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[General]

I remember watching Lost way too long ago, and couldn't get into it. When i did recently, i binge watched it and was consumed by it.

Being in the right frame of mind, whatever that phenomenon is, surely changes things.

[TheDR]

Slightly Wonky Robob, on 28 October 2025 - 17:46, said:

I don't know which version of Blade Runner I watched, but I think it was on Prime Video, so whatever version was on there.

I think I watched 2049 as well, but I honestly don't remember anything from either.

Maybe I'll try again at some point. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind.

2049 was amazing when I watched it in the cinema. It was raining when I left which added to the magic (I bought the soundtrack as soon as I got home).

I didn't like Bladerunner the first time I watched it. I think it's hyped up so much because the influence it has had on the genre. My recommendation is a big screen in the dark and treat it like you're listening to an album that also has pictures.

[Chyros]

TheDR, on 28 October 2025 - 16:52, said:

Chyros, on 28 October 2025 - 15:29, said:

Christ, why is everything from my wishlist that's coming out of late getting mixed reviews? Oo

Examples?
Is this not the Golden Age that we were promised?

Quite a few I've already removed unfortunately :( . So I forgot about them. But some that are left are Beneath, Decks of the Damned, Dying Breed, Fata Deum, Borderlands 4, Little Fighter 2 remastered, Broken Arrow, The Siege and the Sandfox, Auto Sale Life, Battlefall, Crown of Pain, and though not official, '83 would probably have gotten Mostly Negative if it had a release yet.

[Chyros]

OK, that goose game is indeed pretty weird.

[TheDR]

A lot of those games are super cheap though, so many some people have too high expectations when they are making their reviews?

'83 was awful. (Just checked, the developers are from Cornwall. Makes sense... bloody Cornish!)

[Chyros]

'83 was an unbelievable disappointment. Can't believe how bad it is compared to the source material as well.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

It's probably because

[TheDR]

 Chyros, on 28 October 2025 - 23:41, said:

'83 was an unbelievable disappointment. Can't believe how bad it is compared to the source material as well.

There's a part of me that wants to believe the source material you're referring to is the cold war.

RO2 (and it's offspring) play well even today. '83 felt like playing a memory of those games reflected in a puddle. None of the things that made RO2 good were present, but all the shit bits decided to hang around. Whatever version of Unreal they are running on makes Bethesda's game engine look like a masterpiece. I can see why the original developers of '83 gave up.

[General]

TheDR, on 28 October 2025 - 22:52, said:

A lot of those games are super cheap though, so many some people have too high expectations when they are making their reviews?

'83 was awful. (Just checked, the developers are from Cornwall. Makes sense... bloody Cornish!)

I have seen people leving negative reviews to 10$ games they have played for 500 hours
They don't like a little change made to the game (it is usually very trivial shit) so they leave bad review. Spoiled brats


Nowadays, if i play a 40$ game for 40 hours, i consider it as a very good game!

Edited by General, Today, 04:25.

[TheDR]

[General]

They made something which could be very useful in certain fields, such as dangerous jobs and they use it for house chores. It is fun until someone hacks it and abuse your kid with it (I mean, doesn't even need getting hacked, you can't tell the intent of the operator...)

Perverts will rejoice and support this, good for them

Edited by General, Today, 08:35.

[TheDR]

There was literally a segment in Brass Eye that took the piss out of a similar concept of pedos using the internet and a robot toy to access children.

Also, no doubt there are similar behind the scenes training of humanoid robots to perform dangerous jobs (and likely military applications). On the path towards robotic swat teams knocking down your door.

[Chyros]

TheDR, on 29 October 2025 - 00:45, said:

Chyros, on 28 October 2025 - 23:41, said:

'83 was an unbelievable disappointment. Can't believe how bad it is compared to the source material as well.

There's a part of me that wants to believe the source material you're referring to is the cold war.

RO2 (and it's offspring) play well even today. '83 felt like playing a memory of those games reflected in a puddle. None of the things that made RO2 good were present, but all the shit bits decided to hang around. Whatever version of Unreal they are running on makes Bethesda's game engine look like a masterpiece. I can see why the original developers of '83 gave up.

Indeed! I still play RO2 occasionally. Still a great game!

[General]

Retired Owls 2?

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

Hiring people to control a 20k robot indefinitely isn't financially viable, so capitalism to the rescue?

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

Still alive...

[General]

Watch out Doc, "something" is coming on your way, towards Britain

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

ΓΛPTΘΓ, on 29 October 2025 - 10:27, said:

Still alive...

No, it's an illusion.

[TheDR]

Slightly Wonky Robob, on 29 October 2025 - 10:20, said:

Hiring people to control a 20k robot indefinitely isn't financially viable, so capitalism to the rescue?

There is no way that you can train a robot to be able to function in ALL households. If we lived in a homogeneous homes then maybe. You'd need to give away so much about your life to allow a robot to take control care of you.

ΓΛPTΘΓ, on 29 October 2025 - 10:27, said:

Still alive...

Rude!

General, on 29 October 2025 - 10:31, said:

Watch out Doc, "something" is coming on your way, towards Britain

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

TheDR, on 29 October 2025 - 11:26, said:

Slightly Wonky Robob, on 29 October 2025 - 10:20, said:

Hiring people to control a 20k robot indefinitely isn't financially viable, so capitalism to the rescue?

There is no way that you can train a robot to be able to function in ALL households. If we lived in a homogeneous homes then maybe. You'd need to give away so much about your life to allow a robot to take control care of you.

I don't think it's outside the realms of possibility in the not too distant future, but the current iteration is clearly going to fail. It's a classic startup, just trying to get enough venture capital and sell the company before everything falls apart.

[TheDR]

Interesting video about the history of Halloween in the UK

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

That appeared in my feed recently. I'm starting to suspect we're the same person.

[TheDR]

Yeah, that's more likely, totally not because we've shared the majority of our adult lives sharing content with each other

[Chyros]

ΓΛPTΘΓ, on 29 October 2025 - 10:27, said:

Still alive...

They always come back .

[General]

This was a triumph...