The Blackangel

My first totem is the rodent, my second is the eagle, and my third is the serpent.

I can help you there.

Depending on the game, gore can actually take away from the experience. And depending on the game, gore can add to the experience. But @Reality vs Adventure is right about Layers Of Fear. They don't use gore in the games, and it only adds to the experience.

Not particularly. I play evil characters because I relate to them. I relate to everything The Antagonist (Hatred) feels and why he's going on a murderous rampage. I want to do the same every day. I can't put on that "good guy badge" because it makes me feel phony and once in a while actually makes me sick. I always have an RDR2 game ready that I just kill everyone I can find. All over the place. Anyone and everyone. Since it's more realistic than Hatred, I get an extra sense of satisfaction from the "senseless" killing.

I had a hell of a time setting up my office with my PC, PS4, and Xbox One all on the same TV. It took a lot of plugging and unplugging to figure everything out, but eventually we found out that some things were just plugged in the wrong HDMI slots. That may be what's going on for you. Try plugging your PS5 into different slots and see what happens.

Oddly enough my imaginary friend was a boy. His name was Jason. I don't know why a 2 year old girl would have an imaginary friend that was a boy, but mine was. As for what he looked like, that was almost 40 years ago. I don't remember what was going on 40 seconds ago. I'm not even joking about that. I'm seeing 3 neurologists for my memory issues.

Go to the bathroom, let the dogs outside, grab a soda, and do my normal daily thing of getting on the computer.

Definitely would. Stay the hell away as much as I can, and only emerge when I had to. I do that now, but the added bonus of having no natural light in my domicile would be the icing on the cake. However the closest to that that most people could afford is an earth home. That's still a major step up though.

Corrections made. Also I don't think they're actually shoes. They're ancient worn out socks caked in lint, with old ass leather strips wrapped around them to hold them together.

Good experience - a rat saved my life. Bad experience - I stepped off into the trees to pee when I was out on a hike one day several years ago, and just a few feet away from me was a copperhead coiled up. I didn't see it until I was done going. I was done with my hike after that.

Horses are headstrong. Pigs are stupid. Cattle are disobedient. Chickens are, well, chicken. Sheep are mindless. Geese are mean as hell. Goats are a fuck you mentality. Going by all that, I would be a hybrid of cow, a goose, and a goat.

Chicken noodle, bbq bean, cole slaw soup. Don't ask.

But they left one off the list.

Another acronym I can't identify. PT?

