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On 5/16/2020 at 9:50 PM, Aftrunner said:
Its such a fantastic story.
Want to start reading it. Any recommendation for which version/author I should pick up? Only have a vague idea of the story, KvP etc.
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That was his move. He stopped short. RIP.
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Okay, so Joker was... conflicting. You can split it into two parts: the f**k-all, and then after. The movie got me hooked in the last 45 minutes, and I wanted it to go on and not end.
It starts working when ARThur
Spoilerkills his mother.
And then it offers true "agent of chaos" like joker vibe.
There's good art in it, lucid visuals and funky music with Joaquin's craziness.
If you don't let the first 80 or so minutes get on your nerves, the last 45 are so worth it.
SpoilerPS: I wanted Thomas W to be the father. That would've explained Bruce too. "To them, you're just a freak, like me".
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Bruh Better Call Saul has fire grilled long form Drama. "I'm talking scorched earth, mthrfkr".
The actors have been phenomenal. The previous cast from BrBa was near top of the food chain already, but what a find and revelation Rhea Seehorn (Kim) and Tony Dalton (Lalo) are. They have upped the level a few notches, and added a dimension to the show and have made it their own.
They have made Better Call Saul, in separate arcs, about Kim and Lalo. The camera work, production, locations, dialog, scenes, everything just works, and you feel it could not have worked better. They could not have made a better show. Because when all the above meets incredible, pitch perfect writing, magic happens.
Better Call Saul is magic, and Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are magicians. I mean, even the intro credits of both BrBa and BCS are inspirational. They're perfect, in length and feel, appear at perfect times, have the colour of the show, moody music, serious for BrBa and goofy for BCS, and you never want to skip them once.
BCS has not matched the absolute high of BrBa's season 4, but it is, and has been, a more interesting show throughout.
Aside from the actors ageing since BrBa, and this is in a timeline before that show's, there's nothing you can think of on improving. They've tried to mask the age bit with dimly lit scenes and off-hand camera angles, and actually made it a feature in this show. The music and background added just fit like a loved ones' fingers in your hand.
And speaking of loved ones, Kim and Jimmy's love story is the best love story portrayed on any media that I can think of. It's lovely, and palpably romantic.
There isn't a better show out there today. Just look at the ingredients: two incredibly smart lawyers, who practice their craft in very different ways and who live together and share an incredible love for each other, in the middle of a revenge story involving drug trade and border trafficking, an unhinged man of exemplary intelligence and counter-intelligence precision, a truly street-smart and incredibly sharp mob-boss, espionage, moles, courtrooms and complicated law stuff, shootouts, guns, and explosions, underlying all of which is grippy, unyielding tension induced drama with dark humour, montages, and whack job side characters as spotters. And if all of this wasn't enough, the revenge is on the Hefe´of the Mexican motherf**king cartel.
God fkn damn.
NAMAST3.
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Hearing good things about Ozark all over. Are the first two seasons connected with this one?
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3 hours ago, AtheK said:
What do you want me to explain :p
How you use the Xbox as a part of your HT set up.
3 hours ago, KnackChap said:Jio already announced they're going to do something like that (simultaneous cinema + tv release) during the launch of jiofibre.
Well Jio movies are hardly worth going to the theatre for so maybe not the best example
56 minutes ago, Joe Cool said:Still you get the point. Xbox gaming brings is less than 10% or even 5%. MS has infinite money to burn.
No one has infinite money to burn. Microsoft is doing the typical Silicon Valley thing. Have a good idea, medium execution, and kill with brute force, which in their case, is money.
Doesn't last forever. Nadella is too sharp to let this go on for too long.
Anyway, I hope full catalog subscription is figured out by someone properly. Apple Arcade and XGP are a small start. Does Steam have anything like that? They can pull it off.
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50 minutes ago, KnackChap said:
Netflix argument will never work with a game service.
It's time for these guys to figure subscription out. It works for everything else already. Subscription is extremely compelling.
Big movie releases are coming, maybe with a separate (subsidised) additional charge. Eg: Netflix/Apple TV/Disnep+ make Top Gun available for streaming the same day as cinemas get it, and you pay to access those titles till about 60 days (or some other number) after release on subscription services.
