MrMcGasion

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on This creeped me out · c/1980s · 1 pts · 31d

Yeah, it's pretty great and worth it if you ever find yourself in that part of Nebraska.

on This creeped me out · c/1980s · 5 pts · 38d

Pioneer Village? Yeah, nothing quite like going through that place and seeing stuff you remember, right beside stuff from what feels like ancient history.

Good to know Alan Wake 2 is better. The gameplay loop of the original is definitely a bit repetitive, I intentionally played on "easy" because I knew that going in, and wanted it to feel like less of a slog.

The first 3 Uncharted games also feel like a bit of a slog in many of the same ways for me. There are too many "waves" of enemies in most of the areas and while the stealth mechanics in those games help make things a bit more interesting, the second wave of enemies always finds you immediately and forces you back into guns blazing at enemies going for first-time headshots on the NPCs because it's the fastest way through, and if you miss the headshot and hit the body at all they become bullet sponges even if you follow it up with headshots.

I'm not gonna say I slept on it, but I've had Alan Wake in my library for over 5 years. Picked it up on sale around the time I got Control which I really wanted to play but never got around to. Decided since that whole universe seems more interconnected and with more games than it did when I bought them (Alan Wake 2, the upcoming sequel to Control, etc.), I should just do a playthrough of Alan Wake before I finally get around to getting Control off my backlog.

Played through Alan Wake (the original, not the remake) this past weekend, and while it certainly shows its age in some areas, I had a lot more fun than I expected to. If you're into narrative third person "shooter" games like Uncharted, Tomb Raider, or similar, Alan Wake is worth checking out.

I'm looking forward to finally getting to Control this weekend.

The dentists my insurance will cover are the national chains, and they are always trying to tack on an extra $85 for whatever brand electric toothbrush they're peddling. They'll even say I'm doing fine with brushing, but still recommend it, and have the receptionist ask while I'm scheduling my next cleaning.

I find I brush more thouroughly with a manual brush and spend more time than when using a powered one. I think it's probably more a "what I'm used to" situation where the electric brushes are a bit overstimulating and I forget to keep them charged.

Probably an American thing, many of the dentists I've had tried to sell me an electric toothbrush. I claim I already have one (which I do, I just prefer not to use it).