It's one of my favorite series, but I have to gripe about it. I'm going to go game by game for the ones I have played the most, and get into the ones I haven't last. The Legend Of Zelda--- Where do I even begin. First off there is no form of civilization. There are random people, all of which live in caves, and there are moblins, tektites, and octoroks roaming everywhere. Where the hell does the "royalty" live? Who made Zelda a princess? Then there are the temples? Why is one in a tree? Why is one under a pond that requires music to open? Why is another under a bush that you have to burn down? Why is one in a rock that you have to blow open with a bomb? How the fuck are you even supposed to find the last three if you're new to the game? What about the weapons? Are you supposed to fight the entire game with a damn 2x4 aka, the wood sword? Unless you get lucky enough to find the white sword and know exactly where to look for the magic sword, the answer is yes. Also, why is virtually every god damn boss the same fucking dragon? Gleeok and Aquamentus. Repeatedly in the dungeons. There is Digdogger, Gohma, and Dodongos. Once as bosses. Not much of a fight there. If you time it right with a Dodongo, you can hit it with a bomb to slow it down, then stab it with your sword. Yawn. And one sword hit then one silver arrow to beat Ganon? Are you fucking with me right now? Also, finding some of the items in the game is pure dumb luck. Hyrule changes landscape. Zelda II The Adventure Of Link--- At least we're getting a more accurate title, but holy shit. Now Zelda is laid out on a pedestal. I still can't figure out if she's dead or under a sleep spell as everyone says something different. And I'm not even going to get into the whole timeline bullshit for this series. You walk out and are in the goofiest overworld view in the history of gaming. Link looks like a penis with gangrene. Then there are shadows that attack you, appearing randomly, and disappearing in seconds if they don't catch you. All the dungeons look exactly the same. No variation in graphics, but the same was with the first one, though not to this scale. It's a side scroller in which link can jump. You get no items that you can wield, but instead spells. Ugh, here we go. But my biggest gripe, is the towns. Hyrule has suddenly become a nation with civilians. Many of which are apparently vampires as they turn into fucking bats. Where did all this land, temples and towns suddenly come from? And where is Lake Hylia? I see the ocean. But apparently Lake Hylia dried up for the most part and is now a god damn swamp. Why is there a (spider?) blocking your way to the (Lost Hills? Death Mountain?) where you have to go to get one of the most important items in the game? And why is it guarded by the most powerful and aggressive enemy in the game? And why the hell when it kills me can I not start at the beginning of the cave? Why do I have to start all the way back at Zelda's bed, and try to make my way back through the damn cave maze to get back to the one that has the hammer, just so that damn thing can kill me again and I have to redo this shit 20 more times. A little bit of a chance that doesn't require a frickin Game Genie would have been nice. Assholes. Hyrule changes landscape. Again. Zelda: A Link To The Past--- Oh god. When did link suddenly have family members? And why does he live in a one bed home with his uncle? Is there something going on there that I neither need nor want to know about? And that thing behind it with the black (hole?). Is that a toilet? Can't they build an outhouse so they don't have to smell it all the time? And why are there palace guards blocking every path from Link's house except the one to the castle? Wouldn't palace guards have better things to do than blocking me from a swim in the lake during a rainstorm, or a quick run to a town that never existed before? Link's strength is something that always bugged the hell out of me. He can rip a bush out of the ground, but can't pick up a damn rock? Major misstep in logic there. Wouldn't the hole that link is supposed to fall down to get inside the palace have been discovered and covered up by now? Anyway, your uncle is down there, with his ass already kicked. You go through a bunch of crap, literally since you have to wade trough sewers, to save Zelda and get her to a priest in the church. Then you go out, and follow cryptic clues to find the old man. The dungeons. FINALLY!! There is difference between each dungeon. And they're not cryptically hidden. For the most part at least. Kakariko Village bugs the hell out of me. Where did all the other towns go? Why is there now a palace? Is link so hot that women's hearts break since they don't have him, and that's why he goes around collecting heart pieces? And what the hell is the real function of the damn bug net? You can catch bees and faeries with it to put in jars. That's. It. Other than that, it serves no purpose whatsoever. Lot of help there kid. That'll work great against Ganon. The biggest question, is who the ever living hell is Chris Houlihan? Zelda 64: Ocarina Of Time--- What's a Kokiri? What's Goron? What the hell is a Gerudo? Why are the Zoras suddenly friendly? When did they suddenly decide to build a town in front of the castle? When did Kakariko village move to Death Mountain? Why in all the 3 dungeons as a child do I have to enter something through the fucking mouth? Did the scripters have an oral fixation that would have been better left at home? Gohma, Dodongo, Virus. Interesting choices for bosses as a child. But did I really need to wait 6 years for his royal highness king Zora to move his fat ass out of the way so that I could enter his god by the mouth? Pervy yet? Why do a bunch of kids worship a tree? Why do fish-people worship a fish? Why would I buy a fish in their shop for 300, when 6' away I can catch one for free? Also with a broken bridge, how did those idiotic carpenters get across the canyon in Gerudo Valley? And why would they tink they could join a band of all female thieves? And please tell me who it was that decided that god damn owl was a good idea so I can remove them from the gene pool. And, who the hell here acutally uses Farore's Wind? that has to be just about the most useless item in the history of Zelda games. Zelda: Link's Awakening--- Why the hell was he out in the ocean in a tiny boat in the first place? What was he actually looking for? Atlantis? And what girl is going to find a guy washed up on the beach and her first instinct is to take him home and put him in bed? My first instinct would be to think that it was a trap, and to run like hell. But, once again, Link must be really cute. Once again, we also have to deal with an extremely annoying owl. The Switch port was sickening. Sure, it's prettier, but it's not the same game. What the hell is up with the majority of these bosses? A face in the floor? A genie? A worm in the walls? Come on. And again, I have to enter something through the mouth. Nintendo devs are perverts. End of story. The following are games that I only have one short thing to say, of the ones I've played. Zelda: Majora's Mask--- Crack is not your friend. Zelda Wind Waker--- It's a cartoon. I already have the series on DVD. AND WHEN THE FUCK DID LINK GET A SISTER???? Zelda Breath Of The Wild--- Yawn. Zelda Oracle Of Ages/Seasons--- Da fuq? Zelda Skyward Sword--- Not a Zelda Game.