They will experiment soon. And it is going to work.
11 minutes ago, Joe Cool said:It makes sense because MS pays 3rd party studio the cash right away for X sales instead of letting them wait to reach their X sale over the course of months/years.
The biggest plus for publishers this way is they are assured of a minimum amount that they will make before the game has even released. This gives them a much clearer picture on estimating and sticking to a budget.
5 minutes ago, AtheK said:Add to it M$ is a great multimedia player too, it happily sits as heart of my home theatre experience.
Explain. Also, if you haven't yet, play the Doom soundtrack (specially At Doom's Gate) at reference in stereo. Jesus Fkcing Christ that music can make bears forget hibernation.
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33 minutes ago, Mizanurification said:
Finished Better Call Saul, Season 5 takes it to another level.
It is so good. Feels more Gilligan-ish than BrBa for sure. Waiting for Netflix to catch up on episodes, where'd you catch it?
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22 hours ago, STICK3Rboy said:
Your wish has been granted in Eternal
It takes up a rune slot though and is only triggered when you use a weapon mod.
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On 4/17/2020 at 5:03 PM, STICK3Rboy said:
There are two bumper-jumper layouts called "Strafe" and "Tactical". You probably missed them because you need to scroll down the list of layouts to find them.
I did miss them
But, the layout which gives L1 for jump moves the "use" to X and I couldn't handle that switch, I was too comfortable with what I was using.
Finished the game last night. By the later stages I'd gotten so good with the weapons that I didn't need to use the BFG at all. The last boss could've been better, but what a game.
From the weapons I'd mastered the super shotgun, the assault rifle with tactical scope, the plasma rifle with stun, and the rocket launcher. Man I could (literally) murder Hell with these weapons.
For smaller things, run around and shotgun in their faces, for big guys, move in circles around and shotgun, or stun them and shotgun, with a liberal garnish of frags or argent grenades if I'm low on health, rocket launcher with lock on for the summoner and the flying giant heads, and scoped rifle for everything else; chainsaw when running low on ammo.
Equipped runes were dazed and confused which keeps the demons stunned for longer, equipment power up, and one which makes demons drop armour when glory killed.
Disliked:
If a weapon ran out of ammo, the default switch would be to the regular shotgun. Couldn't find a way to change this.
No memorable boss fights
Loading times
Game wouldn't say from which points I'd be locked out of the previous area of the map, missed a few collectibles and upgrades because of this
Wishlist: limited bullet time with at least one weapon
PS: the argent grenade is almost a cheat code. With full equipment upgrades in the praetor suit and rune, it's like you'd never run out of health. And once health is full, it refills your armour!
Whattay FUN!
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4 hours ago, AnK said:
One question
If I start new game plus will the side quests also restart
& will the Valkyries & Realm challenges be more difficult?!?
4 hours ago, Big Boss said:Same question for me too. I want to play story mode again but not with increased difficulty for Valkyrie and Realm challenges.
New game plus is a clean slate except for Kratos & Atreus' acquired level. Story unlocks like BOC won't be available till you reach that point.
Every enemy scales up. But they're not more difficult. If you just want to cruise thorough, drop the game difficulty.
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Better Call Saul has been killing it. Goddamn what a show. Just phenomenal writing.
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Guys, I'm on a bit of a roll here. LOTR, Jurassic Park, Doom, God of War the past few weeks and Mad Max: Fury Road tonight. I can't even.
What George Miller has created here is exceptional. I've watched it before, when it was out in the theatres, and maybe it was the company, the crowd, or maybe my mind, or mood were just off, but I didn't like it at all. We all came out thinking why was this sandy thing getting so much hype. I got it tonight. I got the hype.
This is one of those movies that make you glad to have a good system to be able to enjoy them max, and, unsurprisingly, the first movie that installers use to showcase their demo systems.
The level of creativity and execution is mind boggling! It's truly a visual and aural masterpiece. If they ever gave a Medal of Honor for movie execution, this would be right up there, amongst the best ever. And it didn't stop with the theatrical release. The blu-ray disc has one of the best overall A/V transfers and incomparable aural fidelity. This level of obsession with a vision and quality throughout has to be the work of a mad man.
