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Neither company is doing well apparently so maybe pooling resources and combining their fledgling streaming services into a one-stop destination rather than two separate entities might be beneficial to both sides. I would much prefer that both sides stay separate with someone like Apple coming in to steer Paramount in the right direction but the alternative for WB might be breaking up and selling the divisions to different orgs.
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I'm over 65 hours into the game and still haven't done any of the "regional phenomenon". I got to Rito village about 20 in game hours ago, but keep going off and doing different things. I plan on finally doing it this weekend when I have Saturday night off when I usually have a nice 6 hour chunk to play the game, but who knows. This game is so enjoyable and fun to just explore things that it will make my Summer off all the more enjoyable when my break starts on June 7. At the rate I'm going, I can see myself putting 200 hours into the game before finishing, which is roughly double what I put into BOTW.
Still haven't even encountered a Lynel at this point, but considering I've heard most have moved to darker environments I guess it makes sense as I've barely done that much expansive research "down there".
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Did both of those early on.
SpoilerThe first one is a lot like the shrine in BOTW where you have to use Crynosis to move the ball. Once that unlocked a combination of Ultrahand and Recall did the job. The second one there is a pedestal you need to hit to activate the "bat".
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I've found that the falling pieces are mainly just to give you height if you want to survey the land and glide somewhere. I've used Recall on at least a dozen of them and only once was able to use it to get to a sky island, and that was just barely able to make it.
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On 16/05/2023 at 2:00 PM, mstrox said:
The amount of effort and detail that went into the game is impressive. I doubt it took the full 6 years to complete, but I'm just so glad to be playing this game again. BOTW fully engulfed my life for a couple of months, and once I'm done teaching in a couple weeks, I suspect that Tears of the Kingdom will do the same.
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23 hours ago, Edmilson said:
Yeah, almost a decade after the game reached his peak on YouTube, just like Slenderman. It'll probably flop.
Nic Cage did a knockoff version a few years ago called Willy's Wonderland that was pretty enjoyable. Didn't do very well but I imagine the FNAF brand will at least bring in a decent crowd, though a simultaneous Peacock release will limit it's box office potential.
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I'll be picking up my game from Best Buy after work tomorrow. I've been pretty diligent about avoiding the leaks the last couple weeks but I've taken a peak at a few things just to wet my appetite. Luckily, pretty much every leak I found out about was basically revealed in the last developer talk so I didn't really find out more than Nintendo had intended. I've been itching for this game for a long time, I just hope I enjoy it like I did the last.
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I just recently finished an edit of the Batman v Superman UE to make it more concise and actually focus on the story rather than all the other stuff that will end up leading nowhere. I cut the Knightmare stuff, I cut the whole desert opening (which we saw so we the audience knew it made no sense that everyone was arguing about Superman killing people when we know he didn't), I also cut the scene of Diana looking through the folder of the other metas complete with their corresponding logos for some reason. I also trimmed some of Lex's nonsense and tried to make him more serious (this was harder to accomplish but somewhat successful). I then ended the film on a hard cut of Bruce at the funeral talking about his feeling that something was coming that would set up the JL film, rather than the dirt rising on Clark's grave which was retconned anyway.
Ultimately, it's still a weak film but there is some good stuff in there, but it's overall just the wrong direction to take and basically was the death knell for the DCEU before it really started, as they were never able to escape audience's reaction to the film.
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At least The Last Jedi dared to try something different and not just repeat things over again and use 'member berries to tell the story. It wasn't everyone's cup of tea (mine included) but I appreciate that Johnson at least tried to do something different and move things forward, only for JJ to return and almost undo all the character work he did for no good reason.
As a huge Luke fan, I was at first quite upset with his portrayal and especially the ending. Upon further viewings and some reflection, I actually have accepted what occurred and can accept that Luke wasn't perfect. Hopefully Mangold will give us the same ending for Indy, a flawed man like we knew him and not a superhero. Whatever Indy's ultimate end fate may be, I'm just glad to get a little more time with the character.
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22 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
My goodness, @Goldfinger; you'd probably hate THE SWARM, that has an RT of 9%!
There are many reasons for watching a film, and, for me, whether or not it is certified fresh, is not one of them.
"...All around the freshness lies the gulf".
I mean, The Swarm is terrible so that 9% seems about right.
As far as Rotten Tomatoes goes, I generally use it to decide whether to go out to the theater or not. If its still something I want to see or am interested in I'll watch it, but the RT score basically decides whether I go out to the theater or wait. Even with A List its not worth the hassle, especially during the busy score year.
