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2012.11.15 14:30 kettlecat A Safe Space for Black Women
The face of Black Women on Reddit. This subreddit is designed to be a safe space. While allies are appreciated, blackladies is for Black women. Content and moderation are curated to center Black women, prioritize community safety, and promote respectful on-topic discussions.
2022.07.02 13:59 Marathonracer MeghaGuptaFap
Megha Gupta is a popular Indian television actress and model who has worked in various shows and movies. She is currently married to Siddhant Karnick, who is also an actor.Megha Gupta is known for her beauty and charm. She has a height of 163 cm and a weight of 55 kg. Her eye color is brown and her hair color is black. She likes to wear pink, red, and yellow colors. Her favorite food is NorthIndian food and her favorite destination is Hong Kong.She enjoys gymming and travelling in her free time
2024.06.01 15:38 boardbamebeeple Big Swiss by Jen Beagin - a laugh out loud funny sapphic romance giving fight club vibes
 | Big Swiss is about a transcriber for a sex therapist who has an affair with one of the patients. I loved this book because it was so fun to read. Literary fiction can lean too far into non-stories for me, I like a character novel but with no plot at all it can get boring. submitted by boardbamebeeple to IReadABookAndAdoredIt [link] [comments] This book has manages to have unique, entertaining, well written characters and a driving plot full of tension. The writing is wonderful - succinct, quippy, with conflict and action oriented scenes. Beagins really embodies the premise of "show, don't tell". Sadly, the ending falls flat. The last 10% is a let down. But, it didn't ruin the book for me - it's still four stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *nothing about the premise is similar to fight club. Greta really just gives Tyler Durden vibes to me 💀 |
2024.06.01 15:37 CozyCraving Cozy Craving [Semi-Vanilla] {Survival} {Java 1.20.6} {Geyser Bedrock} {No Whitelist} {Diamond Economy} {Expanding Perma Map} {CoreProtect} {Dedicated Server} {Dynmap} {USA}
🌐 ｢ Our Server in a Nutshell ｣ 🌐
We have an outstanding community of builders! From skyscrapers and cozy villages to high-efficiency iron and raid farms, we have it all. We also have a nether roof transportation hub easily accessible from spawn and with blue ice boat paths. Want to see more? Our photo galleries linked below. There are plenty of active players who are happy to help you get started and fill in the gaps for you!
We have no land claims plugin, but rest assured your builds and items are safe. We use CoreProtect, a plugin which keeps detailed logs of blocks, items, entities, and more. It allows for custom, precision rollbacks of specific players, time ranges, locations, and more. This allows for convenient grief reversal in real time. The CoreProtect inspect command is enabled for all players which allows you to check the logs of containers and blocks; you can see if alterations have been made by someone who does or does not have your permission without needing staff assistance.
🧭 ｢ Our Principles ｣ 🧭
Long-Term Map: We plan to never reset the map. We want builds, farms, and communities made on the server to be permanent, and this is why we have opted for an expanding map to incorporate content from new releases.
Golden Rule: Respect. Other. Players. You can see a more precise list of rules on our spawn board or Discord server, but in general all rules follow from the simple principles of respecting others and using common sense.
Work Hard, Play Hard: The server is on hard difficulty. There is no keepinventory, no /tp, no /back, no warps other than /spawn and /home, and staff will not use tools to roll back legitimate deaths or mistakes that do not violate the rules. We hope in our community you will become a pro gamer, and this means learning to navigate all the difficulties of the Minecraft world, even if they are sometimes frustrating or inconvenient. We aim to preserve the minimalism and realism of Minecraft, as we believe these features are essential for maximizing players' sense of immersion in our world and community. We hope you will feel the same way if you give it a try!
No P2W: We do not and will not even remotely resemble a Pay to Win server. We do accept donations. There are currently no perks for donors, but if any future perks are added they will be purely cosmetic (e.g. colored names or tags in game or on Discord).
📀 ｢ Discord Overview ｣ 📀
- Submit help tickets to notify staff of problems
- Submit suggestion tickets with your ideas about how to improve the server
- Read our FAQ and Info sections for additional information
- Check out photos of many of the server's coolest builds
- Share pet photos and memes
- Voice chat and listen to music
- Ask any questions and engage with our awesome community!
🔗 ｢ Server Details ｣ 🔗
- Server Name: Cozy Craving
- IP Address: play.cozycraving.com
- Hardware: Dedicated server
- Discord: Join Here!
- Photos: Builds Art
- Version: Java 1.20.6 with ViaVersion and Geyser Bedrock - Will Update to 1.21 ASAP When Paper Updates!
- Activity: 20+ players online during peak hours
- PVP: Enabled, PVP looting not allowed
- Difficulty: Hard
👏 ｢ Thanks ｣ 👏
2024.06.01 15:36 Available_Bass9725 the August 2021 incident because of which I will never have a girlfriend.
Tldr the love of my life was sexually assaulted in a pub restroom and i didn't murder the bastard who did it because I didn't know how severe it was and also i was scared of someone much stronger
From childhood, I was a selfish and cowardly person who, because of these two qualities, coupled with inexperience, let down family and friends. I was beaten by my parents and offended at school, both by teachers and classmates, and I never knew how to answer. On the contrary, it began to seem to me that my bitter experience allows me to offend others, to take everything from life. I was very wrong, but definitely karma will bite me for this. My bad character and my grotesquely disgusting appearance (my left eye is lazy) led to the fact that I was fatally deprived of female attention and jealous of the men in my environment who drowned in it. Therefore, when on August 14, 2021, the most beautiful girl in my life, whom I had known for three years, invited me on a date herself, confessed her feelings to me and kissed me, I was the happiest person in the world. She was special. The most beautiful woman, dyed red hair and played rts videogames and watched anime, even let me touch her and seemed to want sex with me. However, in 48 hours everything turned upside down.
I witnessed the horrendous harassment of her on August 16th and did nothing. The rapist, our former friend, stood up and towered over her began to somehow strangely demand a kiss from her when we gathered for, as it seemed to me then, the most ordinary drinking party. I felt that she was not comfortable, but then I had no idea how bad everything was. I was too frightened by a physically stronger man to stand up for my beloved, especially since we had not officially dated yet. My God, I should have intervened already then!
The next morning, on August 17, I received a message that if I stood for her, she would have thought whether we should date or not, and since I did not see this, she does not see the point. I sobbed nine times after this message. I'm ready to cry over her right now too. What I didn't know at the time was that shortly after the kiss-demanding incident, he followed her to the restroom and started molesting her. Very bad. I even continued to communicate with this bastard for some time, not knowing the whole story. I learned about the whole picture only a week later, when we met with her in the same company on other friends birthday party (but without the rapist). It was a very difficult conversation and I made a mistake in it, my stupid head. I said complete nonsense and selfishly tried to cling to any little thing, somehow trying to rehabilitate myself, but this only hurt my beloved more. When I tried to promise that I would behave differently if I had known the full story or next time, she started making fun of me. Fucking hell. I cut off all contacts with the assaulter that same evening I had learned the full story, and he was still surprised, he said, “Why does it bother you? Fell in love with her? ”, To which I answered in the affirmative and sent the bastard to the Blocklist, after which, in the spring, I began to talk about his atrocities to the girls in our common institute. Although it hardly mattered, it was our last year at the university.
Somewhere in February, I blocked my beloved everywhere I could, because I realized that my feelings for her were not mutual and having her in my contact list, I only hurt myself. I hoped that I would forget it. Not at all. With a red-hot iron, her image is burned into my brain, heart, in my eyes. My mind is clouded, I feel disgust, shame, regret, depressive sadness, I want to cry forever. I thought that the gym and the study of foreign languages would somehow distract me from the manic desire to end a meaningless life in which I would never again touch the most beautiful and nicest woman on the planet. I began to hate my own sexuality and gladly would have self-castrated myself.
Even right now I pendulum from asexuality to wanting to fuck everyone, anyone at the first given chance. I wish this had never happened.
I want her back. More than anything in the world. I failed her. Now I have no one and nothing. My reputation is also ruined because she told everyone what happened. So now even if I wanted to find another girlfriend, I will never be able to because none would trust a coward such as myself.
It was my first time dealing with such situation and I just froze.
I wrote to my beloved and asked her forgiveness. She doesn't blame me, but when I said that I was ready to do everything for her safety for free, she said "no, but thanks for the offer." I wrote that I understand that she does not trust me, but suddenly yes, and that this is the first time in my life this has happened, to which she said that in any case I am glad that everything is fine with me and I wrote to her. I wrote her a paragraph that she gave me a lot of good emotions and this topic is difficult for me, and I want the best and make sure that everything is fine, she replied with one line "have a nice day" I wrote "you too" and deleted the chat.
I am very sad that she does not trust me and does not see me as a reliable person. She doesn't have to date me or anything, but her not trusting me hurts so much. Like a knife in the heart. I didn't do it on purpose, I panicked because it was the first time. It makes me cry and want to die so much.
Even if at some point I wanted to settle for someone else (I will never be nearly as happy as with her), I won't be able to because she told everyone what happened and news in Baku spread like forest fire.
submitted by Available_Bass9725 to secondary_survivors [link] [comments]
From childhood, I was a selfish and cowardly person who, because of these two qualities, coupled with inexperience, let down family and friends. I was beaten by my parents and offended at school, both by teachers and classmates, and I never knew how to answer. On the contrary, it began to seem to me that my bitter experience allows me to offend others, to take everything from life. I was very wrong, but definitely karma will bite me for this. My bad character and my grotesquely disgusting appearance (my left eye is lazy) led to the fact that I was fatally deprived of female attention and jealous of the men in my environment who drowned in it. Therefore, when on August 14, 2021, the most beautiful girl in my life, whom I had known for three years, invited me on a date herself, confessed her feelings to me and kissed me, I was the happiest person in the world. She was special. The most beautiful woman, dyed red hair and played rts videogames and watched anime, even let me touch her and seemed to want sex with me. However, in 48 hours everything turned upside down.
I witnessed the horrendous harassment of her on August 16th and did nothing. The rapist, our former friend, stood up and towered over her began to somehow strangely demand a kiss from her when we gathered for, as it seemed to me then, the most ordinary drinking party. I felt that she was not comfortable, but then I had no idea how bad everything was. I was too frightened by a physically stronger man to stand up for my beloved, especially since we had not officially dated yet. My God, I should have intervened already then!
