sharkfinsoup

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[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

One of my favorite things about this DLC is how they made the legendary bloatfly be one of the toughest enemies to kill. This bug has double the HP of the legendary deathclaw and can one shot you if you go in unprepared. I love this game so much.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

True and I certainly don't doubt that there are plenty of idiots at home who think that calling in a bomb threat to a school will accomplish something. But it's also very easy to call in a bomb threat and for a politically charged situation like this, it would be a no brainer for a foreign state actor to take advantage of the situation. It costs them next to nothing and further fuels the political divide within.

If there's dozens of bomb threats being made to the same schools, I would more surprised to find out that rival superpowers aren't behind at least one or two.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If you read the article, they mention how some of the threats are coming from other countries. So while some of it may be dumbass racists thinking they're achieving something, a good amount of it just comes down to foreign powers sowing discord and election interference. Calling in a bomb threat related to a politically divisive topic is a pretty low effort thing to do if you're a rival superpower.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Not to mention that the last spiderverse movie ended on a big cliff hanger while the Tom Holland wrapped up its story completely. If either movie should come out first, it should be the spiderverse one.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

The writing is exceptionally well done as is everything else about the game. The story is nothing crazy but the dialogue and characters are where the writing really shines. If you're a fan of the genre, this is definitely worth picking up especially since it's only $20.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not saying they shouldn't be marketing at all. Just that marketing budgets for many AAA blockbusters have become so bloated, they can account for nearly half of the development cost. As someone with very little knowledge as to how games get made, it seems like some of that money could be better used

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 32 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Marketing is a big money drain for a lot of games too. Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA V are two games with marketing budgets big enough to finance a dozen other games. I guess a new title like cyberpunk would need more marketing (still not $142 million worth of marketing) but GTA was already a well established franchise that probably didn't need as much marketing as it had.

Even games like call of duty and assassins creed which have a core fan base that can expect a new game on a regular basis don't need to market as much as they do.

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago

Damn this artwork reminded me why I love this series. The armor design is so unique and well done. It's so cool to wear the bones and skins of the beasts you slay but those bones and skin are just chunks of metal and wire. I'd love to see more!

[–] sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like it because it means I don't have to go to the actual article most of the time to read what it says