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  1. OU Ariakas

    Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel? Remake?

    I have never played Nosferatu in VtMB; however, I want to play it more and it is more memorable because it exists. If they are willing to go that far for the world, then it is a world that feels more real. VtMB is a better game because the Nosferatu path is in it.
  2. OU Ariakas

    Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel? Remake?

    Nothing says "we have a room full of fucking incompetent writers that cannot walk and chew gum at the same time," as leaving out the two clans whose stories and gameplay would have to be way more than a few more dialogue options and voice lines. "We have to create ALTERNATE pathways for one...
  3. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    They have called him a Cyborg a few times on the show; so he is different from a Synth, but we don't know exactly how. If it is the traditional definition then he is more human with robotics (like the funky tool arm). This is why he had to wear the oxygen and get in the safe room for the crash...
  4. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    This is where we differ, and an argument I'm probably going to have in the new Resident Evil (2026) thread. Why do we expect these movies to recreate the things we like beat for beat when they have proven they cannot do it? RE was a 40 hour puzzle game, it is not going to fit into a 1 1/2...
  5. OU Ariakas

    Real Estate Investment Thread

    A month out from a full year since the 9 house bulk purchase and a ton has changed. I got divorced, but it was amicable and I kept 14 out of the 18 rentals. I decided to run the the numbers because I can be far more aggressive with them now that they are mine with no other input needed on any...
  6. OU Ariakas

    Resident Evil (2026)

    It is, but you have to admit that you KNOW they can do RE better as a movie. Make it a little less slapstick and a little more like The Crazies with Olyphant (still holds up fantastically, BTW) and you have a winner.
  7. OU Ariakas

    Resident Evil (2026)

    Was terrible. It was fun, but terrible.
  8. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    I don't understand how some of you can just be endlessly pessimistic about these things. Is this even 75% of what I expect from the Aliens franchise? No Is it the best 2 hours to come out of the Alien franchise since Alien 3, THIRTY THREE GODDAMN YEARS AGO? Yes If you cannot have fun with...
  9. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    The black kid joking around with everyone is so good. Also, Olyphant is the best acted part (of course) but also has the best lines. "Animals can get scared, you are not animals anymore, keep walking."
  10. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    That scene was the worst in the entire two episodes, and really made me think it was going to be terrible. But then, the rest of that scene with the Alien in action was really good. One thing I don't understand is them constantly framing the Alien as scary to the audience. Dramatic music and...
  11. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    Well we know he can see through their eyes, which they are either too young or ignorant to know right now. Also, his line to Wendy about following orders was a little ominous as well.
  12. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    Second episode is good, too. Somehow the show has made some characters that act well enough to care about. There is still some dumb shit, and the laziest part is the Alien is strong or weak enough to move the plot forward. But I want to watch the next episode for everything *except* the...
  13. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    He has all the lines of a synth that is going to decide humans are lesser and not worth saving over aliens. He and the black synth are the two best characters by far. I appreciate the fact that the kills are also diverse. Every color and sex is getting butchered.
  14. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    The first episode is decent. I like the mystery of the other specimens more than the xenomorph. All of the synths act well, the new hybrids being kids is also done well. The first scene on the alien starts dumb as fuck with the slow head profile that seemsto defy physics moving backwards, but I...
  15. OU Ariakas

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Charge him hourly to teach him how to live on his own.
  16. OU Ariakas

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I find that they REALLY try to obfuscate your "returns" inside of a 401k because they don't want you to see how much of your growth was just you and your company match vs. the actual % change in the account. I do have a good barometer, though. I changed jobs in 2017 and decided to roll my 2...
  17. OU Ariakas

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Well he is an absolute fucking idiot, but in the best way for you. Now he has income and you have none; so you could *technically* threaten alimony if he tries to go after shit. Unless you think he would literally refuse employment to make you pay for a table and loveseat. Tell him that...
  18. OU Ariakas