The next morning, on August 17, I received a message that if I stood for her, she would have thought whether we should date or not, and since I did not see this, she does not see the point. I sobbed nine times after this message. I'm ready to cry over her right now too. What I didn't know at the time was that shortly after the kiss-demanding incident, he followed her to the restroom and started molesting her. Very bad. I even continued to communicate with this bastard for some time, not knowing the whole story. I learned about the whole picture only a week later, when we met with her in the same company on other friends birthday party (but without the rapist). It was a very difficult conversation and I made a mistake in it, my stupid head. I said complete nonsense and selfishly tried to cling to any little thing, somehow trying to rehabilitate myself, but this only hurt my beloved more. When I tried to promise that I would behave differently if I had known the full story or next time, she started making fun of me. Fucking hell. I cut off all contacts with the assaulter that same evening I had learned the full story, and he was still surprised, he said, “Why does it bother you? Fell in love with her? ”, To which I answered in the affirmative and sent the bastard to the Blocklist, after which, in the spring, I began to talk about his atrocities to the girls in our common institute. Although it hardly mattered, it was our last year at the university.
Somewhere in February, I blocked my beloved everywhere I could, because I realized that my feelings for her were not mutual and having her in my contact list, I only hurt myself. I hoped that I would forget it. Not at all. With a red-hot iron, her image is burned into my brain, heart, in my eyes. My mind is clouded, I feel disgust, shame, regret, depressive sadness, I want to cry forever. I thought that the gym and the study of foreign languages would somehow distract me from the manic desire to end a meaningless life in which I would never again touch the most beautiful and nicest woman on the planet. I began to hate my own sexuality and gladly would have self-castrated myself.
Even right now I pendulum from asexuality to wanting to fuck everyone, anyone at the first given chance. I wish this had never happened.
I want her back. More than anything in the world. I failed her. Now I have no one and nothing. My reputation is also ruined because she told everyone what happened. So now even if I wanted to find another girlfriend, I will never be able to because none would trust a coward such as myself.
It was my first time dealing with such situation and I just froze.
I wrote to my beloved and asked her forgiveness. She doesn't blame me, but when I said that I was ready to do everything for her safety for free, she said "no, but thanks for the offer." I wrote that I understand that she does not trust me, but suddenly yes, and that this is the first time in my life this has happened, to which she said that in any case I am glad that everything is fine with me and I wrote to her. I wrote her a paragraph that she gave me a lot of good emotions and this topic is difficult for me, and I want the best and make sure that everything is fine, she replied with one line "have a nice day" I wrote "you too" and deleted the chat.
I am very sad that she does not trust me and does not see me as a reliable person. She doesn't have to date me or anything, but her not trusting me hurts so much. Like a knife in the heart. I didn't do it on purpose, I panicked because it was the first time. It makes me cry and want to die so much.
Even if at some point I wanted to settle for someone else (I will never be nearly as happy as with her), I won't be able to because she told everyone what happened and news in Baku spread like forest fire.
2024.06.01 15:36 aniv101017 Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Presence: Must-Have Content for Childcare Center Websites
In today's digital age, a robust online presence is essential for childcare centers to attract parents and foster trust. Here's a quick guide to the must-have content for effective Childcare Center Websites.
In today's digital age, a robust online presence is essential for childcare centers to attract parents and foster trust. Here's a quick guide to the must-have content for effective Childcare Center Websites.
submitted by aniv101017 to u/aniv101017 [link] [comments]
1. Engaging Homepage
- Visual Appeal: Use eye-catching graphics, warm colors, and welcoming images to reflect a nurturing environment.
- Intuitive Navigation: Ensure easy access to key sections like programs, about us, and contact details.
- Key Information: Clearly present the center’s mission, values, and unique selling points.
- Interactive Elements: Incorporate sliders, videos, and other interactive features to enhance engagement.
- Testimonials and Awards: Display testimonials and recognitions to build trust.
- Upcoming Events: Keep content fresh with announcements and events.
- Responsive Design: Ensure the site looks great on all devices.
- Call-to-Action (CTA): Guide visitors to take actions like scheduling tours or contacting the center.
2. Informative Program Pages
- Program Overviews: Outline age groups, curriculum structure, and focus areas.
- Curriculum Highlights: Detail educational philosophies and key subjects.
- Daily Activities: Describe a typical day, balancing education and play.
- Enrichment Opportunities: Highlight extracurricular activities and unique offerings.
- Teacher Profiles: Introduce educators with their qualifications and experience.
- Facilities Showcase: Use images and videos to present learning environments.
- Parent Involvement: Emphasize collaboration through updates and events.
- Testimonials: Include experiences from parents to add authenticity.
3. About Us Section
- Our Story: Share the history and journey of the center.
- Vision and Values: Clearly define the center’s philosophy.
- Team Showcase: Introduce staff with profiles and photos.
- Center Facilities: Use visuals to show classrooms and play areas.
- Educational Approach: Explain teaching methodologies and curriculum.
- Parent Testimonials: Add real-life experiences to build trust.
- Awards and Recognition: Highlight achievements to reinforce credibility.
- Community Engagement: Showcase involvement in local activities.
- FAQs: Address common questions about enrollment, safety, and policies.
4. Blog and News Updates
- Expert Insights: Share educational trends and parenting advice.
- Highlighting Events: Celebrate milestones and achievements.
- Parent Testimonials: Feature success stories and positive experiences.
- Educational Resources: Offer materials and activity ideas for home use.
- Community Initiatives: Highlight local engagement and partnerships.
- Policy Updates: Keep parents informed about changes.
- Interactive Features: Use polls, surveys, and Q&A sessions.
- Regular Posting: Maintain a consistent schedule for updates.
5. Testimonials and Success Stories
- Authentic Voices: Share real-life perspectives from parents.
- Establishing Credibility: Highlight children's achievements and milestones.
- Community Strengthening: Foster a sense of belonging through shared experiences.
- Personal Touch: Humanize the childcare experience with heartfelt stories.
- Child Development Impact: Illustrate the center’s positive influence on growth.
- Transparency: Build trust with honest communication.
- Diverse Experiences: Reflect inclusivity in testimonials.
- Feedback Loop: Encourage parent feedback to continuously improve.
6. Virtual Tours and Multimedia
- First Impressions: Offer a visual introduction to the center.
- Navigating Spaces: Let parents explore classrooms and play areas.
- Showcasing Facilities: Use high-quality visuals for transparency.
- Interactive Exploration: Engage parents with clickable hotspots and 360-degree views.
- Addressing Concerns: Visually reassure parents about safety and cleanliness.
- Inclusive Representation: Show diversity in activities and participants.
- Enriching Content: Include videos of daily activities and special events.
- User-Friendly Design: Ensure easy navigation and accessibility.
7. Clear Calls-to-Action (CTAs)
- Purposeful Navigation: Guide visitors to key actions like scheduling tours and enrollment.
- Streamlining Enrollment: Make it easy for parents to inquire and apply.
- Event Participation: Encourage community engagement with event CTAs.
- Contact Information: Facilitate communication with easy-to-find contact details.
- Newsletter Sign-ups: Build ongoing relationships through updates.
- Social Media Engagement: Expand reach with social media follow prompts.
- Support Initiatives: Encourage donations and support.
- Emergency Information: Provide clear access to urgent resources.
Conclusion: The Digital Frontier of Childcare Marketing
A comprehensive digital presence is essential for childcare centers to attract and connect with families. By integrating these key content elements, childcare centers can build lasting relationships based on trust and shared values.In today's digital age, a robust online presence is essential for childcare centers to attract parents and foster trust. Here's a quick guide to the must-have content for effective Childcare Center Websites.
1. Engaging Homepage
- Visual Appeal: Use eye-catching graphics, warm colors, and welcoming images to reflect a nurturing environment.
- Intuitive Navigation: Ensure easy access to key sections like programs, about us, and contact details.
- Key Information: Clearly present the center’s mission, values, and unique selling points.
- Interactive Elements: Incorporate sliders, videos, and other interactive features to enhance engagement.
- Testimonials and Awards: Display testimonials and recognitions to build trust.
- Upcoming Events: Keep content fresh with announcements and events.
- Responsive Design: Ensure the site looks great on all devices.
- Call-to-Action (CTA): Guide visitors to take actions like scheduling tours or contacting the center.
2. Informative Program Pages
- Program Overviews: Outline age groups, curriculum structure, and focus areas.
- Curriculum Highlights: Detail educational philosophies and key subjects.
- Daily Activities: Describe a typical day, balancing education and play.
- Enrichment Opportunities: Highlight extracurricular activities and unique offerings.
- Teacher Profiles: Introduce educators with their qualifications and experience.
- Facilities Showcase: Use images and videos to present learning environments.
- Parent Involvement: Emphasize collaboration through updates and events.
- Testimonials: Include experiences from parents to add authenticity.
3. About Us Section
- Our Story: Share the history and journey of the center.
- Vision and Values: Clearly define the center’s philosophy.
- Team Showcase: Introduce staff with profiles and photos.
- Center Facilities: Use visuals to show classrooms and play areas.
- Educational Approach: Explain teaching methodologies and curriculum.
- Parent Testimonials: Add real-life experiences to build trust.
- Awards and Recognition: Highlight achievements to reinforce credibility.
- Community Engagement: Showcase involvement in local activities.
- FAQs: Address common questions about enrollment, safety, and policies.
4. Blog and News Updates
- Expert Insights: Share educational trends and parenting advice.
- Highlighting Events: Celebrate milestones and achievements.
- Parent Testimonials: Feature success stories and positive experiences.
- Educational Resources: Offer materials and activity ideas for home use.
- Community Initiatives: Highlight local engagement and partnerships.
- Policy Updates: Keep parents informed about changes.
- Interactive Features: Use polls, surveys, and Q&A sessions.
- Regular Posting: Maintain a consistent schedule for updates.
5. Testimonials and Success Stories
- Authentic Voices: Share real-life perspectives from parents.
- Establishing Credibility: Highlight children's achievements and milestones.
- Community Strengthening: Foster a sense of belonging through shared experiences.
- Personal Touch: Humanize the childcare experience with heartfelt stories.
- Child Development Impact: Illustrate the center’s positive influence on growth.
- Transparency: Build trust with honest communication.
- Diverse Experiences: Reflect inclusivity in testimonials.
- Feedback Loop: Encourage parent feedback to continuously improve.
6. Virtual Tours and Multimedia
- First Impressions: Offer a visual introduction to the center.
- Navigating Spaces: Let parents explore classrooms and play areas.
- Showcasing Facilities: Use high-quality visuals for transparency.
- Interactive Exploration: Engage parents with clickable hotspots and 360-degree views.
- Addressing Concerns: Visually reassure parents about safety and cleanliness.
- Inclusive Representation: Show diversity in activities and participants.
- Enriching Content: Include videos of daily activities and special events.
- User-Friendly Design: Ensure easy navigation and accessibility.
7. Clear Calls-to-Action (CTAs)
- Purposeful Navigation: Guide visitors to key actions like scheduling tours and enrollment.
- Streamlining Enrollment: Make it easy for parents to inquire and apply.
- Event Participation: Encourage community engagement with event CTAs.
