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by Maturin
Thu May 25, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138281

Re: General Gaming News

I'm still amazed they've never made a proper open-ended LotR game, where you get to control the Fellowship and determine which members leave along the journey and where they go. With multiple pathways to Mordor, etc. Different 'What if' scenarios and so on.

I'd be all over that.
by Maturin
Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: The Last Of Us
Replies: 32
Views: 6283

Re: The Last Of Us

Yeah, I finished it last week and was massively impressed by it all. I struggled to fault it to be honest, I can't remember the last time that happened with a hyped TV show. Plus it was all wrapped up so well at the end (although I know the story does continue in the games). Everything, everybody's ...
by Maturin
Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Requesting assistance from you awesome folks
Replies: 12
Views: 917

Re: Requesting assistance from you awesome folks

Really sorry to hear about this Todd. Wishing you all the best of luck in getting through this.
by Maturin
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: The Room 102 thread - for things you love or just having a bloody good praise!
Replies: 445
Views: 145266

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

Steam display megaBytes don't they? In which case, 8MBps was actually not bad.

I have 7MBps d/l on Steam (around 50-60 mbps Broadband connection). Serves my needs well enough, plus I cant get fibre here anyway.
by Maturin
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: The Last Of Us
Replies: 32
Views: 6283

Re: The Last Of Us

wow, I'm absolutely loving this show. Brilliantly written and the performances by the leads are great. I never played the games so I don't have any baggage or expectations whatsoever. It's no surprise to find Craig Mazin is responsible, although I believe the game writer also co-wrote some of the ep...
by Maturin
Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 817
Views: 138281

Re: General Gaming News

Yep, I just don't engage with modern internet outrage; it's nearly always overblown, exaggerated and/or sensationalist to get yourself noticed. Actually, stretch that to online political/social discourse in general. It's a neverending, tiresome conveyor belt of accusatory, bristling, tribalistic wai...
by Maturin
Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Technology & Hardware
Topic: Shifting OS to New SSD For Dummies?
Replies: 3
Views: 512

Re: Shifting OS to New SSD For Dummies?

Yeah, Samsung's Data Migration tool moved my whole drive across to the new SSD in about 10 minutes and was really easy to use.
by Maturin
Sun Feb 12, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: So what exactly did the US just shoot down above Alaska?
Replies: 57
Views: 3292

Re: So what exactly did the US just shoot down above Alaska?

I mean, surely this is just propaganda on China's part as a response?
by Maturin
Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: So what exactly did the US just shoot down above Alaska?
Replies: 57
Views: 3292

Re: So what exactly did the US just shoot down above Alaska?

Sorry, but...

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What else can it be?
by Maturin
Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: General TV News
Replies: 367
Views: 63144

Re: General TV News

Fawlty Towers was so fresh. Not just when it was released, but also on TV re-runs during the 80s. It was just simple, perfectly observed and is still mostly timeless (apart from one or two remarks from the Major which are usually cut these days). Also, a massive part of its brilliance was the physic...
by Maturin
Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Visit to York - ideas?
Replies: 12
Views: 890

Re: Visit to York - ideas?

There's the Cheltenham Festival (Gold Cup) in mid-March if your friend fancies a flutter. My brother lives there - the place does get a bit crowded around that time though.
by Maturin
Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: I Just Watched (Films)
Replies: 1785
Views: 403958

Re: I Just Watched (Films)

I actually felt The Batman had a bunch of narrative issues and not enough story to stretch over the runtime. I was already starting to sigh heavily about 1h50mins into that when I knew there was over an hour still to go. :lol:

It seems to be the modern way of doing things though.
by Maturin
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: General TV News
Replies: 367
Views: 63144

Re: General TV News

Yeah, I decided to move on the season before last. Actually I may have watched the very first episode of last season but quit straight away. I can't remember now.

I don't really miss it to be honest. I do miss the show as it was in its first 5 or 6 years, but those days are long gone.
by Maturin
Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:24 pm
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Happy Christmas 2022
Replies: 13
Views: 2654

Re: Happy Christmas 2022

Have a great Christmas guys.
by Maturin
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:37 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Aaand, In Other News...
Replies: 994
Views: 210483

Re: Aaand, In Other News...

It's particularly galling with Sky, based on them already being entirely subscription-based to begin with and massively profit-making.

I'm guessing they're feeling the squeeze with people ending subs or downgrading packages lately? Shareholders are probably grumbling.