Revenge of the Spliff 最近的评测

not for 15 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dollars man....

i got it for free back when it was *supposed* to be. this was a fine enough little freebie prologue to BL3 and thats all it needed to be. i mean hell, it was free, you cant complain that much.


but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ they made it literally more expensive than the base game's very common sale prices, and more expensive than dragon keep which is a *way* more fleshed out dlc

if this somehow becomes free again or atleast drops to like 5 bucks or less, then sure, go ahead, but full price is a rip off

Honestly, weirdly good for making BONELAB avatars. its limited sure but it (naturally) goes into mixamo, even after going defunct. all you need to do is export as an .FBX, zip the folder it makes (7z/winrar do this but idr if windows can by default) and upload that to mixamo.

just..... wow........

i cannot think of a game that more perfectly encapsulates the phrase "video games are art"

every way you look at it that feels like it was one of the core tenants of this game from the outset

its also one of those games that.... kinda makes me wish steam reviews weren't so binary. like, i did deeply enjoy this game. but also to say i full stop recommend it is only half true. this is not a game for everyone. this game gets deep, and not in the typical way games do. this doesn't feel like a typical narrative walking sim. this was written by the man who wrote The Stanley Parable, but trust me when i say the experiences could not be more distant. the only crossover is being made in source and being a walking sim. i'm not even close to intellectual enough to dissect this game. like all art, its all what *you* see in it.

if you have TSP (not UD, just the original) you can get a dollar off of it with the bundle. while the former is very much a game with an artistic point, this is purely an art piece. i loved it, but this is not an experience for everyone.

(please note that, whie it says i have <10 hours in the game, ive played far more on PS4. i only got it on pc recently)

BL3 is a really weird case of a game. its simultaneously the best and worst in the series at the same time for very different reasons. first off, barring a few minor nitpicks, this is the best gameplay in the series no question. the guns typically all feel amazing to use and the extra movement options in sliding, mantling, and ground pounding add a small bit of extra depth that doesnt go unappreciated. while ive only had extended experiences with moze and especially (my boy) zane, and not really any with amara, all of the vault hunters here are interesting as well. nothing feels like a retread of anything in the past games, the closest really only being zane's digi clone being an axton turret on crack. the added depth to the action skills across the board is a total breath of fresh air as well, each class having 3 (4 with designer's cut) action skills (or in the case of moze 6+2(?) mods for the one skill) with a handful of modifiers each. the one part about the gameplay i dont love is the enemies. the variety is nice enough, though i do wish there wasnt such a *massive* abundance of COV units. though in some cases i prefer them cause then theres the maliwan soldiers which can sometimes be an absolute pain to fight, especially the heavies. apart from that, the gunplay feels incredible, especially with the manufacturer revamps. dahl guns now switch between firing modes like a traditional fps as opposed to only when ADS, jakobs weapons are much more varied overall with different types of guns (lever action rifles my beloved), tediore just gets ♥♥♥♥♥♥ wild with whatever happens when you throw spent guns, atlas makes a return from BL1 with an interesting lock on mechanic (though, imo, they arent my favorite to use), maliwan now focuses on always having 2 elements instead of just 1, torgue has sticky rockets on top of the traditional gyrojets, vladof is typically 2 guns in 1 with its swap system, and hyperion guns can spawn with shields that deploy on ADS. it really is the final form of borderlands' gameplay and apart from D&D-ifying it for tiny tina's wonderlands, idk how theyd really go further than this in a sequel


but now for the ugly, opposite side of this same coin: the story. (btw, spoilers, im not gonna bother tagging, but also you are not missing much) now, im not the kinda person to disect much about why things dont work in games narratively, but theres plenty of videos online that could do that leagues better, but i'll say what i can. first off, these villains are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ atrocious especially following the absolute legend of handsome jack. they did troy absolutely dirty and he would've been a far better villain than tyreen. hell, they had plenty of room to actually build him up as a twist villain to overthrow tyreen. there were practically hints of that from any point after promethea. but instead, we had one of the most obnoxious characters ive experienced in ages as our BBEG. but tyreen is far, far from the worst character in this game. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥... ava. now, in the directors cut dlc, there was a cut scene where it actually gave ava some level of depth and reasoning for her actions after maya's death. but of course that was scrapped and we're left with one of the most blatant mary sues ive seen in ages. and thats not me trying to imitate some star wars sequel loathing neckbeard, no, she's actually a mary sure unlike rey who just happens to be too good at things. she's given no flaws, no weaknesses, nothing. again, im not qualified to give a deep analysis on her cause idk how to do something like that, but believe me when i say she's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ horrible. as for maya, she has bay far one of the most unearned character deaths ive seen in a while. moving on to the new characters, theyre enjoyable but forgettable at best and obnoxious at worst (ava being a far outlier to the latter side). the exceptions to this id say are wainwright jakobs (who is an absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ treat and the best newcomer in this game) pain and terror (which would've been much better arena commentators than torgue again) and the vault hunters themselves. apart from amara (who isnt bad just kinda flat and bland) all of the new vault hunters are easily the best new characters here, especially zane and fl4k. the returning cast is also pretty hit or miss. ive already mentioned how dirty they did maya, but othr than that, all of the returning hunters were treated fine enough. sure, axton and salvador were relegated to announcers for the faux battle royale mode in the designer's cut dlc, but theyre entertaining enough there that it's not that bad i guess. zero's good enough, he has a role in the story but not a big one. pretty short and sweet overall, not much to hate or love. arelia is brought back from the pre-sequel in a fine enough way as a boss for winny/hammerlock's section of the story. not much but she didnt really need it. vaughn and rhys are brought back from tales and apart from rhys' recasting, both are pretty entertaining in their own right. neither have a massive presence in the story, with rhys only being prominent during the atlas v maliwan arc and vaughn being a side character for the intro on pandora, but they're still enjoyable gaige is in a similar boat to zero, only she was relegated to DLC 2. and krieg is actually pretty well explored as a character in his own dlc. which actually brings me to the dlcs themselves. while none of them really hit the highs of BL2, they're still leaps and bounds more enjoyable than the base game's plot. hell the only one id consider weak is bounty of blood and thats really only just forgettable. handsome jackpot is also where we see the return of jack's doppelganger, timothy. unlike most of the other returning PCs, timothy is actually a key part of the handsome jackpot dlc. i wont spoil it as much since thats actually good (even if the new characters there are wildly forgettable apart from digby vermouth) but he's certainly enjoyable. as for the other, general aspects of the writing, its fine if not as good as 2 in places. some of the side missions can be pretty charming and funny, the unique weapons are full of fun references, its just more of the same just not quite as up to par. if you loved bl2's writing youll... really like 3's