- Contact Information: Facilitate communication with easy-to-find contact details.
- Newsletter Sign-ups: Build ongoing relationships through updates.
- Social Media Engagement: Expand reach with social media follow prompts.
- Support Initiatives: Encourage donations and support.
- Emergency Information: Provide clear access to urgent resources.
Conclusion: The Digital Frontier of Childcare Marketing
A comprehensive digital presence is essential for childcare centers to attract and connect with families. By integrating these key content elements, childcare centers can build lasting relationships based on trust and shared values.2024.06.01 15:35 Soft_Candy9114 39 M let me compliment you in a chat
Got that cool new hair you want to show off?
New fit you're not sure about?
Accomplishments you need to know you did good on?
Feel free to message me. I'll genuinely let you know how you did or look.
submitted by Soft_Candy9114 to MakeNewFriendsHere [link] [comments]
New fit you're not sure about?
Accomplishments you need to know you did good on?
Feel free to message me. I'll genuinely let you know how you did or look.
2024.06.01 15:30 8nikitta Could you fix my grandparents’ picture?
 | Hi, everyone! submitted by 8nikitta to PhotoshopRequest [link] [comments] I’ve been a lurker of this subreddit for a few months and the things you guys pull off blow my mind. Recently, I came across a situation where I could use some of your expertise, so today I have a request of my own! A couple weeks ago I visited my grandparents’ grave with my dad. They died a few years apart, but both in early May, so we always visit them around that time to bring flowers and clean a bit. This time, however, the picture of theirs was quite whiteish from being exposed to sunlight. My dad took a picture last year of the photo, which already showed some signs of damage, but this year it got even worse. Would any of you be so kind to remove the reflections from my dad’s picture, the people behind them (the background can stay black), the frame so it’s only the picture, and make the overall colors a bit more vivid, so they don’t look so pale? Nothing over the top, just a bit more lively. If you spot any other improvements that can be made (and that a PS newbie like myself didn’t even know they were possible), feel free to go for it, always having in mind that this will be the picture that will forever be on their graves. While I’m sure many of you would help me out for free, I can PayPal you around $11 for your time and troubles. Thank you to everyone who gives my request a shot, you guys truly are one of the most wholesome communities I’ve seen. |
2024.06.01 15:29 PinkSwallowLove Would brown hair look good on me? Which shade in particular would look best? Or does my natural black hair suit me better? Also should I dye my eyebrows brown to match the brown hair color?
 | The brown haired pictures are just filters, with the last two photos being my natural hair color. submitted by PinkSwallowLove to malehairadvice [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 15:28 Ampler Watch face builder has some really nice faces
 | Been exploring the free faces and currently using this one. There appears to be a bigger selection of faces with full color and gradients, which look great. None of the faces I’ve tried have any settings/options so you get what you see. submitted by Ampler to garminepix [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 15:24 donnerdogdays Help me find something similar or a cheaper dupe?
 | submitted by donnerdogdays to findfashion [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 15:24 LordChozo Chronicles of a Prolific Gamer - May 2024
May got out to a lightning start for me, continuing the torrid April pace for a while before cooling off a bit in the back end of the month. That's partially by design, as I jumped into a pair of longer games (one enormously so) which I won't finish until deeper into June, but I've also noticed I'm slowly bleeding gaming time from my evenings. As my kids get incrementally older and the days grow incrementally longer entering summer, an hour that would previously be my own is now deferred to them, and that adds up over the course of an entire month.
Not that I'd trade my kids, you understand.
(Games are presented in chronological completion order; the numerical indicator represents the YTD count.)
#27 - Contra: Hard Corps - GEN - 8/10 (Great)
It's been fascinating to watch the Contra series evolve over time, and Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis is no different. With no Mode 7 (the SNES' proprietary isometric viewpoint mode) available on the system, necessarily some of the top down content from Contra III would need to be altered or removed, and that begged the question of what would take its place: after all, a return to basic sidescrolling action might feel like a big step down, and we can't have that. So I think I expected Hard Corps to throw in a new wrinkle to keep the formula a bit more fresh. What I did not expect was for it to make three enormous changes.
For one, Hard Corps has four different characters to choose from, and each is actually unique. It's not just the look - where else can you play a cybernetic wolfman? - but they've got different sizes and hurtboxes as well. And while each starts with the same basic low power machine gun, each has a completely different loadout of possible weapon upgrades, ensuring that all four play very differently from one another outside of the fundamentals of movement. To that end, the two weapon toggle of Contra III is expanded in Hard Corps, allowing you to hold all four of your upgraded weapons simultaneously and switch between them at will, which adds a new layer of depth and strategy to the action. Building upon this notion of enhanced player choice even further, the second big change is that the game has branching paths. After the first stage you make a choice that determines where you head for the second level, and then later on you make another choice that creates further divergence, such that the game has four main endings (and a secret fifth!), all with their own dedicated unique stages. It's for that reason possibly the most replayable game so far in the franchise; I myself did a run through of each ending using a different character per run to get a feel for them all.
This leads to the final big change, which is the only one I don't regard a resounding success: the entire game is basically a boss rush. Let's zero in on the main path that I followed on my primary playthrough and add up all mini-bosses and full boss phases. What number might you expect that to come out as? A dozen or so? Well, sorry about your naiveté, but the answer is 43: it's bosses all the way down. This is a MUCH more mentally taxing load than previous Contra games where you could kind of skate through the non-boss sections with good fundamentals. And that's just one of four possible paths through the game! It's absurd! It's also way more fun than it sounds it would be from the description, but I've heard people say Hard Corps is the toughest Contra game and now I know why. I do miss just running and gunning and dropping dudes in one hit before a thrilling finale; it's hard to be properly wowed by a boss fight when that's all you ever see. But nevertheless Contra: Hard Corps is lives up to the legacy of greatness the franchise had up until that point established...just steel yourself mentally for the extensive memorization it requires of you.
#28 - Ancient Enemy - PC - 5.5/10 (Semi-Competent)
Solitaire is one of those games that nobody really wants to play. It’s a game of convenience and opportunity, only attractive in the absence of something better, which is to say “nearly anything else at all.” Slightly more entertaining are variations on the form, such as Mahjong Solitaire or Free Cell, where certain cards/tiles are locked until the ones above them have been cleared away. These are still just time wasting games for people with nothing else to do, but when presented as a discrete set of challenges there’s a bit more appeal. Do you know they say that every one of the 32,000 numbered games of FreeCell on classic Windows operating systems was supposedly beatable? Did you know a very bored teenage me once decided to see if I could prove it by playing and beating every single unique game of FreeCell in order? I got into the low 30s or so before I questioned what the hell I was doing with my life and wisely moved on.
Well, Ancient Enemy is a game for people with nothing better to do, masquerading as a game that would qualify as "something better to do." It’s an RPG, I guess, but the gameplay revolves entirely around a solitaire variant. You have a deck of “stock cards” numbered 0-9 and start each encounter (“hand”) by flipping the top one. Then on the board you have to collect a card with a number adjacent to the one you’re displaying - 0 serving as a bridge between 1 and 9. Getting a card reveals any card trapped immediately below it and enables that card to be collected as well. If you can’t make a move, you can flip a new stock card over to get a random new number until your deck runs out. Some levels are simple puzzles in this vein, trying to clear all the cards from the board. Most encounters though are battles, where you do the exact same thing, except the color of the card you collect enables you to attack, defend, or cast a spell. So it’s turn-based combat, except each turn is you basically clearing as many cards as you can from the board to juice up your attack or bolster your defense, and that’s about it.
Now, at first, this is actually way more fun than I’m making it sound. I mean, I like solitaire type games for what they are, and the extra mechanics definitely do enrich the experience. You get consumable wild cards, battle boards have bonus cards with instant benefits, you get powers that manipulate the board, new types of cards appear, all good stuff. The problem is that the game completely runs out of these new ideas about a quarter of the way through, at which point you’re just going through the motions until the end, accompanied by a complete nothing of a story that I was confident I had figured out, only to find that the ending was somehow worse than the cliche I’d been anticipating. Thus, the game sadly settled into that exact same niche of games it was supposed to improve upon and supplant. Which I suppose is ok…if you’ve got nothing better to do.
#29 - Snakebird Primer - PC - 7/10 (Good)
I follow a general rule of always playing game franchises in order, but Snakebird Primer is a unique case wherein the developers of the original Snakebird decided that it was too off-putting to new players, and so they made a sequel that they explicitly wanted newcomers to play first. A "primer" in truth to ease you into the overall Snakebird challenge, as it were. So when I decided to check out Snakebird, I thought all right: just this once I'll do it your way.
So how does Snakebird Primer shake out? Well...it's fine. It's a jaunty kind of puzzle game, with bright colors, friendly art and music, and general good vibes. In each stage you control one or more segmented "snakebirds" and have to get them all to the rainbow portal to complete the level. Sometimes you need to eat fruit to open the portal as well, but that's the entire game in a nutshell. It's a very simple concept, complicated only by the fact that a snakebird that has no body segments touching the ground will fall, and so each stage is a kind of pathing challenge, tasking you to figure out the right order of operations to reach the end. The levels are very well paced and designed if you just go in order: there aren't any hand-holdy tutorials, but new ideas are introduced organically at various intervals, and the challenge always feels reasonable, especially because you can undo any number of moves at will, like stepping through code to find an error.
There is, however, a significant difficulty spike for the last couple levels, which is pretty jarring. And when you add to that the fact that the designer of Baba Is You said he built a lot of his design philosophy around the original Snakebird, I've got to admit I'm a lot less keen on checking that one out. It's in that same realm of "enter these six dozen commands in precisely the right order" that made Baba Is You eventually feel more tedious and frustrating to me than anything else, so I think for now I'm happy to have just played the "lite" version instead.
#30 - It Takes Two - PS4 - 8.5/10 (Excellent)
When trying to write down a genre for It Takes Two in my tracking spreadsheet, I wanted to put "Yes". It's as though the developers wanted to make a bunch of different kinds of games and, rather than accepting any limitations (self-imposed or otherwise), they just found a way to do it all at once. It Takes Two is a platformer. It's a third-person shooter. It's a puzzle game. It's a rhythm game. It's a racing game. It's a stealth game. It's a boss battling action adventure. It's a minigame collection. It's a romantic comedy. It's an exploration playground. One minute you're flying around on a jetpack chucking Captain America shields at devils and the next you're literally playing a timed game of chess. None of the things that It Takes Two does would be characterized as masterpiece forms of their respective genres, but that's not the point. There's sufficient depth and development of each mechanic that it never feels like a lazy tack-on to check a box - and that in itself is beyond impressive - but it's the sheer number of different ideas tossed into this package that make it truly special.
