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PaperclipPerfector  1yr ago (text post)   2188 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for October 13, 2023

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Hah. I don't do long posts on the phone because I tend to fatfinger the back-button, thus deleting it all. Sorry to hear that your digits, too, are too clumsy for your device!

And alright, alright. No Elden Ring for me, I won't be getting a controller, but you sold me on RDR2. I'll get it when it's cheap enough for my slim wallet.

I'd say our main point of divergence is that I like vague and meaningless storytelling. I like putting my own ideas into it and especially figuring out what the author was going for.

Absolutely fair assessment. I for one can't stand that kind of thing - on finishing any book by Gene Wolfe, I have to simultaneously admire his craftsmanship and curse him for leaving me with a giant mess to sort out and not enough information to do it with.

I think we should get a thread about indie games going.

I might do that when next I feel the need to review something. Might be a while yet because my gaming budget dried up. Or I could drag out one of my more readable steam reviews and freshen it up a little. Hell, I'll certainly join in if you start it first. Games are just much nicer than culture war, lately.

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