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[LurkerPrime]

There's an interesting history of games lying to players. Strategy games do it a lot, e.g. in Civ 4, I think it is, the AI actually doesn't suffer from fog of war--their individual units always have visibility of their full movement range when deciding where to go. And in XCOM 2, the aim percentages displayed to the player are all lies (except in the highest difficulty, again IIRC) in that they are actually higher than shown; there's a pity bonus added for every miss. Another one jumping out at me, though not a strategy game--Resident Evil 4 has an adaptive difficulty mechanic, where it gets easier or harder based on how you perform. I believe all were mentioned in interviews or postmortems somewhere.

It's a design decision to make the game more playable somehow.

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Oh man. Whoopsy-daisy, TB.

I hadn't realised TB didn't even play the game...

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Dan, don't eat the sticker.

Or the spiny parts and green bits.

 

[strafer]

i'm 27 and I never bought a pineapple, why would I go through this shitty process when I could just pay a dollar to get it already prepared

I ususally buy them in a can, they come like this.

So good.

 

[imBask]

You don't need to buy a pineapple to see one in person.

Yeah I'll agree with that

although I will also say that when I go to the grocery store I know what I want and I usually just b-line whatever it is i'm looking for

 

[oti]

The most interesting fruit I've had is probably Star. I don't think standard grocery stores in the midwest get any more exotic than that.

Fried fruit yes/no

 

[Liquid Shake]

They're armed with five-five-sixers and pineapples

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I can't think of a fruit that benefits from being canned.

 

[Scizzy]

i'm 27 and I never bought a pineapple, why would I go through this shitty process when I could just pay a dollar to get it already prepared

Cheaper, fresher, looks cooler.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

That's kind of a shame.

Not that the game works that way, but rather that it'll be known now, so people will sigh and go "well, I guess I can play it now" after flipping out about a thematic mechanic in a game they haven't played.

Yeah it seems like the anxiety worked with the story/character experience and I'm kinda upset that I won't get to feel that naturally.

 

[LurkerPrime]

If you haven't impaled your hand trying to pick up a pineapple you aren't living your life.

Yeah it seems like the anxiety worked with the story/character experience and I'm kinda upset that I won't get to feel that naturally.

Yeah, mechanical spoilers are a thing. I wasn't thinking when I asked for more info on it last page.

 

[imBask]

Cheaper, fresher, looks cooler.

This is one of those situation where I think spending a little more money not to waste your time is valuable, especially since we're talking in the 1-2 dollar range if not pennies

 

[petethepanda]

Dried pineapple best pineapple. (Especially if you can find them without added sugar, which is really the bane of dried fruits.)

 

[robotrock]

It's like that scene in Only Yesterday when they don't know what to do with the pineapple

 

[strafer]

If you haven't impaled your hand trying to pick up a pineapple you aren't living your life.


Yeah, mechanical spoilers are a thing. I wasn't thinking when I asked for more info on it last page.

Oh I have, to the point of bleeding all over it. It's nasty. Thats when I gave up and just bought done.

 

[DanLongman]

Damn Nibel went hard after TB. I haven't been following him super long but that's as aggressive as I've ever seen him.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Nibellion/status/894937805213884416

So I have seen Nibel tweet's RT here and there and he seems good. but I have a question who is he?

Is it just a joke account? Is it someone in the games industry?

 

[VeryGooster]

Dried pineapple best pineapple. (Especially if you can find them without added sugar, which is really the bane of dried fruits.)

I goddamned hate it with added sugar because it's always like a dump truck of it and practically hurts my teeth.

 

[Death Metalist]

And here is the real punchline to TB flipping his shit:

 

[Piston Hyundai]

They're armed with five-five-sixers and pineapples

every time they talk about 5.56mm rounds in Murder Island I immediately think of this line

 

[PowerTaxi]

If you haven't impaled your hand trying to pick up a pineapple you aren't living your life.


Yeah, mechanical spoilers are a thing. I wasn't thinking when I asked for more info on it last page.

Probably more my fault tbh.

 

[Megasoum]

So I have seen Nibel tweet's RT here and there and he seems good. but I have a question who is he?

Is it just a joke account? Is it someone in the games industry?

He's just a normal GAFer. Cool dude

 

[oti]

Dried pineapple best pineapple. (Especially if you can find them without added sugar, which is really the bane of dried fruits.)

Dried fruit is convenient and all but missing out on all dat #water is a shame.

 

[LurkerPrime]

The Hellblade/permadeath thing goes deeper. More info if you're interested, though mechanical spoilers ahoy. (scroll down a bit)

Probably more my fault tbh.

No worries, I wanted to know.

 

[Death Metalist]

So I have seen Nibel tweet's RT here and there and he seems good. but I have a question who is he?

Is it just a joke account? Is it someone in the games industry?

GAFer who makes gaming industry memes.

 

[daveo42]

Guy at work brought me his copy of Nier to play. So I guess I'll be doing that for the foreseeable future. How long is a complete run of the game? I assume it's longer than Automata's run time.