It's hard for me to even review this game, frankly. Part of that is because I feel a strong bias towards the game for the audaciousness of what it tries to achieve, and for the way it inspires me to keep stretching myself in new ways however I can. But it's also hard because I don't remember the whole thing. It Takes Two is both fresh in memory, having just finished it, and yet far away and mingled in my mind with similar bits of similar other adventures (Tearaway foremost among them). Why is that? Well, I first booted up It Takes Two in May of 2022 as a co-op experience to share with my wife - quite fitting, as it turns out, given the nature of the game's plot of trying to reconcile an embattled couple. We'd only play in smaller bursts of 1-2 hours at a time, but every session we played it felt like we were playing a new, different game. Music to my ears, but much harder on my gaming-challenged wife, who took longer to adjust to each mechanical shift. Pretty soon we were playing less and less often, even as I was playing a game like Tearaway early on that occupied some similar design space in my head. Soon we stopped playing at all. When I tried to suggest resuming this title over the past year, I was repeatedly rebuffed until finally a month ago I managed to wear her down enough that we picked it up again for about an hour a week. So it is that the first half of the game is fuzzy and nebulous to me, even as I recall that I loved playing, whereas the back half is much fresher, and it's nigh impossible for me to separate my wife's frequent frustrations from my own experience - especially since I've been playing on a controller experiencing heavy stick drift, so managing the camera was a nightmare through no fault of the game's.
All that said, how could I not recommend this game? It's best played with two experienced gamers, but the story only fully lands if you play as a couple, so there's a bit of potential for a disconnect there, as I experienced. It's not a perfect game. But it is an incredibly ambitious one that had me routinely grinning from ear to ear, despite the grumblings on the couch next to me. When I pointed out to my wife that we finished the game in May 2024, almost to the day when we started back in '22, she said "They should've called it It Takes Two Years." We're both glad it's over, but I think for very different reasons.
#31 - Rogue Legacy 2 - PS5 - 7/10 (Good)
Some game sequels try to really shake things up and try something different from the one before. Final Fantasy is probably the biggest and most obvious example of this, but you can also see it in virtually every Super Mario Bros. game, in the Castlevania series, and the list goes on extensively from there. On the other hand, some game sequels treat their predecessors like rough drafts to be perfected. With these, the idea is to take the vision for the previous game, use the increase in time/budget/developer expertise now available, and try to execute on it more completely than was possible before. When a game like this is successful, there becomes almost zero reason to ever play the original game (other than possibly its story), because the new version has replaced it entirely as the definitive experience.
Rogue Legacy 2 is one of these latter types of games. Everything from the first game is pretty much still there (bosses excepted): enemies, basic combat and room design, character classes, traits, progression, etc. It immediately feels like "Hey, I've played this before," yet a cursory look reveals a huge wealth of additional content over the first game. Classes are better differentiated, you get new weapons, more spells, special abilities, new items, new upgrades, new explorable regions, new mechanics, new new new. It truly is a total replacement for Rogue Legacy 1 in this regard, a "go ahead and uninstall that thing forever because we've got it all right here and then some" type of mission statement. I was amazed at how I kept finding ever more avenues of progression and discovery, even many hours into the game, In fact, I never did manage to play as every class, and each class has a variant form as well, most of which I didn't even unlock. It's overflowing with stuff.
And I think that's why it didn't work quite as well for me as the first game: it's all too much. Now there are four different types of currency, all acquired in different ways, all for different upgrade paths. You're always competing with yourself on what to level up between runs because there are too many choices and all of them seem pretty good, but as you're finding your early groove the game throws a big wrench in there: labor costs. While each upgrade has a set gold cost that increases as you level it up, early on the game adds a universal tax mechanic to the entire upgrade tree, making it increasingly prohibitive to spend your money on stuff, and it feels awful. Rogue Legacy 1 had a similar system where each upgrade cost 10g more than the previous, but in the sequel these escalate far more rapidly, to the point where you'll complete a huge run and still feel like you can only afford one or two upgrades that barely move the needle. It's a pure inflationary grinding system meant to pad playtime, and I'm not about that. I played RL1 through multiple New Game + levels, but I was thrilled to beat RL2's final boss and move on because the economy is so frustrating. Other than that though, it's got quite a lot going for it.
#32 - Undertale - PS4 - 7/10 (Good)
When is some information too much information? Undertale is notorious for its rabid fan community insisting that there is only one "right" way to play the game, and so if you've ever heard of Undertale there's a good chance you already know what that preferred method is: pacifism. Undertale takes a unique approach to the JRPG in two primary ways: first, that defending against enemy attacks is an active system pretty much akin to dodging in a bullet hell game, and second that you almost never actually need to choose the "Fight" command from the battle menu in order to succeed in an encounter. The argument from the community is that you must play in this fully pacifist manner, largely because of a design decision that thoroughly punishes players who do not, only revealed after the game's conclusion. Thus, these players are "helping" curious newcomers by saving them from falling victim to a fairly vindictive design choice that would create a lot of frustration.
The problem with that approach is that Undertale makes it abundantly clear from the outset that you have the option for these alternative combat approaches, trains you on how to use them, and then gives you a positive feedback loop for choosing that direction with your gameplay. Which means the discourse surrounding this game effectively undermines not only the game's own ability to surprise and educate you, but also the authorial intent of that same design decision, which in context is a conscious player decision to go against the grain and suffer the possible consequences of doing so. In short, I wish I'd never heard of Undertale before I played it, as I'm sure I would've had a much better time.
As it stands, Undertale is still a highly creative take on the genre that, despite an aesthetic I didn't care for and writing that leaned a bit too hard at times into "lol I'm so random" territory for my tastes, still managed to get me invested with some of its characters and even make me laugh aloud at times. I was particularly impressed with that aforementioned approach to combat, as each enemy introduced unique hazards to avoid, so fighting a new monster was far more exciting here than in a standard turn-based RPG where the only meaningful question is "How much damage did this whatever move do to me?" So for those reasons I applaud Undertale. Even still, there's a lot of walking back and forth with no major purpose beyond "it was decided the game should be a little bit inconvenient here," adding some unnecessary tedium to the mix. In short, Undertale's a generally good time, but if you want it to be even better, just pretend you haven't read anything I just said.
#33 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - PS5 - 7.5/10 (Solid)
2018 was a big year for Miles Morales. In the fall he showed up in the PS4 title Marvel's Spider-Man as a major supporting character, and by the end of the year he was stunning cinema audiences in the fantastic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the primary protagonist. It's no surprise then that by 2020, with his brand so hot, Sony and Insomniac Games would cash in with a follow-up title to the hit PS4 game with Miles front and center. And for the most part, the game is what you'd expect it to be from that basic pitch: more of the same from 2018, only focusing on Miles' family, his new home of Harlem and its people, and his path to becoming a fully fledged hero in his own right. That's all fine, but here's the problem: all of it has been done better before, and recently to boot. Miles' story of personal growth and family drama was handled better in the Spider-Verse series, even though MSM:MM wisely walks chooses to walk some different beats along the way. "Superhero of Harlem" was done masterfully by Netflix with the Luke Cage series (the first season, at least) back in 2016, and MSM:MM doesn't even try to address any issues beyond the most surface level. And the "more of the same" gameplay?
Well, admittedly that's still pretty good. Web swinging is as fun as ever to the point that there's an XP challenge to web swing at high speed for a full cumulative hour of real time and I caught myself thinking, "Hmm, maybe..." There are fast travel points that unlock relatively early on, but the joy of traversal feels like the main point of the game, so why would you bother? Miles also gets some new Spidey moves related to his bio-electric powers, and these are really fun and impactful to pull off, such that "more of the same" isn't in this case a damning phrase. And yet, it's also distinctly not "more, but better." In order to emphasize your new powers, the goons you fight (now including women for the first time I can recall ever seeing in a superhero game like this) have upgraded their own abilities as well, which means the simple pleasure of chaining big combos is a bit diminished. Maybe this enemy just blocks all your basic attacks and stops you cold. Maybe this one turns the tables to dodge and counter you. Or maybe you're just constantly surrounded by a flood of dudes with guns and rocket launchers and you feel like you never get a chance to press "punch" without being thoroughly punished.
Now add to that the game's relatively brief length and general lack of meaningful activities compared to its predecessor, as well as its truly awful villains and the ho-hum plot that they service, and you've got a title that's decidedly a step back from what came before. Of course, what came before was excellent, so even a step back still lands you in territory that's quite fun to play around with. My 6-year-old summed it up best when he came downstairs to ask me a question one day and caught me playing: "Whoa...how are you Spider-Man?!" Which is to say that Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a game that really makes you feel like a wannabe Spider-Man who hasn't gotten it all figured out just yet. And I guess that's all right.
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(Games are presented in chronological completion order; the numerical indicator represents the YTD count.)
#27 - Contra: Hard Corps - GEN - 8/10 (Great)
It's been fascinating to watch the Contra series evolve over time, and Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis is no different. With no Mode 7 (the SNES' proprietary isometric viewpoint mode) available on the system, necessarily some of the top down content from Contra III would need to be altered or removed, and that begged the question of what would take its place: after all, a return to basic sidescrolling action might feel like a big step down, and we can't have that. So I think I expected Hard Corps to throw in a new wrinkle to keep the formula a bit more fresh. What I did not expect was for it to make three enormous changes.
For one, Hard Corps has four different characters to choose from, and each is actually unique. It's not just the look - where else can you play a cybernetic wolfman? - but they've got different sizes and hurtboxes as well. And while each starts with the same basic low power machine gun, each has a completely different loadout of possible weapon upgrades, ensuring that all four play very differently from one another outside of the fundamentals of movement. To that end, the two weapon toggle of Contra III is expanded in Hard Corps, allowing you to hold all four of your upgraded weapons simultaneously and switch between them at will, which adds a new layer of depth and strategy to the action. Building upon this notion of enhanced player choice even further, the second big change is that the game has branching paths. After the first stage you make a choice that determines where you head for the second level, and then later on you make another choice that creates further divergence, such that the game has four main endings (and a secret fifth!), all with their own dedicated unique stages. It's for that reason possibly the most replayable game so far in the franchise; I myself did a run through of each ending using a different character per run to get a feel for them all.
This leads to the final big change, which is the only one I don't regard a resounding success: the entire game is basically a boss rush. Let's zero in on the main path that I followed on my primary playthrough and add up all mini-bosses and full boss phases. What number might you expect that to come out as? A dozen or so? Well, sorry about your naiveté, but the answer is 43: it's bosses all the way down. This is a MUCH more mentally taxing load than previous Contra games where you could kind of skate through the non-boss sections with good fundamentals. And that's just one of four possible paths through the game! It's absurd! It's also way more fun than it sounds it would be from the description, but I've heard people say Hard Corps is the toughest Contra game and now I know why. I do miss just running and gunning and dropping dudes in one hit before a thrilling finale; it's hard to be properly wowed by a boss fight when that's all you ever see. But nevertheless Contra: Hard Corps is lives up to the legacy of greatness the franchise had up until that point established...just steel yourself mentally for the extensive memorization it requires of you.