    The Fast Food Thread

    Wait, they took those off the menu?
  19. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    Please be good. Please.
  20. OU Ariakas

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    It's really weird that it started as him hating on a dude trying to help the most financially ignorant group out there and then turned into him hating on something designed for truly wealthy people because he is financially ignorant about its true purpose.....
  21. OU Ariakas

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    See, this is the crux of my post above about his advice. To the vast majority of people, those are absolutely traps since you have to have a plan that they slot into before they perform the job that they were intended to do well. Insurance agents pushing Whole Life plans on people in 50k of...
  22. OU Ariakas

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I don't understand how people with no knowledge of his total outlook tell people not to listen to him. My whole family has been financially illiterate going back generations and taught me NOTHING about personal finances or how to build wealth (since none of them had any). To me, he was a...
  23. OU Ariakas

    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Well we know this is fucking fanfic. Carl's feet have never known the feel of being shod.
  24. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    No one even remembers that Ripley sat out the first mission because she wasn't a trained soldier. They didn't listen to her, Paul Riser tried to kill her, and then she had to become the one that everyone relied on because she was smart about tactics. It was only the last 20 minutes of the...
  25. OU Ariakas

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Your dude is fucking panicking because he is finally realizing that his comfortable life of doing fuck-all while you work is about to be over. Now he is starting to understand that he will be jobless and have very little runway before he is going to have to find a job and start to be a real...
  26. OU Ariakas

    Alien: Earth

    The trailers have made it looks at least good enough to give it a shot. I am going in with super low expectations.
  27. OU Ariakas

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I am probably doing this prematurely since I am 44 at the moment, but my ex and I had a fee-based financial planner audit and so I got a roadmap to what retirement could be. My youngest is 6 so I have been thinking about 12 years from now when he hits college what it would look like, and I...
  28. OU Ariakas

    Dating

    Bro, every stereotype I heard about nurses turned out to be 100% fucking true. It is CRAZY (and so are they......but good for a fun time).
  29. OU Ariakas

    2025-2026 College Football, Now the Minor Leagues of the NFL.

    @Foggy OU beats UT this year AND plays in the SEC title game. If those both don't happen I will do the following: 1.) keep posting 2.) not mention it 3.) return and make the same prediction next year ARE YOU IN?
  30. OU Ariakas

    Rick and Morty

    Well, the last 3 or 4 episodes were a good enough show for me to watch. Here's hoping that the continue making those and not the absolute abortion that was the first half (plus a few more) of this season where each episode will go down in the bottom 10 of the series.......unless the plumb to...
  31. OU Ariakas

    The Hulkster passes

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    Dating

    See, I get this; and the girl that I am most interested in currently actually has 3 small tattoos. The kicker is that you would not be able to see any of them unless she was in a bikini. The amount of women I see on these apps that have near half-fucking sleeves that cannot be hidden by...
  33. OU Ariakas

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Looks like this is exactly what it was.
  34. OU Ariakas

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    That fucking sucks; I bet it must have been something about waves, current, and undertow. It is scary how fast that shit can go south in the ocean.
  35. OU Ariakas

    Predator: Badlands

    It looks better than I thought, but goddamn why couldn't they just make the predator a practical mask instead of the CGI. No matter how "good" it is (and it isn't good) it will still look worse than the alternative.
  36. OU Ariakas

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    We need Elden Ring 2 because that story is super fucked and we need a ton more context.
  37. OU Ariakas

    Rick and Morty

    First, women in the writer's room because Dan Harmon is a cuck. Then, the only funny one, Roiland, got me-too'd and the cucks cut bait on him. Fin.
  38. OU Ariakas

    Dating

    I don't care how culturally acceptable they are or aren't; they make girls uglier 99% of the time.
  39. OU Ariakas

    Dating

    That really is how it comes off to me. Some sort of "be different" mentality with a side of "don't understand what permanent means."