I was really into reading the books of game of thrones just around the time they started produce the TV series.
My wife had been burned before, she said she wouldn't start reading them until the guy finished writing the whole series... We're still waiting George!
I found that I liked the earlier Bioshocks more than Infinite, personally. It was good though. Elizabeth is the GOAT gold standard for persistent non-player companions, she never once felt like the escort quest that she technically is.
If you're a fan of the series, check out System Shock too. It's cool to see where the roots come from and they're great games on their own. Shock 1 is a little (okay, a lot) crusty by modern standards but the remake kicks ass. Shock 2 I think still stands on its own merits once you get used to it and has a pretty robust modding scene to make your own remake if you're so inclined.
2016 - when I went to a Redditor event at a tech company, and the next day, got a email begging people to chip in money to pay for a bunch of shit that was broken/stolen.
The redditor events I've been to have always been at public places because redditors ya know? But to host it at a tech company and not expect the worse out of people?
And then there's me, refusing to consume media partly because of the unfortunate reasons and consequences of it being popular (namely, the shady business conglomerates pushing pop culture as a reason, and the harmful people they end up turning popular as a consequence)
I'm this way too. I have very limited free time, but I also can't stand hype. Nothing ever really lives up to it, so I prefer to check things out after the buzz has died down
That's not what I meant, though. If it's popular I'll never care, I'm not gonna wait til people have moved on amd then check out, I'm just not interested in many popular things.
I watch a lot of movies but I rarely watch contemporary ones. There is over a century of films that have stood the test of time. Why risk watching one that won't?
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Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 290d
Relevant XKCD.
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 290d
It's amazing how there's always a suitable XKCD.
Praise Randall.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 290d
Make your hipster friends into patient gamers, two problems solved.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 290d
Still waiting on game of thrones and breaking bad.
Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz · 20 pts · 290d
I was really into reading the books of game of thrones just around the time they started produce the TV series.
My wife had been burned before, she said she wouldn't start reading them until the guy finished writing the whole series... We're still waiting George!
DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 290d
The last seasons of Game of Thrones were total garbage compared to what they delivered when they had the books to lean on.
Breaking Bad is great all the way. I would also like to recommend Vikings. The spin-off is not as good as the first one.
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 290d
Vikings very quickly turns into a gore-fest.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 290d
Thank you for helping me decide whether or not to watch that one.
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 290d
There's only 4 seasons of Game of Thrones, sadly.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 290d
Because it only gets good after the fifth?
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
What fifth?
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 290d
thatsthejoke.txt
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
Both of those would have been my example. I watched them years later, maybe two years ago. I liked them both.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 31 pts · 290d
Patient gamers, assemble! (at your own leisurely pace).
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 290d
Maybe next year. Currently trying to get a classic with (some weird engine) via it's native implementation to run.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 290d
!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works in case anyone is curious and wants to join.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
Beat Bioshock Infinite a couple weeks ago... breaddy güd :)
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 290d
I found that I liked the earlier Bioshocks more than Infinite, personally. It was good though. Elizabeth is the GOAT gold standard for persistent non-player companions, she never once felt like the escort quest that she technically is.
If you're a fan of the series, check out System Shock too. It's cool to see where the roots come from and they're great games on their own. Shock 1 is a little (okay, a lot) crusty by modern standards but the remake kicks ass. Shock 2 I think still stands on its own merits once you get used to it and has a pretty robust modding scene to make your own remake if you're so inclined.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 290d
If it's any good at all, it never goes out of style.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 290d
I just watched season 1 of Stranger Things. Pretty good. Don't think I'll watch any more.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 290d
Got to reddit about a year before it started sucking ass… :'(
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 290d
what do you consider the turning point?
bytesonbike@discuss.online · 5 pts · 290d
2016 - when I went to a Redditor event at a tech company, and the next day, got a email begging people to chip in money to pay for a bunch of shit that was broken/stolen.
The redditor events I've been to have always been at public places because redditors ya know? But to host it at a tech company and not expect the worse out of people?
bytesonbike@discuss.online · 11 pts · 290d
I finally listened to Gangnam style.
Fuck that shit slaps.
I was singing it in my head for like two months, unable to share with others how amazing it is.
absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz · 7 pts · 290d
It has a great beat. The music video is both awesome and terrible.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 9 pts · 290d
I never paid more than 80€ for any phone. Life is great (and super affordable) a decade behind the hype.
bytesonbike@discuss.online · 1 pts · 290d
I buy used phones for $200 which last three years, and I pay $10 USD a month for service.
My brother gets the newest phone every year, and pays $80/month?
Its bananas.
alekwithak@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 290d
My people.
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 6 pts · 290d
Some months ago I played again Castlevania SOTN and Super Metroid. As fun as the first time.
bytesonbike@discuss.online · 2 pts · 290d
Timeless classics.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 290d
Genuinely my stance on most popular media. Turns out that Chappell Roan singer is alright
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
I found out I liked Adele like last week. Then I found out she was cockney. Then I found out she semi-retired? It was a roller coaster.
lonlazarus@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 290d
Both these for Severance. Saw S01 before anybody knew about it, will wait 3 more years for S02.
LiveLM@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 290d
Yo Breaking Bad slaps
csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 4 pts · 290d
And then there's me, refusing to consume media partly because of the unfortunate reasons and consequences of it being popular (namely, the shady business conglomerates pushing pop culture as a reason, and the harmful people they end up turning popular as a consequence)
jlow@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 290d
I have a (snobbish?) variant of this: If things are super popular I'm not really interested in it (Harry Potter, GoT, etc.).
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 290d
I'm this way too. I have very limited free time, but I also can't stand hype. Nothing ever really lives up to it, so I prefer to check things out after the buzz has died down
jlow@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 287d
That's not what I meant, though. If it's popular I'll never care, I'm not gonna wait til people have moved on amd then check out, I'm just not interested in many popular things.
aarRJaay@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
Sounds like my mother in-laws fridge
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
We don't have it at home and we don't need it.
thatradomguy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
Non-mainstream team where you at.
halvar@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 290d
ironically doing something after it goes out of style instead of before it becomes cool has exactly the same merits.
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 290d
I watch a lot of movies but I rarely watch contemporary ones. There is over a century of films that have stood the test of time. Why risk watching one that won't?