#28 - Ancient Enemy - PC - 5.5/10 (Semi-Competent)
Solitaire is one of those games that nobody really wants to play. It’s a game of convenience and opportunity, only attractive in the absence of something better, which is to say “nearly anything else at all.” Slightly more entertaining are variations on the form, such as Mahjong Solitaire or Free Cell, where certain cards/tiles are locked until the ones above them have been cleared away. These are still just time wasting games for people with nothing else to do, but when presented as a discrete set of challenges there’s a bit more appeal. Do you know they say that every one of the 32,000 numbered games of FreeCell on classic Windows operating systems was supposedly beatable? Did you know a very bored teenage me once decided to see if I could prove it by playing and beating every single unique game of FreeCell in order? I got into the low 30s or so before I questioned what the hell I was doing with my life and wisely moved on.
Well, Ancient Enemy is a game for people with nothing better to do, masquerading as a game that would qualify as "something better to do." It’s an RPG, I guess, but the gameplay revolves entirely around a solitaire variant. You have a deck of “stock cards” numbered 0-9 and start each encounter (“hand”) by flipping the top one. Then on the board you have to collect a card with a number adjacent to the one you’re displaying - 0 serving as a bridge between 1 and 9. Getting a card reveals any card trapped immediately below it and enables that card to be collected as well. If you can’t make a move, you can flip a new stock card over to get a random new number until your deck runs out. Some levels are simple puzzles in this vein, trying to clear all the cards from the board. Most encounters though are battles, where you do the exact same thing, except the color of the card you collect enables you to attack, defend, or cast a spell. So it’s turn-based combat, except each turn is you basically clearing as many cards as you can from the board to juice up your attack or bolster your defense, and that’s about it.
Now, at first, this is actually way more fun than I’m making it sound. I mean, I like solitaire type games for what they are, and the extra mechanics definitely do enrich the experience. You get consumable wild cards, battle boards have bonus cards with instant benefits, you get powers that manipulate the board, new types of cards appear, all good stuff. The problem is that the game completely runs out of these new ideas about a quarter of the way through, at which point you’re just going through the motions until the end, accompanied by a complete nothing of a story that I was confident I had figured out, only to find that the ending was somehow worse than the cliche I’d been anticipating. Thus, the game sadly settled into that exact same niche of games it was supposed to improve upon and supplant. Which I suppose is ok…if you’ve got nothing better to do.
#29 - Snakebird Primer - PC - 7/10 (Good)
I follow a general rule of always playing game franchises in order, but Snakebird Primer is a unique case wherein the developers of the original Snakebird decided that it was too off-putting to new players, and so they made a sequel that they explicitly wanted newcomers to play first. A "primer" in truth to ease you into the overall Snakebird challenge, as it were. So when I decided to check out Snakebird, I thought all right: just this once I'll do it your way.
So how does Snakebird Primer shake out? Well...it's fine. It's a jaunty kind of puzzle game, with bright colors, friendly art and music, and general good vibes. In each stage you control one or more segmented "snakebirds" and have to get them all to the rainbow portal to complete the level. Sometimes you need to eat fruit to open the portal as well, but that's the entire game in a nutshell. It's a very simple concept, complicated only by the fact that a snakebird that has no body segments touching the ground will fall, and so each stage is a kind of pathing challenge, tasking you to figure out the right order of operations to reach the end. The levels are very well paced and designed if you just go in order: there aren't any hand-holdy tutorials, but new ideas are introduced organically at various intervals, and the challenge always feels reasonable, especially because you can undo any number of moves at will, like stepping through code to find an error.
There is, however, a significant difficulty spike for the last couple levels, which is pretty jarring. And when you add to that the fact that the designer of Baba Is You said he built a lot of his design philosophy around the original Snakebird, I've got to admit I'm a lot less keen on checking that one out. It's in that same realm of "enter these six dozen commands in precisely the right order" that made Baba Is You eventually feel more tedious and frustrating to me than anything else, so I think for now I'm happy to have just played the "lite" version instead.
#30 - It Takes Two - PS4 - 8.5/10 (Excellent)
When trying to write down a genre for It Takes Two in my tracking spreadsheet, I wanted to put "Yes". It's as though the developers wanted to make a bunch of different kinds of games and, rather than accepting any limitations (self-imposed or otherwise), they just found a way to do it all at once. It Takes Two is a platformer. It's a third-person shooter. It's a puzzle game. It's a rhythm game. It's a racing game. It's a stealth game. It's a boss battling action adventure. It's a minigame collection. It's a romantic comedy. It's an exploration playground. One minute you're flying around on a jetpack chucking Captain America shields at devils and the next you're literally playing a timed game of chess. None of the things that It Takes Two does would be characterized as masterpiece forms of their respective genres, but that's not the point. There's sufficient depth and development of each mechanic that it never feels like a lazy tack-on to check a box - and that in itself is beyond impressive - but it's the sheer number of different ideas tossed into this package that make it truly special.
It's hard for me to even review this game, frankly. Part of that is because I feel a strong bias towards the game for the audaciousness of what it tries to achieve, and for the way it inspires me to keep stretching myself in new ways however I can. But it's also hard because I don't remember the whole thing. It Takes Two is both fresh in memory, having just finished it, and yet far away and mingled in my mind with similar bits of similar other adventures (Tearaway foremost among them). Why is that? Well, I first booted up It Takes Two in May of 2022 as a co-op experience to share with my wife - quite fitting, as it turns out, given the nature of the game's plot of trying to reconcile an embattled couple. We'd only play in smaller bursts of 1-2 hours at a time, but every session we played it felt like we were playing a new, different game. Music to my ears, but much harder on my gaming-challenged wife, who took longer to adjust to each mechanical shift. Pretty soon we were playing less and less often, even as I was playing a game like Tearaway early on that occupied some similar design space in my head. Soon we stopped playing at all. When I tried to suggest resuming this title over the past year, I was repeatedly rebuffed until finally a month ago I managed to wear her down enough that we picked it up again for about an hour a week. So it is that the first half of the game is fuzzy and nebulous to me, even as I recall that I loved playing, whereas the back half is much fresher, and it's nigh impossible for me to separate my wife's frequent frustrations from my own experience - especially since I've been playing on a controller experiencing heavy stick drift, so managing the camera was a nightmare through no fault of the game's.
All that said, how could I not recommend this game? It's best played with two experienced gamers, but the story only fully lands if you play as a couple, so there's a bit of potential for a disconnect there, as I experienced. It's not a perfect game. But it is an incredibly ambitious one that had me routinely grinning from ear to ear, despite the grumblings on the couch next to me. When I pointed out to my wife that we finished the game in May 2024, almost to the day when we started back in '22, she said "They should've called it It Takes Two Years." We're both glad it's over, but I think for very different reasons.
#31 - Rogue Legacy 2 - PS5 - 7/10 (Good)
Some game sequels try to really shake things up and try something different from the one before. Final Fantasy is probably the biggest and most obvious example of this, but you can also see it in virtually every Super Mario Bros. game, in the Castlevania series, and the list goes on extensively from there. On the other hand, some game sequels treat their predecessors like rough drafts to be perfected. With these, the idea is to take the vision for the previous game, use the increase in time/budget/developer expertise now available, and try to execute on it more completely than was possible before. When a game like this is successful, there becomes almost zero reason to ever play the original game (other than possibly its story), because the new version has replaced it entirely as the definitive experience.
Rogue Legacy 2 is one of these latter types of games. Everything from the first game is pretty much still there (bosses excepted): enemies, basic combat and room design, character classes, traits, progression, etc. It immediately feels like "Hey, I've played this before," yet a cursory look reveals a huge wealth of additional content over the first game. Classes are better differentiated, you get new weapons, more spells, special abilities, new items, new upgrades, new explorable regions, new mechanics, new new new. It truly is a total replacement for Rogue Legacy 1 in this regard, a "go ahead and uninstall that thing forever because we've got it all right here and then some" type of mission statement. I was amazed at how I kept finding ever more avenues of progression and discovery, even many hours into the game, In fact, I never did manage to play as every class, and each class has a variant form as well, most of which I didn't even unlock. It's overflowing with stuff.
And I think that's why it didn't work quite as well for me as the first game: it's all too much. Now there are four different types of currency, all acquired in different ways, all for different upgrade paths. You're always competing with yourself on what to level up between runs because there are too many choices and all of them seem pretty good, but as you're finding your early groove the game throws a big wrench in there: labor costs. While each upgrade has a set gold cost that increases as you level it up, early on the game adds a universal tax mechanic to the entire upgrade tree, making it increasingly prohibitive to spend your money on stuff, and it feels awful. Rogue Legacy 1 had a similar system where each upgrade cost 10g more than the previous, but in the sequel these escalate far more rapidly, to the point where you'll complete a huge run and still feel like you can only afford one or two upgrades that barely move the needle. It's a pure inflationary grinding system meant to pad playtime, and I'm not about that. I played RL1 through multiple New Game + levels, but I was thrilled to beat RL2's final boss and move on because the economy is so frustrating. Other than that though, it's got quite a lot going for it.
#32 - Undertale - PS4 - 7/10 (Good)
When is some information too much information? Undertale is notorious for its rabid fan community insisting that there is only one "right" way to play the game, and so if you've ever heard of Undertale there's a good chance you already know what that preferred method is: pacifism. Undertale takes a unique approach to the JRPG in two primary ways: first, that defending against enemy attacks is an active system pretty much akin to dodging in a bullet hell game, and second that you almost never actually need to choose the "Fight" command from the battle menu in order to succeed in an encounter. The argument from the community is that you must play in this fully pacifist manner, largely because of a design decision that thoroughly punishes players who do not, only revealed after the game's conclusion. Thus, these players are "helping" curious newcomers by saving them from falling victim to a fairly vindictive design choice that would create a lot of frustration.
The problem with that approach is that Undertale makes it abundantly clear from the outset that you have the option for these alternative combat approaches, trains you on how to use them, and then gives you a positive feedback loop for choosing that direction with your gameplay. Which means the discourse surrounding this game effectively undermines not only the game's own ability to surprise and educate you, but also the authorial intent of that same design decision, which in context is a conscious player decision to go against the grain and suffer the possible consequences of doing so. In short, I wish I'd never heard of Undertale before I played it, as I'm sure I would've had a much better time.
