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by Raid
Tue Oct 08, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Replies: 2081
Views: 580649

Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series

Same. I did watch the first couple of episodes but decided to wait for it to finish airing before I continue so I can binge-watch it. I mostly started watching for Steve Martin, I honestly wasn't much of a fan of Martin Short beforehand (only from just not having seen a lot of stuff he's been in), a...
by Raid
Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Replies: 2081
Views: 580649

Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series

Ludwig I normally avoid detective dramas like the plague, but I'll watch anything that stars David Mitchell and the setup for the show is quite fun: he plays a puzzle-maker who's completely withdrawn from the world, but ends up having to pretend to be his identical twin brother who is a detective a...
by Raid
Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 969
Views: 169006

Re: General Gaming News

Yeah, Bassus was the boss I gave up at too on my original play. I did beat him, but only after he'd sapped all of my desire to keep playing (I continued more out of stubbornness) and I didn't bother with the next level. I later came back to the game with our co-op group, we beat him first time on th...
by Raid
Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 969
Views: 169006

Re: General Gaming News

I'm not sure I get the rebranding; 343 Industries was already a clear link to the Halo franchise (named, as far as I'm aware, after 343 Guilty Spark, the AI monitor of the original Halo ring). Granted, the character itself was destroyed 15 years ago (and was Bungie's creation) so it's hardly relevan...
by Raid
Sun Oct 06, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: Currently Playing
Replies: 1700
Views: 585955

Re: Currently Playing

Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries I largely dismissed this when it first came out; firstly because it released as an Epic Store exclusive for the first year, which irked me, but also because all of the missions are entirely procedurally generated and I usually do not enjoy procedurally generated content. ...
by Raid
Thu Oct 03, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: The Absolute State Of It - It's The UK Politics Thread!
Replies: 1169
Views: 355307

Re: The Absolute State Of It - It's The UK Politics Thread!

Honestly she should have been fired the instant Labour won the election and didn't have to appease the Tories under threat of the license fee being ditched. She's broken impartiality rules, she's broken election reporting rules, and she's come across as a Tory shill for a decade now.
by Raid
Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Replies: 2081
Views: 580649

Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series

Stargate SG1 episode 200 First time I've seen this and it's probably the best self parody I've ever seen a show do. They really take the piss out of themselves and similar shows. It's something different every 5 minutes with a rip on Star Trek, Team America and Farscape to name but a few. I believe...
by Raid
Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: VR!
Replies: 188
Views: 69365

Re: VR!

It's not just a question of signal strength when it comes to wireless VR streaming, it's bandwidth. You really want a Wifi 6 access point or better, connected via cable to your router, that no other devices are trying to use at the time. My BT Home Hub just doesn't work for this, and games became a ...
by Raid
Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: VR!
Replies: 188
Views: 69365

Re: VR!

- I've been using my standard glasses with my Quest 3 since I bought it, I've never had any issues. I'm not sure whether you've gone for the new 3S model (the least expensive model) or not, I can't speak for that one as I know it has entirely different lenses which may reduce the space inside. - Con...
by Raid
Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Celebs are still dropping off....
Replies: 883
Views: 282836

Re: Celebs are still dropping off....

Indeed. She was a magnificent actress. She was most of the reason I watched Downton Abbey.

by Raid
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 969
Views: 169006

Re: General Gaming News

There's something almost refreshingly ballsy about announcing a Kickstarter by acknowledging they lied about their previous one. They could so easily have just pretended to be an entirely new setup and not be saddled with their previous lack of endeavour, but they chose not to. So either this is som...
by Raid
Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Replies: 2081
Views: 580649

Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series

I was unaware of this programme's existence, but it sounds right up my street. I'll give it a go.
by Raid
Wed Sep 25, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 969
Views: 169006

Re: General Gaming News

It's a stunning looking game, isn't it (assuming that's not unrepresentative, but having seen the original I have no reason to suspect that). I remember having the same reaction to the original's debut trailer, most sequels don't tend to get that same reaction. It's just a shame that it appears to b...
by Raid
Mon Sep 23, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 969
Views: 169006

Re: General Gaming News

Ehh, it's easy to see headlines and assume that the publisher isn't making any money from it, but we don't really know if that's the case. For all we know they've already made more than they would have done from a new Breakpoint (which, let's not forget, was a real flop at launch and probably didn't...
by Raid
Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: The Room 102 thread - for things you love or just having a bloody good praise!
Replies: 457
Views: 160814

Re: The Room 102 thread - for things you love or just having a bloody good praise!

It's funny, I didn't realise this was even a thing that people could get worked up about until this very discussion. I never had any musical upbringing, I don't think I even really listened to music for pleasure until I hit university age, and it's probably the form of artistic expression that I hav...