rea...
by Raxivace
Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:26 am
Forum: Literature
Topic: Crime and Punishment
Replies: 5
Views: 2032

Re: Crime and Punishment

For people who've read Dostoevsky's novel, how did you feel about that epilogue? Huge spoilers, if you intend to ever read this classic. I finished reading this earlier today. I don't think ending came out nowhere exactly, because after having read a bit about Dosotevsky it doesn't seem that surpri...
by Raxivace
Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:12 am
Forum: Meta Discussion
Topic: Forum migration happening now
Replies: 5
Views: 2241

Re: Forum migration happening now

I seem to be having trouble connecting now. I get a 404 error through my computer, but the site seems to display on my phone.

EDIT: Oh wait, fiddling with the bookmark I had on my computer seems to have fixed things. NVM.
by Raxivace
Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

https://i.imgur.com/Wh9Lt27l.jpg Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1995) Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) - Did a runthrough of an arcade mode of in each of these on kind of a whim. Alpha 1 is an okay game I guess, but I think it was less engaging than some of the l...
by Raxivace
Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 14716

Re: Rax/Maz/Jimbo 2021 Games Thread

Yeah despite whatever gripes I have, I think all of the games in the "series" are worth playing. Like I may have bitched about having to farm Blood Vials in Bloodborne (Or grass in Demon's Souls or whatever), but I still liked the game(s) enough to take the time to do it. There's also Elde...
by Raxivace
Sun Jan 09, 2022 7:43 am
Forum: Meta Discussion
Topic: Forum migration happening now
Replies: 5
Views: 2241

Re: Forum migration happening now

Yeah things are moving way more smoothly on my end too.