I think when a dev puts out a franchise that turns out successful (Elder Scrolls, GTA, Zelda, GoW, FF, Pokemon, etc.) they get lazy after a while. They think that since it's so popular and successful that the fans of the franchise will keep buying it. Take sports games. The only real difference (from what I read here) in each edition is an updated roster. FF13 was a total bomb. Virtually everyone I have talked to hated Zelda Wind Waker for one reason or another. If I remember correctly there was a GTA that was universally hated and almost killed the franchise. It's due to lazy writing. Also if the fucking devs would make one Zelda that had the same god damn Hyrule, I would be rather happy. But each one shows that Hyrule has more incarnations than hairs on a baboons ass.

I'm looking into getting an upgraded Switch when/if that comes out. I don't have any real use for 4K, as I can't see any difference, so if that's the only new feature, then I'm going to pass. But if it has Bluetooth capabilities, then I'm sold. having to use wired earbuds is a major bitch when I want the sound and I my girl wants to watch TV or something. It's usually hard for me to move rooms, so once I settle in one for the day, I don't leave it until bed. Also the damn cord gets in the way all the frickin time. So if I could just use my Raycons with it, you will have one happy bitch here.

I see a lot of talk about this game, and I actually have Dark Souls 1 & 2 for my PS3. I just never got around to actually playing them. I think it's mainly because I don't know all that much about them, and haven't seen anyone play either. Whether in person or on YT, is moot. So I'm wanting to hear not only opinions, but facts about the games, to help me decide if I really want to hook my PS3 back up and see if I can get into them. Things about the story as well. Is it open world? Is it a loose story? Does it have a specific mission? Does the mission alter at all as the game progresses? (Think FF8) Is there a specific protagonist and antagonist? Are you either or both? Do you serve under anyone? Is there a monkey? Pretty much everything. I know the whole world loves Skyrim and Witcher 3, but I couldn't get into either no matter how much I tried. The story of Witcher didn't grab me, and the control mechanics of Skyrim turn me off no matter how much I alter them. So tell me what you can everyone. I know @StaceyPowers has talked about it a lot. Or was that Daemon Souls? As an irrelevant point, I have Daemon Souls too.

I watched this multiple times, and loved it more and more each time. Everyone alive needs to see it. And everyone dead too.

I like the blue. It's much easier on my eyes due to the extreme photoseneisitity of my eyes. I'm on another Invision forum, and theirs is just a white background so I have to turn on dark mode to view it. It's a pain in the ass, but not much else I can do about it.

He can eat all the shit he wants from me, and I'm sure every other Democrat will be right there in line with me to shit on his face.

I play almost all my games with the sound off these days. I'm not sure why. I think the only game I play with the sound on is RDR2, oddly enough.

In all honesty, I recommend FF8. It introduced many new features that previous games hadn't been equipped with such as the junction system. There is so much in depth, both story, and side quests. Your characters grow and change in front of you. Your weapons are upgradeable with the right items. The GF's can learn different abilities, and have a love/hate relationship with your characters. There are things hidden in the game that you will never know about or how to even solve, on your first several play throughs unless you have a guide or look online. You won't find the Solomon Ring, Deep Sea Research Center, or where several of the GF's even are. Some are drawn from enemies, some are fought, and others are just found by luck. The only required GF in the game is Ifrit. The other 15 are completely optional. As is the semi-GF Odin, but I recommend against getting him. I recommend staying away from FF7 and FF13. Both were completely worthless. The majority of the FF community will call me insane, but I absolutely despise FF7. And what everyone has told you about FF13 is true. It's the worst in the series second only to FF7. I've played every FF game up through FF9. Many have been decades since, some I don't even have anymore, so I can't really help you with them anymore. There are more fan fiction theories about FF8 than any other in the series. Sure they all have theirs, but FF8 has garnered more than any other entry. Some seemingly plausible, others coming from the minds of crackheads. But the underlying stories that come into being and become revealed as the game progresses on, are nothing short of spell binding. FF8 is nothing short of a true masterpiece. Just watch the opening sequence and decide for yourself.

I went through dozens of controllers when I was a kid, and a lot of duplicate systems. I got so pissed off one day that I threw my SNES into the yard, grabbed my shotgun, and unloaded a box of shells into it. I felt better, but no longer had an SNES to play. And that was one of my less angry moments.