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11 hours ago, Jay said:
Nobody I know in real life ever talks about tomato numbers. All people I know care about is if they liked the trailer/commercials, and if any friends/family/coworkers saw it and said something about it.
In my internet life I only really see Alex talk about tomato numbers constantly
I interact with plenty of people that use the numbers or will use it as a make it/break it whether they want to see a movie or not. Sure, plenty of people get hyped for trailers and the like, but there are plenty of people that will simply use the RT score to judge, though everyone's tolerance is different.
For me, anything below a 50 and I don't go out and see it unless I was really interested. I'm more forgiving probably than most, but it's definitely helped me weed out some stinkers I've avoided in theaters.
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12 minutes ago, Tallguy said:
Wait. Did you just say bad things about Thunderball?
I mean, its crap so why not. Maybe if it was half an hour shorter it'd be tolerable, but not an awful lot happens to justify its runtime.
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15 hours ago, Bilbo said:
Please keep Adam Driver away from this. I keep seeing people claiming he’d be great for Snape. No thanks.
According to reports he's been cast as Mr. Fantastic, so he'll be too busy to do a show anyway, though him not being British would probably be a bigger factor in him not playing the role.
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I think the Cushing movies are actually quite good, albeit hollow. They're cut down versions of the first two Dalek stories, with all the fluff cut out and presented in glorious Technicolour. Plus, the second features the actor better known as Milfred Mott so its a nice treat for new series fans.
Neither are going to win awards for sure, but they don't overstay their runtime and present fun stories (admittedly, the first is better than the second).
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Murray Gold could probably knock this show out of the park if given the chance to compose.
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On 28/03/2023 at 11:15 AM, Bellosh said:
Is there any precedent of a game using basically (we think) the same map and just adding on stuff/slightly tweaking it for it's sequel.
Especially to this scale?
Pokemon Gold/Silver had the entire map from Red/Blue available after beating the Elite 4. Not all buildings were accessible but it was the same map using a new compression algorithm Iwata came up with before taking a leadership role in the company.
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When the Jack revelation was revealed at the end of episode 2 that's what sealed the deal for me. He was antagonistic and clearly hates Picard, but he did not hesitate when he learned why his ship was under attack and did what he needed. He's a flawed man, but a good person at his core and wants to do the right thing regardless of his personal feelings.
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He claims he's never seen it. I doubt the veracity of that but that is what he claims.
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Hopefully the other creatives can keep Timm in check, as his last couple of things he's done with DC have been far less than stellar. Without Conroy and Hamill, I don't know how interested in this I really am, but I'm a huge Batman guy so I'm sure I'll watch the entire series whether I like it or not.
Hell, I watched the entire Beware the Bat and I'm sure most don't even remembers that existed.
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If I remember correctly, the fact that smoking occurs is pointed out in ratings in any film now, regardless of whether its G or R. It's just a policy they implemented some time back that it has to get listed in the MPA rating, hence why most films shy away from showing it at this point. It may have evolved to be a ratings consideration by its own at this point, but I believe if a character smokes in the film it will be listed regardless at this point.
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Knowing a little about the EU of Star Wars, the creature they encounter is
SpoilerA Mythosaur, the creature which the Mandalorian signet is based off of and will essentially be Bo's way to regain power if she is able to tame and control the beast. Its essentially a mythical creature to their people and if she is able to control it, she will not need the Dark Saber to reunite the factions (though Mando will probably help the reunification of his people).
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That was an incredibly intense episode. Some good character moments and some sorely missed space battles stuff. The Jack character was definitely played softer and not nearly as aggressively this episode, which was appreciated. I was not too familiar with the villain reveal and had to do some research afterwards to find out why it was such a big reveal. Look forward to see where things are going and if they can maintain the quality from here.
Frakes did an amazing job this episode, both in front of and behind the camera. He was often relegated to just "being there" in the films but its nice to see some of that early Riker come back to the surface.
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Mando is not part of Death Watch, at least its not been outright stated as such.
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Yeah, Kang was supposed to be the next Thanos to the MCU but they weren't doing a very good job of establishing that. He was already defeated by Ant-Man, so why should the group at large be needed to take him on the next time? Honestly, the whole set up to the next Avengers has been terrible (who even are the Avengers right now?) and this might be a blessing in disguise. They have already made it clear they want to do Secret Wars so getting rid of Kang and replacing him with someone like Dr. Doom to face the Avengers seems a better play to right the ship at this point.