to summarize this absolute bloody rant of a "review": BL3 is a great game if you're already a fan of borderlands. i would not at all recommend this as someone's first exposure to the franchise. if you're new, start with 2, maybe give pre sequel a shot, and *then* play 3.

this game is early access. i mean *really* early access, almost as early as something like postal 4 at launch, and unless you happen to be into puppy play, there's not a *ton* for you as it is. less of a full title and more like a proof of concept (and if you're thinking 'oh thats the point of early access' i direct your attention to H3VR)

*BUT* this is a 2 person operation, and it's clear they're putting everything into this that they possibly can. $13 base is a little on the steep end for most, and i understand. even as someone who got it for ~$10 on sale, it's definitely a lot for a little. but i see it as more donating to a promise rather than buying a game.

it's also very clear that the devs know their ♥♥♥♥ with BDSM, down to having a therapist dom in the game to actively assist with the mental side of things. this doesnt feel like it was made by someone who just watched a bunch of bdsm vids on sites like porn hub or xhamster and decided they knew what they were doing.


im giving this a recommended because i wholeheartedly believe in this project, though if you'd rather wait for a sale, that's reasonable

it's a cute short little romp that you can do one shot through in about 30 minutes


not at all worth the $12 base price, but i got it for like $3 on sale, and i'd say thats a much more fair price point.

an easy contender for GOTY for me. as much as i adore the stuff Tt puts out, ths is such a refreshing change of pace. it's a beautiful little puzzle game with varying mechanics all simply stemming from just... placing bricks around. the controls do take a fair bit of getting used to, however. they arent bad once you do though. (just dont play with a controller, it's actually kinda tedious trying to select bricks with the analog stick) the only things i have against it are:

- my otherwise very capable pc struggled to run this even at lower settings
- $20 is pretty steep

i still 100% recommend this game, though i'd suggest waiting for a sale.

i'll disclose upfront, i'm very easy to please. a piece of media has to be *really* terrible for me to not like it (not counting a difference in tastes). so take what i say with a bit of salt. i'll also add i never personally finished homestuck myself (i fell off around late act 4-early act 5 i wanna say). i also only know very little about anything after the original comic (sans hiveswap).

pesterquest is both what i liked from og homestuck (well, half given the lack of sburb) and what i dislike about modern homestuck. on the one hand, it's the characters (for the most part) being who they were before the events of the comic (as far as i'm aware). on the other, mostly near the end, it's just modern homestuck being modern homestuck. trying entirely too hard to be meta and just falling flat.

i'm not gonna do route by route reviews, but i'll say i liked basically every route up until the alpha kids. jane, jake, and roxy were just kinda bland and not that interesting (jake the least so) and dirk being where the defecation hit the oscillation. someone who knows way more about homestuck than me could pick these apart and show any flaws, but as someone with pretty baseline knowledge, they're not the worst things ever written.

[HARD SPOILERS PAST THIS POINT]

[cursor placement box] dirk's route is where the big issue shows for me. with ultimate dirk showing up and eventually the director trying to hussie her way in (and not exactly succeeding) and... again, the best way i can describe it is breaking the 4th wall without actually breaking the 4th wall. they never address you directly. its always the character MSPAReader (a fictional stand in for you), which is not a good way to break the 4th wall. it's like theres a second 4th wall they put up themselves for them to break as opposed to actually breaking the real one. and, from what i've heard from friends telling me about it and just general whispers, that's basically all homestuck is anymore. which....♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ blows. yeah, homestuck got meta at times, but it either a: actually broke the wall or b: if it did pull up the fake wall it was always clouded in a sense of self awareness. it's looking like the new writers are trying way too hard to be meta, and just end up failing horrifically.

anyways, this is a pesterquest review. apart from all that (spoilerless tl;dr: modern homestuck has a lot of issues with being meta), i really enjoyed pesterquest. again, someone way deeper into this hellhole than i am could probably point out flaws i'm obliviously missing, but if that someone isnt you, i could see you having a solid time. and, apart from the end, it doesnt require a *huge* backlog of homestuck knowledge to get into.

i say i recommend it because i enjoyed more than i disliked here, but my advice is to get a couple second opinions.

ok, san andreas, great game, very confusing mac port on steam. why is it all in spanish? why is there no background/icon in the library? why is it not just merged with the original?


EDIT: just got a new pc today, this version still exists in my library somehow. sure, now it's the main version that shows in my library but still.....what happened?

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