As it stands, Undertale is still a highly creative take on the genre that, despite an aesthetic I didn't care for and writing that leaned a bit too hard at times into "lol I'm so random" territory for my tastes, still managed to get me invested with some of its characters and even make me laugh aloud at times. I was particularly impressed with that aforementioned approach to combat, as each enemy introduced unique hazards to avoid, so fighting a new monster was far more exciting here than in a standard turn-based RPG where the only meaningful question is "How much damage did this whatever move do to me?" So for those reasons I applaud Undertale. Even still, there's a lot of walking back and forth with no major purpose beyond "it was decided the game should be a little bit inconvenient here," adding some unnecessary tedium to the mix. In short, Undertale's a generally good time, but if you want it to be even better, just pretend you haven't read anything I just said.
#33 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - PS5 - 7.5/10 (Solid)
2018 was a big year for Miles Morales. In the fall he showed up in the PS4 title Marvel's Spider-Man as a major supporting character, and by the end of the year he was stunning cinema audiences in the fantastic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the primary protagonist. It's no surprise then that by 2020, with his brand so hot, Sony and Insomniac Games would cash in with a follow-up title to the hit PS4 game with Miles front and center. And for the most part, the game is what you'd expect it to be from that basic pitch: more of the same from 2018, only focusing on Miles' family, his new home of Harlem and its people, and his path to becoming a fully fledged hero in his own right. That's all fine, but here's the problem: all of it has been done better before, and recently to boot. Miles' story of personal growth and family drama was handled better in the Spider-Verse series, even though MSM:MM wisely walks chooses to walk some different beats along the way. "Superhero of Harlem" was done masterfully by Netflix with the Luke Cage series (the first season, at least) back in 2016, and MSM:MM doesn't even try to address any issues beyond the most surface level. And the "more of the same" gameplay?
Well, admittedly that's still pretty good. Web swinging is as fun as ever to the point that there's an XP challenge to web swing at high speed for a full cumulative hour of real time and I caught myself thinking, "Hmm, maybe..." There are fast travel points that unlock relatively early on, but the joy of traversal feels like the main point of the game, so why would you bother? Miles also gets some new Spidey moves related to his bio-electric powers, and these are really fun and impactful to pull off, such that "more of the same" isn't in this case a damning phrase. And yet, it's also distinctly not "more, but better." In order to emphasize your new powers, the goons you fight (now including women for the first time I can recall ever seeing in a superhero game like this) have upgraded their own abilities as well, which means the simple pleasure of chaining big combos is a bit diminished. Maybe this enemy just blocks all your basic attacks and stops you cold. Maybe this one turns the tables to dodge and counter you. Or maybe you're just constantly surrounded by a flood of dudes with guns and rocket launchers and you feel like you never get a chance to press "punch" without being thoroughly punished.
Now add to that the game's relatively brief length and general lack of meaningful activities compared to its predecessor, as well as its truly awful villains and the ho-hum plot that they service, and you've got a title that's decidedly a step back from what came before. Of course, what came before was excellent, so even a step back still lands you in territory that's quite fun to play around with. My 6-year-old summed it up best when he came downstairs to ask me a question one day and caught me playing: "Whoa...how are you Spider-Man?!" Which is to say that Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a game that really makes you feel like a wannabe Spider-Man who hasn't gotten it all figured out just yet. And I guess that's all right.
- I've had less time for PC gaming lately for a couple of different reasons, but I'm expecting that to be a temporary thing, and I don't think I'm in danger of failing to finish Mass Effect 3 by the end of June. I didn't realize the version of the game I had included all the DLC. Nor did I actually know what any of the DLC was. So I was quite a ways into the game and feeling great about my progress when I got suspicious that the section I was playing wasn't actually base game content. I looked it up and found that, in fact, about 90% of what I'd played to date was DLC and I'd barely actually started the base game itself. That explains why the main story was taking a while to get off the ground, at any rate.
- Speaking of getting off the ground, my journey through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom began impatiently a few months after release, but I took an extended break from the game and have now spent pretty much all of May continuing my thorough trek through the game world. I'm well over 200 hours into the game and am only several days away from having explored the entirety of the game's map. At which point I believe I'll finally advance the main quest past its initial stage.
- In my review for Rogue Legacy 2 above I mentioned the Castlevania franchise, which I feel I can speak to as a whole given that I've finished nearly every game in the series to date. Unsurprisingly I felt most drawn to the metroidvania style games, so there was a layer of disappointment in exhausting the last of those to discover. Disappointment that will soon be temporarily eradicated when I boot up Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, produced by that same creative mind.
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2024.06.01 15:24 MyWoes1776 Need advice regarding this situation.
So I (F28) got married almost a year ago.
I have zero problems with my MIL/SIL/FIL.
I live with my Husband, MIL and FIL. SIL was married a couple years back and she has a 10 month old, and she is a working woman.
I'm 7 weeks pregnant currently, and I'm finding it difficult to take care of myself due to relentless sickness and nausea. I am off my work.
I need a way to explain it to my husband that I'm not comfortable seeing guests at home, especially now, roaming around almost anytime of the day.
Since my MIL looks after the household, my SIL and her husband leaves the kid here under MIL's care when they are at work. I don't have problem with that, I really like my SIL and her family.
The only issue is I'm new here, and I don't feel comfortable stepping out of my room when my SIL and her husband are here roaming around the entire house, because earlier I used to get ready and go for work and lived quiet normally. Right now I'm so damn sick, I just find it way too weird to even come out and accidentally see them roaming around the house, having snacks and just sitting anywhere from kitchen to my MIL's room. I'm most of the times so sick that I haven't taken a bath by 8 pm. I am not a kind of person who would otherwise go out of my bedroom without a bra, and uncombed hair, or messed up gown, or just plain feeling sick and nauseated not ready to socialize.
Earlier nothing bothered me, because I was fine and was always not in this state.
I just want my SIL and her husband to stay in guest area, and stop roaming around the house, atleast so that I can feel free to access other areas of the house without feeling uncomfortable. Is it something that I can explain to my husband somehow?
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I have zero problems with my MIL/SIL/FIL.
I live with my Husband, MIL and FIL. SIL was married a couple years back and she has a 10 month old, and she is a working woman.
I'm 7 weeks pregnant currently, and I'm finding it difficult to take care of myself due to relentless sickness and nausea. I am off my work.
I need a way to explain it to my husband that I'm not comfortable seeing guests at home, especially now, roaming around almost anytime of the day.
Since my MIL looks after the household, my SIL and her husband leaves the kid here under MIL's care when they are at work. I don't have problem with that, I really like my SIL and her family.
The only issue is I'm new here, and I don't feel comfortable stepping out of my room when my SIL and her husband are here roaming around the entire house, because earlier I used to get ready and go for work and lived quiet normally. Right now I'm so damn sick, I just find it way too weird to even come out and accidentally see them roaming around the house, having snacks and just sitting anywhere from kitchen to my MIL's room. I'm most of the times so sick that I haven't taken a bath by 8 pm. I am not a kind of person who would otherwise go out of my bedroom without a bra, and uncombed hair, or messed up gown, or just plain feeling sick and nauseated not ready to socialize.
Earlier nothing bothered me, because I was fine and was always not in this state.
I just want my SIL and her husband to stay in guest area, and stop roaming around the house, atleast so that I can feel free to access other areas of the house without feeling uncomfortable. Is it something that I can explain to my husband somehow?
2024.06.01 15:23 Medical_Work1712 How to Plan Your Bedroom Layout Like a Pro!
 | https://preview.redd.it/dp40z6tioy3d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=757a96268990eb5ad8d240f33ee5e4f9f1475715 submitted by Medical_Work1712 to u/Medical_Work1712 [link] [comments] Are you planning to design your room? Room layout is one of the major roles in the creation of design; it’s not only about looks but a lot more than that. The bedroom layout works a lot more than just a creation; it’s about designing something unique and comfortable from starting to scratch. HSAA~ the interior design firm in Delhi, always works on practical and authentic creation to provide you with the right layout that can be versatile, affordable, and convenient. From figuring out the right placement to drawing a complete bedroom layout in advance, our experts offer one kind of solution: turning your boring bedroom layout into an aesthetic one! In this blog, you will explore the best bedroom layout ideas that work for you and your lifestyle. Make the best use of space, whether it’s small or big. Here are the top tips to guide you in this journey of bedroom decor layout with our professional designer. Concept to plan a bedroom layoutWhen you plan a bedroom layout, the function of the room is the major aspect. So, before you introduce new items like furniture, cabinets, dressing, and more, you have to get a clear idea of how to incorporate everything and how to plan the adjustment of your essentials. Whether you have smaller rooms or likely open large rooms, it’s very important to create different zones.
Remember not to overstuff your bedroom with accessories. If sketching is not your preference. HSAA~ the interior design firm in Delhi, will help you create floor plans and 3D room layouts according to your needs.
* coffee tables and other items usually are within 1–5” of sofa seat height. * The seat height of all assembled pieces should be similar ( within 1–2”) * The depth of the chair needs to be plus 24” around a table for ease of getting in and out. * The bench at the end of the bed should not be higher than the box. * Nightstands are within 1–2” of bed height. * The chairs set at the end of the bed are inside 4” of the height of the mattress. * Coffee tables ought to be ½–⅔ the length of your sofa. No less than ½. Ever.
How Bedroom Layout Meets InnovationA good bedroom layout is not just created and designed in an instant but requires a lot of patience, creativity, and a nice layout plan. It’s crucial to consider all the features of design when creating the room. It not only considers the living room but also the height of the ceiling, including light, colors, and patterns that enhance serenity and calmness.HSAA guides you in brightening up your living room. Our designs have unique magic that brings imagination to life from floor to ceiling. Here are some tips for designing a good bedroom layout that tells a story:
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2024.06.01 15:23 ScorpX13 Might be overthinking this one but hear me out
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2024.06.01 15:23 DerkleineMaulwurf SPOILER: My findings and conclusions.