The main characters are bonafide bad asses. Charlize Theron as Furiosa is a raging on-the-boil V8. One of the best actors of our time. Tom Hardy as Max is mad. Nolan was right about him: his eyes can make you feel.
It's not all boomy brash town frolics either, It's got little touches too, like how the bad guys' albino followers were living a desperate and miserable life, how everything was made out of scrap; nothing appeared to be new, which means all production had been stopped long ago, how every little thing that exists makes sense for that world, how one type of "women" met and perceived the other, or the breeding, or how the engine sounds aren't just deep burbles or vrooms, there's little bits of metal stressing under the load, of scrap being pushed to its limits by those massive boosted engines, it's all in there.
After playing DOOM and watching this, the level of testosterone in my body has hit dangerous levels. I'm ready to tear sh*t up!
Watch this movie. It'll hit hard. Watch it on a worthy system on BD, it'll gut your mind. I don't care what that means. I'm
chargedfuelled up!I can't thank my stupid a*s enough that I decided to get a proper home theatre set-up. It never leaves me wanting more.
Notable lines:
It's not his blood.
Max. My name is Max.
Witness Me
Notable sounds:
Revving engines
Crashes win matches
The big rig turning over
Notable visuals:
Water flowing for the first time
The storm in the first chase
The big rig turning over
Notable feels:
"Remember Me"
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PS: if you think about it, agriculture started about 12,000 years ago. We were jungle dwelling hunter-gatherers or foragers upto that point. The possibility of a Mad Max like world isn't too far removed from our time.
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Better Call Saul has been killing it. Goddamn what a show. Just phenomenal writing.
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33 minutes ago, STICK3Rboy said:
There are two bumper-jumper layouts called "Strafe" and "Tactical". You probably missed them because you need to scroll down the list of layouts to find them.
Thanks! Will check it out tonight. L1 for jump would really help. That mobility rune pushed me to the limits of my patience.
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1 hour ago, STICK3Rboy said:
Use the bumper-jumper controller layout if you aren't already. I'm not exactly sure what the layout is called in that game specifically, but it's the one which uses L1/LB for jumping.
Exactly what I want, but I checked, and there was no layout where the jump button wasn't X. I'll check again today. I'm using the knuckle named layout, which switches "use" from R3 to R1. I'd also like it if chainsaw could be single button use, and then weapon is switched back automatically, like equipment.
Switching to chainsaw, using fire, and then switching back isn't the best in battle heat tbh.
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22 hours ago, Joe Cool said:
Total value is $10 for UC collection + Journey and both have been on PS+ before. God bless though.
Dollar value aside, UC2 is still one of the most fun games ever. I played it (again) a couple of weeks ago, and really, gaming experiences don't get much better. Not a bad way to spend 10 or so hours.
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Okay, I can't find the Doom thread, maybe it was deleted. I've had the game for a few years, but never got around to playing it, till this game's thread here made me want to.
Holy HEL what level of smooth bad-assery is this! Shoving the gun right in mthrfkrs faces and blasting them right in their demonic, twisty, mortified, gunky, mouths, and watch them stagger and then GLORY KILL. Stratusfaction!
It's like shoving a giant finger right up their asses while carrying a boom box which screams metal in their earholes.
Doom marine is the original BRO.
The only complaint I have, and this is getting a bit much as I've been playing it more and more, is the loading times for everything. I die a lot in exploration and platforming. It jut sucks that there's a loading screen that makes me twiddle my thumbs when I was trying to reach that almost impossible to reach "secret" 15 times. Grrrrrrr. And the runes. Fvck the runes.
Edit: also for the first time in my gaming life I've felt the need to play with a mouse. The game controller isn't great for that kind of speed in execution. It would've helped if I could've custom mapped the buttons, but with a mouse this game would've been demonic tits.
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Finished Veep. A really fantastic little thing. HBO has this knack. I haven't seen any other network or production house keep this almost flawless record of putting out smashers.
I personally think Veep should've ended at 5. That was really the perfect season, but the finale kind of makes up for seasons 6 and 7. Really, I do not remember a show with an ending this perfect. Watch it for Julia, Timothy Simmons, and the almost Ari Gold-esque (Entourage) dialog. The insults are truly exceptional.
