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    Starfield - Fallout fallout that isn't ES6

    8 was Pagan. 7 was The Black gate. https://ultimacodex.com/2011/12/the-ultima-7-google-map/ yeah TES games were pretty much a direct continuation of might and magic, with some ultima mixed in.. Daggerfall itself is especially noticeable for it.
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    Starfield - Fallout fallout that isn't ES6

    might and magic was the original pioneer on "open world". Dungeon crawls. but with towns and overworlds. might look small today, but this was pretty crazy back then. https://addictedgamewise.com/guides/might-magic-series/might-and-magic-book-one-maps/ Then the ultima series. By ultima 5,6,7...
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    The Painted (2024)

    yeah, its on Amazon. I caught it the other day. Mostly pretty unremarkable I thought. at least it wasn't zombies or dumb shit. but wouldn't go out of my way to recommend. decent acting, decently shot. solid c rating I guess. Remembering I watch a lot of pretty z list amazon crap. spoiler...
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    Deathstalker (2025)

    sure. it is that classic issue of context. stripe tease. bad. women in lingerie in their bedroom or changing room. bad. women in bathingsuits which cover the exact same amount at the beach? no problem. no one blinks an eye at the cover of jaws. no one batted an eye at snake tits. so...
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    Deathstalker (2025)

    what we need is a live action Oglaf. https://www.oglaf.com/brine/ like, you say monsters and swordplay. first off, none of the originals had good chorography. so thats clearly not the draw for them ever. Second, if you don't have sexy monster tits. what the fuck are you even doing here?
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    Deathstalker (2025)

    thats got to be bullshit. no way they made a Deathstalker with no nudity. anyway, trailers, etc look like shit. This is like Toxic avenger, where I can say, this looks awful, and seems to miss the mark. but the original was also total shit really. So it is admittedly hard to explain why its...
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    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    watching a youtube summery probably won't help. The story is very personal, metaphorical, and done through allegory, and subtext. you do need to play it, as so many little things add up. Casual remarks people make, have much deeper meanings in hindsight. ton of stuff is not expressly said...
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    Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

    HoMM 3 and for some people s, are one of those games people just will not accept anything else. there's a ton of HoMM after and 2 and 3. there's a ton of clones, and successors. people just won't touch them, and always go back to HoMM 2 or 3. Songs of conquest, sirens of the silence, etc...
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    Andor

    is it expressly stated as one shot somewhere? theres a few points where it could be a seemless cut. This pan sweep for example. would have been an obvious place to splice. right on the doorline.
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    The Witcher

    so in order there. thats Asse. who was a broad masculine man with a trimmed beard, swapped to a fat sack of crap. Iskra, who is actually pretty on model. supposed to have "dark hair", which usually means brown. but her name is child of fire, and iskra means spark. so, redhead makes some sense...
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    The Witcher

    hahahahahahaha
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    Path of Exile 2

    Technically not relevant to poe 2... but this seems like a good place to share this still.
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    Game Pass for Xbox and PC

    PC game pass still seems stupid good to me. $16.49, up from $12.75. as I've noted its not just letting me play good games cheap, but also letting me avoid games that I thought would be good, but aren't. Add, its easy enough to cance; and resub up. looking back, last year I tried mechwarrior...
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    Outward 2

    Decided to give it its own thread instead of just bumping the Outward 1 thread. Summer 2026 https://www.firesofheaven.org/threads/outward-pc-xbox-ps4-survival-rpg-mar-26.10649/
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    General Gaming News and Discussion

    yeah, no game used both at the same time. you were supposed to move your hand.. its clearly a, "are you people retarded?" I've of course also talked about it before. Its revolutionary. before n64 ps1. two equally sized shoulder buttons. just a SNES controller with 2 instead of 1...