 | From seems heavily inspired by fairy folklore. We have a magical world with its own rules, seemingly endless forest, magical trees, shapeshifting monsters and caves with strange children who are so called "changelings", in fairy folklore described as frail, sickly children: Basically trapped fairies in a human body, often replacing stolen human children. A particularly feared aspect of fairies is their penchant for kidnapping human children and leaving "changelings" in their place. This act can be seen as malevolent, punishing humans for transgressions or simply fulfilling their own needs at the expense of human families. More on that later... submitted by DerkleineMaulwurf to FromTVEpix [link] [comments] \"changelings\" The children don´t seem human, they all have a claw on thumb and pinkie finger. But there are two different groups of changelings: The ones that have been on the altars, and the two survivors: https://preview.redd.it/yuwip87biy3d1.jpg?width=1804&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbe5a48bf00f38b92c660db4722cf2e6b5a088f6 These two children talked to Sara. These two children watched father Kathri burying his bag. These two children ordered Sara to kill Ethan. https://preview.redd.it/3n1avkfriy3d1.jpg?width=3333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daf038e7143face5368f06cddeb37098b318fb00 There seem tobe three major groups in From, each with theit own interests: The fromillers. Want to survive and to go home. Poor pawns in the battle between: The two children who always hold hands. The fairy aka BIW. Let me show you the cave wall. I think its save to say the paintings are old and we can see far into the past. It was painted by those who know whats going on and i conclude it depicts ALL major powers that play a role in what has and is happening. Of course their are some side plots, but those are another topic. https://preview.redd.it/xk8od5tnjy3d1.jpg?width=3825&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c2536c6225bd4b0afe2c7bdb4e136d3fd1f17548 I think the colors of the painting depinct who is under whose influence. I believe the children are responible for the massacre that Victor survived in the 70s. I believe its possible they influenced Christopher to topple the former "BIW", who was then replaced by the BIW we know now. They plotted to kill Megan just like they plottet to kill Ethan. The show starting with the murder of Megan was crucial in that hindsight. As you can see on the cave wall, the lighthouse is not only connected to the barrier of the fallen tree, but also depicted in red - which is the same color the creture in the middle of the cave has. I conclude the lighthouse is under control of the fairy, which brings us back to the BIW and his connection to the fairy. https://preview.redd.it/upk5p5qcmy3d1.jpg?width=1674&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7fca774a93f9ac8517fef3ed3a71b8a752a73c4b If you still believe he has good intentions, allow me to sow some doubt: When Tabitha enters the top of the lighthouse he appears to her and we learn that he can talk. If he led Tabitha to the lighthouse with good intentions, he could´ve told her everything he knows, even aid her in whatever freeing the children means and letting everyone leave through the lighthouse. He did not. He did not relly help for decades. He may helped victor, but with what intention? The opening credits show an interesting picture that not only shows events from the past, but ais also foreshadowing future events AND brings us back to aspect of the fairy of stealing children: https://preview.redd.it/ifwawu2zmy3d1.jpg?width=3684&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=309d7471cbccdb5dc78e891010a5df3784264603 Final conclusion: The children try to topple the fairy in the lighthouse, which would allow them to leave, this involves killing at least the children in the village which would prevent another "cycle" of ruling by the fairy. The children might even are responsible for bringing people to fromville, they need humans as pawns. I the think people are chosen randomly, its implied by the voices Sara hears telling her "they" waited for a long time till someone would hear them. I hope you enjoyed this post. |
2024.06.01 15:23 cloakndaggrr 20 [M4F] Canada/N.A/Online Looking for someone down to Earth 🌎
It’s hard finding genuine people nowadays, people who aren’t afraid to be themselves and aren’t constrained by the world. That’s all I’m looking for in a girl, doesn’t matter what she looks like (as long as she takes care of herself), how she talks, dresses whatever. I just want someone to open up to, to be able to confess my flaws and not be judged, only embraced. Someone who’s willing to wake up to the lies of the world and just be free. That’s it, couldn’t ask for anything more.
About me, 6’1”, Average weight but work out everyday, Dark Brown hair, Big Goals and Ambitions, Enjoy Almost Anything, Willing to Try Anything
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About me, 6’1”, Average weight but work out everyday, Dark Brown hair, Big Goals and Ambitions, Enjoy Almost Anything, Willing to Try Anything
2024.06.01 15:22 badpanncake PC EU CHERNARUS 1 ORIGINAL DAYZ BUILD ANYWHERE VANILLA ACTIVE ADMINS
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2024.06.01 15:22 Tayo123456678i9o9 Finally going to embrace the winter palette
Hey! I've been on the sub for some time now and I used to think I was a winter initially because of my darker coloring but later I identified as a cool summer for some time, finding the colors kind of muted for me in the long run. I love the summer palettes, they are by far my favorite, which might be the reason why I wanted to be one so badly. Today I was playing around with clothes and when I saw how good black looked versus a muted pink, I was amazed. I'm trying to embrace the winter palette (probably cool winter). I'm going to change my hair color from blonde highlights to brown in some days too. As someone who has a typically cute/coquette style, styling winter colors felt a bit difficult, but I'll try to make them work, maybe more centered around icy pastels and bright fun colors.
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2024.06.01 15:21 ImM3llow 26 [M4F] USA / Anywhere / Online. Free Golden Retriever energy BF, let me love you❤️
Edit: DO NOT message me a simple hi or hello, with no information about you, Put some effort in to your message like i have, come on. Day+Attempt#200
Hello everyone, Thank you for taking the time to read, I know its long, I know - I know. But its worth the read, Trust me. I appreciate you immensely.
Here's a bit about me,
My name is Jay, I live on the East coast of the US. I'm looking for love - like everyone else on here.., but you may not believe or even be doubtful that I've never had a GF before with me being 26, but its true. I'm simply just not willing to "be with" just anyone and I'm very picky. I want us to be a match, more than just have similar things in common.
One thing I have always been told is that I'm a "Real Catch, I'd be extremely lucky to have someone like you" - WELL THEN TAKE ME. I'M FREE. LOL.
About me:
Physically -
~I'm a semi-tall guy, around 5'10.
~I'm thin but muscular.
~I have dirty blonde/ brown hair.
~Changing colored eyes.
~A voice nice enough to melt all your safeguards and get right into your heart and weak spots.
~I do not have any tattoos or piercings. Though I would like to get some eventually.
If you'd like to see a picture of me just ask and I'll show you - IF I may see you as well, I simply just don't want a picture of me out there for anyone to see.
-If there's anything else you'd like to know just ask.
Otherwise -
~I do have 3 pet bunnies I would be more than happy to show you, they are extremely cute.
~I'm a very honest and down to earth guy.
~I'm very patient and easy going.
~I'm very curious and inquisitive. I will try to ask everything I can to learn all about you haha.
~I'm Very VERY Kind & Caring, I will probably ask how you are feeling a bajillion times a day, simply out of care for you.
~I can get pretty clingy, and will always want your attention and to be talking with you. If i have someone im interested in i wont want to talk to anyone else🤷♂️
~I'm very trustworthy - you can confide in me, and entrust your deepest secrets and I wont tell a soul.
~I'm a HUGE hopeless romantic, im old fashioned and will always try to impress you.
- I'm, a BIG softie even though I may look a smol bit intimidating, but I'd do just about anything to see you smile or laugh. And yes.., I do mean anything.
~I'm a big goof - I will get up to some silly shenanigans ALL the time, I will crack dumb jokes and send you memes and tik toks just to make you happy, even if its from across the room I'd wait to see your reaction lol.
~I'm extremely loyal, and would never even think of cheating.
~I will cook for you, and clean up too, even around the house, I'm very self productive and don't ask for much. Just don't forget to kiss the cook.
~I'd also love to just cuddle up and watch a movie or read a book together, anything to get us closer. Id try to take you out on dates whenever possible haha. I have a million SUPER romantic date ideas I have but have never had anyone interested enough in me to take out. Here's your chance ;)
~I will always want to share stuff I find interesting with you, and try to share every moment of every day with you. I'm not looking for someone who can only talk for a small amount of time, I want someone who's willing to put in all the effort I put into them back into me, it goes both ways. If I'm "with" someone you are my TOP priority nobody and nothing else would be. You would be the only person I'd truly want to talk to, so rest assured I would NEVER cheat, even more so because no one is interested in me - Hence why I'm here hahaha.
I'm sure there is more to me than this snippet but I cant think of more at the moment haha, so get to know me and find out more about me.
Some of my interests are: Engineering- I'm a nerd. I admit it. I love being technical and hands on, I love building things. All kinds of things, from furniture, machinery, and reverse engineering anything I find. I love learning how things work and trying to improve things.
Music - I prefer music with a very fast pace, or with some very meaningful lyrics I can relate to. I love to sing along to music and songs that have a deep meaning behind it I can sympathize with makes it all the better. Some bands I like are: Bad Omens, Beartooth, Demon Hunter, MIW, I9K - The list goes on. I'm a bit of a metalhead unfortunately.
TV Shows & Movies - I love watching shows, and I'd love to stream some shows and have some E-dates with you, to get to know you, or if you are close to me, maybe we could do it in person. Some shows I like or more of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, stuff like: National Treasure, Halo, BattleBots, Rick and Morty, AHS, Anything Marvel or DC, The Witcher, Wednesday, The Sandman, The Magicians, The Umbrella Academy, ETC.
Gaming - Yes yes I know, Basic guy likes basic stuff. But gaming has been a thing for me since forever. I know most of you wont care or want to hear that, but I'll leave out the specifics on this part unless you are interested in that, MEGA Bonus points if you are.
Here's a lists of Cons to dating me-
~I'm not Ryan Reynolds. Disappointing, I know.
~I will fight you on what goes on pizza lol.
~I'm not rich.., Yet.
~I can't pronounce Worcestershire.
~I'm slightly forgetful, but with good reasoning.
~(Not really a con but- some might disagree) I still have ALL of my firsts, Do with that what you will c:
~I've got an endless pile of love and affection and no one to give it to! What a dilemma! Help me fix it?
Other than that I'll save the rest for a bit more of getting to know each other.
Here's a bit of what I'm looking in you:
~Preferably someone with lots of free time, and loves to chit chat. I'm seriously not interested in getting 1 message a day. Though I understand people get busy, I personally am not willing to try to learn about you and form something with 7 responses a week. Effort gets reciprocated and I appreciate the time you put in me.
~Physically: -I’m not personally attracted to anyone who’s “curvy/ chubby”, I apologize. Not a shallow thing, I just dont have the attraction chemical in my brain for that, I’m sorry. -If you’re shorter than me, thats a plus to me. -I love dimples, if you have those when you smile, bonus points 😊 - I’m not sure what else to put.., but as for nsfw wise find out😂
~I'm a sucker for a different accent other than American, and if you have an Posh English accent you have already won my heart.
~I'm also only really looking for someone within the ages of 18-35. I don't want anyone old enough to be my mom lol.
~I'd prefer (But not a must) people NOT on the other side of the world, as other time zones SUCK. I don't expect to find anyone who also has never had a boyfriend either, but that would be a real plus. I also don't mind a LDR, but I don't want that forever. But it gives us time to get to know each other.
But as for attributes I'm looking for in you:
~Someone who is above all else very very Loyal and would never cheat.
~Someone who is Honest, and will tell me the truth over a little white lie.
~Someone who is Kind & Caring, who'd constantly check on me, and accept me for who I am & help me improve day to day.
~Someone who is trustworthy, and I can count on to keep my secrets safe, or even just help me remember things.., I do tend to be somewhat forgetful.
~Someone who is very Patient and wants to see me succeed and will help me do so, just like I would help you. Even if its small day to day things, I would appreciate your company ANY time.
~I want a partner who is Affectionate, can reciprocate, and loves to snuggle and talk about their day, and what their interests are, and what makes them happy.
~Someone who can admit they get clingy or overprotective is a bonus.