Fried fruit yes/no

I've had fried plantains before, but they don't sell fried fruits at grocery stores if that is what you are asking. You mainly find those at state and county fairs. We aren't deep fried monsters all of the time.

 

[Ashby]

British people hate permadeath!

 

[Hasney]

British people hate permadeath!

Racist. I'm playing XCom 2 thank you!

 

[Archaix]

And here is the real punchline to TB flipping his shit:

Now that's hilarious, but it also shows the flaw with the idea that it only works for a brief time after release unless you play the game without hearing anything about it or looking into that mechanic at all.

 

[Ashby]

Racist. I'm playing XCom 2 thank you!

Nah. TotalBiscuit is British and I saw someone say "forced permadeath is bollocks" in the Hellblade’s permadeath is a bluff thread so I'm pretty sure you all hate permadeath.

 

[LiK]

So I have seen Nibel tweet's RT here and there and he seems good. but I have a question who is he?

Is it just a joke account? Is it someone in the games industry?

Nibel is a Gaffer and enjoys having fun on Twitter.

 

[strafer]

I think Nibel is the one creating those amazing gifs.

 

[Lari]

I like buying pineapples or coconuts at the beach and seeing a guy with a huge machete whack these things into pieces while holding them in their hand.

It's a weird thrilling mix of fearing/wishing he would cut himself tho.

 

[Hasney]

Nah. TotalBiscuit is British and I saw someone say "forced permadeath is bollocks" in the Hellblade’s permadeath is a bluff thread so I'm pretty sure you all hate permadeath.

Fine, I save scummed twice. You got me!

 

[LurkerPrime]

Now that's hilarious, but it also shows the flaw with the idea that it only works for a brief time after release unless you play the game without hearing anything about it or looking into that mechanic at all.

Kinda relevant, from the Hellblade permadeath thread:

At least it's not XCOM permadeath, where your dead soldiers can come back to life as a zombie, explode, and unleash another chrysallid onto the world.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Nah. TotalBiscuit is British and I saw someone say "forced permadeath is bollocks" in the Hellblade’s permadeath is a bluff thread so I'm pretty sure you all hate permadeath.

Don't worry, people on GAF are already calling those people cry babies and ruining the experience on a forum that talks about leaks and has discussions about games that haven't come out yet.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

British people hate permadeath!

I don't know how you can come to that conclusion after the Brexit vote.

 

[OdysseusVA]

I like buying pineapples or coconuts at the beach and seeing a guy with a huge machete whack these things into pieces while holding them in their hand.

It's a weird thrilling mix of fearing/wishing he would cut himself tho.

lolwut

 

[Hindl]

I like buying pineapples or coconuts at the beach and seeing a guy with a huge machete whack these things into pieces while holding them in their hand.

It's a weird thrilling mix of fearing/wishing he would cut himself tho.

Oh my

 

[Basileus777]

Damn Nibel went hard after TB. I haven't been following him super long but that's as aggressive as I've ever seen him.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Nibellion/status/894937805213884416

It's so hard it was a subtweet.

 

[Death Metalist]

I like buying pineapples or coconuts at the beach and seeing a guy with a huge machete whack these things into pieces while holding them in their hand.

It's a weird thrilling mix of fearing/wishing he would cut himself tho.

 

[Zaph]

Kinda uncool for Brad to retweet that article - I was enjoying the tension of progress in Hellblade, even if it is quite easy.

His excuse the truth behind the mechanic wouldn't have stayed unspoiled past release day is kinda undercut by the fact I only know because his tweet was posted here. Maybe he assumes we all spend as much time on social media as he does? 🤔

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Many people have fleeting, intrusive thoughts. Some people embrace them and hope the pineapple man cuts their hand off.

 

[Phatmac]

I think I learned more about Brad than any video from this year with that podcast. He's gotta open up like this more often.

 

[DanLongman]

He's just a normal GAFer. Cool dude

GAFer who makes gaming industry memes.

Thanks!

 

[-Kees-]

Just be more careful with that pineapple than Becky Lynch, Dan.

 

[Oakinn]

It's so hard it was a subtweet.

Yeah I guess there's that. Still more aggressive than I'm used to from nibel.

 

[imBask]

Many people have fleeting, intrusive thoughts. Some people embrace them and hope the pineapple man cuts their hand off.

The guy buys one pineapple and we're calling him Pineapple Man now?

 

[oti]

Guy at work brought me his copy of Nier to play. So I guess I'll be doing that for the foreseeable future. How long is a complete run of the game? I assume it's longer than Automata's run time.



I've had fried plantains before, but they don't sell fried fruits at grocery stores if that is what you are asking. You mainly find those at state and county fairs. We aren't deep fried monsters all of the time.

You like fried fruit yes/no

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Going to watch the new XCOM video now. I hope it's good.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

The guy buys one pineapple and we're calling him Pineapple Man now?

Machete guy is the pineapple man.

 

[funkystudent]

Jeff Minters Tempest 4000 is a thing that is happening.