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@coded_artist why would they publish this lmao

@GrungeQueef there are concentrated efforts to build more computing production plants in the US at the moment, they started around the time of the chip shortages. It's actually something good Biden did. They have accelerated plans to push for the plants to be done in 2027. It is not going to be "literally impossible" to build a computer in a year and even if it is somehow, the problem will be lessened by these new plants.

Plus, there is the AI bubble shit, and Nvidia's new hardware for data centers, Rubin, is going to be much better than Blackwell which is currently used. Much more efficient, way more power, should result in at least a slight increase of availability.

Also, we're forgetting about the used market here. Maybe it isn't EXTREMELY exaggerated to say that it will be impossible to build a high end computer for a decent price, but there are going to be ways to build yourself a computer until all of these places stop making consumer grade hardware and all of the old stuff stops working and can't be repaired. Considering I'm still using a 6 year old CPU and 8 year old GPU (that's scuffed af) with very, very minimal issues, I think we'll be alright.

This post is either ignorant, sensationalist, or both. Things will recover to some degree and you'll always be able to build a computer lmao.

@GrungeQueef get a load of this chick lmao

@MuhSocialJustice wait what's up with the ring finger one? Do women have shorter ring fingers? The fuck?

MARINE COVERED MONITORING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNm4Wt24AD8

@mushroom_soup i think part of the problem might be that lara croft is VERY much a woman who was an absolute bombshell for the 90s who isn't all that attractive these days. if they're going for accuracy, she actually does look extremely similar to the 90s render there.

the actual actress i think looks fine but whether it is lara croft herself or just the general casting, this iteration of lara croft isn't really something i find myself being attracted to.

2013 reboot lara (1) is definitely my favorite. her new look (2) is also really pretty, i like it quite a bit but a lot of people don't like either of these. i like her look right before the reboots (3) too, it's just that original 90s render stuff that honestly i don't like at all.

@vriska reminiscent of kid beer

We're starting the year off incredibly strong! I'm glad I finally got around to playing this one. I didn't really have much of a desire to play it until recently when Resident Evil 9 was announced, and then I figured that I should probably get the connecting piece of the story. I was in for a treat.

The graphics are absolutely stunning, the game ran really smoothly for the vast majority of the time, and the story was really intriguing and well paced!

The story did remind me a lot of Silent Hill, honestly, since it involves a dad trying to find his daughter who is being used for a ritual to be reborn. It has a bit of a twist to it but it still is pretty reminiscent of Silent Hill at that core story element. All the different characters popping up was pretty cool though, I enjoyed how they all had their own "dungeon" to go through and different abilities that those areas reflected well. I can tell a lot of thought went into all of it. I really liked how much of the story tied back to not just RE7 but other RE games as well. It's not as simple as a random Chris cameo, rest assured. There was one part in particular that I was kind of fanboying over, not gonna' lie.

The gameplay was decent enough, but there were some annoyances here and there. There were a lot of areas that had infinitely respawning enemies where you had to just through them and it was never clear that was what you were supposed to do exactly. It seems like a weird hold over from a bygone era of gaming and there is a reason why games don't tend to do that anymore. A lot of the enemies just seemed to take way more hits than they should as well, even on the regular difficulty. I only died a few times, but if I had to play the game again for the first time I would pick the easy difficulty just to make combat go a little bit faster. It isn't deep enough to warrant how drawn out the encounters can feel, even in the boss battles. Enemies just feel really bullet sponge-y. I shouldn't have to dump 5 or 6 shotgun rounds into a basic zombie lol.

Oddly enough, I think I may have actually preferred to play the game in 3rd person. People said to not do that for a first playthrough because it does obviously change the vibe of the game and it makes it a lot easier, but gameplay-wise I think third person would fit WAY more for what they were going for. Compare that to RE7 which was designed very intrinsically for first person since it was a VR game (and one of the best, mind you). The combat here felt more like a traditional RE game that they just decided to make first person, so I think 3rd would have been better in that regard. However, you'd kind of lose the immersion and some of the cool cutscenes that result from playing in first person, so it would be a bit of a trade off for sure. Maybe one day I'll do a NG+ run in third person and see how it compares.

Anyway, overall, really good game that I had a good time with. About 18 hours (12 IGT) for my completion. Give it a try if you haven't already and are a fan of the other RE games, especially 7!

#beardgamereview

@Mr_NutterButter welcome to the world of having a gf lol

@gabriel Newgrounds is still amazing, my game is up there lol

@MuhSocialJustice get the rope