~A partner with good communication is key, if something wrong we have to be able to talk about it.
~A partner who likes to game with me or at least watch me play would be a plus but not a requirement.
~Someone with a good sense of humor and like to joke around, I am a big goof after all and I love to joke around. Sending memes is always appreciated and good to cheer people up too!
~I'd prefer someone with the same music taste, but not a requirement, Plus if you wouldn't mind if I send you love songs occasionally that's a bonus, or sending me some back haha.
~Being willing to voice call is a must, Texting forever is not the way to go. I have to know what your voice is like haha, later on we can video call if you are comfortable with that. I prefer chatting on Discord because Reddit messages of any kind I'm sure you know are unreliable and sucky in general. So please send me your discord if you have one :)
~I would LOVE to see picture of your pets if you have any. Bonus points if it includes your beautiful self haha.
I'm sure there is more I'm looking for but I cant think of it right now haha, I will have to edit this when I think of it.
Please tell me about you as an opener! I told you a good bit about me, now its your turn haha.
Tell me some things like -
~What's your name?
~Where are you from?
~How old are you?
~What are your hobbies / interests?
~What about my post interested you?
~Where is my TV Remote?!
~Selfie? Pet pics?
~Hit me with your best joke or meme :)
~What's your favorite candy?
I'd LOVE to get to know you, and see where things go.
But yeah, I know it was long I'm sorry haha. Send me a message and lets get to know each other! :)
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Hello everyone, Thank you for taking the time to read, I know its long, I know - I know. But its worth the read, Trust me. I appreciate you immensely.
Here's a bit about me,
My name is Jay, I live on the East coast of the US. I'm looking for love - like everyone else on here.., but you may not believe or even be doubtful that I've never had a GF before with me being 26, but its true. I'm simply just not willing to "be with" just anyone and I'm very picky. I want us to be a match, more than just have similar things in common.
One thing I have always been told is that I'm a "Real Catch, I'd be extremely lucky to have someone like you" - WELL THEN TAKE ME. I'M FREE. LOL.
About me:
Physically -
~I'm a semi-tall guy, around 5'10.
~I'm thin but muscular.
~I have dirty blonde/ brown hair.
~Changing colored eyes.
~A voice nice enough to melt all your safeguards and get right into your heart and weak spots.
~I do not have any tattoos or piercings. Though I would like to get some eventually.
If you'd like to see a picture of me just ask and I'll show you - IF I may see you as well, I simply just don't want a picture of me out there for anyone to see.
-If there's anything else you'd like to know just ask.
Otherwise -
~I do have 3 pet bunnies I would be more than happy to show you, they are extremely cute.
~I'm a very honest and down to earth guy.
~I'm very patient and easy going.
~I'm very curious and inquisitive. I will try to ask everything I can to learn all about you haha.
~I'm Very VERY Kind & Caring, I will probably ask how you are feeling a bajillion times a day, simply out of care for you.
~I can get pretty clingy, and will always want your attention and to be talking with you. If i have someone im interested in i wont want to talk to anyone else🤷♂️
~I'm very trustworthy - you can confide in me, and entrust your deepest secrets and I wont tell a soul.
~I'm a HUGE hopeless romantic, im old fashioned and will always try to impress you.
- I'm, a BIG softie even though I may look a smol bit intimidating, but I'd do just about anything to see you smile or laugh. And yes.., I do mean anything.
~I'm a big goof - I will get up to some silly shenanigans ALL the time, I will crack dumb jokes and send you memes and tik toks just to make you happy, even if its from across the room I'd wait to see your reaction lol.
~I'm extremely loyal, and would never even think of cheating.
~I will cook for you, and clean up too, even around the house, I'm very self productive and don't ask for much. Just don't forget to kiss the cook.
~I'd also love to just cuddle up and watch a movie or read a book together, anything to get us closer. Id try to take you out on dates whenever possible haha. I have a million SUPER romantic date ideas I have but have never had anyone interested enough in me to take out. Here's your chance ;)
~I will always want to share stuff I find interesting with you, and try to share every moment of every day with you. I'm not looking for someone who can only talk for a small amount of time, I want someone who's willing to put in all the effort I put into them back into me, it goes both ways. If I'm "with" someone you are my TOP priority nobody and nothing else would be. You would be the only person I'd truly want to talk to, so rest assured I would NEVER cheat, even more so because no one is interested in me - Hence why I'm here hahaha.
I'm sure there is more to me than this snippet but I cant think of more at the moment haha, so get to know me and find out more about me.
Some of my interests are: Engineering- I'm a nerd. I admit it. I love being technical and hands on, I love building things. All kinds of things, from furniture, machinery, and reverse engineering anything I find. I love learning how things work and trying to improve things.
Music - I prefer music with a very fast pace, or with some very meaningful lyrics I can relate to. I love to sing along to music and songs that have a deep meaning behind it I can sympathize with makes it all the better. Some bands I like are: Bad Omens, Beartooth, Demon Hunter, MIW, I9K - The list goes on. I'm a bit of a metalhead unfortunately.
TV Shows & Movies - I love watching shows, and I'd love to stream some shows and have some E-dates with you, to get to know you, or if you are close to me, maybe we could do it in person. Some shows I like or more of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, stuff like: National Treasure, Halo, BattleBots, Rick and Morty, AHS, Anything Marvel or DC, The Witcher, Wednesday, The Sandman, The Magicians, The Umbrella Academy, ETC.
Gaming - Yes yes I know, Basic guy likes basic stuff. But gaming has been a thing for me since forever. I know most of you wont care or want to hear that, but I'll leave out the specifics on this part unless you are interested in that, MEGA Bonus points if you are.
Here's a lists of Cons to dating me-
~I'm not Ryan Reynolds. Disappointing, I know.
~I will fight you on what goes on pizza lol.
~I'm not rich.., Yet.
~I can't pronounce Worcestershire.
~I'm slightly forgetful, but with good reasoning.
~(Not really a con but- some might disagree) I still have ALL of my firsts, Do with that what you will c:
~I've got an endless pile of love and affection and no one to give it to! What a dilemma! Help me fix it?
Other than that I'll save the rest for a bit more of getting to know each other.
Here's a bit of what I'm looking in you:
~Preferably someone with lots of free time, and loves to chit chat. I'm seriously not interested in getting 1 message a day. Though I understand people get busy, I personally am not willing to try to learn about you and form something with 7 responses a week. Effort gets reciprocated and I appreciate the time you put in me.
~Physically: -I’m not personally attracted to anyone who’s “curvy/ chubby”, I apologize. Not a shallow thing, I just dont have the attraction chemical in my brain for that, I’m sorry. -If you’re shorter than me, thats a plus to me. -I love dimples, if you have those when you smile, bonus points 😊 - I’m not sure what else to put.., but as for nsfw wise find out😂
~I'm a sucker for a different accent other than American, and if you have an Posh English accent you have already won my heart.
~I'm also only really looking for someone within the ages of 18-35. I don't want anyone old enough to be my mom lol.
~I'd prefer (But not a must) people NOT on the other side of the world, as other time zones SUCK. I don't expect to find anyone who also has never had a boyfriend either, but that would be a real plus. I also don't mind a LDR, but I don't want that forever. But it gives us time to get to know each other.
But as for attributes I'm looking for in you:
~Someone who is above all else very very Loyal and would never cheat.
~Someone who is Honest, and will tell me the truth over a little white lie.
~Someone who is Kind & Caring, who'd constantly check on me, and accept me for who I am & help me improve day to day.
~Someone who is trustworthy, and I can count on to keep my secrets safe, or even just help me remember things.., I do tend to be somewhat forgetful.
~Someone who is very Patient and wants to see me succeed and will help me do so, just like I would help you. Even if its small day to day things, I would appreciate your company ANY time.
~I want a partner who is Affectionate, can reciprocate, and loves to snuggle and talk about their day, and what their interests are, and what makes them happy.
~Someone who can admit they get clingy or overprotective is a bonus.
~A partner with good communication is key, if something wrong we have to be able to talk about it.
~A partner who likes to game with me or at least watch me play would be a plus but not a requirement.
~Someone with a good sense of humor and like to joke around, I am a big goof after all and I love to joke around. Sending memes is always appreciated and good to cheer people up too!
~I'd prefer someone with the same music taste, but not a requirement, Plus if you wouldn't mind if I send you love songs occasionally that's a bonus, or sending me some back haha.
~Being willing to voice call is a must, Texting forever is not the way to go. I have to know what your voice is like haha, later on we can video call if you are comfortable with that. I prefer chatting on Discord because Reddit messages of any kind I'm sure you know are unreliable and sucky in general. So please send me your discord if you have one :)
~I would LOVE to see picture of your pets if you have any. Bonus points if it includes your beautiful self haha.
I'm sure there is more I'm looking for but I cant think of it right now haha, I will have to edit this when I think of it.
Please tell me about you as an opener! I told you a good bit about me, now its your turn haha.
Tell me some things like -
~What's your name?
~Where are you from?
~How old are you?
~What are your hobbies / interests?
~What about my post interested you?
~Where is my TV Remote?!
~Selfie? Pet pics?
~Hit me with your best joke or meme :)
~What's your favorite candy?
I'd LOVE to get to know you, and see where things go.
But yeah, I know it was long I'm sorry haha. Send me a message and lets get to know each other! :)
2024.06.01 15:20 Coolrock13 23F - Heyy! Anyone wanna talk..?
Hiiii I'm not really good at things like this or sure know what to say here, hopefully it’s not that bad....
First I'm 23F, i love animals I like going in random walks, I’m awful at cooking but trying to get better, I like baking, I'm really good at making coffee, I like watching movies/shows and I love sweets
If you were Furniture, What piece of Furniture would you be? I'd be a Brunette colored Couch! Like my Hair color!
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First I'm 23F, i love animals I like going in random walks, I’m awful at cooking but trying to get better, I like baking, I'm really good at making coffee, I like watching movies/shows and I love sweets
If you were Furniture, What piece of Furniture would you be? I'd be a Brunette colored Couch! Like my Hair color!
2024.06.01 15:19 VeilynAstraea Can someone help me with colours? Odd question I know but
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2024.06.01 15:18 Impressive_Drama_524 is this color necessary for the result i want?
 | hi! going to try oil spill hairdye for a change. i was looking at a person who did it, and i noticed they used a very bright yellow. i have every other color they used, but i don’t have the bright yellow nor do i know a person who has it, and i honestly don’t necessairily feel like spending money for a whole bottle of yellow hair dye i’m most likely not gonna need in the long run… can i achieve the effect even without the yellow? or would i need to absolutely get it? ty! submitted by Impressive_Drama_524 to HairDye [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 15:17 Katesfan Help? Type me? No clue on undertones or anything! Hair is natural color. Light plays tricks on me.
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