As you explore more of the map, there are fast travel waypoints that make travel easy.
Some cars handle better than others, and eventually you get somewhat accustomed to it. Motorcycles have the best handling in the game though, and I prefer to use them over cars.
Enjoy the game. It's got it's flaws but imho it's great.
Oh fuck yes. All hail The Giant Koala! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!!
Firstly, thank you so much for posting such an in depth summary of that revolting book, I don't think I could stomach going through that vile trash even just to get the gist.
Secondly, it might be true Vance has gone off the deep end. And I just don't know which would make me hate him more.
There's a sick part of me that has a small bit of respect for fascists that actually would be willing to die for their beliefs, as I can identify with that willingness, albeit from the other side of the line. But Vance...nah...he just doesn't strike me as being worth more time than it takes to wipe my ass...yet. But hey, I certainly could be wrong.
Xenogears for the PS1 had one of the best combat systems I've ever played. Tied with Star Ocean 2 for the PS1. There's a remake which I think they overhauled the combat system, so I'm not sure if it still is as good as the first edition, but the customizability was amazing.
After that Grandia was fun, but I played it far less than the aforementioned, so have less to say. Chrono Trigger was very good for what it was, and IMHO was only matched by FF6 in that category (heavy turn based combat systems). Chrono Cross is an honorable mention in that category as well.
Lastly, very recently the Sea of Stars game had a very good combat system.
Ultimately these games have great stories, and that's all I really cared about, but the combat systems could either make or break the monotonous grind to get to the plot points, so they had to be at least decent to make the games playable.
I highly recommend any of these games. Chrono Trigger in particular is highly regarded as possibly the greatest JRPG of all time, and personally I'd put Xenogears at 2nd place, with Star Ocean 2 at 3rd. But I might just be nostalgic.
Uh huh. I can own being weird. Can you own being a fascist? Oh you can? Well I can't say I'm surprised.
I'm on the fence on this. I hate Fox news, but Harris seems to me to be able to think quick on her feet, and can make her arguments succinctly so that even if Trump rambles on, and the Fox team cuts her mic, unless they just shut her mic off from beginning to end (which wouldn't look good, even for them), she'd still make Trump look like the fool.
That said, I can't think of a single person who wouldn't be feeling the immense pressure in that situation, and it'd be very easy to lose your cool with that much shit piled against you. So I doubt she'll take the bait and Trump will play it off as her being cowardly, but it's a nothing burger, he's just trying to distract from the fact they've got no game plan.
The Trump team is reeling on the back foot right now and are still looking for their footing. They're about to find it, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to recoup from this. They really had no recourse for going up against anyone except Biden, which just goes to show how little foresight and how much arrogance their political strategists had.
I've got my criticisms of Harris, but she is a far better pick than Biden was, and I say if you smell blood in the water, that's when you fucking go in for the kill. And in this case, since it's Trump, I'd say it's fine to kick the man while he's down. He lost all right to civility after pulling that shit on January 6th.
The fact this book exists is more disturbing than the fact Vance endorsed it. Vance is a grifter who will say whatever he thinks will advance his own personal political power. His belief in this Fascist filth is as genuine as his friendship was with Sofia Nelson.
In many ways, he's more deplorable than actual Fascists because he doesn't actually have a cause or belief he's willing to die for. For spineless cowards like Vance, all that matters is that he gets his, whatever that means for him.
If that means he throws his lot in with the Tech Billionaires, Fascists, and MAGA, so be it.
Ultimately these kinds of books are the only type of "literature" I'd be happy to see burned and their authors exiled to "Angry Whites Only Island," cuz while the US might have been founded by racist monsters, that's not who the vast majority of us want to be or be enslaved to.
So yeah, it's not their country anymore, and if they're gonna spout this much hateful rhetoric against people who just want to love who they want to love, and live how they want to live, then they're the ones who are no longer welcome in the USA, and in many parts of the world. Fuck em. They can fuck off and die.
This. Google is pushing MV3 to single out and neuter the more robust and customizable ad blockers, like uBO. They're trying to appease their advertising investors by force feeding ads to you and they're plugging the leaks/workarounds savvy developers have created to block them.
If Firefox ever gets popular enough, what do you wanna bet money bags Google, their primary monetary contributor, will put a condition on the next round of funding that they stop support for MV2?
Stay small and crazy customizable Firefox.
Well I'm currently enjoying his downfall, so I guess I'm enjoying his content in a way via proxy?
The Mr Beast "Team" Is IMPLODING - Worse and Worse
These YouTubers helped Mr Beast Get Away with it for YEARS (The Mr Beast Defence Squad)
I'm a negative person. IRL and online. In certain circles I'm considered very positive. Usually I'm faking niceties for convenience or other reasons, but other times I do actually think of the current situation or subject matter positively. This latter situation is somewhat rare though.
Here on Lemmy, I have my share of haters, mainly because I'm an agnostic, antinatalist, anarchist, antifascist. I can also get pretty misanthropic at times, and while I can indeed shut the fuck up, I sometimes don't, and I can go oooonnnnn, sometimes pissing people off for my lack of brevity and conciseness, like with this very post.
Generally speaking, I think being negative often lines up with the reality we live in. Sure there are small things to be positive about, but overall the situation for humanity as a whole is currently pretty bleak, and a lot of the control mechanisms by which positive change can be enacted is in the hands of a select few of the rich and powerful.
The reason people post and oftentimes like negative posts, comments, discourse, etc. is because it validates and confirms their negative perspectives that oftentimes would cause them to be ostracized if they expressed them in other circles. I know that's why I express many of my more controversial opinions here, and why I like to read various posts here on Lemmy daily. Most people here keep it real. And reality isn't pretty right now, but at least I know I'm not the only one who sees it that way.
Let yourself feel whatever you feel and observe it. Think about how you would react if you saw a close friend or family member going through that. Most kind people would say something comforting or express some form of compassion.
The most important thing to remember is that there will be lots of good and bad things that happen in life, and holding on/ruminating over the past and obsessing over/fearing the future are probably best avoided.
A little reflection and self compassion is good and healthy, but long term rumination and self loathing is when things can get unhealthy quick. Discerning when one turns into the other is difficult, but do your best and try to be self aware of how you're feeling as you navigate these truly difficult emotions.
Know that this experience, the emotions and the thoughts caught up in it, are part of what makes you human, and that ultimately, it's one of many experiences that will add up to who you are and who you'll eventually become. In every moment, you are, whether consciously or subconsciously, engaging with the world and the circumstances you find yourself in, and becoming who you want/need to be.
Be aware of that, and control what you are capable of controlling about who you want to become. It's like navigating a river, you're not completely in control nor out of control. Ultimately all you can do is try your best to get to where you want to go, knowing it won't be perfect nor will it go exactly to plan, but nevertheless you carry on.