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8 hours ago, adity said:
The sequel takes it up a notch and night comes for us is just batshit insane. Watch both of them if you haven't.
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5 hours ago, Snake said:First time?
First time
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Dude. The Raid: Redemption is some straight up bile level sh*t. It hits you in the f**king gut.
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6 hours ago, CarbonCore said:
That's fine but I don't want to be decapitated by a flying cymbal if I miss a beat
Hey he got on tempo, didn't he?
4 hours ago, Chirag2001 said:Any other serious movie recs? Again, no to nudity and torture.
I was thinking The Social Network, its one of my favourites but I'm not sure if my parents will like it.
Social Network is really good, but Sorkin movies have a lot of dialog. Can put some people off.
My recommendations:
My Cousin Vinny
Gully boy
Padmaavat
The Godfather
The Prestige
Snatch
Maqbool
Rocky I, II, III, IV
The Martian
Baby Driver
Dedh Ishqiya
~The TV Shows Thread~
in General Chatter
Posted
Paatal Lok
This show is incredible. The first line and the first scene set it up. The main character tells us about the three loks (swarg, dharti, and paatal) of India and when the constable tries to stop the drunk man beating his wife in a slum, the wife retaliates and tells the constable to FO. We do not understand them. We do not understand paatal.
The show starts off as a mystery and investigative thriller, and turns beautifully into a glimpse of the two contrasting worlds. It is more about how and why it happened than what happened. It shows India. It shows the Indian-ness of India's gutters.
Swarg: the shining, admired, beautiful, wanted, projective, rulers. Rulers who can annoyed equally about the grass in their lawns or the low TRP of their channels. The face. Their motivation is power. This is the world of men.
Paatal: the ugly. The wretched. Unwanted. The underbelly. Their motivation is survival. This is the world of insects.
Insects survive on the will of men.
PL navigates this contrast exceptionally. Most scenes alternate in sequence between the two worlds. In one where children are getting high by smelling a dosed rag to be able to bear their life, the next is an ostentatious media awards night. These worlds co-exist, mostly intertwined, interdependent, like the human body. The face can't survive without the a**hole, and vice-versa. But nobody thinks about the a**hole, unless it stops handling sh*t like it was supposed to.
This show is meant for us, of people of the normal world, who have a prime membership, and can read. The names of the episodes, some of which are in English, give this away. The show doesn't really spend any time showing Dharti Lok. It is not about us.
The sets and locations appear unbelievably authentic. The pind felt like the pind. The village feels like the village. And the people appear as if they belong. That is hard to do on screen.
All characters have detailed multiple elements that they have to juggle. All side characters, from the Europe toting East Delhi gay builder-developer to the regional political leader, to the thick lady constable are superb. Actors who have one scene are the characters. The performances are outstanding. If India had an Emmy's, this show's cast would take like all of them.
With a show like this, it is extremely difficult to not fall into the social commentary pitfall. To not be preachy. To not be "Pseudo left-liberal type". This show mostly doesn't do that. It mostly doesn't drag. PL shows some of the most horrific things imaginable. But what made me like this show so much was the realisation that these things probably happen, and they probably happen nearby. In the edges of the bell curve. In adjacent loks. Not infrequently. I could realise this because of the way those things are presented. They don't feel embellished. They don't feel exaggerated. It made me feel thankful. It made me laugh, and punched me in the gut.
Favourite scenes:
When haathi finally breaks, goes on a long built-up frustration-release adrenaline-fueled tirade, which starts by him slapping his wife, beating the living daylight out of the goons that hurt his son, then alpha-bitching about how the system, and everything else around is f**king f**ked, and stops short with the wife slapping him back, outside their house, on the street, right when he arrives back. Haathi singh elevated to hero and slapped back down to earth in one epic sequence.
Tope Singh's background, with bund paad deni by Prabhdeep
Favourite line: Yeh system jo hai na Chaudhary, door se dekhne mein sada-gala kachre ka dher diktat hai, lekin andar ghus ke samjhoge na, well-oiled machinery hai. Har purzey ko malum hai usey kya karna hai.
Favourite performance: Jaideep Alhawat (Haathi)
Favourite character: Shaw-vitri
When man love dog, he is good man. When dog love man, he is good man.
9/10