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That's a cool story, thanks for sharing!
Sorry to hear toxic masculinity hurt you like that. If it helps any I can confidently say you're not alone and if you ever find a way to even just shift the mask a little there will be people who will accept you. The idea that a man should be a stoic is such bullshit and it hurts us all.
As a Canadian another positive thing about this is that it reassured me that the US is too incompetent to launch any kind of surprise attack on us.
It brings me comfort knowing they aren't competent enough to surprise attack Canada
It brings me comfort knowing they aren't competent enough to surprise attack Canada
Deleted it yesterday, I never used it but i got around to deactivating it properly this time
I'm sorry, you had me up until whatever you just said about milk, did I miss something??
Yes, and it's almost certainly granted right now unless we put a stop to it.
Diplomatic immunity/passport. He can and will attend if not uninvited
I got laid off in March of 2020, shit was burning down and I decided I'd use the time to improve myself and go to college at 24. Now I'm 28 with a government job, a loving girlfriend and a plan to buy a house this year. Plant. The. Tree.
Just don't look up, duh
That feels like such a cool and special relationship to have. Tangentially when I worked at a mall I got to know the owner of a local store not far from where I worked that sold all kinds of novelties (pop culture, games, TCGs, etc). I bought a few things to support him and we built a rapport to the point he offered me the employee discount. Felt like being welcomed to the family.
Caveat Emptor my friend
Hear hear. The one on my doorstep may feel more pressing but fuck pooh too.
As a Canadian who faces this issue from their president, I feel obliged to add this.
I've responded, best of luck with the study!
Same, is this a sign?
Also Canadian but white: Sorry man, it never should have come to this in the first place. I hope yours isn't so bad.
The Great Indie Game Recommendation Farmers Market!
Come one, come all! Got a game that's not AAA (or god forbid AAAA) but you loved anyhow? Welcome to show and tell. Talk about your favorite, why people should play it, and what you love most about it. And yes, I'm aware this may just be end up being 25 comments about stardew valley.
I want to start by recommending Kingdom, a series with relatively simple (but elegant) graphics and side scrolling tower defence style gameplay. It doesn't sound like much but the presentation encourages this beautiful sense of exploration of mechanics. Amos Roddy did the music, which tells you just how much I love the soundtrack I didn't even have to look up his name. There are a few games, but I specifically recommend Kingdom: Two Crowns as it includes co-op and has some nice style options (European, Japanese, and more comprehensive Norse DLC that changes more than looks)
If that's not your speed maybe you'd the better known Stanley Parable. I won't say much on it as it's a fantastically written experie
Let's talk about XCOM
As a beloved cult classic franchise, XCOM has been around a long time and seen many forms of gameplay. While I eagerly await XCOM3 with a fervor that would put half-life 3 to shame, I'd love to hear your thoughts, stories and future hopes for the franchise. Spoiler warning, obviously.
My personal favorite is probably XCOM2, if only for the sheer number of mods that allow me to customize a single character for hours (only for them to die on their first mission) and completely overhaul the challenges and theme of the game.
I started with the XCOM reboot, which was such a delightfully crunchy little game full of steroid abusers wearing armor made out of hastily repurposed fridges. I would later look at a retrospective of the series and appreciate that the reboot simplified inventory management and condensed the base building down to just one base, which meant you could enjoy the strategy side of things without it wearing out its welcome. Just a fondly remembered game experience all arou
Hidden Movement Games
I just discovered Beast and City of the Great Machine thanks to Shut Up And Sit Down and I'm pretty jazzed to try out Beast this weekend with some friends via Tabletop Simulator. I've never actually gotten to play a hidden movement game before, so this should inform my tastes quite nicely. I'll be sure to update with some impressions/stories when that's done.
If you haven't seen it yet, Beast is a all-vs-one hidden movement game that's conceptually very similar to the defunct video game Evolve. Players take on the role of hunters trying to track, trap and kill a monster played by another player before it can grow too powerful. With various monsters that all play differently I can anticipate a good deal of replayability, and with video games suddenly deciding 90$ is the new average price, Beast can be found for 65$. As a nice plus, it's got an expansion coming to crowdfunding soon so if I like it I can deep dive even harder!
That said, I'm curious what others in this hidden movement n
What are some of your favorites?
Lets kick this community off with some of the good stuff. I'll go first:
- Stars without Number - The first of many Kevin Crawford games I love, it's got excellent mechanics that can be easily extracted from the lore for homebrew purposes, but the lore is still pretty cool too.
- Godbound - Probably the most absurd-in-scope RPG i've ever run. Turns out that when your players are heroes of steel in a world of glass you can teach them valuable lessons about the unintended consequences of taking the easy way out.
- Star Wars FFG - Hard to run at first, it still has a certain appeal to me for the way it handles success and failure.
- Lancer: Crunchy mechs and a strategy layer that's quite fun to play. The non-combat stuff is relatively freeform too which encourages RP.
- Mutants and Masterminds - Last but not least, M&M comes with some caveats: Superheros are so much fun to make. Sure it takes a couple hours, but conceptualizing and building these characters mechanically is actually
What are some of your all time favorite games?
I’m just curious what games keep you coming back, but I’ll go first (in no particular order)
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Twilight Imperium - excellent for when you want to give your brain a real workout and enjoy some cutthroat strategy.
Munchkin - It’s not a masterpiece or anything, but it’s a blast with friends
Red Dragon Inn - Not dissimilar to Munchkin for the high quality evening with friends potential. Expansions are endless, but almost always worth the change of pace. Does suffer from a little power creep between the OG box and the stuff released after it.
Xia Legends of a drift system - Best played on Tabletop Sim, but this sci-fi game about being a starship captain creates some great stories with friends.
Space Base - You might be seeing a bit of a theme here, but really they’re just really good games. Space Base is a pretty refined worker placement game, and it doesn’t take 9 hours like some of the games on this list.
Sheriff of Nottingham - Social deduction, pettiness, and sill