yukichigai

yukichigai , 1 month ago to news in Donald Trump faces travel ban to 37 countries

Which ones and why?

I sense a fun story and I'm here for it.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to news in "Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party"

...trying?

yukichigai , 2 months ago to retrogaming in ATARI acquires INTELLIVISION brand

From everything I've read, most of the "devs" haven't done any actual work on the game past the initial brainstorming session. The "demo" video shown was just a mock-up.

I mean I'm not surprised since everything relating to the Amico seems to be lies and vaporware, but it's still disappointing.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to games in Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Will Aggressively Pursue a Multiplatform Strategy After Profits Tumble

Who would've thought that making your product more readily available would increase sales? That's so much more counterintuitive than "double down on NFTs and release schedules that require knowledge of calculus to figure out."

yukichigai , 2 months ago to news in Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says

Seriously. For the same price as McD's I can go to In-n-Out. That's just comparing fast food places. For the price they're charging for a Quarter Pounder I may as well go to a sit-down restaurant.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to news in 'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch

If you compare that to the average cost of living in Japan it's a bit closer to $300 in terms of spending power.

Either way it's a lot cheaper than I'd expect to have to pay anyone for sex work, much less something that blatantly illegal.

Oh, as for the age of consent thing that change just made it a national crime. Every prefecture in Japan had already raised the age of consent to 16 (or higher) well before last year. The only places it didn't apply were some remote military bases and IIRC the portion of Antarctica that Japan claims. Still a good move but it's not like Japanese pedos were just having sex with 13-year-olds without consequence before then.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to gaming in Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother

If you want to bypass grinding entirely then you'd need something like that, but it might trivialize certain parts of the game. Won't trivialize all of it though since several of the key fights rely on strategy.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to gaming in Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother

That was someone's insane interpretation of the ending of the first Mother game (a.k.a. Earthbound Beginnings). It's not as out there as the guy who filled the Silent Hill wiki with claims that it was all symbolism for circumcision trauma (yes, really), but it's still kinda nutters.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to gaming in Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother

Yeah, you do have to grind a bit. Nowhere near as much as some games (looking at you, basically every Final Fantasy game) but the leveling is designed around you doing some extra fights for XP. Every new area generally has a "grind spot" that is moderately to incredibly obvious, typically some grouping of enemies that are enough to fight but not enough to overwhelm you, placed within reasonable walking distance of a bed, hotel, or other way to refill your HP/MP for cheap/free.

For the first town, before you take on the punks roaming the streets you should get some levels fighting crows, dogs, and snakes up near your house. Once you can kill them in two turns or less head into town and try taking on a single punk. If you survive that fight without being nearly dead, keep fighting punks. If you almost die, go heal up and farm a little more. And if you DO die... well you only lose half the money you have on you, so as long as you keep most of it in the ATM you haven't lost much of anything.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to gaming in Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother

EarthBound was the first JRPG I ever completed and the first JRPG I ever enjoyed. Before it I'd never been able to get into JRPGs: there was just too much complexity while also having too little going on. Wandering an overworld only to be randomly pulled out of it for no apparent reason was maddening. As a kid, trying to piece together the backstory of some undefined thoroughly detailed fantasy world while also taking in the emerging plot in the opening sequence wasn't anywhere near as appealing as firing up Mario or Mega Man and getting straight to the action.

EarthBound neatly sidestepped all of the things that had stopped me from liking JRPGs. The equipment system was simple without being braindead. The setting was a pastiche of suburban life that I could easily understand. The stakes were high but the tone was still whimsical and amusing. And above all I knew why I was suddenly getting dragged into battle with a snake or a crow or a dog instead of just being clotheslined by combat.

EarthBound still is my go-to recommendation in the (increasingly unlikely) event that someone says "I've always wanted to get into JRPGs, what should I start with?" It is the perfect "intro to JRPG" game without feeling trivial or like it cannot stand on its own. It singlehandedly made me love the JRPG genre, and I probably would not have played literally every other JRPG I've ever played if it wasn't for EarthBound.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to news in Kristi Noem walks back claim that she met Kim Jong Un as memoir comes under scrutiny

There? Really? There is where you draw the line? Killing a dog is fine, but lying about meeting a dictator is too far? Just trying to keep track here.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to games in Helldivers 2 now delisted in 177 countries

Screw it, go make the actual Starship Troopers game not suck. That thing is in dire need of help.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to games in Helldivers 2 now delisted in 177 countries

While 177 countries sounds like a lot, it's not where the majority of players are. PSN operates in the top 15 countries by GDP and the top 4 by population.

Of course there's still the question of why they work in so few countries when literally none of their competitors (that I know of) have those limitations.

yukichigai , 2 months ago to nostupidquestions in Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?

Let 'em frown. You have Cinnamon Toast Vodka now.

yukichigai , 3 months ago to lemmyshitpost in I am the thing that goes *thump* 'Fuck!' in the night

Local safety regulations require a breathalyzer test before you're allowed upstairs.